WO1999038987A1 - PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION, PAR DES CELLULES VEGETALES, D'α1-ANTITRYPSINE ET DE SES VARIANTES, ET PRODUITS CONTENANT L'α1-ANTITRYPSINE AINSI OBTENUE - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a process for the production, by monocotyledonous plant cells, of Quantitrypsin and its analogs, and the proteins thus obtained.
- the invention also relates to the genetically transformed monocot cells and plants capable of producing analogs of axantitrypsin, and the nucleic acid constructs involved in the transformation.
- the invention relates to pharmaceutical products containing 1 ⁇ -antitrypsin and its variants, thus obtained.
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin, and] . -AT also known by the designations of alpha-1-protease inhibitor (cii-PI), antitrypsin and metserpine, is a plasma protein present in plasma at a concentration of the order of 1.3 grams per liter. Synthesized by the liver, it is a glycoprotein from 51kDa to 54kDa, consisting of a single polypeptide chain of 394 amino acids (Long et al., Biochemistry, 1984, vol. 23, pages 4828-4837).
- Gal-Sia The carbohydrate part represents 13% of the total mass of the glycoprotein. Due to a polymorphism occurring at 3 positions in the protein, there are 3 forms of o ⁇ -AT:
- ⁇ x -AT is a serine protease inhibitor. Its main biological function is to inhibit neutrophil elastase and thus protect the lung tissue against proteolytic attacks.
- the Z and S mutants although capable of functioning as anti-elastase agents, are produced in small quantities leading to deficiency, and especially in the case of the "Z" variant, with the development of severe pulmonary emphysema.
- O ⁇ -AT glycosylee has been expressed in the blood and milk of transgenic animals, including rabbits, mice and sheep.
- the protein In the blood of transgenic animals, the protein was present at a concentration of approximately 1 mg / ml of plasma. It retains its anti-elastase activity (Massoud et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1990, volume 311, series III, pages 275-280).
- the technical problem which the present invention proposes to solve is to produce recombinant 0. 3. -AT in large quantities at low costs, without the risk of viral or sub-viral contamination, for example by prions.
- the protein exhibits satisfactory o-AT activity, and must be stable and immunologically suitable for the form of administration chosen.
- the present inventors have solved this technical problem by using, as host for the genetic transformation, plant cells, and more particularly monocotyledonous plant cells.
- N-glycans of vegetable glycoproteins differ mainly from mammalian glycans by the absence of sialic acid, also known as N-acetylneuraminic acid, and by the presence of a residue of ⁇ -1, 2 xylose and of a fucose residue linked in ⁇ -1,3 to the GlcNAc residue proximal to the "core" (Driouich et al., Regard sur la biochemie, 1993, vol.
- Glycosylation plays an important role in the establishment of the spatial structure of the protein, in the solubility of the molecule, in protection against proteolytic attacks and in the mechanisms of immune recognition.
- the glycan also controls the half-life of the protein and can itself, in certain cases, carry the biological function.
- glycosylation we normally try, for the production of therapeutic proteins, to reproduce as faithfully as possible the natural glycosylation of the protein. This is not possible in plant cells, due to the presence of xylose, absent in animals, and the absence of sialic acid in plants. Although having many economic advantages, differences in the glycosylation of the protein can therefore make the success of using plant cells for the production of therapeutic proteins unpredictable.
- the present inventors have succeeded in producing in transgenic monocotyledonous plants, at high levels of expression, proteins having o-AT activity. Proteins have acceptable stability. Surprisingly, the inventors have also found that, under certain conditions, the proteolytic maturation of the glycoprotein is a function of cell addressing, allowing the production of a series of protein "variants", of different molecular weight, all exhibiting ⁇ -AT activity.
- the invention therefore relates to a process for the production of ocx-antitrypsin, or variants thereof, characterized by: i) the introduction, into plant cells originating from a monocotyledonous species, of a nucleic acid comprising a sequence encoding the anti- antitrypsin or a variant thereof, the variants differentiating from the natural human c ⁇ c-AT by one or more substitution (s), deletion (s) or insertion (s) of amino acids , and optionally a sequence coding for a selective agent; ii) selection of cells which have stably integrated the nucleic acid; iii) propagation of cells transformed into culture, or regeneration of chimeric or transgenic whole plants; iv) recovery and optionally purification of o ⁇ -antitrypsin or its variants, thus produced.
- the invention also relates to a protein capable of being produced by the above-mentioned process, and having a serine protease activity, preferably an o-AT activity, characterized in that: either it is free of N-glycosidic chains;
- variants of ⁇ ⁇ -AT means a protein which differs from natural human c ⁇ -AT (mature or pre-protein) by one or more substitution (s), deletion (s) or insertion ( s) amino acids.
- the variants have at least 90% and preferably at least 95% of homology or identity with the amino acid sequence described by Long et al. (Biochemistry, 1984, vol. 23, pages 4828-4837), illustrated in FIG. 1, the percentage of homology between two proteins being defined as indicated below.
- the term "variant” is used, in the context of the invention, synonymous with the term "analog”.
- the variants also exhibit serine protease inhibitor activity. It has been found that certain modifications in the amino acid sequence of o ⁇ -AT can confer on the protein a serine protease inhibitor activity other than that normally associated with o ⁇ -AT, by example an activity characteristic of antithrombin III
- variants of o ⁇ -AT of the invention exhibit an identical or different glycosylation of the natural human ⁇ x -AT.
- variant also encompasses fragments of o ⁇ -AT and its analogs which exhibit serine protease inhibitor activity, preferably ⁇ ⁇ -AT activity.
- Serine protease inhibitor activity means the ability to partially or totally inhibit any protease having a serine residue within its active site, for example trypsin, elastin, cathepsin G, thrombin, collagenase, chymotrypsin and plasmin.
