Patent Publication Number: US-8993295-B2

Title: Methods, compositions, and kits for the selective activation of protoxins through combinatorial targeting

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is the U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT/US2007/16475, filed Jul. 20, 2007, which in turn, claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/832,022, filed Jul. 20, 2006, each of which is incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     In general, the present invention relates to a therapeutic strategy for targeting cyotoxic or cytostatic agents to particular cell types while reducing systemic adverse effects. More specifically, the present invention involves the use of a therapeutic modality comprising two or more individually inactive components with independent targeting principles, which are activated through their specific interaction at the targeted cells. The invention also provides related methods and compositions. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Selective killing of particular types of cells is desirable in a variety of clinical settings, including the treatment of cancer, which is usually manifested through growth and accumulation of malignant cells. An established treatment for cancer is chemotherapy, which kills tumor cells by inhibiting DNA synthesis or damaging DNA (Chabner and Roberts, Nat. Rev. Cancer 5:65 (2005)). However, such treatments often cause severe systemic toxicity due to nondiscriminatory killing of normal cells. Because many cancer chemotherapeutics exert their efficacy through selective destruction of proliferating cells, increased toxicities to normal tissues with high proliferation rates, such as bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract, and hair follicles have usually prevented their use in optimal doses. Such treatments often fail, resulting in drug resistance, disease relapse, and/or metastasis. To reduce systemic toxicity, different strategies have been explored to selectively target a particular cell population. Antibodies and other ligands that recognize tumor-associated antigens have been coupled with small molecule drugs or protein toxins, generating conjugates and fusion proteins that are often referred to as immunoconjugates and immunotoxins, respectively (Allen, Nat. Rev. Cancer 2:750 (2002)). 
     In addition to dose-limiting toxicities, another limitation for chemotherapy is its ineffectiveness for treatment of cancers that do not involve accelerated proliferation, but rather prolonged survival of malignant cells due to defective apoptosis (Kitada et al., Oncogene 21:3459 (2002)). For example, B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is a disease characterized by slowly accumulating apoptosis-resistant neoplastic B cells, for which currently there is no cure (Munk and Reed, Leuk. Lymphoma 45:2365 (2004)). 
     Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a small fraction of tumor cells that have a capacity for self-renewal and unlimited growth, and therefore are distinct from their progeny in their capacity to initiate cancers (Schulenburg et al., Cancer 107:2512 (2006)). Current cancer therapies do not target these cancer stem cells specifically, and it is hypothesized that the persistence of CSCs results in an ineradicable subset of cells that can give rise to progeny cells exhibiting drug resistance and/or contributing to the formation of metastases. In those tumors which harbor CSCs it is highly attractive to be able to eliminate these cells. CSCs have been thought to possess many properties similar to that of normal stems cells, e.g., long life span, relative mitotic quiescence, and active DNA repair capacity, as well as resistance to apoptosis and to drug/toxins through high level expression of ATP-binding cassette drug transporters such as P-glycoprotein. Consequently, CSCs are thought to be difficult to target and destroy by conventional cancer therapies (Dean et al., Nat. Rev. Cancer 5:275 (2005)). Conversely, it is critically important to distinguish CSCs from normal stem cells because of the essential roles that normal stem cells play in the renewal of normal tissues. 
     To increase the selectivity of highly toxic anti-tumor agents, various attempts have been made to take advantage of specific features of the tumor microenvironment, such as the low pH, low oxygen tension, or increased density of tumor specific enzymes, that are not found in the vicinity of normal cells in well-perfused tissues. Environmentally sensitive anti-tumor agents have been developed that are hypothesized to exhibit increased toxicity in the solid tumor. For example “bioreductive prodrugs” are agents that can be activated to cytotoxic agents in the hypoxic environment of a solid tumor (Ahn and Brown, Front Biosci. May 1, 2007; 12:3483-501.) Similarly Kohchi et al. describe the synthesis of chemotherapeutic prodrugs that can be activated by membrane dipeptidases found in tumors (Bioorg Med Chem Lett. Apr. 15, 2007; 17(8):2241-5.) The use of selective antibody conjugated enzymes to alter the tumor microenvironment has also been explored by many groups. In the strategy known as antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT), enzymes conjugated to tumor-specific antibodies are intended to be delivered to the patient, followed by a chemotherapeutic agent that is inactive until subject to the action of the conjugated enzyme (see for example Bagshawe, Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. October 2006; 6(10):1421-31 or Rooseboome et al. Pharmacol Rev. March 2004; 56(1):53-102) To date the clinical advantages of these strategies remain undocumented and there remains a high interest in developing more selective and more potent agents that can show therapeutic utility. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In one aspect, the invention features a protoxin activator fusion protein including one or more cell-targeting moieties and a modification domain. In one embodiment of this aspect, the protoxin activator fusion protein can also include a natively activatable domain. In this embodiment, the modification domain is inactive prior to activation of the natively activatable domain. Desirably, the protoxin activator fusion protein is non-toxic to a target cell (e.g., the protoxin activator fusion protein has less than 10% of the cytotoxic or cytostatic activity of the combination of the protoxin activator fusion protein and the protoxin upon which the protoxin activator fusion protein acts). 
     In the above aspects, the modification domain can be a protease containing the catalytic domain of a human protease (desirably an exogenous human protease), or a non-human protease, including a viral protease (e.g., retroviral protease, a potyviral protease, a picornaviral protease, or a coronaviral protease). In a related aspect, the modification domain can be a phosphatase. 
     In another aspect, the invention features a protoxin fusion protein including one or more non-native cell-targeting moieties, a selectively modifiable activation domain, and a toxin domain (e.g., an activatable toxin domain). In this aspect, the modifiable activation domain may include a substrate for an exogenous enzyme. 
     In this aspect, the exogenous enzyme can be, for example, a protease or phosphatase. Examples of proteases include an exogenous human protease or a non-human (or non-mammalian) protease, including a viral protease (e.g., a retroviral protease, a potyviral protease, a picornaviral protease, or a coronaviral protease). 
     Also in this aspect, the activatable toxin domain can include an activatable pore forming toxin or an activatable enzymatic toxin. Examples of such domains include an AB toxin, a cyotoxic necrotizing factor toxin, a dermonecrotic toxin, and an activatable ADP-ribosylating toxin. Further examples include aerolysin,  Vibrio cholerae  exotoxin,  Pseudomonas  exotoxin, and diphtheria toxin. 
     In the above protoxin fusion proteins, the modifiable activation domain may further include a post-translational modification of a protease cleavage site. In this aspect, the modifiable activation domain can include a substrate for an enzyme (e.g., an exogenous enzyme). 
     In another aspect, the invention features a proactivator fusion protein including one or more non-native cell-targeting moieties, a selectively modifiable activation domain, and an activator domain. In this aspect, the modifiable activation domain may include a substrate for an enzyme (e.g., a protease or phosphatase). The modifiable activation domain may include a post-translational modification of a protease cleavage site or a substrate for an enzyme capable of removing a post-translational modification. 
     In this aspect, the protease may be an exogenous human protease, a non-human protease (e.g., a non-mammalian protease), or a viral protease. 
     Any of the above compositions can be formulated for administration to a subject (e.g., a human, dog, cat, monkey, horse, or rat) in order to kill a desired population of target cells. 
     In yet another aspect, the invention features a method of destroying or inhibiting a target cell (e.g., a human cell or a human cancer cell), by contacting the target cell with (i) a protoxin fusion protein including a first cell-targeting moiety, a selectively modifiable activation domain (e.g. a protease domain heterologous to the target cell), and a toxin domain; and (ii) a protoxin activator fusion protein including a second cell-targeting moiety and a modification domain. In this aspect, the first cell-targeting moiety of the protoxin fusion protein and the second cell-targeting moiety of the protoxin activator fusion protein each recognize and bind the target cell. Upon binding of both fusion proteins to the target cell, the modifiable activation moiety is selectively activated by the modification domain resulting in toxin activity; and thereby destroying or inhibiting the target cell. In a separate embodiment, absent the selective activation of the modifiable activation domain, the protoxin fusion protein is not natively activatable by the target cell or the environment surrounding the target cell, and wherein the selective activation of the modifiable activation domains renders the protoxin fusion protein natively activatable. 
     In a related aspect, the invention features a method of destroying or inhibiting a target cell in a subject, by administering to the subject (e.g., a human) (i) a protoxin fusion protein including a first cell-targeting moiety, a selectively modifiable activation domain, and a toxin domain; and (ii) a protoxin activator fusion protein including a second cell-targeting moiety, a natively activatable domain, and a modification domain. In this aspect the natively activatable domain becoming active upon administration of the protoxin activator fusion protein to the subject, whereby the activity of the natively activatable domain results in activation of the modification domain. In this aspect, the first cell-targeting domain of the protoxin fusion protein and the second cell-targeting domain of the protoxin activator fusion protein each recognize and bind the target cell and, upon binding of both fusion proteins to the target cell, the modifiable activation moiety is selectively activated by the modification domain resulting in toxin activity; and thereby destroying or inhibiting the target cell. 
     In the above-related aspects, the toxin domain can include an AB toxin, a cyotoxic necrotizing factor toxin, a dermonecrotic toxin, activatable pore forming toxin, activatable enzymatic toxin, and an activatable ADP-ribosylating toxin. Additional examples of toxin domains include  Vibrio Cholerae  exotoxin, aerolysin, a caspase, Ricin, Abrin, and Modeccin. 
     Also in the above-related aspects, the heterologous proteases can include an exogenous human protease (e.g., human granzyme B, including amino acids 21-247 of human granzyme B), a non-human protease, a non-mammalian protease, or a viral protease. In this aspect the selectively modifiable activation domain can be IEPD. 
     Also in the above-related aspects, the toxin domain can include Diphtheria toxin (e.g., amino-acids 1-389 of Diphtheria toxin), where the Diphtheria toxin furin cleavage site is replaced by a cleavage site of a protease heterologous to the target cell. 
     Also in the above-related aspects, the protoxin fusion protein can be contacted with the target cell prior to, simultaneous with, or after the protoxin activator fusion protein is contacted with the cell. 
     In yet another aspect, the invention features a kit having a (i) protoxin fusion protein and (ii) a protoxin activator fusion protein, and (iii) instructions for administering the two fusion proteins to a patient diagnosed with cancer. 
     In another related aspect, the invention features a kit having a (i) protoxin fusion protein and (ii) instructions for administering (i) with a protoxin activator fusion protein to a patient diagnosed with cancer. 
     In yet another related aspect, the invention features a kit having a (i) protoxin activator fusion protein and (ii) instructions for administering (i) with a protoxin fusion protein to a patient diagnosed with cancer. 
     In any of the forgoing aspects, the one or more of the fusion proteins can be modified by PEGylation, glycosylation, or both. 
     Also in any of the forgoing aspects, the one ore more cell-targeting domains or non-native cell-targeting domains can be a polypeptide, an antibody (e.g., an antibody, an antibody-like molecule, an antibody fragment, and a single antibody domain, including an anti-CD5 ScFv, anti-CD19 ScFv, and an anti-CD22 ScFv), a ligand for a receptor, a matrix fragment, a soluble receptor fragment, a cytokine, a soluable mediator, or an artificially diversified binding protein. The cell-targeting moiety may derived from a bacterial source (e.g., derived from a bacterial toxin). Alternatively, the cell targeting moiety can be a carbohydrate, a lipid, or a synthetic ligand. 
     Further, the cell-targeting domains or non-native cell targeting domains of the invention can recognize a cancer cell, a hematopoietic cell (e.g., a lymphocyte), or a nociceptive neuron. 
     As used herein in the specification, “a” or “an” may mean one or more; “another” may mean at least a second or more. 
     The term “polypeptide” or “peptide” as used herein refers to two or more amino acids linked by an amide bond between the carboxyl terminus of one amino acid and the amino terminus of another. 
     The term “amino acid” as used herein refers to a naturally occurring or unnatural alpha or beta amino acid, wherein such natural or unnatural amino acids may be optionally substituted by one to four substituents, such as halo, for example F, Br, Cl or I or CF 3 , alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, aryl(aryl) or diaryl, arylalkyl, arylalkyloxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyloxy, optionally substituted amino, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, acyl, alkanoyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, cycloheteroalkyl, arylheteroaryl, arylalkoxycarbonyl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylalkoxy, aryloxyalkyl, aryloxyaryl, alkylamido, alkanoylamino, arylcarbonylamino, nitro, cyano, thiol, haloalkyl, trihaloalkyl and/or alkylthio. 
     The term “modified” as used herein refers to a composition that has been operably changed from one or more predominant forms found naturally to an altered form by any of a variety of methods, including genetic alteration or chemical substitution or degradation and comprising addition, subtraction, or alteration of biological components or substituents such as amino acid or nucleic acid residues, as well as the addition, subtraction or modification of protein post-translational modifications such as, without limitation, glycan, lipid, phosphate, sulfate, methyl, acetyl, ADP-ribosyl, ubiquitinyl, sumoyl, neddoyl, hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino, or formyl. “Modified” also comprises alteration by chemical or enzymatic substitution or degradation to add, subtract, or alter chemical moieties to provide a form not found in the composition as it exists in its natural abundance comprising a proportion of greater than 10%, or greater than 1%, or greater than 0.1%. The term “modified” is not intended to refer to a composition that has been altered incidentally as a consequence of manufacturing, purification, storage, or expression in a novel host and for which such alteration does not operably change the character of the composition. 
     The terms “fusion protein,” “protoxin fusion,” “toxin fusion,” “protoxin activator fusion” “protoxin proactivator fusion,” or “proactivator activator fusion” as used herein refer to a protein that has a peptide component operably linked to at least one additional component and that differs from a natural protein in the composition and/or organization of its domains. The additional component can be peptide or non-peptide in nature. Additional peptide components can be derived by natural production or by chemical synthesis, and in the case of a peptide component that acts as an inhibitor moiety, a cell-targeting moiety, or a cleavage site, the additional peptide components need not be based on any natural template but may be selected for the desired purpose from an artificial scaffold or random sequence or by diversification of an existing template such that substantially all of the primary sequence similarity is lost but the functional attributes are preserved. Non-peptide additional components can include one or more functional chemical species. The chemical species may comprise a linker or a cleavage site, each optionally substituted with one or more linkers that may provide flexible attachment of the chemical species to a polypeptide or to another chemical species. 
     The terms “operably linked” or “operable linkage” encompass the joining of two or more peptide components covalently or noncovalently or both covalently and noncovalently as well as the joining of one or more peptide components with one or more chemical species covalently or noncovalently or both covalently and noncovalently, as well as the joining of two or more chemical species covalently. Among suitable form of covalent linkage for peptide components are direct translational fusion, in which a single polypeptide is formed upon translation of mRNA, or post-translational fusion, achieved by operable linkage through chemical or enzymatic means or by operable linkage through natural intermolecular reactions such as the formation of disulfide bonds. Operable linkage may be performed through chemical or enzymatic activation of various portions of a donor molecule to result in the attachment of the activated donor molecule to a recipient molecule. Following operable linkage two moieties may have additional linker species between them, or no additional species, or may have undergone covalent joining that results in the loss of atoms from one or more moieties, for example as may occur following enzymatically induced operable linkage. 
     The term “transglutaminase” refers to a protein that catalyzes the formation of a covalent bond between a free amine group (e.g., protein- or peptide-bound lysine, or substituted aminoalkane such as a substituted cadaverine) and the gamma-carboxamide group of protein- or peptide bound glutamine. Examples of this family of proteins are transglutaminases of many different origins, including thrombin, factor XIII, and tissue transglutaminase from human and animals. A preferred embodiment comprises the use of a microbial transglutaminase (Yokoyama et al., Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 64(4):447-454 (2004)) to catalyze an acyl transfer reaction between a first moiety containing a glutamine residue (acyl donor), located within a preferred sequence such as LLQG (SEQ ID NO:1), and a second moiety containing a primary amine group (acyl acceptor). It is preferable that the reactive glutamine residue is solvent exposed and located in an unstructured, i.e. flexible, segment of the polypeptide. 
     The term “sortase” refers to a protein from gram-positive bacteria that can recognize a conserved carboxylic sorting motif and catalyze a transpeptidation reaction to anchor surface proteins to the cell wall envelope (Dramsi et al., Res. Microbiol. 156(3):289-297 (2005)). A preferred embodiment comprises the use of  Staphylococcus aureus  sortase A or B to catalyze a transpeptidation reaction between a first moiety that is tagged with LPXTG (SEQ ID NO:2) or NPQTN (SEQ ID NO:3) at or near C-terminus, respectively for sortase A and sortase B, and a second moiety containing the dipeptide GG or GK at the N-terminus, or a primary amine group. 
     The term “immobilized sortase” refers to purified and active sortase enzyme that has been absorbed covalently or non-covalently to a solid support such as agarose. The enzyme can be chemically or enzymatically immobilized as described herein to matrices bearing a chemical functional group such as a free sulfhydril or amine. Alternatively, the enzyme can be modified and then immobilized through some specific interaction. For example, the sortase enzyme could be biotinylated and then immobilized via an indirect interaction with immobilized streptavidin. 
     The term “intein” refers to a protein that undergoes autoreaction resulting in the formation of novel peptide or amide linkages. Intein-mediated ligation is a well established method to perform protein-protein conjugation (Xu and Evans Methods 24(3):257-277 (2001)) as well as protein-small molecule conjugation (Wood, et al., Bioconjug. Chem. 15(2):366-372 (2004)). A self-splicing intein may be added to the C-terminus of a protein to be conjugated, and treated with a conjugation partner that contains cysteine that can undergo acyl transfer followed by S—N acyl shift to provide a stable amide linkage. 
     The term “toxin” or “protoxin” as used herein refers to a protein comprising one or more moieties that have the latent (protoxin) or manifest (toxin) ability to inhibit cell growth (cytostasis) or to cause cell death (cytotoxicity). Examples of such toxins or protoxins include, without limitation, Diphtheria toxin,  Pseudomonas  exotoxin A, Shiga toxin, and Shiga-like toxin, anthrax lethal factor toxin, anthrax edema factor toxin, pore-forming toxins or protoxins such as Proaerolysin, hemolysins, pneumolysin, Cryl toxins,  Vibrio  pro-cytolysin, or listeriolysin;  Cholera  toxin,  Clostridium  septicum alpha-toxin,  Clostridial  neurotoxins including tetanus toxin and botulinum toxin; gelonin; nucleic acid modifying agents such as ribonuclease A, human pancreatic ribonuclease, angiogenin, and pierisin-1, apoptosis-inducing enzymes such as caspases, and ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) such as Ricin, Abrin, and Modeccin. A protoxin is a toxin precursor that must undergo modification to become an active toxin. Preferable forms of protoxins for the present invention include those that can be activated by a protoxin activator. 
     The term “selectively modifiable activation moiety” refers to an unnatural or not naturally found moiety of a protoxin or protoxin activator that, upon modification, converts a protoxin to a toxin or natively activatable protoxin or activates a protoxin proactivator or modifies the protoxin proactivator so that it becomes natively activatable. When the selectively modifiable activation moiety is a component of the protoxin fusion protein, modification of the modifiable activation moiety by the protoxin activator can result directly in the protoxin becoming toxic to the target cell, or can result in the protoxin assuming a form that is natively activatable to become toxic to the target cell. When the selectively modifiable activation moiety is a component of the protoxin proactivator protein, modification of the modifiable activation moiety by the proactivator activator can result directly in the proactivator becoming activated to a form that can modify the protoxin, or can result in the proactivator assuming a form that is natively activatable to become a form that can modify the protoxin. Natively activatable protoxins or proactivators comprise, for example, modification of the modifiable activation moiety such that it is sensitive to endogenous components of the target cell, or the environment surrounding the target cells. (e.g., a target cell specific protease or a ubiquitous protease). 
     The term “cell targeting moiety” as used herein refers to one or more protein domains that can bind to one or more cell surface targets, and thus can direct protoxins, protoxin activators, protoxin proactivators or proactivator activators to those cells. Such cell targeting moieties include, among others, antibodies or antibody-like molecules such as monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, antibody fragments, single antibody domains and related molecules, such as scFv, diabodies, engineered lipocalins, camelbodies, nanobodies and related structures. Also included are soluble mediators, cytokines, growth factors, soluble receptor fragments, matrix fragments, or other structures that are known to have cognate binding structures on the targeted cell. In addition, protein domains that have been selected by diversification of an invariant or polymorphic scaffold, for example, in the formation of binding principles from fibronectin, anticalins, titin and other structures, are also included. Cell targeting moieties can also include combinations of moieties (e.g., an scFv with a cytokine and an scFv with a second scFv). 
     The term “artificially diversified polypeptide binder” as used herein refers to a peptide or polypeptide comprising at least one domain that has been made to comprise multiple embodiments as a result of natural or synthetic mutation, including addition, deletion and substitution, so as to provide an ensemble of peptides or polypeptides from which a high affinity variant capable of binding to the desired cell surface target can be isolated. Such artificially diversified binders can comprise peptides, for example as selected by phage display, ribosome display, RNA display, yeast display, cell surface display or related methods, or polypeptides, similarly selected, and typically diversified in flexible loops of robust scaffolds so as to provide antibody variable region mimetics or related binding molecules. 
     The term “cell surface target” as used herein refers to any structure operably exposed on the surface of a cell, including transient exposure as for example may be the consequence of fusion of intracellular vesicles with the plasma membrane, and that can be specifically recognized by a cell targeting moiety. A cell surface target may include one or more optionally substituted polypeptide, carbohydrate, nucleic acid, sterol or lipid moieties, or combinations thereof, as well as modifications of polypeptides, carbohydrate, nucleic acid, sterol or lipid moieties separately or in combination. A cell surface target may comprise a combination of optionally substituted polypeptide and optionally substituted carbohydrate, an optionally substituted carbohydrate and optionally substituted lipid or other structures operably recognized by a cell-targeting moiety. A cell surface target may comprise one or more such optionally substituted polypeptides, carbohydrates, nucleic acid, sterol or lipids in complexes, for example heteromultimeric proteins, glycan-substituted heteromultimeric proteins, or other complexes, such as the complex of a peptide with a major histocompatibility complex antigen. A cell surface target may exist in a form operably linked to the target cell through another binding intermediary. A cell surface target may be created by some intervention to modify particular cells with an optionally substituted small molecule, polypeptide, carbohydrate, nucleic acid, sterol or lipid. For example a cell surface target may be created by the administration of a species that binds to a cell of interest and thereby affords a binding surface for any of the protoxins, protoxin activators, protoxin proactivators or proactivator activators of the present invention. 
     The term “targeted cell” or “target cell” is used herein to refer to any cell that expresses at least two cell surface targets, which are the intended targets of one or more protoxins or protoxin activators or protoxin proactivators or proactivator activators. 
     The phrase “non toxic to a target cell” is used herein to refer to compositions that, when contacted with a target cell (i.e., the target cell to which the cell-targeting moiety of the protoxin activator is directed) under the conditions of use described in the present invention, do not significantly destroy or inhibit the growth of a target cell, that is do not reduce the proportion of viable cells in a target population, or the proportion of dividing cells in a target population, or the total proportion of cells in a target population by more than 50%, or 10%, or 1% or 0.1% under the preferred conditions of use. This phrase does not include fusion proteins that, when administered to a subject or contacted with a target cell, become activated by an endogenous factor, rendering them toxic to a target cell. By “target population” is meant cells that express targets for the cell targeting moieties of the present invention. 
     The term “natively activatable” as used herein refers to a composition or state that can be converted from an inactive form to an active form by the action of natural factors or environmental variables on, in, or in the vicinity of a target cell. In one embodiment “natively activatable” refers to toxins or protoxin activators that, either as a consequence of modification on a modifiable activation moiety, or not, have the property of being converted from an inactive form to an active form as a result of natural factors on, in, or in the vicinity of a target cell. In one embodiment, the natively activatable protein possesses a cleavage site for a ubiquitously distributed protease such as a furin/kexin protease. In another embodiment, the natively activatable protein possesses a cleavage site for a target cell-specific protease, such as a tumor-enriched protease. In yet another embodiment, the natively activatable protein can be activated by low pH in, on, or in the vicinity of, a target cell. In another embodiment, the natively activatable protein possesses a post-translational modification that is removable by an enzyme found in, on, or in the vicinity of a target cell. In another embodiment the natively activatable protein posesses a modifiable activation moiety that can be modified by an enzyme found in, on, or in the vicinity of a target cell. Examples of such non-protease enzymes include phosphatases, nucleases, and glycohydrolases. 
     The phrase “substantially promote” as used herein means to improve the referenced action or activity by 50%, or by 100%, or by 300%, or by 700% or more. 
     The term “natively targetable toxin” as used herein refers to a toxins that possess native cell-targeting moieties that permit the toxin to bind to cell surface targets. 
     The term “bacterial toxin” refers to a toxin that is selected from a repertoire that comprises at least 339 members including natural variants, serotypes, isoforms, and allelic forms, of which at least 160 are from Gram-positive bacteria and 179 are from Gram-negative bacteria. Most are extracellular or cell-associated and the rest are intracellular. Many bacterial toxins are enzymes, including ADP-ribosyltransferases, phospholipases, adenylate cyclases, metalloproteases, RNA N-glycosidase, glucosyl transferases, deamidases, proteases, and deoxyribonucleases (Alouf and Popoff, Eds. “The Comprehensive Sourcebook of Bacterial Protein Toxins, 3 rd  Ed.” Academic Press. 2006). 
     The term “intracellular bacterial toxin” refers to bacterial toxins that enter cells through various trafficking pathways and act on targets in the intracellular compartment of eukaryotic cells. 
     The term “activatable AB toxin” as used herein refers to any protein that comprises a cell-targeting and translocation domain (B domain) as well as a biologically active domain (A domain) and that requires the action of an endogenous target cell protease on an activation sequence to substantially promote their toxic effect. AB toxins have the capability to intoxicate target cells without requirement for accessory proteins or protein-delivery structures such as the type III secretion system of gram negative bacteria. AB toxins typically contain a site that is sensitive to the action of ubiquitous furin/kexin-like proteases, and must undergo cleavage to become activated. According to the present invention, the term “activatable AB toxin” is meant to include modified AB toxins in which the endogenous cell-targeting domain is replaced by one or more heterologous cell-targeting moiety or in which one or more heterologous cell-targeting moiety is added to an intact endogenous cell-targeting domain, and the activation sequence is replaced with a modifiable activation moiety that may be modified by an exogenous activator. 
     The term “ribosome-inactivating protein” or “RIP” as used herein refers to enzymes that trigger the catalytic inactivation of ribosomes and other substrates. Such toxins are present in a large number of plants and have been found also in fungi, algae and bacteria. RIPs are currently classified as belonging to one of two types: type 1, comprising a single polypeptide chain with enzymatic activity, and type 2, comprising two distinct polypeptide chains, an. A chain equivalent to the polypeptide of a type 1 RIPs and a B chain with lectin activity. Type 2 RIPs known in the art may be represented by the formulae A-B, (A-B) 2 , (A-B) 4  and or by polymeric forms comprising multiple B chains per A chain. Linkage of the A chain with B chain is through a disulfide bond. The toxic activity of RIPs is due to translational inhibition, a consequence of the hydrolysis of an N-glycosidic bond of a specific adenine base in a highly conserved loop region of the 28 S rRNA of the eukaryotic ribosome (Girbes et al, Mini Rev. Med. Chem. 4(5):461-76 (2004)). 
     The term “ADP-ribosylating toxin” refers to enzymes that transfer the ADP ribose moiety of β-NAD +  to a eukaryotic target protein. This process impairs essential functions of target cells, leading to cytostasis or cytotoxicity. Examples of bacterial ADP-ribosylating toxins include Diphtheria toxin,  Pseudomonas aeruginosa  exotoxin A,  P. aeruginosa  cytotoxic exotoxin S, pertussis toxin, cholera toxin, and heat-labile enterotoxins LT-I and LT-II from  E. coil  (Krueger and Barbieri, Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 8:34-47 (1995)). Examples of nonbacterial ADP-ribosylating toxins include the DNA ADP-ribosylating enzymes pierisin-1, pierisin-2, CARP-1 and the related toxins of the clams Ruditapes philippinarum and Corbicula japonica (Nakano et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 103(37):13652-7 (2006)). In addition, the application of in silico analyses have allowed the prediction of putative ADP-ribosylating toxins (Pallen et al. Trends Microbiol. 9:302-307 (2001). 
     ADP-ribosylating toxins of the present invention include those that can induce their own translocation across the target cell membranes, herein referred to as “autonomously acting ADP-ribosylating toxins,” which have no requirement for a type III secretion system or similar structure expressed by bacteria to convey the translocation of the toxin into the host cytoplasm by an injection pilus or related structure. Such autonomously acting ADP-ribosylating toxins can be modified with respect to their activation moiety and cell-targeting moiety and produced by methods well known in the art. 
     The term “dermonecrotic toxin” or “DNT” as used herein refers to virulence factors known as  Bordetella  dermonecrotic toxin and described in  Bordetella  species such as, without limitation,  B. pertussis, B. parapertussis , or  B. bronchoseptica.    
     The term “cytotoxic necrotizing factor” or “CNF” or “CNF1” or “CNF2” or “CNFY” as used herein refers to any virulence factor known as a cytotoxic necrotizing factor and described in gram-negative species such as, without limitation,  Escherichia coli  or  Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.    
     The term “activatable ADP-ribosylating toxin” or “activatable ADPRT” as used herein refers to toxins that are functionally conserved enzymes produced by a variety of species that share the ability to transfer the ADP ribose moiety of β-NAD +  to a eukaryotic target protein and that require the action of an endogenous target cell protease on an activation sequence to substantially promote their toxic effect. This process impairs essential functions of target cells, leading to cytostasis or cytotoxicity. Examples of activatable bacterial ADPRTs are Diphtheria toxin,  Pseudomonas aeruginosa  exotoxin A, pertussis toxin, cholera toxin, and heat-labile enterotoxins LT-I and LT-II from  E. coli  (Krueger and Barbieri, Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 8:34-47 (1995); Holbourn et al. The FEBS J. 273:4579-4593(2006)). Examples of activatable nonbacterial ADP-ribosylating toxins include the DNA ADP-ribosylating enzymes from Cabbage butterfly,  Pieris Rapae  (Kanazawa et al Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 98:2226-2231 (2001)) and, by sequence homology,  Pieris brassicae  (Takamura-Enya et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 32:579-582 (2004)). 
     The term “activatable enzymatic toxin” refers to toxins that exert their toxic effect by enzymatic action and that require the action of an endogenous target cell protease on an activation sequence (e.g., a native or heterologous activation sequence) to substantially promote their toxic effect. The enzymatic action can be, for example and without limitation, an ADP-ribosyltransferase, a protease, a transglutaminase, a deamidase, a lipase, a phospholipase, a sphingomyelinase or a glycosyltransferase. 
     The term “pore-forming toxin” refers to toxins that create channels (pores) in the membrane of cells. The pore allows exchange of small molecules or ions between the extracellular and cytosolic space with an accompanying deleterious effect on the target cell incurred by such events as potassium efflux, sodium and calcium influx, the passage of essential small molecules through the membrane, cell lysis, or induced apoptosis. Some pore forming toxins are expressed as inactive toxins “protoxins” and become active only when modified in some manner at the cell surface while some pore-forming toxins require no modifications other than aggregation at the cell surface. 
     The term “activatable pore-forming toxins” refers to naturally occurring toxins that are expressed as inactive protoxins, and require an activation step in order for pore formation to occur. For example, many toxins require a furin cleavage event between a pro-domain and active pore-forming domain, essentially removing the pro-domain, in order for oligomerization and pore formation to occur. 
     Representative pore-forming toxins that require modification to become active include,  Aeromonas hydrophila  aerolysin,  Clostridium perfringens  ε-toxin,  Clostridium septicum  α-toxin,  Escherichia coil  prohaemolysin, hemolysins of  Vibrio cholerae , and  B. pertussis  AC toxin (CyaA). The eukaryotic pore-forming protein, perforin, is inactive during the synthetic stage and activated by cleaving off a prodomain during maturation inside CTL and NK cells. 
     The term “reengineered activatable pore-forming toxin” or “RAPFT” refers to pore-forming toxins that have been modified to target only specific cell types in the context of combinatorial targeting. Typically, pore-forming agents are not specifically targeted towards diseased cells but act on healthy cells. Pore-forming agents often bind to common cellular markers such as carbohydrate groups, membrane proteins, glycosyl phosphatidylinositol anchors, and cholesterol. RAPFTs still retain the the cytolytic pore-forming activity, but the cell recognition and activation sites have been modified to specifically target cells possessing the targeted combination of surface markers. 
     The embodiments described herein comprise but are not limited to two types modifications. The first is a modification of the native cell-targeting portion of the toxin in order to target a specific class of cells using one or more optionally substituted cell-targeting moieties. The second modification introduces a modifiable activation moiety that can affect the pore-forming ability of the protoxin. When paired with a second targeting principle that can modify the modifiable activation moiety in a manner that activates the pore-forming toxin or converts it to a form that can be natively activated, the RAPFT can cause rapid loss of ion and small molecule gradients causing increased permeability, cytolysis, or apoptosis. These embodiments are unique with respect to previously reported pore-forming immunotoxins in that the activity that can convert the protoxin to the active toxin need not be endogenous to the target cell (Buckley, MacKenzie. 2006. Patent WO2007056867A1, Buckley. 2003. Patent WO03018611A2). An exogenous modifying moiety must be brought to the target cell via a second interaction between one or more cell-targeting moieties and one or more cell surface targets. 
     The term “translocation domain” of a toxin as used herein refers to an optional domain of a toxin (for example, a naturally occurring or modified toxin) that is necessary for translocation into the cytoplasm or a cytoplasm-contiguous compartment an active domain of a toxin. Prior to translocation the active domain may be located on the cell surface, or may have been conveyed from the cell surface into an intracellular space excluded from the cytoplasm, for example a vesicular compartment such as the endosome, lysosome,  Golgi , or endoplasmic reticulum. Examples of such domains are the translocation domain of DT (residues 187-389) and the translocation domain of  Pseudomonas  exotoxin A (residues 253-364). Not all toxins contain translocation domains (e.g., pore forming toxins). 
     The term “Diphtheria toxin” or “DT” as used herein a protein selected from the family of protoxins, the prototype of which is a 535 amino acid polypeptide encoded by lysogenic bacteriophage of  Corynebacterium diphtheriae . The prototypical diphtheria toxin contains three domains: a catalytic domain (residues 1-186), a translocation domain (residues 187-389), and a cell-targeting moiety (residues 390-535). The catalytic domain and the translocation domain are linked through a furin cleavage site (residues 190-195: RVRR↓SV (SEQ ID NO:4). Diphtheria toxin binds to a widely expressed growth factor expressed on the cell surface via its cell-targeting moiety and is internalized into the endosomal compartment of the cell, where furin cleaves at RVRR↓SV and the catalytic domain is translocated to the cytosol. In the cytosol, the catalytic domain catalyzes ADP-ribosylation of elongation factor 2 (EF-2), thereby inhibiting protein synthesis and inducing cytotoxicity or cytostasis. 
     The terms “modified DT,” or “engineered DT” are used interchangeably herein to describe a recombinant or synthetic DT that is modified to confer amino acid sequence changes as compared with that of any natural DT, including extending, shortening, and replacing amino acid sequences within the original sequence. In particular, the terms may refer to DT proteins with sequence changes at the furin cleavage site to provide a modifiable activation moiety that is a recognition site for proteases other than furin, and/or DT fusion proteins with their native cell-targeting moiety removed or changed to other cell-targeting ligands. The term may also refer to DT with modifications such as glycosylation and PEGylation. 
     The term “DT fusion” as used herein refers to a fusion protein containing a DT or modified DT, for example, and a polypeptide that can bind to a targeted cell surface. The DT or modified DT is preferably located at the N-terminus of the fusion protein and the cell-targeting polypeptide attached to the C-terminus of the DT or modified DT. When discussed in the context of fusion toxins, “modified DT” may simply be referred to as “DT.” 
     The term “ Pseudomonas  exotoxin A,” “PE” or “PEA” as used herein refers to a protein selected from the family of protoxins, the prototype of which is an ADP-ribosyltransferase produced by  Pseudomonas aeruginosa . The prototypical PEA is a 638 amino acid protein and has the following domain organization: an N-terminus receptor binding moiety (residues 1-252), a translocation domain (residues 253-364) and a C-terminal catalytic domain (residues 405-613). PEA is internalized into eukaryotic cells via receptor-mediated endocytosis and transported to ER, where it was cleaved at the furin cleavage site (residues 276-281: RQPR↓GW (SEQ ID NO:5)). The catalytic domain is translocated into the cytosol, where it catalyzes ADP-ribosylation of EF2, resulting in cell killing. 
     The term “modified PEA” or “engineered PEA” are used interchangeably herein to describe a recombinant or synthetic PEA protein that is modified to confer amino acid sequence changes compared with that of natural PEA, including extending, shortening, and replacing amino acid sequences within the original sequence, addition of linkers, of modifiable activation moieties or cell-targeting moieties. In particular, the terms may refer to PEA proteins with sequence changes at the furin cleavage site to provide a modifiable activation moiety that is capable of being modified by a protoxin activator, and/or PEA fusion proteins with their native cell-targeting moieties removed or changed to therapeutically desirable cell-targeting moieties. The term may also refer to PEA with amino acid covalent modifications or containing unnatural amino acids and or variants derived by optional substitution with other moieties such as to induce glycosylation and/or PEGylation. The term may also refer to PEA with alterations to the C terminus to increase specificity or activity, for example to the C-terminal endoplasmic reticulum retention sequence, more specifically to consensus versions of such sequence and variants. 
     The term “PEA fusion” as used herein refers to a fusion protein containing a PEA or modified PEA, for example, and a cell-targeting moiety that can bind to a targeted cell surface. The PEA or modified PEA is preferably located at the C-terminus of the fusion protein and the cell-targeting moiety is preferably attached to the N-terminus of the PEA or modified PE. When discussed in the context of fusion toxins, “modified PEA” may simply be referred to as “PEA”. 
     The term “ Vibrio Cholerae  exotoxin A” or “VCE” as used herein refers to a protein selected from the family of protoxins, the prototype of which is a diphthamide-specific toxin encoded by the toxA gene of  Vibrio cholerae . The prototypical VCE possesses a conserved DT-like ADP-ribosylation domain, and adopts an overall domain structure very similar to that of  Pseudomonas  exotoxin A (PEA), with moderate amino acid sequence identity (˜33%). Like PEA, the VCE possesses an N-terminal cell-targeting moiety, followed by a translocation domain and a C-terminal ADP-ribosyltransferase. A putative furin cleavage site (RKPK↓DL (SEQ ID NO:6)) is located near the N-terminus of the putative translocation domain. 
     The term “modified VCE”, “modified VCE”, or “engineered VCE” are used interchangeably herein to describe a recombinant or synthetic VCE protein that is modified to confer amino acid sequence changes as compared with that of VCE, including extending, shortening, and replacing amino acid sequences within the original sequence. In particular, the terms may refer to VCE proteins with sequence changes at the furin cleavage site to provide a mutated sequence that is a recognition site for proteases other than furin, and/or VCE fusion proteins with their native cell-targeting moiety removed or changed to cell-targeting ligands. The term may also refer to VCE with amino acid covalent modifications such as glycosylation and PEGylation. 
     The term “VCE fusion” as used herein refers to a fusion protein containing a VCE or modified VCE, for example, and a polypeptide that can bind to a targeted cell surface. The VCE or modified VCE is preferably located at the C-terminus of the fusion protein and the cell-targeting polypeptide attached to the N-terminus of the VCE or modified VCE. When discussed in the context of fusion toxins, “modified VCE” may simply be referred to as “VCE.” 
     The terms “proaerolysin” or “aerolysin” as used herein refers a protein selected from the family of bacterial pore forming toxin encoded by  Aeromonas  species, the prototype of which is a pore-forming toxin from  Aeromonas hydrophila . The prototypical proaerolysin is composed of four domains: N-terminus Domain 1 (residues 1-82) that can bind to N-linked glycan of its glycosylated GPI-anchored receptors, Domain 2 (residues 83-178 &amp; 311-398) that binds to the glycan core of the GPI-anchor, and non-contiguous Domains 3 and 4 (residues 179-470) that are involved in heptamerization and pore formation. Located at the C-terminus of Domain 4 is a propeptide that is sensitive to furin cleavage at its recognition sequence just upstream (residues 427-432 KVRR↓AR (SEQ ID NO:7)). Furin removal of the propeptide promotes formation of a ring-like heptamer structure, which insert into a lipid membrane to form a pore and cause cell death. Domain I is also known as the small lobe, and Domains 2, 3, and 4 as a whole are known as the large lobe. 
     The terms “modified aerolysin”, or “engineered aerolysin” are used interchangeably herein to describe a recombinant or synthetic aerolysin protein that is modified to confer amino acid sequence changes as compared with that of aerolysin, including extending, shortening, and replacing amino acid sequences within the original sequence. In particular, the terms may refer to aerolysin proteins with sequence changes at the furin cleavage site to provide a mutated sequence that is a recognition site for proteases other than furin, and/or aerolysin fusion proteins with the native cell-targeting moiety 1 (small lobe) removed or changed to cell-targeting ligands. The term may also refer to aerolysin with amino acid covalent modifications such as glycosylation and PEGylation. The term may also refer to functional fragments of aerolysin. 
     The term “aerolysin fusion” as used herein refers to a fusion protein containing an aerolysin or modified aerolysin, for example, and a polypeptide that can bind to a targeted cell surface. The aerolysin or modified aerolysin is preferably located at the C-terminus of the fusion protein and the cell-targeting polypeptide attached to the N-terminus of the aerolysin or modified aerolysin. When discussed in the context of fusion toxins, “modified aerolysin” may simply be referred to as “aerolysin.” 
     The term “protoxin activator” is meant to include a protein that modifies a protoxin such that the toxin becomes able to inhibit cell growth or to cause cell death. 
     The term “modification domain” as used herein refers to a polypeptide that selectively modifies a selectively modifiable activation domain on a target molecule. Such modification is meant to include modification of the polypeptide structure of the target molecule or the addition or removal of a chemical moiety. Examples of modification domains are polypeptides that contain protease activity, phosphatase activity, kinase activity, and other modifications as described herein. 
     The term “enzyme” as used herein refers to a catalyst that mediates a specific chemical modification (i.e., the addition, removal, or substitution of a chemical component) of a “substrate”. The term enzyme is meant to include proteases, phophatases, kinases, or other chemical modifications as described herein. 
     The term “substrate” as used herein refers to the specific molecule, or portion of a molecules, that is recognized and chemically modified by a particular enzyme. 
     The term “protease” as used herein refers to compositions that possess proteolytic activity, and preferably those that can recognize and cleave certain peptide sequences specifically. In one particular embodiment, the specific recognition site is equal to or longer than that of the native furin cleavage sequence of four amino acids, thus providing activation stringency comparable to, or greater than, that of native toxins. A protease may be a native, engineered, or synthetic molecule having the desired proteolytic activity. Proteolytic specificity can be enhanced by genetic mutation, in vitro modification, or addition or subtraction of binding moieties that control activity. 
     The term “heterologous” as used herein refers to a composition or state that is not native or naturally found, for example, that may be achieved by replacing an existing natural composition or state with one that is derived from another source. Thus replacement of a naturally existing, for example, furin-sensitive, cleavage site with the cleavage site for another enzyme, constitutes the replacement of the native site with a heterologous site. Similarly the expression of a protein in an organism other than the organism in which that protein is naturally expressed constitutes a heterologous expression system and a heterologous protein. 
     The term “exogenous” as used herein refers to any protein that is not operably present in, on, or in the vicinity of, a targeted host cell. By operably present it is meant that the protein, if present, is not present in a form that allows it to act in the way that the therapeutically supplied protein is capable of acting. Examples of protoxin-activating moiety that may be present but not operably present include, for example, intracellular proteases, phosphatases or ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolases, which are not operably present because they are in a different compartment than the therapeutically supplied protease, phosphatase or ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase (which when therapeutically supplied is either present on the surface of the cell or in a vesicular compartment topologically equivalent to the exterior of the cell) and cannot act on the protoxin in a way that would cause its activation. A protein may also be present but not operably present if it is found in such low quantities as not to significantly affect the rate of activation of the protoxin or protoxin proactivator, for example to provide a form not operably found in, on, or in the vicinity of, a targeted cell in a proportion of greater than 10%, or greater than 1%, or greater than 0.1% of the proportion that can be achieved by exogenous supply of a minimum therapeutically effective dose. As a further non-limiting example, replacement of a furin-sensitive site in a therapeutic protein with a site for a protease naturally found operably present on, in, or In the vicinity of a targeted host cell constitutes a heterologous replacement that can be acted on by an endogenous protease. Replacement of a furin-sensitive site in a therapeutic protein with a site for a protease not naturally found operably present in the vicinity of a targeted host cell constitutes a heterologous replacement that can be acted on by an exogenous protease. 
     The term “PEGylation” refers to covalent or noncovalent modifications of proteins with polyethylene glycol polymers of various sizes and geometries, such as linear, branched and dendrimer and may refer to block copolymers incorporating polyethylene glycol polymers or modified polymers with additional functionality, such as may be useful for the therapeutic action of a modified toxin. For example a polyethylene glycol moiety may join a modifiable activation sequence to an optional inhibitor sequence or may join one or more cell-targeting moieties to a modified toxin. Many strategies for PEGylating proteins in a manner that is consistent with retention of activity of the conjugated protein have been described in the art. These include conjugation to a free thiol such as a cysteine by alkylation or Michael addition, attachment to the N-terminus by acylation or reductive alkylation, attachment to the side chain amino groups of lysine residues, attachment to glutamine residues using transglutaminase, attachment to the N-terminus by native ligation or Staudinger ligation, or attachment to endogenous glycans, such as N-linked glycans or O-liked glycans. Numerous glycan addition strategies are known, including hydrazone formation with aldehydes generated by periodate oxidation, Staudinger ligation with glycan azides incorporated by metabolic labeling, and glycan substitution technology. Examples of noncovalent modification include the reaction of a high affinity ligand-substituted PEG with a protein domain binding such ligand, as for example the reaction of a biotin-substituted PEG moiety with a streptavidin or avidin fusion protein. 
     The term “PEG” refers to an optionally substituted polyethylene glycol moiety that may exist in various sizes and geometries, such as linear, branched or dendrimer and may refer to block copolymers or modified polymers with additional functionality, such as may be useful for the therapeutic action of a modified toxin. The number of optionally substituted or unsubstituted ethylene glycol moieties in a PEG moiety is at least two. 
     The term “PEGylated” refers to a composition that has undergone reversible or irreversible attachment of a PEG moiety. 
     The term “thiol-specific PEGylation” refers to attachment of an optionally substituted thiol-reactive PEG moiety to one or more thiol groups of a protein or protein substituent. The target of thiol-directed PEGylation can be a cysteine residue, or a thiol group introduced by chemical reaction, such as by the reaction of iminothiolane with lysine epsilon amino groups or N-terminal alpha amino or imino groups. A number of highly specific chemistries have been developed for thiol-directed PEGylation, i.e., PEG-ortho-pyridyl-disulfide, PEG-maleimide, PEG-vinylsulfone, and PEG-iodoacetamide. In addition to the type of thiol specific conjugation chemistry, commercially available thiol-reactive PEGs also vary in terms of size, linear or branched, and different end groups including hydroxyl, carboxylic acid, methoxy, or other alkoxy groups. 
     The term “carboxyl-reactive PEGylation” refers to the reaction of a protein or protein substituent with an optionally substituted PEG moiety capable of reacting with a carboxyl group, such as a glutamate or aspartate side chain or the C-terminus of a protein. The carboxyl groups of a protein can be subjected to carboxyl-reactive PEGylation using PEG-hydrazide when the carboxyl groups are activated by coupling agents such as N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) at acidic pH. 
     The term “amine-reactive PEGylation” refers to the reaction of a protein or protein substituent with an optionally substituted PEG moiety capable of reacting with an amine, such as a primary amine or a secondary amine. A common route for amine-reactive PEGylation of proteins is to use a PEG containing a functional group that reacts with lysines and/or an N-terminal amino or imino group (Roberts et al. Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 54(4):459-476 (2002)). Examples of amine-reactive PEGs include PEG dichlorotriazine, PEG tresylate, PEG succinimidyl carbonate, PEG benzotriazole carbonate, PEG p-nitrophenyl carbonate, PEG carbonylimidazole, PEG succinimidyl succinate, PEG propionaldehyde, PEG acetaldehyde, and PEG N-hydroxysuccinimide. 
     The term “N-terminal PEGylation” refers to attachment of an optionally substituted PEG moiety to the amino terminus of a protein. Preferred protein fusions or protein hybrids for N-terminal PEGylation have at least one N-terminal amino group. N-terminal PEGylation can be carried out by reaction of an amine-reactive PEG with a protein, or by reaction of a thioester-terminated PEG with an N-terminal cysteine in the reaction known as native chemical ligation, or by reaction of a hydrazide, hydrazine or hydroxylamine terminated PEG with an N terminal aldehyde formed by periodate oxidation of an N-terminal serine or threonine residue. Preferably, a PEG-protein conjugate contains 1-5 PEG substituents, and may be optimized experimentally. Multiple attachments may occur if the protein is exposed to PEGylation reagents in excess. Reaction conditions, including protein:PEG ratio, pH, and incubation time and temperature may be adjusted to limit the number and/or sites of the attachments. Modification at active site(s) within a fusion protein may be prevented by conducting PEGylation in the presence of a substrate, reversible inhibitor, or a binding protein. A fusion protein with the desired number of PEG substitutions may also be obtained by isolation from a more complex PEGylated fusion protein mixture using column chromatography fractionation. 
     The term “unnatural amino acid-reactive PEGylation” refers to the reaction of a protein or protein substituent with an optionally substituted PEG moiety capable of reacting with unnatural amino acids bearing reactive functional groups that may be introduced into a protein at certain sites utilizing modified tRNAs. In particular, para-azidophenylalanine and azidohomoalanine may be specifically incorporated into proteins by expression in yeast (Deiters et al. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 14(23):5743-5 (2004)) and in  E. coli  (Kiick et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 99(1):19-24 (2002)), respectively. These azide modified residues can selectively react with an alkyne derivatized PEG reagent to allow site specific PEGylation. 
     The term “glycan-reactive PEGylation” refers to the reaction of a protein or protein substituent with an optionally substituted PEG moiety capable of reacting with a glycosylated protein and the proteins containing N-terminus serine or threonine may be PEGylated followed by selective oxidation. Carbohydrate side chains may be oxidized enzymatically, or chemically using sodium periodate to generate reactive aldehyde groups. N-terminus serine or threonine may similarly undergo periodate oxidation to afford a glyoxylyl derivative. Both aldehyde and glyoxylyl groups can selectively react with PEG-hydrazine or PEG-amine. 
     The term “enzyme-catalyzed PEGylation” refers to the reaction of a protein or protein substituent with an optionally substituted PEG moiety through one or more enzyme catalyzed reactions. One such approach is to use transglutaminases, a family of proteins that catalyze the formation of a covalent bond between a free amine group and the gamma-carboxamide group of protein- or peptide-bound glutamine. Examples of this family of proteins include transglutaminases of many different origins, including thrombin, factor XIII, and tissue transglutaminase from human and animals. A preferred embodiment comprises the use of a microbial transglutaminase, to catalyze a conjugation reaction between a protein substrate containing a glutamine residue embedded within a peptide sequence of LLQG (SEQ ID NO:8) and a PEGylating reagent containing a primary amino group (Sato Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 54(4):487-504 (2002)). Another example is to use a sortase to induce the same conjugation. Accordingly a substituted PEG moiety is provided that is endowed with LPXTG (SEQ ID NO:2) or NPQTN (SEQ ID NO:3), respectively for sortase A and sortase B, and a second moiety such as a polypeptide containing the dipeptide GG or GK at the N-terminus, or a primary amine group, or the dipeptide GG or GK attached to a linker, and said sortase A or sortase B is then provided to accomplish the joining of the PEG moiety to the second moiety. Alternatively, said LPXTG (SEQ ID NO:2) or NPQTN (SEQ ID NO:3) can be provided at the C-terminus of a polypeptide to be modified and the PEG moiety can be supplied that is substituted with a GG or GK or a primary amine, and the sortase reaction performed. 
     The term “glycoPEGylation” refers to the reaction of a protein with an optionally substituted PEG moiety through enzymatic GalNAc glycosylation at specific serine and threonine residues in proteins expressed in a prokaryotic host, followed by enzymatic transfer of sialic acid conjugated PEG to the introduced GalNAc (Defrees et al. Glycobiology. 16(9):833-843 (2006)). 
     The term “intein-mediated PEGylation” refers to the reaction of a protein with an optionally substituted PEG moiety through an intein domain that may be attached to the C-terminus of the protein to be PEGylated, and is subsequently treated with a cysteine terminated PEG to afford PEGylated protein. Such intein-mediated protein conjugation reactions are promoted by the addition of thiophenol or triarboxylethylphosphine (Wood, et al., Bioconjug. Chem. 15(2):366-372 (2004)). 
     The term “reversible PEGylation” refers to the reaction of a protein or protein substituent with an optionally substituted PEG moiety through a linker that can be cleaved or eliminated, liberating the PEG moiety. Preferable forms of reversible PEGylation involve the use of linkers that are susceptible to various activities present at the cell surface or in intracellular compartments, and allow the useful prolongation of plasma half-life and/or reduction of immunogenicity while still permitting the internalized or cell-surface-bound protoxin or protoxin proactivator or proactivator activator to carry out their desired action without inhibition or impediment by the PEG substitution. Examples of reversible PEGylation linkers include linkers susceptible to the action of cathepsins, furin/kexin proteases, and lysosomal hydrolases such as neuraminidases, nucleases and glycol hydrolases. 
     The term “administering” and “co-administering” as used herein refer to the application of two or more fusion proteins, simultaneously and/or sequentially to an organism in need of treatment. The sequential order, time interval, and relative quantity of the application may be varied to achieve an optimized selective cytotoxic or cytostatic effect. It may be preferable to use one agent in large excess, or to use two agents in similar quantities. One agent may be applied significantly before the addition of the second agent, or they may be applied in closer intervals or at the same time. In addition administering and co-administering may include injection or delivery from more than one site, for example by injection into two different anatomical locations or by delivery by more than one modality, such as by aerosol and intravenous injection, or by intravenous and intramuscular injection. 
     The term “selective killing” is used herein to refer to the killing, destroying, or inhibiting of more cells of one particular population than another, e.g., by a margin of 99:1 or above, 95:5 or above, 90:10 or above, 85:15 or above, 80:20 or above, 75:25 or above, 70:30 or above, 65:35 or above, or 60:40 or above. 
     The term “destroying or inhibiting a target cell” is used herein to refer to reducing the rate of cellular division (cytostasis) or causing cell death (cytotoxicity) of a particular cell type (e.g., a cell expressing the desired cell surface targets). Cytostasis or cytotoxicity may be achieved, for example, by the induction of differentiation of the cell, apoptosis of the cell, death by necrosis of the cell, or impairment of the processes of cellular division. 
     The term “glycosylation” refers to covalent modifications of proteins with carbohydrates. Glycosylation can be achieved through N-glycosylation or O-glycosylation. An introduction of consensus N-linked glycosylation sites may be preferred when the proteins are to be produced in a mammalian cell line or cell lines that create a glycosylation pattern that are innocuous to humans. 
     Human “granzyme B” (GrB) is a member of the granzyme family of serine proteases known to be involved in apoptosis. Specifically, GrB has been shown to cleave only a limited number of natural substrates, e.g., pro-caspase-3 and Bid. It has been shown that GrB is an enzyme with high substrate sequence specificity because of the requirement for interactions with an extended peptide sequence in the substrate for efficient catalysis, i.e., a consensus recognition sequence of IEPD (SEQ ID NO:9). GrB is a single chain and single domain serine protease and is synthesized in a pro-form, which is activated by removal of the two amino acid pro-peptide by dipeptidyl peptidase I (DPPI (SEQ ID NO:10). In the present invention, the term GrB for example refers to the mature form, i.e., the form without the propeptide. 
     Human “Granzyme M” (GrM) is another member of the granzyme family of serine proteases that is specifically found in granules of natural killer cells and is implicated in the induction of target cell death. It has been shown that GrM is an enzyme with high substrate sequence specificity because of the requirement for interactions with at least four amino acids in the peptide substrate for efficient catalysis, i.e., a preferred recognition sequence of KVPL (SEQ ID NO:11). 
     The term “potyviral protease” refers to any of a variety of proteases encoded by members of the plant virus family Potyviridae and exhibiting high cleavage specificity. “Potyviral protease” encompasses the natural proteases as well as engineered variants generated by genetic mutation or chemical modification. The term “tobacco etch virus protease” or “TEV protease” refers to natural or engineered variants of a 27 kDa cysteine protease exhibiting stringent sequence specificity. It is widely used in biotechnology for removal of affinity tags of recombinant proteins. TEV protease recognizes a seven amino acid recognition sequence EXXYXQ↓S/G (SEQ ID NO:12), where X is any residue. 
     The term “picornaviral protease” refers to any of a variety of proteases encoded by members of the animal virus family Picornaviridae and exhibiting high cleavage specificity. “picornaviral protease” encompasses the natural proteases as well as engineered variants generated by genetic mutation or chemical or enzymatic modification. The term “human Rhinovirus 3C consensus protease” refers to a synthetic picornaviral protease that is created by choice of a consensus sequence derived from multiple examples of specific rhinoviral proteases. 
     The term “retroviral protease” refers to any of a variety of proteases encoded by members of the virus family Retroviridae. “HIV protease” encompasses the natural proteases as well as engineered variants generated by genetic mutation or chemical or enzymatic modification. 
     The term “coronaviral protease” refers to any of a variety of proteases encoded by members of the animal virus family Coronaviridae and exhibiting high cleavage specificity. “coronaviral protease” encompasses the natural proteases as well as engineered variants generated by genetic mutation or chemical or enzymatic modification. The term “SARS protease” refers to a coronaviral protease encoded by any of the members of the family Coronaviridae inducing the human syndrome SARS. 
     By “substantially identical” is meant a nucleic acid or amino acid sequence that, when optimally aligned, for example using the methods described below, share at least 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% sequence identity with a second nucleic acid or amino acid sequence, e.g., a SAA sequence. “Substantial identity” may be used to refer to various types and lengths of sequence, such as full-length sequence, epitopes or immunogenic peptides, functional domains, coding and/or regulatory sequences, exons, introns, promoters, and genomic sequences. Percent identity between two polypeptides or nucleic acid sequences is determined in various ways that are within the skill in the art, for instance, using publicly available computer software such as Smith Waterman Alignment (Smith, T. F. and M. S. Waterman (1981) J Mol Biol 147:195-7); “BestFit” (Smith and Waterman, Advances in Applied Mathematics, 482-489 (1981)) as incorporated into GeneMatcher Plus™, Schwarz and Dayhof (1979) Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, Dayhof, M. O., Ed pp 353-358; BLAST program (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool; (Altschul, S. F., W. Gish, et al. (1990) J Mol Biol 215: 403-10), BLAST-2, BLAST-P, BLAST-N, BLAST-X, WU-BLAST-2, ALIGN, ALIGN-2, CLUSTAL, or Megalign (DNASTAR) software. In addition, those skilled in the art can determine appropriate parameters for measuring alignment, including any algorithms needed to achieve maximal alignment over the length of the sequences being compared. In general, for proteins or nucleic acids, the length of comparison can be any length, up to and including full length (e.g., 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, or 100%). Conservative substitutions typically include substitutions within the following groups: glycine, alanine; valine, isoleucine, leucine; aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, glutamine; serine, threonine; lysine, arginine; and phenylalanine, tyrosine. 
     By the term “cancer cell” is meant a component of a cell population characterized by inappropriate accumulation in a tissue. This inappropriate accumulation may be the result of a genetic or epigenetic variation that occurs in one or more cells of the cell population. This genetic or epigenetic variation causes the cells of the cell population to grow faster, die slower, or differentiate slower than the surrounding, normal tissue. The term “cancer cell” as used herein also encompasses cells that support the growth or survival of a malignant cell. Such supporting cells may include fibroblasts, vascular or lymphatic endothelial cells, inflammatory cells or co-expanded nonneoplastic cells that favor the growth or survival of the malignant cell. The term “cancer cell” is meant to include cancers of hematopoietic, epithelial, endothelial, or solid tissue origin. The term “cancer cell” is also meant to include cancer stem cells. The cancer cells targeted by the fusion proteins of the invention include those set forth in Table 1. 
     A major limitation of all previously described approaches to targeting cells is their reliance on endogenous proteases, which may not be present on all tumors, or may be present in inadequate abundance, or may be shed in substantial quantities, leading to nonspecific activation of the toxin. The present invention differs from existing methods by its independence from endogenous tumor proteases. The combinatorial toxins of the present invention can be used on tumor cells or other undesired cells that have no appropriate endogenous protease activity. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a schematic depiction of expression cassettes for GrB-anti-CD19 and DT-anti-CD5 fusion proteins. GrB-anti-CD19 was produced from 293ETN cells as secreted protein and an N-terminal FLAG tag (N), which was removed by enterokinase to yield an enzymatically active fusion protein. Mature human Granzyme B and anti-CD19 ScFv are linked via a (G 4 S) 3  linker (L). A polyhistidine tag (H) is added to the C-terminus of anti-CD19 ScFv for detection and purification. Expression of DT-anti-CD5 fusion protein is driven by the AOX1 promoter. The fusion protein is constructed in a form to be secreted into culture media by attachment of the yeast α factor signal peptide at the N-terminus (S). The α factor signal peptide is removed by protease Kex2 during the process of secretion. The endogenous furin cleavage site of the DT gene is replaced by a granzyme B cleavage site (IEPD↓SG (SEQ ID NO:13)) or an HRV 3C protease cleavage site (ALFQ↓GP (SEQ ID NO:14)). The toxin moiety and anti-CD5 ScFv are linked via a (G 4 S 3 ) linker (L). A polyhistidine tag (H) is present at the C-terminus of anti-CD5 ScFv for detection and purification. 
         FIG. 1B  is an electrophoretic gel showing cleavage of DT-anti-CD5 fusion protein by granzyme B proteolytic activity. Purified DT-anti-CD5 fusion protein with an additional N-terminal FLAG tag was incubated with either mouse granzyme B or purified GrB-anti-CD19 fusion protein at room temperature overnight. Reaction products were separated by 4-12% SDS-PAGE and immunoblotted with anti-FLAG antibody. Full length protein and cleaved products are indicated by arrows. 
         FIG. 1C  is an electrophoretic gel showing cleavage of DT-anti-CD5 with a granzyme B site (lanes 1 to 4) or an HRV 3C protease site (lanes 5 to 8) with various proteases. Reactions were carried out at room temperature overnight. The products were detected with anti-His tag antibody. Full length protein and cleaved products are indicated by arrows. Asterisks in lanes 3 and 7 indicate unknown proteins present in the HRV 3C protease sample. G: granzyme B; 3C: HRV 3C protease; F: furin. 
         FIG. 2  shows generation of the reporter cell line. Cultured cells from sorted CD5 expressing Raji cells (CD5 + Raji) were analyzed by cytometry for CD5 and CD19 expression. The Raji cells only express CD19, whereas CD5 + Raji cells express both CD5 and CD19. 
         FIG. 3A  is a graph showing GrB-anti-CD19 alone was not toxic to cells. The cells were incubated with GrB-anti-CD19 at the concentrations indicated below the graph. The relative cytotoxicity of the fusion proteins in comparison to buffer treated controls was determined by [ 3 H]-leucine uptake. 
         FIG. 3B  is a graph showing DT-anti-CD5 selectively kills CD5 + Raji cells in the presence of GrB-anti-CD19. The cells were treated with 1.3 nM GrB-anti-CD19 and various concentrations of DT-anti-CD5. Nonlinear regression analysis was performed using the GraphPad Prism 4 program. 
         FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B  are graphs showing cytotoxicity assays to determine the EC50 of GrB-anti-CD19 in the presence of fixed concentrations of DT-anti-CD5 (0.3 nM, 1.0 nM, and 3.0 nM) using non-target Raji cells ( FIG. 4A ) and target CD5 + Raji cells ( FIG. 4B ). Nonlinear regression analysis was performed using the GraphPad Prism 4 program. 
         FIG. 5  is a graph showing cytotoxicity assays to determine the EC50 of DT-anti-CD5 in the presence of a fixed concentration of GrB-anti-CD19 (2 nM) using CD5 + Raji cells. Nonlinear regression analysis was performed using the GraphPad Prism 4 program. 
         FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 6B  are graphs showing that the combination of DT-anti-CD5 and GrB-anti-CD19 is selectively toxic to CD19 + Jurkat cells. The relative cytotoxicity of the fusion protein(s) in comparison to buffer treated controls was determined by [ 3 H]-leucine uptake.  FIG. 6A , Jurkat or CD19 +  Jurkat cells were incubated with 1.0 nM GrB-anti-CD19 and various concentrations of DT-anti-CD5 as shown in the graph.  FIG. 6B , Jurkat or CD19 + Jurkat cells were pre-treated with 1.0 nM GrB-anti-CD19 at 4° C. for 30 min. GrB-anti-CD19 was then washed away, replaced with a medium with or without 10 nM DT-anti-CD5, and incubated at 37° C. for 20 hours. For control experiments, cells were treated with 10 nM DT-anti-CD5±1.0 nM GrB-anti-CD19 and incubated at 37° C. for 20 hours. 
         FIG. 7A  is a schematic depiction of anti-CD5-PE and DT-anti-CD5 fusion proteins. Artificially synthesized PE gene was fused with the anti-CD5 ScFv gene used in the construction of DT-anti-CD5. Several key features of anti-CD5-PE, including a granzyme B site that replaces the furin site of PE, a C-terminal 6 His tag (H), an N-terminal FLAG tag (N), and an ER retention signal (KDEL (SEQ ID NO:15)) are shown. 
         FIG. 7B  and  FIG. 7C  are photographs showing 4-12% gradient SDS-PAGE analysis of purified anti-CD5-PE and proteolytic products after mouse GrB treatment, respectively. Anti-CD5-PE was expressed in  E. coli  and was purified from the inclusion body. After refolding, the protein was further purified by gel filtration (Sephadex 75) or by using M2 anti-FLAG tag antibody beads. The refolded anti-CD5-PE is incubated with mouse granzyme B digestion at 30° C. for 3 hours. 
         FIG. 8  is graph showing the use of anti-CD5-PE in the context of combinatorial targeting. Cytotoxicity assays were performed with 1.0 nM GrB-anti-CD19 and various concentrations of anti-CD5-PE using four different cell lines, among them CD5 + Raji and CD5 + JVM3 as target cell lines and Raji and JVM3 as non-target cell lines. Nonlinear regression data analysis was performed as described above. Selective killing of the target cell lines was observed. 
         FIG. 9A  is a sequence alignment showing the sequence comparison of  pseudomonas  exotoxin A (PE) (SEQ ID NO:16) with a PE-like toxin from a  Vibrio Cholerae  environmental isolate (SEQ ID NO:17) TP using BLAST. 
         FIG. 9B  is a table showing an analysis of overall sequence identity between PE and VCE as well as sequence identity of individual domains of PE and VCE. 
         FIG. 9C  is a sequence alignment showing the sequence of the putative furin cleavage site in VCE (SEQ ID NO:18) in comparison with the furin cleavage sites of PE (SEQ ID NO:19) and DT (SEQ ID NO:20). Residues that are critical for efficient in vitro furin cleavage are highlighted in gray. 
         FIG. 10A  is a schematic depiction of anti-CD5-VCE. For comparison, the structure of anti-CD5-PE is also shown. 
         FIG. 10B  is a photograph showing a 4-12% SDS-PAGE analysis of purified anti-CD5-VCE and anti-CD5-PE visualized by Coomassie Blue staining. Expression, purification, and refolding of anti-CD5-VCE were carried out following the same protocol that produced functional anti-CD5-PE. 
         FIG. 11  is a graph showing cytotoxicity assay results of VCE-based combinatorial targeting agents using CD5 + Raji cells. The assays were performed with 1.0 nM GrB-anti-CD19 and various concentrations of anti-CD5-VCE. For comparison, we also measured cytotoxicity of anti-CD5-VCE bearing the endogenous furin cleavage sequence (anti-CD5-VCE wt ) and a mutant anti-CD5-VCE in which one of the predicted active site residues glutamic acid 613 was replaced with alanine (anti-CD5-VCE E613A ). Nonlinear regression analysis was performed as described above. 
         FIG. 12A  is a schematic depiction of N-GFD-VCE. For comparison, the structure of anti-CD5-VCE is also shown. N-GFD-VCE was expressed in a soluble form from  E. coli , and purified by Ni-NTA affinity purification. 
         FIG. 12B  is a graph showing cytotoxicity assay results using CD19 +  Jurkat cells. Both N-GFD-VCE wt  and the combination of N-GFD-VCE GrB  and GrB-anti-CD19 are toxic to the target cells. 
         FIG. 13A ,  FIG. 13B , and  FIG. 13C  are graphs showing selective cytotoxicity of combinatorial targeting agents to CD5 +  B cells in PBMNC from a B-CLL patient.  FIG. 13A  shows FACS analysis of purified PBMNC from a B-CLL patient with anti-CD5 and anti-CD19 antibodies.  FIG. 13B  shows 1.0 nM GrB-anti-CD19 alone was not toxic to either PBMNC or CD5 + Raji.  FIG. 13C  shows that anti-CD5-VCE selectively kill CD5 + Raji cells and a fraction of PBMNC only in the presence of GrB-anti-CD19. 
         FIG. 14  is a graph showing cytotoxicity assay results of a DT GrM -anti-CD19 and GrM-anti-CD5 combination toward a CD19 + Jurkat cell line. CD19 +  Jurkat cells were treated with 2 nM of GrM-anti-CD5 and various concentrations of DT GrM -anti-CD19. The presence of GrM-anti-CD5 increased the toxicity of DT GrM -anti-CD19. 
         FIG. 15  is a graph showing selective killing of CD5 + Raji cells using DT-anti-CD22 and GrB-anti-CD5 (anti-CD5=CT5 ScFv or MH6 ScFv) fusion proteins. Protein synthesis inhibition was analyzed by quantitation of  3 [H]-leucine uptake in comparison to buffer treated controls. 
         FIG. 16  is a schematic depiction of anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB , which is prepared from anti-CD5 ScFv ( LPETG GVE SEQ ID NO:21) and GK-Aerolysin GrB  (GKGGSNSAAS SEQ ID NO: 22) through a ligation reaction catalyzed by  S. aureus  Sortase A. 
         FIG. 17A  and  FIG. 17B  are photographs showing 4-20% gradient SDS-PAGE gels of aerolysin-ScFv conjugation catalyzed by Sortase A. Refolded anti-CD5 ScFv and soluble GK-Aerolysin GrB  were mixed (lane 1), treated with immobilized Sortase A (lane 2) or soluble Sortase A (lane 3 of  FIG. 17A ) and incubated at room temperature overnight. The conjugated mixture was then incubated with mouse GrB for 3 hours at room temperature (lane 3 of  FIG. 17B ). 
         FIG. 17C  is a graph showing the purification profile of Sortase A conjugated anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB  over a Q-anion exchange column. The purified fusion protein was concentrated and analyzed against the input material using 4-20% gradient SDS-PAGE. 
         FIG. 18A  and  FIG. 18B  are graphs showing cytotoxicity assay results using aerolysin based immunotoxins.  FIG. 18A  illustrates the effect of GrB-anti-CD19 (2 nM) on the cytotoxicity of anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB  towards CD5 + Raji and CD19 + Jurkat cells.  FIG. 18B  illustrates the effect of anti-CD5 ScFv domain for cytotoxicity, as well as the requirement of CD5 surface antigen for cytotoxicity of the combinatorial targeting reagents. 
         FIG. 19  is a graph showing cytotoxicity assay results using CD5 + JVM3 and JeKo-1 cells. CD5 + JVM3 or JeKo-1 cells were incubated with anti-CD5-aerolysin GrB  with or without 2 nM of GrB-anti-CD19. Anti-CD5-aerolysin GrB  shows toxicity to both CD5 + JVM3 or JeKo-1 cell lines in the presence of GrB-anti-CD19. GK-Aerolysin GrB  is not toxic to CD5 + JVM3 cells. 
         FIG. 20A  is a schematic depiction of an enzymatically active GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion protein, an enterokinase activatable GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion protein DDDDK-GrB-YSA (SEQ ID NO:25), and a furin activatable RSRR-GrB-(YSA) 2  (SEQ ID NO:26) fusion protein. The amino acid sequences of the pro-domains are shown. 
         FIG. 20B  is a graph showing that purified DDDDK-GrB-(YSA) 2  (SEQ ID NO:25) fusion protein may be activated using enterokinase. The granzyme B activity before (open circles) and after (open rectangles) enterokinase treatment are shown. The GrB activity was monitored using fluorogenic substrate Ac-IEPD-AMC. 
         FIG. 20C  is a graph showing in vivo furin activation of the furin activatable RSRR-GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion protein. Both pro-GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion proteins were expressed in 293T cells, which naturally express furin. The fusion proteins were collected and their GrB activity measured as described above. Whereas the furin activatable RSRR-GrB-(YSA) 2  (SEQ ID NO:26) was active (open rectangles), no GrB activity was observed for the enterokinase activatable DDDDK-GrB-(YSA)2 (SEQ ID NO:25) (open circles). 
         FIG. 21A  is a schematic depiction of various thioredoxin-DT fusion proteins containing the wild type or mutated furin cleavage site. 
         FIG. 21B  is a photograph of an SDS PAGE gel showing the site specific cleavage of these fusion proteins by incubating with furin at 37° C. for 20 min. 
         FIG. 22A  is a schematic showing the desired phosphorylation reactions (SEQ ID NOs:4, 29-31, from top to bottom). 
         FIG. 22B  is an image showing the radiolabeled fusion proteins after phosphorylation using PKA and γ- 32 P-ATP. 
         FIG. 22C  shows the reaction mixtures after overnight treatment with furin at 37° C. It is evident that the phosphorylated proteins pDT A , PDT AT , and pDT S  are resistant to furin cleavage. 
         FIG. 23A  is a schematic depiction of the Trx-DT A -anti-CD19 fusion proteins with mutated and/or modified furin cleavage sites shown. 
         FIG. 23B  is a graph showing that the unphosphorylated Trx-DT A -anti-CD19 fusion was toxic to all the cells tested, with IC50˜0.01-0.1 nM, whereas the phosphorylated Trx-DT A -anti-CD19 fusion was not toxic to these cells under similar conditions. 
         FIG. 24  is a schematic depiction of fusion and hybrid proteins generated to target claudin3/4 or EphA2 surface antigens overexpressed on breast cancer cells. The cell-targeting moiety of DT GrB -CCPE fusion protein is C-CPE, the C-terminal domain of the  Clostridium peringens  enterotoxin, which binds with high affinity and specificity to the mammalian claudin3/4 adhesion molecules. The cell-targeting moiety of GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion protein is a repeat fusion of YSA peptide, which is a 12 residue peptide YSAYPDSVPMMS (SEQ ID NO:34) that can specifically recognize EphA2 receptors. Hybrid protein GrB-(YSA) 3  contains three YSA peptides linked to GrB through a branched chemical linker, to which one GrB molecule and three YSA peptides are linked through their C-terminus carboxyl group. 
         FIG. 25A  is a schematic showing the design of fusion proteins DT-anti-CD22-anti-CD19 and GrB-anti-CD19-anti-CD19. 
         FIG. 25B  and  FIG. 25C  are photographs of SDS PAGE gels showing fusion proteins DT-anti-CD22 anti-CD19 and GrB-anti-CD19-anti-CD19, each containing two fused ScFv binding motifs. 
         FIG. 26A  is a schematic depiction of fusion protein NGFD-VCE TEV , which comprises a VCE based protoxin containing a TEV cleavage site in place of the native furin cleavage site and a cell-targeting moiety N-GFD for u-PAR binding. 
         FIG. 26B  is a schematic depiction of the preparation of anti-CD5-TEV hybrid protein using  S. aureus  Sortase A catalyzed ligation of a LEPTG tagged anti-CD5 ScFv moiety and a GKGG tagged TEV protease. 
         FIG. 27A  is an SDS-PAGE analysis of NGFD-VCE TEV  fusion protein and its cleavage in a reaction mixture Containing TEV protease. As expected, protoxin NGFD-VCE TEV  is specifically cleaved by TEV protease. 
         FIG. 27B  is a graph showing cytotoxicity assay results using CD19 + Jurkat cells (CD5 + /uPAR + ) treated with various concentrations of NGFD-VCE TEV  fusion (VCE), anti-CD5-TEV hybrid (TEV), or their mixture. The data illustrates that the combination of 15 nM of NGFD-VCE TEV  and 1.5 nM of anti-CD5-TEV is significantly more toxic to the CD19 + Jurkat cells than either NGFD-VCE TEV  or anti-CD5-TEV alone at the same concentrations. 
         FIG. 28  is an SDS gel showing susceptibility of engineered VCE molecules to granzyme B. VCE IEPD : the native furin cleavage site RKPR is replaced by IEPD; VCE IAPD : the native furin cleavage site is replaced by IAPD; W: wild type GrB; T: N218T mutant of GrB. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating various diseases through selective killing of targeted cells using a combinatorial targeting approach. In one aspect, the invention features protoxin fusion proteins containing a cell targeting moiety and, a modifiable activation moiety which is activated by an activation moiety not naturally operably found in, on, or in the vicinity of a target cell. These methods also include the combinatorial use of two or more therapeutic agents, at minimum comprising a protoxin and a protoxin activator, to target and destroy a specific cell population. Each agent contains at least one cell targeting moiety that binds to an independent cell surface target of the targeted cells. The protoxin contains a modifiable activation moiety that may be acted upon by the protoxin activator. The protoxin activator comprises an enzymatic activity that upon acting on the modifiable activation moiety converts, or allows to be converted, the protoxin to an active toxin or a natively activatable toxin. The targeted cells are then inhibited or destroyed by the activated toxin. 
     The present invention also provides for the use of multiple independent targeting events to further restrict or make selective the recognition of cells that are desired to be inhibited or destroyed, through the use of modified protoxins and protoxin activators. The protoxin activators of the invention may contain an activation domain. Prior to activation of the activation domain by a proactivator, these protoxin activators are inactive (i.e., they cannot activate the protoxin). Examples of such protoxin proactivators include proteases specific for the protoxin modifiable activation moiety that are presented in zymogen form, such that the cleavage of the zymogen to activate the proactivator requires a second protease. Examples of moieties provided by this invention include targeted granzyme B bearing an enterokinase-susceptible peptide blocking the active site, and targeted granzyme B bearing a furin-susceptible peptide blocking the active site. A suitable example of a protoxin proactivator, would be an enterokinase fusion protein that can be independently targeted to the target cell and act upon the granzyme B bearing an enterokinase-susceptible peptide blocking the active site. 
     The present invention also provides for the activation of protoxins or proactivators by modifiable activation moieties that allow said protoxins or proactivators to be activated or converted to a form that may be natively activated. Modifiable activation moieties may be polypeptide cleavage sequences, altered polypeptide cleavage sequences, or cleavable linkers, that restrict or make selective the activation of the protoxin or proactivator. Each modifiable activation moiety must have a corresponding activator capable of modifying such modifiable activation moiety in a way that causes the protoxins or proactivators bearing such modifiable activation moiety to be activated or converted to a form that may be natively activated. 
     I. Disease Indications and Targeted Cell Surface Markers 
     The protoxin/toxin activator combinations of the invention target and kill specific cell subsets while sparing closely related cells. The utility of the invention lies in the selective elimination of subsets of cells to achieve a desired therapeutic effect. In particular the combinations of the present invention can target cancer cells while sparing closely related normal cells, thereby providing a more specific and effective treatment for cancer. The cell-targeting moieties can target cell surface targets on the targeted cancer cells, or on targeted noncancer cells that are preferably eliminated to achieve a therapeutic benefit. 
     A. Cell Surface Targets 
     One or both of the cell-targeting moieties can target a cell surface target typical of a specific type of cells, for example, by recognizing lineage-specific markers found on subsets of cells and representing their natural origin, such as markers of the various organs of the body or specific cell types within such organs, or cells of the hematopoietic, nervous, or vascular systems. Alternatively one or both of the cell-targeting moieties can target cell surface markers aberrantly expressed on a diseased tissue, such as a cancer cell or a cell eliciting or effecting an autoimmune activity (e.g., B cells, T cells, dendritic cells, NK cells, neutrophils, leukocytes, macrophages, platelets, macrophages, myeloid cells, and granulocytes). One or both agents can target a cell surface marker that is aberrantly overexpressed by a cancer cell. This multi-agent targeting strategy is used to target neoplastic or undesired cells selectively without severe damage to normal or desired cells, thereby providing treatments for cancers including leukemias and lymphomas, such as chronic B cell leukemia, mantle cell lymphoma, Acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia, Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma; as well as solid tumors, including melanoma, colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, thyroid cancer, brain cancer, bone cancer, testicular cancer, uterus cancer, soft tissue tumors, nervous system tumors, and head and neck cancer. 
     The combination of protoxin and protoxin activator proteins can also be used to target non-cancerous cells, including autoreactive B or T cells, providing treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases including multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren&#39;s syndrome, scleroderma, primary biliary cirrhosis, Graves&#39; disease, Hashimoto&#39;s thyroiditis, type 1 diabetes, pernicious anemia, myasthenia gravis, Reiter&#39;s syndrome, immune thrombocytopenia, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and asthma and atopic disorders. 
     In addition the combinatorial therapeutic composition can be used to ablate cells in the nervous system that are responsible for pathological or undesired activity, for example nociceptive neurons in the peripheral nervous system, or to treat sensory phantom sensation, or to control neuropathic pain, such as the pain caused by diabetic neuropathy or viral reactivation. 
     The combination can also target cells infected by viral, microbial, or parasitic pathogens that are difficult to eradicate, providing treatment for acquired syndromes such as HIV, HBV, HCV or papilloma virus infections, tuberculosis, malaria, dengue, Chagas&#39; disease, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, or Lyme disease. 
     Furthermore, the combination can target specific cell types including, without limitation, parenchymal cells of the major organs of the body, as well as adipocytes, endothelial cells, cells of the nervous system, pneumocytes, B cells or T cells of specific lineage, dendritic cells, NK cells, neutrophils, leukocytes, macrophages, platelets, macrophages, myeloid cells, granulocytes, adipocyte, and any other specific tissue cells. 
     The combination can further target cells that produce disease through benign proliferation, such as prostate cells in benign prostatic hypertrophy, or in various syndromes leading to hyperproliferation of normal tissues or the expansion of undesired cellular compartments as for example of adipocytes in obesity. 
     It will be well recognized by those skilled in the art that there are many cell surface targets that may be used for targeting the protoxins or protoxin activators of the invention to tumor tissues. For example, breast cancer cells may be targeted using overexpressed surface antigens such as claudin-3 (Soini, Hum. Pathol. 35:1531 (2004)), claudin-4 (Soini, Hum. Pathol. 35:1531 (2004)), MUC1 (Taylor-Papadimitriou et al., J. Mammary Gland Biol. Neoplasia 7:209 (2002)), EpCAM (Went et al., Hum. Pathol. 35:122 (2004)), CD24 (Kristiansen et al., J. Mol. Histol. 35:255 (2004)), and EphA2 (Ireton and Chen, Curr. Cancer Drug Targets 5:149 (2005); Zelinski et al., Cancer Res. 61:2301 (2001)), as well as HER2 (Stem, Exp. Cell Res. 284:89 (2003)), EGFR (Stern, Cell Res. 284:89 (2003)), CEA, and uPAR (Han et al., Oncol. Rep. 14:105 (2005)). Colorectal cancer may be targeted using upregulated surface antigens such as A33 (Sakamoto et al., Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. 46:S27 (2000)), EpCAM (Went et al., Hum. Pathol. 35:122 (2004)), EphA2 (Ireton and Chen, Curr. Cancer Drug Targets 5:149 (2005); Kataoka et al., Cancer Sci. 95:136 (2004)), CEA (Hammarstrom, Semin. Cancer Biol. 9:67 (1999)), CSAp, EGFR (Wong, Clin. Ther. 27:684 (2005)), and EphB2 (Jubb et al., Clin. Cancer Res. 11:5181 (2005)). Non-small cell lung cancer may be targeted using EphA2 (Kinch et al., Clin. Cancer Res. 9:613 (2003)), CD24 (Kristiansen et al., Br. J. Cancer 88:231 (2003)), EpCAM (Went et al., Hum. Pathol. 35:122 (2004)), HER2 (Hirsch et al., Br. J. Cancer 86:1449 (2002)), and EGFR (Dacic et al., Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 125:860 (2006)). Mesothelin has been targeted by a PEA based immunotoxin for the treatment of NSCLC (Ho et al., Clin. Cancer Res. 13(5):1571 (2007)). Ovarian cancer may be targeted using upregulated claudin-3 (Morin, Cancer Res. 65:9603 (2005)), claudin-4 (ibid.), EpCAM (Went et al., Hum. Pathol. 35:122 (2004)), CD24 (Kristiansen et al., J. Mol. Histol. 35:255 (2004)), MUC1 (Feng et al., Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 32:525 (2002)), EphA2 (Ireton and Chen, Curr. Cancer Drug Targets 5:149 (2005)), B7-H4 (Simon et al., Cancer Res. 66:1570 (2006)), and mesothelin (Hassan et al., Appl. Immunohistochem Mol. Morphol. 13:243 (2005)), as well as CXCR4 (Jiang et al., Gynecol. Oncol. 20:20 (2006)) and MUC16/CA125. Pancreatic cancer may be targeted using overexpressed mesothelin (Rodriguez et al., World J. Surg. 29:297 (2005)), PSCA (Rodriguez et al., World J. Surg. 29:297 (2005)), CD24 (Kristiansen et al., J. Mol. Histol. 35:255 (2004)), HER2 (Garcea et al., Eur. J. Cancer 41:2213 (2005)), and EGFR (Garcea et al., Eur. J. Cancer 41:2213 (2005)). Prostate cancer may be targeted using PSMA (Kinoshita et al., World J. Surg. 30:628 (2006)), PSCA (Hari et al., J. Urol. 171:1117 (2004)), STEAP (Hubert et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96:14523 (1999)), and EphA2 (Ireton and Chen, Curr. Cancer Drug Targets 5:149 (2005)). EpCAM is also upregulated in prostate cancer and has been targeted for its antibody-based treatment (Oberneder et al., Eu. J. Cancer 42:2530 (2006)). The expression of activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM, as known as CD166) is a prognostic and diagnostic marker for prostate cancer (Kristiansen et al., J. Pathol. 205:359 (2005)), colorectal cancer (Weichert et al., J. Clin. Pathol. 57:1160 (2004)), and melanoma (van Kempen et al. Am. J. Pathol. 156(3):769 (2000)). All cancers that have been treated with chemotherapy and developed multidrug resistance (MDR) can be targeted using the transmembrane transporter proteins involved, including P-glycoprotein (P-gp), the multidrug resistance associated protein (MRP1), the lung resistance protein (LRP), and the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) (Tan et al., Curr. Opin. Oncol. 12:450 (2000)). Any of the above markers may be targeted by the fusion proteins of the invention. 
     Significant advances have been made during the past decade in the identification of unique cell surface marker profiles of cancer stem cells from various cancers, distinguishing them from the bulk of corresponding tumor cells. For example, in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) it has been observed that the CD133+/CD38−. AML cells, which constitute a small fraction of CD34+/CD38− AML cells, are responsible for initiating human AML in animal models (Yin et al., Blood 12:5002 (1997)). In addition, CD133 has been recently determined as a cancer stem cell surface marker for several solid tumors as well, including brain tumor (Singh et al., Nature 432:395 (2004) and Bao et al., Nature 444:756 (2006)), colon cancer (O&#39;Brien et al., Nature 445:106 (2007) and Ricci-Vitiani et al, Nature 445:111 (2007)), prostate cancer (Rizzo et al., Cell Prolif. 38:363 (2005)), and heptocellular carcinoma (Suetsugu et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 351:820 (2006) and Yin et al., Int. J. Cancer 120:1444 (2007)). In the case of colon cancer, the CD133+ tumorgenic cells were found to bind antibody Ber-EP4 (Ricci-Vitiani et al, Nature 445:111 (2007)), which recognizes the epithelial cell adhesion molecules (EpCAM), also known as ESA and CD326. More recently, it was reported that CD44+ may more accurately define the CSC population of colorectal cancer than CD133+ does, and the CSCs for colorectal cancer have been identified as EpCAM high /CD44+/CD166+ (Dalerba et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104(24):10158 (2007)). Based on this information, EpCAM/CD133, EpCAM/CD44, EpCAM/CD166, and CD44/CD166 are possible combinations for combinatorial targeting of colon cancer CSCs. In addition to CD133, prostate cancer stem cells have been separately identified to be CD44+ (Gu et al. Cancer Res. 67:4807 (2007)), thus they may be targetable by using the CD44/CD133 pair of surface markers. Furthermore, CXCR4 was detected in the CD44+/CD133+ putative prostate CSCs, suggesting that the combination of CXCR4 with either CD44 or CD133 may provide useful pairs of targets for combinatorial targeting strategy. In other CSCs where the only currently known surface antigen is CD133, additional surface antigens may be identified through comprehensive antibody screening and then used to complement CD133 in a combinatorial targeting scheme. Likewise, tumorigenic cells for breast cancer have been identified as CD44+/CD24− subpopulation of breast cancer cells. Further analysis revealed that the CD44+/CD24−/EpCAM+ fraction has even higher tumorigenicity (Al-Hajj et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:3983 (2003)). A combinatorial targeting approach using CD44+ and EpCAM+ as targeted surface markers could specifically kill these CSCs while leaving normal CD44+ leukocytes/erythrocytes and normal EpCAM+ epithelial cells unharmed. Another recent study has shown that pancreatic CSCs are CD44+/CD24+/EpCAM+ (Li et al., Cancer Res. 67:1030 (2007)). Consequently, the pancreatic CSCs may be targeted using a combination of CD44/CD24, CD44/EpCAM, or CD24/EpCAM. 
     B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is characterized by slowly accumulating CD5 +  B cells (Guipaud et al., Lancet Oncol. 4:505 (2003)). CD5 is a cell surface protein found on normal T cells and a small fraction of B cells, known as B1 cells. Immunotoxins that target CD5 have shown high efficacy in killing T cells (Better et al., J. Biol. Chem. 270:14951 (1995)). The combinatorial targeting strategy described in this invention makes it possible to use CD5 in combination with a B cell marker such as CD19, CD20, CD21, or CD22, thereby distinguishing B-CLL cells or other B cells in the B1 subset from T cells. The B1 subset is thought to give rise to low affinity polyreactive antibodies that are frequently found in the setting of autoimmune disorders, hence ablation of this population without significantly impairing the remainder of B cells could favorably impact the course of autoimmune disease without comprising the immune response of an individual to the same extent that ablation of all B cells would induce. 
     Examples of combinations of surface antigens that can be useful targets for the protoxin activator (e.g., protease) fusion and toxin fusion proteins of the invention are set forth in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Antigen 
                   
