WO2012017919A1 - 含窒素脂環式骨格を有する一本鎖核酸分子 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule that suppresses gene expression, and more particularly to a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule having a nitrogen-containing alicyclic skeleton, a composition containing the same, and use thereof.
- RNA interference is known as a technique for suppressing gene expression (Non-patent Document 1). Inhibition of gene expression by RNA interference is generally performed, for example, by administering a short double-stranded RNA molecule to a cell or the like.
- the double-stranded RNA molecule is usually referred to as siRNA (small interfering RNA).
- siRNA small interfering RNA
- Patent Document 1 RNA molecules that induce gene expression suppression have the following problems.
- these RNA molecules are basically composed of nucleotide residues.
- a certain function or label is imparted to the RNA molecule, for example, there is no choice but to modify a base, a sugar residue or a phosphate group that is a component of a nucleotide residue. For this reason, in the development of pharmaceuticals and the like using RNA interference, it is extremely difficult to modify further functions and labeling while maintaining the gene expression suppression function.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a new nucleic acid molecule that can be produced easily and efficiently and can suppress gene expression.
- the nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising an expression suppressing sequence that suppresses the expression of a target gene, and comprises a region (X), a linker region (Lx), and a region (Xc ),
- the linker region (Lx) is linked between the region (X) and the region (Xc), and at least one of the region (X) and the region (Xc) is the expression-suppressing sequence.
- the linker region (Lx) has a non-nucleotide structure containing at least one of a pyrrolidine skeleton and a piperidine skeleton.
- composition of the present invention is a composition for suppressing the expression of a target gene, and is characterized by containing the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention.
- composition of the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition, and is characterized by containing the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention.
- the expression suppression method of the present invention is a method of suppressing the expression of a target gene, characterized in that the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is used.
- the method for treating a disease of the present invention includes a step of administering the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention to a patient, wherein the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule serves as the expression-suppressing sequence of a gene causing the disease. It has a sequence that suppresses expression.
- the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can suppress gene expression and is not circular, so its synthesis is easy, and since it is single-stranded, there is no double-stranded annealing step. Can be manufactured efficiently.
- the linker region includes the non-nucleotide residue, for example, it is not limited to the conventional modification of nucleotide residues, and for example, modification such as modification in the linker region can be performed.
- the present inventors are the first to find that the structure of the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can suppress gene expression.
- the gene expression suppression effect of the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is presumed to be due to the same phenomenon as RNA interference, but gene expression suppression in the present invention is not limited or limited to RNA interference.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relative value of GAPDH gene expression level in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an electrophoretogram showing the stability in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the relative value of GAPDH gene expression level in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 shows the results of electrophoresis showing the reactivity of Dicer protein to ssRNA in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the relative value of GAPDH gene expression level of A549 cells in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing the relative value of the GAPDH gene expression level of 293 cells in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing the relative value of the GAPDH gene expression level of HCT116 cells in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing the relative value of the GAPDH gene expression level of HCT116 cells in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the relative value of TGF- ⁇ 1 gene expression level in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the expression level of TGF- ⁇ 1 gene per unit weight of lung in each administration group in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 (A) is a graph showing the amount of TNF- ⁇ in the BALF sample of each administration group in the example of the present invention
- FIG. 14 (B) shows the BALF sample of each administration group in the example of the present invention
- 2 is a graph showing the amount of IFN- ⁇ in the medium.
- FIG. 15 is an electrophoretogram showing ribonuclease resistance in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is an electrophoretogram showing S7 nuclease resistance in the examples of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing ssRNA used in Reference Examples.
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing the relative value of GAPDH gene expression level in Reference Examples.
- FIG. 19 is a graph showing the relative value of the expression level of TGF- ⁇ 1 gene in Reference Example.
- FIG. 20 is a graph showing the relative value of the expression level of the LAMA gene in the reference example.
- FIG. 21 is a graph showing the relative value of the expression level of the LMNA gene in the reference example.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing ssRNA used in Reference Examples.
- FIG. 23 is a graph showing relative values of GAPDH gene expression levels in Reference Examples.
- the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising an expression suppressing sequence that suppresses the expression of a target gene, as described above, and comprises a region (X), a linker region (Lx), and a region (Xc), the linker region (Lx) is linked between the region (X) and the region (Xc), and at least one of the region (X) and the region (Xc) is the expression Including a repressing sequence, the linker region (Lx) has a non-nucleotide structure containing at least one of a pyrrolidine skeleton and a piperidine skeleton.
- suppression of target gene expression means, for example, inhibiting the expression of the target gene.
- the suppression mechanism is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, down regulation or silencing.
- the suppression of the expression of the target gene can be achieved, for example, by reducing the production amount of the transcription product from the target gene, reducing the activity of the transcription product, reducing the production amount of the translation product from the target gene, or activity of the translation product. It can be confirmed by decrease of Examples of the protein include a mature protein or a precursor protein before undergoing processing or post-translational modification.
- the single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is also referred to as “ssPN molecule” of the present invention.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention is also referred to as “target gene expression-suppressing ssPN molecule” or “target gene expression inhibitor” because it can be used to suppress target gene expression in vivo or in vitro, for example.
- target gene expression-suppressing ssPN molecule or “target gene expression inhibitor” because it can be used to suppress target gene expression in vivo or in vitro, for example.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention can suppress the expression of the target gene by, for example, RNA interference, “ssNP molecule for RNA interference”, “ssPN molecule for RNA interference induction” or “RNA interference agent or RNA interference induction” It is also called “agent”.
- the present invention can suppress side effects such as interferon induction.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention has an unlinked 5 'end and 3' end, and can also be referred to as a linear single-stranded nucleic acid molecule.
- the expression suppressing sequence is, for example, a sequence exhibiting an activity of suppressing the expression of the target gene when the ssPN molecule of the present invention is introduced into a cell in vivo or in vitro. is there.
- the expression suppression sequence is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately set according to the type of target gene of interest.
- a sequence involved in RNA interference by siRNA can be appropriately applied.
- RNA interference In RNA interference, generally, a long double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is cleaved by a dicer into a double-stranded RNA (siRNA: small interfering RNA) of about 19 to 21 base pairs with a 3 ′ end protruding in a cell.
- siRNA double-stranded RNA
- siRNA small interfering RNA
- This is a phenomenon in which one single-stranded RNA binds to a target mRNA and degrades the mRNA, thereby suppressing translation of the mRNA.
- Various types of single-stranded RNA sequences in the siRNA that bind to the target mRNA have been reported, for example, depending on the type of target gene.
- a single-stranded RNA sequence of the siRNA can be used as the expression suppression sequence.
- the present invention relates to the structure of a nucleic acid molecule for allowing the expression suppression activity of the target gene by the expression suppression sequence to function in the cell, for example, not the point of the sequence information of the expression suppression sequence for the target gene. . Therefore, in the present invention, for example, in addition to the siRNA single-stranded RNA sequence known at the time of filing, a sequence that will become clear in the future can be used as the expression-suppressing sequence.
- the expression suppressing sequence preferably has 90% or more complementarity with respect to a predetermined region of the target gene, more preferably 95%, still more preferably 98%, Preferably it is 100%.
- complementarity for example, off-target can be sufficiently reduced.
- the target gene when the target gene is a GAPDH gene, for example, the 19-base long sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 can be used as the expression suppression sequence.
- the expression suppression sequence is, for example,
- the expression-suppressing sequence can be, for example, the 19-base sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6, and the target gene is the LMNA gene.
- the 19-base sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 30 can be used.
- the suppression of the expression of the target gene by the ssPN molecule of the present invention is presumed to be caused by, for example, RNA interference.
- RNA interference the present invention is not limited by this mechanism.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention is not introduced into a cell or the like as a dsRNA consisting of two single-stranded RNAs, for example, so-called siRNA. Not necessarily required. For this reason, it can also be said that the ssPN molecule of the present invention has, for example, an RNA interference-like function.
- the linker region (Lx) may have, for example, a non-nucleotide structure containing the pyrrolidine skeleton, a non-nucleotide structure containing the piperidine skeleton, It may have both a non-nucleotide structure containing a pyrrolidine skeleton and a non-nucleotide structure containing the piperidine skeleton.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention can suppress side effects such as interferon induction in a living body and is excellent in nuclease resistance.
- the pyrrolidine skeleton may be, for example, a skeleton of a pyrrolidine derivative in which one or more carbons constituting the 5-membered ring of pyrrolidine are substituted.
- a carbon atom other than carbon is preferred.
- the carbon may be substituted with, for example, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur.
- the pyrrolidine skeleton may contain, for example, a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-nitrogen double bond in the 5-membered ring of pyrrolidine.
- the carbon and nitrogen constituting the 5-membered ring of pyrrolidine may be bonded, for example, to hydrogen or a substituent as described below.
- the linker region (Lx) may be bonded to the region (X) and the region (Xc) through, for example, any group of the pyrrolidine skeleton, and preferably any one of the 5-membered rings Carbon atoms and nitrogen, preferably carbon (C-2) and nitrogen at the 2-position of the 5-membered ring.
- the pyrrolidine skeleton include a proline skeleton and a prolinol skeleton.
- the proline skeleton, prolinol skeleton, and the like are excellent in safety because they are, for example, in-vivo substances and their reduced forms.
- the piperidine skeleton may be, for example, a skeleton of a piperidine derivative in which one or more carbons constituting the six-membered ring of piperidine are substituted.
- a carbon atom other than carbon is preferred.
- the carbon may be substituted with, for example, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur.
- the piperidine skeleton may contain, for example, a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-nitrogen double bond in the 6-membered ring of piperidine.
- the carbon and nitrogen constituting the piperidine 6-membered ring may be bonded to, for example, a hydrogen group or a substituent as described later.
- the linker region (Lx) may be bonded to the region (X) and the region (Xc) through, for example, any group of the piperidine skeleton, and preferably any one of the six-membered rings Carbon atoms and nitrogen, preferably the carbon (C-2) at the 2-position of the 6-membered ring and nitrogen.
- the linker region may include, for example, only a non-nucleotide residue having the non-nucleotide structure, or may include a non-nucleotide residue having the non-nucleotide structure and a nucleotide residue.
- the linker region is represented, for example, by the following formula (I).
- X 1 and X 2 are each independently H 2 , O, S or NH; Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently a single bond, CH 2 , NH, O or S; R 3 is a hydrogen atom or substituent bonded to C-3, C-4, C-5 or C-6 on ring A; L 1 is an alkylene chain consisting of n atoms, wherein the hydrogen atom on the alkylene carbon atom is replaced with OH, OR a , NH 2 , NHR a , NR a R b , SH, or SR a May or may not be substituted, or L 1 is a polyether chain in which one or more carbon atoms of the alkylene chain are substituted with an oxygen atom,
- L 2 is an alkylene chain consisting of n atoms, wherein the hydrogen atom on the alkylene carbon atom is replaced with OH, OR a , NH 2 , NHR a , NR a R b , SH, or
- the ring A may contain a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-nitrogen double bond
- the region (Yc) and the region (Y) are each bonded to the linker region (Ly) via —OR 1 — or —OR 2 —,
- R 1 and R 2 may be present or absent, and when present, R 1 and R 2 are each independently a nucleotide residue or the structure (I).
- X 1 and X 2 are each independently, for example, H 2 , O, S or NH.
- X 1 being H 2 means that X 1 together with the carbon atom to which X 1 is bonded forms CH 2 (methylene group). The same is true for X 2.
- Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently a single bond, CH 2 , NH, O or S.
- l 1 or 2.
- ring A is a 5-membered ring, for example, the pyrrolidine skeleton.
- the pyrrolidine skeleton include a proline skeleton and a prolinol skeleton, and examples thereof include a bivalent structure.
- ring A is a 6-membered ring, for example, the piperidine skeleton.
- one carbon atom other than C-2 on ring A may be substituted with nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur.
- Ring A may contain a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-nitrogen double bond in ring A.
- Ring A may be, for example, either L-type or D-type.
- R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent bonded to C-3, C-4, C-5 or C-6 on the ring A.
- R 3 is the above-described substituent, the substituent R 3 may be one, plural, or absent, and when plural, it may be the same or different.
- the substituent R 3 is, for example, halogen, OH, OR 4 , NH 2 , NHR 4 , NR 4 R 5 , SH, SR 4 or an oxo group ( ⁇ O).
- R 4 and R 5 are, for example, each independently a substituent or a protecting group, and may be the same or different.
- substituents include halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cyclylalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, heterocyclylalkenyl. , Heterocyclylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, silyl, silyloxyalkyl and the like. The same applies hereinafter.
- the substituent R 3 may be any of these listed substituents.
- the protecting group is, for example, a functional group that converts a highly reactive functional group to inert, and examples thereof include known protecting groups.
- the description of the literature J. F. W. McOmie, “Protecting Groups in Organic Chemistry”, Prenum Press, London and New York, 1973) can be used as the protecting group.
- the protecting group is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include tert-butyldimethylsilyl group (TBDMS), bis (2-acetoxyethyloxy) methyl group (ACE), triisopropylsilyloxymethyl group (TOM), 1- (2 -Cyanoethoxy) ethyl group (CEE), 2-cyanoethoxymethyl group (CEM), tolylsulfonylethoxymethyl group (TEM), dimethoxytrityl group (DMTr) and the like.
- R 3 is OR 4
- the protecting group is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a TBDMS group, an ACE group, a TOM group, a CEE group, a CEM group, and a TEM group.
- the silyl-containing group of [Chemical Formula 5] described later is also included. The same applies hereinafter.
- L 1 is an alkylene chain composed of n atoms.
- the hydrogen atom on the alkylene carbon atom may be substituted with, for example, OH, OR a , NH 2 , NHR a , NR a R b , SH, or SR a , or may not be substituted.
- L 1 may be a polyether chain in which one or more carbon atoms of the alkylene chain are substituted with an oxygen atom.
- the polyether chain is, for example, polyethylene glycol.
- L 2 is an alkylene chain composed of m atoms.
- the hydrogen atom on the alkylene carbon atom may be substituted with, for example, OH, OR c , NH 2 , NHR c , NR c R d , SH or SR c , or may not be substituted.
- L 2 may be a polyether chain in which one or more carbon atoms of the alkylene chain are substituted with an oxygen atom.
- Y 2 is NH, O or S
- the L 2 atom bonded to Y 2 is carbon
- the L 2 atom bonded to OR 2 is carbon
- oxygen atoms are not adjacent to each other. That is, for example, when Y 2 is O, the oxygen atom and the oxygen atom of L 2 are not adjacent, and the oxygen atom of OR 2 and the oxygen atom of L 2 are not adjacent.
- N in L 1 and m in L 2 are not particularly limited, and the lower limit is, for example, 0, and the upper limit is not particularly limited.
- n and m can be appropriately set depending on, for example, the desired length of the linker region (Lx).
- n and m are each preferably 0 to 30, more preferably 0 to 20, and still more preferably 0 to 15 from the viewpoint of production cost and yield.
- n + m is, for example, 0 to 30, preferably 0 to 20, and more preferably 0 to 15.
- R a , R b , R c and R d are, for example, each independently a substituent or a protecting group.
- the substituent and the protecting group are the same as described above, for example.
- hydrogen atoms may be independently substituted with halogens such as Cl, Br, F and I, for example.
- the region (Xc) and the region (X) are bonded to the linker region (Lx) through, for example, —OR 1 — or —OR 2 —, respectively.
- R 1 and R 2 may or may not exist.
- R 1 and R 2 are each independently a nucleotide residue or the structure of formula (I) above.
- the linker region (Lx) is, for example, the non-nucleotide residue having the structure of the formula (I) excluding the nucleotide residue R 1 and / or R 2. And a nucleotide residue.
- the linker region (Xc) has, for example, two or more non-nucleotide residues having the structure of the formula (I) linked to each other. It becomes a structure.
- the structure of the formula (I) may include 1, 2, 3, or 4, for example.
- the linker region (Lx) is formed only from the non-nucleotide residue having the structure of the formula (I), for example.
- Examples of the structure of the formula (I) include the following formulas (I-1) to (I-9), in which n and m are the same as those in the formula (I).
- q is an integer of 0 to 10.
- n, m and q are not particularly limited and are as described above.
- the region (Xc) is complementary to the region (X). Therefore, in the ssPN molecule of the present invention, the region (Xc) can be folded back toward the region (X), and the region (Xc) and the region (X) can form a double chain by self-annealing. It is. As described above, the ssPN molecule of the present invention can form a double strand within the molecule. For example, as in the case of siRNA used in conventional RNA interference, two separated single-stranded RNAs are doubled by annealing. The structure that forms a single-stranded RNA is clearly different.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention for example, only the region (Xc) may be folded to form a duplex with the region (X), and further, a new duplex may be formed in another region. Also good.
- the former ssPN molecule that is, a molecule having one double-stranded formation
- the latter ssPN molecule that is, a molecule having two double-stranded formation
- 2 ssPN molecules ".
- the first ssPN molecule and the second ssPN molecule will be exemplified, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the first ssPN molecule is, for example, a molecule composed of the region (X), the region (Xc), and the linker region (Lx).
- the first ssPN molecule may have, for example, the region (Xc), the linker region (Lx), and the region (X) in the order from 5 ′ side to 3 ′ side. From the 'side to the 5' side, the region (Xc), the linker region (Lx), and the region (X) may be included in the order.
- the region (Xc) is complementary to the region (X).
- the region (Xc) may have a sequence complementary to the entire region of the region (X) or a partial region thereof, and preferably, the entire region of the region (X) or the region thereof
- the partial region contains a complementary sequence or consists of the complementary sequence.
- the region (Xc) may be, for example, completely complementary to the entire region complementary to the region (X) or the complementary partial region, and one or several bases may be non-complementary. However, it is preferably completely complementary.
- the one base or several bases is, for example, 1 to 3 bases, preferably 1 base or 2 bases.
- the expression suppression sequence is contained in at least one of the region (Xc) and the region (X) as described above.
- the first ssPN molecule may have, for example, one or two or more of the expression suppression sequences.
- the one ssPN molecule may have, for example, two or more of the same expression suppression sequences for the same target gene, or may have two or more different expression suppression sequences for the same target, You may have two or more different expression suppression sequences with respect to a different target gene.
- the arrangement location of each expression suppression sequence is not particularly limited, and any one of the region (X) and the region (Xc) However, it may be a different area.
- the first ssPN molecule has two or more expression suppression sequences for different target genes, for example, the first ssPN molecule can suppress the expression of two or more different target genes.
- FIG. 1 (A) is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the order of each region for the ssPN molecule as an example
- FIG. 1 (B) shows that the ssPN molecule forms a double chain in the molecule.
- FIG. 1 (B) shows that the ssPN molecule forms a double chain in the molecule.
- FIG. 1 (B) shows the ssPN molecule forms a double chain between the region (Xc) and the region (X), and the Lx region loops according to its length.
- FIG. 1 merely shows the linking order of the regions and the positional relationship of each region forming a duplex. For example, the length of each region, the shape of the linker region (Lx), etc. Not limited.
- the number of bases in the region (Xc) and the region (X) is not particularly limited. Although the length of each area
- the number of bases means, for example, “length” and can also be referred to as “base length”.
- the numerical range of the number of bases discloses, for example, all positive integers belonging to the range. As a specific example, the description of “1 to 4 bases” includes “1, 2, 3, It means all disclosures of “4 bases” (hereinafter the same).
- the region (Xc) may be completely complementary to the entire region of the region (X), for example.
- the region (Xc) means, for example, that it consists of a base sequence complementary to the entire region from the 5 ′ end to the 3 ′ end of the region (X), that is, the region (Xc) and the region (Xc) This means that the region (X) has the same base length, and all the bases in the region (Xc) are complementary to all the bases in the region (X).
- the region (Xc) may be completely complementary to a partial region of the region (X), for example.
- the region (Xc) means, for example, a base sequence complementary to a partial region of the region (X), that is, the region (Xc) is more than the region (X). It consists of a base sequence having a base length of one base or more, and means that all bases in the region (Xc) are complementary to all bases in the partial region of the region (X).
- the partial region of the region (X) is preferably, for example, a region having a base sequence continuous from the terminal base (first base) on the region (Xc) side in the region (X).
- the relationship between the number of bases (X) in the region (X) and the number of bases (Xc) in the region (Xc) satisfies, for example, the following condition (3) or (5)
- the following condition (11) is satisfied.
- X ⁇ Xc 1 to 10, preferably 1, 2 or 3, More preferably 1 or 2 (11)
- X Xc (5)
- the region may be, for example, a region composed of only the expression suppression sequence or a region including the expression suppression sequence.
- the number of bases in the expression suppressing sequence is, for example, 19 to 30 bases, and preferably 19, 20 or 21 bases.
- the region containing the expression suppression sequence may further have an additional sequence on the 5 'side and / or 3' side of the expression suppression sequence, for example.
- the number of bases of the additional sequence is, for example, 1 to 31 bases, preferably 1 to 21 bases, and more preferably 1 to 11 bases.
- the number of bases in the region (X) is not particularly limited.
- the lower limit is, for example, 19 bases.
- the upper limit is, for example, 50 bases, preferably 30 bases, and more preferably 25 bases.
- Specific examples of the number of bases in the region (X) are, for example, 19 to 50 bases, preferably 19 to 30 bases, more preferably 19 to 25 bases.
- the number of bases in the region (Xc) is not particularly limited.
- the lower limit is, for example, 19 bases, preferably 20 bases, and more preferably 21 bases.
- the upper limit is 50 bases, for example, More preferably, it is 40 bases, More preferably, it is 30 bases.
- the length of the linker region (Lx) is not particularly limited.
- the linker region (Lx) preferably has a length that allows the region (X) and the region (Xc) to form a double chain.
- the lower limit of the base number of the linker region (Lx) is, for example, 1 base, preferably 2
- the base is more preferably 3 bases
- the upper limit thereof is, for example, 100 bases, preferably 80 bases, more preferably 50 bases.
- the total length of the first ssPN molecule is not particularly limited.
- the lower limit of the total number of bases is, for example, 38 bases, preferably 42 bases, more preferably 50 bases, and even more preferably 51
- the base is particularly preferably 52 bases, and the upper limit thereof is, for example, 300 bases, preferably 200 bases, more preferably 150 bases, still more preferably 100 bases, and particularly preferably 80 bases. It is a base.
- the lower limit of the total number of bases excluding the linker region (Lx) is, for example, 38 bases, preferably 42 bases, more preferably 50 bases, still more preferably 51 bases, particularly preferably 52 bases, and the upper limit is, for example, 300 bases, preferably 200 bases, more preferably 150 bases, still more preferably 100 bases, particularly preferably 80 bases. It is a base.
- the second ssPN molecule In addition to the region (X), the linker region (Lx), and the region (Xc), for example, the second ssPN molecule further includes a region (Y) and the region ( A molecule having a region (Yc) complementary to Y). In the second ssPN molecule, the region (X) and the region (Y) are connected to form an internal region (Z). Unless otherwise indicated, the description of the first ssPN molecule can be used for the second ssPN molecule.
- the second ssPN molecule includes the region (Xc), the linker region (Lx), the region (X), the region (Y), and the region (Yc) from the 5 ′ side to the 3 ′ side.
- the region (Xc) is the 5 ′ side region (Xc)
- the region (X) in the inner region (Z) is the inner 5 ′ side region (X)
- the inner region (Z) is
- the region (Y) is also referred to as an internal 3 ′ region (Y)
- the region (Yc) is also referred to as a 3 ′ side region (Yc).
- the second ssPN molecule is, for example, from the 3 ′ side to the 5 ′ side, the region (Xc), the linker region (Lx), the region (X), the region (Y), and the region (Yc). )
- the region (Xc) is the 3 ′ side region (Xc)
- the region (X) in the inner region (Z) is the inner 3 ′ side region (X)
- the inner region (Z) is
- the region (Y) is also referred to as an internal 5 ′ region (Y)
- the region (Yc) is also referred to as a 5 ′ side region (Yc).
- the region (X) and the region (Y) are connected to the internal region (Z).
- the region (X) and the region (Y) are directly connected, for example, and do not have an intervening sequence therebetween.
- the internal region (Z) is defined as “the region (X) and the region (Y) are connected to each other” in order to indicate an arrangement relationship between the region (Xc) and the region (Yc).
- the region (X) and the region (Y) are not limited to separate independent regions in the use of the ssPN molecule. That is, for example, when the internal region (Z) has the expression suppression sequence, the expression suppression sequence is arranged across the region (X) and the region (Y) in the internal region (Z). Also good.
- the region (Xc) is complementary to the region (X).
- the region (Xc) may have a sequence complementary to the entire region of the region (X) or a partial region thereof, and preferably, the entire region of the region (X) or the region thereof
- the partial region contains a complementary sequence or consists of the complementary sequence.
- the region (Xc) may be, for example, completely complementary to the entire region complementary to the region (X) or the complementary partial region, and one or several bases may be non-complementary. However, it is preferably completely complementary.
- the one base or several bases is, for example, 1 to 3 bases, preferably 1 base or 2 bases.
- the region (Yc) is complementary to the region (Y).
- the region (Yc) may have a sequence complementary to the entire region of the region (Y) or a partial region thereof, and preferably the entire region of the region (Y) or a partial region thereof. Comprising a complementary sequence or consisting of the complementary sequence.
