WO2001049726A1 - Nouveau polypeptide, recepteur du peptide natriuretique humain 18, et polynucleotide codant pour ce polypeptide - Google Patents
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- the present invention belongs to the field of biotechnology. Specifically, the present invention describes a novel polypeptide, human natriuretic peptide receptor 18, and a polynucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide. The invention also relates to the preparation method and application of the polynucleotide and polypeptide.
- Diuretic peptides are a class of hormones involved in humoral regulation and maintenance of electrolyte homeostasis. These hormones act as a second messenger to stimulate the production of cyclic guanylate in cells.
- ANP-A is specific for atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
- ANP-B seems to be more effectively stimulated by brain natriuretic peptide (BNP).
- ANP and its receptor ANP-A, BNP and its receptor ANP-B exhibit two distinctly different natriuretic peptides Receptor regulatory system.
- the third receptor, ANP-C is a low-molecular-weight receptor. The cDNA encoding this receptor has been cloned.
- ANP-C guanylate cyclase sequence. Therefore, it is speculated that the function of ANP-C is from the circulatory system.
- Medium-clearing natriuretic peptide that is, it is responsible for adjusting the plasma level of natriuretic peptide, but it has no effect on signal transduction.
- ANP-A and ANP-B are plasma membrane-bound proteins, which share the following topologies: one is the N-terminal extracellular domain, which serves as the ligand binding region; the other is the transmembrane domain, which contains a large cytoplasmic C-terminal region This C-terminal region can be further divided into two regions: a kinase-like protein domain that is important for normal cells and a guanylate cyclase contact reaction domain.
- ANP-C The structure of ANP-C is different: like ANP-A and ANP-B, it has an extracellular ligand-binding domain and a transmembrane domain, but its cytoplasmic region is particularly short, containing only 37 Amino acids, and the five cysteine residues found in the extracellular region of ANP-C are very conserved among mammalian enzymes.
- the common domain pattern of these three receptor structures is as follows: G- P- X- C- X- Y- X- A- A- X- V- X- R- X (3)-H- W.
- polypeptide of the present invention is deduced to be identified as a human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 protein plays an important role in important functions of the body as described above, and it is believed that a large number of proteins are involved in these regulatory processes, there has been a need in the art to identify more human natriuretic peptides involved in these processes.
- Receptor 18 protein especially the amino acid sequence of this protein is identified. Isolation of the new human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 protein encoding gene also provides a basis for research to determine the role of this protein in health and disease states. This protein may form the basis for the development of diagnostic and / or therapeutic drugs for diseases, so isolating its coding DNA is very important.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a recombinant vector containing a polynucleotide encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a genetically engineered host cell containing a polynucleotide encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an antibody against the polypeptide of the present invention, human diuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide mimetic compounds, antagonists, agonists, and inhibitors against the polypeptide of the present invention, human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for diagnosing and treating diseases related to abnormalities of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- the present invention relates to an isolated polypeptide, which is of human origin, and includes: a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID D. 2, or a conservative variant, biologically active fragment, or derivative thereof.
- the polypeptide is a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
- the invention also relates to an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence or a variant thereof selected from the group consisting of:
- sequence of the polynucleotide is one selected from the group consisting of: (a) a sequence having positions 988-1 488 in SEQ ID NO: 1; and (b) a sequence having positions 1-1 in SEQ ID NO: 1 26 1 8-bit sequence.
- the invention further relates to a vector, in particular an expression vector, containing the polynucleotide of the invention; a host cell genetically engineered with the vector, including a transformed, transduced or transfected host cell; and a method comprising culturing said Host cell and method of preparing the polypeptide of the present invention by recovering the expression product.
- a vector in particular an expression vector, containing the polynucleotide of the invention
- a host cell genetically engineered with the vector including a transformed, transduced or transfected host cell
- a method comprising culturing said Host cell and method of preparing the polypeptide of the present invention by recovering the expression product.
- the invention also relates to an antibody capable of specifically binding to a polypeptide of the invention.
- the invention also relates to a method for screening compounds that mimic, activate, antagonize or inhibit the activity of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 protein, which comprises utilizing the polypeptide of the invention.
- the invention also relates to ⁇ The compound.
- the present invention also relates to a method for detecting a disease or disease susceptibility associated with abnormal expression of human diuretic peptide receptor 18 protein in vitro, which comprises detecting a mutation in the polypeptide or a polynucleotide sequence encoding the same in a biological sample, or Detection of the amount or biological activity of a polypeptide of the invention in a biological sample.
- the invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising a polypeptide of the invention or a mimetic thereof, an activator, an antagonist or an inhibitor, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- the present invention also relates to the use of the polypeptide and / or polynucleotide of the present invention in the preparation of a medicament for treating cancer, developmental disease or immune disease or other diseases caused by abnormal expression of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Figure 1 is a comparison diagram of the amino acid sequence homology of the natriuretic peptide receptor 18 of the present invention between 5 05 and 1 59 in total and 55 domains.
- the upper sequence is the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18, and the lower sequence is the natriuretic peptide receptor domain.
- ⁇ "and”: "" and ".” Indicate that the probability of the same amino acid appearing between two sequences decreases in sequence.
- Figure 2 is a polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis image (SDS-PAGE) of the isolated human natriuretic peptide receptor 18. 18 kDa is the molecular weight of the protein. The arrow indicates the isolated protein band.
- Nucleic acid sequence refers to an oligonucleotide, a nucleotide or a polynucleotide and a fragment or part thereof, and may also refer to a genomic or synthetic DNA or RNA, they can be single-stranded or double-stranded, representing the sense or antisense strand.
- amino acid sequence refers to an oligopeptide, peptide, polypeptide or protein sequence and fragments or portions thereof.
- amino acid sequence in the present invention relates to the amino acid sequence of a naturally occurring protein molecule, such "polypeptide” or “protein” does not mean to limit the amino acid sequence to a complete natural amino acid related to the protein molecule .
- a protein or polynucleotide “variant” refers to an amino acid sequence having one or more amino acids or nucleotide changes, or a polynucleotide sequence encoding it.
- the changes may include deletions, insertions or substitutions of amino acids or nucleotides in the amino acid sequence or nucleotide sequence.
