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- Prostaglandins (which include PGE 2 , PGD 2 , PGF 2 ⁇ , PGI 2 and other related compounds) represent a diverse group of autocrine and paracrine hormones that are derived from the metabolism of fatty acids. They belong to a family of naturally occurring eicosanoids (prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes) which are not stored as such in cells, but are biosynthesized on demand from arachidonic acid, a 20-carbon fatty acid that is derived from the breakdown of cell-membrane phospholipids. Under normal circumstances, the eicosanoids are produced at low levels to serve as important mediators of many and diverse cellular functions which can be very different in different types of cells.
- prostaglandins also play critical roles in pathophysiology.
- inflammation is both initiated and maintained, at least in part, by the overproduction of prostaglandins in injured cells.
- the central role that prostaglandins play in inflammation is underscored by the fact that those aspirin-like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) that are most effective in the therapy of many pathological inflammatory states all act by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis.
- NSAIDS aspirin-like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- the cyclooxygenase reaction is the first step in the prostaglandin synthetic pathway; an enzyme (PGHS) with prostaglandin G/H synthetic activity converts arachidonic acid into the endoperoxide PGG 2 , which then breaks down to PGH 2 (the two reactions are carried out by a single enzyme (PGHS) with prostaglandin G/H synthetic activity converts arachidonic acid into the endoperoxide PGG 2 , which then breaks down to PGH 2 (the two reactions are carried out by a single enzyme (PGHS) with prostaglandin G/H synthetic activity converts arachidonic acid into the endoperoxide PGG 2 , which then breaks down to PGH 2 (the two reactions are carried out by a single enzyme
- PGH 2 is in turn metabolized by one or more prostaglandin synthases (PGE 2 synthase, PGD 2 synthase, etc.) to generate the final "2-series" prostaglandins, PGE 2 , PGD 2 , PGF 2 ⁇ , PGI 2 and others which include the thromboxanes, TXA 2 .
- the first step (PGHS) is the one that is rate-limiting for prostaglandin synthesis.
- the PGHS-mediated reaction is the principal target for anti-inflammatory drug action; and it is inhibition of PGHS activity that accounts for the activity of the NSAIDS (aspirin, indomethacin, naproxen and others that a) limit the overproduction of prostaglandins in inflammation (the desired therapeutic goal) and b) reduce the normal production of prostaglandins in uninflamed cells (which produces the undesirable side effects).
- NSAIDS aspirin, indomethacin, naproxen and others that a) limit the overproduction of prostaglandins in inflammation (the desired therapeutic goal) and b) reduce the normal production of prostaglandins in uninflamed cells (which produces the undesirable side effects).
- prostaglandin production In addition to the abnormal changes associated with inflammation, multiple other factors are known to influence prostaglandin production under experimental conditions. These include growth factors, cAMP, tumor promoters, src activation and interleukins 1 and 2, all of which increase overall cellular PGHS activity.
- growth factors cAMP, tumor promoters, src activation and interleukins 1 and 2, all of which increase overall cellular PGHS activity.
- the adrenal glucocorticoid hormones and related synthetic anti-inflammatory steroids also inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, but their metabolic site of action is not well defined.
- Giant two-dimensional gel electrophoresis detected induction of a 72-74 kDa protein doublet that is recognized by anticyclooxygenase anti-bodies. Synthesis of this doublet was also transiently increased by exposure to platelet-derived growth factor and inhibited by dexamethasone treatment. These changes in protein synthesis were strongly correlated with changes in cyclooxygenase activity. The protein doublet was also seen in mouse C127 fibroblasts where its synthesis was found to be regulated by serum and dexamethasone and correlated with cyclooxygenase activity. See, M.K. O'Banion et al., J.
- the present invention provides a mammalian cell line which contains a chromosomally integrated, recombinant DNA sequence, which DNA sequence expresses mammalian, preferably human, glucocorticoid-regulated inflammatory PGHS, and which cell line does not significantly express autologous PGHS-1 or PGHS-2 activity.