- the region (Yc) may be, for example, completely complementary to the entire region complementary to the region (Y) or the complementary partial region, and one or several bases may be non-complementary. However, it is preferably completely complementary.
- the one base or several bases is, for example, 1 to 3 bases, preferably 1 base or 2 bases.
- the expression suppression sequence is included in at least one of the internal region (Z) and the region (Xc) formed from, for example, the region (X) and the region (Y). Further, it may be included in the region (Yc).
- the internal region (Z) has the expression suppression sequence
- the region (X) and the region (Y) may have the expression suppression sequence
- the region (X) and You may have the said expression suppression sequence over the said area
- the second ssPN molecule may have, for example, one or two or more expression suppression sequences.
- the arrangement position of each expression suppressing sequence is not particularly limited, and one of the internal region (Z) and the region (Xc) Alternatively, any one of the inner region (Z) and the region (Xc) and another different region may be used.
- the region (Yc) and the region (Y) may be directly connected or indirectly connected, for example.
- direct linkage includes, for example, linkage by a phosphodiester bond.
- a linker region (Ly) is provided between the region (Yc) and the region (Y), and the region (Yc) and the region ( Y) and the like are connected.
- the linker region (Ly) may be, for example, a linker composed of the nucleotide residue, or at least one of the pyrrolidine skeleton and the piperidine skeleton described above. It may be a linker having a non-nucleotide structure.
- the linker region (Ly) can be represented, for example, by the formula (I), and all the explanations of the formula (I) in the linker region (Lx) can be incorporated.
- the region (Yc) and the region (Y) are bonded to the linker region (Ly) through, for example, —OR 1 — or —OR 2 —, respectively.
- R 1 and R 2 may or may not be present in the same manner as the linker region (Lx) described above.
- the combination of the region (Xc) and the region (X), the region (Yc) and the (Y), and the —OR 1 — and —OR 2 — is not particularly limited.
- One of the following conditions is mentioned.
- Condition (1) The region (Xc) is bonded to the structure of the formula (I) through —OR 2 —, and the region (X) is bonded through —OR 1 —.
- the region (Yc) is bonded to the structure of the formula (I) through —OR 1 —, and the region (Y) is bonded through —OR 2 —.
- Condition (2) The region (Xc) is bonded to the structure of the formula (I) through —OR 2 —, and the region (X) is bonded through —OR 1 —.
- the region (Yc) is bonded to the structure of the formula (I) through —OR 2 —, and the region (Y) is bonded through —OR 1 —.
- Condition (3) The region (Xc) is bonded to the structure of the formula (I) through —OR 1 —, and the region (X) is bonded through —OR 2 —.
- the region (Yc) is bonded to the structure of the formula (I) through —OR 1 —, and the region (Y) is bonded through —OR 2 —.
- Condition (4) The region (Xc) is bonded to the structure of the formula (I) through —OR 1 —, and the region (X) is bonded through —OR 2 —.
- the region (Yc) is bonded to the structure of the formula (I) through —OR 2 —, and the region (Y) is bonded through —OR 1 —.
- FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the order of each region from the 5 ′ side to the 3 ′ side of the ssPN molecule
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a double chain is formed in the molecule.
- the ssPN molecule has a double chain between the region (Xc) and the region (X) and between the region (Y) and the region (Yc).
- the Lx region and the Ly region are formed in a loop structure according to their lengths.
- FIG. 2 merely shows the order of connection of the regions and the positional relationship of the regions forming the duplex.
- the length of each region, the shape of the linker region, and the like are not limited thereto.
- FIG. 2 shows the region (Xc) on the 5 ′ side, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the region (Xc) may be located on the 3 ′ side.
- the number of bases in the region (Xc), the region (X), the region (Y), and the region (Yc) is not particularly limited. Although the length of each area
- the region (Xc) may be complementary to the entire region (X), for example, as described above.
- the region (Xc) preferably has the same base length as the region (X), for example, and is composed of a base sequence complementary to the entire region (X). More preferably, the region (Xc) has the same base length as the region (X), and all bases in the region (Xc) are complementary to all bases in the region (X). That is, for example, it is completely complementary.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as described above, one or several bases may be non-complementary.
- the region (Xc) may be complementary to a partial region of the region (X), for example.
- the region (Xc) has, for example, the same base length as the partial region of the region (X), that is, consists of a base sequence having a base length shorter by one base or more than the region (X). preferable. More preferably, the region (Xc) has the same base length as the partial region of the region (X), and all the bases of the region (Xc) are included in the partial region of the region (X). It is complementary to all bases, i.e., for example, completely complementary.
- the partial region of the region (X) is preferably, for example, a region having a base sequence continuous from the terminal base (first base) on the region (Xc) side in the region (X).
- the region (Yc) may be complementary to the entire region (Y), for example.
- the region (Yc) preferably has the same base length as the region (Y) and is composed of a base sequence complementary to the entire region (Y). More preferably, the region (Yc) has the same base length as the region (Y), and all bases in the region (Yc) are complementary to all bases in the region (Y). That is, for example, it is completely complementary.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as described above, one or several bases may be non-complementary.
- the region (Yc) may be complementary to a partial region of the region (Y), for example.
- the region (Yc) has, for example, the same base length as the partial region of the region (Y), that is, consists of a base sequence having a base length shorter by one base or more than the region (Y). preferable. More preferably, the region (Yc) has the same base length as the partial region of the region (Y), and all the bases of the region (Yc) are included in the partial region of the region (Y). It is complementary to all bases, that is, for example, completely complementary.
- the partial region of the region (Y) is preferably, for example, a region having a base sequence continuous from the terminal base (first base) on the region (Yc) side in the region (Y).
- the relationship between the number of bases (Z) in the internal region (Z), the number of bases (X) in the region (X) and the number of bases (Xc) in the region (Xc) is, for example, the following formulas (1) and ( Satisfy the condition of 2).
- Z X + Y (1)
- the relationship between the number of bases (X) in the region (X) and the number of bases (Y) in the region (Y) is not particularly limited, and for example, satisfies any condition of the following formula .
- X Y (19) X ⁇ Y (20) X> Y (21)
- the difference in the number of bases (Yc) in (Yc) preferably satisfies the following condition.
- FIG. 3 shows ssPN including the linker region (Lx) and the linker region (Ly), (A) is the ssPN molecule of (a), (B) is the ssPN molecule of (b), ( C) is an example of the ssPN molecule of (c), and (D) is an example of the ssPN molecule of (d).
- a dotted line shows the state which has formed the double chain
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the region (X) and the region (Xc) and the relationship between the region (Y) and the region (Yc). For example, the length of each region is shown in FIG.
- the shape, the presence or absence of a linker region (Ly), and the like are not limited thereto.
- the region (Xc) and the region (X), and the region (Yc) and the region (Y) each form a double chain.
- the internal region (Z) has a structure having a base that is not aligned with either the region (Xc) or the region (Yc), and can also be said to have a structure having a base that does not form a double chain.
- the non-aligned base also referred to as a base that does not form a double chain
- the free base region is indicated by “F”.
- the number of bases in the region (F) is not particularly limited.
- the number of bases (F) in the region (F) is, for example, the number of bases “X—Xc” in the case of the ssPN molecule of (a), and “Y—Yc” in the case of the ssPN molecule of (b). In the case of the ssPN molecule of (c), the total number of bases “X-Xc” and “Y-Yc”.
- the ssPN molecule of (d) has a structure in which, for example, the entire region of the internal region (Z) is aligned with the region (Xc) and the region (Yc), and the entire region of the internal region (Z) It can be said that the region forms a double chain.
- the 5 'end of the region (Xc) and the 3' end of the region (Yc) are unlinked.
- the total number of bases of the free base (F) in the region (Xc), the region (Yc), and the internal region (Z) is the number of bases in the internal region (Z).
- the lengths of the region (Xc) and the region (Yc) can be appropriately determined according to, for example, the length of the internal region (Z), the number of free bases, and the position thereof.
- the number of bases in the internal region (Z) is, for example, 19 bases or more.
- the lower limit of the number of bases is, for example, 19 bases, preferably 20 bases, and more preferably 21 bases.
- the upper limit of the number of bases is, for example, 50 bases, preferably 40 bases, and more preferably 30 bases.
- Specific examples of the number of bases in the internal region (Z) include, for example, 19 bases, 20 bases, 21 bases, 22 bases, 23 bases, 24 bases, 25 bases, 26 bases, 27 bases, 28 bases, 29 bases, or , 30 bases. In the case where the internal region (Z) has the expression suppression sequence, for example, this condition is preferable.
- the internal region (Z) may be, for example, a region composed only of the expression suppression sequence or a region including the expression suppression sequence.
- the number of bases in the expression suppressing sequence is, for example, 19 to 30 bases, and preferably 19, 20 or 21 bases.
- the internal region (Z) may further have an additional sequence on the 5 'side and / or 3' side of the expression suppression sequence.
- the number of bases of the additional sequence is, for example, 1 to 31 bases, preferably 1 to 21 bases, more preferably 1 to 11 bases, and further preferably 1 to 7 bases.
- the number of bases in the region (Xc) is, for example, 1 to 29 bases, preferably 1 to 11 bases, preferably 1 to 7 bases, more preferably 1 to 4 bases, still more preferably. 1 base, 2 bases, 3 bases.
- the internal region (Z) or the region (Yc) includes the expression suppression sequence, for example, such a base number is preferable.
- the number of bases in the internal region (Z) is 19 to 30 bases (for example, 19 bases)
- the number of bases in the region (Xc) is, for example, 1 to 11 bases, preferably 1 -7 bases, more preferably 1 to 4 bases, still more preferably 1 base, 2 bases and 3 bases.
- the region (Xc) may be, for example, a region composed of only the expression suppression sequence or a region including the expression suppression sequence.
- the length of the expression suppression sequence is, for example, as described above.
- an additional sequence may be further provided on the 5 'side and / or 3' side of the expression suppressing sequence.
- the number of bases of the additional sequence is, for example, 1 to 11 bases, and preferably 1 to 7 bases.
- the number of bases in the region (Yc) is, for example, 1 to 29 bases, preferably 1 to 11 bases, preferably 1 to 7 bases, more preferably 1 to 4 bases, still more preferably. 1 base, 2 bases, 3 bases.
- the internal region (Z) or the region (Xc) includes the expression suppression sequence, for example, such a base number is preferable.
- the number of bases in the internal region (Z) is 19 to 30 bases (for example, 19 bases)
- the number of bases in the region (Yc) is, for example, 1 to 11 bases, preferably 1 -7 bases, more preferably 1 base, 2 bases, 3 bases or 4 bases, and further preferably 1 base, 2 bases, 3 bases.
- the region (Yc) may be, for example, a region composed only of the expression suppression sequence or a region including the expression suppression sequence.
- the length of the expression suppression sequence is, for example, as described above.
- the region (Yc) includes the expression suppression sequence it may further have an additional sequence on the 5 'side and / or 3' side of the expression suppression sequence.
- the number of bases of the additional sequence is, for example, 1 to 11 bases, and preferably 1 to 7 bases.
- the number of bases in the internal region (Z), the region (Xc), and the region (Yc) can be represented by, for example, “Z ⁇ Xc + Yc” in the formula (2).
- the number of bases “Xc + Yc” is, for example, the same as or smaller than the inner region (Z).
- “Z ⁇ (Xc + Yc)” is, for example, 1 to 10, preferably 1 to 4, more preferably 1, 2 or 3.
- the “Z ⁇ (Xc + Yc)” corresponds to, for example, the number of bases (F) in the free region (F) in the internal region (Z).
- the length of the linker region (Lx) and the linker region (Ly) is not particularly limited.
- the linker region (Lx) is as described above.
- the lower limit of the number of bases of the linker region (Ly) is, for example, 1 base, preferably 2 bases, more preferably 3 bases.
- the upper limit is, for example, 100 bases, preferably 80 bases, and more preferably 50 bases.
- Specific examples of the number of bases in each linker region include 1 to 50 bases, 1 to 30 bases, 1 to 20 bases, 1 to 10 bases, 1 to 7 bases, and 1 to 4 bases. This is not a limitation.
- the linker region (Ly) may be the same as or different from the linker region (Lx), for example.
- the total length of the second ssPN molecule is not particularly limited.
- the lower limit of the total number of bases is, for example, 38 bases, preferably 42 bases, more preferably 50 bases, and even more preferably 51
- the base is particularly preferably 52 bases, and the upper limit thereof is, for example, 300 bases, preferably 200 bases, more preferably 150 bases, still more preferably 100 bases, and particularly preferably 80 bases. It is a base.
- the lower limit of the total number of bases excluding the linker region (Lx) and the linker region (Ly) is, for example, 38 bases, preferably 42 bases, more preferably 50 bases More preferably 51 bases, particularly preferably 52 bases, and the upper limit is, for example, 300 bases, preferably 200 bases, more preferably 150 bases, still more preferably 100 bases. Yes, particularly preferably 80 bases.
- the linker region (Lx) may have the non-nucleotide structure, and other structural units are not particularly limited.
- the structural unit include nucleotide residues.
- the nucleotide residues include ribonucleotide residues and deoxyribonucleotide residues.
- the nucleotide residue include an unmodified unmodified nucleotide residue and a modified modified nucleotide residue.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention can improve nuclease resistance and stability by including the modified nucleotide residue.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention may further contain a non-nucleotide residue in addition to the nucleotide residue, for example.
- the structural unit of the region (Xc), the region (X), the region (Y) and the region (Yc) is preferably the nucleotide residue.
- Each region is composed of the following residues (1) to (3), for example. (1) Unmodified nucleotide residue (2) Modified nucleotide residue (3) Unmodified nucleotide residue and modified nucleotide residue
- the linker region (Lx) may be composed of, for example, only the non-nucleotide residue, or may be composed of the non-nucleotide and the nucleotide residue.
- the linker region (Lx) is composed of, for example, the following residues (4) to (7). (4) non-nucleotide residues (5) non-nucleotide residues and unmodified nucleotide residues (6) non-nucleotide residues and modified nucleotide residues (7) non-nucleotide residues, unmodified nucleotide residues and modified nucleotide residues
- the structural unit of the linker region (Ly) is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include the nucleotide residue and the non-nucleotide residue as described above.
- the linker region may be composed of, for example, only the nucleotide residue, may be composed of only the non-nucleotide residue, or may be composed of the nucleotide residue and the non-nucleotide residue.
- the linker region is composed of the following residues (1) to (7), for example.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention examples include a molecule composed only of the nucleotide residue except the linker region (Lx), a molecule containing the non-nucleotide residue in addition to the nucleotide residue, and the like.
- the nucleotide residue may be, for example, only the unmodified nucleotide residue, only the modified nucleotide residue, or the unmodified nucleotide residue and the modification. Both nucleotide residues may be present.
- the number of the modified nucleotide residue is not particularly limited, and is, for example, “one or several”, specifically For example, 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 4, more preferably 1 to 3, and most preferably 1 or 2.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention includes the non-nucleotide residue
- the number of the non-nucleotide residue is not particularly limited, and is, for example, “1 or several”, specifically, for example, 1 or Two.
- the nucleotide residue is preferably, for example, a ribonucleotide residue.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention is also referred to as “ssRNA molecule” or “P-ssRNA molecule”, for example.
- the ssRNA molecule include a molecule composed only of the ribonucleotide residue except the linker region (Lx), a molecule containing the non-nucleotide residue in addition to the ribonucleotide residue, and the like.
- the ribonucleotide residue may be, for example, only the unmodified ribonucleotide residue, only the modified ribonucleotide residue, or the unmodified ribonucleotide residue and Both of the modified ribonucleotide residues may be included.
- the number of the modified ribonucleotide residue is not particularly limited. For example, “1 or several” Specifically, for example, 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 4, more preferably 1 to 3, and most preferably 1 or 2.
- the modified ribonucleotide residue with respect to the unmodified ribonucleotide residue include the deoxyribonucleotide residue in which a ribose residue is substituted with a deoxyribose residue.
- the number of the deoxyribonucleotide residue is not particularly limited, and is, for example, “one or several”. Specifically, for example, 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 4, more preferably 1 to 3, and most preferably 1 or 2.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention may contain, for example, a labeling substance and may be labeled with the labeling substance.
- the labeling substance is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include fluorescent substances, dyes, isotopes and the like.
- the labeling substance include fluorophores such as pyrene, TAMRA, fluorescein, Cy3 dye, and Cy5 dye, and examples of the dye include Alexa dye such as Alexa488.
- the isotope include a stable isotope and a radioactive isotope, and preferably a stable isotope.
- the stable isotope has a low risk of exposure and does not require a dedicated facility, so that it is easy to handle and the cost can be reduced.
- the stable isotope does not change the physical properties of the labeled compound, for example, and is excellent in properties as a tracer.
- the stable isotope is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include 2 H, 13 C, 15 N, 17 O, 18 O, 33 S, 34 S, and 36 S.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention preferably introduces the labeling substance into the non-nucleotide structure, and introduces the labeling substance into the non-nucleotide residue of the linker region (Lx). preferable. Introduction of the labeling substance to the non-nucleotide residue can be performed easily and inexpensively, for example.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention can suppress the expression of the target gene. Therefore, the ssPN molecule of the present invention can be used as a therapeutic agent for diseases caused by genes, for example. If the ssPN molecule contains a sequence that suppresses the expression of the gene causing the disease as the expression suppressing sequence, the disease can be treated by suppressing the expression of the target gene, for example.
- treatment includes, for example, the meanings of preventing the disease, improving the disease, and improving the prognosis.
- the method of using the ssPN molecule of the present invention is not particularly limited, and for example, the ssPN molecule may be administered to an administration subject having the target gene.
- Examples of the administration target include cells, tissues or organs.
- Examples of the administration subject include non-human animals such as non-human mammals other than humans and humans.
- the administration may be, for example, in vivo or in vitro.
- the cells are not particularly limited, and examples thereof include various cultured cells such as HeLa cells, 293 cells, NIH3T3 cells, and COS cells, stem cells such as ES cells and hematopoietic stem cells, and cells isolated from living bodies such as primary cultured cells. can give.
- the target gene that is subject to expression suppression is not particularly limited, and a desired gene can be set, and the expression suppression sequence may be appropriately designed according to the gene.
- the present invention is not limited thereto.
- Examples of the base sequence of the ssPN molecule include the base sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 11, 14 to 17 and 23. In the base sequence, for example, one or several deletions, substitutions and / or additions It may be a base sequence.
- the target gene is a GAPDH gene
- the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 11 are exemplified.
- the target gene is TGF- ⁇ 1
- the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 14 to 17 and 23 are exemplified.
- the description of the composition of the present invention, expression suppression method, treatment method and the like described later can be used.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention can suppress the expression of a target gene as described above, it is useful, for example, as a research tool for pharmaceuticals, diagnostic agents, agricultural chemicals, agricultural chemicals, medicine, life sciences, and the like.
- alkyl includes, for example, a linear or branched alkyl group.
- the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl is not particularly limited, and is, for example, 1 to 30, preferably 1 to 6 or 1 to 4.
- Examples of the alkyl group include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, isohexyl, n-heptyl, Examples thereof include n-octyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl and the like.
- Preferred examples include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, isohexyl and the like.
- alkenyl includes, for example, linear or branched alkenyl.
- alkenyl include those having one or more double bonds in the alkyl.
- the number of carbon atoms of the alkenyl is not particularly limited, and is the same as, for example, the alkyl, preferably 2 to 8.
- alkenyl include vinyl, 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1,3-butadienyl, 3-methyl-2-butenyl and the like.
- alkynyl includes, for example, linear or branched alkynyl.
- alkynyl include those having one or more triple bonds in the alkyl.
- the number of carbon atoms of the alkynyl is not particularly limited, and is the same as, for example, the alkyl, preferably 2 to 8.
- examples of the alkynyl include ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl and the like.
- the alkynyl may further have one or more double bonds, for example.
- aryl includes, for example, a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group and a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group.
- the monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group include phenyl and the like.
- the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group include 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 1-anthryl, 2-anthryl, 9-anthryl, 1-phenanthryl, 2-phenanthryl, 3-phenanthryl, 4-phenanthryl, 9- Examples include phenanthryl.
- Preferable examples include naphthyl such as phenyl, 1-naphthyl and 2-naphthyl.
- heteroaryl includes, for example, a monocyclic aromatic heterocyclic group and a condensed aromatic heterocyclic group.
- heteroaryl include furyl (eg, 2-furyl, 3-furyl), thienyl (eg, 2-thienyl, 3-thienyl), pyrrolyl (eg, 1-pyrrolyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrrolyl), Imidazolyl (eg, 1-imidazolyl, 2-imidazolyl, 4-imidazolyl), pyrazolyl (eg, 1-pyrazolyl, 3-pyrazolyl, 4-pyrazolyl), triazolyl (eg, 1,2,4-triazol-1-yl, 1,2,4-triazol-3-yl, 1,2,4-triazol-4-yl), tetrazolyl (eg 1-tetrazolyl, 2-tetrazolyl, 5-tetrazolyl), oxazolyl (eg 2-
- cycloalkyl is, for example, a cyclic saturated hydrocarbon group, and the number of carbons is, for example, 3-15.
- the cycloalkyl include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, a bridged cyclic hydrocarbon group, a spiro hydrocarbon group, and the like, preferably cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl. And a bridged cyclic hydrocarbon group.
- the “bridged cyclic hydrocarbon group” includes, for example, bicyclo [2.1.0] pentyl, bicyclo [2.2.1] heptyl, bicyclo [2.2.2] octyl and bicyclo [3. 2.1] octyl, tricyclo [2.2.1.0] heptyl, bicyclo [3.3.1] nonane, 1-adamantyl, 2-adamantyl and the like.
- examples of the “spiro hydrocarbon group” include spiro [3.4] octyl and the like.
- cycloalkenyl includes, for example, a cyclic unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and has, for example, 3 to 7 carbon atoms.
- examples of the group include cyclopropenyl, cyclobutenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl, and the like, preferably cyclopropenyl, cyclobutenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, and the like.
- the cycloalkenyl includes, for example, a bridged cyclic hydrocarbon group and a spiro hydrocarbon group having an unsaturated bond in the ring.
- arylalkyl includes, for example, benzyl, 2-phenethyl, naphthalenylmethyl and the like
- cycloalkylalkyl or “cyclylalkyl” includes, for example, cyclohexylmethyl, adamantylmethyl and the like.
- Hydroalkyl includes, for example, hydroxymethyl and 2-hydroxyethyl.
- alkoxy includes, for example, the alkyl-O— group, and examples thereof include methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, and n-butoxy.
- Alkoxyalkyl includes, for example, Examples thereof include methoxymethyl and the like, and “aminoalkyl” includes, for example, 2-aminoethyl and the like.
- heterocyclyl is, for example, 1-pyrrolinyl, 2-pyrrolinyl, 3-pyrrolinyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, 2-pyrrolidinyl, 3-pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidinone, 1-imidazolinyl, 2-imidazolinyl, 4-imidazolinyl, 1 -Imidazolidinyl, 2-imidazolidinyl, 4-imidazolidinyl, imidazolidinone, 1-pyrazolinyl, 3-pyrazolinyl, 4-pyrazolinyl, 1-pyrazolidinyl, 3-pyrazolidinyl, 4-pyrazolidinyl, piperidinone, piperidinyl, 2-piperidinyl 4-piperidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, 2-piperazinyl, piperazinone, 2-morpholinyl, 3-morpholinyl, morpholino, tetrahydropyranyl, tetra
- heterocyclylalkyl includes, for example, piperidinylmethyl, piperazinylmethyl and the like
- heterocyclylalkenyl includes, for example, 2-piperidinylethenyl and the like
- heteroarylalkyl Examples include pyridylmethyl and quinolin-3-ylmethyl.
- sil includes a group represented by the formula R 3 Si—, and R can be independently selected from the above alkyl, aryl and cycloalkyl, for example, trimethylsilyl group, tert-butyldimethylsilyl
- the “silyloxy” includes, for example, a trimethylsilyloxy group
- the “silyloxyalkyl” includes, for example, trimethylsilyloxymethyl.
- alkylene includes, for example, methylene, ethylene, propylene and the like.
- the various groups described above may be substituted.
- substituents include hydroxy, carboxy, halogen, alkyl halide (eg, CF 3 , CH 2 CF 3 , CH 2 CCl 3 ), nitro, nitroso, cyano, alkyl (eg, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert -Butyl), alkenyl (eg vinyl), alkynyl (eg ethynyl), cycloalkyl (eg cyclopropyl, adamantyl), cycloalkylalkyl (eg cyclohexylmethyl, adamantylmethyl), cycloalkenyl (eg cyclopropenyl) , Aryl (eg phenyl, naphthyl), arylalkyl (eg benzyl, phenethyl), heteroaryl (eg pyridyl, furyl), hetero
- alkoxy e.g. OCF 3
- alkenyloxy e.g. vinyloxy, allyloxy
- aryloxy e.g. phenyloxy
- alkyloxycarbonyl eg : Methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, tert-butoxycarbonyl
- arylalkyloxy eg, benzyloxy
- amino [alkylamino eg, methylamino, ethylamino, dimethylamino
- acylamino eg, acetylamino, benzoylamino
- Arylalkylamino eg benzylamino, tritylamino
- hydroxyamino] alkylaminoalkyl eg diethylaminomethyl
- sulfamoyl oxo and the like.
