EP1737959A2 - Antigene tat stabilise et ses applications pour la vaccination anti-vih - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a stabilized Tat antigen and to its applications for anti-HIV vaccination.
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV type 1 (HIV-1) or type 2 (HIV-2)). This disease is in constant progression and to date more than 42 million people are infected worldwide. This is why the development of a vaccine represents an absolute emergency to fight against this pandemic. Many vaccine approaches have been developed over the past twenty years without leading to the development of an effective vaccine. However, the ever-deeper knowledge of the infectious cycle and of the viral proteins responsible for progression to the AIDS stage has opened the way to the use of promising new vaccine targets: the regulatory proteins of HIV.
- the Tat gene includes 2 exons coding for a protein of 99 to 103 amino acids depending on the strains of HIV.
- Exon 1 which codes for the first 72 amino acids, has total transactivation activity, and includes 5 domains: (1) the N-terminal domain (positions 1 to 21), which is important for interaction with proteins cells, (2) the cysteine-rich domain (positions 22 to 37) containing 7 cysteine residues (positions 22, 25, 27, 30, 31, 34 and 37) of which 6 are highly conserved, involved in transactivation, ( 3) the central domain (core) corresponding to positions 38 to 48, also involved in transactivation, (4) the basic domain (positions 49 to 57), which includes the sequences involved in nuclear localization, transcellular transport and binding to the TAR response element (Trans-activation response) of the viral LTR (Long Terminal Repeat), and which is also involved in the binding of Tat to heparin , and (5) the domain rich in glutamines (positions 50 to 72).
- Exon 2 of variable size code for the C-terminal domain (positions 73 at the C-terminal end) which does not have transactivation activity but contains the RGD motif (arginine-glycine-aspartate; positions 78 to 80) , necessary for the binding of Tat to integrin receptors.
- the Tat protein of 99 to 103 amino acids
- Tat protein combines in solution to form very stable oligomers (dimers and trimers), particularly resistant to denaturation and reduction (100 mM DTT; Tosi et al ., Eur. J. Immunol., 2000, 30: 1120-1126).
- preparations of Tat are heterogeneous and include a mixture of monomers, dimers and trimers (US Patent Application 2003/0158134).
- Tat is a transcription factor essential for viral replication, (Fisher et al, Nature, 1986, 320: 367-371) which can both activate latent HIV and deregulate the expression of other cellular genes, to the extent where it has the particularity of being released by infected cells and incorporated into other infected or uninfected cells (transcellular transport; Ensoli et al., J Virol, 1993, 67: 277-287; Chang et al., Aids, 997, 11: 1421-1431). Tat has been shown to have toxic effects in vitro.
- Tat oligomers have no biological activity insofar as, on the one hand, the extracellular Tat protein produced from mammalian cells is monomeric and, on the other hand, the inhibition of the Tat-activating activity using antibodies specifically recognizing the different forms of Tat, indicates that only the monomer is capable of entering cells and of transactivating viral LTR (Rice et al., Virology, 1991, 185: 451-454; Tosi et al., Supra).
- Tat has many biological activities and could play a role, both in viral dissemination and in pathogenesis: progression to the AIDS stage and pathologies associated with AIDS, such as Kaposi's sarcoma.
- an unmodified, biologically active Tat protein is able to protect monkeys from HIV-1 infection
- the Tat molecule is known for its immunosuppressive capacities (Cohen et al., Cited above) and is weakly immunogenic in animals, in particular in monkeys.
- the slowing down of the disease induced by the carboxymethylated Tat toxoid requires a series of 5 immunizations (Pauza et al., PNAS, 2000, 97: 3515-3519) and the protection provided by the biologically active Tat molecule was obtained after a series of 9 to 10 immunizations, according to the protocols (Cafaro et al., Cited above).
- Tat-derived antigen exhibiting an increased immunogenicity compared to that of the Tat antigens of the prior art.
- the inventors have set themselves the goal of developing such an antigen.
- the inventors have shown that, surprisingly, the Tat protein is very unstable and rapidly degraded by proteolytic enzymes.
