KR101723435B1 - Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof - Google Patents

Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof Download PDF

Info

Publication number
KR101723435B1
KR101723435B1 KR1020160077941A KR20160077941A KR101723435B1 KR 101723435 B1 KR101723435 B1 KR 101723435B1 KR 1020160077941 A KR1020160077941 A KR 1020160077941A KR 20160077941 A KR20160077941 A KR 20160077941A KR 101723435 B1 KR101723435 B1 KR 101723435B1
Authority
KR
South Korea
Prior art keywords
ddx19b
gene
influenza virus
protein
sirna
Prior art date
Application number
KR1020160077941A
Other languages
Korean (ko)
Inventor
민지영
이지혜
신동조
Original Assignee
재단법인 한국파스퇴르연구소
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by 재단법인 한국파스퇴르연구소 filed Critical 재단법인 한국파스퇴르연구소
Priority to KR1020160077941A priority Critical patent/KR101723435B1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of KR101723435B1 publication Critical patent/KR101723435B1/en

Links

Images

Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23LFOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L33/00Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof
    • A23L33/10Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof using additives
    • A23L33/13Nucleic acids or derivatives thereof
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61KPREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K39/00Medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies
    • A61K39/395Antibodies; Immunoglobulins; Immune serum, e.g. antilymphocytic serum
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61KPREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K48/00Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseases; Gene therapy
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12QMEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q1/00Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions
    • C12Q1/70Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions involving virus or bacteriophage
    • C12Q1/701Specific hybridization probes
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/48Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
    • G01N33/50Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing
    • G01N33/53Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor
    • G01N33/569Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor for microorganisms, e.g. protozoa, bacteria, viruses
    • G01N33/56983Viruses
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23VINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION
    • A23V2002/00Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23VINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION
    • A23V2200/00Function of food ingredients
    • A23V2200/30Foods, ingredients or supplements having a functional effect on health
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12QMEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q2600/00Oligonucleotides characterized by their use
    • C12Q2600/136Screening for pharmacological compounds
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12QMEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q2600/00Oligonucleotides characterized by their use
    • C12Q2600/158Expression markers

Abstract

The present invention relates to a novel human gene concerned with replication of influenza virus and to a use thereof, and more specifically, to a pharmaceutic composition for preventing or treating influenza virus infection, comprising an expression inhibitor of DDX19B gene concerned with replication of influenza virus, an activation inhibitor of DDX19B protein, or a mixture thereof, to a method for screening an anti-virus agent against influenza virus, by estimating mRNA of DDX19B gene or levels of proteins thereof, and to a screening method of the anti-virus agent.

Description

New human genes involved in the replication of influenza viruses and their use {Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof}

The present invention relates to a novel human gene involved in the replication of influenza virus and its use. More specifically, the present invention includes an inhibitor of expression of DDX19B gene, an inhibitor of DDX19B protein activity, or a mixture thereof, which is involved in replication of influenza virus A method for screening an antiviral agent against influenza virus and a method for screening an antiviral agent by measuring the level of the mRNA of the DDX19B gene or a protein of the DDX19B gene in a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating influenza virus infection .

Influenza drugs currently target only two proteins, the M2 ion channel and neuraminidase, both of which are viral gene products. Unfortunately, at present, resistance to both types of drugs is widespread, and there is an urgent need for novel antiviral drugs for the prevention of pandemic influenza and pandemic influenza worldwide. Host factors that regulate viral replication during infection have been considered attractive antiviral targets because they have distinctive features that lack the high mutation rate of influenza virus genes that enable the development of resistance to current drugs.

On the other hand, DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) is a type II transmembrane serine (II) transmembrane serine protease showing a complex molecular structure characterized by the presence of three tandem serine protease domains in its amino acid sequence protease). Although this protease is widely expressed in mouse and human tissues, its functional significance is unknown in both normal and pathological conditions.

Genome-wide RNAi screen identifies human host factors crucial for influenza virus replication (Nature 463: 818-822, 2010) by Karlas A, et al., And presents various genes including GRIN2C gene as an important host factor for influenza virus replication However, there is no mention of the fact that the DDX19B gene plays an important role in the influenza virus.

Under these circumstances, the present inventors have made intensive efforts to search for a new target for developing an antiviral agent against influenza virus. As a result, the human DDX19B gene acts as an important host factor required for replication of influenza virus, Or activity of the influenza virus is effective in preventing or treating influenza virus infection, the present invention has been completed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an influenza virus infection comprising an inhibitor of expression of DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) gene, an inhibitor of DDX19B protein activity or a mixture thereof as an active ingredient.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a health functional food for preventing or ameliorating an influenza virus infection comprising an inhibitor of expression of DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) gene, an inhibitor of DDX19B protein activity or a mixture thereof as an active ingredient.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method for detecting a DDX19B gene, comprising the steps of: (a) treating a candidate sample for antiviral treatment with a separate sample expressing the DDX19B gene and measuring the level of the mRNA or the protein thereof; And (b) selecting as an antiviral agent against influenza virus when the level of the mRNA of the gene or the protein thereof is lower than that of the control sample not treated with the candidate substance. will be.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a screening kit for anti-viral agents against influenza virus comprising an agent for measuring mRNA of DDX19B gene or a protein level thereof.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an influenza virus infection comprising an inhibitor of expression of DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) gene, an inhibitor of DDX19B protein activity or a mixture thereof as an active ingredient do.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the influenza virus may be influenza A virus.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the DDX19B gene may be involved in replication of an influenza virus.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the DDX19B gene expression inhibitor may be selected from the group consisting of antisense, oligonucleotide, siRNA, shRNA and microRNA of DDX19B gene.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the siRNA may be any one selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 4.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the activity inhibitor may be an antibody or an aptamer which specifically binds to DDX19B protein.

