WO2001075007A2 - Nouveau polypeptide, tyrosinase 15, et polynucléotide codant pour ce polypeptide - Google Patents

Nouveau polypeptide, tyrosinase 15, et polynucléotide codant pour ce polypeptide Download PDF

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WO2001075007A2
WO2001075007A2 PCT/CN2001/000268 CN0100268W WO0175007A2 WO 2001075007 A2 WO2001075007 A2 WO 2001075007A2 CN 0100268 W CN0100268 W CN 0100268W WO 0175007 A2 WO0175007 A2 WO 0175007A2
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  • the present invention belongs to the field of biotechnology. Specifically, the present invention describes a novel polypeptide, tyrosinase 15, and a polynucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide. The invention also relates to the preparation method and application of the polynucleotide and polypeptide. Background technique
  • Tyrosinase is a copper monomeric enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of monophenols and the oxidation of o-diphenols. Tyrosine is found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and is related to pigment synthesis, such as melanin and some other polyphenol compounds. Tyrosinase binds two copper atoms (CuA and CuB), and each copper atom is connected to three histidine residues. The sequence near these histidine residues is quite conserved. Such a structure is in serum It has also been found in vegetarians.
  • Tyrosinase and some related proteins have two characteristic structures. The first is at the N-terminus and contains two histidine residues bound to a copper atom. Its sequence is HX (4, 5) -F- (LIVMFTP) -X- (FW) -HRX (2)-(LM) -X (3) -E; The second one is located in the center of the entire enzyme and contains a histidine residue bound to a copper atom. Its sequence is DPXF- (LIVMFYW) -X (2)-H-X (3) -I) (All tyrosinase and serotonin contain this sequence).
  • the tyrosinase 15 protein plays an important role in regulating important functions of the body such as cell division and embryonic development, and it is believed that a large number of proteins are involved in these regulatory processes, so there has been a need in the art to identify more involved in these processes Tyrosinase 15 protein, especially the amino acid sequence of this protein is identified.
  • the isolation of the novel tyrosinase 15 protein encoding gene also provides the 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 agents for disease 1 and it is therefore important to isolate its coding DNA. Disclosure of invention It is an object of the present invention to provide isolated novel polypeptides-tyrosinase 15 and fragments, analogs and derivatives thereof.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing tyrosinase 15.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an antibody against the polypeptide-tyrosinase 15 of the present invention.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide mimetic compounds, antagonists, agonists, and inhibitors against the polypeptide tyrosinase 15 of the present invention.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for diagnosing and treating diseases related to tyrosinase 15 abnormalities.
  • 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) having SEQ ID NO: 1
  • the present invention further relates to a vector, particularly an expression vector, containing the polynucleotide of the present invention; a host cell genetically engineered with the vector, including a transformed, transduced or transfected host cell; 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 a tyrosinase 15 protein, which comprises utilizing a polypeptide of the invention.
  • the invention also relates to compounds obtained by this method.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for in vitro detection of a disease or susceptibility to disease associated with abnormal expression of a tyrosinase 15 protein, comprising detecting a mutation in the polypeptide or a sequence encoding a polynucleotide thereof in a biological sample, or detecting a biological sample The amount or biological activity of a polypeptide of the invention.
  • the present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition, which contains the polypeptide of the present invention or a mimic, activator, antagonist Antibiotics or inhibitors and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
  • 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 tyrosinase 15.
  • 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 DM 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 “variant" of a protein or polynucleotide 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 can have "conservative" changes, in which the amino acid substituted 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 refers to an alteration in the amino acid sequence or nucleotide sequence that results in an increase in one or more amino acids or nucleotides compared to a naturally occurring molecule.
  • 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 in appropriate animals or cells and to bind to specific antibodies.
  • An "agonist” refers to a molecule that, when combined with tyrosinase 15, causes a change in the protein to regulate the activity of the protein.
  • An agonist may include a protein, a nucleic acid, a carbohydrate, or any other molecule that can bind to tyrosinase 15.
  • Antagonist refers to a molecule that, when combined with tyrosinase 15, can block or regulate the biological or immunological activity of tyrosinase 15.
  • Antagonists and inhibitors may include proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates or any other molecule that can bind tyrosinase 15.
  • tyrosinase 15 refers to a change in the function of tyrosinase 15, including an increase or decrease in protein activity, Changes in binding properties and any other biological, functional or immune properties of tyrosinase 15.
  • 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 tyrosinase 15 using standard protein purification techniques. Essentially pure The tyrosinase 15 can generate a single main band on a non-reducing polyacrylamide gel. The purity of the tyrosinase 15 polypeptide 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 may 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. This inhibition of hybridization can be detected by performing hybridization (Southern imprinting or Northern blotting, etc.) under conditions of reduced stringency. Substantially homologous sequences or hybridization probes can compete and inhibit the binding of fully homologous sequences to the target sequence under conditions of reduced stringency. This does not mean that conditions with reduced stringency allow non-specific binding, because conditions with reduced stringency require that the two sequences bind to each other as either specific or selective interactions.
  • Percent identity refers to the percentage of sequences that are the same or similar in a comparison of two or more amino acid or nucleic acid sequences. The percent identity can be determined electronically, such as by the MEGALIGN program (Lasergene software package, DNASTAR, Inc., Madison Wis.). The MEGALIGN program can compare two or more sequences according to different methods such as the Cluster method (Higgins, D. G. and P.M. Sharp (1988) Gene 73: 237-244). The Cluster method arranges groups of sequences into clusters by checking the distance between all pairs. The clusters are then assigned in pairs or groups.
  • sequence A and sequence B The percent identity between two amino acid sequences such as sequence A and sequence B is calculated by the following formula: The number of matching residues between sequence A and sequence X 100 The number of residues in sequence A-the number of spacer residues in sequence A Number of interval residues in a sequence B
  • the percent identity between nucleic acid sequences can also be determined by the Cluster method or by methods known in the art, such as Jotun Hein (Hein L, (1990) Methods in emzumology 183: 625-645).
  • 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 substitutions for example, negatively charged amino acids may include aspartic acid and glutamic acid; positively charged amino acids may include lysine and arginine; have uncharged Amino acids with similar hydrophilicity in the head group may include leucine, isoleucine and valine; glycine and alanine; asparagine and glutamine; serine and threonine; phenylalanine Acid and tyrosine.
  • Antisense refers to a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a particular DM or RNA sequence.
  • Antisense strand refers to a nucleic acid strand that is complementary to a “sense strand.”
  • Derivative refers to a chemical modification of HFP or a nucleic acid encoding it. 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 a complete antibody molecule and its fragments, such as Fa,? ( ⁇ ) 2 and? It can specifically bind to the epitope of tyrosinase 15.
  • 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 a substance 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 thing, but the same polynucleotide or polypeptide is separated from some or all of the substances that coexist with it in the natural system.
  • Such a polynucleotide may be part of a certain vector, or such a polynucleotide or polypeptide may be part of a certain 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 it is a natural substance, 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 in the natural state .
  • isolated tyrosinase 15 means that tyrosinase 15 is substantially free of other proteins, lipids, sugars, or other substances with which it is naturally associated. Those skilled in the art can purify tyrosinase 15 using standard protein purification techniques. Substantially pure polypeptides can produce a single main band on a non-reducing polyacrylamide gel. The purity of the tyrosinase 15 polypeptide can be analyzed by amino acid sequence.
  • the present invention provides a new polypeptide, tyrosinase 15, consisting essentially 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 tyrosinase 15.
  • fragment refers to a polypeptide that substantially maintains the same biological function or activity of the tyrosinase 15 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 replaced by another group to include a substituent; or ( ⁇ ) 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 the leader sequence or secreted sequence or the sequence used to purify this polypeptide or protease sequence) As explained herein, such fragments, 00 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 the 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 polynucleotide sequence with a total length of 1092 bases, and its open reading frame 229-621 encodes 130 amino acids.
  • this polypeptide has a similar expression profile with tyrosinase 14, and it can be inferred that this tyrosinase 15 has a similar function to tyrosinase 14.
  • the polynucleotide of the present invention may be in the form of DNA or RNA.
  • DNA forms include cDNA, genomic DNA, or synthetic DNA.
  • DNA can be single-stranded or double-stranded.
  • DNA can be coding or non-coding.
  • 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 in the present invention, but which differs from the coding region sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.
  • 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 comprising the polypeptide and a polynucleotide comprising 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.
  • Variants of this polynucleotide may be naturally occurring allelic variants or non-naturally occurring variants. 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 invention particularly relates to polynucleotides that can hybridize to the polynucleotides of the 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) added during hybridization Use a denaturing agent, such as 50% (v / v) formamide, 0.1% calf serum / 0.1 ° / »Ficoll, 42 ° C, etc .; or (3) only the identity between the two sequences is at least Crosses occur at 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, and most preferably at least 100 cores. Glycylic acid or more. Nucleic acid fragments can also be used in nucleic acid amplification techniques, such as PCR, to identify and / or isolate polynucleotides encoding tyrosinase 15.
  • 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 tyrosinase 15 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 DNA fragment sequence of the present invention can also be obtained by the following methods: 1) isolating the double-stranded DNA sequence from the genomic DNA; 2) chemically synthesizing the DNA sequence to obtain the double-stranded DNA of the polypeptide.
  • isolating the genome is the least common. 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 mRNA from donor cells that overexpress the gene and perform reverse transcription to form a plasmid or phage cDNA library. There are many mature techniques for extracting mRNA, and 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): (1) DM-DNA or DM-RM hybridization; (2) the presence or loss of marker gene function; (3) determination of tyrosinase 15 transcript levels; (4) Detection of gene-expressed protein products by immunological techniques or determination of 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 nucleosides Acid, preferably at least 100 nucleotides.
  • the length of the probe is usually within 2000 nucleotides, preferably within 1000 nucleotides.
  • the probe used herein is generally 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 tyrosinase 15 gene.
  • ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
  • a method using PCR technology 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 used 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, the 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 produced by genetic engineering using the vector of the present invention or directly using a tyrosinase 15 coding sequence, and a method for producing a polypeptide of the present invention by recombinant technology. .
  • a polynucleotide sequence encoding a tyrosinase 15 may 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 (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.
  • Methods known to those skilled in the art can be used to construct expression vectors containing a DNA sequence encoding tyrosinase 15 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 DNA sequence can be operably linked to an appropriate promoter in an expression vector to guide mRNA synthesis. This Representative examples of these promoters are: l ac or trp promoter of E.
  • the expression vector also includes a ribosome binding site and a transcription terminator for translation initiation. 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. Illustrative examples include SV40 enhancers of 100 to 270 base pairs on the late side of the origin of replication, polyoma enhancers and adenovirus enhancers on the late side of the origin of replication.
  • 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 a tyrosinase 15 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.
  • Escherichia 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 melanoma cells, etc. .
  • 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 DNA uptake can be harvested after exponential growth phase, with (: Treatment 1 2, steps well known in the art with alternative is MgC l 2
  • transformation can also be performed by electroporation.
  • the host is a eukaryote
  • the following DNA transfection methods can be used: calcium phosphate co-precipitation method, or conventional mechanical methods such as microinjection, electroporation, and lipids. Body packaging, etc.
  • the polynucleotide sequence of the present invention can be used to express or produce recombinant tyrosinase 15 through conventional recombinant DNA technology (Scence, 1984; 224: 1431). Generally there are the following steps:
  • the medium used in the culture may be selected from various Conventional medium. 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.
  • recombinant proteins can be separated and purified by various separation methods using their 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 chromatography
  • Fig. 1 is a comparison diagram of gene chip expression profiles of tyrosinase 15 and tyrosinase 14 of the present invention.
  • the upper graph is a histogram of the expression profile of tyrosine 15 and the lower sequence is the histogram of the expression profile of tyrosinase 14.
  • Figure 2 shows the polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of tyrosinase 15 isolated. 14kDa is the molecular weight of the protein. The arrow indicates the isolated protein band. The best way to implement the invention
  • Total human fetal brain RNA was extracted by one-step method with guanidine isothiocyanate / phenol / chloroform.
  • Poly (A) mRNA was isolated from total RNA using Quik raRNA Isolation Kit (Qiegene). 2ug poly (A) mRNA is reverse transcribed to form cDNA.
  • a Smart cDM cloning kit (purchased from Clontech) was used to orient the 00 ⁇ fragment into the multiple cloning site of the pBSK (+) vector (Clontech) to transform DH5 ⁇ to form a cDNA library.
  • Dye terminate cycle reaction ion sequencing kit Perkin-Elmer
  • ABI 377 automatic sequencer Perkin-Elmer
  • the determined cDNA sequence was compared with the existing public DM sequence database (Genebank), and it was found that the cDNA sequence of one of the clones 0039c07 was a new DM. Insert a cDNA fragment into the clone by synthesizing a series of primers Segments are measured in both directions.