- the demonstration of this characteristic of Tat led them to put forward the hypothesis according to which the improvement of the stability of Tat should decrease its proteolytic susceptibility and increase its half-life in the organism, as well as its immunogenicity. This hypothesis was validated by comparing the immunogenicity of unmodified Tat to that of Tat previously stabilized, either by formation of a complex with a ligand, or by incorporation of hydrophobic groups.
- the stabilized Tat derivatives induce anti-Tat antibody titers at least 10 times higher in animals ( factor 10 to 35) and are capable of inducing a specific Tat cell response.
- these derivatives have an altered transactivating activity indicating an absence of toxicity.
- the present invention therefore relates to an anti-HIV vaccine composition, characterized in that it comprises at least one stabilized Tat antigen, resistant to proteolytic degradation, which stabilized Tat antigen being selected from the group consisting of: a) a complex between an HIV Tat protein or a Tat fragment of at least 11 amino acids, and a non-metallic Tat ligand, b) an HIV Tat protein or a Tat fragment of at least 11 amino acids, modified by substitution with a hydrophobic amino acid and / or modification by a hydrophobic group, of at least one amino acid of the sequence of Tat, excluding the substitutions R52L, R55L, R57L, R78A, G79A, E80A and K89L, and c) a complex between the Tat protein or the Tat fragment modified by substitution with a hydrophobic amino acid and / or modification by a hydrophobic group, of at least one amino acid of the Tat sequence defined in b), and a non-metallic ligand of Tat.
- stabilized Tat antigen being selected from the group
- Tat antigen is understood to mean a monomer or an oligomer, in particular a dimer of a Tat protein or of a fragment of this protein of at least 11 amino acids, capable of inducing a specific humoral and / or cellular response.
- Tat antigen in a human or animal mammal; said Tat antigen is either biologically active or inactivated by mutation of the sequence of the Tat gene, in particular by the substitution in serine (s), of cysteine residue (s) from the region rich in cysteines, or else by treatment physical (irradiation) or chemical (action of an aldehyde, oxidation) of Tat, as defined above.
- Tat oligomer is understood to mean the association of Tat monomers (protein and / or fragment) which are identical or different from one another (homo- or hetero-oligomers), by one or more covalent and / or non-covalent bonds.
- the covalent oligomers result in particular from the formation of disulfide bridge (s) by oxidation of cysteine residues or from the formation of other chemical bond (s) (oxime, hydrazone), or even from the reaction with homobifunctional groups such as glutaraldehyde or heterobifunctional groups such as 3 - (((2-aminoethyl) dithio) propionic hydrochloride.
- the non-covalent oligomers can be formed via units of the leucine-zipper type or of metal ions, such as zinc or cadmium.
- Tat protein By Tat protein (or Tat) is meant the Tat protein of any strain of HIV (HIV-1 or HIV-2), corresponding to a sequence of approximately 86 to 103 amino acids, depending on the strains.
- non-metallic Tat ligand is understood to mean a compound other than a metal ion, which is capable of binding to Tat or to a fragment of Tat; it can be protein, lipid, carbohydrate, nucleotide (DNA, RNA) or mixed (glycolipid, glycoprotein) in nature.
- the term metallic ligand for Tat is understood to mean metal ions, in particular polyvalent cations, preferably divalent, such as zinc (Zn 2+ ) and cadmium (Cd 2+ ).
- stabilized Tat antigen is meant a derivative of the Tat protein or of the Tat fragment as defined above, comprising a physical or chemical modification such that after 2 hours of digestion with chymotrypsin (enzyme / substrate ratio of 1 / 50 (P / P)), the proportion of Tat derivative recognized by an anti-Tat monoclonal antibody directed against the epitope (KGLGISYGRK) of the core region is at least 20% greater, preferably at least 50% greater than the proportion of unmodified Tat recognized by the same antibody, following the same enzymatic digestion.