The present invention also provides a health functional food for preventing or ameliorating an influenza virus infection comprising an inhibitor of expression of DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) gene, an inhibitor of DDX19B protein activity, or a mixture thereof as an active ingredient.

The present invention also provides a method for screening a DDX19B gene, comprising the steps of: (a) treating an antiviral candidate substance to a separated sample expressing the DDX19B gene, and then measuring the level of the mRNA of the DDX19B gene or a protein thereof; And (b) selecting an antiviral agent for an influenza virus when the level of the mRNA or the protein of the gene is lower than that of a control sample not treated with the candidate substance .

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of measuring the mRNA level of the DDX19B gene comprises the steps of RT-PCR, competitive RT-PCR, real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase Can be measured by real time quantitative RTPCR, RNase protection method, northern blotting or gene chip.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of measuring the mRNA level of the DDX19B gene may use a primer or a probe specifically binding to the DDX19B gene.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of measuring the level of the protein of the DDX19B gene may use an antibody that specifically binds to the protein

The present invention also provides a screening kit for antiviral agents against influenza virus comprising an agent for measuring the mRNA of the DDX19B gene or a protein level thereof.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the kit may be an RT-PCR kit, a competitive RT-PCR kit, a real-time RT-PCR kit, a DNA chip kit or a protein chip kit.

The present invention has revealed that the DDX19B gene acts as an important host factor for the replication of influenza virus. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an influenza virus infection using DDX19B gene of the present invention, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or improving influenza virus infection A health functional food, a screening method of an antiviral agent against influenza virus, and a screening kit.

The DDX19B gene used as a new target in the present invention is a host factor that regulates viral replication during infection and has a distinctive feature that lacks the high mutation rate of the influenza virus gene that enables the development of resistance to drugs at present Therefore, it can be usefully used for the development of a novel antiviral agent which can replace the antiviral agents reported in the prior art.

1 is a photograph showing human lung epithelial A549 cells infected with the rPR8 NS1-GFP virus, and the arrows show cells infected with the rPR8 NS1-GFP virus.
FIG. 2 is a photograph showing image-based assay results using recombinant influenza A virus expressing GFP-tagged NS1A protein, showing negative control (scramble) and positive control (siCSE1L and siNXF1), respectively .
Figure 3 is a schematic diagram outlining a wide range of human genome-wide high throughput siRNA screening of whole human genomes.
FIG. 4 is a photograph of a cell infectious ability measured using the analysis program of the present invention, the upper line is a photograph obtained from a confocal microscope, and the lower line is a photograph analyzed using an image analysis program of the present invention.
5 shows the infectivity of cells transfected with siRNA against the DDX19B gene identified by the screening method of the present invention into scrambled siRNA-transformed cells (negative control, infectivity 100%) and cells transformed with siCSE1L Normalized to the control, infectious 0%), the red line represents selection criteria (≥50% inhibition) and the bar represents the mean of two ± SD.
FIG. 6 shows the results of the analysis of the H7 avian influenza virus (A / EM / Korea / W152 / 2006 (H7N7) and A / EM / Korea / W266 / 2007 (H7N4)), A / California / 07/2009 H1N1), A / Udorn / 307/72 (H3N2), and B / Florida / 04/2006, an influenza B type influenza virus.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

As described above, there is an urgent need for new antiviral drugs for the prevention of influenza and pandemic influenza worldwide because of the widespread spread of antiviral drugs against influenza viruses.

Accordingly, it has been confirmed in the present invention that DDX19B gene is effective for prevention or treatment of influenza virus infection when DDX19B gene acts as an important host factor required for replication of influenza virus and inhibits its expression or activity, and DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) gene expression suppressing agent, an inhibitor of DDX19B protein activity, or a mixture thereof as an active ingredient, thereby providing a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of influenza virus infection. The DDX19B gene used as a novel target in the present invention is a host factor that regulates viral replication during infection and has a distinctive feature that lacks the high mutation rate of the influenza virus gene that enables the development of resistance to drugs at present, May be useful for the development of novel antiviral agents that can replace the reported antiviral agents.

The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an influenza virus infection comprising an inhibitor of expression of DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) gene, an inhibitor of DDX19B protein activity, or a mixture thereof as an active ingredient.

The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is effective for the prevention or treatment of an influenza virus, preferably an influenza A virus infection. Examples of the influenza A virus include A / Puerto Rico / 8/34 (H1N1) A / EM / A / Udorn / 307/72 (H3N2), but there is a possibility that the DDX19B gene (H3N2) There is no particular limitation as long as the virus is a virus that inhibits expression or inhibits the activity of a protein to inhibit replication.