                 Target 
                 Normal 
                 Cancer 
                 Targeted 
                 Antibody 
                 Antibody 
                 ScFv 
               
               
                 Pair 
                 Antigen 
                 Availability 
                 Distribution 
                 Marker 
                 Cells 
                 Sequences 
                 Immunotoxins 
                 Immunotoxins 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Targeted Cancer: Breast Cancer 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 [Claudin- 
                 Claudin-3 
                 Abnova 
                 Tight junctions at 
                 Expression in 92-100% 
                 Carcinoma 
                 C-terminal 
                 None 
                 C-CPE-PEA 
               
               
                 3 &amp; 4]/ 
                 Claudin-4 
                 Corporation: 
                 the apical junctional 
                 of breast 
                 cells 
                 domain of  C. perfringens   
                   
                 fusion: 
               
               
                 [EpCAM] 
                   
                 H00001365-P01 
                 complex in 
                 carcinomas, 
                   
                 enterotoxin (C- 
                   
                 J Pharmacol Exp 
               
               
                 [Caludin- 
                   
                 (claudin-3) 
                 epithelial and 
                 claudin-3 and -4 
                   
                 CPE) can bind 
                   
                 Ther. 2006, 
               
               
                 3 &amp; 4]/ 
                   
                 H00001364-Q01 
                 endothelial 
                 overexpressed in 
                   
                 claudin-3 and - 
                   
                 316(1): 255 
               
               
                 [EphA2] 
                   
                 (Claudin-4) 
                 cellular sheets; 
                 62% or 26% of 
                   
                 4 specifically 
                   
                   
               
               
                 [Claudin- 
                   
                   
                 gut, lungs, and 
                 breast carcinomas, 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 3 &amp; 4]/ 
                   
                   
                 kidneys 
                 respectively 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 [MUC1] 
                 MUC1 
                 Abnova 
                 Expressed at the 
                 Expression in 
                 Breast 
                 Cancer Immunol 
                 Calicheamicin 
                 Ribonuclease 
               
               
                 Etc. 
                 (Mucin 1) 
                 Corporation: 
                 luminal surface 
                 ~90% breast 
                 carcinoma 
                 Immunother. 1999, 
                 conjugate: Bioconjug 
                 fusion: Br J Cancer. 
               
               
                   
                   
                 H00004582- 
                 of most simple 
                 carcinomas; 
                 cells 
                 48(1): 29 
                 Chem. 2005, 
                 2004, 90(9): 1863 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Q01 
                 epithelial cells 
                 correlates with 
                   
                 Mol Immunol. 
                 16(2): 346 &amp; 354 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 (partial 
                   
                 lower grade 
                   
                 2005, 42(1): 55 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence) 
                   
                 tumors 
                   
                 U.S. Pat. No. 6,506,881 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EpCAM 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Expressed on the 
                 Upregulated in 
                 Epithelial 
                 Cancer Immunol 
                 IL2 fusion: 
                 β-glucuronidase 
               
               
                   
                 (Epithelial 
                 Systems: 
                 baso-lateral cell 
                 ~35% breast 
                 cells and 
                 Immunother. 
                 J Immunother. 
                 fusion: Br J 
               
               
                   
                 cell adhesion 
                 960-EP-050 
                 surface in most 
                 carcinomas, and 
                 breast 
                 2001, 50(1): 51. 
                 2004, 27(3): 211 
                 Cancer. 2002, 
               
               
                   
                 molecule) 
                   
                 human simple 
                 by Taxol or 
                 cancer cells 
                 Cancer Res. 1999 
                   
                 86(5): 811 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 epithelia 
                 Navelbine; IHC 
                   
                 59(22): 5758 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 positive in 74% 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 samples; &gt;100- 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 fold increase in 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 mRNA; correlates 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 w/ poor prognosis 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EphA2 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Weak or negative 
                 Overexpressed in 
                 Breast 
                 Methods. 2005, 
                 None 
                 None; 
               
               
                   
                 (Ephrin 
                 Systems: 
                 IHC in normal 
                 ~92% of breast 
                 cancer cells 
                 36(1): 43 
                   
                 Ephrin memetic 
               
               
                   
                 receptor A2) 
                 3035-A2-100 
                 breast tissues 
                 tumor cells (by 
                   
                 (B233: V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 peptides can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 IHC, diffused into 
                   
                 Mol. Immunol 
                   
                 phage selected to 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 cytoplasm); certain 
                   
                 2007, 44: 3049 
                   
                 bind EphA2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 epitopes more 
                   
                 (EA2 &amp; 47: 
                   
                 specifically 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 exposed than in 
                   
                 V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 normal cells 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 HER2 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Liver, kidneys, 
                 Upregulated in 
                 HER2+ 
                 Biochemistry 
                 Herceptin- 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Systems: 
                 spleen, etc. 
                 ~20-30% breast 
                 cells 
                 1994, 33: 5451 
                 geldanamycin 
                 J Biol Chem. 1994, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 1129-ER-050 
                 Br J Pharmacol. 
                 cancer; correlates 
                   
                 (dcFv V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 conjugate: 
                 269(28): 18327. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2004, 143(1): 99 
                 w/ poor prognosis; 
                   
                 J Mol Biol. 
                 Cancer Res. 2004 
                 Breast Cancer Res 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 only partially 
                   
                 1996, 255(1): 28 
                 64(4): 1460 
                 Treat. 2003, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 overlaps with 
                   
                 (scFv V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 82(3): 155. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 EpCAM 
                   
                   
                   
                 GrB fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 overexpression 
                   
                   
                   
                 Cell Death Differ. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 2006 13(4): 576. 
               
               
                   
                 EGFR 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Kidneys, liver, 
                 Only positive in 
                 EGFR+ 
                 Int J Cancer. 
                 Taxol conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 (Epidermal 
                 Systems: 
                 intestine, bone, 
                 ~10% breast 
                 cells 
                 1995, 60: 137 
                 Bioconjug Chem. 
                 Int J Cancer. 2000, 
               
               
                   
                 growth 
                 1095-ER-002 
                 etc. 
                 cancer tissue 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 2003, 14(2): 302 
                 86(2): 269. 
               
               
                   
                 factor 
                   
                 J Nucl Med. 
                   
                   
                 Jpn J Cancer Res. 
                 Methotrexate 
                 GrB-TGFα fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 receptor) 
                   
                 2006, 47(6): 1023 
                   
                   
                 2000 91(10): 1035 
                 conjugate: Mol 
                 Cell Death Differ. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (vIII V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 Cancer Ther. 2006, 
                 2006 13(4): 576. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 5(1): 52 
                   
               
               
                   
                 CEA 
                 ProSpec-Tany 
                 Limited tissue 
                 Overexpressed in 
                 Breast 
                 Immunotech. 
                 Doxorubicin 
                 PEA fusion: Clin 
               
               
                   
                 (Carcino- 
                 TechnoGene 
                 distribution: 
                 gastro-intestinal, 
                 carcinoma 
                 1996, 2: 181 
                 conjugate: Cancer 
                 Cancer Res. 1998, 
               
               
                   
                 embryonic 
                 Ltd: 
                 colon, neck, 
                 breast, &amp; lung 
                 cells 
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 Immunol 
                 4(11): 2825 
               
               
                   
                 antigen) 
                 PRO-287 
                 stomach, tohue 
                 cancers; upregulated 
                   
                 U.S. Pat. No. 2,316,2709A1 
                 Immunother. 1994, 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 GenScript 
                 esophagus, 
                 by drugs; also a 
                   
                 U.S. Pat. No. 2,524,4333A1 
                 38(2): 92 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Corporation: 
                 cervix, prostate 
                 serum marker; 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Z00239 
                   
                 detected in only 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 19% of breast 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 cancers 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 uPAR 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Low expression 
                 Overexpressed 
                 Breast 
                 U.S. Pat. No. 5,891,664 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Systems: 
                 in normal breast 
                 by leukemias 
                 carcinoma 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 807-UK-100; 
                 tissue 
                 and breast cancer 
                 cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 807-UK-100/CF 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD24 
                 Abnova 
                 B cells, 
                 High IHC staining 
                 Normal B 
                 None 
                 Ricin A conjugate: 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                 (aka HSA: 
                 Corporation: 
                 granulocytes 
                 in 85% breast 
                 cells and 
                   
                 Int J Cancer. 1996, 
                   
               
               
                   
                 Heat stable 
                 H00000934-P01 
                   
                 cancer 
                 carcinoma 
                   
                 66(4): 526 
                   
               
               
                   
                 antagen) 
                   
                   
                   
                 cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 p-Glyco- 
                 Abnova 
                 Low expression 
                 Upregulated after 
                 Drug- 
                 MRK-16: Biol 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 protein 
                 Corporation: 
                   
                 chemotherapy 
                 resistant 
                 Chem. 1999, 
                 J Urol. 1993, 
                 Int J Cancer. 2001. 
               
               
                   
                 (MDR1 gene 
                 H00005243- 
                   
                   
                 cancer cells 
                 274(39): 27371 
                 149(1): 174 
                 94(6): 864 
               
               
                   
                 product) 
                 Q01 
                   
                   
                   
                 C219: J Biol 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 (partial 
                   
                   
                   
                 Chem. 1997, 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence) 
                   
                   
                   
                 272(47): 29784 
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Targeted Cancer: Colorectal Cancer (CRC) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 [A33]/ 
                 A33 
                 N/A 
                 Epithelia of 
                 Carcinomas of 
                 Colorectal 
                 J Biol Chem. 
                 Carboxypeptidase 
                 Cytosine-deaminase 
               
               
                 [EGFR- 
                   
                 Recombinant 
                 gastrointestinal 
                 the colon and 
                 epithelial 
                 2000, 
                 A fusion: 
                 fusion: Br J Cancer. 
               
               
                 HER2] 
                   
                 expression in 
                 tract (colonic, 
                 rectum; a 
                 cells 
                 275(18): 13668 
                 Int J Oncol. 2004, 
                 2003, 88(6): 937. 
               
               
                 [A33]/ 
                   
                 insect cells: 
                 small intestinal, 
                 glycoprotein 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 24(5): 1289 
                 Pichia expression of 
               
               
                 [CEA] 
                   
                 Biotechnol Prog. 
                 and duodenal 
                 found in 95% 
                   
                   
                   
                 scFv: Protein Expr. 
               
               
                 [A33]/ 
                   
                 2004, 
                 epithelium) 
                 CRC cancers 
                   
                   
                   
                 Purif. 2004, 37: 18 
               
               
                 [CD15] 
                   
                 20(4): 1273 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 [EpCAM]/ 
                 EpCAM 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Expressed on the 
                 Upregulated in 
                 Colorectal 
                 Cancer Immunol 
                 IL2 fusion: 
                 β-glucuronidase 
               
               
                 [EGFR- 
                 (Epithelial 
                 Systems: 
                 baso-lateral cell 
                 colon epithelia; 
                 epithelial 
                 Immunother. 
                 J Immunother. 
                 fusion: Br J 
               
               
                 HER2] 
                 cell 
                 960-EP-050 
                 surface in most 
                 upregulated by 
                 cells 
                 2001, 50(1): 51 
                 2004, 27(3): 211 
                 Cancer. 2002, 
               
               
                 Etc. 
                 adhesion 
                   
                 human simple 
                 Taxol and 
                   
                 Cancer Res. 
                   
                 86(5): 811 
               
               
                   
                 molecule) 
                   
                 epithelia 
                 Navelbine; IHC 
                   
                 1999 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 positive in 100% 
                   
                 59(22): 5758 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 tissue samples 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EphA2 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Some expression 
                 Upregulated in 50-70% 
                 Colon 
                 Methods. 2005, 
                 None 
                 None; 
               
               
                   
                 (Ephrin 
                 Systems: 
                 in normal colon 
                 of primary 
                 cancer cells 
                 36(1): 43 
                   
                 Ephrin memetic 
               
               
                   
                 receptor 
                 3035-A2-100 
                 tissue 
                 colorectal tumor 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 peptides can be 
               
               
                   
                 A2) 
                   
                   
                 cells (IHC); 
                   
                   
                   
                 phage selected to 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 downregulated in 
                   
                   
                   
                 bind EphA2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 metastasis 
                   
                   
                   
                 specifically 
               
               
                   
                 CEA 
                 ProSpec-Tany 
                 Limited tissue 
                 Overexpressed in 
                 Colorectal 
                 Immunotech. 
                 Doxorubicin 
                 PEA fusion: Clin 
               
               
                   
                 (Carcino- 
                 TechnoGene 
                 distribution: 
                 many cancers, e.g., 
                 epithelial 
                 1996, 2: 181 
                 conjugate: Cancer 
                 Cancer Res. 1998, 
               
               
                   
                 embryonic 
                 Ltd: 
                 colon, neck, 
                 gastrointestinal, 
                 cells 
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 Immunol 
                 4(11): 2825 
               
               
                   
                 antigen) 
                 PRO-287 
                 stomach, tohue, 
                 breast, and lung 
                 Colorectal 
                 U.S. Pat. No. 2,316,2709A1 
                 Immunother. 1994, 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 GenScript 
                 esophagus, 
                 cancers. Can be 
                 carcinoma 
                 U.S. Pat. No. 2,524,4333A1 
                 38(2): 92 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Corporation: 
                 cervix, prostate 
                 further upregulated 
                 cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Z00239 
                   
                 by drugs. Elevated 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 levels in serum. 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD15 
                 N/A 
                 Neutrophils, 
                 Expressed in CRC, 
                 CEA+ and 
                 Proc Natl Acad 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                 (Sialyl 
                   
                 eosinophiles, 
                 AML, and other 
                 EpCAM+ 
                 Sci USA. 1999, 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 lewis X) 
                   
                 monocytes 
                 cancers; correlated 
                 CRC cells 
                 96(12): 6953 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 with EpCAM+ and 
                   
                 (scFv V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 CEA+ CRC cells: 
                   
                 U.S. Pat. No. 5,723,583A2 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Proteomics. 2006, 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 6(6): 1791 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CSAp 
                 N/A 
                 Restricted to the 
                 Present in 60% 
                 Colorectal 
                 Cancer. 1997, 
                   131 I conjugate: 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                 (Colon 
                   
                 intestines 
                 colorectal 
                 carcinoma 
                 80(12 
                 Cancer. 1994, 73(3 
                   
               
               
                   
                 specific 
                   
                   
                 carcinomas 
                 cells 
                 Suppl): 2667 
                 Suppl): 864- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 antigen-p) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD166 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Broad distribution, 
                 Strong cell 
                 Epithelial 
                 Reported in J. 
                 None 
                 Saporin S6 
               
               
                   
                 (ALCAM: 
                 Systems: 
                 in epithelia, 
                 surface 
                 cells and 
                 Cell Biol. 2005, 
                   
                 conjugate: J. Cell 
               
               
                   
                 Activated 
                 656-AL 
                 neurons, lymphoid 
                 expression in 
                 other normal 
                 118(7): 1515 &amp; 
                   
                 Biol. 2005, 
               
               
                   
                 leukocyte 
                   
                 and myeloid cells, 
                 31% colorectal 
                 cells, and 
                 Liu B., et al. J. 
                   
                 118(7): 1515 
               
               
                   
                 cell 
                   
                 hematopoietic and 
                 carcinoma; 
                 colorectal 
                 Mol. Med. 2007, 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 adhesion 
                   
                 mesenchymal stem 
                 mRNA 
                 cancer cells 
                 but sequences 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 molecule) 
                   
                 cells 
                 overexpression 
                   
                 were not 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 in 86% prostate 
                   
                 disclosed 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 carcinoma 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EGFR 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Kidneys, liver, 
                 Upregulated in 
                 EGFR+ 
                 Int J Cancer. 
                 Taxol conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 (Epidermal 
                 Systems: 
                 intestine, bone, 
                 cancers of colon, 
                 cancer cells 
                 1995, 60: 137 
                 Bioconjug Chem. 
                 Int J Cancer. 2000, 
               
               
                   
                 growth 
                 1095-ER-002 
                 etc. 
                 breast, etc. 
                 EGFRvIII 
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 2003, 14(2): 302 
                 86(2): 269. 
               
               
                   
                 factor 
                   
                 J Nucl Med. 
                 Level correlates 
                 mutant in 
                 Jpn J Cancer 
                 Methotrexate 
                 GrB-TGFα fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 receptor) 
                   
                 2006, 47(6): 1023 
                 with tumor 
                 PCa 
                 Res. 2000 
                 conjugate: Mol 
                 Cell Death Differ. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 progression 
                   
                 91(10): 1035 
                 Cancer Ther. 2006, 
                 2006 13(4): 576. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (vIII V H  &amp; V L  ) 
                 5(1): 52 
                   
               
               
                   
                 HER2 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Liver, kidneys, 
                 Upregulated in 
                 HER2+ 
                 Biochemistry 
                 Herceptin- 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Systems: 
                 spleen, etc. 
                 cancers of colon, 
                 cancer cells 
                 1994, 33: 5451 
                 geldanamycin 
                 J Biol Chem. 1994, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 1129-ER-050 
                 Br J Pharmacol. 
                 breast, etc. 
                   
                 (dcFv V H  &amp; 
                 conjugate: 
                 269(28): 18327. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2004, 143(1): 99 
                   
                   
                 V L ) 
                 Cancer Res. 2004 
                 Breast Cancer Res 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 J Mol Biol. 
                 64(4): 1460 
                 Treat. 2003, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1996, 
                   
                 82(3): 155. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 255(1): 28 
                   
                 GrB fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L  ) 
                   
                 Cell Death Differ. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 2006 13(4): 576. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 EGFR- 
                 See above 
                 Advantages of bispecific targeting: not 
                 EGFR+ or 
                 US20060099205 
                 None 
                 Bivalent PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 HER2 
                   
                 limited by a single marker and higher 
                 HER2+ 
                 A1: Bispecific 
                   
                 Br J Cancer. 1996, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 target density, neither is achievable by 
                 cancer cells 
                 single chain FVs 
                   
                 74(6): 853. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 natural protease system, e.g., uPA/uPAR 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 Int J Cancer. 1996, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 65(4): 538: 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 p-Glyco- 
                 Abnova 
                 Low expression 
                 Upregulated after 
                 Drug- 
                 MRK-16: Biol 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 protein 
                 Corporation: 
                   
                 chemotherapy 
                 resistant 
                 Chem. 1999, 
                 J Urol. 1993, 
                 Int J Cancer. 2001, 
               
               
                   
                 (MDR1 
                 H00005243-Q01 
                   
                   
                 cancer cells 
                 274(39): 27371 
                 149(1): 174 
                 94(6): 864 
               
               
                   
                 gene 
                 (partial 
                   
                   
                   
                 C219: J Biol 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 product) 
                 sequence) 
                   
                   
                   
                 Chem. 1997, 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 272(47): 29784 
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Targeted Cancer: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 [EphA2]/ 
                 EphA2 
                 R&amp;D 
                   
                 Overexpressed 
                 NSCLC 
                 Methods. 2005, 
                 None 
                 None; 
               
               
                 [CD24] 
                 (Ephrin 
                 Systems: 
                   
                 in ~74% 
                 cells 
                 36(1): 43 
                   
                 Ephrin memetic 
               
               
                 [EphA2]/ 
                 receptor A2) 
                 3035-A2-100 
                   
                 (moderate-high) 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 peptides can be 
               
               
                 [EpCAM] 
                   
                   
                   
                 and detectable in 
                   
                   
                   
                 phage selected to 
               
               
                 etc. 
                   
                   
                   
                 96% of NSCLC 
                   
                   
                   
                 bind EphA2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 tissue (by IHC, 
                   
                   
                   
                 specifically 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 in cytoplasm 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 and membrane) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD24 
                 Abnova 
                 B cells, 
                 ~40-60% of 
                 Normal B 
                 None 
                 Ricin A conjugate: 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                 (aka HSA: 
                 Corporation: 
                 granulocytes 
                 cancer tissue 
                 cells and 
                   
                 Int J Cancer. 1996, 
                   
               
               
                   
                 Heat stable 
                 H00000934-P01 
                   
                 samples with 
                 carcinoma 
                   
                 66(4): 526 
                   
               
               
                   
                 antagen) 
                 (full length) 
                   
                 high IHC 
                 cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 staining; higher 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 expression level 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 corresponds to 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 poor prognosis 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EpCAM 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Expressed on the 
                 IHC positive in 
                   
                 Cancer Immunol 
                 IL2 fusion: 
                 β-glucuronidase 
               
               
                   
                 (Epithelial 
                 Systems: 
                 baso-lateral cell 
                 92% tissue 
                   
                 Immunother. 
                 J Immunother. 
                 fusion: Br J 
               
               
                   
                 cell 
                 960-EP-050 
                 surface in most 
                 samples 
                   
                 2001, 50(1): 51 
                 2004, 27(3): 211 
                 Cancer. 2002, 
               
               
                   
                 adhesion 
                   
                 human simple 
                   
                   
                 Cancer Res. 
                   
                 86(5): 811 
               
               
                   
                 molecule) 
                   
                 epithelia 
                   
                   
                 1999 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 59(22): 5758 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 HER2 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Liver, kidneys, 
                 Overexpression 
                 HER2+ 
                 Biochemistry 
                 Herceptin- 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Systems: 
                 spleen, etc. 
                 in 16% and 
                 cancer cells 
                 1994, 33: 5451 
                 geldanamycin 
                 J Biol Chem. 1994, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 1129-ER-050 
                 Br J Pharmacol. 
                 detection in 43% 
                   
                 (dcFv V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 conjugate: 
                 269(28): 18327. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2004, 143(1): 99 
                 NSCLC tumor 
                   
                 J Mol Biol. 
                 Cancer Res. 2004 
                 Breast Cancer Res 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 samples 
                   
                 1996, 255(1): 28 
                 64(4): 1460 
                 Treat. 2003, 82(3): 155. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 GrB fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Cell Death Differ. 2006 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 13(4): 576. 
               
               
                   
                 EGFR 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Kidneys, liver, 
                 Detection in 11-26% 
                 EGFR+ 
                 Int J Cancer. 
                 Taxol conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Systems: 
                 intestine, bone, 
                 NSCLC 
                 cancer cells 
                 1995, 60: 137 
                 Bioconjug Chem. 
                 Int J Cancer. 2000, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 1095-ER-002 
                 etc. 
                 tissue samples 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 2003, 14(2): 302 
                 86(2): 269. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 J Nucl Med. 
                   
                   
                 Jpn J 
                 Methotrexate 
                 GrB-TGFα fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2006, 47(6): 1023 
                   
                   
                 Cancer 
                 conjugate: Mol 
                 Cell Death Differ. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Res. 2000 
                 Cancer Ther. 2006, 
                 2006 13(4): 576. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 91(10): 1035 
                 5(1): 52 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (vIII V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 EGFR- 
                 See above 
                 Advantages of bispecific targeting: 
                 EGFR+ or 
                 US20060099205 
                 None 
                 Bivalent PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 HER2 
                   
                 not limited by a single marker and 
                 HER2+ 
                 A1: Bispecific 
                   
                 Br J Cancer. 1996, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 higher target density, neither is 
                 cancer cells 
                 single chain FVs 
                   
                 74(6): 853. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 achievable by natural protease system, 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 Int J Cancer. 1996, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 e.g., uPA/uPAR 
                   
                   
                   
                 65(4): 538. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 MSLN 
                 Abnova 
                 Methothelial cells; 
                 Upregulated for 
                 Lung cancer 
                 J Mol Biol. 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 (Mesothelin) 
                 Corporation: 
                 Stomach, 
                 &gt;16-fold in 
                 cells, 
                 1998, 
                 J Immunother. 2000, 
                 J Mol Biol. 1998, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 H00010232-Q01 
                 peritoneum, and 
                 pancreatic 
                 methothelial 
                 281(5): 917 
                 23(4): 473 
                 281(5): 917 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (partial 
                 ovary 
                 cancer tissues 
                 cells 
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence) 
                   
                 and cell lines; 
                   
                 Mol. Immunol. 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 detected in 
                   
                 1997, 34(1): 9 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 100% patients 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 p-Glyco- 
                 Abnova 
                 Low expression 
                 Upregulated 
                 Drug- 
                 MRK-16: 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 protein 
                 Corporation: 
                   
                 after 
                 resistant 
                 Biol Chem. 1999, 
                 J Urol. 1993, 
                 Int J Cancer. 2001, 
               
               
                   
                 (MDR1 
                 H00005243-Q01 
                   
                 chemotherapy 
                 cancer cells 
                 274(39): 27371 
                 149(1): 174 
                 94(6): 864 
               
               
                   
                 gene 
                 (partial 
                   
                   
                   
                 C219: 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 product) 
                 sequence) 
                   
                   
                   
                 J Biol Chem. 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1997, 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 272(47): 29784 
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Targeted Cancer: Ovarian Cancer 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 [Claudin- 
                 Claudin-3 
                 Abnova 
                 Tight junctions at 
                 Claudin-3 
                 Ovarian 
                 C-terminal 
                 None 
                 C-CPE-PEA 
               
               
                 3 &amp; 4]/ 
                 Claudin-4 
                 Corporation: 
                 the apical junctional 
                 upregulated in 
                 cancer cells 
                 domain of  C. perfringens   
                   
                 fusion: 
               
               
                 [EpCAM] 
                   
                 H00001365-P01 
                 complex in 
                 ovarian 
                   
                 enterotoxin (C- 
                   
                 J Pharmacol Exp 
               
               
                 [Claudin- 
                   
                 (claudin-3, full 
                 epithelial and 
                 cancers for ~2-10 
                   
                 CPE) can bind 
                   
                 Ther. 2006, 
               
               
                 3 &amp; 4]/ 
                   
                 length) 
                 endothelial cellular 
                 fold 
                   
                 claudin-3 and -4 
                   
                 316(1): 255 
               
               
                 [CD24] 
                   
                 H00001364-Q01 
                 sheets; gut, lungs, 
                   
                   
                 specifically 
                   
                   
               
               
                 [MUC1]/ 
                   
                 (Claudin-4, full 
                 and kidneys; low 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 [EpCAM] 
                   
                 length) 
                 claudin-3 in 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 [EpCAM]/ 
                   
                   
                 normal ovarian 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 [CA125- 
                   
                   
                 tissue 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 B7-H4] 
                 EpCAM 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Expressed on the 
                 Highly 
                 Epithelial 
                 Cancer Immunol 
                 IL2 fusion: 
                 β-glucuronidase 
               
               
                 Etc. 
                 (Epithelial 
                 Systems: 
                 baso-lateral cell 
                 upregulated in 
                 cells and 
                 Immunother. 
                 J Immunother. 
                 fusion: Br J 
               
               
                   
                 cell 
                 960-EP-050 
                 surface in most 
                 ovarian cancer, 
                 ovarian 
                 2001, 50(1): 51. 
                 2004, 27(3): 211 
                 Cancer. 2002, 
               
               
                   
                 adhesion 
                   
                 human simple 
                 breast cancer, 
                 cancer cells 
                 Cancer Res. 
                   
                 86(5): 811 
               
               
                   
                 molecule) 
                   
                 epithelia, very 
                 etc; in 100% 
                   
                 1999 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 low exoression 
                 ovarian cancer 
                   
                 59(22): 5758 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 in normal ovaries 
                 tissue samples 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD24 
                 Abnova 
                 B cells, 
                 Highly 
                 Normal B 
                 N/A 
                 Ricin A conjugate: 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                 (aka HSA: 
                 Corporation: 
                 granulocytes 
                 upregulated 
                 cells and 
                   
                 Int J Cancer. 1996, 
                   
               
               
                   
                 Heat stable 
                 H00000934- 
                   
                 mRNA in 
                 carcinoma 
                   
                 66(4): 526 
                   
               
               
                   
                 antagen) 
                 P01 
                   
                 ovarian cancer; 
                 cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 (full length) 
                   
                 IHC positive in 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 75-91% ovarian 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 tumors 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 MUC1 
                 Abnova 
                 Expressed at the 
                 IHC positive in 
                 Ovarian 
                 Cancer Immunol 
                 Calicheamicin 
                 Ribonuclease 
               
               
                   
                 (mucin 1) 
                 Corporation: 
                 apical surface of 
                 100% serous 
                 cancer cells 
                 Immunother. 
                 conjugate: 
                 fusion: Br J 
               
               
                   
                   
                 H00004582- 
                 most simple 
                 and 75% 
                   
                 1999, 48(1): 29 
                 Bioconjug Chem. 
                 Cancer. 2004, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Q01 
                 epithelia 
                 mucinous 
                   
                 Mol Immunol. 
                 2005, 16(2): 346 &amp; 
                 90(9): 1863 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (partial 
                   
                 ovarian 
                   
                 2005, 42(1): 55 
                 354 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence) 
                   
                 carcinomas; 
                   
                 U.S. Pat. No. 6,506,881 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 correlates with 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 higer grade 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 ovarian cancer 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EphA2 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Little to none 
                 Upregulated in 
                 Ovarian 
                 Methods. 2005, 
                 None 
                 None; 
               
               
                   
                 (Ephrin 
                 Systems: 
                 IHC staining in 
                 ~76% of 
                 cancer cells 
                 36(1): 43 
                   
                 Ephrin memetic 
               
               
                   
                 receptor A2) 
                 3035-A2-100 
                 normal ovarian 
                 ovarianl tumor 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 peptides can be 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tissue 
                 cells judging by 
                   
                 Mol. Immunol 
                   
                 phage selected to 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 IHC 
                   
                 2007, 44: 3049 
                   
                 bind EphA2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (EA2 &amp; 47: 
                   
                 specifically 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 B7-H4 
                 Abnova 
                 Tightly controled 
                 Highly 
                 B7-H4+ T 
                 N/A 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Corporation: 
                 in normal 
                 upregulated in 
                 cells, dentric 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Mouse B7-H4 
                 tissues: no 
                 85-100% 
                 cells, B cells, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 2154-B7-050 
                 detection 
                 ovarian cancer 
                 macrophage, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 91% homologous 
                   
                 tissue; a serum 
                 &amp; ovarian 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 to human 
                   
                 marker that 
                 cancer cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 extracellular 
                   
                 seems to 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence 
                   
                 complement 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 CA125 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 MSLN 
                 Abnova 
                 Methothelial cells; 
                 Upregulated in 
                 Ovarian 
                 J Mol Biol. 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 (Mesothelin) 
                 Corporation: 
                 Stomach, 
                 ovarian cancer 
                 cancer cells, 
                 1998, 
                 J Immunother. 2000, 
                 J Mol Biol. 1998, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 H00010232-Q01 
                 peritoneum, and 
                 methothelioma; 
                 methothelial 
                 281(5): 917 
                 23(4): 473 
                 281(5): 917 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (partial 
                 ovary 
                 upregulated in ~70% 
                 cells 
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence) 
                   
                 serous 
                   
                 Mol. Immunol. 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 cancer 
                   
                 1997, 34(1): 9 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CXCR4 
                 Abnova 
                   
                 Expressed in 
                 Ovarian 
                 U.S. Pat. No. 7,005,503 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Corporation: 
                   
                 60-70% 
                 cancer cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 H00007852-Q01 
                   
                 ovarian 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 (partial 
                   
                 cancers 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 MUC16/ 
                 Sigma- 
                 Expressed on 
                 Upregulated 
                   
                 Hybridoma 
                 Daunorubicin 
                 IL6 fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 CA125 
                 Aldrich: 
                 mesothelial cells 
                 mRNA in 84% 
                   
                 1997, 16(1): 47 
                 conjugate: 
                 Cancer Res. 2003, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 O6008 
                 in fetal coelomic 
                 ovarian cancer 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 Gynecol Oncol. 
                 63(12): 3234 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (from human 
                 epithelium and 
                 tissues; but IHC 
                   
                   
                 1989, 34(3): 305 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 fluids) 
                 its derivatives in 
                 equally positive 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 the fetus and the 
                 for both normal 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 adult 
                 &amp; cancer tissues 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 p-Glyco- 
                 Abnova 
                 Low expression 
                 Upregulated 
                 Drug- 
                 MRK-16: Biol 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 protein 
                 Corporation: 
                   
                 after 
                 resistant 
                 Chem. 1999, 
                 J Urol. 1993, 
                 Int J Cancer. 2001, 
               
               
                   
                 (MDR1 
                 H00005243-Q01 
                   
                 chemotherapy 
                 cancer cells 
                 274(39): 27371 
                 149(1): 174 
                 94(6): 864 
               
               
                   
                 gene 
                 (partial 
                   
                   
                   
                 C219: J Biol 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 product) 
                 sequence) 
                   
                   
                   
                 Chem. 1997, 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 272(47): 29784 
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Targeted Cancer: Pancreatic Cancer 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 [MSLN]/ 
                 MSLN 
                 Abnova 
                 Methothelial cells; 
                 Upregulated for 
                 Pancreatic 
                 J Mol Biol. 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                 [PSCA] 
                 (Mesothelin) 
                 Corporation: 
                 Stomach, 
                 &gt;16-fold-in 
                 cancer cells, 
                 1998, 
                 J Immunother. 2000, 
                 J Mol Biol. 1998, 
               
               
                 Etc. 
                   
                 H00010232-Q01 
                 peritoneum, and 
                 pancreatic cancer 
                 methothelial 
                 281(5): 917 
                 23(4): 473 
                 281(5): 917 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (partial 
                 ovary 
                 tissues and cell 
                 cells 
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence) 
                   
                 lines; detected in 
                   
                 Mol. Immunol. 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 100% patients 
                   
                 1997, 34(1): 9 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 PSCA 
                 Abnova 
                 Prostate:kidney = 
                 Upregulated for 
                 Pancreatic 
                 U.S. Pat. No. 06/824,780 
                 Maytansinoid 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                 (Prostate 
                 Corporation: 
                 4084:152 per 
                 &gt;16-fold in 
                 cancer cells 
                   
                 conjugate: Cancer 
                   
               
               
                   
                 stem cell 
                 H00008000- 
                 10k actin mRNA 
                 Pancreatic cell 
                   
                   
                 Res. 2002, 62: 2546 
                   
               
               
                   
                 antigen) 
                 Q01 (partial 
                   
                 lines 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Claudin4 
                 Abnova 
                 Lung, breast, 
                 mRNA 
                 Pancreatic 
                 C-terminal 
                 None 
                 C-CPE-PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Corporation: 
                 colon 
                 upregulated for 
                 cancer cells 
                 domain of  C. perfringens   
                   
                 J Pharmacol Exp 
               
               
                   
                   
                 H00001364- 
                   
                 &gt;32-fold in 
                   
                 enterotoxin (C- 
                   
                 Ther. 2006, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Q01 
                   
                 pancreatic cell 
                   
                 CPE) can bind 
                   
                 316(1): 255 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (full length) 
                   
                 lines; no IHC 
                   
                 specifically 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 observation 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD24 
                 Abnova 
                 B cells, 
                 IHC positive in 
                 Normal B 
                 N/A 
                 Ricin A conjugate: 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Corporation: 
                 granulocytes 
                 72% pancreatic 
                 cells and 
                   
                 Int J Cancer. 1996, 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 H00000934- 
                   
                 tumors 
                 carcinoma 
                   
                 66(4): 526 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 P01 
                   
                   
                 cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 (full length) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EGFR 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Kidneys, liver, 
                 Upregulated in ~ 
                 EGFR+ 
                 Int J Cancer. 
                 Taxol conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Systems: 
                 intestine, bone, 
                 31-68% 
                 cancer cells 
                 1995, 60: 137 
                 Bioconjug Chem. 
                 Int J Cancer. 2000, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 1095-ER-002 
                 etc. 
                 pancreatic cancer 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 2003, 14(2): 302 
                 86(2): 269. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 J Nucl Med. 
                 patients 
                   
                 Jpn J 
                 Methotrexate 
                 GrB-TGFα fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2006, 47(6): 1023 
                   
                   
                 Cancer 
                 conjugate: Mol 
                 Cell Death Differ. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Res. 2000 
                 Cancer Ther. 2006, 
                 2006 13(4): 576. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 91(10): 1035 
                 5(1): 52 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (vIII V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 HER2 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Liver, kidneys, 
                 Upregulated in ~ 
                 HER2+ 
                 Biochemistry 
                 Herceptin- 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Systems: 
                 spleen, etc. 
                 28% pancreatic 
                 cancer cells 
                 1994, 33: 5451 
                 geldanamycin 
                 J Biol Chem. 1994, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 1129-ER-050 
                 Br J Pharmacol. 
                 cancer patients 
                   
                 (dcFv V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 conjugate: 
                 269(28): 18327. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2004, 143(1): 99 
                   
                   
                 J Mol Biol. 
                 Cancer Res. 2004 
                 Breast Cancer Res 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1996, 255(1): 28 
                 64(4): 1460 
                 Treat. 2003, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 82(3): 155. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 GrB fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Cell Death Differ. 2006 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 13(4): 576. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 EGFR- 
                 See above 
                 Advantages of bispecific targeting: not 
                 EGFR+ or 
                 US20060099205 
                 None 
                 Bivalent PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 HER2 
                   
                 limited by a single marker and higher 
                 HER2+ 
                 A1: Bispecific 
                   
                 Br J Cancer. 1996, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 target density, neither is achievable by 
                 cancer cells 
                 single chain FVs 
                   
                 74(6): 853. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 natural protease system, e.g., uPA/uPAR 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 Int J Cancer. 1996, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 65(4): 538. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 p-Glyco- 
                 Abnova 
                 Low expression 
                 Upregulated after 
                 Drug- 
                 MRK-16: Biol 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 protein 
                 Corporation: 
                   
                 chemotherapy 
                 resistant 
                 Chem. 1999, 
                 J Urol. 1993, 
                 Int J Cancer. 2001, 
               
               
                   
                 (MDR1 
                 H00005243-Q01 
                   
                   
                 cancer cells 
                 274(39): 27371 
                 149(1): 174 
                 94(6): 864 
               
               
                   
                 gene 
                 (partial 
                   
                   
                   
                 C219: J Biol 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 product) 
                 sequence) 
                   
                   
                   
                 Chem. 1997, 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 272(47): 29784 
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Targeted Cancer: Prostate Cancer (Pca) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 [STEAP]/ 
                 PSMA 
                 N/A 
                 Prostate:liver:kidney = 
                 Upregulated in 
                 Prostate 
                 U.S. Pat. No. 07/045,605 
                 (1) Maytansinoid 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                 [PSCA] 
                 (Prostate 
                 Baculovirus 
                 174:14:11 per 
                 higher grade Pca; 
                 epithelial 
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 conjugate: Cancer 
                 Cancer Immunol. 
               
               
                 [STEAP]/ 
                 specific 
                 expression 
                 10k actin mRNA; 
                 Strong IHC 
                 cells 
                   
                 Res. 2004, 64: 7995 
                 Immunother. 2006 
               
               
                 [PSMA- 
                 membrane 
                 described in 
                 Strong IHC stain 
                 stain for 8/19 
                 (apically 
                   
                 (2) Ricin A fusion: 
                 pub on web 
               
               
                 PSCA] 
                 antigen) 
                 Protein Expr 
                 for 15/23 prostate, 
                 prostate samples. 
                 localized) 
                   
                 Prostate 2004, 61: 1 
                   
               
               
                 [PSMA/ 
                   
                 Purif. 2000, 
                 22/22 kidney, &amp; 
                 (Apical 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 PSCA] 
                   
                 19(1): 12 
                 11/18 bladder 
                 localization) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 [PSCA/ 
                   
                   
                 samples 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 EphA2] 
                 PSCA 
                 Abnova 
                 Prostate:kidney = 
                 Detected in 
                 Prostate 
                 U.S. Pat. No. 06/824,780 
                 Maytansinoid 
                 None 
               
               
                 Etc. 
                 (Prostate 
                 Corporation: 
                 4084:152 per 
                 94% Pca 
                 epithelial 
                   
                 conjugate: Cancer 
                   
               
               
                   
                 stem cell 
                 H00008000- 
                 10k actin mRNA 
                 samples and 
                 cells 
                   
                 Res. 2002, 62: 2546 
                   
               
               
                   
                 antigen) 
                 Q01 
                   
                 overexpressed 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 (partial 
                   
                 in ~40% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence) 
                   
                 Pca; 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 correlates 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 with higher 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 grade 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (Non-polarized 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 distribution) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 STEAP 
                 Abnova 
                 Predominantly in 
                 Overexpressed in 
                 Prostate 
                 WO05113601A2 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                 1 (Six- 
                 Corporation: 
                 prostate; some 
                 prostate cancer 
                 epithelial 
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 trans- 
                 H00026872- 
                 presence in 
                 (98%-positive in 
                 cells 
                 anti-STEAP-1 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 membrane 
                 P01 
                 bladder; low level 
                 Pca, 97% 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 epithelial 
                 (full length) 
                 in colon, 
                 positive in BPH) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 antigen of 
                   
                 pancrease, 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 the 
                   
                 stomach, and 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 prostate) 
                   
                 uterus 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EphA2 
                 R&amp;D 
                 No normal 
                 Overexpressed in 
                 Prostate 
                 Methods. 2005, 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                 (Ephrin 
                 Systems: 
                 prostate IHC 
                 ~93% of prostate 
                 cancer cells 
                 36(1): 43 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 receptor 
                 3035-A2-100 
                 staining 
                 cance samples by 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 A2) 
                   
                   
                 IHC (diffused into 
                   
                 Mol. Immunol 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 cytoplasm) 
                   
                 2007, 44: 3049 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (EA2 &amp; 47: 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EpCAM 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Expressed on the 
                 Highly 
                 Epithelial 
                 Cancer Immunol 
                 IL2 fusion: 
                 β-glucuronidase 
               
               
                   
                 (Epithelial 
                 Systems: 
                 baso-lateral cell 
                 upregulated in 
                 cells and 
                 Immunother. 
                 J Immunother. 
                 fusion: Br J 
               
               
                   
                 cell 
                 960-EP-050 
                 surface in most 
                 ovarian cancer, 
                 prostate 
                 2001, 50(1): 51. 
                 2004, 27(3): 211 
                 Cancer. 2002, 
               
               
                   
                 adhesion 
                   
                 human simple 
                 breast cancer, 
                 cancer cells 
                 Cancer Res. 
                   
                 86(5): 811 
               
               
                   
                 molecule) 
                   
                 epithelia, very 
                 etc; increased in 
                   
                 1999 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 low exoression 
                 prostate cancer 
                   
                 59(22): 5758 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 in normal ovaries 
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 ALCAM 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Broad distribution, 
                 Strong cell surface 
                 Epithelial 
                 Reported in J. 
                 None 
                 Saporin S6 
               
               
                   
                 (Activated 
                 Systems: 
                 in epithelia, 
                 expression in 31% 
                 cells and 
                 Cell Biol. 2005, 
                   
                 conjugate: J. Cell 
               
               
                   
                 leukocyte 
                 656-AL 
                 neurons, lymphoid 
                 colorectal 
                 other normal 
                 118(7): 1515 &amp; 
                   
                 Biol. 2005, 
               
               
                   
                 cell 
                   
                 and myeloid cells, 
                 carcinoma; mRNA 
                 cells, and 
                 Liu B., et al. J. 
                   
                 118(7): 1515 
               
               
                   
                 adhesion 
                   
                 hematopoietic and 
                 overexpression in 
                 prostate 
                 Mol. Med. 2007, 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 molecule, 
                   
                 mesenchymal stem 
                 86% prostate 
                 cancer cells 
                 but sequences 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD166) 
                   
                 cells 
                 carcinoma 
                   
                 were not 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 disclosed 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EGFR? 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Kidneys, liver, 
                 Upregulated in 
                 EGFR+ 
                 Int J Cancer. 
                 Taxol conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Systems: 
                 intestine, bone, 
                 cancers of colon, 
                 cancer cells 
                 1995, 60: 137 
                 Bioconjug Chem. 
                 Int J Cancer. 2000, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 1095-ER-002 
                 etc. 
                 breast, pancreas, 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 2003, 14(2): 302 
                 86(2): 269. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 J Nucl Med. 
                 etc. Mutated to 
                   
                 Jpn J Cancer 
                 Methotrexate 
                 GrB-TGFα fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2006, 47(6): 1023 
                 EGFRvIII in 
                   
                 Res. 2000 
                 conjugate: Mol 
                 Cell Death Differ. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Pca. 
                   
                 91(10): 1035 
                 Cancer Ther. 2006, 
                 2006 13(4): 576. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (vIII V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 5(1): 52 
                   
               
               
                   
                 HER2? 
                 R&amp;D 
                 Liver, kidneys, 
                 Upregulated in 
                 HER2+ 
                 Biochemistry 
                 Herceptin- 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Systems: 
                 spleen, etc. 
                 cancers of colon, 
                 cancer cells 
                 1994, 33: 5451 
                 geldanamycin 
                 J Biol Chem. 1994, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 1129-ER-050 
                 Br J Pharmacol. 
                 breast, prostate, 
                   
                 (dcFv V H  &amp; V L ) 
                 conjugate: 
                 269(28): 18327. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 2004, 143(1): 99 
                 etc. 
                   
                 J Mol Biol. 
                 Cancer Res. 2004 
                 Breast Cancer Res 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1996, 255(1): 28 
                 64(4): 1460 
                 Treat. 2003, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 82(3): 155. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 GrB fusion: 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Cell Death Differ. 2006 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 13(4): 576. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 EGFR- 
                 See above 
                 Advantages of bispecific targeting: not 
                 EGFR+ or 
                 US20060099205 
                 None 
                 Bivalent PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 HER2? 
                   
                 limited by a single marker and higher 
                 HER2+ 
                 A1: Bispecific 
                   
                 Br J Cancer. 1996, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 target density, neither is achievable by 
                 cancer cells 
                 single chain FVs 
                   
                 74(6): 853. 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 natural protease system, e.g., uPA/uPAR 
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                 Int J Cancer. 1996, 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 65(4): 538. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 p-Glyco- 
                 Abnova 
                 Low expression 
                 Upregulated after 
                 Drug- 
                 MRK-16: Biol 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 protein 
                 Corporation: 
                   
                 chemotherapy 
                 resistant 
                 Chem. 1999, 
                 J Urol. 1993, 
                 Int J Cancer. 2001, 
               
               
                   
                 (MDR1 
                 H00005243-Q01 
                   
                   
                 cancer cells 
                 274(39): 27371 
                 149(1): 174 
                 94(6): 864 
               
               
                   
                 gene 
                 (partial 
                   
                   
                   
                 C219: J Biol 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 product) 
                 sequence) 
                   
                   
                   
                 Chem. 1997, 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 272(47): 29784 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Antigen 
                   
                 Target 
                 Normal 
                 Cancer Stem 
                 Antibody 
                 Antibody 
                 ScFc 
               
               
                 Pair 
                 Antigen 
                 Availability 
                 Distribution 
                 Cell Marker 
                 Sequences 
                 Immunotoxins 
                 Immunotoxins 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Targeting Cancer Causing Stem Cells 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 [CD44]/ 
                 CD44 
                 R&amp;D Systems: 
                 Ubiquitously 
                 Metastatic cancer 
                 WO05049082A2 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                 [EpCAM] &amp; 
                   
                 3660-CD-050 
                 expressed on 
                 cells, breast cancer 
                 (H90: V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 [CD133]/ 
                   
                   
                 different cell 
                 stem cells, prostate 
                 Int. J. Cancer 1996, 
                   
                   
               
               
                 [EpCAM] 
                   
                   
                 surfaces 
                 stem cells, 
                 68: 232 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Etc. 
                   
                   
                   
                 colorectal cancer 
                 (CD44v6 V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 stem cells, 
                 Gyn. Oncol. 1997, 66: 209 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 pancreatic cancer 
                 (CD44v7v8 V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 stem cells, and 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 head &amp; neck 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 cancer stem cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 EpCAM 
                 R&amp;D Systems: 
                 Expressed on the 
                 Breast cancer stem 
                 Cancer Immunol 
                 IL2 fusion: 
                 β-glucuronidase 
               
               
                   
                 (aka ESA, 
                 960-EP-050 
                 baso-lateral cell 
                 cells, colon cancer 
                 Immunother. 2001, 
                 J Immunother. 
                 fusion: Br J 
               
               
                   
                 Ber-EP4, 
                   
                 surface in most 
                 stem cells, 
                 50(1): 51 
                 2004, 27(3): 211 
                 Cancer. 2002, 
               
               
                   
                 B38.1, and 
                   
                 human simple 
                 colorectal cancer 
                 Cancer Res. 1999 
                   
                 86(5): 811 
               
               
                   
                 CD326) 
                   
                 epithelia 
                 stem cells, and 
                 59(22): 5758 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 pancreatic cancer 
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 stem cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD133 
                 Abnova 
                 Hematopoitic 
                 Colon cancer stem 
                 N/A 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                 (aka AC133 
                 Corporation: 
                 stem cells 
                 cells, glioblastoma 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 and 
                 H00008842-Q01 
                   
                 stem cells, prostate 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 prominin-1) 
                 (partial sequence) 
                   
                 cancer stem cells, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 and heptocellular 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 carcinoma stem 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 cells 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD34 
                 Prospec: 
                 Hematopoitic 
                 AML stem cells 
                 J. Immunonol. Methods 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Pro-292 
                 stem cells 
                   
                 1997, 201: 223 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (V H  &amp; V L ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD24 
                 Abnova 
                 B cells, 
                 Pancreatic cancer 
                 N/A 
                 Ricin A conjugate: 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Corporation: 
                 granulocytes 
                 stem cells 
                   
                 Int J Cancer. 1996, 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 H00000934-P01 
                   
                   
                   
                 66(4): 526 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 (full length) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CXCR4 
                 Abnova 
                 Widely 
                 Prostate stem cells 
                 U.S. Pat. No. 7,005,503 
                 None 
                 None 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Corporation: 
                 expressed in 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 H00007852-Q01 
                 normal tissues 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 (partial sequence) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 CD166 
                 R&amp;D Systems: 
                 Broad-distribution, 
                 Colorectal cancer 
                 Reported in J. Cell Biol. 
                 None 
                 Saporin S6 
               
               
                   
                 (ALCAM: 
                 656-AL 
                 in epithelia, 
                 stem cells 
                 2005, 118(7): 1515 &amp; Liu B., 
                   
                 conjugate: J. Cell 
               
               
                   
                 Activated 
                   
                 neurons, lymphoid 
                   
                 et al. J. Mol. Med. 
                   