- - Hydrophobic amino acid means a natural amino acid chosen from: L (leucine), V (valine), I (isoleucine), A (alanine), M (methionine), F
- phenylalanine phenylalanine
- W tryptophan
- Y tyrosine
- a non-proteinogenic amino acid whose carbon carrying the side chain R, namely the group -CHR-, located between -CO- and -NH- in the natural peptide chain is replaced by a motif which is not part of the constitution of a natural protein or peptide.
- hydrophobic group is intended to mean an alkyl or an aryl such as, for example: S-tert-butyl, neopentyl, isobutyl, isopropyl, 1-methylpropyl, benzyl, indoyl or a naphthyl.
- Said hydrophobic group can be introduced onto the amino acid using a reagent of the l-iodo-2,2-dimethylpropane, ⁇ -bromo-toluene, ter-butyl disulfide, N-ter-Butylacrylamide type.
- the amino acid residues of Tat or of the Tat fragment which are modified by said hydrophobic group are the polar or charged amino acids which can be functionalized. Among these amino acids, there may be mentioned those having the following reactive functions: -OH [serine
- said non-metallic Tat ligand is of protein, lipid, carbohydrate, nucleotide or mixed nature.
- said non-metallic ligand is a polysulfate sugar chosen from: dextran sulfate, pentosan polysulfate and polysulfated glycosaminoglycans such as heparin and heparan sulfate.
- said Tat / sugar polysulfate complex for example a Tat / heparin complex, is an equimolar complex.
- said heparin is a heparin with a molecular weight of 15,000 Da or a heparin fragment with a molecular weight of 6000 Da, which bind to Tat with a high affinity.
- said non-metallic Tat ligand is the Vpr protein of
- said Tat protein or said Tat fragment are modified by substitution and / or modification of 1 to 7 cysteines, located in positions 22, 25, 27, 30, 31, 34 and / or 37.
- said cysteine is modified by an S-tert-butyl group (CysStBu) or substituted by a hydrophobic amino acid selected from the group consisting of: a leucine, a tryptophan and a phenylalanine.
- CysStBu S-tert-butyl group
- a hydrophobic amino acid selected from the group consisting of: a leucine, a tryptophan and a phenylalanine.
- at least the four cysteines in position 25, 27, 30 and 31 are substituted by a hydrophobic amino acid and / or modified by a hydrophobic group as defined above.
- said stabilized Tat antigen is derived from a Tat protein or from an inactivated Tat fragment (inactivated Tat antigen), preferably comprising the substitution of each of the cysteines in positions 22, 34 and 37 in serines (TatC (22,34,37) S, or alternatively the substitution of each of the arginines in positions 52 and 53 in glutamines (TatR (52,53) Q).
- TatC 22,34,37
- TrR glutamines
- it is a Tat antigen in which the cysteines in positions 22, 34 and 37 are substituted in serines and the cysteines in positions 25, 27, 30 and 31 are modified by an S-tert-butyl group. or substituted with leucine, tryptophan or phenylalanine.
- said Tat protein or the fragment of said protein are chosen from: the Tat protein of 101 amino acids (Tat101), the Tat protein of 86 amino acids (Tat86), fragment 1 to 57 of Tat and the fragments of minus 11 amino acids included in the preceding proteins or fragment, preferably those comprising from 11 to 50 amino acids, preferably those comprising between 11 and 35 amino acids, even more preferably those comprising between 15 and 25 amino acids.
- said stabilized Tat antigen is derived from the Tat protein of SEQ ID NO: 1 or from a fragment of at least 11 amino acids of this protein.
- said Tat protein or said Tat fragment in a) are also complexed with a metal Tat ligand chosen from polyvalent cations, preferably divalent, such as zinc (Zn 2 + ) or cadmium (Cd 2+ ); the Tat complex in a) thus comprises both a metallic ligand and a non-metallic ligand.
- a metal Tat ligand chosen from polyvalent cations, preferably divalent, such as zinc (Zn 2 + ) or cadmium (Cd 2+ ); the Tat complex in a) thus comprises both a metallic ligand and a non-metallic ligand.