- an activity of 0. 3. -AT means an anti-elastase activity, determined according to the technique of Travis and Johnson, Meth. in Enzymol. , 1981, vol. 80, pages 754-765. This technique is detailed in the examples. Activity can also be determined based on the protein's ability to inhibit trypsin (see Travis and Johnson, supra).
- the recombinant protein has an inhibition activity of at least 30% and preferably at least 75%, for example 85% of that of natural human ai-AT with equal molarity.
- a third technique consists in determining the capacity of the recombinant protein to hydrolyze the substrate Methoxy-L-Alanyl-L-Prolyl-L-Valine-P-nitroanilide (Massoud et al., Supra).
- the ability of the protein to inhibit the activity of each of the serine proteases mentioned above can also be used as an index of the activity of the proteins of the invention (The Plasma Proteins ", Second Edition, Ed. Pulnam, Académie Press, 1975, p.241-242).
- “Monocotyledonous” means a phanerogamous angiosperm plant whose stem and root are (almost always) devoid of cambiums and therefore of secondary formations; the leaf is almost always provided with parallel veins; the seed contains an embryo with a single cotyledon.
- the percentage of homology between two amino acid sequences is calculated as the number of identical amino acids plus the number of similar amino acids in the alignment of the two sequences, divided by the length of the sequences between two given positions . If, between the two given positions, the two sequences do not have the same length, the percentage of homology is the number of identical and similar amino acids, divided by the length of the longest sequence.
- Acids amines considered to be "similar" are known in the art, see for example RF Feng, MS Jobson and RF Doolittle; J. Mol. Evol. ; 1985; flight. 21; pages 112-115. They are normally considered to be those who, within a permutation matrix, have a positive substitution coefficient.
- the recombinant protein with ⁇ x -AT activity is non-glycosylated.
- This type of protein can be obtained in a plant cell using the nucleic acid sequence coding for the mature polypeptide, that is to say without the N-terminal signal peptide of 24 amino acids (see for example Figure 1) . No other signal is added.
- the polypeptide thus produced accumulates in the cytoplasm of the cell. It will normally have a molecular weight about 10kD lower than that of natural human ⁇ x -AT, that is to say around
- the protein of the invention is glycosylated at at least one of the 3 natural glycosylation sites: Asn-46, Asn-83 or Asn-247.
- Glycosylation is of mannosidic, polymannosidic or complex type, or a mixture of both.
- the expression "entirely glycosylated” means, in the context of the invention, that the molecule in question is glycosylated at the 3 natural glycosylation sites.
- the mannosidic glycan (s) have the GlcNAc2-Manl structure.
- the polymannosidic glycan (s) have the structure GlcNAc 2 -Man 2 - 9 , for example GlcNAc 2 -Man 9 , GlcNAc 2 -Man 8 , GlcNAc 2 -Man 6 or GlcNAc 2 -Man 5 , or GlcNAc 2 -Man 3 .
- the complex type glycan (s) are biantennary and have a basic structure GlcNAc 2 -Man 3 with which are possibly associated residues of xylose (Xyl), fucose (Fuc) and possibly galactose (Gay) or N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc). They are normally free of sialic acid residues, this compound having not hitherto been detected in plant cells.
- the complex glycan is of the type
- PHA phytohemagglutinin
- GlcNAc 2 Man 3 in which the mannose linked in ⁇ carries a residue of ⁇ 1,2-xylose and in which the proximal GlcNAc carries a residue of ⁇ 1,3 fucose ( GlcNAc 2 (Fuc) Man 3 (Xyl)).
- GlcNAc 2 (Fuc) Man 3 (Xyl) This kind of structure is frequent for glycoproteins of vacuolar or extracellular localization.
- the 1,3-linked ⁇ -fucose residue may possibly be absent.
- the complex glycan can also be of the "Laccase” type (Driouich et al, Regard sur la Biochimie, 1993, n ° 3, pp33-42) composed of a basic structure GlcNAc 2 (Fuc) Man 3 (Xyl) associated with two side chains.
- Each side chain consists of a residue of ⁇ 1.2 GlcNAc to which is linked a residue of ⁇ 1.6 fucose and a residue of ⁇ 1.4 galactose.
- the glycoprotein of the invention can be glycosylated at the three natural sites (Asn-46, Asn-83 and Asn-247) or only at one or two of them.
- glycoproteins carrying exclusively glycans of the complex type for example two or three glycans of the PHA type: GlcNAc 2 (Fuc) Man 3 (Xyl).
- the carbohydrate part normally represents between 2 and 30%, for example 5 to 20% of the total mass of the glycoprotein of the invention.
- the protein part of the glycoprotein corresponds to the protein part of any protein or protein fragment exhibiting ⁇ i-AT activity. It is normally the mature polypeptide of human ⁇ i-AT, but can also be that of animals such as the rabbit or the monkey.
- the complete amino acid sequence of human ⁇ ⁇ AT including the N-terminal signal peptide (Type "MI"), is described by Long et al. (Biochemistry, 1984, vol. 23, pages 4828-4837).
- Ml type there are also the M2 or M3 types (Val 213 - Asp 376 - Arg 101; Val 213 - Asp 376 - His 101, respectively), or a variant of Ml, M2 or M3 in which Val 213 is replaced by Ala.
- the proteins of the invention can comprise the amino acid sequences of the Ml, M2 or M3 types.
- the amino acid sequence can also be that of the Z or S variants, associated with certain pulmonary disorders. These variants are distinguished from the type M1 described by Long et al by Glu-342 - »Lys (variant Z) and Glu-264 -» Val (variant S).
- the protein of the invention can comprise any amino acid sequence differentiating from the natural sequence by one or more substitution (s), deletion (s) or insertion (s) of amino acids. Normally, these variants have homology, or identity, of at least 90%, for example 95%, with the sequence described by Long et al. (Biochemistry, 1984, vol. 23, pages 4828-4837 Figure 1).
- Asp 2 and Asp 6 can be replaced by Asn.