- glucocorticoid-regulated inflammatory PGHS will hereinafter be referred to as "griPGHS” or “PGHS-2", and the art-recognized mammalian PGHS encoded by the 2.8-3.0 kb mRNA (EC 1.14.99.1) will be referred to as "constitutive cyclooxygenase,” or “constitutive PGHS,” or “PGHS-1.”
- the recitation that there is no "autologous PGHS-1 or PGHS-2 activity” relates to the inability of the cell line to express PGHS activity apart from that expressed by the recombinant DNA sequence. Autologous PGHS activity may also be
- endogenous PGHS activity in the art.
- This invention is a result of our discovery that the 72-74 kDA cyclooxygenase reported by Han et al., the miPGHS ch reported by Xie et al., and the TIS10 protein reported by Kujubu et al. are essentially identical and represent a second cyclooxygenase, which second form is the primary target for inhibition by glucocorticoids and is also a target for inhibition by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents.
- the protein was precipitated by anti-PGHS serum, its synthesis and concomitant cyclooxygenase levels are rapidly induced by serum, and the induction is inhibited by dexamethasone.
- the regulation of PGHS-2 synthesis was found not to arise from alterations in the level of the 2.8-kb PGHS-1 mRNA, but resulted from changes in the level of a 4-kb mRNA species . This latter species is barely detectable with a 2.8-kb PGHS-1 DNA probes in cells treated with serum, but accumulates to significant levels in cells treated with cycloheximide or calcium ionophore.
- the present PGHS-2-synthesizing transgenic cell line is useful for evaluating the action of a potential bioactive agent on the inflammatory cyclooxygenase, since the elevated levels of prostaglandins that are a primary hallmark of inflammation and account for much of the adverse effects of inflammation, result from increases in the level of PGHS-2, rather than in changes in constitutively expressed cyclooxygenase, PGHS-1.
- the present invention also provides a second transgenic mammalian cell line which contains a chromosomally integrated, recombinant DNA sequence, wherein said DNA sequence expresses mammalian, preferably human, PGHS-1, and wherein said DNA sequence does not express PGHS-2, and wherein said cell line also preferably does not express autologous PGHS-1 or PGHS-2 activity.
- This second cell line is also preferably a primate, murine or human cell line.
- the present invention also provides a method to evaluate the relative inhibitory activity of a compound to selectively inhibit PGHS-2 versus PGHS-1, and thus to specifically inhibit the elevated prostaglandin synthesis that occurs in inflamed mammalian tissues, preferably human tissues, or in other physiological or pathological conditions in a mammalian host, preferably a human host, in which the PGHS-2 is elevated and the constitutive PGHS-1 is not.
- This assay comprises contacting the present PGHS-2-expressing transgenic cell line or a microsomal extract thereof with a preselected amount of the compound in a suitable culture medium or buffer, adding arachidcnic acid to the mixture, and measuring the level of synthesis of a PGHS-mediated arachidonic acid metabolite, i.e., thromboxane synthesis, prostaglandin synthesis, e.g., the synthesis of PGE 2 , or the synthesis of any other metabolite unique to the cyclooxygenase pathway, by said cell line, or said microsomal extract, as compared to a control cell line or portion of microsomal extract in the absence of said compound.
- a PGHS-mediated arachidonic acid metabolite i.e., thromboxane synthesis, prostaglandin synthesis, e.g., the synthesis of PGE 2 , or the synthesis of any other metabolite unique to the cyclooxygenase
- the compound can be evaluated for its ability to selectively inhibit PGHS-1 or PGHS-2 by performing a second assay employing the above-described steps, but substituting the PGHS-1-expressing transgenic cell line for the PGHS-2-expressing cell line of the invention. More specifically, the present invention provides a method of determining the ability of a compound to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis catalyzed by PGHS-2 or PGHS-1 in mammalian cells comprising:
- step (e) adding a second preselected amount of said compound to a second transgenic mammalian cell line in culture medium, which cell line contains chromosomally integrated, recombinant DNA sequence, wherein said DNA sequence expresses mammalian PGHS-1, and wherein said DNA sequence does not express PGHS-2, and wherein said cell line does not express autologous PGHS-1 or PGHS-2 activity; (f) adding arachidonic acid to said culture medium of step (e);
- step (h) comparing said level with the level of said metabolite synthesized by said second cell line in the absence of said compound.