                 Biol. 2005, 
               
               
                   
                 leukocyte cell 
                   
                 and myeloid cells, 
                   
                 2007, but sequences were 
                   
                 118(7): 1515 
               
               
                   
                 adhesion 
                   
                 hematopoietic and 
                   
                 not disclosed 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 molecule) 
                   
                 mesenchymal stem 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cells 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 p-Glyco- 
                 Abnova 
                 Low expression 
                 Higher expression 
                 MRK-16: Biol Chem. 
                 PEA conjugate: 
                 PEA fusion: 
               
               
                   
                 protein 
                 Corporation: 
                   
                 in stem cells 
                 1999, 274(39): 27371 
                 J Urol. 1993, 
                 Int J Cancer. 2001, 
               
               
                   
                 (MDR1 
                 H00005243-Q01 
                   
                   
                 C219: J Biol Chem. 
                 149(1): 174 
                 94(6): 864 
               
               
                   
                 gene 
                 (partial sequence) 
                   
                   
                 1997, 272(47): 29784 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 product) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     B. Cell Targeting Moieties 
     The invention features protoxin fusion proteins and protoxin activator fusion proteins each containing a cell-targeting moiety. Such cell targeting moieties of the invention include proteins derived from antibodies, antibody mimetics, ligands specific for certain receptors expressed on a target cell surface, carbohydrates, and peptides that specifically bind cell surface molecules. 
     One embodiment of the cell-targeting moiety is a protein that can specifically recognize a target on the cell surface. The most common form of target recognition by proteins is antibodies. One embodiment employs intact antibodies in all isotypes, such as IgG, IgD, IgM, IgA, and IgE. Alternatively, the cell-targeting moiety can be a fragment or reengineered version of a full length antibody such as Fabs, Fab′, Fab2, or scFv fragments (Huston, et al. 1991. Methods Enzymol. 203:46-88, Huston, et al. 1988. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 85:5879-83). In one embodiment the binding antibody is of human, murine, goat, rat, rabbit, or camel antibody origin. In another embodiment the binding antibody is a humanized version of animal antibodies in which the CDR regions have grafted onto a human antibody framework (Queen and Harold. 1996. U.S. Pat. No. 5,530,101). Human antibodies to human epitopes can be isolated from transgenic mice bearing human antibodies as well as from phage display libraries based on human antibodies (Kellermann and Green. 2002. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 13:593-7, Mendez, et al. 1997. Nat Genet. 15:146-56, Knappik, et al. 2000. J Mol Biol. 296:57-86). The binding moiety may also be molecules from the immune system that are structurally related to antibodies such as reengineered T-cell receptors, single chain T-cell receptors, CTLA-4, monomeric Vh or Vl domains (nanobodies), and camelized antibodies (Berry and Davies. 1992. J Chromatogr. 597:239-45, Martin, et al. 1997. Protein Eng. 10:607-14, Tanha, et al. 2001. J Biol Chem. 276:24774-80, Nuttall, et al. 1999. Proteins. 36:217-27). A further embodiment may contain diabodies which are genetic fusions of two single chain variable fragments that have specificity for two distinct epitopes on the same cell. As an example, a diabody with an anti-CD19 and anti-CD22 scFv can be fused to a protoxin or protoxin activator in order to increase the affinity to B-cell targets (Kipriyanov. 2003. Methods Mol Biol. 207:323-33). 
     In another embodiment the cell-targeting moiety can also be diversified proteins that act as antibody mimetics. Diversified proteins have portions of their native sequence replaced by sequences that can bind to heterologous targets. Diversified proteins may be superior to antibodies in terms of stability, production, and size. One example is fibronectin type III domain, which has been used previously to isolate affinity reagents to various targets (Lipovsek and Pluckthun. 2004. J Immunol Methods. 290:51-67, Lipovsek, et al. 2007. J Mol Biol. 368:1024-41, Lipovsek, Wagner, and Kuimelis. 2004. U.S. Patent 20050038229). Lipocalins have been used for molecular diversification and selection (Skerra et al. 2005. U.S. Patent 20060058510). Lipocalins are a class of proteins that bind to steroids and metabolites in the serum. Functional binders to CTLA4 and VEGF have been isolated using phage display techniques (Vogt and Skerra. 2004. Chembiochem. 5:191-9). C-type lectin domains, A-domains and ankyrin repeats provide frameworks that can be oligomerized in order to increase the binding surface of the scaffold (Mosavi, et al. 2004. Protein Sci. 13:1435-48). Other diversified proteins include but are not limited to human serum albumin, green fluorescent protein, PDZ domains, Kunitz domains, charybdotoxin, plant homeodomain, and β-lactamase. A comprehensive review of protein scaffolds is described in (Hosse, et al. 2006. Protein Sci. 15:14-27, Lipovsek. 2005.). Those skilled in the art understand that many diverse proteins or protein domains have the potential to be diversified and may be developed and used as affinity reagents, and these may serve as bell-binding moieties in the context of combinatorial targeting therapy. 
     In another embodiment, the cell-targeting moiety can be a naturally occurring ligand, adhesion molecule, or receptor for an epitope expressed on the cell surface. Compositions of the ligand may be a peptide, lectin, hormone, fatty acid, nucleic acid, or steroid. For example, human growth hormone could be used as a cell-targeting moiety for cells expressing human growth hormone receptor. Solubilized receptor ligands may also be used in cases in which the natural ligand is an integral membrane protein. Such solubilized integral membrane proteins are well-known in the art and are easily prepared by the formation of a functional fragment of a membrane protein by removing the transmembrane or membrane anchoring domains to afford a soluble active ligand; for example, soluble CD72 may be used as a ligand to localize engineered protoxins to CD5 containing cells. Another example is the binding of urokinase type plasminogen activator (uPA) to its receptor uPAR. It has been shown that the region of u-PA responsible for high affinity binding (K d ≈0.5 nM) to uPAR is entirely localized within the first 46 amino acids called N-terminal growth factor like domain (N-GFD) (Appella, et al. 1987. J Biol Chem. 262:4437-40). Avemers refer to multiple receptor binder domains that have been shuffled in order to increase the avidity and specificity to specific targets (Silverman, et al. 2005. Nat Biotechnol. 23:1556-61). These receptor binding domains and ligands may be genetically fused and produced as a contiguous polypeptide with the protoxin or protoxin activator or they can be isolated separately and then chemically or enzymatically attached. They may also be non-covalently associated with the protoxin or protoxin activator. 
     In a previously reported example, Denileukin difitox is a fusion protein of DT and human interleukin (IL)-2 (Fenton and Perry. 2005 Drugs 65:2405). Denileukin difitox targets any cells that express IL-2 receptor (IL2R), including the intended target CTCL cells. Acute hypersensitivity-type reactions, vascular leak syndrome, and loss of visual acuity have been reported as side effects. Because human normal non-hematopoietic cells of mesenchymal and neuroectodermal origin may express functional IL2R, some cytotoxic effects observed could be due to a direct interaction between IL-2 and non-hematopoietic tissues. In order to overcome this toxicity, the invention features, for example, addition of a T cell marker as a second targeting element, e.g., CD3. 
     If the moiety is a carbohydrate such as mannose, mannose 6-phosphate, galactose, N-acetylglucosamine, or sialyl-Lewis X, it can target the mannose receptor, mannose 6-phosphate receptor, asialoglycoprotein receptor, N-acetylglucosamine receptor, or E-selectin, respectively. If the moiety comprises a sialyl-Lewis X glycan operably linked to a tyrosine sulfated peptide or a sulfated carbohydrate it can target the P-selectin or L-selectin, respectively. 
     As another example, the binding partners may be from known interactions between different organisms, as in a pathogen host interaction. The C-terminal domain of the  Clostridium perfringens  enterotoxin (C-CPE) binds with high affinity and specificity to the mammalian claudin3/4 adhesion molecules. Although claudins are components of most cells tight junctions, they are not typically exposed on the apical surface. The C-CPE can be appended to the protoxin or activator in order to localize one of the components of the combinatorial targeting to cells overexpressing unengaged claudin3/4, a condition of many types of cancers (Takahashi, et al. 2005. J Control Release. 108:56-62, Ebihara, et al. 2006. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 316:255-60). 
     An example of a peptide moiety is the use of angiotensin to localize complexes to cells expressing angiotensin receptor. In another embodiment, the binding peptide could be an unnatural peptide selected from a random sequence library. One group has identified a peptide using phage display, termed YSA, which can specifically recognize EphA2 receptors. EphA2 is overexpressed in many breast cancers (Koolpe, et al. 2005. J Biol Chem. 280:17301-11, Koolpe, et al. 2002. J Biol Chem. 277:46974-9). In order to increase binding affinity, peptides may be multimerized through sequential repeated fusions or attachment to a dendrimer which can then be attached to the protoxin or protoxin activator. 
     In another embodiment, the cell-targeting moiety can be a nucleic acid that consists of DNA, RNA, PNA or other analogs thereof. Nucleic acid aptamers have been identified to many protein targets and bind with very high affinity through a process of in vitro evolution (Gold. 1991. U.S. Pat. No. 5,475,096, Wilson and Szostak. 1999. Annu Rev Biochem. 68:611-47). RNA aptamers specific for PSMA were shown to specifically localized conjugated gelonin toxin to cells overexpressing PSMA (Chu, et al. 2006. Cancer Res. 66:5989-92). The nucleic acid can be chemically synthesized or biochemically transcribed and then modified to include an attachment group for conjugation to the reengineered toxin. The nucleic acid may be directly conjugated using common crosslinking reagents or enzymatically coupled by processes known in the art. The nucleic acid can also be non-covalently associated with the protoxin. 
     The cell-targeting moiety may be identified using a number of techniques described in the art. Typically natural hormones and peptide ligands can be identified through reported interactions in the reported literature. Additionally, antibody mimics and nucleic acid aptamers can be identified using selection technologies that can isolate rare binding molecules toward epitopes of interest, such as those expressed on cancer cells or other diseased states. These techniques include SELEX, phage display, bacterial display, yeast display, mRNA display, in vivo complementation, yeast two-hybrid system, and ribosome display (Roberts and Szostak. 1997. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 94:12297-302, Boder and Wittrup. 1997. Nat Biotechnol. 15:553-7, Ellington and Szostak. 1990. Nature. 346:818-22, Tuerk and MacDougal-Waugh. 1993. Gene. 137:33-9, Gyuris, et al. 1993. Cell. 75:791-803, Fields and Song. 1989. Nature. 340:245-6, Mattheakis, et al. 1994. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 91:9022-6). Antibodies can be generated using the aforementioned techniques or in a traditional fashion through immunizing animals and isolating the resultant antibodies or creating monoclonal antibodies from plasma cells. 
     The targets of the cell-targeting moieties may be protein receptors, carbohydrates, or lipids on or around the cell surface. Examples of polypeptide modifications known in the art that may advantageously comprise elements of a cell surface target include glycosylation, sulfation, phosphorylation, ADP-ribosylation, and ubiquitination. Examples of carbohydrate modifications that may be distinctive for a specific lineage of cells include sulfation, acetylation, dehydrogenation and dehydration. Examples of lipid modification include glycan substitution and sulfation. Examples of lipids that may be distinctive for a specific targeted cell include sphingolipids and their derivatives, such as gangliosides, globosides, ceramides and sulfatides, or lipid anchor moieties, such as the glycosyl phosphatidyl inositol-linked protein anchor. 
     The cell-targeting moiety may indirectly bind to the target cell through another binding intermediary that directly binds to a cell surface epitope, as long as the cell-targeting moiety acts to localize the reengineered toxin to the cell surface. The targets of these binding modules may be resident proteins, receptors, carbohydrates, lipids, cholesterol, and other modifications to the target cell surface. The cell-targeting moiety can be joined to the protoxin either through direct translational fusions if the DNA encoding both species is joined. Alternatively, chemical coupling methods and enzymatic crosslinking can also join the two components. The cell-targeting moiety may contain sequences not involved in the structure or binding of the agent, but involved with other processes such as attachment or interaction with the protoxin. 
     Disclosed herein are cell-targeting moieties that act to localize modified toxins to the surface of target cells. In one embodiment, the cell-targeting moiety is one or more single-chain variable fragment (scFv) that specifically recognize epitopes on cells of patients with B-CLL. In another embodiment the cell-targeting moiety is one or more single-chain variable fragments (scFv) that specifically recognize CD5. In yet another embodiment the cell-targeting moiety is a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) that specifically recognizes B-cell markers CD19 and CD22. In one embodiment the scFv fragment includes one or more specific tag sequence (LPETG (SEQ ID NO:38)) that is used for enzymatic crosslinking induced by SortaseA. The tag sequence may be at the N-terminus, C-terminus, or at an internal position. In another embodiment the LPETG (SEQ ID NO:38) tag sequence is located near or at the C-terminus. The expression and functional reproduction of scFv is well-known in the art. The scFvs were produced through the expression in the  E. coli  periplasm and refolded in vitro using reported procedures for obtaining functional scFvs. 
     Described herein are examples of using known natural receptor ligands as cell-targeting moieties. Specifically the N-terminal domain of u-PA was fused directly to a protoxin in order to specifically target u-PAR. Also, a toxin based on the fusion between the C-terminal domain of the  Clostridium perfringens  enterotoxin (C-CPE) and toxins are also described herein that can target claudin3/4. 
     II. Protoxins 
     The protoxins of the invention are designed to be independently targeted to one or more preselected cell surface targets. In order to become active, the protoxin of the invention must be modified by a corresponding protoxin activator. In one embodiment, the invention features a protoxin containing a cytotoxic domain of one toxin and a translocation domain of the same or another toxin, and an intervening peptide containing a proteolytic cleavage sequence specifically recognized by an exogenous protease. Alternatively, or additionally, the toxin activity may be blocked by a chemical or peptide moiety. In these cases, the toxin will only become active when this chemical or peptide moiety is modified by either an exogenous enzyme (i.e., a protoxin activator) or by an activator natively present at or around the target cell. The toxin or protoxin fusion can be derived from any toxin known in the art, including, without limitation, Diphtheria toxin,  Pseudomonas  exotoxin A, Shiga toxin, and Shiga-like toxin, anthrax toxin, pore-forming toxins or protoxins such as proaerolysin, hemolysins, pneumolysin, Cryl toxins,  Vibrio  pro-cytolysin, or listeriolysin;  Cholera  toxin,  Clostridium  septicum alpha-toxin,  Clostridial  neurotoxins including tetanus toxin and botulinum toxin; gelonin; nucleic acid modifying agents such as pierisin-1, and ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) such as Ricin, Abrin, and Modeccin. 
     A. Proteolytic Toxins 
     Because many proteases play an essential role in targeted cell death in vivo, they may be used as the toxin moiety for the present invention. For example, granzymes are exogenous serine proteases that are released by cytoplasmic granules within cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells, and can induce apoptosis within virus-infected cells, thus destroying them; caspases are cysteine proteases that play a central role in the initiation and execution phases of apoptosis; and a proteolytic cascade during complement activation results in complement-mediated inflammation, leukocyte migration, and phagocytosis of complement-opsonized particles and cells, which eventually leads to a direct lysis of target cells and microorganisms as a consequence of membrane-penetrating lesions. 
     Most proteases involved in apoptosis or complement activation exist in the form of a zymogen until activated. Zymogens are proenzymes that are inhibited by a propeptide component within its own sequence, usually located at the N-terminus. One embodiment of the present invention utilizes such a proteolytic zymogen as the protoxin moiety, and a second proteolytic activity acting as an activator of the zymogen. Both the protoxin and protease fusions comprise a cell-targeting domain, and optionally a translocation domain to assist endocytosis. Examples of the cleavage site within the first zymogen and the protease within the activator fusion include, but are not limited to, a protease cleavage site targeted by Factor Xa, IEGR↓; and a protease cleavage site targeted by Enterokinase, DDDDK↓ (SEQ ID NO:25). Additional examples include granzymes, caspases, elastase, kallikreins, the matrix metalloprotease (MMP) family, the plasminogen activator family, as well as fibroblast activation protein. 
     Granzymes 
     U.S. Pat. No. 7,101,977 discloses that a chimeric protein comprising an apoptosis-inducing factor such as granzyme B and a cell-specific targeting moiety can induce cell death. GrB induces cell death by cleaving caspases (especially caspase-3), which in turn activates caspase-activated DNase. This enzyme degrades DNA, irreversibly inactivating the apoptotic cell. GrB also cleaves the protein Bid, which recruits the protein Bax and Bak to change the membrane permeability of mitochondria, causing the release of cytochrome c (which activates caspase 9), Smac/Diablo and Omi/HtrA2 (which suppress the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs)), among other proteins. 
     In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an apoptosis-inducing granzyme (e.g., granzyme B) may be constructed as the cytotoxic part of a protoxin. For example, in constructing a GrB-based protoxin, a proteolytic substrate sequence may be placed in the immediate front of granzyme B sequence, resulting in a GrB fusion that is activatable by a protease fusion that can specifically cleave the proteolytic substrate sequence. 
     Caspases 
     There are two types of apoptotic caspases: initiator (apical) caspases and effector (executioner) caspases. Initiator caspases (e.g. caspase-2, -8, -9 and -10) cleave inactive pro-forms of effector caspases, thereby activating them. Effector caspases (e.g. caspase-3, -6, -7) in turn cleave other protein substrates within the cell resulting in the apoptotic process. In vivo the initiation of this cascade reaction is regulated by caspase inhibitors. The caspase cascade can be activated by Granzyme B, released by cytotoxic T lymphocytes, which activates caspase-3 and -7; by death receptors (like FAS, TRAIL receptors and TNF receptor) which activate caspase-8 and -10; and by the apoptosome, regulated by cytochrome c and the Bcl-2 family, which activates caspase-9. 
     Because caspases are critically involved in the later stages of apoptosis regardless of the initial stimulus of apoptosis, the invention features the direct use of these activities, particularly the effector caspases, to initiate an apoptotic cascade independent of upstream cellular events. For example, in constructing a caspase-6 based protoxin, a procaspase-6 is used. The procaspase-6 comprises the mature caspase-6 sequence, an inhibitory sequence, and a proteolytic substrate sequence placed in between. The procaspase fusion is selectively activated by a protease fusion that can specifically cleave the proteolytic substrate sequence. 
     Proteases of the Complement System 
     The complement system is a biochemical cascade that helps clear pathogens from an organism. The complement system includes of a number of small proteins found in the blood, which work together to kill target cells by disrupting the target cell&#39;s plasma membrane. Over 20 proteins and protein fragments make up the complement system, including serum proteins, serosal proteins, and cell membrane receptors. The complement system is not adaptable and does not change over the course of an individual&#39;s lifetime, and, as such, it belongs to the innate immune system. However, it can be recruited and brought into action by the adaptive immune system. 
     There are three distinct pathways of complement activation—the classical pathway, the lectin pathway, and the alternative pathway. Complement activation proceeds in a sequential fashion, through the proteolytic cleavage of a series of proteins, and leads to the generation of active products that mediate various biological activities through their interaction with specific cellular receptors and other serum proteins. During the course of this cascade, a number of biological processes are initiated by the various complement components, which eventually lead to direct lysis of target cells. C1-C9 and factors B and D are the reacting components of the complement system. One preferred embodiment of the present invention involves the use of a protease involved in the complement activation cascade (e.g., proteolytic component of the C1-C9 and Factors B and D, preferably C3) as the toxin moiety within the protoxin fusion. 
     B. Bacterial Toxins 
     Examples of bacterial toxins that may be used in the protoxin fusion proteins of the invention are set forth below. 
     Pore Forming Toxins 
     In another aspect, the invention features a protoxin fusion protein containing a pore-forming toxin domain. These toxins bind to cellular membranes and upon an activation trigger, create channels (pores) in which essential ions and metabolites may diffuse. Representative pore-forming toxins that require modification to become active include but are not limited to  Aeromonas hydrophila  aerolysin,  Clostridium perfringens  ε-toxin,  Clostridium septicum  α-toxin,  Escherichia coli  prohaemolysin, hemolysins of  Vibrio cholerae , and  B. pertussis  AC toxin (CyaA). 
     In the reengineered activatable pore-forming toxins “RAPFTs” of the invention, the trigger to convert the toxin from an inactive form to an active form can be altered from the native mechanism to an alternative mechanism. A preferred manner of alteration is to replace a native proteolytic activation site with an heterologous proteolytic site that is not normally operationally resident on the target cell. The heterologous proteolytic site may be added to or replace the original activation site, while either mutating or preserving the original residues as long as the endogenous activation does not occur prior to activation by the exogenous protease. Alternative sequences or chemical compositions that may be used in the RAPFT include substrates for proteases from the activating moiety other than those previously reported. These alternative substrates may be used as the modified proteolytic site in the RAPFT. 
     Other modifications to the activation site include but are not limited to phosphorylation, glycosylation, lipoylation, biotinylation, acetylation, ubiquitination, sumoylation, and esterification. These modifications must be paired with activating groups that can reverse, remove, or further alter these modifications in order to switch the RAPFT from the inactive to the active state or to a natively activatable state when used in a therapeutic context. In another embodiment, RAPFTs can possess a modification to a vital portion of the toxin other than the native activation site that inhibits pore formation unless that modification is reversed. An example of this would be phosphorylation of a residue in the hydrophobic loop that forms part of the pore and which interferes with native pore-forming activity. Only when the phosphate group is removed, for example, with a phosphatase, can the protoxin form functional pores. 
     The RAPFTs can also contain an optionally substituted cell targeting moiety described herein in addition to the native targeting domain as long as the substituted cell-targeting moiety operably replaces the localizing function of the targeting domain. Additionally, the native targeting domain can be eliminated or replaced partially or entirely by an optionally substituted cell-targeting moiety. Those skilled in the art understand methods to make deletions, insertions, site-directed mutations, and random mutations to the native pore-forming toxin within the encoding DNA sequences that are then represented as changes in the encoded amino acid sequences using established molecular cloning techniques. Optionally substituted cell-targeting moieties can be appended to the protoxin as a direct genetic fusion, or can be added through chemical or enzymatic crosslinking. The cell-targeting moieties may also be non-covalently associated with the protoxin through hydrophobic, metal binding, and other affinity-based interactions. Additional variants of cell-targeting moieties are described herein. 
     Other modifications of RAPFT include single amino acid substitutions or combinations of multiple substitutions that may aid in the synthesis of functional immunotoxins as well as modify the properties of the reengineered protein, such as solubility, immunogenicity, or pharmacokinetics (Sambrook J. 2001. Cold-Spring Harbor Press., Ausubel F. 1997 and updates. Wiley and Sons.). 
     Modifications can include the addition of purification tags for the purpose of preparation of the RAPFT. The protoxin can be modified to include modifiable amino acids such as cysteines and lysines in specific positions in the toxin. Modifying groups such as binding or inhibitory domains can be added to these amino acids through alkylation of the sulfhydryl or epsilon amino group. Mutations that affect the natural activity of the RAPFT can be introduced. For example, mutations such as C159S and W324A can be made that disrupt the GPI-binding site within the aerolysin pore-forming toxin. These mutations would reduce the non-specific binding of the reengineered toxin (MacKenzie, et al. 1999. J Biol Chem. 274:22604-9). 
     In one embodiment, the RAPFT may encode sequences that allow for posttranslational modifications in vivo or in vitro. These post translational modifications include but are not limited to protease cleavage sites, lipoylation signals, phosphorylation, glycosylation, ubiquitination, sumoylation sites, and a BirA biotinylation target sequences for the addition of biotin. The biotinylation can occur during protein synthesis within the host organism or afterwards in an in vitro reaction. Streptavidin-biotin interactions can be used to couple the pore-forming function with other desired functionalities. 
     In another embodiment, an artificial inhibitory region may be substituted for a natural inhibitory sequence. In the case of aerolysin, residues between 433-470 may be replaced with an alternative sequence or chemical moiety that exhibits an analogous regulatory role. This region may be an alternative polypeptide sequence or small molecule, carbohydrate, lipid, or nucleic acid modification. Only when this non-native region is removed or inactivated will the toxin be activated or converted to a form that can be easily activated by the target cell. For example, an inhibitory peptide that is distinct in its primary sequence can be attached to the native inhibitory pro-peptide, and pore-forming activity can be restored upon removal of said inhibitory pro-peptide. 
     In another embodiment, the functioning portions of the RAPFT (e.g., the binding domain, pore-forming domain, and inhibitory pro-region) are linked together through non-peptide bonds. These domains are may be connected covalently using disulfide bonds, chemically crosslinked with bireactive alkylating reagents, or enzymatically through the conjugation with SortaseA or transglutaminase (Parthasarathy, et al. 2007. Bioconjug Chem. 18:469-76, Tanaka, et al. 2004. Bioconjug Chem. 15:491-7). Alternatively, a pore-forming toxin may contain functioning portions that are non-covalently associated (e.g., hydrophobic interactions like leucine zippers or binding interactions like SH2 domain-phosphate interaction) in order to achieve a functioning complex of associated pore-forming agents. 
     Another embodiment features RAPFTs in which one or more amino acids are substituted with unnatural amino acids (e.g., f 4-fluorotryptophan in place of tryptophan (Bacher and Ellington. 2007. Methods Mol Biol. 352:23-34, Bacher and Ellington. 2001. J Bacteriol. 183:5414-25)). 
     The functional RAPFT, without limitation, may have one or more of the following modifications: single or multiple amino acid mutations, altered activation moieties, optionally substituted cell-targeting domains, non-native inhibitory pro-regions, and unnatural amino acids. 
     In one preferred embodiment the RAPFT is based on the aerolysin pore-forming toxin. Aerolysin is produced by the species  Aeromonas  and causes cytolysis in a non-cell-specific manner. The toxin is comprised of four distinct domains and the superstructure exists as a dimer in the non-membrane bound form (Parker, et al. 1994. Nature. 367:292-5). Once the toxin is localized to cell membrane, furin cleaves a target sequence between residues 427-432, a C-terminal pro-domain which inhibits pore formation when present (residues 433-470) is removed, and the toxin can oligomerize with other activated toxins on the surface of the same cell. A hydrophobic segment is then inserted across the lipid bilayer to create a channel between the extracellular domain and cytosol. In the wild type aerolysin toxin, Domain 1 contains an N-glycan binding domain that targets the natural toxin to cells, and domain 2 contains a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI) binding domain. Domain 3 contains the pore-forming loop and Domain 4 contains the pro-domain, separated from the pore-forming section by a cleavable linker with a furin recognition site. 
     The invention features modifications of pore-forming toxins to make them more suitable for administration as part of a RAPFT. In one embodiment of the reengineered aerolysin toxin, Domain 1 which is the native N-glycan binding domain can be removed. In another embodiment, Domain 1 can be optionally substituted with a cell-targeting moiety, with or without removing Domain 1. If Domain 1 is not removed, the toxin may or may not contain mutations in the binding site that affect the affinity toward the target molecule on the cell surface. The cell-targeting moiety may be attached to the N-terminus, C-terminus, or to an internal residue, provided it does not interfere with pore-forming activity once the RAPFT is activated. The optionally substituted protoxin can be synthesized by a variety of methods described herein. 
     The present invention also features a modified aerolysin with the residues between the pore-forming section and the pro-domain that inhibits pore formation (residues 427-432) changed from the native protease cleavage site to a modifiable activation moiety. Some embodiments comprise a mutated activation moiety in which the native furin activation moiety is substituted by one or more alternative protease recognition sequences. The native furin cleavage sequence KVRR↓AR (SEQ ID NO:7) (residues 427-432) can be replaced with the granzyme B activation moiety (IEPD (SEQ ID NO:9)). In this case, the therapeutic regimen would pair this embodiment with a granzyme B moiety as the protoxin activator. Alternatively, the native furin sequence can be replaced by the tobacco etch virus protease (TEV). The different protease activation sites include but are not limited to those described herein. The DNA encoding the native activation moiety can be replaced with a modified sequence using standard molecular biology methods (Sambrook J. 2001. Cold-Spring Harbor Press. Ausubel F. 1997 and updates. Wiley and Sons.). Sequences that can be cleaved by exogenous proteases, but have not been yet identified as substrates, can also be used. 
     In another embodiment, the first 82 residues of aerolysin are removed through DNA mutagenesis. Here, the small lobe is replaced by a DNA encoded linker sequence in which a peptide sequence which can be recognized and modified by SortaseA is added (GKGGSNSAAS (SEQ ID NO:22)). A cell-binding moiety which has at its C-terminus a sortase A acceptor sequence (LPETG SEQ ID NO:38)) is coupled to the mutated toxin using immobilized sortaseA. Sortase A forms a covalent attachment between the C-terminus of the threonine from the single chain Fv and the N-terminus of the GKGGSNSAAS (SEQ ID NO:22). In a preferred embodiment the cell-binding moiety is a single chain Fv fragment. In another embodiment, the single chain Fv fragment has specificity towards the cell surface receptor CD5, which is normally found on T-cells and not B-cells. In the case of chronic B-cell chronic lymphoid leukemia (B-CLL), B-cells are found to have the receptor on the cell surface. In addition to this mutation, the reengineered aerolysin contains an alternative proteolytic activation site recognized by human Granzyme B in place of the native furin active (residues 427-432). When this reengineered aerolysin is paired with an activating moiety which has a granzyme B protease associated with a targeting module that also targets the diseased cell, as an example a granzyme B that has been functionally fused with a single-chain antibody fragment that can recognize CD19, a common B-cell marker, the reengineered aerolysin can become activated and destroy the cell expressing both CD5 and CD19 through the formation of a heptameric pore. In yet another embodiment the anti-CD5 and anti-CD19 moieties are swapped between the protoxin and protoxin activator. The aerolysin based RAPFT is modified with anti-CD19 and the the activating protease is modified with anti-CD5. 
     In another embodiment, the invention features RAPFTs based on homologous toxins to aerolysin such as  Clostridium septicum  alpha-toxin. This pore-forming toxin does not have a native N-glycan binding region, domain1, and thus can be modified to have a cell-targeting moiety apart from the GPI-binding domain. Analagous mutations to the activation region of alpha-toxin can be made as described for aerolysin. 
     Those skilled in the art understand how to express RAPFTs in a variety of host systems. In one embodiment the protoxin may be produced in the organism, or related organism from which the natural toxin is normally found. In order to simplify the production process reengineered toxins can also be produced in heterologous expression systems such as  E. coli , yeast (e.g.  Pichia pastoris, Kluvermyces lactis ), insect cells, in vitro translation systems, and mammalian cells (eg. 293, 3T3, CHO, HeLa, Cos, BHK, MDCK) as described in standard molecular biology guides. Transcriptional regulators and translational signals can be incorporated within the commercially available vector systems that accompany the various heterologous expression systems. Expression of the protoxin can be targeted to the intracellular or extracellular compartments of the host cell through the manipulation of signal peptides. The reengineered toxins may be expressed in fragments in different expression systems or created synthetically and then subsequently reconstituted into functional RAPFTs using purified components. 
     PCT Application Publication No. WO 20071056867 teaches the use of modified pore-forming protein toxins (MPPTs). MPPTs are derived from naturally-occurring pore-forming protein toxins (nPPTs) such as aerolysin and aerolysin-related toxins, and comprise a modified activation moiety that permits activation of the MPPTs in a variety of different cancer types. WO 2007/056867 distinguishes MPPTs from the pore-forming molecules described in PCT Application Publication No. WO 03/1018611, which have been engineered to selectively target a specific type of cancer. The MPPTs of WO 2007/056867 are intended to be used as broad spectrum anti-cancer agents and accordingly are constructed to be activated by proteolytic enzymes found in a plurality of cancer types. The activation moieties of the present invention are cognate to exogenous proteases that are not native to the tumor or expected to be enriched in the vicinity of the tumor. 
     Bacterial Activatable ADP-Ribosylating Toxins (ADPRTs) 
     Several groups of bacterial ADPRTs are known to be proteolytically activated.  Cholera  toxin, pertussis toxin and the  E. coli  enterotoxin are members of the AB 5  family that target small regulatory G-proteins. The enzymatically active A subunit binds non-covalently to pentamers of B subunits (Zhang et al.  J. Mol Biol.  251: 563-573 (1995)). Members of the AB5 family of ADP-ribosylating toxins, including pertussis toxin,  E coli  heat labile enterotoxin and cholera toxin, require that the catalytic domain (A) undergo proteolytic cleavage of the disulfide linked A1-A2 domain. Proteolytic cleavage of the A subunit results in the A1 domain being released from the A2-B5 complex, rendering the A2-B5 complex cytotoxic in the presence of a cellular cofactor (Holboum et al.  FEBS J.  273:4579-4593 (2006)) 
     Diphtheria toxin,  Pseudomonas  exotoxin, and  Vibrio Cholera  Exotoxin presented in the present invention are members of the AB family. AB family toxins are multi-domain proteins consisting of a cell targeting domain, a translocation domain and an ADRPT domain by which the toxin ADP ribosylates a diphthamide residue on eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (Hwang et al. Cell 48:229-236(1987); Collier.  Bacteriol. Rev.  87:828-832(1980)). 
     The third group comprises the actin-targeting AB combinatorial toxins that, unlike the more common AB 5  combinatorial toxins, comprise two domains, an active catalytic domain and a cell-targeting domain. This group includes a wide range of clostridial toxins including C2 toxin from  Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens  Iota toxin,  Clostridium spiroforme  toxin,  Clostridium difficile  toxin and the vegetative insecticidal protein (VIP2) from  Bacillus cereus  (Aktories et al.  Nature  322:390-392(1986); Stiles &amp; Wilkins Infect and Immun 54: 683-688 (1986); Han et al. Nature Struct Biol 6:932-936 (1999)). Combinatorial toxins do not bind cells as complete A-B units. Instead proteolytically activated B monomers bind to cell surface receptors as homoheptamers. These homoheptamers then bind to the A domains and are taken into cells via endocytosis. Once inside acidic endosomes, the low pH activates the translocation function of the B domain heptamers and they translocate the catalytic A domains across the endosomal membrane into the cytoplasm where they ADP-ribosylate actin and cause cell death (Barth et al.  Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev.  68:373-402 (2004)) 
     ADP-ribosylating toxins of the present invention include those that can induce their own translocation across the target cell membranes, herein referred to as “autonomously acting ADP-ribosylating toxins,” which have no requirement for a type III secretion system or similar structure expressed by bacteria to convey the translocation of the toxin into the host cytoplasm by an injection pilus or related structure. Such autonomously acting ADP-ribosylating toxins can be modified with respect to their activation moiety and cell-targeting moiety and produced by methods well known in the art. 
     Like the autonomously acting ADP-ribosylating toxins from bacterial sources, the pierisin-1 toxin from the butterfly  Pieris rapae  can be activated by proteolytic cleavage at a trypsin-sensitive site, Arg-233; cleavage results in a nicked toxin that shows enhanced cytolytic activity and the fragment 1-233 is cytotoxic if electroporated into HeLa cells (Kanazawa et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 98(5):2226-31 (2001)). Arg-233 lies in a predicted disordered loop of sequence GGHRDQRSERSASS (SEQ ID NO:40) in which the third arginine residue is Arg-233. Pierisin-1 contains a C-terminal sphingolipid binding region that targets the toxin to eukaryotic membranes and is believed to consist of four repeats of a lectin-like domain similar to that found in the plant toxin ricin (Matsushima-Hibiya et al. J Biol Chem. Mar. 14, 2003; 278(II):9972-8). Mutation of tryptophan residues thought to comprise the carbohydrate-binding motif results in reduced activity of the toxin (Matsushima-Hibiya et al. J Biol Chem. Mar. 14, 2003; 278(11):9972-8). Hence the redirection of the toxin to novel cell surface targets can be achieved by addition of an exogenous cell-targeting moiety to an engineered variant of pierisin-1 or related toxin that lacks carbohydrate-binding capacity as a result of mutational modification to the coding sequence. Such redirected pierisin can be additionally modified in the activation moiety to replace the arginine-rich RDQRSER (SEQ ID NO:41) sequence with a sequence cognate to a protoxin-activating protease. 
     Another aspect of the present invention is the provision of a new protoxin moiety derived from  Vibrio cholerae , hereinafter known as  Vibrio cholerae  exotoxin or VCE. Like the catalytic moieties of diphtheria toxin and  Pseudomonas  exotoxin A, the VCE catalytic moiety specifically ADP-ribosylates diphthamide on eEF2. ADP-ribosylation of diphthamide impairs the function of eEF2 and leads to inhibition of protein synthesis which results in profound physiological changes and ultimately cell death. The mechanism whereby VCE enters the cell is not fully understood, but the related toxin PEA binds to the α 2 -macroglobulin receptor on the cell surface and undergoes receptor-mediated endocytosis, becoming internalized into endosomes where the low pH creates a conformational change in the toxin leaving it open to furin protease cleavage that removes the binding domain. The catalytic domain then undergoes retrograde transport to the endoplasmic reticulum, translocates into the cytoplasm and can enzymatically ribosylate eEF2. DT by contrast binds to the heparin binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor precursor (HB-EGF) and is cleaved on the cell surface before uptake through receptor mediated endocytosis. Once in the early endosome, the DT catalytic fragment is not processed and penetrates the membrane of the endosome to pass directly into the host cell cytoplasm where it can ADP-ribosylate eEF2. The receptor responsible for binding of VCE is currently unknown. In several regards, VCE resembles PEA more closely than it resembles DT. First, the domain organization of VCE appears similar to that of PEA, in which the cell-targeting domain is followed by the translocation domain and then the enzymatic domain. VCE and PEA both possess a masked ER retention signal at the C-terminus, suggesting that VCE and PEA enter the cytosol of target cells via endoplasmic reticulum. Both VCE and PEA have low lysine content, thought to be consistent with the mechanism of introduction of toxin into the cytoplasm through the endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation (ERAD) pathway. The present data support the view that the proteolytic event that activates PEA and VCE occurs in an acidic endosomal compartment, whereas furin cleavage of DT might take place in a more neutral environment. 
     The C-terminus of VCE bears a characteristic endoplasmic reticulum retention signal (KDEL (SEQ ID NO:15)) followed by a lysine residue at the very C-terminus of the VCE which presumably will be removed by a ubiquitous carboxyl-peptidase activity such as carboxypeptidase B, suggesting that VCE enters the cytosol of target cell in a manner similar to PEA and that the C-terminal sequence of VCE is essential for full cytotoxicity. Thus, for maximum cytotoxic properties of a preferred VCE molecule, an appropriate carboxyl terminal sequence is preferred to translocate the molecule into the cytosol of target cells. Such preferred amino acid sequences include, without limitation, KDELK (SEQ ID NO:42), RDELK (SEQ ID NO:43), KDELR (SEQ ID NO:44) and RDELR (SEQ ID NO:45). 
     Generic methods similar to those described below for DT fusion proteins may be applied to prepare recombinant DNA constructs and to express modified VCE fusion proteins they encode. Specifically for VCE fusions, the cell-targeting moiety (residues 1-295) of wild type VCE is replaced by a polypeptide sequence that binds to a different, selected target cell surface target, and the furin cleavage sequence (residues 321-326: RKPR↓DL (SEQ ID NO:46)) is displaced by a recognition sequence of an exogenous protease such as GrB, GrM, and TEV protease. 
     In another embodiment the invention includes the use of modified  Pseudomonas  exotoxin A as an element of a protoxin. Many useful improvements of PEA are known in the art. For example deletion and substitution analyses have indicated that the C-terminus of PEA contains an element essential for the cytotoxic effect of PEA. Mutational analyses of the region between amino acid 602 and 613 identified the last 5 amino acid residues (RDELK (SEQ ID NO:43)) as essential for toxicity and a basic residue at 609 and acidic amino acid at 610, 611, and a leucine at 612 as required for full cytotoxicity, whereas the lysine at 613 was identified to be dispensable (Chaudhary et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 87:308-312 (1990)). A mutant PEA in which the C-terminus RDELK (SEQ ID NO:43) sequence was replaced with KDEL (SEQ ID NO: 15), a well defined endoplasmic reticulum retention signal, is fully functional, suggesting that intoxication by PEA requires cellular factor(s) present in the target cells and that PEA protein might travel to the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. Subsequently, it was found that immunotoxins engineered to have a consensus endoplasmic reticulum retention signal at the C-termini exhibit higher toxicity that those with the wild type PEA sequences (Seetharam et al., J. Biol. Chem. 266:17376-17381 (1991); U.S. Pat. No. 5,705,163; U.S. Pat. No. 5,821,238). Hence one embodiment of the present invention includes modified PEA bearing C-terminal sequence changes that favorably improve the toxicity to tumor cells. 
     Generic methods similar to those described below for DT fusion proteins may be applied to prepare recombinant DNA constructs and to express modified PEA fusion proteins they encode. Specifically for PEA fusions, the cell-targeting moiety (residues 1-252) of wild type PEA is replaced by a polypeptide sequence that binds to a different, selected target cell surface target, and the furin cleavage sequence (residues 276-281: RQPR↓GW (SEQ ID NO:5)) is displaced by a recognition sequence of an exogenous protease such as GrB, GrM, and TEV protease. 
     Various modifications have been described in the art that improved toxicity of PEA. These modification are also useful for improving the toxicity of VCE immunotoxins. Mere et al. J. Biol. Chem. 280: 21194-21201 (2005) teach that exposure to low endosomal pH during internalization of  Pseudomonas  exotoxin A (PE) triggers membrane insertion of its translocation domain, a process that is a prerequisite for PEA translocation to the cytosol where it inactivates protein synthesis. Membrane insertion is promoted by exposure of a key tryptophan residue (Trp 305). At neutral pH, this residue is buried in a hydrophobic pocket closed by the smallest α-helix (helix F) of the translocation domain. Upon acidification, protonation of the Asp that is the N-cap residue of the helix leads to its destabilization, enabling Trp side chain insertion into the endosome membrane. A mutant PEA in which the first two N-terminal amino acids (Asp 358 and Glu 359) of helix F replaced with non-acidic amino acids, showed destabilization of helix F, leading to exposure of tryptophan 305 to the outside of the molecule in the absence of an acidic environment and resulting in 7-fold higher toxicity than wild type PEA. Similarly, the mutant PEA in which the entire helix F is removed was shown to exhibit 3-fold higher toxicity than wild type PEA. Hence one embodiment of the present invention includes modified PEA bearing sequence changes to helix F or Trp 305 that favorably improve the toxicity to tumor cells. Although by sequence alignment, we did not find a helix corresponding to the helix F of PE, we found that, similar to the proteolytic cleavage of PEA, cleavage of VCE by furin is favored in mildly acidic conditions, suggesting that a similar acid triggered conformational change might take place during membrane insertion of VCE. Mutations that facilitate membrane insertion of VCE, and thereby enhance cytotoxicity, might be found through means such as random mutagenesis. Thus, preferable forms of VCE molecules for the present invention include those that exhibit more efficient membrane insertion, leading to higher toxicity. 
     One of the important factors determining the toxicity of the PEA-based or VCE-based immunotoxins depends on whether the immunotoxins are internalized by the target cell upon receptor binding. The internalization is considered the rate-limiting step in immunotoxin-mediated cytotoxicity (Li and Ramakrishnan.  J. Biol. Chem.  269: 2652-2659 (1994)). He et al. fused Arg 9 -peptide, a well known membrane translocational signal, to an anti-CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) immunotoxin, PE35/CEA(Fv)/KDEL, at the position between the toxin moiety and the binding moiety. Strong binding and internalization of this fusion protein was observed in all detected cell lines, but little cytotoxicity to the cells that lack the CEA molecules on the cell surface was detected. However, the cytotoxicity besides the binding activity of the fusion protein to specific tumor cells expressing large amount of CEA molecules on the cell surface was improved markedly, indicating that the Arg 9 -peptide is capable of facilitating the receptor-mediated endocytosis of this immunotoxin, which leads to the increase of the specific cytotoxicity of this immunotoxin (He et al.  International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology,  37:192-205 (2005)). Accordingly, one preferred embodiment of protoxins that depend on translocation to the endoplasmic reticulum for intoxication includes the operable linkage of Arg9-peptide or related membrane translocation signals, such as, without limitation, those derived from HIV-Tat, Antennapedia, or Herpes simplex VP22, to such protoxins. A further preferred embodiment of the present invention includes modified PEA or VCE protoxins operably linked to Arg9-peptide or related membrane translocation signals, such as, without limitation, those derived from HIV-Tat, Antennapedia, or Herpes simplex VP22. 
     Toxicities that are independent of ligand binding have been observed with most targeted toxins. These include either hepatocyte injury causing abnormal liver function tests or vascular endothelial damage with resultant vascular leak syndrome (VLS). Both the hepatic lesion and the vascular lesion may relate to nonspecific uptake of targeted toxins by normal human tissues. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0159708 A1 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,566,500 describe methods and compositions relating to modified variants of diphtheria toxin and immunotoxins in general that reduce binding to vascular endothelium or vascular endothelial cells, and therefore reduce the incidence of Vascular Leak Syndrome (VLS), wherein the (X)D(Y) sequence is GDL, GDS, GDV, IDL, IDS, IDV, LDL, LDS, and LDV. In one example, avariant of DT, V7AV29A, in which two (X)D(Y) motifs are mutated is shown to maintain full cytotoxicity, but to exhibit reduced binding activity to human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs). U.S. Pat. No. 5,705,156 teaches the use of modified PEA molecules in which 4 amino acids (57, 246, 247, 249) in domain I are mutated to glutamine or glycine to reduce nonspecific toxicity of PEA to animals. Hence one embodiment of the present invention includes modified PEA, VCE, or DT protoxins bearing sequence changes that favorably reduce toxicity to normal tissues. 
     The plasma half-lives of several therapeutic proteins have been improved using a variety of techniques such as those described by Collen et al., Bollod 71:216-219 (1998); Hotchkiss et al., Thromb. Haemostas. 60:255-261 (1988); Browne wt al., J. Biol. Chem. 263:1599-1602 (1988); Abuchowski et al., Cancer Biochem. Biophys. 7:175 (1984)). Antibodies have been chemically conjugated to toxins to generate immunotoxins which have increased half-lives in serum as compared with unconjugated toxins and the increased half-life is attributed to the native antibody. WO94/04689 teaches the use of modified immunotoxins in which the immunotoxin is linked to the IgG constant region domain having the property of increasing the half-life of the protein in mammalian serum. The IgG constant region domain is CH2 or a fragment thereof. Similar strategy can be applied to creating variants of VCE immunotoxin with increased serum half-life. In addition operable linkage to albumin, polyethylene glycol, or related nonimmunogenic polymers may promote the plasma persistence of therapeutic toxins. 
     Upon repeated treatment of immunotoxins, patients may develop antibodies that neutralize, hence lessen the effectiveness of immunotoxins. To circumvent the problem of high titer antibodies to a given immunotoxin, U.S. Pat. No. 6,099,842 teaches the use of a combination of immunotoxins bearing the same targeting principle, but differing in their cytotoxic moieties. In one example, anti-Tac(Fv)-PE40 and DT(1-388)-anti-Tac(Fv) immunotoxins are used in combination to reduce the possibility of inducing human anti-toxin antibodies. A similar strategy may be applied to the present invention where the protoxins of a combinatory strategy can be alternated between two or more protoxins, for example, those described herein. 
     One particular type of toxin fusion protein, the DT fusion protein, can be produced from nucleic acid constructs encoding amino acid residues 1-389 of DT, in which the native furin cleavage site is replaced by a recognition sequence of an exogenous protease and a polypeptide that can bind to a cell surface target. Those skilled in the art will recognize a variety of methods to introduce mutations into the nucleic acid sequence encoding DT or to synthesize nucleic acid sequences that encode the mutant DT. Methods for making nucleic acid constructs are well known and well documented in publications such as  Current Protocols in Molecular Biology  (Ausubel et al., eds., 2005). The nucleic acid constructs can be generated using PCR. For example, the construct encoding the DT fusion protein can be produced by mutagenic PCR, where primers encoding an alternative protease recognition site can be used to substitute the DNA sequence coding the furin cleavage site RVRRSV (SEQ ID NO:47). Constructs containing the mutations can also be made through sequence assembly of oligonucleotides. Either approach can be used to introduce nucleic acid sequences encoding the granzyme B cleavage site IEPD (SEQ ID NO:9) in place of that which encodes RVRRSV (SEQ ID NO:47). In addition to IEPD (SEQ ID NO:9), GrB has been shown to recognize and cleave other similar peptide sequences with high efficiency, including IAPD (SEQ ID NO:48) and IETD (SEQ ID NO:49). These and other sequences specifically cleavable by GrB may be incorporated. Genetically modified proteases of higher than natural specificity or displaying a different specificity than the naturally occurring protease may be of use in avoiding undesirable side effects attributable to the normal action of the protease. 
     DNA sequences encoding a cell-targeting polypeptide can be similarly cloned using PCR, and the full-length construct encoding the DT fusion protein can be assembled by restriction digest of PCR products and the DT construct followed by ligation. The construct may be designed to position a nucleic acid sequence encoding the modified DT near the translation start site and the DNA sequence encoding the cell-targeting moiety close to the translation termination site. Such a sequence arrangement uses native Diphtheria toxin to confer optimal translocation efficiency of the catalytic domain of DT to the cytosol. 
     DT fusion proteins may be expressed in bacterial, insect, yeast, or mammalian cells, using established methods known to those skilled in the art, many of which are described in  Current Protocols in Protein Science  (Coligan et al., eds., 2006). DNA constructs intended for expression in each of these hosts may be modified to accommodate preferable codons for each host (Gustafsson et al., Trends Biotechnol. 22:346 (2004)), which may be achieved using established methods, for example, as described in  Current Protocols in Molecular Biology  (Ausubel et al., eds., 2005), e.g., site-directed mutagenesis. To quickly identify an appropriate host system for the production of a particular DT fusion, the Gateway cloning method (Invitrogen) may also be applied for shuffling a gene to be cloned among different expression vectors by in vitro site-specific recombination. 
     In addition to codon changes, other sequence modifications to the construct of a DT fusion protein may include naturally occurring variations of DT sequences that do not significantly affect its cytotoxicity and variants of the cell-targeting domain that do hot abolish its ability to selectively bind to targeted cells. 
     Further, the sequence of the cell-targeting domain can be modified to select for variants with improved characteristics, e.g., reduced immunogenicity, higher binding affinity and/or specificity, superior pharmacokinetic profile, or improved production of the DT fusion protein. Libraries of cell-targeting domains and/or DT fusions can be generated using site-directed mutagenesis, error-prone PCR, or PCR using degenerate oligonucleotide primers. Sequence modifications may be necessary to remove or add consensus glycosylation sites, for maintaining desirable protein function or introducing sites of glycosylation to reduce immunogenicity. 
     For high yield expression of DT fusion proteins, the encoding polynucleotide may be subcloned into one of many commercially available expression vectors, which typically contain a selectable marker, a controllable transcriptional promoter, and a transcription/translation terminator. In addition, signal peptides are often used to direct the localization of the expressed proteins, while other peptide sequences such as 6 His tags, FLAG tags, and myc tags may be introduced to facilitate detection, isolation, and purification of fusion proteins. To help successful folding of each domain within the DT fusion, a flexible linker may be inserted between the modified DT domain and the cell-targeting moiety in the expression construct. 
     DT fusion proteins may be expressed in the bacterial expression system  Escherichia coli . In this system a ribosome-binding site is used to enhance translation initiation. To increase the likelihood of obtaining soluble protein fusion, its expression construct may include DNA that encodes a carrier protein such as MBP, GST, or thioredoxin, either 5′ or 3′ to the DT fusion, to assist protein folding. The carrier protein(s) may be proteolytically removed after expression. Proteolytic cleavage sites are routinely incorporated to remove protein or peptide tags and generate active fusion proteins. Most reports on successful  E. coli  expression of fusion proteins containing a DT moiety have been in the form of inclusion bodies, which may be refolded to afford soluble proteins. 
     DT fusion proteins may be expressed in the methylotrophic yeast expression system  Pichia pastoris . The expression vectors for this purpose may contain several common features, including a promoter from the  Pichia  alcohol oxidase (AOX1) gene, transcription termination sequences derived from the native  Pichia  AOX1 gene, a selectable marker wild-type gene for histidinol dehydrogenase HIS4, and the 3′AOX1 sequence derived from a region of the native gene that lies 3′ to the transcription termination sequences, which is required for integration of vector sequence by gene replacement or gene insertion 3′ to the chromosomal AOX1 gene. Although  P. pastoris  has been used successfully to express a wide range of heterologous proteins as either intracellular or secreted proteins, secretion is more commonly used because  Pichia  secretes very low levels of native proteins. A secretion signal peptide MAT factor prepro peptide (MF-α1) is often used to direct the expressed protein to the secretory pathway. 
     Post-translational modification such as N-linked glycosylation in  Pichia  occurs by adding approximately 8-14 mannose residues per side chain. Although considered less antigenic than the extensive modifications in  S. cerevisiae  (50-150 mannose residues per side chain), there is still a possibility that such glycosylation could elicit immune responses in human. Therefore, any consensus N-glycosylation sites NXS(T) within an expression construct are typically mutated to avoid glycosylation. 
     DT is potently toxic to eukaryotic cells if the catalytic domain translocates to or is localized to the cytosol. Although  Pichia  is sensitive to diphtheria toxin, it has a tolerance to levels of DT that were observed to intoxicate other wild type eukaryotic cells and the expression of DT fusion by the secretory route has been successful (Woo et al., Protein Expr. Purif. 25:270 (2002)). Because the secretion of expressed heterologous protein in  Pichia  involves cleavage of signal peptide MF-α1 by Kex2, a furin-like protease, a DT fusion protein with its furin cleavage site replaced should be less toxic to  Pichia  than wild type DT fusion proteins. Alternatively, DT fusion proteins can be expressed in a mutant strain of  Pichia , whose chromosomal EF-2 locus has been mutated to resist GDP ribosylation by catalytic domain of DT (Liu et al., Protein Expr. Purif. 30:262 (2003)). 
     DT fusion proteins may also be expressed in mammalian cells. Mutant cell lines that confer resistance to ADP-ribosylation have been described (Kohno and Uchida, J. Biol. Chem. 262:12298 (1987); Liu et al., Protein Expr. Purif. 19:304 (2000); Shulga-Morskoy and Rich, Protein Eng. Des. Sel. 18:25 (2005)) and can be used to express soluble DT fusion proteins. For example, a toxin-resistant cell line CHO—K1 RE1.22c has been selected and used to express a DT-ScFv fusion protein (Liu et al., Protein Expr. Purif. 19:304 (2000)) and a mutant 293T cell line has been selected and used to express a DT-IL7 fusion protein (Shulga-Morskoy and Rich, Protein Eng. Des. Sel. 18:25 (2005)). It has been determined that a G-to-A transition in the first position of codon 717 of the EP-2 gene results in substitution of arginine for glycine and prevents post-translational modification of diphthamide at histidine 715 of EF-2, which is the target amino acid for ADP-ribosylation by DT. EF-2 produced by the mutant gene is fully functional in protein synthesis (Foley et al., Somat. Cell Mol. Genet. 18:227 (1992)). Based on this information and established methods such as described in  Current Protocols in Molecular Biology  (Ausubel et al., eds., 2005), different mammalian cells may be transfected with vectors containing G717A mutant of EF-2 gene and select for cells that are resistant to DT. 
     Stable expression in mammalian cells also requires the transfer of the foreign DNA encoding the fusion protein and transcription signals into the chromosomal DNA of the host cell. A variety of vectors are commercially available, which typically contain phenotypic markers for selection in  E. coli  (Ap r ) and CHO cells (DHFR), a replication origin for  E. coli , a polyadenylation sequence from SV40, a eukaryotic origin of replication such as SV40, and promoter and enhancer sequences. Based on methods described in  Current Protocols in Protein Science  (Coligan et al., eds., 2006), and starting with the DT-resistant cell lines, vectors containing DNA encoding DT fusion proteins may be used to transfect host cells, which may be screened for high producers of the fusion proteins. 
     Although mammalian expression systems are often used to take advantage of its post-translational modifications that are innocuous to human, this is not necessarily applicable to DT fusion proteins involved in the present invention. Because DT is of bacterial origin, potential N-glycosylation sites within its sequence may need to be mutated in order to retain the cytotoxicity potential of native DT. Further, glycosylation within cell-targeting domain may need to be avoided to maintain its desirable binding characteristics. However, consensus N-glycosylation sites may be introduced to linkers or terminal sequences so that such glycosylation do not hamper the functions of DT and cell-targeting moiety. 
     Proteinaceous Toxins 
     A common property of many proteinaceous toxins that might be deployed as therapeutic agents is their requirement for activation by proteolytic cleavage through the action of ubiquitous proteases such as furin/kexin proteases found in, on, or in the vicinity of, the target cell. One promising approach to increase the selectivity of highly active proteinaceous toxins has been the introduction of proteolytic cleavage sites to replace the endogenous recognition sequence with that of proteases hypothesized or known to be enriched in the tumor. For example a variant anthrax toxin has been engineered to replace the endogenous furin cleavage site with a site easily cleaved by urokinase, a protease often highly expressed by malignant cells (Liu et al. J Biol Chem. May 25, 2001; 276(21):17976-84.) The formation of a chimeric toxin consisting of anthrax lethal factor fused to the ADP-ribosylation domain of  Pseudomonas  exotoxin A resulted in an agent that selectively killed tumor cells (Liu et al. J Biol Chem. May 25, 2001; 276(21):17976-84.) The recombinant toxin in this case was natively targeted, i.e. did not comprise an independent tumor-specific targeting moiety. A recombinant anthrax toxin variant activatable by urokinase has been disclosed that may have broad applicability to various human solid tumors (Abi-Habib et al., Mol Cancer Ther. 5(10):2556-62 (2006)) Singh et al. Anticancer Drugs. 18(7):809-16 (2007) disclose the creation of recombinant aerolysins that can be activated by the chymotrypsin-like protease, prostate specific antigen. 
       Bacillus anthracis  produces three proteins which when combined appropriately form two potent toxins, collectively designated anthrax toxin. Protective antigen (PA) and edema factor combine (EF) to form edema toxin (ET), while PA and lethal factor (LF) combine to form lethal toxin (LT) (Leppla et al. Academic Press, London 277-302 (1991)). A unique feature of these toxins is that LF and EF have no toxicity in the absence of PA, apparently because they cannot gain access to the cytosol of eukaryotic cells. PA is responsible for targeting of LT and ET to cells and is capable of binding to the surface of many types of cells. After PA binds to a specific receptor, it is cleaved at a single site by furin or furin-like proteases, to produce an amino-terminal 19 kD fragment that is released from the receptor/PA complex (Singh et al.  J. Biol. Chem.  264:19103-19107 (1989)). Removal of this fragment from PA exposes a high affinity binding site for LF and EF on the receptor-bound 63 kD carboxyl-terminal fragment (PA63). The complex of PA63 and LF or EF enter cells and probably passes through acidified endosomes to reach the cytosol. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,274 teaches the use of modified PA in which the furin cleavage site is replaced with intracellular protease activatable sequences. Once cleaved by protease resident in target cells, cleaved PA presents a high affinity binding domain for a second fusion protein comprising a fragment of LF which binds to PA and a toxin moiety such as  pseudomonas  exotoxin which kills target cells. In one embodiment of the invention, the furin cleavage site was replaced with a HIV protease site, rendering the modified PA proteins to be activated specifically by HIV-infected cells or cells expressing HIV protease. Thus allows the fusion protein comprising a PA binding domain of LF and the translocation domain and ADPRT domain of PE to enter and kill target cells. In another embodiment, the furin cleavage sequence is replaced with an HIV cleavage sequence so that two proteolytic events are required to activate modified LF. 
     Anthrax lethal toxin, a protoxin of  Bacillus anthracis , may also be employed according to the present invention. Anthrax lethal toxin has two components, a catalytic moiety that is a protease specific for mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases (MAPKK), and a cell-targeting and translocation moiety. The latter is referred to as protective antigen, and binds cells through widely distributed cell surface targets known as anthrax toxin receptors. Following activation by proteolytic cleavage at a furin-like recognition sequence, RKKR(SEQ ID NO:49), spanning residues 164 to 167 of the protective antigen, an inhibitory fragment is liberated and the remaining protective antigen fragment forms a heptamer that binds three catalytic moieties that are subsequently endocytosed. The activated protective antigen forms a pore in the acidic environment of the endosome, allowing the toxic catalytic moiety to enter the cell, where it causes the cleavage of mitogen activated protein kinase kinases, (MAPKKs), resulting in cell cycle arrest. Protective antigen can also bind anthrax edema factor and fusion proteins of lethal toxin and another toxin, such as PEA, have been exemplified in the art (Liu et al. J Biol Chem. 276(21):17976-84 (2001)). 
     Accordingly, replacement of the furin-like recognition sequence with that of an exogenous protease will result in a protoxin that is activatable by a second protoxin activating moiety. The protective antigen can be made to target specific cells through the replacement of the endogenous receptor binding domain with a cell target binding moiety that is selective for a target desirable for therapeutic purposes. 
     AB Toxins 
     A large class of bacterial toxins well-known in the art and particularly suitable for the purposes of this invention are known as AB toxins. AB toxins consist of a cell-targeting and translocation domain (B domain) as well as a enzymatically active domain (A domain) and undergo translocation into the cytoplasm following the action of an endogenous target cell protease on an activation sequence. 
     The AB toxins  Bordetella  dermonecrotic toxin (DNT),  E. coli  cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 or 2 (CNF1 or CNF2) and  Yersinia  cytotoxic necrotizing factor (CNFY) may accordingly be used for the purposes of the present invention. These toxins are similar in structure and mechanism of action (Hoffmann and Schmidt, Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol. 152:49-63 (2004)). DNT is a transglutaminase that inactivates Rho GTPases by polyamination or deamidation (Schmidt et al. J Biol Chem. 274(45):31875-81 (1999); Fukui and Horiuchi, J Biochem (Tokyo). 136(4):415-9 (2004)). CNF1, CNF2 and CNFY are deamidases that deamidate Gln 63 or Rho GTPase (Schmidt et al., Nature 387(6634):725-9 (1997), Hoffmann and Schmidt, Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol. 152:49-63 (2004)). DNT comprises a membrane targeting domain at the N terminus known as the B domain, a furin-like protease cleavage site, a translocation domain, and a catalytic domain; to enter the cytoplasm DNT must bind its target cells, undergo internalization and cleavage, and be translocated across the membrane (Fukui and Horiuchi, J Biochem (Tokyo). 136(4):415-9 (2004)). According to the present invention, modified DNT can be provided in which the B domain is replaced by a heterologous cell-targeting moiety, or in which a heterologous cell-targeting moiety is added to an intact B domain, and the furin-like protease cleavage site is replaced with a modifiable activation sequence that may be modified by an exogenous activator. CNFY and CNF1 exhibit 61% sequence identity in a pattern of uniform divergence throughout the molecule. CNFY and CNF1 target the same residue of RhoA but use different cell surface receptors to enter the cell (Blumenthal et al. Infect Immun. 75(7):3344-53 (2007)). Entry appears to be through an acidified endosomal compartment (Blumenthal et al. Infect Immun. 75(7):3344-53 (2007)). According to the present invention, modified DNT, CNF1, CNF2, or CNFY can be provided in which the endogenous cell-targeting domain is replaced by a heterologous cell-targeting moiety, or in which a heterologous cell-targeting moiety is added to an intact endogenous cell-targeting domain, and the furin-like protease cleavage site is replaced with a modifiable activation sequence that may be modified by an exogenous activator. 
       Clostridial glucosylating  cytotoxins may also be used for the purposes of the present invention. Toxins in this family transfer glucose or N-acetylglucosamine to Rho family GTPases following internalization and translocation of the toxin enzymatic moiety into the cytoplasm (Schirmer and Aktories, Biochim Biophys Acta. 1673(1-2):66-74 (2004)). Like AB toxins, the glucosylating cytotoxins undergo proteolytic cleavage to transfer the catalytic N-terminus into the host (Pfeiffer et al. J Biol Chem. 278(45):44535-41 (2003)). 
     Additional Modifications 
     In addition to the above, functional toxins may be generated through refolding insoluble toxins through rapid dilution or stepwise removal of denaturant in the presence of additives that prevent aggregation (Middelberg. 2002. Trends Biotechnol. 20:437-43). 
     Reengineered toxins may have encoded affinity tags from which one can use affinity chromatography methods to obtain purified samples. These tags can be used for purification and may also aid in the soluble expression of some embodiments. Examples include and are not limited to histidine tags, avidin/streptavidin interacting sequences, glutathione-S-transferase (GST), maltose-bining protein, thioredoxin, and FLAG encoding sequence tags. The protoxins may be purified from host cells by standard techniques known in the art, such as gel filtration, ion exchange, metal chelating, and affinity purification. The optionally substituted cell-targeting moiety may be attached to the pore-forming-agent through a linker that provides conformational freedom or spatial separation for the pore-forming agent to function properly. This linker can be a polypeptide and may be directly encoded on the DNA by means of a genetic fusion at the N or C-terminus, or at an internal position such as an exposed loop. The linker may possess specific features that will allow attachments to binding or regulatory moieties, such as target sequences for crosslinking enzymes such as transglutaminase or sortaseA (see conjugation methods). The linker may be synthetic such as a poly-ethylene glycol group or a long hydrocarbon chain and can be attached to the toxin (pore-forming agent) through chemical or enzymatic means such as alkylation or transglutaminase reaction. The linker need not be covalently associated with either the toxin or the cell-targeting moiety. The interactions can be through metal chelation, hydrophobic interactions, and small molecule protein interactions like biotin-streptavidin as long as the association does not interfere with the toxin upon activation. 
     C. Other Toxins 
     RIPs are enzymes that trigger the catalytic inactivation of ribosomes and other substrates. Such toxins are present in a large number of plants and have been found also in fungi, algae, and bacteria. RIPs are currently classified as belonging to one of two types: type 1, comprising a single polypeptide chain with enzymatic activity, and type 2, comprising two distinct polypeptide chains, an A chain equivalent to the polypeptide of a type 1 RIPs and a B chain with lectin activity. Type 2 RIPs known in the art may be represented by the formulae A-B, (A-B) 2 , (A-B) 4  and or by polymeric forms comprising multiple B chains per A chain. Linkage of the A chain with B chain is through a disulfide bond. The toxic activity of RIPs is due to translational inhibition, a consequence of the hydrolysis of an N-glycosidic bond of a specific adenine base in a highly conserved loop region of the 28 S rRNA of the eukaryotic ribosome (Girbes et al, Mini Rev. Med. Chem. 4(5):461-76 (2004)). 
     RIPs are often initially produced in an inactive, precursor form. For example, ricin is initially produced as a single polynucleotide (preproricin) with a 35 amino acid N-terminal presequence and a 12 amino acid linker between the A and B chains. The presequence is removed during translocation of the ricin precursor into the endoplasmic reticulum. The protoxin is then translocated into specialized organelles called protein bodies where a plant protease cleaves at the linker region between A and B chains. U.S. Pat. No. 6,803,358 discloses a protoxin comprising ricin A chain, ricin B chain, and a heterologous protease-sensitive peptide linker that may be selectively activated by a tumor-associated protease (e.g., MMP-9) that cleaves the peptide linker. 
     The toxicity of RIPs to animals is highly variable, although type 1 RIP and the A-chains of type 2 RIP share the same catalytic activity. Although some type 1 RIPs are highly active in cell free translation systems, they may be much less toxic than the type 2 RIPs in vivo. This is thought to be due to the absence of the lectin chain, resulting in a low rate of penetration into cells. Among the toxic type 2 RIPs are some of the most potent toxins known, but the lethal doses of toxic type 2 RIP may also vary greatly among different toxins, as reported for abrin and ricin, modeccin, and volkensin (Battelli Mini Rev. Med. Chem. 4(5):513-21 (2004)). 
     One embodiment of the present invention uses a protoxin comprising a type 1 RIP or the A chain of type 2 RIP as toxin moiety, a cell-targeting moiety, and a linker containing an exogenous protease cleavage site linking the two moiety. This protoxin is used in conjunction with an activator, which comprises a protease that cleaves the heterologous protease cleavage site and a cell-targeting domain. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is to use a protoxin comprising a type 1 or the A chain of type 2 RIP containing a presequence mutated to include an exogenous protease sensitive site and a cell-targeting moiety. This protoxin is used in conjunction with an activator, which comprises a protease that can cleave the heterologous protease cleavage site and a cell-targeting domain. 
     Examples of type 1 RIPs include, but not limited to bryodin, gelonin, momordin, PAP-S, saporin-S6, trichokirin and momorcochin-S. Examples of toxic type 2 RIP include, but not limited to Abrin, Modeccin, Ricin, Viscumin, and Volkensin. 
     Like the autonomously acting ADP-ribosylating toxins from bacterial sources, the pierisin-1 toxin from the butterfly  Pieris rapae  can be activated by proteolytic cleavage at a trypsin-sensitive site, Arg-233; cleavage results in a nicked toxin that shows enhanced cytolytic activity and the fragment 1-233 is cytotoxic if electroporated into HeLa cells (Kanazawa et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 98(5):2226-31 (2001)). Arg-233 lies in a predicted disordered loop of sequence GGHRDQRSERSASS (SEQ ID NO:40) in which the third arginine residue is Arg-233. Pierisin-1 contains a C-terminal sphingolipid binding region that targets the toxin to eukaryotic membranes and is believed to consist of four repeats of a lectin-like domain similar to that found in the plant toxin ricin (Matsushima-Hibiya et al. J Biol Chem. Mar. Mar. 14, 2003; 278(11):9972-8). Mutation of tryptophan residues thought to comprise the carbohydrate-binding motif results in reduced activity of the toxin (Matsushima-Hibiya et al. J Biol Chem. Mar. 14, 2003; 278(11):9972-8). Hence the redirection of the toxin to novel cell surface targets can be achieved by addition of an exogenous cell-targeting moiety to an engineered variant of pierisin-1 or related toxin that lacks carbohydrate-binding capacity as a result of mutational modification to the coding sequence. Such redirected pierisin can be additionally modified in the activation moiety to replace the arginine-rich RDQRSER (SEQ ID NO:41) sequence with a modifiable activation moiety that can be activated by an exogenous activator. 
     D. Toxin Modifications and Methods of Expressing Fusion Proteins 
     Expressing reengineered pore-forming toxins in a variety of host systems is well known in the art. In one embodiment the protoxin may be produced in the organism, or related organism from which the natural toxin is normally found. In order to simplify the production process reengineered toxins can also be produced in heterologous expression systems such as  E. coli , yeast (e.g.  Pichia pastoris, Kluvermyces lactis ), insect cells, in vitro translation systems, and mammalian cells (eg. 293, 3T3, CHO, HeLa, Cos, BHK, MDCK) as described in standard molecular biology guides. Transcriptional regulators and translational signals can be incorporated within the commercially available vector systems that accompany the various heterologous expression systems. Expression of the toxin can be targeted to the intracellular or extracellular compartments of the host cell through the manipulation of signal peptides. The reengineered toxins may be expressed in fragments in different expression systems or created synthetically and then subsequently reconstituted into functional reengineered pore-forming toxins using purified components. 
     Due to the challenges of expressing large fusion proteins in soluble form, it may be advantageous to separately express different domains of these fusion proteins followed by chemical conjugation or enzymatic ligation. Either the toxin fusion or the protease fusion may be prepared using this strategy. For example, the cell-targeting moiety replacing the small lobe and the large lobe of aerolysin may be expressed in properly tagged subunits, which can then be crosslinked using various protein conjugation and ligation methods, including native chemical ligation (Yeo et al., Chem. Eur. J. 10:4664 (2004)), transglutaminase catalyzed ligation through the formation of a γ-glutamyl-ε-lysyl bond (Ota et al., Biopolymers 50(2):193 (1999)), and sortase-mediated ligation through a sequence specific transpeptidation (Mao et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126:2670 (2004)). 
     In another embodiment, functional toxins may be generated through refolding insoluble toxins through rapid dilution or stepwise removal of denaturant in the presence of additives that prevent aggregation. 
     III. Protoxin Activator Fusion Protein Constructs 
     As described above, the invention features protoxin activator fusion proteins containing a cell targeting moiety and a modification domain. In a preferred embodiment, the modification domain includes the activity of an exogenous protease. 
     A. Exogenous Protease Selection 
     An exogenous protease and corresponding cleavage site may be chosen for the present invention based on the following considerations. The protease is preferably capable of cleaving a protoxin activation moiety without significantly inactivating the protoxin or itself. The protease is preferably not naturally found in or on cells that are desired to be spared, with the exception that the protease can be naturally found in such cells if its natural location does not allow it to activate an externally administered protoxin. For example, an intracellular protease such as a caspase may be used if the toxin must be activated at the surface of the cell or in some intracellular vesicular compartment that does not naturally contain the intracellular protease, such as the endosome, golgi, or endoplasmic reticulum. In such cases the cells that are desired to be spared could contain the protease but the protease would not activate the protoxin. 
     The catalytic activity of the protease Is preferably stable to in vivo conditions for the time required to exert its therapeutic effect in vivo. If the therapeutic program requires the repeat administration of the protease, the protease is preferably resistant to interference by the formation of antibodies that impair its function, for example neutralizing antibodies. In some embodiments the protease has low immunogenicity or can be optionally substituted to reduce immunogenicity or can be optionally substituted to reduce the effect of antibodies on its activity. The protease preferably has low toxicity itself or has low toxicity in the form of its operable linkage with one or more cell surface binding moieties. The protease is preferably stable or can be made to be stable to conditions associated with the manufacturing and distribution of therapeutic products. The protease is preferably a natural protease, a modified protease, or an artificial enzyme. 
     Desirable proteases of the present invention include those known to have highly specific substrate selectivities, either by virtue of an extended catalytic site or by the presence of specific substrate-recognition modules that endow a relatively nonselective protease with appropriate specificity. Proteases of limited selectivity can also be made more selective by genetic mutation or chemical modification of residues close to the substrate-binding pocket. 
     As is known in the art, many proteases recognize certain cleavage sites, and some specific, non-limiting examples are given below. One of skill in the art would understand that cleavage sites other than those listed are recognized by the listed proteases, and can be used as a general protease cleavage site according to the present invention. 
     Proteases of human origin are preferred embodiments of the present invention due to reduced risk of immunogenicity. A human protease utilizing any catalytic mechanism, i.e., the nature of the amino acid residue or cofactor at the active site that is involved in the hydrolysis of the peptides and proteins, including aspartic proteases, cysteine proteases, metalloproteases, serine proteases, and threonine proteases, may be useful for the present invention. 
     Because model studies of a potential therapeutic agent must be conducted in animals to determine such properties as toxicity, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics prior to clinical trials in human, the presence of proteinase inhibitors in the plasma of animals could also limit the development of therapeutics comprising proteolytic activities. The proteinase inhibitors in animal plasma can possess inhibitory properties that are different from their human counterparts. For example human GrB has been found to be inhibited by mouse serpina3n, which is secreted by cultured Sertoli cells and is the major component of serpina3 (α 1 -antichymotrypsin) present in mouse plasma (Sipione et at., J. Immunol. 177:5051-5058 (2006)). However, the human α 1 -antichymotrypsin has not been shown to be an inhibitor of human GrB. The difference between mouse and human plasma protease inhibitors may be traced to their genetic differences. Whereas the major human plasma protease inhibitors, α 1 -antitrypsin and α 1 -antichymotrypsin, are each encoded by a single gene, in the mouse they are represented by clusters of 5 and 14 genes, respectively. Even though there is a high degree of overall sequence similarity within these clusters of inhibitors, the reactive-center loop (RCL) domain, which determines target protease specificity, is markedly divergent. To overcome inhibition by mouse proteases, the screening and mutagenesis strategies described herein can be applied to identify mutant proteases that are resistant to inhibition by inhibitors present in the animal model of choice. 
     Human Granzymes 
     Recombinant human granzyme B (GrB) may be used as an exogenous protease within the protease fusion protein. GrB has high substrate sequence specificity with a consensus recognition sequence of IEPD and is known to cleave only a limited number of natural substrates. GrB is found in cytoplasmic granules of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes and natural killer cells, and thus should be useful for the present invention provided these cells are not the targeted cells. The optimum pH for GrB activity is around pH 8, but it retains its activity between pH 5.5 and pH 9.5 (Fynbo et al., Protein Expr. Purif. 39:209 (2005)). GrB cleaves peptides containing IEPD with high efficiency and specificity (Harris et al., J. Biol. Chem. 273:27364 (1998)). Because GrB is involved in regulating programmed cell death, it is tightly regulated in vivo. In addition, GrB is a single chain and single domain serine protease, which could contribute to a simpler composite structure of the fusion protein. Moreover, GrB has recently been found to be very stable in general, and it performs very well in the cleavage of different fusion proteins (Fynbo et al., Protein Expr. Purif. 39:209 (2005)). 
     Any member of the granzyme family of serine proteases, e.g., granzyme A and granzyme M, may be used as the recombinant protease component of the protease fusion in this invention. For example, granzyme M (GrM) is specifically found in the granules of natural killer cells and can hydrolyze the peptide sequence KV(Y)PL(M) with high efficiency and specificity (Mahrus et al., J: Biol. Chem. 279:54275 (2004)). 
     In designing and utilizing protease fusions of the invention, it should be noted that proteinase inhibitors may hamper the proteolytic activities of protease fusion proteins. For example, GrB is specifically inhibited by intracellular proteinase inhibitor 9 (PI-9), a member of the serpin superfamily that primarily exists in cytotoxic lymphocytes (Sun et al., J. Biol. Chem. 271:27802 (1996)) and has been detected in human plasma. GrB can also be inhibited by α 1 -protease inhibitor (α 1 PI) that is present in human plasma (Poe et al., J. Biol. Chem. 266:98 (1991)). GrM is inhibited by α 1 -antichymotrypsin (ACT) and α 1 PI (Mahrus et al., J. Biol. Chem. 279:54275 (2004)), and GrA is inhibited in vitro by protease inhibitors antithrombin III (ATIII) and α2-macroglobulin (α 2 M) (Spaeny-Dekking et al., Blood 95:1465 (2000)). These proteinase inhibitors are also present in human plasma (Travis and Salvesen, Annu. Rev. Biochem. 52:655 (1983)). 
     One approach to preserve proteolytic activities of granzymes is to utilize complexation with proteoglycan, since the mature and active form of GrA has been observed in human plasma as a complex with serglycin, a granule-associated proteoglycan (Spaeny-Dekking et al., Blood 95:1465 (2000)). Glycosaminglycan complexes of GrB have also been found proteolytically active (Galvin et al., J. Immunol. 162:5345 (1999)). Thus, it may be possible to keep granzyme fusion proteins active in plasma through formulations using chondroitin sulfates. 
     Cathepsins and Caspases 
     Any member of the cathepsins (Chwieralski et al., Apoptosis 11:143 (2006)), e.g., cathepsin A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, S, W, and X, may also be used as the recombinant protease for the present invention. Cathepsins are proteases that are localized intralysosomally under physiologic conditions, and therefore have optimum activity in acidic environments. Cathepsins comprise proteases of different enzyme classes; e.g., cathepsins A and G are serine proteases, cathepsins D and E are aspartic proteases. Certain cathepsins are caspases, a unique family of cysteine proteases that play a central role in the initiation and execution phases of apoptosis. Among all known mammalian proteases, only the serine protease granzyme B has substrate specificity similar to the caspases. 
     A cathepsin or caspase can be used as an exogenous activator or proactivator only if the protoxin to be activated is not exposed to that cathepsin or caspase prior to internalization (in the case of toxins that must be internalized) or during the course of the natural formation of the active toxin. For example, the protoxins of pore-forming toxins are activated at the cell surface, followed by oligomerization and pore formation. Because pore forming toxins do not localize to lysosome, cathepsins and caspases can be applied as exogenous activators. On the other hand, because the A-B toxin DT is known to be translocated directly into the cytosol through the endosome and/or lysosome, where cathepsins naturally reside, cathepsins should not be used as exogenous activators for DT-based protoxins. Other A-B toxins such as PEA may be compatible with the use of lysosomal proteases as exogenous activators, because they are transported to the trans-Golgi network and the ER before the translocation into cytosol. The bacterial toxins that can utilize cathepsins or other lysosomal proteases as exogenous activators include, but not limited to, PEA, shiga toxin, cholera toxin, and pertussis toxin. The bacterial toxins that are not suited for such use include DT, anthrax toxin, and clostridial neurotoxins (Falnes and Sandvig, Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 2000, 12(4):407-13). 
     All caspases, including caspase-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8, -9 and more, show high selectivity and cleave proteins adjacent to an aspartate residue (Timmer and Salvesen, Cell Death Diff. 14:66-72 (2007)). The preferred cleavage site for caspase-1, 4, -5, and -14 are (W/Y)EXD↓Φ, where X is any residue and Φ represents a Gly, Ala, Thr, Ser, or Asn (SEQ ID NO:50). The preferred substrate for caspase-8, -9, and -10 contains the sequence of (I/L)EXD↓Φ (SEQ ID NO:51), and that of caspase-3 and -7 contains DEXD↓Φ (SEQ ID NO:52). Caspase-6 preferably cleaves at VEXD↓Φ (SEQ ID NO:53), while caspase-2 selectively targets (V/L)DEXD↓Φ(SEQ ID NO:54). Because the naturally occurring inhibitors of caspases, e.g., IAPs, are usually located intracellularly (LeBlanc, Prog. Neuropsychopharmacol. Biol. Psychiatry 27:215 (2003)), the probability of inhibition in plasma is dramatically reduced. Although caspase-1 and caspase-4 can be inhibited by PI-9 at moderate rates, it does not inhibit caspase-3 (Annand et al., Biochem. J. 342:655 (1999)). 
     Other Human Proteases 
     Many human proteases, including those have been identified as certain disease markers secreted by diseased cells, or associated with cancer invasion and metastasis, may be useful for the present invention as the heterologous protease. These proteases are well studied and detailed information on proteolytic activity and sequence selectivity is available. Examples of such proteases include urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), which recognizes and cleaves GSGR↓SA (SEQ ID NO:55); prostate-specific antigen (PSA), which prefers substrate sequence SS(Y/F)Y↓SG (SEQ ID NO:56); renin, which cleaves at HPFHL↓VIH (SEQ ID NO:57); and MMP-2, which can cleave at HPVG↓LLAR (SEQ ID NO:58). Additional examples include the caspases, elastase, kallikreins, the matrix metalloprotease (MMP) family, the plasminogen activator family, as well as fibroblast activation protein. 
     In certain cases, the protease involved in one disease may be useful for the treatment of another disease that does not usually involve its overexpression. In other instances, the concentration of the secreted protease at native level may not be sufficient to activate corresponding toxin fusion to the extent that is necessary for targeted cell killing, i.e., is not operably present on the targeted cells. Additional proteolytic activity delivered to the cells through targeted protease fusion would provide desired toxin activation. In one embodiment, the protease fusion could have the same sequence specificity as the protease secreted by the diseased cells. In another embodiment, it may be desirable to use a combination of multiple, different, proteolytic cleavage activities to increase overall cleavage efficiency, with at least one of the proteolytic activity being provided by a targeted protease fusion. 
     Additional examples of endogenous proteases include those have been identified as certain disease markers, which are upregulated in certain disease. Non-limiting examples of such proteases include urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), which recognizes and cleaves GSGR↓SA (SEQ ID NO:55); prostate-specific antigen (PSA), which prefers substrate sequence SS(Y/F)Y↓SG (SEQ ID NO:56); renin, which cleaves at HPFHL↓VIH (SEQ ID NO:57); and MMP-2, which can cleave at HPVG↓LLAR (SEQ ID NO:58). 
     Alternatively, potential candidate proteases may be screened in vitro by interactions with known proteinase inhibitors in plasma or with human plasma directly to avoid potential complications posed by these proteinase inhibitors. Alternatively, proteases for which cognate inhibitors are found in plasma can be engineered to provide mutant forms that resist inhibition. For example, in vitro  E. coli  expression-screening methods have been developed to select mutant proteases that are resistant to known HIV-1 protease inhibitors (Melnick et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 42:3256 (1998)). 
     Retroviral proteases may also be used for the present invention. Human retroviral proteases, including that of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) (Beck et al., 2002), human T cell leukemia viruses (HTLV) (Shuker et al., Chem. Biol. 10:373 (2003)), and have been extensively studied as targets of anti-viral therapy. These proteases often have long recognition sequences and high substrate selectivity. 
     Picornaviral proteases may also be used for the present invention. Such picornaviral proteases have been studied as targets of anti-viral therapy, for example human Rhinovirus (HRV) (Binford et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 49:619 (2005)). 
     Recombinant heterologous proteases of any origin may be engineered to possess the aforementioned qualities and be used for the present invention. For example, tobacco etch virus (TEV) protease has very high substrate specificity and catalytic efficiency, and is used widely as a tool to remove peptide tags from recombinant proteins (Nunn et al., J. Mol. Biol. 350:145 (2005)). TEV protease recognizes an extended seven amino acid residue long consensus sequence E-X-X-Y-X-Q↓S/G (where X is any residue) (SEQ ID NO:59) that is present at protein junctions. Those skilled in the art would recognize that it is possible to engineer a particular protease such that its sequence specificity is altered to prefer another substrate sequence (Tozser et al., FEBS J. 272:514 (2005)). 
     Further modifications can be engineered to increase the activity and/or specificity of proteases. These modifications include PEGylation to increase stability to serum or to lower immunogenicity, and genetic engineering/selection may produce mutant proteases that possess altered properties such as resistance to certain inhibitors, increased thermal stability, and improved solubility. 
     Additional human proteases are set forth in Table 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 MEROPS 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Clan 
                 Family 
                 ID 
                 Peptidase or homologue (subtype) 
                 MERNUM 
                 Gene 
                 Link 
                 Locus 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 AA 
                 A1 
                 A01.001 
                 pepsin A 
                 MER00885 
                 PGA3 
                 5220 
                 11q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.003 
                 gastricsin 
                 MER00894 
                 PGC 
                 5225 
                 6p21.3-p21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.004 
                 memapsin-2 
                 MER05870 
                 BACE1 
                 23621 
                 11q23.3-q24.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.006 
                 chymosin 
                 MER02929 
                 CYMP 
                 1542 
                 1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.007 
                 renin 
                 MER00917 
                 REN 
                 5972 
                 1q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.009 
                 cathepsin D 
                 MER00911 
                 CTSD 
                 1509 
                 11p15.5 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.010 
                 cathepsin E 
                 MER00944 
                 CTSE 
                 1510 
                 1q31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.041 
                 memapsin-1 
                 MER05534 
                 BACE2 
                 25825 
                 21pter-qter 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.046 
                 napsin A 
                 MER04981 
                 NAPSA 
                 9476 
                 19q13.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.057 
                 Mername-AA034 peptidase (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER14038 
                   
