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- the present invention relates to a novel protein called WAR-1 and its gene. More specifically, a novel protein WAR-1 having a growth inhibitory activity on cancer cells, a gene encoding the WAR-1; an antibody against the WAR-1; or the use of these substances in diagnosis and therapy. Regarding uses.
- the present invention relates to a neurotrophic factor secretion promoter comprising, as an active ingredient, WAR-1 polypeptide, which is an endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein that is specifically expressed in the brain, or a gene encoding the same.
- anticancer drugs In recent years, the development of anticancer drugs has been focused on a variety of fields, including those targeting the central dodame of transcription and translation of cell replication genes, as well as those focusing on signal transmission, differentiation, cell cycle, metabolism, apoptosis, telomerase, etc. Drugs are being developed from various directions. However, the definitive drug has not been found yet, and the creation of new anticancer drugs based on new mechanisms is desired.
- mRNA of a protein transported through the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum binds to a ribosome after transported to the cytoplasm, translation is initiated, and a signal sequence required for transmembrane binding to a signal sequence recognition protein.
- the complex then binds to the signal sequence recognition protein receptor and is anchored on the ER membrane.
- the translated protein and the ribosome complex dissociated from the signal sequence recognition protein bind to Sec61p, and at this time, TRAM present on the endoplasmic reticulum membrane recognizes the signal sequence and binds to the complex.
- the translated protein is then passed through Sec61 p (Jungnickel et al., Cell, 82, 261-270, 1995).
- TRAM is not necessarily required for ER membrane transport of proteins having certain signal sequences (Voigt et al.) ., J. Cell Biol., 134, 25-35, 1996). It has been reported in acute myeloid leukemia cells that there is a factor with homology (homology) in the amino acid sequence and nucleotide sequence of TRAM involved in ER membrane transport. None has been done except for the KI AA0057 gene (Nomura et al., DNA Res., 1, 223-229, 1994). In addition, no report has been made on the relationship between these factors and the cancer.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a novel protein WAR_1 and a gene thereof. That is, the present invention provides a novel protein, WAR-1, which is structurally highly homologous to TRAM and functionally has a growth inhibitory activity on cancer cells, a gene encoding the WAR-1, It is intended to provide an antibody against the WAR-1 or a use of these substances in diagnosis and therapy.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a neurotrophic factor secretion promoter comprising, as an active ingredient, a WAR-1 polypeptide which is an endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein, or a part thereof, or a gene encoding them.
- the present inventors have randomly selected clones from an immature rat cDNA library for the purpose of cloning various novel cDNAs.
- TRAM (Gorlich et al., Nature, 357, 47-52, 1992) and KI ⁇ 057 (Nomura et al.) are involved in ER membrane transport (endoplasmic reticulum translocation) of proteins containing signal peptides. , DNA Res., 1, 223-229, 1994), and successfully cloned a gene encoding a novel protein having high homology.
- WAR-1 was a factor having structural homology to TRAM as described above, but its function was unknown.
- the present inventors have further studied and found that expression of the WAR-1 gene in cancer cells inhibits the growth of cancer cells. That is, WAR-1 of the present invention inhibits the growth of cancer cells. It was found that it had activity.
- a medicament containing the WAR-1 of the present invention or the gene encoding the WAR-1 as an active ingredient can be used as a novel anticancer agent.
- the WAR-1 of the present invention suppresses the growth of sarcoma of high malignancy, and is expected to be clinically useful.
- the WAR-1 gene was found to be normally expressed in tissues such as liver, lung, and lymphoid tissues (spleen, thymus, leukocytes). No expression was observed, but it was revealed that it was specifically expressed by becoming cancerous. Therefore, it is considered that the partial fragment of the WAR-1 gene of the present invention or an antibody against the WAR-1 can be used for diagnosis of these cancers.
- the present inventors have proposed a protein involved in membrane transport of secreted proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum.
- rWAR-1 rat type WA R-1
- hWAR-1 human WAR-1
- the expression was found in the spinal cord in addition to the expression in the whole, and it was clarified that it was specifically expressed not only in the central nervous system but also in the peripheral nervous system.
- PC12 cells derived from rat adrenal pheochromocytoma were found in the culture supernatant of T98G cells, a human glioblastoma cell line infected with a recombinant adenovirus vector containing the hWAR-1 gene. It was found that the number of neurotrophic factors having a neurite outgrowth effect was increased.
- the present invention has been completed based on the above findings.
- a protein comprising an amino acid sequence having a substitution, Z or an addition and having cancer cell growth inhibitory activity
- a medicine comprising, as an active ingredient, the DNA according to any one of (1) to (5) or the protein according to (6).
- a cancer cell growth inhibitor which increases the expression of DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3,
- a cancer cell growth inhibitor comprising the above-mentioned (1) to (5) as an active ingredient
- a neurotrophic factor secretagogue comprising, as an active ingredient, DNA encoding the following protein (a) or (b):
- a neurotrophic factor secretagogue comprising the following DNA of (c) or (d) as an active ingredient:
- a neurotrophic factor secretagogue comprising the following protein (a) or (b) as an active ingredient:
- a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 4;
- one or more or a plurality of amino acids of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 4 A protein comprising an amino acid sequence in which an acid has been deleted, substituted and / or added, and which has a secretion promoting activity of a neurotrophic factor.
- a neurotrophic factor secretagogue comprising a protein encoded by the DNA of the following (c) or (d) as an active ingredient:
- a therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease comprising the neurotrophic factor secretion promoter according to any of (20) to (30), and
- a first aspect of the present invention relates to a novel protein WAR-1 and a DNA encoding the WAR-1.
- those encoding a protein include DNA encoding the novel protein WAR-1 or DNA similar to the DNA encoding the WAR-1 and cancer cells.
- the DNA is not particularly limited as long as it encodes a protein having a growth inhibitory activity. Specifically, the following DNAs 1) to 3) are exemplified.
- One or more amino acids of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 4 are deleted, substituted, Z- or added amino acid sequence, and have cancer cell growth inhibitory activity DNA that encodes a protein.
- DNA encoding a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2” and “DNA consisting of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1” refer to the rat WAR-1 of the present invention.
- DNA that “DNA encoding a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 4” and “DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3” are DNAs encoding human WAR-1 of the present invention. It is.
- DNA encoding the rat and human WAR-1 of the present invention has been deposited as follows.
- the DNA encoding rat WAR-1 described in SEQ ID NO: 1 is vector E. coll DH5 ⁇ (prWARR_1) containing pr WAR-1 integrated into pB1uescript II and human WAR-1 described in SEQ ID NO: 3
- Escherichia coli E. coli DH5a (phWAR1-1) containing phWAR-1 in which DNA is integrated into the vector pBluescript II was obtained from 1-3-1 Tsukuba-Higashi, Ibaraki Pref. They have been deposited with the Biotechnology Industrial Research Institute under the accession numbers FERM P-17018 and FERM P-17019, respectively (according to the deposit: October 6, 1998). After that, it was transferred to the International Deposit (Accession Nos .: BP-6910 and BP-6911, date of change to the International Deposit: October 7, 1999).
