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- the present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody directed against the LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) human receptor, binding to the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO - 1) of the peptide sequence of the human LDL receptor, its use as a medicament, a pharmaceutical composition containing this antibody and its use in immunohistochemical analysis of cancer tissues, healthy or cirrhosis, or in Western blot analyzes, ELISA test or quantifying in vivo.
- LDL Low Density Lipoprotein
- Cholesterol is " a lipid made by the liver, intestine and adrenal glands, but it is also provided by the diet.It is involved in the manufacture of sex hormones, corticosteroids such as natural cortisone and components of bile .
- LDL Low Density Lipoprotein
- LDL-R LDL receptor
- Cholesterolemia refers to the level of cholesterol in the blood. Hypocholesterolemia is a sign of cholesterol deficiency in the blood, while hypercholesterolemia is a sign of excess cholesterol in the blood.
- hypercholesterolemia can as a result of a lack of binding between LDL and LDL-R, or a lack of internalization of LDL, which may result from a familial structural alteration of LDL-R in these patients (Beisiegel et al. , nineteen eighty one).
- LDL-R LDL receptor expression level
- LDL-R could serve as a viral receptor.
- LDL-R is involved in many mechanisms of importance in the cellular life, as well as in many pathologies.
- LDL-R The study of LDL-R therefore remains a major challenge, both to understand its tissue expression profile in the pathologies in which it intervenes, and to develop and study new therapeutic tools for the treatment of these conditions. pathologies.
- the invention relates to a monoclonal antibody directed against the human LDL receptor (Low Density Lipoprotein).
- a first subject of the invention relates to a monoclonal antibody directed against the human LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) receptor, binding to the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of the peptide sequence of the receptor human LDL.
- LDL Low Density Lipoprotein
- the human LDL receptor is a transmembrane protein of 839 amino acids which comprises three regions: the extracellular region “( '1-7' 6" 8 "J, the transmembrane region (768-790) and the cytoplasmic region (790-839)
- the extracellular region is divided into two subregions: the LDL binding region (1-322) and the subregion outside the LDL binding zone (322-768).
- the antibody according to the invention was produced to specifically bind to the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of the peptide sequence of LDL-R. This peptide is located in the LDL binding zone. This peptide was chosen because it has good accessibility to the antibody according to the invention, due to its location in the LDL binding zone, and to its conformation. three-dimensional. In addition, it has the characteristic of being immunogenic, because of its amino acid composition.
- this peptide has been chosen as a target of the antibodies according to the invention in order to produce an antibody specific for human LDL-R and thus having a good affinity for LDL-R.
- this peptide has 85% homology with murine LDL-R which allows the production of antibodies that cross-react in humans and mice, hence the possibility of implementing both . (including toxicity) tests in mice and use in humans.
- the peptide to which the antibody binds may also be a peptide included in the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of LDL-R. More particularly, the term "peptide” means any molecule formed by the sequence of at least 2 amino acids, preferably from 5 to 35 amino acids / and possibly more than 35 amino acids.
- the terms “monoclonal antibody” or “monoclonal antibody composition” refer to a preparation of antibody molecules having identical and unique specificity.
- antibody whole antibody as well as any polypeptide, peptide or protein comprising at least a domain or fragment of immunoglobulin, and '' that any antibody derivative.
- An immunoglobulin molecule is composed of 4 polypeptides: 2 identical heavy (H, Heavy) chains of 50 kDa each and 2 identical light (L, Light) chains of 25 kDa each.
- the light chain is composed of 2 domains, a variable domain V and a constant domain C, folded independently of each other in space. They are called VL and CL.
- the heavy chain also comprises a V domain denoted VH and 3 or 4 C domains denoted from CH1 to CH4. Each domain comprises about 110 amino acids and is structurally comparable.
- the 2 heavy chains are linked by disulfide bridges and each heavy chain is linked to a light chain by a disulfide bridge as well.
- variable parts The region that determines the specificity of the antibody for the antigen is carried by the variable parts, whereas the constant parts can interact with the Fc receptors of the effector cells or molecules as complement to mediate different functional properties.
- immunoglobulin domain is understood to mean any of the V L, CL, V H, CH 1, CH 2, CH 3 and CH 4 domains.
- the antibody according to the invention may advantageously contain one or more of these domains, all the combinations between the aforementioned domains are part of the invention.
- fragment of immunoglobulin one of the fragments selected from • fragment Fab, Fab ', F (ab') 2, Fc, • • a scFv or CDR (complementarity determining region).
- Fab fragment Frametic Antigen Binding
- Fc fragment fragment crystallizable
- an F (ab ') 2 fragment is generated, where the two Fab fragments remain bound by two disulfide bridges, and the Fc fragment is cleaved into several peptides.
- the F (ab ') 2 fragment is formed of two Fab' fragments, linked by disulfide bonds intercatenaries to form an F (ab ') 2.
- variable regions of the heavy and light chains it is found that the sequence variability is not distributed equally. Indeed, • ⁇ variable regions consist of a share of very few variables named regions “framework” or “framework” (EN) to the number 4 (FR 1 to FR4) and the other regions in which the variability is extreme: these are the "hypervariable” regions, or CDRs, of which there are 3 (CDR1 to CDR3).
- a Single Chain Fragment Variable is a fragment consisting only of the variable domains VH and VL of a monoclonal antibody, and whose structure is stabilized by a short flexible peptide arm placed between the two domains (Billiald et al., 1995). .
- Such fragments can be produced by . bacteria. These molecules retain the ability to specifically recognize an antigen. Small in size (29 kDa), they are poorly immunogenic and better tolerated than whole antibodies.