- Variants of the protein of the invention may also include fragments of the sequence described by Long et al. (Biochemistry, 1984, vol. 23, pages 4828-4837) and its analogs defined above, provided that the activity of serine protease inhibitor, and in particular that of ⁇ -AT, is preserved. These fragments consist of approximately 200 to 393 consecutive amino acids of the ⁇ i.AT sequence, preferably between 250 and 390 amino acids.
- the C-terminus can also be truncated by about 1 to 20 amino acids. Since the active site of the protein is located around amino acids Met-358 to Glu-363, it is important not to carry out too long a C terminal deletion in order not to affect the active site.
- the protein of the invention can include various peptide signals responsible for addressing the protein to the various cellular compartments where the co- and post-translational. These signals are the N-terminal signal peptide, also known as prepeptide, the KDEL type signal responsible for the retention of the protein in the endoplasmic reticulum and the vacuolar addressing signal, or propeptide.
- the addressing of proteins is based on the same principle as in animal cells. From chromosomal DNA, the gene is transcribed into messenger RNA, then translated into protein at the ribosome level. If the nascent protein has an N-terminal signal peptide or prepeptide, it enters the reticulum endoplasmic where a number of post-translational maturations take place, in particular the cleavage of the signal peptide, the N-glycosylations leading to polymannosidic glycans, and the formation of disulfide bridges.
- KDEL HEKDEL
- SEKDEL SEKDEL
- the protein In the absence of a KDEL-type retention signal, the protein is transported to the Golgi apparatus and undergoes, during this transport, a first modification of its glycan chains (suppression of terminal glucoses).
- the maturation of the glycans continues by the removal of the residues and the addition of xylose and fucose residues to form the complex glycans.
- the protein In the absence of a vacuolar or "propeptide" addressing signal, the protein is then secreted and accumulates in the intercellular space.
- the proprotein When the protein has a propeptide at the N-terminal or C-terminal end, the proprotein is directed to the vacuole. At the entrance to the vacuole, the propeptide is cleaved and certain final maturation of glycans are carried out.
- the prepeptide responsible for addressing the protein in the endoplasmic reticulum, is always present. It is normally a hydrophobic N-terminal signal peptide having between 10 and 40 amino acids. It is normally of animal or vegetable origin. It may indeed be the prepeptide naturally associated with human ⁇ i-AT (PA), or a prepeptide from another human protein,. for example that of human serum albumin. For example, it is a prepeptide of plant origin, for example that of sporamine (PS), barley lectin, plant extensin (pEXT), ⁇ -mating factor, plant proteins involved in defense against microorganisms (PRla and PRS, "pathogenesis related proteins").
- PA ⁇ i-AT
- pEXT plant extensin
- PRla and PRS ⁇ -mating factor
- the signal peptide is cleaved by a signal peptidase upon the co-translational introduction of the nascent polypeptide into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (RER).
- RER endoplasmic reticulum
- the protein of the invention may, in addition to the prepeptide, also include an endoplasmic retention signal, consisting of the peptides KDEL, SEKDEL or HDEL. These signals are normally found at the C-terminus of the protein and remain on the mature protein. The presence of this signal on the proteins of the invention is advantageous for several reasons: on the one hand, the retention of the protein in the endoplasmic reticulum tends to increase the yields of recombinant proteins. On the other hand, the maturation of polymannosic glycosylation into complex glycans will not take place; the protein therefore retains polymannosic glycosylation, minimizing the risk of undesirable immunological reactions when the protein is administered to humans as a medicine.
- an endoplasmic retention signal consisting of the peptides KDEL, SEKDEL or HDEL.
- the glycoprotein therefore comprises the amino acid sequence of ⁇ ⁇ AT, a signal of the KDEL type, at least one glycan of the polymannosic type, and is free of glycans of the complex type.
- this type of protein can also be obtained using plant mutants unable to manufacture N-acetyl glucosaminyl transferase (von Schaewen et al., Plant Physiol. 1993 102: 1109-1118), and therefore unable to produce complex glycans.
- the protein of the invention may, in addition to the prepeptide, also include a vacuolar addressing signal or "propeptide".
- a vacuolar addressing signal or "propeptide”.
- the protein is addressed to the vacuoles of the aqueous tissues, for example the leaves, as well as to the protein bodies of the reserve tissues, for example the seeds, tubers and roots.
- the targeting of the protein to the protein bodies of the seed is particularly interesting because of the capacity of the seed to accumulate proteins, up to 40% of the proteins relative to the dry matter, in cellular organelles derived from vacuoles. , called protein bodies and because of the possibility of storing for several years the seeds containing the recombinant proteins in the dehydrated state.
- propeptide a signal of animal or vegetable origin can be used, plant signals being preferred, for example pro-sporamine, or barley lectin.
- the propeptide can be N-terminal ("N-terminal targeting peptide" or NTTP), or C terminal (CTTP) or can consist of a sequence internal to the protein. Since the propeptide is normally cleaved upon entry of the protein into the vacuole, it is not present in the mature protein.
- NTTP N-terminal targeting peptide
- C terminal C terminal
- PPS sweet potato sporamine
- the protein of the invention can be in the form of a fusion protein, in particular with a vegetable protein.
- the vegetable protein can be chosen in order to increase the yield or to facilitate secretion and purification.
- the fusion protein can also be chosen in order to allow targeting of the ⁇ i-AT or to facilitate its transport.
- the main objective of the invention being to produce the recombinant ⁇ x- T in monocotyledonous plant cells
- the invention also relates to the nucleic acids coding for the proteins, and for the addressing signals, possibly in association with sequences adequate regulators, allowing the expression of ⁇ i-AT in the plant cell.
- AT can be cDNA or genomic DNA with its introns. Normally, this is cDNA, an appropriate sequence is illustrated in Figure 1 (Long et al, Biochemistry, 1984, vol. 23, pages 4828-4837). Any degenerate sequence can be used.
- introns preferably originating from a plant gene, can be introduced artificially in order to increase the efficiency of expression of the heterologous sequence.
