WO2006030970A1 - フィコリンa遺伝子機能欠損非ヒト動物 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an innate immune abnormality model non-human animal having a ficolin A gene function deficient on the chromosome and having a defect in the biological defense function. It relates to methods. Background art
- the complement system is an immune system that destroys pathogenic microorganisms as a result of many protein degradation and assembly chain reactions.
- three types of complement activation pathways are known. That is, the classical pathway in which the first component C 1 is activated by binding to the antibody, and the second pathway, the lectin pathway, in which activation occurs directly on the microorganism without the involvement of the antibody.
- the lectin pathway mannose-binding lectin (MB L) is bound as a recognition molecule to the strands of invading microorganisms, and activated serine protease MASP activates C3 or C4.
- Ficollin is a protein composed of a collagen-like domain and a fibrinogen-like domain. Ficollin has been identified in mammals such as humans, rodents, pigs, and hedgehogs, and shows a tissue-specific distribution. It has also been found in invertebrates such as squirts, and it is thought that the physiological functions involved in ficolin exist phylogenically for a long time.
- the collagen-like structure of ficollin acts as a functional domain for the formation of oligomers and the fibrinogen-like domain, and has a lectin activity that recognizes and recognizes N-acetyltilcosamine (G 1 c N A c).
- Mannose-binding lectin MBL
- MBL Mannose-binding lectin
- MBL Mannose-binding lectin
- MBL Mannose-binding lectin
- MBL also has a similar structure, but its C-terminus functions as a sugar chain recognition domain and is different from
- L and H ficolin exist as serum lectins.
- M ficolin does not exist in serum, and it has been reported that it acts on the membrane surface of monocytes and acts as a receptor to mediate phagocytosis, but its function is not clear.
- ficolin A is equivalent to human L-ficolin and is thought to act as an unrecognized recognition molecule in innate immunity (Fuj imori et al., Biochem .
- Ficollin B is thought to correspond to M phycoline, but its function is unknown.
- Ficollin A is also known to bind to serine protease MA SP in the lectin pathway, which is one of the complement activation pathways (Matsushita et al., 41st Complement Symposium Abstracts, P29 (2004) ) Force The details of the mechanism are not clear. In order to investigate the physiological effects of ficolin A or the lectin pathway, it would be sufficient if animals that could not synthesize ficolin A could be used, but there has been no report that such animals have been produced. Disclosure of the invention
- An object of the present invention is to provide a non-human animal deficient in the ficolin A gene, and to clarify the role of ficolin A in innate immunity and unknown physiological activities.
- the present inventors have found that a non-human animal deficient in the ficolin A gene can be produced by causing homologous recombination of the mouse ficolin A gene with a specific vector, and have completed the present invention.
- the present invention provides:
- a method for producing a non-human animal according to any one of (1) to (5) including the following steps: (i) a step of obtaining a DNA molecule in which the coding region in the ficolin A gene is modified; ii) the step of homologous recombination of the DNA molecule obtained in step (i) with the ficollin A gene in mouse embryonic stem cells; and (iii) the step of homologous recombination according to step (ii). Generating mouse embryonic stem cells to obtain a mouse individual;
- the mouse individual obtained in step (iii) is a chimeric mouse comprising a part of the body that has undergone homologous recombination.
- the method for producing a non-human animal according to (6) further comprising the following steps following the step (iii): (a) mating a male chimeric mouse and a female wild-type mouse, And (b) the male and female heterozygous mice obtained in step (a) are mated to produce the F2 generation of disrupted ficollin A gene. Obtaining a homozygous mouse;
- a method for screening an agent for promoting or suppressing a host defense function comprising measuring the promotion or suppression of the host defense function using the non-human animal described in (5) above.
- the non-human animal of the present invention is useful for studying diseases caused by non-self recognition abnormality, lectin pathway abnormality and the like, and can be used as an experimental animal for promoting a defense function of a living body or screening for an inhibitor.
- Figure 1 shows the procedure for deleting the ficolin A gene.
- Upper wild-type phycoline A gene; middle: targeting vector; lower: modified gene.
- Figure 2 shows the results of Southern plot analysis of ES clones knocked out of the ficolin A gene.
- Fig. 3 shows the results of Northern plot analysis and RT-PCR for ficolin A gene-deficient mice. 5017440
- Fig. 4 shows the results of EL I SA and Western plot analysis on the serum of ficolin A gene-deficient mice.
- FIG. 5 shows the results of examining the complement activation ability of homozygous mice by C4 deposition on G 1 cNA c binding plates.
- Fig. 6 shows the results of Western blot analysis of components of the complement lectin pathway in homo mice.
- FIG. 7 shows the results of examining the complement activation ability of homomouse serum fractions by C 4 deposition on G 1 cNAc-binding plates.