- nucleotide residues include, for example, sugars, bases and phosphates as constituent elements.
- examples of the nucleotide residues include ribonucleotide residues and deoxyribonucleotide residues as described above.
- the ribonucleotide residue has, for example, a ribose residue as a sugar, and has adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C) and U (uracil) as bases
- the deoxyribose residue is For example, it has a deoxyribose residue as a sugar and has adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C) and thymine (T) as bases.
- nucleotide residue examples include an unmodified nucleotide residue and a modified nucleotide residue.
- each of the constituent elements is, for example, the same or substantially the same as that existing in nature, and preferably the same or substantially the same as that naturally occurring in the human body. .
- the modified nucleotide residue is, for example, a nucleotide residue obtained by modifying the unmodified nucleotide residue.
- any component of the unmodified nucleotide residue may be modified.
- “modification” refers to, for example, substitution, addition and / or deletion of the component, substitution, addition and / or deletion of atoms and / or functional groups in the component, and is referred to as “modification”. be able to.
- modified nucleotide residue include naturally occurring nucleotide residues, artificially modified nucleotide residues, and the like. For example, Limbac et al.
- modified nucleosides of RNA Nucleic Acids Res. 22: 2183-2196
- the modified nucleotide residue may be, for example, a residue of the nucleotide substitute.
- ribophosphate skeleton examples include modification of a ribose-phosphate skeleton (hereinafter referred to as ribophosphate skeleton).
- a ribose residue can be modified.
- the ribose residue can be modified, for example, at the 2′-position carbon.
- a hydroxyl group bonded to the 2′-position carbon can be replaced with hydrogen, fluoro, or the like.
- the ribose residue can be replaced with deoxyribose.
- the ribose residue can be substituted with, for example, a stereoisomer, and can be substituted with, for example, an arabinose residue.
- the ribophosphate skeleton may be substituted with a non-ribophosphate skeleton having a non-ribose residue and / or non-phosphate, for example.
- the non-ribophosphate skeleton include an uncharged body of the ribophosphate skeleton.
- the substitute for the nucleotide substituted with the non-ribophosphate skeleton include morpholino, cyclobutyl, pyrrolidine and the like.
- Other examples of the substitute include artificial nucleic acid monomer residues. Specific examples include PNA (peptide nucleic acid), LNA (Locked Nucleic Acid), ENA (2'-O, 4'-C-Ethylenebridged Nucleic Acids), and PNA is preferable.
- a phosphate group can be modified.
- the phosphate group closest to the sugar residue is called an ⁇ -phosphate group.
- the ⁇ -phosphate group is negatively charged, and the charge is evenly distributed over two oxygen atoms that are not bound to a sugar residue.
- the four oxygen atoms in the ⁇ -phosphate group in the phosphodiester bond between nucleotide residues, the two oxygen atoms that are non-bonded to the sugar residue are hereinafter referred to as “non-linking oxygen”.
- the two oxygen atoms bonded to the sugar residue are hereinafter referred to as “linking oxygen”.
- the ⁇ -phosphate group is preferably modified, for example, to be uncharged or to be asymmetric in the charge distribution in the non-bonded atoms.
- the phosphate group may replace the non-bonded oxygen, for example.
- the oxygen is, for example, S (sulfur), Se (selenium), B (boron), C (carbon), H (hydrogen), N (nitrogen), and OR (R is, for example, an alkyl group or an aryl group) It can be substituted with any atom, and is preferably substituted with S.
- both are preferably substituted, and more preferably, both are substituted with S.
- modified phosphate group examples include phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate, phosphoroselenate, boranophosphate, boranophosphate ester, phosphonate hydrogen, phosphoramidate, alkyl or arylphosphonate, and phosphotriester.
- phosphorodithioate in which the two non-bonded oxygens are both substituted with S is preferable.
- the phosphate group may substitute, for example, the bonded oxygen.
- the oxygen can be substituted with any atom of S (sulfur), C (carbon) and N (nitrogen), for example.
- Examples of the modified phosphate group include a bridged phosphoramidate substituted with N, a bridged phosphorothioate substituted with S, and a bridged methylenephosphonate substituted with C.
- the binding oxygen substitution is preferably performed, for example, on at least one of the 5 ′ terminal nucleotide residue and the 3 ′ terminal nucleotide residue of the ssPN molecule of the present invention, and in the case of the 5 ′ side, substitution with C is preferable. For the 'side, substitution with N is preferred.
- the phosphate group may be substituted with, for example, the phosphorus-free linker.
- the linker include siloxane, carbonate, carboxymethyl, carbamate, amide, thioether, ethylene oxide linker, sulfonate, sulfonamide, thioformacetal, formacetal, oxime, methyleneimino, methylenemethylimino, methylenehydrazo, and methylenedimethyl. Hydrazo, methyleneoxymethylimino and the like, preferably methylenecarbonylamino group and methylenemethylimino group.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention for example, at least one nucleotide residue at the 3 'end or the 5' end may be modified.
- the modification may be, for example, either the 3 'end or the 5' end, or both.
- the modification is, for example, as described above, and is preferably performed on the terminal phosphate group.
- the phosphate group may be modified entirely, or one or more atoms in the phosphate group may be modified. In the former case, for example, the entire phosphate group may be substituted or deleted.
- Examples of the modification of the terminal nucleotide residue include addition of other molecules.
- Examples of the other molecules include functional molecules such as a labeling substance and a protecting group as described above.
- Examples of the protecting group include S (sulfur), Si (silicon), B (boron), ester-containing groups, and the like.
- the functional molecule such as the labeling substance can be used for, for example, detection of the ssPN molecule of the present invention.
- the other molecule may be added to the phosphate group of the nucleotide residue, for example, or may be added to the phosphate group or the sugar residue via a spacer.
- the terminal atom of the spacer can be added or substituted, for example, to the binding oxygen of the phosphate group or O, N, S or C of the sugar residue.
- the binding site of the sugar residue is preferably, for example, C at the 3 'position or C at the 5' position, or an atom bonded thereto.
- the spacer can be added or substituted at a terminal atom of a nucleotide substitute such as PNA.
- the spacer is not particularly limited.
- n is a positive integer
- n 3 or 6 is preferable.
- the molecule to be added to the terminal includes, for example, a dye, an intercalating agent (for example, acridine), a crosslinking agent (for example, psoralen, mitomycin C), a porphyrin (TPPC4, texaphyrin, suffirin), a polycyclic Aromatic hydrocarbons (eg phenazine, dihydrophenazine), artificial endonucleases (eg EDTA), lipophilic carriers (eg cholesterol, cholic acid, adamantaneacetic acid, 1-pyrenebutyric acid, dihydrotestosterone, 1,3-bis- O (hexadecyl) glycerol, geranyloxyhexyl group, hexadecylglycerol, borneol, menthol, 1,3-propanediol, heptadecyl group, palmitic acid, myristic acid, O3- (oleoy
- the 5 ′ end may be modified with, for example, a phosphate group or a phosphate group analog.
- the phosphorylation may be, for example, 5 ′ monophosphate ((HO) 2 (O) PO-5 ′), 5 ′ diphosphate ((HO) 2 (O) POP (HO) (O) —O-5) '), 5' triphosphate ((HO) 2 (O) PO- (HO) (O) POP (HO) (O) -O-5 '), 5'-guanosine cap (7-methylated or non-methylated) Methylation, 7m-GO-5 '-(HO) (O) PO- (HO) (O) POP (HO) (O) -O-5'), 5'-adenosine cap (Appp), any modification Or an unmodified nucleotide cap structure (NO-5 '-(HO) (O) PO- (HO) (O) POP (HO) (O) -O-5
- the base is not particularly limited.
- the base may be, for example, a natural base or a non-natural base.
- the base may be, for example, naturally derived or a synthetic product.
- As the base for example, a general base or a modified analog thereof can be used.
- Examples of the base include purine bases such as adenine and guanine, pyrimidine bases such as cytosine, uracil and thymine.
- Other examples of the base include inosine, thymine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, nubalarine, isoguanisine, and tubercidine.
- the base examples include alkyl derivatives such as 2-aminoadenine and 6-methylated purine; alkyl derivatives such as 2-propylated purine; 5-halouracil and 5-halocytosine; 5-propynyluracil and 5-propynylcytosine; -Azouracil, 6-azocytosine and 6-azothymine; 5-uracil (pseudouracil), 4-thiouracil, 5-halouracil, 5- (2-aminopropyl) uracil, 5-aminoallyluracil; 8-halogenated, aminated, Thiolated, thioalkylated, hydroxylated and other 8-substituted purines; 5-trifluoromethylated and other 5-substituted pyrimidines; 7-methylguanine; 5-substituted pyrimidines; 6-azapyrimidines; N-2, N -6 and O-6 substituted purines (2-aminopropyladenyl 5-
- the modified nucleotide residue may include, for example, a residue lacking a base, that is, an abasic ribophosphate skeleton.
- the modified nucleotide residues are, for example, US Provisional Application No. 60 / 465,665 (filing date: April 25, 2003) and International Application No. PCT / US04 / 07070 (filing date: 2004/3). The residues described on the 8th of May) can be used, and the present invention can incorporate these documents.
- Method for synthesizing ssPN molecule of the present invention is not particularly limited, and a conventionally known method can be adopted.
- the synthesis method include a synthesis method using a genetic engineering technique, a chemical synthesis method, and the like.
- genetic engineering techniques include in vitro transcription synthesis, a method using a vector, a method using a PCR cassette, and the like.
- the vector is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include non-viral vectors such as plasmids and viral vectors. It is not limited to this.
- the chemical synthesis method is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a phosphoramidite method and an H-phosphonate method.
- a commercially available automatic nucleic acid synthesizer can be used.
- amidite is generally used.
- the amidite is not particularly limited, and commercially available amidites include, for example, RNA Phosphoramidates (2′-O-TBDMSi, trade name, Michisato Pharmaceutical), ACE amidite, TOM amidite, CEE amidite, CEM amidite, TEM amidite, etc. Can be given.
- the monomer of the present invention described later is preferably used in the synthesis of the linker region represented by the formula (I).
- composition for suppressing expression of the present invention is a composition for suppressing the expression of a target gene, and is characterized by containing the ssPN molecule of the present invention.
- the composition of the present invention is characterized by containing the ssPN molecule of the present invention, and other configurations are not limited at all.
- the expression suppressing composition of the present invention can also be referred to as an expression suppressing reagent, for example.
- expression of the target gene can be suppressed by administration to a subject in which the target gene exists.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is characterized by containing the ssPN molecule of the present invention.
- the composition of the present invention is characterized by containing the ssPN molecule of the present invention, and other configurations are not limited at all.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can also be referred to as a pharmaceutical product, for example.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can also be referred to as a pharmaceutical product, for example.
- treatment includes, for example, the meanings of prevention of the above-mentioned diseases, improvement of the diseases, and improvement of the prognosis.
- the disease to be treated is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include diseases caused by gene expression.
- a gene that causes the disease is set as the target gene, and the expression suppression sequence may be set as appropriate according to the target gene.
- the target gene is set to the TGF- ⁇ 1 gene and an expression suppression sequence for the gene is arranged in the ssPN molecule, for example, for treating inflammatory diseases, specifically acute lung injury, etc. Can be used.
- composition for suppressing expression and the pharmaceutical composition (hereinafter referred to as composition) of the present invention
- composition for example, the ssPN molecule may be administered to an administration subject having the target gene.
- Examples of the administration target include cells, tissues or organs.
- Examples of the administration subject include non-human animals such as non-human mammals other than humans and humans.
- the administration may be, for example, in vivo or in vitro.
- the cells are not particularly limited, and examples thereof include various cultured cells such as HeLa cells, 293 cells, NIH3T3 cells, and COS cells, stem cells such as ES cells and hematopoietic stem cells, and cells isolated from living bodies such as primary cultured cells. can give.
- the administration method is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately determined according to the administration subject, for example.
- the administration subject is a cultured cell
- examples thereof include a method using a transfection reagent and an electroporation method.
- oral administration or parenteral administration may be used.
- parenteral administration include injection, subcutaneous administration, and local administration.
- composition of the present invention may contain, for example, only the ssPN molecule of the present invention, or may further contain other additives.
- the additive is not particularly limited, and for example, a pharmaceutically acceptable additive is preferable.
- the type of the additive is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected depending on, for example, the type of administration target.
- the ssPN may form a complex with the additive, for example.
- the additive can also be referred to as a complexing agent, for example.
- the complex can efficiently deliver the ssPN molecule.
- the bond between the ssPN molecule and the complexing agent is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include non-covalent bonds. Examples of the complex include an inclusion complex.
- the complexing agent is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a polymer, cyclodextrin, adamantine and the like.
- examples of the cyclodextrin include a linear cyclodextrin copolymer and a linear oxidized cyclodextrin copolymer.
- examples of the additive include a carrier, a binding substance to a target cell, a condensing agent, and a fusing agent.
- the carrier is preferably a polymer, and more preferably a biopolymer, for example.
- the carrier is preferably biodegradable, for example.
- the carrier include proteins such as human serum albumin (HSA), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and globulin; carbohydrates such as dextran, pullulan, chitin, chitosan, inulin, cyclodextrin, and hyaluronic acid; lipids and the like Can be given.
- a synthetic polymer such as a synthetic polyamino acid can also be used.
- polyamino acid examples include polylysine (PLL), poly L-aspartic acid, poly L-glutamic acid, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, poly (L-lactide-co-glycolide) copolymer, divinyl ether-maleic anhydride. Copolymer, N- (2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide copolymer (HMPA), polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyurethane, poly (2-ethylacrylic acid), N-isopropylacrylamide polymer, or polyphosphazine ) Etc.
- PLL polylysine
- poly L-aspartic acid poly L-glutamic acid
- styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer poly (L-lactide-co-glycolide) copolymer
- divinyl ether-maleic anhydride divinyl ether-maleic anhydride.
- binding substance examples include thyroid stimulating hormone, melanocyte stimulating hormone, lectin, glycoprotein, surfactant protein A, mucin carbohydrate, polyvalent lactose, polyvalent galactose, N-acetylgalactosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, polyvalent mannose.
- PEI polyethyleneimine
- PEI polyethyleneimine
- the fusing agent and condensing agent include polyamino chains such as polyethyleneimine (PEI).
- PEI may be, for example, linear or branched, and may be either a synthetic product or a natural product.
- the PEI may be alkyl-substituted or lipid-substituted, for example.
- polyhistidine, polyimidazole, polypyridine, polypropyleneimine, melittin, polyacetal substance (for example, cationic polyacetal) and the like can be used as the fusion agent.
- the fusion agent may have an ⁇ helical structure, for example.
- the fusion agent may be a membrane disrupting agent such as melittin.
- composition of the present invention can use, for example, US Pat. No. 6,509,323, US Patent Publication No. 2003/0008818, PCT / US04 / 07070, and the like for the formation of the complex.
- amphiphilic molecules include amphiphilic molecules.
- the amphiphilic molecule is, for example, a molecule having a hydrophobic region and a hydrophilic region.
- the molecule is preferably a polymer, for example.
- the polymer is, for example, a polymer having a secondary structure, and a polymer having a repetitive secondary structure is preferable.
- a polypeptide is preferable, and an ⁇ -helical polypeptide is more preferable.
- the amphiphilic polymer may be a polymer having two or more amphiphilic subunits, for example.
- the subunit include a subunit having a cyclic structure having at least one hydrophilic group and one hydrophobic group.
- the subunit may have, for example, a steroid such as cholic acid, an aromatic structure, or the like.
- the polymer may have both a cyclic structure subunit such as an aromatic subunit and an amino acid.
- the expression suppression method of the present invention is a method of suppressing the expression of a target gene, characterized by using the ssPN molecule of the present invention.
- the expression suppression method of the present invention is characterized by using the ssPN molecule of the present invention, and other steps and conditions are not limited at all.
- the mechanism of gene expression suppression is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include expression suppression by RNA interference.
- the expression suppression method of the present invention is, for example, a method of inducing RNA interference that suppresses the expression of the target gene, and can also be said to be an expression induction method characterized by using the ssPN molecule of the present invention.
- the expression suppression method of the present invention includes, for example, a step of administering the ssPN molecule to a subject in which the target gene is present.
- the administration step for example, the ssPN molecule is brought into contact with the administration subject.
- the administration subject include cells, tissues or organs.
- the administration subject include non-human animals such as non-human mammals other than humans and humans.
- the administration may be, for example, in vivo or in vitro.
- the ssPN molecule may be administered alone, or the composition of the present invention containing the ssPN molecule may be administered.
- the administration method is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected according to, for example, the kind of administration target.
- the treatment method for a disease of the present invention includes the step of administering the ssPN molecule of the present invention to a patient as described above, and the ssPN molecule serves as the gene that causes the disease as the expression-suppressing sequence. It has a sequence that suppresses the expression of.
- the treatment method of the present invention is characterized by using the ssPN molecule of the present invention, and other steps and conditions are not limited at all.
- the expression suppression method of the present invention can be used.
- ssPN molecule Use of ssPN molecule
- the use of the present invention is the use of the ssPN molecule of the present invention for suppressing the expression of the target gene.
- the use of the present invention is also the use of the ssPN molecule of the present invention for the induction of RNA interference.
- the nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is a nucleic acid molecule for use in the treatment of a disease, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is the ssPN molecule of the present invention, and the ssPN molecule serves as the cause of the disease as the expression suppression sequence. It has a sequence that suppresses the expression of the gene to be
- the monomer of the present invention is a monomer for nucleic acid synthesis and has a structure represented by the following formula (II). Unless otherwise indicated, the description of the ssPN molecule
- the monomer of the present invention can easily synthesize the linker region (Lx) and the linker region (Ly) represented by the formula (I) in the synthesis of the ssPN molecule of the present invention, for example.
- the monomer of the present invention can be used, for example, as an amidite for automatic nucleic acid synthesis, and can be applied to, for example, a general nucleic acid automatic synthesizer. Examples of the synthesis method include the phosphoramidite method and the H-phosphonate method.
- X 1 and X 2 are each independently H 2 , O, S or NH; Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently a single bond, CH 2 , NH, O or S; R 1 and R 2 are each independently H, a protecting group or a phosphate protecting group; R 3 is a hydrogen atom or substituent bonded to C-3, C-4, C-5 or C-6 on ring A; L 1 is an alkylene chain consisting of n atoms, wherein the hydrogen atom on the alkylene carbon atom is substituted with OH, OR a , NH 2 , NHR a , NR a R b , SH or SR a May not be substituted, or L 1 is a polyether chain in which one or more carbon atoms of the alkylene chain are substituted with an oxygen atom, However, when Y 1 is NH, O or S, the atom of L 1 bonded to Y 1 is carbon, the atom of L 1 bonded to OR 1 is carbon
- R 1 and R 2 are each independently H, a protecting group, or a phosphate protecting group, as described above.
- the protecting group is, for example, the same as described in the formula (I), and can be selected from, for example, group I as a specific example.
- group I include a dimethoxytrityl (DMTr) group, a TBDMS group, an ACE group, a TOM group, a CEE group, a CEM group, a TEM group, and a silyl-containing group represented by the following formula. It is preferably any of the silyl-containing groups.
- the phosphate protecting group can be represented by the following formula, for example. -P (OR 6 ) (NR 7 R 8 )
- R 6 is a hydrogen atom or an arbitrary substituent.
- the substituent R 6 is preferably, for example, a hydrocarbon group, and the hydrocarbon group may be substituted with an electron withdrawing group or may not be substituted.
- Substituent R 6 is, for example, halogen, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, silyl, silyloxyalkyl, heterocyclylalkenyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, and alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, Examples thereof include hydrocarbons such as arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cyclylalkyl, and the like, and may be substituted with an electron withdrawing group or may not be substituted.
- Specific examples of the substituent R 6 include a ⁇ -cyanoethyl group, a nitrophenylethyl group, and a methyl group.
- R 7 and R 8 are each a hydrogen atom or an arbitrary substituent, and may be the same or different.
- the substituents R 7 and R 8 are preferably, for example, a hydrocarbon group, and the hydrocarbon group may be further substituted with an arbitrary substituent or may not be substituted.
- the hydrocarbon group is, for example, the same as the enumeration for R 6 described above, and is preferably a methyl group, an ethyl group, or an isopropyl group.
- specific examples of —NR 7 R 8 include a diisopropylamino group, a diethylamino group, and an ethylmethylamino group.
- the substituents R 7 and R 8 are combined together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded (ie, —NR 7 R 8 is combined), and a nitrogen-containing ring (eg, piperidyl group, morpholino group, etc.) May be formed.
- a nitrogen-containing ring eg, piperidyl group, morpholino group, etc.
- phosphate protecting group can be selected from, for example, the following group II.
- Group II for example, -P (OCH 2 CH 2 CN ) (N (i-Pr) 2), - P (OCH 3) (N (i-Pr) 2) , and the like.
- i-Pr represents isopropyl.
- R 1 and R 2 are H or a protecting group, and the other is H or a phosphate protecting group.
- R 1 is the protecting group
- R 2 is preferably H or the phosphate protecting group, specifically, when R 1 is selected from the group I, R 2 is , H or said group II.
- R 1 is the phosphate protecting group
- R 2 is preferably H or the protecting group, specifically, when R 1 is selected from the group II, 2 is preferably selected from H or Group I.
- Examples of the structure of the formula (II) include the following formulas (II-1) to (II-9).
- n and m are the same as the formula (II).
- q is an integer of 0 to 10.
- n, m and q are not particularly limited, and are as described above.
- the monomer of the present invention preferably contains, for example, the labeling substance, and preferably contains the stable isotope.
- the labeling substance is as described above.
- the isotope can be easily introduced into the ssPN molecule of the present invention.
- the monomer having an isotope can be synthesized from, for example, a pyrrolidine skeleton material and a piperidine skeleton material into which the isotope is introduced.
- Examples of the raw material for the pyrrolidine skeleton include proline and prolinol.
- a prolinol into which a stable isotope is introduced for example, a prolinol into which deuterium (D) is introduced can be prepared by treating proline with LiAlD 4 as shown in the following formula, for example. .
- proline for example, proline heavy oxygen (18 O) has been introduced, for example, as shown in the following formula, under basic conditions, proline methyl ester with H 2 18 O reaction Can be prepared.
- Heavy nitrogen ( 15 N) -introduced proline (proline-15N) and heavy nitrogen ( 15 N) -introduced prolinol (prolinol-15N) can be synthesized, for example, by the following scheme. That is, first, reacting a furan or tetrahydrofuran and 15 NH 3, heavy nitrogen (15 N) introducing pyrrole was prepared, which was formylated to give a heavy nitrogen (15 N) introducing 2-formyl-pyrrole. Proline-15N can be synthesized by oxidizing this to a carboxylic acid and reducing the pyrrole moiety. Further, prolinol-15N can be synthesized by reducing the heavy nitrogen ( 15 N) -introduced 2-formylpyrrole.
- the heavy carbon ( 13 C) introduced proline (proline-13C) and the heavy carbon ( 13 C) introduced prolinol (prolinol-13C) can be synthesized, for example, by the following scheme. That is, first, pyrrole, the formylated by weight carbon (13 C) introduced DMF (DMF-13C), to obtain a heavy carbon (13 C) introducing 2-formyl-pyrrole.
- Proline-13C can be synthesized by oxidizing this to a carboxylic acid and reducing the pyrrole moiety. Further, prolinol-13C can be synthesized by reducing the heavy carbon ( 13 C) -introduced 2-formylpyrrole.
- a monomer into which a stable isotope is introduced can be synthesized, and a nucleic acid molecule into which a stable isotope is introduced into the linker region can be synthesized by using the monomer as a synthesis amidite. is there.
- Fmoc-L-prolinol (compound 2)
- L-prolinol (Compound 1) (0.61 g, 6.0 mmol) was dissolved in 70 mL of pure water to prepare an L-prolinol aqueous solution.
- N- (9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyloxy) succinimide (Fmoc-OSu) (2.0 g, 6.0 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of THF. This THF solution was added to the L-prolinol aqueous solution and stirred for 1 hour to react both. This reaction solution was separated into a liquid fraction and a precipitate fraction, and each fraction was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was recovered.
- DMTr-amide-L-prolinol (compound 5)
- the DMTr-L-prolinol (compound 4) (0.80 g, 2.0 mmol), EDC (0.46 g, 2.4 mmol) and DMAP (0.29 g, 2.4 mmol) were dissolved in 20 mL of dichloromethane. Stir. To this solution, 10-hydroxydecanoic acid (0.45 g, 2.4 mmol) was added and stirred. The reaction was monitored by TLC with ethyl acetate and allowed to react for 20 hours until the DMTr-L-prolinol spot disappeared. And after adding dichloromethane to the said reaction liquid, the organic layer was collect
- DMTr-alkyl-L-prolinol (Compound 6)
- the DMTr-L-prolinol (compound 4) (0.80 g, 2.0 mmol) was dissolved in 15 mL of methanol, and 5-hydroxypentanal (0.31 g, 3.0 mmol) was added and stirred.
- sodium cyanoborohydride (0.25 g, 4.0 mmol) was added and further stirred.