The term "DDX19B" is an abbreviation for " DEAD box polypeptide 19B ", and the DDX19B gene codes for a DEAD box protein exhibiting RNA-dependent ATPase and ATP-dependent RNA-annealing activity. The protein is assembled on the cytoplasmic fibrils of the nuclear complexes where this protein is involved in the delivery of mRNA from the nucleus. A number of alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found that encode different isoforms for this gene. However, the function of DDX19B in relation to influenza virus is unknown.

The DDX19B gene and protein sequence can be obtained from known databases such as NCBI. Specifically, the DDX19B gene sequence may be one disclosed in Gene Accession NM_001014449 of the NCBI database, and the DDX19B protein sequence may be one disclosed in the NCBI database NP_001014449.1, but is not limited thereto.

In the present invention, it was first confirmed that the DDX19B gene acts as an important host factor for influenza virus replication, and it was confirmed that influenza virus infection can be effectively treated by suppressing expression of the gene or protein activity.

In one embodiment of the present invention, recombinant influenza A virus (rPR8 NS1-GFP) expressing GFP-tagged NS1A protein (rPR8 NS1-GFP) was prepared (Fig. 1) and then subjected to an image-based assay Wide human genome-wide high throughput siRNA screening of whole human genetic material (Figure 3).

In order to compare the inhibitory effects of selected genes through siRNA high-speed screening (HTS), non-specific scrambled siRNAs (scrambles) were used as negative controls and human CSE1L (chromosome segregation 1-like), which has been identified as an important host factor controlling influenza, And siRNA targeting human NXF1 (nuclear RNA export factor 1) were used as positive controls to optimize image-based assays (FIG. 2).

The knockdown effect of each individual human gene was measured by calculating the infectivity (number of cells expressing GFP / number of total cells) using an in-house image analysis program (FIG. 4) The human gene DDX19B (SEQ ID NO: 1), which results in an inhibitory effect of over 50% on the replication of influenza A virus through comparison of Z-score analysis and positive control (siCSE1L, 0% infection rate) and negative control (Scramble, 100% infection rate) And the results are shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the siRNA targeting the DDX19B gene of the present invention shows a remarkably superior infection inhibition rate than the siRNA targeting the ACP2, GRIN2C and DPF2 gene, which are conventionally known as host factors required for influenza virus infection Respectively. Thus, inhibiting the expression of the DDX19B gene of the present invention is considered to be more effective in treating influenza virus infection than inhibiting the expression of ACP2, GRIN2C and DPF2 genes.

Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 6, the siRNA targeting the DDX19B gene of the present invention is superior to the subtypes of influenza A virus including H7 avian influenza virus and the replication-inhibiting effect of influenza B virus, Prevention or treatment.

On the basis of the sequence of DDX19B, DDX19B expression inhibitor or activity inhibitor can be designed, and the sequence can be modified to some extent in this design. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that sequences that retain more than 80%, in particular more than 90%, more specifically more than 95%, and more particularly 98% Do.

As used herein, the term "DDX19B gene expression inhibitor" is used to refer to a substance that reduces the expression or activity of DDX19B. More specifically, the term " agent inhibiting DDX19B gene expression & . The substance inhibiting DDX19B expression can be used without limitation in the form of a compound, a nucleic acid, a peptide, a virus, or a vector containing the nucleic acid, which can inhibit DDX19B expression or activity by targeting DDX19B.

Specifically, the expression inhibitor of the DDX19B gene may be any one selected from the group consisting of antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, shRNA and microRNA of the DDX19B gene.

The term "antisense oligonucleotide " in the present invention means DNA, RNA or derivatives thereof containing a nucleic acid sequence complementary to the sequence of a specific mRNA, and binds to a complementary sequence in the mRNA to inhibit translation of the mRNA into a protein .

The term "small interfering RNA (siRNA)" in the present invention means a nucleic acid molecule capable of mediating RNA interference or gene silencing. Since siRNA can inhibit the expression of a target gene, it is provided as an efficient gene knockdown method or as a gene therapy method.

Specifically, the siRNA may be any one selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 4.

The term "short hairpin RNA (shRNA)" in the present invention refers to an oligodeoxynucleotide synthesizing oligonucleotide linking 3-10 base linkers between the sense of the siRNA sequence for the target gene and the complementary nonsense, (ShRNA) (short hairpin RNA), which is loop-shaped, is produced and converted into siRNA by intracellular Dicer to produce RNAi Effect. The shRNA shows a relatively long-term RNAi effect as compared to siRNA.

Such an expression inhibitor can be easily designed by those skilled in the art to induce the suppression of DDX19B gene expression according to techniques commonly used in the art.

In addition, the DDX19B protein activity inhibitor may be an antibody or an aptamer that specifically binds to a protein expressed from DDX19B gene, but is not limited thereto.