- DNAJ which encodes a protein having a growth inhibitory activity
- a so-called variant an altered protein which has been artificially produced, or a protein which has a cancer cell growth inhibitory activity among mutants existing in a living body. Refers to DN A.
- the DNA encoding the variant may be obtained by, for example, a method using a restriction enzyme nuclease, a site-directed mutagenesis method (W. Ito et al., Gene, 102, 67-70 (1991)), or a PCR method. (Molecular Cloning, 2nd Edt. Cold Spring Harbor
- the number of amino acid residues to be “deleted, substituted and / or added” refers to the number of amino acids that can be deleted, substituted and Z or added by a known method such as the site-directed mutagenesis method.
- the DNA encoding the mutant refers to DNA that naturally occurs in a living body. That is, deletions, substitutions or additions of bases and amino acids may occur in nature, for example, in the case of cancer or due to species differences.
- the DNA encoding the mutant is also included in the category of DNA of the present invention as long as it encodes a protein having a cancer cell growth inhibitory activity.
- the modified DNA encodes a protein having a cancer cell growth inhibitory activity can be measured, for example, by the following method. That is, a DNA that is a candidate for the DNA of the present invention, such as the modified DNA, is incorporated into an expression vector, and is introduced into a human-derived cancer cell line. Here, it is preferable to use, for example, a human glioblastoma such as T98G as the cancer cell line.
- the expression vector is not particularly limited as long as it can be expressed in a human-derived cancer cell line, regardless of whether it is a non-viral vector or a viral vector. (The expression vector will be described in detail later.) .
- chromosomal DNA encoding all WAR-1 vertebrates, Of a rat or human WAR-1 DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, which hybridizes under stringent conditions to cancer cells, the activity of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells
- DNA that hybridizes under stringent conditions refers to, for example, 0.1% SDS, 50% formamide,
- the DNA of the above A) is, for example, a hybridization using, as a probe, all or part of the DNA of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, or the DNA of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3.
- Clone is performed by PCR using a part of DNA as a primer, etc.
- the DNA of the above A) can be isolated, for example, by a method comprising the following steps a) and b).
- a) Preparation of a probe consisting of all or a part of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, and hybridization with the cDNA library prepared in a) using the probe
- a step of isolating the desired DNA by performing a reaction may be performed according to a conventional method.
- cells may be prepared in the presence of a surfactant such as SDS, NP-40, or Triton X100, or phenol.
- a surfactant such as SDS, NP-40, or Triton X100, or phenol.
- RNA is precipitated by cesium chloride density gradient centrifugation, or the cells are treated in the presence of guanidine thionate, and then treated with phenol under acidic conditions (acidic guar).
- the oligo (dT) -cellulose and the poly-U-sepha Force using an affinity column such as a protein ⁇ If the length of the mRNA is known, or even based on the length of the mRNA! In this case, it can be prepared by sucrose gradient gradient centrifugation, agarose gel electrophoresis, gel filtration using a column, or the like.
- a method for preparing a cDNA library from the mRNA obtained as described above includes, for example, synthesizing a single-stranded cDNA using the mRNA as a type II, and then synthesizing a double-stranded cDNA to obtain a suitable cDNA library.
- a method of introducing a recombinant vector into a host Escherichia coli by incorporating it into a betatta is exemplified. Plasmid and L phage vectors are frequently used as vectors.
- a method for preparing the cDNA library will be described.
- reverse transcriptase avian myeloblastic leukemia
- an oligo (dT) primer or an oligo (dT) primer with an appropriate sequence added to the end or a random primer consisting of 6 bases.
- Virus; AMV-derived or mouse leukemia virus; Mo-MLV to synthesize single-stranded cDNA complementary to mRNA.
- the mRNA is degraded by alkali treatment, and then the double-stranded cDNA is synthesized using reverse transcriptase or DNA polymerase with the single-stranded cDNA as type III.
- the synthesis of the double-stranded cDNA can also be carried out by directly operating RNase H and E. coli DNA polymerase I.
- both double-stranded cDNAs synthesized by using either S1 nuclease, T4 DNA polymerase or an enzyme such as E. coli DNA polymerase I (K1 enow fragment) are used. Blunt the ends.
- the resulting blunt-ended double-stranded cDNA is added to a suitable vector by adding chemically synthesized DNA such as a linker adapter or dG, dC chains using deoxyterminal transfection. And perform terminal modification.
- E. coli is transformed to create a cDNA library.
- E. coli is transformed to create a cDNA library.
- a probe consisting of the whole or a part of the nucleotide sequence described in g sequence number: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 is prepared, and the probe and the cDNA library prepared above are prepared.
- the desired DNA can be isolated by performing the hybridization reaction described above.
- the probe is, for example, an amplifying partial fragment of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 by using a DNA synthesizer or amplifying the partial fragment by PCR, and then using a nick translation method.
- it can be prepared by labeling the DNA fragment with 32 P by a conventional method such as a random priming labeling method.
- the hybridization reaction includes the conditions described above.
- the DNA of the above B), that is, the chromosomal DNA encoding WAR-1 is, for example, all or a part of the DNA of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, or
- a tissue derived from a desired species, or a certain clone is cloned by performing hybridization with a chromosomal DNA library prepared from a cultured cell line. be able to.
- the preparation of the chromosomal DNA and the preparation of the chromosomal DNA library may be performed according to a conventional method. That is, a tissue or a cultured cell line derived from a desired species is treated in the presence of SDS, and unnecessary RNA and protein are degraded by RNase and proteinase K. After that, phenol treatment is performed, and the chromosomal DNA is purified by ethanol precipitation or dialysis. If the obtained chromosomal DNA is partially cut with an appropriate restriction enzyme, or the length of the fragment to be cloned is known, In this case, complete digestion is performed with the necessary restriction enzymes.
- sucrose density gradient centrifugation, agarose gel electrophoresis, gel filtration using a column Etc. sucrose density gradient centrifugation, agarose gel electrophoresis, gel filtration using a column Etc. can be used.
- the obtained fragment is introduced into L phage vector or cosmid vector, and after in vitro packaging, a chromosomal DNA library using phage or cosmid is prepared.
- the above-mentioned phage or cosmid library is infected into Escherichia coli, and all or a part of the cDNA of WAR-1 is nick-translated or Using a probe labeled with 32 P by the random priming labeling method or the like, the standard method (Molecular Cloning
- the chromosomal DNA as described above contains a so-called promoter region involved in the regulation of gene expression, and chromosomal DNA containing the promoter region can be easily obtained by the above method. be able to.