- Variants may have "conservative" changes in which the substituted amino acid has a structural or chemical property similar to the original amino acid, such as replacing isoleucine with leucine.
- Variants can also have non-conservative changes, such as replacing glycine with tryptophan.
- “Deletion” refers to the deletion of one or more amino acids or nucleotides in an amino acid sequence or nucleotide sequence.
- Insertion means that a change in the amino acid sequence or nucleotide sequence results in an increase in one or more amino acids or nucleotides compared to a molecule that exists in nature.
- Replacement refers to the replacement of one or more amino acids or nucleotides with different amino acids or nucleotides.
- Bioactivity refers to a protein that has the structure, regulation, or biochemical function of a natural molecule.
- immunologically active refers to the ability of natural, recombinant or synthetic proteins and fragments thereof to induce a specific immune response and to bind specific antibodies in a suitable animal or cell.
- An "agonist” refers to a molecule that, when bound to human natriuretic peptide receptor 18, causes the protein to change, thereby regulating the activity of the protein.
- An agonist may include a protein, a nucleic acid, a carbohydrate, or any other molecule that binds to the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Antagonist refers to a molecule that can block or modulate the biological or immunological activity of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 when it binds to human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Antagonists and inhibitors may include proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, or any other molecule that binds human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Regular refers to a change in the function of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18, including an increase or decrease in protein activity, a change in binding characteristics, and any other biological, functional, or immune properties of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18. Change.
- Substantially pure ' means substantially free of other proteins, lipids, sugars or other substances with which it is naturally associated.
- Those skilled in the art can purify human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 using standard protein purification techniques.
- Substantially pure human diuretic peptide receptor 18 can generate a single main band on a non-reducing polyacrylamide gel. The purity of human diuretic peptide receptor 18 can be analyzed by amino acid sequence.
- Complementary refers to the natural binding of polynucleotides by base-pairing under conditions of acceptable salt concentration and temperature.
- sequence C-T-G-A
- complementary sequence G-A-C-T
- the complementarity between two single-stranded molecules can be partial or complete.
- the degree of complementarity between nucleic acid strands has a significant effect on the efficiency and strength of hybridization between nucleic acid strands.
- “Homology” refers to the degree of complementarity and can be partially homologous or completely homologous.
- Partial homology refers to a partially complementary sequence that at least partially inhibits hybridization of a fully complementary sequence to a target nucleic acid. The inhibition of such hybridization can be detected by performing hybridization (Sou t hern blot or Nor t hern blot, etc.) under conditions of reduced stringency.
- Substantially homologous sequences or hybridization probes can compete and inhibit the binding of completely homologous sequences to the target sequence under conditions of reduced stringency. This does not mean that the conditions of reduced stringency allow non-specific binding, because the conditions of reduced stringency require that the two sequences bind to each other as a specific or selective interaction.
- Percent identity refers to the percentage of sequences that are identical or similar in the comparison of two or more amino acid or nucleic acid sequences. The percentage of identity can be determined electronically, such as by the MEGALIGN program (Lasergene sof tware package, DNASTAR, Inc., Mad Son Wis.). The MEGALIGN program can compare two or more sequences based on different methods, such as the Cluster method (Higg ins, DG and PM Sharp (1988) Gene 73: 237-244). The Cl uster method arranges groups of sequences into clusters by checking the distance between all pairs. The clusters are then assigned in pairs or groups. The percent identity between two amino acid sequences such as sequence A and sequence B is calculated by the following formula:
- the percent identity between nucleic acid sequences can also be determined by the Cluster method or by methods known in the art such as Jo tun He in (He in J., (1990) Methods in enzymo l ogy 183: 625-645) D
- Similarity refers to the degree of identical or conservative substitutions of amino acid residues at corresponding positions in the alignment of amino acid sequences.
- Amino acids used for conservative substitution for example, negatively charged amino acids may include aspartic acid and glutamic acid; positively charged amino acids may include lysine and arginine; having an uncharged head group is Similar hydrophilic amino acids may include leucine, isoleucine and valine; glycine and alanine; asparagine and glutamine; serine and threonine; phenylalanine and tyrosine.
- Antisense refers to a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a particular DM or RNA sequence.
- the "antisense strand” refers to a nucleic acid strand that is complementary to the “sense strand”.
- Derivative refers to HFP or a chemical modification of its nucleic acid. This chemical modification may be the replacement of a hydrogen atom with an alkyl, acyl or amino group. Nucleic acid derivatives can encode polypeptides that retain the main biological properties of natural molecules.
- Antibody refers to an intact antibody molecules and fragments thereof, such as Fa, F (a b ') 2 and F V, which specifically binds to human natriuretic peptide receptor antigen determinant 18.
- a “humanized antibody” refers to an antibody in which the amino acid sequence of a non-antigen binding region is replaced to become more similar to a human antibody, but still retains the original binding activity.
- isolated refers to the removal of matter from its original environment (for example, its natural environment if it is naturally occurring).
- a naturally occurring polynucleotide or polypeptide is not isolated when it is present in a living animal, but the same polynucleotide or polypeptide is separated from some or all of the substances that coexist in the natural system.
- Such a polynucleotide may be part of a vector, or such a polynucleotide or polypeptide may be part of a composition. Since the carrier or composition is not part of its natural environment, they are still isolated.
- isolated refers to the separation of a substance from its original environment (if natural Matter, the original environment is the natural environment).
- polynucleotides and polypeptides in a natural state in a living cell are not isolated and purified, but the same polynucleotides or polypeptides are separated and purified if they are separated from other substances existing in the natural state. .
- isolated human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 means that human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 is substantially free of other proteins, lipids, sugars, or other substances with which it is naturally associated. Those skilled in the art can purify human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 using standard protein purification techniques. Substantially pure polypeptides can produce a single main band on a non-reducing polyacrylamide gel. The purity of the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 peptide can be analyzed by amino acid sequences.
- the present invention provides a new polypeptide, human natriuretic peptide receptor 18, which basically consists of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2.
- the polypeptide of the present invention may be a recombinant polypeptide, a natural polypeptide, or a synthetic polypeptide, and preferably a recombinant polypeptide.
