MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANCE GENE OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS

Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding a multiple drug resistance protein of Aspergillus flavus. Vectors and transformed host cells comprising the multiple drug resistance-encoding DNA of Aspergillus flavus MDR-1 are also provided. The invention further provides assays which utilize these transformed host cells.

Description: MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANCE GENE OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS This invention relates to recombinant DNA technology. In particular, the invention concerns the cloning of nucleic acid encoding a multiple drug resistance protein of Aspergillus flaxruε . Multiple drug resistance (MDR) mediated by the human mdr-1 gene product was initially recognized during the course of developing regimens for cancer chemotherapy (Fojo et al . , 1987, Journal ς>ξ Clinical QnςQj-oqv 5:1922-1927). A multiple drug resistant cancer cell line exhibits resistance to high levels of a large variety of cytotoxic compounds. Frequently these cytotoxic compounds will have no common structural features nor will they interact with a common target within the cell. Resistance to these cytotoxic agents is mediated by an outward directed, ATP- dependent pump encoded by the -ndr-l gene. By this mechanism, toxic levels of a particular cytotoxic compound are not allowed to accumulate within the cell. MDR-li e genes have been identified in a number of divergent organisms including numerous bacterial species, the fruit fly Drosophila elanogaster, Plasmodium falciparum, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans, Leishmania donovanii , marine sponges, the plant Arabidopsis thaliana , as well as Homo sapi ens . Extensive searches have revealed several classes of compounds that are able to reverse the MDR phenotype of multiple drug resistant human cancer cell lines rendering them susceptible to the effects of cytotoxic compounds. These compounds, referred to herein as "MDR inhibitors", include for example, calcium channel blockers, anti- arrhythmics, an ihypertensives, antibiotics, antihistamines, immuno-suppressants, steroid hormones, modified steroids, lipophilic cations, diterpenes, detergents, antidepressants, and antipsychotics (Gottesman and Pastan, 1993, Annual Review of Biochemistry 62:385- 427) . Clinical application of human MDR inhibitors to cancer chemotherapy has become an area of intensive focus for research. On another front, the discovery and development of antifungal compounds for specific fungal species has also met with some degree of success. Candi da species represent the majority of fungal infections, and screens for new antifungal compounds have been designed to discover anti- Candida compounds. During development of antifungal agents, activity has generally been optimized based on activity against Candida albicans . As a consequence, these anti-Candida compounds frequently do not possess clinically significant activity against other fungal species such as Aspergillus flavus . However, it is interesting to note that at higher concentrations some anti -Candida compounds are able to kill Aspergillus fungal species. This suggests that the antifungal target (s) of these anti -Candida compounds is present in Aspergillus as well. Such results indicate that Aspergillus may possess a natural mechanism of resistance that permits them to survive in clinically relevant concentrations of antifungal compounds. Until the present invention, such a general mechanism of resistance to antifungal compounds in Aspergillus flavus has remained undescribed. The invention provides, inter alia, isolated nucleic acid molecules that comprise nucleic acid encoding a multiple drug resistance protein from Aspergillus flavus, known as Afl-MDRl, vectors encoding Afl-MDRl, and host cells transformed with these vectors. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for determining the fungal MDR inhibition activity of a compound which comprises: a) growing a culture of yeast cells, transformed with a vector which provides expression of Afl-MDRl, in the presence of: (i) an antifungal agent to which said yeast cell is resistant, but to which said yeast cell is sensitive in its untransformed state; (ii) a compound suspected of possessing fungal MDR inhibition activity; and b) determining the fungal MDR inhibition activity of said compound by measuring the ability of the antifungal agent to inhibit the growth of said yeast cell. The restriction enzyme site and function maps presented in the accompanying drawings are approximate representations of plasmid pPSR-6 and plasmid pPSR-8, discussed herein. The restriction enzyme site information is not exhaustive. There may be more restriction enzyme sites of a given type on the vectors than actually shown on the maps. Figure 1 - A restriction enzyme site and function map of plasmid pPSR-6. Figure 2 - A restriction enzyme site and function map of plasmid pPSR-8. The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules that comprise a nucleic acid sequence encoding Afl-MDRl. The amino acid sequence of Afl-MDRl is provided in the Sequence Listing as SEQ ID NO: 2. The cDNA (complementary deoxyribonucleic acid) sequence encoding Afl- MDRl is provided in the Sequence Listing as SEQ ID NO: 1. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the degenerate nature of the genetic code enables one to construct many different nucleic acid sequences that encode the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. The cDNA sequence depicted by SEQ ID NO: 1 is only one of many possible Afl- MDRl encoding sequences. Consequently, the constructions described below and in the accompanying examples for the preferred nucleic acid molecules, vectors, and transformants of the invention are illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. All nucleotide and amino acid abbreviations used in this disclosure are those accepted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office as set forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.822 (b) (1994) . The term "vector" refers to any autonomously replicating or integrating agent, including but not limited to plasmids, cosmids, and viruses (including phage) , comprising a nucleic acid molecule to which one or more additional nucleic acid molecules can be added. Included in the definition of "vector" is the term "expression vector". Vectors are used either to amplify and/or to express deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) , either genomic or cDNA, or RNA (ribonucleic acid) which encodes Afl-MDRl, or to amplify DNA or RNA that hybridizes with DNA or RNA encoding Afl-MDRl. The term "expression vector" refers to vectors which comprise a transcriptional promoter (hereinafter "promoter") and other regulatory sequences positioned to drive expression of a DNA segment that encodes Afl-MDRl. Expression vectors of the present invention are replicable DNA constructs in which a DNA sequence encoding Afl-MDRl is operably linked to suitable control sequences capable of effecting the expression of Afl-MDRl in a suitable host. Such control sequences include a promoter, an optional operator sequence to control transcription, a sequence encoding suitable mRNA ribosomal binding sites, and sequences which control termination of transcription and translation. DNA regions are operably linked when they are functionally related to each other. For example, a promoter is operably linked to a DNA coding sequence if it controls the transcription of the sequence, or a ribosome binding site is operably linked to a coding sequence if it is positioned so as to permit translation. The term "MDR inhibition activity" refers to the ability of a compound to inhibit the MDR activity of a host cell, thereby increasing the antifungal activity of an antifungal compound against said host cell. In the present invention, Afl-MDRl may be synthesized by host cells transformed with vectors that provide for the expression of DNA encoding Afl-MDRl. The DNA encoding Afl- MDRl may be the natural sequence or a synthetic sequence or a combination of both ( "semi-synthetic sequence") . The in vi tro or in vivo transcription and translation of these sequences results in the production of Afl-MDRl. Synthetic and semi-synthetic sequences encoding Afl-MDRl may be constructed by techniques well known in the art . See Brown et al. (1979) Methods in Enzymology, Academic Press, N.Y., 68:109-151. Afl-MDRl-encoding DNA, or portions thereof, may be generated using a conventional DNA synthesizing apparatus such as the Applied Biosystems Model 380A or 380B DNA synthesizers (commercially available from Applied Biosystems, Inc., 850 Lincoln Center Drive, Foster City, CA 94404) . Owing to the natural degeneracy of the genetic code, the skilled artisan will recognize that a sizable yet definite number of nucleic acid sequences may be constructed which encode Afl-MDRl. All such nucleic acid sequences are provided by the present invention. These sequences can be prepared by a variety of methods and, therefore, the invention is not limited to any particular preparation means. The nucleic acid sequences of the invention can be produced by a number of procedures, including DNA synthesis, cDNA cloning, genomic cloning, poiymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology, or a combination of these approaches. These and other techniques are described by Maniatis, e_L al- Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring Harbor Press, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York (1989), or Current Protocols in Molecular Bioloσv (F. M. Ausbel et al.. 1989) . The contents of both of these references are incorporated herein by reference. In another aspect, this invention provides the genomic DNA encoding the Afl-MDRl. This DNA sequence is preferably obtained from plasmid pPSR-6. Plasmid pPSR-6 can be obtained from the host cell Escherichia coli XLl-Blue/pPSR- 6 which was deposited in the permanent culture collection of the Northern Regional Research Laboratory (NRRL) , United States Department of Agriculture Service, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, on February 10, 1995, and is available under accession number NRRL B-21406. A restriction site and function map of pPSR-6 is provided as Figure 1 of the drawings. Plasmid pPSR-6 comprises the ColEl origin of replication (ColEl) which allows replication in Escherichia coli host cells, and the ampicillin resistance gene (Amp) for selection of E. coli cells transformed with the plasmid grown in the presence of ampicillin. The plasmid also contains the T7 promoter and the origin of replication form the fl filamentous phage. The genomic DNA encoding Afl-MDRl can be obtained from plasmid pPSR-6 on an approximately 7.5 kilobase pair EcoRI restriction enzyme fragment. Examination of the genomic DNA sequence encoding Afl- MDRl suggested the presence of introns. The precise location of suspected introns was determined by comparing the cDNA sequence encoding Afl-MDRl to the sequence of the genomic DNA encoding Afl-MDRl. The cDNA sequence was obtained in the following manner. Messenger RNA (mRNA) isolated from Aspergillus flavus was converted to cDNA by conventional methodologies. Poiymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) primers were designed to amplify regions of the gene encoding Afl-MDRl suspected to contain introns. These regions were amplified from Afl-MDRl encoding cDNA using standard PCR methodologies. The PCR fragments generated from Afl-MDRl encoding cDNA were subcloned into the vector pCRScript™ (Stratagene, Inc.). The DNA sequence of the subcloned DNA was determined using the dideoxy sequencing method. The cDNA sequence, which lacks introns, was then compared to the genomic DNA sequence to locate the precise position of the introns in the genomic DNA. To effect the translation of Afl-MDRl encoding DNA, one inserts the natural, synthetic, or semi-synthetic Afl- MDRl-encoding DNA sequence into any of a large number of appropriate expression vectors through the use of appropriate restriction endonucleases and DNA ligases. Synthetic and semi-synthetic Afl-MDRl encoding DNA sequences can be