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- the present invention evaluates skin conditions such as wrinkles and firmness, specifically, a probe or a probe set and a nucleic acid microarray capable of evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin, and ultraviolet rays on the skin using these. It relates to methods for evaluating the impact.
- the skin is the largest and most visible organ of the animal body, including humans, composed mainly of epithelium and dermis and has several accessory structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands and hair follicles.
- skin is the organ that is most frequently exposed to environmental stress, hazards, and pathogens in tissues throughout the body. Therefore, it has many functions, for example, has a protective barrier function against external invasion (for example, heat, chemicals, bacteria), a heat regulation function, a dehydration prevention function, and a sensory function. Therefore, maintaining and establishing skin health is important for animal health.
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 a method for evaluating the aging state or inflammation state of the skin by measuring the gene expression level.
- Patent Documents 3 and 4 a method for evaluating the aging state or inflammation state of the skin by measuring the gene expression level.
- each of these evaluation methods is only capable of measuring a single symptom or condition, and is not a method that can objectively evaluate the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin particularly at the gene expression level.
- the main purpose of the present invention is what kind of state the skin or skin cells are, and what kind of external stimuli (especially ultraviolet rays) to the skin or skin cells are affected by skin conditions such as elasticity (elasticity) and wrinkles. It is to provide a probe or a probe set and a nucleic acid microarray equipped with the probe or probe set that can be evaluated for influence.
- the present inventors have selected a specific gene, mainly a gene related to the structure of the skin, and selected a nucleic acid (or a part thereof) constituting the gene.
- the inventors have found that the above object can be achieved by using as a probe, and have completed the present invention.
- a probe or probe set for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin which comprises the nucleic acid of (a), (b) or (c) below or a part thereof.
- Nucleic acid comprising a base sequence constituting at least one gene selected from the group consisting of GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, ASAH1, MMP14, MMP17 and COL18A1
- (b) Complementary to the nucleic acid of
- a nucleic acid comprising a basic nucleotide sequence (c) hybridizing with a nucleic acid comprising a complementary nucleotide sequence to the nucleic acid of (a) or (b) above under stringent conditions and detecting a skin composition-related gene Nucleic acids that can
- examples of the nucleic acid (a) include those consisting of the following nucleic acids (i) and (ii).
- nucleic acid (a) for example, a nucleic acid comprising a base sequence constituting each gene of GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1 and ASAH1; a nucleic acid comprising a base sequence constituting each gene of MMP14, MMP17 and COL18A1 Nucleic acids; and nucleic acids consisting of base sequences constituting each gene of MMP14, MMP17, COL18A1, GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, and ASAH1.
- a probe or a probe set for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin comprising the following nucleic acid ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) or ( ⁇ ).
- ( ⁇ ) a nucleic acid consisting of at least one of the base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 27, 30, 58, 63, 70, 84, 85 and 112 ( ⁇ ) complementary to the nucleic acid of ( ⁇ ) Nucleic acid comprising a simple base sequence
- Nucleic acid comprising a base sequence having a homology of 70% or more to the base sequence of the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) or ( ⁇ ) and capable of detecting a skin composition-related gene ( ⁇ ) Detecting a skin composition-related gene comprising a nucleotide sequence in which one to several bases are added, deleted or substituted in the nucleotide sequence of the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) or ( ⁇ ).
- examples of the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) include nucleic acids having the base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 27, 30, 58, 63, 70, 84, 85, and 112.
- a probe set for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin comprising the nucleic acids of (i) and / or (ii) below.
- a nucleic acid microarray for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin comprising the probe or probe set according to any one of (1) to (3) above.
- a method for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin comprising the step of measuring the gene expression level using any one of the probes or probe sets of (1) to (3) after irradiating the test subject with ultraviolet rays.
- a method for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin comprising the step of measuring the gene expression level using the nucleic acid microarray of (4) above after irradiating the test subject with ultraviolet rays.
- the probe or probe set which can objectively evaluate the influence on the skin by external stimulation, especially an ultraviolet-ray at a gene expression level, and a nucleic acid microarray carrying this can be provided.
- a method for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin of a test subject using the probe or probe set and a nucleic acid microarray, and a skin disease therapeutic agent (such as a transdermal absorbent) or an active ingredient of cosmetics It is possible to provide an efficient screening method for useful substances (compounds, etc.).
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing changes in gene expression levels associated with UVB (ultraviolet B wave) irradiation on keratinocytes.
- the vertical axis represents fluorescence intensity (Intensity)
- the horizontal axis represents time (h)
- ⁇ (UV ⁇ ) indicates no UVB irradiation
- ⁇ (UV +) indicates UVB irradiation.
- evaluating external stimuli refers to skin conditions such as skin elasticity (wrinkle) and wrinkles, depending on the presence or absence of gene expression or the change in expression level. Judgment and evaluation.
- gene expression means expression of mRNA.
- genes encoding ceramide, collagen, selectin, elastin, etc. genes encoding their synthetic enzymes, genes encoding their degrading enzymes, A gene associated with inflammation can be selected and used as a probe. In the present specification and the like, these genes are referred to as skin constitution-related genes.
- GBA when evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays (UV) on skin conditions such as wrinkles, aging, and tension, among the skin composition-related genes described in detail later, GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, ASAH1, MMP14, MMP17 and At least one gene selected from the group consisting of COL18A1 can be selected, and a nucleic acid or the like comprising a base sequence constituting the gene can be used as a probe.
- examples of the skin composition-related gene include the following.
- nucleotide sequence information of each of these genes can be obtained from NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information, Search, Term, Search, Database).
- NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information, Search, Term, Search, Database
- the official symbol of NCBI is written in capital letters, but this does not limit the species.
- genes of mammals such as mice, rats, hamsters, pigs, guinea pigs, monkeys, dogs and cats can be used in addition to humans.
- a probe probe for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin is generally used for capturing a target gene nucleic acid (mRNA) in a specimen (test sample) by hybridization and detecting the target nucleic acid.