- the polypeptides of the present invention can be naturally purified products or chemically synthesized products, or can be produced from prokaryotic or eukaryotic hosts (eg, bacteria, yeast, higher plants, insects, and mammalian cells) using recombinant techniques. Depending on the host used in the recombinant production protocol, the polypeptide of the invention may be glycosylated, or it may be non-glycosylated. Polypeptides of the invention may also include or exclude starting methionine residues.
- the invention also includes fragments, derivatives and analogs of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- fragment refers to a polypeptide that substantially retains the same biological function or activity of the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 of the present invention.
- a fragment, derivative or analog of the polypeptide of the present invention may be: (I) a type in which one or more amino acid residues are substituted with conservative or non-conservative amino acid residues (preferably conservative amino acid residues), and the substitution The amino acid may or may not be encoded by the genetic code; or (II) such a type in which a group on one or more amino acid residues is substituted by other groups to include a substituent; or (III) such A type in which a mature polypeptide is fused to another compound (such as a compound that extends the half-life of a polypeptide, such as polyethylene glycol); or (IV) a type of polypeptide sequence in which an additional amino acid sequence is fused into a mature polypeptide ( Such as a leader sequence or a secreted sequence or a sequence used to purify this polypeptide or a protein sequence).
- such fragments, derivatives and analogs are considered to be within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.
- the present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid (polynucleotide), which basically consists of a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
- the polynucleotide sequence of the present invention includes a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.
- the polynucleotide of the present invention is found from a cDNA library of human fetal brain tissue. It contains a total nucleotide sequence of 2618 bases, and its open reading frame (988-1488) encodes 166 amino acids.
- This polypeptide has a characteristic sequence of a natriuretic peptide receptor, and it can be deduced that the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 has the structure and function represented by the natriuretic peptide receptor.
- the polynucleotide of the present invention may be in the form of DNA or RNA.
- DNA forms include cDNA, genes Group DNA or synthetic DNA.
- DM can be single-stranded or double-stranded.
- the DM can be a coding chain or a non-coding chain.
- the coding region sequence encoding a mature polypeptide may be the same as the coding region sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or a degenerate variant.
- a "degenerate variant” refers to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein or polypeptide having SEQ ID NO: 2 but different from the coding region sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the present invention.
- the polynucleotide encoding the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2 includes: only the coding sequence of the mature polypeptide; the coding sequence of the mature polypeptide and various additional coding sequences; the coding sequence of the mature polypeptide (and optional additional coding sequences); Coding sequence.
- polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide refers to a polynucleotide that includes the polypeptide and a polynucleotide that includes additional coding and / or non-coding sequences.
- the invention also relates to variants of the polynucleotides described above, which encode polypeptides or fragments, analogs and derivatives of polypeptides having the same amino acid sequence as the invention.
- This polynucleotide variant can be a naturally occurring allelic variant or a non-naturally occurring variant.
- These nucleotide variants include substitution variants, deletion variants, and insertion variants.
- an allelic variant is an alternative form of a polynucleotide that may be a substitution, deletion, or insertion of one or more nucleotides, but does not substantially change the function of the polypeptide it encodes .
- the invention also relates to a polynucleotide that hybridizes to the sequence described above (having at least 50%, preferably 70% identity between the two sequences).
- the present invention particularly relates to polynucleotides that can hybridize to the polynucleotides of the present invention under stringent conditions.
- “strict conditions” means: (1) hybridization and elution at lower ionic strength and higher temperature, such as 0.2xSSC, 0.1% SDS, 60 ° C; or (2) Add a denaturant during hybridization, such as 50% (v / v) formamide, 0.1% calf serum / 0.1% F i co ll, 42 ° C, etc .; or (3) only between the two sequences Crosses occur at least 95% or more, and more preferably 97% or more.
- the polypeptide encoded by the hybridizable polynucleotide has the same biological function and activity as the mature polypeptide shown in SEQ ID NO: 2.
- nucleic acid fragments that hybridize to the sequences described above.
- a "nucleic acid fragment” contains at least 10 nucleotides in length, preferably at least 20-30 nucleotides, more preferably at least 50-60 nucleotides, most preferably at least 100 More than nucleotides.
- Nucleic acid fragments can also be used in nucleic acid amplification techniques, such as PCR, to identify and / or isolate polynucleotides encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- polypeptides and polynucleotides in the present invention are preferably provided in an isolated form and are more preferably purified to homogeneity.
- the specific polynucleotide sequence encoding the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 of the present invention can be obtained by various methods.
- polynucleotides are isolated using hybridization techniques well known in the art. These techniques include, but are not limited to: 1) hybridization of probes to genomic or cDNA libraries to detect homologous polynucleotide sequences, and 2) antibody screening of expression libraries to detect cloned polynucleosides with common structural characteristics Acid fragments.
- the DM fragment sequence of the present invention can also be obtained by the following methods: 1) isolating the double-stranded DNA sequence from the DM of the genome; 2) chemically synthesizing the DNA sequence to obtain the double-stranded DNA of the polypeptide.
- genomic DNA isolation is the least commonly used. Direct chemical synthesis of DM sequences is often the method of choice.
- the more commonly used method is the isolation of cDNA sequences.
- the standard method for isolating the cDNA of interest is to isolate niRNA from donor cells that overexpress the gene and perform reverse transcription to form a plasmid or phage cDNA library.
- niRNA niRNA from donor cells that overexpress the gene and perform reverse transcription to form a plasmid or phage cDNA library.
- kits are also commercially available (Qiagene).
- the construction of cDNA libraries is also a common method (Sambrook, et al., Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. New York, 1989).
- Commercially available cDNA libraries are also available, such as different cDNA libraries from Clontech. When polymerase reaction technology is used in combination, even very small expression products can be cloned.
- genes of the present invention can be selected from these cDNA libraries by conventional methods. These methods include (but are not limited to): (l) DNA-DNA or DNA-RNA hybridization; (2) the presence or absence of marker gene functions; (3) measuring the level of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 transcripts; ( 4) Detecting gene-expressed protein products by immunological techniques or by measuring biological activity. The above methods can be used singly or in combination.
- the probe used for hybridization is homologous to any part of the polynucleotide of the present invention, and its length is at least 10 nucleotides, preferably at least 30 nucleotides, more preferably At least 50 nucleotides, preferably at least 100 nucleotides.