- the intron (s) used in this way preferably originate from a monocotyledon such as corn. It is preferably, but not necessarily, the first intron of the gene.
- the invention also relates to chimeric genes comprising on the one hand a sequence coding for a protein having an ⁇ i-antitrypsin activity and on the other hand, transcription regulatory sequences recognized by a monocotyledonous plant cell.
- the regulatory sequences include one or more promoters of plant origin, more particularly of monocotyledonous, or viral or from Agrobacterium tumefaciens origin. It can be a constitutive promoter, for example the rice actin promoter, or promoters specific for certain tissues such as grain, or specific for certain phases of development of the monocotyledonous plant.
- the termination regulatory sequences are of plant or viral origin or from Acrrobacterium tumefaciens, and are functional in monocotyledonous plant cells.
- the chimeric gene of the invention further comprises a sequence coding for a signal peptide allowing the secretion of the protein, and optionally a sequence coding for an endoplasmic retention signal or for a vacuolar addressing signal.
- Specific seed promoters are particularly advantageous in combination with a vacuolar addressing signal (prepropeptide).
- the chimeric gene also includes these introns.
- the invention also relates to plasmids or vectors characterized in that they contain at least one of the nucleic acid sequences, of preferably a chimeric gene, according to the invention.
- the plasmids and vectors allow the stable transformation of the plant, for example the Ti plasmids of Agrobacterium, viral vectors such as the Geminiviruses.
- All known means for introducing foreign DNA into plant cells can be used, for example Agrobacterium, electroporation, transformation of protoplasts, bombardment with a particle gun, or penetration of DNA into cells such as pollen, microspore, seed and immature embryo, embryogenic and non-embryogenic cell suspensions, immature inflorescence and viral vectors such as Geminiviruses.
- the sequence of the invention is introduced into an appropriate vector with all the necessary regulatory sequences such as promoters, terminators, etc. as well as any sequence necessary for selecting the transformants.
- the transforming nucleic acid comprises, on each end, a sequence homologous to the sequences which adjoin the desired site of insertion into the genome.
- the invention also relates to monocotyledonous plant cells transformed with the sequences of the invention, and capable of producing one or more protein (s) having a serine protease inhibitor activity and, in particular,
- the "fed batch” culture corresponds to a "batch” culture with a programmed substrate feed.
- the cells are continuously supplied with nutritive medium.
- An equal volume of the biomass-medium mixture is removed in order to keep the volume of the reactor constant.
- the quantities of plant biomass that can be envisaged with cultures in bioreactors vary according to the plant species, the culture method and the type of bioreactor.
- the cells of the invention can also be immobilized, which makes it possible to obtain a constant and prolonged production of ⁇ l-AT.
- the separation of ⁇ l-AT and plant biomass is also facilitated.
- immobilization method mention may be made of immobilization in alginate or agar beads, inside polyurethane foam, or even in hollow fibers.
- chimeric or transgenic plants can be regenerated from transformed explants, using techniques known per se.
- Cereals such as wheat, corn, rice, barley, sorghum and oats, but also sugar cane, asparagus and bananas can be mentioned.
- the invention also relates to the seeds of transgenic plants capable of producing ⁇ ⁇ AT and their progeny.
- the proteins are recovered, and possibly purified, in order to allow their use in a large number of applications.
- the methods of recovery (extraction) and purification of proteins are chosen according to the production method, that is to say cells in culture or whole plants, and optionally the addressing used.
- the extraction is normally carried out by grinding the tissues, for example leaves or grains, in an appropriate buffer, filtering the ground material, precipitation of the proteins in the supernatant, centrifugation and resumption of the pellet in an appropriate buffer with dialysis.
- a partial purification step can also be carried out at this stage by chromatography on an ion exchange column.
- the invention also relates to monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies capable of specifically recognizing the protein of the invention. These antibodies can be used in the purification of the proteins of the invention and in the monitoring of patients.
- the invention further relates to a pharmaceutical product comprising one or more protein (s) of the invention in association with an excipient which is physiologically acceptable.
- composition of the invention can be administered in the form of an aerosol (particularly suitable, if it is non-glycosylated ⁇ ! -AT) for nasal injection, or intravenously, subcutaneously, topically. or percutaneous.
- the protein (s) of the invention can or can be administered in the form of a liposome (s), encapsidated (s) or conjugated (s) to a targeting molecule.
- the invention also relates to the use of the protein of the invention for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of conditions linked to a deficiency in ⁇ j -antitrypsin. Diseases that are susceptible to treatment include cystic fibrosis, septic shock, and pulmonary emphysema.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the invention can also be used as an anti-rheumatoid thanks to its anti-collagenase effect.
- the proteins of the invention can also be used in cosmetology. Their anti-collagenase activity prevents the breakdown of connective tissue and in particular of collagen and elastin. According to this variant of the invention, the proteins can be purified or can be used in the form of extracts of all or part of the plant or of the seed or extracts of cell culture.
- the invention relates to the use of the protein of the invention in an industrial application.
- the proteins of the invention can also be used as anti-protease reagents in the form of industrial enzymatic preparations.
- the invention also relates to a plant extract containing approximately 1 to 90% of a protein according to the invention, and in particular 1 ⁇ -antitrypsin.
- This extract can be used as a medicine, in particular in therapy of conditions linked to a deficiency in ⁇ x -
- the invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a plant extract in combination with an excipient which is physiologically acceptable, preferably for administration by the oral or nasal route, for example in the form of an aerosol.
- a process for the production of yorkitrypsin ( ⁇ 1 -AT), or variants thereof characterized by: i) the introduction in monocotyledonous plant cells, of a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the ⁇ x -antitrypsin ( ⁇ x -AT) or for a variant thereof, the variants differentiating from the natural human ai-AT by one or more substitution (s), deletion (s) or insertion (s) of amino acids, and optionally a sequence coding for a selective agent; ii) selection of cells which have stably integrated the nucleic acid; iii) propagation of cells transformed into culture, or regeneration of chimeric or transgenic whole plants; iv) recovery and possibly purification of the ⁇ x -antitrypsin or its variants, thus produced.