- a recombinant expression vector containing the DNA of the present invention can be prepared. Furthermore, the transformed cell of the present invention can be produced by introducing the recombinant expression vector into a host cell.
- the expression vector is not particularly limited as long as it is a vector into which the DNA of the present invention can be inserted, regardless of whether it is a non-viral vector or a viral vector, and is capable of expressing the protein encoded by the DNA.
- the non-viral vector is a general mammalian cell expression plasmid vector, and examples include pBK-CMV, pCAGGS, pcDNA3.1, pZeo SV and the like.
- Examples of a method for introducing a non-viral expression vector into which a DNA of the present invention has been incorporated into a host cell include monocalcium phosphate coprecipitation, a method for introducing a DNA molecule using ribosomes (ribosome method, lipofectin method, liposome method). Fectamine method), electoral poration method, microinjection method, a method of transferring DNA molecules into cells together with a carrier using a particle gun, and the like.
- host cells for example, He La, C OSl, A549, 293 cells and the like.
- viral vectors such as adenoviruses and retroviruses. More specifically, for example, detoxified retrovirus, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, herpes virus, vaccinia virus / less, box winnowless, poliovirus / less, simbis virus / less, Sendai virus, SV40, immunity Genes can be introduced into cells by introducing the gene encoding the protein into DNA or RNA viruses such as deficiency virus (HIV) and infecting the cells with the recombinant virus. It is. Examples of the host cell at this time include 293, A549, and He La cells.
- HIV deficiency virus
- “under suitable conditions” means conditions under which the cells are cultured in a culture medium suitable for the host cell at 37 ° C. in the presence of 5% CO 2 .
- the protein of the present invention can be isolated and purified.
- a method for obtaining a crude extract of the protein of the present invention, and a method for purifying the protein of the present invention from the crude extract include, for example, Japanese Society of Biochemistry, Shinsei Chemistry Laboratory Course 1, Protein I-separation. Purification-can be carried out using the method described in Nature 1, 1990.
- protein of the present invention obtained as described above include, for example, rat WAR-1 consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, or human WAR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.
- G WAR-1 rat WAR-1 consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2
- human WAR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.
- the cancer cell growth inhibitory activity of the protein of the present invention can be measured as follows. That is, the protein of the present invention is added to a culture of cancer cells such as T98G. At that time, the permeability of the protein of the present invention to the cell membrane is increased by previously encapsulating the protein in ribosomes or binding a lipid. The addition of the endoplasmic reticulum retention sequence Lys—Asp—Glu—Leu (K DEL) to the C-terminus of the protein enables the transport of proteins taken up into the cytoplasm to the endoplasmic reticulum.
- the cells are cultured for several days, and the number of cancer cells and the change in cell morphology are observed, whereby the cancer cell growth inhibitory activity of the protein of the present invention can be measured. Further, measuring the decrease in the uptake capacity of labeled thymidine in 3 H (Nagase et al., Int. J. Cancer, 65, 620-626, 1996) by, measures the growth inhibitory activity of cancer cell can do.
- a single-stranded or double-stranded DNA comprising the whole or a part of the DNA encoding the protein of the present invention as a hybridization probe or a PCR primer, WAR-in a living tissue or a cultured cell line, etc. 1 It is possible to specifically detect DNA expression.
- the single-stranded or double-stranded DNA is not particularly limited as long as it is a single-stranded or double-stranded DNA capable of selectively detecting WAR-1 mRNA which is a transcript of WAR-1 DNA. Not done.
- Specific detection methods include the following two methods 1) and 2).
- RNA obtained from a test tissue or cultured cell line using two single-stranded DNAs (forward and reverse strands) that can specifically detect WAR-1 mRNA as PCR primers can specifically detect WAR-1 mRNA as PCR primers.
- a method in which poly (A) RNA is used as a substrate to perform analysis by PCR is used as a substrate to perform analysis by PCR.
- the above detection methods 1) and 2) can be performed, for example, based on a basic book such as Holecular Cloning 2nd Edt., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1989). Specific examples are shown below.
- PCR primers capable of specifically detecting WAR-1 mRNA are synthesized by an ordinary method.
- total RNA or poly (A) RNA was prepared from the test tissue or cultured cell line by the method described above, and this was used as type II, and the i-stranded DN was obtained using a reverse transcriptase such as MMTV-RT.
- Prepare A Thereafter, the PCR primer is added to the PCR primer, and a PCR reaction is performed in a conventional manner.
- PCR conditions are, for example, 95 ° C1 After performing 35 cycles of 1 minute, 60 ° C for 1 minute, and 72 ° C for 2 minutes, heating is performed at 72 ° C for 10 minutes.
- the presence or absence of WAR-lmRNA expression can be detected by electrophoresing the PCR reaction product on an agarose gel having an appropriate concentration.
- a probe is prepared by radiolabeling single-stranded or double-stranded DNA capable of specifically detecting WAR-1 mRNA.
- double-stranded DNA it is produced by, for example, labeling the PCR reaction product prepared by the above-mentioned method 1) with 32 P by a nick translation method or a random priming labeling method.
- total RNA or poly (A) RNA is prepared from the test tissue or cultured cell line in the same manner as described above, and subjected to formaldehyde gel electrophoresis and blotting to a nylon membrane by a conventional method.
- the presence or absence of WAR-1 mRNA expression can be detected.
- double-stranded DNA for example, 45% (v / v) formamide, 5 XSS PE, 2 X Denhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS, 20 / g Zm 1 salmon
- the plate was washed 2-3 times in 2X SPE, 0.5% SDS at room temperature for 10 minutes, and further at 65 ° C and 2X
- Conditions include washing 2-3 times in SSPE, 0.5% SDS for 20 minutes.
- single-stranded or double-stranded DNA used in the detection method include the following.
- Figure 1 shows that human WAR-1 (hWAR-1) and rat WAR-1 (r
- extension reaction becomes difficult to proceed, and it is considered that specificity is improved.
- setting the base at the 3 ′ end to be different is effective for more specific amplification.
- primer analysis by a program such as Oligo from National Biosciences can be used.
- the probe of the above 1) or the primer of the above 2) can be prepared by an ordinary method.
- One example is a single-stranded DNA having the following sequence, or a double-stranded DNA amplified by performing the PCR reaction using the single-stranded DNA as a primer.
- WAR-1 Specific expression of DNA can be detected. See Example 4 for details.
- Such primers and probes are not limited to natural WAR-1 derived sequences, but can be used to specifically detect WAR-1 mRNA, a transcript of WAR-1 DNA. If so, it may be modified with substitution, deletion, addition, etc.