designed, and natural Afl-MDRl encoding nucleic acid can be modified, to possess restriction endonuclease cleavage sites to facilitate isolation from and integration into these vectors. Particular restriction endonucleases employed will be dictated by the restriction endonuclease cleavage pattern of the expression vector utilized. Restriction enzyme sites are chosen so as to properly orient the Afl-MDRl encoding DNA with the control sequences to achieve proper in-frame transcription and translation of the Afl-MDRl molecule. The Afl-MDRl encoding DNA must be positioned so as to be in proper reading frame with the promoter and ribosome binding site of the expression vector, both of which are functional in the host cell in which Afl-MDRl is to be expressed. Expression of Afl-MDRl in yeast cells, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae is preferred. Suitable promoter sequences for use with yeast hosts include the promoters for 3-phosphoglycerate kinase (found on plasmid pAPl2BD ATCC 53231 and described in U.S. Patent No. 4,935,350, June 19, 1990) or other glycolytic enzymes such as enolase (found on plasmid pACl ATCC 39532), glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate dehydrogenase (derived from plasmid pHcGAPCl ATCC 57090, 57091) , hexokinase, pyruvate decarboxylase, phosphofructokinase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, 3- phosphoglycerate mutase, pyruvate kinase, triosephosphate isomerase, phosphoglucose isomerase, and glucokinase. Inducible yeast promoters have the additional advantage of transcription controlled by growth conditions. Such promoters include the promoter regions for alcohol dehydrogenase 2, isocytochrome C, acid phosphotase, degradative enzymes associated with nitrogen metabolism, metallothionein (contained on plasmid vector pCL28XhoLHBPV ATCC 39475, United States Patent No. 4,840,896) , glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and enzymes responsible for maltose and galactose utilization (GALl found on plasmid pRYl21 ATCC 37658 and on plasmid pPSR-8, described below) . Suitable vectors and promoters for use in yeast expression are further described by R. Hitzeman ___ ___. , in European Patent Publication No. 73,657A. Yeast enhancers such as the UAS Gal enhancer from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (found in conjunction with the CYCl promoter on plasmid YEpsec--hIlbeta, ATCC 67024), also are advantageously used with yeast promoters. A variety of expression vectors useful in the present invention are well known in the art. For expression in Saccharomyces, the plasmid YRp7, for example, (ATCC-40053, Stinchcomb, ___ ___. , 1979, Nature 282:39; Kingsman ___ ___. , 1979, Gene 7:141 ; Tschemper ___ al. , 1980, Gene 10:157) is commonly used. This plasmid contains the trp gene which provides a selection marker for a mutant strain of yeast lacking the ability to grow in tryptophan, for example ATCC no. 44076 or PEP4-1 (Jones, 1977, Genetics 85:12) . Expression vectors useful in the expression of Afl- MDRl can be constructed by a number of methods. For example, the cDΝA sequence encoding Afl-MDRl can be synthesized using DΝA synthesis techniques such as those described above. Such synthetic DΝA can be synthesized to contain cohesive ends that allow facile cloning into an appropriately digested expression vector. For example, the cDΝA encoding Afl-MDRl can be synthesized to contain NotI cohesive ends. Such a synthetic DΝA fragment can be ligated into a Notl-digested expression vector such as pYES-2 (Invitrogen Corp., San Diego CA 92121) . The resultant plasmid is designated herein as pPSR-8. Plasmid pPSR-8 is useful for the expression of the Afl-MDRl in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Plasmid pPSR-8 can also be constructed in the following manner. Logarithmic phase Aspergillus flavus mycelia are disrupted by grinding under liquid nitrogen according to the procedure of Minuth et al . , 1982 (Current Genetics 5:227-231). Aspergillus flavus mRNA is preferably TM isolated from the disrupted mycelia using the QuickPrep mRΝA Purification Kit (Pharmacia Biotech) according to the instructions of the manufacturer. cDΝA is produced from the isolated mRNA using the TimeSaver® cDNA Synthesis Kit (Pharmacia Biotech) using oligo (dT) according to the procedure described by the manufacturer. In this process an EcoRl/NotI adapter (Stratagene, Inc.) is ligated to each end of the double stranded cDNA. The adapter modified cDNA is ligated into the vector Lambda Zap R II using the Predigested Lambda Zap R II/£coRI/CIAP Cloning Kit (Stratagene, Inc.) according to the instructions of the manufacturer to create a cDNA library. The library is screened for full-length cDNA encoding Afl-MDRl using a 32p_ rac ji 0 ι a ] :)e j_ e( j fragment of the Afl-MDRl gene. This radiolabeled fragment is produced from the Afl- MDRl genomic DNA present in plasmid pPSR-6. Utilizing the poiymerase chain reaction (Gene Amp® Kit, Perkin Elmer Cetus, Norwalk, CT) and the following primers: 5'- TATCTATCGATATGCGACTCG-3 ' (SEQ. ID. No: 3); and 5'- GTAGACCACATTCTTGGTCAG-3 ' (SEQ. ID. No: 4), a Afl-MDRl radiolabeled fragment is obtained. This radiolabeled fragment is used to probe the Aspergillus flavus cDNA library using standard hybridization techniques (Maniatis et al . 1992). In this manner, a full-length cDNA clone is recovered from the Aspergil lus flavus cDNA library. A full-length cDNA clone recovered from the library is removed from the Lambda Zap R II vector by digestion with the restriction endonuclease NotI which produces an approximately 4200 base pair DNA fragment encoding Afl- MDRl . The vector DNA fragment and the desired approximately 4200 base pair NotI DΝA restriction fragment are separated by agarose gel electrophoresis. The desired approximately 4200 base pair NotI DΝA fragment encoding Afl-MDRl is isolated by cutting out that portion of the agarose gel containing the fragment and electroeluting the TM DΝA using a Centrilutor Micro-electroeluter (Amicon, Inc.) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The isolated approximately 4200 base pair NotI restriction fragment encoding Afl-MDRl is ligated to NotI digested pYES2 vector DΝA. The correct orientation of the insert DNA is screened for by restriction endonuclease digestion using asymmetric sites located with the coding region and the flanking vector. The resultant plasmid, pPSR-8, is useful for the expression of the Afl-MDRl in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A representation of plasmid pPSR-8 is provided as Figure 2. As noted above, this plasmid contains the Afl- MDRl encoding DNA operably linked to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae GALl promoter (P Gall) . Plasmid pPSR-8 also comprises the yeast transcription terminator cycl (T cycl) located in a position 3' to the Afl-MDRl encoding DNA. Plasmid pPSR-8 further comprises the ColEl origin of replication (ColEl) which allows replication in Escherichia coli host cells, and the ampicillin resistance gene (Amp) for selection of E. coli cells transformed with the plasmid grown in the presence of ampicillin. Plasmid pPSR-8 further comprises the yeast 2μ origin of replication (2μ ori) allowing replication in yeast host cells, the yeast URA3 gene for selection of S. cerevisiae cells transformed with the plasmid grown in a medium lacking uracil, and the origin of replication from the fl filamentous phage. In a preferred embodiment of the invention Saccharomyces cerevisiae INVScl or INVSc2 cells (Invitrogen Corp., Sorrento Valley Blvd., San Diego CA 92121) are employed as host cells, but numerous other cell lines are available for this use. The transformed host cells are plated on an appropriate medium under selective pressure (minimal medium lacking uracil) . The cultures are then incubated for a time and temperature appropriate to the host cell line employed. The techniques involved in the transformation of yeast cells such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells are well known in the art and may be found in such general references as Ausubel et al . , Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (1989), John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY and supplements. The precise conditions under which the transformed yeast cells are cultured is dependent upon the nature of the yeast host cell line and the vectors employed. Nucleic acid, either RNA or DNA, which encodes Afl- MDRl, or a portion thereof, is also useful in producing nucleic acid molecules useful in diagnostic assays for the detection of Afl-MDRl mRNA, Afl-MDRl cDNA, or Afl-MDRl genomic DNA. Further, nucleic acid, either RNA or DNA, which does not encode Afl-MDRl, but which nonetheless is capable of hybridizing with Afl-MDRl-encoding DNA or RNA is also useful in such diagnostic assays. These nucleic acid molecules may be covalently labeled by known methods with a detectable moiety such as a fluorescent group, a radioactive atom or a chemiluminescent group. The labeled nucleic acid is then used in conventional hybridization assays, such as Southern or Northern hybridization assays, or poiymerase chain reaction assays (PCR) , to identify hybridizing DNA, cDNA, or RNA molecules. PCR assays may also be performed using unlabeled nucleic acid molecules. Such assays may be employed to identify Afl-MDRl vectors and transformants and in in vitro diagnosis to detect Afl- MDRl-like mRNA, cDNA, or genomic DNA from other organisms. Combination therapy involving an antifungal agent possessing a proven spectrum of activity in combination with a fungal MDR inhibitor to treat fungal infections enables an extension of the spectrum of antifungal activity for a given antifungal compound which previously had only demonstrated limited clinically relevant antifungal activity. Compounds with demonstrated antifungal activity can also be potentiated by a fungal MDR inhibitor such that the antifungal activity of these compounds is extended to previously resistant species. To identify compounds useful in such combination therapy the present invention provides an assay method for identifying compounds with Aspergillus flavus MDR inhibition activity. Host cells that express Afl-MDRl provide an excellent means for the identification of compounds useful as inhibitors of Aspergil lus flavus MDR activity. Generally, the assay utilizes a culture of a yeast cell transformed with a vector which provides expression of Afl-MDRl. The expression of the Afl-MDRl by the host cell enables the host cell to grow in the presence of an antifungal compound to which the yeast cell is sensitive to in the untransformed state. Thus, the transformed yeast cell culture is grown in the presence of i) an antifungal agent to which the untransformed yeast cell is sensitive, but to which the transformed host cell is resistant, and ii) a compound that is suspected of being an MDR inhibitor. The effect of the suspected MDR inhibitor is measured by testing for the ability of the antifungal compound to inhibit the growth of the transformed yeast cell. Such inhibition will occur if the suspected Aspergillus flavus MDR inhibitor blocks the ability of the Afl-MDRl to prevent the antifungal compound from acting on the yeast cell. An illustrative example of such an assay is provided in Example 3. In order to illustrate more fully the operation of this invention, the following examples are provided, but are not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the invention. Example 1 Source of the MDR encoding Genomic DNA of Asperσil lus flavus Isolation of Plasmid ΏPSR-6 A lyophil of Escherichia coli XLl-Blue/pPSR-6 can be obtained from the Northern Regional Research Laboratories (NRRL), Peoria, Illinois 61604, under the accession number NRRL B-21406. Plasmid pPSR-6 may be isolated from NRRL B- 21406 using techniques that are well-known to those skilled in the art. See Sambrook et al . , Molecular Cloning : A Laboratory Manual (1988), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY or Ausubel et al. , Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (1989), John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY and supplements. Bxapφle Expression of the Afl-MDRl Protein Saccharomyces cerevisiae INVScl cells (Invitrogen Corp., San Diego CA 