Such an antibody may be a polyclonal antibody, a monoclonal antibody or fragments of the antibody as long as the antibody has antigen binding ability. Furthermore, the antibody of the present invention includes a special antibody such as a humanized antibody, and a human antibody. In addition to the novel antibody, antibodies that are already known in the art may also be included. The antibody comprises a functional fragment of an antibody molecule as well as a complete form having the full length of two heavy chains and two light chains as long as the antibody has the property of binding specifically recognizing the protein expressed from the DDX19B gene. The functional fragment of the molecule of the antibody refers to a fragment having at least an antigen binding function, and includes, but is not limited to, Fab, F (ab ') 2, F (ab') 2 and Fv.

In the present invention, the term "Aptamer" is a single-stranded nucleic acid (DNA, RNA or modified nucleic acid) having a stable tertiary structure and capable of binding to a target molecule with high affinity and specificity. Aptamers are comparable to monoclonal antibodies due to their inherent high affinity (usually pM levels) and their ability to bind to target molecules with specificity, and there is a high likelihood of being an alternative antibody, especially as a "chemoantibody".

The term "prevention" as used in the present invention means all the actions of inhibiting or delaying the infection of influenza virus by administering the composition to an individual. The term "treatment" as used in the present invention means all the acts of administering the composition to influenza virus infected individuals so as to improve or improve the symptoms of infection.

The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be prepared using pharmaceutically acceptable and physiologically acceptable adjuvants in addition to the active ingredients, and examples of the adjuvants include excipients, disintegrants, sweeteners, binders, coating agents, swelling agents, lubricants, Or a solubilizing agent such as a flavoring agent can be used. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be formulated into a pharmaceutical composition containing at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier in addition to the active ingredient for administration. Acceptable pharmaceutical carriers for compositions that are formulated into a liquid solution include sterile water and sterile water suitable for the living body such as saline, sterile water, Ringer's solution, buffered saline, albumin injection solution, dextrose solution, maltodextrin solution, glycerol, One or more of these components may be mixed and used. If necessary, other conventional additives such as an antioxidant, a buffer, and a bacteriostatic agent may be added. In addition, diluents, dispersants, surfactants, binders, and lubricants may be additionally added to formulate into injectable solutions, pills, capsules, granules or tablets such as aqueous solutions, suspensions, emulsions and the like.

The pharmaceutical preparation form of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be in the form of granules, powders, coated tablets, tablets, capsules, suppositories, syrups, juices, suspensions, emulsions, drips or injectable solutions, . The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be administered orally or parenterally through intravenous, intraarterial, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, intraarterial, intraperitoneal, intrasternal, percutaneous, intranasal, inhalation, topical, rectal, ≪ / RTI > An effective amount of the active ingredient of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention means an amount required for preventing or treating infection. Thus, the type of infection, the severity of the infection, the type and amount of active and other ingredients contained in the composition, the type of formulation and the age, body weight, general health status, sex and diet, time of administration, Rate of administration, duration of treatment, concurrent medication, and the like. For example, in the case of an adult, the inhibitor of the present invention may be used at a dose of 0.1 ng / kg to 10 g / kg when the active ingredient is a compound once or several times a day, 0.1 ng / kg to 10 g / kg for peptides, proteins or antibodies, and 0.01 ng / kg to 10 g / kg for antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, shRNAi and miRNA.

The present invention also provides a health functional food for preventing or ameliorating an influenza virus infection comprising an inhibitor of expression of DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) gene, an inhibitor of DDX19B protein activity, or a mixture thereof as an active ingredient.

The kind of the food is not particularly limited, and includes food in a conventional sense. Non-limiting examples of foods to which the material can be added include dairy products including meats, sausages, breads, chocolates, candies, snacks, confectionery, pizza, ramen noodles, other noodles, gums, ice creams, , A drink, an alcoholic beverage, and a vitamin complex.

When the health functional food of the present invention is a beverage composition, it may contain various flavors or natural carbohydrates as an additional ingredient such as ordinary beverages. Non-limiting examples of such natural carbohydrates include monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose; Disaccharides such as maltose and sucrose; Natural sweetening agents such as dextrin, cyclodextrin; Synthetic sweetening agents such as saccharin and aspartame, and the like. The proportion of the additional component added may be appropriately determined by a person skilled in the art.

In addition to the above, the health functional food of the present invention may contain various nutrients, vitamins, electrolytes, flavors, colorants, pectic acid and salts thereof, alginic acid and its salts, organic acids, protective colloid thickeners, pH adjusters, stabilizers, Alcohols, carbonating agents used in carbonated drinks, and the like. In addition, the health functional food composition of the present invention may contain pulp for the production of natural fruit juice, fruit drink or vegetable drink. These components may be used independently or in combination of two or more. The ratios of these additives can also be suitably selected by those skilled in the art.

The present invention also provides a method for screening a DDX19B gene, comprising the steps of: (a) treating an antiviral candidate substance to a separated sample expressing the DDX19B gene, and then measuring the level of the mRNA of the DDX19B gene or a protein thereof; And (b) selecting an antiviral agent for an influenza virus when the level of the mRNA or the protein of the gene is lower than that of a control sample not treated with the candidate substance .