- the length of the probe is usually within 2000 nucleotides, preferably within 1000 nucleotides.
- the probe used here is usually a DNA sequence chemically synthesized based on the gene sequence information of the present invention.
- the genes or fragments of the present invention can of course be used as probes.
- DNA probes can be labeled with radioisotopes, luciferin, or enzymes (such as alkaline phosphatase).
- immunological techniques such as Western blotting, radioimmunoprecipitation, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can be used to detect the protein product expressed by the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 gene.
- ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- a method of applying a PCR technique to amplify DNA / RNA is preferably used to obtain the gene of the present invention.
- the RACE method RACE-Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends
- the primers for PCR can be appropriately based on the polynucleotide sequence information of the present invention disclosed herein Select and synthesize using conventional methods.
- the amplified DNA / RNA fragments can be isolated and purified by conventional methods such as by gel electrophoresis.
- polynucleotide sequence of the gene of the present invention or various DNA fragments and the like obtained as described above can be determined by a conventional method such as dideoxy chain termination method (Sanger et al. PNAS, 1977, 74: 5463-5467). Such polynucleotide sequences can also be determined using commercial sequencing kits and the like. In order to obtain the full-length cDNA sequence, sequencing must be repeated. Sometimes it is necessary to determine the cDNA sequence of multiple clones in order to splice into a full-length cDNA sequence.
- the present invention also relates to a vector comprising the polynucleotide of the present invention, and a host cell that is genetically engineered using the vector of the present invention or directly using the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 coding sequence, and a recombinant technology for producing the polypeptide of the present invention.
- a polynucleotide sequence encoding the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can be inserted into a vector to constitute a recombinant vector containing the polynucleotide of the present invention.
- vector refers to bacterial plasmids, phages, yeast plasmids, plant cell viruses, mammalian cell viruses such as adenoviruses, retroviruses, or other vectors well known in the art.
- Vectors suitable for use in the present invention include, but are not limited to: T7 promoter-based expression vectors expressed in bacteria (Rosenberg, et al.
- any plasmid and vector can be used to construct a recombinant expression vector.
- An important feature of expression vectors is that they usually contain an origin of replication, a promoter, a marker gene, and translational regulatory elements.
- DM sequences encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 and appropriate transcriptional / translational regulatory elements can be used to construct expression vectors containing DM sequences encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 and appropriate transcriptional / translational regulatory elements. These methods include in vitro recombinant DNA technology, DNA synthesis technology, and in vivo recombination technology (Sambroook, et al. Molecular Cloning, a Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. New York, 1989).
- the DM sequence can be operably linked to an appropriate promoter in an expression vector to guide mRNA synthesis. Representative examples of these promoters are: the lac or trp promoter of E.
- the expression vector also includes a ribosome binding site for translation initiation, a transcription terminator, and the like. Insertion of enhancer sequences into the vector will enhance its transcription in higher eukaryotic cells. Enhancers are cis-acting factors for DNA expression, usually about 10 to 300 base pairs, which act on promoters to enhance gene transcription. Examples include SV40 enhancers of 100 to 270 base pairs on the late side of the origin of replication, polyoma enhancers on the late side of the origin of replication, and adenovirus enhancers.
- the expression vector preferably contains one or more selectable marker genes to provide phenotypic traits for selection of transformed host cells, such as dihydrofolate reductase, neomycin resistance, and green for eukaryotic cell culture.
- selectable marker genes to provide phenotypic traits for selection of transformed host cells, such as dihydrofolate reductase, neomycin resistance, and green for eukaryotic cell culture.
- GFP fluorescent protein
- tetracycline or ampicillin resistance for E. coli.
- a polynucleotide encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 or a recombinant vector containing the polynucleotide can be transformed or transduced into a host cell to constitute a genetically engineered host cell containing the polynucleotide or the recombinant vector.
- host cell refers to a prokaryotic cell, such as a bacterial cell; or a lower eukaryotic cell, such as a yeast cell; or a higher eukaryotic cell, such as a mammalian cell.
- a prokaryotic cell such as a bacterial cell
- a lower eukaryotic cell such as a yeast cell
- a higher eukaryotic cell such as a mammalian cell.
- Representative examples are: E. coli, Streptomyces; bacterial cells such as Salmonella typhimurium; fungal cells such as yeast; plant cells; insect cells such as fly S 2 or Sf 9; animal cells such as CH0, COS or Bowes s melanoma cells Wait.
- Transformation of a host cell with a DNA sequence described in the present invention or a recombinant vector containing the DNA sequence can be performed using conventional techniques well known to those skilled in the art.
- the host is a prokaryote such as E. coli
- competent cells capable of absorbing DNA can be harvested after the exponential growth phase and treated with CaCl.
- the steps used are well known in the art.
- the alternative is to use MgC l 2 .
- transformation can also be performed by electroporation.
- the following DNA transfection methods can be used: calcium phosphate co-precipitation method, or conventional mechanical methods such as microinjection, electroporation, and liposome packaging.
- polynucleotide sequence of the present invention can be used to express or produce recombinant human diuretic peptide receptor 18 (Scueence, 1 984; 224: 1431). Generally there are the following steps:
- the medium used in the culture may be selected from various conventional mediums. Culture is performed under conditions suitable for host cell growth. After the host cells have grown to an appropriate cell density, the selected promoter is induced by a suitable method (such as temperature conversion or chemical induction), and the cells are cultured for a period of time.
- a suitable method such as temperature conversion or chemical induction
- the recombinant polypeptide may be coated in a cell, expressed on a cell membrane, or secreted outside the cell. If necessary, the recombinant protein can be isolated and purified by various separation methods using its physical, chemical and other properties. These methods are well known to those skilled in the art. These methods include, but are not limited to: conventional renaturation treatment, protein precipitant treatment (salting out method), centrifugation, osmotic disruption, ultrasonic treatment, ultracentrifugation, molecular sieve chromatography (gel filtration), adsorption chromatography, ion Exchange chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and various other liquid chromatography techniques and combinations of these methods.