92191) are transformed with the plasmid pPSR-8 by the technique described by J. D. Beggs, 1988, Nature 275:104-109) . The transformed yeast cells are grown in a broth medium containing YNB/CSM-Ura/raf (YNB/CSM-Ura [Yeast Nitrogen Base (Difco Laboratories, Detroit, MI) supplemented with CSM-URA (Bio 101, Inc.)] supplemented with 4% raffinose) at 28°C in a shaker incubator until the culture is saturated. To induce expression of the Afl- MDRl, a portion of the culture is used to inoculate a flask containing YNB/CSM-Ura medium supplemented with 2% galactose (YNB/CSM-Ura/gal ) rather than raffinose as the sole carbon source. The inoculated flask is incubated at 28°C for about 16 hours. Example 2. Antifungal Potentiator Assay Approximately 1 x 10^ cells of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae IΝVScl/pPSR-8 culture are delivered to each of several agar plates containing YNB/CSM-Ura/gal. The agar surface is allowed to dry in a biohazard hood. Saccharomyces cerevisiae INVScl/pPSR-8 cells express the Afl-MDRl activity. An antifungal compound that the untransformed yeast cell is typically sensitive to, such as R106I (United States Patent No. 5,057,493, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference) , is dissolved in 100% ethanol at a concentration of either 1 or 7 mg/ml. Twenty μl of the 1 mg/ml solution is delivered to an antibiotic susceptibility test disc (Difco Laboratories, Detroit, MI) . After addition of the antifungal solution the disc is allowed to air dry in a biohazard hood. When dry, the disc is placed on the surface of the petri plates containing the Saccharomyces cerevisiae INVScl/pPSR-8 cells. Compounds to be tested for the ability to inhibit Afl- MDRl are dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) . The amount of compound added to the DMSO depends on the solubility of the individual compound to be tested. Twenty μl of the suspensions containing a compound to be tested are delivered to an antibiotic susceptibility test disc (Difco Laboratories, Detroit, MI) . The disc is then placed on the surface of the dried petri plates containing the Saccharomyces cerevisiae INVScl/pPSR-8 cells approximately 2 cm from the antifungal-containing disc. Petri plates containing the two discs are incubated at 28°C for about 16-48 hours. Following this incubation period, the petri plates are examined for zones of growth inhibition around the discs. A zone of growth inhibition near the antifungal disc on the test plate indicates that the compound being tested for MDR inhibition activity blocks the activity of Afl-MDRl and allows the antifungal compound to inhibit the growth of the yeast host cell. Such compounds are said to possess MDR inhibition activity. Little or no zone of growth inhibition indicates that the test compound does not block MDR activity and, thus, the Afl-MDRl is allowed to act upon the antifungal compound to prevent its activity upon the host cell. SEQUENCE LISTING (1) GENERAL INFORMATION: (i) APPLICANT: Peery, Robert B. Skatrud, Paul L. 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AGT GCG CTT GCT GCG ATC GCA GGC GGT GCA GCA CTA CCT CTC TTC ACG 240 Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala lie Ala Gly Gly Ala Ala Leu Pro Leu Phe Thr 65 70 75 80 GTC CTC TTC GGC AGG TTG ACG TCG ACC TTT CAA GAC ATC GCT ACC CAT 288 Val Leu Phe Gly Arg Leu Thr Ser Thr Phe Gin Asp lie Ala Thr His 85 90 95 CGG ATT ACT TAC GAT CAC TTC CAT CAC GAG CTG ACC AAG AAT GTG GTC 336 Arg lie Thr Tyr Asp His Phe His His Glu Leu Thr Lys Asn Val Val 100 105 110 TAC TTC ATA TAC TTG GGT GCT GCT GAG TTC GTC GCG ATT TAT CTA GCG 384 Tyr Phe lie Tyr Leu Gly Ala Ala Glu Phe Val Ala lie Tyr Leu Ala 115 120 125 ACC GTC GGC TTC ATT TAT ACC GGC GAC CAT GTC GTA CAG CAG ATT CGG 432 Thr Val Gly Phe He Tyr Thr Gly Asp His Val Val Gin Gin He Arg 130 135 140 GTG GAA TAC TTC CAG GCT ATC TTA AGG CAG AAT ATT GCC TTC TTC GAC 480 Val Glu Tyr Phe Gin Ala He Leu Arg Gin Asn He Ala Phe Phe Asp 145 150 155 160 ACT CTT GGT GCT GGG GAG ATC ACA ACG AGG ATC ACC GCC GAC ACG AAC 528 Thr Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu He Thr Thr Arg He Thr Ala Asp Thr Asn 165 170 175 CTG ATT CAA GAC GGT ATC TCC GAA AAG GTC GGC CTA GCC TTG ACC GGG 576 Leu He Gin Asp Gly He Ser Glu Lys Val Gly Leu Ala Leu Thr Gly 180 185 190 CTT TCG ACG TTC GTG ACG GCG TTC ATC ATC GCC TAT ATA AAG AAC TGG 624 Leu Ser Thr Phe Val Thr Ala Phe He He Ala Tyr He Lys Asn Trp 195 200 205 AAG CTG GCA CTA ATC TGT AGT GCC AGC CTG CTC GCA TTG CTG TTG ACC 672 Lys Leu Ala Leu He Cys Ser Ala Ser Leu Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu Thr 210 215 220 ATG GGT GGT TGC TCC ACC CTC ATG CTC ATT TTT AGC AAG AAA GCA TTG 7 0 Met Gly Gly Cys Ser Thr Leu Met Leu He Phe Ser Lys Lys Ala Leu 225 230 235 240 GAA TAC CAG GGT CGT GGC GCC AGT ATG GCC GAG GAC ATC CTT GAC TCC 768 Glu Tyr Gin Gly Arg Gly Ala Ser Met Ala Glu Asp He Leu Asp Ser 245 250 255 ATC CGG ACC GTC GCA GCG TTT AAT GCT CAG GAA ACA CTG GCG CGG AAG 816 He Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Phe Asn Ala Gin Glu Thr Leu Ala Arg Lys 260 265 270 TAC GAA TCG CAT CTC AAG GAT GCC GAA GGA CCC GGA ATG AAG TCA AAA 864 Tyr Glu Ser His Leu Lys Asp Ala Glu Gly Pro Gly Met Lys Ser Lys 275 280 285 GTG ATC TTC GCC ATC ATG GTG GGA GCA TTA CTA TGC ATC ATG TAT CTC 912 Val He Phe Ala He Met Val Gly Ala Leu Leu Cys He Met Tyr Leu 290 295 300 AAC TAT GGA CTT GGC TTC TGG ATG GGG TCT CGC TTC CTC GTC GAA GGA 960 Asn Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Trp Met Gly Ser Arg Phe Leu Val Glu Gly 305 310 315 320 ATC AGT AAC ATC AAA GCC GGG GAT GTG CTG ACC ATC ATG ATG GCC ATC 1008 He Ser Asn He Lys Ala Gly Asp Val Leu Thr He Met Met Ala He 325 330 335 ATC CTA GGT TCC TAT AAT CTG GGC AAT GTG GCC CCC AAT GGA CAA GCG 1056 He Leu Gly Ser Tyr Asn Leu Gly Asn Val Ala Pro Asn Gly Gin Ala 340 345 350 CTG TCG GAC GCT GTG GCG GCA GCA TCA AAG CTG TAT GGC ACC ATT GAC 1104 Leu Ser Asp Ala Val Ala Ala Ala Ser Lys Leu Tyr Gly Thr He Asp 355 360 365 CGT CAA TCC CCT TTA GAT GCG TTG TCC GAT CAG GGC AAG ACG CTG GAG 1152 Arg Gin Ser Pro Leu Asp Ala Leu Ser Asp Gin Gly Lys Thr Leu Glu 370 375 380 TTT GTC CGA GGA AAT ATT GTA CTC CAG AAC ATC AGG