- mRNA target gene nucleic acid
- the probe is usually a nucleic acid probe, but as the “nucleic acid” constituting the probe in the present invention, DNA, RNA, PNA or the like can be generally used, and is not particularly limited, but DNA is preferred.
- examples of the probe (or probe set) for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin include those containing the following nucleic acids (a), (b) and (c).
- nucleic acid comprising a base sequence constituting at least one gene (preferably a plurality of genes) selected from the group consisting of GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, ASAH1, MMP14, MMP17 and COL18A1
- a nucleic acid comprising a base sequence complementary to the nucleic acid of (a) or (b) and hybridizing under stringent conditions with a nucleic acid comprising a base sequence complementary to the nucleic acid of (a) or (b).
- the nucleic acid (a) is selected from the above-mentioned various skin composition-related genes, and is a gene useful for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin (GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, ASAH1, MMP14, MMP17 and COL18A1).
- a nucleic acid comprising a base sequence of at least one gene selected from the following, but it is also preferable to use it in the following manner, for example.
- nucleic acid (a) above is [1] Consisting of the following nucleic acids (i) and (ii) (comprising a combination of the following nucleic acids (i) and (ii)): (I) a nucleic acid comprising a base sequence constituting at least one gene selected from the group consisting of GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, and ASAH1; and (ii) a nucleic acid comprising a base sequence constituting at least one gene selected from the group consisting of MMP14, MMP17 and COL18A1; [2] A nucleic acid comprising a base sequence constituting each gene of GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, and ASAH1; [3] A nucleic acid comprising a base sequence constituting each gene of MMP14, MMP17 and COL18A1; [4] MMP14, MMP17, COL18A1, GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, and a nucleic acid
- a nucleic acid (or a part thereof) consisting of the base sequence of a gene serving as a control can also be used together with the nucleic acid (a) described above, and similarly described later (b) and (c). It can also be used with the nucleic acid.
- genes such as ACTB, GAPDH, and RPLP0 can be cited as genes that serve as positive controls.
- the nucleic acid (b) can also be used for the evaluation of the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin in the present invention, like the nucleic acid (a).
- the explanation regarding the nucleic acid of (a) described above can be similarly applied except that it consists of the base sequence of the complementary strand of the nucleic acid of (a) above.
- nucleic acid (c) can also be used for the evaluation of the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin in the present invention, like the nucleic acids (a) and (b).
- nucleic acid hybridizing under stringent conditions means, for example, a nucleic acid comprising a base sequence complementary to the base sequence of the nucleic acid of (a) or (b).
- the “stringent conditions” may be any of low stringent conditions, medium stringent conditions, and high stringent conditions.
- low stringent conditions include conditions of 5 ⁇ SSC, 5 ⁇ Denhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS, 50% formamide, and 32 ° C.
- medium stringent conditions include conditions of 5 ⁇ SSC, 5 ⁇ Denhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS, 50% formamide, and 42 ° C.
- high stringent conditions include conditions of 5 ⁇ SSC, 5 ⁇ Denhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS, 50% formamide, and 50 ° C.
- the “stringent condition” is that when the base chain length is 65 bases, the monovalent cation concentration of the buffer is 97.5 to 3200 mM, and the temperature is 37 to 80 ° C.
- the conditions are preferable, more preferably the monovalent cation concentration is 97.5 to 800 mM and the temperature is 50 to 70 ° C., and the more preferable condition is the monovalent cation concentration of the buffer of 195 mM, the temperature is 65 ° C., etc.
- the present invention is not limited to these conditions.
- nucleic acids having high homology can be efficiently obtained as the temperature is raised.
- factors affecting the stringency of hybridization may include multiple factors such as temperature, probe concentration, probe length, reaction time, ionic strength, salt concentration, and those skilled in the art will select these factors as appropriate. It is possible to achieve the same stringency.
- Alkphos Direct Labeling Reagents manufactured by Amersham Pharmacia
- follow the protocol attached to the kit incubate with the labeled probe overnight, and then wash the membrane with a primary wash buffer containing 0.1% (w / v) SDS at 55 ° C.
- the hybridized nucleic acid can be detected.
- nucleic acids that can hybridize in addition to the above when calculated using homology search software such as FASTA and BLAST using default parameters, the nucleic acid base sequence of (a) above is 70% or more and 71%. 72% or more, 73% or more, 74% or more, 75% or more, 76% or more, 77% or more, 78% or more, 79% or more, 80% or more, 81% or more, 82% or more, 83% or more, 84% or more, 85% or more, 86% or more, 87% or more, 88% or more, 89% or more, 90% or more, 91% or more, 92% or more, 93% or more, 94% or more, 95% or more, 96% More than 97%, 98% or more, 99% or more, 99.1% or more, 99.2% or more, 99.3% or more, 99.4% or more, 99.5% or more, 99.6% or more, 99.7% or more, 99.8% or more, or 99.9% or more
- the homology of the nucleotide sequence is determined by the algorithm BLAST (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 87, p. 2264-2268, 1990; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 90, p. 5873, 1993).
- Programs called BLASTN and BLASTX based on the BLAST algorithm have been developed (Altschul SF, et al., J. Mol. Biol., Vol. 215, p. 403, 1990).
- When using BLAST and Gapped BLAST programs use the default parameters of each program.
- nucleic acids (a), (b) and (c) are not limited to the full length of the nucleic acid, and a part thereof can be used as a probe.
- the part of the nucleic acid include a nucleic acid consisting of 30 to 5000 bases, a nucleic acid consisting of 40 to 1000 bases, a nucleic acid consisting of 50 to 500 bases, and a nucleic acid consisting of 60 bases to 200 bases. There is no particular limitation on the base length.
- the probe (or probe set) for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin includes, for example, the following nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ): Also mentioned.