- the antibody according to the invention may advantageously contain one or more of these fragments, any combina-isons between les fragments "- mentioned above are part of the invention In a particular aspect of the invention, the.
- the antibody according to the invention contains at least one immunoglobulin domain and at least one immunoglobulin fragment, for example an Fc fragment and one or more variable or hypervariable regions.
- antibody, which antibody may comprise one or more mutations, substitutions, deletions and / or additions of one or more amino acid residues.
- the antibody according to the invention which has the particularity of binding to the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280- 307 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of the human LDL receptor, as well as the characteristics presented below. advantageously allows the recruitment of effector cells.
- an "effector cell” is a cell that causes the destruction of cells on which - the antibody is bound
- Target cells More particularly, the effector cells express on their surface a receptor for the Fc fragment of the antibodies.
- "recruitment” is understood to mean the faculty possessed by the antibody according to the invention for fixing cells capable of causing the destruction of the target cells. The destruction may be lysis, that is, destruction of the target cells with release of their contents.
- target peptide The peptide on which the antibody according to the invention (“target peptide") binds is located in the LDL binding region (natural ligand of LDL-R).
- the antibody according to the invention allows the recruitment of cells capable of causing the destruction of "" cells "" on which the antibody according to the invention is bound, that is to say of cells expressing on their surface LDL-R
- binding is meant the binding of the antibody to the target peptide, as well as the attachment of cells capable of causing the destruction of the target cells.
- Antibodies according to the invention binds to the target cell by their variable fragment and binds to the effector cells by their constant fragment. This dependent relationship between antibodies • target cells and effector cells Provogue lysis of target cells by ADCC mechanism • (Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity).
- the target cells according to the invention are tumor cells.
- the antibody according to the invention allows the destruction of cancer cells ("target cells”). Indeed, the recruitment of the effector cells causes destruction of the cells on which the antibody according to the invention is linked.
- targets cells cancer cells
- studies have shown that there is a correlation between the increase in the level of expression of LDL-R by cells and certain cancers. Indeed, patients with certain cancers have hypocholesterolemia. This hypocholesterolemia is the consequence of overuse of cholesterol by cancer cells. For survival, the latter induce an increase in the level of expression of the LDL receptor (LDL-R) in tumor bodies (Henrick ⁇ son et al.
- .- may -c-iter - in particular-cancer of the prostate, breast, liver, pancreas, ovaries, colon, lung, stomach and leukemias.
- Cancer cells overexpressing LDL-R will therefore be preferred targets of the antibody according to the invention which, by recruitment of cells capable of destroying the cells to which the antibody is bound, will cause the destruction of these cancer cells.
- the subject of the invention is therefore a monoclonal antibody directed against the human LDL receptor (Low Density Lipoprotein), binding to the peptide corresponding to the amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of the peptide sequence of the human LDL receptor.
- LDL receptor Low Density Lipoprotein
- At least one CDR (Complementarity Determination Region) region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with a sequence chosen from the sequences SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, and at least one CDR region of each of the heavy chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with a sequence chosen from sequences SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7.
- the CDR regions concerned are the CDR CDR1 and / or CDR2 and / or CDR3 regions.
- the identity with each of the sequences mentioned above is at least 70%, preferably at least 80%, 90%, 95%, 99% and even more preferably 100% identity.
- the percentage identity is calculated by aligning the two sequences to be compared and by counting the number of positions with identical amino acid, this number being "divided by the" number of a-amino-Eides total of -block. In any case, these sequence differences in no way affect the affinity of the monoclonal antibody for its target or its ability to recruit effector immune cells.
- each CDR region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequences SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: • 3, SEQ ID NO: 4 respectively, and that each CDR region of each of the heavy chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequences SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7 respectively.
- the CDR1 region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 2
- the CDR2 region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 3
- the CDR3 region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 4
- the CDR1 region of each of the heavy chains of has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 2
- the CDR2 region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 3
- the CDR3 region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 4
- the CDR1 region of each of the heavy chains of has
- the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 5
- the CDR2 region of each of the heavy chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least less than 70% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 6
- the CDR3 region of each of the heavy chains of the antibody according to the invention has a peptide sequence having at least 70% identity with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 7.
- variable region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence having at least 70% identity with the nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 8
- variable region of each of the heavy chains of the antibody according to the invention is coded by an acid sequence nucleic acid having at least 70% identity with the nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 9.
- identity with each of the sequences mentioned above is at least 70%, preferably at least 80%, and even more preferably 95% or 99% identity.
- the percent identity is calculated by aligning the 2 sequences to be compared and counting the number of positions having an identical nucleotide, this number being divided by the total number of nucleotides of the sequence.
- the degeneracy of the genetic code can be at the origin of the fact that the same amino acid can be encoded by several triplets of different nucleotides. In any case, these sequence differences do not affect 'nothing affinity of the monoclonal antibody for its target nor its ability to recruit immune effector cells.
- variable region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention is encoded by the nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 8, and the variable region of each of its heavy chains is coded by the sequence of nucleic acid SEQ ID Ng: ⁇ 9 ⁇ ⁇ .
- variable region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention has at least 70% identity with the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO -.
- variable region of each of its heavy chains has at least 70% identity with the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 11.
- identity with each of the sequences mentioned above is at least 70%, and preferably at least 80%, and even more preferably 95% or 99% identity. The identity percentage is calculated by aligning the 2 sequences to be compared and counting the number of positions having an identical amino acid, this number being divided by the total number of amino acids of the sequence.
- variable region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention has the peptide sequence SEQ ID NO: 10 and the variable region of each of the heavy chains of the antibody according to the invention has the peptide sequence SEQ ID NO: 11.