                   
                 1q23.3-24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.071 
                 pepsin A5 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER37291 
                 PGA5 
                 5222 
                 11q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A01.P01 
                 napsin B pseudogene (napsin B pseudogene) 
                 MER04982 
                 NAPSB 
                 256236 
                 19q13.33 
               
               
                   
                 A2 
                 A02.010 
                 mouse mammary tumor virus retropepsin (deduced from 
                 MER48030 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.011 
                 human endogenous retrovirus K retropepsin (deduced from 
                 MER47534 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 human endogenous retrovirus K retropepsin 
                 MER49453 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 human endogenous retrovirus K retropepsin 
                 MER00968 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.019 
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47079 
                   
                   
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47096 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47119 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47124 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47138 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47145 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47153 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47162 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47241 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47244 
                   
                   
                 15q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47256 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47257 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47264 
                   
                   
                 11 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47271 
                   
                   
                 12 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47313 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47390 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47402 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47412 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47446 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER29837 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47480 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47492 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER47510 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 multiple-sclerosis-associated retrovirus retropepsin 
                 MER48013 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.024 
                 rabbit endogenous retrovirus endopeptidase 
                 MER43650 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.053 
                 S71-related human endogenous retropepsin 
                 MER01812 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.055 
                 RTVL-H-like putative peptidase (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER47133 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 RTVL-H-like putative peptidase (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER47160 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 RTVL-H-like putative peptidase (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER47253 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 RTVL-H-like putative peptidase (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER47260 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 RTVL-H-like putative peptidase (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER47418 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 RTVL-H-like putative peptidase (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER47440 
                   
                   
                 1p33-p32 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 RTVL-H-like putative peptidase (pseudogene) 
                 MER15446 
                   
                 387590 
                 22q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.056 
                 human endogenous retrovirus retropepsin homologue 1 
                 MER15479 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from ESTs by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.057 
                 human endogenous retrovirus retropepsin homologue 2 
                 MER15481 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from ESTs by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P01 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 1 ( Homo   
                 MER29977 
                   
                   
                 14q32.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 14) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P02 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 2 
                 MER29665 
                   
                   
                 8p21.3-p22 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 8) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P03 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 3 
                 MER02660 
                   
                   
                 17 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 17) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 3 
                 MER30286 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 17) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 3 
                 MER47144 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 17) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P04 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 5 
                 MER29664 
                   
                   
                 12q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 12) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P05 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 6 
                 MER02094 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 7) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P06 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 7 
                 MER29776 
                   
                   
                 6p21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 6) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P07 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 8 
                 MER30291 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens  chromosome Y) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P08 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 9 
                 MER29680 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 19) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P09 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 10 ( Homo   
                 MER02848 
                   
                   
                 12q23.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 12) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P10 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 11 ( Homo   
                 MER04378 
                   
                   
                 17 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 17) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P11 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 12 ( Homo   
                 MER03344 
                   
                   
                 11q11 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 11) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P12 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 13 ( Homo   
                 MER29779 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 2 and similar) (deduced from 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P13 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 14 ( Homo   
                 MER29778 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 2) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P14 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 15 ( Homo   
                 MER47158 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 4) (deduced from nucleotide sequence 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 15 ( Homo   
                 MER47332 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 4) (deduced from nucleotide sequence 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 15 ( Homo   
                 MER03182 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 4) (deduced from nucleotide sequence 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P15 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 16 (deduced 
                 MER47165 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 16 (deduced 
                 MER47178 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 16 (deduced 
                 MER47200 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 16 (deduced 
                 MER47315 
                   
                   
                 10 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 16 (deduced 
                 MER47405 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 16 (deduced 
                 MER30292 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P16 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 17 ( Homo   
                 MER05305 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 8) (deduced from nucleotide sequence 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P17 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 18 ( Homo   
                 MER30288 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 4) (deduced from nucleotide sequence 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P18 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 19 ( Homo   
                 MER01740 
                   
                   
                 16p11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome 16) (deduced from nucleotide 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P19 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 21 ( Homo   
                 MER47222 
                   
                   
                 11 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens ) (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 21 ( Homo   
                 MER47454 
                   
                   
                 3p24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens ) (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 21 ( Homo   
                 MER47477 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens ) (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 21 ( Homo   
                 MER04403 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens ) (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A02.P20 
                 endogenous retrovirus retropepsin pseudogene 22 ( Homo   
                 MER30287 
                   
                   
                 Xq22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens  chromosome X) (deduced from nucleotide sequence 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 non- 
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47046 
                   
                   
                 9q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 peptidase 
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 homologue 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues 
                 MER47052 
                   
                   
                 6q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47076 
                   
                   
                 X 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47080 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47088 
                   
                   
                 Xq23 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47089 
                   
                   
                 14q24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47091 
                   
                   
                 11 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47092 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47093 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47094 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47097 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47099 
                   
                   
                 7q31.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47101 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47102 
                   
                   
                 17 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47107 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47108 
                   
                   
                 4p16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47109 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47110 
                   
                   
                 X 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47111 
                   
                   
                 17 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47114 
                   
                   
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47118 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47121 
                   
                   
                 X 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47122 
                   
                   
                 4p16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47126 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47129 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47130 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47134 
                   
                   
                 12p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47135 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47137 
                   
                   
                 12p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47140 
                   
                   
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47141 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47142 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47148 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47149 
                   
                   
                 3q26.2-27 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47151 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47154 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47155 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47156 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47157 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47159 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47161 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47163 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47166 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47171 
                   
                   
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47173 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47174 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47179 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47183 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47186 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47190 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47191 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47196 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47198 
                   
                   
                 10q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47199 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47201 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47202 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47203 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47204 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47205 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47207 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47208 
                   
                   
                 12p11.22 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47210 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47211 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47212 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47213 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47215 
                   
                   
                 15q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47216 
                   
                   
                 10p11.2-q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47218 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47219 
                   
                   
                 11p14.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47221 
                   
                   
                 15q21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47224 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47225 
                   
                   
                 2q33 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47226 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47227 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47230 
                   
                   
                 10 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47232 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47233 
                   
                   
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47234 
                   
                   
                 11p15.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47236 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47238 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47239 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47240 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47242 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47243 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47249 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47251 
                   
                   
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47252 
                   
                   
                 12p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47254 
                   
                   
                 17 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47255 
                   
                   
                 15q15 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47263 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47265 
                   
                   
                 12 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47266 
                   
                   
                 10 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47267 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47268 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47269 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47272 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47273 
                   
                   
                 10 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47274 
                   
                   
                 10q23.32 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47275 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47276 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47279 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47280 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47281 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47282 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47284 
                   
                   
                 15q26.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47285 
                   
                   
                 11q11 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47289 
                   
                   
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47290 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47294 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47295 
                   
                   
                 3p 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47298 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47300 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47302 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47304 
                   
                   
                 15q15 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47305 
                   
                   
                 11p15 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47306 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47307 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47310 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47311 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47314 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47318 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47320 
                   
                   
                 Xp 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47321 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47322 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47326 
                   
                   
                 12 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47327 
                   
                   
                 Xp 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47330 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47333 
                   
                   
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47362 
                   
                   
                 15 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47366 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47369 
                   
                   
                 11 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47370 
                   
                   
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47371 
                   
                   
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47375 
                   
                   
                 11p15.2-p15.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47376 
                   
                   
                 15q22-q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47381 
                   
                   
                 Xq23 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47383 
                   
                   
                 15 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47384 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47385 
                   
                   
                 12p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47388 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47389 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47391 
                   
                   
                 12p 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47394 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47396 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47400 
                   
                   
                 12 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47401 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47403 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47406 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47407 
                   
                   
                 1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47410 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47411 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47413 
                   
                   
                 1q42.12 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47414 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47416 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47417 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47420 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47423 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47424 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47428 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47429 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47431 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47434 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47439 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47442 
                   
                   
                 11 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47445 
                   
                   
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47449 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47450 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47452 
                   
                   
                 1q44 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47455 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47457 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47458 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47459 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47463 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47468 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47469 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47470 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47476 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47478 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47483 
                   
                   
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47488 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47489 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47490 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47493 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47494 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47495 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47496 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47497 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47499 
                   
                   
                 11p15.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47502 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47504 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47511 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47513 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47514 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47515 
                   
                   
                 11p11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47516 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47520 
                   
                   
                 X 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47533 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47537 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47569 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47570 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47584 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47603 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47604 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47606 
                   
                   
                 12q15-q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47609 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47616 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47619 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47648 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47649 
                   
                   
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER47662 
                   
                   
                 12q24.11 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER48004 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER48018 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER48019 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER48023 
                   
                   
                 21q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A non-peptidase homologues (deduced from 
                 MER48037 
                   
                   
                 8q21-q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 unassigned 
                 subfamily A2A unassigned peptidases (deduced from 
                 MER47117 
                   
                   
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A unassigned peptidases (deduced from 
                 MER47164 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A unassigned peptidases (deduced from 
                 MER47206 
                   
                   
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A unassigned peptidases (deduced from 
                 MER47231 
                   
                   
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A unassigned peptidases (deduced from 
                 MER47291 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A unassigned peptidases (deduced from 
                 MER47386 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A unassigned peptidases (deduced from 
                 MER47479 
                   
                   
                 X 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A unassigned peptidases (deduced from 
                 MER47559 
                   
                   
                 12 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subfamily A2A unassigned peptidases (deduced from 
                 MER47583 
                   
                   
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 AD 
                 A22 
                 A22.001 
                 presenilin 1 
                 MER05221 
                 PSEN1 
                 5663 
                 14q24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A22.002 
                 presenilin 2 
                 MER05223 
                 PSEN2 
                 5664 
                 1q31-q42 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A22.003 
                 impas 1 peptidase 
                 MER19701 
                 HM13 
                 81502 
                 20q11.21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A22.004 
                 impas 4 peptidase 
                 MER19715 
                   
                 56928 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A22.005 
                 impas 2 peptidase 
                 MER19708 
                   
                 121665 
                 12q24.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A22.006 
                 impas 5 peptidase 
                 MER19712 
                   
                 162540 
                 17q21.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A22.007 
                 impas 3 peptidase 
                 MER19711 
                   
                 84888 
                 15q21.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 A22.P01 
                 possible family A22 pseudogene ( Homo sapiens   
                 MER29974 
                   
                   
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 chromosome 18) (deduced from nucleotide sequence by 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 A22.P02 
                 possible family A22 pseudogene ( Homo sapiens   
                 MER23159 
                   
                   
                 11q12.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 chromosome 11) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 CA 
                 C1 
                 C01.009 
                 cathepsin V 
                 MER04437 
                 CTSL2 
                 1515 
                 9q22.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.013 
                 cathepsin X 
                 MER04508 
                 CTSZ 
                 1522 
                 20q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.014 
                 cathepsin L-like peptidase 2 
                 MER05210 
                 CTSLL2 
                 1517 
                 10q 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.015 
                 cathepsin L-like peptidase 3 
                 MER05209 
                 CTSLL3 
                 1518 
                 10q22.3-q23.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.018 
                 cathepsin F 
                 MER04980 
                 CTSF 
                 8722 
                 11q13.1-q13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.032 
                 cathepsin L 
                 MER00622 
                 CTSL 
                 1514 
                 9q21-q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.034 
                 cathepsin S 
                 MER00633 
                 CTSS 
                 1520 
                 1q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.035 
                 cathepsin O 
                 MER01690 
                 CTSO 
                 1519 
                 4q31-q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.036 
                 cathepsin K 
                 MER00644 
                 CTSK 
                 1513 
                 1q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.037 
                 cathepsin W 
                 MER03756 
                 CTSW 
                 1521 
                 11q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.040 
                 cathepsin H 
                 MER00629 
                 CTSH 
                 1512 
                 15q24-q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.060 
                 cathepsin B 
                 MER00686 
                 CTSB 
                 1508 
                 8p22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.070 
                 dipeptidyl-peptidase I 
                 MER01937 
                 CTSC 
                 1075 
                 11q14.1-q14.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.084 
                 bleomycin hydrolase (animal) 
                 MER02481 
                 BLMH 
                 642 
                 17q11.1-q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.973 
                 tubulointerstitial nephritis antigen 
                 MER16137 
                 TINAG 
                 27283 
                 6p11.2p12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.975 
                 tubulointerstitial nephritis antigen-related protein 
                 MER21799 
                 LCN7 
                 64129 
                 1p34.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.P02 
                 cathepsin L-like pseudogene 1 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER02789 
                 CTSLL1 
                 1516 
                 10q 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (pseudogene) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.P03 
                 cathepsin B-like pseudogene (chromosome 4, 
                 MER29469 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   Homo sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C01.P04 
                 cathepsin B-like pseudogene (chromosome 1, 
                 MER29457 
                   
                   
                 1q42.11 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 C2 
                 C02.001 
                 calpain-1 
                 MER00770 
                 CAPN1 
                 823 
                 11q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.002 
                 calpain-2 
                 MER00964 
                 CAPN2 
                 824 
                 1q41-q42 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.004 
                 calpain-3 
                 MER01446 
                 CAPN3 
                 825 
                 15q15.1-q21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.006 
                 calpain-9 
                 MER04042 
                 CAPN9 
                 10753 
                 1q42.11-q42.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.007 
                 calpain-8 
                 MER21474 
                   
                   
                 1q41 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.008 
                 calpain-7 
                 MER05537 
                 CAPN7 
                 23473 
                 3p24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.010 
                 calpain-15 
                 MER04745 
                 SOLH 
                 6650 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.011 
                 calpain-5 
                 MER02939 
                 CAPN5 
                 726 
                 11q14 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.013 
                 calpain-11 
                 MER05844 
                 CAPN11 
                 11131 
                 6p12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.017 
                 calpain-12 (deduced from nucleotide sequence 
                 MER29889 
                 CAPN12 
                 147968 
                 19q13.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.018 
                 calpain-10 
                 MER13510 
                 CAPN10 
                 11132 
                 2q37.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.020 
                 calpain-13 
                 MER20139 
                 CAPN13 
                 92291 
                 2p21-22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.021 
                 calpain-14 
                 MER29744 
                 CAPN14 
                 114773 
                 2p23.1-p21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.971 
                 calpamodulin (calpamodulin) 
                 MER00718 
                 CAPN6 
                 827 
                 Xq23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C02.972 
                 hypothetical protein flj40251 
                 MER03201 
                 C6orf103 
                 79747 
                 6q24.2 
               
               
                   
                 C12 
                 C12.001 
                 ubiquitinyl hydrolase-L1 
                 MER00832 
                 UCHL1 
                 7345 
                 4p14 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C12.003 
                 ubiquitinyl hydrolase-L3 
                 MER00836 
                 UCHL3 
                 7347 
                 13q21.2-q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C12.004 
                 ubiquitinyl hydrolase-BAP1 (KIAA0272 protein) 
                 MER03989 
                 BAP1 
                 8314 
                 3p21.2-p21.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C12.005 
                 ubiquitinyl hydrolase-UCH37 
                 MER05539 
                 UCHL5 
                 51377 
                 1q32 
               
               
                 CD 
                 C13 
                 C13.002 
                 legumain (plant alpha form) 
                 MER44591 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C13.004 
                 legumain 
                 MER01800 
                 LGMN 
                 5641 
                 14q32.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C13.005 
                 glycosylphosphatidylinositol:protein transamidase 
                 MER02479 
                 PIGK 
                 10026 
                 1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C13.P01 
                 legumain pseudogene ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER29741 
                 LGMN2P 
                 122199 
                 13q21.2 
               
               
                   
                 C14 
                 C14.001 
                 caspase-1 
                 MER00850 
                 CASP1 
                 834 
                 11q22.2-q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.003 
                 caspase-3 
                 MER00853 
                 CASP3 
                 836 
                 4q33-q35.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.004 
                 caspase-7 
                 MER02705 
                 CASP7 
                 840 
                 10q25.1-q25.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.005 
                 caspase-6 
                 MER02708 
                 CASP6 
                 839 
                 4q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.006 
                 caspase-2 
                 MER01644 
                 CASP2 
                 835 
                 7q34-q35 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.007 
                 caspase-4 
                 MER01938 
                 CASP4 
                 837 
                 11q22.2-q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.008 
                 caspase-5 
                 MER02240 
                 CASP5 
                 838 
                 11q22.2-q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.009 
                 caspase-8 
                 MER02849 
                 CASP8 
                 841 
                 2q33-q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.010 
                 caspase-9 
                 MER02707 
                 CASP9 
                 842 
                 1p36.1-p36.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.011 
                 caspase-10 
                 MER02579 
                 CASP10 
                 843 
                 2q33-q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.018 
                 caspase-14 
                 MER12083 
                 CASP14 
                 23581 
                 19p13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.026 
                 paracaspase 
                 MER19325 
                 MALT1 
                 10892 
                 18q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.028 
                 Mername-AA143 peptidase 
                 MER21304 
                   
                   
                 11q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.029 
                 Mername-AA186 peptidase 
                 MER20516 
                   
                   
                 11q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.032 
                 putative caspase ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER21463 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.971 
                 FLIP protein (casper) 
                 MER03026 
                 CFLAR 
                 8837 
                 2q33-q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.976 
                 Mername-AA142 protein 
                 MER21316 
                   
                   
                 11q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.P01 
                 caspase-12 pseudogene ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER19698 
                 CASP12P1 
                 120329 
                 11q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C14.P02 
                 Mername-AA093 caspase pseudogene 
                 MER14766 
                   
                 197350 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                 CF 
                 C15 
                 C15.010 
                 pyroglutamyl-peptidase I (chordate) 
                 MER11032 
                 PGPEP1 
                 54858 
                 19p13.11 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C15.011 
                 Mername-AA073 peptidase (deduced from 
                 MER29978 
                   
                 145814 
                 15q26.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 CA 
                 C19 
                 C19.001 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 5 
                 MER02066 
                 USP5 
                 8078 
                 12p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.009 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 6 
                 MER00863 
                 USP6 
                 9098 
                 17q11 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.010 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 4 (ubiquitin carboxy-terminal 
                 MER01795 
                 USP4 
                 7375 
                 3p21.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 hydrolase UNP) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.011 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 8 (KIAA0055 protein) 
                 MER01884 
                 USP8 
                 9101 
                 15q11.2-q21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.012 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 13 
                 MER02627 
                 USP13 
                 8975 
                 3q26.2-q26.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.013 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 2 
                 MER04834 
                 USP2 
                 9099 
                 11q23.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.014 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 
                 MER02693 
                 USP11 
                 8237 
                 Xp11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.015 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 14 
                 MER02667 
                 USP14 
                 9097 
                 18p11.32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.016 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 7 (ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal 
                 MER02896 
                 USP7 
                 7874 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 hydrolase HAUSP) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.017 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 9X 
                 MER05877 
                 USP9X 
                 8239 
                 Xp11.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.018 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 10 (KIAA0190 protein) 
                 MER04439 
                 USP10 
                 9100 
                 16q23.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.019 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 1 
                 MER04978 
                 USP1 
                 7398 
                 1p31.3-p32.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.020 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 12 
                 MER05454 
                 USP12 
                 9959 
                 5q33-q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.021 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 16 
                 MER05493 
                 USP16 
                 10600 
                 21q22.11 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.022 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 15 
                 MER05427 
                 USP15 
                 9958 
                 12q14 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.023 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 17 
                 MER02900 
                 USP17 
                 23661 
                 4p15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.024 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 19 
                 MER05428 
                 USP19 
                 10869 
                 3p21.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.025 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 20 
                 MER05494 
                 USP20 
                 10868 
                 9q34.13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.026 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 3 
                 MER05513 
                 USP3 
                 9960 
                 15q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.028 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 9Y 
                 MER04314 
                 USP9Y 
                 8287 
                 Yq11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.030 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 18 
                 MER05641 
                 USP18 
                 11274 
                 22q11.21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.034 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 21 
                 MER06258 
                 USP21 
                 27005 
                 1q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.035 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22 
                 MER12130 
                 USP22 
                 23326 
                 17p13.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.037 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 33 
                 MER14335 
                 USP33 
                 23032 
                 1p31.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.040 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 29 
                 MER12093 
                 USP29 
                 57663 
                 19q13.43 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.041 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 25 
                 MER11115 
                 USP25 
                 29761 
                 21q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.042 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 36 
                 MER14033 
                 USP36 
                 57602 
                 17q25.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.044 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 32 
                 MER14290 
                 USP32 
                 84669 
                 17q23.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.046 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 26 (human-type) 
                 MER14292 
                 USP26 
                 83844 
                 Xq26.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.047 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 24 
                 MER05706 
                 USP24 
                 23358 
                 1p32.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.048 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 42 
                 MER11852 
                 USP42 
                 84132 
                 7p22.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.052 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 46 
                 MER14629 
                 USP46 
                 64854 
                 4q11 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.053 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 37 
                 MER14633 
                 USP37 
                 57695 
                 2q36.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.054 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 28 
                 MER14634 
                 USP28 
                 57646 
                 11q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.055 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 47 
                 MER14636 
                 USP47 
                 55031 
                 11p15.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.056 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 38 
                 MER14637 
                 USP38 
                 84640 
                 4q31.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.057 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 44 
                 MER14638 
                 USP44 
                 84101 
                 12q21.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.058 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 50 
                 MER30315 
                 USP50 
                 373509 
                 15q21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.059 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 35 
                 MER14646 
                 USP35 
                 57558 
                 11q13.5 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.060 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 30 
                 MER14649 
                 USP30 
                 84749 
                 12q23.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.062 
                 Mername-AA091 peptidase (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER14743 
                   
                   
                 Xq21.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.064 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 45 
                 MER30314 
                 USP45 
                 85015 
                 6q16.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.065 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 51 
                 MER14769 
                 USP51 
                 158880 
                 Xp11.21-22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.067 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 34 
                 MER14780 
                 USP34 
                 23021 
                 2p15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.068 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 48 
                 MER64620 
                 USP48 
                 84196 
                 1p36.12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.069 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 40 
                 MER15483 
                 USP40 
                 55230 
                 2q37.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.070 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 41 
                 MER45268 
                 USP41 
                 150200 
                 22q11.22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.071 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 31 
                 MER15493 
                 USP31 
                 57478 
                 16p12.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.072 
                 Mername-AA129 peptidase (deduced from ESTs 
                 MER16485 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.073 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 49 
                 MER16486 
                 USP49 
                 25862 
                 6pter-p12.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.075 
                 Mername-AA187 peptidase 
                 MER52579 
                 USP27X 
                 373504 
                 Xp11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.078 
                 USP17-like peptidase 
                 MER30192 
                   
                 401447 
                 8p23.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.080 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 54 
                 MER28714 
                 USP54 
                 159195 
                 10q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.081 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 53 
                 MER27329 
                 USP53 
                 54532 
                 4q27 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.972 
                 ubiquitin-specific endopeptidase 39 [misleading] 
                 MER64621 
                 USP39 
                 10713 
                 2q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.974 
                 Mername-AA090 non-peptidase homologue (deduced from 
                 MER14739 
                   
                   
                 22q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.976 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 43 [misleading] 
                 MER30140 
                 USP43 
                 124739 
                 17p13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.978 
                 ubiquitin-specific peptidase 52 [misleading] 
                 MER30317 
                 USP52 
                 9924 
                 12q13.2-q13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.980 
                 Mername-AA088 peptidase (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER14750 
                 USP8P 
                   
                 6p21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.P01 
                 NEK2 pseudogene (deduced from nucleotide sequence by 
                 MER14736 
                 NEK2P 
                 326302 
                 14q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C19.P02 
                 C19 pseudogene ( Homo sapiens : chromosome 5) 
                 MER29972 
                   
                   
                 5 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 PC 
                 C26 
                 C26.001 
                 gamma-glutamyl hydrolase 
                 MER02963 
                 GGH 
                 8836 
                 8q12.23-q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C26.950 
                 guanine 5′-monophosphate synthetase 
                 MER43387 
                 GMPS 
                 8833 
                 3q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C26.951 
                 carbamoyl-phosphate synthase ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER78640 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (CPS1 protein) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C26.952 
                 dihydro-orotase (N-terminal unit) ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER60647 
                 CAD 
                 790 
                 2p22-p21 
               
               
                 PB 
                 C44 
                 C44.001 
                 amidophosphoribosyltransferase precursor 
                 MER03314 
                 PPAT 
                 5471 
                 4q121 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C44.970 
                 glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 1 
                 MER03322 
                 GFPT1 
                 2673 
                 2p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (glucosamine-fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C44.972 
                 glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase 
                 MER12158 
                 GFPT2 
                 9945 
                 5q34-q35 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C44.973 
                 Mername-AA144 protein 
                 MER21319 
                   
                   
                 Xq13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C44.974 
                 asparagine synthetase 
                 MER33254 
                 ASNS 
                 440 
                 7q21.3 
               
               
                 CH 
                 C46 
                 C46.002 
                 Sonic hedgehog protein 
                 MER02539 
                 SHH 
                 6469 
                 7q36 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C46.003 
                 Indian hedgehog protein 
                 MER02538 
                 IHH 
                 3549 
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C46.004 
                 Desert hedgehog protein 
                 MER12170 
                 DHH 
                 50846 
                 12q12-13.1 
               
               
                 CE 
                 C48 
                 C48.002 
                 SENP1 peptidase 
                 MER11012 
                 SENP1 
                 29843 
                 12q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C48.003 
                 SENP3 peptidase 
                 MER11019 
                 SENP3 
                 26168 
                 17p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C48.004 
                 SENP6 peptidase 
                 MER11109 
                 SENP6 
                 26054 
                 6q13-q14.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C48.007 
                 SENP2 peptidase 
                 MER12183 
                 SENP2 
                 59343 
                 3q28 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C48.008 
                 SENP5 peptidase 
                 MER14032 
                 SENP5 
                 205564 
                 3q29 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C48.009 
                 SENP7 peptidase 
                 MER14095 
                 SENP7 
                 57337 
                 3q12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C48.011 
                 SENP8 peptidase 
                 MER16161 
                 SENP8 
                 123228 
                 15q22.32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C48.012 
                 SENP4 peptidase 
                 MER05557 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 CD 
                 C50 
                 C50.001 
                 separase 
                 MER11775 
                 ESPL1 
                 9700 
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C50.P01 
                 separase-like pseudogene (deduced from nucleotide 
                 MER14797 
                   
                   
                 8q21.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 CA 
                 C54 
                 C54.002 
                 autophagin-2 
                 MER13564 
                 ATG4A 
                 115201 
                 Xq22.1-22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C54.003 
                 autophagin-1 
                 MER13561 
                 ATG4B 
                 23192 
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C54.004 
                 autophagin-3 
                 MER14316 
                 ATG4C 
                 84938 
                 1p31.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C54.005 
                 autophagin-4 
                 MER64622 
                 ATG4D 
                 84971 
                 19p13.2 
               
               
                 PC 
                 C56 
                 C56.002 
                 DJ-1 putative peptidase 
                 MER03390 
                 PARK7 
                 11315 
                 1p36.2-p36.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C56.003 
                 Mername-AA100 peptidase (deduced from 
                 MER14802 
                   
                   
                 12q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C56.971 
                 Mername-AA101 non-peptidase homologue (deduced from 
                 MER14803 
                   
                   
                 9q22.32 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C56.972 
                 KIAA0361 protein ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER42827 
                 PFAS 
                 5198 
                 17p13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C56.974 
                 FLJ34283 protein ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER44553 
                   
                 347862 
                 11p15.5 
               
               
                 CA 
                 C64 
                 C64.001 
                 Cezanne deubiquitinylating peptidase 
                 MER29042 
                 ZA20D1 
                 56957 
                 1q21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C64.002 
                 Cezanne-2 peptidase 
                 MER29044 
                 C15orf16 
                 161725 
                 15q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C64.003 
                 tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 3 
                 MER29050 
                 TNFAIP3 
                 7128 
                 6q23-q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C64.004 
                 TRABID protein 
                 MER29052 
                 ZRANB1 
                 54764 
                 10q26.2 
               
               
                   
                 C65 
                 C65.001 
                 otubain-1 
                 MER29056 
                 OTUB1 
                 55611 
                 11q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C65.002 
                 otubain-2 
                 MER29061 
                 OTUB2 
                 78990 
                 14q32.13-q32.2 
               
               
                   
                 C67 
                 C67.001 
                 CylD protein 
                 MER30104 
                 CYLD 
                 1540 
                 16q12.1 
               
               
                 PB 
                 C69 
                 C69.003 
                 secernin 1 
                 MER45376 
                 SCRN1 
                 9805 
                 7p14.3-p14.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C69.004 
                 secernin 2 (SCRN2 protein) 
                 MER64573 
                 SCRN2 
                 90507 
                 17q21.32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 C69.005 
                 secernin 3 (SCRN3 protein) 
                 MER64582 
                 SCRN3 
                 79634 
                 2q31.1 
               
               
                 CA 
                 C78 
                 C78.001 
                 UfSP1 peptidase 
                 MER42724 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 C78.002 
                 UfSP2 peptidase 
                 MER60306 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 MA 
                 M1 
                 M01.001 
                 aminopeptidase N 
                 MER00997 
                 ANPEP 
                 290 
                 15q25-q26 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.003 
                 aminopeptidase A 
                 MER01012 
                 ENPEP 
                 2028 
                 4q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.004 
                 leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H protein) 
                 MER01013 
                 LTA4H 
                 4048 
                 12q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.008 
                 pyroglutamyl-peptidase II 
                 MER12221 
                 TRHDE 
                 29953 
                 12q15-q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.010 
                 cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase 
                 MER02746 
                 NPEPPS 
                 9520 
                 17q12-q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.011 
                 cystinyl aminopeptidase 
                 MER02060 
                 LNPEP 
                 4012 
                 5q15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.014 
                 aminopeptidase B 
                 MER01494 
                 RNPEP 
                 6051 
                 1q32.1-q32.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.018 
                 aminopeptidase PILS 
                 MER05331 
                   
                 51752 
                 5q15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.022 
                 Mername-AA050 peptidase 
                 MER12271 
                 RNPEPL1 
                 57140 
                 2q37.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.024 
                 leukocyte-derived arginine aminopeptidase 
                 MER02968 
                   
                 64167 
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.026 
                 laeverin 
                 MER52595 
                   
                 206338 
                 5q23.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.028 
                 aminopeptidase O 
                 MER19730 
                 C9orf3 
                 84909 
                 9q22.32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M01.972 
                 Tata binding protein associated factor 
                 MER26493 
                 TAF2 
                 6873 
                 8q24.12 
               
               
                   
                 M2 
                 M02.001 
                 angiotensin-converting enzyme peptidase unit 1 (peptidase 
                 MER04967 
                 ACE 
                 1636 
                 17q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 unit 1) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M02.004 
                 angiotensin-converting enzyme peptidase unit 2 (peptidase 
                 MER01019 
                 ACE 
                 1636 
                 17q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 unit 2) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M02.006 
                 angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 
                 MER11061 
                 ACE2 
                 5972 
                 Xp22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M02.972 
                 Mername-AA153 protein 
                 MER20514 
                   
                   
                 17q21.33 
               
               
                   
                 M3 
                 M03.001 
                 thimet oligopeptidase 
                 MER01737 
                 THOP1 
                 7064 
                 19q13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M03.002 
                 neurolysin 
                 MER10991 
                 NLN 
                 57486 
                 5q12.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M03.006 
                 mitochondrial intermediate peptidase 
                 MER03665 
                 MIPEP 
                 4285 
                 13q12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M03.971 
                 Mername-AA154 protein 
                 MER21317 
                   
                   
                 7q21.13 
               
               
                   
                 M8 
                 M08.003 
                 leishmanolysin-2 
                 MER14492 
                 LMLN 
                 89782 
                 3q29 
               
               
                   
                 M10 
                 M10.001 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-1 
                 MER01063 
                 MMP1 
                 4312 
                 11q22-q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.002 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-8 
                 MER01084 
                 MMP8 
                 4317 
                 11q21-q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.003 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-2 
                 MER01080 
                 MMP2 
                 4313 
                 16q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.004 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-9 
                 MER01085 
                 MMP9 
                 4318 
                 20q11.2-q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.005 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-3 
                 MER01068 
                 MMP3 
                 4314 
                 11q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.006 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-10 (human type) 
                 MER01072 
                 MMP10 
                 4319 
                 11q22.3-q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.007 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-11 
                 MER01075 
                 MMP11 
                 4320 
                 22q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.008 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-7 
                 MER01092 
                 MMP7 
                 4316 
                 11q21-q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.009 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-12 
                 MER01089 
                 MMP12 
                 4321 
                 11q22.2-q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.013 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-13 
                 MER01411 
                 MMP13 
                 4322 
                 11q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.014 
                 membrane-type matrix metallopeptidase-1 
                 MER01077 
                 MMP14 
                 4323 
                 14q11-q12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.015 
                 membrane-type matrix metallopeptidase-2 
                 MER02383 
                 MMP15 
                 4324 
                 16q13-q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.016 
                 membrane-type matrix metallopeptidase-3 
                 MER02384 
                 MMP16 
                 4325 
                 8q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.017 
                 membrane-type matrix metallopeptidase-4 
                 MER02595 
                 MMP17 
                 4326 
                 12q24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.019 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-20 
                 MER03021 
                 MMP20 
                 9313 
                 11q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.021 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-19 
                 MER02076 
                 MMP19 
                 4327 
                 12q14 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.022 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-23B 
                 MER04766 
                 MMP23B 
                 8510 
                 1p36.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.023 
                 membrane-type matrix metallopeptidase-5 
                 MER05638 
                 MMP24 
                 10893 
                 20q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.024 
                 membrane-type matrix metallopeptidase-6 
                 MER12071 
                 MMP25 
                 64386 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.026 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-21 
                 MER06101 
                 MMP21 
                 118856 
                 10q26.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.027 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-22 
                 MER14098 
                 MMP27 
                 64066 
                 11q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.029 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-26 
                 MER12072 
                 MMP26 
                 56547 
                 11p15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.030 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-28 
                 MER13587 
                 MMP28 
                 79148 
                 17q21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.037 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-23A 
                 MER37217 
                 MMP23A 
                 8511 
                 1p36.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.950 
                 macrophage elastase homologue (chromosome 8, Homo 
                 MER30035 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens ) (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.971 
                 Mername-AA156 protein 
                 MER21309 
                   
                   
                 11q22.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M10.973 
                 matrix metallopeptidase-like 1 
                 MER45280 
                 MMPL1 
                 4328 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                 M12 
                 M12.002 
                 meprin alpha subunit (alpha) 
                 MER01111 
                 MEP1A 
                 4224 
                 6p21.2-p21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.004 
                 meprin beta subunit (beta) 
                 MER05213 
                 MEP1B 
                 4225 
                 18q12.2-q12.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.005 
                 procollagen C-peptidase 
                 MER01113 
                 BMP1 
                 649 
                 8p21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.016 
                 mammalian tolloid-like 1 protein 
                 MER05124 
                 TLL1 
                 7092 
                 4q32-q33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.018 
                 mammalian tolloid-like 2 protein 
                 MER05866 
                 TLL2 
                 7093 
                 10q23-q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.021 
                 ADAMTS9 peptidase 
                 MER12092 
                 ADAMTS9 
                 56999 
                 3p14.2-p14.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.024 
                 ADAMTS14 peptidase 
                 MER16700 
                 ADAMTS14 
                 140766 
                 10q2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.025 
                 ADAMTS15 peptidase 
                 MER17029 
                 ADAMTS15 
                 170689 
                 11q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.026 
                 ADAMTS16 peptidase 
                 MER15689 
                 ADAMTS16 
                 170690 
                 5p15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.027 
                 ADAMTS17 peptidase 
                 MER16302 
                 ADAMTS17 
                 170691 
                 15q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.028 
                 ADAMTS18 peptidase 
                 MER16090 
                 ADAMTS18 
                 170692 
                 16q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.029 
                 ADAMTS19 peptidase 
                 MER15663 
                 ADAMTS19 
                 171019 
                 5q31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.201 
                 ADAM1 peptidase 
                 MER03912 
                 ADAM1 
                 8759 
                 12q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.208 
                 ADAM8 peptidase 
                 MER03902 
                 ADAM8 
                 101 
                 10q26.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.209 
                 ADAM9 peptidase 
                 MER01140 
                 ADAM9 
                 8754 
                 8p11.22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.210 
                 ADAM10 peptidase 
                 MER02382 
                 ADAM10 
                 102 
                 15q21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.212 
                 ADAM12 peptidase 
                 MER05107 
                 ADAM12 
                 8038 
                 10q26 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.214 
                 adamalysin-19 
                 MER12241 
                 ADAM19 
                 8728 
                 5q32-33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.215 
                 ADAM15 peptidase 
                 MER02386 
                 ADAM15 
                 8751 
                 1q21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.217 
                 ADAM17 peptidase 
                 MER03094 
                 ADAM17 
                 6868 
                 2p25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.218 
                 ADAM20 peptidase 
                 MER04725 
                 ADAM20 
                 8748 
                 14q24.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.219 
                 ADAMDEC1 peptidase 
                 MER00743 
                 ADAMDEC1 
                 27299 
                 8p21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.220 
                 ADAMTS3 peptidase 
                 MER05100 
                 ADAMTS3 
                 9508 
                 4q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.221 
                 ADAMTS4 peptidase 
                 MER05101 
                 ADAMTS4 
                 9507 
                 1q31-q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.222 
                 ADAMTS1 peptidase 
                 MER05546 
                 ADAMTS1 
                 9510 
                 21q22-q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.224 
                 ADAM28 peptidase (human-type) 
                 MER05495 
                 ADAM28 
                 10863 
                 8p21.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.225 
                 ADAMTS5 peptidase 
                 MER05548 
                 ADAMTS5 
                 11096 
                 21q22.1-q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.226 
                 ADAMTS8 peptidase 
                 MER05545 
                 ADAMTS8 
                 11095 
                 11q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.230 
                 ADAMTS6 peptidase 
                 MER05893 
                 ADAMTS6 
                 11174 
                 5pter-qter 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.231 
                 ADAMTS7 peptidase 
                 MER05894 
                 ADAMTS7 
                 11173 
                 15pter-qter 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.232 
                 ADAM30 peptidase 
                 MER06268 
                 ADAM30 
                 11085 
                 1p11-p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.234 
                 ADAM21 peptidase ( Homo sapiens ) (ADAM 21 protein) 
                 MER04726 
                 ADAM21 
                 8747 
                 14q24.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.235 
                 ADAMTS10 peptidase 
                 MER14331 
                 ADAMTS10 
                 81794 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.237 
                 ADAMTS12 peptidase 
                 MER14337 
                 ADAMTS12 
                 81792 
                 5q35 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.241 
                 ADAMTS13 peptidase 
                 MER15450 
                 ADAMTS13 
                 11093 
                 9q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.244 
                 ADAM33 peptidase 
                 MER15143 
                 ADAM33 
                 80332 
                 20p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.245 
                 ovastacin 
                 MER29996 
                 ASTL 
                 431705 
                 2q11.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.246 
                 ADAMTS20 peptidase ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER26906 
                 ADAMTS20 
                 80070 
                 12q12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.301 
                 procollagen I N-peptidase 
                 MER04985 
                 ADAMTS2 
                 9509 
                 5q23-q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.950 
                 ADAM2 protein (ADAM 2 protein) 
                 MER03090 
                 ADAM2 
                 2515 
                 8p11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.954 
                 ADAM6 protein (deduced from nucleotide sequence by 
                 MER47044 
                   
                   
                 14q32.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ADAM6 protein (deduced from nucleotide sequence by 
                 MER47250 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ADAM6 protein (deduced from nucleotide sequence by 
                 MER47654 
                   
                   
                 16 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.956 
                 ADAM7 protein (GP-83 glycoprotein) 
                 MER05109 
                 ADAM7 
                 8756 
                 8p21.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.957 
                 ADAM18 protein 
                 MER12230 
                 ADAM18 
                 8749 
                 8p22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.960 
                 ADAM32 protein 
                 MER26938 
                 ADAM32 
                 203102 
                 8p11.21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.962 
                 non-peptidase homologue ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 4) 
                 MER29973 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.974 
                 ADAM3A protein (human-type) (ADAM 3A protein) 
                 MER05200 
                 ADAM3A 
                 1587 
                 8p21-p12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.975 
                 ADAM3B protein (human-type) (ADAM 3B protein) 
                 MER05199 
                 ADAM3B 
                 1596 
                 16q12.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.976 
                 ADAM11 protein (ADAM 11 protein) 
                 MER01146 
                 ADAM11 
                 4185 
                 17q21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.978 
                 ADAM22 protein (ADAM 22 protein) 
                 MER05102 
                 ADAM22 
                 53616 
                 7q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.979 
                 ADAM23 protein (ADAM 23 protein) 
                 MER05103 
                 ADAM23 
                 8745 
                 2q33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.981 
                 ADAM29 protein 
                 MER06267 
                 ADAM29 
                 11086 
                 4q34.2-qter 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.987 
                 protein similar to ADAM21 peptidase preproprotein ( Homo   
                 MER26944 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.990 
                 Mername AA-225 peptidase homologue ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER47474 
                   
                   
                 15 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M12.P01 
                 putative ADAM pseudogene (chromosome 4, 
                 MER29975 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   Homo sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 M13 
                 M13.001 
                 neprilysin 
                 MER01050 
                 MME 
                 4311 
                 3q21-q27 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M13.002 
                 endothelin-converting enzyme 1 
                 MER01057 
                 ECE1 
                 1889 
                 1p36.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M13.003 
                 endothelin-converting enzyme 2 
                 MER04776 
                 ECE2 
                 9718 
                 3q26.1-q26.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M13.007 
                 DINE peptidase 
                 MER05197 
                 ECEL1 
                 9427 
                 2q37.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M13.008 
                 neprilysin-2 
                 MER13406 
                 MELL1 
                 79258 
                 1p36 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M13.090 
                 Kell blood-group protein 
                 MER01054 
                 KEL 
                 3792 
                 7q33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M13.091 
                 PHEX peptidase 
                 MER02062 
                 PHEX 
                 5251 
                 Xp22.2-p22.1 
               
               
                 MC 
                 M14 
                 M14.001 
                 carboxypeptidase A1 
                 MER01190 
                 CPA1 
                 1357 
                 7q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.002 
                 carboxypeptidase A2 
                 MER01608 
                 CPA2 
                 1358 
                 7q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.003 
                 carboxypeptidase B 
                 MER01194 
                 CPB1 
                 1360 
                 3q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.004 
                 carboxypeptidase N 
                 MER01198 
                 CPN1 
                 1369 
                 10 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.005 
                 carboxypeptidase E 
                 MER01199 
                 CPE 
                 1363 
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.006 
                 carboxypeptidase M 
                 MER01205 
                 CPM 
                 1368 
                 12q15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.009 
                 carboxypeptidase U 
                 MER01193 
                 CPB2 
                 1361 
                 13q14.11 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.010 
                 carboxypeptidase A3 
                 MER01187 
                 CPA3 
                 1359 
                 3q21-q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.011 
                 metallocarboxypeptidase D peptidase unit 1 
                 MER03781 
                 CPD 
                 1362 
                 17p11.1-q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (peptidase unit 1) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.012 
                 metallocarboxypeptidase Z 
                 MER03428 
                 CPZ 
                 8532 
                 4p16.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.016 
                 metallocarboxypeptidase D peptidase unit 2 
                 MER04963 
                 CPD 
                 1362 
                 17p11.1-q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (peptidase unit 2) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.017 
                 carboxypeptidase A4 
                 MER13421 
                 CPA4 
                 51200 
                 7q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.018 
                 carboxypeptidase A6 
                 MER13456 
                 CPA6 
                 57094 
                 8q12.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.020 
                 carboxypeptidase A5 
                 MER17121 
                 CPA5 
                 93979 
                 7q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.021 
                 metallocarboxypeptidase O 
                 MER16044 
                 CPO 
                 130749 
                 2q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.025 
                 Mername-AA216 hypothetical peptidase 
                 MER33174 
                   
                 60509 
                 2p23.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.026 
                 Mername-AA213 putative peptidase 
                 MER33176 
                 AGBL3 
                 340351 
                 7q33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.027 
                 hypothetical protein flj14442 ( Homo sapiens ) and similar 
                 MER33178 
                 AGBL4 
                 84871 
                 1p33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.028 
                 Mername-AA217 hypothetical peptidase 
                 MER33179 
                 AGTPBP1 
                 23287 
                 9q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.029 
                 A430081C19RIK ( Mus musculus )-type protein 
                 MER37713 
                 AGBL2 
                 79841 
                 11p11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.950 
                 metallocarboxypeptidase D non-peptidase unit 
                 MER04964 
                 CPD 
                 1362 
                 17p11.1-q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (peptidase unit 3) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.951 
                 adipocyte-enhancer binding protein 1 
                 MER03889 
                 AEBP1 
                 165 
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.952 
                 carboxypeptidase-like protein X1 
                 MER13404 
                 CPXM 
                 56265 
                 20p12.3-p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M14.954 
                 cytosolic carboxypeptidase 
                 MER26952 
                 CPXM2 
                 119587 
                 10q26.13 
               
               
                 ME 
                 M16 
                 M16.002 
                 insulysin 
                 MER01214 
                 IDE 
                 3416 
                 10q23-q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.003 
                 mitochondrial processing peptidase 
                 MER04497 
                 PMPCB 
                 9512 
                 7q22.1/ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 beta-subunit (beta) 
                   
                   
                   
                 7q22-q31.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.005 
                 nardilysin 
                 MER03883 
                 NRD1 
                 4898 
                 1p32.2/ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1p32.2-p32.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.009 
                 eupitrilysin (MP1 protein) 
                 MER04877 
                 PITRM1 
                 10531 
                 10p15.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.971 
                 mitochondrial processing peptidase non-peptidase alpha 
                 MER01413 
                 PMPCA 
                 23203 
                 9q34.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subunit (alpha) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.973 
                 ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein I (ubiquinol- 
                 MER03543 
                 UQCRC1 
                 7384 
                 3p21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cytochrome c reductase core protein 1) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.974 
                 ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein II 
                 MER03544 
                 UQCRC2 
                 7385 
                 16p12 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 2) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.976 
                 Mername-AA158 protein 
                 MER21876 
                   
                   
                 4q22.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.980 
                 mitochondrial processing peptidase beta subunit domain 2 
                 MER43988 
                 PMPCB 
                 9512 
                 7q22.1/ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (beta) 
                   
                   
                   
                 7q22-q31.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.981 
                 ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein domain 2 
                 MER43998 
                 UQCRC1 
                 7384 
                 3p21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 1) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.982 
                 insulysin unit 2 
                 MER46821 
                 IDE 
                 3416 
                 10q23-q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.983 
                 nardilysin unit 2 
                 MER46874 
                 NRD1 
                 4898 
                 1p32.2/ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 1p32.2-p32.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M16.984 
                 insulysin unit 3 ( Homo sapiens ) (IDE protein) 
                 MER78753 
                 IDE 
                 3416 
                 10q23-q25 
               
               
                 MF 
                 M17 
                 M17.001 
                 leucyl aminopeptidase (animal) 
                 MER03100 
                 LAP3 
                 51056 
                 4p15.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M17.005 
                 Mername-AA040 peptidase 
                 MER03919 
                   
                   
                 6 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M17.006 
                 Mername-AA014 peptidase 
                 MER13416 
                 NPEPL1 
                 79716 
                 20q13.32 
               
               
                 MH 
                 M18 
                 M18.002 
                 aspartyl aminopeptidase 
                 MER03373 
                 DNPEP 
                 23549 
                 2q36.1 
               
               
                 MJ 
                 M19 
                 M19.001 
                 membrane dipeptidase 
                 MER01260 
                 DPEP1 
                 1800 
                 16q24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M19.002 
                 membrane-bound dipeptidase-2 
                 MER13499 
                 DPEP2 
                 64174 
                 16q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M19.004 
                 membrane-bound dipeptidase-3 
                 MER13496 
                 DPEP3 
                 64180 
                 16q22.1 
               
               
                 MH 
                 M20 
                 M20.005 
                 carnosine dipeptidase II 
                 MER14551 
                 CNDP2 
                 55748 
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M20.006 
                 carnosine dipeptidase I (sequenced from cDNA by 
                 MER15142 
                 CNDP1 
                 84735 
                 18q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M20.011 
                 Mername-AA218 hypothetical peptidase 
                 MER33182 
                   
                 148811 
                 1q32.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M20.971 
                 Mername-AA161 protein 
                 MER21873 
                 ACY1L2 
                 135293 
                 6q15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M20.973 
                 aminoacylase (aminoacylase-1) 
                 MER01271 
                 ACY1 
                 95 
                 3p21.1 
               
               
                 MK 
                 M22 
                 M22.003 
                 Kael putative peptidase 
                 MER01577 
                 OSGEP 
                 55644 
                 14q11.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M22.004 
                 Mername-AA018 peptidase 
                 MER13498 
                 OSGEPL1 
                 64172 
                 2q32.3 
               
               
                 MG 
                 M24 
                 M24.001 
                 methionyl aminopeptidase 1 
                 MER01342 
                 METAP1 
                 23173 
                 4q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.002 
                 methionyl aminopeptidase 2 
                 MER01728 
                 METAP2 
                 10988 
                 12q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.005 
                 aminopeptidase P2 
                 MER04498 
                 XPNPEP2 
                 7512 
                 Xq25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.007 
                 Xaa-Pro dipeptidase (eukaryote) 
                 MER01248 
                 PEPD 
                 5184 
                 19cen-q13.11 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.009 
                 aminopeptidase P1 
                 MER04321 
                 XPNPEP1 
                 7511 
                 10q25.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.026 
                 aminopeptidase P homologue 
                 MER13463 
                   
                 63929 
                 22q13.31-q13.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.028 
                 Mername-AA021 peptidase 
                 MER14055 
                 MAP1D 
                 254042 
                 2q31.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.950 
                 Mername-AA020 peptidase homologue 
                 MER10972 
                   
                   
                 12q11-q12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.973 
                 proliferation-association protein 1 (proliferation-associated 
                 MER05497 
                 PA2G4 
                 5036 
                 12q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 protein 1) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.974 
                 chromatin-specific transcription elongation factor 140 kDa 
                 MER26495 
                 SUPT16H 
                 11198 
                 14q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 subunit 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.975 
                 proliferation-associated protein 1-like ( Homo sapiens   
                 MER29983 
                   
                   
                 Xq23 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 chromosome X) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.976 
                 Mername AA-226 peptidase homologue ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER56262 
                   
                 442053 
                 2q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M24.977 
                 Mername AA-227 peptidase homologue ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER47299 
                   
                   
                 18q11.2-q12.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 MH 
                 M28 
                 M28.010 
                 glutamate carboxypeptidase II 
                 MER02104 
                 FOLH1 
                 2346 
                 11p11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.011 
                 NAALADASE L peptidase 
                 MER05239 
                 NAALADL1 
                 10004 
                 11q12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.012 
                 glutamate carboxypeptidase III 
                 MER05238 
                 NAALAD2 
                 10003 
                 11q14.3-q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.014 
                 plasma glutamate carboxypeptidase (hematopoietic lineage 
                 MER05244 
                   
                 10404 
                 8q22.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 switch 2) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.016 
                 Mername-AA103 peptidase 
                 MER15091 
                 QPCTL 
                 54814 
                 19q13.32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.018 
                 Fxna peptidase ( Rattus norvegicus ) (sequence assembled 
                 MER29965 
                 KIAA1815 
                 79956 
                 9p24 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.972 
                 transferrin receptor protein (transferrin receptor) 
                 MER02105 
                 TFRC 
                 7037 
                 3q26.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.973 
                 transferrin receptor 2 protein (transferrin receptor 2) 
                 MER05152 
                 TFR2 
                 7036 
                 7q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.974 
                 glutaminyl cyclase 
                 MER15095 
                 QPCT 
                 25797 
                 2p22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.975 
                 glutamate carboxypeptidase II ( Homo sapiens )-like protein 
                 MER26971 
                 NAALADL2 
                 254827 
                 3q26.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M28.978 
                 nicalin 
                 MER44627 
                 NCLN 
                 56926 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                 MJ 
                 M38 
                 M38.972 
                 dihydro-orotase (dihydroorotase) 
                 MER05767 
                 CAD 
                 790 
                 2p22-p21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M38.973 
                 dihydropyrimidinase 
                 MER33266 
                 DPYS 
                 1807 
                 8q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M38.974 
                 dihydropyrimidinase related protein-1 
                 MER30143 
                 CRMP1 
                 1400 
                 4p16.1-p15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M38.975 
                 dihydropyrimidinase related protein-2 
                 MER30155 
                 DPYSL2 
                 1808 
                 8p22-p21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M38.976 
                 dihydropyrimidinase related protein-3 
                 MER30151 
                 DPYSL3 
                 1809 
                 5q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M38.977 
                 dihydropyrimidinase related protein-4 
                 MER30149 
                 DPYSL4 
                 10570 
                 10q26 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M38.978 
                 dihydropyrimidinase related protein-5 
                 MER30136 
                 DPYSL5 
                 56896 
                 2p23.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M38.979 
                 hypothetical protein like 5730457F11RIK 
                 MER33184 
                   
                 51005 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M38.980 
                 1300019j08rik protein 
                 MER33186 
                   
                 144193 
                 12q23.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M38.981 
                 guanine aminohydrolase 
                 MER37714 
                 GDA 
                 9615 
                 9q21.11-21.33 
               
               
                 MA 
                 M41 
                 M41.004 
                 i-AAA peptidase 
                 MER05755 
                 YME1L1 
                 10730 
                 10p14 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M41.006 
                 paraplegin 
                 MER04454 
                 SPG7 
                 6687 
                 16q24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M41.007 
                 Afg3-like protein 2 
                 MER05496 
                 AFG3L2 
                 10939 
                 18p11 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M41.010 
                 Afg3-like protein 1 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by 
                 MER14306 
                 AFG3L1 
                 172 
                 16q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 M41.011 
                 Mername-AA024 peptidase 
                 MER01246 
                   
                   
                 19 
               
               
                   
                 M43 
                 M43.004 
                 pappalysin-1 
                 MER02217 
                 PAPPA 
                 5069 
                 9q33.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M43.005 
                 pappalysin-2 
                 MER14521 
                 PAPPA2 
                 60676 
                 1q23-q25 
               
               
                   