- the above-mentioned method for detecting the expression of WAR-1 DNA it is applied not only for the purpose of diagnosing a disease but also for the purpose of research such as in situ hybridization.
- the WAR-1 gene is not normally expressed in tissues such as liver, lung, and lymphoid tissues (spleen, thymus, leukocytes). It became clear that was specifically expressed by canceration. Therefore, a WAR-1 specific PCR primer or a hybridization probe as described above was used, and WAR-1 mRNA as described above for a cancer tissue or cancer cells derived from a patient. By detecting, cancer can be diagnosed.
- an antibody is an antibody that binds to the above-described protein of the present invention.
- Said body f eg ⁇ bo, Antibodies; A Laboratory Manual, Lane, H, D. et al., Ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1989), New Cell Engineering Experiment Protocol, Shujunsha
- an antibody that binds to the protein of the present invention can be prepared by appropriately immunizing an animal using the protein of the present invention or a part thereof in a conventional manner.
- the protein of the present invention used as an immunizing antigen is prepared by introducing a recombinant expression vector containing the DNA of the present invention into Escherichia coli or a cultured cell line, It can be obtained by preparing and purifying the peptide in large quantities. Further, it is also possible to synthesize a peptide comprising a part of the amino acid sequence of the protein of the present invention by a conventional method, perform conjugation on BSA, KLH or the like, and use this as an immunizing antigen.
- the species to be immunized may be any of rabbits, mice, rats, chickens, rabbits, donkeys, hidges, and rabbits, and any polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies that recognize the protein of the present invention. Either may be used.
- the antibody is used for detecting the expression of the WAR-1 protein or separating the protein. Specifically, it can be used for affinity chromatography, screening of cDNA libraries, immunological diagnosis, and the like.
- immunological diagnosis of cancer can be performed. That is, by using the antibody of the present invention, it becomes possible to detect a cancer tissue or a cell that produces WAR-1 and to apply it to cancer diagnosis.
- Specific detection methods include fluorescent antibody method, Western plot method, immunoprecipitation method, and immunological method.
- a tissue staining method may be used. Among them, the specific procedure for the fluorescent antibody method is described in Samoszuk et al., Am. J. Clin. Pathol., 109, 205-210, 1998 ⁇ Bernardini et al., Tumor i., 83, 673-678. , 1997.
- the DNA of the present invention or the protein of the present invention can be used as an active ingredient of a medicament.
- the protein of the present invention has a growth inhibitory activity on cancer cells. Therefore, by administering the DNA of the present invention to cancer patients as an active ingredient of a drug and using it as a gene therapy agent expressed in the body, or by administering the protein of the present invention to a cancer patient as an active ingredient of a drug, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells and can treat cancer.
- the DNA or protein of the present invention is used as an active ingredient, but also when a factor or compound that induces the expression of the WAR-1 gene or protein in a living body is used, the above-mentioned cancer is also used. Cell growth inhibitory effect is observed. Therefore, such a factor or compound that induces the expression of the WAR-1 gene or a factor that induces the expression of the WAR-1 protein or a cancer cell growth inhibitor containing the compound as an active ingredient is also described in the present invention. Included in the category.
- the therapeutic agent containing the protein of the present invention as an active ingredient can be administered together with an adjuvant, or can be administered in a particulate dosage form.
- the dosage form may be a ribosome formulation, a particulate formulation bound to beads having a diameter of several ⁇ m, a formulation bound to a lipid, or the like.
- Administration methods include sustained-release minipellet preparations.
- the C-terminal of a protein known to be retained in the endoplasmic reticulum It is possible to add the Lys-AspG1uLeu (KDEL) sequence present in the C-terminal of this protein. Proteins having a KDEL sequence at the C-terminus are known to bind to Golgi and endoplasmic reticulum receptor proteins and to be transported back from the Golgi to the endoplasmic reticulum (Majoul et al., J. Cell Biol. , 133, 777-789, 1996).
- KDEL Lys-AspG1uLeu
- the protein with tissue translocation selectivity by adding a specific sugar peptide chain, adding a sugar chain to the protein, and binding biotin.
- a specific sugar peptide chain adding a sugar chain to the protein
- binding biotin binding biotin
- proteins that bind to proteins expressed in specific tissues and cells are biotinylated, and avidin and the biotinylated protein can form a complex to enhance tissue translocation (Saito et al.) al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 92, 10227-10231, 1995,
- the dose can be appropriately adjusted depending on the characteristics of the cancer cells, the age and weight of the patient, etc., but is usually 0.001 mg / KgZ to 100 Omg / KgZ, which is administered daily at the initial stage, and thereafter daily. It is preferably administered once every few days to several months. Depending on the dosage form, it can be administered orally, by arterial injection, intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, or local injection into cancer tissue.
- the gene therapy agent comprising the DNA of the present invention as an active ingredient is capable of producing a large amount of WAR-1 protein in cells and inhibiting the growth of cancer cells in cancer cells.
- the administration form is roughly classified into two cases, one using a non-viral vector and the other using a viral vector.
- a method of introducing the DNA of the present invention into a gene expression vector a method of co-precipitating monocalcium phosphate, a method of introducing a DNA molecule using ribosomes (ribosome method, lipofectin method, ribophenatamine method), electroporation, micro
- the recombinant expression vector can be incorporated into cells by any method such as an injection method and a method in which a DNA molecule is transferred to cells together with a carrier using a particle gun.
- Examples of the expression vector used here include pBK-CMV, pCA GGS, pcDNA3.1, pZeoSV, and the like.
- Viral vectors include recombinant adenovirus, retrovirus, and other viruses.
- a typical example is a method using a lus vector. More specifically, for example, detoxified retrovirus, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, herpes virus, vaccinia virus, box virus, polio virus, simbis virus, Sendai virus, SV40, immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Genes can be introduced into cells by introducing the DNA of the present invention into a DNA virus or RNA virus, etc., and infecting the cells with the recombinant virus. It is known that, among the above virus vectors, the adenovirus infection efficiency is much higher than when other virus vectors are used.
- the gene encoding WAR-1 can be introduced into cancer cells.
- gene therapy using a non-viral vector it is preferable to introduce the gene to the vicinity of the diseased site by local administration or in combination with a dosage form with improved tissue transfer, but in gene therapy using a viral vector, Local administration is not necessary, and intravenous administration is also possible.
- the administration form may be in the form of a preparation (for example, a liquid preparation), but if necessary, a conventional carrier may be added.
- a sustained-release preparation can be used to facilitate the introduction of the gene near the disease site.
- the in vivo method of directly introducing DNA into the body, and the removal of certain cells from humans and the introduction of DNA into the cells outside the body Then there is the eX vivo method of returning the cells to the body (Nikkei Science, April 1994, pp. 20-45, Monthly Pharmaceutical Affairs, 36 (1), 23-48 (1994), extra edition of experimental medicine) , 1 2 (15), (1 994)).