- the peptide sequence SEQ ID NO: 10 is the peptide sequence deduced from the nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO: 8 and the peptide sequence SEQ ID NO: 11 is the sequence deduced from the nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO: 9.
- the antibody according to the invention also includes any modified antibody corresponding to the characteristics of the invention, in which one or more amino acids have been added, substituted or deleted. Such an addition, substitution or deletion may be located at any position in the molecule. In the case where several amino acids have been added, substituted or deleted, any combination of addition, substitution or deletion may be considered. Such alterations • - -LA- - • sequence - ⁇ d.es • variable regions of the antibody according to the invention can be performed in order to increase the number of residues likely to come into contact with the pepbide target.
- an antibody according to the invention may be, that is to say, consist of an F (ab ') 2 fragment, an Fab' fragment, an Fab fragment, a CDR region or any modified version of any one of of these fragments or region.
- the antibody according to the invention is a murine antibody.
- this murine monoclonal antibody is an IgGlkappa.
- Such an antibody can be produced by immunizing an animal, particularly a mouse, with the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1), or with any other human LDL-R peptide located in the LDL binding region.
- Antibody production methods are known to those skilled in the art.
- the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of the LDL-R sequence can be injected intraperitoneally to Balb / C mice in the presence of Freund's adjuvant. Several immunization reminders are performed in the presence of incomplete Freund's adjuvant. The monitoring of the immune response of the mice is carried out on blood samples by ELISA against the peptide SEQ ID NO: 1.
- Hybridomas are obtained from the fusion of the spleen cells of the mice immunized with mouse myeloma cells in the presence of PEG (polyethylene glycol). The cells are then cultured and then tested in ELISA for their response against the p-peptide SEQ ID NO: 1.
- the antibody according to the invention is a chimeric, humanized or human antibody.
- the antibody according to the invention is chimeric.
- chimeric antibody is meant an antibody whose variable regions of the light and heavy chains belong to a species different from the constant regions of the light and heavy chains.
- the antibody according to the invention also has murine variable regions and constant regions belonging to a non-species. murine.
- all families and species of non-murine mammals are likely to be used, and in particular humans, monkeys, murids (except mice), suids, cattle, equines, felids , canids, for example, and birds.
- the constant regions of each of the light chains and of each of the heavy chains of the antibody according to the invention are human constant regions.
- the constant region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention is of type K. Any allotype is suitable for carrying out the invention, for example Km (I), Km (I, 2), Km (I, 2, 3) or Km (3).
- the constant region of each of the light chains of the antibody according to the invention is of type ⁇ .
- the region constant of each of the heavy chains of the antibody is of type y.
- the constant region of each chain - heavy • antibody may be of L hSi type, ⁇ 2 type, ⁇ 3 type these three types of constant regions having the feature of binding the human complement, or even type ⁇ 4.
- Antibodies possessing a constant region of each of the ⁇ heavy chains belong to the IgG class.
- Immunoglobulins of the type • G- (IgG) are heterodimers consisting of 2 heavy chains and 2 light chains, linked together by bridges disulfide.
- Each chain consists, in the N-terminal position, of a region or variable domain (encoded by the rearranged VJ genes for the light chain and VDJ for the heavy chain) specific for the antigen against which the antibody is directed, and in the C-terminal position of a constant region consisting of a single CL domain for the light chain or 3 domains (CH1, CH2 and CH3) for the heavy chain.
- the combination of the variable domains and the CH 1 and CL domains of the heavy and light chains forms the Fab portions, which are connected to the Fc region by a very flexible hinge region allowing each Fab to bind to its antigenic target while the Fc region, mediator of the effector properties of the antibody remains accessible to effector molecules such as FcDR receptors and CIq.
- the Fc region consists of two globular domains and CD 2 CD 3, is glycosylated at the CD domain 2 with the presence, on each of two channels, a JW-biantennary glycan linked to Asn 297.
- the constant region of each of the heavy chains of the antibody is of the ⁇ 1 type, since such an antibody shows an ability to generate ADCC activity " (Antibody-Dependent Cellular
- any allotype is suitable for carrying out the invention, for example Glm (3), GIm (1, 2, 17), GIm (I, 17) or GIm (I, 3).
- Chimeric antibodies '' according to the invention can be constructed using standard techniques of recombinant DNA the well known to the art, especially by using construction techniques chimeric antibodies
- An expression vector is a nucleic acid molecule in which the murine nucleic acid sequence encoding the variable domain of each of the heavy or light chains of the antibody and / or the nucleic acid sequence, preferably human , coding for the constant region of each of the heavy or light chains of the antibody were inserted, in order to introduce and maintain them in a host cell. It allows the expression of these fragments of foreign nucleic acid in the host cell as it Pos' sede the "sequences" essential (promoter, polyadenylation sequence, selection gene) in this expression.
- the vector may be for example a plasmid, an adenovirus, a retrovirus or a bacteriophage
- the host cell may be any mammalian cell, for example SP2 / 0, YB2 / 0, IR983F, Namalwa human myeloma, PERC6, CHO lines, especially CHO-K, CHO-LeclO, CHO-LECL, Lecl3 CHO, CHO Pro-5, CHO dhfr-, WII-2, Jurkat, Vero, Molt-4, C0S- '7, 293-HEK , - BHK, K6H6, NSO, SP2 / ⁇ -Ag14 and P3X63Ag8.653.
- sequences Synthetic signaling and appropriate restriction sites can be fused to variable regions during PCR amplification reactions.
- the variable regions are then combined with the constant regions of an antibody, preferably a human IgG1.