- FIG. 8 shows the effect of recombinant ficolin on the lectin pathway in homomouse serum.
- FIG. 9 shows the binding between ficolin A and Ma s p-2 sMap.
- FIG. 10 shows the protective effect of ficollin A against bacteria.
- the present invention relates to a non-human animal deficient in the ficollin A gene function on the chromosome.
- the ficolin A gene in the present invention means a region on a chromosome containing introns corresponding to mRNA encoding ficolin A.
- the non-human animal deficient in the chromosome of the ficolin A gene function provided by the present invention is one in which the ficolin A gene at one locus on the chromosome is disrupted so as not to express active ficolin A. is there.
- the ficollin A gene targeted by the present invention is a region on a chromosome containing an intron corresponding to mRNA encoding ficoline A according to the above definition, and has a specific structure, for example, a specific base sequence It is not limited to the intron-exon structure.
- ficollin A gene targeted by the present invention for example, a gene containing a base sequence encoding the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 as a coding region can be cited.
- the ficollin A gene also includes an amino acid sequence that does not completely match SEQ ID NO: 1 due to substitution, deletion and / or addition.
- SEQ ID NO: A polypeptide having a homology of 80% or more, preferably 85% or more, more preferably 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more with the amino acid sequence represented by 1. This is also included in the “Ficolin A gene”.
- a more specific example of the ficoline A gene targeted by the present invention includes one containing the base sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2.
- This base sequence is the base sequence of cDNA corresponding to mRNA encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.
- the ficollin A gene targeted by the present invention usually contains the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and has a structure in which this base sequence is divided by an intron, that is, an intron-exon structure.
- the individual regions on the ficoline A gene corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 are referred to as “Exon 1”, “Exon 2”, “Exon 3”, etc. in order from the end.
- non-human animal deficient in the chromosome of the ficolin A gene function in the present invention is inactivated by the disruption, deletion, replacement, etc. of the endogenous gene of the non-human animal encoding ficolin A
- Non-human animals that have lost their function to be expressed, and non-human animals can specifically include mammals other than humans, especially rodents such as mice and rats. It is not limited to these.
- the wild-type non-human animal in the present invention means an animal of the same species as the above-mentioned non-human animal deficient in the ficollin A gene function, and preferably an abdominal animal. And as non-human animals deficient in phycoline A gene function, those born according to Mendel's law can obtain wild-types that are the same as ficollin A deficient and can be used for accurate comparison. This is preferable in that an experiment can be performed. Specific examples of ficollin A knockout mice and wild type mice that are the same as the knockout mice and wild type mice can be mentioned. In the following, the case where the non-human animal is a mouse is described as an example.
- Any method can be used to produce a ficolin A knockout mouse as long as it can produce a knockout mouse that has lost the function of expressing ficolin A.
- base substitution, deletion and Z or Modification of base sequence by addition Can be mentioned.
- the site of the base sequence change is not particularly limited as long as it leads to the loss of the original function of the gene, but preferably has a change in the base sequence of Exon.
- the mouse genomic DNA library was screened, the ficollin A gene of genomic DNA was isolated, and several exons and surrounding introns were isolated.
- a marker gene such as an antibiotic resistance gene
- the target vector thus prepared was introduced into ES cells by electroporation, and homologous recombination occurred.
- germline chimera mice are created and mated with wild-type mice, and heterozygous mice (F 1: hybrid first generation) obtained by mating with each other.
- F 1 hybrid first generation
- chromosome In order to confirm gene disruption, physical analysis of the relevant part on the chromosome (Ficoline A locus), for example, measurement of the length of the amplified fragment by PCR, Southern blotting, decoding of the base sequence, etc. May be compared to that of a mouse having a wild type genotype.
- phenotypic analysis of ficolin A for example, serum samples can be measured by Western blotting and immunoprecipitation, and the disruption of ficolin A gene can be confirmed by the absence of the desired activity.
- the method for producing the knockout mouse of the present invention basically comprises (1) a step of obtaining a DNA molecule in which the coding region in the ficolin A gene is modified by base substitution, deletion and Z or addition, (2) step A step of homologous recombination of the DNA molecule mutated in (1) with the phycorin A gene in mouse embryonic stem cells (hereinafter referred to as “B ⁇ live stem cells” as “ES cells”); and (3) Generating mouse ES cells that have undergone homologous recombination in step (2) to obtain mouse individuals.
- step (1) first, based on the information on the structure of the ficoline A gene disclosed in the present invention, DN containing all or a fragment of the gene
- a molecule is isolated. Isolation of the DNA molecule can be accomplished by PCR or gene library scoring. Any known method such as Leeung may be used. In order to achieve homologous recombination as intended in step (2), DNA molecules with a chain length of 2 sites (1 site is 6 kb or more, and the other site is about 1 to 2 kb) are usually used. It is desirable to separate.