  • CDNA was synthesized using fetal brain total RNA as a template and oligo-dT as a primer for reverse transcription reaction. After purification using Qiagene's kit, the following primers were used for PCR amplification:
  • Primer2 5'- TTTAAGTAAAATTAAAAGTTTACA -3 '(SEQ ID NO: 4)
  • Primerl is a forward sequence located at the 5th end of SEQ ID NO: 1, starting at lbp;
  • Primer 2 is the 3 'end reverse sequence in SEQ ID NO: 1.
  • Amplification conditions 50 ⁇ l of reaction volume containing 50 mraol / L KC1, 10 ⁇ l / L Tris-CI, (pH 8.5), 1.5 ⁇ l / L MgCi 2 , 200 ⁇ mol / L dNTP, lOpmol Primer, 1U Taq DNA polymerase (Clontech).
  • the reaction was performed on a PE9600 DNA thermal cycler (Perkin-Elmer) for 25 cycles under the following conditions: 94 ° C 30sec; 55 ° C 30sec; 72. C 2min.
  • set 3-act in as a positive control and template blank as a negative control.
  • RNA extraction in one step [Anal. Biochem 1987, 162, 156-159].
  • This method involves acid guanidinium thiocyanate phenol-chloroform extraction. That is, the tissue is homogenized with 4M guanidine isothiocyanate-25mM sodium citrate, 0.2M sodium acetate (pH 4.0), and 1 volume of phenol and 1/5 volume of chloroform-isoamyl alcohol (49: 1 ) And centrifuge after mixing. Aspirate the aqueous layer, add isopropanol (0.8 vol) and centrifuge the mixture to obtain RNA precipitate. The obtained RM precipitate was washed with 70% ethanol, dried and dissolved in water.
  • a 32P-labeled probe (about 2 x 10 6 cpm / ml) was hybridized with a nitrocellulose membrane to which RNA was transferred at 42 ° C overnight in a solution containing 50% formamide-25mM KH 2 P0 4 (pH7.4) -5 x SSC-5 x Denhardt's solution and 200 g / ml salmon sperm DM. After hybridization, filter was placed in 1 x SSC-0.1% SDS at 55. C for 30 min. Then, Phosphor Imager was used for analysis and quantification.
  • Example 4 In vitro expression, isolation and purification of recombinant tyrosinase 15
  • Priraer3 5,-CCCCATATGATGCTCCCACAGTGCATTTCATTT- 3, (Seq ID No: 5)
  • Priraer4 5,-CATGGATCCCTACTCAGGAGGGTGAGGCAGGAG- 3 '(Seq ID No: 6)
  • the 5' ends of these two primers contain Ndel and BamHI digestion sites, respectively, followed by the coding sequences of the 5 'and 3' ends of the target gene, respectively.
  • the Nde I and BamHI restriction sites correspond to the selective endonuclease sites on the expression vector plasmid pET-28 b (+) (Novagen, Cat. No. 69865.3).
  • the PCR reaction was performed using the pBS-0039c07 plasmid containing the full-length target gene as a template.
  • PCR reaction conditions were as follows: a total volume of 50 ⁇ l containing 10 pg of pBS-0039c07 plasmid, primers Primer-3 and Primer-4, and 1 J was lOpmol, Advantage polymerase Mix (Clontech) 1 ⁇ 1. Cycle parameters: 94. C 20s, 60 ° C 30s, 68 ° C 2 min, a total of 25 cycles. Ndel and BamHI were used to double digest the amplified product and plasmid pET-28 (+), respectively, and large fragments were recovered and ligated with T4 ligase.
  • Ligation products were transformed by the calcium chloride method Escherichia bacteria DH5CX, after (final concentration of 30 ⁇ 8 / ⁇ 1) grown overnight in LB plates containing kanamycin, positive clones were screened by colony PCR method, and sequenced. A positive clone (pET-0039c07) 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-0039c07) was cultured at 37% 'to logarithmic growth phase, and IPTG was added to a final concentration of 1 leg ol / L. Continue to cultivate for 5 hours. The bacteria were collected by centrifugation, and the supernatant was collected by ultrasonication. The supernatant was collected by centrifugation. The affinity chromatography column His. Bind Quick Cartridge (product of Novagen) was used for chromatography to obtain 6 histidine (6His-Tag). Purified the protein of interest tyrosinase 15.
  • a peptide synthesizer (product of PE company) was used to synthesize the following tyrosinase 15-specific peptides:
  • the polypeptide is coupled to hemocyanin and bovine serum albumin to form a complex, respectively.
  • hemocyanin and bovine serum albumin For the method, see: Avraraeas, et al. Immunocliemistry, 1969; 6: 43. Rabbits were immunized with 4 mg of the hemocyanin polypeptide complex plus complete Freund's adjuvant, and 15 days later, the hemocyanin polypeptide complex plus incomplete Freund's adjuvant was used to boost immunity once. Titration plate coated with 15 g / ml bovine serum albumin peptide complex ELI SA was performed to determine the antibody titer in rabbit serum. Protein A-Sepharose was used to isolate total IgG from antibody-positive home-immunized serum.
  • Example 6 Application of the polynucleotide fragment of the present invention as a hybridization probe
  • 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, Southern imprinting, Nor thern blotting, and copying methods. They all use the same steps to fix the polynucleotide sample to be tested on the filter and then hybridize.
  • the sample-immobilized filter is first pre-hybridized with a probe-free hybridization buffer to saturate the non-specific binding site of the sample on the filter with the carrier and the synthesized polymer.
  • the pre-hybridization solution is then replaced with a hybridization buffer containing labeled probes and incubated to hybridize the probes to the target nucleic acid.
  • unhybridized probes are removed by a series of membrane washes.
  • This embodiment uses 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.
  • 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
  • the GC content is 30% -70%, and the non-specific hybridization increases when it exceeds;
  • 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 Region for homology comparison, if the homology with non-target molecular region is greater than 85% After 15 consecutive bases are identical, the primary probe should not be used in general;
  • Probe 1 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 (probe2), which belongs to the second type of probe, is equivalent to the replacement mutant sequence of the gene fragment of SEQ ID NO: 1 or its complementary fragment (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
  • pre-hybridization solution 10xDenhardf s; 6xSSC, 0.1 mg / ral CT DNA (calf thymus DNA).
  • Seal the bag and shake at 68 ° C in a water bath for 2 hour.
  • Gene microarrays or DNA microarrays are currently used in many national laboratories and The companies are starting to develop and develop a new technology. It refers to arranging a large number of target gene fragments in an orderly and high density on a carrier such as glass and silicon, and then using fluorescence detection and computer software to compare and analyze the data. In order 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 literature DeRisi, JL, Lyer, V. & Brown, P.0.
  • 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 amplified product was adjusted to a concentration of about 500 ng / ul, and spotted on a glass medium using a Cartesian 7500 spotter (purchased from Cartesian, USA). The distance is 280 ⁇ m. The spotted slides were hydrated, dried, and cross-linked in a purple diplomatic apparatus. After elution, the DNA was fixed on a glass slide to prepare a chip.
  • the specific method steps have been variously reported in the literature, and the post-spotting processing steps of this embodiment are:
  • Probes from the above two tissues and chips were hybridized in a UniHyb TM Hybridization Solution (purchased from TeleChem) hybridization solution for 16 hours, washed with a wash solution (1 x SSC, 0.2% SDS) at room temperature, and then scanned with ScanArray 3000 The scanner (purchased from General Scanning Company, USA) was used for scanning. The scanned images were analyzed and processed with Imagene software (Biodiscovery, USA) to calculate the Cy3 / Cy5 ratio of each point.
  • the above specific tissues are thymus, testis, muscle, spleen, lung, skin, thyroid, liver, PMA + Ecv304 cell line, PMA-Ecv304 cell line, non-starved L02 cell line, Arsenic stimulated the L02 cell line and prostate tissue for 1 hour.
  • polypeptide of the present invention and the antagonists, agonists and inhibitors of the polypeptide can be directly used in the treatment of diseases, for example, it can treat malignant tumors, adrenal deficiency, skin diseases, various inflammations, HIV infections and immune diseases.
  • Tyrosinase is a copper monomeric enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of monophenols and the oxidation of o-diphenols. Tyrosinase is ubiquitous in eukaryotes, and it is related to pigment synthesis, such as melanin and some other polyphenol compounds. In addition, the specific sequence structure of tyrosinase exists in tyrosinase and some related proteins, such as serotonin. Serotonin can raise blood pressure through its receptors to increase blood pressure; Angiotensin can promote platelets to secrete more angiotensin through platelet aggregation; Tryptophan enters the brain and is converted into serotonin with sedative effect, which helps Treatment of depression.
  • Tyrosinase is a copper monomeric enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of monophenols and the oxidation of o-diphenols. Tyrosinase is ubiquitous in eukaryotes, and it is related to pigment synthesis, such as melanin and some other polyphenol compounds. In addition, the specific sequence structure of tyrosinase exists in tyrosinase and some related proteins, such as serotonin.
  • the abnormal expression of the specific tyrosinase motif will cause the dysfunction of the polypeptide containing the motif of the present invention, resulting in abnormal tyrosine metabolism and related diseases such as tyrosine metabolism deficiency disease, Melanoma, congenital iris abnormalities, etc.
  • the abnormal expression of the specific tyrosinase motif will also lead to abnormal serotonin function, which is related to blood pressure, depression, and anxiety.
  • tyrosinase 15 of the present invention will produce various diseases, especially tyrosine Metabolic Defects, Melanoma, Congenital Iris Abnormalities, Cardiovascular Diseases, Mental Illnesses
  • diseases include but are not limited to: transient neotyrosinemia in newborns, acute tyrosinemia, subacute and chronic tyrosine Acidemia, Albinism, Melanoma, Melanoma, Heterochromia, Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Depression, Anxiety, Neurodegeneration, Schizophrenia, Paranoia, OCD, Fear disease
  • the abnormal expression of the tyrosinase 15 of the present invention will also produce certain hereditary, hematological and immune system diseases.
  • the invention also provides methods for screening compounds to identify agents that increase (agonist) or suppress (antagonist) tyrosinase 15.
  • Agonists enhance biological functions such as tyrosinase 15 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 tyrosinase 15 can be cultured together with labeled tyrosinase 15 in the presence of drugs. The ability of the drug to increase or block this interaction is then determined.
  • Antagonists of tyrosinase 15 include antibodies, compounds, receptor deletions, and the like that have been screened.
  • An antagonist of tyrosinase 15 can bind to tyrosinase 15 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 perform a biological function.
  • tyrosinase 15 When screening compounds as antagonists, tyrosinase 15 can be added to a bioanalytical assay to determine whether a compound is an antagonist by measuring the effect of the compound on the interaction between tyrosinase 15 and its receptor. In the same manner as described above for screening compounds, receptor deletions and analogs that act as antagonists can be screened. Polypeptide molecules capable of binding to tyrosinase 15 can be obtained by screening a random peptide library composed of various possible combinations of amino acids bound to a solid phase. During screening, tyrosine-to-15 molecules should generally be labeled.
  • the present invention provides a method for producing antibodies using polypeptides, and fragments, derivatives, analogs or cells thereof as antigens. These antibodies can be polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies.
  • the invention also provides antibodies directed against a tyrosinase 15 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 tyrosinase 15 directly into immunized animals (such as rabbits, mice, rats, etc.).
  • immunized animals such as rabbits, mice, rats, etc.
  • adjuvants can be used to enhance the immune response, including but not limited to Freund's adjuvant.
  • Techniques for preparing monoclonal antibodies to tyrosinase 15 include, but are not limited to, hybridoma technology (Kohler and Milstei n. Nature, 1975, 256: 495-497), triple tumor technology, human beta-cell hybridoma Technology, EBV-hybridoma technology, etc.
  • Chimeric antibodies that bind human constant regions and non-human-derived variable regions can be produced using existing techniques (Morrison et al, PNAS, 1985, 81: 6851).
  • the existing technology for producing single chain antibodies U.S. Pat No. 4946778, can also be used to produce single chain antibodies against tyrosinase 15.
  • Anti-tyrosinase 15 antibody can be used in immunohistochemistry to detect tyrosine in biopsy specimens Acidase 15.
  • Monoclonal antibodies that bind to tyrosinase 15 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.
  • tyrosinase 15 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 the exchange of disulfide bonds.
  • This hybrid antibody can be used to kill tyrosinase 15 positive cells .
  • the antibodies of the present invention can be used to treat or prevent diseases related to tyrosinase 15. Administration of an appropriate amount of antibody can stimulate or block tyrosinase 15 production or activity.