- nucleic acid additionally comprises a sequence coding for a signal peptide or "prepeptide", and optionally a sequence coding for an endoplasmic retention signal or for a vacuolar addressing signal.
- nucleic acid additionally comprises transcription regulatory sequences recognized by a monocotyledonous plant cell.
- °) A protein exhibiting a serine protease inhibitor activity, preferably an activity of human ⁇ -antitrypsin, characterized in that it is capable of being produced by the method according to any of the methods described in 1 °) to 5 °) above.
- a protein according to the protein set out in 6 °) above characterized in that it is N-glycosylated by at least one glycan of mannosidic or polymannosidic type, and / or by at least one glycan of complex type optionally comprising within its structure one or more xylose residues and possibly one or more fucose residues.
- a protein according to the protein stated in 7 °) above comprising the amino acid sequence illustrated in FIG.
- °) A protein according to the protein stated in 13 °) above characterized in that the signal peptide is the prepeptide of sporamine, barley lectin, vegetable extensin, ⁇ -mating factor, pathogenesis proteins.
- the signal peptide is that of native ⁇ - L -antitrypsin.
- a nucleic acid comprising: i) a sequence coding for ⁇ l-AT or for a variant thereof, and ii) an addressing sequence chosen from a sequence coding for an original "pre" signal peptide plant and optionally a sequence coding for a retention signal or for a vacuolar addressing signal, and iii) transcription regulatory sequences recognized by a monocotyledonous plant cell.
- nucleic acid according to the nucleic acid set out in 19 °) above characterized in that the regulatory sequences comprise one or more promoter (s) of plant or viral origin.
- a chimeric or transgenic monocotyledon plant capable of producing a protein having a serine protease inhibitor activity, preferably an osantitrypsin activity, characterized in that it comprises cells according to the cells listed in 23 °) ci -above .
- Monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies capable of specifically recognizing the protein according to one of the proteins listed in 6 °) to 18 °) above.
- a pharmaceutical product comprising one or more protein (s) according to any one of the proteins listed in 6 °) to 18 °) above in combination with an excipient acceptable from the physiological point of view.
- 32 °) A use of a protein according to any one of the proteins listed in 6 °) to 18 °) above for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of conditions linked to a deficiency in ⁇ x -AT.
- 33 °) A use of a protein according to any one of the proteins listed in 6 °) to 18 °) above in the preparation of cosmetic products, or chemical reagents.
- 34 °) A plant extract containing 1 to 90% approximately of a protein according to any one of the proteins listed in 6 °) to 18 °) above, and in particular 1 ' ⁇ x -antitrypsin.
- 35 °) A plant extract according to the extract stated in 34 °) above for use as a medicine.
- FIG. 36 A plant extract according to the extract stated in 35 °) above for use in therapy of conditions related to a deficiency in ⁇ x -AT, in particular pulmonary emphysema, cystic fibrosis, septic shock or as anti-rheumatoid.
- 37 °) A pharmaceutical composition comprising a plant extract according to the extract stated in 34 °) above in combination with an excipient which is acceptable from the physiological point of view, preferably for administration by the oral or nasal route, for example under aerosol form.
- Figure 1 illustrates the cDNA and amino acid sequence of human ⁇ l-AT (type M). The NH 2 end of the mature protein (Glu) is indicated as + JL.
- Amino acids -1 to -24 represent the N-terminal signal peptide of the immature protein.
- the reactive site (Met) is indicated by a solid circle (•).
- Four potential glycosylation sites are present in the protein, indicated by black diamonds (), but only three of them carry glycosidic chains (Long et al Supra).
- FIG. 2 illustrates the schematic map of the plasmid pUC-AAT.
- the AAT cDNA is inserted at the PstI site of pUC18.
- PA (dotted box) corresponds to the sequence of the AAT signal peptide.
- AAT black box corresponds to the sequence coding for human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin.
- Ap (white box) corresponds to the gene conferring resistance to ampicillin.
- AAT Human ⁇ l-antitrypsin
- AAT Human ⁇ l-antitrypsin
- the mature protein AAT consists of 394 amino acids and is cleaved at the Ala - Glu site of its 24 amino acid signal peptide.
- the complete sequence of cDNA as well as the peptide sequence are described by Long et al. (Biochemistry, 1984, vol. 23, pages
- the cDNA of AAT DNA fragment digested with StuI and SalI and isolated from pUC18, was cloned at the Xbal sites treated with Klenow and Sali from the vector pBSIISK + marketed by Stratagene Cloning Systems. The resulting plasmid was called pBIOC30.
- AAT human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin protein
- the EcoRV-SalI fragment of pBIOC30 was replaced by the EcoRV-SalI fragment resulting from the PCR amplification carried out on pBIOC30 using the 2 oligodesoxynucleotides, 5 'CCACGATATCATCACCAAGTTCC 3' (containing the unique site EcoRV) and 5 'cggtcgacgaattcCAGTTATTTGGGGT '(containing the Sali and EcoRI sites, and the first stop codon of the AAT).
- the PCR amplification of the EcoRV-SalI fragment was carried out in 100 ⁇ l of reaction medium comprising 10 ⁇ l of Taq DNA polymerase x10 buffer (500 mM KC1, 100 mM Tris-HCl, pH9, 0 and 1% Triton x100), 6 ⁇ l 25 mM MgCl2, 3 ⁇ l of 10 mM dNTP (dATP, dCTP, dGTP and dTTP), 100 ⁇ M of each of the 2 oligodesoxynucleotides described above, 5 ng of template DNA (vector pBIOC30), 2.5 U of Taq DNA polymerase (Promega) and 2 drops of petrolatum oil.