- said Tat protein or said Tat fragment modified in b) or in c) are also complexed with a metal Tat ligand chosen from polyvalent cations, preferably divalent, such than zinc (Zn + ) or cadmium (Cd 2+ ); the Tat complexes modified in b) and in c) thus respectively comprise a non-metallic ligand, and both a metallic ligand and a non-metallic ligand.
- said Tat protein or said Tat fragment are monomers.
- said Tat protein or said Tat fragment are oligomers formed by the covalent and / or non-covalent association of Tat monomers (protein (s) and / or fragment ( s)), preferably, they are dimers.
- the covalently associated oligomers comprise in particular at least one intermolecular disulfide bond involving a cysteine residue of the amino acid sequence of Tat, in particular a cysteine from the region rich in cysteines, preferably one of the cysteines in position 22 , 34 or 37.
- At least one of the cysteines which is not involved in a disulfide bridge can be substituted by a hydrophobic group and / or modified by a hydrophobic group as defined above , the residual cysteines being for example substituted into an amino acid not comprising a sulfhydrile group such as serine.
- the oligomers can also be combined non-covalently via metal ions such as zinc or cadmium.
- the Tat protein and / or the Tat fragment of the complex in a) or c), or else the Tat protein and / or the Tat fragment modified in b), are in the form of a polynucleotide or of a recombinant vector coding for said protein and / or said fragment.
- the stabilized Tat antigens according to the invention are in particular represented by: a) a complex between a Tat protein of 101 amino acids (Tat101) or 86 amino acids (Tat86) and a polysulfate sugar such as dextran sulfate, pentosan polysulfate and heparin, in particular an equimolar complex, for example a complex with a heparin with a molecular weight of 15,000 Da or a heparin fragment with a molecular weight of 6,000 Da, b) a Tat protein of 101 amino acids (Tat101) or 86 amino acids (Tat86) comprising a cysteine modified by an S-tertio-butyl group in positions 22, 25, 27, 30, 31, 34 and 37, c) a Tat protein of 101 amino acids (Tat101) or 86 acids amines (Tat86) comprising a serine in positions 22, 34 and 37 and a cysteine modified by an S-tertio-butyl group in
- Tat is formed by the non-covalent association via Zn 2+ ions. It is in particular an equimolar complex, for example with a heparin of molecular weight of 15,000 Da or a fragment of heparin of molecular weight of 6000 Da.
- said vaccine composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, and / or a carrier substance, and / or an adjuvant.
- said vaccine composition consists of a stabilized antigen as defined above and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, and / or a carrier substance.
- the vaccine composition according to the invention is in a dosage form suitable for administration by parenteral (subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous), enteral (oral, sublingual), or local (rectal, vaginal).
- Pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles, carrier substances and adjuvants are those conventionally used.
- the adjuvants are advantageously chosen from the group consisting of: oily emulsions, mineral substances, bacterial extracts, saponin, aluminum hydroxide, monophosphoryl-lipid A and squalene.
- the carrier substances are advantageously selected from the group consisting of: unilamellar or multilamellar liposomes, ISCOMS, virosomes, viral-like particles (virus-like particles), saponin micelles, solid microspheres of saccharide nature (poly ( lactide-co-glycolide)) or gold, and nanoparticles.
- said vaccine composition comprises alumina hydroxide.
- said vaccine composition comprises at least one other HIV antigen, in particular Rev, Nef, gag, gp 160 or a fragment of at least 11 amino acids of said antigens.
- the present invention also relates to a stabilized Tat antigen as defined above as a vaccine for the prevention and / or treatment of an HIV infection in humans.
- the present invention also relates to the use of a stabilized Tat antigen as defined above, for the preparation of a vaccine intended for the prevention and / or treatment of an HIV infection in humans. .
- the present invention also relates to a peptide complex, characterized in that it consists of: - an HIV Tat protein or a Tat fragment of at least 11 amino acids, modified by substitution with a hydrophobic amino acid and / or the modification by a hydrophobic group of at least one amino acid of the Tat sequence, as defined above, associated with - a metallic ligand of Tat, and / or a non-metallic ligand of Tat as defined above -above.