  • the invention also relates to a diagnostic test method for quantitative and localized detection of tyrosinase 15 levels.
  • tests are well known in the art and include FI SH assays and radioimmunoassays.
  • the level of tyrosine 15 measured in the test can be used to explain the importance of tyrosinase 15 in various diseases and to diagnose diseases in which tyrosinase 15 plays a role.
  • 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.
  • Polynucleotides encoding tyrosinase 15 can also be used for a variety of therapeutic purposes. Gene therapy techniques can be used to treat abnormalities in cell proliferation, development, or metabolism caused by non- or abnormal / inactive expression of tyrosinase 15.
  • Recombinant gene therapy vectors (such as viral vectors) can be designed to express mutated tyrosinase 15 to inhibit endogenous tyrosinase 15 activity.
  • a variant tyrosinase 15 may be a shortened tyrosinase 15 lacking a signaling domain, and although it can bind to downstream substrates, it lacks signal transduction activity.
  • the recombinant gene therapy vector can be used for treating diseases caused by abnormal expression or activity of tyrosinase 15.
  • Virus-derived expression vectors such as retrovirus, adenovirus, adenovirus-associated virus, herpes simplex virus, parvovirus, and the like can be used to transfer a polynucleotide encoding tyrosinase 15 into a cell.
  • Methods for constructing a recombinant viral vector carrying a polynucleotide encoding a tyrosinase 15 can be found in the existing literature (Sambrook, et al.).
  • a recombinant polynucleotide encoding tyrosinase 15 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 tyrosinase 15 raRNA are also present W 1
  • 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 RM to perform endonucleation.
  • Antisense RNA, DNA, and ribozymes can be obtained using any existing RNA or DM synthesis techniques, such as solid-phase phosphate amide 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 DM sequence has been integrated downstream of the vector's RNA polymerase promoter.
  • nucleic acid molecule 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 phosphorothioate or peptide bond instead of the phosphodiester bond is used for the ribonucleoside linkage.
  • Polynucleotides encoding tyrosinase 15 are useful in the diagnosis of diseases related to tyrosinase 15.
  • a polynucleotide encoding tyrosinase 15 can be used to detect the expression of tyrosinase 15 or the abnormal expression of tyrosinase 15 in a disease state.
  • a DNA sequence encoding tyrosinase 15 can be used to hybridize biopsy specimens to determine the expression of tyrosinase 15.
  • Hybridization techniques include Southern blotting, Northern blotting, and in situ hybridization. These techniques and methods are publicly available and mature, and the relevant kits are commercially available.
  • Part or all of the polynucleotides of the present invention can be used as probes to be fixed on a microarray (Micr oar ray) or a DNA chip (also known as a "gene chip") for analyzing differential expression analysis of genes and genes in tissues diagnosis.
  • a microarray Merix oar ray
  • a DNA chip also known as a "gene chip”
  • Tyrosinase 15 specific primers for RNA-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in vitro amplification can also detect tyrosinase 15 transcripts.
  • Detection of mutations in the tyrosinase 15 gene can also be used to diagnose tyrosinase-related diseases.
  • Forms of tyrosinase 15 mutations include point mutations, translocations, deletions, recombinations, and any other abnormalities compared to normal wild-type tyrosinase 15 DNA sequences. Mutations can be detected using existing techniques such as Sou thern blotting, DNA sequence analysis, PCR and in situ hybridization. In addition, mutations may affect the expression of proteins. Therefore, Nor thern blotting and Western blotting can be used to indirectly determine whether a gene is mutated.
  • the sequences of the invention are also valuable for chromosome identification.
  • the sequence specifically targets a specific position on a human chromosome and can hybridize to it.
  • specific sites for each gene on the chromosome need to be identified.
  • only a few chromosome markers based on actual sequence data are available for marking chromosome positions.
  • an important first step is to locate these DNA sequences on a chromosome.
  • a PCR primer (preferably 15-35 bp) 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 by a similar method, 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 chromosome localization include in situ hybridization, chromosome pre-screening with labeled flow sorting, and pre-selection of hybrids to construct chromosome-specific C wake library.
  • Fluorescent in situ hybridization of cDM clones to metaphase chromosomes allows precise chromosomal localization in one step.
  • FISH Fluorescent in situ hybridization
  • the physical location of the sequence on the chromosome can be correlated with the genetic map data. These data can be found in, for example, V. Mckusick, Mendel ian Inheritance in Man (available online with Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library). Linkage analysis can then be used to determine the relationship between genes and diseases that have been mapped to chromosomal regions.
  • the difference in cDNA or genomic sequence between the affected and unaffected individuals needs 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 chromosomes, such as deletions or translocations that are visible at the chromosomal level or detectable with cDNA sequence-based PCR. According to the resolution capabilities of current physical mapping and gene mapping technology, the cDNA accurately mapped to the chromosomal region associated with the disease can be one of 50 to 500 potentially pathogenic genes (assuming 1 megabase mapping resolution Capacity and each 20kb corresponds to a gene).
  • 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.
  • Tyrosinase 15 is administered in an amount effective to treat and / or prevent a particular indication.
  • the amount and dose range of tyrosinase 15 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.

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一种新的多肽一一酪氨酸酶 15和编码这种多肽的多核苷酸 技术领域
本发明属于生物技术领域, 具体地说, 本发明描述了一种新的多肽一一酪 氨酸酶 15, 以及编码此多肽的多核苷酸序列。 本发明还涉及此多核苷酸和多肽 的制备方法和应用。 背景技术