- the genes thus constructed are cloned under the control of a promoter (e.g. the RSV promoter) and upstream of a polyadenylation site, using two separate vectors (a 1 in each chain).
- the vectors are also provided with selection genes known to those skilled in the art, such as, for example, the dhfr gene or the neomycin resistance gene.
- the chimeric antibodies according to the invention can be produced by cotransfection in a host cell of the light chain expression vector and the fast chain expression vector using a method well known to those skilled in the art. (eg, calcium phosphate co-precipitation, electroporation, microinjection, etc.).
- the cells can be put in a selective medium, for example in RPMI medium (Invitrogen, ref 21875-034) containing 5% dialysis serum (Invitrogen, ref 10603-017), 500 ⁇ g / ml of -6418 (Invitrogen, ref-10131-0-27-) and 25-n-methotrexate (Sigma, M8407).
- the supernatants of the resistant transfection wells are screened for the presence of chimeric immunoglobulin (Ig) by ELISA-specific assay. human Ig sequences.
- the transfectants producing the most antibodies are amplified and their supernatants redosed by ELISA in order to estimate their productivity and to select the 3 best producers for limiting dilution cloning (40 cells / plate).
- humanized antibody an antibody which contains CDR regions derived from a antibodies of non-human origin, the other parts of the antibody molecule being derived from one (or more) human antibodies.
- Such antibodies can be prepared according to CDR grafting methods well known to those skilled in the art (US Patent Publication Nos. 5,225,539, US 6,180,370; Jones et al., Nature 321 (6069): 522-5. (1986); Verhoeyen et al., Bioessays 8 (2): 74-8 (1988); Riechmann et al., Nature 332: 323-7 (1988); Queen C. et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 86 (24): 10029-33 (1989); Lewis AP and Crowe J.
- variable domains to be grafted for the production of humanized antibodies are important in order to reduce the immunogenicity of the antibody without altering its affinity for its target.
- sequence of the variable domain of a murine antibody is compared to a database of sequences of known human variable regions and the nearest human variable sequence 'of murine sequence is -LA- retained as -I 1 R region of the humanized antibody [Riechmann et al., Nature 332: 323-7 (1988); Queen C. et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 86 (24): 10029-33 (1989); Sims et al., J. Immunol.,
- Another method for selecting human FR regions is the comparison of the sequence of each subregion of the murine FR sequence (FR1, FR2, FR3 and FR4) with a library of known human FR sequences, in order to choose, for each region FR, the human FR sequence closest to the murine sequence [US Patent Publication 2003/0040606; Singer et al., J Immunol 150 (7): 2844-57 (1993); Sato K. et al Mol Immunol 31 (5): 371-81 (1994); Leung SO et al., Mol Immunol 32 (17-18): 1413-27 (1995)].
- Another method uses a particular FR region derived from a consensus sequence of all human antibodies of a particular heavy or light chain subgroup [Sato K. et al Mol Immunol 31 (5) -.371-81
- CDR transplantation is supplemented by the mutation of certain key residues located in human FRs in order to maintain a good affinity of the humanized antibody for its target [Holmes MA and Foote J, Immunol 158 (5)). 2192-201 (1997)].
- humanized antibodies according to the invention are preferred for use in in vitro diagnostic methods, or in vivo prophylactic and / or therapeutic treatment.
- the antibody according to the invention thus chimerised or humanized has the advantage of being better tolerated by the human body, and at least as effective as the murine antibody.
- the antibody thus chimerized or humanized is 2 times more cytotoxic than the corresponding murine antibody. Even more 'advantageous antibody and chimerized ⁇ ⁇ u ".humanisé 10 times, even 100 times- .or or- of -manière-geniefchae- more --de- -100 times more cytotoxic than the murine antibody corresponding.
- human antibody is intended to mean an antibody in which each region is derived from a human antibody. These antibodies can be derived from transgenic mice bearing human antibody genes, or from human cells [Jakobovits et al., Curr Opin Biotechnol. Oct ; 6 (5): 561-6 (1995); Lonberg N. and D. Huszar. Internai Review of- Immunology 13: 65-93
- the antibody according to the invention is coupled to a toxin.
- the toxin is, for example, diphtheria toxin or ricin.
- the binding between the antibody according to the invention and the toxin is sufficiently strong to prevent the systemic release of the toxin and also sufficiently labile, so that the toxin is released into the target cells.
- the antibody is coupled to a radioisotope.
- the presence of the radioisotope greatly increases the cytotoxicity.
- Two isotopes are mainly used: iodine 131
- Iodine 131 has the advantage of making it possible to perform imaging, but requires compliance with radiation protection measures.
- tumoricidal effects over a distance of 5 mm.
- ADCC Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity
- the antibody according to the invention can be modified so as to induce ADCC, for example by being chimerised or humanized.
- the antibody according to the invention allows the - recruitment of effector immune cells.
- the antibody according to the invention allows the destruction of cancer cells. Indeed, . the recruitment of the effector cells by the antibody according to the invention causes destruction of the cells to which the antibody is bound (target cell). Cancer cells overexpressing LDL-R will therefore be preferred targets of the antibody according to the invention. Thus, the lysed cells will be near-specific cancer cells, the healthy cells do not over-expire or little LDL-R and thus being preserved.
- a preferred antibody according to the invention is the antibody 5E5, capable of being produced by the hybridoma H5E5 (deposited under the number 1-3488 to the CNCM, National Collection of Culture of Microorganisms, 25 rue du Dondel Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15).
- the variable region of each of the light chains of the monoclonal antibody produced by the hybridoma H5E5 is encoded by the nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 8
- the variable region of each of the heavy chains of the monoclonal antibody produced. by the hybridoma H5E5 is encoded by the nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: -9.