                 M48 
                 M48.003 
                 farnesylated-protein converting enzyme 1 
                 MER02646 
                 ZMPSTE24 
                 10269 
                 1p34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M48.017 
                 metalloprotease-related protein-1 
                 MER30873 
                 OMA1 
                 115209 
                 1p32 
               
               
                 M- 
                 M49 
                 M49.001 
                 dipeptidyl-peptidase III 
                 MER04252 
                 DPP3 
                 10072 
                 11q12-q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M49.971 
                 Mername-AA163 protein 
                 MER20074 
                   
                   
                 9q21.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M49.972 
                 Mername-AA164 protein 
                 MER20410 
                   
                   
                 4q13.1 
               
               
                 MM 
                 M50 
                 M50.001 
                 S2P peptidase 
                 MER04458 
                 MBTPS2 
                 51360 
                 X 
               
               
                 MP 
                 M67 
                 M67.001 
                 Poh1 peptidase 
                 MER20382 
                 PSMD14 
                 10213 
                 2q24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.002 
                 Jab1/MPN domain metalloenzyme 
                 MER22057 
                 COPS5 
                 10987 
                 8q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.003 
                 Mername-AA165 peptidase 
                 MER21865 
                   
                 57559 
                 10q23.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.004 
                 Mername-AA166 peptidase 
                 MER21890 
                 CXorf53 
                 79184 
                 Xq28 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.005 
                 Mername-AA167 peptidase 
                 MER21887 
                 MYSM1 
                 114803 
                 1p32.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.006 
                 AMSH deubiquitinating peptidase 
                 MER30146 
                 STAMBP 
                 10617 
                 2p13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.008 
                 putative peptidase ( Homo sapiens  chromosome 2) 
                 MER29970 
                   
                   
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.971 
                 Mername-AA168 protein 
                 MER21886 
                 EIF3S3 
                 8667 
                 8q24.11 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.972 
                 COP9 signalosome subunit 6 
                 MER30137 
                 COPS6 
                 10980 
                 7q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.973 
                 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 7 
                 MER30134 
                 PSMD7 
                 5713 
                 16q23-q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.974 
                 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit 5 
                 MER30133 
                 EIF3S5 
                 8665 
                 11p15.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 M67.975 
                 IFP38 peptidase homologue 
                 MER30132 
                 EIF3S5 
                 83880 
                 11p15.4 
               
               
                 M- 
                 M76 
                 M76.001 
                 Atp23 peptidase 
                 MER60642 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 PA 
                 S1 
                 S01.010 
                 granzyme B, human-type 
                 MER00168 
                 GZMB 
                 3002 
                 14q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.011 
                 testisin 
                 MER05212 
                 PRSS21 
                 10942 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.015 
                 tryptase beta 
                 MER00137 
                 TPSAB1 
                 7177 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tryptase beta (2) 
                 MER00136 
                 TPSB2 
                 64499 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.017 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 5 
                 MER05544 
                 KLK5 
                 25818 
                 19q13.3-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.019 
                 corin 
                 MER05881 
                 CORIN 
                 10699 
                 4p13-p12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.020 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 12 
                 MER06038 
                 KLK12 
                 43849 
                 19q13.3-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.021 
                 DESC1 peptidase 
                 MER06298 
                 TMPRSS11E 
                 28983 
                 4q13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.028 
                 tryptase gamma 1 
                 MER11036 
                 TPSG1 
                 25823 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.029 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 14 
                 MER11038 
                 KLK14 
                 43847 
                 19q13.3-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.033 
                 hyaluronan-binding peptidase (HGF activator-like protein) 
                 MER03612 
                 HABP2 
                 3026 
                 10q25.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.034 
                 transmembrane peptidase, serine 4 
                 MER11104 
                 TMPRSS4 
                 56649 
                 11q23.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.047 
                 adrenal secretory serine peptidase 
                 MER03734 
                 TMPRSS11D 
                 9407 
                 4q13.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.054 
                 tryptase delta 1 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER05948 
                 TPSD1 
                 23430 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.072 
                 matriptase-3 
                 MER29902 
                 TMPRSS7 
                 344805 
                 3q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.074 
                 marapsin 
                 MER06119 
                 PRSS27 
                 83886 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.075 
                 tryptase homologue 2 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER06118 
                 PRSS33 
                 260429 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.076 
                 tryptase homologue 3 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER00285 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.079 
                 transmembrane peptidase, serine 3 
                 MER05926 
                 TMPRSS3 
                 64699 
                 21q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.081 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 15 
                 MER00064 
                 KLK15 
                 55554 
                 19q13.41 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.085 
                 Mername-AA031 peptidase 
                 MER14054 
                   
                 136541 
                 7q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.087 
                 mosaic serine peptidase long-form 
                 MER14226 
                 TMPRSS13 
                 84000 
                 11q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.088 
                 Mername-AA038 peptidase 
                 MER62848 
                   
                 138652 
                 9q22.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.098 
                 Mername-AA128 peptidase (deduced from ESTs by 
                 MER16130 
                   
                 124221 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.105 
                 Mername-AA204 peptidase 
                 MER29980 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.127 
                 cationic trypsin ( Homo sapiens -type) (1 (cationic)) 
                 MER00020 
                 PRSS1 
                 5644 
                 7q35 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.131 
                 neutrophil elastase 
                 MER00118 
                 ELA2 
                 1991 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.132 
                 mannan-binding lectin-associated serine peptidase-3 
                 MER31968 
                 MASP1 
                 5648 
                 3q27-q28 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.133 
                 cathepsin G 
                 MER00082 
                 CTSG 
                 1511 
                 14q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.134 
                 myeloblastin (proteinase 3) 
                 MER00170 
                 PRTN3 
                 5657 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.135 
                 granzyme A 
                 MER01379 
                 GZMA 
                 3001 
                 5q11-q12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.139 
                 granzyme M 
                 MER01541 
                 GZMM 
                 3004 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.140 
                 chymase (human-type) 
                 MER00123 
                 CMA1 
                 1215 
                 14q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.143 
                 tryptase alpha (1) 
                 MER00135 
                 TPSAB1 
                 7176 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.146 
                 granzyme K 
                 MER01936 
                 GZMK 
                 3003 
                 5q11-q12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.147 
                 granzyme H 
                 MER00166 
                 GZMH 
                 2999 
                 14q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.152 
                 chymotrypsin B 
                 MER00001 
                 CTRB1 
                 1504 
                 16q23.2-q23.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.153 
                 pancreatic elastase 
                 MER03733 
                 ELA1 
                 1990 
                 12q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.154 
                 pancreatic endopeptidase E (A) 
                 MER00149 
                 ELA3A 
                 10136 
                 1p36.12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.155 
                 pancreatic elastase II (IIA) 
                 MER00146 
                   
                 63036 
                 1p36.21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.156 
                 enteropeptidase 
                 MER02068 
                 PRSS7 
                 5651 
                 21q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.157 
                 chymotrypsin C 
                 MER00761 
                 CTRC 
                 11330 
                 1p36.21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.159 
                 prostasin 
                 MER02460 
                 PRSS8 
                 5652 
                 16p11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.160 
                 kallikrein hK1 
                 MER00093 
                 KLK1 
                 3816 
                 19q13.2-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.161 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 2 
                 MER00094 
                 KLK2 
                 3817 
                 19q13.2-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.162 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 3 
                 MER00115 
                 KLK3 
                 354 
                 19q13.3-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.174 
                 mesotrypsin 
                 MER00022 
                 PRSS3 
                 5646 
                 9p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.189 
                 complement component C1r-like peptidase 
                 MER16352 
                 C1RL 
                 51279 
                 12p13.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.191 
                 complement factor D 
                 MER00130 
                 DF 
                 1675 
                 19 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.192 
                 complement component activated C1r 
                 MER00238 
                 C1R 
                 715 
                 12p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.193 
                 complement component activated C1s 
                 MER00239 
                 C1S 
                 716 
                 12p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.194 
                 complement component C2a 
                 MER00231 
                 C2 
                 717 
                 6p21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.196 
                 complement factor B 
                 MER00229 
                 BF 
                 629 
                 6p21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.198 
                 mannan-binding lectin-associated serine peptidase 1 
                 MER00244 
                 MASP1 
                 5648 
                 3q27-q28 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.199 
                 complement factor I 
                 MER00228 
                 IF 
                 3426 
                 4q24-q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.205 
                 pancreatic endopeptidase E form B (B) 
                 MER00150 
                 ELA3B 
                 23436 
                 1p36.12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.206 
                 pancreatic elastase II form B ( Homo sapiens ) (IIB) 
                 MER00147 
                 ELA1 
                 51032 
                 12q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.211 
                 coagulation factor XIIa 
                 MER00187 
                 F12 
                 2161 
                 5q33-qter 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.212 
                 plasma kallikrein 
                 MER00203 
                 KLKB1 
                 3818 
                 4q35 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.213 
                 coagulation factor XIa 
                 MER00210 
                 F11 
                 2160 
                 4q35 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.214 
                 coagulation factor IXa 
                 MER00216 
                 F9 
                 2158 
                 Xq27.1-q27.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.215 
                 coagulation factor VIIa 
                 MER00215 
                 F7 
                 2155 
                 13q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.216 
                 coagulation factor Xa 
                 MER00212 
                 F10 
                 2159 
                 13q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.217 
                 thrombin 
                 MER00188 
                 F2 
                 2147 
                 11p11-q12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.218 
                 protein C (activated) 
                 MER00222 
                 PROC 
                 5624 
                 2q13-q14 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.223 
                 acrosin 
                 MER00078 
                 ACR 
                 49 
                 22q13-qter 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.224 
                 hepsin 
                 MER00156 
                 HPN 
                 3249 
                 19q11-q13.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.228 
                 hepatocyte growth factor activator 
                 MER00186 
                 HGFAC 
                 3083 
                 4p16 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.229 
                 mannan-binding lectin-associated serine peptidase 2 
                 MER02758 
                 MASP2 
                 10747 
                 1p36.3-p36.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.231 
                 u-plasminogen activator 
                 MER00195 
                 PLAU 
                 5328 
                 10q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.232 
                 t-plasminogen activator 
                 MER00192 
                 PLAT 
                 5327 
                 8p12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.233 
                 plasmin 
                 MER00175 
                 PLG 
                 5340 
                 6q26 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.236 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 6 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER02580 
                 KLK6 
                 5653 
                 19q13.3-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.237 
                 neurotrypsin 
                 MER04171 
                 PRSS12 
                 8492 
                 4q25-q26 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.244 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 8 
                 MER05400 
                 KLK8 
                 11202 
                 19q13.3-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.246 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 10 
                 MER03645 
                 KLK10 
                 5655 
                 19q13.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.247 
                 epitheliasin 
                 MER03736 
                 TMPRSS2 
                 7113 
                 21q22.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.251 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 4 
                 MER05266 
                 KLK4 
                 9622 
                 19q13.3-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.252 
                 prosemin 
                 MER04214 
                 PRSS22 
                 64063 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.256 
                 chymopasin 
                 MER01503 
                 CTRL 
                 1506 
                 16q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.257 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 11 
                 MER04861 
                 KLK11 
                 11012 
                 19q13.3-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.258 
                 trypsin-2 (human-type) (II) 
                 MER00021 
                 PRSS2 
                 5645 
                 7q35 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.277 
                 HtrA1 peptidase 
                 MER02577 
                 PRSS11 
                 5654 
                 10q25.3-q26.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.278 
                 HtrA2 peptidase 
                 MER04093 
                 PRSS25 
                 27429 
                 2p12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.284 
                 HtrA3 peptidase 
                 MER14795 
                 HTRA3 
                 94031 
                 4p16.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.285 
                 HtrA4 peptidase 
                 MER16351 
                 HTRA4 
                 203100 
                 8p11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.286 
                 Tysnd1 peptidase 
                 MER50461 
                 TYSND1 
                 219743 
                 10q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.291 
                 LOC144757 peptidase ( Homo sapiens ) and similar (protein 
                 MER17085 
                 TMPRSS12 
                 283471 
                 12q13.13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 sequence extended by use of MEROPS EST alignment) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.292 
                 HAT-like putative peptidase 2 
                 MER21884 
                 TMPRSS11A 
                 339967 
                 4q13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.298 
                 trypsin C 
                 MER21898 
                   
                 154754 
                 7q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.299 
                 Mername-AA175 peptidase 
                 MER21930 
                   
                 203074 
                 8p23.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.300 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 7 
                 MER02001 
                 KLK7 
                 5650 
                 19q13.3-q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.302 
                 matriptase 
                 MER03735 
                 ST14 
                 6768 
                 11q24-q25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.306 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 13 
                 MER05269 
                 KLK13 
                 26085 
                 19q19.3-q19.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.307 
                 kallikrein-related peptidase 9 
                 MER05270 
                 KLK9 
                 23579 
                 19q19.3-q19.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.308 
                 matriptase-2 
                 MER05278 
                 TMPRSS6 
                 164656 
                 22q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.309 
                 umbelical vein peptidase 
                 MER05421 
                 PRSS23 
                 11098 
                 11q14.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.311 
                 LCLP peptidase (LCLP (N-terminus)) 
                 MER01900 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.313 
                 spinesin 
                 MER14385 
                 TMPRSS5 
                 80975 
                 11q23.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.318 
                 marapsin-2 
                 MER21929 
                   
                 339501 
                 1q42.13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.319 
                 complement factor D-like putative peptidase 
                 MER56164 
                 PRSSL1 
                 400668 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.320 
                 Mername-AA180 peptidase 
                 MER22410 
                 OVCH2 
                 341277 
                 11p15.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.321 
                 Mername-AA181 peptidase 
                 MER44589 
                 TMPRSS11F 
                 389208 
                 4q13.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.322 
                 Mername-AA182 peptidase 
                 MER22412 
                 OVCH1 
                 341350 
                 12p11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.325 
                 epidermis-specific SP-like putative peptidase 
                 MER29900 
                   
                 345062 
                 4q31.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.326 
                 testis serine peptidase 5 
                 MER29901 
                   
                 377047 
                 3p21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.327 
                 testis serine peptidase 1 
                 MER30190 
                   
                 360226 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.357 
                 polyserase-IA (unit 1) (unit 1) 
                 MER30879 
                 TMPRSS9 
                 360200 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.358 
                 polyserase-IA (unit 2) (unit 2) 
                 MER30880 
                 TMPRSS9 
                 360200 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.362 
                 testis serine peptidase 2 (human-type) 
                 MER33187 
                   
                 339906 
                 3p21.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.363 
                 hypothetical acrosin-like peptidase ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER33253 
                   
                 284967 
                 2q14.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.365 
                 Mername-AA221 putative peptidase 
                 MER28215 
                 TMPRSS11B 
                 132724 
                 4q13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.374 
                 polyserase-3 (unit 1) 
                 MER61763 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.375 
                 polyserase-3 (unit 2) 
                 MER61748 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.376 
                 peptidase similar to tryptophan/serine protease 
                 MER56263 
                   
                 346702 
                 8p23.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.414 
                 polyserase-2 (unit 1) 
                 MER61777 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.940 
                 polyserase-2 (unit 2) 
                 MER61760 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.941 
                 polyserase-2 (unit 3) 
                 MER65694 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.957 
                 secreted trypsin-like serine peptidase homologue (deduced 
                 MER30000 
                   
                   
                 4 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.969 
                 polyserase-1A (unit 3) (unit 3) 
                 MER29880 
                 TMPRSS9 
                 360200 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.971 
                 azurocidin (azurocidin) 
                 MER00119 
                 AZU1 
                 566 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.972 
                 haptoglobin-1 (haptoglobin-2) 
                 MER00233 
                 HP 
                 3240 
                 16q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.974 
                 haptoglobin-related protein (haptoglobin-related protein) 
                 MER00235 
                 HPR 
                 3250 
                 16q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.975 
                 macrophage-stimulating protein (macrophage-stimulating 
                 MER01546 
                 MST1 
                 4485 
                 3p21 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 protein) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.976 
                 hepatocyte growth factor (hepatocyte growth factor) 
                 MER00185 
                 HGF 
                 3082 
                 7q21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.977 
                 hepatocyte growth factor-like protein homologue 
                 MER03611 
                 MST1 
                 4485 
                 3p21 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (hepatocyte growth factor-like protein homologue) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.979 
                 protein Z (protein Z) 
                 MER00227 
                 PROZ 
                 8858 
                 13q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.985 
                 TESP1 protein (deduced from nucleotide sequence by 
                 MER47214 
                   
                 646743/ 
                 2q21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                 646747 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.989 
                 LOC136242 gene product (protein sequence amended by 
                 MER16132 
                   
                   
                 7q34 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 use of MEROPS EST alignment) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.992 
                 Mername-AA199 
                 MER16346 
                   
                 221191 
                 16q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.993 
                 testis-specific protein TSP50 
                 MER16347 
                   
                 29122 
                 3p14-p12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.994 
                 dj223e3.1 protein ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER16350 
                 PRSS35 
                 167681 
                 6q15 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.998 
                 DKFZp586H2123-like protein 
                 MER66474 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.999 
                 apolipoprotein 
                 MER00183 
                 LPA 
                 4018 
                 6q27 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.P08 
                 psi-KLK1 pseudogene ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER33287 
                 KLKP1 
                   
                 19q13.41 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.P09 
                 tryptase pseudogene I 
                 MER15077 
                   
                   
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.P10 
                 tryptase pseudogene II 
                 MER15078 
                   
                   
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S01.P11 
                 tryptase pseudogene III 
                 MER15079 
                   
                   
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                 SB 
                 S8 
                 S08.011 
                 kexin-like peptidase ( Pneumocystis carinii ) (MEROPS 
                 MER62850 
                   
                 651834 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 assumes this sequence to be derived from a contamination 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 by Pneumocystis carinii) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.039 
                 proprotein convertase 9 
                 MER22416 
                 PCSK9 
                 255738 
                 1p32.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.063 
                 site-1 peptidase (KIAA0091 protein) 
                 MER01948 
                 MBTPS1 
                 8720 
                 16q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.071 
                 furin 
                 MER00375 
                 FURIN 
                 5045 
                 15q25-q26 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.072 
                 proprotein convertase 1 
                 MER00376 
                 PCSK1 
                 5122 
                 5q15-q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.073 
                 proprotein convertase 2 
                 MER00377 
                 PCSK2 
                 5126 
                 20p11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.074 
                 proprotein convertase 4 
                 MER28255 
                 PCSK4 
                 54760 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.075 
                 PACE4 proprotein convertase 
                 MER00383 
                 PCSK6 
                 5046 
                 15q26 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.076 
                 proprotein convertase 5 
                 MER02578 
                 PCSK5 
                 5125 
                 9 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.077 
                 proprotein convertase 7 
                 MER02984 
                 PCSK7 
                 9159 
                 11q23-q24 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S08.090 
                 tripeptidyl-peptidase II 
                 MER00355 
                 TPP2 
                 7174 
                 13q32-q33 
               
               
                 SC 
                 S9 
                 S09.001 
                 prolyl oligopeptidase 
                 MER00393 
                 PREP 
                 5550 
                 6q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.003 
                 dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (eukaryote) 
                 MER00401 
                 DPP4 
                 1803 
                 2q23-qter 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.004 
                 acylaminoacyl-peptidase 
                 MER00408 
                 APEH 
                 327 
                 3p21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.007 
                 fibroblast activation protein alpha subunit 
                 MER00399 
                 FAP 
                 2191 
                 2q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.015 
                 PREPL A protein 
                 MER04227 
                 PREPL 
                 9581 
                 2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.018 
                 dipeptidyl-peptidase 8 
                 MER13484 
                 DPP8 
                 54878 
                 15q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.019 
                 dipeptidyl-peptidase 9 (R26984_1 protein) 
                 MER04923 
                 DPP9 
                 91039 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.051 
                 FLJ1 putative peptidase 
                 MER17240 
                 C13orf6 
                 84945 
                 13q33.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.052 
                 Mername-AA194 putative peptidase 
                 MER17353 
                 C19orf27 
                 81926 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.053 
                 Mername-AA195 putative peptidase 
                 MER17367 
                   
                 58489 
                 15q25.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.054 
                 Mername-AA196 putative peptidase 
                 MER17368 
                 C20orf22 
                 26090 
                 20p11.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.055 
                 Mername-AA197 putative peptidase 
                 MER17371 
                 C9orf77 
                 51104 
                 9q21.12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.061 
                 C14orf29 protein 
                 MER33244 
                 C14orf29 
                 145447 
                 14q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.062 
                 hypothetical protein 
                 MER33245 
                 ABHD10 
                 55347 
                 3q13.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.063 
                 hypothetical esterase/lipase/thioesterase (deduced from 
                 MER47309 
                   
                   
                 3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.065 
                 protein bat5 
                 MER37840 
                 BAT5 
                 7920 
                 6p21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.958 
                 hypothetical protein flj40219 
                 MER33212 
                   
                 79984 
                 16q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.959 
                 hypothetical protein flj37464 
                 MER33240 
                   
                 283848 
                 16q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.960 
                 hypothetical protein flj33678 
                 MER33241 
                   
                 221223 
                 16q12.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.966 
                 hypothetical protein flj90714 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER37720 
                 C13orf6 
                 84945 
                 13q33.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.973 
                 dipeptidylpeptidase homologue DPP6 (DPP6 protein) 
                 MER00403 
                 DPP6 
                 1804 
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.974 
                 dipeptidylpeptidase homologue DPP10 
                 MER05988 
                 DPP10 
                 57628 
                 2q12.3-2q14.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.976 
                 protein similar to chromosome 20 open reading frame 135 
                 MER37845 
                 C20orf135 
                 140701 
                 20q13.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Mus musculus ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.977 
                 kynurenine formamidase 
                 MER46020 
                 AFMID 
                 125061 
                 17q25.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.978 
                 thyroglobulin precursor (thyroglobulin) 
                 MER11604 
                 TG 
                 7038 
                 8q24.2-q24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.979 
                 acetylcholinesterase 
                 MER33188 
                 ACHE 
                 43 
                 7q22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.980 
                 cholinesterase 
                 MER33198 
                 BCHE 
                 590 
                 3q26.1-q26.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.981 
                 carboxylesterase D1 
                 MER33213 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.982 
                 liver carboxylesterase 
                 MER33220 
                 CES1 
                 1066 
                 16q13-q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.983 
                 carboxylesterase 3 
                 MER33224 
                 CES3 
                 23491 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.984 
                 carboxylesterase 2 
                 MER33226 
                 CES2 
                 8824 
                 16q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.985 
                 bile salt-dependent lipase 
                 MER33227 
                 CEL 
                 1056 
                 9q34.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.986 
                 carboxylesterase-related protein 
                 MER33231 
                 CES4 
                 51716 
                 16q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.987 
                 neuroligin 3 
                 MER33232 
                 NLGN3 
                 54413 
                 Xq13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.988 
                 neuroligin 4, X-linked 
                 MER33235 
                 NLGN4X 
                 57502 
                 Xp22.33 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.989 
                 neuroligin 4, Y-linked 
                 MER33236 
                 NLGN4Y 
                 22829 
                 Yq11.221 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.990 
                 esterase D ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER43126 
                 ESD 
                 2098 
                 13q14.1-q14.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.991 
                 arylacetamide deacetylase 
                 MER33237 
                 AADAC 
                 13 
                 3q21.3-q25.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.992 
                 KIAA1363-like protein 
                 MER33242 
                 AADACL1 
                 57552 
                 3q26.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.993 
                 hormone-sensitive lipase 
                 MER33274 
                 LIPE 
                 3991 
                 19q13.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.994 
                 neuroligin 1 
                 MER33280 
                 NLGN1 
                 22871 
                 3q26.32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S09.995 
                 neuroligin 2 
                 MER33283 
                 NLGN2 
                 57555 
                 17q13.2 
               
               
                   
                 S10 
                 S10.002 
                 serine carboxypeptidase A 
                 MER00430 
                 PPGB 
                 5476 
                 20q13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S10.003 
                 vitellogenic carboxypeptidase-like protein 
                 MER05492 
                 CPVL 
                 54504 
                 7p14-p15.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (WUGSC:H_RG113D17.1 protein) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S10.013 
                 RISC peptidase 
                 MER10960 
                 SCPEP1 
                 59342 
                 17 
               
               
                 SE 
                 S12 
                 S12.004 
                 LACT-1 peptidase 
                 MER17071 
                 LACTB 
                 114294 
                 15q22.1 
               
               
                 SK 
                 S14 
                 S14.003 
                 peptidase Clp (type 3) 
                 MER02211 
                 CLPP 
                 8192 
                 19 
               
               
                 SJ 
                 S16 
                 S16.002 
                 PIM1 peptidase 
                 MER00495 
                 PRSS15 
                 9361 
                 19p13.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S16.006 
                 Mername-AA102 peptidase 
                 MER14970 
                   
                 83752 
                 16q12.1 
               
               
                 SF 
                 S26 
                 S26.009 
                 signalase (eukaryote) 18 kDa component (18 kDa) 
                 MER05386 
                 SEC11L1 
                 23478 
                 15q25.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S26.010 
                 signalase (eukaryote) 21 kDa component 
                 MER14880 
                 SEC11L3 
                 90701 
                 18q21.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S26.012 
                 mitochondrial inner membrane peptidase 2 
                 MER14877 
                 IMMP2L 
                 83943 
                 7q31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S26.013 
                 mitochondrial signal peptidase (metazoa) 
                 MER13949 
                   
                 196294 
                 11p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S26.022 
                 Mername AA-228 putative peptidase ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER47379 
                   
                   
                 8 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 SC 
                 S28 
                 S28.001 
                 lysosomal Pro-Xaa carboxypeptidase 
                 MER00446 
                 PRCP 
                 5547 
                 11q14 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S28.002 
                 dipeptidyl-peptidase II 
                 MER04952 
                 DPP7 
                 29952 
                 9q34.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S28.003 
                 thymus-specific serine peptidase 
                 MER05538 
                 PRSS16 
                 10279 
                 6p21.31-p22.2 
               
               
                   
                 S33 
                 S33.011 
                 epoxide hydrolase-like putative peptidase 
                 MER31614 
                 ABHD8 
                 79575 
                 19p13.12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.012 
                 Loc328574-like protein 
                 MER33246 
                 SERHL 
                 253190 
                 22q13.2-q13.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.013 
                 abhydrolase domain-containing protein 4 
                 MER31616 
                 ABHD4 
                 63874 
                 14q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.971 
                 epoxide hydrolase (epoxide hydrolase) 
                 MER00432 
                 EPHX1 
                 2052 
                 1q42.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.972 
                 mesoderm specific transcript protein 
                 MER17123 
                 MEST 
                 4232 
                 7q32 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.973 
                 cytosolic epoxide hydrolase 
                 MER29997 
                 EPHX2 
                 2053 
                 8p21-p12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.974 
                 similar to hypothetical protein FLJ22408 
                 MER31608 
                 ABHD7 
                 253152 
                 1p22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.975 
                 CGI-58 putative peptidase 
                 MER30163 
                 ABHD5 
                 51099 
                 3p25.3-p24.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.976 
                 Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region protein 21 
                 MER31610 
                 ABHD11 
                 83451 
                 7q11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 epoxide hydrolase 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.977 
                 epoxide hydrolase 
                 MER31612 
                 ABHD6 
                 57406 
                 3p21.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.978 
                 hypothetical protein fli22408 (epoxide hydrolase) ( Homo   
                 MER31617 
                 ABHD9 
                 79852 
                 19p13.13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.980 
                 monoglyceride lipase 
                 MER33247 
                 MGLL 
                 11343 
                 3q21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.981 
                 hypothetical protein 
                 MER33249 
                 ABHD14A 
                 25864 
                 3p21.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.982 
                 valacyclovir hydrolase 
                 MER33259 
                 BPHL 
                 670 
                 6p25 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.983 
                 Ccg1-interacting factor b 
                 MER33263 
                   
                 84836 
                 3p21.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.984 
                 protein phosphatase methylesterase 1 
                 MER37853 
                   
                 51400 
                 11q13.4 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.986 
                 NDRG4 protein 
                 MER42913 
                 NDRG4 
                 65009 
                 16q21-q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.987 
                 NDRG3 protein 
                 MER42914 
                 NDRG3 
                 57446 
                 20q11.21-q11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S33.988 
                 Mername AA-229 peptidase homologue ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER45809 
                 NDRG1 
                 10397 
                 8q24.3 
               
               
                 SK 
                 S41 
                 S41.950 
                 interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein, unit 1 
                 MER30235 
                 RBP3 
                 5949 
                 10q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S41.951 
                 interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein, unit 2 
                 MER59675 
                 RBP3 
                 5949 
                 10q11.2 
               
               
                 SB 
                 S53 
                 S53.003 
                 tripeptidyl-peptidase I 
                 MER03575 
                 TPP1 
                 1200 
                 11p15 
               
               
                 ST 
                 S54 
                 S54.002 
                 rhomboid-like protein 2 
                 MER15453 
                 RHBDL2 
                 54933 
                 1p35.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S54.005 
                 rhomboid-like protein 1 
                 MER15454 
                 RHBDL1 
                 9028 
                 16p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S54.006 
                 ventrhoid transmembrane protein 
                 MER20285 
                 RHBDL4 
                 162494 
                 17q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S54.008 
                 rhomboid-like protein 5 
                 MER30173 
                   
                 84236 
                 2q36.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S54.009 
                 Rhomboid-7 ( Drosophila melanogaster ) 
                 MER30047 
                 PSARL 
                 55486 
                 3q27.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S54.952 
                 RHBDF1 protein 
                 MER04528 
                 RHBDF1 
                 64285 
                 16pter-p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S54.953 
                 peptidase homologue similar to hypothetical protein 
                 MER02969 
                 RHBDL6 
                 79651 
                 17q25.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FLJ22341 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S54.955 
                 rhomboid-like protein 7 
                 MER31620 
                 RHBDL7 
                 57414 
                 7q11.23 
               
               
                 SP 
                 S59 
                 S59.001 
                 nucleoporin 145 
                 MER20203 
                 NUP98 
                 4928 
                 11p15.5 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S59.951 
                 nup 36 protein ( Homo sapiens ) and similar 
                 MER20219 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 SR 
                 S60 
                 S60.001 
                 lactoferrin (unit 1) 
                 MER20365 
                 LTF 
                 4057 
                 3q21-q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S60.970 
                 lactotransferrin precursor, domain 2 (unit 2) 
                 MER37758 
                 LTF 
                 4057 
                 3q21-q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S60.972 
                 serotransferrin precursor (domain 1) (unit 1) 
                 MER33288 
                 TF 
                 7018 
                 3q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S60.973 
                 melanotransferrin domain 1 (unit 1) 
                 MER33291 
                 MFI2 
                 4241 
                 3q28-q29 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S60.975 
                 serotransferrin precursor (domain 2) (unit 2) 
                 MER37088 
                 TF 
                 7018 
                 3q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S60.976 
                 melanotransferrin domain 2 (unit 2) 
                 MER37142 
                 MFI2 
                 4241 
                 3q28-q29 
               
               
                 S— 
                 S63 
                 S63.001 
                 EGF-like module containing mucin-like hormone receptor- 
                 MER37230 
                 EMR2 
                 30817 
                 19p13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 like 2 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S63.002 
                 CD97 antigen 
                 MER37286 
                 CD97 
                 976 
                 19p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S63.003 
                 EGF-like module containing mucin-like hormone receptor- 
                 MER37288 
                 EMR3 
                 84658 
                 19p13.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 like 3 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S63.004 
                 EGF-like module containing mucin-like hormone receptor- 
                 MER37278 
                 EMR1 
                 37278 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 like 1 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S63.008 
                 EGF-like module containing mucin-ike hormone receptor- 
                 MER37294 
                 EMR4 
                 326342 
                 19p13.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 like 4 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 S63.009 
                 cadherin EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 2 precursor 
                 MER45397 
                 CELSR2 
                 1952 
                 1p21 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 S68 
                 S68.001 
                 PIDD auto-processing protein unit 1 
                 MER20001 
                   
                   
                 11p15.5 
               
               
                   
                   
                 S68.002 
                 PIDD auto-processing protein unit 2 
                 MER63690 
                   
                   
                 11p15.5 
               
               
                 PB 
                 T1 
                 T01.010 
                 proteasome catalytic subunit 1 
                 MER00556 
                 PSMB6 
                 5694 
                 17p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.011 
                 proteasome catalytic subunit 2 
                 MER02625 
                 PSMB7 
                 5695 
                 9q34.11-q34.12 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.012 
                 proteasome catalytic subunit 3 
                 MER02149 
                 PSMB5 
                 5693 
                 14q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.013 
                 proteasome catalytic subunit 1i 
                 MER00552 
                 PSMB9 
                 5698 
                 6p21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.014 
                 proteasome catalytic subunit 2i 
                 MER01515 
                 PSMB10 
                 5699 
                 16q22.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.015 
                 proteasome catalytic subunit 3i 
                 MER00555 
                 PSMB8 
                 5696 
                 6p21.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.016 
                 RIKEN cDNA 5830406J20 
                 MER26203 
                   
                 122706 
                 14q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.017 
                 protein serine kinase c17 ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER26497 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.971 
                 proteasome subunit alpha 6 
                 MER00557 
                 PSMA6 
                 5687 
                 14q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.972 
                 proteasome subunit alpha 2 
                 MER00550 
                 PSMA2 
                 5683 
                 6q27 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.973 
                 proteasome subunit alpha 4 
                 MER00554 
                 PSMA4 
                 5685 
                 15q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.974 
                 proteasome subunit alpha 7 (XAPC7) 
                 MER04372 
                 PSMA7 
                 5688 
                 20pter-p12.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 proteasome subunit alpha 7 
                 MER91448 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.975 
                 proteasome subunit alpha 5 
                 MER00558 
                 PSMA5 
                 5686 
                 1p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.976 
                 proteasome subunit alpha 1 
                 MER00549 
                 PSMA1 
                 5682 
                 11p15.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.977 
                 proteasome subunit alpha 3 
                 MER00553 
                 PSMA3 
                 5684 
                 14q23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.978 
                 2410072d24rik protein (mouse) 
                 MER33250 
                 PSMA8 
                 143471 
                 18q11.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.983 
                 proteasome subunit beta 3 
                 MER01710 
                 PSMB3 
                 5691 
                 2q35 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.984 
                 proteasome subunit beta 2 
                 MER02676 
                 PSMB2 
                 5690 
                 1p34.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.986 
                 proteasome subunit beta 1 
                 MER00551 
                 PSMB1 
                 5689 
                 7p12-p13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 proteasome subunit beta 1 
                 MER91422 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.987 
                 proteasome subunit beta 4 
                 MER01711 
                 PSMB4 
                 5692 
                 1q21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.991 
                 Mername AA-230 peptidase homologue ( Homo sapiens ) 
                 MER47329 
                   
                   
                 2q33 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (deduced from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.P02 
                 Mername AA-231 pseudogene ( Homo sapiens ) (deduced 
                 MER47172 
                 PSMB3P 
                 121131 
                 12q13.2 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 T01.P03 
                 Mername AA-232 pseudogene ( Homo sapiens ) (deduced 
                 MER47316 
                   
                 130700 
                 2q35 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 from nucleotide sequence by MEROPS) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 T2 
                 T02.001 
                 glycosylasparaginase precursor 
                 MER03299 
                 AGA 
                 175 
                 4q23-q27 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T02.002 
                 isoaspartyl dipeptidase (threonine type) 
                 MER31622 
                 ASRGL1 
                 80150 
                 11q12.3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T02.004 
                 taspase-1 
                 MER16969 
                 TASP1 
                 55617 
                 20p12.1 
               
               
                   
                 T3 
                 T03.002 
                 gamma-glutamyltransferase 5 (mammalian) (5) 
                 MER01977 
                 GGTLA1 
                 2687 
                 22q11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T03.006 
                 gamma-glutamyltransferase 1 (mammalian) (1) 
                 MER01629 
                 GGT1 
                 2678 
                 22q11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T03.015 
                 gamma-glutamyltransferase 2 ( Homo sapiens ) (2) 
                 MER01976 
                 GGT2 
                 2679 
                 22q11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T03.016 
                 gamma-glutamyltransferase-like protein 4 (m-type 3) 
                 MER02721 
                 GGTL4 
                 91227 
                 22q11.21 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T03.017 
                 gamma-glutamyltransferase-like protein 3 
                 MER16970 
                 GGTL3 
                 2686 
                 20q11.22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T03.018 
                 similar to gamma-glutamyltransferase 1 precursor ( Homo   
                 MER26204 
                   
                   
                 22q11.21 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 T03.019 
                 similar to gamma-glutamyltransferase 1 precursor ( Homo   
                 MER26205 
                   
                   
                 22q11.23 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 T03.021 
                 Mername-AA211 putative peptidase 
                 MER26207 
                   
                   
                 22 
               
               
                   
                   
                 T03.971 
                 gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase homologue 
                 MER37241 
                   