- the present invention also relates to a protein or peptide fragment, characterized in that they are chosen from an HIV Tat protein or a Tat fragment of at least 11 amino acids, modified by substitution with a hydrophobic amino acid and / or the modification by a hydrophobic group of at least one amino acid of the Tat sequence, as defined above, excluding the substitutions R52L, R55L, R57L, R78A, G79A, E80A and K89L.
- the present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of a stabilized Tat antigen, characterized in that it comprises at least: - the preparation, by any appropriate means, of an HIV Tat protein or of a fragment of Tat as defined above, and simultaneously or sequentially, - the formation of a complex with a Tat ligand as defined above and / or the substitution with a hydrophobic amino acid and / or the modification by a hydrophobic group, of at least one of the amino acid residues of the Tat sequence, as defined above.
- the present invention also relates to the use of a metal ion, preferably a polyvalent cation, preferably a divalent cation, such as Zn 2+ and Cd 2+ , to stabilize the Tat protein of HIV.
- the present invention also relates to a polynucleotide (DNA or RNA) or a mixture of polynucleotides selected from the group consisting of: a) a polynucleotide or a mixture of polynucleotides comprising the sequence coding for an HIV Tat protein or a Tat fragment at least 11 amino acids and the sequence coding for a Tat peptide ligand, as defined above, and b) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence coding for an HIV Tat protein or a Tat fragment of at least 11 amino acids, modified by substitution by a hydrophobic amino acid of at least one amino acid of the sequence Tat as defined above, excluding the substitutions R52L, R55L, R57L R78A, G79A, E80A and K89L.
- the coding sequences of the Tat protein and / or of the fragment of said protein and of the Tat peptide ligand are included in a single polynucleotide or else in two separate polynucleotides.
- the present invention also relates to a recombinant vector or a mixture of two recombinant vectors comprising an insert constituted respectively by, the polynucleotide defined in a) or in b) and each of the two polynucleotides of the mixture defined in a).
- said recombinant vector is an expression vector in which said polynucleotide (s) are placed under the control of appropriate transcription and translation regulatory elements.
- the present invention also relates to prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells transformed by a recombinant vector or a mixture of recombinant vectors as defined above.
- Many vectors into which a polynucleotide of interest can be inserted in order to introduce and maintain it in a eukaryotic host cell are known in themselves; the choice of an appropriate vector depends on the envisaged use for this vector (for example replication of the sequence of interest, expression of this sequence, maintenance of the sequence in extrachromosomal form or else integration into the chromosomal material of the host ), as well as the nature of the host cell.
- viral vectors such as adenoviruses, retroviruses, lentiviruses and AAVs, in which the sequence of interest has been inserted, may be used. It is also possible to insert the polynucleotide of interest into the sequence coding for a vector surface protein, at a site allowing exposure of the Tat antigen, on the surface of the vector; it is possible in particular to insert the polynucleotide coding for Tat or a fragment of Tat in the sequence of a viral capsid protein, so as to expose Tat on the surface of the particles of recombinant virus.
- Said polynucleotides (isolated or inserted into a plasmid vector) can also be introduced into host cells, either by using physical methods such as electroporation or microinjection, or by combining them. ciant to any (s) substance (s) allowing the passage of the plasma membrane, such as transporters such as nanotransporters, liposomes, lipids or cationic polymers. In addition, these methods can advantageously be combined, for example by using electroporation associated with liposomes.
- the polynucleotides, the recombinant vectors and the transformed cells as defined above are useful in particular for the production of the Tat antigens stabilized according to the invention or as a vaccine for the prevention and / or treatment of an HIV infection in the man.
- the polynucleotides according to the invention are obtained by the conventional methods, known in themselves, by following standard protocols such as those described in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Frederick M. AUSUBEL, 2000, Wiley and son Inc, Library of Congress , USA). For example, they can be obtained by amplification of a nucleic sequence by PCR or RT-PCR, by screening of genomic DNA libraries by hybridization with a homologous probe, or else by total or partial chemical synthesis. Recombinant vectors are constructed and introduced into host cells by conventional recombinant DNA and genetic engineering methods, which are known per se.