- the reaction was monitored by TLC of ethyl acetate / hexane and allowed to react for 24 hours until the DMTr-L-prolinol spot disappeared. And the ethyl acetate was added to the said reaction liquid, and the organic layer was collect
- DMTr-Ureido-L-prolinol (Compound 8)
- the DMTr-L-prolinol (Compound 4) (0.50 g, 1.2 mmol) and triphosgene (0.12 g, 0.40 mmol) were dissolved in 8 mL of dichloromethane and stirred in an ice bath under argon. Then, N, N-diisopropylethylamine (0.31 g, 2.4 mmol) was added to the solution and stirred for 1 hour.
- the amount of 5-benzylthio-1H-tetrazole used was 0.15 g (0.78 mmol) for compounds 5 to 7 and 54 mg (0.15 mmol) for compound 8.
- 2-cyanoethyl N, N, N ′, N′-tetraisopropyl phosphorodiamidite was added under argon and stirred for 2 hours.
- the addition amount of the 2-cyanoethyl N, N, N ′, N′-tetraisopropyl phosphorodiamidite was 0.54 g (1.8 mmol) in the system using the compounds 5 to 7, and the compound 8 was used. In this system, it was 0.19 g (0.64 mmol).
- DMTr-hydroxyamidoureido-L-proline compound (16) To the obtained DMTr-t-butyldimethylsiloxyamidoureido-L-proline (15) (0.87 g, 1.12 mmol), an anhydrous tetrahydrofuran dichloromethane solution (10 mL) was added at room temperature under an argon atmosphere. A 1 mol / L tetrabutylammonium fluoride-containing tetrahydrofuran solution (4.69 mL, Tokyo Kasei) was added to the mixture under an argon atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 days.
- DMTr-amidoureido-L-proline amidite (Compound 17)
- the obtained DMTr-hydroxyamidoureido-L-proline (Compound 16) (0.62 g, 0.94 mmol) was mixed with anhydrous acetonitrile and azeotropically dried at room temperature.
- Diisopropylammonium tetrazolide (192 mg, 1.12 mmol) was added to the resulting residue, degassed under reduced pressure, and filled with argon gas.
- the mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (100 mL), washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate (150 mL), and the organic layer was separated. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, and then the organic layer was filtered. About the obtained filtrate, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. To the resulting crude residue, anhydrous dimethylformamide (39 mL) and piperidine (18.7 mL, 189 mmol) were added and stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. After completion of the reaction, the solvent was distilled off from the mixed solution at room temperature under reduced pressure.
- DMTr-Diamide-L-proline amidite (Compound 10)
- the obtained DMTr-hydroxydiamide-L-proline (Compound 8) (8.55 g, 14.18 mmol) was mixed with anhydrous acetonitrile and dried azeotropically three times at room temperature.
- Diisopropylammonium tetrazolide (2.91 g, 17.02 mmol) was added to the resulting residue, degassed under reduced pressure, and filled with argon gas.
- the mixture was diluted with dichloromethane and washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate, and the organic layer was separated. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, and then the organic layer was filtered. About the obtained filtrate, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. To the resulting crude residue, anhydrous dimethylformamide (5 mL) and piperidine (2.4 mL, 24 mmol) were added and stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. After completion of the reaction, the solvent was distilled off from the mixed solution at room temperature under reduced pressure.
- Example A4 In order to generate the nucleic acid molecule of the present invention including a linker having a proline skeleton, L-proline diamide amidite type B was synthesized according to the following scheme 4.
- Fmoc-t-butyl-dimethylsiloxyamide-L-proline (Compound 18) Fmoc-hydroxyamide-L-proline (compound 4) (2.00 g, 30 mmol), t-butyl-dimethylsilyl chloride (1.11 g, 35 mmol) and imidazole (10.90 g, 71 mmol) were mixed. The mixture was degassed under reduced pressure and filled with argon gas. To the mixture was added anhydrous acetonitrile (20 mL) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature under an argon atmosphere.
- the mixture was diluted with dichloromethane and washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate.
- the organic layer was collected and dried over sodium sulfate, and then the organic layer was filtered. About the obtained filtrate, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure.
- To the obtained residue were added anhydrous acetonitrile (5 mL) and 1 mol / L tetrabutylammonium fluoride-containing tetrahydrofuran solution (1.42 mL, tetrabutylammonium fluoride 1.42 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight.
- DMTr-diamide-L-proline amidite type B (Compound 22)
- the obtained DMTr-hydroxydiamide-L-proline type B (Compound 21) (637 mg, 1.06 mmol) was mixed with anhydrous acetonitrile and azeotropically dried at room temperature.
- Diisopropylammonium tetrazolide (201 mg, 1.16 mmol) was added to the obtained residue, degassed under reduced pressure, and filled with argon gas.
- Example A5 In order to generate the nucleic acid molecule of the present invention including a linker having a proline skeleton, DMTr-amidoethyleneoxyethylamino-L-proline amidite (hereinafter referred to as PEG spacer type) was synthesized according to Scheme 5 below.
- PEG spacer type DMTr-amidoethyleneoxyethylamino-L-proline amidite
- the filtrate was concentrated and the obtained residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography.
- the NMR results of the above compound are shown below.
- Example A6 Synthesis of Protected Prolinol Prolinol (compound 3) protected with a dimethoxytrityl group was synthesized according to Scheme 6 shown below.
- Trifluoroacetyl-L-prolinol (Compound 1) L-prolinol (2.0 g, 20 mmol) was dissolved in 20 mL of THF. On the other hand, ethyl trifluoroacetate (3.0 g, 21 mmol) was dissolved in 20 mL of THF. The latter THF solution was added dropwise to the former L-prolinol-containing THF solution and stirred for 12 hours. The reaction solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain Compound 1 (3.7 g, yield 97%). The NMR results of the above compound are shown below.
- Trifluoroacetyl-DMTr-L-prolinol (Compound 2)
- the obtained trifluoroacetyl-L-prolinol (Compound 1) (3.7 g, 19 mmol) was dissolved in pyridine and dried azeotropically three times at room temperature. The obtained residue was dissolved in 15 mL of pyridine, and 4,4′-dimethoxytrityl chloride (DMTr—Cl) (8.1 g, 24 mmol) was added while stirring in an ice bath under argon. Reacted for hours. Then, in order to quench excess DMTr-Cl, 10 mL of methanol was further added to the reaction solution and stirred for 10 minutes.
- DMTr—Cl 4,4′-dimethoxytrityl chloride
- the organic layer was filtered, the obtained filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by reverse phase silica gel column chromatography.
- a mixed solvent of acetone and water containing 0.1% pyridine was used, and the mixing ratio of the acetone and water was stepwise. Specifically, the molar ratio of acetone: water The ratio was changed in the order of 2: 8, 3: 7, 4: 6 and 5: 5.
- the fraction containing the target compound 5 was extracted with dichloromethane, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The organic layer was filtered, and the obtained filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain Compound 5 (prolinol urea amidite) (0.9 g, yield 49%).
- 2-cyanoethyl N, N, N ′, N′-tetraisopropyl phosphorodiamidite (0.50 g, 1.7 mmol) was dissolved in 1 mL of acetonitrile. This was added to the reaction solution and stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. Dichloromethane was added to the reaction solution, and the mixture was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and saturated brine. The collected organic layer after washing was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, the organic layer was filtered, and the obtained filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure.
- RNA RNA having the linker of the present invention Solid phase synthesis of RNA RNA having the linker of the present invention was synthesized.
- RNA was synthesized from the 3 ′ side to the 5 ′ side using a nucleic acid synthesizer (trade name: ABI Expedite (registered trademark) 8909 Nucleic Acid Synthesis System, Applied Biosystems) based on the phosphoramidite method.
- a nucleic acid synthesizer trade name: ABI Expedite (registered trademark) 8909 Nucleic Acid Synthesis System, Applied Biosystems
- RNA Phosphoramidites 2′-O-TBDMSi, trade name, Michisato Pharmaceutical
- the amidite was deprotected according to a conventional method, and the synthesized RNA was purified by HPLC. In the following examples, RNA synthesis was performed in the same manner unless otherwise indicated.
- ssRNA having the compound 12 of Scheme 2 as a linker was synthesized as RNA (Ex) of this example.
- RNA having the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 was synthesized.
- the compound 12 was linked to the 5 ′ end of the RNA.
- RNA having the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 was synthesized via the compound 12 on the 5 ′ side of the RNA shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. 5'-GGCUGUUGUCAUACUUCUCAUGGUU-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 1) 5'-CCAUGAGAAGUAUGACAACAGCC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 2)
- ssRNA The ssRNA synthesized in this way is referred to as ssRNA (PH-0001) in the examples.
- the PH-0001 has the RNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 on the 5 ′ side, the RNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 on the 3 ′ side, and the RNA sequence Are linked via a linker Lx (that is, the compound 12).
- the RNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 and the RNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 have complementary sequences. Therefore, the PH-0001 has a stem structure by self-annealing as shown in the following formula.
- the underlined part GUGUCAUACUUCUCAUGG (SEQ ID NO: 4) is a region involved in suppression of GAPDH gene expression.
- PH-0001 SEQ ID NO: 3
- the following shRNA (NH-0001) of RNAi positive control (Pc) was synthesized as a comparative RNA having no linker of the present invention.
- the sequence shown in capital letters in the 5 ′ region is the same RNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 as the PH-0001
- the sequence shown in capital letters in the 3 ′ region is the PH-0001.
- the NH-0001 has an RNA sequence shown in lower case as a linker instead of the compound 12 between the RNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 and the RNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.
- the NH-0001 forms a stem by self-annealing as shown in the following formula, and has a shRNA structure.
- the underlined portion GUUGUCAUACUUCUCAUGG (SEQ ID NO: 4) is a region involved in expression suppression.
- Example B2 GAPDH gene expression inhibitory effect in HCT116 cells Using the RNA of the present invention, inhibition of GAPDH gene expression in vitro was confirmed.
- RNA (Ex) of the example the ssRNA (PH-0001) of Example B1 was used.
- the RNA was dissolved in distilled water for injection (Otsuka Pharmaceutical, the same shall apply hereinafter) so that the desired concentration (1 ⁇ mol / L, 5 ⁇ mol / L, 25 ⁇ mol / L) was obtained, and an RNA solution was prepared.
- the cells used were HCT116 cells (DS Pharma Biomedical), the medium was McCoy's 5A (Invitrogen) medium containing 10% FBS, and the culture conditions were 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- HCT116 cells were cultured in the above medium, and the culture solution was dispensed into a 24-well plate in an amount of 400 ⁇ l at 2 ⁇ 10 4 cells / well. Furthermore, after culturing the cells in the well for 24 hours, the RNA was transfected using the transfection reagent Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen) according to the protocol attached to the transfection reagent. Specifically, the composition per well was set as follows, and transfection was performed. In the well, the final concentration of the RNA was 1 nmol / L, 5 nmol / L, and 25 nmol / L.
- PCR was performed using the synthesized cDNA as a template, and the expression level of the GAPDH gene and the expression level of the ⁇ -actin gene as an internal standard were measured. The expression level of the GAPDH gene was corrected by the expression level of the ⁇ -actin gene.
- PCR primer set for GAPDH gene 5'-GGAGAAGGCTGGGGCTCATTTGC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 7) 5'-TGGCCAGGGGTGCTAAGCAGTTG-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 8)
- Primer set for ⁇ -actin gene 5'-GCCACGGCTGCTTCCAGCTCCTC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 9) 5'-AGGTCTTTGCGGATGTCCACGTCAC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 10)
- the gene expression level was also measured for cells to which only 100 ⁇ L of the solution (B) was added ( ⁇ ).
- the above RNA solution was not added, and the cells treated in the same manner except that (A) 1.5 ⁇ l and (B) were added in total 100 ⁇ l were also used for gene expression. The amount was measured (mock).
- the expression level of the control ( ⁇ ) cell was taken as 1, and the relative value of the expression level of the cell into which each RNA was introduced was determined.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relative value of the GAPDH gene expression level, and the vertical axis represents the relative gene expression level.
- PH-0001 of Example B1 did not impair the expression inhibitory activity.
- the PH-0001 is considered to be stabilized by the compound 12 which is the linker of the present invention.
- Example B3 Stability in human serum
- the RNA of the present invention was confirmed to be stable in human serum.
- Example B1 (1) Material and Method As the RNA (Ex) of the example, the ssRNA (PH-0001) of Example B1 was used. As the RNA of the comparative example, the shRNA (NH-0001) of RNAi positive control (Pc) shown in Example B1 was used.
- RNA and normal human serum were incubated at 37 ° C.
- the amount of RNA added was 60 pmol
- the amount of normal human serum added was a final concentration of 10%.
- the reaction was stopped by phenol / chloroform extraction after 0 hours, 0.5 hours, 1 hour and 2 hours from the start of incubation.
- the obtained extract was electrophoresed on 15% polyacrylamide gel, then stained with SYBR Green II (trade name, Lonza), and analyzed using E-BOX-VX2 (MS Instruments, Tokyo).
- FIG. 5 is an electrophoretogram showing stability.
- lane “M” is a molecular weight marker, and (h) shows the incubation time.
- RNA size was smaller than the 0 hour result.
- PH-0001 of the example containing the linker of the present invention hardly confirmed a change in the mobility with the passage of the incubation time, that is, a decrease in molecular weight due to decomposition. From this result, it was demonstrated that the stability in human serum is improved by using the RNA having the linker of the present invention.
- Example B4 GAPDH gene expression inhibitory effect in HCT116 cells SsRNA having a linker of the following formula containing proline was synthesized, and the GAPDH gene expression inhibitory effect was confirmed.
- RNA was synthesized from the 3 ′ side using the RNA amidite (trade name RNA Phosphoramidates, Michisato Pharmaceutical) according to SEQ ID NO: 11, and the sites of “Lx” and “Ly” DMTr-diamide-L-proline amidite synthesized in Example A3-1 (Compound 10 of Scheme 3) was linked.
- RNA amidite trade name RNA Phosphoramidates, Michisato Pharmaceutical
- RNAi negative control As a comparative RNA, ssRNA (PK-0003) of RNAi negative control (Nc) was used.
- Lx and “Ly” are linkers of the above formula (Formula 22) each containing proline.
- RNA amidite trade name RNA Phosphoramidates, Michisato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- a scrambled sequence was used instead of the sequence involved in the suppression of expression.
- RNA was dissolved in distilled water for injection (Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) so as to be 20 ⁇ mol / L, thereby preparing an RNA solution.
- the expression level of the GAPDH gene in HCT116 cells was confirmed in the same manner as in Example B2.
- the composition per well was set as follows. In the following composition, (B) is Opti-MEM (Invitrogen), (C) is 20 ⁇ mol / L of the RNA solution, and 98.5 ⁇ l of both were added. In the well, the final concentration of the RNA was 1 nmol / L, 3 nmol / L, 10 nmol / L.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the relative value of the GAPDH gene expression level.
- PK-0004 of the example having the linker of the present invention showed a strong gene expression suppressing activity, and the activity was dose-dependent.
- the negative control PK-0003 showed no inhibitory effect.
- Example B5 Reactivity of Dicer protein The reactivity of the recombinant human Dicer protein to ssRNA substituted with a linker having proline was confirmed.
- ssRNA (PK-0004) of Example B4 was used as the RNA (Ex) of the example.
- RNA of the comparative example ssRNA (PK-0003) of RNAi negative control (Nc) shown in Example B4 and ssRNA (NK-0016) of RNAi positive control (Pc) shown below were used.
- Nc RNAi negative control
- NK-0016 RNAi positive control
- the 5 ′ side region (Xc) and the inner 5 ′ side region (X), the 3 ′ side region (Yc) and the inner 3 ′ side region (Y) are the same as the PK-0004.
- a reaction solution containing the Dicer protein and the RNA was prepared according to the attached protocol, and this was incubated at 37 ° C. The incubation time was 0, 3, 6, 9 hours.
- the reaction stop solution of the reagent was added to the reaction solution after incubation for a predetermined time, and 15% polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was performed. Thereafter, the polyacrylamide gel was stained with SYBR Green II (trade name, Lonza) and analyzed using E-BOX-VX2 (trade name, MS Instruments).
- FIG. 7 shows the result of electrophoresis showing the reactivity of Dicer protein to ssRNA.
- lane “M” is molecular weight markers (20 bp, 30 bp, 40 bp and 50 bp), and (h) shows the time of the incubation.
- RNA having a linker containing proline ie, PK-0004 of the example and PK-0003 of the negative control, reacted gradually with the dicer, and thus did not disappear completely even after 9 hours. From this result, it was found that by having a linker containing proline, the intracellular stability is improved. That is, when considered together with the results of the gene expression suppression effect, the RNA of the present invention having a linker containing proline is considered to have an effect of improving the persistence of the RNA interference effect in cells.
- Example B6 Inhibition of GAPDH gene expression in A549 and 293 cells Using ssRNA substituted with a proline-containing linker, inhibition of GAPDH gene expression in vitro was confirmed.
- RNAi negative control (Nc) ssRNA PK-0003 shown in Example B4 was used as the RNA (Ex) of the example.
- the RNA was dissolved in distilled water for injection (Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) so as to be 20 ⁇ mol / L to prepare an RNA solution.
- A549 cells and 293 cells were used as the cells.
- the former medium was DMEM (Invitrogen) containing 10% FBS
- the latter medium was MEM (Invitrogen) medium containing 10% FBS.
- the culture conditions were 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- the cells were cultured in the medium, and the culture solution was dispensed into a 24-well plate in 400 ⁇ l portions at 5 ⁇ 10 4 cells / well. Furthermore, after culturing the cells in the well for 24 hours, the RNA was transfected using the transfection reagent Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen) according to the protocol attached to the transfection reagent. Specifically, transfection was performed on A549 cells and 293 cells with the composition per well set as follows. In the following composition, (B) is Opti-MEM (Invitrogen), (C) is 20 ⁇ mol / L of the RNA solution, and 98.5 ⁇ l or 99 ⁇ l of both were added together. In the wells, the final concentration of the RNA was 1 nmol / L, 3 nmol / L, 10 nmol / L.
- Example B4 After transfection, the cell culture, RNA recovery, cDNA synthesis and PCR were performed in the same manner as in Example B4, and the relative expression level of the GAPDH gene was measured.
- FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show the results for 293 cells.
- FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are graphs showing the relative values of the GAPDH gene expression level. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, it was found that PK-0004 of the example showed a strong gene expression inhibitory activity and showed an effect in a concentration-dependent manner. On the other hand, the negative control PK-0003 showed no inhibitory effect.
- Example B7 GAPDH gene expression inhibitory effect in HCT116 cells Using ssRNA substituted with a linker having proline or prolinol, the GAPDH expression inhibitory effect in HCT116 cells was confirmed.
- the amidites for the linker include L-proline diamide amidite synthesized in Example A3-1 (compound 10 in Scheme 3), prolinol urethane amidite synthesized in Example A6 (compound 6 in Scheme 7), prolinol ureamidite (Compound 7 of Scheme 7), prolinamidoamine amidite (Compound 12 of Scheme 3), and prolinamide ureamidite (Compound 17 of Scheme 3) were used.
- the amidites used for synthesizing the linker portion are shown in the following table.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing the relative value of the GAPDH gene expression level of HCT116 cells.
- ssRNA containing proline or prolinol PK-0004, PK-0006, PK-0010, PK-0012, PK-0016
- PK-0004, PK-0006, PK-0010, PK-0012, PK-0016 exhibits strong gene expression inhibitory activity and is effective in a concentration-dependent manner. It was found that
- Example B8 GAPDH gene expression inhibitory effect in HCT116 cells Using ssRNA substituted with a proline-containing linker, the GAPDH expression inhibitory effect in HCT116 cells was confirmed.
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing the relative value of the GAPDH gene expression level of HCT116 cells. As shown in FIG. 11, it was found that ssRNA containing proline (PK-0004, PK-0034, PK-0036) showed strong gene expression inhibitory activity and showed an effect in a concentration-dependent manner.
- Example B9 Inhibitory effect of TGF- ⁇ 1 gene expression in vitro Using ssRNA substituted with a linker having proline, the effect of suppressing TGF expression in Hepa1-6 cells was confirmed.
- RNA of Examples the following PK-0007, PK-0026, PK-0027, and PK-0028 were synthesized. The synthesis of RNA was in accordance with Example B4 unless otherwise indicated. As a linker amidite, L-proline diamide amidite synthesized in Example A3-1 (compound 10 in Scheme 3) was used. Each RNA has the following sequence of 21 bases in length that suppresses the expression of the TGF- ⁇ 1 gene. This sequence was designed based on the siRNA used by Cheng et al. (Mol. Pharm., 2009, 6, 772-779). In the following sequences, “*” indicates a free base. TGF- ⁇ 1 gene expression suppressing sequence (SEQ ID NO: 18) 5'-AAAGUCAAUGUACAGCUUGCUU-3 '
- RNA was dissolved in distilled water for injection (Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) so as to be 20 ⁇ mol / L, thereby preparing an RNA solution.
- Hepa1-6 cells (RIKEN BioResource Center) were used as the cells.
- DMEM (Invitrogen) medium containing 10% FBS was used.
- the culture conditions were 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 .
- Hepal-6 cells were cultured in the above medium, and the culture solution was dispensed into a 24-well plate at 400 ⁇ l in an amount of 3 ⁇ 10 4 cells / well. Then, the ssRNA was transfected into Hepal-6 cells, RNA was collected and cDNA was synthesized in the same manner as in Example B4 except that the RNA solution was used. For the transfection, the final concentration of the RNA in the well was 1 nmol / L.
- PCR was carried out in the same manner as in Example B4 except that the following PCR primer set for TGF- ⁇ 1 gene and primer set for ⁇ -actin gene were used as primers, and the expression level of TGF- ⁇ 1 gene and the internal The expression level of the standard ⁇ -actin gene was measured. The expression level of the TGF- ⁇ 1 gene was corrected by the expression level of the ⁇ -actin gene, which is an internal standard.
- PCR primer set for TGF- ⁇ 1 gene 5′-CCATTGCTGTCCCGTGCAGAGCTG-3 ′ (SEQ ID NO: 19) 5'-ATGGTAGCCCTTGGGCTCGTGGATC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 20)
- Primer set for ⁇ -actin gene 5'-GTCGTACCACAGGCATTGTGATGG-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 21) 5'-GCAATGCCTGGGTACATGGTGG-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 22)
- Example B4 the gene expression level was measured for the control ( ⁇ ) and the control (mock). Then, with respect to the corrected TGF- ⁇ 1 gene expression level, the expression level of the control ( ⁇ ) cell was taken as 1, and the relative value of the expression level of the cell into which each RNA was introduced was determined.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the relative value of the expression level of TGF- ⁇ 1 gene. As shown in FIG. 12, all ssRNA containing proline showed strong gene expression suppression activity.
- PK-0027 and PK-0028 in which the position of the free base is the second and third positions from the 3 ′ end in the internal region (Z), the position of the free base is 3 ′ in the internal region (Z). It showed higher expression inhibitory activity than PK-0007 and PK-0026, which were fourth and fifth from the end. From this result, it was found that the expression suppression activity can be improved as the position of the free base in the inner region (Z) is arranged 3 'from the center of the inner region. In addition, it has been confirmed that the expression suppression activity can be improved as the position of the free base is arranged 5 'from the center of the inner region, for example. The relationship between the position of such a free base and the expression suppression activity showed the same behavior as the result of the reference example described later.
- Example B10 In vivo TGF- ⁇ 1 gene expression inhibitory effect and acute lung injury inhibitory effect Using ssRNA substituted with a proline-containing linker, in vivo gene expression inhibition and acute lung injury inhibitory effect were confirmed. did. The effect was confirmed according to the method described in Takagi et al. (J. Thromb Hemost 2009; 7: 2053-2063).
- RNAs of the comparative examples are as follows: ssRNA (PK-0008) of negative control (Nc), ssRNA (NK-0033) of positive control (Pc) and ssRNA (NK-0035) of negative control (Nc), The positive control (Pc) dsRNA (NI-0030) and its negative control (Nc) dsRNA (NI-0031) were used.
- RNA solution was prepared by dissolving 100 ⁇ g of RNA in 75 ⁇ l of sterile physiological saline.
- 100 ⁇ g of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was dissolved in 50 ⁇ l of sterile physiological saline to prepare an LPS solution.
- RNA solution 80 ⁇ l was dropped into the trachea of a mouse.
- 50 ⁇ l of the LPS solution was instilled into the trachea of the mouse to induce lung injury.
- RNA solution As a negative control for the LPS, 50 ⁇ l of sterile physiological saline without LPS was used instead of the LPS solution. Further, 80 ⁇ l of sterile physiological saline was used as a negative control for the RNA solution.
- Each administration group is shown below. Four to six mice were used in each treatment group. ⁇ Administration group 1 5 minutes after administration of 75 ⁇ l of sterile physiological saline, 50 ⁇ l of sterile physiological saline was administered / administered group 2 5 minutes after administration of 75 ⁇ l of sterile physiological saline, 50 ⁇ l of the LPS solution was administered / administered group 3 5 minutes after administration of 75 ⁇ l of RNA solution (PK-0007), 50 ⁇ l of LPS solution was administered / administered group 4 Five minutes after administration of 75 ⁇ l of RNA solution (PK-0008), 50 ⁇ l of the LPS solution was administered / administered group 5 5 minutes after administration of 75 ⁇ L of RNA solution (NK-0033), 50 ⁇ l of the LPS solution was administered / administered group 6 5 minutes after administration of 75 ⁇ l of RNA solution (NK-0035), 50 ⁇ l of the LPS solution was administered / administered group 7 5 minutes after administration of 75 ⁇ l of RNA solution (NI-0030
- TGF- ⁇ 1 expression level per unit weight of lung was measured for the lung samples of the mice using a TGF- ⁇ 1 Quantikine Colorimetric Sandwich ELISA (trade name, R & D Systems).