CAC GTT TAT CCC 1200 Phe Val Arg Gly Asn He Val Leu Gin Asn He Arg His Val Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 TCG CGA CCC GAG GTC ACT GTT GCC CAT GAT CTG AGT TGC TAT ATT CCT 1248 Ser Arg Pro Glu Val Thr Val Ala His Asp Leu Ser Cys Tyr He Pro 405 410 415 GCC GGT AAG ACG ACT GCC TTC GTG GGT CCC TCA GGG TCC GGC AAA AGT 1296 Ala Gly Lys Thr Thr Ala Phe Val Gly Pro Ser Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser 420 425 430 ACC ATC ATC AGC TTG CTT GAG CGG TTT TAT GAC CCA GTC GCG GGG ACC 1344 Thr He He Ser Leu Leu Glu Arg Phe Tyr Asp Pro Val Ala Gly Thr 435 440 445 ATT ATG CTC GAC GGC CAC GAT ATC CAG ACA TTG AAT CTC CGA TGG CTG 1392 He Met Leu Asp Gly His Asp He Gin Thr Leu Asn Leu Arg Trp Leu 450 455 460 CGA CAG CAA ATG TCG CTC GTG TCG CAA GAG CCG AGA CTC TTC GCC ACC 1440 Arg Gin Gin Met Ser Leu Val Ser Gin Glu Pro Arg Leu Phe Ala Thr 465 470 475 480 ACC ATC GCG GAG AAT ATC CGT TAT GGT ATC ATT GGC TCT CGA TTC GAA 1488 Thr He Ala Glu Asn He Arg Tyr Gly He He Gly Ser Arg Phe Glu 485 490 495 AAG GAA TCG ACG TAC GAG ATC CGA AAG CGA GTC GAA GCA GCA GCT CGA 1536 Lys Glu Ser Thr Tyr Glu He Arg Lys Arg Val Glu Ala Ala Ala Arg 500 505 510 ATG GCA AAT GCG CAC GAC TTC ATC ATG GCG CTT CCG AAT GGT TAT GAT 1584 Met Ala Asn Ala His Asp Phe He Met Ala Leu Pro Asn Gly Tyr Asp 515 520 525 ACA AAT ATC GAG AGC TTC TCG CTT TCT GGG GGC CAG AAG CAG CGC ATC 1632 Thr Asn He Glu Ser Phe Ser Leu Ser Gly Gly Gin Lys Gin Arg He 530 535 540 GCT ATT GCC AGA GCT ATC ATA AAA GAC CCT AAG ATC CTA CTC TTA GAC 1680 Ala He Ala Arg Ala He He Lys Asp Pro Lys He Leu Leu Leu Asp 545 550 555 560 GAA GCA ACA TCC GCC TTG GAC ACG AAA TCC GAA AAG CTC GTT CAG GCA 1728 Glu Ala Thr Ser Ala Leu Asp Thr Lys Ser Glu Lys Leu Val Gin Ala 565 570 575 GCG CTT GAC AAG GCT TCT AAG GGT AGA ACG ACT ATT GTC ATC GCT CAT 1776 Ala Leu Asp Lys Ala Ser Lys Gly Arg Thr Thr He Val He Ala His 580 585 590 CGG CTG TCC ACA ATC CAG AAG GCA TAC AAC ATC ATT GTT CTT GCC AAT 1824 Arg Leu Ser Thr He Gin Lys Ala Tyr Asn He He Val Leu Ala Asn 595 600 605 GGT CAG ATT GTT GAG CAA GGG CCG CAT GAG CAT TTG ATG GAT CGA CGG 1872 Gly Gin He Val Glu Gin Gly Pro His Glu His Leu Met Asp Arg Arg 610 615 620 GGG ATC TAT TGT GAC ATG GTG GAA GCG CAC GAG ATT AAG AAA CGG TAC 1920 Gly He Tyr Cys Asp Met Val Glu Ala His Glu He Lys Lys Arg Tyr 625 630 635 640 TCG AGA TAC TCC AAG AGA TAT TCC CAG CTA TTG ACG AAC TTG TCC CCT 1968 Ser Arg Tyr Ser Lys Arg Tyr Ser Gin Leu Leu Thr Asn Leu Ser Pro 645 650 655 AAG CAT AAC CCA ATG ACC TTC TTC TTC GAC AAA GAT TAC CCG GGC GAT 2016 Lys His Asn Pro Met Thr Phe Phe Phe Asp Lys Asp Tyr Pro Gly Asp 660 665 670 GAC GAG TCC GAT ATT TAC AGC ATC CTC AGT GAT GAC GCA TCC GAT ATT 2064 Asp Glu Ser Asp He Tyr Ser He Leu Ser Asp Asp Ala Ser Asp He 675 680 685 GGA TTG CAC ACT GGG GAG AAA CAA AGA CCA GTG TCG AGA ATG TCA CTA 2112 Gly Leu His Thr Gly Glu Lys Gin Arg Pro Val Ser Arg Met Ser Leu 690 695 700 TCT CAT CTC ATG CAG CCG GTC AAG GAA GAG GCA TAT TCT TTC TGG ACT 2160 Ser His Leu Met Gin Pro Val Lys Glu Glu Ala Tyr Ser Phe Trp Thr 705 710 715 720 TTG TTC AAG TTC CTT GCC TCG TTC AAC CGT CCC GAG TGG CCG TTT TTA 2208 Leu Phe Lys Phe Leu Ala Ser Phe Asn Arg Pro Glu Trp Pro Phe Leu 725 730 735 TTA CTA GGG CTC TGC GCA TCT ATA CTG GCA GGG GGG ATC CAA CCA TCG 2256 Leu Leu Gly Leu Cys Ala Ser He Leu Ala Gly Gly He Gin Pro Ser 740 745 750 CAG GCT GTG CTG TTT GCG AAG GCT GTC AGC ACC CTC AGC CTG CCC CCT 2304 Gin Ala Val Leu Phe Ala Lys Ala Val Ser Thr Leu Ser Leu Pro Pro 755 760 765 CTT GAA TAT CCG AAG CTC CGG CAC GAT GCC AAC TTC TGG TGC CTC ATG 2352 Leu Glu Tyr Pro Lys Leu Arg His Asp Ala Asn Phe Trp Cys Leu Met 770 775 780 TTT CTC ATG ATT GGC ATT GTG TCG CTT GTG TTG TAT AGT GTG CAA GGG 2400 Phe Leu Met He Gly He Val Ser Leu Val Leu Tyr Ser Val Gin Gly 785 790 795 800 ACC TTG TTT GCA TAT AGT TCC GAA AAG ATG GTC TAC CGG GCC CGC AGT 2448 Thr Leu Phe Ala Tyr Ser Ser Glu Lys Met Val Tyr Arg Ala Arg Ser 805 810 815 CAA GCA TTC CGG GTG ATA CTG CAC CAG GAT ATC TCT TTC TTC GAT CAA 2496 Gin Ala Phe Arg Val He Leu His Gin Asp He Ser Phe Phe Asp Gin 820 825 830 CAG GAA AAC ACG ACA GGC GCA TTA ACA GCC ACT CTG AGC GCG GGG ACC 2544 Gin Glu Asn Thr Thr Gly Ala Leu Thr Ala Thr Leu Ser Ala Gly Thr 835 840 845 AAA GAA CTA ACT GGC ATT AGT GGC GTC ACA TTG GGG ACT ATC TTG ATT 2592 Lys Glu Leu Thr Gly He Ser Gly Val Thr Leu Gly Thr He Leu He 850 855 860 GTC TCT GTC AAT CTT GTG GCT TCC TTG GGG GTA GCC CTT GTA ATA GGC 2640 Val Ser Val Asn Leu Val Ala Ser Leu Gly Val Ala Leu Val He Gly 865 870 875 880 TGG AAG TTG GCA CTG GTG TGC ATC TCC GCG GTT CCA GCC CTG CTG ATG 2688 Trp Lys Leu Ala Leu Val Cys He Ser Ala Val Pro Ala Leu Leu Met 885 890 895 TGT GGA TTT GTT CGC GTT TGG ATG TTG GAG CGG TTC CAA CGA AGG GCC 2736 Cys Gly Phe Val Arg Val Trp Met Leu Glu Arg Phe Gin Arg Arg Ala 900 905 910 AAG AAA GCA TAT CAA GAA TCA GCT AGT TCT GCT TGT GAG GCA GCC TCT 2784 Lys Lys Ala Tyr Gin Glu Ser Ala Ser Ser Ala Cys Glu Ala Ala Ser 915 920 925 GCC ATC CGT ACG GTC GTT TCT TTG ACC ATG GAG ACG GAG GCT TTG CAA 2832 Ala He Arg Thr Val Val Ser Leu Thr Met Glu Thr Glu Ala Leu Gin 930 935 940 TCC TAT CAA GCA CAG CTC CGT CGG CAG CTG AAG AGT GAT ATA CTC CCC 2880 Ser Tyr Gin Ala Gin Leu Arg Arg Gin Leu Lys Ser Asp He Leu Pro 945 950 955 960 ATT GTG AAA TCG TCC TTA CTC TAC GCC AGC TCA CAG GCG TTG CCT TTC 2928 He Val Lys Ser Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ala Ser Ser Gin Ala Leu Pro Phe 965 970 975 TTC TGC ATG GCG TTG GGG TTC TGG TAT GGC GGG TCT CTA CTT GGT CAT 2976 Phe Cys Met Ala Leu Gly Phe Trp Tyr Gly Gly Ser Leu Leu Gly His 980 985 990 GGA GAG TAT TCC CTG TTT CAA TTT TAC GTG TGC TTC AGT GAG GTG ATC 3024 Gly Glu Tyr Ser Leu Phe Gin Phe Tyr Val Cys Phe Ser Glu Val He 995 1000 1005 TTT GGG GCC CAA GCC GCT GGA ACG GTT TTC TCT CAT GCC CCG GAT ATG 3072 Phe Gly Ala Gin Ala Ala Gly Thr Val Phe Ser His Ala Pro Asp Met 1010 1015 1020 GGA AAG GCG AAG CAC GCT GCC CGT GAG TTC AAA CGT CTG TTC AGC AGC 3120 Gly Lys Ala Lys His Ala Ala Arg Glu Phe Lys Arg Leu Phe Ser Ser 1025 1030 1035 1040 GAC ACA ATG CAT GCT TCT CGG AGC AAA GGA GTT CCG GTT ACG TCC ATG 3168 Asp Thr Met His Ala Ser Arg Ser Lys Gly Val Pro Val Thr Ser Met 1045 1050 1055 CGA GGA CTG GTG GAG TTC CGC