- the Tat protein and its fragments, as well as the derived peptide complexes and the modified proteins and peptides, as defined above, are prepared by the conventional techniques known to those skilled in the art, in particular by solid phase synthesis. or liquid or by expression of recombinant DNA in an appropriate cellular system (eukaryotic or prokaryotic). More specifically: - the Tat protein and its fragments comprising amino acids modified by a hydrophobic group are synthesized in solid phase, according to the F oc technique, originally described by Merrifield et al. (J. Am. Chem.
- the Tat antigens according to the invention have the following advantages over the antigens of the prior art: - because of their increased stability, they are more immunogenic; the anti-Tat antibody titers in animals are at least 10 times higher than those obtained by immunization with unmodified Tat or the Tat toxoid whose cysteines are blocked by acetamidomethyl groups, - they induce times a humoral and cellular response; comparative studies show that under the same conditions, unmodified Tat induces a weak humoral response but is not capable of inducing a cellular response, - they have an alteration in their transactivating activity which indicates an absence of toxicity, - they are homogeneous (preparation by reproducible processes) and well defined.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the dichroic analysis of the structure of Tat86 (B) and Tat101 (•).
- Each spectrum is the result of four measurements in the far UV region (190 nm-250 nm), obtained at a resolution of 0.2 nm, with an integration time of 0.5 sec and a bandwidth of 2 nm, on Tat86 and Tat101 protein samples at a concentration of 15 ⁇ M in 5 mM potassium phosphate buffer pH 7.0
- - Figure 2 illustrates the kinetics of proteolysis of Tat101; protein
- TAT-101SH Free Tat101
- 100 ⁇ l Free Tat101
- trypsin upper panel
- chymotrypsin lower panel
- buffer 50 mM potassium phosphate pH 7 (enzyme / substrate ratio 1/200 (P / P)
- the peptide fragments generated at different digestion times (30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min and 6 min) are indicated by arrows indicating the cleavage sites of trypsin (basic amino acids: arginine (R) or lysine ( K)) or chymotrypsin (aromatic amino acids: tyrosine (Y), phenylalanine (F) or tryptophan (W) then hydrophobic aliphatic amino acids: leucine (L) or isoleucine (I), in decreasing preferential order).
- trypsin basic amino acids: arginine (R) or lysine ( K)
- chymotrypsin aromatic amino acids: tyrosine (Y), phenylalanine (F) or tryptophan (W)
- hydrophobic aliphatic amino acids leucine (L) or isoleucine (I), in decreasing preferential order).
- FIG. 3 illustrates the comparative analysis by high performance liquid chromatography in reverse phase of the profile of the peptides generated by enzymatic digestion of Tat101 (10 g / 100 ⁇ l) and of each of the equimolar complexes Tat101 / heparin (corresponding to 10 g of Tat101 in 100 ⁇ l).
- the protein Tat101 (*) and the complexes Tat101 / Hep 3000 (•), Tat101 / Hep 6000 (M) and Tat101 / Hep 15000 (D) were incubated for 15 min at 37 ° C. in the presence of trypsin, in phosphate buffer. of potassium 50 mM, pH 7 (enzyme / substrate ratio 1/200 (P / P)).
- FIG. 4 illustrates the comparative analysis in ELISA, of the immunogenicity of Tat101, Tat101 / Hepl5000 and Tat101 / Hep6000 in BALB / c mice.
- the values indicated correspond to the reverse of the antibody titer, measured 14 days and 28 days after the last immunization
- - Figure 5 represents the antigenic profile of the sera produced by immunization of BALB / c mice with Tat101 (A) and Tat101 / Hep6000 (B).
- the sera are tested by ELISA against 18 overlapping peptides with a length of 15 amino acids, representing the entire Tat sequence (peptides 1 to 18).