- a comparison of the relative ability of the compound to inhibit metabolite, i.e., prostaglandin, synthesis as determined in steps (d) and (h) provides a direct measure of the selectivity of the compound with respect to the inhibition of PGHS-2 and PGHS-1, respectively.
- the stable cell lines of the invention which express either the constitutive cyclooxygenase encoded by the 2.8-kb mRNA or the inducible cyclooxygenase encoded by the 4-Kb mRNA, and analyzing dose response curves performed on each cell line will allow a drug's specificity for PGHS-1 or PGHS-2 to be determined. Studies comparing drug actions against the PGHS-1 or PGHS-2 may shed light on the unique clinical uses of the various non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. They may also allow for titration of drug doses to inhibit PGHS-2 activity and leave other cyclooxygenase activity intact.
- the present invention also comprises an isolated DNA sequence (gene) encoding biologically active human PGHS-2 and the isolated, essentially pure human PGHS-2 encoded thereby.
- Figure 1 depicts the cDNA (SEQ ID N0:1) and predicted amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 2) of murine griPGHS ("PGHS-2"). Based on a transcription start site determined by primer extension at -24, the numbering of this sequence starts at 25. A predicted signal peptide cleavage site between amino acids 17 and 18 is marked with an arrowhead. The position of the putative aspirin-modified serine is indicated by a circle, and potential N-glycosylation sites are double underlined.
- Figure 2 is a schematic depiction comparing the cDNA and protein sequences for the murine 2.8- and 4.1kb RNA-encoded cyclooxygenases.
- Figure 3 is a photographic depiction of autoradiographies obtained by Northern blotting monitoring the expression of the genes encoding griPGHS and the constitutive PGHS-1, as expressed in human monocytes, in response to interleukin-1 treatment, a known mediator of inflammation.
- Figure 4 is a schematic depiction of griPGHS expression vector construction.
- the dots in the 3' untranslated region of griPGHS indicate the location of 5'-AUUUA-3' mRNA destabilizing sequences.
- Figure 5 is a graphic depiction of the inhibition of murine griPGHS activity in stable transfected mammalian cell lines by preselected amounts of several non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Figure 6 depicts the nucleotide sequence of the human PGHS-2 gene (SEQ ID NO: 3).
- Figure 7 depicts a comparison between the amino acid sequence of human PGHS-2 of the present invention (upper sequence) (SEQ ID NO: 4) and the amino acid sequence published by Hla et al. (lower sequence) (SEQ ID N0:5). The sequences are given in standard single letter code.
- Figure 8 is a graphical depiction of the inhibition of human PGHS-2 activity in stably transformed COS cells by four non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Figure 9 is a graphical depiction of the inhibition of human PGHS-1 activity in stably transformed COS cells by four NSAID.
- the present invention relates to a transgenic cell line containing recombinant DNA sequence, preferably a chromosomally integrated recombinant DNA sequence, which comprises a gene encoding the regulated inflammatory cyclooxygenase griPGHS or "PGHS-2" which cell line further does not express autologous PGHS-1 or PGHS-2, apart from that encoded by the recombinant DNA sequence.
- the recombinant DNA also does not encode constitutive PGHS-1 (EC
- a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a transgenic mammalian cell line which contains a chromosomally integrated, genetically-engineered ("recombinant") DNA sequence, which DNA sequence expresses mammalian, preferably human, PGHS-2, but does not express constitutive mammalian PGHS-1, and wherein said cell line also does not express autologous PGHS-1 or PGHS-2.
- the cell line is preferably of human or primate origin, such as the exemplified monkey kidney COS cell line, but cell lines derived from other species may be employed, including chicken, hamster, murine, ovine and the like.
- Transgenic is used herein to include any cell or cell line, the genotype of which has been altered by the presence of a recombinant DNA sequence, which DNA sequence has also been referred to in the art of genetic engineering as “heterologous DNA,” “exogenous DNA,” “genetically engineered” or “foreign DNA,” wherein said DNA was introduced into the genotype or genome of the cell or cell line by a process of genetic engineering.