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the expression level of TGF- ⁇ 1 gene per unit weight of lung in each administration group, and the horizontal axis shows the expression level of TGF- ⁇ 1 protein.
- LPS (+) / PK-0007 (+) administration group 3 the expression level of TGF- ⁇ 1 protein was remarkably suppressed as compared to LPS (+) / ssRNA ( ⁇ ) administration group 2.
- This inhibitory effect was found to be stronger than that of LPS (+) / positive control NK-0033 (+) administration group 5 and LPS (+) / positive control NI-0030 administration group 7.
- No inhibitory effect was observed in the negative control PK-0008 (+) administration group 4, the negative control NK-0035 (+) administration group 6, and the negative control NI-0031 (+) administration group 8.
- the ssRNA of Example B9 (PK-0007) was used as the RNA of the example.
- the ssRNA (PK-0008) of RNAi negative control (Nc) shown in Example B10-1 was used as the comparative RNA.
- Each RNA solution was prepared by dissolving 100 ⁇ g of the RNA in 75 ⁇ l of sterile physiological saline.
- Each administration group is shown below. Two to four mice were used in each treatment group. ⁇ Administration group 1 Administration of administration of sterile physiological saline 75 ⁇ l 2 Administration of ssRNA solution (PK-0007) 75 ⁇ l and administration group 3 Administration of 75 ⁇ l of ssRNA solution (PK-0008)
- mice were euthanized in the same manner as in Example B10-1.
- the mouse heart was punctured and a blood sample was collected and added to a test tube containing a 3.8% aqueous sodium citrate solution.
- the amount (volume) of the aqueous sodium citrate solution was 1/10 of the blood sample.
- a BALF (bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) sample was recovered from this mixture according to the description of Yasui et al. (Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001: 163: 1660-8). Then, the amount of TNF- ⁇ and the amount of IFN- ⁇ were measured for the supernatant of the BALF sample.
- TNF- ⁇ was quantified using a trade name Mouse TNF set II (Beckton Dickinson and Company) according to the instruction manual.
- the amount of IFN- ⁇ was determined using ELISA plates prepared using the trade name Rabbit Anti-Mouse Interferon ⁇ (PBL InterferonSource) and the trade name Biotin Labeling Kit-NH2 (Dojindo Laboratories). Quantified according to
- FIG. 14A is a graph showing the amount of TNF- ⁇ in the BALF sample of each administration group
- FIG. 14B is a graph showing the amount of IFN- ⁇ in the BALF sample of each administration group.
- the horizontal axis indicates the respective amounts.
- the expression of TNF- ⁇ and IFN- ⁇ was not induced as compared with the administration group 1 of ssRNA ( ⁇ ).
- Example B11 Resistance to ribonuclease Resistance to ribonuclease was confirmed for the ssRNA of the present invention.
- Example 2 (1) Material and Method As the RNA (Ex) of the example, the ssRNA (PK-0007) of Example B9 was used. As a comparative RNA, a positive control (Pc) dsRNA (NI-0030) shown in Example B10-1 was used.
- FIG. 15 is an electrophoresis photograph showing resistance to ribonuclease.
- lane “M” is a molecular weight marker, and (min) indicates an incubation time.
- the NI-0030 of the comparative example composed of natural nucleotides was almost completely decomposed after 10 minutes of incubation.
- the PK-0007 of the example remained even after 10 minutes of incubation. From this result, it was found that the ssRNA of the present invention is more excellent in ribonuclease resistance than dsRNA.
- Example B12 Nuclease resistance The ssRNA of the present invention was confirmed for nuclease resistance.
- Example 2 (1) Material and Method As the RNA (Ex) of the example, the ssRNA (PK-0007) of Example B9 was used. As a comparative RNA, dsRNA (NI-0030) of RNAi positive control (Pc) shown in Example B10-1 was used.
- FIG. 16 is an electrophoresis photograph showing resistance to S7 nuclease.
- lane “M” is a molecular weight marker, and (h) indicates the incubation time.
- the NI-0030 of the comparative example composed of natural nucleotides was almost completely decomposed after 0.5 hours of incubation.
- the PK-0007 of the example remained even after 0.5 hours of incubation. From this result, it was found that the ssRNA of the present invention is superior to dsRNA in S7 nuclease resistance.
- the ssPN of the present invention can be constructed without depending on, for example, the type of target gene. From this, it can be said that the ssPN molecule of the present invention is a highly versatile new tool that can be used in gene expression suppression without depending on the type of target gene.
- RNA material and Method As the RNA, ssRNA shown in FIG. 17 was used.
- the number at the right end indicates the sequence number.
- the lowercase underlined area indicates the area (Xc)
- the uppercase underlined area indicates the internal area (Z)
- the lowercase underlined area indicates the area (Yc).
- Between Xc and Z is a linker region (Lx), and between Z and Yc is a linker region (Ly).
- “Xc / Yc” indicates a ratio between the base length (Xc) of the region (Xc) and the base length (Yc) of the region (Yc).
- “*” indicates a free base.
- the base length of the internal region (Z) was 26 bases
- the base length of the linker region (Lx) was 7 bases
- the base length of the linker region (Ly) was 4 bases.
- the total number of bases (Xc + Yc) of the region (Xc) and the region (Yc) is 26 bases. Otherwise, the region (Xc) and the region (Yc) The total number of bases (Xc + Yc) was 25 bases. Under these conditions, the base lengths of the region (Xc) and the region (Yc) were changed.
- NK-0036 and NK-0040 were molecules having no free base.
- each ssRNA other than these has all the free bases that do not form a double strand in the internal region (Z) as one base, and the position of the free base in the internal region (Z) from the 3 ′ side. Fluctuated 5 'side.
- RNA concentration at the time of transfection was 10 nmol / L.
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing the relative value of GAPDH gene expression level when RNA having a final concentration of 10 nmol / L is used. As shown in FIG. 18, suppression of GAPDH gene expression was confirmed for any ssRNA in which the lengths of the 5 ′ region (Xc) and the 3 ′ region (Yc) were changed.
- the gene expression level decreased relatively and the expression suppression activity increased. That is, it was found that the expression suppression activity can be improved as the position of the free base in the inner region (Z) is arranged 5 'or 3' from the center of the inner region.
- RNA ssRNA shown below was used. In the following sequences, “*” indicates a free base.
- RNA concentration at the time of transfection was 1 nmol / L.
- FIG. 19 is a graph showing the relative value of the expression level of TGF- ⁇ 1 gene. As shown in FIG. 19, all ssRNAs showed gene expression inhibitory activity. In addition, NK-0055 and NK-0062, in which the position of the free base is second and third from the 3 ′ end in the internal region (Z), the position of the free base is 3 ′ in the internal region (Z). It showed higher expression inhibitory activity than NK-0033 and NK-0061, which were fourth and fifth from the end. This result was the same behavior as in Reference Example 1 targeting different genes.
- RNA ssRNA shown below was used. In the following sequences, “*” indicates a free base.
- RNA recovery was performed in the same manner as in Example B2, and the expression level of LAMA1 gene and ⁇ -actin as an internal standard were used.
- the expression level of the gene was measured.
- the expression level of the LAMA1 gene was corrected by the expression level of the ⁇ -actin gene which is an internal standard.
- Primer set for LAMA1 gene 5'-AAAGCTGCCAATGCCCCTCGACC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 55) 5'-TAGGTGGGTGGCCCTCGTCTTG-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 56)
- control 1 ⁇
- control 2 mock
- the expression level of the control ( ⁇ ) cell was taken as 1, and the relative value of the expression level of the cell into which each RNA was introduced was determined.
- FIG. 20 is a graph showing the relative value of the expression level of the LAMA1 gene in 293 cells. As shown in FIG. 20, all ssRNAs showed gene expression inhibitory activity. In addition, NK-0064 in which the position of the free base is second from the 3 ′ end in the internal region (Z) is NK-0064 in which the position of the free base is fourth from the 3 ′ end in the internal region (Z). It showed a higher expression inhibitory activity than -0043. This result was the same behavior as Reference Example 1 and Reference Example 2 targeting different genes.
- RNA ssRNA shown below was used. In the following sequences, “*” indicates a free base.
- RNA was used, A549 cells were transfected in the same manner as in Example B6, and the cells were cultured for 48 hours. The RNA concentration at the time of transfection was 3 nmol / L. Then, except that the following primer set for LMNA gene was used as a primer, RNA recovery, cDNA synthesis and PCR were performed in the same manner as in Example B2, and the expression level of LMNA gene and ⁇ -actin as an internal standard were used. The expression level of the gene was measured. The expression level of the LMNA gene was corrected by the expression level of ⁇ -actin gene which is an internal standard. LMNA gene primer set 5'-CTGGACATCAAGCTGGCCCTGGAC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 59) 5'-CACCAGCTTGCGCATGGCCACTTC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 60)
- control 1 ( ⁇ ) and control 2 (mock) were also measured for control 1 ( ⁇ ) and control 2 (mock) in the same manner as in Example B2. Then, with respect to the corrected LMNA gene expression level, the control ( ⁇ ) cell expression level was set to 1, and the relative value of the expression level of the cells into which each RNA was introduced was determined.
- FIG. 21 is a graph showing the relative value of the expression level of the LMNA gene in A549 cells. As shown in FIG. 21, all ssRNAs showed gene expression inhibitory activity. In addition, NK-0066 in which the position of the free base is second from the 3 ′ end in the internal region (Z) is NK-0066 in which the position of the free base is fourth from the 3 ′ end in the internal region (Z). It showed higher expression inhibitory activity than -0063. This result was the same behavior as in Reference Examples 1 to 3 targeting different genes.
- Example B9 the same behavior as those of the reference examples is as described above.
- RNA material and Method As the RNA, ssRNA shown in FIG. 22 was used.
- the number at the right end indicates a sequence number.
- the lower-case underline area indicates the area (Xc)
- the upper-case underline area indicates the internal area (Z)
- the lower-case underline area indicates the area (Yc).
- Xc + Yc / X + Y indicates a ratio of the total base length of the region (Xc) and the region (Yc) to the total base length of the region (X) and the region (Y).
- “*” indicates a free base.
- Each ssRNA has a base length of the linker region (Lx) of 7 bases, a base length of the linker region (Ly) of 4 bases, a base length of the region (Yc) of 1 base, and the internal region (Z).
- the second base from the 3 ′ side of was used as a free base. Then, the base length of the internal region (Z) and the base length of the region (Xc) were varied.
- Example B2 the RNA was subjected to transfection into HCT116 cells, culture, RNA recovery, cDNA synthesis and PCR, and the relative value of the expression level of the GAPDH gene was calculated.
- the transfection conditions were such that the composition per well was the same as in Table 2 of Example B4.
- FIG. 23 is a graph showing the relative value of GAPDH gene expression level when RNA with a final concentration of 1 nmol / L is used. As shown in FIG. 23, suppression of GAPDH gene expression was confirmed for any ssRNA in which the lengths of the region (X), the region (Xc), the region (Y), and the region (Yc) were changed. did it.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention gene expression can be suppressed, and since it is not circular, its synthesis is easy, and since it is single-stranded, there is no double-stranded annealing step, It can be manufactured efficiently.
- the linker region includes the non-nucleotide residue, for example, it is not limited to the conventional modification of nucleotide residues, and for example, modification such as modification in the linker region can be performed.
- the ssPN molecule of the present invention can suppress the expression of the target gene as described above, it is useful, for example, as a research tool for pharmaceuticals, diagnostic agents and agricultural chemicals, and agricultural chemicals, medicine, life sciences, etc. It is.
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本発明の一本鎖核酸分子は、前述のように、標的遺伝子の発現を抑制する発現抑制配列を含む一本鎖核酸分子であって、領域(X)、リンカー領域(Lx)および領域(Xc)を含み、前記領域(X)と前記領域(Xc)との間に、前記リンカー領域(Lx)が連結され、前記領域(X)および前記領域(Xc)の少なくとも一方が、前記発現抑制配列を含み、前記リンカー領域(Lx)が、ピロリジン骨格およびピペリジン骨格の少なくとも一方を含む非ヌクレオチド構造を有することを特徴とする。
5’-GUUGUCAUACUUCUCAUGG-3’ (配列番号4)
5’-AAAGUCAAUGUACAGCUGCUU-3’ (配列番号18)
5’-AUUGUAACGAGACAAACAC-3’ (配列番号6)
5’-UUGCGCUUUUUGGUGACGC-3’ (配列番号30)
X1およびX2は、それぞれ独立して、H2、O、SまたはNHであり;
Y1およびY2は、それぞれ独立して、単結合、CH2、NH、OまたはSであり;
R3は、環A上のC-3、C-4、C-5またはC-6に結合する水素原子または置換基であり、
L1は、n個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORa、NH2、NHRa、NRaRb、SH、もしくはSRaで置換されても置換されていなくてもよく、または、
L1は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y1が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、OR1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
L2は、m個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORc、NH2、NHRc、NRcRd、SHもしくはSRcで置換されても置換れていなくてもよく、または、
L2は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y2が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、OR2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
Ra、Rb、RcおよびRdは、それぞれ独立して、置換基または保護基であり;
lは、1または2であり;
mは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
nは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
環Aは、前記環A上のC-2以外の1個の炭素原子が、窒素、酸素、硫黄で置換されてもよく、
前記環A内に、炭素-炭素二重結合または炭素-窒素二重結合を含んでもよく、
前記領域(Yc)および前記領域(Y)は、それぞれ、-OR1-または-OR2-を介して、前記リンカー領域(Ly)に結合し、
ここで、R1およびR2は、存在しても存在しなくてもよく、存在する場合、R1およびR2は、それぞれ独立して、ヌクレオチド残基または前記構造(I)である。
条件(1)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR2-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR1-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。
条件(2)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR1-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR2-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。
前記第1のssPN分子は、例えば、前記領域(X)、前記領域(Xc)および前記リンカー領域(Lx)からなる分子である。
X>Xc ・・・(3)
X-Xc=1~10、好ましくは1、2または3、
より好ましくは1または2 ・・・(11)
X=Xc ・・・(5)
前記第2のssPN分子は、例えば、前記領域(X)、前記リンカー領域(Lx)および前記領域(Xc)の他に、さらに、領域(Y)および前記領域(Y)に相補的な領域(Yc)を有する分子である。前記第2のssPN分子において、前記領域(X)と前記領域(Y)とが連結して、内部領域(Z)を形成している。なお、特に示さない限り、前記第2のssPN分子は、前記第1のssPN分子の記載を援用できる。
条件(1)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR2-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR1-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合し、
前記領域(Yc)は、-OR1-を介して、前記領域(Y)は、-OR2-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。
条件(2)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR2-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR1-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合し、
前記領域(Yc)は、-OR2-を介して、前記領域(Y)は、-OR1-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。
条件(3)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR1-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR2-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合し、
前記領域(Yc)は、-OR1-を介して、前記領域(Y)は、-OR2-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。
条件(4)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR1-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR2-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合し、
前記領域(Yc)は、-OR2-を介して、前記領域(Y)は、-OR1-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。
Z=X+Y ・・・(1)
Z≧Xc+Yc ・・・(2)
X=Y ・・・(19)
X<Y ・・・(20)
X>Y ・・・(21)
(a)下記式(3)および(4)の条件を満たす。
X>Xc ・・・(3)
Y=Yc ・・・(4)
(b)下記式(5)および(6)の条件を満たす。
X=Xc ・・・(5)
Y>Yc ・・・(6)
(c)下記式(7)および(8)の条件を満たす。
X>Xc ・・・(7)
Y>Yc ・・・(8)
(d)下記式(9)および(10)の条件を満たす。
X=Xc ・・・(9)
Y=Yc ・・・(10)
(a)下記式(11)および(12)の条件を満たす。
X-Xc=1~10、好ましくは1、2、3または4、
より好ましくは1、2または3 ・・・(11)
Y-Yc=0 ・・・(12)
(b)下記式(13)および(14)の条件を満たす。
X-Xc=0 ・・・(13)
Y-Yc=1~10、好ましくは1、2、3または4、
より好ましくは1、2または3 ・・・(14)
(c)下記式(15)および(16)の条件を満たす。
X-Xc=1~10、好ましくは、1、2または3、
より好ましくは1または2 ・・・(15)
Y-Yc=1~10、好ましくは、1、2または3、
より好ましくは1または2 ・・・(16)
(d)下記式(17)および(18)の条件を満たす。
X-Xc=0 ・・・(17)
Y-Yc=0 ・・・(18)
(1)非修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(2)修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(3)非修飾ヌクレオチド残基および修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(4)非ヌクレオチド残基
(5)非ヌクレオチド残基および非修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(6)非ヌクレオチド残基および修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(7)非ヌクレオチド残基、非修飾ヌクレオチド残基および修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(1)非修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(2)修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(3)非修飾ヌクレオチド残基および修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(4)非ヌクレオチド残基
(5)非ヌクレオチド残基および非修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(6)非ヌクレオチド残基および修飾ヌクレオチド残基
(7)非ヌクレオチド残基、非修飾ヌクレオチド残基および修飾ヌクレオチド残基
前記ヌクレオチド残基は、例えば、構成要素として、糖、塩基およびリン酸を含む。前記ヌクレオチド残基は、前述のように、例えば、リボヌクレオチド残基およびデオキシリボヌクレオチド残基等があげられる。前記リボヌクレオチド残基は、例えば、糖としてリボース残基を有し、塩基として、アデニン(A)、グアニン(G)、シトシン(C)およびU(ウラシル)を有し、前記デオキシリボース残基は、例えば、糖としてデオキシリボース残基を有し、塩基として、アデニン(A)、グアニン(G)、シトシン(C)およびチミン(T)を有る。
本発明のssPN分子の合成方法は、特に制限されず、従来公知の方法が採用できる。前記合成方法は、例えば、遺伝子工学的手法による合成法、化学合成法等があげられる。遺伝子工学的手法は、例えば、インビトロ転写合成法、ベクターを用いる方法、PCRカセットによる方法等があげられる。前記ベクターは、特に制限されず、プラスミド等の非ウイルスベクター、ウイルスベクター等があげられる。これに限定されない。前記化学合成法は、特に制限されず、例えば、ホスホロアミダイト法およびH-ホスホネート法等があげられる。前記化学合成法は、例えば、市販の自動核酸合成機を使用可能である。前記化学合成法は、一般に、アミダイトが使用される。前記アミダイトは、特に制限されず、市販のアミダイトとして、例えば、RNA Phosphoramidites(2’-O-TBDMSi、商品名、三千里製薬)、ACEアミダイト、TOMアミダイト、CEEアミダイト、CEMアミダイト、TEMアミダイト等があげられる。本発明のssPN分子については、例えば、前記式(I)で表わされるリンカー領域の合成の際、後述する本発明のモノマーを使用することが好ましい。
本発明の発現抑制用組成物は、前述のように、標的遺伝子の発現を抑制するための組成物であり、前記本発明のssPN分子を含むことを特徴とする。本発明の組成物は、前記本発明のssPN分子を含むことが特徴であり、その他の構成は、何ら制限されない。本発明の発現抑制用組成物は、例えば、発現抑制用試薬ということもできる。
本発明の発現抑制方法は、前述のように、標的遺伝子の発現を抑制する方法であって、前記本発明のssPN分子を使用することを特徴とする。本発明の発現抑制方法は、前記本発明のssPN分子を使用することが特徴であって、その他の工程および条件は、何ら制限されない。
本発明の疾患の治療方法は、前述のように、前記本発明のssPN分子を、患者に投与する工程を含み、前記ssPN分子が、前記発現抑制配列として、前記疾患の原因となる遺伝子の発現を抑制する配列を有することを特徴とする。本発明の治療方法は、前記本発明のssPN分子を使用することが特徴であって、その他の工程および条件は、何ら制限されない。本発明の治療方法は、例えば、前記本発明の発現抑制方法を援用できる。
本発明の使用は、前記標的遺伝子の発現抑制のための、前記本発明のssPN分子の使用である。また、本発明の使用は、RNA干渉の誘導のための、前記本発明のssPN分子の使用である。
X1およびX2は、それぞれ独立して、H2、O、SまたはNHであり;
Y1およびY2は、それぞれ独立して、単結合、CH2、NH、OまたはSであり;
R1およびR2は、それぞれ独立して、H、保護基またはリン酸保護基であり;
R3は、環A上のC-3、C-4、C-5またはC-6に結合する水素原子または置換基であり;
L1は、n個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORa、NH2、NHRa、NRaRb、SHもしくはSRaで置換されても置換されていなくてもよく、または、
L1は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y1が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、OR1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
L2は、m個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORc、NH2、NHRc、NRcRd、SHもしくはSRcで置換されても置換されていなくてもよく、または、
L2は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y2が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、OR2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
Ra、Rb、RcおよびRdは、それぞれ独立して、置換基または保護基であり;
lは、1または2であり;
mは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
nは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
環Aは、前記環A上のC-2以外の1個の炭素原子が、窒素、酸素または硫黄で置換されてもよく、
前記環A内に、炭素-炭素二重結合または炭素-窒素二重結合を含んでもよい。
-P(OR6)(NR7R8)
前記式において、R6は、水素原子または任意の置換基である。置換基R6は、例えば、炭化水素基が好ましく、前記炭化水素基は、電子吸引基で置換されていてもよいし、置換されていなくてもよい。置換基R6は、例えば、ハロゲン、ハロアルキル、ヘテロアリール、ヒドロキシアルキル、アルコキシアルキル、アミノアルキル、シリル、シリルオキシアルキル、ヘテロシクリルアルケニル、ヘテロシクリルアルキル、ヘテロアリールアルキル、および、アルキル、アルケニル、アルキニル、アリール、アリールアルキル、シクロアルキル、シクロアルケニル、シクロアルキルアルキル、シクリルアルキル等の炭化水素等があげられ、さらに、電子吸引基で置換されていてもよいし、置換されていなくてもよい。置換基R6は、具体的には、例えば、β-シアノエチル基、ニトロフェニルエチル基、メチル基等があげられる。
1.プロリノールの合成
下記式に示すスキーム1に従い、ジメトキシトリチル基で保護されたプロリノールを合成した。
L-プロリノール(化合物1)(0.61g、6.0mmol)を、純水70mLに溶解し、L-プロリノール水溶液を調製した。N-(9-フルオレニルメトキシカルボニロキシ)スクシンイミド(Fmoc-OSu)(2.0g、6.0mmol)を、THF10mLに溶解した。このTHF溶液を、前記L-プロリノール水溶液に加え、1時間撹拌して、両者を反応させた。この反応液を、液体画分と沈殿画分とに分離し、それぞれの画分を酢酸エチルで抽出し、それぞれ有機層を回収した。そして、それぞれの有機層を合わせた後、無水硫酸ナトリウムを添加して、水分を吸収させた(以下、乾燥という)。前記有機層をろ過して、ろ液を回収し、前記ろ液を減圧濃縮した。得られた残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ヘキサン:酢酸エチル=1:1)により精製し、化合物2を得た(1.4g、収率74%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.77(2H,d,J=7.7Hz,Ar-H),7.60(2H,d,J=7.3Hz,Ar-H),7.40(2H,t,J=7.5Hz,Ar-H),7.31(2H,t,J=7.6Hz,Ar-H),4.40-4.50(2H,m,COOCH2),4.22(1H,t,J=6.5Hz,Ar-CH),3.20-3.80(5H,m,H-5,H-6),1.75(3H,m,H-3,H-4),1.40(1H,m,H-3).
前記Fmoc-L-プロリノール(化合物2)(1.4g、4.3mmol)を、ピリジン20mLに溶解して、3回共沸した。得られた残留物を、ピリジン20mLに溶解した。この溶液を、アルゴン下、氷浴中で、撹拌しながら、4,4’-ジメトキシトリチルクロリド(DMTr-Cl)(1.8g、5.3mmol)を添加した。この反応液について、クロロホルム/メタノールのTLCにより反応を追跡し、Fmoc-L-プロリノールのスポットが消えるまで、4時間反応させた。そして、過剰のDMTr-Clをクエンチするために、前記反応液に、メタノール3mLを加えて10分撹拌した。前記反応液に、さらに、クロロホルムを加えた後、有機層を回収した。回収した前記有機層に、飽和食塩水による洗浄、5%炭酸水素ナトリウム水溶液による洗浄を行い、もう一度、飽和食塩水による洗浄を行った。洗浄後の有機層を、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮した。得られた残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 クロロホルム、1%ピリジン)により精製し、化合物3を得た(2.0g、収率74%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.77(2H,d,J=7.7Hz,Ar-H),7.60(2H,d,J=7.3Hz,Ar-H),7.40-7.18(13H,m,Ar-H),6.89(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),4.20-4.40(2H,m,COOCH2),4.02(1H,t,J=6.5Hz,Ar-CH),3.80-3.10(5H,m,H-5,H-6),3.73(s,6H,OCH3),1.84(3H,m,H-3,H-4),1.58(1H,m,H-3).