- nucleic acid a nucleic acid consisting of at least one of the base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 27, 30, 58, 63, 70, 84, 85 and 112 ( ⁇ ) complementary to the nucleic acid of ( ⁇ ) Nucleic acid comprising a simple base sequence ( ⁇ ) A nucleic acid comprising a base sequence having a homology of 70% or more to the base sequence of the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) or ( ⁇ ) and capable of detecting a skin composition-related gene ( ⁇ ) Detecting a skin composition-related gene comprising a nucleotide sequence in which one to several bases are added, deleted or substituted in the nucleotide sequence of the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) or ( ⁇ ). Nucleic acids that can
- the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) is a nucleic acid having the base sequence shown in SEQ ID NOs: 27, 30, 58, 63, 70, 84, 85 and 112, and the base sequence shown in the SEQ ID NO is the above-mentioned (a ) Nucleic acid in the nucleic acid sequence (GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, ASAH1, MMP14, MMP17 and COL18A1). Therefore, the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) can also be used effectively as a probe (or probe set) for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin in the present invention.
- the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) preferably includes, for example, an embodiment including all nucleic acids having the respective base sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 27, 30, 58, 63, 70, 84, 85 and 112.
- the base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 273 listed in the sequence listing and the following Tables 1 to 4 are those of skin structure-related genes (derived from humans or mice).
- the base sequence shown in SEQ ID NOs: 258 to 273 is a part of the base sequence of a gene (derived from human or mouse) that can be used as a control in the evaluation in the present invention. It is equivalent to.
- the base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 258 to 271 serve as positive controls, and the base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 272 and 273 serve as negative controls.
- the base sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 27, 30, 58, 63, 70, 84, 85, and 112 in the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) are MMP14, MMP17, COL18A1, CAT, GLB1, ASAH1, It corresponds to a part of the base sequence of GBA and OLFM1 genes.
- the nucleic acid comprising the base sequence as the control can also be used with the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) described above, and similarly used with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) described later. You can also be used with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) described later. You can also be used with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) described later. You can also be used with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) described later. You can also be used with the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) described above, and similarly used with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) described later. You can also be used with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) described later. You can also be used with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) described later. You can also be used with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) described later. You can also be used with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇
- the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) can also be used for the evaluation of the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin in the present invention, as with the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ). With respect to the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) above, the explanation regarding the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) described above can be similarly applied except that it comprises the base sequence of the complementary strand of the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ).
- the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) can also be used for the evaluation of the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin in the present invention, as with the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ).
- the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) is a nucleic acid having a base sequence having a homology of 70% or more with respect to the base sequence of the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) or ( ⁇ ).
- nucleic acid consisting of a base sequence is preferred.
- the description in the nucleic acid of (b) mentioned above is applicable similarly.
- the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) can also be used for evaluation of the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin in the present invention, like the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ).
- the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ) is one to several (for example, 1 to 15, 1 to 10, or 1 to 5 in the base sequence of the nucleic acids ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ), and ( ⁇ ), or It is a base sequence in which 1 to 2 bases are added, deleted or substituted.
- the base sequence of the nucleic acid ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ), or ( ⁇ ) above is modified with a linker base (such as poly T), or another base is inserted into part of the base sequence Or a part of the base sequence is deleted, or a part of the base sequence is replaced with another base.
- mutant sequence in which a desired base is added, deleted or substituted, particularly a mutation-substituted nucleic acid for example, “Moleculer cloning, A Laboratory Manual 3rd ed.” Or “Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John” It can be prepared according to the site-specific displacement induction method described in “Wiley & Sons (1987-1997)”. Specifically, it can be prepared using a mutagenesis kit using site-directed mutagenesis by a known method such as the Kunkel method or the Gapped duplex method, and examples of the kit include QuickChange TM Site.
- nucleic acids of ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ), ( ⁇ ), and ( ⁇ ) are not limited to the full length of the nucleic acid, and a part thereof, as with the nucleic acids of (a), (b), and (c) described above. Can be used as a probe.
- a probe set for evaluating the influence of ultraviolet rays on the skin for example, those comprising the following nucleic acids (i) and / or (ii) can also be used.
- nucleic acid consisting of the base sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1-130 Nucleic acid consisting of the base sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 131-257 wherein the nucleic acid of (i) above is a human skin-related gene
- the nucleic acid of (ii) above corresponds to a part of the nucleic acid consisting of the base sequence of a mouse skin-related gene.
- the method for obtaining various nucleic acids described in the present specification is not particularly limited, and can be obtained by a known genetic engineering technique or a known synthesis technique. For example, a commercially available DNA synthesizer is used. Can be obtained.
- various nucleic acids that can be used as probes may be appropriately modified, for example, those that have been terminal vinylated (acryloylated or methacryloylated) or terminal aminated, or bases that serve as linkers ( And those modified with poly-T).
- another base may be inserted into a part of the base sequence of various nucleic acids, a part of the base sequence may be deleted, replaced with another base, or replaced with a substance other than the base.
- examples of the substance other than the base include dyes (fluorescent dyes, intercalators), quenching groups, and base crosslinking agents.
- nucleic acid microarray A nucleic acid microarray is obtained by immobilizing a large number of nucleic acid probes on a carrier independently at high density.
- the nucleic acid microarray is a system used for analyzing the expression level of a plurality of nucleobase sequences and the sequence of a specific nucleobase sequence itself.
- the nucleic acid microarray of the present invention is equipped with the above-described probe of the present invention.
- the nucleic acid microarray of the present invention is not limited as long as the probe of the present invention is immobilized on a support. For example, by fixing probes capable of hybridizing with the respective mRNAs derived from the aforementioned skin composition-related genes to the support, the expression and expression of a plurality of skin composition-related genes can be simultaneously detected. .
- the form of the support is not particularly limited, and any form such as a flat plate, a rod, or a bead can be used.
- a predetermined probe can be fixed on the flat plate with a predetermined interval for each type (spotting method, etc .; see Science 270, 467-470 (1995)).
- nucleic acid microarray obtained by fixing probes to each hollow fiber for each type, converging and fixing all hollow fibers, and then repeating cutting in the longitudinal direction of the fibers is preferable. It can be illustrated.