酪氨酸酶是一种铜单体酶, 催化单酚的羟基化和邻二酚的氧化反应。 酪氨 酸晦在原核生物和真核生物中都有发现, 和色素合成有关, 如黑色素和其他一 些多酚化合物。 酪氨酸酶结合两个铜原子 (CuA 和 CuB ) , 每个铜原子都和三 个组氨酸残基连接, 这些组氨酸残基附近的序列有相当的保守性, 这样的结构 在血清素中也有发现。
酪氨酸酶及一些相关蛋白有两个特征结构。 第一个位于 N 末端, 包含两个 结合铜原子的组氨酸残基, 其序列为 H-X( 4, 5 ) -F- ( LIVMFTP ) -X- ( FW ) -H-R-X ( 2 ) - ( LM ) -X ( 3 ) -E; 第二个位于整个酶的中心部位, 包含一个结合铜原 子的组氨酸残基, 其序列为 D-P-X-F- ( LIVMFYW) -X ( 2 ) - H - X ( 3 ) -I) (所有 的酪氨酸酶及血清素均含此序列) 。
X-射线晶体衍射分析显示, 每个铜原子与两个近赤道的组氨酸结合紧密, 而与第三个轴向的组氨酸残基结合相对较弱。
通过基因芯片的分析发现, 在胸腺、 睾丸、 肌肉、 脾脏、 肺、 皮肤、 甲状 腺、 肝、 PMA+的 Ecv304 细胞株、 PMA -的 Ecv304 细胞株、 未饥饿的 L02 细胞 株、 砷刺激 1 小时的 L02 细胞株以及前列腺组织中, 本发明的多肽的表达谱与 酪氨酸酶 14 的表达谱非常近似, 因此二者功能也可能类似。 本发明被命名为 酪氨酸酶 15。
由于如上所述酪氨酸酶 15 蛋白在调节细胞分裂和胚胎发育等机体重要功能 中起重要作用, 而且相信这些调节过程中涉及大量的蛋白, 因而本领域中一直 需要鉴定更多参与这些过程的酪氨酸酶 15 蛋白, 特别是鉴定这种蛋白的氨基 酸序列。 新酪氨酸酶 15 蛋白编码基因的分离也为研究确定该蛋白在健康和疾 病状态下的作用提供了基础。 这种蛋白可能构成开发疾 1 病诊断和 /或治疗药 的基础, 因此分离其编码 DNA是非常重要的。 发明的公开 本发明的一个目的是提供分离的新的多肽一一酪氨酸酶 15 以及其片段、 类 似物和衍生物。
本发明的另一个目的是提供编码该多肽的多核苷酸。
本发明的另一个目的是提供含有编码酪氨酸酶 15的多核苷酸的重组载体。 本发明的另一个目的是提供含有编码酪氨酸酶 15 的多核苷酸的基因工程化 宿主细胞。
本发明的另一个目的是提供生产酪氨酸酶 15的方法。
本发明的另一个目的是提供针对本发明的多肽一一酪氨酸酶 15的抗体。 本发明的另一个目的是提供了针对本发明多肽一一酪氨酸酶 15 的模拟化合 物、 拮抗剂、 激动剂、 抑制剂。
本发明的另一个目的是提供诊断治疗与酪氨酸酶 15 异常相关的疾病的方 法。
本发明涉及一种分离的多肽, 该多肽是人源的, 它包含: 具有 SEQ I D No. 2 氨基酸序列的多肽、 或其保守性变体、 生物活性片段或衍生物。 较佳地, 该多 肽是具有 SEQ ID NO: 2氨基酸序列的多肽。
本发明还涉及一种分离的多核苷酸, 它包含选自下组的一种核苷酸序列或 其变体:
(a)编码具有 SEQ I D No. 2氨基酸序列的多肽的多核苷酸;
(b)与多核苷酸(a)互补的多核苷酸;
(c)与(a)或(b)的多核苷酸序列具有至少 70%相同性的多核苷酸。
更佳地, 该多核苷酸的序列是选自下组的一种: (a)具有 SEQ ID NO: 1 中
229-621位的序列; 和(b)具有 SEQ ID NO: 1 中 1-1 092位的序列。
本发明另外涉及一种含有本发明多核苷酸的载体, 特别是表达载体; 一种 用该载体遗传工程化的宿主细胞, 包括转化、 转导或转染的宿主细胞; 一种包 括培养所述宿主细胞和回收表达产物的制备本发明多肽的方法。
本发明还涉及一种能与本发明多肽特异性结合的抗体。
本发明还涉及一种筛选的模拟、 激活、 拮抗或抑制酪氨酸酶 1 5蛋白活性的 化合物的方法, 其包括利用本发明的多肽。 本发明还涉及用该方法获得的化合 物。
本发明还涉及一种体外检测与酪氨酸酶 15 蛋白异常表达相关的疾病或疾病 易感性的方法, 包括检测生物样品中所述多肽或其编码多核苷酸序列中的突变, 或者检测生物样品中本发明多肽的量或生物活性。
本发明也涉及一种药物组合物, 它含有本发明多肽或其模拟物、 激活剂、 拮 抗剂或抑制剂以及药学上可接受的载体。
本发明还涉及本发明的多肽和 /或多核苷酸在制备用于治疗癌症、 发育性 疾病或免疫性疾病或其它由于酪氨酸酶 15表达异常所引起疾病的药物的用途。
本发明的其它方面由于本文的技术的公开, 对本领域的技术人员而言是显而 易见的。 本说明书和权利要求书中使用的下列术语除非特别说明具有如下的含义: "核酸序列" 是指寡核苷酸、 核苷酸或多核苷酸及其片段或部分, 也可以 指基因组或合成的 DM或 RNA, 它们可以是单链或双链的, 代表有义链或反义链。 类似地, 术语 "氨基酸序列" 是指寡肽、 肽、 多肽或蛋白质序列及其片段或部 分。 当本发明中的 "氨基酸序列" 涉及一种天然存在的蛋白质分子的氨基酸序 列时, 这种 "多肽" 或 "蛋白质" 不意味着将氨基酸序列限制为与所述蛋白质 分子相关的完整的天然氨基酸。
蛋白质或多核苷酸 "变体" 是指一种具有一个或多个氨基酸或核苷酸改变 的氨基酸序列或编码它的多核苷酸序列。 所述改变可包括氨基酸序列或核苷酸 序列中氨基酸或核苷酸的缺失、 插入或替换。 变体可具有 "保守性" 改变, 其 中替换的氨基酸具有与原氨基酸相类似的结构或化学性质, 如用亮氨酸替换异 亮氨酸。 变体也可具有非保守性改变, 如用色氨酸替换甘氨酸。
"缺失" 是指在氨基酸序列或核苷酸序列中一个或多个氨基酸或核苷酸的 缺失。
"插入" 或 "添加" 是指在氨基酸序列或核苷酸序列中的改变导致与天然存在 的分子相比, 一个或多个氨基酸或核苷酸的增加。 "替换" 是指由不同的氨基酸或 核苷酸替换一个或多个氨基酸或核苷酸。
"生物活性" 是指具有天然分子的结构、 调控或生物化学功能的蛋白质。 类似 地, 术语 "免疫学活性" 是指天然的、 重组的或合成蛋白质及其片段在合适的动 物或细胞中诱导特定免疫反应以及与特异性抗体结合的能力。
"激动剂" 是指当与酪氨酸酶 15结合时, 一种可引起该蛋白质改变从而调 节该蛋白质活性的分子。 激动剂可以包括蛋白质、 核酸、 碳水化合物或任何其 它可结合酪氨酸酶 15的分子。
"拮抗剂" 或 "抑制物" 是指当与酪氨酸酶 15结合时, 一种可封闭或调节 酪氨酸酶 15的生物学活性或免疫学活性的分子。 拮抗剂和抑制物可以包括蛋白 质、 核酸、 碳水化合物或任何其它可结合酪氨酸酶 15的分子。
"调节" 是指酪氨酸酶 15的功能发生改变, 包括蛋白质活性的升高或降低、 结合特性的改变及酪氨酸酶 15的任何其它生物学性质、 功能或免疫性质的改 变。
"基本上纯' '是指基本上不含天然与其相关的其它蛋白、脂类、 糖类或其它物质。 本领域的技术人员能用标准的蛋白质纯化技术纯化酪氨酸酶 15。 基本上纯的酪氨 酸酶 15 在非还原性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶上能产生单一的主带。 酪氨酸酶 15 多肽的纯 度可用氨基酸序列分析。
"互补的" 或 "互补" 是指在允许的盐浓度和温度条件下通过碱基配对的 多核苷酸天然结合。 例如, 序列 "C- T- G- A" 可与互补的序列 "G-A- C-T" 结合。 两个单链分子之间的互补可以是部分的或全部的。 核酸链之间的互补程度对于 核酸链之间杂交的效率及强度有明显影响。
"同源性" 是指互补的程度, 可以是部分同源或完全同源。 "部分同源" 是指一种部分互补的序列, 其至少可部分抑制完全互补的序列与靶核酸的杂 交。 这种杂交的抑制可通过在严格性程度降低的条件下进行杂交 (Southern印 迹或 Northern印迹等) 来检测。 基本上同源的序列或杂交探针可竟争和抑制完 全同源的序列与靶序列在的严格性程度降低的条件下的结合。 这并不意味严格 性程度降低的条件允许非特异性结合, 因为严格性程度降低的条件要求两条序 列相互的结合为特异性或选择性相互作用。
"相同性百分率" 是指在两种或多种氨基酸或核酸序列比较中序列相同或 相似的百分率。 可用电子方法测定相同性百分率, 如通过 MEGALIGN程序 ( Lasergene software package, DNASTAR, Inc. , Madison Wis. ) 。 MEGALIGN 程序可根据不同的方法如 Cluster法比较两种或多种序列(Higgins, D. G. 和 P.M. Sharp (1988) Gene 73: 237-244)。 Cluster法通过检查所有配对之间的 距离将各组序列排列成簇。 然后将各簇以成对或成组分配。 两个氨基酸序列如 序列 A和序列 B之间的相同性百分率通过下式计算: 序列 A与序列 B之间匹配的残基个数 X 100 序列 A的残基数一序列 A中间隔残基数一序列 B中间隔残基数
也可以通过 Cluster法或用本领域周知的方法如 Jotun Hein 测定核酸序列 之间的相同性百分率(Hein L, (1990) Methods in emzumology 183: 625-645)。
"相似性" 是指氨基酸序列之间排列对比时相应位置氨基酸残基的相同或 保守性取代的程度。 用于保守性取代的氨基酸例如, 带负电荷的氨基酸可包括 天冬氨酸和谷氨酸; 带正电荷的氨基酸可包括赖氨酸和精氨酸; 具有不带电荷 的头部基团有相似亲水性的氨基酸可包括亮氨酸、 异亮氨酸和缬氨酸; 甘氨酸 和丙氨酸; 天冬酰胺和谷氨酰胺; 丝氨酸和苏氨酸; 苯丙氨酸和酪氨酸。
"反义" 是指与特定的 DM或 RNA序列互补的核苷酸序列。 "反义链" 是指 与 "有义链" 互补的核酸链。
"衍生物" 是指 HFP或编码其的核酸的化学修饰物。 这种化学修饰物可以是 用烷基、 酰基或氨基替换氢原子。 核酸衍生物可编码保留天然分子的主要生物 学特性的多肽。
"抗体" 是指完整的抗体分子及其片段, 如 Fa、 ?(^) 2及? , 其能特异 性结合酪氨酸酶 15的抗原决定簇。
"人源化抗体" 是指非抗原结合区域的氨基酸序列被替换变得与人抗体更 为相似, 但仍保留原始结合活性的抗体。
"分离的" 一词指将物质从它原来的环境 (例如, 若是自然产生的就指其 天然环境) 之中移出。 比如说, 一个自然产生的多核苷酸或多肽存在于活动物 中就是没有被分离出来, 但同样的多核苷酸或多肽同一些或全部在自然系统中 与之共存的物质分开就是分离的。 这样的多核苷酸可能是某一载体的一部分, 也可能这样的多核苷酸或多肽是某一组合物的一部分。 既然载体或组合物不是 它天然环境的成分, 它们仍然是分离的。 如本发明所用, "分离的" 是指物质从其原始环境中分离出来 (如果是天 然的物质, 原始环境即是天然环境) 。 如活体细胞内的天然状态下的多聚核苷 酸和多肽是没有分离纯化的, 但同样的多聚核苷酸或多肽如从天然状态中同存 在的其他物质中分开, 则为分离纯化的。
如本文所用, "分离的酪氨酸酶 15 " 是指酪氨酸酶 15 基本上不含天然与 其相关的其它蛋白、 脂类、 糖类或其它物质。 本领域的技术人员能用标准的蛋 白质纯化技术纯化酪氨酸酶 15。 基本上纯的多肽在非还原聚丙烯酰胺凝胶上能 产生单一的主带。 酪氨酸酶 15多肽的纯度能用氨基酸序列分析。
本发明提供了一种新的多肽一一酪氨酸酶 15, 其基本上是由 SEQ ID N0: 2所 示的氨基酸序列组成的。 本发明的多肽可以是重组多肽、 天然多肽、 合成多肽, 优选重组多肽。 本发明的多肽可以是天然纯化的产物, 或是化学合成的产物, 或 使用重组技术从原核或真核宿主 (例如, 细菌、 酵母、 高等植物、 昆虫和哺乳动物 细胞)中产生。 根据重组生产方案所用的宿主, 本发明的多肽可以是糖基化的, 或 可以是非糖基化的。 本发明的多肽还可包括或不包括起始的甲硫氨酸残基。
本发明还包括酪氨酸酶 15 的片段、 衍生物和类似物。 如本发明所用, 术 语 "片段" 、 "衍生物" 和 "类似物" 是指基本上保持本发明的酪氨酸酶 15相 同的生物学功能或活性的多肽。 本发明多肽的片段、 衍生物或类似物可以是: ( I ) 这样一种, 其中一个或多个氨基酸残基被保守或非保守氨基酸残基 (优 选的是保守氨基酸残基) 取代, 并且取代的氨基酸可以是也可以不是由遗传密 码子编码的; 或者 ( II ) 这样一种, 其中一个或多个氨基酸残基上的某个基团 被其它基团取代包含取代基; 或者 ( ΠΙ ) 这样一种, 其中成熟多肽与另一种 化合物 (比如延长多肽半衰期的化合物, 例如聚乙二醇) 融合; 或者 ( IV ) 这 样一种, 其中附加的氨基酸序列融合进成熟多肽而形成的多肽序列 (如前导序 列或分泌序列或用来纯化此多肽的序列或蛋白原序列) 通过本文的阐述, 这样 的片段、 00衍生物和类似物被认为在本领域技术人员的知识范围之内。
本发明提供了分离的核酸 (多核苷酸) , 基本由编码具有 SEQ ID NO: 2 氨 基酸序列的多肽的多核苷酸组成。 本发明的多核苷酸序列包括 SEQ ID NO: 1 的 核苷酸序列。 本发明的多核苷酸是从人胎脑组织的 cDNA 文库中发现的。 它包 含的多核苷酸序列全长为 1092 个碱基, 其开放读框 229-621 编码了 130 个氨 基酸。 根据基因芯片表达谱比较发现, 此多肽与酪氨酸酶 14 有相似的表达谱, 可推断出该酪氨酸酶 15具有酪氨酸酶 14相似的功能。
本发明的多核苷酸可以是 DNA形式或是 RNA形式。 DNA形式包括 cDNA、 基 因组 DNA或人工合成的 DNA。 DNA可以是单链的或是双链的。 DNA可以是编码链 或非编码链。 编码成熟多肽的编码区序列可以与 SEQ ID NO: 1 所示的编码区序 列相同或者是简并的变异体。 如本发明所用, "简并的变异体" 在本发明中是 指编码具有 SEQ ID NO: 2 的蛋白质或多肽, 但与 SEQ ID NO: 1 所示的编码区序 列有差别的核酸序列。
编码 SEQ ID N0: 2的成熟多肽的多核苷酸包括: 只有成熟多肽的编码序列; 成熟多肽的编码序列和各种附加编码序列; 成熟多肽的编码序列 (和任选的附 加编码序列) 以及非编码序列。
术语 "编码多肽的多核苷酸" 是指包括编码此多肽的多核苷酸和包括附加 编码和 /或非编码序列的多核苷酸。
本发明还涉及上述描述多核苷酸的变异体, 其编码与本发明有相同的氨基 酸序列的多肽或多肽的片断、 类似物和衍生物。 此多核苷酸的变异体可以是天 然发生的等位变异体或非天然发生的变异体。 这些核苷酸变异体包括取代变异 体、 缺失变异体和插入变异体。 如本领域所知的, 等位变异体是一个多核苷酸 的替换形式, 它可能是一个或多个核苷酸的取代、 缺失或插入, 但不会从实质 上改变其编码的多肽的功能。 本发明还涉及与以上所描述的序列杂交的多核苷酸 (两个序列之间具有至 少 50%, 优选具有 70%的相同性) 。 本发明特别涉及在严格条件下与本发明所 述多核苷酸可杂交的多核苷酸。 在本发明中, "严格条件" 是指: (1)在较低 离子强度和较高温度下的杂交和洗脱, 如 0.2xSSC, 0.1%SDS, 60°C;或(2)杂交 时加用变性剂, 如 50%(v/v)甲酰胺, 0.1%小牛血清 /0. l°/»Ficoll, 42°C等; 或(3) 仅在两条序列之间的相同性至少在 95%以上,更好是 97%以上时才发生杂交。 并 且, 可杂交的多核苷酸编码的多肽与 SEQ ID NO: 2 所示的成熟多肽有相同的 生物学功能和活性。