- conventional renaturation treatment protein precipitant treatment (salting out method), centrifugation, osmotic disruption, ultrasonic treatment, ultracentrifugation, molecular sieve chromatography (gel filtration), adsorption chromatography, ion Exchange chromatography, high performance liquid
- polypeptides of the present invention can be directly used in the treatment of diseases, for example, they can be used to treat malignant tumors, adrenal deficiency, skin diseases, various types of inflammation, HIV infection, and immunological diseases. .
- Natriuretic peptides are a class of hormones involved in the regulation of body fluids and the maintenance of electrolyte homeostasis. The second messenger stimulates the production of cyclic guanylate in cells. Natriuretic peptide receptors respond to natriuretic peptide. Natriuretic peptides are affected by ANP-A, ANP-B, and ANP-C for regulating water and electrolyte balance between body fluids, interstitial fluids, and cells, and maintaining electrolyte homeostasis. Natriuretic peptide-specific conserved sequences are required to form their active mot if.
- the abnormal expression of the specific natriuretic peptide mot if will cause the function of the polypeptide containing the mot if of the present invention to be abnormal, thereby causing the water and electrolyte balance between body fluids, interstitial fluids, and cells and maintaining electrolyte steady state to occur Abnormal and produce related diseases such as water and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, heart failure, etc.
- the abnormal expression of the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 of the present invention will produce various diseases, especially water and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, and heart failure.
- diseases include but are not limited to: excessive water and water Poisoning, hyponatremia, hypernatremia, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, respiratory acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, mixed acid-base balance disorder, gout , Cardiogenic heart failure, Pulmonary heart failure ⁇
- polypeptide of the present invention as well as its antagonists, agonists and inhibitors, can be directly used in the treatment of diseases, for example, it can treat various diseases, especially water and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, heart failure and the like.
- the invention also provides methods for screening compounds to identify agents that increase (agonist) or suppress (antagonist) human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Agonists enhance biological functions such as human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 to stimulate cell proliferation, while antagonists prevent and treat disorders related to excessive cell proliferation, such as various cancers.
- mammalian cells or membrane preparations expressing human diuretic naphthide receptor 18 can be cultured with labeled human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 in the presence of drugs. The ability of the drug to increase or block this interaction is then determined.
- Antagonists of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 include screened antibodies, compounds, receptor deletions, and the like. Antagonists of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can bind to human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 and eliminate its function, or inhibit the production of the polypeptide, or bind to the active site of the polypeptide so that the polypeptide cannot function biological functions.
- human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can be added to bioanalytical assays to determine whether a compound is a compound by measuring its effect on the interaction between human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 and its receptor. Antagonist. Receptor deletions and analogs that function as antagonists can be screened in the same manner as described above for screening compounds.
- Polypeptide molecules capable of binding to human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can be obtained by screening a random peptide library composed of various possible combinations of amino acids bound to a solid phase. In screening, the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 molecule should generally be labeled.
- the present invention provides a method for producing an antibody using a polypeptide, a fragment, a derivative, an analog thereof, or a cell thereof as an antigen.
- These antibodies can be polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies.
- the invention also provides Antibodies against the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 epitope These antibodies include (but are not limited to): polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, chimeric antibodies, single chain antibodies, Fab fragments, and fragments produced by Fab expression libraries.
- Polyclonal antibodies can be produced by injecting human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 directly into immunized animals (such as rabbits, mice, rats, etc.).
- immunized animals such as rabbits, mice, rats, etc.
- a variety of adjuvants can be used to enhance the immune response, including but not limited to Freund's Agent.
- Techniques for preparing monoclonal antibodies to human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 include, but are not limited to, hybridoma technology (Kohler and Milstein. Nature, 1975, 256: 495-497), triple tumor technology, human beta-cell hybridoma technology, EBV -Hybridoma technology, etc.
- Chimeric antibodies combining human constant regions and non-human variable regions can be produced using existing techniques (Morrison et al, PNAS, 1985, 81: 6851). 0 Existing techniques for producing single-chain antibodies (US Pat No. .4946778) can also be used to produce single chain antibodies against human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Antibodies against human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can be used in immunohistochemical techniques to detect human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 in biopsy specimens.
- Monoclonal antibodies that bind to human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can also be labeled with radioisotopes and injected into the body to track their location and distribution. This radiolabeled antibody can be used as a non-invasive diagnostic method to locate tumor cells and determine whether there is metastasis.
- Antibodies can also be used to design immunotoxins that target a particular part of the body.
- human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 high affinity monoclonal antibodies can covalently bind to bacterial or plant toxins (such as diphtheria toxin, ricin, ormosine, etc.).
- a common method is to attack the amino group of an antibody with a thiol cross-linking agent such as SPDP and bind the toxin to the antibody through exchange of disulfide bonds.
- This hybrid antibody can be used to kill human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 cell.
- the antibodies of the present invention can be used to treat or prevent diseases related to human natriuretic peptide receptor 18. Administration of an appropriate dose of the antibody can stimulate or block the production or activity of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- the invention also relates to a diagnostic test method for quantitative and localized detection of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 levels. These tests are well known in the art and include FISH assays and radioimmunoassays. The levels of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 detected in the test can be used to explain the importance of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 in various diseases and to diagnose diseases in which human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 functions.
- polypeptide of the present invention can also be used for peptide mapping analysis.
- the polypeptide can be specifically cleaved by physical, chemical or enzymatic analysis, and subjected to one-dimensional or two-dimensional or three-dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis, and more preferably mass spectrometry analysis.
- the polynucleotide encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can also be used for a variety of therapeutic purposes.
- Gene therapy technology can be used to treat cells caused by non-expression or abnormal / inactive expression of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 Proliferation, development, or metabolic abnormalities.
- Recombinant gene therapy vectors (such as viral vectors) can be designed to express mutated human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 and inhibit endogenous human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 activity.
- a mutated human diuretic napeptide receptor H may be a shortened human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 lacking a signaling domain, and although it can bind to downstream substrates, it lacks signaling activity. Therefore, the recombinant gene therapy vector can be used for treating diseases caused by abnormal expression or activity of human diuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Virus-derived expression vectors such as retrovirus, adenovirus, adenovirus-associated virus, herpes simplex virus, parvovirus, etc. can be used to transfer a polynucleotide encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 into cells.
- recombinant viral vectors carrying a polynucleotide encoding human diuretic peptide receptor 18 can be found in the literature (Sambrook, et al.).