- recombinant DNA sequence refers to a DNA sequence that has been derived or isolated from any source, that may be subsequently chemically altered, and later introduced into mammalian cells.
- An example of a recombinant DNA sequence "derived” from a source would be a DNA sequence that is identified as a useful fragment within a given organism, and which is then chemically synthesized in essentially pure form.
- An example of such DNA sequence "isolated” from a source would be a useful DNA sequence that is excised or removed from said source by chemical means, e.g., by the use of restriction endonucleases, so that it can be further manipulated, e.g., amplified, for use in the invention, by the methodology of genetic engineering.
- recombinant DNA sequence includes completely synthetic DNA, semi-synthetic DNA, DNA isolated from biological sources, and DNA derived from introduced RNA. Generally, the recombinant DNA sequence is not originally resident in the genotype which is the recipient of the DNA sequence, or it is resident in the genotype but is not expressed.
- the isolated recombinant DNA sequence used for transformation herein may be circular or linear, doublestranded or single-stranded.
- the DNA sequence is chimeric linear DNA, or is in a plasmid or viral expression vector, that can also contain coding regions flanked by regulatory sequences which promote the expression of the recombinant DNA present in the resultant cell line.
- the recombinant. DNA sequence may itself comprise or consist of a promoter that is active in mammalian cells, or may utilize a promoter already present in the genotype that is the transformation target.
- promoters include the CMV promoter depicted in Figure 4, as well as the SV 40 late promoter and retroviral LTRs ( long terminal repeat elements).
- a portion of the recombinant DNA may be untranscribed, serving a regulatory or a structural function.
- the recombinant DNA sequence to be introduced into the cells further will generally contain either a selectable marker gene or a reporter gene or both to facilitate identification and selection of transformed cells.
- the selectable marker may be carried on a separate piece of DNA and used in a co-transformation procedure.
- Both selectable markers and reporter genes may be flanked with appropriate regulatory sequences to enable expression in mammalian cells.
- Useful selectable markers are well known in the art and include, for example, antibiotic and herbicide resistance genes.
- Sources of DNA sequences useful in the present invention include Poly-A RNA from mammalian cells, from which the about 4 kb mRNA encoding griPGHS can be derived and used for the synthesis of the corresponding cDNA by methods known to the art.
- Such sources include the lambda ZAP II (Stratagene) library of size fractionated poly-A RNA isolated from C127 murine fibroblasts treated with serum and cycloheximide as described by M.K. O'Banion et al., J. Biol. Chem., 266, 23261 (1991).
- Xie et al. obtained mRNA encoding chicken griPGHS as described in PNAS USA, 88, 2692 (1991).
- Sources of human mRNA encoding griPGHS include RNA from human monocytes treated with interleukin-1 and cycloheximide, in accord with M.K. O'Banion et al., PNAS USA, 89, 4888 (June 1992). Sources of human mRNA encoding
- PGHS-1 are also well known to the art.
- Reporter genes are used for identifying potentially transformed cells and for evaluating the functionality of regulatory sequences. Reporter genes which encode for easily assayable marker proteins are well known in the art.
- a reporter gene is a gene which is not present in or expressed by the recipient organism or tissue and which encodes a protein whose expression is manifested by some easily detectable property, e.g., enzymatic activity.
- Preferred genes includes the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene (cat) from Tn9 of E. coli, the beta-glucuronidase gene (gus) of the uidA locus of E. coli, and the luciferase gene from firefly Photinus pyralis. Expression of the reporter gene is assayed at a suitable time after the DNA has been introduced into the recipient cells.
- elements such as introns, enhancers, polyadenylation sequences and the like, may also be a part of the recombinant DNA sequence. Such elements may or may not be necessary for the function of the DNA, but may provide improved expression of the DNA by affecting transcription, stability of the mRNA, or the like. Such elements may be included in the DNA as desired to obtain the optimal performance of the transforming DNA in the cell.