                   
                 2p11.1 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (chromosome 2,  Homo sapiens ) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 U- 
                 U48 
                 U48.002 
                 prenyl peptidase 1 (protein sequence corrected by use of 
                 MER04246 
                 RCE1 
                 9986 
                 11q13 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MEROPS EST alignment) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Retroviral Proteases 
     Recombinant human retroviral proteases nay also be used for the present invention. Human retroviral proteases, including that of human inmmunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) (Beck et al., 2002), human T cell leukemia viruses (HTLV) (Shuker et al., Chem. Biol. 10:373 (2003)), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS), have been extensively studied as targets of anti-viral therapy. These proteases often have long recognition sequences and high substrate selectivity. For example, SQNY↓PIV (SEQ ID NO:60) was determined as a preferred cleavage sequence of HIV-1 protease (Beck et al. Curr. Drug Targets Infect. Disord. 2(1):37-50 (2002), the preferred cleavage sequence for HTLV protease has been determined to be PVIL↓PIQA (SEQ ID NO:61) (Naka et al. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 16(14):3761-3764 (2006). 
     Coronaviral Proteases 
     Coronaviral or toroviral proteases are encoded by members of the animal virus family Coronaviridae and exhibit high cleavage specificity. Such proteases are another preferred embodiment for the present invention. The SARS 3C-like protease has been found to selectively cleave at AVLQ↓SGF (SEQ ID NO:62) (Fan et al. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 329(3):934-940 (2005)). 
     Picornaviral Proteases 
     Picornaviral proteases may also be used for the present invention. Such picornaviral proteases have been studied as targets of anti-viral therapy, for example human Rhinovirus (HRV) (Binford et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 49:619 (2005)). HRV 3C protease recognizes and cleaves ALFQ↓GP (SEQ ID NO:63) (Cordingley et al. J. Biol. Chem. 265(16):9062-9065 (1990)). 
     Potyviral Proteases 
     Potyviral proteases are encoded by members of the plant virus family Potyviridae and exhibiting high cleavage specificity, and are another preferred embodiment for the present invention. For example, tobacco etch virus (TEV) protease has very high substrate specificity and catalytic efficiency, and is used widely as a tool to remove peptide tags from overexpressed recombinant proteins (Nunn et al., J. Mol. Biol. 350:145 (2005)). TEV protease recognizes an extended seven amino acid residue long consensus sequence E-X-X-Y-X-Q↓S/G (where X is any residue) that is present at protein junctions (SEQ ID NO:59). Those skilled in the art would recognize that it is possible to engineer a particular protease such that its sequence specificity is altered to prefer another substrate sequence (Tozser et al., FEBS J. 272:514 (2005)). 
     Proteases of Other Origins 
     Since proteases are physiologically necessary for living organisms, they are ubiquitous, being found in a wide range of sources such as plants, animals, and microorganisms (Rao et al. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 62(3):597-635 (1998)). All these proteases are potential candidates for the present invention. In a preferred embodiment, PEGylation may be utilized to reduce the immunological potential of fusion proteases for the present invention, particularly for those that are of non-human origins. PEGylation may confer additional benefits to protease fusion proteins, such as improved plasma persistence and reduced non-specific cell binding. 
     B. Recombinant DNA Construct Design and Sequence Modifications 
     Methods described above for the construction and sequence modification of fusion proteins, such as DT fusion proteins, are generally applicable to construction of protease fusion proteins as well, except for those techniques specifically dedicated to diphtheria toxin. Many proteases found in nature are synthesized as zymogens, i.e., as catalytically inactive forms in which an inhibitory peptide binds to and masks the active site, or in which the active site is otherwise nonfunctional because the presence of an inhibitory peptide alters the conformation of the active site. Zymogens are typically activated by cleavage and release of the inhibitory peptide. In one embodiment of the present invention, the exogenous protease of the protoxin activator is in the form of a zymogen, which may be activated by another exogenous protease or by an endogenous protease. Depending on the location of the inhibitory peptide in the primary sequence, such zymogens are either favorably N-terminally situated (when the inhibitory peptide is located at the N-terminus of the zymogen) or C-terminally situated (when the inhibitory peptide is located at the C-terminus of the zymogen). When the protease moiety of the protoxin activator is linked to the cell-targeting moiety by chemical or enzymatic linkage, the inhibitory peptide may be located at either the N-terminus or the C-terminus, since either or both termini may be free as a result of an operable linkage to a cell-targeting moiety taking place at a location other than the N- or C-terminus. 
     Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention comprises a recombinant protoxin proactivator that may be activated by another protease. Such a protoxin proactivator comprises an inhibitory peptide, a modifiable activation moiety, a protease moiety, and a cell-targeting moiety. The inhibitory peptide is removed by a modification of the modifiable activation moiety that either directly or indirectly cleaves the modifiable activation moiety to afford an active protease fusion. 
     Many zymogens comprise active enzymatic moieties in which the inhibitory peptide physically occupies the active site substrate binding cleft, and for which the cleavage site that releases the inhibitory peptide lies distal to the cleft. Among members of a class of proteases for which the active site is composed of residues at the N-terminus of the polypeptide chain, and for which the alpha amino group comprises the active site nucleophile or an important determinant of catalytic efficacy, artificial zymogens can be formed by directly appending a protease cleavage site to the N-terminus. In such cases the activating protease must be capable of cleaving the bond between the recognition site and the desired N-terminal residue. In a preferred embodiment, the activating protease has no sequence requirement for the residue directly following the cleavage location, or preferentially cleaves substrates for which the residue directly following the cleavage location is the same as the reside at the N-terminus of the mature protease. Examples of activating proteases that directly cleave the modifiable activation moiety and their corresponding cleavage sites include, but are not limited to, IEGR↓, a protease cleavage site targeted by Factor Xa; DDDDK↓, (SEQ ID NO:25), a protease cleavage site targeted by enterokinase. Specifically, a GrB fusion containing DDDDK (SEQ ID NO:25), to its N-terminus may be generated and activated by treatment with enterokinase. Specifically, GrB-anti-CD19, GrB-anti-CD5, and GrB-(YSA) 2  fusions are so constructed. 
     In another embodiment of the present invention, the proactivator may be activated in vivo by a proteolytic activity that is endogenous to the targeted cells. One example of such endogenous protease is furin, an endosomal protease that is ubiquitously expressed in various mammalian cells. Specifically, a furin recognition site such as RVRR↓ (SEQ ID NO:64) may replace a natural zymogen cleavage site to provide a zymogen that is activated by proximity to the cell surface or by internalization. In the case of proteases for which the N-terminal residues comprise important determinants of the active site, such a furin recognition site can be directly appended to the N-terminus of the proactivator. For example, a furin cleavage site can be added to the N-terminus of Granzyme B or Granzyme M to provide an natively activatable proactivator. Specifically, a GrB fusion construct containing two C-terminal 12 residue cell-targeting YSA peptides and an N-terminal furin cleavage site is prepared for the production of GrB-(YSA) 2  ( FIG. 20 ). 
     Protoxin proactivators containing a furin cleavage site are preferably produced in expression systems that do not contain native furin activity, e.g., in  E. coli . A protoxin proactivator that is activatable in the targeted human cells by intracellular furin during its internalization process is an example of a natively-activatable protoxin proactivator. One important advantage of such a protoxin proactivator, as compared to a protoxin activator, is that the protoxin proactivator may be combined with a protoxin for simplified therapeutic delivery. Such mixtures of protoxins and protoxin proactivators will show reduced activation prior to accumulation upon the targeted cells. 
     Protoxin proactivator proteins that are activated by proteolytic cleavage by an endogenous protease activity of the target cell can be designed so that the proteolytic cleavage severs the operable linkage between the cell-targeting moiety and the catalytic or activator moiety. For example in a translational fusion, the inhibitory peptide might lie between the cell-targeting moiety and the catalytic moiety. Or in a chemically or enzymatically induced crosslinking of cell-targeting moiety to catalytic or activator moiety, the crosslinking may be induced via residues on the inhibitory peptide moiety that are not functionally required for inhibition of the catalytic or activator moiety. 
     Strategies to Reduce Potential Side Effects of Protease Fusions 
     Application of human proteases for immunotoxin activation may encounter complications if the protease of choice is capable of eliciting unintended biological effects in addition to the designed toxin activation. For example, many proteases, including granzymes and caspases, can promote cell death through involvement in an apoptotic cascade. Immunotoxins composed of granzyme B and a cell surface targeting domain have been developed as cytotoxic agents against certain diseased cell populations (Liu et al. Neoplasia 8:125-135 (2006), Dalken et al. Cell Death Differ. 13:576-585, Zhao et al. J. Biol. Chem. 279:21343-21348 (2004), U.S. Pat. No. 0,710,1977). To eliminate such potential side effects in the context of the present invention, it is preferable to use a cell surface target that does not internalize upon binding as the intended target for the protease fusion protein. In such a case the protoxin activation may be accomplished on the cell surface, but a toxic effect will not be generated by the protoxin activator acting alone. 
     Another approach is to mutate the candidate proteases so that they confer altered sequence specificity, thus are no longer preferentially bound to and cleaving at the native cleavage sites. Such engineered proteases are likely to have lower toxicities that are caused by biological cascade downstream from the proteolytic processing at the naturally occurring cleavage sequence. Selection or screening methods that are suited for such applications have been developed (e.g., Sices et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95:2828-2833 (1998) and Baum et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:10023-10027 (1990)), and have been used select mutant proteases that are capable of cleaving a sequence that is different from the native proteolytic site of the original protease (e.g., O&#39;Loughlin et al. Mol. Biol. Evol. 23:764-722 (2006), Han et al. Biochem. Biophy. Res. Commun. 337:1102-1106 (2005), and Venekei et al. Protein Eng. 9:85-93 (1996)). Because the cleavage site and the inhibitor RCL often possess sequence similarity, changing the proteolytic specificity of a protease may also result in its resistance to inhibition by its known proteinase inhibitors. Examples are available where the selection or screening for altered cleavage site, lower cytotoxicity, and altered inhibition profile are accomplished simultaneously (O&#39;Loughlin et al. Mol. Biol. Evol. 23:764-722 (2006)). Specifically, granzyme B is modified to provide altered forms of granzyme with reduced spontaneous toxicity through altered substrate specificity. 
     Further modifications can be engineered to increase the activity and/or specificity of proteases. These modifications include PEGylation to increase stability to serum or to lower immunogenicity, and genetic engineering/selection may produce mutant proteases that possess altered properties such as resistance to certain inhibitors, increased thermal stability, and improved solubility. 
     Strategies to Prevent Inhibition by Proteinase Inhibitors in Plasma and in Cells 
     In designing and utilizing protease fusions of the invention, it should be noted that proteinase inhibitors may hamper the proteolytic activities of protease fusion proteins. For example, GrB is specifically inhibited by intracellular proteinase inhibitor 9 (PI-9), a member of the serpin superfamily that primarily exists in cytotoxic lymphocytes (Sun et al., J. Biol. Chem. 271:27802 (1996)) and has been detected in human plasma. GrB can also be inhibited by α 1 -protease inhibitor (α 1 PI) that is present in human plasma (Poe et al., J. Biol. Chem. 266:98(1991)). GrM is inhibited by α 1 -antichymotrypsin (ACT) and α 1 PI (Mahrus et al., J. Biol. Chem. 279:54275 (2004)), and GrA is inhibited in vitro by protease inhibitors antithrombin III (ATIII) and α 2 -macroglobulin (α 2 M) (Spaeny-Dekking et al., Blood 95:1465 (2000)). These proteinase inhibitors are also present in human plasma (Travis and Salvesen, Annu. Rev. Biochem. 52:655 (1983)). 
     One approach to preserve proteolytic activities of granzymes is to utilize complexation with proteoglycan, since the mature and active form of GrA has been observed in human plasma as a complex with serglycin, a granule-associated proteoglycan (Spaeny-Dekking et al., Blood 95:1465 (2000)). Glycosaminglycan complexes of GrB have also been found proteolytically active (Galvin et al., J. Immunol. 162:5345 (1999)). Thus, it may be possible to keep granzyme fusion proteins active in plasma through formulations using chondroitin sulfates. 
     Alternatively, potential candidate proteases may be screened in vitro by interactions with known proteinase inhibitors in plasma or with human plasma directly to avoid potential complications posed by these proteinase inhibitors. Alternatively, proteases for which cognate inhibitors are found in plasma can be engineered to provide mutant forms that resist inhibition. For example, in vitro  E. coli  expression-screening methods have been developed to select mutant proteases that are resistant to known HIV-1 protease inhibitors (Melnick et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 42:3256 (1998)). 
     C. Expression of Protease Fusion Proteins 
     Methods for the overexpression of large fusion proteins are well known in the art and can be applied to the overexpression of the protease fusion proteins of the invention. Examples of expression systems that may be used in the construction of the fusion proteins of the invention are  E. coli , baculovirus in insect cells, yeast systems in  Saccharomyces cerevisiae  and  Pichia pastoris , mammalian cells, and transient expression in vaccinia. Methods described above for the expression of DT fusion proteins are generally applicable for protease fusion proteins, except for those solely applicable to diphtheria toxin. 
     A mammalian expression system can be used to produce the protease fusion protein, particularly when a protease of human origin such as human granzyme B is selected as the protease portion of the fusion. Expressing proteases of human origin in mammalian cells has certain advantages, notably providing glycosylation patterns that are identical to or closely resemble native forms, which are not immunogenic and may help the folding, solubility, and stability of the recombinant protein. 
     PEGylation of Proteins 
     One embodiment of the present invention is the utilization of PEGylated fusion proteins. Preferred embodiments are site-specifically PEGylated fusion proteins. It is known in the art that PEGylated proteins can exhibit a broad range of bioactivities due to the site, number, size, and type of PEG attachment (Harris and Chess Nat. Rev. Drug Discov. 2(3):214-221 (2003)). A preferred composition of a fusion protein in the present invention is a PEGylated protein that contributes to a desired in vitro or in vivo bioactivity or that is insusceptible to natural actions that would compromise the activity of the fusion protein, such as formation of antibodies, nonspecific adherence to cells or biological surfaces, or degradation or elimination. 
     A PEG moiety can be attached to the N-terminal amino acid, a cysteine residue (either native or non-native), lysines, or other native or non-native amino acids in a protein&#39;s primary sequence. Chemistries for peptide and protein PEGylation have been extensively reviewed (Roberts et al. Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 54(4):459-476 (2002)). In addition, specific peptide sequences may be introduced to the primary sequence such that the peptide may be selectively modified by a PEG moiety through a sequence specific enzymatic reaction. Alternatively, a specific peptide sequence may be first modified by a chemically modified group, followed by PEG attachment at the modified group. 
     Cysteine residues in many proteins may be sequestered in disulfide bonds and are not preferred or available for derivatization. An additional cysteine may be introduced at a location wherein it does not substantially negatively affect the biological activity of the protein, by insertion or substitution through site directed mutagenesis. The free cysteine will serve as the site for the specific attachment of a PEG molecule, thus avoiding the product heterogeneity often observed with amine-specific PEGylation. The preferred site for the added cysteine is exposed on the protein surface and is accessible for PEGylation. The terminal region, C-terminal region, and the linker region of the fusion proteins are potential sites for the cysteine substitution or insertion. 
     It is also possible to genetically introduce two or more additional cysteines that are not able to form disulfide bonds. In such cases more than one PEG moiety may be specifically attached to the protein. Alternatively, a native, non-essential disulfide bond may be reduced, thus providing two free cysteines for thiol-specific PEGylation. 
     Free thiol groups may also be introduced by chemical conjugation of a molecule that contains a free cysteine or a thiol group, which may alternatively be modified with a reversible thiol blocking agent. 
     PEGylation may also be accomplished by using enzyme catalyzed conjugation reactions. One such approach is to use transglutaminases, a family of proteins that catalyze the formation of a covalent bond between a free amine group and the gamma-carboxamide group of protein- or peptide-bound glutamine. Examples of this family of proteins include transglutaminases of many different origins, including thrombin, factor XIII, and tissue transglutaminase from human and animals. A preferred embodiment comprises the use of a microbial transglutaminase, to catalyze a conjugation reaction between a protein substrate containing a glutamine residue embedded within a peptide sequence of LLQG and a PEGylating reagent containing a primary amino group (Sato Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 54(4):487-504 (2002)). 
     Another enzyme-catalyzed PEGylation method involves the use of sortases, a family of enzymes from gram-positive bacteria that can recognize a conserved carboxylic sorting motif and catalyze a transpeptidation reaction to anchor surface proteins to the cell wall envelope (Dramsi et al., Res. Microbiol. 156(3):289-297 (2005)). A preferred embodiment comprises the use of a  S. aureus  sortase to catalyze a transpeptidation reaction between a protein that is tagged with LPXTG or NPQTN, respectively for sortase A and sortase B, and a PEGylating reagent containing a primary amino group (WO06013202A2). The peptide substrate sequences listed above are for example and non-limiting. It is known in the art that these families of enzymes can recognize and utilize different sequences as substrates, and those sequences are included here as embodiments for the present invention. The preferred peptide substrate sequences listed above are for example and non-limiting. It is known in the art that these families of enzymes can recognize and utilize different sequences as substrates, and those sequences are included here as embodiments for the present invention. 
     Multifunctional PEGs 
     While a majority of the PEGylated proteins currently available have one or more PEGs per protein, it is also possible to construct protein conjugates with two or more proteins attached to one PEG moiety. Heterofunctional PEGs are commercially available, and may be used to covalently link two proteins, or any two moieties of a protein. 
     Preferred PEGylation Sites 
     Because both toxins and activators possess regions or domains that are important for their respective functions, the attachment of the bulky PEG substituents on these domains may be detrimental to their function. Accordingly a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a PEGylating fusion protein wherein the PEG substituent is situated at a position remote from the catalytic site of an activator (either a protoxin activator or a proactivator activator) and the cell surface target recognition surface of a cell-targeting moiety; and in the case of a protoxin, is not situated within the translocation and catalytic domains of the protoxin, because these domains are expected to be involved in translocation through the plasma membrane and/or to be imported into cytoplasm and PEGylation may prevent such translocations. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, the preferred sites of PEGylation are located at or near the N- or C-terminal extremities of proteinaceous cell-targeting moieties. In another embodiment of the present invention, PEGylation is directed to a linker region between different moieties within the fusion protein. 
     In another embodiment of the present invention, reversible PEGylation may be used. 
     D. Clearing Agents 
     The invention optionally also includes the use of clearing agents to facilitate the removal of systemic protease fusion protein prior to the administration of toxin fusion protein. The use of clearing agents in ADEPT therapy is well known in the art (see, for example, Syrigos and Epenetos, Anticancer Res. 19:605 (1999)) and may be utilized in the invention. 
     IV. Linkages 
     According to the present invention, each moiety within a protoxin fusion protein (e.g., one or more cell targeting moieties, one or more selectively modifiable activations domains, one or more natively activatable domain, and one or more toxin domains) or a protoxin activator fusion, (e.g., one or more cell targeting moieties, one or more modification domains, one or more natively activatable domain, and one or more toxin domains) may function independently but each is operably linked. Within each fusion protein the operable linkage between the two functional moieties acts as a molecular bridge, which may be covalent or non-covalent. The moieties of each fusion protein may be operably linked in any orientation with respect to each other, that is, C-terminal of one to N-terminal of the other, or C-terminal of one to C-terminal of the other, or N-terminal of one to N-terminal of the other, or by internal residues to terminal residues or internal residues to internal residues. An optional linker can serve as a glue to physically join the two moieties, as a separator to allow spatial independence, or as a means to provide additional functionality to each other, or a combination thereof. For example, it may be desirable to separate the cell-targeting moiety from the operably linked enzyme moiety to prevent them from interfering with each other&#39;s activity. In this case the linker provides freedom from steric conflict between the operably linked moieties. The linker may also provide, for example, lability to the connection between the two moieties, an enzyme cleavage site (e.g., a cleavage site for protease or a hydrolytic site for esterase), a stability sequence, a molecular tag, a detectable label, or various combinations thereof. 
     Chemical activation of amino acid residues can be carried out through a variety of methods well known in the art that result in the joining of the side chain of amino acid residues on one molecule with side chains of residues on another molecule, or through the joining of side chains to the alpha amino group or by the joining of two or more alpha amino groups. Typically the joining induced by chemical activation is accomplished through a linker which may be a small molecule, an optionally substituted branched or linear polymer of identical or nonidentical subunits adapted with specific moieties at two or more termini to attach to polypeptides or substitutions on polypeptides, or an optionally substituted polypeptide. Examples of common covalent protein operable linkage are publically available, including those offered for sale by Pierce Chemical Corporation. In general it is preferable to be able to induce operable linkage of components in a site-specific manner, to afford a simple reproducibly manufactured substance. Operable linkage by chemical activation can be the result of chemical activation targeted to specific residues that are functionally unique i.e. are present only once in the moiety to be activated or are preferentially activatable because of a unique chemical environment, for example, such as would produce a reduction in pK of an epsilon amino unit of a lysine residue. Potential groups for chemical activation can be made functionally unique by genetic removal of all other residues having the same properties, for example to remove all but a single cysteine residue, or all but a single lysine reside. Amino terminal residues can be favorably targeted by virtue of the low pK of the alpha amino group, or by suitable chemistry exploiting the increased reactivity of the alpha amino group in close proximity to another activatable group. Examples of the latter include native chemical ligation, Staudinger ligation, and oxidation of amino terminal serine to afford an aldehyde substituent. Chemical activation can also be carried out through reactions that activate naturally occurring protein substituents, such as oxidation of glycans, or other naturally occurring protein modifications such as those formed by biotin or lipoic acid, or can be based on chemical reactions that convert the functionality of one side chain into that of another, or that introduce a novel chemical reactive group that can subsequently activated to produce the desired operable linkage. Examples of the latter include the use of iminodithiolane to endow a lysine residue with a sulfhydryl moiety or the reaction of a cysteine moiety with an appropriate maleimide or haloacetamide to change the functionality of the thiol to another desired reactive moiety. Chemical activation can also be carried out on both species to be operably linked to provide reactive species that interact with one another to provide an operable linkage, for example the introduction of a hydrazide, hydrazine or hydroxylamine on one moiety and an aldehyde on the other. 
     Noncovalent operable linkage can be obtained by providing a complementary surface between one moiety and another to provide a complex which is stable for the intended useful persistence of the operably linked moieties in therapeutic use. Such noncovalent linkages can be created from either two or more polypeptides that may be the same or dissimilar or one or more polypeptide and a small molecule or ligand attached to the second moiety. Attachment of the small molecule or ligand can take place through in vitro or in vivo processes, such as the incorporation of biotin or lipoic acid into their specific acceptor sequences which may be natural or artificial biotin or lipoic acid acceptor domains and which may be achieved either by natural incorporation in vivo or by enzymatic biotinylation or lipoylation in vitro. Alternatively, the protein may be substituted with biotin or other moieties by chemical reaction with biotin derivatives. Common examples of biotin derivatives used to couple with proteins include aldehydes, amines, haloacetamides, hydrazides, maleimides, and activated esters, such as N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, Examples of commonly employed noncovalent linkage include the linkage induced by binding of biotin and its derivatives or biotin-related substituents such as iminobiotin or diaminobiotin or thiobiotin to streptavidin or avidin or variants thereof, the binding of enzymes to their covalent or noncovalent specific inhibitors, such as the binding of methotrexate to mammalian dihydrofolate reductase, the binding of natural or synthetic leucine zippers to one another, the binding of enzymes to specific or nonspecific inhibitors, such as antitrypsin or leupeptin or alpha-2-macroglobulin, the binding of aryl bis-arsenates to alpha helices bearing appropriately positioned cysteine residues, the binding between a nucleic acid aptamer and its target; between a peptide and a nucleic acid such as Tat-TAR interaction. 
     Enzymatic activation of one polypeptide to afford coupling with another polypeptide can also be employed. Enzymes or enzyme domains that undergo covalent modification by reaction with substrate-like molecules can also be used to create fusions. Examples of such enzymes or enzyme domains include O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase (Gronemeyer et al. Protein Eng Des Sel. 2006 19(7):309-16), thymidylate synthase, or proteases that are susceptible to covalent or stable noncovalent modification of the active site, as for example DPPIV (SEQ ID NO:65). 
     The present invention also features the use of bifunctional or multifunctional linkers, which contain at least two interactive or reactive functionalities that are positioned near or at opposite ends, each can bind to or react with one of the moieties to be linked. The two or more functionalities can be the same (i.e., the linker is homobifunctional) or they can be different (i.e., the linker is heterobifunctional). A variety of bifunctional or multifunctional cross-linking agents are known in the art are suitable for use as linkers. For example, cystamine, m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide-ester, N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio)-propionate, methylmercaptobutyrimidate, dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid), and many others are commercially available, e.g., from Pierce Chemical Co. Rockford, Ill. Additional chemically orthogonal reactions suitable for such specific operable linkage reactions include, for example, Staudinger ligation, Cu[I] catalyzed [2+3] cycloaddition, and native ligation. 
     The bifunctional or multifunctional linkers may be interactive but non-reactive. Such linkers include the composite use of any examples of non-covalent interactions discussed above. 
     The length and composition of the linker can be varied considerably provided that it can fulfill its purpose as a molecular bridge. The length and composition of the linker are generally selected taking into consideration the intended function of the linker, and optionally other factors such as ease of synthesis, stability, resistance to certain chemical and/or temperature parameters, and biocompatibility. For example, the linker should not significantly interfere with the regulatory ability of the cell-targeting moiety relating to targeting of the toxin, or with the activity of the toxin or enzyme relating to activation and/or cytotoxicity. 
     Linkers suitable for use according to the present invention may be branched, unbranched, saturated, or unsaturated hydrocarbon chains, including peptides as noted above. 
     Furthermore, if the linker is a peptide, the linker can be attached to the toxin moiety and enzyme moiety and/or the cell-targeting moiety using recombinant DNA technology. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, the linker is a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon chain having from 1 to 100 carbon atoms, wherein one or more of the carbon atoms is optionally replaced by —O— or —NR— (wherein R is H, or C1 to C6 alkyl), and wherein the chain is optionally substituted on carbon with one or more substituents selected from the group of (C1-C6) alkoxy, (C3-C6) cycloalkyl, (C1-C6) alkanoyl, (C1-C6) alkanoyloxy, (C1-C6) alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6) alkylthio, amide, azido, cyano, nitro, halo, hydroxy, oxo (═O), carboxy, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, and heteroaryloxy. 
     Examples of suitable linkers include, but are not limited to, peptides having a chain length of 1 to 100 atoms, and linkers derived from groups such as ethanolamine, ethylene glycol, polyethylene with a chain length of 6 to 100 carbon atoms, polyethylene glycol with 3 to 30 repeating units, phenoxyethanol, propanolamide, butylene glycol, butyleneglycolamide, propyl phenyl, and ethyl, propyl, hexyl, steryl, cetyl, and palmitoyl alkyl chains. 
     In one embodiment, the linker is a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon chain, having from 1 to 50 carbon atoms, wherein one or more of the carbon atoms is optionally replaced by —O— or —NR— (wherein R is as defined above), and wherein the chain is optionally substituted on carbon with one or more substituents selected from the group of (C1-C6) alkoxy, (C1-C6) alkanoyl, (C1-C6) alkanoyloxy, (C1-C6) alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6) alkylthio, amide, hydroxy, oxo (═O), carboxy, aryl and aryloxy. 
     In another embodiment, the linker is an unbranched, saturated hydrocarbon chain having from 1 to 50 carbon atoms, wherein one or more of the carbon atoms is optionally replaced by —O— or —NR— (wherein R is as defined above), and wherein the chain is optionally substituted on carbon with one or more substituents selected from the group of (C1-C6) alkoxy, (C1-C6) alkanoyl, (C1-C6) alkanoyloxy, (C1-C6) alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6) alkylthio, amide, hydroxy, oxo (═O), carboxy, aryl and aryloxy. 
     In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the linker is a peptide having a chain length of 1 to 50 atoms. In another embodiment, the linker is a peptide having a chain length of 1 to 40 atoms. 
     As known in the art, the attachment of a linker to a protoxin moiety (or of a linker element to cell-targeting moiety or a cell-targeting moiety to a protoxin moiety) need not be a particular mode of attachment or reaction. Various non-covalent interactions or reactions providing a product of suitable stability and biological compatibility are acceptable. 
     One preferred embodiment of the present invention relies on enzymatic reaction to provide an operable linkage between the moieties of a protoxin, protoxin activator, or protoxin proactivator. Among the enzymatic reactions that produce such operable linkage, it is well-known in the art that transglutaminase ligation, sortase ligation, and intein-mediated ligation provide for high specificity. 
     The preferred peptide substrate sequences listed above are for example and non-limiting. It is known in the art that these families of enzymes can recognize and utilize different sequences as substrates, and those sequences are included here as embodiments for the present invention. 
     In some aspects, the invention features the use of natively activatable linkers. Such linkers are cleaved by enzymes of the complement system, urokinase, tissue plasminogen activator, trypsin, plasmin, or another enzyme having proteolytic activity may be used in one embodiment of the present invention. According to another embodiment of the present invention, a protoxin is attached via a linker susceptible to cleavage by enzymes having a proteolytic activity such as a urokinase, a tissue plasminogen activator, plasmin, thrombin or trypsin. In addition, protoxins may be attached via disulfide bonds (for example, the disulfide bonds on a cystine molecule) to the cell-targeting moiety. Since many tumors naturally release high levels of glutathione (a reducing agent) this can reduce the disulfide bonds with subsequent release of the protoxin at the site of delivery. 
     In one embodiment, the cell-targeting moiety is linked to a protoxin by a cleavable linker region. In another embodiment of the invention, the cleavable linker region is a protease-cleavable linker, although other linkers, cleavable for example by small molecules, may be used. Examples of protease cleavage sites are those cleaved by factor Xa, thrombin and collagenase. In one embodiment of the invention, the protease cleavage site is one that is cleaved by a protease that is up-regulated or associated with cancers in general. Examples of such proteases are uPA, the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family, the caspases, elastase, and the plasminogen activator family, as well as fibroblast activation protein. In still another embodiment, the cleavage site is cleaved by a protease secreted by cancer-associated cells. Examples of these proteases include matrix metalloproteases, elastase, plasmin, thrombin, and uPA. In another embodiment, the protease cleavage site is one that is up-regulated or associated with a specific cancer. In yet another embodiment, the proteolytic activity may be provided by a protease fusion targeted to the same cell. Various cleavage sites recognized by proteases are known in the art and the skilled person will have no difficulty in selecting a suitable cleavage site. Non-limiting examples of cleavage sites are provided elsewhere in this document. As is known in the art, other protease cleavage sites recognized by these proteases can also be used. In one embodiment, the cleavable linker region is one which is targeted by endocellular proteases. 
     Chemical linkers may also be designed to be substrates for carboxylesterases, so that they may be selectively cleaved by these carboxyltransferases or corresponding fusion proteins with a cell-targeting moiety. One preferred embodiment comprises the use of a carboxyl transferase activity to activate the cleavage of an ester linker. For example but without limitation, secreted human carboxyltransferase-1, -2, and -3 may be used for this purpose. Additional examples include carboxyl transferase of other origins. 
     Another embodiment of the cleavable linkers comprises nucleic acid units that are specifically susceptible to endonucleases. Endonucleases are known to be present in human plasma at high levels. 
     In another embodiment, the modifiable activation moiety is not a peptide, but a cleavable linker that may be acted upon by a cognate enzymatic activity provided by the activator or proactivator. The cleavable linker is preferably situated at the same location as the furin-like cleavage sequence in an activatable protoxin, or at the location of the zymogen inhibitory peptide in an activatable proactivator. The cleavable linker may replace the furin-like cleavage sequence or be attached in parallel to the furin-like cleavage or another modifiable activation moiety, providing a protoxin that requires both a furin-like cleavage or other proteolytic event and a linker cleavage for activation. In one embodiment the cleavable linker joins the ADP ribosyltransferase domain of a DT-based protoxin to the translocation domain of that or another protoxin. In another embodiment the cleavable linker joins the translocation domain of a PEA or VCE-based protoxin to the ADP ribosyltransferase domain of the same or a different toxin. In yet another embodiment the cleavable linker joins the pore-forming domain of a pore-forming toxin with the C-terminal inhibitory peptide. 
     Preferable cleavable linkers are those which are stable to in vivo conditions but susceptible to the action of an activator. Many examples of suitable linkers have been provided in the context of attempts to develop antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy. For example a large class of enzyme substrates that lead to release of an active moiety, such as a fluorophore, have been devised through the use of what are known as self-immolative linkers. Self-immolative linkers are designed to liberate an active moiety upon release of an upstream conjugation linkage, for example between a sugar and an aryl moiety. Such linkers are often based on glycosides of aryl methyl ethers, for example the phenolic glycosides of 3-nitro, 4-hydroxy benzyl alcohol; see for example Ho et al. Chembiochem, Mar. 26, 2007; 8(5):560-6, or the phenolic amides of 4-amino benzyl alcohol, for example Niculescu-Duvaz et al. J Med Chem. Dec. 17, 1998; 41(26):5297-309 or Toki et al. J Org Chem. Mar. 22, 2002; 67(6):1866-72. 
     To create self-immolative linkers based on glycosides the phenolic hydroxyl is glycated by reaction with a 1-Br-substituted sugar such as alpha-1-Br galactose or alpha-1-Br glucuronic acid to provide the substrate for the activating enzyme, and the benzyl alcohol moiety is then activated with a carbonylation reagent such as phosgene or carbonyl diimidazole and reacted with a primary amine to afford a carbamate linkage. Upon scission of the aryl glycosidic bond or the aryl ester, the aryl moiety eliminates, leaving a carbamoyl moiety that in turn eliminates, affording CO2 and the regenerated amine. Said amine may be the alpha amino group of a polypeptide chain or the epsilon amino of a lysine side chain. 
     To create self-immolative linkers based on amide bonds the phenyl amine of 4-amino benzyl alcohol is reacted with an activated carboxyl group of a suitable peptide or amino acid to create a phenyl amide that can be a substrate for an appropriate peptidase, for example carboxypeptidase G2 Niculescu-Duvaz et al. J Med Chem. 41(26):5297-309 (1998). The benzyl alcohol moiety is then activated with a carbonylation reagent such as phosgene or carbonyl diimidazole and reacted with a primary amine to afford a carbamate linkage. Upon scission of the aryl amide bond, the aryl moiety eliminates, leaving a carbamoyl moiety that in turn eliminates, affording CO2 and the regenerated amine. Said amine may be the alpha amino group of a polypeptide chain or the epsilon amino of a lysine side chain. 
     For the creation of an appropriate self-immolating activation moiety according to the present invention the aryl group is substituted with a reactive moiety that provides a linkage to one element of the protoxin or proactivator, such as the toxin moiety or the translocation moiety or the inhibitory peptide moiety. 
     Similar forms of self-immolative linker are also well-known in the art. For example Papot et al. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 8(18):2545-8 (1998) teach the creation of glucuronide prodrugs based on aryl malonaldehydes that undergo elimination of the aryl linker moiety upon cleavage by a glucuronidase. Suitable linkers based on aryl malonaldehydes in the context of the present invention provide a modifiable activation moiety in which the aryl substituent is operably linked to one terminus of the toxin moiety, for example at the location of the furin cleavage site, and the carbamoyl functionality is operably linked to the translocation moiety or inhibitory moiety. In the system devised by Papot et al, cleavage by glucuronidase will result in elimination of the aryl malonaldehyde and activation of the protoxin. Similar elimination events are known to take place following hydrolysis of the lactam moiety of linkers based on 7-aminocephalosporanic acid, and enzymatically activated prodrugs based on beta-lactam antibiotics or related structures are well known in the art. For example Alderson et al. Bioconjug Chem. 17(2):410-8 (2006) teach the creation of a 7-aminocephalosporanic acid-based linker that undergoes elimination and scission of a carbamate moiety in similar fashion to that of the aryl malonaldehydes disclosed by Papot et at. In addition, Harding et al. Mol Cancer Ther. 4(11): 1791-800 (2005) teach a beta-lactamase that has reduced immunogenicity that can be favorably applied as an activator for a prodrug moiety based on a 7-aminocephalosporanic acid nucleus. 
     In yet another embodiment the modifiable activation moiety is a peptide but is operably linked by a flexible nonpeptide linker at either or both termini in the same location as the natural furin-like protease cleavage site, or in parallel to the natural furin-like cleavage site. In such embodiments the activator is a cognate protease or peptide hydrolase recognizing the peptide of the modifiable activation moiety. In a doubly triggered protoxin, the furin-like cleavage site is replaced by a modifiable activation moiety and a cleavable linker is attached in parallel to the modifiable activation moiety. In such a protoxin the action of two activators is required to activate the protoxin. 
     V. Isolation and Purification of Toxin Fusion and Protease Fusion Proteins 
     A. General Strategies for Recombinant Protein Purification 
     There are many established strategies to isolate and purify recombinant proteins known to those skilled in the art, such as those described in  Current Protocols in Protein Science  (Coligan et al., eds. 2006). Conventional chromatography such as ion exchange chromatography, hydrophobic-interaction (reversed phase) chromatography, and size-exclusion (gel filtration) chromatography, which exploit differences of physicochemical properties between the desired recombinant protein and contaminants, are widely used. HPLC can also been used. 
     To facilitate the purification of recombinant proteins, a variety of vector systems have been developed to express the target protein as part of a fusion protein appended by an N-terminal or C-terminal polypeptide (tag) that can be subsequently removed using a specific protease. Using such tags, affinity chromatography can be applied to purify the proteins. Examples of such tags include proteins and peptides for which there is a specific antibody (e.g., FLAG fusion purified using anti-FLAG antibody columns), proteins that can specifically bind to columns containing a specific ligand (e.g., GST fusion purified by glutathione affinity gel), polyhistidine tags with affinity to immobilized metal columns (e.g., 6 His tag immobilized on Ni 2+  column and eluted by imidazole), and sequences that can be biotinylated by the host during expression or in vitro after isolation and enable purification on an avidin column (e.g., BirA). 
     B. Isolation and Purification of Fusion Proteins Expressed in Insoluble Form 
     Many recombinant fusion proteins are expressed as inclusion bodies in  Escherichia coli , i.e., dense aggregates that consist mainly of a desired recombinant product in a nonnative state. In fact, most reported DT-ScFv fusion proteins expressed in  E. coli  are obtained in insoluble forms. Usually the inclusion bodies form because (a) the target protein is insoluble at the concentrations being produced, (b) the target protein is incapable of folding correctly in the bacterial environment, or (c) the target protein is unable to form correct disulfide bonds in the reducing intracellular environment. 
     Those skilled in the art recognize that different methods that can be used to obtain soluble, active fusion proteins from inclusion bodies. For example, inclusion bodies can be separated by differential centrifugation from other cellular constituents to afford almost pure insoluble product located in the pellet fraction. Inclusion bodies can be partially purified by extracting with a mixture of detergent and denaturant, either urea or guanidine.HCl, followed by gel filtration, ion exchange chromatography, or metal chelate chromatography as an initial purification step in the presence of denaturants. The solubilized and partially purified proteins can be refolded by controlled removal of the denaturant under conditions that minimize aggregation and allow correct formation of disulfide bonds. To minimize nonproductive aggregation, low protein concentrations should be used during refolding. In addition, various additives such as nondenaturing Concentrations of urea or guanidine.HCl, arginine, detergents, and PEG can be used to minimize intermolecular associations between hydrophobic surfaces present in folding intermediates. 
     C. Isolation and Purification of Fusion Proteins Expressed in Soluble Form 
     Recombinant proteins can also be expressed and purified in soluble form. Recombinant proteins that are not expressed in inclusion bodies either will be soluble inside the cell or, if using an excretion vector, will be extracellular (or, if  E. coli  is the host, possibly periplasmic). Soluble proteins can be purified using conventional methods afore described. 
     VI. Assays for Measuring Inhibition of Cell Growth 
     Various assays well known in the art are useful for determining the efficacy of the protein preparations of the invention, including those assays that measure cell proliferation and death. For example, it has been shown that one molecule of diphtheria toxin catalytic fragment (DTA) introduced into the cytosol of a cell is sufficient to prevent the cell from multiplying and forming a colony (Yamaizumi et al., Cell 15:245 (1978)). The following are examples of many assays that can be used, alone or in combination, for analyzing the cytotoxicity of the reagents in the present invention. 
     A. Protein Synthesis Inhibition Assays 
     Because many toxins (e.g., DT) exert their cytotoxicity through inhibition of protein synthesis, an assay that directly quantifies protein being synthesized by the cell after its exposure to the toxin is especially useful. In this assay, cells are exposed to a toxin and then incubated transiently with radioactive amino acids such as [ 3 H]-Leu, [ 35 S]-Met or [ 35 S]-Met-Cys. The amount of radioactive amino acid incorporated into protein is subsequently determined, usually by lysing cells and precipitating proteins with 10% trichloroacetic acid (TCA), providing a direct measure of how much protein is synthesized. Using such an assay, it was demonstrated that, although the entry of DT into a cell is not associated with an immediate block in protein synthesis, prolonged action (4-24 hours) of single DT catalytic fragment molecules in the cytosol is sufficient to obtain complete protein synthesis inhibition at low toxin concentrations (Falnes et al., J. Biol. Chem. 275:4363 (2000)). 
     An extension of this method is a luciferase-based assay (Zhao and Haslam, J. Med. Microbiol. 54:1023 (2005)). Luciferase cDNA was incorporated into a wide variety of dividing or non-dividing mammalian cells using an adenoviral expression system, and the resulting cells allowed to constitutively transcribe the luciferase cDNA, which had been engineered to contain an additional PEST sequence for a short intracellular half-life. The assay measures the level of protein synthesis in cells through the light output from D-luciferin reaction catalyzed by the short-lived luciferase. In cells constitutively expressing the luciferase mRNA, inhibition of protein synthesis results in diminished luciferase translation and proportionately reduced light output. 
     B. Thymidine Incorporation Assay 
     The rate of proliferation of cells can be measured by determining the incorporation of [ 3 H]-thymidine into cellular nucleic acids. This assay may be used for analyzing cytotoxicity of toxins (e.g., DT-based immunotoxins). Using this method a DT-IL3 immunotoxin was shown to be active in inhibiting growth of IL3-receptor bearing human myeloid leukemia cell lines (Frankel et al., Leukemia. 14:576 (2000)). The toxin fusion and protease fusion proteins of the present invention may be tested using such an assay, individually or combinatorially. 
     C. Colony Formation Assay 
     Colony formation may provide a much more sensitive measure of toxicity than certain other commonly employed methods. The reason for this increased sensitivity may be the fact that colony formation is assessed while the cells are in a state of proliferation, and thus more susceptible to toxic effects. The sensitivity of the colony-formation assay, and the fact that dose and time-dependent effects are detectable, enables acute and chronic exposure periods to be investigated as well as permitting recovery studies. For example, the cytotoxicity of a recombinant DT-IL6 fusion protein towards human myeloma cell lines was investigated using methylcellulose colony formation by U266 myeloma cells. In cultures containing both normal bone marrow and U266 cells DT-IL-6 effectively inhibited the growth of U266 myeloma colonies but had little effect on normal bone marrow erythroid, granulocyte and mixed erythroid/granulocyte colony growth (Chadwick et al., Haematol. 85:25 (1993)). 
     D. MTT Cytotoxicity Assay 
     The cytotoxicity of a particular fusion protein or a combination of fusion proteins can be assessed using an MTT cytotoxicity assay. The specific cytotoxicity of a DT-GMCSF fusion protein against human leukemia cell lines bearing high affinity receptors for human GMCSF was demonstrated using such an MTT assay, colony formation assay, and protein inhibition assay (Bendel et al., Leuk. Lymphoma. 25:257 (1997)). In a typical MTT assay, the yellow tetrazolium salt (MTT) is reduced in metabolically active cells to form insoluble purple formazan crystals, which are solubilized by the addition of a detergent and quantified by UV-VIS spectrometry. After cells are grown to 80-100% confluence, they are washed with serum-free buffer and treated with cytotoxic agent(s). After incubation of the cells with the MTT reagent for approximately 2 to 4 hours, a detergent solution is added to lyse the cells and solubilize the colored crystals. The samples are analyzed at a wavelength of 570 nm and the amount of color produced is directly proportional to the number of viable cells. 
     VII. Functional Assays for DT and Protease Fusion Proteins 
     A. In Vitro Protein Synthesis Inhibition Assay 
     In eukaryotic cells, DT inhibits protein synthesis because its catalytic domain can inactivate elongation factor 2 (EF-2) by catalyzing its ADP-ribosylation after endocytosis to cytosol. In vitro eukaryotic translation systems, e.g., using rabbit reticulocyte lysate and wheat germ extract, are potentially suited for examining the catalytic function of recombinant DT fusion proteins. For example, TNT-coupled wheat germ extract, supplemented by NAD + , amino acids, [ 35 S]-Met, DNA template, and an RNA polymerase, is used to test the inhibition of protein synthesis by a recombinantly expressed catalytic fragment of DT (Epinat and Gilmore, Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1472:34 (1999)). The level of S-labeled translated protein is an indicator of the extent of DT toxicity. 
     Because in vitro inhibition of protein synthesis does not require endocytosis of full length DT, it has been shown that its proteolytic activation increased ADP-ribosylation of EF-2 (Drazin et al., J. Biol. Chem. 246:1504 (1971)). Thus these in vitro assays can be used to screen inhibitory effects of DT fusions in the absence or presence of certain proteolytic activity, providing a facile assay to analyze the functional integrity of engineered DT fusion proteins as well as that of protease fusion proteins. 
     B. In Vitro EF-2 ADP-Ribosylation Assay 
     DT inhibits protein synthesis by catalyzing the transfer of ADP-ribose moiety of NAD to a post-translationally modified His715 of EF-2 called diphthamide. Thus the function of DT fusions can also be directly assayed in vitro by correlating its catalytic activity to rate of transfer of radiolabeled ADP-ribose to recombinant EF-2 (Parikh and Schramm, Biochemistry 43:1204 (2004)). This assay has been applied for testing the inhibition of ADP-ribosyltransferase activity, and is often used as one of the assays for DT-based immunotoxins (Frankel et al., Leukemia. 14:576 (2000)). Non-radioactively labeled NAD, such as biotinylated NAD or etheno-NAD, may also be used as a substrate (Zhang. Method Enzymol. 280:255-265 (1997)). 
     C. In Vitro Proteolytic Activity Assay 
     The functional activity of recombinant protease fusion proteins may be assayed in vitro either using a peptide or protein substrate containing the recognition sequence of the protease. Various protocols are well known to those skilled in the art. 
     VIII. Administration of Fusion Proteins 
     The fusion proteins of the invention are typically administered to the subject by means of injection using any route of administration such as by intrathecal, subcutaneous, submucosal, or intracavitary injection as well as by intravenous or intraarterial injection. Thus, the fusion proteins may be injected systemically, for example, by the intravenous injection of the fusion proteins into the patient&#39;s bloodstream or alternatively, the fusion proteins can be directly injected at a specific site. 
     The protoxin of the invention can be administered prior to, simultaneously with, or following the administration of the protoxin activator or protoxin proactivator and optionally administered prior to, simultaneously with, or following the administration of the proactivator activator of the invention. In preferred embodiments the components are administered in such a way as to minimize spontaneous activation during administration. When administered separately, the administration of two or more fusion proteins can be separated from one another by, for example, one minute, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, one hour, two hours, six hours, 12 hours, one day, two days, one week, or longer. Furthermore, one or more of the fusion proteins of the invention may be administered to the subject in a single dose or in multiple doses. When multiple doses are administered, the doses may be separated from one another by, for example, one day, two days, one week, two weeks, or one month. For example, the fusion proteins may be administered once a week for, e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 20, or more weeks. It is to be understood that, for any particular subject, specific dosage regimes should be adjusted over time according to the individual need and the professional judgment of the person administering or supervising the administration of the fusion proteins. For example, the dosage of the fusion proteins can be increased if the lower dose does not sufficiently destroy or inhibit the growth of the desired target cells. Conversely, the dosage of the fusion proteins can be decreased if the target cells are effectively destroyed or inhibited. 
     While the attending physician ultimately will decide the appropriate amount and dosage regimen, a therapeutically effective amount of the fusion proteins may be, for example, in the range of about 0.0035 μg to 20 μg/kg body weight/day or 0.010 μg to 140 μg/kg body weight/week. A therapeutically effective amount may be in the range of about 0.025 μg to 10 μg/kg, for example, about 0.025, 0.035, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, or 9.0 μg/kg body weight administered daily, every other day, or twice a week. In addition, a therapeutically effective amount may be in the range of about 0.05, 0.7, 0.15, 0.2, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 14.0, 16.0, or 18.0 μg/kg body weight administered weekly, every other week, or once a month. Furthermore, a therapeutically effective amount of the fusion proteins may be, for example in the range of about 100 μg/m 2  to 100,000 μg/m 2  administered every other day, once weekly, or every other week. The therapeutically effective amount may be in the range of about 1000 μg/m 2  to 20,000 μg/m 2 , for example, about 1000, 1500, 4000, or 14,000 μg/m 2  of the fusion proteins administered daily, every other day, twice weekly, weekly, or every other week. 
     In some cases it may be desirable to modify the plasma half-life of a component of the combinatorial therapeutic agent of the present invention. The plasma half-lives of therapeutic proteins have been extended using a variety of techniques such as those described by Collen et al., Bollod 71:216-219 (1998); Hotchkiss et al., Thromb. Haemostas. 60:255-261 (1988); Browne wt al., J. Biol. Chem. 263:1599-1602 (1988); Abuchowski et al., Cancer Biochem. Biophys. 7:175 (1984)). Antibodies have been chemically conjugated to toxins to generate immunotoxins which have increased half-lives in serum as compared with unconjugated toxins and the increased half-life is attributed to the native antibody. WO94/04689 teaches the use of modified immunotoxins in which the immunotoxin is linked to IgG constant region domain having the property of increasing the half-life of the protein in mammalian serum. The IgG constant region domain is CH2 or a fragment thereof. 
     The administration the fusion proteins of the invention may be by any suitable means that results in a concentration of the fusion proteins that, combined with other components, effectively destroys or inhibits the growth of target cells. The fusion proteins may be contained in any appropriate amount in any suitable carrier substance, and is generally present in an amount of 1-95% by weight of the total weight of the composition. The composition may be provided in a dosage form that is suitable for any parenteral (e.g., subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, topical, or intraperitoneal) administration route. The pharmaceutical compositions are formulated according to conventional pharmaceutical practice (see, e.g., Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy (20th ed.), ed. Gennaro, Williams &amp; Wilkins, 2000 and Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology, eds. Swarbrick and Boylan, 1988-1999, Marcel Dekker, New York). 
     IX: Experimental Results 
     A. Construction of Fusion Proteins and Cell Lines 
     Construction of a Human Granzyme B-Anti-CD19 ScFv (GrB-Anti-CD19) Fusion Gene 
     The sequence corresponding to the mature human Granzyme B (amino acids 21 to 247) was amplified from a full length Granzyme B cDNA clone obtained from OriGene Inc. and inserted into the pEAK15 vector together with synthetic anti-CD19 ScFv DNA fragment by a three-piece ligation (pEAK15 GrB-anti-CD19L). The promoter for the fusion gene is a CMV/chicken β-actin hybrid promoter. The open reading frame encoding the fusion protein directs the formation of a signal peptide derived from the Gaussia princeps luciferase, a synthetic N-linked glycosylation site, a FLAG tag and an enterokinase cleavage sequence followed by the mature human granzyme B sequence, a flexible linker (Gly-Gly-Gly-Ser) 3 , the anti-CD19 ScFv, and a C-terminal 6 His tag (See  FIG. 1A  for schematic depiction of the fusion protein). The DNA sequences encoding all fusion proteins were confirmed by DNA sequencing. 
     Construction of Diphtheria Toxin Anti-CD5 ScFv (DT-Anti-CD5) Fusion Gene 
     The DT-anti-CD5 fusion gene was made synthetically by Retrogen Co. (San Diego) with codons optimized for expression in  Pichia Pastoris  and human cell lines. The sequence encoding the furin recognition site ( 190   RVRR SVG 196  (SEQ ID NO:66)) was replaced with a consensus granzyme B recognition sequence ( 190   IEPD SG 195  (SEQ ID NO:13)). Two potential N-glycosylation sites were mutated as described (Thompson et al. Protein Eng. 14(12):1035-41 (2001)) and a 6 His tag sequence was added to the C-terminus of the fusion gene for detection and purification. The fusion gene was cloned into XhoI and NotI sites of the pPIC9 vector (Invitrogen) while maintaining the α-factor signal peptide and the Kex2 cleavage site. 
     Generation of CD19 + Jurkat, CD5 + Raji, and CD5 + JVM3 Cells 
     Jurkat SVT35 cells were maintained in IMDM (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Hyclone). JVM-3 (DSMZ, Germany) was maintained in RPMI 1640 (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% Fetal bovine serum (Hyclone), 2 mM L-Glutamine. 
     To prepare the recombinant viruses, we replaced the GFP gene in the retroviral vector M3P-GFP with CD19 or CD5 full length cDNA. To produce viral particles, linearized M3P-CD19 plasmid was cotransfected with pMD-MLV, and pMD-VSVG to 293 ETN cells, which were seeded at 5×10 6  per 10 cm 2  plate a day before transfection. The DNA concentrations of M3P-CD19, pMD-MLV-G/P and pMD-VSVG were 10 μg, 7 μg and 3 μg, respectively. The volume (μl) of TransFectin was 2.5 times of the total DNA concentration (μg). Viral particles were collected 48 hours after transfection and filtered through a 0.45 μm filter (Corning). 
     For infection, 5 10 5  Jurkat cells were suspended in 1.5 ml culture medium and mixed with 1.5 ml filtered virus in a 6-well plate. Three μl of 8 mg/ml polybrene was added to the mixture to the final concentration of 8 μg/ml. The plate was centrifuged at 2000 rpm for 1 hour before culturing in 37° C. incubator containing 5% CO 2 . To isolate Jurkat cells expressing CD19, the infected cells were sorted after staining with FITC conjugated anti-human CD19 antibody (Pharmingen, San Diego, Calif. Jurkat cells expressing high concentrations of CD19 were collected and used for the cytotoxicity assay. 
     Flow Cytometric Analysis 
     The presence of CD5 and CD19 on cell surface was analyzed using indirect immunofluorescence staining. Cells were first incubated with mouse anti-human CD5 or mouse anti-human CD19 (eBioscience) at a concentration of 0.5 μg per one million cells. Goat F (ab′) 2  anti-mouse IgG1 conjugated with RPEA (Southern Biotechnology) was used as secondary antibody at a concentration of 0.25 μg per million of cells. The stained cells were analyzed by flow cytometry (FAXCaliber). 
     B. Expression and Purification GrB-Anti-CD19 Fusion from 293ETN Cells 
     293ETN cells were seeded at 5 10 6 -6 10 6  cells per 10 cm plate and were transfected with 12 μg of pEAK15 GrB-anti-CD19L and 25 μl of TransFectin (Bio-Rad) according to the manufacturer&#39;s protocol. Transfected cells were cultured in Opti-MEM (Invitrogen) for 3 days to allow fusion proteins to accumulate. Supernatants were collected and incubated with pre-equilibrated Ni-NTA resin (Qiagen) and the fusion proteins were eluted with the buffer containing 50 mM HEPES pH7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 250 mM imidazole and 5% glycerol. The purified GrB-anti-CD19 fusion proteins were incubated with enterokinase (New England Biolabs) at room temperature overnight to activate the proteolytic activity of Granzyme B. To remove enterokinase and N-terminal peptide released by enterokinase, the reaction mixture was subjected to affinity purification with Ni-NTA resin. In another form of preparation, the enterokinase and N-terminal peptide released by enterokinase, were removed by gel filtration purification (superdex 200, G E Healthcare). The proteolytic activity of the granzyme B-anti-CD19 ScFv was measured by incubating the purified proteins with a fluorogenic peptide substrate (Ac-IEPD-AMC, Sigma Aldrich). Accumulation of fluorescent product was monitored every 30 s at excitation and emission wavelengths of 380 and 460 nm respectively for 15 min. 
     C. Expression and Purification of DT-Anti-CD5 Fusion from  P. Pastoris    
       Pichia Pastoris  KM71 cells (Invitrogen) were transformed with the expression plasmid by electroporation. Positive clones were selected according to manufacturer&#39;s protocol. For large scale purification, a single colony was cultured at 28° C. overnight in 10 ml Buffer Minimal Glycerol pH 6.0 medium (BMG). The overnight culture was transferred to 1 L BMG pH 6.0 and cultured at 28° C. until OD600 reached 6.0. To induce protein expression, the culture was spun down and resuspended with 100 ml Buffered (pH6.6) Methanol-complex Medium containing 1% casamino acids (BMMYC) and cultured at 15° C. for 48 hours. Supernatants were collected and adjusted to pH 7.6 with 5% NaOH. Clarified supernatants were subjected to affinity purification as described above for the purification of the GrB-anti-CD19 fusion protein. 
     D. Expression and Purification of DT-Anti-CD5, Anti-CD5-PEA, and Anti-CD5-VCE Fusion Proteins from  E. Coli    
     DNA sequence corresponding to αCD5-PEA, αCD5-VCE and their variants were cloned into NcoI and NotI of the pET28 vector (Novagen). Transformed bacterial cells (BL21) were cultured with LB medium at 37° C. To induce expression of insoluble fusion proteins, protein expression was induced with 1 mM IPTG at 37° C. for 4 hours at OD 600 =0.8-1.0. The 40 ml of harvested cell pellet was re-suspended in 5 ml of B-PER II (Pierce) and the inclusion body was purified with B-PER II according the manufacturer&#39;s instruction. Purified inclusion body was dissolved with 20 mM Tris 8.0, 150 mM NaCl, 6 M GuCl and 1 mM β-ME and further purified with Ni-NTA resin. Final purified fusion proteins were refolded at the concentration of 0.2 mg/ml with the protocol described previously (Umetsu M. et al. J. Biol. Chem. 278:8979-8987 (2003)). To induce expression of soluble ScFv-VCE fusion proteins, the synthetic genes were cloned into NcoI and NotI of the pET22b vector. Protein expression was induced with 0.2 mM IPTG for overnight at 17° C. at OD60=0.3-0.5. Periplasmic fraction of bacteria was collected as described (Malik et al. Prot. Exp. Pur. Advanced electronic publication (2007)) and fusion protein was purified with Ni-NTA resin. 
     E. Specific Proteolytic Activity of GrB-Anti-CD19 Fusion Protein 
     To evaluate the enzymatic activity of purified GrB-anti-CD19 fusion protein, a fluorogenic peptide substrate (Ac-IEPD-AMC) (SEQ ID NO:9) was used to compare the activity of the fusion protein with that of purified mouse granzyme B purchased from Sigma. Purified GrB-anti-CD19 exhibited activity similar to that of the commercial mouse granzyme B preparation, suggesting that addition of a ScFv moiety to the C-terminal of human granzyme B did not impair the proteolytic activity and that enterokinase treatment effectively removed the terminal sequence preceding the first isoleucine of mature granzyme B, allowing the enzymatic activity of the fusion protein to be expressed. 
     To establish whether the DT-anti-CD5 fusion protein bearing a granzyme B cleavage site could be recognized as a substrate by either mouse granzyme B or GrB-anti-CD19 fusion protein, the DT-anti-CD5 fusion protein containing an N-terminal FLAG tag was incubated with either mouse granzyme B ( FIGS. 1B  and C, lanes 2) or GrB-anti-CD19 fusion protein ( FIG. 1B , lane3). The reaction yielded an N-terminal 25 kD fragment corresponding to the A chain of the diphtheria toxin ( FIG. 1B ) and a C-terminal 50 kD fragment corresponding the B chain of diphtheria toxin and the ScFv moiety ( FIG. 1C ), consistent with the interpretation that the DT-anti-CD5 fusion protein could be cleaved specifically at the engineered granzyme B site IEPD↓SG (SEQ ID NO:13). 
     To further study the cleavage specificity of various DT-anti-CD5 fusion proteins by different proteases, the furin cleavage site of the DT-anti-CD5 fusion protein was replaced with that of a human rhinovirus 3C protease (HRV 3C) cleavage site (ALFQ↓GPLQ) (SEQ ID NO:14) ( FIG. 1C , lanes 5 to 8). DT-anti-CD5 bearing an HRV 3C protease cleavage sequence can only be cleaved by HRV 3C protease, not granzyme B or furin ( FIG. 1C , lanes 6, 7 and 8). Furthermore, when the furin cleavage site was replaced by a granzyme M recognition site KVPL↓SG SEQ ID NO:67), the resulting toxin DT GrM -anti-CD19 showed synergistic toxicity with fusion protein GrM-anti-CD5 to CD19 + Jurkat cells ( FIG. 14 ). The toxicity of DT GrM -anti-CD19 suggests that this particular toxin fusion may be more susceptible to activation by endogenous proteolytic activities. 
     The present results demonstrate that replacing the furin cleavage sequence with other protease cleavage sequences renders the mutant DT inactive (or less active in the case of GrM) and that the mutant DT fusion proteins can be selectively activated by proteases that recognize engineered cleavage sequences. 
     F. Mutant form of Granzyme B with Altered Cleavage Site Specificity 
     The redirection of the proteolytic specificity of a protease through mutational alteration of residues surrounding the catalytic pocket is well-known in the art. In particular, previous studies involving the site directed mutagenesis of granzyme B, as well as studies of granzyme B proteins from different species, have identified residues that define the substrate specificity of the enzyme, and have provided mutant forms that have altered cleavage specificity (Harris et al. J. Biol. Chem. 273: 27364-27373 (1998); Ruggles et al. J. Biol. Chem. 279:30751-30759 (2004); Casciola-Rosen et al. J biol. Chem. 282:4545-4552(2007)). Similarly, mouse granzyme B isoforms have been found to exhibit much reduced cleavage activity on human Bid, mouse Bid and human caspase 3 than human granzyme B. As a result, mouse granzyme B is thought to be less likely to induce apoptosis in human cells (Casciola-Rosen et al. J Biol. Chem. 282:4545-4552(2007)). Several mutant forms of granzyme B from the Harris et al. study were presumed to have impaired ability to initiate apoptotic pathway due to their altered cleavage sequence specificity. We generated a fusion protein from one such mutant form of granzyme B in which Asn218 of is replaced with Thr (N218T) and showed that the N218T granzyme B exhibited an cleavage site preference toward IAPD (SEQ ID NO:48), a sequence which is not considered a preferred substrate for the wild type granzyme B. Furthermore, we found that the cleavage activity of N218T toward the IAPD (SEQ ID NO:48) sequence is higher than the cleavage activity of wild type granzyme B toward IEDP (SEQ ID NO:9). Thus, in one embodiment of the present invention, a granzyme B fusion protein can be modified to lessen/abrogate the ability to induce apoptosis of target cells, while possessing full (or improved) proteolytic activity toward the optimal cleavage sequences. 
     We compared the ability of granzyme B fusion proteins bearing wild type human granzyme B sequence with one bearing the N218T mutation to cleave substrates bearing IEPD (SEQ ID NO:9) or IAPD sequence (SEQ ID NO:48). Under the conditions where only 20% of the substrate was cleaved, we found that N218T cleaved IEPD (SEQ ID NO:9) substrate at comparable capacity as its wild type counterpart ( FIG. 28  compare lanes 5 and 6). As expected, we found that N218T cleaved IAPD (SEQ ID NO:48) substrate more efficiently than its wild type counterpart ( FIG. 28  compare lanes 5 and 6). Consistent with the in vitro cleavage results, we found that combination of IADP (SEQ ID NO:48) bearing protoxin and N218T mutant granzyme B protoxin activator exhibited higher toxicity to target cells among all the possible combinations of the IEDP/IAPD (SEQ ID NO:48) bearing protoxin and two different forms of granzyme B protoxins activators (data not shown). 
     G. Cytotoxicity Assay of DT, PEA, or VCE Based Toxin Fusions 
     The cytotoxicity of combinatorial immunotoxins was tested on cell lines that express both CD5 and CD19, as well as on the corresponding parental cell lines. Cells were placed in a 96-well plate at 5 10 4  cells per well in 90 μl leucine-free RPMI and were incubated with 10 μl leucine-free RPMI containing various concentrations of GrB-anti-CD19 ScFv and/or DT-anti-CD5 ScFv fusion proteins at 37° C. for 20 hours in 5% CO 2 . Inhibition of protein synthesis was measured by adding 0.33 μCi of [ 3 H]-leucine for 1 hour at 37° C. Cells were harvested by filtration onto glass fiber papers by cell harvester (InoTek 96 well cell harvester) and the rate of [ 3 H]-leucine incorporation was determined by scintillation counting. Cell viability was normalized to control wells treated with protein storage buffer. The [ 3 H] incorporation background was obtained by treating cells with 1 mM cycloheximide for 30 min before adding [ 3 H]-leucine. Each point shown represents the average value of duplicate wells. 
     Combination of GrB-Anti-CD19 and DT-Anti-CD5Fusion Proteins Exhibits Specific Cytotoxicity 
     Having established the protease fusion protein is functional in vitro, we then asked if the pair of fusion proteins could specifically target cells that express both CD5 and CD19. To this end, we generated a reporter cell B cell line, CD5 + Raji, expressing CD5 from a human Raji B cell line. Cytometric analyses using anti-CD5 and anti-CD19 antibodies indicated that both CD5 and CD19 were expressed from the CD5 + Raji cell line ( FIG. 2 ), whereas the parental Raji cells express only CD19. The expression of CD5 from the CD5 + Raji cell line appeared to be stable, as no significant changes in CD5 level were observed over a long period of culturing. 
     To evaluate the ability of the fusion proteins to kill specific target cells, we incubated the fusion proteins singly or jointly with either Raji or CD5 + Raji cells, and then measured protein synthesis activity. We found that GrB-anti-CD19 alone did not exhibit discernable cytotoxicity toward Raji or CD5 + Raji cells at all concentrations tested and that DT-anti-CD5 was not toxic to Raji cells and exhibited only limited toxicity toward CD5 + Raji cells at higher concentrations. However, the combination of DT-anti-CD5 and GrB-anti-CD19 fusion proteins was able to arrest protein synthesis in CD5 + Raji cells with the EC50 of 423.3 pM, while the parental Raji B cell line was not sensitive to the same treatment ( FIG. 3B ). GrB-anti-CD19 activated DT-anti-CD5 in a dose-dependent manner ( FIG. 4 ) and fully activated the engineered DT-anti-CD5 at about 1.0 nM, which is well below the concentrations where GrB alone exhibits apoptotic activity (Liu et al. Mol. Cancer Ther. 2(12):1341-50 (2003)). Together, these results demonstrate that DT-anti-CD5 can be targeted to CD5 +  cell through anti-CD5 ScFv domain and can be activated efficiently by GrB-anti-CD19. 
     To address if the anti-CD19 ScFv domain of the GrB-anti-CD19 is required for efficient targeting of granzyme B activity to the target cells, we performed additional cytotoxicity assays using Jurkat and CD19 + Jurkat cell lines. We found that CD19 + Jurkat cells were much more sensitive to the combination of DT-anti-CD5 and GrB-anti-CD19 than Jurkat cells ( FIG. 6A ), indicating that DT-anti-CD5 was preferentially activated by GrB-anti-CD19 localized to the targeted CD19 + Jurkat cell surface through CD19 binding interaction. The observed lower but significant cytotoxicity to Jurkat cells (CD19 − ) by these agents suggests that the targeted DT-anti-CD5 may be activated by free GrB-anti-CD19 in media. This hypothesis was confirmed by a separate experiment where both Jurkat and CD19 + Jurkat cells were first treated with GrB-anti-CD19 at 4° C. for 30 min., and then washed with buffer to remove the unbound GrB-anti-CD19 from the media. Additional treatment with DT-anti-CD5 at 37° C. for 20 hours induced cytotoxicity in CD19 + Jurkat cells, but not in Jurkat cells ( FIG. 6B ), indicating that the GrB-anti-CD19 bound to the CD19 + Jurkat cells were responsible for DT activation. These results indicate that both anti-CD5 and anti-CD19 are necessary for selective killing of the target cells. 
       Pseudomonas  Exotoxin (PEA) as the Cytotoxic Agent for Combinatorial Targeting 
     To broaden the scope of the combinatorial targeting strategy, we examined the use of a different bacterial toxin,  Pseudomonas  exotoxin A (PEA) in such a context. PEA intoxicates target cells in a manner similar to DT. Upon internalization through receptor-mediated endocytosis, PEA is cleaved by furin at the target cells. The ADP-ribosyl transferase domain is then translocated to cytosol assisted by the translocation domain of PEA and impairs protein translation machinery of the target cells by ADP-ribosylating elongation factor 2. We designed anti-CD5-PEA fusion protein based in part on a published strategy (Di Paolo C. et al., Clin. Cancer Res. 9:2837-48 (2003)), and additionally, replaced the furin cleavage site (RQPR↓SW) with a granzyme B cleavage sequence (IEPD↓SG) ( FIG. 7A ). The anti-CD5-PEA fusion protein was prepared by refolding the aggregated fusion proteins from bacterial inclusion body using a refolding protocol described by Umetsu M. et al. (J. Biol. Chem. 278:8979-8987 (2003)). The purified anti-CD5-PEA fusion protein was highly pure, as judged by Coomassie Blue staining of the refolded anti-CD5-PEA by SDS-PAGE ( FIG. 7B ). It is susceptible to proteolytic cleavage by mouse granzyme B, yielding expected products ( FIG. 7C ). 
     To evaluate the ability of anti-CD5-PEA to kill target cells, we performed cytotoxicity assays as described above. We found that anti-CD5-PEA alone was not toxic to either target (CD5 + Raji and CD5 + JVM3) or non-target (Raji and JVM3) cells ( FIG. 8 ), and that αCD5-PEA selectively killed target cells (CD5 + Raji and CD5 + JVM3) only in the presence of the second component of combinatorial targeting agents, GrB-anti-CD19, with apparent EC50 of 1.07 nM and 0.81 nM for CD5 + Raji and CD5 + JVM3 cells, respectively ( FIG. 8 ). 
     Identification and Characterization a PEA-Like Protein from  Vibrio Cholerae  TP Strain 
     In the course of studying anti-CD5-PEA, we identified a putative toxin (GenBank accession number-AY876053) found in an environmental isolate (TP strain) of  Vibrio Cholerae  (Purdy A. et al., J. of Bacteriology 187:2992-3001 (2005)). Although this putative  Vibrio Cholerae  Exotoxin (VCE) only shares moderate protein sequence homology to PEA (33% identities and 49% positives), the residues that are critical for the function of PEA are conserved in VCE, including the active site residues (H440, Y481, E553 in PE), a furin cleavage site in the domain II, and an ER retention signal at the C-terminus ( FIG. 9 ). Furthermore, using molecular simulation tools the VCE catalytic domain sequence was successfully threaded onto the structure of the PEA catalytic domain, consistent with the notion that VCE folds into a structure similar to that of PEA and thus may possess a similar enzymatic activity (Yates S. P., TIBS 31:123-133 (2006)). 
     To test whether VCE is a PEA-like toxin, we constructed several anti-CD5-VCE synthetic genes and produced anti-CD5-VCE fusion proteins in  E. coli  following the expression and purification protocols for anti-CD5-PEA ( FIG. 10B ). Like anti-CD5-PEA, the anti-CD5-VCE fusion protein bearing a granzyme B site can be cleaved specifically at the granzyme B cleavage site by both mouse granzyme B and GrB-anti-CD19 fusion protein. We then tested the ability of anti-CD5-VCE to kill target cells in the presence or absence of GrB-anti-CD19 and found that, like DT-anti-CD5 and anti-CD5-PEA fusion proteins, anti-CD5-VCE fusion protein alone was not toxic to target cells, and only in the presence of GrB-anti-CD19 fusion protein it selectively killed target cells ( FIG. 11 ). 
     Two unexpected advantages of VCE in comparison with PEA relate to expression in  E. coli  and activity. While anti-CD5-PEA could only be produced in  E. coli  in insoluble form, anti-CD5-VCE was solubly expressed in  E. coli , allowing facile His-tag mediated column purification. In addition, in the presence of GrB-anti-CD19, anti-CD5-VCE showed higher specific toxicity to CD5 + Raji cells than anti-CD5-PE. When cytotoxicity profiles of anti-CD5-VCE, anti-CD5-PEA, and DT-anti-CD5 to CD5 + Raji cells were determined simultaneously, the relative potency illustrated by observed EC 50  values were: anti-CD5-VCE (˜1.3 nM)&lt;DT-anti-CD5 (˜3.0 nM)&lt;anti-CD5-PEA (˜4.8 nM). Since VCE and PEA can be predicted to share a similar translocation/intoxication mechanism due to their similar domain structures, it is surprising that VCE is significantly more toxic. The increased toxicity of VCE may be due to more efficient translocation of its ADP-ribosyltransferase by the VCE translocation domain, or the intrinsically higher activity of its ADP-ribosyltransferase. A synthetic toxin comprising the VCE translocation domain and the PEA ADP-ribosyltransferase domain is ˜300-fold less toxic to target cells than VCE toxin. 
     To further assess the efficacy of the combinatorial targeting strategy, we compared the cytotoxicity of three fusion proteins: the anti-CD5-VCE bearing a granzyme B cleavage site, the anti-CD5-VCE fusion protein with the endogenous furin cleavage site, and the anti-CD5-VCE fusion protein in which one of the active sites was mutated (glutamic acid 613 to alanine). As expected, the E613A active site mutation failed to kill target cells at all concentrations tested ( FIG. 11 ). Although replacing the furin cleavage site with a granzyme B cleavage site substantially reduced the toxicity of anti-CD5-VCE fusion protein, the addition of 1.0 nM GrB-anti-CD19 fully restored its cytotoxicity ( FIG. 11 ). These results clearly demonstrate that combinatorial targeting agents are not only highly selective, but also as effective as conventional immunotoxins. 
     N-terminal Growth Factor Like Domain of uPA (Urokinase-Like Plasminogen Activator) as a Targeting Mechanism for Combinatorial Targeting Strategy 
     Naturally occurring peptides has been shown to bind their cognate receptors with high selectivity and affinity. One of such examples is the binding of uPA to its receptor uPAR. It has been shown that the region of u-PA responsible for high affinity binding (K d ≈0.5 nM) to uPAR is entirely localized within the first 46 amino acids called N terminal growth factor like domain (N-GFD) (Appella E., et al., J. Biol. Chem. 262:4437 (1987)). To examine if naturally occurring protein sequences such as the N-GFD may be adapted to serve as a targeting principle for the combinatorial targeting strategy, we replaced the ScFv domain of anti-CD5-VCE fusion protein with N-GFD to produce N-GFD-VCE and tested its efficacy in selective killing uPAR +  cells in combination with the GrB-anti-CD19 fusion protein. We chose to use CD19 + Jurkat cells for the cytotoxicity assay since it has been shown that Jurkat cells express a moderate level of uPAR and are sensitive to DTAT, a diphtheria toxin/urokinase fusion protein that targets uPAR +  cells (Ramage J. G. et al.  Leukemia Res.  27:79-84 (2003)). We found that N-GFD-VCE bearing the native furin cleavage site is toxic to CD19 + Jurkat cells, but not to u-PAR negative Raji cells, indicating that cell targeting selectively is achieved exclusively through the N-GFD domain of N-GFD-VCE. N-GFD-VCE fusion protein bearing a granzyme B site alone exhibited only limited toxicity at higher concentrations and was able to kill CD19 + Jurkat cell line in the presence of GrB-anti-CD19 at concentrations where N-GFD-VCE itself was not toxic to the target cells ( FIG. 12 ). These results demonstrate that a naturally occurring ligand can serve as targeting mechanism for combinatorial targeting. 
     Selective Killing of PBMNC from a CLL Patient Using the Combination of Anti-CD5-VCE and GrB-Anti-CD19 
     To test whether combinatorial targeting agents can specifically kill B cell-chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells, we carried out cytotoxicity assay with purified peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) from a B-CLL patient. FACS analysis indicated that about 30% of PBMNC was CD5 +  B cells ( FIG. 13A ). We found that each individual component of targeting agents was not toxic to PBMNC ( FIGS. 13B and 13C ). Furthermore, at the concentrations where combinatorial targeting agents arrested all the protein synthesis activity of the reported cell line (CD5 + Raji), about 30% of total protein synthesis activity from PBMNC was arrested. Importantly, no more inhibition of protein synthesis was observed as we increased the concentration of DT-anti-CD5, consistent with the notion that the combinatorial targeting agents might only arrest protein synthesis activity of the target cell population, i.e., CD5 +  B cells. Taken together, our data show that combinatorial targeting agents can be deployed to eliminate specific cell populations from heterogeneous mixtures of cells with minimal toxicity to other cell types. 
     H. Preparation of Anti-CD5-Aerolysin and Anti-CD19-Aerolysin Fusion Proteins 
     Gene Construction of Tagged, Modified Large Lobe of Aerolysin, Tagged Anti-CD5 ScFv, and Tagged Anti-CD19 ScFv 
     Aerolysin was amplified from the genomic DNA of  Aeromonas hydrophila  (ATCC: 7965D) using Faststart high fidelity PCR mix (Roche). The PCR product was digested with NcoI and XhoI and cloned into a pET22b (Novagen). The 3′ end of the clone was subsequently repaired by amplification and digested with NcoI and SalI and recloned into pET22b using NcoI and XhoI sites. There are many different variants of aerolysin and the sequence we obtained most closely resembled an aerolysin clone aer4 (GenBank: X65043). The most significant similarity between our clone and aer4 is in the activation peptide sequence separating the mature pore-forming toxin and the pro-peptide. This differs greatly from the sequence identified from the original aerA gene which is thought to be activated by furin (DSKVRRAR↓SVDG). The activation moiety of our clone was mutated from the native activation moiety (ASHSSRARNLS) to a sequence that could be recognized by human granzyme B (ESKGIEPD↓SGVEG) and tobacco etch virus protease TEV (ESKENLYFQ↓GVEG). We performed site specific mutagenesis using a Phusion polymerase based PCR mutagenesis method (New England Biolabs). These mutants were further modified to delete the small lobe of the native protein and replace it with a sortase substrate sequence (GKGGSNSAAS) using site directed mutagenesis. The resultant clones are referred to as GK-aerolysin GrB  and GK-aerolysin TEV , respectively. 
     Anti-CD5 ScFv was PCR amplified, each digested with NcoI and XhoI, and cloned into a pET28a (Novagen) variant modified to carry a sortase attachment signal LPETG upstream of the His-tag. anti-CD19 ScFv was PCR amplified, digested with NcoI and XhoI and cloned into a modified version of pET28a with a periplasmic signal sequence and a sortase attachment signal at the C-terminus. 
     Expression and Purification of Tagged Aerolysin Proteins, Tagged Anti-CD5 ScFv, and Tagged Anti-CD19 ScFv 
     GK-Aerolysin GrB  ( FIG. 16 ) and GK-aerolysin TEV  were expressed in BL21 star cells at 25° C. after 0.2 mM IPTG induction for 5 hrs. Cells were pelleted and resuspended in lysis buffer (20 mM Tris pH 8, 150 mM NaCl, 0.3 M NH4Cl, 0.1% Triton X-100, 0.2 mg/mL lysozyme) and incubated for 1 hr at 4° C. This was followed by sonication to lyse the bacterial cells and the mixture was spun down and the supernatant was incubated with Ni-NTA agarose (Qiagen). The column was washed with HS buffer (20 mM Tris pH 8, 150 mM NaCl, 1 M NH4Cl, 0.1% Triton X-100) and 20 mM imidazole wash buffer (20 mM Tris pH 8, 150 mM NaCl, 20 mM imidazole) and eluted with 250 mM imidazole elution buffer (20 mM Tris pH 8, 150 mM NaCl, 250 mM imidazole). The protein was then dialyzed against 20 mM Tris pH 7.5 and 150 mM NaCl. Sortase A was purified using a similar protocol. 
     The ScFvs were expressed as insoluble inclusion bodies in BL21 cells. The inclusion bodies were isolated and then resuspended in redissolving buffer (5M GuCl, 20 mM Tris pH 8, 150 mM NaCl, 0.1% Triton X-100, 5 mM mercaptoethanol). The solution was sonicated to dissolve the protein and then mixed with 4 mL Ni-NTA slurry. The protein was purified under denaturing conditions in the presence of 5M GuCl, and eluted with imidazole (5 mM GuCl, 20 mM Tris pH 8, 150 mM NaCl, 250 mM imidazole, 5 mM mercaptoethanol). The protein was refolded using serial dialysis approach using differing amounts of GuCl and arginine (Umetsu M. et al. J. Biol. Chem. 278:8979-8987 (2003)). The refolded protein was finally dialyzed against 20 mM Tris pH 8, 150 mM NaCl. 
     Construction of Anti-CD5-Aerolysin and Anti-CD19-Aerolysin GrB  Using Sortase A Conjugation 
       S. aureus  sortase A is expressed in soluble form from  E. coli  (Zong Y. et al. J. Biol. Chem. 279:31383 (2004)). Purified Sortase A was immobilized on agarose at approximate 10 mg/mL using aminolink plus coupling kit (Pierce). The GK-aerolysin proteins and the refolded scFvs were mixed at 1:2 ratio respectively and incubated with Sortase A-agarose in the presence of 0.1M Tris pH 9, 5 mM CaCl 2 , 0.01% Tween-20, and incubated overnight at room temperature. The conjugation mix was filtered through a 0.2 micron spin filter and the mixture was purified on a Q-anion exchange column (GE Healthcare) to separate the conjugated aerolysin from the excess ScFv (FIG. 17C). The protein was concentrated and quantified by UV absorbance in preparation for cell based assays. 
     I. Cytotoxicity Assay (MTS Assay) of Aerolysin Based Toxin Fusions 
     Promega Cell Titer 96 Aqueous Non-radioactive Cell Proliferation Assay was used to determine cell viability. Cells were placed in a 96-well plate at 5 10 4  cells per well in 90 μl RPMI with 10% calf serum (Hyclone, fortified with Fe 2+ ). 10 μl of various concentrations of GrB-anti-CD19 ScFv and/or anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB  fusion proteins were added to cells and incubated at 37° C. for 48 hours in 5% CO 2  incubator. MTS reagent (25 μl, Promega, G358A) was then added to each well and allowed to incubate for over 4 hours at 37° C. At the end of the incubation period, the A 490  was recorded using a SPECTRA max ELISA plate reader (Molecular Devices). Cell viability was normalized to control wells treated with protein storage buffer or 1 mM cycloheximide. The reported data represent the average readings from duplicate wells. 
     Anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB  is Selectively Activated by GrB-anti-CD19 
     To investigate whether the engineered aerolysin fusion protein containing a GrB cleavage site and a CD5 binding moiety may be used as the toxin principle in the context of combinatorial targeting of CD5 + /CD19 +  cells, the cytotoxicity of anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB  to CD5 + Raji and CD19 + Jurkat cells was assayed in the presence or absence of 2 nM of GrB-anti-CD19. As shown in  FIG. 18 , potent cytotoxicity is only observed when GrB-anti-CD19 is present, with EC 50 ≈0.3-0.4 nM and 6.5 nM to CD5 + Raji and CD19 + Jurkat cells, respectively. Virtually no toxicity was observed without the addition of GrB-anti-CD19. Such a low side effect by a aerolysin base protoxin may be attributable to its intoxication mechanism, which involves extracellular proteolytic activation followed by pore formation on cell surface (Howard and Buckley, J. Bateriol. 163:336-340 (1985)). In comparison, DT, PE, or VCE based protoxins are activated inside targeted cells during the translocation process (Ogata et al. J. Biol. Chem. 267:25396-25401 (1992)), during which some intracellular, endogenous proteolytic activities may cleave the heterologous protease cleavage site to activate them, albeit to much less extent than when activated specifically by a targeted activator. 
     Specific Anti-CD5 ScFv/CD5 Interaction at Cell Surface is Required for the Cytotoxicity of Anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB -Anti-CD19 
     The necessity of CD5 binding of anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB  for cell targeting was confirmed by the fact that GK-Aerolysin GrB , which lacks the anti-CD5 ScFv domain, is not toxic to CD5 + Raji cells under the conditions tested. The requirement for specific interaction between anti-CD5 ScFv and cell surface CD5 was further verified by the observation that anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB , in combination to GrB-anti-CD19, is not toxic to Raji cells, which lack the CD5 surface marker ( FIG. 18B ). Although it is not surprising that a anti-CD5-scFV moiety could direct anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB  fusion protein to CD5 + Raji cells, it is not obvious that the anti-CD5-scFV moiety could simply replace the small lobe of aerolysin and successfully function as an integral part of aerolysin. The small lobe of the wild type aerolysin is known to recognize and specifically bind to N-glycans on GPI-anchored proteins, suggesting that it recognizes a site to which both the N-glycan and the GPI-glycan core contribute (MacKenzie et al. J. Biol. Chem. 274:22604-22609 (1999)). Conversely, domain 2 within the large lobe of aerolysin is thought to contribute to the binding of the GPI-core. The specific cytotoxicity to CD5 + /CD19 +  cells achieved by anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB /GrB-anti-CD19 demonstrated that the contribution of the small lobe to the binding of N-glycan and corresponding GPI-glycan core may be replaced by other interactions between a binder and the surface antigen it recognizes, and the surface marker does not have to be a GPI-anchored protein. 
     Cytotoxicity to CD5 + JVM3 and Jeko-1 Cell Lines 
     JVM-3 is a cell line that has been used to establish a B-CLL-like xenograft mouse model (Loisel S. et al. Leuk. Res. 29:1347-1352 (2005)), even though it is CD5 − . As described above, we have generated a CD5 + JVM3 cell line to test combinatorial targeting agents. Jeko-1 cell line is a mantle cell lymphoma cell line that is CD5 + /CD19 +  (Jeon et al. Brit. J. Haematol. 102:1323-1326 (1998)). Potent cytotoxicity of anti-CD5-Aerolysin GrB  to these cells is observed in the presence of 2 nM of GrB-anti-CD19 ( FIG. 19 ), with estimated EC 50  of 2.1 nM and 22.4 nM, respectively. Since Jeko-1 cells naturally possess both CD5 and CD19 surface antigens, these data illustrate that combinatorial targeting reagents are capable of selectively destroying cancer cells by recognition of cell surface targets present on the cell surface at native levels. 
     Construction and Expression of Wild Type and Mutant DT Fusion Proteins Bearing Phosphorylation Sites that Block Furin Cleavage when Phosphorylated 
     The gene encoding full length DT (synthesized by Genscript Corporation) was cloned into pBAD102/D-TOPO (Invitrogen Corporation). Single amino acid insertion at the furin cleavage site was achieved using a site-directed mutagenesis kit from Stratagene (QuikChange® 11 Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit). The original enterokinase recognition sequence in the vector plasmid was changed to a TEV protease recognition sequence using PCR. 
     All plasmid constructs were transformed into One Shot® TOPO10 competent cells (Invitrogen Corporation). Positive colonies were selected. For protein induction, a single positive bacterial colony was inoculated into 2 ml of LB and transferred into 100 ml LB after overnight incubation. After OD reached 0.6, the culture was moved to 16° C. incubator, to which was added arabinose to a final concentration of 20 ppm and the induction lasted at least for 4 hours. Bacteria were precipitated at 2000 g for 10 minutes and the cell pellet was then suspended in 8 ml buffer of 25 mM NaH 2 PO 4 , 250 mM NaCl at pH 8.0. The cell solution was then incubated with 8 mg of lysozyme on ice for 30 minutes. After sonication, the lysate was centrifuged at 3,000 g for 15 minutes, and the resulting supernatant was purified by Ni-NTA agarose purification following manufacturer&#39;s recommended procedures (Invitrogen Corporation). 
     After purification, the protein solutions were dialyzed against a buffer of 25 mM Tris, 250 mM NaCl and 10% glycerol at pH 7.5 for overnight, to provide a buffer system that is compatible with furin cleavage and phosphorylation reactions. All the fusion proteins made (DT, DT A , DT S , DT AT ) are depicted in  FIG. 21  with the corresponding furin cleavage sites shown. 
     Phosphorylation of Fusion Proteins 
     To examine the efficiency and specificity of site-specific phosphorylation of Trx-DT fusion proteins DT, DT A , DT S , and DT AT , a number of commercially available kinases were screened. Protein kinase A (PKA) was identified as the most efficient for these fusions. Phosphorylation reaction was carried out in 20 μl of 50 mM Tris-HCl/10 mM MgCl 2  pH 7.5 buffer containing 1 μg of protein, 1 μl of protein kinase A, and 2 μl of 1 mM ATP (New England Biolabs). The mixture was incubated at 30° C. for 20 minutes. In order to visualize the phosphorylation product, in some phosphorylation experiments ATP was supplemented with γ- 32 P-ATP (3000 Ci/mmol, Perkin Elmer Life and Analytical Science) to yield  32 P labeled Trx-DT. It was found that PKA adds the radioactive phosphate group to all the fusion proteins, producing a single product as shown by SDS-PAGE analysis ( FIG. 22B , top panel). The labeling efficiency of the Trx-DT fusions, which corresponds to phosphorylation efficiency, is found to be DT A &gt;DT S &gt;DT AT ≈DT. 
     Furin Cleavage of Trx-DT and Phosphorylated Trx-DT Fusion Proteins 
     To analyze whether the phosphorylatlon at furin cleavage site within the Trx-DT fusion proteins have any effect on furin cleavage efficiency, the unlabeled and phosphate-labeled fusion proteins were incubated with furin at 37° C. For each furin digestion, 2 μg of protein was mixed with 2 units of furin (New England Biolabs) in a total reaction volume of 20 μl at 37° C. Reaction buffer contained 100 mM Tris-HCl, 0.5% Triton X-100, 1 mM CaCl 2  and 0.5 mM dithiothreitol at pH 7.5. The reaction mixtures were analyzed by SDS-PAGE using the samples without turin treatment as controls. We found that the control samples contained some nicked products of 35 kD and 41 kD, which are consistent with fragmentation at the furin cleavage site. This phenomenon has been observed by others previously and is considered the result of undesired proteolytic cleavage during protein purification. After a 20 minute furin treatment, the DT, DT A , DT S , and DT AT  samples showed substantially more cleavage products of 35 kD and 41 kD ( FIG. 21B ), demonstrating site specific cleavage of non-phosphorylated samples, as expected. However, the phosphorylated proteins pDT A , pDT S , and pDT AT  showed reduced sensitivity to furin cleavage. While significant digestion on pDT could be observed after one hour, no obvious digestion could be observed for pDT A , pDT S , and pDT AT . The digestion was then continued for overnight. After furin treatment for 20 hours, the cleavage of pDT was near completion, but only about 5%, 10%, and 50% of pDT A , pDT AT  and pDT S  were fragmented, respectively ( FIG. 22B ). The significantly reduced lability of pDT A , pDT AT  and pDTs to furin due to phosphorylation suggests that they may potentially be used as protoxins which are activated by dephosphorylation to provide a natively activatable toxin, i.e. one that can be activated by endogenous furin/kexin-like proteases. 
     Preparation of DT A -Anti-CD19 and pDT A -Anti-CD19 Fusion Proteins 
     The Trx-DTA-anti-CD19 fusion gene containing an alanine insertion at furin cleavage site  190 RVRR↓ A SV 195  was constructed by subcloning from the corresponding Trx-DT (DT A  in  FIG. 21A ) and DT GrB -anti-CD19 fusion genes. Trx-DTA-anti-CD19 fusion protein was expressed in  E. coli  and the soluble fraction was collected and purified using standard His-tag purification. The purified Trx-DT A -anti-CD19 was treated with TEV protease to remove the Trx tag and afford DT A -anti-CD19. 
     The purified DT A -anti-CD19 was further phosphorylated using PKA and ATP using the procedure described above to generate pDT A -anti-CD19 ( FIG. 22A ). 
     Dephosphorylation of pDT A -Anti-CD19 
     Fusion protein pDTA-anti-CD19 was treated with recombinant protein phosphatase 2C (PP2C) produced in  E. coli , and its dephosphorylation was observed by SDS-PAGE. The resulting DT A -anti-CD19 contains the RVRR↓AS sequence, which is activatable by furin that is present in mammalian cells. PP2C was selected for the dephosphorylation because it has been shown that it can remove the phosphate group on RRAT P VA or RRAS P VA efficiently (Deana et al., Biochim. Biophy. Acta, 1051:199-202 (1990)), which are very similar to the modified furin cleavage site within pDT A -anti-CD19. 
     Cytotoxicity Assay of D-Anti-CD19 and pDT A -Anti-CD19 Fusion Proteins 
     Both DT A -anti-CD19 and pDT A -anti-CD19 were tested by protein synthesis inhibition cytotoxicity assay as described above, using cells that contain both the CD5 and CD19 surface antigens, i.e. Jeko-1, CD5 + JVM3, CD5 + Raji, and CD19 + Jurkat cells. Various concentrations of DT A -anti-CD19 and pDT A -anti-CD19 were tested, and a positive inhibition control was provided by adding cycloheximide to each cell line. The results ( FIG. 23B ) show that the unphosphorylated DT A -anti-CD19 fusion is very toxic to all the cells tested, with IC50˜0.01-0.1 nM; whereas the phosphorylated pDTA-anti-CD19 fusion is not toxic to these cells under similar conditions. 
     These results demonstrate that it is feasible to establish a protoxin activation strategy, in which the proactive moiety (e.g., furin cleavage site RVRR↓AS) within a protoxin (e.g., DT A -anti-CD19) is masked by a chemical modification (e.g., phosphorylation at the Serine) to afford a protoxin (e.g., pDT A  anti-CD19−); the protoxin may be converted by an activator (e.g., phosphatase PP2C) to a natively activatable toxin (e.g., DT A -anti-CD19), which is activated by furin activity natively present in mammalian cells. 
     This strategy should be applicable to any protoxin that may be naturally activated by intracellular or extracellular proteolysis. Examples of such toxins include but not limited to, ADP-ribosylating toxin such as DT, PE, and VCE, pore-forming toxin such as aerolysin and  Clostridium perfringens  ε-toxin, pro-RIP toxin such as pro-ricin, and zymogen-based toxin such as pro-GrB. Examples of enzyme activities that may be used to modify/demodify as protoxin modifying reagent and protoxin proactivator include but are not limited to, kinases and phosphatases for phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, respectively; O-GlcNAc transferase and O-GlcNAcase for glycosylation and deglycosylation, respectively; and E1/E2 and Senp2 for sumoylation and desumoylation, respectively. 
     Production of Mature GrB-(YSA) 2  and Protease Activatable Pro-GrB-(YSA) 2    
     In CTLs and NK cells, GrB is initially expressed as an inactive precursor protein. This pre-pro-GrB carries an N-terminal signal peptide that directs packaging of the protein into secretory granules. The enzymatic activity of GrB is strictly controlled by the activation dipeptide Gly-Glu, which is cleaved by dipeptidyl peptidase/cathepsin C during transport into storage vesicles. We have constructed recombinant GrB in a pro form, which may be matured either by a separate step of proteolytic removal of the extra residues located N-terminal to the first residue Ile of GrB, or by in situ activation conferred by a natively present protease in the host cells. 
     As shown in  FIG. 20A , two pro-GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion proteins were designed and constructed, an enterokinase activatable DDDDK-GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion protein, and a furin activatable RSRR-GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion protein. DDDDK-GrB-(YSA) 2  was produced by transfecting 293T cells with plasmids expressing this fusion protein. The pro-enzyme was produced as a secreted form and was first purified with Ni affinity chromatography. Purified DDDDK-GrB-(YSA) 2  was activated by adding enterokinase in vitro. Using a fluorogenic peptide (Ac-IEPD-AMC), it was demonstrated that the enzymatically active GrB-(YSA) 2  was obtained by proteolytically cleaving the sequences N-terminal to the naturally matured GrB sequence (amino acid 21 to 247) using added enterokinase, which recognizes and cleaves at DDDDK↓ ( FIG. 20B ). 
     On the other hand, GrB-(YSA) 2  may be isolated in its mature form in 293T cells directly if the fusion construct is designed to be activated by furin, which is naturally present in mammalian cells. Supernant of 293T cells transfected with plasmids expressing RSRR-GrB-(YSA) 2  was collected and the activity of GrB was comparable to that of GrB-(YSA) 2 , which was activated in vitro by enterokinase treatment of DDDDK-GrB-(YSA) 2 . 
     These experimental results demonstrate that the status of GrB activity may be manipulated by either exogenbus (e.g., enterokinase) or endogenous (e.g., furin) proteolytic activities. Such controlled activation is particularly useful for the combinatorial targeting described in the present invention. For example, the activation of DT GrB -anti-CD5 protoxin fusion may only be achieved when the targeted cells are also bound to the DDDDK-GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion, where the exogenous enterokinase is introduced by a cell-targeting moiety recognizing a third cell surface target. On the other hand, in many mammalian cells the availability of RRSR-GrB-(YSA) 2  fusion is sufficient to be activated DT GrB -anti-CD5 protoxin fusion because these cells natively expresses furin, which can activate proactivator RRSR-GrB-YSA. 
     J. Targeting Breast Cancer Cells Using Surface Marker EphA2 and Claudin3/4 
     In one particular example, the protoxin and protoxin activator fusion proteins of the invention were directed towards breast cancer cells expressing EphA3 and claudin3/4. 
     Construction of a DT GrB -CCPE Fusion Gene 
     The translocation domain and catalytic domain of DT from the DT GrB -anti-CD5 gene was cloned into pBAD/D-TOPO-vector (Invitrogen) that contains a His-Patch Thioredoxin. A factor Xa site was also introduced directly upstream of the DT to provide an opportunity to later remove the thioredoxin front the fusion protein. The gene encoding C-CPE was synthesized (Genscript Corporation). The C-CPE insert containing a polyhistidine tag (H6) at C-terminus was ligated into the pBAD/D-TOPO-DT vector described above to generate the fusion gene. A TEV protease cleavage site was introduced using PCR based mutagenesis and Phusion™ High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase (New England Biolabs). The recognition site used was ELNYFQ↓G, and replaced the Factor Xa site (I-E-G-R) in the original construct. 
     Expression of DT GrB -CCPE 
     A one liter culture of  E. coli  containing the pBAD/D-TOPO-Trx-DT GrB -CCPE plasmid was grown to OD600=0.6 in LB containing ampicillan. The culture was induced with 0.02% arabinose at 18° C. overnight. Fusion protein was purified using Ni-NTA agarose resin (Qiagen) and dialyzed against PBS. 
     TEV protease was used to remove the thioredoxin from the Trx-DT GrB -CCPE construct. The DT GrB -CCPE was purified from the TEV protease and the thioredoxin using an amylose resin column (New England Biolabs) followed by a Ni-NTA agarose column (Qiagen). The purified protein was dialyzed against PBS. 
     Construction of GrB-(YSA) 2  Gene Fusion 
     A twelve residue peptide, YSA, having the sequence YSAYPDSVPMMS, has been reported to be a specific binder to EphA2 receptors (Koolpe, et al. J Biol Chem. 280:17301-11 (2005)), which are overexpressed in number of cancers. A DNA encoding the fusion of two YSA peptides was synthesized and cloned into pIC9 vector along with the GrB gene in a 3-piece ligation reaction. The resulting plasmid was confirmed to contain the desired GrB-(YSA) 2  DNA, which was then sub-cloned into pEAK15-GrB-CD19L vector that was used for mammalian expression of the GrB-anti-CD19 fusion discussed above. The pEAK15-GrB-(YSA) 2  construct contains a leader sequence for secretion of the expressed protein, as well as an enterokinase site directly upstream of the Granzyme B. 
     Expression and Purification of GrB-(YSA) 2    
     The pEAK15-GrB-(YSA) 2  plasmid was transfected into 293ETN cells using TransFectin™ Lipid Reagent (BioRad) following recommended procedure. Cells were incubated for 2 days in OptiMEM (Gibco), and the supernatant was collected. The secreted protein was purified from media supernatant using Ni-NTA resin (Qiagen), then dialyzed against Tris-Cl buffer. 
     The purified pro-GrB-(YSA) 2  was incubated with Enterokinase to remove the leader sequence and flag-tag from N-terminal side of Granzyme B. Thus activated GrB-(YSA) 2  was then separated from the signal peptide using Ni-NTA resin (Qiagen), to be used to activate DT GrB -CCPE fusion ( FIG. 24 ). 
     This system again exemplifies an activation sequence that involves three elements, enterokinase, pro-GrB-(YSA) 2 , and DT GrB -CCPE, with the end result of DT activation at the cells targeted by C-CPE and YSA. It is anticipated a triple-component activation cascade may be established by using an enterokinase that is linked to a cell-targeting moiety that recognizes a third surface antigen. For example, in order to target certain breast cancer cells, EpCAM may be used as the third surface marker (targeted by an anti-EpCAM scFv) for enterokinase, in combination with claudin3/4 (targeted by C-CPE) and EphA2 (targeted by multimerized YSA or anti-EphA2 scFv). 
     Cytotoxicity of Protoxin DT GrB -CCPE Activated by GrB 
     Protoxin DT GrB -CCPE fusion protein was activated in vitro using mouse GrB (Sigma) prior to exposing it to cells. Equal numbers of HT-29 cells, which express Claudin-3/-4, were seeded in a 96 well plates and allowed to settle for 24 hours. Activated DT GrB -CCPE was added directly to the wells in concentrations ranging from 0.03 nM up to 0.6 μM, each concentration in triplicate. Cycloheximide was used as a cell growth inhibition control, and PBS was added to wells as a buffer control. Cells were incubated in the presence of the activated DT GrB -CCPE fusion for 48 hours, and cytotoxicity was then measured with CellTiter 96® AQueous One Solution Cell Proliferation Assay (MTS) (Promega) as outlined in product manual. Results were analyzed using GraphPad Prism 4. 
     K. Multistep Synthesis of Branched Chemical Linker JL10 
     The invention features the use of branched chemical linkers between the various domains of the protoxin and protoxin activator fusion proteins. An example of the synthesis of one such linker is described below. 
     Synthesis of 14-amino-5-oxo-3,9,12-trioxa-6-azatetradecan-1-oic acid (JL01) 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To a solution of 2,2′-(ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy))diethanamine (1.4830 g, 10.0 mmol) in CH 3 CN (15 mL) was added dropwise a solution of 1,4-dioxane-2,6-dione (1.1560 g, 10.0 mmol) in CH 3 CN (5 mL) over 5 minutes and the mixture was stirred for 5 hours at room temperature. A colorless supernatant was discarded by decantation. 5 mL of CH 3 CN was added and the mixture was vortexed for 30 seconds. The supernatant was decanted. The remaining residue was dissolved in 1M HCl (20 mL) and chromatographed with Dowex 50W 8 ion-exchange resin (15 mL resin, H + -form). The mono-acid product was eluted with water and followed by 0.15M of NH 4 OH. The reaction afforded 37% yield of the mono-acid product as light yellow gum (JL01).  1 H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ H  9.69 (t, J=5.20 Hz, 1H), 8.27 (br, 3H), 3.87 (s, 2H), 3.73 (s, 2H), 3.66 (t, J=5.40 Hz, 2H), 3.58 (m, 2H), 3.53 (m, 2H), 3.48 (t, J=5.00 Hz, 2H), 3.27 (m, 2H), 2.91 (t, J=5.40 Hz, 2H);  13 C-NMR (101 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ C  174.17, 170.48, 72.94, 72.27, 69.89, 69.81, 69.39, 66.98, 48.63, 38.54; MS (ESI) m/z 265 (M + ). 
     Synthesis of 14-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-5-oxo-3,9,12-trioxa-6-azatetradecan-1-oic acid (JL02) 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To a solution of 14-amino-5-oxo-3,9,12-trioxa-6-azatetradecan-1-oic acid (0.9650 g, 3.7 mmol) in water (10 mL) was added NaHCO 3  (0.3739 g, 4.4 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes. A solution of Boc 2 O (0.9834 g, 4.5 mmol) in dioxane (5 mL) was added to the mixture and stirred at room temperature for overnight. The reaction crude was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was re-dissolved in water and washed with diethyl ether. The ether layer was discarded and the residue was acidified with 1M HCl and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was saved and dried over Na 2 SO 4 . After ethyl acetated was removed under reduced pressure, a pale yellow gum was obtained as product (JL02) in 1.3111 g.  1 H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ H  12.79 (brs, 1H), 7.81 (t, J=5.80 Hz, 1H), 6.80 (t, J=5.40 Hz, 1H), 4.10 (s, 2H), 3.96 (s, 2H), 3.49 (s, 4H), 3.43 (t, J=5.80 Hz, 2H), 3.36 (t, J=6.00 Hz, 2H), 3.26 (m, 2H), 3.05 (m, 2H), 1.37 (s, 9H);  13 C-NMR (101 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ C  171.43, 168.83, 155.62, 77.63, 70.03, 69.51, 69.49, 69.21, 68.87, 67.48, 38.06, 28.26. 
     Synthesis of ethyl 21,21-bis((3-ethoxy-3-oxopropoxy)methyl)-2,2-dimethyl-4,15,19-trioxo-3,8,11,17,23-pentaoxa-5,14,20-triazapentacosane-25-carboxylate (JL04) 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Compound JL02 (1.2540 g, 3.44 mmol) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (0.5140 g, 4.47 mmol) were dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2  (10 mL) and DMF (5 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature and a solution of DCC (0.8020 g, 3.88 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2  (10 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred for overnight and the white precipitates were removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford NHS ester. The NHS ester was re-dissolved in DMF and stirred in ice bath. After addition of a solution of amino triethyl ester JL05  (JL03, 1.5520 g, 3.68 mmol) in DMF (5 mL), the ice bath was removed and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 63 hours. The reaction crude was filtered, washed with ethyl acetate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified on silica gel column and afforded pale yellow gum product (JL04) in 94% yield.  1 H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ H  10.57 (brs, 1H), 8.01 (t, J=5.60 Hz, 1H), 6.77 (t, J=5.40 Hz, 1H), 4.05 (q, J=7.20 Hz, 6H), 3.92 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 2H), 3.59 (t, J=6.00 Hz, 6H), 3.56 (s, 6H), 3.49 (s, 4H), 3.43 (t, J=6.00 Hz, 2H), 3.36 (t, J=6.20 Hz, 2H), 3.26 (m, 2H), 3.05 (m, 2H), 2.49 (t, J=6.40 Hz, 6H), 1.37 (s, 9H), 1.18 (t, J=7.20 Hz, 9H);  13 C-NMR (101 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ C  172.84, 171.06, 168.75, 168.69, 155.61, 77.61, 70.29, 70.20, 69.51, 69.48, 69.20, 68.89, 68.14, 66.54, 59.89, 59.80, 59.39, 38.12, 34.52, 28.24, 25.25, 14.10. 
     Synthesis of 21,21-bis((2-carboxyethoxy)methyl)-2,2-dimethyl-4,15,19-trioxo-3,8,11,17,23-pentaoxa-5,14,20-triazapentacosane-25-carboxylic acid (JL06) 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To a solution of compound JL04 (2.2230 g, 2.90 mmol) in THF (30 mL) was added 1M NaOH aqueous solution (15 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for overnight and THF was removed under reduced pressure. The aqueous solution was acidified with 6M HCl to pH 2 and extracted with CH 2 Cl 2 . The organic layer was saved and dried over Na 2 SO 4 . Pale yellow gum was obtained as product (JL06) in 76% yield.  1 H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6 )  8   H  12.14 (s, 1H), 8.00 (t, J=5.74 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (s, 1H), 6.75 (t, J=5.52 Hz, 1H), 3.91 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 2H), 3.56 (m, 12H), 3.47 (s, 4H), 3.41 (t, J=6.04 Hz, 2H), 3.35 (t, J=6.11 Hz, 2H), 3.25 (q, J=5.87 Hz, 2H), 3.04 (q, J=5.97 Hz, 2H), 2.40 (m, 6H), 1.89 (s, 2H), 1.35 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z 772 ([M+4Na−3H] + ), 726 ([M+2Na−3H] − ). 
     Synthesis of 1-azido-2-(2-(2-(2-azidoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethane (JL07) 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To a solution of 1-chloro-2-(2-(2-(2-chloroethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethane (13.2310 g, 57.2 mmol) in DMF (100 mL) and water (20 mL) was added NaN 3  (11.353 g, 175 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 40 hours. The filtrate was saved after filtration and concentrated under reduced pressure. The white slurry was diluted with ethyl acetate and hexanes (v/v 1:1, 200 mL) and the precipitates were removed by filtration. The filtrate was saved and washed with water (30 mL), brine (30 mL) and dried over Na 2 SO 4 . Pale yellow liquid was obtained as product (JL07) in 99% yield.  1 H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ H  3.68 (m, 12H), 3.39 (t, J=5.05 Hz, 4H). 
     Synthesis of 2-(2-(2-(2-azidoethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethanamine (JL08) 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To a solution of compound JL07 (14.4 g, ˜57.2 mmol) in ethyl acetate (45 mL) and diethyl ether (45 mL) was added 5% HCl (60 mL), followed by addition of Ph 3 P (14.04 g, 53.5 mmol) and the mixture was stirred in ice-bath for over 1 hour. Then the ice-bath was removed and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 14 hours. The reaction crude was transferred to separatory funnel and the organic phase was removed. The aqueous phase was washed with ethyl acetate and cooled in ice-bath. 1M NaOH was added to adjust pH to 13. The product was extracted into CH 2 Cl 2  and dried over Na 2 SO 4 . Pale yellow liquid was obtained as product (JL08) in 82% yield.  1 H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ H  3.67 (m, 8H), 3.63 (m, 2H), 3.51 (t, J=5.23 Hz, 2H), 3.39 (t, J=5.07 Hz, 2H), 2.87 (t, J=5.21 Hz, 2H), 1.62 (s, 2H). 
     Synthesis of tert-butyl 33-azido-16,16-bis(17-azido-5-oxo-2,9,12,15-tetraoxa-6-azaheptadecyl)-10,14,21-trioxo-3,6,12,18,25,28,31-heptaoxa-9,15,22-triazatritriacontylcarbamate (JL09) 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     To a solution of compound JL06 (0.1367 g, 0.2 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2  (4 mL) was added a solution of compound JL08 (0.2619 g, 1.2 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2  (4 mL), followed by addition of DIEA (209 μL, 1.2 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature. A solution of DEPC (182 μL, 1.2 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2  (4 mL) was added dropwise into above mixture over 1 minute and still stirred at room temperature for overnight. After removal of solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was purified on silica gel column to afford 0.2047 g (80% yield) product JL09 as pale yellow liquid.  1 H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ H  7.54 (br, 1H), 7.04 (br, 1H), 6.80 (br, 1H), 5.26 (br, 1H), 4.06 (s, 2H), 3.98 (s, 2H), 3.67 (m, 48H), 3.55 (m, 12H), 3.45 (t, J=5.30 Hz, 6H), 3.41 (t, J=4.97 Hz, 6H), 3.32 (br, 2H), 2.42 (t, J=5.81 Hz, 6H), 1.44 (s, 9H). 
     Synthesis of tert-butyl 33-amino-16,16-bis(17-amino-5-oxo-2,9,12,15-tetraoxa-6-azaheptadecyl)-10,14,21-trioxo-3,6,12,18,25,28,31-heptaoxa-9,15,22-triazatritriacontylcarbamate (JL10) 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     A solution of compound JL09 (0.2047 g, 0.16 mmol) in MeOH (0.64 mL) was added to a 2-neck 50 mL flask. 2 vacuum/Ar cycles were proceeded to replace the air in the flask with Ar. After quick addition of Pd/C to the flask, 2 vacuum/H 2  cycles were proceeded to replace Ar with H 2 . The reaction mixture was vigorously stirred at room temperature under 1 atm H 2  pressure (balloon) for 72 hr. Pd/C was filtered off and pale yellow gum was obtained under reduced pressure as product (JL10, 0.1915 g) in 99% yield. 
     Preparation of JL10-(YSA) 2  and Removal of Protection Groups 
     To a solution of compound JL10 (0.1206 g, 0.1 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2  was added a solution of 0.6 mmol of N-terminus- and side-chain-protected YSA peptide in CH 2 Cl 2 , followed by addition of DIEA (105 μL, 0.6 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature. A solution of DEPC (91 μL, 0.6 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2  was added dropwise into above mixture over 1 minute and stirred at room temperature for overnight. After removal of solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by chromatography. The protection groups were removed by sequential treatments of DEA (to remove base labile protecting groups) and TFA (to remove acid-labile protecting groups) and the resulting conjugate is ready for enzymatic ligation reaction. 
     Preparation of GrB-(YSA) 3    
     Granzyme B fusion proteins with a C-terminal tag LPETG or a LLQG tag are constructed and prepared using methods described above. Each GrB fusion was mixed with fully deprotected JL10-(YSA) 3  mixed at 1:2 ratio respectively and incubated with Sortase A-agarose in the presence of 0.1 M Tris pH 9, 5 mM CaCl 2 , 0.01% Tween-20, and incubated overnight at room temperature. Each conjugation mixture was concentrated using a low MW cutoff spin concentrator, followed by extensive washing with buffer to remove excess JL10-(YSA) 3 . The conjugate may be further purified using column choromatography. The resulting fusion protein possesses three YSA peptides with exposed N-terminus, as well as the GrB moiety in its active form with the exposed N-terminus ( FIG. 24 ). 
     Because it is often challenging to discover short peptides that can bind to their cell surface targets with as high an affinity as antibodies, scFvs, or other scaffold-based binders, it may be necessary to multimerize these peptides. Whereas direct, repeated fusion of these peptides with flexible spacers is a convenient strategy for potentially synergistic binding, it does not allow the accessibility to the N-terminus or C-terminus of each peptide motif that is internally located. Since during phage display selection, multiple copies of peptides or proteins are displayed in a configuration that exposes their N-terminus (Kehoe and Kay, Chem. Rev. 2105(11):4056-72 (2005)), the selected peptides or proteins may be the most effective if similar structure is maintained in the targeting agents utilizing them. The use of branched chemical linkers such as described here provides an opportunity to display multiple peptides in any orientation with Respect to the fusion partner, which is critical for the GrB activity and may also be important for YSA-EphA2 interaction. 
     Construction and Expression of DT GrB -Anti-CD2219 and GrB-Anti-CD1919 
     It has been reported previously that a bispecific scFv fusion protein, DT2219, was assembled consisting of the catalytic and translocation domains of diphtheria toxin fused to two repeating sFv subunits recognizing CD19 and CD22. DT2219 was shown to have greater anticancer activity than monomeric or bivalent immunotoxins made with anti-CD19 and anti-CD22 scFv alone and it showed a higher level of binding to patient leukemia cells and to CD19 + CD22 +  Daudi or Raji cells than did anti-CD19 and anti-CD22 parental monoclonal antibodies (Vallera et al., Clin. Cancer Res. 11(10):3879-88 (2005)). We similarly designed a protoxin DT GrB -anti-CD2219 and GrB-anti-CD1919 to enhance the binding to targeted B-CLL cells, which are CD19 + /CD22 + . Whereas GrB-anti-CD1919 is expected to increase B cell affinity by simple synergistic binding of two binding motifs, DT GrB -anti-CD2219 is designed to also take advantage of both CD19 and CD22 populations on the CD19 + /CD22 +  B cells. 
       FIG. 25  shows the schematic depictions of DT GrB -αCD2219 and GrB-αCD1919 fusion proteins. DT-anti-CD2219 was secreted expressed from  Pichia  KM71. The endogenous furin cleavage site of the DT gene is replaced by a granzyme B cleavage site (IEPD↓SG). The toxin moiety and anti-CD5 ScFv are linked via a (G 4 S) 3  linker (L). The two ScFv moieties were linked through HMA tag (Vallera et al., Clin. Cancer Res. 11(10):3879-88 (2005)). The secretion expression of GrB-anti-CD1919 was from 293 ETN. The configuration of GrB-anti-CD1919 is same as GrB-anti-CD19, except that an extra anti-CD19 ScFv moiety was fused to GrB-anti-CD19 via G 4  linker. In out cytotoxicity experiments, GrB-anti-CD1919 when combined with DT GrB -anti-CD5 showed slightly higher selective toxicity to CD19 + Jurkat cells than GrB-anti-CD19. 
     Preparation of NGFD-VCE TEV  and Anti-CD5-TEV 
     To provide another example of protease activator, NGFD-VCE TEV  was constructed from NGFD-VCE by replacing the endogenous furin cleavage site by TEV cleavage site (ENLYFQ↓G), and then expressed using similar procedures. The preparation of anti-CD5 scFv targeted TEV was accomplished using  S. aureus  Sortase A catalyzed ligation, because each moiety was optimally expressed under different conditions, i.e., periplasmic and cytoplamic expressions in  E. coli , respectively. As illustrated in  FIG. 26 , LPETG-tagged anti-CD5 scFv was conjugated to GKGG-tagged TEV using standard Sortase A ligation procedures. 
     Proteolytic Activation of NGFD-VCE TEV  and Cytotoxicity Assay 
     As shown in  FIG. 27A , the NGFD-VCE TEV  fusion protein, although not completely purified, was a substrate of recombinant TEV (Invitrogen) and was cleaved to generate a fragment of expected size.  FIG. 27B  shows the cytotoxicity assay results using CD19 + Jurkat cells. When used in combination, 15 nM of NGFD-VCE TEV  and 1.5 nM of anti-CD5-TEV inhibited protein synthesis much more effectively than each reagent was used alone at the same concentrations. The observed synergistic effect of the two reagents demonstrates that NGFD-VCE TEV  is selectively activatable by anti-CD5-TEV on the same cell. 
     Cleavage of VCE 
     Polynucleotide and amino acid sequences for the constructs and proteins described above are set forth in Table 3. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 SEQ ID 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 NO: 
                 NAME 
                 NOTES 
                 SEQUENCE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 74 
                 VCE 
                   