- a particular object of the invention relates to a monoclonal antibody binding to LDL-R and allowing the recruitment of effector cells.
- This antibody is 5E5, or a chimeric, humanized or human antibody having the variable portions of the 5E5 antibody.
- the antibody is produced in mouse SP2 / O-AG14 (ATCC CRL-1581).
- Another object of the invention relates to a line stable cell producing an antibody according to the invention as described above.
- the stable cell line according to the invention is chosen from the group consisting of: SP2 / 0, YB2 / 0 (YB2 / 3HL.P2.G11.16Ag.2O cell, deposited at the American Type Culture Collection under the number ATCC CRL-1662), SP2 / 0-AG14 (ATCC CRL-1581), IR983F, Namalwa human myeloma, PERC6, CHO lineages, including CHO-KI, CHO-LeclO, CHO-Lecl, CH0- Lecl3, CHO Pro-5, CHO dhfr-, Wil-2, Jurkat, Vero, Molt-4, COS-7, 293-HEK, BHK, K6H6, NSO, SP2 / O-Ag14 and P3X63Ag8.653.
- SP2 / 0, YB2 / 0 deposited at the American Type Culture Collection under the number ATCC CRL-1662
- SP2 / 0-AG14 ATCC CRL-1581
- Another subject of the invention relates to the HERCE hybridoma deposited under CNCM registration number 1-3488 at the CNCM.
- Another subject of the invention relates to a DNA fragment of sequence SEQ ID NO: 9 coding for the variable region of the heavy chain of an antibody according to the invention.
- This DNA fragment can be used for the production of a polypeptide binding to the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: I) 7 polypeptide may be -a anticorps.-
- Another object of the invention refers to a sequence of DNA fragment SEQ ID NO: 8 encoding the light chain variable region uiy antibody of the invention.
- this DNA fragment may be used for the manufacture of a peptide-binding polypeptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1), which polypeptide may be an antibody.
- Another subject of the invention relates to an expression vector comprising at least one DNA fragment chosen from fragments of sequence SEQ ID NO: 9 or SEQ ID NO: 8.
- Another subject of the invention is the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of the peptide sequence of the human LDL receptor.
- Another subject of the invention is the use of an antibody according to the invention for activating Fc ⁇ RIII receptors in vitro or in vivo. immune effector cells.
- the antibodies of the invention can be used for their ability to activate by their Fc region the Fc ⁇ RIIIA receptor.
- This is of considerable interest because this receptor is expressed on the surface of cells called "effector cells”: the binding of the Fc region of the antibody to its receptor carried by the effector cell causes the activation of Fc ⁇ RIIIA and the destruction of target cells.
- the effector cells are, for example, NK (Natural Killer) cells, macrophages, neutrophils, CD8 lymphocytes, T ⁇ lymphocytes, NKT cells, eosinophils, basophils or mast cells.
- Another particular object of the invention is an antibody as described above for its use as a medicament.
- the antibody used binds to the human LDL receptor, and allows the recruitment of effector cells.
- this cytotoxic antibody can bind to all or part of the extracellular region of the LDL receptor, that is to say that it is capable of binding to the LDL binding region (corresponding to amino acids 1 322) or to the region outside the LDL binding zone (corresponding to the acids Amines 322-768 of LDL-R).
- the antibody according to the invention binding to the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of the peptide sequence of the LDL receptor, is an embodiment. particular object of this invention.
- an object of the invention is the use of an antibody as described above for the manufacture of a medicament.
- this cytotoxic antibody can bind to all or part of the extracellular region of the LDL receptor, that is to say that it is capable of binding to the LDL binding region (corresponding to amino acids 1 to 322) or to the region outside the LDL binding zone (corresponding to amino acids 322-768 of LDL-R).
- the antibody according to the invention which binds to the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO - 1) of the peptide sequence of the human LDL receptor, is a particular embodiment of this object. of the invention.
- Another object of the invention is the use of an antibody as described above, ie having the ability to bind all or part of the extracellular region of the human LDL receptor. and advantageously to the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280-307 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of the human LDL receptor sequence for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer.
- the antibody according to the invention targets LDL-R specifically.
- the antibody according to the invention by binding to this receptor, will generate a lysis reaction of the cancerous target cells, in particular by ADCC against the target cancer cells and allow lysis of the latter.
- the lysed cells will be in a quasi-specific manner cancer cells, healthy cells not over-expressing little or no LDL-R and thus being preserved.
- the cancers treated with the antibody according to the invention are cancers for which the LDL receptor is overexpressed on the surface of the cancer cells, and this relative to the corresponding healthy cells.
- the treated cancer is cancer of the prostate, breast, liver, pancreas, stomach, ovaries, colon, lung or leukemias, for which there is an increase in density of LDL receptors on the membrane surface of cancer cells.
- Target cells cancerous, can be lysed by the cells. Effectors recruited during the ADCC reaction, healthy cells being preserved since they do not over-express LDL-R.
- the antibody -according to the invention is used "for" preparing tiii '• drug -destiné --au- treatment- -of.
- cancers including - acute myeloid leukemia, acute monocytic leukemias, myelomonocytic leukemias, chronic myeloid leukemia in blast crisis, lymphocytic leukemias, chronic lymphoid leukemias, solid tumors such as cervical squamous cell cancer, Endometrial adenocarcinoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, brain tumors.
- Another subject of the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody according to the invention as described above and an excipient and / or a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
- This pharmaceutical composition is intended to target cancer cells, including those overexpressing LDL-R. As these cancer cells express on their surface a quantity of LDL receptors greater than the quantity of receptors expressed by the healthy cells, the drug thus prepared will be preferentially bound by the cancer cells.