- the recombinant DNA sequence can be readily introduced into the target cells by transfeetion with an expression vector, such as a viral expression vector, comprising cDNA encoding griPGHS or PGHS-1 by the modified calcium phosphate precipitation procedure of C. Chen et al., Mol. Cell. Biol, 7 , 2745 (1987). Transfection can also be accomplished by other methods, including lipofection, using commercially available kits, e.g., provided by BRL.
- an expression vector such as a viral expression vector, comprising cDNA encoding griPGHS or PGHS-1 by the modified calcium phosphate precipitation procedure of C. Chen et al., Mol. Cell. Biol, 7 , 2745 (1987).
- Transfection can also be accomplished by other methods, including lipofection, using commercially available kits, e.g., provided by BRL.
- A. Cells and Cell Cultures - - C127 mouse fibroblasts were obtained from Peter Howley (NIH) and propagated in high glucose Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (HyClone Laboratories) without antibiotics. See, D.R. Lowy et al., J. Virol., 26, 291 (1978). Cultures were monitored for mycoplasma contamination by Hoechst 33258 staining in accord with the procedure of T.R. Chen, Exp. Cell Res., 104, 255 (1977).
- Monolayers were rinsed twice with ice-cold Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) with methionine prior to lysis in 200 ⁇ l of A8 buffer (9.5 M urea, 2% (w/v) Nonidet P-40, 2% (w/v) ampholines (LKB, 1.6% pH range 5-8, 04.% pH range 3.5-10), 5% (w/v) 2-mercaptoethanol). Incorporation of label into proteins was determined by trichloroacetic acid precipitation.
- DMEM Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium
- Dexamethasone (Sigma) was freshly prepared in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) (stock concentrations based on molar extinction coefficient of 1.5 X 10 4 liters/mol/cm at 250 nn) and added to 1 ⁇ M.
- PBS phosphate-buffered saline
- the calcium ionophore A23187 (Calbiochem) was used at a concentration of 5 ⁇ M from a 2.5 mM stock in ethanol.
- Cychoheximide (Sigma) was used at a concentration of 25 ⁇ M from a 100 X stock in water. This level inhibited protein synthesis by >97% within 15 min. Control cultures received appropriate amounts of solvents.
- Cyclooxygenase activity was determined in the culture medium by addition of exogenous arachidonic acid substrate (30 ⁇ M for 15 min. at 37°C) followed by conversion of the prostaglandin E 2 product to a methyl oximate form. This bicyclic derivative was then quantitated by radioimmunoassay (kit from Amersham Corp.).
- RNA Preparation - - Total RNA was isolated from 15-cm plates using guanidinium isothiocyanate lysis followed by centrifugation through a cesium chloride cushion (J.M. Chirgwin et al., Biochemistry, 18, 5294
- Poly(A) RNA was prepared by two passes through oligo(dT)-cellulose columns, as disclosed by H. Aviv et al., PNAS USA, 69, 1408 (1972). RNAs were quantitated by absorbance measurements at 260 nm.
- RNA samples and molecular weight markers (3 ⁇ g; Bethesda Research Laboratories RNA ladder) were subjected to formaldehyde-agarose gel electrophoresis (J. Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning, cited above at pages 7.30-7.32) and then blotted to nylon membranes (Duralon, Stratagene) by overnight capillary transfer in 10 X SSC (1 X SSC is 0.15 M NaCl, 0.015 M sodium citrate).
- cDNAs were prepared from fractions enriched in the 4-kb mRNA by oligo(dT) priming ((U. Gubler et al., Gene (Amst.), 25, 263 (1988)) kit from Stratagene) and ligated into ⁇ -ZAP II ((J.M. Short et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 16, 7583 (1988)) Stratagene). Two hundred fifty thousand plaques were screened with the ovine PGHS probe under conditions of reduced stringency (30% formamide, hybridization temperature reduced to 42°C, filters washed in 2 X
- Double-strand dideoxy termination sequencing of Exo III nested deletion subclones was carried out in both directions using T7 DNA polymerase. See, Heinikoff, Gene, 28, 351 (1984); G. Del Sal et al., Bio-Techniques, 7 , 514 (1989).