- This nucleic acid microarray can be described as a type in which a probe is immobilized on a through-hole substrate, and is also referred to as a so-called “through-hole type microarray” (see, for example, Japanese Patent No. 3510882 and FIG. 1 of this application).
- the method for immobilizing the probe to the support is not particularly limited, and any binding mode may be used. Moreover, it is not limited to immobilizing directly to a support body, for example, a support body can be previously coated with polymers, such as polylysine, and a probe can also be fixed to the support body after a process. Furthermore, when a tubular body such as a hollow fiber is used as the support, the tubular body can hold a gel-like material, and the probe can be immobilized on the gel-like material.
- This microarray can be produced, for example, through the following steps (i) to (iv).
- Step (ii) Embedding the array and manufacturing a block
- Step (iii) A step of introducing a gel precursor polymerizable solution containing a probe into the hollow portion of each hollow fiber of the block body to perform a polymerization reaction, and holding the gel-like material containing the probe in the hollow portion (iv) hollow
- the material used for the hollow fiber is a process used to cut the block body in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the fiber to make the block into a thin piece.
- the materials described in JP-A No. 2004-16311 and the like can be used. Preferably mentioned.
- the hollow fibers are arranged three-dimensionally so that the lengths in the longitudinal direction are the same (step (i)).
- a plurality of hollow fibers are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval on a sheet-like material such as a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet to form a sheet, and then the sheet is spirally wound (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-1999). No.
- two perforated plates each having a plurality of holes provided at predetermined intervals are overlapped so that the holes coincide with each other, and the hollow fibers are passed through the holes, and then the two porous Examples include a method of temporarily fixing the plate with a gap between the plates, filling the periphery of the hollow fiber between the two porous plates with a curable resin material and curing (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-133453).
- the manufactured array is embedded so that the array is not disturbed (step (ii)).
- the embedding method include a method in which a polyurethane resin, an epoxy resin, or the like is poured into a gap between fibers, and a method in which fibers are bonded together by heat fusion.
- the embedded array is filled with a gel precursor polymerizable solution (gel forming solution) containing a probe in the hollow portion of each hollow fiber, and a polymerization reaction is performed in the hollow portion (step (iii)). Thereby, the gel-like thing with which the probe was fixed can be hold
- the gel precursor polymerizable solution is a solution containing a reactive substance such as a gel-forming polymerizable monomer, and the solution can be converted into a gel by polymerizing and crosslinking the monomer.
- a reactive substance such as a gel-forming polymerizable monomer
- examples of such monomers include acrylamide, dimethylacrylamide, vinyl pyrrolidone, methylene bisacrylamide and the like.
- the solution may contain a polymerization initiator or the like.
- the thickness of the array is preferably about 0.01 mm to 1 mm.
- the block body can be cut by, for example, a microtome and a laser.
- Preferred examples of the through-hole microarray include a nucleic acid microarray (Genopal TM ) manufactured by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
- an external stimulus to the skin of the test subject is measured by measuring the expression level of the skin constitution-related gene using the probe or probe set of the present invention or the nucleic acid microarray described above.
- the external stimulation is applied to the skin of the animal or the cultured cell thereof as a test target (especially after irradiation of ultraviolet rays to the skin of the animal or the cultured cell thereof) It can be performed by extracting mRNA from the skin or cultured cells.
- the mRNA contained in the test object can be used as it is, or obtained by reverse transcription (or reverse transcription and amplification) from the mRNA, or obtained by transcription amplification of the cDNA.
- ARNA amplified RNA
- the amplification product is preferably labeled with a fluorescent labeling agent such as biotin, an intercalator, metal particles, an enzyme that reacts with luminescence, and the like.
- the animal from which the skin or its cultured cells are derived is not limited, and examples thereof include humans, mice, rats, hamsters, pigs, guinea pigs, monkeys, dogs and cats.
- the type of the cultured cell is not particularly limited as long as it is a cell related to the skin, and examples thereof include normal epithelial cells, normal melanocytes, normal keratinocyte cells, epithelial fibroblasts, and melanoma cells.
- the hybridization reaction is carried out under the reaction conditions (buffer type, pH, temperature, etc.) so that the mRNA, cDNA, and aRNA obtained as described above can hybridize with the probe mounted on the microarray under stringent conditions. ) Can be set as appropriate.
- the “stringent conditions” referred to here are as described above.
- the detection intensity is measured for each probe with an apparatus that can detect the label of mRNA, cDNA, or aRNA bound to the probe. Based on the detection result (signal intensity) obtained from the labeling agent or the like, the significance of the expression level of various target genes can be evaluated by a known processing method.
- Screening method The present invention can provide a method for screening a compound useful for a skin disease therapeutic agent or cosmetic using the probe, probe set or nucleic acid microarray of the present invention.
- the screening is performed by applying an external stimulus such as UVB to the animal skin or cultured cells thereof, contacting the candidate substance with the animal or cultured cells, measuring the expression level of a skin constituent-related gene, Screening can be performed by comparative analysis with the gene expression level (such as when the candidate substance is not contacted).
- the candidate substance may be brought into contact with the external stimulus.
- Contact herein refers to the administration of a candidate substance transdermally (applied to the skin, application, etc.), oral administration, peritoneal administration, subcutaneous administration, intravenous administration, etc., if it is an animal. This refers to adding a candidate substance to the culture medium.
- Examples of the control include a case where an external stimulus is applied without contacting the candidate substance, a case where the candidate substance is contacted without applying an external stimulus, or a case where the candidate substance is not contacted without applying an external stimulus.
- candidate substances that can be used include any of various compounds, which may be naturally derived or artificially prepared, and are not limited.
- the expression level data of the control gene may be obtained from the same test subject or may be obtained from a plurality of different test subjects of the same type, and is accumulated in advance in a database. May be.
- the expression level data derived from the test subject can be incorporated into the value of the population (test subject) and the expression level can be processed again (averaging, etc.) to increase the number of examples in the population.