- the excipient may be any solution, such as saline, physiological, isotonic, buffered, etc., as well as any suspension, gel, powder, etc., compatible with a pharmaceutical use and known to those skilled in the art.
- the compositions according to the invention may also contain one or more agents or vehicles chosen from dispersants, solubilizers, stabilizers, surfactants, preservatives, etc.
- the compositions according to the invention may comprise other agents or active principles.
- compositions can be administered in different ways and in different forms. Administration may be by any route -réalirri "" classical 'for' 'what' kind '• of --therapeutique approach-as - especially - par- - systemic attention-, especially by intravenous injection, intradermal, intra- -Tumoral, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, intra-arterial, etc. For example, intra-tumor injection or injection into an area close to the tumor or irrigating the tumor.
- the doses may vary according to the number of administrations, the association with other active ingredients, stage , evolution of the pathology, etc.
- Another object of the invention is the use of the antibody according to the invention in immunohistochemical analyzes of cancerous, healthy or cirrhosis tissues, or in Western blot analyzes, in ELISA or in vivo quantification test.
- the 5E5 antibody is particularly suitable for use in Western Blot, as it specifically recognizes a 160 kDa band and a 120 kDa band corresponding to the glycosylated and non-glycosylated forms of human LDL-R, respectively.
- the 5E5 antibody therefore has an advantage as a diagnostic tool for pathologies involving LDL-R, and more particularly cancers.
- Figure 1 Screening of the expression level of LDL-R in cancer lines (results expressed in arbitrary fluorescence units).
- FIG. 1 Binding of LDL-DiI on HepG2 cells (results expressed as percentage of fluorescent cells).
- Figure 3 Screening of breast cancer cell lines for LDL-R expression (results expressed as percentage of fluorescent cells).
- Figure 4 -Liaison anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies on A549 cells (results, expressed as a percentage of fluorescent cells).
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies are produced by the H5E5 hybridoma and are directed against the peptide corresponding to amino acids 280- 307 of the LDL receptor sequence (SEQ ID NO: D)
- FIG. 5 Binding of anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies on MDA-MB-231 cells (results expressed as percentage of fluorescent cells).
- FIG. 6A Cross-reactivity of anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies on C2C12, CHO-K1 and YB2 / 0 cells (results expressed as percentage of fluorescent cells).
- Figure 6B Cross-reactivity of anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies on C2C12, CHO-K1 and YB2 / 0 cells (results expressed as average fluorescence).
- Figure 7 Competition of anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies with LDL, on A549 cells (results expressed as average fluorescence).
- Figure 8 Kinetics of internalization of anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies with LDL, on A549 cells (results expressed as percentage of internalization).
- Example 1 Production, selection and characterization of seven monoclonal antibodies directed against the peptide corresponding to the sequence of 7 amino acids 280-307 of the sequence of the human LDL receptor (SEQ ID NO: 1) Choice of the appropriate peptide sequence
- the peptide fragment corresponding to the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 (corresponding to amino acids 280-307 of the human LDL receptor sequence) located in the LDL binding region was synthesized.
- the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 chosen was modified (replacement of cysteines by serines) in order to avoid the formation of disulfide bridges in the event of oxidation of the thiol group of cysteines (SEQ ID NO: 17).
- the peptide was synthesized by the solid phase synthesis method on an ABI 433 A model automatic synthesizer (Applied Biosystems Inc., California, USA), using a Boc / Bzl strategy on a 0.5 mmol MBHA resin.
- the molecular weight was determined using a spectrometer mass electrospray ion.
- the spectrum of the electrospray was obtained using an API apparatus (Perkin-Elmer Sciex) on a mass spectrometer • by électrdsp 'ray' quadrupole ion simp ⁇ eT '' equipped with a spray ⁇ d --- ions - (Elea-fe-attended • rospray of one- nebulizer) (Sciex, Toronto, Canada).
- the monoclonal antibodies directed against the peptide corresponding to the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 are produced by immunizing male BALB / c mice by intraperitoneal injection of the peptide corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 17, the peptide being previously emulsified with an equal volume. .the complete adjuvant of Freund.
- HAT medium selective medium
- hybridoma belongs to the class of IgG, of subclass 1.
- the antibodies produced by the hybridoma H5E5 were tested by an ELISA test, for the secretion of a monoclonal antibody of desired specificity, namely against the peptide corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 1.
- the antibodies - monoclonal have - summer- -isorials- ⁇ ⁇ by precipitation with 27% ammonium sulfate and then purified by affinity chromatography on protein A gel (HiTrap Protein A columns HP, Amersham Bioscience, Uppsala, Sweden) .
- the unbound proteins were removed by washing with buffered saline (PBS: 50 mmol / L phosphate, pH 7.2, NaCl 150 mmol / L). .
- the elution of monoclonal IgG immunoglobulins specific for the antibody directed against the peptide corresponding to the sequence SEQ ID NO: was accomplished using 0.2 M glycine at pH2.8.
- the purified antibodies were dialysed immediately.
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5" Anti-LDL-R 5E5
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies were tested in Western Blot.
- Total protein extracts of MDA-MB-231 cells were subjected to denaturing electrophoresis on SDS-PAGE gel (10%) and then transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane and reacted with Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies.
- Immunoreactive proteins were visualized with a monoclonal anti-IgG antibody conjugated to peroxidase (Chemicon). The development of the reaction was carried out by chemiluminescence (Amersham, Biosciences). •
- the 5E5 antibody is IgG1, kappa.