- RNAs were preincubated with 3.5 mM CH 3 HgOH for 10 min at room temperature. Reactions were diluted in a modified RIPA buffer and precipitated with polyclonal anti-PGHS serum (Oxford Biomedical Research, Inc.) or first precleared by incubating for 30 min with 50 ⁇ l/ml protein A-Sepharose (Pharmacia LKB Biotechnology Inc.; 50% (v/v)).
- cDNA Expression and PGE 2 Determination - - In order to determine whether the 4.1 kb mRNA encodes a protein with cyclooxygenase activity, the cDNA was inserted into an SV40 late promoter expression vector (SVL, (R.
- COS cells have little or no autologous cyclooxygenase activity. Therefore, these cells were transfected with 2.5 or 5 ⁇ g of either the vector alone or the vector containing the 4.1 kb cDNA.
- Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of 35 S-labeled proteins from transfected cells showed a protein doublet (72/74 kDa, pi 7.5) in the 4.1 kb cDNA-expressing cells that corresponds exactly to the immunoprecipitated cyclooxygenase protein doublet observed in C127 mouse fibroblasts whose synthesis is increased by growth factors and decreased by glucocorticoid hormones.
- RNAs 2.5 ⁇ g from C127 cells were fractionated by formaldehyde-agarose gel electrophoresis and transferred to a membrane (Duralon, Stratagene). Hybridization was carried out as previously described by M.K. O'Banion et al, J.
- RNA molecular weight markers were visualized by ethidium bromide staining.
- RNA total RNA (5 ⁇ g/lane) isolated from human monocytes by the guanidinium-acid-phenol extraction method of P. Chomezynski et al., Anal. Biochem., 162, 156 (1987).
- Results - - A directionally cloned cDNA library was constructed in lambda ZAP II from sucrose gradient fractions enriched in the 4 kb mRNA and screened with a radiolabeled portion of the 2.8 kb PGHS cDNA under conditions of lowered stringency. Several positive plagues were isolated and analyzed. One about 4.1 kb in length was fully sequenced. This clone encodes a 70 kDa protein specifically precipitated by anticyclooxygenase serum, which migrates identically with the immunoprecipitated protein product from in vitro translated poly A-mRNA.
- Figure 2 schematically compares cDNA and protein sequences for the murine 2.8 and 4.1 kb mRNA-encoded cyclooxygenases. cDNA structures for the 4.1 kb cDNA cloned from murine C127 cells and the murine 2.8 kb cDNA (D.L.
- Deduced protein sequences are drawn colinearly with gaps (17 aa at the amino-terminal end of the 4.1 kb mRNA product, and 18 aa at the carboxy-terminal end of the 2.8 kb mRNA product) indicated by connecting lines.
- the 26 amino acid (aa) leader sequence for the 2.8 kb PGHS is indicated. Although its extent has not been precisely defined, a shorter, nonhomologuous leader appears to exist for griPGHS with a mature N-terminal end at amino acid 18.
- the positions of potential N-glycosylation sites (NXS/T, "N") and the conserved aspirin modified serines are noted on each molecule.
- the hatched areas near the center of each molecule denote presumed axial (TIWLREHNRV (SEQ ID NO:7), identical between the two molecules) and distal (KALGH (SEQ ID NO:8) / RGLGH (SEQ ID NO:9)) heme-binding sites as suggested by DeWitt et al., cited above.
- the bar in the middle of the figure represents the similarities between the two mouse PGHS proteins (omitting the nonconserved N- and C-termini) as the percentage of identical residues for groups of 20 amino acids with increasing shading indicating 40-55% (no shading), 60-75%, 80-95%, and 100% identity.
- the overall identity is 64% and with conservative changes the similarity index is 79%.
- RNA was subjected to Northern blot analysis as described by M.K. O'Banion et al., J. Biol. Chem., 34, 23261 (1991) with the indicated probes labeled by random priming (kit from Boehringer-Mannheim) to a specific activity > 1 ⁇ 10 9 cpm/ ⁇ g.
