Synthesis, cloning and expression of recombinant aprotinin.

Synthetic DNA fragments containing the coding sequence for the serine proteinase inhibitor aprotinin, also known as bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) a Kunitz type inhibitor were fused to form a synthetic aprotinin gene by the method of Khorana and cloned into E. coli. The synthetic gene is characterized by the presence of certain restriction sites. These restriction sites are unique within the used cloning system. Therefore, a great number of modifications can be achieved easily by exchange of appropriate restriction fragments. Using this method the variant [Glu52]aprotinin was obtained starting from the aprotinin gene. Both genes were successfully expressed in E. coli as fusion proteins with beta-galactosidase using vector pUR 278. No translation products could be detected in four other expression system (pUR 108, pDR 540, pKK 223-3 and pUC 8). [Glu52]aprotinin was purified and renatured after cyanogen bromide cleavage of the fusion protein. This recombinant [Glu52]aprotinin shows exactly the same trypsin-inhibitory profile as natural aprotinin.

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