- the accuracy of the critical value of the expression level can be increased, and in some cases, the accuracy of screening can be increased by appropriately correcting the critical value.
- a temporal change in gene expression level or a change due to conditions can be evaluated as a pattern, and specifically, it can be performed using multivariate analysis.
- Multivariate analysis includes, for example, principal component analysis, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, quantification theory (Class I, II, III, IV), cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling (MDS), multiple regression analysis , Conjoint analysis, pattern comparison using Mahalanobis Taguchi system (MT method) and prediction of effects.
- the concentration and amount of a candidate substance to be brought into contact with an animal or cultured cell can be set and selected as appropriate according to the candidate substance, the type of test subject, etc., but the candidate substance should not affect the nucleic acid extraction. It is preferable to carry out at a concentration or amount that does not cause toxicity by the test subject. Examples of non-toxicity include at least no death or partial necrosis observed in animals, and at least 90% cell viability in cultured cells.
- the method for extracting the nucleic acid and the method for treating the extracted nucleic acid are not limited and can be performed by a known method, but it is preferably performed by a method suitable for the type of microarray to be used.
- a method suitable for the type of microarray to be used For example, when total RNA is isolated, a commercially available reagent kit such as RNeasy mini kit (QIAGEN) can be used, and extraction can be performed according to the attached protocol.
- QIAGEN RNeasy mini kit
- the average value X of the negative control can be used as the judgment value, and further, a value obtained by adding the standard deviation ⁇ to X, further X + 2 ⁇ , and further X + 3 ⁇ is desirable.
- the negative control is a gene that should not be detected from the test subject, for example, a gene of another species different from the test subject.
- the error between each sample of the obtained data is corrected with the value of the housekeeping gene (gapdh, actin, arbp, etc.), and the fluctuation of the mRNA amount is determined using the corrected data (the fluctuation of the mRNA amount is statistically determined by a test).
- the candidate substance used when it is not determined that it has changed significantly is a candidate substance that has been able to approach the gene expression level when the gene expression level does not give an external stimulus, as described above. It can be judged, and it can be judged that it was screened as a compound useful for a skin disease therapeutic agent or cosmetics.
- two perforated plates with a thickness of 0.1 mm were prepared in which a total of 256 holes each having a diameter of 0.32 mm and a center distance between the holes of 0.12 mm were provided in a total of 256 rows. These perforated plates were superposed, and one hollow polycarbonate fiber having an outer diameter of 280 ⁇ m, an inner diameter of 180 ⁇ m, and a length of 150 mm was passed through all of the holes.
- the position of the two perforated plates was moved in a state in which a tension of 0.1 N was applied to each fiber in the X-axis direction, and was fixed at two positions of 20 mm and 100 mm from one end of the hollow fiber. . That is, the interval between the two perforated plates was 80 mm. Next, the three surrounding surfaces of the space between the perforated plates were surrounded by a plate-like object. In this way, a container having an open top only was obtained.
- the resin raw material was poured into the container from the upper part of the container.
- resin what added 2.5 mass% carbon black was used with respect to the gross mass of a polyurethane resin adhesive (Nippon Polyurethane Industry Co., Ltd., Nipponran 4276, Coronate 4403).
- the resin was cured by standing at 25 ° C. for 1 week.
- the porous plate and the plate-like material were removed to obtain a hollow fiber bundle.
- the obtained hollow fiber bundle was put in a desiccator and the inside was purged with nitrogen, and then allowed to stand for 16 hours.
- the hollow fiber bundle was placed in the desiccator, and the desiccator was heated to 55 ° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere, and a polymerization reaction was carried out at 55 ° C. for 3 hours.
- a hollow fiber bundle was sliced into a thickness of 250 ⁇ m in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the hollow fiber using a microtome. In this way, 300 nucleic acid microarrays with a thickness of 250 ⁇ m on which gel spots including 228 capture probes were mounted were produced.
- the cells at each culture time were washed with PBS ( ⁇ ), and gene expression analysis was performed using a nucleic acid microarray.
- Sample preparation for gene expression analysis using a nucleic acid microarray was performed according to the protocol of Rneasy Mini Kit (Qiagen).
- the cells were washed with PBS ( ⁇ ), collected by trypsin treatment, precipitated at 1000 rpm, 175 ⁇ L of PBS ( ⁇ ) was added after removing the supernatant. 175 ⁇ L of the RLT solution attached to the kit was added to 175 ⁇ L of the cell sample solution, and the cells were crushed by taking in and out 5 times with a 1 mL syringe.
- RNA ARNA was prepared from 1 mg. Place 5 ⁇ g of aRNA in a plastic tube, add 4 ⁇ L of 5 ⁇ Array Fragmentation Buffer attached to the Message AmpII-Biotin Enhanced kit (Applied Biosystems), mix up to 20 ⁇ L, mix well, and mix at 94 ° C. for 7.5 minutes The aRNA was fragmented by heating.
- a nucleic acid microarray (nucleic acid microarray (Genopal TM ) manufactured by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.) was immersed in the prepared sample solution, and a hybridization reaction was performed at 65 ° C. for 16 hours. After removing the sample solution used for hybridization from the array, the array was immersed in a 0.12 M TNT solution (0.12 M Tris-HCl, 0.12 M NaCl, 0.5%, Tween 20 solution) at 65 ° C. Then, it was washed by immersing in a 0.12 M TN solution (0.12 M Tris-HCl, 0.12 M NaCl) warmed to 65 ° C. for 10 minutes. Thereafter, the signal of the nucleic acid microarray was detected.
- Signal detection in the nucleic acid microarray was performed by measuring the fluorescence intensity of Cy5 (exposure time: 0.1 seconds, 1 second, 4 seconds) using a nucleic acid microarray detector (Yokogawa: MB-M3A, laser wavelength: 633 nm). Seconds, 40 seconds). The results were corrected using ⁇ -actin, Arbp, and Gapdh values after subtracting the background, and the signal values over time were shown.