The level of DDX19B of the present invention is measured in a cell expressing the DDX19B gene in the absence of a candidate substance capable of preventing or treating an influenza virus infection and the level of the DDX19B of the present invention is measured in the presence of the candidate substance, A substance which reduces the expression level of DDX19B in the absence of the candidate substance in the absence of the candidate substance can be predicted as an antiviral agent for preventing or treating an influenza virus infection.

The step of measuring the level of the mRNA of the DDX19B gene or the protein thereof may be measured by a method of measuring the level of the DDX19B gene mRNA, and the agent may be a preparation used for determining the expression of DDX19B contained in the sample (RT-PCR), competitive RT-PCR, real-time RT-PCR, RNase protection assay (RPA), northern blotting a primer or a probe capable of specifically binding to a target gene used in a method such as blotting and gene chip analysis, but is not particularly limited thereto.

As used herein, the term "primer" refers to a nucleic acid sequence having a short free 3 'hydroxyl group, capable of forming a base pair with a complementary template, Refers to a short nucleic acid sequence that functions as a starting point. The primer can initiate DNA synthesis in the presence of reagents and four different nucleoside triphosphates for polymerization reactions (i.e., DNA polymerase or reverse transcriptase) at appropriate buffer solutions and temperatures.

As used herein, the term "probe" refers to a nucleic acid fragment such as RNA or DNA corresponding to a few nucleotides or hundreds of nucleotides, which can specifically bind to a gene or mRNA. An oligonucleotide, A probe, a single stranded DNA probe, a double stranded DNA probe, an RNA probe, or the like, and may be labeled for easier detection, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The primers or probes of the present invention can be chemically synthesized using the phosphoramidite solid support method, or other well-known methods. Such nucleic acid sequences may also be modified using many means known in the art. Non-limiting examples of such modifications include, but are not limited to, methylation, capping, substitution of one or more natural nucleotides with one or more homologues, and modifications between nucleotides, such as uncharged linkers (e.g., methylphosphonate, phosphotriester, (E.g., phosphoramidate, carbamate, etc.) or charged linkages (e.g., phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate, etc.). The nucleic acid can be in the form of one or more additional covalently linked residues such as a protein such as a nuclease, a toxin, an antibody, a signal peptide, a poly-L-lysine, an intercalator such as acridine, ), Chelating agents (e.g., metals, radioactive metals, iron, oxidizing metals, etc.), and alkylating agents. The nucleic acid sequences of the present invention can also be modified using labels that can directly or indirectly provide a detectable signal. Examples of labels include radioactive isotopes, fluorescent molecules, biotin, and the like.

The term " step of measuring the level of protein " used in the present invention is a process for confirming the presence and the expression level of the protein expressed from the DDX19B gene, specifically, an antibody that specifically binds to the protein of the gene Can be used to confirm the amount of protein.

In the present invention, "antibody" means a specific protein molecule directed against an antigenic site. For purposes of the present invention, an antibody refers to an antibody that specifically binds to a protein produced by expression of the DDX19B gene, and includes both polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, and recombinant antibodies. The generation of an antibody that specifically binds to DDX19B protein can be easily produced using techniques well known in the art.

Polyclonal antibodies can be produced by methods well known in the art for obtaining DDX19B protein antigen into animals and blood from animals to obtain sera containing antibodies. Such polyclonal antibodies can be prepared from any animal species host, such as goats, rabbits, sheep, monkeys, horses, pigs, small dogs, and the like.

Monoclonal antibodies can be obtained from the hybridoma method (see Kohler and Milstein (1976) European Jounal of Immunology 6: 511-519), or the phage antibody library (Clackson et al, Nature, 352: 1992, Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol., 222: 58, 1-597, 1991). The antibody prepared by the above method can be separated and purified by gel electrophoresis, dialysis, salt precipitation, ion exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography, and the like.

The antibodies of the present invention also include functional fragments of antibody molecules as well as complete forms with two full-length light chains and two full-length heavy chains. A functional fragment of an antibody molecule refers to a fragment having at least an antigen binding function, and includes Fab, F (ab ') 2, F (ab') 2 and Fv.

Methods for assaying the amount of the target protein bound to the antibody using the antibody include Western blotting, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), radioimmunoassay (RIA), radioimmunodiffusion, Immunoprecipitation Assay, Complement Fixation Assay, Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter (FACS), Protein Chip Protein (FACS), Immunoprecipitation Assay, Immunoprecipitation Assay, Ouchterlony Immunoprecipitation, Rocket Immunoelectrophoresis, chip, but are not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for describing the present invention in more detail and that the scope of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments in accordance with the gist of the present invention .

Cell culture

Human lung epithelial A549 cells used in the present invention were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Catalog No. CCL-185 TM ), and cultured in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium - high glucose (DMEM-HG) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum FBS) and 1% penicillin & streptomycin.