- the inV ivo method is preferred.
- the DNA content in the preparation can be appropriately adjusted depending on the disease to be treated, the patient's annual bell, body weight, etc., but is usually 0.0001 to 100 mg, preferably 0.001 to 10 mg as the DNA of the present invention. It is preferably administered once every few days to several months.
- a second aspect of the present invention relates to a neurotrophic factor secretion promoter comprising, as an active ingredient, a protein WAR_1 or a DNA encoding the WAR_1.
- Neurotrophic factor secretagogue means an agent that, when contacted with a nerve cell in vivo or in vitro, has an action of promoting secretion of a neurotrophic factor from the cell.
- Neurotrophic factor is a general term for proteins that have physiological actions such as nerve growth factor (NGF) discovered in 1950 and maintain the survival of nerve cells and promote nerve differentiation.
- NGF nerve growth factor
- the DNA encoding the protein in the DNA of the present invention is a DNA encoding the protein WAR-1 or a DNA similar to the DNA encoding the WAR-1 and promoting the secretion of powerful neurotrophic factors.
- the DNA is not particularly limited as long as it encodes a protein having activity. Specifically, the following DNAs 1) to 3) are exemplified.
- the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 4 comprises one or more amino acid sequences in which one, several or more amino acids have been deleted, substituted and Z or added, and is neurotrophic.
- DNAs Details of these DNAs are as described above. The difference is that the biological activity of the protein encoded by DNA is not a growth inhibitory activity of cancer cells, but a neurotrophic factor secretion promoting activity.
- Whether or not the DNA encodes a protein having a neurotrophic factor secretion promoting activity may be determined by analyzing a neurotrophic factor expressed in a cell into which the DNA has been introduced, or extracellularly.
- the released neurotrophic factor may be analyzed. For example, it can be measured by the following method.
- PC12 cells derived from rat adrenal pheochromocytoma which show neurite outgrowth effects by the addition of various neurotrophic factors, are allowed to undergo neurite outgrowth by the culture supernatant of transformed cells. Investigate whether the active neurotrophic factor has accumulated more in the culture supernatant of the transformed cells than in the control.
- PC12 cells can be easily obtained from Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., RIKEN Genebank.
- biological analysis methods are preferred.
- culture supernatants are treated with various so-called neutralizing antibodies that bind to neurotrophic factors and their receptors and abolish their activities, What is necessary is just to see the decrease in the elongation action. If significant protrusion elongation remains even in the presence of neutralizing antibodies, it is possible that unknown neurotrophic factors are included.
- a method for confirming that the secretion of neurotrophic factors has been promoted by enhancing the expression of the WAR-1 gene for example, cells into which a specific neurotrophic factor gene has been introduced or a specific neurotrophic factor Cells known to release the factor can be used. More simply, it is preferable to use the latter cells, particularly cell lines derived from cancer.
- T98G cells which are darioblasts J® derived from the human ostium site, can be used. T980 is made of large 0 pieces It can be easily obtained from drug companies.
- NGF Emmett et al., Neurochem.
- TGF- 31, ⁇ 2 (Naganuma et al.) , Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo), 36, 789-795, 1996), PDGF-B (Potopova et al., Int. J. Cancer, 66, 669-677, 1996), bFGF (Takahashi et al., FEBS Lett) , 288, 65-71, 1991), IGF-1
- the WAR-1 gene is introduced and expressed in T98G cells that are known to release the above-mentioned multiple neurotrophic factors, and the resulting culture supernatant of the transformed cells is used to express Biological analysis using the neurite outgrowth effect of PC12 cells as an indicator showed that secretion of neurotrophic factors was promoted by increased production of WAR-1 protein.
- suitable conditions refers to conditions under which the cells are cultured in a culture medium suitable for the host cell at 37 ° C. in the presence of 5% CO 2 .
- the protein of the present invention can be isolated and purified.
- a method for obtaining a crude extract of the protein of the present invention and a method for purifying the protein of the present invention from the crude extract include, for example, the Japanese Society of Biochemistry, Shinsei Chemistry Laboratory Course 1, Protein I—Separation Purification-Properties can be carried out by using the method described in 1991.
- rat WAR-1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, or amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.
- Human WAR-1 Human WAR-1.
- the activity of the protein of the present invention for promoting the secretion of neurotrophic factor can be measured as follows.
- the protein is added to a culture of cells such as the human glioblastoma cell line T98G. At this time, the permeability to the cell membrane is increased by previously encapsulating the protein in ribosomes or binding lipids.
- the endoplasmic reticulum retention sequence Lys—Asp—Glu—Leu (KDE L) is attached. And so on, so that proteins taken into the cytoplasm can be transported to the endoplasmic reticulum.
- the protein thus treated is added to the culture solution, it is cultured for several days to obtain a culture supernatant. Using the obtained culture supernatant, the activity of promoting the secretion of neurotrophic factor is measured in the same manner as the above-described method in which the activity of promoting the secretion of neurotrophic factor by DNA was measured.
- the neurotrophic factor secretagogue of the present invention may contain, as an active ingredient, a substance that enhances the expression of the WAR-1 gene or enhances the production of the WAR-1 protein.
- the following method can be used to measure the activity of the substance to promote the secretion of neurotrophic factor.
- Substances that enhance the expression of WAR-1 gene or enhance the production of WAR-1 protein are selected by directly examining the accumulation of WAR-1 protein in cells using an antibody against WAR-1 protein. Can be implemented. In that case, a tag sequence as a label may be added to the WAR-1 protein, and an anti-Tag antibody may be used. In addition, it can be performed by examining the accumulation in the endoplasmic reticulum of a specific secreted protein factor or a cell membrane protein factor involved in WAR-1. When the secretion of specific secreted protein factors is used as an index, the accumulation of those proteins in the culture supernatant of cells can be examined using ELISA or the like.
- the evaluation can be made based on a biological effect of a factor released from a specific cell to which the substance is acted and accumulated in a culture supernatant, for example, a neurite outgrowth effect. It is.
- increased expression of the WAR-1 gene can be directly examined by Northern blot analysis or RT-PCR.
- a 5 'upstream sequence containing the promoter region of the WAR-1 gene was used, and an expression vector in which this was linked to a reporter gene such as lacZ, luciferase gene, or GFP was introduced into a specific cell.
- the activity of the substance can be examined using the activity of the gene as an index. Since the DNA or protein in the present invention has a neurotrophic factor secretion promoting activity, it can be used as an active ingredient of a therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease.
- a neurodegenerative disease is a disease that involves degeneration and loss of nerves due to the combined effects of oxidative stress, neurotoxin, genetic predisposition, etc.