- the absorbance values are expressed in milli-units of optical density (mUDO), - Figure 6 represents the peptide mapping of the fragments generated by digestion with pronase E, of free Tat86 (TAT86: lower panel) or Tat86 modified by S-tertio-butyl groups (TAT86 C (22-37) StBu: upper panel). Digestion is carried out for 15 min at 37 ° C. in 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7, with an enzyme / substrate ratio of 1/20 (P / P) and a Tat substrate at the final concentration of 10 ⁇ g / 20 ⁇ l.
- - Figure 7 represents the peptide mapping of the fragments generated by digestion with pronase E, of free Tat101 (T ATI 01: lower panel) or Tat101 modified by S-tert-butyl groups (TAT101 C (22-37) StBu: upper panel). Digestion is carried out for 15 min at 37 ° C. in 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7, with an enzyme / substrate ratio of 1/20 (P / P) and a Tat substrate at the final concentration of 10 ⁇ g / 20 ⁇ l.
- - Figure 8 illustrates the comparative analysis in ELISA, of the immunogenicity of Tat101 and Tat101C (22-37) StBu in BALB / c mice.
- FIG. 10 illustrates the comparative analysis in ELISA of the immunogenicity of the Tat86C (22-37) S, Tat86C (22-37) F, Tat86C (22-37) W derivatives and
- FIG. 11 illustrates the comparative analysis in ELISA, of the binding of Tat86, Tat86C (22-37) StBu and Tat86C (22-37) L, with heparin 6000.
- the absorbance values are expressed in milli-units of optical density (mUDO),
- Figure 12 illustrates the comparative analysis in ELISA, of the immunogenicity of Tat86C (22-37) StBu and Tat86C (22-37) L, in free form or complexed with heparin.
- FIG. 13 illustrates the ELISA analysis of the immunogenicity of Tat101 / Hep6000, Tat101C (22,34,37) S, C (25,27,30,31) StBu / Hep6000, Tat86 / Hep6000, Tat86C ( 22-37) StBu / Hep6000 and Tat86C (22-37) L / Hep6000, in the absence of adjuvant, in SWISS mice (non-consanguineous).
- the values indicated correspond to the reverse of the antibody titer, measured 14 days after the last immunization.
- FIG. 14 illustrates the cellular response induced by immunization with Tat86 (A), Tat86C (22-37) StBu (B) and Tat86C (22-37) StBu / Hep6000 (C).
- Tat86 A
- Tat86C 22-37
- StBu B
- Tat86C 22-37
- StBu / Hep6000 C
- FIG. 15 illustrates the reduction in the transactivating power of the Tat derivatives.
- Hela cells transfected with a reporter plasmid containing the GFP gene under the transcriptional control of the HIV-1 LTR were incubated in the presence of chloroquine and Tat or Tat derivatives.
- FIG. 16 illustrates the comparative analysis in ELISA, of the immunogenicity of Tat101, Tat101 / PPS and Tat101 / Dextran, in BALB / c mice. The values indicated correspond to the reverse of the antibody titer, measured 14 days and 28 days after a single immunization in the presence of aluminum hydroxide.
- FIG. 17 illustrates the comparative analysis in ELISA of the immunogenicity, in the absence of an adjuvant, of Tat101 and of an inactivated derivative 04- (Tat101R (52.53) Q), complexed with Zn and / or heparin, or not complexed, in the SWISS mouse. The values indicated correspond to the reverse of the antibody titer, measured 14 days and 28 days after the last immunization.
- Tat101 fragment 1 to 86 of this protein is hereinafter called Tat86 (SEQ ID NO: 2).
- the NDK HIV-1 isolate (SEQ ID NO: 1) represents the consensus sequence obtained from 66 sequences of primary NIH-1 isolates reported in the SWISSPROT and TrEMBL databases between 1999 and 2000.
- TatStBu S-tert-butyl derivatives
- Fmoc-Asp resin (OtBu) -PAL-PEG- PS 500 mg of Fmoc-Asp resin (OtBu) -PAL-PEG- PS at 0.2 mmol / g for Tat101, and 476 mg of Fmoc-Glu resin (OtBu) -P ⁇ L-PEG-PS at 0.21 mmol / g for Tat86.