GAT GTC TCC TTT CGA TAT CCC AGT CGC 3216 Arg Gly Leu Val Glu Phe Arg Asp Val Ser Phe Arg Tyr Pro Ser Arg 1060 1065 1070 TTG GAA CAA CCA ATC CTT CGC CAC TTG AAC CTG ACC ATC AAG CCA GGG 3264 Leu Glu Gin Pro He Leu Arg His Leu Asn Leu Thr He Lys Pro Gly 1075 1080 1085 CAA TTT GTT GCA CTA GTG GGT GCG AGT GGA AGC GGC AAG AGC ACT ACC 3312 Gin Phe Val Ala Leu Val Gly Ala Ser Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser Thr Thr 1090 1095 1100 ATT GCG TTG CTG GAG AGA TTC TAT GAT CCC CTC AAA GGT GGT GTT TAC 3360 He Ala Leu Leu Glu Arg Phe Tyr Asp Pro Leu Lys Gly Gly Val Tyr 1105 1110 1115 1120 GTA GAT GGA AAG AAT ATT ATC ACT CTC GAG ATG TCT TCC TAT CGC AGT 3408 Val Asp Gly Lys Asn He He Thr Leu Glu Met Ser Ser Tyr Arg Ser 1125 1130 1135 CAC TTG GCT CTC ATT AGC CAA GAA CCG ACT TTG TTC CAA GGG ACC ATC 3456 His Leu Ala Leu He Ser Gin Glu Pro Thr Leu Phe Gin Gly Thr He 1140 1145 1150 CGA GAG AAC ATC CTG CTA GGG AGC AAC ACA CCT CAT GTC ACA GAT GAT 3504 Arg Glu Asn He Leu Leu Gly Ser Asn Thr Pro His Val Thr Asp Asp 1155 1160 1165 TTT CTT GTT AAA GCC TGC AAG GAT GCA AAC ATA TAC GAT TTC ATA TTG 3552 Phe Leu Val Lys Ala Cys Lys Asp Ala Asn He Tyr Asp Phe He Leu 1170 1175 1180 TCA TTG CCG CAA GGC TTC AAC ACC ATT GTT GGC AAT AAG GGA GGC ATG 3600 Ser Leu Pro Gin Gly Phe Asn Thr He Val Gly Asn Lys Gly Gly Met 1185 1190 1195 1200 CTC TCC GGT GGC CAG AAA CAG CGC ATT GCC ATC GCT CGG GCC CTC ATT 3648 Leu Ser Gly Gly Gin Lys Gin Arg He Ala He Ala Arg Ala Leu He 1205 1210 1215 CGG AAT CCA AAA ATC CTC CTG TTG GAC GAG GCT ACG TCC GCG CTA GAT 3696 Arg Asn Pro Lys He Leu Leu Leu Asp Glu Ala Thr Ser Ala Leu Asp 1220 1225 1230 TCC GAG TCG GAA AAG GTG GTC CAG GCA GCA TTG GAT GCC GCC GCG CGG 3744 Ser Glu Ser Glu Lys Val Val Gin Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Ala Ala Arg 1235 1240 1245 GGA CGC ACA ACG ATC GCA GTT GCT CAC CGG CTG AGC ACT ATC CAG CGC 3792 Gly Arg Thr Thr He Ala Val Ala His Arg Leu Ser Thr He Gin Arg 1250 1255 1260 GCA GAC TTG ATA TAT GTG CTA GAT CAG GGG GAG GTC GTT GAA TCA GGT 3840 Ala Asp Leu He Tyr Val Leu Asp Gin Gly Glu Val Val Glu Ser Gly 1265 1270 1275 1280 ACG CAC CGG GAA CTT CTC CGG AAG AAG GGA CGC TAC TAC GAA CTC GTC 3888 Thr His Arg Glu Leu Leu Arg Lys Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Glu Leu Val 1285 1290 1295 CAT CTA CAG AAT CCG GAT GCC ACG GGT ACG AAG TA 3924 His Leu Gin Asn Pro Asp Ala Thr Gly Thr Lys 1300 1305 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 1307 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2: Met Lys Ser Asp Lys Asp He Leu Met Lys Pro Leu Pro Lys Ser Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Thr Gly Ser Thr Thr Thr Gly His Ser Val Ser His Ala Glu Glu 20 25 30 Val Leu Asp Arg Gin Leu His Thr Pro Val Ser Gin He Gly Phe Phe 35 40 45 Gly He Tyr Arg Tyr Ala Thr Arg Trp Asp Val Ala He Leu Phe Gly 50 55 60 Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala He Ala Gly Gly Ala Ala Leu Pro Leu Phe Thr 65 70 75 80 Val Leu Phe Gly Arg Leu Thr Ser Thr Phe Gin Asp He Ala Thr His 85 90 95 Arg He Thr Tyr Asp His Phe His His Glu Leu Thr Lys Asn Val Val 100 105 110 Tyr Phe He Tyr Leu Gly Ala Ala Glu Phe Val Ala He Tyr Leu Ala 115 120 125 Thr Val Gly Phe He Tyr Thr Gly Asp His Val Val Gin Gin He Arg 130 135 140 Val Glu Tyr Phe Gin Ala He Leu Arg Gin Asn He Ala Phe Phe Asp 145 150 155 160 Thr Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu He Thr Thr Arg He Thr Ala Asp Thr Asn 165 170 175 Leu He Gin Asp Gly He Ser Glu Lys Val Gly Leu Ala Leu Thr Gly 180 185 190 Leu Ser Thr Phe Val Thr Ala Phe He He Ala Tyr He Lys Asn Trp 195 200 205 Lys Leu Ala Leu He Cys Ser Ala Ser Leu Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu Thr 210 215 220 Met Gly Gly Cys Ser Thr Leu Met Leu He Phe Ser Lys Lys Ala Leu 225 230 235 240 Glu Tyr Gin Gly Arg Gly Ala Ser Met Ala Glu Asp He Leu Asp Ser 245 250 255 He Arg Thr Val Ala Ala Phe Asn Ala Gin Glu Thr Leu Ala Arg Lys 260 265 270 Tyr Glu Ser His Leu Lys Asp Ala Glu Gly Pro Gly Met Lys Ser Lys 275 280 285 Val He Phe Ala He Met Val Gly Ala Leu Leu Cys He Met Tyr Leu 290 295 300 Asn Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Trp Met Gly Ser Arg Phe Leu Val Glu Gly 305 310 315 320 He Ser Asn He Lys Ala Gly Asp Val Leu Thr He Met Met Ala He 325 330 335 He Leu Gly Ser Tyr Asn Leu Gly Asn Val Ala Pro Asn Gly Gin Ala 340 345 350 Leu Ser Asp Ala Val Ala Ala Ala Ser Lys Leu Tyr Gly Thr He Asp 355 360 365 Arg Gin Ser Pro Leu Asp Ala Leu Ser Asp Gin Gly Lys Thr Leu Glu 370 375 380 Phe Val Arg Gly Asn He Val Leu Gin Asn He Arg His Val Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Ser Arg Pro Glu Val Thr Val Ala His Asp Leu Ser Cys Tyr He Pro 405 410 415 Ala Gly Lys Thr Thr Ala Phe Val Gly Pro Ser Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser 420 425 430 Thr He He Ser Leu Leu Glu Arg Phe Tyr Asp Pro Val Ala Gly Thr 435 440 445 He Met Leu Asp Gly His Asp He Gin Thr Leu Asn Leu Arg Trp Leu 450 455 460 Arg Gin Gin Met Ser Leu Val Ser Gin Glu Pro Arg Leu Phe Ala Thr 465 470 475 480 Thr He Ala Glu Asn He Arg Tyr Gly He He Gly Ser Arg Phe Glu 485 490 495 Lys Glu Ser Thr Tyr Glu He Arg Lys Arg Val Glu Ala Ala Ala Arg 500 505 510 Met Ala Asn Ala His Asp Phe He Met Ala Leu Pro Asn Gly Tyr Asp 515 520 525 Thr Asn He Glu Ser Phe Ser Leu Ser Gly Gly Gin Lys Gin Arg He 530 535 540 Ala He Ala Arg Ala He He Lys Asp Pro Lys He Leu Leu Leu Asp 545 550 555 560 Glu Ala Thr Ser Ala Leu Asp Thr Lys Ser Glu Lys Leu Val Gin Ala 565 570 575 Ala Leu Asp Lys Ala Ser Lys Gly Arg Thr Thr He Val He Ala His 580 585 590 Arg Leu Ser Thr He Gin Lys Ala Tyr Asn He He Val Leu Ala Asn 595 600 605 Gly Gin He Val Glu Gin Gly Pro His Glu His Leu Met Asp Arg Arg 610 615 620 Gly He Tyr Cys Asp Met Val Glu Ala His Glu He Lys Lys Arg Tyr 625 630 635 640 Ser Arg Tyr Ser Lys Arg Tyr Ser Gin Leu Leu Thr Asn Leu Ser Pro 645 650 655 Lys His Asn Pro Met Thr Phe Phe Phe Asp Lys Asp Tyr Pro Gly Asp 660 665 670 Asp Glu Ser Asp He Tyr Ser He Leu Ser Asp Asp Ala Ser Asp He 675 680 685 Gly Leu His Thr Gly Glu Lys Gin Arg Pro Val Ser Arg Met Ser Leu 690 695 700 Ser His Leu Met Gin Pro Val Lys Glu Glu Ala Tyr Ser Phe Trp Thr 705 710 715 720 Leu Phe Lys Phe Leu Ala Ser Phe Asn Arg Pro Glu Trp