- Alzheimer's disease cerebral infarction dementia , Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and ALS.
- the therapeutic agent for neurodegenerative diseases of the present invention may be used as a therapeutic agent containing (1) WAR-1 protein itself or a part thereof as an active ingredient, and (2) DNA encoding WAR-1. It may be administered to a patient as an active ingredient and used as a gene therapy agent that is expressed in the body. (3) A substance that enhances WAR-1 gene expression or WAR-1 polypeptide production is used as an active ingredient. Is also good.
- the effects of neurotrophic factors involved in maintaining the survival of nerve cells may be released from Darya cells and act on nerve cells in a paracrine manner, or may be released from nerve cells and act on autocrine in some cases.
- the target cells of the therapeutic agent can be either glial cells or nerve cells.
- WAR-1 A therapeutic agent for neurodegenerative diseases containing the protein itself or a part thereof as an active ingredient
- the therapeutic agent containing WAR-1 itself or a part thereof as an active ingredient is administered similarly to the above-mentioned cancer cell growth inhibitor containing WAR-1 protein as an active ingredient.
- a therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease containing a DNA encoding WAR-1 as an active ingredient When used as a gene therapeutic, a large amount of WAR-1 polypeptide is produced in glial cells and neurons in neurodegenerative tissues, It can promote the release of neurotrophic factors.
- the administration form is roughly classified into a non-viral vector mode and a viral vector mode.
- the details are the same as those described above when used as a cancer cell growth inhibitor.
- adenovirus infection efficiency is much higher than when other viral vectors are used, and foreign genes are transmitted to non-dividing cells such as nerve cells. It is known that the gene is expressed in an offspring. Therefore, it is most preferable to use an adenovirus vector system as a therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease.
- the virus virus vector system when targeting the Sendai virus vector system in which infection to nerve cells is observed, or when targeting neurons, the virus virus vector system is also preferable to the adenovirus vector system.
- the content of DNA in the preparation can be appropriately adjusted depending on the disease to be treated, the age and weight of the patient, etc., but usually 0.0001 to 100 mg, preferably 0.001 to 10 mg as the DNA of the present invention. It is preferably administered once every few days to several months.
- a therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease comprising, as an active ingredient, a substance that enhances expression of the WAR-1 gene or production of the WAR-1 polypeptide
- a therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease containing the DNA or protein of the present invention as an active ingredient but also a factor or compound that induces the expression of WAR-1 gene or production of a protein in a living body is used as an active ingredient. Similarly, a neurotrophic factor secretion promoting activity is observed. Therefore, a therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease containing such a substance that promotes the expression of the WAR-1 gene or a substance that promotes the production of the WAR-1 protein as an active ingredient is also included in the scope of the present invention. . Examples of the substance include peptides, peptide analogs, microbial cultures, and synthetic compounds.
- Figure 1 shows human-derived TRAM (HTRAM in the figure) and human-derived KI AA0057.
- FIG. 1 Figure: KI AAO 057
- HWAR 1 human WAR-1
- RWAR1 rat WAR-1
- FIG. 7 shows the results of analyzing the homology of amino acid sequences deduced from the nucleotide sequence of cDNA encoding RWAR1).
- FIG. 3 is an electrophoretic photograph showing the results of analyzing the expression of the hWAR-1 gene in various human-derived cancer cell lines by RT-PCR.
- the upper lane is hWA
- the results of RT-PCR of R-1 are shown, and the lower lane shows the results of RT-PCR of hTRAM.
- FIG. 4 is an electrophoretic photograph showing the results of analyzing the expression of the hWAR-1 gene in various human tissues by Northern hybridization. The numbers on the right of each photograph indicate the size (Kb) of the RNA molecular weight marker.
- FIG. 5 is an electrophoretic photograph showing the results of analyzing the expression of the hTRAM gene in various human tissues by Northern hybridization. The numbers on the right of each photo indicate the size (Kb) of the RNA molecular weight marker.
- FIG. 6 is a photomicrograph showing the results of infecting the human glioblastoma T98G with the adenovirus into which the hWAR-1 gene was inserted and observing the morphological changes.
- D Recombinant adenovirus expressing hWAR-1 antisense strand Infected cells.
- FIG. 7 is a photomicrograph showing the time-dependent morphological change of T98G cells infected with the adenovirus vector Ax CAwt.
- FIG. 8 is a micrograph showing the time-dependent morphological change of T98G cells infected with the adenovirus Ax CAW AR1-L expressing the sense strand of hWAR-1.
- FIG. 9 is an electrophoretic photograph showing the results of Northern hybridization showing the expression of the rWAR-1 gene in various rat tissues using an oligonucleotide probe for detecting the rat-derived rWAR-1 gene. In the expressing tissues, two transcripts of about 2.4 Kb were detected.
- FIG. 10 shows the results of analysis by Northern hybridization using a 1.9 Kb EcoRI fragment that detects the rat-derived rWAR-1 gene as a probe.
- FIG. Lane 1 rat immature brain hippocampal tissue poly (A) mRNA; Lane 2: mature rat brain poly (A) mRNA; Lane 3: rat retina pol A) mRNA.
- Fig. 1 shows a Northern hybridization using a DNA fragment that specifically detects the hWAR_1 gene derived from human as a probe for poly (A) mRNA prepared from each site derived from human brain. It is an electrophoresis photograph which shows the result of a shot. The numbers to the right of each photo indicate the size (Kb) of the RNA molecular weight marker.
- a juvenile rat cDNA library was prepared by the following method.
- RNA was applied to an oligo (dT) cellulose column (Pharmacia) to purify 103 / g mRNA having a poly (A) additional sequence.
- a single-stranded complementary DNA was synthesized by reverse transcriptase from 16 / g of the mRNA using an oligo (dT) primer and a random primer.
- double-stranded cDNA was synthesized by reacting RNaseH and E. coli DNA polymerase I.
- the resulting double-stranded cDNA was treated with T4 DNA polymerase to blunt the ends, and both ends were cleaved with EcoRI adapters.
- the final amounts of cDNA were 2 // g and 1.3 g when the oligo (dT) primer and the random primer were used.
- a part of the vector is an L phage vector; after insertion into the EcoRI cleavage site of LgtlO, an in vitro packaging kit (manufactured by Stratagene) is used; introduced into L phage particles; By infecting C600 " 1 (Stratagene), the desired young rat cDNA library was prepared. Plaquefo rm ing un i ts (pfu) is previously per cDNA l ⁇ ug was synthesized have use oligo (dT) primer and random primer were respectively 8. 8 X 10 7 pfu and 2. 5 X 10 7 pfu.