Preparation of Recombinant Influenza A Virus Expressing Green Fluorescent Protein

Recombinant influenza A virus (A / Puerto Rico / 8/34) expressing the green fluorescent protein used in the present invention can be obtained from Adolfo Garcia-Sastre (Professor, Department of Microbiology and Director of the Global Health & Emerging Pathogens Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York), and the approximate manufacturing method is as follows. The open reading frame (ORF) of the NS1 gene encoding the nonstructural protein 1 (NS1 protein) of the influenza gene is fused with the GFP gene encoding the green fluorescent protein to generate the NS-GFP gene fragment . This gene fragment is inserted into a DNA plasmid that can be expressed in cells. The DNA plasmid containing the NS-GFP gene fragment was transfected with each of seven plasmids containing seven genes (influenza viruses other than NS gene) (PB2, PB1, PA, HA, NP, Into the cell via the method. Within the cell, these plasmids produce recombinant influenza virus through reverse genetics based technology.

rPR8  NS1- GFP  Image based essay using virus

Human lung epithelial A549 cells were infected with the rPR8 NS1-GFP virus of Example 1 for 10 hours. Cells were fixed and cell nuclei were stained. The infected cells were imaged on a confocal fluorescence imaging system (Evotec Technologies High-Throughput Cell Analyzer Opera, Perkin Elmer, USA) at 20x magnification and analyzed with an in-house image mining (IM) platform.

As shown in Fig. 1, NS1-GFP and nuclei were visualized in green and red, respectively, and the arrows indicate rPR8 NS1-GFP virus infected cells.

In the present invention, a non-specific scramble siRNA (Scramble, Dharmacon) was used as a negative control to compare the inhibitory effect of the selected gene through the high-speed screening of siRNA (HTS), and the human CSE1L (Dharmacon) targeting segregation 1-like and human nuclear export factor 1 (NXF1) as a positive control to optimize image-based assays.

Cells were then fixed and stained after infection with the rPR8 NS1-GFP virus as described above, imaged on a 20X magnification confocal fluorescence imaging system and analyzed with an internal IM platform. As a result, knockdown of CSE1L and NXF1 as shown in Fig. 2 effectively blocked the expression of GFP-tagged virus NS1A protein.

Wide range of human genome siRNA  Screening

RNA interference (RNAi) technology is a powerful tool for understanding host pathogen relationships. In this example, extensive siRNA high-speed screening (HTS) of the genome was used as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 3 to identify host factors required for replication of influenza virus in human cells.

For the reading on HTS, recombinant influenza A virus (rPR8 NS1-GFP) of Example 1 above was used and 18,055 indicated genes in human lung epithelial A549 cells (Dharmacon, # GU-105005, Human ON-TARGETplus siRNA Library - Whole Genome) of an entire human genome consisting of approximately 72,000 siRNA targeting siRNA pools

Add 10 μl of siRNA to a 384-well plate and dispense 5 μl of the solution containing the transfection reagent into each well. After standing at room temperature for 20 minutes, 30 μl of A549 cells are dispensed into 384-well plates. After 48 hours, the transfected A549 cells are infected with rPR8 NS1-GFP virus for 10 hours. A549 cells transfected with individual siRNAs are fixed with paraformaldehyde and stained with Hoechst 33342 (Thermo Fiusher Scientific), a nuclear dyeing reagent. 48 hours before infection with the rPR8 NS1-GFP virus, A549 cells transfected with individual siRNAs were fixed and stained 10 hours after infection to monitor viral infectivity.

The knockdown effect of each individual human gene was determined by calculating the infectivity (number of cells expressing GFP / number of total cells) using an in-house image analysis program (FIG. 4).

A genomic human gene that causes more than 50% inhibition of replication of influenza A virus through a strong Z-score analysis and comparison of positive control (siCSE1L, 0% infection rate) and negative control (Scramble, 100% infection rate) The gene was identified, and the result is as shown in Fig.

In FIG. 5, ACP2, GRIN2C and DPF2 are genes known to be host factors necessary for influenza virus infection (Shapira SD et al., (2009) A physical and regulatory map of host-influenza interactions reveals pathways in H1N1 infection. Cell Genome-wide RNAi screen identifies human host factors crucial for influenza virus replication. Nature 463: 818-822; and Hao L et al., (2008) Drosophila RNAi screen Nature 454: 890-893), siRNAs targeting these genes and the siRNAs targeting the DDX19B gene of the present invention were compared against influenza A virus infection inhibitory effects.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, it was confirmed that siRNA targeting the DDX19B gene of the present invention exhibited remarkably superior infection inhibition rate than siRNA targeting ACP2, GRIN2C and DPF2. Therefore, inhibiting the expression of the DDX19B gene of the present invention is considered to be more effective for treating influenza virus infection than suppressing the expression of ACP2, GRIN2C and DPF2 genes.

The sequences of siRNA targeting DDX19B, ACP2, GRIN2C and DPF2 used in this Example are shown in Table 1 below.