                 gi|58615288|gb|AAW80252.1| hypothetical exotoxin A [ Vibrio cholerae ] 
               
               
                   
                 Wild type 
                   
                 MYLTFYLEKVMKKMLLIAGATVISSMAHPTFAVEDELNIFDECRSPCSLTPEPGKPIQSKLSIPSDV 
               
               
                   
                 sequence 
                   
                 VLDEGVLYYSMTINDEQNDIKDEDKGESIITIGEFATVRATRHYVNQDAPFGVIHLKITTENGTKTY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SYNRKEGEFAINWLVPIGEDSPASIKISVDELDQQRNIIEVPKLYSIDLDNQTLEQWKTQGNVSFSV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TRPEHNIAISWPSVSYKAAQKEGSRHKRWAHWHTGLALCWLVPMDAIYNYITQQNCTLGDNWFGGSY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ETVAGTPKVITVKQGIEQKPVEQRIHFSKGNAMSALAAHRVCGVPLETLARSRKPRDLTDDLSCAYQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AQNIVSLFVATRILFSHLDSVFTLNLDEQEPEVAERLSDLRRINENNPGMVTQVLTVARQIYNDYVT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 HHPGLTPEQTSAGAQAADILSLFCPDADKSCVASNNDQANINIESRSGRSYLPENRAVITPQGVTNW 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TYQELEATHQALTREGYVFVGYHGTNHVAAQTIVNRIAPVPRGNNTENEEKWGGLYVATHAEVAHGY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ARIKEGTGEYGLPTRAERDARGVMLRVYIPRASLERFYRTNTPLENAEEHITQVIGHSLPLRNEAFT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GPESAGGEDETVIGWDMAIHAVAIPSTIPGNAYEELAIDEEAVAKEQSISTKPPYKERKDELK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 75 
                 Synthetic gene 
                   
                 ATGGAAGATGAGCTGAATATTTTTGACGAGTGCCGTAGCCCGTGTTCTCTGACCCCAGAACCTGGCA 
               
               
                   
                 encoding VCE 
                   
                 AACCGATCCAGAGTAAACTGTCAATTCCATCCGATGTGGTTCTGGACGAAGGTGTCCTGTATTACTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GATGACGATCAACGATGAACAAAATGACATTAAAGATGAGGATAAAGGGGAAAGCATCATTACTATC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGAGAGTTCGCGACAGTACGCGCCACCCGTCATTATGTGAACCAGGACGCACCTTTTGGCGTTATTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCTGGATATCACGACTGAAAATGGTACAAAAACCTACTCTTATAACCGCAAAGAAGGGGAGTTCGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATTAATTGGCTGGTCCCGATCGGAGAGGACAGTCCGGCGTCAATTAAAATCTCCGTAGATGAGCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACCAACAGCGTAACATTATCGAAGTGCCAAAACTGTACTCGATTGATCTGGATAATCAGACGCTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AACAATGGAAAACCCAGGGCAACGTTAGCTTTTCTGTCACTCGCCCTGAGCATAATATTGCCATCAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTGGCCGTCAGTGTCCTATAAAGCAGCTCAAAAAGAAGGTTCGCGTCACAAACGCTGGGCGCATTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CACACAGGCCTGGCCCTGTGCTGGCTGGTACCGATGGACGCAATTTACAACTATATCACGCAGCAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATTGTACCCTGGGTGATAACTGGTTCGGGGGAAGCTATGAGACTGTTGCTGGCACACCAAAAGTGAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TACCGTCAAACAAGGTATCGAACAGAAACCTGTTGAACAACGTATTCATTTTGCTAGCAAAGGCAAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCATGAGTGCACTGGCTGCGCACCGCGTATGCGGTGTGCCGCTGGAGACACTGGCCCGTTCACGCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AACCACGTGACCTGACCGATGACCTGAGCTGCGCGTATCAGGCCCAAAATATTGTGTCTCTGTTTGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGCAACGCGTATCCTGTTCAGTCATCTGGATTCAGTCTTTACTCTGAACCTGGACGAACAGGAGCCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAAGTAGCTGAGCGCCTGTCCGATCTGCGTCGCATTAATGAAAACAATCCAGGCATGGTGACACAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTCTGACCGTCGCGCGTCAGATCTACAACGACTATGTAACGCACCATCCTGGTCTGACTCCGGAACA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACATCGGCCGGGGCACAAGCTGCGGATATTCTGAGCCTGTTCTGTCCAGATGCCGACAAATCTTGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGCAAGTAATAACGATCAGGCTAATATCAACATTGAGTCACGCTCCGGACGTTCGTACCTGCCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAAATCGCGCGGTTATCACCCCGCAAGGCGTCACGAACTGGACCTATCAGGAGCTGGAAGCCACTCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAGGCACTGACACGTGAAGGTTACGTGTTTGTAGGGTATCATGGAACGAATCACGTTGCTGCGCAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCATTGTGAACCGCATCGCCCCGGTCCCACGTGGCAATAACACTGAGAATGAAGAGAAATGGGGTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCTGTACGTTGCAACACATGCGGAAGTAGCTCACGGTTATGCCCGCATTAAAGAAGGGACCGGAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTATGGCCTGCCTACGCGTGCAGAACGCGACGCGCGTGGTGTGATGCTGCGCGTCTACATCCCGCGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCTTCGCTGGAGCGCTTCTATCGTACCAACACTCCGCTGGAAAATGCCGAAGAGCATATTACACAGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTATCGGCCACTCTCTGCCACTGCGCAACGAAGCATTTACGGGTCCTGAAAGTGCGGGGGGAGAGGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGAAACCGTGATTGGCTGGGACATGGCTATCCATGCCGTAGCAATTCCGTCAACTATTCCAGGTAAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGTACGAGGAACTGGCCATCGATGAAGAGGCAGTCGCGAAAGAACAATCCATTTCGACAACCGCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATAAAGAGCGTCACCATCATCACCATCACAAAGATGAACTGTAA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 76 
                 Protein sequence 
                   
                 medelnifdecrspcsltpepgkpiqskisipsdvvldegvlyysmtindeqndikdedkgesiiti 
               
               
                   
                 corresponding to 
                   
                 gefatvratrhyflqdapfgvihldittengtktysynrkegefainwlvpigedspasikisvdel 
               
               
                   
                 synthetic VCE 
                   
                 dqqrniievpkiysidldnqtleqwktqgnvsfsvtrpehniaiswpsvsykaaqkegsrhkrwahw 
               
               
                   
                 gene 
                   
                 htglalcwlvpmdaiynyitqqnctlgdnwfggsyetvagtpkvitvkqgieqkpveqrihfskgna 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 msalaahrvcgvpletlarsrkprdltddlscayqaqnivslfvatrilfshldsvftlnldeqepe 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 vaerlsdlrrinennpgmvtqvltvarqiyndyvthhpgltpeqtsagaqaadilslfcpdadkscv 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 asnndqaniniesrsgrsylpenravitpqgvtnwtyqeleathqaltregyvfvgyhgtnhvaaqt 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ivnriapvprgnnteneekwgglyvathaevahgyarkegtgeyglptraerdargvmirvyipras 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 lerfyrtntplenaeehitqvighslplrneaftqpesaggedetvigwdmaihavaipstipgnay 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 eelaideeavakegsistkppykerhhhhhhkde 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 77 
                 synthetic gene 
                   
                 ATGGGCCCTGAAAATCGCGCGGTTATCACCCCGCAAGGCGTCACGAACTGGACCT 
               
               
                   
                 encoding ADPRT 
                   
                 ATCAGGAGCTGGAAGCCACTCACCAGGCACTGACACGTGAAGGTTACGTGTTTGTAGGGT 
               
               
                   
                 domain of VCE 
                   
                 ATCATGGAACGAATCACGTTGCTGCGCAAACCATTGTGAACCGCATCGCCCCGGTCCCAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGCAATAACACTGAGAATGAAGAGAAATGGGGTGGCCTGTACGTTGCAACACATGCGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGTAGCTCACGGTTATGCCCGCATTAAAGAAGGGACCGGAGAGTATGGCCTGCCTACGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGCAGAACGCGACGCGCGTGGTGTGATGCTGCGCGTCTACATCCCGCGTGCTTCGCTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCGCTTCTATCGTACCAACACTCCGCTGGAAAATGCCGAAGAGCATATTACACAGGTTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCGGCCACTCTCTGCCACTGCGCAACGAAGCATTTACGGGTCCTGAAAGTGCGGGGGGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGGATGAAACCGTGATTGGCTGGGACATGGCTATCCATGCCGTAGCAATTCCGTCAACTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTCCAGGTAATGCGTACGAGGAACTGGCCATCGATGAAGAGGCAGTCGCGAAAGAACAAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCATTTCGACAAAACCGCCTTATAAAGAGCGTCACCATCATCACCATCACAAAGATGAAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGTAA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 78 
                 Protein sequence 
                   
                 mgpenravitpqgvtnwtyqeleathqaltregyvfvgyhgtnhvaaqtivnriapvprgnntenee 
               
               
                   
                 corresponding to 
                   
                 lcwgglyvathaevahgyarikegtgeyglptraerdargvmlrvyipraslerfyrtntplenaee 
               
               
                   
                 ADPRT domain of 
                   
                 hitqvighslplrneaftgpesaggedetvigwdmaihavaipstipgnayeeiaideeavakeqsi 
               
               
                   
                 VCE 
                   
                 stkppykerhhhhhhkdel 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 79 
                 N-GFD-VCE 
                   
                 ATGGGCTCCAACGAACTGCATCAGGTGCCGAGCAACTGCGATTGTCTGAACGGCGGTACCTGCGTTT 
               
               
                   
                 Synthetic gene 
                   
                 CCAACAAATATTTTTCTAACATTCACTGGTGTAACTGCCCGAAAAAATTCGGTGGACAACATTGTGA 
               
               
                   
                 encoding N-GFD- 
                   
                 AATCGACGGCGGTGGTGGTTCGGGCGGTGGCGGTTCGGGTGGCGGTGGCAGCTCTAGCAAAGGCAAT 
               
               
                   
                 VCE with 
                   
                 GCCATGAGTGCACTGGCTGCGCACCGCGTATGCGGTGTGCCGCTGGAGACACTGGCCCGTTCACGCA 
               
               
                   
                 endogenous furin 
                   
                 AACCACGTGACCTGACCGATGACCTGAGCTGCGCGTATCAGGCCCAAAATATTGTGTCTCTGTTTGT 
               
               
                   
                 cleavage site 
                   
                 TGCAACGCGTATCCTGTTCAGTCATCTGGATTCAGTCTTTACTCTGAACCTGGACGAACAGGAGCCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAAGTAGCTGAGCGCCTGTCCGATCTGCGTCGCATTAATGAAAACAATCCAGGCATGGTGACACAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTCTGACCGTCGCGCGTCAGATCTACAACGACTATGTAACGCACCATCCTGGTCTGACTCCGGAACA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACATCGGCCGGGGCACAAGCTGCGGATATTCTGAGCCTGTTCTGTCCAGATGCCGACAAATCTTGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGCAAGTAATAACGATCAGGCTAATATCAACATTGAGTCACGCTCCGGACGTTCGTACCTGCCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAAATCGCGCGGTTATCACCCCGCAAGGCGTCACGAACTGGACCTATCAGGAGCTGGAAGCCACTCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAGGCACTGACACGTGAAGGTTACGTGTTTGTAGGGTATCATGGAACGAATCACGTTGCTGCGCAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCATTGTGAACCGCATCCCCCCGGTCCCACGTGGCAATAACACTGAGAATGAAGAGAAATGGGGTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCTGTACGTTGCAACACATGCGGAAGTAGCTCACGGTTATGCCCGCATTAAAGAAGGGACCGGAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTATGGCCTGCCTACGCGTGCAGAACGCGACGCGCGTGGTGTGATGCTGCGCGTCTACATCCCGCGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCTTCGCTGGAGCGCTTCTATCGTACCAACACTCCGCTGGAAAATGCCGAAGAGCATATTACACAGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTATCGGCCACTCTCTGCCACTGCGCAACGAAGCATTTACGGGTCCTGAAAGTGCGGGGGGAGAGGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGAAACCGTGATTGGCTGGGACATGGCTATCCATGCCGTAGCAATTCCGTCAACTATTCCAGGTAAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGTACGAGGAACTGGCCATCGATGAAGAGGCAGTCGCGAAAGAACAATCCATTTCGACAAACCGCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTATAAGAGCGTCACCATCATCACCATCACAAAGATGAACTGTAAGCGGCCGC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 80 
                 Protein sequence 
                   
                 MSNELHQVPSN CDCLNGGTCV SNKYFSNIHW CNCPKKFGGQ HCEID 
               
               
                   
                 corresponding to 
                   
                 GGGGSGGGGSGGGGSSSKGNAMSALAAHRVCGVPLETLARSRKPRDLTDDLSCAYQAQNIVSLFVAT 
               
               
                   
                 synthetic N-GFD- 
                   
                 RILFSHLDSVFTLNLDEQEPEVAERLSDLRRINENNPGMVTQVLTVARQIYNDVTHHPGLTPEQTSA 
               
               
                   
                 VCE with 
                   
                 GAQAADILSLFCPDADKSCVASNNDQANINIESRSGRSYLPENRAVITPQGVTNWTYQELEATHQAL 
               
               
                   
                 endogenous furin 
                   
                 TREGYVFVGYHGTNHVAAQTIVNRIAPVPRGNNTENEEKWGGLYVATHAEVAHGYARIKEGTGEYGL 
               
               
                   
                 cleavage site 
                   
                 PTRAERDARGVMLRVYIPRASLERFYRTNTPLENAEEEHITQVIGHSLPLRNEAFTGPESAGGEDET 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VIGWDMAIRAVAIPSTIPGNAYEELAIDEEAVAKEQSISTKPPYKERHHHHHHKDEL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 81 
                 Protein sequence 
                 Several 
                 MSNELHQVPSNCDCLNGGTCVSNKYFSNIHWCNCPKKFGGQHCEIDGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSSSKGNA 
               
               
                   
                 corresponding to 
                 sequences 
                 MSALAAHRVCGVPLETLARS IEPDDL TDDLSCAYQAQNIVSLFVATRILFSHLDSVFTLNLDEQEPE 
               
               
                   
                 synthetic N-GPD- 
                 in place of 
                 VAERLSDLRRINENNPGMVTQVLTVARQIYNDYVTHHPGLTPEQTSAGAQAADILSLFCPDADKSCV 
               
               
                   
                 VCE with a 
                 underlined 
                 ASNNDQANINIESRSGRSYLPENRAVITPQGVTNWTYQELEATHQALTREGYVFVGYHGTNHVAAQT 
               
               
                   
                 granzyme B 
                 region have 
                 IVNRIAPVPRGNNTENEEKWGGLYVATHAEVAHGYARIKEGTGEYGLPTRAERDARGVMLRYIPRAS 
               
               
                   
                 cleavage site 
                 been tested, 
                 LERFYRTNTPLENAEEHITQVIGHSLPLRNEAFTGPESAGGEDETVIGWDMAIHAVAIPSTIPGNAY 
               
               
                   
                   
                 including 
                 EELAIDEEAVAKEQSISTKPPYKERHHHHHHKDEL 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IEPDSG and 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 IAPDDL. 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 82 
                 Anti-CD5-VCE 
                   
                 ATGgccaacatccagctggtgcagtctggtcctgagctgaagaagcctggtgagactgtcaaaatct 
               
               
                   
                 synthetic gene 
                   
                 cctgcaaggcttctgggtataccttcactaactatgqtatqaactgggtgaagcaggctcctggtaa 
               
               
                   
                 encoding anti- 
                   
                 gggtctgcgttggatgggctggattaacacccacactggtgagcctacttatgctgatgacttcaag 
               
               
                   
                 CD5-VCE with 
                   
                 ggacgttttgccttctctctggaaacttctgccagcactgcctatctccagatcaacaacctcaaaa 
               
               
                   
                 endogenous furin 
                   
                 atgaggacactgctacttacttctgtacacgtcgtggttacgactggtacttcgatgtctggggtgc 
               
               
                   
                 cleavage site 
                   
                 tgggaccacggtgaccgtgttctccgggggaqgtggcagcgggggaggtggcagcggcggcgggagc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tccgacatcaagatgacccagtctccttcttccatgtatgcttctctgggtgagcgtgtcactatca 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cttgcaaggccagccaqgacattaatagctatctgagctggttccatcataaacctgggaaatctcc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 taagaccctgatctatcgtgctaaccgtctggttgatggggtcccttctcgtttcagcggctctggt 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tctgggcaagattattctctcaccatcagcagcctggactatgaagatatgggtatttattattgtc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 aacagtatgatgagtctccttggactttcggtggtggcaccaagctggagatgaaaggctctggcGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAGCAAAGGCAATGCCATGAGTGCACTGGCTGCGCACCGCGTATGCGGTGTGCCGCTGGAGACACTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCCGTTCACGCAAACCACGTGACCTGACCGATGACCTGAGCTGCGCGTATCAGGCCCAAAATATTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGTCTCTGTTTGTTGCAACGCGTATCCTGTTCAGTCATCTGGATTCAGTCTTTACTCTGAACCTGGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGAACAGGAGCCGGAAGTAGCTGAGCGCCTGTCCGATCTGCGTCGCATTAATGAAAACAATCCAGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATGGTGACACAAGTTCTGACCGTCGCGCGTCAGATCTACAACGACTATGTAACGCACCATCCTGGTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGACTCCGGAACAGACATCGGCCGGGGCACAAGCTGCGGATATTCTGAGCCTGTTCTGTCCAGATGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGACAAATCTTGCGTGGCAAGTAATAACGATCAGGCTAATATCAACATTGAGTCACGCTCCGGACGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCGTACCTGCCTGAAAATCGCGCGGTTATCACCCCGCAAGGCGTCACGACTGGAACCTATCAGGAGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGAAGCCACTCACCAGGCACTGACACGTGAAGGTTACGTGTTTGTAGGGTATCATGGAACGAATCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGTTGCTGCGCAAACCATTGTGAACCGCATCGCCCCGGTCCCACGTGGCAATAACACTGAGAATGAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAGAAATGGGGTGGCCTGTACGTTGCAACACATGCGGAAGTAGCTCACGGTTATGCCCGCATTAAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGGGACCGGAGAGTATGGCCTGCCTACGCGTGCAGAACGCGACGCGCGTGGTGTGATGCTGCGCGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTACATCCCGCGTGCTTCGCTGGAGCGCTTCTATCGTACCAACACTCCGCTGGAAAATGCCGAAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CATATTACACAGGTTATCGGCCACTCTCTGCCACTGCGCAACGAAGCATTTACGGGTCCTGAAAGTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGGGGGGAGAGGATGAAACCGTGATTGGCTGGGACATGGCTATCCATGCCGTAGCAATTCCGTCAAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATTCCAGGTAATGCGTACGAGGAACTGGCCATCGATGAAGAGGCAGTCGCGAAAGAACAATCCATT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCGACAAAACCGCCTTATAAAGAGCGTCACCATCATCACCATCACAAAGATGAACTGTAA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 83 
                 Protein sequence 
                 Proteins 
                 MANIQLVQSGPELKKPGETVKISCKASGYTFTNYGMNWVKQAPGKGLRWMGWINTHTGEPTYADDFK 
               
               
                   
                 of anti-CD5-VCE 
                 with altered 
                 GRFAFSLETSASTAYLQINNLKNEDTATYFCTRRGYDWYFDVWGAGTTVTVFSGGGGSGGGGSGGGG 
               
               
                   
                 with a 15 amino 
                 underlined 
                 GSSDIKMTQSPSSNYASLGERVTITCKASQDINSYLSWFHHKPGKSPKTLIYRNRLVDGVPSRFSGS 
               
               
                   
                 acid linker 
                 sequence, 
                 GSGQDYSLTISSLDYEDMGIYYCQQYDESPWTFGGGTKLEMKGSGASKGNAMSALAAHRVCGVPLET 
               
               
                   
                   
                 including 
                 LARS   RKPRDL   TDDLSCAYQAQNIVSLFVATRILFSHLDSVFTLNLDEQEPEVAERLSDLRRINENNP 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IEPDDL, 
                 GMVTQVLTVARQIYNDYVTHRPGLTPEQTSAGAQAADILSLFCPDADKSCVASNNDQANINIESRSG 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IEPDSG, 
                 RSYLPENRAVITPQGVTNWTYQELEATHQALTREGYVFVGYHGTNHVAAQTIVNRIAPVPRGNNTEN 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IAPDDL, 
                 EEKWGGLYVATHAEVAHGYARIFCEGTGEYGLPTRAERDARGVMLRVYIPRASLERFYRTNTPLENA 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IAPDSG, 
                 EEHITQVIGHSLPLRNEAFTGPESAGGEDETVIGWDMAIHAVAIPSTIPGNAYEELAIDEEAVAKEQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                 RVRRAS, 
                 SISTKPPYKERHHHHHHKDEL 
               
               
                   
                   
                 ENLYFQG 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 were also 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 made. 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 84 
                 Anti-CD19-VCE 
                   
                 ATGGCCCAGGTGCAGCTGCAGCAGTCCGGCGCTGAGCTGGTGCGCCCTGGCTCCTCCGTGAAAATCT 
               
               
                   
                 with a 18 amino 
                   
                 CCTGCAAGGCTTCCGGCTACGCTTTCTCCTCCTACTGGATGAACTGGGTGAAGCAGCGCCCTGGCCA 
               
               
                   
                 acid linker 
                   
                 GGGCCTGGAGTGGATCGGCCAAATCTGGCCGGGCGACGGCGACACCAACTACAACGGCAAGTTCAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCAAGGCTACCCTGACCGCTGACGAGTCCTCCTCCACCGCTTACATGCAGCTGTCCTCCCTGGCTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCGAGGACTCCGCTGTGTACTTGTGCGCTCGCCGCGAGACCACCACCGTGGGCCGCTACTACTACGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCTCGGTGACCGTGTCCTCCGGCGGCGGCGGCTCCGGCGGCGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCTCCGGCGGCGGGTCCGGGAGCTCCGACATCCTGCTGACCCAGACCCCGGCTTCCCTGGCTGTGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCCTGGGCCAGCGCGCTACCATCTCCTGCAAGGCTTCCCAGTCCGTGGACTACGACGGCGACTCCTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGATCCCGGGCCAGCCGCCGAAGCTGCTGATCTACGACGCTTCCAACCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGTCCGGCATCCCGCCGCGCTTCTCCGGCTCCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGAACATCCACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGGTGGAGAAGGTGGACGCTGCTACCTACCACTGCCAGCAGTCCACCGAGGACCCGTGGACCTTCGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGGCGGCACCAAGCTGGAGATCAAGCGCGGCTCTGGCGCTAGCAAAGGCAATGCCATGAGTGCACTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCTGCGCACCGCGTATGCGGTGTGCCGCTGGAGACACTGGCCCGTTCACGCAAACCACGTGACCTGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCGATGACCTGAGCTGCGCGTATCAGGCCCAAAATATTGTGTCTCTGTTTGTTGCAACGCGTATCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTTCAGTCATCTGGATTCAGTCTTTACTCTGAACCTGGACGAACAGGAGCCGGAAGTAGCTGAGCGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGTCCGATCTGCGTCGCATTAATGAAAACAATCCAGGCATGGTGACACAAGTTCTGACCGTCGCGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTCAGATCTACAACGACTATGTAACGCACCATCCTGGTCTGACTCCGGAACAGACATCGGCCGGGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACAAGCTGCGGATATTCTGAGCCTGTTCTGTCCAGATGCCGACAAATCTTGCGTGGCAAGTAATAAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GATCAGGCTAATATCAACATTGAGTCACGCTCCGGACGTTCGTACCTGCCTGAAAATCGCGCGGTTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCACCCCGCAAGGCGTCACGAACTGGACCTATCAGGAGCTGGAAGCCACTCACCAGGCACTGACACG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGAAGGTTACGTGTTTGTAGGGTATCATGGAACGAATCACGTTGCTGCGCAAACCATTGTGAACCGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATCGCCCCGGTCCCACGTGGCAATAACACTGAGAATGAAGAGAAATGGGGTGGCCTGTACGTTGCAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CACATGCGGAAGTAGCTCACGGTTATGCCCGCATTAAAGAAGGGACCGGAGAGTATGGCCTGCCTAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGTGCAGAACGCGACGCGCGTGCTGTGATGCTGCGCGTCTACATCCCGCGTGCTTCGCTGGAGCGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTCTATCGTACCAACACTCCGCTGGAAAATGCCGAAGAGCATATTACACAGGTTATCGGCCACTCTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGCCACTGCGCAACGAAGCATTTACGGGTCCTGAAAGTGCGGGGGGAGAGGATGAAACCGTGATTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGGGACATGGCTATCCATGCCGTAGCAATTCCGTCAACTATTCCAGGTAATGCGTACGAGGAACTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCATCGATGAAGAGGCAGTCGCGAAAGAACAATCCATTTCGACAAAACCGCCTTATAAAGAGCGTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCATCATCACCATCACAAAGATGAACTGTAA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 85 
                 Anti-CD19-VCE 
                 Proteins 
                 MAQVQLQQSGAELVRPGSSVKISCKASGYAESSYWNNWKQRPGQGLEWIGQIWPGDGDTNYNGKFKG 
               
               
                   
                 protein sequence 
                 with altered 
                 KATLTADESSSTAYMQLSSLASEDSAVYFCARRETTTVGRYYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSGGGGSGGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                 underlined 
                 SGGGSGSSDILLTQTPASLAVSLGQRATISCKASQSVDYDGDSYLNWYQQIPGQPPKLLIYDASNLV 
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence, 
                 SGIPPRFSGSGSGTDFTLNIHPVEKVDAATYHCQQSTEDPWTFGGGTKLEIKRGSGASKGNAMSAIA 
               
               
                   
                   
                 including 
                 AHRVCGVPLETLARS   RKPRDL   TDDLSCAYQAQNIVSLFVATRILESHLDSVFTLNLDEQEPEVAERL 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IEPDDL, 
                 SDLRRINENNPGNVTQVLTVARQIYNDYVTHHPGLTPEQTSAGAQAADILSLFCPDADKSCVASNND 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IEPDSG, 
                 QANINIESRSGRSYLPENRAVITPQGVTNWTYQELEATRQALTREGYVFVGYHGTNHVAAQTIVNRI 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IAPDDL, 
                 APVPRGNNTENEEKWGGLYVATHAEVAHGYARIKEGTGEYGLPTRAERDARGVMLRVYIPRASLERF 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IAPDSG, 
                 YRTNTPLENAEEHITQVIGHSLPLRNEAETGPESAGGEDETVIGWDMAIHAVAIPSTIPGNAYEELA 
               
               
                   
                   
                 RVRRAS, 
                 IDEEAVAKEQSISTKPPYKERHHHHRHKDEL 
               
               
                   
                   
                 ENLYFQG 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 were also 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 made. 
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 86 
                 Synthetic gene 
                   
                 ATGGACTACAAGGACGACGACGACAAGcGCATcgccaacatccagctggtgcagtctggtcctgagc 
               
               
                   
                 encoding anti- 
                   
                 tgaagaagcctggtgagactgtcaaaatctcctgcaaggcttctgggtataccttcactaactatgg 
               
               
                   
                 CD5-PE 
                   
                 tatgaactgggtgaagcaggctcctggtaagggtctgcgttggatgggctggattaacacccacact 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggtgagcctacttatgctgatgacttcaagggacgttttgccttctctctggaaacttctgccagca 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ctgcctatctccagatcaacaacctcaaaaatgaggacactgctacttacttctgtacacgtcgtgg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ttacgactggtacttcgatgtctggggtgctgggaccacggtgaccgtgttctccgggggaggtggc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 agcgggggaggtggcagcggcggcgggagctccgacatcaagatgacccagtctccttcttccatgt 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 atgcttctctgggtgagcgtgtcactatcacttgcaaggccagccaggacattaatagctatctgag 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ctggttccatcataaacctgggaaatctcctaagaccctgatctatcgtgctaaccgtctggttgat 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggggtcccttctcgtttcagcggctctggttctgggcaagattattctctcaccatcagcagcctgg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 actatgaagatatgggtatttattattgtcaacagtatgatgagtctccttggactttcggtggtgg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 caccaagctggagatgaaaggaggcggaggctccggaggaggaggcgggtccgctagcctGATCGCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGACCGCCCACCAGGCCTGCCACCTGCCGCTGGAGACCTTCACCGCTAGCATCGAGCCGGACGGCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGAGCAGCTGGAGCAGTGCGGCTACCCGGTGCAGCGCCTGGTGGCCCTGTACCTGGCCGCCCGCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTCCTGGAACCAGGTGGACCAGGTGATCCGCAACGCCCTGGCCTCCCCGGCCTCCGGCGGCGACCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCGAGGCCATCCGCGAGCAGCCGGAGCAGGCCCGCCTGGCCCTGACCCTGGCCGCCGCCGAGTCCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCGCTTCGTGCGCCAGGGCACCGGCAACGACGAGGCCGGCGCCGCCAACGCCGACGTGGTGTCCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACCTGCCCGGTGGCCGCCGGCGAGTGCGCCGGCCCGGCCGACTCCGGCGACGCCCTGCTGGAGCGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AACTACCCGACCGGCGCCGAGTTCCTGGGCGACGGCGGCGACGTGTCCTTCTCCACCCGCGGCACCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGACCTGGACCGTGGAGCGCCTGCTGCAGGCCCACCGCCAGCTGGAGGAGCGCGGCTACGTGTTCGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGCTACCACGGCACCTTCCTGGAGGCCGCCCAGTCCATCGTGTTCGGCGGCGTGCGCGCCCGCTCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAGGACCTGGACGCCATCTGGCGCGGCTTCTACATCGCCGGCGACCCGGCCCTGGCCTACGGCTACG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCCAGGACCAGGAGCCGGACGCCCGCGGTCGCATCCGCAACGGCGCCCTGCTGCGCGTGTACGTGCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGCTCCTCCCTGCCGGGCTTCTACCGCACCTCCCTGACCCTGGCCGCCCCGGAGGCCGCCGGCGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGAGCGCCTGATCCGCCACCCGCTGCCGCTGCGCCTGGACGCCATCACCGGCCCGGAGGAGGAGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGGTCGCCTGGAGACCATCCTGGGCTGGCCGCTGGCCGAGCGCACCGTGGTGATCCCGTCCGCCAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCCGACCGACCCGCGCAACGTGGGCGGCGACCTGGACCCGTCCTCCATCCCGGACAAGGAGCAGGCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATCTCCGCCCTGCCGGACTACGCCTCTCAGCCGGGCAAGCCGCCGCACCACCACCACCACCACAAGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACGAGCTGTAG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 87 
                 Anti-CD5-PE 
                   
                 MDYKDDDDKGMANIQLVQSGPELKKPGETVKISCKASGYTFTNYGMNWVKQAPGKGLRWMGWINTHT 
               
               
                   
                 protein sequence 
                   
                 GEPTYADDFKGRFAFSLETSASTAYLQINNLKNEDTATYFCTRRGYDWYFDVWGAGTTVTVFSGGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SGGGGSGGGSSDIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKASQDINSYLSWFHHKPGKSPKTLIYRANRLVD 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GVPSRFSGSGSGQDYSLTISSLDYEDMGIYYCQQYDESPWTFGGGTKLEMKGGGGSGGGGGSASLIA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LTAHQACHLPLETFTASIEPDGWEQLEQCGYPVQRLVALYLAARLSWNQVDQVIRNALASPGSGGDL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GEMREQPEQARLALTLAAAESERFVRQGTGNDEAGAANADVVSLTCPVAAGECAGPADSGDALLERN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 YPTGAEFLGDGGDVSFSTRGTQTWTVERLLQAHRQLEERGYVFVGYHGTFLEAAQSIVFGGVRARSQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 DLDAIWRGFYIAGDPALAYGYAQDQEPDARGRIRNGALLRVYVPRSSLPGEYRTSLTLAAPEAAGEV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ERLIGHPLPLRLDAITGPEEEGGRLETILGWPLAERTVVIPSAIPTDPRNVGGDLDPSSIPDKEQAI 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SALPDYASQPGKPPHHHHHHKDEL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 88 
                 Synthetic gene 
                   
                 ATGGGCGTGAAGGTGCTGTTCGCCCTGATCTGCATCGCCGTGGCGctcgccgacaactcgagctaca 
               
               
                   
                 encoding GrB- 
                   
                 aggacgacgacgacaagATCATCGGGGGACATGAGGCCAAGCCCCACTCCCGCCCCTACATGGCTTA 
               
               
                   
                 anti-CD19 
                   
                 TCTTATGATCTGGGATCAGAAGTCTCTGAAGAGGTGCGGTGGCTTCCTGATACAAGACGACTTCGTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGACAGCTGCTCACTGTTGGGGAAGCTCCATAAATGTCACCTTGGGGGCCCACAATATCAAAGAAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGGAGCCGACCCAGCAGTTTATCCCTGTGAAAAGACCCATCCCCCATCCAGCCTATAATCCTAAGAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTTCTCCAACGACATCATGCTACTGCAGCTGGAGAGAAAGGCCAAGCGGACCAGAGCTGTTCAGCCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTCAGGCTACCTAGCAACAAGGCCCAGGTGAAGCCAGGGCAGACATGCAGTGTGGCCGGCTGGGGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGACGGCCCCCCTGGGAAAACACTCACACACACTACAAGAGGTGAAGATGACAGTGCAGGAAGATCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAAGTGCGAATCTGACTTACGCCATTATTACGACAGTACCATTGAGTTGTGCGTGGGGGACCCAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATTAAAAAGACTTCCTTTAAGGGGGACTCTGGAGGCCCTCTTGTGTGTAACAAGGTGGCCCAGGGCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTGTCTCCTATGGACGAAACAATGGCATGCCTCCACGAGCCTGCACCAAAGTCTCAGCTTTGTACAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGATAAAGTAAAACCATGAAACGCTACGCCATGGGAGGCGGAGGCTCCGGAGGAGGAGGGTCCGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCGGCGGAAGCATGGCCCAGGTGCAGCTGCAGCAGTCCGGCGCTGAGCTGGTGCGCCCTGGCTCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCGTGAAAATCTCCTGCAAGGCTTCCGGCTACGCTTTCTCCTCCTACTGGATGAACTGGGTGAAGCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGCCCTGGCCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATCGGCCAAATCTGGCCGGGCGACGGCGACACCAACTACAAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCAAGTTCAAGGGCAAGGCTACCCTGACCGCTGACGAGTCCTCCTCCACCGCTTACATGCAGCTGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTCCCTGGCTTCCGAGGACTCCGCTGTGTACTTCTGCGCTCGCCGCGAGACCACCACCGTGGGCCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTACTACTACGCTATGGACTACTGGCGCCAGGGCACCTCGGTGACCGTGTCCTCCGGCGGCGGCGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCGGCGGCGGCGGCTCCGGCGGCGGGAGCTCCGACATCCTGCTGACCCAGACCCCGGCTTCCCTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGTGTCCCTGGGCCAGCGCGCTACCATCTCCTGCAAGGCTTCCCAGTCCGTGGACTACGACGGCGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTCCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGATCCCGGGCCAGCCGCCGAAGCTGCTGATCTACGACGCTTCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AACCTGGTGTCCGGCATCCCGCCGCGCTTCTCCGGCTCCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGAACA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCACCCGGTGGAGAAGGTGGACGCTGCTACCTACCACTGCCAGCAGTCCACCGAGGACCCGTGGAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGCTGGAGATCAAGCGCGGTGGTGACATGCATCACCATCACCATCACTGA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 89 
                 GrB-anti-CD19 
                   
                 MGVKVLFALICIAVALADNSSYKDDDDKIIGGHEAKPHSRPYMAYLMIWDQKSLKRCGGFLIQDDFV 
               
               
                   
                 Protein sequence 
                   
                 LTAAHCWGSSINVTLGAHNIKEQEPTQQFIPVKRPIPHPAYNPKNFSNDIMLLQLERKAKRTRAVQP 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LRLPSNKAQVKPGQTCSVAGWGQTAPLGKHSHTLQEVKMTVQEDRKCESDLRHYYDSTIELCVGDPE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 IKKTSFKGDSGGPLVCNKVAAGIVSYGRNNGMPPRACTKVSSFVHWIKKTMKRYAMGGGGSGGGGSG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGSMAQVQLQQSGAELVRPGSSVKISCKASGYAFSSYWMNWVKQRPGQGLEWIGQIWPGDGDTNYN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GKFKGKATLTADESSSTAYMQLSSLASEDSAVYFCARRETTTVGRYYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSGGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SGGGGSGGGSSDILLTQTPASLAVSLGQRATISCKASQSVDYDGDSYLNWYQQIPGQPPKLLIYDAS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 NLVSGIPPRFSGSGSGTDFTLNIHPVEKVDAATYHCQQSTEDPWTFGGGTKLEIKRGGDMHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 90 
                 Synthetic DNA 
                   
                 ATGGGTGCCGACGACGTGGTGGACTCCTCCAAGTCCTTCGTGATGGAAAACTTCGCTTCCTACCACG 
               
               
                   
                 encoding DT- 
                   
                 GTACCAAGCCTGGTTACGTGGATTCCATCCAGAAGGGTATCCAGAAGCCTAAGTCCGGTACCCAGGG 
               
               
                   
                 anit-CD5 
                   
                 TAACTACGACGATGATTGGAAGGGTTTTTACTCCACCGACAACAAGTACGACGCCGCCGGTTACTCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGATAACGAAAACCCTCTGTCCGGTAAGGCCGGTGGTGTGGTGAAAGTGACCTACCCTGGTCTGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAAGGTGCTGGCCCTGAAGGTGGATAACGCCGAAACCATCAAGAAGGAGCTGGGTCTGTCCCTGAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGAACCTCTGATGGAGCAGGTGGGTACCGAAGAGTTTATCAAGAGATTCGGTGATGGTGCCTCCAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGTGCTGTCCCTGCCTTTCGCCGAGGGTTCCTCCTCCGTGGAATACATCAACAACTGGGAACAGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAAGGCCCTGTCCGTGGAACTGGAGATCAACTTTGAAACCAGAGGTAAGAGAGGTCAGGATGCCAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTACGAGTACatggcccaggcctgtgccggCAACATCGAGCCTGACACCGgttcctccctgtccTGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATCAACCTGGACTGGGACGTGATCAGAGACAAGACCAAGACCAAGATCGAGTCCCTGAAGGAGCACG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTCCTATCAAGAACAAGATGTCCGAGTCCCCTGCCAAGACCGTGTCCGAGGAGAAGGCCAAGCAGTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTGGAGGAGTTCCACCAGACCGCCCTGGAGCACCCTGAGCTGTCCGAGCTGAAGACCGTGACTGGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCAACCCTGTGTTCGCCGGTGCCAACTACGCCGCCTGGGCCGTGAACGTGGCCCAGGTGATCGACT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCGAGACCGCCGACAACCTGGAGAAGACCACCGCCGCCCTGTCCATCCTGCCTGGTATCGGTTCCGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GATGGGTATCGCCGACGGTGCCGTGCACCACAACACCGAGGAGATCGTGGCCCAGTCCATCGCCCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCTCCCTGATGGTGGCCCAGGCCATCCCTCTGGTGGGTGAGCTGGTGGACATCGGTTTCGCCGCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACAACTTCGTGGAGTCCATCATCAACCTGTTCCAGGTGGTGCACAACTCCTACAACAGACCTGCCTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTCCCCTGGTCACAAGACCCAGCCTGCCATGGGAGGCGGAGGCTCCGGAGGAGGAGGGTCCGGGGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCGGAAGCATGGCCCAGGTGCAGCTGCAGCAGTCCGGTGCCGAGCTGGTGAGACCTGGTGCCTCCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGAAGCTGTCCTGCAAGACCTCCGCCTACACCTTCACCAACTACTGGATCAACTGGGTGAAGCAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCTGGTCAGGGTCTGGAGTGGATCGGTAACATCTACCCTTCCGACTCCTACACCAACTACAACCAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGTTCAAGGACAAGGCCACCCTGACCGTGGACAAGTCCTCCTCCACCGCCTACATCCAGCTGTCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCCCTACCTCCGAGGACTCCGCCGTGTACTACTGCACCAGAGGTGGTGCCTACTACAGATCCTTCGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTACTGGGCCCAGGGTACCACGGTGACCGTGTCCTCCGGTGGCGGTGGCTCCGGGGGCGGTGGTTCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGTGGTGGGAGCTCCGACATCGTGCTGACCCAGTCCCCTGCCATCCTGTCCGCCTCCCCTGGTGAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGTGACCATGACCTGCAGAGCCACCTCCTCCGTGTCCTACATGCACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTCCTCCCCTAAGCCTTGGATCTACGCCACCTCCAACCTGGCCTCCGGTGTGCCTGCCAGATTCTCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGTTCCGGTTCCGGTACCTCCTACTCCCTGACCATCTCCAGAGTGGAGGCCGAGGACGCCGCCACCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACTACTGCCAGCAGTGGTCCTCCAACCCTCCTACCTTCGGTGCCGGTACCATGCTGGAGCTGAAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGGTGGTCACATGCACCATCACCATCATCACTAA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 91 
                 Protein sequence 
                   
                 MGADDVVDSSKSFVNENFASYHGTKPGYVDSIQKGIQKPKSGTQGNYDDDWKGFYSTDNKYDAAGYS 
               
               
                   
                 of DT-anti-CD5 
                   
                 VDNENPLSGKAGGVVKVTYPGLTKVLALKVDNAETIKKELGLSLTEPLMEQVGTEEFIKRFGDGASR 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VVLSLPFAEGSSSVEYINNWEQAKALSVELEINFETRGKRGQDAMYEYMAQACAGNIEPDTGSSLSC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 INLDWDVIRDKTKTKIESLKEHGPIKNKMSESPAKTVSEEKAKQYLEEFHQTALEHPELSELKTVTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TNPVFAGANYAAWAVNVAQVIDSETADNLEKTTAALSILEGIGSVMGIADGAVHHNTEEIVAQSIAL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SSLNVAQAIPLVGELVDIGFAAYNFVESIINLFQVVHNSYNRPAYSPGHKTQPAMGGGGSGGGGSGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGSMAQVQLQQSGAELVRPGASVKLSCKTSAYTFTNYWINWVKQRPGQGLEWIGNIYPSDSYTNYNQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 KFKDKATLTVDKSSSTAYIQLSSPTSEDSAVYYCTRGGAYYRSFDYWAQGTTVTVSSGGGGSGGGGS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGSSDIVLTQSPAILSASPGEKVTMTCRATSSVSYMHWYQQKPGSSPKPWIYATSNLASGVPARFS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GSGSGTSYSLTISRVEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPPTFGAGTMLELKRGGRMHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 92 
                 pro-aerolysin 
                   
                 AEPVYPDQLRLFSLGQGVCGDKYRPVNREEAQSVKSNIVGMNGQWQISGLANGWVIMGPGYNGEIKP 
               
               
                   
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                 GTASNTWCYPTNPVTGEIPTLSALDIPDGDEVDVQWRLVHDSANFIKFTSYLAHYLGYAWVGGNHSQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 YVGEDMDVTRDGDGWVIRGNNDGGCDGYRCGDKTAIKVSNFAYNLDPDSFKHGDVTQSDRQLVKTVV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GWAVNDSDTPQSGYDVTLRYDTATNWSKTNTYGLSEKVTTKNKFKWPLVGETELSIEIAANQSWASQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 NGGSTTTSLSQSVRPTVPARSKIPVKIELYKADISYPYEFKADVSYDLTLSGFLRWGGNAWYTHPDN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 RPNWNHTFVIGPYKDKASSIRYQWDKRYIPGEVKWWDWNWTIQQNGLSTMQNNLARVLRPVPAGITG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 DFSAESQFAGNIEIGAPVPLAADSKVRRARSVDGAGQGLRLEIPLDAQELSGLGFNNVSLSVTPAAN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Q 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 93 
                 GK-aerolysin GrB   
                   
                 GKGGSNSAASGEIPTLSALDIPDGDEVDVQWRLVHDSANFIKPTSYLAHYLGYAWVGGNHSQYVGED 
               
               
                   
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                 MDVTRDGDGWVIRGNNDGGCDGYRCGDKTSIKVSNFAYNLDPDSFKHGDVTQSDRQLVKTVVGWAIN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 DSDTPQSGYDVTLRYDTATNWSKTNTYGLSEKVTTKNKFKWPLVGETELSIEIAANQSWASQNGGST 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTSLSQSVRPTVPAHSKIPVKIELYKADISYPYEFKADVSYDLTLSGFLRWGGNAWYTHPDNRPNWN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 HTFVIGPYKDKASSIRYQWDKRYIPGEVKWWDWNWTIQQNGLPTMQNNLARVLRPVRAGITGDFSAE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SQFAGNIEIGAPVPVAAESKGIEPDSGVEGAGQGLRLEIPLDAQELSGLGFNNVSLSVTPAANQVEH 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 HHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 94 
                 GK-aerolysin GrB   
                   
                 GGTAAAGGTGGTTCGAATTCTGCAGCTAGCGGAGAAATACCGACTCTGTCTGCCCTGGATATTCCAG 
               
               
                   
                 DNA Sequence 
                   
                 ATGGTGATGAAGTAGATGTGCAATGGCGGCTGGTACATGACAGTGCGAATTTCATCAAACCAACCAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTATCTGGCCCATTATCTCGGCTATGCCTGGGTAGGGGGGAATCACAGTCAATATGTCGGCGAAGAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATGGATGTGACCCGTGATGGTGATGGCTGGGTGATCCGTGGCAACAATGACGGTGGCTGCGATGGTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATCGCTGTGGTGACAAGACCTCCATCAAGGTGAGCAATTTTGCCTACAACCTGGATCCTGACAGTTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAAGCATGGCGATGTGACCCAGTCCGACCGCCAACTGGTCAAGACGGTGGTGGGGTGGGCTATCAAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACAGCGACACGCCTCAATCCGGTTATGACGTCACCCTGCGCTACGACACGGCCACCAACTGGTCCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGACCAACACCTATGGTCTGAGCGAGAAGGTGACCACCAAGAACAAGTTCAAGTGGCCGCTGGTGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGAAACCGAGCTCTCCATCGAGATTGCTGCCAACCAGTCCTGGGCCTCCCAGAACGGGGGCTCGACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCACCTCTTTGTCCCAGTCCGTGCGCCCGACAGTGCCGGCCCACTCCAAGATCCCGGTGAAGATAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCTCTACAAAGCCGACATCTCCTACCCCTACGAGTTCAAGGCCGATGTCAGCTATGACCTGACCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAGCGGTTTCCTGCGTTGGGGCGGTAATGCCTGGTATACCCATCCGGACAACCGTCCGAACTGGAAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CACACCTTCGTCATAGGGCCATACAAGGACAAGGCCAGCAGTATCCGCTACCAGTGGGACAAGCGTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATATCCCGGGTGAAGTGAAGTGGTGGGATTGGAACTGGACCATACAGCAGAACGGTCTGCCTACCAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCAGAATAACCTGGCCAGGGTGCTGCGCCCGGTGCGGGCCGGGATCACCGGTGATTTCAGTGCCGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCCAGTTTGCCGGCAACATCGAAATCGGCGCTCCCGTGCCGGTCGCTGCCGAATCTAAGGGTATCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCCAGATTCTGGTGTTGAAGGTGCCGGTCAGGGTCTGAGACTGGAGATCCCGCTCGATGCACAAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCTCTCCGGGCTTGGCTTCAACAATGTCAGCCTCAGCGTGACCCCTGCTGCCAACCAAGTCGAGCAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CACCACCACCACCAC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 95 
                 Anti-CD5 LPETG 
                   
                 ANIQLVQSGPELKKPGETVKISCKASGYTFTNYGMNWVKQAPGKGLRWMGWINTHTGEPTYADDFKG 
               
               
                   
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                 RFAFSLETSASTAYLQINNLKNEDTATYFCTRRGYDWYFDVWGAGTTVTVFSGGGGSGGGGSGGGSS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 DIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKASQDINSYLSWFHHKFGKSPKTLIYRANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GQDYSLTISSLDYEDMGIYYCQQYDESPWTFGGGTKLEMRLERPHGGGSLPETGGVEHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 96 
                 Anti-CD5 LPETG 
                   
                 GCCAACATCCAGCTGGTGCAGTCTGGTCCTGAGCTGAAGAAGCCTGGTGAGACTGTCAAAATCTCCT 
               
               
                   
                 DNA Sequence 
                   
                 GCAAGGCTTCTGGGTATACCTTCACTAACTATGGTATGAACTGGGTGAAGCAGGCTCCTGGTAAGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCTGCGTTGGATGGGCTGGATTAACACCCACACTGGTGAGCCTACTTATGCTGATGACTTCAAGGGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGTTTTGCCTTCTCTCTGGAAACTTCTGCCAGCACTGCCTATCTCCAGATCAACAACCTCAAAAATG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGGACACTGCTACTTACTTCTGTACACGTCGTGGTTACGACTGGTACTTCGATGTCTGGGGTGCTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACCACGGTGACCGTGTTCTCCGGGGGAGGTGGCAGCGGGGGAGGTGGCAGCGGCGGCGGGAGCTCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACATCAAGATGACCCAGTCTCCTTCTTCCATGTATGCTTCTCTGGGTGAGCGTGTCACTATCACTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCAAGGCCAGCCAGGACATTAATAGCTATCTGAGCTGGTTCCATCATAAACCTGGGAAATCTCCTAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACCCTGATCTATCGTGCTAACCGTCTGGTTGATGGGGTCCCTTCTCGTTTCAGCGGCTCTGGTTCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGCAAGATTATTCTCTCACCATCAGCAGCCTGGACTATGAAGATATGGGTATTTATTATTGTCAAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGTATGATGAGTCTCCTTGGACTTTCGGTGGTGGCACCAAGCTGGAGATGCGTCTCGAGCGGCCGCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGCGGCGGCTCCCTGCCAGAGACTGGCGGGGTCGAGCACCACCACCACCACCAC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 97 
                 SortaseA 
                   
                 ANIQLVQSGPELKKPGETVKISCKASGYTFTNYGMNWVKQAPGKGLRWMGWINTHTGEPTYADDFKG 
               
               
                   
                 conjugated anti- 
                   
                 RFAFSLETSASTAYLQINNLKNEDTATYFCTRRGYDWYFDVWGAGTTVTVESGGGGSGGGGSGGGSS 
               
               
                   
                 CD5-aerolysin GrB   
                   
                 DIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKASQDINSYLSWFHHKPGKSPKTLIYRANRLVDGVPSRFSGSGS 
               
               
                   
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                 GQDYSLTISSLDYEDMGIYYCQQYDESPWTFGGGTKLEMRLERPHGGGSLPETGKGGSNSAASGEIP 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TLSALDIPDGDEVDVQWRLVHDSANFIKPTSYLAHYLGYAWVGGNHSQYVGEDMDVTRDGDGWVIRG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 NNDGGCDGYRCGDKTSIKVSNFAYNLDPDSFKHGDVTQSDRQLVKTVVGWAINDSDTPQSGYDVTLR 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 YDTATNWSKTNTYGLSEKVTTKNKFKWPLVGETELSIEIAANQSWASQNGGSTTTSLSQSVRPTVPA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 HSKIPVKIELYKADISYPYEFKADVSYDLTLSGFLRWGGNAWYTHPDNRPNWNHTFVIGPYKDKASS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 IRYQWDKRYIPGEVKWWDWNWTIQQNGLPTMQNNLARVLRPVRAGITGDFSAESQFAGNIEIGAPVP 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VAAESKGIEPDSGVEGAGQGLRLEIPLDAQELSGLGFNNVSLSVTPAANQVEHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 98 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                   MKYLLPTAAAGLLLLAAQPAMA ANSAQVQLQQSGAELVRPGSSVKISCKASGYAFSSYWMNWVKQRP 
               
               
                   
                 for anti-CD19- 
                   
                 GQGLEWIGQIWPGDGDTNYNGKFKGKATLTADESSSTAYMQLSSLASEDSAVYFCARRETTTVGRYY 
               
               
                   
                 LPETG 
                   
                 YAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGSSDILLTQTPASLAVSLGQRATISCKASQSVDYDG 
               
               
                   
                 (underlined is 
                   
                 DSYLNWYQQIPGQPPKLLIYDASNLVSGIPPRFSGSGSGTDFTLNIHPVEKVDAATYHCQQSTEDPW 
               
               
                   
                 signal sequence) 
                   
                 TFGGGTKLEIKRGGLERPHGGGSLPETGGVEHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 99 
                 DNA Sequence for 
                 (underlined 
                   ATGAAATACCTGCTGCCGACCGCTGCTGCTGGTCTGCTGCTCCTCGCTGCCCAGCCGGCGATGGCC G 
               
               
                   
                 anti-CD19-LPETG 
                 is signal 
                 CGAATTCTGCCCAGGTGCAGCTGCAGCAGTCCGGCGCTGAGCTGGTGCGCCCTGGCTCCTCCGTGAA 
               
               
                   
                 (underlined is 
                 sequence) 
                 AATCTCCTGCAAGGCTTCCGGCTACGCTTTCTCCTCCTACTGGATGAACTGGGTGAAGCAGCGCCCT 
               
               
                   
                 signal sequence) 
                   
                 GGCCAGGGCCTGGAGTGGATCGGCCAAATCTGGCCGGGCGACGGCGACACCAACTACAACGGCAAGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCAAGGGCAAGGCTACCCTGACCGCTGACGAGTCCTCCTCCACCGCTTACATGCAGCTGTCCTCCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCTTCCGAGGACTCCGCTGTGTACTTCTGCGCTCGCCGCGAGACCACCACCGTGGGCCGCTACTAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TACGCTATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCTCGGTGACCGTGTCCTCCGGGGGAGGTGGCAGCGGTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAGGTGGCAGCGGCGGCGGGGGTTCCGGGAGCTCCGACATCCTGCTGACCCAGACCCCGGCTTCCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCTGTGTCCCTGGGCCAGCGCGCTACCATCTCCTGCAAGGCTTCCCAGTCCGTGGACTACGACGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACTCCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGATCCCGGGCCAGCCGCCGAAGCTGCTGATCTACGACGCTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAACCTGGTGTCCGGCATCCCGCCGCGCTTCTCCGGCTCCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CATCCACCCGGTGGAGAAGGTGGACGCTGCTACCTACCACTGCCAGCAGTCCACCGAGGACCCGTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGCTGCAGATCAAGCGCGGTGGTCTCGAGCGGCCGCATGGCGGCGGCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCCTGCCAGAGACTGGCGGGGTCGAGCACCACCACCACCACCAC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 100 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                 ANSAQVQLQQSGELVRPGSSVKISCKSGYAFSSYWMNWVKQRPGQGLEWIGQIWFGDGDTNYNGKFK 
               
               
                   
                 for anti-CD19- 
                   
                 GKATLTADESSSTAYMQLSSLASEDAVYFCARRETTTVGRYYYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSGGGGSGGGG 
               
               
                   
                 aerolysin GrB   
                   
                 SGGGGSGSSDILLTQTPASLAVSLGQRATISCKASQSVDYDGDSYLNWYQQIPGQPPKLLIYDASNL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VSGIPPRFSGSGSGTDFTLNIHPVEKVDAATYHCQQSTEDPWTFGGGTKLEIKRGGLERPHGGGSLP 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ETGKGGSNSAASGEIPTLSALDIPDGDEVDVQWRLVHDSANFIKPTSYLAHYLGYAWVGGNHSQYVG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 EDMDVTRDGDGWVIRGWNDGGCDGYRCGDKTSIKVSNFAYNLDPDSFKHGDVTQSDRQLVKTVVGWA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 INDSDTPQSGYDVTLRYDTATNWSKTNTYGLSEKVTTKNKFKWPLVGETELSIEIAANQSWASQNGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 STTTSLSQSVRPTVPAHSKIPVKIELYKADISYPYEFKADVSYDLTLSGFLRWGGNAWYTHPDNRPN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 WNHTFVIGPYKDKASSIRYQWDKRYIPGEVKWWDWNWTIQQNGLPTMQNNLARVLRPVRAGITGDFS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AESQFAGNIEIGAPVPVAAESKGIEPDSGVEGAGQGLRLEIPLDAQELSGLGFNNVSLSVTPAANQV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 EHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 101 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                   MKYLLPTAAAGLLLLAAQPAMA GKGGSNSAASGEIPTLSALDIPDGDEVDVQWRLVHDSANFIKPTS 
               
               
                   
                 for GK- 
                   
                 YLAHYLGYAWVGGNHSQYVGEDMDVTRDGDGWVIRGNNDGGCDGYRCGDKTSIKVSNFAYNLDPDSF 
               
               
                   
                 aerolysin TEV   
                   
                 KHGDVTQSDRQLVKTVVGWAINDSDTPQSGYDVTLRYDTATNWSKTNTYGLSEKVTTKNKFKWPLVG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ETELSIEIAANQSWASQNGGSTTTSLSQSVRPTVPAHSKIPVKIELYKADISYPYEFKADVSYDLTL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SGFLRWGGNAWYTHPDNRPNWNHTFVIGPYKDKASSIRYQWDKRYIPGEVKWWDWNWTIQQNGLPTM 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 QNNLARVLRPVRAGITGDFSAESQFAGNIEIGAPVPVAAESKENLYFQGVEGAGQGLRLEIPLDAQE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LSGLGFNNVSLSVTPAANQVEHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 102 
                 DNA Sequence for 
                   