- Clones were randomly selected from the cDNA library obtained in Example 1, ⁇ phage DNA was recovered by the usual plate licensing method, cut with the restriction enzyme EcoRI, and the inserted cDNA was replaced with the M13 phage vector. Was subcloned. As a result of determining the nucleotide sequence of the inserted cDNA portion of one of them, the length of the cloned cDNA was about 2.2 Kb, and the open reading frame was present for about 1 Kb. It became clear that there was. The size of the corresponding mRNA of this cDNA was estimated to be about 2.4 Kb as a result of Northern analysis using the EcoRI fragment consisting of 8 Kb as a probe, and the poly (A) sequence. Taking into account the length, it was expected that almost full-length cDNA was obtained. The resulting clone was named clone 12. Clone 1 2 has c
- the nucleotide sequence and the putative amino acid sequence of rWAR-1 are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2.
- the nucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence of known human TRAM (hTRAM) are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, and the nucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence of human KI AA0057 are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 12 and 13. Indicated. table 1
- Escherichia coli E. coll DH5a (prWAR-1) containing prWAR-1 and a plasmid in which the above cDNA fragment of rWAR-1 was incorporated into the vector pB1uescript II was obtained from Tsukuba Ibaraki Prefecture. Higashi 1-3-chome, deposited at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Microorganisms: E. coll DH5a (prWAR-1); date of receipt: October 2010 6th; Accession number: FE RM P-170 170).
- a human cDNA library (Clontech) was prepared by a conventional method. A clone having cDNA of WAR-1 was screened. As a result, 1 black Ichin was isolated from human c DNA library of lxl 0 6 pfu. As a result of determining the nucleotide sequence, r WAR-1 obtained in Example 2 was 72.4% on the nucleotide sequence, and 72.4% on the amino acid sequence.
- hWAR-1 human WAR-1 (Table 1).
- the determined nucleotide sequence and the putative amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4.
- This hWAR_l shows 76.3% homology in base sequence and 70.7% in amino acid sequence with hTRAM, It showed 64.1% homology with AO057 in the nucleotide sequence and 44.1% in the amino acid sequence (Table 1).
- E. coli DH5 ⁇ (phWAR-l), a plasmid containing the above-mentioned hWAR-1 cDNA fragment into the vector pB1uescript II and containing phWAR-1, was obtained from Tsukuba-East, Ibaraki Prefecture. 1-3-1, deposited at the National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Microorganisms: E. coll DH5a (phWAR-1); Date of receipt: October 6, 1998; Accession number: FE RM P-1 7019).
- FIG. 1 shows the results of comparison of the nucleotide sequences of cDNAs encoding these hWAR-l, rWAR-1, hTRAM and KIAA0057.
- FIG. 2 shows the results of comparing the amino acid sequences of hWAR-1, rWAR-1, hTRAM, and KIAA057.
- the portion from the 823rd position to the 846th position (SEQ ID NO: 7) of the base sequence of hWAR-1 in Fig. 1 was used, and the 3' primer was used.
- the portion from position 1093 to position 1116 (SEQ ID NO: 8) was used.
- the portion from the 823rd position to the 846th position (SEQ ID NO: 9) of the hTRAM nucleotide sequence in FIG. As the primers, the portion from position 1087 to position 1110 (SEQ ID NO: 10) was used.
- Human-derived cancer cell lines include cervical cancer cell line HeLa, lung cancer cell line A549, bladder cancer cell line T24, colon cancer cell line SW480, glioblastoma cell line T98G, and liver Cancer cell line Hep G2, Wilms tumor: renal cancer cell line G401, Burkitt's lymphoma: B lymphoma cell line D audi, and T lymphoma cell line MOLT 4, Jurkat were used.
- T 24 obtained from RIKEN Genebank All but the cells are available from Dainippon Pharmaceutical.
- RNA was prepared from each of the above cancer cell lines using a total RNA purification kit (I SOG EN) manufactured by Futaba Gene.
- I SOG EN total RNA purification kit
- 10 OmM DTT To 4 ⁇ g (9.5 ⁇ I) of this total RNA, 10 OmM DTT 2. ⁇ 1, 5 XF irst Strand Buffer (Gibco BRL) 4. ⁇ 1, 4 ⁇ / ⁇ 1 RNasein (Promega) 0.5 // 1, 10 mM d NTP 2.0 ⁇ ⁇ , 0.2 ⁇ g / 1 pd (N) 6 Primer 1.0 ⁇ 1, 20 OU / ⁇ 1 MMTV-RT (Gibco BRL) 1.01 was added, the mixture was heated at 37 for 45 minutes, and heated at 95 ° C.
- I SOG EN total RNA purification kit
- hTRAM was confirmed to be expressed in all cancer cells, hWAR-1 showed slightly lower expression than hTRAM in Jurkat et al. (Fig. 3).
- a target fragment of the hWAR-1 gene was amplified by performing RT-PCR in the same manner as in Example 4 using the above-mentioned hWAR-1 specific primer sequences (SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 8).
- SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 8 was cloned into a ⁇ T7B1ue (R) T vector (Novagen).
- the target fragment of the TRAM gene was obtained by RT-PCR using the hTRAM-specific primer sequence (SEQ ID NOS: 9 and 10).
- RT-PCR was performed using these plasmids as type I and primer sequences (SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 8), and amplified DNA fragments were recovered by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
- the obtained DNA fragment was labeled with 32 P by a multiprime labeling method to prepare a probe, and an MTN blot filter purchased from C ontech was used.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show the results of tissue expression of the hWAR-1 gene and the TRAM gene, respectively. While hTRAM is expressed in all tissues (Fig. 5), hWAR-1 was not expressed in tissues such as lymphoid tissues (spleen, thymus, leukocytes), lung, and liver
- Tissue h AR-l / j3-actin tissue hWAR-1 / jS-actin heart 0.56 spleen 0.00 brain 1.47 thymus 0.00 placenta 0.00 gland 0.28 lung 0.00 1.00 liver 0.00 ovary 0.25 skeletal muscle 0.00 small intestine 0.15 kidney 0.74 large intestine 0.12 hidden 1.21 peripheral leukocytes 0.00
- the hWAR-1 gene like rWAR-1, showed the highest expression in the brain and relatively high expression in the spleen, kidney and testis.
- Dra I cleavage site 139 base pairs downstream from the termination codon TAA to the termination codon TAA from the 36 base pairs upstream of the ATG sequence of the ATG sequence of the start codon of the cDNA gene (SEQ ID NO: 3) encoding hWAR-1 Using the DNA fragment of about 1.3 Kb up to this point, a cosmid vector into which the sense and antisense strands of hWAR-1 were inserted was prepared. Specifically, p Ax CAwt cosmid vector cut with SwaI (listed in ii in Kanegaeeta 1., 1995, Nucleic Acid Res., 23, 3816-3821, and Adenovirus Expression vector kit After ligation of the above hWAR-11.