- reaction medium comprising 10 ⁇ l of Taq DNA polymerase x10 buffer (500 mM KC1, 100 mM Tris-HCl, pH9, 0 and 1% Triton x100), 6 ⁇ l 25 mM MgCl2, 3 ⁇ l
- the DNA was denatured at 94 ° C for 5 min. , subjected to 30 cycles each consisting of 1 min. denaturation at 94 ° C, 1 min. hybridization at 70 ° C and 1 min. elongation at 72 ° C, then the elongation at 72 ° C was continued for 5 min.
- This PCR reaction was carried out in the "DNA Thermal Cycler" machine from PERKIN ELMER CETUS. The oil was removed by extraction with chloroform. Then, the DNA fragments of the reaction medium were precipitated in the presence of 1/10 of volume of 3M sodium acetate pH4.8 and 2.5 volumes of absolute ethanol at -80 ° C for 30 min.
- the ligation was carried out with 100 ng of the dephosphorylated vector described above and 50 ng of digested DNA fragments resulting from the PCR amplification described above in a reaction medium of 10 ⁇ l in the presence of 1 ⁇ l of T4 DNA buffer.
- ligase x 10 (Amersham) and 2.5 U of T4 DNA ligase enzyme (Amersham) at 14 ° C for 16 hours.
- the resulting plasmid was called pBI0C31.
- sequence coding for the KDEL signal placed at the C-terminal end of the sequence coding for the mature protein ⁇ 1-human antitrypsin upstream of the stop codon combined with the presence of the sequence coding for the signal peptide N-terminal of sporamine A of tuberous roots of sweet potato allows addressing in the endoplasmic reticulum.
- the vector pBIOC30 was modified at the 3 ′ end of the coding cDNA for AAT.
- the presence of a Lys codon just before the AAT stop codon resulted in the introduction of the sequence encoding the LED signal only.
- the EcoRV-Sali fragment of pBIOC30 was replaced by the EcoRV-SalI fragment resulting from the PCR amplification carried out on pBIOC30 using the 2 oligodesoxynucleotides ordered from Genset, 5 ′ CCACGATATCATCACCAAGTTCC 3!
- the ligation was carried out with 100 ng of the dephosphorylated vector described above and 50 ng of digested DNA fragments resulting from the PCR amplification described above in a reaction medium of 10 ⁇ l in the presence of 1 ⁇ l of T4 DNA buffer.
- ligase x 10 (Amersham) and 2.5 U of T4 DNA ligase enzyme (Amersham) at 14 ° C for 16 hours.
- the sequence containing the mature human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin preceded part of that of its natural signal peptide PA (last 11 codons of the 24 required) is contained in pBI0C31.
- the resulting modified clone was named pBIOC74.
- sequence coding for the natural signal peptide PA of human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin (first 24 codons) has been replaced by that coding for an addressing signal of plant origin while respecting the open reading phases of the coding sequences.
- This addressing signal is either a signal peptide (PS) which would allow a secretion of the protein in the extracellular medium of the intercellular space, or a prepropeptide that is to say a signal peptide followed by the N-terminal sequences d vacuolar addressing (PPS) which would address the protein in the vacuole.
- PS signal peptide
- PPS vacuolar addressing
- the PS and PPS sequences consisting respectively of 23 and 37 amino acids, are those of a reserve protein of the tuberous roots of sweet potato: sporamine A (Murakami et al., 1986; Matsuoka and Nakamura, 1991).
- the modified plasmid pBI0C31 containing the sequence coding for human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin (AAT) fused either to PS (PS-AAT) or to PPS (PPS-AAT) was called pBIOC33 and pBIOC34 respectively.
- the modified plasmid pBIOC32 containing the sequence coding for human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin (AAT) fused to PS (PS-AAT-KDEL) was called pBIOC35.
- the plasmid pBI0C31 was digested doubly with Sac1 and BamHI to remove the last 11 codons of the sequence coding for the natural signal peptide PA and the first codon of human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin mature.
- This sequence has been replaced by the entire sequence coding for the natural signal peptide PA of 24 amino acids (ATG CCG TCT TCT GTC TCG TGG GGC ATC CTC CTG CTG GCA GGC CTG TGC TGC CTG GTC CCT GTC TCC CTG GCT) fused to the first codon mature AAT protein (Glu).
- the sequence "PS - first 3 codons of the mature AAT protein" was amplified by PCR from the plasmid pUC18-AAT using the 2 oligodesoxynucleotides, 5 'gggagctcgaattcaacaATG CCG TCT TCT GTC TCG TG 3' (containing the EcoRI sites and Sacl and the Kozack translational signal) and 5 'G GGG ATC CTC AGC CAG GG3' (containing the BamHI site of the sequence coding for the mature AAT protein), following the PCR amplification protocol described above in the paragraph al After double enzymatic digestion with Sac1 and BamHI, the DNA fragments resulting from the PCR amplification were purified by electrophoresis on 2% agarose gel, electroeluted
- the plasmid pBIOC31 was digested twice with Sac1 and BamHI to remove the sequence coding for the natural signal peptide of human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin. This sequence has been replaced by that coding for the signal peptide PS of 23 amino acids
- the DNA fragments resulting from the PCR amplification were purified by electrophoresis on 2% agarose gel, electroeluted ( Sambrook et al., 1989), precipitated in the presence of 1/10 volume of 3M sodium acetate pH4.8 and 2.5 volumes of absolute ethanol at -80 ° C for 30 min., Centrifuged at 12000 g for 30 min., washed with 70% ethanol, dried, then ligated to the plasmid DNA of pBIOC31 doubly digested with Sacl and BamHI, purified by electrophoresis on 0.8% agarose gel, electroeluted (Sambrook et al., 1989 ), subjected to alcoholic precipitation, dried and dephosphorylated by the enzyme alkaline phosphatase of calf intestine (Boehringer Mannheim) according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
- the ligation was carried out with 100 ng of the dephosphorylated vector described above and 50 ng of digested DNA fragments resulting from the PCR amplification described above in a reaction medium of 10 ⁇ l in the presence of 1 ⁇ l of T4 DNA buffer.