前記Fmoc-DMTr-L-プロリノール(化合物3)(2.0g、3.2mmol)を、20%ピペリジンを含むDMF溶液25mLに溶解し、12時間撹拌した。この溶液を減圧濃縮し、得られた残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(クロロホルム:メタノール=85:15、1%ピリジン含有)で精製し、化合物4を得た(1.0g、収率78%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),3.78(6H,s,OCH3),3.31(1H,m,H-6),3.07(2H,m,H-2,H-6),2.90(2H,m,H-5),1.84(3H,m,H-3,H-4),1.40(1H,m,H-3).
つぎに、下記式に示すスキーム2に従い、プロリノールを有するアミダイト誘導体を合成した。以下、1-エチル-3-(3-ジメチルアミノプロピル)カルボジイミド塩酸塩を、「EDC」、N,N-ジメチルアミノピリジン(4-ジメチルアミノピリジン)を「DMAP」という。
前記DMTr-L-プロリノール(化合物4)(0.80g、2.0mmol)、EDC(0.46g、2.4mmol)およびDMAP(0.29g、2.4mmol)を、ジクロロメタン20mLに溶解して撹拌した。この溶液に、10-ヒドロキシデカン酸(0.45g、2.4mmol)を添加し、撹拌した。この反応液について、酢酸エチルのTLCにより反応を追跡し、DMTr-L-プロリノールのスポットが消えるまで、20時間反応させた。そして、前記反応液に、ジクロロメタンを加えた後、有機層を回収した。回収した前記有機層を、飽和食塩水で洗浄した後、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、その残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(酢酸エチル、1%ピリジン含有)により精製し、化合物5を得た(0.71g,収率62%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H), 6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),3.78(6H,s,OCH3),3.68-2.93(7H,m,H-2,H-5,H-6),2.27-1.72(6H,m,アルキル,H-3,H-4),1.58(4H,s,アルキル),1.30(10H,s,アルキル).
前記DMTr-L-プロリノール(化合物4)(0.80g、2.0mmol)を、メタノール15mLに溶解し、5-ヒドロキシペンタナール(0.31g、3.0mmol)を加えて撹拌した。この溶液に、シアノ水素化ホウ素ナトリウム(0.25g、4.0mmol)を加え、さらに撹拌した。この反応液について、酢酸エチル/ヘキサンのTLCにより反応を追跡し、DMTr-L-プロリノールのスポットが消えるまで、24時間反応させた。そして、前記反応液に、酢酸エチルを加え、有機層を回収した。回収した前記有機層を、飽和食塩水で洗浄した後、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、その残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(ヘキサン:酢酸エチル=1:1、1%ピリジン含有)により精製し、化合物6を得た(0.62g、収率63%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),3.78(6H,s,OCH3),3.70-2.86(4H,m,CH2OH,H-6),2.06-1.79(5H,m,アルキル,H-2,H-5),1.74-1.49(6H,m,アルキル,H-3,H-4),1.45-1.27(4H,m,アルキル).
1,4-ブタンジオール(0.90g、10mmol)を、ジクロロメタン30mLに溶解し、さらに、カルボニルジイミダゾール(1.4g、8.6mmol)を加え、3時間撹拌した。この反応液の有機層を、飽和食塩水で洗浄した後、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、その残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(クロロホルム:メタノール=9:1)により精製した。これによって、1,4-ブタンジオールの一方の末端がカルボニルジイミダゾールで活性化された化合物を得た(0.25g,1.5mmol)。この化合物をジクロロメタン15mLに溶解し、前記DMTr-L-プロリノール(化合物4)(0.6g、1.5mmol)を添加し、24時間撹拌した。この混合液に、さらに、酢酸エチルを加え、有機層を回収した。回収した前記有機層を、飽和食塩水で洗浄した後、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、その残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(ヘキサン:酢酸エチル=1:1、1%ピリジン含有)により精製し、化合物7を得た(0.61g、収率77%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),4.24-3.94(2H,m,COOCH2),3.78(s,6H,OCH3),3.72-2.96(7H,m,アルキル,H-2,H-5,H-6),2.10-1.30(8H,m,アルキル,H-3,H-4).
前記DMTr-L-プロリノール(化合物4)(0.50g、1.2mmol)およびトリホスゲン(0.12g、0.40mmol)を、ジクロロメタン8mLに溶解し、アルゴン下、氷浴中で、撹拌した。そして、前記溶液に、N,N-ジイソプロピルエチルアミン(0.31g、2.4mmol)を添加し、1時間撹拌した。さらに、前記溶液に、8-アミノ-1-オクタノール(0.17g、1.2mmol)を添加し、同様にして氷浴中で30分撹拌した後、室温で20時間撹拌した。前記溶液に、ジクロロメタンを加え、有機層を回収した。回収した前記有機層を、飽和食塩水で洗浄した後、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、その残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(ヘキサン:酢酸エチル=4:1、1%トリエチルアミン含有)により精製し、化合物8を得た(0.44g、収率62%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,m,Ar-H),3.78(s,6H,OCH3),3.68-3.25(9H,m,CH2NH,CH2OH,H-2,H-5,H-6),1.74-1.18(16H,m,アルキル,H-3,H-4).
前記修飾プロリノール(化合物5~8)を、それぞれ原料として、以下に示す方法により、化合物9~12を合成した。前記修飾プロリノールおよび5-ベンジルチオ-1H-テトラゾールを、アセトニトリル3mLに溶解した。前記修飾プロリノールの使用量は、化合物5の場合、0.69g(1.2mmol)、化合物6の場合、0.60g(1.2mmol)、化合物7の場合、0.60g(1.2mmol)、化合物8の場合、0.25g(0.43mmol)とした。また、5-ベンジルチオ-1H-テトラゾールの使用量は、化合物5~7に対しては、0.15g(0.78mmol)、化合物8に対しては、54mg(0.15mmol)とした。前記溶液に、アルゴン下、2-シアノエチルN,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイトを添加し、2時間撹拌した。前記2-シアノエチルN,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイトの添加量は、前記化合物5~7を使用した系では、0.54g(1.8mmol)とし、前記化合物8を使用した系では、0.19g(0.64mmol)とした。そして、前記溶液に、飽和炭酸水素ナトリウム水溶液を添加し、さらに、ジクロロメタンで抽出し、有機層を回収した。回収した前記有機層を、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、その残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(ヘキサン:酢酸エチル=1:1、1%トリエチルアミン含有)により精製し、化合物9~12を得た。以下に、各化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3)δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),3.78(6H,s,OCH3),3.68-2.93(11H,m,CH2O,POCH2,CHCH3,H-2,H-5,H-6),2.58(2H,m,CH2CN),2.27-1.72(6H,m,アルキル,H-3,H-4),1.58(4H,s,アルキル),1.30(22H,s,アルキル,CHCH3).
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),3.78(6H,s,OCH3),3.70-2.86(8H,m,CH2O,POCH2,CHCH3,H-6),2.58(2H,m,CH2CN),2.06-1.79(5H,m,アルキル,H-2,H-5),1.74-1.49(6H,m,アルキル,H-3,H-4),1.37-1.10(16H,m,アルキル,CHCH3).
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),4.24-3.94(2H,m,COOCH2),3.78(s,6H,OCH3),3.72-2.96(11H,m,CH2O,POCH2,CHCH3,H-2,H-5,H-6),2.58(2H,m,CH2CN),2.10-1.46(8H,m,アルキル,H-3,H-4),1.34-1.10(12H,m,CHCH3).
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,m,Ar-H),3.78(s,6H,OCH3),3.65-3.25(13H,m,CH2O,POCH2,CHCH3,H-2,CH2NH,CH2OH,H-2,H-5,H-6),2.73(2H,m,CH2CN),2.10-1.48(16H,m,アルキル,H-3,H-4),1.35-1.10(12H,m,CHCH3).
つぎに、下記式に示すスキーム3に従い、L-プロリンを有するアミダイト誘導体を合成した。
DMTr-アミド-L-プロリン(化合物6)(1.00g、2.05mmol)および5-ヒドロキシペンタナール(0.33g、3.07mmol)を含むエタノール溶液(7mL)に、氷冷下、酢酸緩衝液(7mL)を加えた。この混合液を、氷冷下、20分撹拌した後、シアノ水素化ホウ素ナトリウム(0.77g、12.28mmol)を加え、さらに、室温下、7時間撹拌した。前記混合液をジクロロメタンで希釈し、水で洗浄した後、さらに飽和食塩水で洗浄した。そして、前記有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過し、ろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 CH2Cl2:CH3OH=98:2、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供した。ついで、得られた生成物を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 CH2Cl2:CH3OH=98:2、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供し、さらに、得られた生成物を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ジクロロメタン:アセトン=7:3、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供した。これによって、無色シロップ状の化合物11を得た(0.49g、収率41%)。
Ms(FAB+): m/z 575(M+)、303(DMTr+)
得られた前記DMTr-ヒドロキシアミドアミノ-L-プロリン(化合物11)(0.50g、0.87mmol)を無水アセトニトリルと混合し、室温で共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、ジイソプロピルアンモニウムテトラゾリド(178mg、1.04mmol)を加え、減圧下で脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合物に対し、無水アセトニトリル(1mL)を加え、さらに、2-シアノエトキシ-N,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイト(313mg、1.04mmol)の無水アセトニトリル溶液(1mL)を加えた。この混合物を、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で4時間撹拌した。そして、前記混合物をジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水および飽和食塩水で、順次洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られた前記ろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、充填剤としてアミノシリカを用いたカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ヘキサン:アセトン=7:3、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物12(0.57g、純度93%、収率79%)を得た。前記純度は、HPLCにより測定した(以下、同様)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.41-7.43(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.28-7.32(m,4H,Ar-H)、7.25-7.27(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.18-7.21(m,1H,Ar-H)、6.80-6.84(m,4H,Ar-H)、3.73-3.84(m,1H)、3.79(s,6H,OCH3)、3.47-3.64(m,3H)、3.12-3.26(m,2H)、3.05(t,J=6.4Hz,2H,CH2)、2.98-2.02(m,2H)、2.61(t,J=5.8Hz,2H,CH2)、2.55-2.63(m,2H)、2.27-2.42(m,1H,CH)、2.31(t,7.8Hz,2H,CH2)、2.03-2.19(m,1H,CH)、1.40-1.90(m,8H)、1.23-1.33(m,5H)、1.14-1.20(m,12H,CH3);
P-NMR(CDCl3): δ146.91;
Ms(FAB+): m/z 774(M+)、303(DMTr+),201(C8H19N2OP+).
DMTr-アミド-L-プロリン(化合物6)(1.00g、2.05mmol)を溶解した無水アセトニトリル溶液(10mL)に、1-イミダゾリルカルボニルオキシ-8-ヒドロキシオクタン(1.12g,4.92mmol)を溶解した無水アセトニトリル溶液(20mL)を、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で加えた。この混合液を、40~50℃で2日間加熱した後、5日間室温で放置した。前記混合液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ジクロロメタン:アセトン=4:1、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供した。これによって、無色シロップ状の化合物13を得た(0.68g、収率50%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ7.40-7.42(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.27-7.31 (m,6H,Ar-H)、7.17-7.21(m,1H,Ar-H)、6.79-6.82(m,4H, Ar-H)、4.23-4.30(m,1H)、4.05-4.10(m,2H)、3.79(s,6H,OCH3)、3.60-3.65(m,2H)、3.32-3.55(m,2H)、3.16-3.29(m,2H),3.01-3.07(m,2H)、2.38-2.40(m,1H,CH)、1.83-1.90(m,2H)、1.57-1.69(m,8H)、1.26-1.36(m,2H);
Ms(FAB+): m/z 602(M+)、303(DMTr+).
得られた前記DMTr-ヒドロキシアミドカルバモイル-L-プロリン(化合物13)(0.63g、1.00mmol)を無水ピリジンと混合し、室温で共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、ジイソプロピルアンモニウムテトラゾリド(206mg、1.20mmol)を加え、減圧下に脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合物に対し、無水アセトニトリル(1mL)を加え、さらに、2-シアノエトキシ-N,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイト(282mg、1.12mmol)の無水アセトニトリル溶液(1mL)を加えた。この混合物を、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で4時間撹拌した。そして、前記混合物をジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水および飽和食塩水で順次洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、充填剤としてアミノシリカを用いたカラムクロマト(展開溶媒 ヘキサン:アセトン=7:3、0.5%ピリジン含有)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物14(0.74g、純度100%、収率87%)を得た。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
P-NMR(CDCl3): δ147.19;
Ms(FAB+): m/z 860 (M+)、303(DMTr+),201(C8H19N2OP+).
トリホスゲン(1.22g、4.10mmol)に、アルゴン雰囲気および氷冷下、無水テトラヒドロフラン溶液(10mL)を加えた。この混合液に、アルゴン雰囲気および氷冷下、DMTr-アミド-L-プロリン(化合物6)(1.00g、2.05mmol)およびDIEA(9.80g、75.8mmol)を溶解した無水テトラヒドロフラン溶液(10mL)を、30分間で滴下し、その後、室温で1時間撹拌した。前記混合液に、アルゴン雰囲気および氷冷下、10-アミノ-1-t-ブチルジメチルシロキシデカン(2.66g、10.25mmol)およびDIEA(3.20g、24.76mmol)を溶解した無水テトラヒドロフラン溶液(20mL)を、45分間で滴下した。そして、前記混合物を、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で一晩撹拌した。この混合液を酢酸エチル(200mL)で希釈し、有機層を回収した。前記有機層を、飽和重曹水で洗浄した後、さらに、飽和食塩水で洗浄した。そして、有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過し、ろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ジクロロメタン:アセトン=4:1、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供した。これによって、無色シロップ状の化合物15を得た(0.87g、収率55%)。
得られた前記DMTr-t-ブチルジメチルシロキシアミドウレイド-L-プロリン(15)(0.87g、1.12mmol)に、アルゴン雰囲気下、無水テトラヒドロフランジクロロメタン溶液(10mL)を室温で加えた。前記混合液に、アルゴン雰囲気下、1mol/Lテトラブチルアンモニウムフルオリド含有テトラヒドロフラン溶液(4.69mL、東京化成)を加え、室温で3日間撹拌した。前記混合液をジクロロメタン(150mL)で希釈し、水で洗浄した後、さらに飽和食塩水で洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ジクロロメタン:アセトン=1:1、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物16を得た(0.68g、収率92%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ7.41-7.43 (m,2H,Ar-H)、7.27-7.31(m,4H,Ar-H)、7.19-7.26(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.19-7.21(m,1H,Ar-H)、6.80-6.83(m,4H,Ar-H)、4.34(t,2H,CH2)、3.79(s,6H,OCH3)、3.63(d,1H,J=6.4 Hz,CH2)、3.61(d,1H,J=6.4Hz,CH2)、3.34-3.37(m,1H,CH)、3.16-3.27(m,5H),3.04(t,J=5.9Hz,2H,CH2)、2.38-2.45(m,1H,CH)、1.83-2.05(m,3H)、1.45-1.64(m,8H)、1.25-1.38(m,7H).
得られた前記DMTr-ヒドロキシアミドウレイド-L-プロリン(化合物16)(0.62g、0.94mmol)を無水アセトニトリルと混合し、室温で共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、ジイソプロピルアンモニウムテトラゾリド(192mg、1.12mmol)を加え、減圧下で脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合液に対し、無水アセトニトリル(1mL)を加え、さらに、2-シアノエトキシ-N,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイト(282mg、1.12mmol)の無水アセトニトリル溶液(1mL)を加えた。この混合物を、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で4時間撹拌した。そして、前記混合物をジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水および飽和食塩水で、順次洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られた前記ろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、充填剤としてアミノシリカを用いたカラムクロマト(展開溶媒 ヘキサン:アセトン=1:1、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物17を得た(0.77g、純度88%、収率84%)。以下に、化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
P-NMR (CDCl3): δ147.27;
Ms(FAB+): m/z 860(M++1)、303(DMTr+),201(C8H19N2OP+).
プロリン骨格を有するリンカーを含む本発明の核酸分子を生成するため、前記スキーム3により、L-プロリンジアミドアミダイトおよびD-プロリンジアミドアミダイトを合成した。
(1)Fmoc-ヒドロキシアミド-L-プロリン(化合物4)
前記スキーム3の化合物2(Fmoc-L-プロリン)を開始原料とした。前記化合物2(10.00g、29.64mmol)、4-アミノ-1-ブタノール(3.18g、35.56mmol)および1-ヒドロキシベンゾトリアゾール(10.90g、70.72mmol)を混合し、前記混合物に対し、減圧下で脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合物に、無水アセトニトリル(140mL)を室温で加え、さらに、ジシクロヘキシルカルボジイミド(7.34g、35.56mmol)の無水アセトニトリル溶液(70mL)を添加した後、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で15時間撹拌した。反応終了後、生成した沈殿をろ別し、回収したろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣にジクロロメタン(200mL)を加え、飽和重曹水(200mL)で洗浄した。そして、有機層を回収し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去し、その残渣にジエチルエーテル(200mL)を加え、粉末化した。生じた粉末を濾取することにより、無色粉末状の化合物4(10.34g、収率84%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.76-7.83(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.50-7.63(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.38-7.43 (m,2H,Ar-H)、7.28-7.33(m,2H,Ar-H),4.40-4.46(m,1H,CH),4.15-4.31(m,2H,CH2),3.67-3.73(m,2H,CH2)、3.35-3.52(m,2H,CH2)、3.18-3.30(m,2H,CH2)、2.20-2.50(m,4H)、1.81-2.03(m,3H)、1.47-1.54(m,2H);
Ms(FAB+): m/z409(M+H+).
Fmoc-ヒドロキシアミド-L-プロリン(化合物4)(7.80g、19.09mmol)を無水ピリジン(5mL)と混合し、室温で2回共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、4,4’-ジメトキシトリチルクロリド(8.20g、24.20mmol)、DMAP(23mg、0.19mmol)および無水ピリジン(39mL)を加えた。この混合物を、室温で1時間撹拌した後、メタノール(7.8mL)を加え、室温で30分撹拌した。この混合物を、ジクロロメタン(100mL)で希釈し、飽和重曹水(150mL)で洗浄後、有機層を分離した。前記有機層を、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた未精製の残渣に、無水ジメチルホルムアミド(39mL)およびピペリジン(18.7mL、189mmol)を加え、室温で1時間撹拌した。反応終了後、前記混合液について、減圧下、室温で、溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣をシリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(商品名Wakogel C-300、展開溶媒 CH2Cl2:CH3OH=9:1、0.05%ピリジン含有に供し、淡黄色油状の化合物6(9.11g、収率98%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ7.39-7.43(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.30(d,J=8.8Hz,4H,Ar-H)、7,21(tt,1H,4.9,1.3Hz,Ar-H)、6.81(d,J=8.8Hz,4H,Ar-H)、3.78(s,6H,OCH3)、3.71(dd,H,J=6.3Hz,5.4Hz,CH)、3.21(2H,12.9,6.3Hz,2H,CH2)、3.05(t,J=6.3Hz,2H,CH2)、2.85-2.91(m,2H,CH2)、2.08-2.17(m,1H,CH)、1.85-2.00(m,3H)、1.55-1.65(m,5H);
Ms(FAB+); m/z 489(M+H+)、303(DMTr+).
得られた前記DMTr-アミド-L-プロリン(化合物6)(6.01g、12.28mmol)、EDC(2.83g、14.74mmol)、1-ヒドロキシベンゾトリアゾール(3.98g、29.47mmol)およびトリエチルアミン(4.47g、44.21mmol)の無水ジクロロメタン溶液(120mL)を混合した。この混合液に、さらに、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で、6-ヒドロキシヘキサン酸(1.95g、14.47mmol)を加え、その後、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で、1時間撹拌した。前記混合液をジクロロメタン(600mL)で希釈し、飽和食塩水(800mL)で3回洗浄した。有機層を回収し、前記有機層を、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。これにより、淡黄色泡状の前記化合物8(6.29g、収率85%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ7.41-7.43(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.27-7.31(m,4H,Ar-H)、7.19-7.26(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.17-7.21(m,1H,Ar-H)、6.79-6.82(m,4H,Ar-H)、4.51-4.53(m,1H,CH)、3.79(s,6H,OCH3)、3.61(t,2H,J=6.4Hz,CH2)、3.50-3.55(m,1H,CH)、3.36-3.43(m,1H,CH),3.15-3.24(m,2H,CH2),3.04(t,J=6.3Hz,2H,CH2)、2.38-2.45(m,1H,CH)、2.31(t,6.8Hz,2H,CH2)、2.05-2.20(m,1H,CH)、1.92-2.00(m,1H,CH)、1.75-1.83(m,1H,CH)、1.48-1.71(m,8H)、1.35-1.44(m,2H,CH2);
Ms(FAB+): m/z 602(M+)、303(DMTr+).
得られた前記DMTr-ヒドロキシジアミド-L-プロリン(化合物8)(8.55g、14.18mmol)を無水アセトニトリルと混合し、室温で3回共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、ジイソプロピルアンモニウムテトラゾリド(2.91g、17.02mmol)を加え、減圧下で脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合物に対し、無水アセトニトリル(10mL)を加え、さらに、2-シアノエトキシ-N,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイト(5.13g、17.02mmol)の無水アセトニトリル溶液(7mL)を加えた。この混合物を、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で2時間撹拌した。そして、前記混合物をジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水(200mL)で3回洗浄した後、飽和食塩水(200mL)で洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られた前記ろ液について、減圧下に溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、充填剤としてアミノシリカゲルを用いたカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ヘキサン:酢酸エチル=1:3、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物10(10.25g、純度92%、収率83%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.42(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.29-7.31(m,4H,Ar-H)、7.25-7.27(m,2H, Ar-H)、7.17-7.21(m,1H,Ar-H)、6.80-6.82(m,4H,Ar-H)、4.51-4.53(m,1H,CH)、3.75-3.93(m,4H)、3.79(s,6H,OCH3)、3.45-3.60(m,4H)、3.35-3.45(m,1H,CH)、3.20-3.29(m,1H)、3.04(t,J=6.4Hz,2H,CH2)、2.62(t,J=5.8Hz,2H,CH2)、2.40-2.44(m,1H,CH)、2.31(t,7.8Hz,2H,CH2)、2.03-2.19(m,1H,CH)、1.92-2.02(m,1H,CH)、1.70-1.83(m,1H,CH)、1.51-1.71(m,8H)、1.35-1.44(m,2H,CH2)、1.18(d,J=6.8Hz,6H,CH3)、1.16(d,J=6.8Hz,6H,CH3);
P-NMR(CDCl3): Msδ147.17;
Ms(FAB+): m/z 802(M+)、303(DMTr+),201(C8H19N2OP+).
(1)Fmoc-ヒドロキシアミド-D-プロリン(化合物3)
前記スキーム3の化合物1(Fmoc-D-プロリン)を開始原料とした。前記化合物1(1.5g、4.45mmol)、ジシクロヘキシルカルボジイミド(1.1g、5.34mmol)および1-ヒドロキシベンゾトリアゾール(1.5g、10.69mmol)の混合物に対し、減圧下で脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合物に、無水アセトニトリル(24mL)を室温で加え、さらに、4-アミノ-1-ブタノール(0.48g、5.34mmol)の無水アセトニトリル溶液(6mL)添加した後、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で15時間撹拌した。反応終了後、生成した沈殿をろ別し、回収したろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣にジクロロメタンを加え、酢酸緩衝液(pH4.0)で3回、飽和重曹水で3回洗浄した。そして、有機層を回収し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒留去し、その残渣にジエチルエーテル(50mL)を加え、粉末化した。生じた粉末を濾取することにより、白色粉末状の化合物3を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR (400MHz,CDCl3): δ7.77(d,J=7.3Hz,2H);7.58(br,2H);7.41(t,J=7.3Hz,2H);7.32(t,J=7.3Hz,2H);4.25-4.43(m,4H);3.25-3.61(m,6H);1.57-1.92(m,8H).
MS(FAB+): m/z 409(M+H+).
Fmoc-ヒドロキシアミド-D-プロリン(化合物3)(1.0g、2.45mmol)を無水ピリジン(5mL)と混合し、室温で2回共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、4,4’-ジメトキシトリチルクロリド(1.05g、3.10mmol)、DMAP(3mg、0.024mmol)および無水ピリジン(5mL)を加えた。この混合物を、室温で1時間撹拌した後、メタノール(1mL)を加え、室温で30分撹拌した。この混合物を、ジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水で洗浄後、有機層を分離した。前記有機層を、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた未精製の残渣に、無水ジメチルホルムアミド(5mL)およびピペリジン(2.4mL、24mmol)を加え、室温で1時間撹拌した。反応終了後、前記混合液について、減圧下、室温で、溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣をシリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(商品名Wakogel C-300、展開溶媒 CH2Cl2:CH3OH=9:1、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供し、淡黄色油状の化合物5(1.26g、収率96%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(400MHz, CDCl3): δ7.62(br,1H);7.41-7.44(m,2H);7.26-7.33(m,6H);7.17-7.22(m,1H);6.80-6.84(m,4H);3.78(s,6H);3.71(dd,J=8.8,5.4Hz,1H); 3.22(q,6.5Hz,2H);3.07(t,J=6.1Hz,2H);2.97-3.03(m,1H);2.85-2.91(m,1H);1.85-2.15(m,3H);1.55-1.73(m,6H);
MS (FAB+): m/z 489(M+H+),303(DMTr+).