本发明还涉及与以上所描述的序列杂交的核酸片段。 如本发明所用, "核 酸片段"的长度至少含 10个核苷酸, 较好是至少 20-30个核苷酸, 更好是至少 50-60 个核苷酸, 最好是至少 100 个核苷酸以上。 核酸片段也可用于核酸的扩 增技术(如 PCR)以确定和 /或分离编码酪氨酸酶 15的多核苷酸。
本发明中的多肽和多核苷酸优选以分离的形式提供, 更佳地被纯化至均质。 本发明的编码酪氨酸酶 15 的特异的多核苷酸序列能用多种方法获得。 例 如, 用本领域熟知的杂交技术分离多核苷酸。 这些技术包括但不局限于: 1)用 探针与基因组或 cDNA 文库杂交以检出同源的多核苷酸序列, 和 2)表达文库的 抗体筛选以检出具有共同结构特征的克隆的多核苷酸片段。
本发明的 DNA片段序列也能用下列方法获得: 1)从基因组 DNA分离双链 DNA 序列; 2)化学合成 DNA序列以获得所述多肽的双链 DNA。
上述提到的方法中, 分离基因组 醒 最不常用。 DM 序列的直接化学合成 是经常选用的方法。 更经常选用的方法是 cDNA序列的分离。 分离感兴趣的 cDNA 的标准方法是从高表达该基因的供体细胞分离 mRNA并进行逆转录, 形成质粒或 噬菌体 cDNA 文库。 提取 mRNA 的方法已有多种成熟的技术, 试剂盒也可从商业 途径获得(Qiagene)。 而构建 cDNA 文库也是通常的方法(Sambrook, et al. , Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. New York, 1989)。还可得到商业供应的 cDNA文库,如 Clontech公司的不同 cDNA 文库。 当结合使用聚合酶反应技术时, 即使极少的表达产物也能克隆。
可用常规方法从这些 cDNA 文库中筛选本发明的基因。 这些方法包括(但不 限于): (1)DM- DNA 或 DM-RM 杂交; (2)标志基因功能的出现或丧失; (3)测 定酪氨酸酶 15 的转录本的水平; (4)通过免疫学技术或测定生物学活性, 来检 测基因表达的蛋白产物。 上述方法可单用, 也可多种方法联合应用。
在第(1)种方法中, 杂交所用的探针是与本发明的多核苷酸的任何一部分同 源, 其长度至少 10个核苷酸, 较好是至少 30个核苷酸, 更好是至少 50个核苷 酸, 最好是至少 100个核苷酸。 此外, 探针的长度通常在 2000个核苷酸之内, 较佳的为 1000个核苷酸之内。 此处所用的探针通常是在本发明的基因序列信息 的基础上化学合成的 DNA序列。 本发明的基因本身或者片段当然可以用作探针。 DNA探针的标记可用放射性同位素, 荧光素或酶(如碱性磷酸酶)等。
在第(4)种方法中, 检测酪氨酸酶 15 基因表达的蛋白产物可用免疫学技术 如 Western印迹法, 放射免疫沉淀法, 酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)等。
应 用 PCR 技 术 扩 增 DNA/RNA 的 方 法 (Saiki, et al. Science 1985;230: 1350- 1354)被优选用于获得本发明的基因。 特别是很难从文库中得到 全长的 cDNA 时, 可优选使用 RACE法(RACE - cDNA末端快速扩增法), 用于 PCR 的引物可根据本文所公开的本发明的多核苷酸序列信息适当地选择, 并可用常 规方法合成。 可用常规方法如通过凝胶电泳分离和纯化扩增的 DNA/RNA片段。
如上所述得到的本发明的基因, 或者各种 DNA 片段等的多核苷酸序列可用 常规方法如双脱氧链终止法(Sanger et al. PNAS, 1977, 74: 5463- 5467)测定。 这类多核苷酸序列测定也可用商业测序试剂盒等。为了获得全长的 cDNA序列, 测 序需反复进行。 有时需要测定多个克隆的 cDNA 序列, 才能拼接成全长的 cDNA 序列。
本发明也涉及包含本发明的多核苷酸的载体, 以及用本发明的载体或直接 用酪氨酸酶 15编码序列经基因工程产生的宿主细胞, 以及经重组技术产生本发 明所述多肽的方法。
本发明中, 编码酪氨酸酶 15的多核苷酸序列可插入到载体中, 以构成含有 本发明所述多核苷酸的重组载体。 术语 "载体" 指本领域熟知的细菌质粒、 噬 菌体、 酵母质粒、 植物细胞病毒、 哺乳动物细胞病毒如腺病毒、 逆转录病毒或 其它载体。 在本发明中适用的载体包括但不限于: 在细菌中表达的基于 T7启动 子的表达载体(Rosenberg, et al. Gene, 1987, 56: 125); 在哺乳动物细胞中 表达的 pMSXND表达载体(Lee and Nathans, J Bio Chem. 263: 3521, 1988)和在 昆虫细胞中表达的来源于杆状病毒的载体。 总之, 只要能在宿主体内复制和稳 定, 任何质粒和载体都可以用于构建重组表达载体。 表达载体的一个重要特征 是通常含有复制起始点、 启动子、 标记基因和翻译调控元件。
本领域的技术人员熟知的方法能用于构建含编码酪氨酸酶 15的 DNA序列和 合适的转录 /翻译调控元件的表达载体。 这些方法包括体外重组 DNA 技术、 DNA 合成技术、 体内重组技术等 (Sambroook, et al. Molecular Cloning, a Laboratory Manual, cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. New York, 1989)。 所 述的 DNA序列可有效连接到表达载体中的适当启动子上, 以指导 mRNA合成。 这 些启动子的代表性例子有: 大肠杆菌的 l ac或 t rp启动子; λ噬菌体的 PL启动 子;真核启动子包括 CMV立即早期启动子、 HSV胸苷激酶启动子、早期和晚期 SV4 0 启动子、 反转录病毒的 LTRs和其它一些已知的可控制基因在原核细胞或真核细 胞或其病毒中表达的启动子。 表达载体还包括翻译起始用的核糖体结合位点和 转录终止子等。 在载体中插入增强子序列将会使其在高等真核细胞中的转录得 到增强。 增强子是 DNA表达的顺式作用因子, 通常大约有 1 0到 300个碱基对, 作用于启动子以增强基因的转录。 可举的例子包括在复制起始点晚期一侧的 1 00 到 27 0个碱基对的 SV40增强子、 在复制起始点晚期一侧的多瘤增强子以及腺病 毒增强子等。
此外, 表达载体优选地包含一个或多个选择性标记基因, 以提供用于选择 转化的宿主细胞的表型性状, 如真核细胞培养用的二氢叶酸还原酶、 新霉素抗 性以及绿色荧光蛋白(GFP), 或用于大肠杆菌的四环素或氨苄青霉素抗性等。
本领域一般技术人员都清楚如何选择适当的载体 /转录调控元件 (如启动 子、 增强子等) 和选择性标记基因。
本发明中, 编码酪氨酸酶 15的多核苷酸或含有该多核苷酸的重组载体可转 化或转导入宿主细胞, 以构成含有该多核苷酸或重组载体的基因工程化宿主细 胞。 术语 "宿主细胞" 指原核细胞, 如细菌细胞; 或是低等真核细胞, 如酵母 细胞; 或是高等真核细胞, 如哺乳动物细胞。 代表性例子有: 大肠杆菌, 链霉 菌属; 细菌细胞如鼠伤寒沙门氏菌; 真菌细胞如酵母; 植物细胞; 昆虫细胞如 果蝇 S 2或 Sf 9 ; 动物细胞如 CH0、 COS或 Bowes黑素瘤细胞等。
用本发明所述的 DNA序列或含有所述 DNA序列的重组载体转化宿主细胞可 用本领域技术人员熟知的常规技术进行。 当宿主为原核生物如大肠杆菌时, 能 吸收 DNA 的感受态细胞可在指数生长期后收获, 用 (:12法处理, 所用的步骤 在本领域众所周知。 可供选择的是用 MgC l 2。 如果需要, 转化也可用电穿孔的方 法进行。 当宿主是真核生物, 可选用如下的 DNA 转染方法: 磷酸钙共沉淀法, 或者常规机械方法如显微注射、 电穿孔、 脂质体包装等。
通过常规的重组 DNA 技术, 利用本发明的多核苷酸序列可用来表达或生产 重组的酪氨酸酶 15 (Sc i ence, 1984 ; 224: 1431)。 一般来说有以下步骤:
( 1) .用本发明的编码人 酪氨酸酶 15 的多核苷酸(或变异体), 或用含有该 多核苷酸的重组表达载体转化或转导合适的宿主细胞;
(2) .在合适的培养基中培养宿主细胞;
(3) .从培养基或细胞中分离、 纯化蛋白质。
在步骤 ( 2 ) 中, 根据所用的宿主细胞, 培养中所用的培养基可选自各种 常规培养基。 在适于宿主细胞生长的条件下进行培养。 当宿主细胞生长到适当 的细胞密度后, 用合适的方法(如温度转换或化学诱导)诱导选择的启动子, 将 细胞再培养一段时间。
在步骤 ( 3 ) 中, 重组多肽可包被于细胞内、 或在细胞膜上表达、 或分泌到 细胞外。 如果需要, 可利用其物理的、 化学的和其它特性通过各种分离方法分 离和纯化重组的蛋白。 这些方法是本领域技术人员所熟知的。 这些方法包括但 并不限于: 常规的复性处理、 蛋白沉淀剂处理(盐析方法)、 离心、 渗透破菌、 超声波处理、 超离心、 分子筛层析(凝胶过滤)、 吸附层析、 离子交换层析、 高 效液相层析(HPLC)和其它各种液相层析技术及这些方法的结合。 附图的简要说明
下列附图用于说明本发明的具体实施方案, 而不用于限定由权利要求书所 界定的本发明范围。
图 1是本发明酪氨酸酶 15和酪氨酸酶 14的基因芯片表达谱比较图。 上图是 酪氨酸晦 15的表达谱折方图, 下方序列是酪氨酸酶 14的表达谱折方图。
图 2 为分离的酪氨酸酶 15 的聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳图 (SDS- PAGE ) 。 14kDa 为蛋白质的分子量。 箭头所指为分离出的蛋白条带。 实现本发明的最佳方式
下面结合具体实施例, 进一步阐述本发明。 应理解, 这些实施例仅用于说 明本发明而不用于限制本发明的范围。 下列实施例中未注明具体条件的实验方 法,通常按照常规条件如 Sambrook等人, 分子克隆:实验室手册(New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989)中所述的条件, 或按照制造厂商所 建议的条件。
实施例 1: 酪氨酸酶 15的克隆
用异硫氰酸胍 /酚 /氯仿一步法提取人胎脑总 RNA。 用 Quik raRNA Isolation Kit ( Qiegene 公司产品) 从总 RNA中分离 poly (A) mRNA。 2ug poly (A) mRNA经逆转录 形成 cDNA。用 Smart cDM克隆试剂盒(购自 Clontech )将00^片段定向插入到 pBSK (+) 载体(Clontech公司产品)的多克隆位点上, 转化 DH5 α , 细菌形成 cDNA文库。 用 Dye terminate cycle react ion sequencing kit (Perkin-Elmer公司产品) 和 ABI 377 自动测序仪(Perkin-Elmer公司)测定所有克隆的 5'和 3'末端的序列。 将测定的 cDNA 序列与已有的公共 DM序列数据库 (Genebank) 进行比较, 结果发现其中一个克隆 0039c07的 cDNA序列为新的 DM。 通过合成一系列引物对该克隆所含的插入 cDNA片 段进行双向测定。 结果表明, 0039c07克隆所含的全长 cDNA为 1092bp (如 Seq IDN0: 1 所示) , 从第 229bp至 621bp有一个 392bp的开放阅读框架 ( 0RF ) , 编码一个新的 蛋白质 (如 Seq ID NO: 2所示) 。 我们将此克隆命名为 pBS- 0039c07, 编码的蛋白 质命名为酪氨酸酶 15。 实施例 2: 用 RT- PCR方法克隆编码酪氨酸酶 15的基因
用胎脑细胞总 RNA为模板,以 oligo-dT为引物进行逆转录反应合成 cDNA,用 Qiagene的试剂盒纯化后,用下列引物进行 PCR扩增:
Primer 1: 5,一 GGACGCGGCCACGCCTCTGGGGGA —3, (SEQ ID NO: 3)
Primer2: 5'- TTTAAGTAAAATTAAAAGTTTACA -3' (SEQ ID NO: 4)
Primerl为位于 SEQ ID NO: 1的 5,端的第 lbp开始的正向序列;
Primer 2为 SEQ ID NO: 1的中的 3'端反向序列。
扩增反应的条件: 在 50μ 1的反应体积中含有 50mraol/L KC1, 10画 ol/L Tris- CI, (pH8.5), 1.5匪 ol/L MgCi2, 200 μ mol/L dNTP, lOpmol引物, 1U的 Taq DNA聚合 酶(Clontech公司产品)。 在 PE9600型 DNA热循环仪(Perkin- Elmer公司)上按下列条 件反应 25个周期: 94°C 30sec; 55°C 30sec; 72。C 2min。 在 RT- PCR时同时设(3 -act in 为阳性对照和模板空白为阴性对照。 扩增产物用 QIAGEN公司的试剂盒纯化, 用 TA 克隆试剂盒连接到 PCR载体上 (Invitrogen公司产品) 。 DNA序列分析结果表明 PCR 产物的 DNA序列与 SEQ ID NO: 1所示的 1- 1092bp完全相同。 实施例 3: Northern 印迹法分析酪氨酸酶 15基因的表达:
用一步法提取总 RNA [Anal. Biochem 1987, 162, 156-159]。 该法包括酸性硫 氰酸胍苯酚 -氯仿抽提。 即用 4M异硫氰酸胍- 25mM柠檬酸钠, 0.2M乙酸钠 (pH4.0) 对组织进行匀浆, 加入 1倍体积的苯酚和 1/5体积的氯仿-异戊醇 (49: 1 ) , 混合 后离心。 吸出水相层, 加入异丙醇 ( 0.8体积) 并将混合物离心得到 RNA沉淀。 将 得到的 RM沉淀用 70%乙醇洗涤, 干燥并溶于水中。 用 2§ RNA, 在含 20mM 3- ( N- 吗啉代) 丙磺酸 (pH7.0) - 5mM乙酸钠 - ImM EDTA- 2.2M甲醛的 1.2%琼脂糖凝胶上进 行电泳。 然后转移至硝酸纤维素膜上。 用 a- 32P dATP通过随机引物法制备 32P-标记 的 DNA探针。 所用的 DNA探针为图 1所示的 PCR扩增的酪氨酸酶 15编码区序列(229bp 至 621bp)。 将 32P-标记的探针 (约 2 χ 106cpm/ml ) 与转移了 RNA的硝酸纤维素膜在 一溶液中于 42°C杂交过夜, 该溶液包含 50%甲酰胺 - 25mM KH2P04 ( pH7.4 ) -5 χ SSC-5 xDenhardt's溶液和 200 g/ml鲑精 DM。 杂交之后, 将滤膜在 1 x SSC- 0.1%SDS中于 55。C洗 30min。 然后, 用 Phosphor Imager进行分析和定量。 实施例 4: 重组酪氨酸酶 15的体外表达、 分离和纯化