- a recombinant polynucleotide encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can be packaged into liposomes and transferred into cells.
- Methods for introducing a polynucleotide into a tissue or cell include: directly injecting the polynucleotide into a tissue in vivo; or introducing the polynucleotide into a cell in vitro through a vector (such as a virus, phage, or plasmid), and then transplanting the cell Into the body and so on.
- a vector such as a virus, phage, or plasmid
- Oligonucleotides including antisense RNA and DNA
- ribozymes that inhibit human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 mRNA are also within the scope of the present invention.
- a ribozyme is an enzyme-like RNA molecule that specifically decomposes specific RNA. Its mechanism of action is that the ribozyme molecule specifically hybridizes with a complementary target RNA for endonucleation.
- Antisense RNA, DNA, and ribozymes can be obtained using any existing RNA or DNA synthesis technology, such as solid-phase phosphoramidite chemical synthesis to synthesize oligonucleotides.
- Antisense RNA molecules can be obtained by in vitro or in vivo transcription of a DNA sequence encoding the RNA. This DNA sequence has been integrated downstream of the RNA polymerase promoter of the vector. In order to increase the stability of the nucleic acid molecule, it can be modified in a variety of ways, such as increasing the sequence length on both sides, and the linkage between ribonucleosides using phosphorothioate or peptide bonds instead of phosphodiester bonds.
- the polynucleotide encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor] 8 can be used for the diagnosis of diseases related to human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- the polynucleotide encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can be used to detect the expression of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 or abnormal expression of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 in a disease state.
- the DM sequence encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 can be used to hybridize biopsy specimens to determine the expression of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18.
- Hybridization techniques include Southern blotting, Northern blotting, and in situ hybridization.
- polynucleotides of the present invention can be used as probes to be fixed on a microarray or a DNA chip (also referred to as a "gene chip") for analyzing differential expression analysis and gene diagnosis of genes in tissue.
- Human natriuretic peptide receptor 18-specific primers can be used to perform RNA-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in vitro amplification to detect human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 transcripts. Detection of mutations in the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 gene can also be used to diagnose human natriuretic peptide receptor 18-related diseases.
- human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 mutations include point mutations, translocations, deletions, recombinations, and any other abnormalities compared to the normal wild-type human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 DNA sequence. Mutations can be detected using existing techniques such as Southern blotting, DNA sequence analysis, PCR and in situ hybridization. In addition, mutations may affect the expression of proteins. Therefore, Northern blotting and Western blotting can be used to indirectly determine whether a gene is mutated.
- sequences of the invention are also valuable for chromosome identification. This sequence will specifically target a specific position on a human chromosome and can hybridize to it. Currently, specific sites for each gene on the chromosome need to be identified. Currently, only a few chromosome markers based on actual sequence data (repeating polymorphisms) are available for marking chromosome positions. According to the present invention, in order to associate these sequences with disease-related genes, an important first step is to locate these DNA sequences on a chromosome.
- a PCR primer (preferably 15-35bp) is prepared from the cDNA, and the sequence can be located on the chromosome. These primers were then used for PCR screening of somatic hybrid cells containing individual human chromosomes. Only those heterozygous cells containing the human gene corresponding to the primer will produce amplified fragments.
- PCR localization of somatic hybrid cells is a quick way to localize DNA to specific chromosomes.
- oligonucleotide primers of the present invention in a similar manner, a set of fragments from a specific chromosome or a large number of genomic clones can be used to achieve sublocalization.
- Other similar strategies that can be used for chromosomal localization include in situ hybridization, chromosome pre-screening with labeled flow sorting, and pre-selection of hybridization to construct chromosome-specific cDNA libraries.
- Fluorescent in situ hybridization of cDNA clones with metaphase chromosomes allows precise chromosomal localization in one step.
- FISH Fluorescent in situ hybridization
- the differences in cDNA or genomic sequences between the affected and unaffected individuals need to be determined. If a mutation is observed in some or all diseased individuals and the mutation is not observed in any normal individuals, the mutation may be the cause of the disease. Comparing affected and unaffected individuals usually involves first looking for structural changes in the chromosome, such as deletions or translocations that are visible at the chromosomal level or detectable using cDNA sequence-based PCR. Based on the resolution capabilities of current physical mapping and gene mapping technologies, The cDNA of the disease-related chromosomal region can be one of 50 to 500 potentially pathogenic genes (assuming 1 megabase mapping resolution and one gene per 20 kb).
- the polypeptides, polynucleotides and mimetics, agonists, antagonists and inhibitors of the present invention can be used in combination with a suitable pharmaceutical carrier.
- suitable pharmaceutical carrier can be water, glucose, ethanol, salts, buffers, glycerol, and combinations thereof.
- the composition comprises a safe and effective amount of the polypeptide or antagonist, and carriers and excipients which do not affect the effect of the drug. These compositions can be used as drugs for the treatment of diseases.
- the invention also provides a kit or kit containing one or more containers containing one or more ingredients of the pharmaceutical composition of the invention.
- a kit or kit containing one or more containers containing one or more ingredients of the pharmaceutical composition of the invention.
- these containers there may be instructional instructions given by government agencies that manufacture, use, or sell pharmaceuticals or biological products, which prompts permission for administration on the human body by government agencies that produce, use, or sell.
- the polypeptides of the invention can be used in combination with other therapeutic compounds.
- the pharmaceutical composition can be administered in a convenient manner, such as by a topical, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intranasal or intradermal route of administration.
- Human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 is administered in an amount effective to treat and / or prevent a specific indication.
- the amount and range of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 administered to a patient will depend on many factors, such as the mode of administration, the health conditions of the person to be treated, and the judgment of the diagnostician.
- Total human fetal brain RNA was extracted by one-step method with guanidine isothiocyanate / phenol / chloroform.
- Poly (A) mRNA was isolated from total RM using Quik mRNA Isolation Kit (Qiegene). 2ug poly (A) mRNA is reverse transcribed to form cDNA.
- the Smart cDNA cloning kit purchased from Clontech was used to insert the cDNA fragment into the multiple cloning site of pBSK (+) vector (Clontech) to transform DH5a. The bacteria formed a cDNA library.