- FIG. 2 The results are shown in FIG. 2 (FIGS. 2A to H).
- genes whose expression differences are significantly changed after 38 hours due to differences in UVB irradiation conditions include GBA, GLB1, CAT, OLFM1, ASAH1, MMP14, MMP17 and COL18A1 (in order, FIG. 2F: No. 85, FIG. 2E: No. 70, FIG. 2D: No. 63, FIG. 2G: No. 112, FIG. 2E: No. 84, FIG. 2B: No. 27, FIG. 2B: No. 30 and FIG. 2D: see each graph of No. 58).
- These genes are suggested to reflect the effects of UVB irradiation, and the effects on the skin can be evaluated using these genes.
- the probe or probe set which can objectively evaluate the influence on the skin by external stimulation, especially an ultraviolet-ray at a gene expression level, and a nucleic acid microarray carrying this can be provided.
- the probe or probe set and nucleic acid microarray are used for evaluating the effect of ultraviolet rays on the skin of a test subject, and for substances (compounds, etc.) useful as therapeutic agents for skin diseases (percutaneous absorption agents, etc.) and active ingredients in cosmetics. This is extremely useful in that it can be used in an efficient screening method.
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(1)下記(a)、(b)又は(c)の核酸若しくはその一部を含む、皮膚に対する紫外線の影響を評価するためのプローブ又はプローブセット。
(a)GBA、GLB1、CAT、OLFM1、ASAH1、MMP14、MMP17及びCOL18A1からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸
(b)前記(a)の核酸に対し相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸
(c)前記(a)又は(b)の核酸に対し相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸とストリンジェントな条件下でハイブリダイズし、かつ皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる核酸
(i)GBA、GLB1、CAT、OLFM1及びASAH1からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸
(ii) MMP14、MMP17及びCOL18A1からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸
(α)配列番号27、30、58、63、70、84、85及び112に示される塩基配列のうちの少なくとも1種の塩基配列からなる核酸
(β)前記(α)の核酸に対し相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸
(γ)前記(α)又は(β)の核酸の塩基配列に対して70%以上の相同性を有する塩基配列からなり、かつ皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる核酸
(δ)前記(α)、(β)又は(γ)の核酸の塩基配列において1から数個の塩基が付加、欠失又は置換された塩基配列からなり、かつ皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる核酸
(i)配列番号1~130に示される塩基配列からなる核酸
(ii)配列番号131~257に示される塩基配列からなる核酸
(6)検査対象に紫外線を照射後、上記(4)の核酸マイクロアレイを用いて遺伝子発現量を測定する工程を含む、皮膚に対する紫外線の影響を評価する方法。
(8)上記(4)の核酸マイクロアレイを用いて、皮膚疾患治療薬又は化粧品に有用な化合物をスクリーニングする方法。
また、本発明によれば、当該プローブ又はプローブセット及び核酸マイクロアレイを用いた、被験対象の皮膚に対する紫外線の影響の評価方法、及び、皮膚疾患治療薬(経皮吸収剤等)や化粧品の有効成分として有用な物質(化合物等)の効率的なスクリーニング方法を提供することができる。
1.本発明の概要
本発明において、外部刺激、特に紫外線の皮膚への影響を評価することとは、皮膚のハリ(弾力)やシワ等の皮膚状態を、遺伝子の発現の有無又は発現量の変化により判断及び評価することをいう。ここで、遺伝子の発現とは、mRNAの発現のことである。
<皮膚構成関連遺伝子>
CKB,CKM,EDN1,EDN2,EDN3,GDNF,NPPB,SELE,SELL,SELP,TNNT2,HAPLN1,HAS1,HAS2,HAS3,FN1,LAMA1,MMP1,MMP2,MMP3,MMP7,MMP9,MMP10,MMP11,MMP12,MMP13,MMP14,MMP15,MMP16,MMP17,MMP24,MMP25,TIMP1,TIMP2,TIMP3,TIMP4,MME,F2RL1,ACO1,ACO2,NFATC1,SUMO1,SUMO2,SUMO3,ADM,PTGES,PTGIS,ANG,TEK,TIE1,ICAM1,VCAM1,KDR,COL1A1,COL1A2,COL4A1,COL10A1,COL18A1,POMC,SOD1,SOD2,SOD3,CAT,GPX,GSR,TTPA,ELN,EMILIN1,EMILIN2,GLB1,MMRN2,ELANE,MFAP5,ATP7A,IL1A,IL1B,GM-CSF,PTGS2,TNFA,IL6,IL8,ACER1,ACER2,ASAH1,GBA,SGMS1,CEL,GALC,SPTLC1,LASS1,LASS6,DEGS1,FLG,FLG2,KRT1,KRT2,KRT3,KRT4,FGF7,CHST1,CHST2,CSTA,KLF1,EGF,HBEGF,AREG,SIRT1,SIRT2,SIRT3,SIRT4,SCEL,OLFM1,TERT,TERC,BCL2,DEFA1,DEFB1,ITGA1,ITGA2。
2.皮膚に対する紫外線の影響を評価するためのプローブ
プローブとは、一般に、検体(被験試料)中の標的とする遺伝子の核酸(mRNA)をハイブリダイゼーションにより捕捉し、当該標的核酸を検出するために使用されるものを言う。当該プローブは、通常、核酸プローブであるが、本発明においてプローブを構成する「核酸」としては、一般に、DNA、RNA、PNAなどを使用することができ、特に限定はされないが、DNAが好ましい。