                   ATGAAATACCTGCTGCCGACCGCTGCTGCTGGTCTGCTGCTCCTCGCTGCCCAGCCGGCGATGGCC G 
               
               
                   
                 GK-aerolysin TEV   
                   
                 GTAAAGGTGGTTCGAATTCTGCAGCTAGCGGAGAAATACCGACTCTGTCTGCCCTGGATATTCCAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGTGATGAAGTAGATGTGCAATGGCGGCTGGTACATGACAGTGCGAATTTCATCAAACCAACCAGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATCTGGCCCATTATCTCGGCTATGCCTGGGTAGGGGGGAATCACAGTCAATATGTCGGCGAAGACA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGATGTGACCCGTGATGGTGATGGCTGGGTGATCCGTGGCAACAATGACGGTGGCTGCGATGGTTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCGCTGTGGTGACAAGACCTCCATCAAGGTGAGCAATTTTGCCTACAACCTGGATCCTGACAGTTTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGCATGGCGATGTGACCCAGTCCGACCGCCAACTGGTCAAGACGGTGGTGGGGGTGGCTATCAACG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACAGCGACACGCCTCAATCCGGTTATGACGTCACCCTGCGCTACGACACGGCCACCAACTGGTCCAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACCAACACCTATGGTCTGAGCGAGAAGGTGACCACCAAGTTCAAGTTCAAGTGGCCGCTGGTGGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAAACCGAGCTCTCCATCGAGATTGCTGCCAACCAGTCCTGGGCCTCCCAGAACGGGGGCTCGACCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCACCTCTTTGTCCCAGTCCGTGCGCCCGACAGTGCCGGCCCACTCCAAGATCCCGGTGAAGATAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCTCTACAAAGCCGACATCTCCTACCCCTACGAGTTCAAGGCCGATGTCAGCTATGACCTGACCCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCGGTTTCCTGCGTTGGGGCGGTAATGCCTGGTATACCCATCCGGACAACCGTCCGAACTGGAACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACACCTTCGTCATAGGGCCATACAAGGACAAGGCCAGCAGTATCCGCTACCAGTGGGACAAGCGTTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATCCCGGGTGAAGTGAAGTGGTGGGATTGGAACTGGACCATACAGCAGAACGGTCTGCCTACCATG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAGAATAACCTGGCCAGGGTGCTGCGCCCGGTGCGGGCCGGGATCACCGGTGATTTCAGTGCCGAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCAGTTTGCCGGCAACATCGAAATCGGCGCTCCCGTGCCGGTCGCTGCCGAATCTAAGGAGAACCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTACTTCCAAGGTGTTGAAGGTGCCGGTCAGGGTCTGAGACTGGAGATCCCGCTCGATGCACAAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTCTCCGGGCTTGGCTTCAACAATGTCAGCCTCAGCGTGACCCCTGCTGCCAACCAAGTCGAGCACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCACCACCACAC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 103 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                   MKYLLPTAAAGLLLLAAQPAMA GKGGSNSAASGEIPTLSALDIPDGPEVDVQWRLVHDSANFIKPTS 
               
               
                   
                 for GK- 
                   
                 YLAHYLGYAWVGGNHSQYVGEDMDVTRDGDGWVIRGNNDGGCDGYRCGDKTSIKVSNFAYNLDPDSF 
               
               
                   
                 aerolysin GrB   
                   
                 KHGDVTQSDRQLVKTVVGWAINDSDTPQSGYDVTLRYDTATNWSKTNTYGLSEKVTTKNKFKWPLVG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ETELSIEIAANQSWASQNGGSTTTSLSQSVRPTVPAHSKIPVKIELYKADISYPYEFKADVSYDLTL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SGFLRWGGNAWYTHPDNRPNWNHTFVIGPYKDKASSIRYQWDKRYIPGEVKWWDWNWTIQQNGLPTM 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 QNNLARVLRPVRAGITGDFSAESQFAGNIEIGAPVPVAAESKGIEPDSGVEGAGQGLRLEIPLDAQE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LSGLGFNNVSLSVTPAANQVEHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 104 
                 DNA Sequence for 
                   
                   ATGAAATACCTGCTGCCGACCGCTGCTGCTGGTCTGCTGCTCCTCGCTGCCCAGCCGGCGATGGCC G 
               
               
                   
                 GK-aerolysin GrB   
                   
                 GTAAAGGTGGTTCGAATTCTGCAGCTAGCGGAGAAATACCGACTCTGTCTGCCCTGGATATTCCAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGTGATGAAGTAGATGTGCAATGGCGGCTGGTACATGACAGTGCGAATTTCATCAAACCAACCAGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATCTGGCCCATTATCTCGGCTATGCCTGGGTAGGGGGGAATCACAGTCAATATGTCGGCGAAGACA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGATGTGACCCGTGATGGTGATGGCTGGGTGATCCGTGGCAACAATGACGGTGGCTGCGATGGTTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCGCTGTGGTGACAAGACCTCCATCAAGGTGACCAATTTTGCCTACAACCTGGATCCTGACAGTTTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGCATGGCGATGTGACCCAGTCCGACCGCCAACTGGTCAAGACGGTGGTGGGGTGGGCTATCAACG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACAGCGACACGCCTCAATCCGGTTATGACGTCACCCTGCGCTACGACACGGCCACCAACTGGTCCAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACCAACACCTATGGTCTGAGCGAGAAGGTGACCACCAAGAACAAGTTCAAGTGGCCGCTGGTGGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAAACCGAGCTCTCCATCGAGATTGCTGCCAACCAGTCCTGGGCCTCCCAGAACGGGGGCTCGACCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCACCTCTTTGTCCCAGTCCGTGCGCCCGACAGTGCCGGCCCACTCCAAGATCCCGGTGAAGATAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCTCTACAAAGCCGACATCTCCTACCCCTACGAGTTCAAGGCCGATGTCAGCTATGACCTGACCCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCGGTTTCCTGCGTTGGGGCGGTAATGCCTGGTATACCCATCCGGACAACCGTCCGAACTGGAACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACACCTTCGTCATAGGGCCATACAAGGACAAGGCCAGCAGTATCCGCTACCAGTGGGACAAGCGTTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATCCCGGGTGAAGTGAAGTGGTGGGATTGGAACTGGACCATACAGCAGAACGGTCTGCCTACCATG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAGAATAACCTGGCCAGGGTGCTGCGCCCGGTGCGGGCCGGGATCACCGGTGATTTCAGTGCCGAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCAGTTTGCCGGCAACATCGAAATCGGCGCTCCCGTGCCGGTCGCTGCCGAATCTAAGGGTATCGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCAGATTCTGGTGTTGAAGGTGCCGGTCAGGGTCTGAGACTGGAGATCCCGCTCGATGCACAAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTCTCCGGGCTTGGCTTCAACAATGTCAGCCTCAGCGTGACCCCTGCTGCCAACCAAGTCGAGCACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCACCACCACCAC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 105- 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                   M ANIQLVQSGPELKKPGETVKISCKASGYTFTNYGMNWVKQAPGKGLRWMGWINTHTGEPTYADDFK 
               
               
                   
                 for anti-CD5- 
                   
                 GRFAFSLETSASTAYLQINNLKNEDTATYFCTRRGYDWYFDVWGAGTTVTVFSCCGGSGGGGSGGGS 
               
               
                   
                 LPETQ 
                   
                 SDIKMTQSPSSMYASLGERVTITCKASQDINSYLSWFHHKPGKSPKTLIYRANRLVDGVPSRFSGSG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SGQDYSLTISSLDYEDMGIYYCQQYDESPWTFGGGTKLEMRLERPHGGGSLPETGGVEHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 106 
                 DNA Sequence for 
                   
                   ATG GCCAACATCCAGCTGGTGCAGTCTGGTCCTGAGCTGAAGAAGCCTGGTGAGACTGTCAAAATCT 
               
               
                   
                 anti-CD5-LPETG 
                   
                 CCTGCAAGGCTTCTGGGTATACCTTCACTAACTATGGTATGAACTGGGTGAAGCAGGCTCCTGGTAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGTCTGCGTTGGATGGGCTGGATTAACACCCACACTGGTGAGCCTACTTATGCTGATGACTTCAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGACGTTTTGCCTTCTCTCTGGAAACTTCTGCCAGCACTGCCTATCTCCAGATCAACAACCTCAAAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATGAGGACACTGCTACTTACTTCTGTACACGTCGTGGTTACGACTGGTACTTCGATGTCTGGGGTGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGGACCACGGTGACCGTGTTCTCCGGGGGAGGTGGCAGCGGGGGAGGTGGCAGCGGCGGCGGGAGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCGACATCAAGATGACCCAGTCTCCTTCTTCCATGTATGCTTCTCTGGGTGAGCGTGTCACTATCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTTGCAAGGCCAGCCAGGACATTAATAGCTATCTGAGCTGGTTCCATCATAAACCTGGGAAATCTCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAAGACCCTGATCTATCGTGCTAACCGTCTGGTTGATGGGGTCCCTTCTCGTTTCAGCGGCTCTGGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCTGGGCAAGATTATTCTCTCACCATCAGCAGCCTGGACTATGAAGATATGGGTATTTATTATTGTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AACAGTATGATGAGTCTCCTTGGACTTTCGGTGGTGGCACCAAGCTGCAGATGCGTCTCGAGCGGCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCATGGCGGCGGCTCCCTGCCAGAGACTGGCGGGGTCGAGCACCACCACCACCACCAC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 107 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                         10         20         30         40         50         60 
               
               
                   
                 forTrx-DT-CCPE 
                   
                 MGSDKIIHLT DDSFDTDVLK ADGAILVDFW AHWCGPCKMI APILDEIADE YQGKLTVAKL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                         70         80         90        100        110        120 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 NIDHNPGTAP KYGIRGIPTL LLFKNGEVAA TKVGALSKGQ LKEFLDANLA GSGSCDDDDK 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        130        140        150        160        170        180 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LGIDPFTEML YFQGGADDVV DSSKSEVMEM FASYHGTKPG YVDSIQKGIQ KPKSGTQGNY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        190        200        210        220        230        240 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 DDDWKGFYST DNKYDAAGYS VDNENPLSGK AGGVVKVTYP GLTKVLALKV DNAETIKKEL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        250        260        270        280        290        300 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GLSLTEPLME QVGTEEFIKR FGDGASRVVL SLPFAEGSSS VEYINNWEQA KALSVELEIN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        310        320        330        340        350        360 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FETRGKRGQD AMYEYMAQAC AGNIEPDTGS SLSCINLDWD VIRDKTKTKI ESLKEHGPIK 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        370        380        390        400        410        420 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 NKMSESPAKT VSEEKAKQYL EEFHQTALEH FELSELKTVT GTNPVFAGAN YAAWAVNVAQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        430        440        450        460        470        480 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VIDSETADNL EKTTAALSIL PGIGSVMGIA DGAVHHNTEE IVAQSIALSS LMVAQATPLV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        490        500        510        520        530        540 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GELVDIGFAA YNFVESIINL FQVVHNSYNR PAYSPGHKTQ PAMGGGGSGG GGSGGGGSKG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        550        560        570        580        590        600 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ELERCVLTVP STDIEKEILD LAAATERLNL TDALNSNPAG NLYDWRSSNS YPWTQKLNLH 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        610        620        630        640        650        660 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LTITATGQKY RILASKIVDF NIYSNNFNNL VKLEQSLGDG VKDHYVDISL DAGQYVLVMK 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        670        680        690        700 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ANSSYSGNYP YSILFQKFKL EGKPIPNPLL GLDSTRTGHH HHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 108 
                 DNA Sequence for 
                   
                 CC   ATG   GGATCTGATAAAATTATTCATCTGACTGATGATTCTTTTGATACTGATGTACTTAAGGCAGA 
               
               
                   
                 Trx-DT-CCPE 
                   
                 TGGTGCAATCCTGGTTGATTTCTGGGCACACTGGTGCGGTCCGTGCAAAATGATCGCTCCGATTCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GATGAAATCGCTGACGAATATCAGGGCAAACTGACCGTTGCAAAACTGAACATCGATCACAACCCGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCACTGCGCCGAAATATGGCATCCGTGGTATCCCGACTCTGCTGCTGTTCAAAAACGGTGAAGTGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCAACCAAAGTGGGTGCACTGTCTAAAGGTCAGTTGAAAGAGTTCCTCGACGCTAACCTGGCCGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCTGGATCCGGTGATGACGATGACAAGCTGGGAATTGATCCCTTCACCGAGAACCTGTACTTCCAGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGGTGCCGACGACGTGGTGGACTCCTCCAAGTCCTTCGTGATGGAAAACTTCGCTTCCTACCACGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TACCAAGCCTGGTTACGTGGATTCCATCCAGAAGGGTATCCAGAAGCCTAAGTCCGGTACCCAGGGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AACTACGACGATGATTGGAAGGGTTTTTACTCCACCGACAACAAGTACGACGCCGCCGGTTACTCCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGATAACGAAAACCCTCTGTCCGGTAAGGCCGGTGGTGTGGTGAAAGTGACCTACCCTGGTCTGAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAAGGTGCTGGCCCTGAAGGTGGATAACGCCGAAACCATCAAGAAGGAGCTGGGTCTGTCCCTGACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAACCTCTGATGGAGCAGGTGGGTACCGAAGAGTTTATCAAGAGATTCGGTGATGGTGCCTCCAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGTGCTGTCCCTGCCTTTCGCCGAGGGTTCCTCCTCCGTGGAATACATCAACAACTGGGAACAGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAAGGCCCTGTCCGTGGAACTGGAGATCAACTTTGAAACCAGAGGTAAGAGAGGTCAGGATGCCATG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TACGAGTAcatggcccaggcctgtgccggCAACATCGAGCCTGACACCGgttcctccctgtccTGCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCAACCTGGACTGGGACGTGATCAGAGACAAGACCAAGACCAAGATCGAGTCCCTGAAGGAGCACGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCTATCAAGAACAAGATGTCCGAGTCCCCTGCCAAGACCGTGTCCGAGGAGAAGGCCAAGCAGTAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGGAGGAGTTCCACCAGACCGCCCTGGAGCACCCTGAGCTGTCCGAGCTGAAGACCGTGACTGGTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAACCCTGTGTTCGCCGGTGCCAACTACGCCGCCTGGGCCGTGAACGTGGCCCAGGTGATCGACTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGAGACCGCCGACAACCTGGAGAAGACCACCGCCGCCCTGTCCATCCTGCCTGGTATCGGTTCCGTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATGGGTATCGCCGACGGTGCCGTGCACCACAACACCGAGGAGATCGTGGCCCAGTCCATCGCCCTGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTCCCTGATGGTGGCCCAGGCCATCCCTCTGGTGGGTGAGCTGGTGGACATCGGTTTCGCCGCCTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAACTTCGTGGAGTCCATCATCAACCTGTTCCAGGTGGTGCACAACTCCTACAACAGACCTGCCTAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCCCTGGTCACAAGACCCAGCCTGCCATGGGAGGCGGAGGCTCCGGAGGAGGAGGGTCCGGGGGCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGGAAGCaagggcgagctcGAAAGATGTGTTTTAACAGTTCCATCTACAGATATAGAAAAAGAAAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTTGATTTAGCTGCTGCTACAGAAAGATTAAATTTAACTGATGCATTAAACTCAAATCCAGCTGGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AATTTATATGATTGGCGTTCTTCTAACTCATACCCTTGGACTCAAAAGCTCAATTTACACTTAACAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTACAGCTACTGGACAAAAATATAGAATCTTAGCTAGCAAAATTGTTGATTTTAATATTTATTCAAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAATTTTAATAATCTAGTGAAATTAGAACAGTCCTTAGGTGATGGAGTAAAAGATCATTATGTTGAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATAAGTTTAGATGCTGGACAATATGTTCTTGTAATGAAAGCTAATTCATCATATAGTGGAAATTACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTTATTCAATATTATTTCAAAAATTTaagcttGAAGGTAAGCCTATCCCTAACCCTCTCCTCGGTCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGATTCTACGCGTACCGCTCATCATCACCATCACCATTGAgtttaaac 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 109 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                         10         20         30         40         50         60 
               
               
                   
                 for DT-CCPE 
                   
                 GGADDVVDSS KSFVMENFAS YHGTKPGYVD SIQKGIQKPK SGTQGNYDDD WKGFYSTDNK 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                         70         80         90        100        110        120 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 YDAAGYSVDN ENPLSGKAGG VVKVTYPGLT KVLALKVDNA ETIKKELGLS LTEPLMEQVG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        130        140        150        160        170        180 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TEEFIKRFGD GASRVVLSLP FAEGSSSVEY INNWEQAKAL SVELEINFET RGKRGQDAMY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        190        200        210        220        230        240 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 EYMAQACAGN IEPDTGSSLS CINLDWDVIR DKTKTKIESL KEHGPINKM SESPAKTVSE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        250        260        270        280        290        300 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 EKAKQYLEEE HQTALEHPEL SELKTVTGTN PVFAGANYAA WAVNVAQVID SETADNLEKT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        310        320        330        340        350        360 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAALSILPGI GSVMGIADGA VHHNTEEIVA QSIALSSLMV AQAIFLVGEL VDICFAAYNF 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        370        380        390        400        410        420 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VESIINLFQV VHNSYNRPAY SPGHKTQPAM GGGGSGGGGS GGGGSKGELE RCVLTVPSTD 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        430        440        450        460        470        480 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 IEKEILDLAA ATERLNLTDA LNSNPAGNLY DWRSSNSYPW TQKLNLHLTI TATGQKYRIL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        490        500        510        520        530        540 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ASKIVDFNIY SNNFNNLVKL EQSLGDCVKD HYVDISLDAG QYVLVMKANS SYSGNYPYSI 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        550        560        570 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LFQKFKLEGK PIPNPLLGLD STRTGHHHHH H 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 110 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                         10         20         30         40         50         60 
               
               
                   
                 for Pro-GrB- 
                   
                 GQRAGCCAVS SFWQRIARGQ QKLAATMGVK VLFALICIAV ALADNSSYKD DDDKIIGGHE 
               
               
                   
                 (YSA) 2   
                   
                         70         80         90        100        110        120 
               
               
                   
                 (expressed 
                   
                 AKPHSRPYMA YLMIWDQKSL KRCGGFLIQD DFVLTAAHCW GSSINVTLGA HNIKEQEPTQ 
               
               
                   
                 in pEAK15) 
                   
                        130        140        150        160        170        180 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 QFIPVKRPIP HPAYNPKNFS NDIMLLQLER KAKRTRAVQP LRLFSNKAQV KPGQTCSVAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        190        200        210        220        230        240 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 WGOTAPLGKH SHTLQEVKMT VQEDRKCESD LRHYYDSTIE LCVGDPEIKK TSFKGDSGGP 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        250        260        270        280        290        300 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LVCNKVAQGI VSYGRNNGNP PRACTKVSSF VHWIKKTMKR YAMGGGGSYS AYPDSVPMMS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        310        320        330 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGGSYSAYP DSVPMMSGGG GSHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 111 
                 DNA Sequence for 
                   
                 GGGCAACGTGCTGGTTGTTGTGCTGTCTCATCATTTTGGCAAAGAATTgcacgaggtcagcagAagc 
               
               
                   
                 Pro-GrB-(YSA) 2   
                   
                 ttgccgccacc ATG GGCGTGAAGGTGCTGTTCGCCCTGATCTGCATCGCCGTGGCGctcgccgacaa 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   ctcgag ctacaaggacgacgacgacaagATCATCGGGGGACATGAGGCCAAGCCCCACTCCCGCCCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TACATGGCTTATCTTATGATCTGGGATCAGAAGTCTCTGAAGAGGTGCGGTGGCTTCCTGATACAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACGACTTCGTGCTGACAGCTGCTCACTGTTGGGGAAGCTCCATAAATGTCACCTTGGGGGCCCACAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATCAAAGAACAGGAGCCGACCCAGCAGTTTATCCCTGTGAAAAGACCCATCCCCCATCCAGCCTAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AATCCTAAGAACTTCTCCAACGACATCATGCTACTGCAGCTGGAGAGAAAGGCCAAGCGGACCAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGTGCAGCCCCTCAGGCTACCTAGCAACAAGGCCCAGGTGAAGCCAGGGCAGACATGCAGTGTGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGGCTGGGGGCAGACCGCCCCCCTGGGAAAACACTCACACACACTACAAGAGGTGAAGATCACAGTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAGGAAGATCGAAAGTGCGAATCTGACTTACGCCATTATTACGACAGTACCATTGAGTTGTGCGTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGACCCAGAGATTAAAAAGACTTCCTTTAAGGGGGACTCTGGAGGCCCTCTTGTGTGTAACAAGGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCCCAGGGCATTGTCTCCTATGGACGAAACAATGGCATGCCTCCACGAGCCTGCACCAAAGTCTCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCTTTGTACACTGGATAAAGAAAACCATGAAACGCTACGCCATGGGTGGCGGTGGCTCTTACTCCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTTATCCTGATTCCGTTCCAATGATGTCTGGCGGTGGCGGTTCCTATTCTGCCTACCCAGACTCCGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCCTATGATGTCTGGTGGCCGTGGCTCCCATCACCATCACCATCACAAGGATTAAAAGCTTGAAGTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGAGGAATTCGGGACA gcggccgc   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 112 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                         10         20         30         40         50         60 
               
               
                   
                 for Activated 
                   
                 IIGGREAKPH SRPYMAYLMI WDQKSLKRCG GFLIQDDFVL TAAHCWGSSI NVTLGAHNIK 
               
               
                   
                 GrB-(YSA) 2   
                   
                         70         80         90        100        110        120 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 EQEPTQQFIP VKRPIPHPAY NPKNFSNDIM LLQLERKAKR TRAVQPLRLP SNKAQVKPGQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        130        140        150        160        170        180 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCSVAGWGQT APLGKHSHTL QEVKMTVQED RKCESDLRHY YDSTIELCVG DPEIKKTSFK 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        190        200        210        220        230        240 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GDSGGPLVCN KVAQGIVSYG RNNGMPPRAC TKVSSFVHWI KKTMKRYAMG GGGSYSAYPD 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        250        260        270 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SVPMMSGGGG SYSAYPDSVP MMSGGGGSHH HHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 113 
                 DNA Sequence for 
                   
                 ATCATCGGGGGACATGAGGCCAAGCCCCACTCCCGCCCCTACATGGCTTATCTTATGATCTGGGATC 
               
               
                   
                 GrB-(YSA) 2   
                   
                 AGAAGTCTCTGAAGAGGTGCGGTGGCTTCCTGATACAAGACGACTACGTGCTGACAGCTGCTCACTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTGGGGAAGCTCCATAAATGTCACCTTGGGGGCCCACAATATCAAAGAACAGGAGCCGACCCAGCAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTTATCCCTGTGAAAAGACCCATCCCCCATCCAGCCTATAATCCTAAGAACTTCTCCAACGACATCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGCTACTGCAGCTGGAGAGAAAGGCCAAGCGGACCAGAGCTGTGCAGCCCCTCAGGCTACCTAGCAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAAGGCCCAGGTGAAGCCAGGGCAGACATGCAGTGTGGCCGGCTGGGGGCAGACGGCCCCCCTGGGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAACACTCACACACACTACAAGAGGTGAAGATGACAGTGCAGGAAGATCGAAAGTGCGAATCTGACT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TACGCCATTATTACGACAGTACCATTGAGTTGTGCGTGGGGGACCCAGAGATTAAAAAGACTTCCTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAAGGGGGACTCTGGAGGCCCTCTTGTGTGTAACAAGGTGGCCCAGGGCATTGTCTCCTATGGACGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AACAATGGCATGCCTCCACGAGCCTGCACCAAAGTCTCAAGCTTTGTACACTGGATAAAGAAAACCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGAAACGCTACGCCATGGGTGGCGGTGGCTCTTACTCCGCTTATCCTGATTCCGTTCCAATGATGTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGCGGTGGCGGTTCCTATTCTGCCTACCCAGACTCCGTCCCTATGATGTCTGGTGGCGGTGGCTCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CATCACCATCACCATCACAAGGAT TAAA AGCTT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 114 
                 Protein Sequence 
                 Proteins 
                         10         20         30         40         50         60 
               
               
                   
                 for Trx-DT A - 
                 with 
                 MGSDKIIHLT DDSFDTDVLK ADGAILVDFW AHWCGPCKMI APILDEIADE YQGKLTVAKL 
               
               
                   
                 anti-CD19 
                 different 
                         70         80         90        100        110        120 
               
               
                   
                   
                 underlined 
                 NIDRNPGTAP KYGIRGIPIL LLFKNGEVAA TKVGALSKGQ LKEFLDANLA GSGSGDDDDK 
               
               
                   
                   
                 sequence, 
                        130        140        150        160        170        180 
               
               
                   
                   
                 including 
                 LGIDPFTGAD DVVDSSKSFV MEMFASYHGT KPGYVDSIQK GIQKPKSGTQ GNYDDDWKGF 
               
               
                   
                   
                 RVRRS, 
                        190        200        210        220        230        240 
               
               
                   
                   
                 RVRRSS, 
                 YSTDNKYDAA GYSVDNENPL SGKAGGVVKV TYPGLTKVLA LKVDNAETIK KELGLSLTEP 
               
               
                   
                   
                 RVRRAT 
                        250        260        270        280        290        300 
               
               
                   
                   
                 were also 
                 LMEQVGTEEF IKRFGDGASR VVLSLPFAEG SSSVEYINNW EQAKALSVEL EINFETRGKR 
               
               
                   
                   
                 made. 
                        310        320        330        340        350        360 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GQDAMYEYMA QACAGN   RVRR       AS   VGSSLSCI NLDWDVIRDK TKTKIESLKE HGPIKNKMSE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        370        380        390        400        410        420 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SPNKTVSEEK AKQYLEEFHQ TALEHPELSE LKTVTGTNPV FAGANYAAWA VNVAQVIDSE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        430        440        450        460        470        480 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TADNLEKTTA ALSILPGIGS VMGIADGAVH HNTEEIVAQS IALSSLMVAQ AIPLVGELVD 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        490        500        510        520        530        540 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 IGFAAYNFVE SIINLFQVVH NSYNRPAYSP GHKTQPKGEL KLANIQLVQS GPELKKPGET 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        550        560        570       580         590        600 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VKISCKASGY TFTNYGMNWV KQAPGKGLRW MGWINTHTGE PTYADDFKGR FAFSLETSAS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        610        620        630        640        650        660 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAYLQINNLK NEDTATYFCT RRGYDWYFDV WGAGTTVTVF SGGGGSGGGG SGGGSSDIKM 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        670        680        690        700        710        720 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TQSPSSMYAS LGERVTITCK ASQDINSYLS WFHHKPGKSP KTLIYRANRL VDGVPSRFSG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        730        740        750        760        770        780 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SGSGQDYSLT ISSLDYEDMG IYYCQQYDES PWTFGGGTKL ENKEQLLISE EDLGHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 115 
                 DNA sequence for 
                   
                 atgggatctgataaaattattcatctgactgatgattcttttgatactgatgtacttaaggcagatg 
               
               
                   
                 Trx-DT A -anti- 
                   
                 gtgcaatcctggttgatttctgggcacactggtgcggtccgtgcaaaatgatcgctccgattctgga 
               
               
                   
                 CD19 
                   
                 tgaaatcgctgacgaatatcagggcaaactgaccgttgcaaaactgaacatcgatcacaacccgggc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 actgcgccgaaatatggcatccgtggtatcccgactctctgctgttcaaaaacggtgaagtggcggc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 aaccaaagtgggtgcactgtctaaaggtcagttgaaagagttcctcgacgctaacctggccggctct 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggatccggtgatgacgatgacaagctgggaattgatcccttcaccggcgccgacgacgtggtggact 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cctccaagtccttcgtcatggaaaacttcgcttcctaccacgggactaaacctggttatgtagattc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cattcaaaaaggtatacaaaagccaaaatctggtacacaaggaaattatgacgatgattggaaaggg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ttttatagtaccgacaataaatacgacgctgcgggatactctgtagataatgaaaacccgctctctg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 gaaaagctggaggcgtggtcaaagtgacgtatccaggactgacgaaggttctcgcactaaaagtgga 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 taatgccgaaactattaagaaagagttaggtttaagtctcactgaaccgttgatggagcaagtcgga 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 acggaagagtttatcaaaaggttcggtgatggtgcttcgcgtgtagtgctcagccttcccttcgctg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 aggggagttctagcgttgaatatattaataactgggaacaggcgaaagcgttaagcgtagaacttga 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 gattaattttgaaacccgtggaaaacgtggccaagatgcgatgtatgagtatatggctcaagcctgt 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 gccggcaatcgcgtgcgccgcgctagcgtggggagctcattgtcatgcatcaacctggactgggacg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tgatccgcgacaagaccaagaccaagatcgagtccctgaaggagcacggcccgatcaagaacaagat 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 gtccgagtccccgaacaagaccgtgtccgaggagaaggctaagcagtacctggaggagttccaccag 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 accgctctggagcacccggagctgtccgagctgaaaaccgtgaccggcaccaacccggtgttcgctg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 gcgctaactacgctgcttgggctgtgaacgtggctcaggtgatcgactccgagactgctgacaacct 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggagacaaccaccgctgctctgtccatcctgccgggcatcggctccgtgatgggcatcgctgacggc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 gctgtgcaccacaacaccgaggagatcgtggctcagtccatcgctctgtcctccctgatggtggctc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 aggctatcccgctggtgggcgagctggtggacatcggcttcgctgcttacaacttcgtggagtccat 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 catcaacctgttccaggtggtgcacaactcctacaaccgcccggcttactccccgggccacaagacc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cagcccaagggcgagctcaagcttgcccaggtgcagctgcagcagtccggcgctgagctggtgcgcc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ctggctcctecgtgaaaatctcctgcaaggcttccggctacgctttctcctcctactggatgaactg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggtgaagcagcgccctggccagggcctggagtggatcggcccaatctggccgggcgacggcgccacc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 aactacaacggcaagttcaagggcaaggctaccctgaccgctgacgagtcctcctccaccgcttaca 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tgcagctgtcctccctggcttccgaggactccgctgtgtacttctgcgctcgccgcgagaccaccac 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cgtgggccgctactactacgctatggactactggggccagggcacctcggtgaccgtgtcctccggc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggcggcggctccggcggcggcggctccggcggcgggagctccgacatcctgctgacccagaccccgg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cttccctggctgtgtccctgggccagcgcgctaccatctcctgcaaggcttcccagtccgtggacta 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cgacggcgactcctacctgaactggtaccagcagatcccgggccagccgccgaagctgctgatctac 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 gacgcttccaacctggtgtccggcatcccgccgcgcttctccggctccggctccggcaccgacttca 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ccctgaacatccacccggtggagaaggtggacgctgctacctaccactgccagcagtccaccgagga 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cccgtggaccttcggcggcggcaccaagctggagatcaagcgcggtggtgacatgcatcaccatcac 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 catcactgaagctt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 116 
                 Protein Sequence 
                   
                 MGSDKIIHLTDDSFDTDVLKADGAILVDFWAHWCGPCKMIAPILDEIADEYQGKLTVAKLNIDHNPG 
               
               
                   
                 for TrK-DT 
                   
                 TAPKYGIRGIPTLLLFKNGEVAATKVGALSKGQLKEFLDANLAGSGSGENLYFQLGIDPFTGADDVV 
               
               
                   
                 (containing  
                   
                 DSSKSFVMENFASYHGTKPGYVDSIQKGIQKPKSGTQGNYDDDWKGFYSTDNKYDAAGYSVDNENPL 
               
               
                   
                 native 
                   
                 SGKAGGVVKVTYPGLTKVLALKVDNAETIKKELGLSLTEPLMEQVGTEEFIKRFGDGASRVVLSLPF 
               
               
                   
                 cell binding 
                   
                 AEGSSSVEYINNWEQAKALSVELEINFETRGKRGQDAMYEYMAQACAGNRVRRASVGSSLSCINLDW 
               
               
                   
                 domain) 
                   
                 DVIRDKTKTKIESLKEHGPIKNKMSESPNKTVSEEKAKQYLEEFHQTALEHPELSELKTVTGTNPVF 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGANYAAWAVNVAQVIDSETADNLEKTTAALSILPGIGSVMGIADGAVHHNTEEIVAQSIALSSLMV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AQAIPLVGELVDIGFAAYNFVESIINLFQVVHNSYNRPAYSPGHKTQPKGELKLFLHDGYAVSWNTV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 EDSIIRTGFQGESGHSIKITAENTPLPIAGVLLPTIPGKLDVNKSKTHISVNGRKIRMRCRAIDGDV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TFCRPKSPVYVGNGVHANLHVAFNRSSSEKIHSNEISSDSIGVLGYQKTVDHTKVNSKLSLFFEIKS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 KLEGKPIPNPLLGLDSTRTGHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 117 
                 DNA Sequence 
                   
                 ATGGCATCTGATAAAATTATTCATCTGACTGATGATTCTTTTGATACTGATGTACTTAAGGCAGATG 
               
               
                   
                 for Trx-DT 
                   
                 GTGCAATCCTGGTTGATTTCTGGGCACACTGGTGCGGTCCGTGCAAAATGATCGCTCCGATTCTGGA 
               
               
                   
                 (containing 
                   
                 TGAAATCGCTGACGAATATCAGGGCAAACTGACCGTTGCAAAACTGAACATCGATCACAACCCGGGC 
               
               
                   
                 native 
                   
                 ACTGCGCCGAAATATGGCATCCGTGGTATCCCGACTCTGCTGCTGTTCAAAAACGGTGAAGTGGCGG 
               
               
                   
                 cell binding 
                   
                 CAACCAAAGTGGGTGCACTGTCTAAAGGTCAGTTGAAAGAGTTCCTCGACGCTAACCTGGCCGGCTC 
               
               
                   
                 domain) 
                   
                 TGGATCCGGT  GAA AAC CTG TAT TTT CAG GGC  CTGGGAATTGATCCCTTCACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   GGCGCCGACGACGTGGT GGACTCCTCCAAGTCCTTCGTCATGGAAAACTTCGCTTCCTACCACGGGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTAAACCTGGTTATGTAGATTCCATTCAAAAAGGTATACAAAAGCCAAAATCTGGTACACAAGGAAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTATGACGATGATTGGAAAGGGTTTTATAGTACCGACAATAAATACGACGCTGCGGGATACTCTGTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GATAATGAAAACCCGCTCTCTGGAAAAGCTGGAGGCGTGGTCAAAGTGACGTATCCAGGACTGACGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGGTTCTCGCACTAAAAGTGGATAATGCCGAAACTATTAAGAAAGAGTTAGGTTTAAGTCTCACTGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCGTTGATGGAGCAAGTCGGAACGGAAGAGTTTATCAAAAGGTTCGGTGATGGTGCTTCGCGTGTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGCTCAGCCTTCCCTTCGCTGAGGGGAGTTCTAGCGTTGAATATATTAATAACTGGGAACAGGCGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGCGTTAAGCGTAGAACTTGAGATTAATTTTGAAACCGGTGGAAAACGTGGCCAAGATGCGATGTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGAGTATatggctcaagcctgtgccggcAAT cgcgtgcgccgcGCTagcgtgggg agctcattgtca 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGCATCAACCTGGACTGGGACGTGATCCGCGACAAGACCAAGACCAAGATCGAGTCCCTGAAGGAGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACGGCCCGATCAAGAACAAGATGTCCGAGTCCCCGAACAAGACCGTGTCCGAGGAGAAGGCTAAGCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTACCTGGAGGAGTTCCACCAGACCGCTCTGGAGCACCCGGAGCTGTCCGAGCTGAAAACCGTGACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGCACCAACCCGGTGTTCGCTGGCGCTAACTACGCTGCTTGGGCTGTGAACGTGGCTCAGGTGATCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACTCCGAGACTGCTGACAACCTGGAGAAAACCACCGCTGCTCTGTCCATCCTGCCGGGGATCGGCTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGTGATGGGCATCGCTGACGGCGCTGTGCACCACAACACCGAGGAGATCGTGCCTCAGTCCATCGCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGTCCTCCCTGATGGTGGCTCAGGCTATCCCGCTGGTGGGCGAGCTGGTGGACATCGGCTTCGCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTTACAACTTCGTGGAGTCCATCATCAACCTGTTCCAGGTGGTGCACAACTCCTACAACCGCCCGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTACTCCCC GGGCCACAAGACCCAGCCC   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGGGCGAGCTCAAGCTTTTTCTTCATGACGGGTATGCTGTCAGTTGGAACACTGTTGAAGATTCGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAATCCGAACTGGTTTTCAAGGGGAGAGTGGGCACGACATAAAAATTACTGCTGAAAATACCCCGCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCAATCGCGGGTGTCCTACTACCGACTATTCCTGGAAAGCTGGACGTTAATAAGTCCAAGACTCAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATTTCCGTAAATGGTCGGAAAATAAGGATGCGTTGCAGAGCTATAGACGGTGATGTAACTTTTTGTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCCTAAATCTCCTGTTTATGTTCGTAATGGTGTGCATGCGAATCTTCACGTGGCATTTCACAGAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAGCTCGGAGAAAATTCATTCTAATGAAATTTCGTCGGATTCCATAGGCGTTCTTGGGTACCAGAAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACAGTAGATCACACCAAGGTTAATTCTAAGCTATCGCTATTTTTTGAAATCAAAAGCAAGCTT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 118 
                 DT-anti-CD2219 
                   
                 MGADDVVDSS KSFVMENFAS YHGTKPGYVD SIQKGIQKPK SGTQGNYDDD WKGFYSTDNK 
               
               
                   
                 protein sequence 
                   
                 YDAAGYSVDN ENPLSGKAGG VVKVTYPGLT KVLALKVDNA ETIKKELGLS LTEPLNEQVG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TEEFIKRFGD GASRVVLSLP FAEGSSSVEY INNWEQAKAL SVELEINFET RGKRGQDAMY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 EYNAQACAGN IEPDTGSSLS CINLDWDVIR DKTKTKIESL KEHGPIKNKM SESPAKTVSE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 EKAKQYLEEF HQTALEHPEL SELKTVTGTN PVFAGANYAA WAVNVAQVID SETADNLEKT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAALSILPGI GSVMGIADGA VHHNTEEIVA QSIALSSLMV AQAIPLVGEL VDIGFAAYNF 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VESIINLFQV VHNSYNRPAY SPGHKTQPAM EVQLVESGGG LVKPGGSLKL SCAASGFAFS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 IYDMSWVRQT PEKRLEWVAY ISSGGGTTYY PDTVKGRFTI SRDNAKNTLY LQMSSLKSED 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAMYYCARHS GYGTHWGVLF AYWGQGTLVT VSAGGGGSGG GGSGGGSSDI QMTQTTSSLS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ASLGDRVTIS CRASQDIARY LNWYQQKPDG TVKLLIYYTS ILHSGVFSRF SGSGSGTDYS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LTISNLEQED FATYFCQQGN TLPWTFGGGT KLEIKTG PSG   QAGAAASESL FVSNHAYTM A 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 QVQLQQSGAE LVRPGSSVKI SCKASGYAFS SYWMNWVKQR PGQGLEWIGQ IWPGOGDTNY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 NGKFKGKATL TADESSSTAY MQLSSLASED SAVYFCARRE TTTVGRYYYA MDYWGQGTSV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TVSSGGGGSG GGGSGGGSSD ILLTQTPASL AVSLGQRATI SCKASQSVDY DGDSYLNWYQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 QIPGQPPKLL IYDASNLVSG IPPRFSGSGS GTDFTLNIHP VEKVDAATYH CQQSTEDPWT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FGGGTKLEIK RGGDMHHHHH H 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 119 
                 DT-anti-CD2219 
                   
                 ATGGGTGCCGACGACGTGGTGGACTCCTCCAAGTCCTTCGTGATGGAAAACTTCGCTTCCTACCACG 
               
               
                   
                 DNA sequence 
                   
                 GTACCAAGCCTGGTTACGTGGATTCCATCCAGAAGGGTATCCAGAAGCCTAAGTCCGGTACCCAGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAACTACGACGATGATTGGAAGGGTTTTTACTCCACCGACAACAAGTACGACGCCGCCGGTTACTCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGATAACGAAAACCCTCTGTCCGGTAAGGCCGGTGGTGTGGTGAAAGTGACCTACCCTGGTCTGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAAGGTGCTGGCCCTGAAGGTGGATAACGCCGAAACCATCAAGAAGGAGCTGGGTCTGTCCCTGAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGAACCTCTGATGGAGCAGGTGGGTACCGAAGAGTTTATCAAGAGATTCGGTGATGGTGCCTCCAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGTGCTGTCCCTGCCTTTCGCCGAGGGTTCCTCCTCCGTGGAATACATCAACAACTGGGAACAGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAAGGCCCTGTCCGTGGAACTGGAGATCAACTTTGAAACCAGAGGTAAGAGAGGTCAGGATGCCAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTACGAGTACatggcccaggcctgtgccggCAACATCGAGCCTGACACCGgttcctccctgtccTGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATCAACCTGGACTGGGACGTGATCAGAGACAAGACCAAGACCAAGATCGAGTCCCTGAAGGAGCACG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTCCTATCAAGAACAAGATGTCCGAGTCCCCTGCCAAGACCGTGTCCGAGGAGAAGGCCAAGCAGTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTGGAGGAGTTCCACCAGACCGCCCTGGAGCACCCTGAGCTGTCCGAGCTGAAGACCGTGACTGGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCAACCCTGTGTTCGCCGGTGCCAACTACGCCGCCTGGGCCGTGAACGTGGCCCAGGTGATCGACT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCGAGACCGCCGACAACCTGGAGAAGACCACCGCCGCCCTGTCCATCCTGCCTGGTATCGGTTCCGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GATGGGTATCGCCGACGGTGCCGTCCACCACAACACCGAGGAGATCGTGGCCCAGTCCATCGCCCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCTCCCTGATGGTGGCCCAGGCCATCCCTCTGGTGGGTGAGCTGGTGGACATCGGTTTCGCCGCCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACAACTTCGTGGAGTCCATCATCAACCTGTTCCAGGTGGTGCACAACTCCTACAACAGACCTGCCTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTCCCCTGGTCACAAGACCCAGCCTGccATGGAGGTTCAGCTGGTTGAGTCCGGTGGTGGTCTGGTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGCCAGGTGGTTCCCTGAAGCTGTCCTGTGCTGCTTCCGGTTTCGCTTTCTCCATCTACGATATGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTGGGTTAGACAGACCCCAGAGAAGAGACTGGAGTGGGTTGCTTACATCTCCTCCGGTGGTGGTAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CACCTACTACCCAGACACCGTTAAGGGTAGATTCACCATCTCCAGAGATAACGCTAAGAACACCCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TACCTGCAGATGTCCTCCCTGAAGTCCGAGGACACCGCTATGTACTACTGTGCTAGACATTCCGGTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACGGTACCCATTGGGGTGTTCTGTTCGCTTACTGGGGTCAGGGTACCCTGGTTACCGTTTCCGCTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGTGGTGGTTCCGGTGGTGGTGGTTCCGGTGGTGGGAGCTCCGATATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCTCCCTGTCCGCTTCCCTGGGTGACAGAGTTACCATCTCCTGTAGAGCTTCCCAGGATATCGCTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GATACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAACCCAGACGGTACCGTTAAGCTGCTGATCTACTACACCTCCAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTGCATTCCGGTGTTCCATCCAGATTCTCCGGTTCCGGTTCCGGTACCGATTACTCCCTGACCATC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCAACCTGGAGCAGGAGGACTTCGCTACCTACTTCTGTCAGCAGGGTAACACCCTGCCTTGGACCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCGGTGGTGGTACCAAGCTGGAGATCAAGACTGGTCCATCCGGTCAGGCTGGTGCTGCTgctTCCGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTCCTTGTTCGTTTCCAACCACGCTTACACCATGGCCCAGGTTCAGTTGCAGCAGTCCGGTGCTGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTGGTTAGACCAGGTTCCTCTGTTAAGATCTCTTGTAAGGCCTCTGGCTATGCTTTTTCCTCTTACT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGATGAACTGGGTTAAGCAGAGACCAGGTCAGGGCTTGGAATGGATCGGTCAAATTTGGCCAGGTGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGTGATACTAACTACAACGGTAAGTTCAAGGGTAAGGCTACTTTGACTGCTGACGAATCCTCCTCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACTGCCTATATGCAACTGTCCTCTCTGGCTTCTGAAGATTCTGCTGTTTACTTCTGCGCTAGAAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAACCACTACCGTTGGTAGATACTACTATGCTATGGATTACTGGGGTCAAGGTACCTCGGTGACCGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTCTTCCGGTGGCGGTGGTTCTGGTGGTGGTGGCTCTGGTGGTGGGAGCTCCGATATCTTGTTGACT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAAACCCCAGCTTCTTTGGCTGTGTCTCTGGGTCAAAGAGCTACTATTTCCTGCAAGGCTTCTCAAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGTGGATTACGATGGTGACTCCTACTTGAATTGGTATCAGCAGATTCCAGGTCAGCCTCCTAAGCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTTGATCTACGATGCTTCCAACTTGGTCTCCGGTATCCCACCAAGATTCTCCGGTTCTGGTTCCGGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACTGACTTCACTTTGAACATCCACCCAGTTGAGAAAGTGGATGCTGCCACTTACCACTGCCAACAAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTACCGAGGATCCTTGGACTTTCGGTGGTGGTACCAAGTTGGAGATCAAAAGAGGTGGTGACATGCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCATCACCACCACCATTAA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 120 
                 GrB-anti-CD1919 
                   
                 IIGGHEAKPR SRPYMAYLMI WDQKSLKRCG GFLIQDDFVL TAAHCWGSSI NVTLGAHNIK 
               
               
                   
                 protein sequence 
                   
                 EQEETQQFIP VKRPIPHPAY NPKNFSNDIM LLQLERKAKR TRAVQPLRLP SNKAQVKPGQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCSVAGWGQT APLGKHSHTL QEVKMTVQED RKCESDLRHY YDSTIELCVG DPEIKKTSFK 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GDSGGPLVCN KVAQGIVSYG RNNGMPPRAC TKVSSFVHWI KKTMKRYPNG GGGSGGGGSG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGSAQVQLQ QSGAELVRFG SSVKISCKPS GYAFSSYWMN WVKQRPGQGL EWIGQIWPGD 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GDTNYNGKFK GKATLTADES SSTAYMQLSS LASEOSAVYF CARRETTTVG RYYYAMDYWG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 QGTSVTVSSG GGGSGGGGSG GGSSDILLTQ TPASLAVSLG QRATISCKAS QSVDYDGDSY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LNWYQQIPGQ PPKLLIYDAS NLVSGIPPRF SGSGSGTDFT LNIHPVEKVD AATYHCQQST 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 EDPWTEGGGT KLEIKRGGDM  GNSGGGG AQV QLQQSGAELV RPGSSVKISC KASGYAFSSY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 WMNWVKQRPG QGLEWIGQIW PGDGDTNYNG KFKGKATLTA DESSSTAYMQ LSSLASEDSA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VYFCARRETT TVGRYYYAND YWGQGTSVTV SSGGGGSGGG GSGGGSSDIL LTQTPASLAV 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SLGQRATISC KASQSVDYDG DSYLNWYQQI PGQPPKLLIY DASNLVSGIP PRFSGSGSGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 DFTLNIHPVE KVOAATYHCQ QSTEDPWTFG GGTKLEIKRG GDMHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 121 
                 GrB-anti-CD1919 
                   
                 atcatcgggggacatgaggccaagccccactcccgcccctacatggcttatettatgatctgggatc 
               
               
                   
                 DNA sequence 
                   
                 agaagtctctgaagaggtgcggtggcttcctgatacaagacgacttcgtgctgacagctgctcactg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ttggggaagctccataaatgtcaccttgggggcccacaatatcaaagaacaggagccgacccagcag 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tttatccctgtgaaaagacccatcccccatccagcctataatcctaaggacttctccaacgacatca 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tgctactgcagctggagagaaaggccaagcggaccagagctgtgcagcccctcaggctacctagcaa 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 caaggcccaggtgaagccagggcagacatgcagtgtggccggctgggggcagacggcccccctggga 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 aaacactcacaCacactacaagaggtgaggattacagtgcaggaagatcgaaagtgcgaatctgact 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tacgccattattacgacagtaccattgagttgtgcgtgggggacccagagattaaaaagacttcctt 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 taagggggactctggaggccctcttgtgtgtaacaaggtggcccagggcattgtctcctatggacga 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 aacaatggcatgcctccacgagcctgcaccaaagtctcaagctttgtacactggataaagaaaacca 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tgaaacgctacgccATGGGAGGCGGAGGCTCCGGAGGAGGAGGGTCCGGGGGCGGCGGAAGCGCCCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGTTCAGTTGCAGCAGTCCGGTGCTGAGTTGGTTAGACCAGGTTCCTCTGTTAAGATCTCTTGTAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCCTCTGGCTATGCTTTTTCCTCTTACTGGATGAACTGGGTTAAGCAGAGACCAGGTCAGGGCTTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AATGGATCGGTCAAATTTGGCCAGGTGATGCTGATACTAACTACAACGGTAAGTTCAAGGGTAAGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TACTTTGACTGCTGACGAATCCTCCTCTACTGCCTATATGCAACTGTCCTCTCTGGCTTCTGAAGAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCTGCTGTTTACTTCTGCGCTAGAAGAGAAACCACTACCGTTGGTAGATACTACTATGCTATGGATT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACTGGGGTCAAGGTACCTCGGTGACCGTTTCTTCCGGTGGCGGTGGTTCTGGTGGTGGTGGCTCTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGTGGGAGCTCCGATATCTTGTTGACTCAAACCCCAGCTTCTTTGGCTGTGTCTCTGGGTCAAAGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCTACTATTTCCTGCAAGGCTTCTCAATCTGTGGATTACGATGGTGACTCCTACTTGAATTGGTATC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCAGATTCCAGGTCAGCCTCCTAAGCTGTTGATCTACGATGCTTCCAACTTGGTCTCCGGTATCCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCAAGATTCTCCGGTTCTGGTTCCGGTACTGACTTCACTTTGAACATCCACCCAGTTGAGAAAGTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GATGCTGCCACTTACCACTGCCAACAATCTACCGAGGATCCTTGGACTTTCGGTGGTGGTACCAAGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGAGATCAAAAGAGGTGGTGACATGGggaattctGGAGGCGGAGGCGCCCAGGTTCAGTTGCAGCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTCCGGTGCTGAGTTGGTTAGACCACGTTCCTCTGTTAAGATCTCTTGTAAGGCCTCTGGCTATGCT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTTTCCTCTTACTGGATGAACTGGGTTAAGCAGAGACCAGGTCAGGGCTTGGAATGGATCGGTCAAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTTGGCCAGGTGATGGTGATACTAACTACAACGGTAAGTTCAAGGGTAAGGCTACTTTGACTGCTGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGAATCCTCCTCTACTGCCTATATGCAACTGTCCTCTCTGGCTTCTGAAGATTCTGCTGTTTACTTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGCGCTAGAAGAGAAACCACTACCGTTGGTAGATACTACTATGCTATGGATTACTGGGGTCAAGGTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTCGGTGACCGTTTCTTCCGGTGTCGGTGGTTCTGGTGGTGGTGGCTCTGGTGGTGGGAGCTCCGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATCTTGTTGACTCAAACCCCAGCTTCTTTGGCTGTGTCTCTGGGTCAAAGAGCTACTATTTCCTGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGGCTTCTCAATCTGTGGATTACGATGGTGACTCCTACTTGAATTGGTATCAGCAGATTCCAGGTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCCTCCTAAGCTGTTGATCTACGATGCTTCCAACTTGGTCTCCGGTATCCCACCAAGATTCTCCGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTCTGGTTCCGGTACTGACTTCACTTTGAACATCCACCCAGTTGAGAAAGTGGATGCTGCCACTTAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CACTGCCAACAATCTACCGAGGATCCTTGGACTTTCGGTGGTGGTACCAAGTTGGAGATCAAAAGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGTGACATGCACCATCACCACCACCATTAAGC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 122 
                 MBP-GKGgGS- 
                   
                 MFPSHMKTEE GKLVIWINGD KGYNGLAEVG KKFEKDTGIK VTVEHPDKLE EKFPQVAATG 
               
               
                   
                 TEV protein 
                   
                 DGPDIIFWAH DRFGGYAQSG LLAEITPDKA FQDKLYPFTW DAVRYNGKLI AYPIAVEALS 
               
               
                   
                 sequence 
                   
                 LIYNKDLLPN PPKTWEEIPA LDKELKAKGK SALMFNLQEP YFTWPLIAAD GGYAFKYENG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 KYDIKDVGVD NAGAKAGLTF IVDLIKNKHM NADTDYSIAE AAFNKGETAM TINGPWAWSN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 IDTSKVNYGV TVLPTFKGQP SKPFVGVLSA GINAASPNKE LAKEFLENYL LTDEGLEAVN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 KDKPLGAVAL KSYEEELAKD PRIAATMENA QKGEIMPNIP QMSAFWYAVR TAVINAASGR 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 QTVDEALKDA QTNSSNNSRR ASVAMLRQIL DSQKMEWRSN AMT GGGSKLG DDDDKGKGGG   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   S KGPRDYNPI SSAICHLTNE SDGHTTSLYG IGFGPFIITN KHLFRRNNGT LLVQSLHGVF 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 KVKNTTTLQQ HLIDGRDMML IRMPKDFPPF PQKLKFREPQ REERICLVTT NFQTKSMSSM 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VSDTSCTFPS SDGIFWKHWI QTKDGHCGSP LVSTRDGFIV GIHSASNFTN TNNYFTSVPK 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 DFMDLLTNQE AQQWVSGWRL NADSVLWGGH KVFMNKPEEP FQPVKEATQL MSHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 123 
                 MBP-GKGGGS- 
                   
                 atgccaccctcccatATGAAAACTGAAGAAGGTAAACTGGTAATCTGGATTAACGGCGATAAAGGCT 
               
               
                   
                 TEV DNA 
                   
                 ATAACGGTCTCGCTGAAGTCGGTAAGAAATTCGAGAAAGATACCGGAATTAAAGTCACCGTTGAGCA 
               
               
                   
                 sequence 
                   
                 TCCGGATAAACTGGAAGAGAAATTCCCACAGGTTGCGGCAACTGGCGATGGCCCTGACATTATCTTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGGCACACGACCGCTTTGGTGGCTACGCTCAATCTGGCCTGTTGGCTGAAATCACCCCGGACAAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGTTCCAGGACAAGCTGTATCCGTTTACCTGGGATGCCGTACGTTACAACGGCAAGCTGATTGCTTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCCGATCGCTGTTGAAGCGTTATCGCTGATTTATAACAAAGATCTGCTGCCGAACCCGCCAAAAACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGGAAGAGATCCCGGCGCTGGATAAAGAACTGAAAGCGAAAGGTAAGAGCGCGCTGATGTTCAACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGCAAGAACCGTACTTCACCTGGCCGCTGATTGCTGCTGACGGGGGTTATGCGTTCAAGTATGAAAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGGCAAGTACGACATTAAAGACGTGGGCGTGGATAACGCTGGCGCGAAAGCGGGTCTGACCTTCCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTTGACCTGATTAAAAACAAACACATGAATGCAGACACCGATTACTCCATCGCAGAAGCTGCCTTTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATAAAGGCGAAACAGCGATGACCATCAACGGCCCGTGGGCATGGTCCAACATCGACACCAGCAAAGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAATTATGGTGTAACGGTACTGCCGACCTTCAAGGGTCAACCATCCAAACCGTTCGTTGGCGTGCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGCGCAGGTATTAACGCCGCCAGTCCGAACAAAGAGCTGGCAAAAGAGTTCCTCGAAAACTATCTGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGACTGATGAAGGTCTGGAAGCGGTTAATAAAGACAAACCGCTGGGTGCCGTAGCGCTGAAGTCTTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGAGGAAGAGTTGGCGAAAGATCCACGTATTGCCGCCACTATGGAAAACGCCCAGAAAGGTGAAATC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATGCCGAACATCCCGCAGATGTCCGCTTTCTGGTATGCCGTCCGTACTGCGGTGATCAACGCCGCCA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGGTCGTCAGACTGTCGATGAAGCCCTGAAAgacgcgcagactaattcgagcaacaactcacggcg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggctagtgtcgccatgctgcgtcaaattctggattctcaaaaaatggaatggcgctctaacgccatg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 accggtGGCGGGAGCaagcttggggatgacgatgacaagggcaaaGGCGGCGGGAGCAAAGGTCCGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGACTACAACCCGATCTCCTCCGCTATCTGCCACCTGACCAACGAATCCGACGGTCACACCACCTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCTGTACGGTATCGGTTTCGGTCCGTTCATCATCACCAACAAACACCTGTTCCGTCGTAACAACGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACCCTGCTGGTTCAGTCCCTGCACGGTGTTTTCAAAGTTAAAAACACCACCACCCTCCAGCAGCACC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGATCGACGGTCGTGACATGATGCTGATCCGTATGCCGAAAGACTTCCCGCCGTTCCCGCAGAAACT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAAATTCCGTGAACCGCAGCGTGAAGAACGTATCTGCCTCGTTACCACCAACTTCCAGACCAAATCC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATGTCCTCTATGGTTTCCGACACCTCCTGCACCTTCCCGTCCTCCGACGGTATCTTCTGGAAACACT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGATTCAGACCAAAGACGGTCACTGCGGTTCCCCGCTGGTTTCCACCCGTGACGGTTTCATCGTTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TATCCACTCCGCTTCCAACTTCACCAACACCAACAACTACTTCACCTCCGTTCCGAAAGACTTCATG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GACCTCCTGACCAACCAGGAAGCTCAGCAGTGGGTTTCCGGTTGGCGTCTGAACGCTGACTCCGTTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGTGGGGTGGTCACAAAGTTTTTATGAACAAACCGGAAGAACCGTTCCAGCCGGTTAAAGAAGCTAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAGCTCATGTCCCACCATCACCACCACCATtaagcggccgcgaattc 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 124 
                 GrM-anti-CD19 
                   
                 IIGGREVIP HSRPYMASLQ RNGSHLCGGV LVHPKWVLTA AHCLAQRMAQ LRLVLGLHTL 
               
               
                   
                 protein sequence 
                   
                 DSPGLTFHIK AAIQHPRYKP VPALEWDLAL LQLDGKVKPS RTIRPLALPS KRQVVAAGTR 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CSMAGWGLTH QGGRLSRVLR ELDLQVLDTR MCNNSRFWNG SLSPSMVCLA ADSKDQAPCK 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GDSGG2LVCG KGRVLAGVLS FSSRVCTDIF KPPVATAVAP YVSWIRKVTG RSAAMAQVQL 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 QQSGAELVRP GSSVKISCKA SGYAFSSYWM NWVKQRPGQG LEWIGQIWPG DGDTNYNGKF 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 KGKATLTADE SSSTAYMQLS SLASEDSAVY FCARRETTTV GRYYYAMDYW GQGTSVTVSS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGGSGGGGS GGGSSDILLT QTPASLAVSL GQRATISCKA SQSVDYDGDS YLNWYQQIPG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 QPPKLLIYDA SNLVSGIPPR FSGSGSGTDF TLNIHPVEKV DAATYHCQQS TEDPWTFGGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TKLEIKRGGD MHHHHHH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 125 
                 GrM-anti-CD19 
                   
                 ctcgagctacaaggacgacgacgacaagatcatcgggggccgggaggtgatcccccactcgcgcccg 
               
               
                   
                 DNA sequence 
                   
                 tacatggcctcactgcagagaaatggctcccacctgtgcgggggtgtcctggtgcacccaaagtggg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tgctgacggctgcccactgcctggcccagcggatggcccagctgaggctggtgctggggctccacac 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cctggacagccccggtctcaccttccacatcaaggcagccatccagcaccctcgctacaagcccgtc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cctgccctggagaacgacctcgcgctgcttcagctggacgggaaagtgaagcccagccggaccatcc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggccgttggccctgcccagtaagcgccaggtggtggcagcagggactcggtgcagcatggccggctg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggggctgacccaccagggcgggcgcctgtcccgggtgctgcgggagctggacctccaagtgctggac 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 acccgcatgtgtaacaacagccgcttctggaacggcagcctctcccccagcatggtctgcctggcgg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ccgactccaaggaccaggctccctgcaagggtgactcgggcgggcccctggtgtgtggcaaaggccg 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ggtgttggccggagtcctgtccttcagctccagggtctgcactgacatcttcaagcctcccgtggcc 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 accgctgtggcgccttacgtgtcctggatcaggaaggtcaccggccgatcggccgccatggccCAGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGCAGCTGCAGCAGTCCGGCGCTGAGCTGGTGCGCCCTGGCTCCTCCGTGAAAATCTCCTGCAAGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTCCGGCTACGCTTTCTCCTCCTACTGGATGAACTGGGTGAAGCAGCGCCCTGGCCAGGGCCTGGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGATCGGCCAAATCTGGCCGGGCGACGGCGACACCAACTACAACGGCAAGTTCAAGGGCTAGGCTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCCTGACCGCTGACGAGTCCTCCTCCACCGCTTACATGCAGCTGTCCTCCCTGGCTTCCGAGGACTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGCTGTGTACTTCTGCGCTCGCCGCGAGACCACCACCGTGGGCCGCTACTACTACGCTATGGACTAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGGGCCAGGGCACCTCGGTGACCGTGTCCTCCGGCGGCGGCGGCTCCGGCGGCGGCGGCTCCGGCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCGGGAGCTCCGACATCCTGCTGACCCAGACCCCGGCTTCCCTGGCTGTGTCCCTGGGCCAGCGCGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TACCATCTCCTGCAAGGCTTCCCAGTCCGTGGACTACGACGGCGACTCCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAGATCCCGGGCCAGCCGCCGAAGCTGCTGATCTACGACGCTTCCAACCTGGTGTCCGGCATCCCGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGCGCTTCTCCGGCTCCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGAACATCCACCCGGTGGAGAAGGTGGA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGCTGCTACCTACCACTGCCAGCAGTCCACCGAGGACCCGTGGACCTTCGGCGGCGGCACCAAGCTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GAGATCAAGCGCggtggtgacatgCACCATCACCACCACCATTAAGC 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 126 
                 PP2C-anti-CD5 
                   
                 ATGGGATCTGATAAAATTATTCATCTGACTGATGATTCTTTTGATACTGATGTACTTAAGGCAGATG 
               
               
                   
                 scFv DNA 
                   
                 GTGCAATCCTGGTTGATTTCTGGGCACACTGGTGCGGTCCGTGCAAAATGATCGCTCCGATTCTGGA 
               
               
                   
                 sequence 
                   
                 TGAAATCGCTGACGAATATCAGGGCAAACTGACCGTTGCAAAACTGAACATCGATCACAACCCGGGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACTGCGCCGAAATATGGCATCCGTGGTATCCCGACTCTGCTGCTGTTCAAAAACGGTGAAGTGGCGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAACCAAAGTGGGTGCACTGTCTAAAGGTCAGTTGAAAGAGTTCCTCGACGCTAACCTGGCCGGCTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGGATCCGGTGATGACGATGACAAGCTGGGAATTGATCCCTTCACCATGGGAGCATTTTTAGACAAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCAAAGATGGAAAAGCATAATGCCCAGGGGCAGGGTAATGGGTTGCGATATGGGCTAAGCAGCATGC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAGGCTGGCGTGTTGAAATGGAGGATGCACATACGGCTGTGATCGGTTTGCCAAGTGGACTTGAATC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GTGGTCATTCTTTGCTGTGTATGATGGGCATGCTGGTTCTCAGGTTGCCAAATACTGCTGTGAGCAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTGTTAGATCACATCACCAATAACCAGGATTTTAAAGGGTCTGCAGGAGCACCTTCTGTGGAAAATG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TAAAGAATGGAATCAGAACAGGTTTTCTGGAGATTGATGAACACATGAGAGTTATGTCAGAGAAGAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACATGGTGCAGATAGAAGTGGGTCAACAGCTGTAGGTGTCTTAATTTCTCCCCAACATATACTTATT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCATTAACTGTGGAGACTCAAGAGGTTACTTTGTAGGAACAGGAAAGTTCATTTCTTCACACAAGAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CACAACCAAGTAATCCGCTGGAGAAAGAACGAATTCAGAATGCAGGTGGCTCTGTAATGATTCAGCG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGTGAATGGCTCTCTGGCTGTATCGAGGGCCCTTGGGGATTTTGATTACAAATGTGTCCATGGAAAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGTCCTACTGAGCAGCTTGTCTCACCAGAGCCTGAAGTCCATGATATTGAAAGATCTGAAGAAGATG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ATCAGTTCATTATCCTTGCATGTGATGGTATCTGGGATGTTATGGGAAATGAAGAGCTCTGTGATTT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGTAAGATCCAGACTTGAAGTCACTGATGACCTTGAGAAAGTTTGCAATGAAGTAGTCGACACCTGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTGTATAAGGGAAGTCGAGACAACATGAGTGTGATTTTGATCTGTTTTCCAAATGCACCCAAAGTAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CGCCAGAAGCAGTGAAGAAGGAGGCAGAGTTGGACAAGTACCTGGAATGCAGAGTAGAAGAAATCAT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AAAGAAGCAGGGGGAAGGCGTCCCCGACTTAGTCCATGTGATGCGCACATTAGCGAGTGAGAACATC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CCCAGCCTCCCACCAGGGGGTGAATTGGCAAGCAAGAGGAATGTTATTGAAGCCGTTTACAATAGAC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGAATCCTTACAAAAATGACGACACTGACTCTACATCAACAGATGATATGTGGAAGGGCGAGCTCAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GCTTGCCAACATCCAGCTGGTGCAGTCTGGTCCTGAGCTGAAGAAGCCTGGTGAGACTGTCAAAATC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TCCTGCAAGGCTTCTGGGTATACCTTCACTAACTATGGTATGAACTGGGTGAAGCAGGCTCCTGGTA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AGGGTCTGCGTTGGATGGGCTGGATIAACACCCACACTGGTGAGCCTACTTATGCTGATGACTTCAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 GGGACGTTTTGCCTTCTCTCTGGAAACTTCTGCCAGCACTGCCTATCTCCAGATCAACAACCTCAAA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 AATGAGGACACTGCTACTTACTTCTGTACACGTCGTGGTTACGACTGGTACTTCGATGTCTGGGGTG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTGGGACCACGGTGACCGTGTTCTCCGGGGGAGGTGGCAGCGGGGGAGGTGGCAGCGGCGGCGGGAG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTCCGACATCAAGATGACCCAGTCTCCTTCTTCCATGTATGCTTCTCTGGGTGAGCGTGTCACTATC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 ACTTGCAAGGCCAGCCAGGACATTAATAGCTATCTGAGCTGGTTCCATCATAAACCTGGGAAATCTC 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CTAAGACCCTGATCTATCGTGCTAACCGTCTGGTTGATGGGGTCCCTTCTCGTTTCAGCGGCTCTGG 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TTCTGGGCAAGATTATTCTCTCACCATCAGCAGCCTGGACTATGAAGATATGGGTATTTATTATTGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 CAACAGTATGATGAGTCTCCTTGGACTTTCGGTGGTGGCACCAAGCTGGAGATGAAAGAACAAAAGT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TGATCTCCGAAGAGGATTTGGGTCATCATCACCATCACCATTAAGCGGCCGCATAAGCTT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 127 
                 PP2C-anti-CD5 
                   
                         10         20         30         40         50         60 
               
               
                   
                 scFv protein 
                   
                 MGSDKIIHLT DDSFDTDVLK ADGAILVDFW AHWCGPCKMI APILDEIADE YQGKLTVAKL 
               
               
                   
                 sequence 
                   
                         70         80         90        100        110        120 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 NIDHNPGTAP KYGIRGIPTL LLFKNGEVAA TKVGALSKGQ LKEFLDANLA GSGSGDDDDK 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        130        140        150        160        170        180 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 LGIDPFTNDA FLDKPKMEKH NAQGQGNGLR YGLSSMQGWR VEMEDANTAV IGLPSGLESW 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        190        200        210        220        230        240 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SFFAVYDGRA GSQVAKYCCE HLLDHITNNQ DFKGSAGAPS VENVKNGIRT GFLEIDEHMR 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        250        260        270        280        290        300 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 VMSEKKHGAD RSGSTAVGVL ISPQHTYFIN CGDSRGLLCR NRKVHFFTQD HKPSNPLEKE 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        310        320        330        340        350        360 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 RIQNAGGSVM IQRVNGSLAV SRALGDFDYK CVHGKGPTEQ LVSPEPEVHD IERSEEOOQF 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        370        380        390        400        410        420 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 IILACDGIWD VMGNEELCDF VRSRLEVTDD LEKVCNEVVD TCLYKGSRDN MSVILICFPN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        430        440        450        460        470        480 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 APKVSPEAVK KEAELDKYLE CRVEEIIKKQ GEGVPDLVHV MRTLASENIP SLPPGGELAS 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        490        500        510        520        530        540 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 KRNVIEAVYN RLNPYKNDDT DSTSTDDMWK GELKLANIQL VQSGPELKKP GETVKISCKA 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        550        560        570        580        590        600 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SGYTFTNYGM NWVKQAPGKG LRWMGWINTH TGEPTYADDF KGRFAFSLET SASTAYLQIN 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        610        620        630        640        650        660 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 NLKNEDTATY FCTRRGYDWY FDVWGAGTTV TVFSGGGGSG GGGSGGGSSD IKMTQSFSSM 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        670        680        690        700        710        720 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 YASLGERVTI TCKASQDINS YLSWFHHKPG KSPKTLIYRA NRLVDGVPSR FSGSGSGQDY 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                        730        740        750        760        770 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 SLTISSLDYE DMGIYYCQQY DESPWTFGGG TKLEMKEQKL ISEEDLGHHN HHH 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
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     Various modifications and variations of the described method and system of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Although the invention has been described in connection with specific desired embodiments, it should be understood that the invention as claimed should not be unduly limited to such specific embodiments. Indeed, various modifications of the described modes for carrying out the invention that are obvious to those skilled in the fields of medicine, pharmacology, or related fields are intended to be within the scope of the invention.