- Dye terminate cycle react ion sequencing kit Perkin-Elmer
- ABI 377 automatic sequencer Perkin-Elmer
- the determined cDNA sequence was compared with the existing public DNA sequence database (Genebank), and it was found that the cDNA sequence of one of the clones 0555 ⁇ 0 was new DNA.
- a series of primers were synthesized to determine the inserted cDNA fragments of the clone in both directions.
- the sequence of the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 of the present invention and the protein sequence encoded by the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 were profiled using the GCG profile scan program (Basic local alignment search tool) [Al tschul, SF et al.
- the human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 of the present invention is homologous with the domain natriuretic peptide receptor at 105-159, and the homology result is shown in FIG. 1.
- the homology rate is 33%, and the score is 18.38; the threshold is 16.59.
- Example 3 Cloning of gene encoding human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 by RT-PCR
- CDNA was synthesized using fetal brain total RNA as a template and oligo-dT as a primer for reverse transcription reaction. After purification with Qiagene's kit, the following primers were used for PCR amplification:
- Primerl 5'— ATACATATGTATTTTAGGTCTTTC — 3 '(SEQ ID NO: 3)
- Primer2 5'- AGTTTATTAAGTATTAACTTTATT -3 '(SEQ ID NO: 4)
- Primerl is a forward sequence starting at lbp at the 5 'end of SEQ ID NO: 1;
- Primer2 is the 3, terminal reverse sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.
- Amplification reaction conditions 50 ⁇ l reaction volume contains 50 ol / LC 1, 1 Ommo 1 / L Tris-HCl, pH8.5, 1.5mmol / L MgCl 2 2 (mol / L dNTP, lOpniol primer, 1U Taq DNA polymerase (C 1 on te ch company). Reaction was performed for 25 cycles on a PE 9600 DN A thermal cycler (Pe rki n-E 1 me r) under the following conditions: 94 C 30sec; 55 C 30sec 72 ° C 2min. Set ⁇ -act in as a positive control and template blank as a negative control at the same time during RT-PCR.
- Amplification products were purified using a QIAGEN kit and ligated to a pCR vector using a TA cloning kit (Invitrogen (Product of the company).
- the DNA sequence analysis results showed that the DNA sequence of the PCR product is exactly the same as that of 1-2618bp shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.
- Example 4 Analysis of human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 gene expression by Northern blot
- RNA extraction in one step [Anal. Biochem 1987, 162, 156-159] D This method involves acid guanidinium thiocyanate-chloroform extraction. That is, the tissue is homogenized with 4M guanidine isothiocyanate-25mM sodium citrate, 0.2M sodium acetate (pH4.0), and 1 time volume of phenol and 1/5 volume of chloroform-isoamyl alcohol (49: 1 ), Mix and centrifuge. Aspirate the aqueous layer, add isopropanol (0.8 vol) and centrifuge the mixture to obtain RNA precipitate. The resulting RNA pellet was washed with 70% ethanol, dried and dissolved in water.
- RNA was applied on a 1.2% agarose gel containing 20 mM 3- (N-morpholino) propanesulfonic acid (pH 7.0)-5 mM sodium acetate-1 mM EDTA-2.2M formaldehyde Line electrophoresis. It was then transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane. Preparation cc- 32 P dATP with 32 P- DNA probe labeled by the random primer method.
- the DNA probe used was the PCR amplified human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 coding region sequence (988bp to 1488bp) shown in FIG. 1.
- a 32P-labeled probe (approximately 2 ⁇ 10 6 cpm / ml) and a nitrocellulose membrane to which RNA was transferred were placed in a solution at 42 ° C. C hybridization overnight, the solution contains 50% formamide-25mM KH 2 P0 4 (pH7.4)-5 ⁇ SSC-5 ⁇ Denhardt's solution and 20 ( ⁇ g / ml salmon sperm DNA. After hybridization, the filter was x SSC-0.1% SDS was washed at 55 ° C for 30 min. Then, analysis and quantification were performed using Phosphor Imager.
- Example 5 In vitro expression, isolation and purification of recombinant human natriuretic peptide receptor 18
- Primer3 5'- CATGGATCCATGGAAAGGGCAGAGGTTTGCCCT -3 '(Seq ID No: 5)
- Primer4 5'- CCCCTCGAGTCATTGTTGTGTCTCCTGTTGCAG -3' (Seq ID No: 6)
- the 5 'ends of the two primers contain BamHI and Xhol restriction sites, respectively.
- the coding sequences of the 5 'and 3' ends of the gene of interest are followed, respectively.
- the restriction sites of BamHI and Xhol correspond to the selectivity within the expression vector plasmid pET-28b (+) (Novagen, Cat. No. 69865.3). Digestion site.
- the PCR reaction was performed using the pBS-0555 ⁇ 0 plasmid containing the full-length target gene as a template.
- the PCR reaction conditions were as follows: a total volume of 50 ⁇ 1 containing 10 pg of pBS-0555 ⁇ 0 plasmid, Primer-3 and Primer-4 were lpmol, Advantage polymerase Mix (Clontech) 1 ⁇ 1, respectively. Cycle parameters: 94 ° C 20s, 60 ° C 30s, 68 ° C 2 min, a total of 25 cycles.
- the amplified product and plasmid pET-28 (+) were digested with BamHI and Xhol, respectively, and large fragments were recovered and ligated with T4 ligase.
- the ligated product was transformed with colibacillus DH5CX by the calcium chloride method. After the LB plate was cultured overnight, positive clones were selected by colony PCR method and sequenced. A positive clone (PET-0555 ⁇ 0) with the correct sequence was selected, and the recombinant plasmid was transformed into E. coli BL21 (DE3) plySs (product of Novagen) using the calcium chloride method.
- the host bacteria BL21 (pET-0555f 10) was cultured at 37 ° C to the logarithmic growth phase, and IPTG was added to a final concentration of 1 mmol / L, Continue incubation for 5 hours. The bacteria were collected by centrifugation, and the supernatant was collected by centrifugation. The supernatant was collected by centrifugation. Chromatography was performed using an affinity column His. Bind Quick Cartridge (product of Novagen) capable of binding to 6 histidine His-Tags. The purified human protein natriuretic peptide receptor 18 was purified.