- Panel B monocytes were treated with dexamethasone (1 ⁇ M), IL-1 ⁇ (10 half-maximal units, Collaborative Research), or both for the indicated times prior to RNA isolation. Cycloheximide (25 ⁇ M; Sigma) was added to one set of incubations 15 min prior to the addition of cytokine or hormone.
- Figure 3 depicts Northern blots of total monocyte RNA and demonstrates that a 4.8-kb mRNA species is detected with the mouse griPGHS 4.1-kb probe.
- griPGHS mRNA levels are down-regulated by dexamethasone at 4 hr (5-fold in this example), while the level of the 2.8-kb PGHS mRNA is not affected.
- the level of accumulated PGE 2 in the supernatant after 4 hr of incubation was reduced by dexamethasone from 122.5 to 52.5 pg per 10 4 monocytes.
- monocytes treated with IL-1 ⁇ showed increased levels of griPGHS mRNA at 4 hr (2.5-fold relative to control) and 12 hr (14-fold) (Figure 3). These increases were significantly blunted when dexamethasone was present. Furthermore, the IL-1 ⁇ induction and dexamethasone repression of griPGHS mRNA abundance occurred in the presence of cycloheximide, where superinduction of the 4.8-kb mRNA was clearly evident ( Figure 3). In contrast, levels of the 2.8-kb mRNA were not significantly altered relative to ⁇ -tubulin by IL-1 ⁇ , dexamethasone, or cycloheximide treatment.
- This fragment extending from the Not I site 50 bases upstream of the cDNA end to nt 1947 of the cDNA, was isolated by gel electrophoresis and contains the full-coding region truncated immediately before any 5'-AUUUA-3' mRNA destabilizing regions.
- the pRc/CMV vector DNA was digested with Xba I, filled in with Klenow, then digested with Not I. It was further prepared by calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase treatment.
- Ligated pRc/CMV-griPGHS recombinants were isolated from ampicillin plates following transformation into competent DH5 ⁇ cells (Library Efficiency; Life Science Technologies), and were confirmed by restriction analysis of DNA mini-preps. The construct is illustrated in
- transfected cells After 2 days of growth in normal media (DMEM + 10% fetal bovine serum), transfected cells were switched to media containing 800 ⁇ g/ml of Geneticin (G418, active component 657 ⁇ g/ml; Life Science Technologies), a concentration previously found to be toxic for COS cells. The media was changed every 3 days, and after 2 weeks many individual colonies were observed in the dishes transfected with either recombinant or vector alone, but not in the dishes with no transfected DNA. A total of 36 griPGHS pRc/CMV-transfected and 12 vector-transfected colonies were isolated using cloning cylinders. The majority of these survived continued selection in 800 ⁇ g/ml G418 during clonal line expansion.
- Expression vector choice - - The pRC/CMV eukaryotic expression vector (Fig. 4) provides several distinct advantages for our purpose. In addition to the ease of selection in both bacterial and eukayotic hosts, expression of the present cloned cDNA is driven by a strong CMV promoter. The vector also provides a poly-A signal that is necessary since the present construct does not contain griPGHS 3' untranslated sequences (it ends 12 base pairs (bp) from the translation termination codon). The removal of these sequences is important since in vivo they provide signals (5'-AUUUA-3') for rapid mRNA degradation. Finally, the vector is well suited for use in COS cells which have little or no autologous cyclooxygenase activity.
- the amount of PGE 2 secreted by the clones harboring the griPGHS construct varied from 10.6 to 72.2 pg/ ⁇ g cell protein (Table 3). Table 3. PGE 2 production by various cell lines.
- the values in column 2 represent the amount of prostaglandin secreted during a 10 min exposure to 30 ⁇ M arachidonic acid and are normalized to total recovered cellular protein.
- Cell lines A2 and A5 contain the vector alone and the remaining cells were transfected with
- E9 cells showed very consistent levels of PGE 2 production from well to well.
- PGE 2 levels were 48.4 ⁇ 3.5 pg/20 ⁇ l (mean ⁇ SEM).