- a DNA molecule is prepared by modifying the base sequence of the coding region in the obtained DNA molecule by base substitution, deletion and / or insertion. The base sequence can be modified by known recombinant DNA techniques such as ligation of amplified DNA molecules by PCR and site-specific mutation.
- the present invention also provides an isolated DNA molecule prepared as described above, wherein the base sequence of the coding region is altered.
- a DNA molecule for disrupting a desired gene by homologous recombination is commonly referred to as a “targeting vector”.
- a targeting vector in order to facilitate selection of ES cells in the next step (2), it is desirable to further include a positive selection marker and a sequence as a negative selection marker.
- positive selection markers include neomycin resistance gene and / 3-galatatosidase gene
- negative selection markers include simple herpesvirus thymidine kinase gene and diphtheria toxin A fragment gene.
- a plasmid vector that is commercially available for constructing a targeting vector can also be used.
- the above-mentioned targeting vector is introduced into mouse ES cells by a conventional method for introducing DNA into animal cells, such as the electroporation method or the ribofection method.
- a conventional method for introducing DNA into animal cells such as the electroporation method or the ribofection method.
- homologous recombination occurs in the cell into which the targeting vector has been introduced, a part of the ficollin A gene that the cell originally has is replaced with the modified base sequence in the targeting vector and destroyed. .
- cells after introduction of the targeting vector are searched by conventional methods such as Southern blotting and PCR to confirm homologous recombination in cells, ES cells that have undergone the desired homologous recombination (hereinafter “ Recombinant ES cells ”)).
- a mouse individual is obtained by generating the obtained recombinant ES cell.
- the transplanted mouse is bred as usual, and the mouse offspring is born. Good.
- the mouse thus obtained is usually a chimeric mouse containing normal cells as well as cells derived from recombinant ES cells as cells constituting the living body. If such a chimeric mouse is subsequently bred according to the following steps, the knockout mouse of the present invention can be produced.
- the germ line in the chimeric mouse must contain cells derived from recombinant ES cells.
- a male chimeric mouse and a female wild type mouse are mated to produce an F1 generation heterozygous mouse,
- F2 generation homozygous mice with the disrupted ficolin A gene can be selected.
- Whether or not the desired genotype has been achieved in each generation of F 1 and F 2 can be determined according to conventional methods such as Southern blotting, PCR, and decoding of the nucleotide sequence, as in the search for recombinant ES cells. Good.
- the knockout mouse of the present invention produced in this way is once obtained as a combination of male and female threads, and thereafter, if necessary, it can be easily propagated as necessary so that the same genotype knockout mouse can be easily produced. You can get as many as you need.
- the knockout mouse of the present invention is a model animal for analyzing the physiological role of ficollin A in a mammalian body at the individual level, and the mechanism of the onset and progression of diseases related to ficolin A deficiency or failure. Laboratory animals for analysis, also like this It is particularly useful as an animal for searching for prophylactic / diagnostic agents.
- the present invention also provides a method for screening an agent for promoting or suppressing a host defense function.
- the method of promoting or suppressing the host defense function is the agent for preventing or treating infectious diseases, immunosuppressive agent, antiviral agent, antibacterial agent, and G 1 on the surface. Examples include, but are not limited to, pathogens that have NAc, and the host defense function promoter or inhibitor is administered by administering a test compound to Ficollin A knockout mice, such as infectious diseases. Screening can be done by evaluating the presence of symptoms, mortality, etc. in comparison with wild-type mice.
- the SEQ ID NOs in the sequence listing in the present specification indicate the following sequences.
- Example 3 The base sequence of the primer used in Example 3 is shown.
- Example 1 the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these examples.
- Example 1 the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these examples.
- Ficollin A knockout mouse creation The wild-type ficollin A gene is shown in the upper part of FIG.
- the first to third exons by homologous recombination (in the figure, the part indicated by the black bar in the region of F c nA is the exon. 5, exon 1 in order from the end, exon 2
- the gene was modified (targeted allele) by substituting “exon 3” with a neomycin resistance gene.
- the targeting vector was constructed by first ligating 1.76 Kb of ficolin A gene DNA of 3.76 Kb on the 3 'side and 5.50 Kb of 5' side of the neomycin resistance gene in the pBluescript II plasmid.
- diphtheria toxin A fragment (DT-A) was ligated in the reverse direction to the 5th, 1.76 Kb genomic DNA. The entire plasmid was cleaved with the restriction enzyme Not I to obtain linear DNA.