得られた前記DMTr-アミド-D-プロリン(化合物5)(1.2g、2.45mmol)、EDC(566mg、2.95mmol)、1-ヒドロキシベンゾトリアゾール(796mg、5.89mmol)、およびトリエチルアミン(1.2mL、8.84mmol)の無水ジクロロメタン溶液(24mL)を混合した。この混合液に、さらに、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で、6-ヒドロキシヘキサン酸(390mg、2.95mmol)を加え、その後、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で1時間撹拌した。前記混合液をジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水で3回洗浄した。有機層を回収し、前記有機層を、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。これにより、淡黄色油状の化合物7(1.4g、収率95%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(400MHz,CDCl3): δ7.40-7.43(m,2H);7.25-7.32 (m,6H);7.17-7.22(m,1H);6.79-6.83(m,4H);3.79(s,6H);3.58-3.63(m,2H);3.49-3.55(m,1H);3.15-3.26(m,2H);3.02-3.07(m,2H);2.30-2.33(m,2H);2.11-2.20(m,1H);1.50-1.99(m,13H);1.36-1.43(m,2H);
MS (FAB+): m/z 602(M+),303(DMTr+).
得られた前記DMTr-ヒドロキシジアミド-D-プロリン(化合物7)(1.2g、1.99mmol)を無水アセトニトリルと混合し、室温で3回共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、ジイソプロピルアンモニウムテトラゾリド(410mg、2.40mmol)を加え、減圧下で脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合物に対し、無水アセトニトリル(2.4mL)を加え、さらに、2-シアノエトキシ-N,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイト(722mg、2.40mmol)を加えた。この混合物を、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で2時間撹拌した。そして、前記混合物をジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水で3回洗浄後、飽和食塩水で洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、充填剤としてアミノシリカゲルを用いたカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ヘキサン:酢酸エチル=1:3)に供し、無色油状の化合物9(1.4g、純度95%、収率83%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(400MHz,CDCl3): δ7.40-7.43(m,2H);7.25-7.32(m,6H);7.14-7.21(m,1H);6.80-6.83(m,4H);3.80-3.85(m,2H);3.79(s,6H);3.49-3.65(m,5H);3.02-3.06(m,2H);2.60-2.63(m,2H);2.29-2.33 (m, 2H);1.77-1.82(m,2H);1.56-1.68(m,8H);1.38-1.43(m,2H);1.15-1.29(m,18H);
31P-NMR(162MHz,CDCl3): δ146.94;
MS(FAB+): m/z 802(M+), 303(DMTr+),201(C8H19N2OP+).
プロリン骨格を有するリンカーを含む本発明の核酸分子を生成するため、下記スキーム4により、L-プロリンジアミドアミダイトタイプBを合成した。
Fmoc-ヒドロキシアミド-L-プロリン(化合物4)(2.00g、30mmol)、t-ブチル-ジメチルシリルクロリド(1.11g、35mmol)およびイミダゾール(10.90g、71mmol)を混合した。前記混合物に対し、減圧下に脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合物に、無水アセトニトリル(20mL)を室温で加え、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で終夜撹拌した。反応終了後、前記混合物にジクロロメタン(150mL)を加え、水で3回洗浄し、飽和食塩水で洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸マグネシウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去し、その残渣をシリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 CH2Cl2:CH3OH=95:5)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物18(2.35g、収率92%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.76-7.78(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.50-7.63(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.38-7.42(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.29-7.34(m,2H,Ar-H),4.10-4.46(m,4H,CH2),3.47-3.59(m,4H,CH2)、3.20-3.26(m,2H,CH)、1.85-1.95(m,2H)、1.42-1.55(m,6H)、0.96(s,9H,t-Bu)、0.02(s,6H,SiCH3);
Ms(FAB+): m/z 523(M+H+).
得られた前記Fmoc-t-ブチル-ジメチルシロキシアミド-L-プロリン(化合物18)(1.18g、2.5mmol)に対し、無水アセトニトリル(5mL)およびピペリジン(2.4mL)を加え、室温で1時間撹拌した。反応終了後、前記混合物にアセトニトリル(50mL)を加え、不溶物をろ別した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去し、得られた残渣をシリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 CH2Cl2:CH3OH=9:1)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物19(0.61g、収率90%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ3.71(dd,1H,J=9.0Hz,5.2Hz,CH)、3.61-3.64(m,2H,CH2)、3.22-3.28(m,2H,CH2)、2.98-3.04(m,1H,CH)、2.86-2.91(m,1H,CH)、2.08-2.17(m,1H,CH)、1.86-1.93(m,1H,CH)、1.66-1.75(m,2H,CH2)、1.52-1.57(m,4H)、0.89(s,9H,t-Bu)、0.05(s,6H,SiCH3);
Ms(FAB+); m/z 301(M+H+).
得られた前記t-ブチル-ジメチルシロキシアミド-L-プロリン(化合物19)(550mg、1.8mmol)、6-ヒドロキシヘキサン酸(300mg、2.3mmol)、EDC(434mg、2.3mmol)、および1-ヒドロキシベンゾトリアゾール(695mg、4.5mmol)の無水ジクロロメタン溶液(20mL)を混合した。前記混合物に、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で、トリエチルアミン(689mg、6.8mmol)を加え、その後、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で、終夜撹拌した。前記混合液を飽和食塩水で洗浄した。有機層を回収し、前記を硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣をシリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 CH2Cl2:CH3OH=9:1)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物20(696mg、収率92%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3):δ4.54(d,1H,CH)、3.58-3.67(m,5H)、3.52-3.56(m,1H,CH),3.32-3.39(m,1H),3.20-3.25(m,2H)、2.40-2.43(m,1H,CH)、2.33(t,J=7.3Hz,2H,CH2)、2.05-2.25(m,2H)、1.93-2.03(m,1H,CH)、1.75-1.85(m,1H,CH)、1.50-1.73(m,8H)、1.37-1.46(m,2H,CH2)、0.87(s,9H,t-Bu)、0.04(s,6H,SiCH3);
Ms(FAB+): m/z 415(M++1).
得られた前記t-ブチル-ジメチルシロキシアミドヒドロキシアミド-L-プロリン(化合物20)(640mg、1.54mmol)を無水ピリジン(1mL)と混合し、室温で共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、4,4’-ジメトキシトリチルクロリド(657mg、1.85mmol)、DMAP(2mg)および無水ピリジン(5mL)を加え、室温で4時間撹拌した後、メタノール(1mL)を加え、30分室温で撹拌した。前記混合物をジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水で洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣に、無水アセトニトリル(5mL)および1mol/Lテトラブチルアンモニウムフルオリド含有テトラヒドロフラン溶液(1.42mL、テトラブチルアンモニウムフルオリド1.42mmol)を加え、室温で終夜撹拌した。反応終了後、前記混合物に酢酸エチル(100mL)を加え、水で洗浄した後、飽和食塩水で洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下に溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 CH2Cl2:CH3OH=95:5、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物21(680mg、収率73%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.41-7.44(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.26-7.33(m,4H,Ar-H)、7.18-7.21(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.17-7.21(m,1H,Ar-H)、6.80-6.84(m,4H,Ar-H)、4.51-4.53(d,6.8Hz,1H,CH)、3.79(s,6H,OCH3)、3.61(dd,2H,J=11Hz,5.4Hz,CH2)、3.50-3.54(m,1H,CH)、3.36-3.43(m,1H,CH),3.20-3.26(m,2H,CH2),3.05(t,J=6.4Hz,2H,CH2)、2.38-2.45(m,1H,CH)、2.30(t,J=7.8Hz,2H,CH2)、2.05-2.25(m,1H,CH)、1.92-2.00(m,1H,CH)、1.75-1.83(m,1H,CH)、1.52-1.67(m,8H)、1.35-1.45(m,2H,CH2);
Ms (FAB+): m/z 602(M+)、303(DMTr+).
得られた前記DMTr-ヒドロキシジアミド-L-プロリン タイプB(化合物21)(637mg、1.06mmol)を無水アセトニトリルと混合し、室温で共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、ジイソプロピルアンモニウムテトラゾリド(201mg、1.16mmol)を加え、減圧下で脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合物に対し、無水アセトニトリル(1mL)を加え、さらに、2-シアノエトキシ-N,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイト(350mg、1.16mmol)の無水アセトニトリル溶液(1mL)を加えた。この混合物を、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で4時間撹拌した。前記混合物をジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水および飽和食塩水で洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られたろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、充填剤としてアミノシリカゲルを用いたカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ヘキサン:アセトン=7:3)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物22(680mg、純度95%、収率76%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.41-7.43(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.25-7.32(m,4H,Ar-H)、7.17-7.22(m,2H,Ar-H)、6.80-6.83(m,4H,Ar-H)、4.53(d,J=7.8Hz,1H,CH)、3.75-3.93(m,3H)、3.79(s,6H,OCH3)、3.46-3.68(m,5H)、3.34-3.41(m,1H,CH)、3.10-3.31(m,1H,CH)、3.05(t,J=6.3Hz,2H,CH2)、2.62(t,J=6.3Hz,2H,CH2)、2.39-2.46(m,1H,CH)、2.29(t,7.3Hz,2H,CH2)、2.03-2.19(m,1H,CH)、1.90-2.00(m,1H,CH)、1.70-1.83(m,1H,CH)、1.51-1.71(m,8H)、1.35-1.45(m,2H,CH2)、1.18(d,J=6.4 Hz,6H, CH3)、1.16(d,J=6.4Hz,6H,CH3);
P-NMR (CH3CN) δ146.90;
Ms (FAB+): m/z 803(M++1)、303(DMTr+).
プロリン骨格を有するリンカーを含む本発明の核酸分子を生成するため、下記スキーム5により、DMTr-アミドエチレンオキシエチルアミノ-L-プロリンアミダイト(以下、PEGスペーサータイプという)を合成した。
DMTr-アミド-L-プロリン(化合物6)(1.00g、2.05mmol)、4-トルエンスルホン酸2-(2-ヒドロキシエトキシ)エチルエステル(3.10g、12.30mmol)、および炭酸カリウム(0.85g、6.15mmol)の無水ジメチルホルムアミド溶液(10mL)を混合し、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で4日間撹拌した。前記混合物について、減圧化、室温で溶媒を留去した後、ジクロロメタン(20mL)を加え、ろ過した。ろ液を濃縮し、得られた残渣をシリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィーに供した。前記シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィーの展開溶媒は、まず、0.05%ピリジンを含む酢酸エチルを使用した後、0.05%ピリジンを含むCH2Cl2とCH3OHの混合液(CH2Cl2:CH3OH=9:1)を使用した。その結果、無色シロップ状の化合物23(1.15g、収率97%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.41-7.45(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.27-7.31(m,6H,Ar-H)、7.17-7.21(m,1H,Ar-H)、6.79-6.82(m,4H,Ar-H)、3.79(s,6H,OCH3)、3.60-3.70(m,2H)、3.39-3.57(m,4H),3.13-3.27(m,3H),3.07-3.08(m,2H)、2.71-2.84(m,1H)、2.38-2.46(m,1H)、2.14-2.19(m,1H)、1.84-1.87(m,1H)、1.57-1.76(m,8H).
得られた前記DMTr-アミドヒドロキシエトキシエチルアミノ-L-プロリン(化合物23)(0.63g、1.00mmol)を無水ピリジンと混合し、室温で共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物に、ジイソプロピルアンモニウムテトラゾリド(206mg、1.20mmol)を加え、減圧下で脱気し、アルゴンガスを充填した。前記混合物に対し、無水アセトニトリル(1mL)を加え、さらに、2-シアノエトキシ-N,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイト(282mg、1.12mmol)の無水アセトニトリル溶液(1mL)を加えた。この混合物を、アルゴン雰囲気下、室温で4時間撹拌した。そして、前記混合物をジクロロメタンで希釈し、飽和重曹水および飽和食塩水で洗浄した。有機層を回収し、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、前記有機層をろ過した。得られた前記ろ液について、減圧下で溶媒を留去した。得られた残渣を、充填剤としてアミノシリカゲルを用いたカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 ヘキサン:アセトン=7:3、0.05%ピリジン含有)に供し、無色シロップ状の化合物24(0.74g、純度100%、収率87%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CD3CN): δ7.41-7.43(m,2H,Ar-H)、7.28-7.31(m,6H,Ar-H)、7.18-7.22(m,1H,Ar-H)、6.84-6.86(m,4H,Ar-H)、3.73-3.84(m,2H,CH2)、3.79(s,6H,OCH3)、3.47-3.64(m,7H)、3.15-3.23(m,1H)、3.11(t,J=6.4Hz,2H,CH2)、3.01(t,J=5.9Hz,2H,CH2)、2.95-2.99(m,1H)、2.58-2.63(m,2H)、2.31-2.35(m,1H,CH)、2.03-2.19(m,1H,CH)、1.48-1.78(m,10H)、1.12-1.57(m,12H,CH3);
P-NMR(CD3CN): δ148.00;
Ms(FAB+): m/z 776(M+)、303(DMTr+) 201(C8H19N2OP+).
1.保護プロリノールの合成
以下に示すスキーム6に従い、ジメトキシトリチル基で保護されたプロリノール(化合物3)を合成した。
L-プロリノール(2.0g、20mmol)をTHF20mLに溶解した。他方、トリフルオロ酢酸エチル(3.0g、21mmol)をTHF20mLに溶解した。そして、後者のTHF溶液を、前者のL-プロリノール含有THF溶液に滴下し、12時間撹拌した。この反応液を減圧濃縮し、化合物1を得た(3.7g、収率97%)。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ4.28-4,23(1.0H,m,OH),3.90-3.41(5H,H-2,H-5,H-6,m),2.27-1.77(4H,H-3,H-4,m).
得られた前記トリフルオロアセチル-L-プロリノール(化合物1)(3.7g、19mmol)をピリジンに溶解して、3回、室温で共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物をピリジン15mLに溶かし、アルゴン下、氷浴中で撹拌しながら、4,4’-ジメトキシトリチルクロリド(DMTr-Cl)(8.1g、24mmol)を加え、さらに、室温で4時間反応させた。そして、過剰のDMTr-Clをクエンチするために、前記反応液に、さらに、メタノール10mLを加え10分撹拌した。その後、前記反応液に、ジクロロメタンを加え飽和炭酸水素ナトリウム水溶液と飽和食塩水で洗浄した。洗浄後の回収した有機層を、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、その残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒CH2Cl2:CH3OH=95:5、0.1%ピリジン含有)に供し、精製した化合物2を得た(8.5g、収率89%)。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.39-7.18(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),3.78(6H,s,OCH3),3.70-3.41(5H,H-2,H-5,H-6,m),2.19-1.85(4H,H-3,H-4,m).
得られた前記トリフルオロアセチル-DMTr-L-プロリノール(化合物2)(5g、10mmol)をTHF100mLに溶解した。このTHF溶液に5%水酸化ナトリウム水溶液100mLを加え、撹拌した。この溶液に、1M フッ化テトラ-n-ブチルアンモニウム(TBAF)溶液5mL加え、室温で12時間撹拌した。この反応液を、飽和炭酸水素ナトリウム水溶液と飽和食塩水で洗浄した。洗浄後の回収した有機層を、硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、化合物3を得た(3.6g、収率90%)。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),3.78(6H,s,OCH3),3.31(1H,m,H-6),3.07(2H,m,H-2,H-6),2.90(2H,m,H-5),1.84(3H,m,H-3,H-4),1.40(1H,m,H-3).
前記「1.」で合成した保護プロリノール(化合物3)を用いて、下記スキーム7により、結合形式が異なる、プロリノールを有するアミダイト誘導体を合成した。
1,8-オクタンジオール(9.0g、62mmol)をTHF90mLに溶解し、アルゴン下に置いた。他方、カルボニルジイミダゾール(2.0g、12mmol)をTHF10mLに溶解した。後者のTHF溶液を、前者のTHF溶液に加え、室温で1時間撹拌した。この反応液を、1,8-オクタンジオールのTLCスポットが消えるまで、水で洗浄した。さらに、洗浄後に回収した有機層を、飽和食塩水で洗浄し、回収した有機層を、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過し、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮した。その残渣を、シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒 CH2Cl2:CH3OH=95:5)に供し、精製した化合物を得た。この化合物は、1,8-オクタンジオールの片末端がカルボニルジイミダゾールで活性化された化合物であった(2.3g、収率77%)。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),4.24-3.94(2H,m,COOCH2),3.78(s,6H,OCH3),3.72-2.96(7H,m,alkyl,H-2,H-5,H-6),2.10-1.30(16H,m,alkyl,H-3,H-4);
FAB-MS: 576[M+H]+.
アルゴン下、トリホスゲン(2.0g、6.7mmol)をTHF10mLに溶解し、0℃で撹拌した。他方、DMTr-L-プロリノール(化合物3)(1.3g、3.2mmol)およびN,N-ジイソプロピルエチルアミン(16g、124mmol)をTHF10mLに溶解し、前記トリホスゲンのTHF溶液に滴下した。この反応液を、0℃で1時間、続いて、室温で2時間撹拌した。そして、8-アミノ-1-オクタノール(2.3g、16mmol)およびN,N-ジイソプロピルエチルアミン(5.0g、38mmol)をTHF30mLに溶解した。このTHF溶液に、前記撹拌後の反応液を滴下し、0℃で1時間、続いて、室温で48時間撹拌した。この反応液を減圧濃縮し、その残渣をジクロロメタンに溶解した。この溶液を、飽和炭酸水素ナトリウム水溶液と飽和食塩水で洗浄し、回収した有機層を、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、その残渣を、逆相シリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィーに供して、精製した。この際、展開溶媒は、0.1%ピリジンを含有するアセトンと水との混合溶媒を使用し、前記アセトンと水との混合割合は、ステップワイズとし、具体的には、アセトン:水のモル比を、2:8、3:7、4:6および5:5の順に変化させた。目的の化合物5を含むフラクションを、ジクロロメタンで抽出し、この有機層を無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させた。前記有機層をろ過し、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮し、化合物5(プロリノールウレイドアミダイト)を得た(0.9g、収率49%)。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,m,Ar-H),3.78(s,6H,OCH3),3.68-3.25(9H,m,CH2NH,CH2OH,H-2,H-5,H-6),1.74-1.18(16H,m,alkyl,H-3,H-4);
FAB-MS :575[M+H]+.
修飾プロリノールとして、得られた前記化合物4(0.80g、1.4mmol)をアセトニトリルに溶解し、室温で3回共沸乾燥した。得られた残留物をアセトニトリル1mLに溶解し、アルゴン下においた。このアセトニトリル溶液に、ジイソプロピルアンモニウムテトラゾリド(0.24g,1.4mmol)を添加し、反応液とした。他方、2-シアノエチルN,N,N’,N’-テトライソプロピルホスホロジアミダイト(0.50g、1.7mmol)をアセトニトリル1mLに溶解した。これを、前記反応液に添加し、室温で4時間撹拌した。前記反応液に、ジクロロメタンを加え、飽和炭酸水素ナトリウム水溶液と飽和食塩水で洗浄した。洗浄後の回収した有機層を無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥させ、前記有機層をろ過して、得られたろ液を減圧濃縮した。その残渣を、アミノシリカゲルカラムクロマトグラフィー(展開溶媒ヘキサン:アセトン=10:1、0.1%ピリジン含有)に供し、精製した化合物6(DMTr-ウレタン-L-プロリノールアミダイト)(0.90g、収率83%)を得た。以下に、前記化合物のNMRの結果を示す。
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,d,J=8.6Hz,Ar-H),4.24-3.94(2H,m,COOCH2),3.78(s,6H,OCH3),3.72-2.96(11H,m,CH2O,POCH2,CHCH3,H-2,H-5,H-6),2.58(2H,m,CH2CN),2.10-1.46(16H,m,alkyl,H-3,H-4),1.34-1.10(12H,m,CHCH3);
31P-NMR(CD3CN): δ146.82;
FAB-MS: 776[M+H]+.
1H-NMR(CDCl3): δ7.40-7.14(9H,m,Ar-H),6.82(4H,m,Ar-H),3.78(s,6H,OCH3),3.65-3.25(13H,m,CH2O,POCH2,CHCH3,H-2,CH2NH,CH2OH,H-2,H-5,H-6),2.73(2H,m,CH2CN),2.10-1.48(16H,m,alkyl,H-3,H-4),1.35-1.10(12H,m,CHCH3);
31P-NMR(CD3CN): δ 146.83;
FAB-MS:775 [M+H]+.