- Example 4 Preparation of Microsomal Extracts and In Vitro Testing of Cyclooxygenase Activity Microsomal extracts and measurements of cellular cyclooxygenase activity are performed essentially as described by A. Raz et al., J. Biol. Chem., 263, 3022 (1988); and PNAS USA, 86, 1657 (1989).
- sonication 5 ⁇ 10 sec bursts, low power setting
- RNA isolation was done by guanidinium lysis followed by CsCl cushion centrifugation (J.M. Chirgwin et al.,
- PCR Polymerase chain reaction
- PGHS-2 clones were sequenced in both directions on an Applied Biosystems automated sequencer Model #373A.
- the clone comprising the PGHS-2 gene sequence depicted in Figure 6 was selected for transfection. This sequence differs from the human PGHS-2 sequence disclosed by Hla and Neilson, PNAS, 89, 7384 (1992), due to a glutamic acid (E) rather than a glycine (w) at amino acid position 165 of the PGHS-2 gene product ( Figure 7).
- the sequence for the PGHS-2 gene was confirmed by establishing the identity of the sequences of two other hPGHS-2 clones obtained from separate PCR runs, which demonstrates that the difference observed is not a PCR artifact.
- mouse PGHS-2 also has a glutamic acid at this position.
- PGHS-1 clones were similarly screened and the sequences of the PGHS-1 gene and enzyme confirmed to be identical to that shown in Figure 2
- pRC/CMV;hPGHS-2 plasmid, pRC/CMV;hPGHS-1 plasmid or the pRC/CMV vector alone by a calcium phosphate precipitation method (Chen et al., Mol. Cell. Biol., 7 , 2745 (1987)). Plates were incubated at 35°C, 3% CO 2 for 24 hr in normal media (Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Media (DMEM) + 10% fetal bovine serum). After two rinses with warm DMEM, plates were transferred to 37°C, 5% CO 2 for an additional 24 hr.
- DMEM Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Media
- Transfected COS cells plated in 12-well plates were grown to near confluence, rinsed twice with warm serum-free media and then covered with 300 ⁇ l of 30 ⁇ M arachidonic acid (sodium salt; Sigma). After 15 min, supernatants were placed in Eppendorf tubes on ice, clarified by centrifugation at 15,000 x g for 2 min, and assayed for PGE 2 production by immunoassay after conversion to the methyl oximated form (kit from Amersham).
- Cell monolayers were solubilized in 0.5 M NaOH and neutralized with 1 M HCI for protein concentration determinations using reagents from BioRad (modified Bradford Assay).
- Cell lines expressing PGHS activity were further expanded and then frozen down in media with 10% DMSO.
- Cell line 4B4 expressing PGHS-2 and cell line H17A5 expressing PGHS-1 were deposited on March 5, 1993 in the American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, MD, USA (cell line 4B4 was assigned ATCC accession number CRL 11284; cell line H17A5 was assigned ATCC CRL 11283).
- PGHS-1 and PGHS-2 cell lines were exposed to various concentrations of NSAID for 30 min in serum-free DMEM.
- Arachidonic acid was added directly from a 25x stock in DMEM and supernatants were harvested 15 min later.
- Controls consisted of no drug treatment and cells treated with the maximal concentrations of drug vehicles (1% methanol or ethanol).
- Drugs were obtained from Sigma Chem. Co. and prepared as 200 mM stock solutions (aspirin and ibuprofen in methanol, indomethacin in ethanol, and naproxen in water). Cyclooxygenase activity was determined as described herein above. Distinctly different dose-response curves that were characteristic for either the PGHS-1 or PGHS-2 cell lines were observed.
- the present invention provides a simple in vitro system for the screening of drug actions on both the constitutive and the inflammatory cyclooxygenase, which will be useful for the development of drugs that selectively inhibit inflammation without producing the side effects due to inhibition of constitutive prostaglandin production.
- Assays can be performed on living mammalian cells, which more closely approximate the effects of a particular serum level of drug in the body, or on microsomal extracts prepared from the cultured cell lines. Studies using microsomal extracts offer the possibility of a more rigorous determination of direct drug/enzyme interactions.
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