- This targeting vector was introduced into ES cells derived from 129 mouse strains, and the resulting neomycin resistant clones were further selected by the PCR method. As a result, 5 ES clones were obtained.
- the genotypes of the pups obtained in Example 1 were analyzed. Of the two lines obtained, homozygous mice were not born in the 1n line, so the 2n line was used for the analysis.
- the offspring mouse genotype born from the heterozygous cross is + / + (wild type): +
- the ratio of / 1 (hetero):-/-(homo) was 27:46:20 (about 1: 2: 1).
- the phenotype of 2 n homo mice was not observed in appearance or body weight compared to wild type mice, and histologically obvious abnormalities in the examined range (lung, thymus, spleen, liver) was not recognized. Furthermore, since pups are born normally by crossing homozygous mice, their reproductive ability is considered normal.
- EL I SA was performed as follows: anti-ficolin A antibody was bound to mycoloplate, and 10 ⁇ L of mouse serum was added to 100 / i L of PB S (0.15 M N a C 1 In 10 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.4), and allowed to react at room temperature for 1 hour. After washing, peroxidase-labeled anti-ficoline AF ab ′ was added and allowed to react for another hour. After washing, ABT S and hydrogen peroxide were added, and color development at 405 nm was measured.
- Complement activation ability of the homomus obtained in Example 2 was examined by C4 deposition on a G1c NAc-binding plate. Specifically, G 1 c NA c-BSA was bound to a microplate, mouse serum or serum components were added thereto, and the mixture was allowed to react at 37 ° C for 10 minutes in 100 ⁇ L PBS. . After washing, human complement C4 was added and allowed to react for 30 minutes on ice. After further washing, the substrate TMB was added and reacted. After 10 minutes, 1M phosphoric acid was added to stop the reaction, and the absorbance at a wavelength of 4500 ⁇ was measured. As shown in Fig. 5, large individual differences in activity were observed even in mice of the same genotype.
- Example 5 The mean values showed a decreasing trend in the order of wild type, heterozygous, and homozygous, and there was a statistically significant difference between wild type and homozygous. Since the activity examined here includes the activity of both MBL and buicoline A, they were examined separately (see Example 6).
- Example 5 The activity examined here includes the activity of both MBL and buicoline A, they were examined separately (see Example 6).
- the fraction that passed through without binding was separated, and the bound fraction was eluted with mannose and then with G 1 cNAc. This was dialyzed against TBS (50 mM Tris—HC 1 buffer, pH 8.0 containing 0.15 M NaCl) and used for Western plot analysis. The result is shown in FIG. In wild-type mice, most of the ficolin A is eluted in the GlcNAc fraction, whereas in homozygous mice, ficollin A is detected in any fraction. There wasn't. On the other hand, MBL, which has affinity for both mannan and GlcNAc, was eluted in the mannose fraction.
- the mannose fraction contains a large amount of Ma sp-1, Ma sp-2, and s MAP that are thought to form a complex with MBL, but there is little difference between homozygous and wild type mice. It was. In addition, a small amount of Ma sp and s MAP were confirmed in the G 1 c NAc fraction of wild-type mice, but no Ma sp and s MAP were detected in the homologous G 1 c NAc fraction. It was. This result indicates that ficolin A forms a complex with Masp and sMAP in wild-type mice, whereas these complexes do not exist in homozygous mice.
- Example 7 Complement activation ability of the homo mice obtained in Example 2 was examined by C 4 deposition on G 1 c NAc binding plates.
- mouse serum was incubated with GlcNAc agarose, and then divided into a mannose-eluting fraction and a GlcNAc-eluting fraction, and the activity of each fraction was measured.
- the mannose-eluted fraction contained Mb 1 / Mass MAP complex as a result of timestamp lot analysis (see Example 5).
- Force As shown in Figure 7, there was a significant difference between homozygous and wild-type mice. There was no.
- the activity of the GlcNAc fraction was significantly lower in homozygous mice than in wild-type mice. This suggests that homo mice lack the lectin pathway through ficollin A.
- Example 7 Example 7
- recombinant ficoline was generated using the Drosophila expression system.
- c DNA was integrated into the vector and expressed as a secreted protein in Drosophila S2 cells.
- the thread-replaceable ficoline secreted into the medium was purified using GlcNAc agarose.
- GlcNAc agarose As a result of examining the lectin activity of recombinant ficolin, it was found that recombinant ficolin binds to G 1 cNAc. Based on this result, recombinant ficoline was purified using a GlcNAc agarose column.
- the non-human animal of the present invention is useful for studying diseases caused by non-self-recognition abnormality, lectin pathway abnormality, and the like, and can be used as an experimental animal for screening of the above-mentioned disease prevention / treatment substances.
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