- LDL-R expression HepG2, HeLa, MCF-7, Jurkat, Ramos, HuH7 and Hek293 by the study of labeled LDL binding ( Figures 1 and 2).
- the LDL were prepared by ultracentrifugation, dialyzed in PBS buffer, pH 7.4 and validated by SDS-PAGE under denaturing conditions, then labeled with fluorochrome 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3, 3, 3 ', 3'-tetramethyl-indocarbocyanide
- the LDL-DiI were incubated on cells at final concentrations of 0, 10 and 100 ⁇ g / ml for 3 hours at 40 ° C. After washing with PBS, the binding was analyzed by FACS cytofluorometry.
- FSC Fluorescence-Activated CeIl Sorting
- the LDL-DiI were incubated on the cells at final concentrations of 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 ⁇ g / ml for 3 hours at 40 ° C. After washing with PBS, the binding was analyzed. by cytofluorometry (FACS) and the results were expressed as a percentage of fluorescent cells.
- each line was tested for its level of expression of LDL-R (Figure 3): the MCF7-ras and the MDA-MB-435 have a LDL-R expression level equivalent to half that HepG2.
- MDA-MB-231 represents a homogeneous population that expresses high-level LDL-R.
- Example 3 In vitro functional tests of monoclonal antibodies directed against the peptide corresponding to the sequence SEQ ID NO; 1 selected in Example 1
- the functionality of the monoclonal antibodies directed against the peptide corresponding to the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 was evaluated by studying the binding of antibodies to LDL-R at the cellular level (A549 cells and MDA-MB-231 cells).
- the study of the cross-reactivity of the LDL-R antibodies of C2C12 cells (mouse), GHO-Kl (hamster), YB2 / 0 (rat) the study of the competition between these antibodies and the LDLs on LDL - A459 cell R, the study of their internalisation kinetics as well as the study of the proapoptotic character of the antibodies.
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies to LDL-R was evaluated by quantification of labeling of A549 cells cultured in the presence of LPDS (Lipoprotein Deficient Serum) for 24 hours, by flow cytometry.
- LPDS Lipoprotein Deficient Serum
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies recognize the LDL-R of A549 cells in a dose-dependent manner.
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies to the LDL-R of MDA-MB-231 cells was evaluated according to the same protocol described for the study of the binding of Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies to the LDL-R of cells.
- A549 by quantification of MDA-MB-231 cells cultured in the presence of LPDS for 24h, by flow cytometry (FACS).
- FACS flow cytometry
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies were incubated at final concentrations of 1, 3, 10, 30, 100 ⁇ g / ml for 3 hours at 4 ° C.
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies recognize LDL-R in MDA-MB-231 cells
- the cross-reactivity of the anti-LDL-R antibodies has been tested in mice (C2C12 cells), in rats (YB2 / 0 cells) and in hamster (CHO-K1 cells).
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies were incubated at a final concentration of 30 mcg / ml for 3 hours at 4 0 C. on C2C12 cells, CHO-Kl and. YB2 / 0 previously grown under LPDS conditions for 24 hours.
- Commercial antibodies 1C6 (anti-SREBP2, IgG1) and C7 ' (anti-LDL-R, IgG2b) served as negative and positive control antibodies respectively. Revelation of binding was performed using anti-IgG-PE. The results were expressed as percentage of fluorescent cells (FIG. 6A) and fluorescence average (FIG. 6B).
- the antibodies / LDL-Dil bound but not internalized were unhooked by dextran sulfate and quantified by fluorimetry.
- the A549 cells were then lysed with sodium hydroxide (0.1 N) and then the amount of internalized antibodies was quantified by fluorimetry.
- the percentage of internalization was calculated according to the following formula: fluorescence of the internalized antibodies / (fluorescence of the internalized antibodies + fluorescence of the bound but not internalized antibodies).
- the internalization kinetics of Anti - LDL - R 5E5 antibodies is intermediate between that of LDL (fastest kinetics with 60% internalization at 4h) and that of Cl which internalizes a little more slowly (Figure 8).
- LDL the kinetics of internalization of the antibodies is biphasic with one. internalisation. Quick - .. to. during the first 4-6 hours. After 6h of incubation, the three antibodies tested show the same rate of 1 internalisation with a tray internalization of about 60% to 24h.
- A549 cells in the presence and absence of Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies was studied by a double labeling FITC-annexin V (which binds to the phosphatidylserine of apoptotic cells in the early phase) and iodide of propidium (PI, which only marks necrotic cells whose plasma membrane is damaged) by c 'ytométrie flow (FACS).
- FITC-annexin V which binds to the phosphatidylserine of apoptotic cells in the early phase
- PI iodide of propidium
- FACS c 'ytométrie flow
- Anti-LDL-R 5B5 Commercial antibodies 1C6 (anti-SREBP2, IgG1) and C7 (anti-LDL-R, IgG2b) prepared and incubated under the same conditions as Anti-LDL-R 5B5 were used as reference. A negative control, cells without antibody, and a positive control, cells incubated with camptothecin, were run in parallel.
- Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies do not show a strongly pro-apoptotic effect on A549 cells after 16 hours of incubation.
- the animal model chosen is a xenograft model of human tumor tissue on nude mice.
- the xenograft of tumor cells is implanted subcutaneously.
- LDL-R LDL-R expression level
- the expression of LDL-R on these human cancer cell lines has been demonstrated by studying the binding of labeled LDL on this cell line.