(b)前記(a)の核酸に対し相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸
(c)前記(a)又は(b)の核酸に対し相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸とストリンジェントな条件下でハイブリダイズし、かつ皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる核酸
[1] 下記(i)及び(ii)の核酸からなる(下記(i)及び(ii)の核酸の組合せからなる)もの:
(i)GBA、GLB1、CAT、OLFM1及びASAH1からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸;並びに
(ii) MMP14、MMP17及びCOL18A1からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸;
[2] GBA、GLB1、CAT、OLFM1及びASAH1の各遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸であるもの;
[3] MMP14、MMP17及びCOL18A1の各遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸であるもの;
[4] MMP14、MMP17、COL18A1、GBA、GLB1、CAT、OLFM1及びASAH1の各遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸であるもの
などが好ましく挙げられる。
ここで、上記(c)の核酸において、「ストリンジェントな条件下でハイブリダイズする核酸」とは、例えば、前記(a)又は(b)の核酸の塩基配列と相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸の、全部又は一部をプローブとして、コロニーハイブリダイゼーション法、プラークハイブリダイゼーション法又はサザンハイブリダイゼーション法などを用いることにより得られる核酸をいう。ハイブリダイゼーションの方法としては、例えば、“Sambrook & Russell, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual Vol. 3, Cold Spring Harbor, Laboratory Press 2001”、“Ausubel, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons 1987-1997”などに記載されている方法を利用することができる。
また、「ストリンジェントな条件」とは、低ストリンジェントな条件、中ストリンジェントな条件、及び高ストリンジェントな条件のいずれでもよい。「低ストリンジェントな条件」は、例えば、5×SSC、5×デンハルト溶液、0.5%SDS、50%ホルムアミド、32℃の条件が挙げられる。また、「中ストリンジェントな条件」は、例えば、5×SSC、5×デンハルト溶液、0.5%SDS、50%ホルムアミド、42℃の条件が挙げられる。「高ストリンジェントな条件」は、例えば、5×SSC、5×デンハルト溶液、0.5%SDS、50%ホルムアミド、50℃の条件が挙げられる。なお、本発明においては、具体的には、「ストリンジェントな条件」は、塩基鎖長が65塩基の場合、バッファーの1価陽イオン濃度が97.5~3200mM、温度が37~80℃の条件が好ましく、より好ましくは、1価陽イオン濃度が97.5~800mM、温度が50~70℃の条件であり、さらに好ましくは、バッファーの1価陽イオン濃度が195mM、温度が65℃等の条件であるが、これらに限定されるわけではない。
なお、ハイブリダイゼーションにおいて、市販のキットを用いる場合は、例えばAlkphos Direct Labelling Reagents(アマシャムファルマシア社製)を用いることができる。この場合は、キットに添付のプロトコールにしたがい、標識したプローブとのインキュベーションを一晩行った後、メンブレンを55℃の条件下で0.1% (w/v) SDSを含む1次洗浄バッファーで洗浄後、ハイブリダイズした核酸を検出することができる。
(β)前記(α)の核酸に対し相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸
(γ)前記(α)又は(β)の核酸の塩基配列に対して70%以上の相同性を有する塩基配列からなり、かつ皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる核酸
(δ)前記(α)、(β)又は(γ)の核酸の塩基配列において1から数個の塩基が付加、欠失又は置換された塩基配列からなり、かつ皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる核酸
また、上記(α)の核酸としては、例えば、配列番号27、30、58、63、70、84、85及び112に示される各塩基配列からなる核酸を全て含む態様も好ましく挙げられる。
上記(γ)の核酸は、前記(α)又は(β)の核酸の塩基配列に対して、70%以上の相同性を有する塩基配列からなる核酸であるが、さらに、71%以上、72%以上、73%以上、74%以上、75%以上、76%以上、77%以上、78%以上、79%以上、80%以上、81%以上、82%以上、83%以上、84%以上、85%以上、86%以上、87%以上、88%以上、89%以上、90%以上、91%以上、92%以上、93%以上、94%以上、95%以上、96%以上、97%以上、98%以上、99%以上、99.1%以上、99.2%以上、99.3%以上、99.4%以上、99.5%以上、99.6%以上、99.7%以上、99.8%以上又は99.9%以上の相同性を有する塩基配列からなる核酸であることが好ましい。なお、塩基配列の相同性に関する説明については、前述した(b)の核酸における説明を同様に適用することができる。
上記(δ)の核酸は、上記(α)、(β)及び(γ)の核酸の塩基配列において1から数個(例えば、1~15個、1~10個、又は1~5個、あるいは1~2個)の塩基が付加、欠失又は置換された塩基配列である。例えば、上記(α)、(β)及び(γ)の核酸の塩基配列の末端に、リンカーとなる塩基(ポリTなど)を修飾したものや、当該塩基配列の一部に別の塩基を挿入したり、当該塩基配列の一部の塩基を欠失させたり、当該塩基配列の一部の塩基を別の塩基に置換したもの等が挙げられる。
なお、上記(δ)の核酸において、「皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる」とは、上記(γ)の核酸に関する説明を同様に適用することができる。
(ii)配列番号131~257に示される塩基配列からなる核酸
ここで、上記(i)の核酸は、ヒト由来の皮膚構成関連遺伝子の塩基配列からなる核酸の一部に相当するものであり、上記(ii)の核酸は、マウス由来の皮膚構成関連遺伝子の塩基配列からなる核酸の一部に相当するものである。
また、プローブとして使用し得る各種核酸は、適宜、修飾されたものであってもよく、例えば、末端ビニル化(アクリロイル化、メタクリロイル化)又は末端アミノ化がなされたものや、リンカーとなる塩基(ポリTなど)で修飾されたもの等が挙げられる。また、各種核酸の塩基配列の一部へ別の塩基を挿入したり、当該塩基配列の一部の塩基を欠失させたり、又は別の塩基に置換したり、あるいは塩基以外の物質に置換して、使用することもできる。ここで、塩基以外の物質としては、例えば、色素(蛍光色素、インターカレーター)、消光基、塩基架橋剤が挙げられる。