- a peptide specific to human natriuretic peptide receptor 18 was synthesized using a peptide synthesizer (product of PE company): NH 2 -Me t-Gl u-Arg-Al aG l u-Va l-Cys-Pro-H i s -Trp-Asn-Arg-Tyr-Leu-Leu-COOH (SEQ ID NO: 7).
- the polypeptide is coupled with hemocyanin and bovine serum albumin to form a complex, respectively.
- Suitable oligonucleotide fragments selected from the polynucleotides of the present invention are used as hybridization probes in a variety of ways.
- the probes can be used to hybridize to genomic or cDNA libraries of normal tissue or pathological tissue from different sources to It is determined whether it contains the polynucleotide sequence of the present invention and a homologous polynucleotide sequence is detected.
- the probe can be used to detect the polynucleotide sequence of the present invention or its homologous polynucleotide sequence in normal tissue or pathology. Whether the expression in tissue cells is abnormal.
- the purpose of this embodiment is to select a suitable oligonucleotide fragment from the polynucleotide SEQ ID NO: 1 of the present invention as a hybridization probe, and to identify whether some tissues contain the polynucleoside of the present invention by a filter hybridization method.
- Filter hybridization methods include dot blotting, Sou thern blotting, Nor thern blotting, and copying methods. They are all used to fix the polynucleotide sample to be tested on the filter and then hybridize using basically the same steps.
- the sample-immobilized filter is first pre-hybridized with a probe-free hybridization buffer, so that the non-specific binding site of the sample on the filter is saturated with the carrier and the synthetic polymer.
- the pre-hybridization solution is then replaced with a hybridization buffer containing the labeled probe and incubated to hybridize the probe to the target nucleic acid.
- the unhybridized probes are removed by a series of membrane washing steps.
- This embodiment utilizes higher-intensity washing conditions (such as lower salt concentration and higher temperature) to reduce the hybridization background and retain only strong specific signals.
- the probes used in this embodiment include two types: the first type of probes are oligonucleotide fragments that are completely the same as or complementary to the polynucleotide SEQ ID NO: 1 of the present invention; the second type of probes are partially related to the present invention
- the polynucleotide SEQ ID NO: 1 is the same or complementary oligonucleotide fragment.
- the dot blot method is used to fix the sample on the filter membrane. Under the high-intensity washing conditions, the first type of probe and the sample have the strongest hybridization specificity and are retained. First, the selection of the probe
- oligonucleotide fragments for use as hybridization probes from the polynucleotide SEQ ID NO: 1 of the present invention should follow the following principles and several aspects to be considered:
- the preferred range of probe size is 18-50 nucleotides
- Those that meet the above conditions can be used as primary selection probes, and then further computer sequence analysis, including the primary selection probe and its source sequence region (ie, SEQ ID NO: 1) and other known genomic sequences and their complements For homology comparison of the regions, if the homology with the non-target molecular region is greater than 85% or there are more than 15 consecutive bases, the primary probe should not be used generally;
- Probe 1 (probel), which belongs to the first type of probe, is completely homologous or complementary to the gene fragment of SEQ ID NO: 1 (41Nt)
- probe 2 (P robe2), belong to the second probe, corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 1, or a replacement gene fragment complementary to a fragment of the mutant sequence (41Nt) :
- PBS phosphate buffered saline
- step 8-13 are only used when contamination must be removed, otherwise step 14 can be performed directly.
- NC membranes nitrocellulose membranes
- Two NC membranes are required for each probe for subsequent experiments.
- the film is washed with high-strength conditions and strength conditions, respectively.
- the sample membrane was placed in a plastic bag, and 3-10 mg of prehybridization solution (lOxDenhardfs; 6xSSC, 0.1 mg / ml CT DNA (calf thymus DNA)) was added. After sealing the mouth of the bag, shake at 68 ° C for 2 hours.
- prehybridization solution lOxDenhardfs; 6xSSC, 0.1 mg / ml CT DNA (calf thymus DNA)
- Gene chip or DNA microarray is a new technology that many national laboratories and large pharmaceutical companies are currently developing and developing. It refers to the orderly and high-density arrangement of a large number of target gene fragments on glass, The data is compared and analyzed on a carrier such as silicon using fluorescence detection and computer software to achieve the purpose of fast, efficient, and high-throughput analysis of biological information.
- the polynucleotide of the present invention can be used as target DNA for gene chip technology for high-throughput research of new gene functions; search for and screen new tissue-specific genes, especially new genes related to diseases such as tumors; diagnosis of diseases such as hereditary diseases .
- the specific method steps have been reported in the literature. For example, see the references DeRisi, JL, Lyer, V. & Brown, P.0. (1997) Science 278, 680-686. M., Chai, A., Shalom, D., (1997) PNAS 94: 2150-2155.
- a total of 4,000 polynucleotide sequences of various full-length cDNAs are used as target DNA, including the polynucleotide of the present invention. They were amplified by PCR respectively. After purification, the concentration of the amplified product was adjusted to about 500 ng / ul, and spotted on a glass medium with a Cartesian 7500 spotting instrument (purchased from Cartesian, USA). The distance is 280pm. The spotted slides were hydrated and dried, cross-linked in a UV cross-linker, and dried after elution to fix the DNA on the glass slides to prepare chips. The specific method steps have been reported in the literature. The sample post-processing steps in this embodiment are:
- Total mRNA was extracted from normal liver and liver cancer in one step, and mRM was purified with Oligotex mRNA Midi Kit (purchased from QiaGen).
- the fluorescent reagent Cy3dUTP (5- Amino- propargy l-2'-deoxyur idine) was reverse-transcribed separately.
- Probes from the two types of tissues and the chip were hybridized in a UniHyb TM Hybridization Solution (purchased from TeleChem) hybridization solution for 16 hours, washed with a washing solution (1 x SSC, 0.2% SDS) at room temperature, and then scanned with ScanArray 3000.
- the scanner purchased from General Scanning Company, USA
- the scanned image was analyzed and processed with Imagene software (Biodi scovery Company, USA), and the Cy3 / Cy5 ratio of each point was calculated. The points with the ratio less than 0.5 and greater than 2 were scanned. It is considered to be a gene whose expression is different.
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