- the insert-free cosmid vector was digested with SwaI, and a part of the reaction solution was routinely digested.
- In vitro packaging was performed by the method. After infection of Escherichia coli DH5, cosmid DNA was recovered from the colonies that appeared, cut with EcoRI / XhoI, and analyzed by 1% agarose gel electrophoresis. As a result, nine clones expressing the sense strand RNA and six clones expressing the antisense strand were obtained.
- the hWARR_1 gene (sense) prepared in Example 6 was inserted into the E1 gene deletion site of the non-propagating recombinant adenovirus vector derived from human adenovirus type 5 (deletion of E1 and E3 genes). The following procedure was performed to prepare a recombinant adenovirus vector into which the expression unit of (Z antisense) was inserted.
- the promoter is a CAG promoter disclosed in JP-A-3-168087 as a high expression promoter.
- the production of recombinant adenovirus was carried out by an existing method (Miyakeeta 1., Proc. Natl. Ac Ad. Sci., Vol. 93, 1320-1324 (1996) , And JP-A-7-298877).
- Nucleic Acid Res., 23, 3816-3821 and can be purchased from Takara Shuzo as an Adenovirus Expression vector kit) according to an existing method (JP-A-7-298877).
- JP-A-7-298877 was co-digested with restriction enzymes EcoT22I and C1aI.
- EcoT22I and C1aI restriction enzyme digested virus DNA-terminal protein complex and the cosmid vector into which the hWAR-1 sense chain or antisense chain inserted in Example 6 had been inserted, 293 cells were obtained by calcium phosphate coprecipitation. Was transformed.
- the target virus is selected by digesting the viral DNA with XhoI and CIaI, and the recombinant adenovirus vector Ax CAWAR 1-L (sense chain) and Ax CAWAR l — R (antisense strand) was obtained.
- the titer of the quaternary virus solution obtained by passing this recombinant virus was measured by an existing method (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-298877), and used for the subsequent experiments.
- CAWAR1-R and Ax CAwt were infected with the human glioblastoma cell line T98G at a superinfection degree of 10 at 37 ° C for 1 hour, and then cultured in a minimal nutrient medium containing 5% FCS. The day after infection, the medium was changed to a low serum medium (0.5% FCS). Two days after infection, cells infected with any of the adenovirus vectors were more degenerated than cells infected with the medium alone, and although the effect of adenovirus infection was slightly observed, the sense strand was Remarkable morphological changes were observed only in cells infected with the expressed Ax CAWAR-1L (FIG. 6). The morphology of Ax CAWAR 1-R infected cells was not different from Ax CAwt infected cells. Furthermore, T 98 G cells infected with AxCAWARl-L Began cell death 3 days after infection.
- the cell density at the time of infection was lowered (cell density of about lZ10 of the confluent cells in Example 8) so that morphological changes could be easily observed, and the adenovirus vector Ax CAWAR l-L (sense strand) or A x T98G cells were infected with C AWA R1-R (antisense strand) and AxC Awt (control) in the same manner as in Example 8, and the morphological changes of the cells were observed over time.
- the control AxC Awt infected cells also began to degenerate as compared with cells that had been infected with the medium alone, and the effect of adenovirus infection was slightly observed (Fig. 7).
- the protein of the present invention thus treated is added to the culture medium of T98G used in Examples 8 and 9, and cultured for several S. Thereafter, by observing the cell number and cell morphological change of T98G, the cancer cell growth inhibitory activity can be measured. Also, measure the decrease in the ability to take up 3 H-labeled thymidine.
- the nucleotide sequence of the probe used is ATTTTCTGTGCCTTTTCTCGACCTGGACCGTCTCTTCCTCCCACAGACA described in SEQ ID NO: 11.
- Hybridization conditions followed C ontech's protocol.
- the rWAR_l gene was strongly expressed in the brain. Expression in testis was observed, and expression in lung and kidney was weak.
- r WAR-1 gene as a probe, immature rat brain using 1.7 Kb EcoRI fragment, poly (A) mRNA prepared from hippocampal tissue by conventional methods, and adult rat brain and retinal poly purchased from C1ontech.
- A Northern hybridization was performed on the mRNA. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, expression was also observed in the retina. The low intensity of the detected band is considered to be due to some degradation of poly (A) mRNA.
- CAWAR1-R or AxCAwt control virus was infected to the human glioblastoma cell line T98G at a superinfection degree of 10 at 37 ° C for 1 hour, and then cultured in a minimal nutrient medium containing 5% FCS.
- a similar virus infection experiment was performed on A549 cells derived from human lung cancer, which is a non-neuronal culture. The respective culture supernatants after staining 20 were collected, and after centrifugation, the supernatant was passed through a 0.22 micron pore membrane filter to remove cell debris.
- the obtained culture supernatant was optionally concentrated 5-fold using a Centripressop (3000 Kd power) of Amicon.
- PC12 cells were inoculated in a 96-well collagen-coated plate in a DMEM_10% FCS medium at a concentration of 100 // 1 per 1 ⁇ l to give 1-5 xlO 4 cells Zml, and cultivation was continued for 4 days. The culture supernatant was discarded, and the culture supernatant of the recombinant adenovirus-infected cells was added to a final volume of about ⁇ as shown in Tables 3 and 4. The serum concentration during culture was 10% FCS.
- Samples added include culture medium (Medium), culture supernatant of uninfected cells (Mock), culture supernatant of AxCAWARl-L infected cells (WAR (+)), and culture of AxCAWAR1-R infected cells.
- the culture supernatant (Control) of Qi (WAR (-)) and AxCAwt infected cells was used.
- As a positive control of Atsushi system 10 ⁇ 1 of 500 ng / ml] 3-NGF was added.
- Table 2 shows the results of PC12 assay using the culture supernatant of adenovirus-infected T98G and A549 cells (addition of 100 jul of infected cell culture supernatant).
- Table 3 +++, ++, 10, and-indicate that the neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells is large in this order.
- Table 4 shows the results of PC12 assay using the culture supernatant of T98G cells infected with adenovirus.
- +++, +10, 10, 1 / +, 1 indicate that the neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells is large in this order.
- the DNA of the present invention encodes WAR-1 having a cancer cell growth inhibitory effect.
- the cancer is reduced. It can inhibit cell growth and cause cancer cells to die.
- the present invention can provide a new cancer treatment method based on the effects of WAR-1.
- by producing or inducing the production of WAR-1 polypeptide encoded by the endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein WAR-1 gene of the present invention neuronal loss in the central and peripheral neurodegenerative disease areas.
- the secretion of a plurality of neurotrophic factors useful for activating cells immediately before cell death and restoring normal neurotransmission function can be promoted simultaneously.
- the present invention provides a new treatment method for a neurodegenerative disease.
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