Pro Phe Leu 725 730 735 Leu Leu Gly Leu Cys Ala Ser He Leu Ala Gly Gly He Gin Pro Ser 740 745 750 Gin Ala Val Leu Phe Ala Lys Ala Val Ser Thr Leu Ser Leu Pro Pro 755 760 765 Leu Glu Tyr Pro Lys Leu Arg His Asp Ala Asn Phe Trp Cys Leu Met 770 775 780 Phe Leu Met He Gly He Val Ser Leu Val Leu Tyr Ser Val Gin Gly 785 790 795 800 Thr Leu Phe Ala Tyr Ser Ser Glu Lys Met Val Tyr Arg Ala Arg Ser 805 810 815 Gin Ala Phe Arg Val He Leu His Gin Asp He Ser Phe Phe Asp Gin 820 825 830 Gin Glu Asn Thr Thr Gly Ala Leu Thr Ala Thr Leu Ser Ala Gly Thr 835 840 845 Lys Glu Leu Thr Gly He Ser Gly Val Thr Leu Gly Thr He Leu He 850 855 860 Val Ser Val Asn Leu Val Ala Ser Leu Gly Val Ala Leu Val He Gly 865 870 875 880 Trp Lys Leu Ala Leu Val Cys He Ser Ala Val Pro Ala Leu Leu Met 885 890 895 Cys Gly Phe Val Arg Val Trp Met Leu Glu Arg Phe Gin Arg Arg Ala 900 905 910 Lys Lys Ala Tyr Gin Glu Ser Ala Ser Ser Ala Cys Glu Ala Ala Ser 915 920 925 Ala He Arg Thr Val Val Ser Leu Thr Met Glu Thr Glu Ala Leu Gin 930 935 940 Ser Tyr Gin Ala Gin Leu Arg Arg Gin Leu Lys Ser Asp He Leu Pro 945 950 955 960 He Val Lys Ser Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ala Ser Ser Gin Ala Leu Pro Phe 965 970 975 Phe Cys Met Ala Leu Gly Phe Trp Tyr Gly Gly Ser Leu Leu Gly His 980 985 990 Gly Glu Tyr Ser Leu Phe Gin Phe Tyr Val Cys Phe Ser Glu Val He 995 1000 1005 Phe Gly Ala Gin Ala Ala Gly Thr Val Phe Ser His Ala Pro Asp Met 1010 1015 1020 Gly Lys Ala Lys His Ala Ala Arg Glu Phe Lys Arg Leu Phe Ser Ser 1025 1030 1035 1040 Asp Thr Met His Ala Ser Arg Ser Lys Gly Val Pro Val Thr Ser Met 1045 1050 1055 Arg Gly Leu Val Glu Phe Arg Asp Val Ser Phe Arg Tyr Pro Ser Arg 1060 1065 1070 Leu Glu Gin Pro He Leu Arg His Leu Asn Leu Thr He Lys Pro Gly 1075 1080 1085 Gin Phe Val Ala Leu Val Gly Ala Ser Gly Ser Gly Lys Ser Thr Thr 1090 1095 1100 He Ala Leu Leu Glu Arg Phe Tyr Asp Pro Leu Lys Gly Gly Val Tyr 1105 1110 1115 1120 Val Asp Gly Lys Asn He He Thr Leu Glu Met Ser Ser Tyr Arg Ser 1125 1130 1135 His Leu Ala Leu He Ser Gin Glu Pro Thr Leu Phe Gin Gly Thr He 1140 1145 1150 Arg Glu Asn He Leu Leu Gly Ser Asn Thr Pro His Val Thr Asp Asp 1155 1160 1165 Phe Leu Val Lys Ala Cys Lys Asp Ala Asn He Tyr Asp Phe He Leu 1170 1175 1180 Ser Leu Pro Gin Gly Phe Asn Thr He Val Gly Asn Lys Gly Gly Met 1185 1190 1195 1200 Leu Ser Gly Gly Gin Lys Gin Arg He Ala He Ala Arg Ala Leu He 1205 1210 1215 Arg Asn Pro Lys He Leu Leu Leu Asp Glu Ala Thr Ser Ala Leu Asp 1220 1225 1230 Ser Glu Ser Glu Lys Val Val Gin Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Ala Ala Arg 1235 1240 1245 Gly Arg Thr Thr He Ala Val Ala His Arg Leu Ser Thr He Gin Arg 1250 1255 1260 Ala Asp Leu He Tyr Val Leu Asp Gin Gly Glu Val Val Glu Ser Gly 1265 1270 1275 1280 Thr His Arg Glu Leu Leu Arg Lys Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Glu Leu Val 1285 1290 1295 His Leu Gin Asn Pro Asp Ala Thr Gly Thr Lys 1300 1305 I NDICATIONS RELATING TO A DEPOSITED MICROORGANISM (PCT Rule \ 3bιs) A. Xhe indications made below relate to the microorganism referred to in the description B. IDENTIFICATION OF DEPOSIT Further deposits are identified on an additional sheet | | Name of depositary institution MICROBIAL PROPERTIES RESEARCH Address of depositary institution (including postal code and country) 1815 North University Street Peoria, Illinois 61604 US Date of deposit Accession Number 10 February 1995 ( 10 .02 . 95 ) B-21406 C. ADDITIONAL INDICATIONS (leave blank if not applicable) This information is continued on an additional sheet | | page 12 , line 29 D. DESIGNATED STATES FOR WHICH INDICATIONS ARE MADE (if the indications are not for all designated States) E. SEPARATE FURNISHING OF INDICATIONS (leave blank if not applicable) The indications listed below will be submitted to the International Bureau later (specify the general nature ofthe indications e.g. "Accession Number of Deposit")

Claims: CLAIMS 1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that comprises nucleic acid encoding Aspergillus flavus MDR-1. 2. A nucleic acid molecule of Claim 1 which is DNA. 3. The nucleic acid molecule of Claim 2 that is SEQ. ID. No. 1. 4. The nucleic acid molecule of Claim 1 that is genomic DNA. 5. A nucleic acid molecule of Claim 1 or a portion thereof, which is labeled with a detectable moiety. 6. A nucleic acid molecule of Claim 4 wherein the detectable moiety is selected from the group consisting of a fluorescent label, a radioactive atom, and a chemiluminescent label. 7. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of Claim 1. 8. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of Claim 2. 9. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of Claim 3. 10. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of Claim 4. 11. A host cell containing the vector of Claim 7. 12. A host cell containing the vector of Claim 8. 13. A host cell containing the vector of Claim 9. 14. A host cell containing the vector of Claim 10. 15. The host cell of Claim 11 that is a yeast cell. 16. The host cell of Claim 12 that is a yeast cell. 17. The host cell of Claim 13 that is a yeast cell. 18. The host cell of Claim 14 that is a yeast cell. 19. A method for determining the fungal MDR inhibition activity of a compound which comprises: a) growing a culture of yeast cells, transformed with a vector which provides expression of the Afl-MDR-1, in the presence of: (i) an antifungal agent to which said yeast cell is resistant, but to which said yeast cell is sensitive in its untransformed state; (ii) a compound suspected of possessing Aspergillus flavus MDR inhibition activity; and b) determining the fungal MDR inhibition activity of said compound by measuring the ability of the antifungal agent to inhibit the growth of said yeast cell. 20. A method of Claim 19 wherein the yeast cell is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Inventors: PEERY ROBERT B, SKATRUD PAUL L, PEERY, ROBERT, B., SKATRUD, PAUL, L.
Applicants: LILLY CO ELI, PEERY ROBERT B, SKATRUD PAUL L, ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, PEERY, ROBERT, B., SKATRUD, PAUL, L.
Application year: 1996
Main classification: C07H21
IPC codes: C07K14, C12N1, C12N15, C12Q1, C12R1