Gene Symbol Sequence DDX19B GAACAAGUGUCUGUCGUCA (SEQ ID NO: 1) AGACCUACCUGCACCGGAU (SEQ ID NO: 2) CUGCAGUGAUUGAGCGCUU (SEQ ID NO: 3) UUAUCAAACUGAAGCGUGA (SEQ ID NO: 4) ACP2 GCACGACACUACCCUGGUU (SEQ ID NO: 5) UAUCACGGCUUCCUAAACA (SEQ ID NO: 6) GGACUUCCUUCGCCUCACA (SEQ ID NO: 7) GCAAGAGGUUUAUGUGCGA (SEQ ID NO: 8) GRIN2C GAGCAUGGCGUCCUAUACA (SEQ ID NO: 9) UCAGAAGUGUGAGUUAUCA (SEQ ID NO: 10) CGCAGUAACUACCGUGACA (SEQ ID NO: 11) CAAGAGCAAUACAUCGACA (SEQ ID NO: 12) DPF2 GACCAACAGUCGAGCGCGA (SEQ ID NO: 13) GAAGAUACUCCCAAGCGUC (SEQ ID NO: 14) CCGGACAGCUGUACUCCUA (SEQ ID NO: 15) GGAGUAGCCCAGAGCAAUU (SEQ ID NO: 16)

A subtype of influenza A virus or influenza B type influenza A Suppress replication against viruses  effect

In this example, the expression of the gene was inhibited by the siRNA targeting the DDX19B gene to determine whether it exhibited inhibitory effects on other subtype or influenza B virus replication in addition to rPR8 NS1-GFP, the type A influenza virus used for screening (A / EM / Korea / W152 / 2006, H7N7 and A / EM / Korea / W266 / 2007, H7N4), A / California / 07/2009 (H1N1) and H5N1 influenza virus subtypes A / Udorn / 307/72 (H3N2), and the influenza B virus, B / Florida / 04/2006.

The degree of infection with the viruses was imaged through immunofluorescence assay using an antibody that specifically binds to the viral protein nucleoprotein (NP). Sensitivity (number of cells expressing NP / number of total cells) was measured using an internal image analysis program. The measured infectious capacity was normalized by a negative control (scramble, 100% infection rate) and displayed as a bar graph.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the DDX19B gene expression inhibition effected the replication inhibition of the H7N7, H7N4 and H3N2 subtypes of influenza A virus by more than 50%. Another H1N1 subtype virus A / California / 07 / 2009 cloning also caused more than 80% inhibition. In addition, replication of the B virus was inhibited by about 70% due to the knockdown of the DDX19B gene. Therefore, it was confirmed that DDX19B gene expression inhibition was superior to the subtypes of influenza A virus including H7 avian influenza virus and the replication inhibition of influenza B virus, thereby effectively preventing or treating infection by these viruses.

<110> Institut Pasteur Korea <120> Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus          and use thereof <130> 1060764 <160> 16 <170> Kopatentin 2.0 <210> 1 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> DDX19B siRNA <400> 1 gaacaagugu cugucguca 19 <210> 2 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> DDX19B siRNA <400> 2 agaccuaccu gcaccggau 19 <210> 3 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> DDX19B siRNA <400> 3 cugcagugau ugagcgcuu 19 <210> 4 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> DDX19B siRNA <400> 4 uuaucaaacu gaagcguga 19 <210> 5 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> ACP2 siRNA <400> 5 gcacgacacu acccugguu 19 <210> 6 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> ACP2 siRNA <400> 6 uaucacggcu uccuaaaca 19 <210> 7 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> ACP2 siRNA <400> 7 ggacuuccuu cgccucaca 19 <210> 8 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> ACP2 siRNA <400> 8 gcaagagguu uaugugcga 19 <210> 9 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> GRIN2C siRNA <400> 9 gagcauggcg uccuauaca 19 <210> 10 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> GRIN2C siRNA <400> 10 ucagaagugu gaguuauca 19 <210> 11 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> GRIN2C siRNA <400> 11 cgcaguaacu accgugaca 19 <210> 12 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> GRIN2C siRNA <400> 12 caagagcaau acaucgaca 19 <210> 13 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> DPF2 siRNA <400> 13 gaccaacagu cgagcgcga 19 <210> 14 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> DPF2 siRNA <400> 14 gaagauacuc ccaagcguc 19 <210> 15 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> DPF2 siRNA <400> 15 ccggacagcu guacuccua 19 <210> 16 <211> 19 <212> RNA <213> Artificial Sequence <220> <223> DPF2 siRNA <400> 16 ggaguagccc agagcaauu 19

Claims (13)