- the LDL-DiI were incubated on the cells at final concentrations of 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 ⁇ g / ml for 3 hours at 40 ° C. After washing with PBS, the binding was analyzed by cytofluorometry (FACS) and the results were expressed as a percentage of fluorescent cells.
- MCF7-ras and MDA-MB-435 have an LDL-R expression level equivalent to half that of HepG2.
- MDA-MB-231 represents a homogeneous population that expresses LDL-R at a high level. In view of these results, our choice on the lineage to be implanted was focused on the MDA-MB-231.
- the rate of appearance of the tumor as a function of the number of implanted cells in nude mice was studied.
- the study concerns the implantation of 0.5.10 6 7 10 6 , 2.10 6 and 5.10 6 cells.
- LDL competition with Anti-LDL-R5E5 antibody was investigated by assaying the binding of DiI-labeled LDL at 12.5 ⁇ g / ml in competition with Anti-LDL-R5E5 antibody at increasing concentrations (6 , 25, 12.5, 25, 50, - and 80 ⁇ g / ml) on MDA-MB-231 cells for 3 h at 4 ° C.
- Antibody binding to LDL-R was then analyzed by FACS and the results expressed as percent of fluorescent cells.
- the chosen approach is to inject the cell line and antibody simultaneously (Winn's test). This approach makes it possible to evaluate the ability of the antibody to prevent the formation of the tumor.
- the first group comprises 5 nude mice implanted with 10 s MDA-MB-231 cells taken up in 200 ⁇ l of a control antibody, of the same isotype as the anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibody (IgGi) which does not recognize LDL-R, without subsequent treatment of cell implantation.
- a control antibody of the same isotype as the anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibody (IgGi) which does not recognize LDL-R, without subsequent treatment of cell implantation.
- the second group comprises 5 nude mice implanted with 10 s MDA-MB-231 cells taken up in 200 ⁇ l of Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibody, without successive treatment at the implantation of the cells.
- a "modified" approach of the Winn test consisting of treating nude mice after simultaneous implantation of MDA-MB-231 cells and Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibody with Anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibody, twice a week during the 4 weeks of the study (third group) was set up.
- the third group consisted of 5 nude mice implanted with 10 6 cell MDA-MB-231 times in 200 .mu.l of antibody Anti-LDL-R 5E5, treated intra- peri 'tonéale per 500 .mu.g of antibody Anti-LDL-R SES 2 times a week (the first treatment with ' 500 - ⁇ g- taking place 3-4 h after cell implantation).
- mice are monitored daily with measurement of weight gain and size .. 'tumor 3 times a week. At the end of the 4 weeks of the protocol, the mice are sacrificed and the liver, heart, kidneys and spleen are recovered and frozen at -80 ° C. for each of the 5 mice of each group. Moreover, the sera of the mice are also recovered and frozen.
- Example 5 Therapeutic feasibility study
- the purpose of the therapeutic feasibility study was to demonstrate an over-expression of LDL-R in n cancerous tissue compared to healthy tissue, in different types of cancer.
- WB Western Blot
- the immunohistochemical study was performed on microarray tissue slides of normal human tissue, comprising 108 spots corresponding to 54 different normal human tissues fixed in 10% formalin.
- the C7 antibody and the anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibody were diluted 1/10 (10 ⁇ g / ml).
- the antigenic reactivation was carried out in the microwave, 3 times 5 minutes at 750 Watts in 10mM citrate buffer, pH 6.
- Example 6 Amplification and sequencing of the variable regions of anti-LDL-R 5E5 antibodies
- a first reverse transcription step was first performed using a primer located in the 5 'region of the murine CK OR Gl constant regions.
- a poly-dC sequence was then added in 3 'cDNAs synthesized before - de- achieve amplification -VK-- regions- and - VH in • using a 5' primer recognizing the sequence poly- dC and a 3 'primer, localized in murine CK OR Gl constant regions 5' of the reverse transcription primer.
- a second "semi-nested" PCR was carried out on the VH PCR product using a 3 'primer located 5' of the 3 'primer of the first PCR.
- the primers used for these different steps are as follows:
- Murine G1 specific antisense primer 5'-CTGGACAGGGATCCAGAGTTCCA -3 ', (SEQ ID NO: 13)
- the VK and VH sequences of the 5E5 antibody were cloned into the plasmid pCR4-TOPO (TOPO-TA-cloning kit for sequencing, Invitrogen, Cat.No. 45-0030).
- the plasmid 's' is 'plus' "at" minimum 3 colony-G -recombinantes were purified and insert--iei ⁇ r- sequence using universal primers M13 rev and united.
- the nucleotide sequence of the VK region of the murine antibody 5E5 is indicated under the sequence SEQ ID NO: 8 and the deduced peptide sequence is the sequence SEQ ID NO: 10.
- the VK gene belongs to the V ⁇ 4 subgroup ( V ⁇ 4 / 5, Almagro JC et al. Immunogenetics 1998, 47: 355-3.63).
- the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences of the VK region of the murine antibody 5E5, defined according to Kabat [Kabat et al., "Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest", NIH Publication, 91-3242 (1991)] are indicated under the following sequences: SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4, respectively
- the nucleotide sequence of the VH region of 5E5 is the sequence SEQ ID NO: 9 and the deduced peptide sequence is the sequence SEQ ID NO: 11.
- the VH gene belongs to the VH1 subgroup (Honjo T. and Matsuda F. in " Immunoglobulin genes. "Honjo T. and Alt FW eds, Academy Press, London, 1996, pp. 45-171).
- the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences of the VH region of murine antibody 5E5, defined according to Kabat [Kabat et al., "Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest", NIH Publication, 91-3242 (1991)] are indicated under the following sequences: SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 7, respectively.
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