- 1 mM of each protected amino acid is used for each coupling cycle.
- the activation of each amino acid Fmoc is carried out using the dicyclohexylcarboiimide / 1-hydroxy-7azabenzotriazole pair; the coupling is carried out in the presence of 0.25M diisopropylethylamine / ⁇ -methyl pyrrolidone.
- the crude synthesis obtained is purified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in reverse phase, on a semi-preparative column C4 (21x 250 mm, 5 ⁇ M, 300 ⁇ JUPITER).
- HPLC high performance liquid chromatography
- the fraction homogenized for each derivative synthesized (Tat86C (22-37) StBu and Tatl01C (22- 37) StBu) is characterized by its amino acid composition and by mass spectrometry.
- a similar strategy was used to produce a Tat101 derivative in which cysteines 22, 34 and 37 are replaced by serines and cysteines 25, 27, 30 and 31 are protected by an S-tert-butyl group (Tat101C (22 , 34.37) S, C (25.27, 30, 31) StBu).
- Tat complexed with polysulphated sugars or with metal ions Zn 2+
- Heparin molecular weight 15000; H3393 (SIGMA)
- H5284, SIGMA fragments of molecular weight 6000
- 3000 H3400, SIGMA
- the complexes obtained from Tat101 are called Tat101 / Hep3000, Tat101 / Hep6000 and Tat101 / Hepl5000 3 and similarly for Tat 86.
- the synthetic LTR thus obtained was digested with HindIII and S cII and cloned at the same sites of the plasmid pEGFP-1 (CLONTECH), upstream of the EGFP gene devoid of promoter, to give the plasmid pLTR-G.
- a Hela cell line stably transfected with the plasmid pLTR-G, and expressing EGFP in an activatable manner in the presence of Tat was selected.
- the Hela cell line transfected with the reporter plasmid was incubated in the presence of Tat or Tat derivatives prepared as described in Example 1 and of chloroquine (100 ⁇ M final) in a serum-free medium. After 3 hours of incubation at 37 ° C, DMEM medium containing 10% fetal calf serum was added. The cells were then incubated for 45 hours at 37 ° C and the cell fluorescence was analyzed by flow cytometry.
- the core region was selected for the following reasons: (i) it is not modified in all of the Tat derivatives studied, (ii) it is not involved in the binding with heparin-type ligands (example 3), and (iii) it is not modified in the hydrophobic Tat derivatives (Example 4). 1) Materials and methods Tat and its derivatives are dissolved in a 50 mM phosphate buffer pH
- Example 7 Comparative analysis of the antibody response induced by Tat complexed with different ligands.
- 1) Materials and methods a) Production of Tat / ligand complexes The protein Tat101 and the inactivated derivative Tat101R (52.53) Q, free or complexed with heparin, dextran sulfate, pentosan polysulfate or Zn ions 2+ are produced as described in Example 1. b) Analysis of the antibody response induced by Tat and the Tat / ligand complexes. in animals The analysis of the antibody response induced by Tat101 and the Tat101 / Dextran and Tat101 / PPS complexes was carried out in BALB / c mice.
- mice were immunized with Tat101 or the inactivated derivative Tat101R (52.53) Q, free or complexed with Zn and / or heparin, in the absence of adjuvant, by subcutaneous route , at a rate of 5 ⁇ g of Tat protein per mouse, in a final volume of 100 ⁇ l.
- the mice were immunized twice 14 days apart.
- a blood sample was taken 14 days after the second immunization.
- the sera were then tested for the presence of anti-Tat antibodies by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) as described in Example 3. 2) Results The anti-Tat antibody response induced by mouse immunization
- FIG. 19 shows that the cells transfected with the reporter plasmid emit fluorescence for concentrations of Tat or Tat previously diluted with ZnCl 2 which are similar, which indicates that the zinc stabilizes Tat without disturbing its main biological activity.
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