根据 SEQ ID N0: 1和图 1所示的编码区序列, 设计出一对特异性扩增引物, 序 列如下:
Priraer3: 5,- CCCCATATGATGCTCCCACAGTGCATTTCATTT- 3, ( Seq ID No: 5 )
Priraer4: 5,- CATGGATCCCTACTCAGGAGGGTGAGGCAGGAG- 3' ( Seq ID No: 6 ) 此两段引物的 5'端分别含有 Ndel和 BamHI酶切位点, 其后分别为目的基因 5'端 和 3 '端的编码序列, Nde I和 BamHI酶切位点相应于表达载体质粒 pET- 28 b (+) (Novagen 公司产品, Cat.No.69865.3)上的选择性内切酶位点。 以含有全长目的基因的 pBS- 0039c07质粒为模板, 进行 PCR反应。 PCR反应条件为: 总体积 50 μ 1中含 pBS- 0039c07 质粒 10pg、 引物 Primer- 3和 Primer- 4分另1 J为 lOpmol、 Advantage polymerase Mix (Clontech公司产品) 1 μ 1。 循环参数: 94。C 20s, 60°C 30s, 68°C 2 min,共 25个 循环。 用 Ndel和 BamHI分别对扩增产物和质粒 pET-28(+)进行双酶切,分别回收大片 段,并用 T4连接酶连接。 连接产物转化用氯化钙法大肠杆细菌 DH5CX,在含卡那霉素 (终浓度 30μ8/ιη1 ) 的 LB平板培养过夜后, 用菌落 PCR方法筛选阳性克隆, 并进行 测序。 挑选序列正确的阳性克隆 (pET- 0039c07) 用氯化钙法将重组质粒转化大肠 杆菌 BL21 (DE3)plySs (Novagen公司产品)。 在含卡那霉素 (终浓度 30 g/mi ) 的 LB 液体培养基中, 宿主菌 BL21 (pET- 0039c07) 在 37%'培养至对数生长期, 加入 IPTG 至终浓度 1腿 ol/L, 继续培养 5小时。 离心收集菌体, 经超声波破菌,离心收集上清, 用能与 6个组氨酸 ( 6His-Tag ) 结合的亲和层析柱 His. Bind Quick Cartridge (Novagen公司产品) 进行层析, 得到了纯化的目的蛋白酪氨酸酶 15。 经 SDS- PAGE 电泳, 在 14kDa处得到一单一的条带 (图 2) 。 将该条带转移至 PVDF膜上用 Edams水 解法进行 N-端氨基酸序列分析, 结果 N-端 15个氨基酸与 SEQ ID NO: 2所示的 N-端 15 个氨基酸残基完全相同。 实施例 5 抗酪氨酸酶 15抗体的产生
用多肽合成仪 (PE公司产品)合成下述酪氨酸酶 15特异性的多肽:
NH2-Met-Leu-Pro-Gln-Cys-Ile-Ser-Phe-Cys-His-Gly-Thr-Gly-Gln-Tyr-
C00H
(SEQ ID NO: 7)。 将该多肽分别与血蓝蛋白和牛血清白蛋白耦合形成复合, 方 法参见: Avraraeas, et al. Immunocliemistry, 1969; 6: 43。 用 4mg上述血蓝蛋白多 肽复合物加上完全弗氏佐剂免疫家兔, 15天后再用血蓝蛋白多肽复合物加不完全 弗氏佐剂加强免疫一次。 采用经 15 g/ml牛血清白蛋白多肽复合物包被的滴定板 做 ELI SA测定兔血清中抗体的滴度。 用蛋白 A-Sepharose从抗体阳性的家免血清中 分离总 I gG。 将多肽结合于溴化氰活化的 Sepharose4B柱上, 用亲和层析法从总 I gG 中分离抗多肽抗体。 免疫沉淀法证明纯化的抗体可特异性地与酪氨酸酶 15结合。 实施例 6: 本发明的多核苷酸片段用作杂交探针的应用
从本发明的多核苷酸中挑选出合适的寡核苷酸片段用作杂交探针有多方面的 用途, 如用该探针可与不同来源的正常组织或病理组织的基因组或 cDNA文库杂交 以鉴定其是否含有本发明的多核苷酸序列和检出同源的多核苷酸序列,进一步还可 用该探针检测本发明的多核苷酸序列或其同源的多核苷酸序列在正常组织或病理 组织细胞中的表达是否异常。
本实施例的目的是从本发明的多核苷酸 SEQ ID NO: 1 中挑选出合适的寡核苷 酸片段用作杂交探针, 并用滤膜杂交方法鉴定一些组织中是否含有本发明的多核 苷酸序列或其同源的多核苷酸序列。 滤膜杂交方法包括斑点印迹法、 Southern 印 迹法、 Nor thern 印迹法和复印方法等, 它们都是将待测的多核苷酸样品固定在滤 膜上后使用基本相同的步骤杂交。 这些相同的步骤是: 固定了样品的滤膜首先用 不含探针的杂交缓冲液进行预杂交, 以使滤膜上样品的非特异性的结合部位被载 体和合成的多聚物所饱和。 然后预杂交液被含有标记探针的杂交缓冲液替换, 并 保温使探针与靶核酸杂交。 杂交步骤之后, 未杂交上的探针被一系列洗膜歩骤除 掉。 本实施例利用较高强度的洗膜条件 (如较低盐浓度和较高的温度), 以使杂交 背景降低且只保留特异性强的信号。 本实施例选用的探针包括两类: 第一类探针 是完全与本发明的多核苷酸 SEQ ID NO: 1相同或互补的寡核苷酸片段; 第二类探 针是部分与本发明的多核苷酸 SEQ ID NO: 1相同或互补的寡核苷酸片段。 本实施 例选用斑点印迹法将样品固定在滤膜上, 在较高强度的的洗膜条件下, 第一类探 针与样品的杂交特异性最强而得以保留。
一、 探针的选用
从本发明的多核苷酸 SEQ ID NO: 1 中选择寡核苷酸片段用作杂交探针, 应遵 循以下原则和需要考虑的几个方面:
1, 探针大小优选范围为 18-50个核苷酸;
2 , GC含量为 30%- 70%, 超过则非特异性杂交增加;
3, 探针内部应无互补区域;
4, 符合以上条件的可作为初选探针, 然后进一步作计算机序列分析, 包括将该 初选探针分别与其来源序列区域 (即 SEQ ID NO: 1 ) 和其它已知的基因组序 列及其互补区进行同源性比较, 若与非靶分子区域的同源性大于 85%或者有超 过 15个连续碱基完全相同, 则该初选探针一般就不应该使用;
5, 初选探针是否最终选定为有实际应用价值的探针还应进一步由实验确定。
完成以上各方面的分析后挑选并合成以下二个探针:
探针 1 (probel ), 属于第一类探针, 与 SEQ ID NO: 1 的基因片段完全 同源或互补(41Nt):
5'-TGCTCCCACAGTGCATTTCATTTTGTCATGGGACTGGACAG-3' ( SEQ ID NO: 8 )
探针 2 (probe2), 属于第二类探针, 相当于 SEQ ID NO: 1 的基因片段 或其互补片段的替换突变序列 (41Nt ):
5-TGCTCCCACAGTGCATTTCACTTTGTCATGGGACTGGACAG-3' ( SEQ ID NO: 9 ) 与以下具体实验步驟有关的其它未列出的常用试剂及其配制方法请参考文 献: DNA PROBES G. H. Kel ler; M. M. Manak; Stockton Press, 1989 (USA)以及更常 用的分子克隆实验手册书籍如 《分子克隆实验指南》 U998 年第二版) [美]萨姆 布鲁克等著, 科学出版社。
样品制备:
1, 从新鲜或冰冻组织中提取 DNA
歩骤: 1 ) 将新鲜或新鲜解冻的正常肝组织放入浸在冰上并盛有磷酸盐缓冲液 (PBS) 的平皿中。 用剪刀或手术刀将组织切成小块。 操作中应保持组织湿润。 2 ) 以 lOOOg离心切碎组织 10分钟。 3 ) 用冷匀浆缓冲液 ( 0.25mol/L蔗糖; 25mmol/L Tris-HCl, pH7.5; 25ramol/LnaCl; 25mmol/L MgCl2 ) 悬浮沉淀 (大约 lOml/g )。 4) 在 4°C用电动匀浆器以全速匀浆组织悬液, 直至组织被完全破碎。 5) lOOOg 离心 10分钟。 6)用重悬细胞沉淀 (每 O. lg最初组织样品加 1- 5ml ), 再以 lOOOg离心 10分钟。 7)用裂解缓冲液重悬沉淀 (每 O. lg最初组织样品加 lml ), 然后接以下 的苯酚抽提法。
2, DNA的苯酚抽提法
歩骤: 1 )用 l-10ml 冷 PBS 洗细胞, lOOOg 离心 10分钟。 2)用冷细胞裂解 液重悬浮沉淀的细胞 (l x lO8细胞 /ml )最少应用 lOOul 裂解缓冲液。 3)加 SDS 至终浓度为 1°/。, 如果在重悬细胞之前将 SDS直接加入到细胞沉淀中, 细胞可能会 形成大的团块而难以破碎, 并降低的总产率。 这一点在抽提〉107细胞时特别严重 4) 加蛋白酶 K至终浓度 200ug/ml。 5 ) 50°C保温反应 1小时或在 37°C轻轻振摇 过夜。 6) 用等体积苯酚: 氯仿: 异戊醇 ( 25: 24: 1 ) 抽提, 在小离心机管中离 心 10分钟。 两相应清楚分离, 否则重新进行离心。 7)将水相转移至新管。 8)用 等体积氯仿: 异戊醇 (24: 1)抽提, 离心 10分钟。 9)将含 DNA的水相转移至新 管。 然后进行 DNA的纯化和乙醇沉淀。 3, DNA的纯化和乙醇沉淀
歩骤: 1 ) 将 1/10体积 2mol/L醋酸钠和 2倍体积冷 100%乙醇加到 DNA溶液 中, 混匀。 在- 20°C放置 1小时或至过夜。 2) 离心 10分钟。 3) 小心吸出或倒出 乙醇。 4)用 70%冷乙醇 500ul 洗涤沉淀, 离心 5分钟。 5)小心吸出或倒出乙醇。 用 500ul冷乙醇洗涤沉淀, 离心 5分钟。 6) 小心吸出或倒出乙醇, 然后在吸水纸 上倒置使残余乙醇流尽。 空气干燥 10-15 分钟, 以使表面乙醇挥发。 注意不要使 沉淀完全干燥, 否则较难重新溶解。 7) 以小体积 TE或水重悬 DNA沉淀。 低速涡 旋振荡或用滴管吹吸, 同时逐渐增加 TE, 混合至 DNA充分溶解, 每 1-5 χ 10ό细胞 所提取的大约加 lul。
以下第 8- 13步骤仅用于必须除去污染时, 否则可直接进行第 14步骤。
8 ) 将 RNA酶 A加到 DNA溶液中, 终浓度为 100ug/ml, 37°C保温 30分钟。 9 )加 入 SDS和蛋白酶 K, 终浓度分别为 0.5%和 100ug/ml。 37。C保温 30分钟。 10)用 等体积的苯酚: 氯仿: 异戊醇 ( 25: 24: 1)抽提反应液, 离心 10 分钟。 11 ) 小 心移出水相, 用等体积的氯仿: 异戊醇 (24: 1 ) 重新抽提, 离心 10 分钟。 12 ) 小心移出水相, 加 1/10体积 2mol/L 醋酸钠和 2.5 体积冷乙醇, 混匀置 -20°C 1 小时。 13) 用 70%乙醇及 100%乙醇洗涤沉淀, 空气干燥, 重悬核酸, 过程同第 3 - 6歩骤。 14 ) 测定 A26。和 A28。以检测 DNA的纯度及产率。 15 )分装后存放于 - 20°C。 样膜的制备:
1 ) 取 4 x 2 张适当大小的硝酸纤维素膜 (NC 膜), 用铅笔在其上轻轻标出点样 位置及样号, 每一探针需两张 NC膜, 以便在后面的实验步骤中分别用高强度条件 和强度条件洗膜 。
2) 吸取及对照各 15微升, 点于样膜上, 在室温中晾干。
3 ) 置于浸润有 0. Imol/LNaOH, 1.5mol/LNaCl的滤纸上 5分钟 (两次), 晾干置 于浸润有 0.5mol/L Tris-HCl ( pH7.0 ), 3raol/LNaCl的滤纸上 5分钟 (两次), 晾 干。
4) 夹于干净滤纸中, 以铝箔包好, 60- 80°C真空干燥 2小时。
探针的标记
1 ) 3 μ lProbe( 0. IOD/Ιθ 1 ),加入 2 μ IKinase缓冲液, 8-10 uCi γ- 32P- c!ATP+2U Kinase, 以补加至终体积 20 μ 1。
2 ) 37 °C 保温 2小时。
3)加 1/5体积的溴酚蓝指示剂 ( BPB
4 ) 过 Sephadex G-50柱。
5) 至有 32P- Probe洗出前开始收集第一峰(可用 Monitor监测)。 6 ) 5滴 /管, 收集 10-15管。
7 ) 用液体闪烁仪监测同位素量
8 ) 合并第一峰的收集液后即为所需制备的 32P-Probe (第二峰为游离 γ-32Ρ- dATP )。
预杂交
将样膜置于塑料袋中,加入 3- 10mg预杂交液( 10xDenhardf s;6xSSC, 0. lmg/ral CT DNA (小牛胸腺 DNA)。), 封好袋口后, 68°C水浴摇 2小时。
杂交
将塑料袋剪去一角, 加入制备好的探针, 封好袋口后, 42°C水浴摇过夜。 洗膜:
高强度洗膜:
1) 取出已杂交好的样膜。
2 ) 2xSSC, 0.1%SDS中, 40°C洗 15分钟 ( 2次)。
3 ) 0. lxSSC, 0.1%SDS中, 0°C洗 15分钟 ( 2次)。
4 ) 0. lxSSC, 0.1%SDS中, 55°C洗 30分钟 ( 2次), 室温晾干。 低强度洗膜:
1 ) 取出已杂交好的样膜。
2 ) 2xSSC, 0.1%SDS中, 37°C洗 15分钟 ( 2次)。
3 ) 0. lxSSC, 0.1%SDS中, 37。C洗 15分钟 ( 2次)。
4 ) 0. lxSSC, 0.1%SDS中, 40°C洗 15分钟 (2次), 室温晾干。
X -光自显影:
-70°C, X-光自显影 (压片时间根据杂交斑放射性强弱而定)。
实验结果:
采用低强度洗膜条件所进行的杂交实验, 以上两个探针杂交斑放射性强弱没 有明显区别; 而釆用高强度洗膜条件所进行的杂交实验, 探针 1 的杂交斑放射性 强度明显强于另一个探针杂交斑的放射性强度。 因而可用探针 1 定性和定量地分 析本发明的多核苷酸在不同组织中的存在和差异表达。
实施例 7 DNA Microarray
基因芯片或基因微矩阵 (DNA Microarray)是目前许多国家实验室和大制 公司都在着手研制和开发的新技术, 它是指将大量的靶基因片段有序地、 高密度 地排列在玻璃、 硅等载体上, 然后用荧光检测和计算机软件进行数据的比较和分 析, 以达到快速、 高效、 高通量地分析生物信息的目的。 本发明的多核苷酸可作 为靶 DNA 用于基因芯片技术用于高通量研究新基因功能; 寻找和筛选组织特异性 新基因特别是肿瘤等疾病相关新基因; 疾病的诊断, 如遗传性疾病。 其具体方法 步骤在文献中已有多种报道, 如可参阅文献 DeRisi, J. L., Lyer, V. &Brown, P.0.