本発明のリンカーを有するRNAを合成した。RNAは、ホスホロアミダイト法に基づき、核酸合成機(商品名ABI Expedite(登録商標) 8909 Nucleic Acid Synthesis System、アプライドバイオシステムズ)により、3’側から5’側に向かって合成した。前記合成には、RNAアミダイトとして、RNA Phosphoramidites(2’-O-TBDMSi、商品名、三千里製薬)を用いた(以下、同様)。前記アミダイトの脱保護は、定法に従い、合成したRNAは、HPLCにより精製した。以下の実施例において、RNAの合成は、特に示さない限り、同様に行った。
5’-GGCUGUUGUCAUACUUCUCAUGGUU-3’(配列番号1)
5’-CCAUGAGAAGUAUGACAACAGCC-3’(配列番号2)
Ex:PH-0001(配列番号3)
5’-CCAUGAGAAGUAUGACAACAGCC-Lx-GGCUGUUGUCAUACUUCUCAUGGUU-3’
Pc:NH-0001(配列番号5)
5’-CCAUGAGAAGUAUGACAACAGCCccacaccGGCUGUUGUCAUACUUCUCAUGGUU-3’
本発明のRNAを用いて、in vitroにおけるGAPDH遺伝子の発現抑制を確認した。
実施例のRNA(Ex)として、前記実施例B1のssRNA(PH-0001)を使用した。前記RNAを、所望の濃度(1μmol/L、5μmol/L、25μmol/L)となるように、注射用蒸留水(大塚製薬、以下同様)に溶解し、RNA溶液を調製した。
GAPDH遺伝子用PCRプライマーセット
5’-GGAGAAGGCTGGGGCTCATTTGC-3’(配列番号7)
5’-TGGCCAGGGGTGCTAAGCAGTTG-3’(配列番号8)
β-アクチン遺伝子用プライマーセット
5’-GCCACGGCTGCTTCCAGCTCCTC-3’(配列番号9)
5’-AGGTCTTTGCGGATGTCCACGTCAC-3’(配列番号10)
これらの結果を、図4に示す。図4は、GAPDH遺伝子発現量の相対値を示すグラフであり、縦軸は、相対遺伝子発現量である。図4に示すように、前記実施例B1のPH-0001は、発現阻害活性を損なうことがなかった。また、前記PH-0001は、本発明のリンカーである前記化合物12によって安定化されていると考えられる。
本発明のRNAについて、ヒト血清中での安定性を確認した。
実施例のRNA(Ex)として、前記実施例B1のssRNA(PH-0001)を使用した。比較例のRNAとして、前記実施例B1に示す、RNAiポジティブコントロール(Pc)の前記shRNA(NH-0001)を使用した。
この結果を図5に示す。図5は、安定性を示す電気泳動写真である。図5において、レーン「M」は、分子量マーカーであり、(h)は、インキュベート時間を示す。
(1.1)ssRNAの固相合成
前記RNAは、前記実施例B1と同様にして、ホスホロアミダイト法に基づき合成した。
凍結保存した前記RNAを、20μmol/Lとなるように、注射用蒸留水(大塚製薬)に溶解し、RNA溶液を調製した。
これらの結果を、図6に示す。図6は、GAPDH遺伝子発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図6に示すように、本発明のリンカーを有する実施例のPK-0004は、強い遺伝子発現抑制活性を示し、その活性は投与量依存的であった。他方、ネガティブコントロールのPK-0003は、抑制効果が観察されなかった。
プロリンを有するリンカーで置換したssRNAに対する、組換えヒトダイサータンパク質の反応性を確認した。
実施例のRNA(Ex)として、前記実施例B4のssRNA(PK-0004)を使用した。比較例のRNAとして、前記実施例B4に示す、RNAiネガティブコントロール(Nc)のssRNA(PK-0003)、以下に示すRNAiポジティブコントロール(Pc)のssRNA(NK-0016)を使用した。前記NK-0016は、前記5’側領域(Xc)および前記内部5’側領域(X)、前記3’側領域(Yc)および前記内部3’側領域(Y)が、前記PK-0004と同じ配列であり、前記XcとXとの間、YcとYとの間に、前記PK-0004の前記式(化22)のリンカー(Lx、Ly)に代えて、ポリヌクレオチドをリンカーとして有する構造とした。
これらの結果を図7に示す。図7は、ssRNAに対するダイサータンパク質の反応性を示す電気泳動の結果である。図7において、レーン「M」は、分子量マーカー(20bp、30bp、40bpおよび50bp)であり、(h)は、前記インキュベートの時間を示す。
プロリンを有するリンカーで置換したssRNAを用いて、in vitroにおけるGAPDH遺伝子の発現抑制を確認した。
実施例のRNA(Ex)として、前記実施例B4のssRNA(PK-0004)を使用した。比較例のRNAとして、前記実施例B4に示す、RNAiネガティブコントロール(Nc)のssRNA(PK-0003)を使用した。前記RNAを、20μmol/Lとなるように、注射用蒸留水(大塚製薬)に溶解し、RNA溶液を調製した。
これらの結果を、図8および図9に示す。図8は、A549細胞の結果であり、図9は、293細胞の結果である。図8および図9は、GAPDH遺伝子発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図8および図9に示すように、実施例のPK-0004は、強い遺伝子発現抑制活性を示し、濃度依存的に効果を示すことがわかった。他方、ネガティブコントロールのPK-0003は、抑制効果が観察されなかった。
プロリンまたはプロリノールを有するリンカーで置換したssRNAを用いて、HCT116細胞でのGAPDH発現抑制効果を確認した。
(1.1)ssRNAの固相合成
実施例のRNA(Ex ssRNA)として、前記実施例B4と同じEx ssRNAを合成した。前記RNAの合成は、特に示さない限り、前記実施例B4に準じた。
前記RNAを使用した以外は、前記実施例B4と同様にして、HCT116細胞へのトランスフェクション、培養、RNA回収、cDNA合成およびPCRを行い、GAPDH遺伝子の相対的発現量を測定した。
これらの結果を、図10に示す。図10は、HCT116細胞のGAPDH遺伝子発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図10に示すように、プロリンまたはプロリノールを含むssRNA(PK-0004、PK-0006、PK-0010、PK-0012、PK-0016)は、強い遺伝子発現抑制活性を示し、濃度依存的に効果を示すことがわかった。
プロリンを有するリンカーで置換したssRNAを用いて、HCT116細胞でのGAPDH発現抑制効果を確認した。
(1.1)ssRNAの固相合成
実施例のRNA(Ex ssRNA)として、前記実施例B4と同じEx ssRNAを合成した。前記RNAの合成は、特に示さない限り、前記実施例B4に準じた。
前記RNAを使用した以外は、前記実施例B4と同様にして、HCT116細胞へのトランスフェクション、培養、RNA回収、cDNA合成およびPCRを行い、GAPDH遺伝子の相対的発現量を測定した。
これらの結果を、図11に示す。図11は、HCT116細胞のGAPDH遺伝子発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図11に示すように、プロリンを含むssRNA(PK-0004、PK-0034、PK-0036)は、強い遺伝子発現抑制活性を示し、濃度依存的に効果を示すことがわかった。
プロリンを有するリンカーで置換したssRNAを用いて、Hepa1-6細胞でのTGF発現抑制効果を確認した。
(1.1)ssRNAの固相合成
実施例のRNAとして、以下に示すPK-0007、PK-0026、PK-0027、PK-0028を合成した。前記RNAの合成は、特に示さない限り、前記実施例B4に準じた。リンカー用アミダイトとして、前記実施例A3-1で合成したL-プロリンジアミドアミダイト(スキーム3の化合物10)を用いた。各RNAは、TGF-β1遺伝子の発現を抑制する21塩基長の下記配列を有している。この配列は、Chengらが用いたsiRNA(Mol.Pharm.,2009,6,772-779)に基づいて、設計した。下記配列において、「*」は、フリー塩基を示す。
TGF-β1遺伝子発現抑制配列(配列番号18)
5’-AAAGUCAAUGUACAGCUGCUU-3’
凍結保存した前記RNAを、20μmol/Lとなるように、注射用蒸留水(大塚製薬)に溶解し、RNA溶液を調製した。
TGF-β1遺伝子用PCRプライマーセット
5’-CCATTGCTGTCCCGTGCAGAGCTG-3’(配列番号19)
5’-ATGGTAGCCCTTGGGCTCGTGGATC-3’(配列番号20)
β-アクチン遺伝子用プライマーセット
5’-GTCGTACCACAGGCATTGTGATGG-3’(配列番号21)
5’-GCAATGCCTGGGTACATGGTGG-3’(配列番号22)
これらの結果を、図12に示す。図12は、TGF-β1遺伝子発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図12に示すように、プロリンを含むssRNAは、全て、強い遺伝子発現抑制活性を示した。
プロリンを有するリンカーで置換したssRNAを用いて、in vivoでの遺伝子発現抑制および急性肺傷害抑制の効果を確認した。前記効果の確認は、Takagiら(J.Thromb Hemost 2009;7:2053-2063)に記載の方法に従って行った。
プロリンを有するリンカーで置換したssRNAを用いて、in vivoでのTGF-β1遺伝子の発現抑制効果を確認した。
(1.1)急性肺傷害マウスへのRNAの投与
実施例のRNA(Ex)は、前記実施例B9におけるssRNA(PK-0007)を使用した。比較例のRNAは、以下に示す、ネガティブコントロール(Nc)のssRNA(PK-0008)、ポジティブコントロール(Pc)のssRNA(NK-0033)およびそのネガティブコントロール(Nc)のssRNA(NK-0035)、ポジティブコントロール(Pc)のdsRNA(NI-0030)およびそのネガティブコントロール(Nc)のdsRNA(NI-0031)を使用した。
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RNA溶液(NI-0031)50μlの投与から5分後に、前記LPS溶液50μlを投与
前記LPS溶液または滅菌生理食塩水(LPSに対するネガティブコントロール)を滴下してから24時間後、前記マウスの腹腔に、過剰量のペントバルビタールを投与して安楽死させた。そして、肺を採取し、サンプルとした。
その結果を、図13に示す。図13は、各投与群における単位重量の肺あたりのTGF-β1遺伝子発現量を示すグラフであり、横軸は、TGF-β1タンパク質の発現量を示す。LPS(+)/PK-0007(+)の投与群3は、LPS(+)/ssRNA(-)の投与群2と比較して、TGF-β1タンパク質の発現量が著しく抑制された。この抑制効果は、LPS(+)/ポジティブコントロールNK-0033(+)の投与群5およびLPS(+)/ポジティブコントロールNI-0030の投与群7よりも、強いことが明らかとなった。なお、ネガティブコントロールPK-0008(+)の投与群4、ネガティブコントロールNK-0035(+)の投与群6、ネガティブコントロールNI-0031(+)の投与群8では、抑制効果は確認されなかった。
プロリンを有するリンカーで置換したssRNAを用いて、in vivoでのオフターゲット効果を確認し、副作用を評価した。
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滅菌生理食塩水75μlを投与
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ssRNA溶液(PK-0007)75μlを投与
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ssRNA溶液(PK-0008)75μlを投与
本発明のssRNAについて、リボヌクレアーゼ耐性を確認した。
実施例のRNA(Ex)として、前記実施例B9のssRNA(PK-0007)を使用した。比較例のRNAとして、前記実施例B10-1に示す、ポジティブコントロール(Pc)のdsRNA(NI-0030)を使用した。
この結果を図15に示す。図15は、リボヌクレアーゼ耐性を示す電気泳動写真である。図15において、レーン「M」は、分子量マーカーであり、(min)は、インキュベート時間を示す。
本発明のssRNAについて、ヌクレアーゼ耐性を確認した。
実施例のRNA(Ex)として、前記実施例B9のssRNA(PK-0007)を使用した。比較例のRNAとして、前記実施例B10-1に示す、RNAiポジティブコントロール(Pc)のdsRNA(NI-0030)を使用した。
この結果を図16に示す。図16は、S7ヌクレアーゼ耐性を示す電気泳動写真である。図16において、レーン「M」は、分子量マーカーであり、(h)は、インキュベート時間を示す。
フリー塩基の位置が異なるssRNAを使用して、in vitroにおけるGAPDH遺伝子の発現抑制を確認した。
RNAとして、図17に示すssRNAを使用した。図17において、右端の番号は、配列番号を示す。図17において、5’側から、小文字下線の領域は、前記領域(Xc)、大文字下線の領域は、前記内部領域(Z)、小文字下線の領域は、前記領域(Yc)を示す。前記Xcと前記Zとの間が、リンカー領域(Lx)であり、前記Zと前記Ycとの間が、リンカー領域(Ly)である。また、「Xc/Yc」は、前記領域(Xc)の塩基長(Xc)と、前記領域(Yc)の塩基長(Yc)との比を示す。図17において、「*」は、フリー塩基を示す。
これらの結果を、図18に示す。図18は、終濃度10nmol/LのRNAを使用した場合におけるGAPDH遺伝子発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図18に示すように、前記5’側領域(Xc)および前記3’側領域(Yc)の長さを変化させたいずれのssRNAについても、GAPDH遺伝子の発現抑制が確認できた。
フリー塩基の位置が異なるssRNAを使用して、in vitroにおけるTGF-β1遺伝子の発現抑制効果を確認した。
凍結保存した前記RNAを、20μmol/Lとなるように、注射用蒸留水に溶解し、RNA溶液を調製した。そして、前記RNA溶液を使用した以外は、前記実施例B9と同様にして、Hepal-6細胞への前記ssRNAのトランスフェクション、RNA回収、cDNA合成およびPCRを行い。TGF-β1遺伝子の相対的発現量を測定した。トランスフェクション時のRNA濃度は、1nmol/Lとした。
これらの結果を、図19に示す。図19は、TGF-β1遺伝子発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図19に示すように、いずれのssRNAも、遺伝子発現抑制活性を示した。また、フリー塩基の位置を、前記内部領域(Z)における3’末端から2番目および3番目としたNK-0055およびNK-0062は、フリー塩基の位置を、前記内部領域(Z)における3’末端から4番目および5番目としたNK-0033およびNK-0061よりも、高い発現抑制活性を示した。この結果は、異なる遺伝子をターゲットとする前記参考例1と同様の挙動であった。
フリー塩基の位置が異なるssRNAを使用して、in vitroにおけるLAMA1遺伝子の発現抑制を確認した。
LAMA1遺伝子用プライマーセット
5’-AAAGCTGCCAATGCCCCTCGACC-3’(配列番号55)
5’-TAGGTGGGTGGCCCTCGTCTTG-3’(配列番号56)
これらの結果を、図20に示す。図20は、293細胞におけるLAMA1遺伝子の発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図20に示すように、いずれのssRNAも、遺伝子発現抑制活性を示した。また、フリー塩基の位置を、前記内部領域(Z)における3’末端から2番目としたNK-0064は、フリー塩基の位置を、前記内部領域(Z)における3’末端から4番目としたNK-0043よりも、高い発現抑制活性を示した。この結果は、異なる遺伝子をターゲットとする前記参考例1および参考例2と同様の挙動であった。
フリー塩基の位置が異なるssRNAを用いて、in vitroにおけるLMNA遺伝子の発現抑制を確認した。
LMNA遺伝子用プライマーセット
5’-CTGGACATCAAGCTGGCCCTGGAC-3’(配列番号59)
5’-CACCAGCTTGCGCATGGCCACTTC-3’(配列番号60)
これらの結果を、図21に示す。図21は、A549細胞におけるLMNA遺伝子の発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図21に示すように、いずれのssRNAも、遺伝子発現抑制活性を示した。また、フリー塩基の位置を、前記内部領域(Z)における3’末端から2番目としたNK-0066は、フリー塩基の位置を、前記内部領域(Z)における3’末端から4番目としたNK-0063よりも、高い発現抑制活性を示した。この結果は、異なる遺伝子をターゲットとする前記参考例1~参考例3と同様の挙動であった。
前記内部5’側領域(X)、前記5’側領域(Xc)、前記内部3’側領域(Y)および前記3’側領域(Yc)の各長さを変化させたssRNAを用いて、in vitroにおけるGAPDH遺伝子の発現抑制を確認した。
RNAとして、図22に示すssRNAを使用した。図22において、右端の番号は、配列番号を示す。図22において、5’側から、小文字下線の領域は、前記領域(Xc)、大文字下線の領域は、前記内部領域(Z)、小文字下線の領域は、前記領域(Yc)を示す。また、「Xc+Yc/X+Y」は、前記領域(Xc)と前記領域(Yc)の塩基長の合計と、前記領域(X)と前記領域(Y)の塩基長の合計との比を示す。図22において、「*」は、フリー塩基を示す。
これらの結果を、図23に示す。図23は、終濃度1nmol/LのRNAを使用した場合におけるGAPDH遺伝子発現量の相対値を示すグラフである。図23に示すように、前記領域(X)、前記領域(Xc)、前記領域(Y)および前記領域(Yc)の長さを変化させたいずれのssRNAについても、GAPDH遺伝子の発現抑制が確認できた。
Claims (52)
- 標的遺伝子の発現を抑制する発現抑制配列を含む一本鎖核酸分子であって、
領域(X)、リンカー領域(Lx)および領域(Xc)を含み、
前記領域(X)と前記領域(Xc)との間に、前記リンカー領域(Lx)が連結され、
前記領域(Xc)が、前記領域(X)と相補的であり、
前記領域(X)および前記領域(Xc)の少なくとも一方が、前記発現抑制配列を含み、
前記リンカー領域(Lx)が、ピロリジン骨格およびピペリジン骨格の少なくとも一方を含む非ヌクレオチド構造を有することを特徴とする一本鎖核酸分子。 - 前記リンカー領域(Lx)が、下記式(I)で表わされる、請求項1記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
X1およびX2は、それぞれ独立して、H2、O、SまたはNHであり;
Y1およびY2は、それぞれ独立して、単結合、CH2、NH、OまたはSであり;
R3は、環A上のC-3、C-4、C-5またはC-6に結合する水素原子または置換基であり;
L1は、n個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORa、NH2、NHRa、NRaRb、SH、もしくはSRaで置換されても置換されていなくてもよく、または、
L1は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y1が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、OR1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
L2は、m個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORc、NH2、NHRc、NRcRd、SHもしくはSRcで置換されても置換されていなくてもよく、または、
L2は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y2が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、OR2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
Ra、Rb、RcおよびRdは、それぞれ独立して、置換基または保護基であり;
lは、1または2であり;
mは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
nは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
環Aは、前記環A上のC-2以外の1個の炭素原子が、窒素、酸素または硫黄で置換されてもよく、
前記環A内に、炭素-炭素二重結合または炭素-窒素二重結合を含んでもよく、
前記領域(Xc)および前記領域(X)は、それぞれ、-OR1-または-OR2-を介して、前記リンカー領域(Lx)に結合し、
ここで、R1およびR2は、存在しても存在しなくてもよく、存在する場合、R1およびR2は、それぞれ独立して、ヌクレオチド残基または前記構造(I)である。 - 前記領域(X)の塩基数(X)および前記5’側領域(Xc)の塩基数(Xc)が、下記式(3)または式(5)の条件を満たす、請求項1または2記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
X>Xc ・・・(3)
X=Xc ・・・(5) - 前記領域(X)の塩基数(X)および前記5’側領域(Xc)の塩基数(Xc)が、下記式(11)の条件を満たす、請求項3記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
X-Xc=1、2または3 ・・・(11) - 前記領域(Xc)の塩基数(Xc)が、19塩基~30塩基である、請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- さらに、領域(Y)および領域(Yc)を有し、
前記領域(Yc)が、前記領域(Y)と相補的であり、
前記領域(X)と前記領域(Y)とが連結して、内部領域(Z)を形成している、請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。 - さらに、リンカー領域(Ly)を有し、
前記領域(Y)と前記領域(Yc)との間に、前記リンカー(Ly)が連結している、請求項6記載の一本鎖核酸分子。 - 前記リンカー領域(Ly)が、ピロリジン骨格またはピペリジン骨格を含む非ヌクレオチド構造を有する、請求項7記載の一本鎖核酸。
- 前記リンカー領域(Ly)が、下記式(I)で表わされる、請求項8記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
X1およびX2は、それぞれ独立して、H2、O、SまたはNHであり;
Y1およびY2は、それぞれ独立して、単結合、CH2、NH、OまたはSであり;
R3は、環A上のC-3、C-4、C-5またはC-6に結合する水素原子または置換基であり;
L1は、n個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORa、NH2、NHRa、NRaRb、SH、もしくはSRaで置換されても置換されていなくてもよく、または、
L1は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y1が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、OR1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
L2は、m個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORc、NH2、NHRc、NRcRd、SHもしくはSRcで置換されても置換れていなくてもよく、または、
L2は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y2が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、OR2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
Ra、Rb、RcおよびRdは、それぞれ独立して、置換基または保護基であり;
lは、1または2であり;
mは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
nは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
環Aは、前記環A上のC-2以外の1個の炭素原子が、窒素、酸素、硫黄で置換されてもよく、
前記環A内に、炭素-炭素二重結合または炭素-窒素二重結合を含んでもよく、
前記領域(Yc)および前記領域(Y)は、それぞれ、-OR1-または-OR2-を介して、前記リンカー領域(Ly)に結合し、
ここで、R1およびR2は、存在しても存在しなくてもよく、存在する場合、R1およびR2は、それぞれ独立して、ヌクレオチド残基または前記構造(I)である。 - 前記領域(Xc)および前記領域(X)と、前記リンカー領域(Lx)の前記式(I)の構造との結合、ならびに、
前記領域(Yc)および前記領域(Y)と、前記リンカー領域(Ly)の前記式(I)の構造との結合が、それぞれ、下記(1)~(4)のいずれか一つの条件を満たす、請求項9記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
条件(1)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR2-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR1-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合し、
前記領域(Yc)は、-OR1-を介して、前記領域(Y)は、-OR2-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。
条件(2)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR2-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR1-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合し、
前記領域(Yc)は、-OR2-を介して、前記領域(Y)は、-OR1-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。
条件(3)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR1-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR2-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合し、
前記領域(Yc)は、-OR1-を介して、前記領域(Y)は、-OR2-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。
条件(4)
前記領域(Xc)は、-OR1-を介して、前記領域(X)は、-OR2-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合し、
前記領域(Yc)は、-OR2-を介して、前記領域(Y)は、-OR1-を介して、前記式(I)の構造と結合する。 - 前記式(I)において、L1は、前記ポリエーテル鎖であり、前記ポリエーテル鎖が、ポリエチレングリコールである、請求項2から10のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記式(I)において、L1の原子個数(n)とL2の原子個数(m)との合計(m+n)が、0~30の範囲である、請求項2から11のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記式(I-1)において、n=8、前記(I-2)において、n=3、前記式(I-3)において、n=4または8、前記(I-4)において、n=7または8、前記式(I-5)において、n=3およびm=4、前記(I-6)において、n=8およびm=4、前記式(I-7)において、n=8およびm=4、前記(I-8)において、n=5およびm=4、前記式(I-9)において、q=1およびm=4である、請求項13記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記領域(X)の塩基数(X)、前記領域(Y)の塩基数(Y)、前記領域(Xc)の塩基数(Xc)および前記領域(Yc)の塩基数(Yc)が、下記式(2)の条件を満たす、請求項6から15のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
Z≧Xc+Yc ・・・(2) - 前記領域(X)の塩基数(X)、前記(Xc)の塩基数(Xc)、前記領域(Y)の塩基数(Y)および前記領域(Yc)の塩基数(Yc)が、下記(a)~(d)のいずれかの条件を満たす、請求項6から16のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
(a)下記式(3)および(4)の条件を満たす。
X>Xc ・・・(3)
Y=Yc ・・・(4)
(b)下記式(5)および(6)の条件を満たす。
X=Xc ・・・(5)
Y>Yc ・・・(6)
(c)下記式(7)および(8)の条件を満たす。
X>Xc ・・・(7)
Y>Yc ・・・(8)
(d)下記式(9)および(10)の条件を満たす。
X=Xc ・・・(9)
Y=Yc ・・・(10) - 前記(a)~(d)において、前記領域(X)の塩基数(X)と前記領域(Xc)の塩基数(Xc)の差、前記領域(Y)の塩基数(Y)と前記領域(Yc)の塩基数(Yc)の差が、下記条件を満たす、請求項17記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
(a)下記式(11)および(12)の条件を満たす。
X-Xc=1、2または3 ・・・(11)
Y-Yc=0 ・・・(12)
(b)下記式(13)および(14)の条件を満たす。
X-Xc=0 ・・・(13)
Y-Yc=1、2または3 ・・・(14)
(c)下記式(15)および(16)の条件を満たす。
X-Xc=1、2または3 ・・・(15)
Y-Yc=1、2または3 ・・・(16)
(d)下記式(17)および(18)の条件を満たす。
X-Xc=0 ・・・(17)
Y-Yc=0 ・・・(18) - 前記領域(Xc)の塩基数(Xc)が、1~11塩基である、請求項6から18のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記領域(Xc)の塩基数(Xc)が、1~7塩基である、請求項19記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記領域(Xc)の塩基数(Xc)が、1~3塩基である、請求項19記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記領域(Yc)の塩基数(Yc)が、1~11塩基である、請求項6から21のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記領域(Yc)の塩基数(Yc)が、1~7塩基である、請求項22記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記領域(Yc)の塩基数(Yc)が、1~3塩基である、請求項22記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 少なくとも1つの修飾された残基を含む、請求項1から24のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 標識物質を含む、請求項1から25のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 安定同位体を含む、請求項1から26のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- RNA分子である、請求項1から27のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記一本鎖核酸分子において、塩基数の合計が、50塩基以上である、請求項1から28のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 前記遺伝子の発現抑制が、RNA干渉による発現抑制である、請求項1から29のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子。
- 標的遺伝子の発現を抑制するための組成物であって、
請求項1から30のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子を含むことを特徴とする、発現抑制用組成物。 - 請求項1から30のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子を含むことを特徴とする、薬学的組成物。
- 炎症治療用である、請求項32記載の薬学組成物。
- 標的遺伝子の発現を抑制する方法であって、
請求項1から30のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子を使用することを特徴とする発現抑制方法。 - 前記一本鎖核酸分子を、細胞、組織または器官に投与する工程を含む、請求項34記載の発現抑制方法。
- 前記一本鎖核酸分子を、in vivoまたはin vitroで投与する、請求項35記載の発現抑制方法。
- 前記遺伝子の発現抑制が、RNA干渉による発現抑制である、請求項34から36のいずれか一項に記載の発現抑制方法。
- 標的遺伝子の発現を抑制するRNA干渉を誘導する方法であって、
請求項1から30のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子を使用することを特徴とする発現誘導方法。 - 疾患の治療方法であって、
請求項1から30のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子を、患者に投与する工程を含み、
前記一本鎖核酸分子が、前記発現抑制配列として、前記疾患の原因となる遺伝子の発現を抑制する配列を有することを特徴とする治療方法。 - 標的遺伝子の発現抑制のための、請求項1から30のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子の使用。
- RNA干渉の誘導のための、請求項1から30のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子の使用。
- 疾患の治療に使用するための核酸分子であって、
前記核酸分子は、請求項1から30のいずれか一項に記載の一本鎖核酸分子であり、
前記一本鎖核酸分子が、前記発現抑制配列として、前記疾患の原因となる遺伝子の発現を抑制する配列を有することを特徴とする一本鎖核酸分子。 - 核酸分子合成用のモノマーであって、
下記式(II)の構造を有することを特徴とするモノマー。
X1およびX2は、それぞれ独立して、H2、O、SまたはNHであり;
Y1およびY2は、それぞれ独立して、単結合、CH2、NH、OまたはSであり;
R1およびR2は、それぞれ独立して、H、保護基またはリン酸保護基であり;
R3は、環A上のC-3、C-4、C-5またはC-6に結合する水素原子または置換基であり;
L1は、n個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORa、NH2、NHRa、NRaRb、SH、もしくはSRaで置換されても置換されていなくてもよく、または、
L1は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y1が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、OR1に結合するL1の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
L2は、m個の原子からなるアルキレン鎖であり、ここで、アルキレン炭素原子上の水素原子は、OH、ORc、NH2、NHRc、NRcRd、SHもしくはSRcで置換されても置換されていなくてもよく、または、
L2は、前記アルキレン鎖の一つ以上の炭素原子が、酸素原子で置換されたポリエーテル鎖であり、
ただし、Y2が、NH、OまたはSの場合、Y2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、OR2に結合するL2の原子は炭素であり、酸素原子同士は隣接せず;
Ra、Rb、RcおよびRdは、それぞれ独立して、置換基または保護基であり;
lは、1または2であり;
mは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
nは、0~30の範囲の整数であり;
環Aは、前記環A上のC-2以外の1個の炭素原子が、窒素、酸素または硫黄で置換されてもよく、
前記環A内に、炭素-炭素二重結合または炭素-窒素二重結合を含んでもよい。 - 前記式(II-1)において、n=8、前記(II-2)において、n=3、前記式(II-3)において、n=4または8、前記(II-4)において、n=7または8、前記式(II-5)において、n=3およびm=4、前記(II-6)において、n=8およびm=4、前記式(II-7)において、n=8およびm=4、前記(II-8)において、n=5およびm=4、前記式(II-9)において、q=1およびm=4である、請求項44記載のモノマー。
- 前記式(II)において、L1は、前記ポリエーテル鎖であり、前記ポリエーテル鎖が、ポリエチレングリコールである、請求項43から46のいずれか一項に記載のモノマー。
- 前記式(II)において、L1の原子個数(n)とL2の原子個数(m)との合計(m+n)が、0~30の範囲である、請求項43から47のいずれか一項に記載のモノマー。
- 標識物質を含む、請求項43のから48のいずれか一項に記載のモノマー。
- 安定同位体を含む、請求項43から49のいずれか一項に記載のモノマー。
- 自動核酸合成用である、請求項43から50のいずれか一項に記載のモノマー。
- 核酸分子の合成方法であって、
請求項43から51のいずれか一項に記載のモノマーを使用することを特徴とする合成方法。
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