- ligase x 10 (Amersham) and 2.5 U of T4 DNA ligase enzyme (Amersham) at 14 ° C for 16 hours.
- the PS and mature AAT sequences were cloned while keeping their reading phases open.
- the cleavage sequence between the PS and AAT sequences mature is Ser-Glu.
- the resulting plasmid was called pBIOC33.
- the plasmid pBIOC31 was digested twice with Sac1 and BamHI to remove the sequence coding for the natural signal peptide of human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin. This sequence has been replaced by that coding for the N-terminal PPS prepropeptide of 37 amino acids (ATG AAA GCC TTC ACA CTC GCT CTC TTC TTA GCT CTT TCC CTC TAT CTC CTG CCC AAT CCA GCC CAT TCC AGG TTC AAT CCC ATC CGC CTC CCC ACC ACA CAC GAA CCC GCC) fused to the first 3 codons of the mature AAT protein (Glu-Asp-Pro).
- the sequence "PPS - first 3 codons of the mature AAT protein” was amplified by PCR from the plasmid pMAT103 (Matuoka and Nakamura, 1991) using the 2 oligodesoxynucleotides, 5 'gcgagctcgaattcaacaATG AAA GCC TTC ACA CTC GC 3' (containing the EcoRI and Sac1 sites and the Kozack translational signal) and 5 'CT GGG ATC CTC GGC GGG TTC GTG TGT GGT TG 3' (containing the BamHI site of the sequence of the mature AAT protein), following the protocol d PCR amplification described above in paragraph al After double enzymatic digestion with Sac1 and BamHI, the DNA fragments resulting from the PCR amplification were purified by electrophoresis on 2% agarose gel, electroeluted (Sambrook et al.
- the ligation was carried out with 100 ng of the dephosphorylated vector described above and 50 ng of digested DNA fragments resulting from the PCR amplification described above in a reaction medium of 10 ⁇ l in the presence of 1 ⁇ l of T4 DNA buffer.
- ligase x 10 (Amersham) and 2.5 U of T4 DNA ligase enzyme (Amersham) at 14 ° C for 16 hours.
- the PPS and mature AAT sequences were cloned while keeping their reading phases open.
- the cleavage sequence between the PPS and mature AAT sequences is Ala-Glu.
- the resulting plasmid was called pBIOC34.
- the plasmid pBIOC32 was digested twice with Sac1 and BamHI to remove the sequence coding for the natural signal peptide of human ⁇ 1-antitrypsin. This sequence has been replaced by that coding for the signal peptide PS of 23 amino acids (ATG AAA GCC TTC ACA CTC GCT CTC TTC TTA GCT CTT TCC CTC TAT CTC CTG CCC AAT CCA GCC CAT TCC) fused to the first 3 codons of the mature AAT protein (Glu-Asp-Pro).
- the sequence "PS - first 3 codons of the mature AAT protein" was amplified by PCR from the plasmid pMAT103 (Matuoka and Nakamura, 1991) using the 2 oligodesoxynucleotides, 5 'gcgagctcgaattcaacaATG AAA GCC TTC ACA CTC GC 3' (containing the EcoRI and Sac1 sites and the Kozack translational signal) and 5 'CT GGG ATC CTC GGA ATG GGC TGG ATT GGG CAG G 3' (containing the BamHI site of the mature AAT protein sequence), following the protocol PCR amplification described above in paragraph al After double enzymatic digestion with Sac1 and BamHI, the DNA fragments resulting from the PCR amplification were purified by electrophoresis on 2% agarose gel, electroeluted (Sambrook et al ., 1989), precipitated in the presence of 1/10 volume of 3M sodium acetate pH4.8 and 2.5 volumes
- the ligation was carried out with 100 ng of the dephosphorylated vector described above and 50 ng of digested DNA fragments resulting from the PCR amplification described above in a reaction medium of 10 ⁇ l in the presence of 1 ⁇ l of T4 DNA buffer.
- ligase x 10 (Amersham) and 2.5 U of T4 DNA ligase enzyme (Amersham) at 14 ° C for 16 hours.
- the PS and mature AAT sequences were cloned while keeping their reading phases open.
- the cleavage sequence between the PS and mature AAT sequences is Ser-Glu.
- the resulting plasmid was called pBIOC35.
- CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSION Construction of PPAR-IAR-PA-AAT, pPAR-IAR-PS-AAT, pPAR-IAR-PS-AAT-KDEL and pPAR-IAR-PPS-AAT.
- sequences, coding "PA-AAT”, "PS-AAT”, “PS-AAT-KDEL” and "PPS-AAT”, were isolated by EcoRI enzymatic digestion respectively from pBIOC74, pBIOC33, pBIOC35 and pBIOC34.
- the digested fragments were purified by electrophoresis on 0.8% agarose gel, then subjected to electroelution, to alcoholic precipitation, dried, taken up in H2O. They were treated by the action of the enzyme Klenow (New England Biolabs) according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
- the ligation was carried out with 20 ng of the dephosphorylated vector and 200 ng of DNA fragments containing the sequence coding "PA-AAT", "PS-AAT”, “PS-AAT-KDEL” or "PPS-AAT", described above, in a reaction medium of 20 ⁇ l in the presence of 2 ⁇ l of T4 DNA ligase x 10 buffer (Amersham), 2 ⁇ l of 50% polyethylene glycol 8000 and 5 U of T4 DNA ligase enzyme (Amersham) at 14 ° C for 16 hours.
- DH5a made previously competent have been transformed (Hanahan, 1983).
- the resulting plasmids were called pPAR-IAR-PA-AAT, pPAR-IAR-PS-AAT, pPAR-IAR-PS-AAT-KDEL and pPAR-IAR-PPS-AAT.