A / Puerto Rico / 8/34 (H1N1), A / RX / 8/34 (H1N1) containing an expression inhibitor of DDX19B gene selected from the group consisting of antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, shRNA and microRNA of DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) A / Udorn / 307/72 (H3N2) and B / Florida / 07/2009 (H1N1), EM / Korea / W152 / 2006 (H7N7) 04/2006, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating influenza virus infection. delete The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1, wherein the DDX19B gene is involved in replication of the influenza virus. delete 5. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 4, wherein the siRNA is at least one selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 4. delete A / Puerto Rico / 8/34 (H1N1), A / RX / 8/34 (H1N1) containing an expression inhibitor of DDX19B gene selected from the group consisting of antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, shRNA and microRNA of DDX19B (DEAD box polypeptide 19B) A / Udorn / 307/72 (H3N2) and B / Florida / 07/2009 (H1N1), EM / Korea / W152 / 2006 (H7N7) 04/2006, which comprises administering to a patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of at least one influenza virus selected from the group consisting of: (a) treating a candidate sample for antiviral treatment with a separate sample expressing the DDX19B gene, and measuring the level of the mRNA or the protein of the DDX19B gene; And
(b) A / Puerto Rico / 8/34 (H1N1), A / EM / Korea / W152 / 2006 when the mRNA of the gene or the protein level thereof is lower than the level of the control sample not treated with the candidate substance H7N7), A / EM / Korea / W266 / 2007 (H7N4), A / California / 07/2009 (H1N1), A / Udorn / 307/72 (H3N2) And selecting as an antiviral agent against any one or more influenza viruses.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of measuring the mRNA level of the DDX19B gene comprises the steps of RT-PCR, competitive RT-PCR, real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase quantitative RT-PCR, RNase protection method, northern blotting or gene chip. 9. The screening method according to claim 8, wherein the measuring the mRNA level of the DDX19B gene comprises using a primer or a probe specifically binding to the DDX19B gene. 9. The screening method according to claim 8, wherein the step of measuring the level of the protein of the DDX19B gene comprises using an antibody specifically binding to the protein. A / EM / Korea / W266 / 2007 (H7N7), A / EM / Korea / W152 / 2006 (H7N7), containing the agent for measuring the mRNA of DDX19B gene or its protein level Screening for an antiviral agent against any one or more influenza virus selected from the group consisting of H7N4, A / California / 07/2009 (H1N1), A / Udorn / 307/72 (H3N2) Kits. 13. The screening kit according to claim 12, wherein the kit is an RT-PCR kit, a competitive RT-PCR kit, a real-time RT-PCR kit, a DNA chip kit or a protein chip kit.
KR1020160077941A 2016-06-22 2016-06-22 Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof KR101723435B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR1020160077941A KR101723435B1 (en) 2016-06-22 2016-06-22 Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR1020160077941A KR101723435B1 (en) 2016-06-22 2016-06-22 Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
KR101723435B1 true KR101723435B1 (en) 2017-04-05

Family

ID=58586726

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
KR1020160077941A KR101723435B1 (en) 2016-06-22 2016-06-22 Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof

Country Status (1)

Country Link
KR (1) KR101723435B1 (en)

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
Sandie Munier et al., Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 12(10), pages 2845-2855 (2013.07.01)*
Sandie Munier et al., Molecular &amp; Cellular Proteomics 12(10), pages 2845-2855 (2013.07.01)* *

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
Ling et al. Human respiratory syncytial virus nonstructural protein NS2 antagonizes the activation of beta interferon transcription by interacting with RIG-I
US20100021489A1 (en) Nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, antibodies and compositions for treating and detecting influenza virus infection
US9260755B2 (en) Compositions and methods for characterizing and treating muscular dystrophy
EP3336548B1 (en) Method for providing information on chronic myeloid leukemia
US11905330B1 (en) Methods for weight reduction
TWI816712B (en) Screening reagent for active ingredient of cancer promoting factor expression inhibitor and screening method thereof, screening reagent for active ingredient of cancer preventive or therapeutic agent and screening method thereof, cancer promoting factor expression inhibitor, and cancer preventive or therapeutic agent
AU2014296288A1 (en) Compositions and methods for modulating thermogenesis using PTH-related and EGF-related molecules
Duarte et al. Age-dependent effects of the recombinant spike protein/SARS-CoV-2 on the M–CSF–and IL-34-differentiated macrophages in vitro
JP7175526B2 (en) Preventive/therapeutic agents for diseases related to cell migration regulation and disease activity assessment/prognostic evaluation for pulmonary interstitial diseases
KR101693243B1 (en) Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof
JP7177439B2 (en) Pro-inflammatory factor expression inhibitor, screening method for active ingredient thereof, expression cassette useful for said method, diagnostic agent, and diagnostic method
KR101723435B1 (en) Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof
KR101712856B1 (en) Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof
KR101723434B1 (en) Novel human gene crucial for the replication of influenza virus and use thereof
Zhao et al. Avian influenza viruses suppress innate immunity by inducing trans-transcriptional readthrough via SSU72
US10849906B2 (en) Use of Akt2 in diagnosis and treatment of tumor
US20180259502A1 (en) A Pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing obesity
JP2011502108A (en) Cancer preventive / therapeutic agent
JP6839707B2 (en) Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancers that overexpress GPR160
CN110215518B (en) Application of PinX1 and target molecule thereof in preparation of medicine for treating kidney cancer
JP6226315B2 (en) Inflammatory disease preventive / therapeutic agent and screening method for inflammatory disease prophylactic / therapeutic agent
WO2022085687A1 (en) Prophylactic or therapeutic agent for respiratory disease, examination method, examination reagent, method for screening active ingredient of prophylactic or therapeutic agent, and method for evaluating induction or exacerbation
KR101385783B1 (en) Deleted in breast cancer-1 as a marker for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinomas and as a therapeutic agent thereof
JP2019158753A (en) Biomarkers for lymphangioleiomyomatosis
US20220288087A1 (en) Pim1 inhibitors for use in treatment of viral infection and pharmaceutical compositions thereof

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
E701 Decision to grant or registration of patent right
GRNT Written decision to grant