(1997) Science278, 680-686.及文献 Helle, R. A., Schema, M., Chai, A. , Shalom, D.,
(1997) PNAS 94: 2150-2155.
(一) 点样
各种不同的全长 cDNA共计 4000条多核苷酸序列作为靶 DNA,其中包括本发明 的多核苷酸。 将它们分别通过 PCR 进行扩增, 纯化所得扩增产物后将其浓度调到 500ng/ul 左右, 用 Cartesian 7500 点样仪(购自美国 Cartesian公司)点于玻璃 介质上, 点与点之间的距离为 280 μιη。 将点样后的玻片进行水合、 干燥、 置于紫 外交联仪中交联, 洗脱后干燥使 DNA 固定在坡璃片上制备成芯片。 其具体方法歩 骤在文献中已有多种报道, 本实施例的点样后处理步骤是:
1. 潮湿环境中水合 4小时;
2. 0.2%SDS洗涤 1分钟;
3. ddH20洗涤两次, 每次 1分钟;
4. NaBH4封闭 5分钟;
5. 95°C水中 2分钟;
6. 0.2%SDS洗涤 1分钟;
7. ddH20冲洗两次;
8. 凉干, 25°C储存于暗处备用。
(二)探针标记
用一步法分别从人体混合组织与机体特定组织 (或经过刺激的细胞株) 中抽 提总 mRNA, 并用 Oligotex mRNA Midi Kit (购自 QiaGen公司)纯化 mRNA,通过反 转录分另1 J将荧光试剂 Cy3dUTP (5-Amino-propargy 1-2' -deoxyuri dine 5--tr iphate coupled to Cy3 fluorescent dye, 购自 Amersham Phamacia Biotech公司)标记 人体混合组织的 mRNA,用荧光试剂 Cy5dUTP(5- Amino- propargy卜 2'- deoxyuridine 5'-tr iphate coupled to Cy5 fluorescent dye, 购自 Amersham Phamacia Biotech 公司)标记机体特定组织 (或经过刺激的细胞株) mRNA, 经纯化后制备出探针。 具 体歩骤参照及方法见:
Schena, M., Shalon, D. , Heller, R. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. Vol.93: 10614- 10619. Schena,M. , Shalon, Dar i. , Davis, R. W. (1995) Science.270. (20) : 467-480.
(三) 杂交
分别将来自 以上两种组织的探针与芯片一起在 UniHyb™ Hybridization Solution (购自 TeleChem公司)杂交液中进行杂交 16 小时, 室温用洗涤液 (1 χ SSC, 0.2%SDS ) 洗涤后用 ScanArray 3000扫描仪 (购自美国 General Scanning公 司)进行扫描, 扫描的图象用 Imagene软件 (美囯 Biodiscovery公司)进行数据 分析处理, 算出每个点的 Cy3/Cy5比值。
以上机体特定组织 (或经过刺激的细胞株)分别为胸腺、 睾丸、 肌肉、 脾脏、 肺、 皮肤、 甲状腺、 肝、 PMA+的 Ecv304细胞株、 PMA -的 Ecv304细胞株、 未饥饿的 L02细胞株、 砷刺激 1小时的 L02细胞株以及前列腺组织。 根据这 13个 Cy3/Cy5比值 绘出折方图。 (图 1 ) 。 由图可见本发明所述的酪氨酸酶 15和酪氨酸酶 14表达谱很 相似。 工业实用性
本发明的多肽以及该多肽的拮抗剂、 激动剂和抑制剂可直接用于疾病治疗, 例如, 可治疗恶性肿瘤、 肾上腺缺乏症、 皮肤病、 各类炎症、 HIV 感染和免疫 性疾病等。
酪氨酸酶是一种铜单体酶, 催化单酚的羟基化和邻二酚的氧化反应。 酪氨 酸酶在真核生物中普遍存在, 它和色素合成有关, 如黑色素和其他一些多酚化 合物。 此外, 酪氨酸酶的特异序列结构在酪氨酸酶及一些相关蛋白中存在, 如 血清素。 血清素可经由其接受器产生血管收 作用而使血压上升; 血管张力素 可经由血小板凝集促使血小板分泌更多的血管素; 色氨酸进入脑内转化成有镇 静作用的血清素, 有助于抑郁症的治疗。
酪氨酸酶是一种铜单体酶, 催化单酚的羟基化和邻二酚的氧化反应。 酪氨 酸酶在真核生物中普遍存在, 它和色素合成有关, 如黑色素和其他一些多酚化 合物。 此外, 酪氨酸酶的特异序列结构在酪氨酸酶及一些相关蛋白中存在, 如 血清素。
由此可见, 特异的酪氨酸酶 motif 的表达异常, 将致使本发明的含此 motif 的多肽的功能失常, 从而导致酪氨酸代谢异常, 并产生相关的疾病如酪氨酸代 谢缺陷病、 黑色素瘤、 先天性虹膜异常等。 特异的酪氨酸酶 motif 的表达异常, 还将导致血清素功能异常, 而血清素与血压、 与抑郁症、 焦虑症有关。
由此可见, 本发明的酪氨酸酶 15 的表达异常将产生各种疾病尤其是酪氨酸 代谢缺陷病、 黑色素瘤、 先天性虹膜异常、 心血管疾病、 精神性疾病, 这些疾 病包括但不限于: 新生儿一过性高酪基酸血症, 急性酪氨酸血症, 亚急性和慢 性酪氨酸血症, 白化病, 黑尿病, 黑色素瘤, 虹膜异色, 眼黑变病, 高血压, 冠心病, 心力衰竭, 抑郁症, 焦虑症, 神经衰落, 精神分裂症, 偏执狂, 强迫 症, 恐惧症
本发明的酪氨酸酶 15 的表达异常还将产生某些遗传性, 血液性疾病及免疫 系统疾病等。
本发明也提供了筛选化合物以鉴定提高(激动剂)或阻遏(拮抗剂)酪氨酸酶 15 的药剂的方法。 激动剂提高酪氨酸酶 15 刺激细胞增殖等生物功能, 而拮抗 剂阻止和治疗与细胞过度增殖有关的紊乱如各种癌症。 例如, 能在药物的存在 下, 将哺乳动物细胞或表达酪氨酸酶 15 的膜制剂与标记的酪氨酸酶 15 —起培 养。 然后测定药物提高或阻遏此相互作用的能力。
酪氨酸酶 15的拮抗剂包括筛选出的抗体、 化合物、 受体缺失物和类似物等。 酪氨酸酶 15 的拮抗剂可以与酪氨酸酶 15 结合并消除其功能, 或是抑制该多肽 的产生, 或是与该多肽的活性位点结合使该多肽不能发挥生物学功能。
在筛选作为拮抗剂的化合物时, 可以将酪氨酸酶 15加入生物分析测定中, 通过测定化合物对酪氨酸酶 15和其受体之间相互作用的影响来确定化合物是否 是拮抗剂。 用上述筛选化合物的同样方法, 可以筛选出起拮抗剂作用的受体缺 失物和类似物。 能与酪氨酸酶 15 结合的多肽分子可通过筛选由各种可能组合的 氨基酸结合于固相物组成的随机多肽库而获得。 筛选时, 一般应对酪氨酸轉 15 分子进行标记。
本发明提供了用多肽, 及其片段、 衍生物、 类似物或它们的细胞作为抗原 以生产抗体的方法。 这些抗体可以是多克隆抗体或单克隆抗体。 本发明还提供 了针对酪氨酸酶 15抗原决定簇的抗体。 这些抗体包括(但不限于): 多克隆抗体、 单克隆抗体、 嵌合抗体、 单链抗体、 Fab片段和 Fab表达文库产生的片段。
多克隆抗体的生产可用酪氨酸酶 15直接注射免疫动物 (如家兔, 小鼠, 大 鼠等) 的方法得到, 多种佐剂可用于增强免疫反应, 包括但不限于弗氏佐剂等。 制备酪氨酸酶 15 的单克隆抗体的技术包括但不限于杂交瘤技术(Koh l er and Mi l s t e i n. Na ture, 1975, 256: 495-497) , 三瘤技术, 人 Β-细胞杂交瘤技术, EBV- 杂交瘤技术等。 将人恒定区和非人源的可变区结合的嵌合抗体可用已有的技术 生产 (Morr i son et a l , PNAS, 1985, 81: 6851)。而已有的生产单链抗体的技术 (U. S. Pa t No. 4946778)也可用于生产抗酪氨酸酶 15的单链抗体。
抗酪氨酸酶 15的抗体可用于免疫组织化学技术中, 检测活检标本中的酪氨 酸酶 15。
与酪氨酸酶 1 5结合的单克隆抗体也可用放射性同位素标记, 注入体内可跟 踪其位置和分布。 这种放射性标记的抗体可作为一种非创伤性诊断方法用于肿 瘤细胞的定位和判断是否有转移。
抗体还可用于设计针对体内某一特殊部位的免疫毒素。 如酪氨酸酶 15高亲 和性的单克隆抗体可与细菌或植物毒素(如白喉毒素, 蓖麻蛋白, 红豆碱等)共 价结合。 一种通常的方法是用巯基交联剂如 SPDP , 攻击抗体的氨基, 通过二硫 键的交换, 将毒素结合于抗体上, 这种杂交抗体可用于杀灭酪氨酸酶 1 5 阳性的 细胞。
本发明中的抗体可用于治疗或预防与酪氨酸酶 15相关的疾病。 给予适当剂 量的抗体可以刺激或阻断酪氨酸酶 15的产生或活性。
本发明还涉及定量和定位检测酪氨酸酶 15水平的诊断试验方法。 这些试验 是本领域所熟知的, 且包括 FI SH测定和放射免疫测定。 试验中所检测的酪氨酸 1 5 水平, 可以用作解释酪氨酸酶 15 在各种疾病中的重要性和用于诊断酪氨 酸酶 1 5起作用的疾病。
本发明的多肽还可用作肽谱分析, 例如, 多肽可用物理的、 化学或酶进行 特异性切割, 并进行一维或二维或三维的凝胶电泳分析,更好的是进行质谱分 析。
编码酪氨酸酶 15的多核苷酸也可用于多种治疗目的。 基因治疗技术可用于 治疗由于酪氨酸酶 15 的无表达或异常 /无活性表达所致的细胞增殖、 发育或代 谢异常。 重组的基因治疗载体(如病毒载体)可设计用于表达变异的酪氨酸酶 1 5, 以抑制内源性的酪氨酸酶 15 活性。 例如, 一种变异的酪氨酸酶 15 可以是缩短 的、 缺失了信号传导功能域的酪氨酸酶 15, 虽可与下游的底物结合, 但缺乏信 号传导活性。 因此重组的基因治疗载体可用于治疗酪氨酸酶 1 5表达或活性异常 所致的疾病。 来源于病毒的表达载体如逆转录病毒、 腺病毒、 腺病毒相关病毒、 单纯疱疹病毒、 细小病毒等可用于将编码酪氨酸酶 15 的多核苷酸转移至细胞 内。 构建携带编码酪氨酸酶 15 的多核苷酸的重组病毒载体的方法可见于已有文 献(Sambrook,e t a l. )。 另外重组编码酪氨酸酶 15 的多核苷酸可包装到脂质体 中转移至细胞内。