- the plasmid p63 results from the cloning of Pgzein, in replacement of the promoter 35S (P35S), at the HindiII and Xbal sites of the plasmid pUC18 containing, between its HindiII and EcoRI sites, the expression cassette "P35S-gus-TNOS" of pBI221 marketed by Clontech. It allows an expression in the albumen of corn seeds.
- polyA NOS terminator which corresponds to the 3 'non-coding region of the nopaline synthase gene of the Ti plasmid of Agrrojbacte ium tumefaciens strain nopaline (Depicker et al., 1982).
- pPgzein-PA-AAT The plasmids pPgzein-PA-AAT, pPgzein-PS-AAT, pPgzein-PS-AAT-KDEL and.
- pPgzein-PPS-AAT where the sequences coding "PA-AAT”, "PS-AAT”, “PS-AAT-KDEL” or "PPS-AAT” were placed under the control of Pgzein, were obtained by cloning at the sites, Sacl and BamHI, treated with the enzyme T4 DNA polymerase (New England Biolabs), then dephosphorylated by the enzyme calf alkaline phosphatase (Boehringer Mannheim) of the plasmid p63, EcoRI fragments treated with Klenow (New England Biolabs) isolated from pBIOC74, pBIOC33, pBIOC35 and pBIOC34.
- the ligation was carried out as described in Example Cl.
- the bacteria, Escherichia coli DH5a made previously competent, were transformed (Hanahan, 1983).
- the plasmid DNA of the clones obtained, selected on 50 ⁇ g / ml ampicillin, was extracted according to the method of alkaline lysis and analyzed by enzymatic digestion with restriction enzymes.
- the resulting clones were called pPgzein-PA-AAT, pPgzein-PS-AAT, pPgzein-PS-AAT-KDEL and pPgzeine-PPS-AAT.
- the plasmids pSB-PA-AAT, pSB-PS-AAT, pSB-PS-AAT-KDEL, pSB-PPS-AAT, which carry a replication of pBR322 and a spectinomycin resistance gene, were obtained by insertion of a binary plasmid having ori and cos regions, constructed according to the methods described in patents WO 9400977 and WO 9506722 between the right and left borders of the T-DNA of the expression cassettes "rice actin promoter-intron rice actin gene" bar-terminator NOS "and respectively PA-AAT under control of PAR-IAR or Pgzein, PS-AAT under control of PAR-IAR or Pgzein, PS-AAT-KDEL under control of PAR-IAR or Pgzein and PPS-AAT under control of PAR-IAR or Pgzein.
- the plasmids obtained were introduced into Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA
- the resulting bacteria contain the cointegrates of pSB1 and respectively of pSB-PA-AAT, pSB-PS-AAT, pSB-PS-AAT-KDEL, pSB-PPS-AAT. II. OBTAINING TRANSGENIC CORN PLANTS.
- calluses are obtained from immature embryos of genotype Hl II or (A188 x B73) according to the method and on the media described by Armstrong (1994). The calluses thus obtained are multiplied and maintained by successive subcultures every fortnight on the initiation medium.
- Seedlings are then regenerated from these calluses by modifying the hormonal and osmotic balance of the cells according to the method described by Vain et al. (1989). These plants are then acclimatized in the greenhouse where they can be crossed or self-fertilized.
- the previous paragraph describes obtaining and regenerating the cell lines necessary for transformation; a method of genetic transformation leading to the stable integration of the modified genes into the plant genome is described here.
- This method is based on the use of a particle gun; the target cells are fragments of calluses described in paragraph 1. These fragments with an area of 10 to 20 mm 2 were placed, 4 h before bombardment, at the rate of 16 fragments per dish in the center of a petri dish containing a culture medium identical to the initiation medium, supplemented with 0.2 M of mannitol + 0.2 M of sorbitol.
- the plasmids carrying the genes to be introduced are purified on a Qiagen column, following the manufacturer's instructions. They are then precipitated on tungsten particles (M10) following the protocol described by Klein (1987). The particles thus coated are projected towards the target cells using the cannon and according to the protocol described by J. Finer (1992).
- Suitable selective agents generally consist of active compounds of certain herbicides (Basta ®, Roundup ®,) or certain antibiotics (Hygromycin, Kanamycin ).
- Calls are obtained after 3 months or sometimes earlier, calluses whose growth is not inhibited by the selection agent, usually and mainly composed of cells resulting from the division of a cell having integrated into its genetic heritage one or more copies of the selection gene.
- the frequency of obtaining such calluses is approximately 0.8 cal per bombarded box.
- calluses are identified, individualized, amplified and then cultivated so as to regenerate seedlings. In order to avoid any interference with untransformed cells, all these operations are carried out on culture media containing the selective agent. The plants thus regenerated are acclimatized and then cultivated in a greenhouse where they can be crossed or self-fertilized.
- the extraction protocol of the ⁇ l-antitrypsin for carrying out the ELISA tests and Western blots, from corn seeds is as follows: 100 mg of seeds are ground in liquid nitrogen and then in 1 ml of Tris buffer -HCl lOOmM pH 8 supplemented with EDTA ImM, dithiotreitol ImM and NaCl 250 mM. The ground material is stored at 4 ° C for maceration for 2 hours, then centrifuged at 4 ° C for 10 min at 10000g.
- the proteins extracted according to the above protocol are denatured by heating at 95 ° C. for 5 min in the presence of 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 6.8, 4% SDS, 1% ⁇ -mercaptoethanol, 20% sucrose and bromophenol blue. 0.01%.
- the proteins are then separated by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gel under denaturing conditions according to the technique of Laemmli (1970) at the rate of 30 ⁇ g of proteins soluble by sample. After migration, the proteins are transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane.
- a polyclonal anti- ⁇ i-antitrypsin antibody obtained in rabbits (Dako) is used as probe and the revelation is carried out by means of an anti-rabbit immunoglobulin antibody labeled with alkaline phosphatase (Sigma).
- the protein extract is passed through a BIORAD heparin column, anion exchange column Mono Q, and a gel filtration column Superdex 75.
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