多核苷酸导入组织或细胞内的方法包括: 将多核苷酸直接注入到体内组织 中; 或在体外通过载体(如病毒、 噬菌体或质粒等)先将多核苷酸导入细胞中, 再将细胞移植到体内等。
抑制酪氨酸酶 15 raRNA 的寡核苷酸(包括反义 RNA 和 DNA)以及核酶也在本 W 1
发明的范围之内。 核酶是一种能特异性分解特定 RNA 的酶样 RNA 分子, 其作用 机制是核酶分子与互补的靶 RM 特异性杂交后进行核酸内切作用。 反义的 RNA 和 DNA及核酶可用已有的任何 RNA或 DM合成技术获得, 如固相磷酸酰胺化学 合成法合成寡核苷酸的技术已广泛应用。 反义 RNA分子可通过编码该 RNA的 DNA 序列在体外或体内转录获得。 这种 DM序列已整合到载体的 RNA 聚合酶启动子 的下游。 为了增加核酸分子的稳定性, 可用多种方法对其进行修饰, 如增加两 侧的序列长度, 核糖核苷之间的连接应用磷酸硫酯键或肽键而非磷酸二酯键。
编码酪氨酸酶 15 的多核苷酸可用于与酪氨酸酶 15 的相关疾病的诊断。 编 码酪氨酸酶 1 5 的多核苷酸可用于检测酪氨酸酶 15 的表达与否或在疾病状态下 酪氨酸酶 15 的异常表达。 如编码酪氨酸酶 1 5 的 DNA序列可用于对活检标本进 行杂交以判断酪氨酸酶 1 5 的表达状况。 杂交技术包括 Southern 印迹法, Nor t he rn 印迹法、 原位杂交等。 这些技术方法都是公开的成熟技术, 相关的试 剂盒都可从商业途径得到。 本发明的多核苷酸的一部分或全部可作为探针固定 在微阵列(M i c r oar ray)或 DNA 芯片(又称为 "基因芯片" )上, 用于分析组织中 基因的差异表达分析和基因诊断。 用酪氨酸酶 15 特异的引物进行 RNA-聚合酶 链反应(RT-PCR)体外扩增也可检测酪氨酸酶 1 5的转录产物。
检测酪氨酸酶 15 基因的突变也可用于诊断酪氨酸酶 1 5 相关的疾病。 酪氨 酸酶 15 突变的形式包括与正常野生型酪氨酸酶 1 5 DNA 序列相比的点突变、 易 位、 缺失、 重组和其它任何异常等。 可用已有的技术如 Sou thern 印迹法、 DNA 序列分析、 PCR 和原位杂交检测突变。 另外, 突变有可能影响蛋白的表达, 因 此用 Nor thern印迹法、 We s t ern印迹法可间接判断基因有无突变。
本发明的序列对染色体鉴定也是有价值的。 该序列会特异性地针对某条人 染色体具体位置且并可以与其杂交。 目前, 需要鉴定染色体上的各基因的具体 位点。 现在, 只有很少的基于实际序列数据(重复多态性)的染色体标记物可用 于标记染色体位置。 根据本发明, 为了将这些序列与疾病相关基因相关联, 其 重要的第一步就是将这些 DNA序列定位于染色体上。
简而言之, 根据 cDNA制备 PCR引物(优选 15-35 bp) , 可以将序列定位于染色 体上。 然后, 将这些引物用于 PCR筛选含各条人染色体的体细胞杂合细胞。 只 有那些含有相应于引物的人基因的杂合细胞会产生扩增的片段。
体细胞杂合细胞的 PCR定位法, 是将 DNA定位到具体染色体的快捷方法。 使 用本发明的寡核苷酸引物, 通过类似方法, 可利用一组来自特定染色体的片段 或大量基因组克隆而实现亚定位。 可用于染色体定位的其它类似策略包括原位 杂交、 用标记的流式分选的染色体预筛选和杂交预选, 从而构建染色体特异的 C醒库。
将 cDM克隆与中期染色体进行荧光原位杂交(FISH), 可以在一个步骤中精 确地进行染色体定位。 此技术的综述, 参见 Verma等, Human Chromosomes: a Manual of Basic Techniques, Pergamon Press, New York (1988)。
一旦序列被定位到准确的染色体位置, 此序列在染色体上的物理位置就可 以与基因图数据相关联。 这些数据可见于例如, V.Mckusick, Mendel ian Inheritance in Man (可通过与 Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library联机获得)。 然后可通过连锁分析, 确定基因与业已定位到染色体区域 上的疾病之间的关系。
接着, 需要测定患病和未患病个体间的 cDNA或基因组序列差异。 如果在一 些或所有的患病个体中观察到某突变, 而该突变在任何正常个体中未观察到, 则该突变可能是疾病的病因。 比较患病和未患病个体, 通常涉及首先寻找染色 体中结构的变化, 如从染色体水平可见的或用基于 cDNA序列的 PCR可检测的缺 失或易位。 根据目前的物理作图和基因定位技术的分辨能力, 被精确定位至与 疾病有关的染色体区域的 cDNA, 可以是 50至 500个潜在致病基因间之一种(假定 1兆碱基作图分辨能力和每 20kb对应于一个基因)。
可以将本发明的多肽、 多核苷酸及其模拟物、 激动剂、 拮抗剂和抑制剂与 合适的药物载体组合后使用。 这些载体可以是水、 葡萄糖、 乙醇、 盐类、 缓冲 液、 甘油以及它们的组合。 组合物包含安全有效量的多肽或拮抗剂以及不影响 药物效果的载体和赋形剂。 这些组合物可以作为药物用于疾病治疗。
本发明还提供含有一种或多种容器的药盒或试剂盒, 容器中装有一种或多 种本发明的药用组合物成分。 与这些容器一起, 可以有由制造、 使用或销售药 品或生物制品的政府管理机构所给出的指示性提示, 该提示反映出生产、 使用 或销售的政府管理机构许可其在人体上施用。 此外, 本发明的多肽可以与其它 的治疗化合物结合使用。
药物组合物可以以方便的方式给药, 如通过局部、 静脉内、 腹膜内、 肌内、 皮下、 鼻内或皮内的给药途径。 酪氨酸酶 15 以有效地治疗和 /或预防具体的适 应症的量来给药。 施用于患者的酪氨酸酶 15 的量和剂量范围将取决于许多因 素, 如给药方式、 待治疗者的健康条件和诊断医生的判断。

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I、 一种分离的多肽-酪氨酸酶 1 5 , 其特征在于它包含有: SEQ ID NO: 2 所示 的氨基酸序列的多肽、 或其多肽的活性片段、 类似物或衍生物。
2、 如权利要求 1 所述的多肽, 其特征在于所述多肽、 类似物或衍生物的氨基 酸序列具有与 SEQ I D NO: 2所示的氨基酸序列至少 95%的相同性。
3、 如权利要求 2 所述的多肽, 其特征在于它包含具有 SEQ I D NO: 2 所示的氨 基酸序列的多肽。
4、 一种分离的多核苷酸, 其特征在于所述多核苷酸包含选自下组中的一种: (a) 编码具有 SEQ I D NO: 2 所示氨基酸序列的多肽或其片段、 类似物、 衍生 物的多核苷酸;
(b) 与多核苷酸 (a ) 互补的多核苷酸; 或
(c) 与 (a ) 或 (b ) 有至少 70%相同性的多核苷酸。
5、 如权利要求 4 所述的多核苷酸, 其特征在于所述多核苷酸包含编码具有 SEQ ID NO: 2所示氨基酸序列的多核苷酸。
6、如权利要求 4所述的多核苷酸,其特征在于所述多核苷酸的序列包含有 SEQ ID NO: 1 中 229-621位的序列或 SEQ ID NO: 1中 1-1092位的序列。
7、 一种含有外源多核苷酸的重组载体, 其特征在于它是由权利要求 4-6 中的 任一权利要求所述多核苷酸与质粒、 病毒或运载体表达载体构建而成的重组载 体。
8、 一种含有外源多核苷酸的遗传工程化宿主细胞, 其特征在于它是选自于下 列一种宿主细胞:
(a) 用权利要求 7所述的重组载体转化或转导的宿主细胞; 或
(b) 用权利要求 4-6 中的任一权利要求所述多核苷酸转化或转导的宿主细 胞。
9、 一种具有酪氨酸酶 15活性的多肽的制备方法, 其特征在于所述方法包括:
(a) 在表达酪氨酸酶 15条件下, 培养权利要求 8所述的工程化宿主细胞;
(b) 从培养物中分离出具有酪氨酸酶 15活性的多肽。
10、 一种能与多肽结合的抗体,其特征在于所述抗体是能与酪氨酸酶 15 特异性 结合的抗体。
I I、 一类模拟或调节多肽活性或表达的化合物, 其特征在于它们是模拟、 促进、 拮抗或抑制酪氨酸酶 1 5的活性的化合物。
12、 如权利要求 11 所述的化合物, 其特征在于它是 SEQ ID NO: 1 所示的多核 苷酸序列或其片段的反义序列。
13、 一种权利要求 11 所述化合物的应用, 其特征在于所述化合物用于调节酪 氨酸酶 15在体内、 体外活性的方法。
14、 一种检测与权利要求 1-3 中的任一权利要求所述多肽相关的疾病或疾病易 感性的方法, 其特征在于其包括检测所述多肽的表达量, 或者检测所述多肽的 活性, 或者检测多核苷酸中引起所述多肽表达量或活性异常的核苷酸变异。
15、 如权利要求 1-3 中的任一权利要求所述多肽的应用, 其特征在于它应用于 筛选酪氨酸酶 15 的模拟物、 激动剂, 拮抗剂或抑制剂; 或者用于肽指紋图谱 鉴定。
16、 如权利要求 4-6 中的任一权利要求所述的核酸分子的应用, 其特征在于它 作为引物用于核酸扩增反应, 或者作为探针用于杂交反应, 或者用于制造基因 芯片或微阵列。
17、 如权利要求 1-6 及 11 中的任一权利要求所述的多肽、 多核苷酸或化合物 的应用, 其特征在于用所述多肽、 多核苷酸或其模拟物、 激动剂、 拮抗剂或抑 制剂以安全有效剂量与药学上可接受的载体组成作为诊断或治疗与酪氨酸酶 1 5 异常相关的疾病的药物组合物。
18、 权利要求 1-6 及 11 中的任一权利要求所述的多肽、 多核苷酸或化合物的 应用, 其特征在于用所述多肽、 多核苷酸或化合物制备用于治疗如恶性肿瘤, 血液病, H I V感染和免疫性疾病和各类炎症的药物。
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