3.核酸マイクロアレイ
核酸マイクロアレイとは、担体上に多数の核酸プローブを高密度にそれぞれ独立に固定化したものである。核酸マイクロアレイは、複数の核酸塩基配列に関する発現量や、特定の核酸塩基配列の配列自体を解析するために利用されるシステムである。
(i)複数本の中空繊維を、中空繊維の長手方向が同一方向となるように3次元に配列して配列体を製造する工程
(ii)前記配列体を包埋し、ブロック体を製造する工程
(iii)プローブを含むゲル前駆体重合性溶液を前記ブロック体の各中空繊維の中空部に導入して重合反応を行い、プローブを含むゲル状物を中空部に保持させる工程
(iv)中空繊維の長手方向と交差する方向で切断して、ブロック体を薄片化する工程中空繊維に使用される材料としては、限定はされないが、例えば、特開2004-163211号公報等に記載の材料が好ましく挙げられる。
包埋された配列体には、各中空繊維の中空部に、プローブを含むゲル前駆体重合性溶液(ゲル形成溶液)を充填し、中空部内で重合反応を行う(工程(iii))。これにより、各中空繊維の中空部に、プローブが固定されたゲル状物を保持させることができる。
4.皮膚の状態の評価
本発明によれば、前述した本発明のプローブ又はプローブセットあるいは核酸マイクロアレイを用いて皮膚構成関連遺伝子の発現量を測定することにより、検査対象(被験対象)の皮膚に対する外部刺激、特に紫外線による、ハリやシワ等の皮膚の状態への影響を、包括的に評価することができる。
5.スクリーニング方法
本発明においては、本発明のプローブ又はプローブセットあるいは核酸マイクロアレイを用いて、皮膚疾患治療薬又は化粧品に有用な化合物をスクリーニングする方法を提供することができる。
対照としては、候補物質を接触させずに外部刺激を加えた場合、外部刺激を加えずに候補物質を接触させた場合、または外部刺激を加えず候補物質の接触もさせない場合等が挙げられる。
対照となる遺伝子の発現量データは、同一の被験対象から取得したものであっても複数の異なる同一種の被験対象から取得したものであってもよく、またデータベースに予め蓄積されたものであってもよい。また、測定された被験対象由来の発現量データを母集団(被験対象)の値に組み込んで発現量レベルを再度データ処理し(平均値化等)、母集団の例数を増やすこともできる。例数を増やすことにより、発現量の臨界値の精度を高め、場合により臨界値を適宜修正することにより、スクリーニングの精度を高めることができる。
以下、実施例により本発明をさらに具体的に説明する。但し、本発明はこれら実施例によって何ら限定されるものではない。
図1に示す配列固定器具を利用して中空繊維束を製造した。なお、図中のx、y、zは直交の3次元軸であり、x軸は繊維の長手方向と一致する。
配列表より選択した遺伝子のプローブ(BEX社よりビニル化核酸を購入)を含む組成のゲル重合前駆体溶液(表5:単位はmL)をマイクロウェルプレートの各ウェルに36μL分注した。該ウェルプレートをデシゲーター内に設置し、端部から各ウェルに分注したゲル前駆体溶液を吸引し、中空繊維の中空部に導入した。
フィブロサイト(RIKEN BRC CELL BANK)を96wellプレートに2.0×104cells/wellとなるように播種し、10%FBS含有DMEM培地(シグマ アルドリッチ)で24時間培養した。UVB(紫外線B波)照射前を0時間とし、一方には培地を除去してPBS を加えUVB(30 mJ/cm2)を照射した。UVB照射後、PBS を除去し、再び培地を加え3、6、9,12、24、36、48、72時間培養した。
1mgからaRNAの調製を行った。aRNA 5μgをプラスチックチューブに入れ、Message AmpII-Biotin Enhancedキット(アプライドバイオシステムズ社製)付属の5x Array Fragmentation Buffeを4μL添加し、20μLにメスアップしてよく混合した後、94℃で7.5分間加熱してaRNAの断片化を行った。断片化後の溶液20μLに、18μLの1M Tris-HCl溶液(インビトロジェン社製)、18μLの1M NaCl溶液(ナカライテスク社製)及び15μLの0.5% Tween20溶液をそれぞれ混合し、Nuclease-free waterで150μLにメスアップして、検体液を調製した。
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- 下記(a)、(b)又は(c)の核酸若しくはその一部を含む、皮膚に対する紫外線の影響を評価するためのプローブ又はプローブセット。
(a)GBA、GLB1、CAT、OLFM1、ASAH1、MMP14、MMP17及びCOL18A1からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸
(b)前記(a)の核酸に対し相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸
(c)前記(a)又は(b)の核酸に対し相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸とストリンジェントな条件下でハイブリダイズし、かつ皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる核酸 - 前記(a)の核酸が、下記(i)及び(ii)の核酸からなるものである、請求項1記載のプローブセット。
(i)GBA、GLB1、CAT、OLFM1及びASAH1からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸
(ii) MMP14、MMP17及びCOL18A1からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸 - 前記(a)の核酸が、GBA、GLB1、CAT、OLFM1及びASAH1の各遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸である、請求項1記載のプローブセット。
- 前記(a)の核酸が、MMP14、MMP17及びCOL18A1の各遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸である、請求項1記載のプローブセット。
- 前記(a)の核酸が、MMP14、MMP17、COL18A1、GBA、GLB1、CAT、OLFM1及びASAH1の各遺伝子を構成する塩基配列からなる核酸である、請求項1記載のプローブセット。
- 下記(α)、(β)又は(γ)の核酸を含む、皮膚に対する紫外線の影響を評価するためのプローブ又はプローブセット。
(α)配列番号27、30、58、63、70、84、85及び112に示される塩基配列のうちの少なくとも1種の塩基配列からなる核酸
(β)前記(α)の核酸に対し相補的な塩基配列からなる核酸
(γ)前記(α)又は(β)の核酸の塩基配列に対して70%以上の相同性を有する塩基配列からなり、かつ皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる核酸
(δ)前記(α)、(β)又は(γ)の核酸の塩基配列において1から数個の塩基が付加、欠失又は置換された塩基配列からなり、かつ皮膚構成関連遺伝子を検出することができる核酸 - 前記(α)の核酸が、配列番号27、30、58、63、70、84、85及び112に示される塩基配列からなる核酸である、請求項6記載のプローブセット。
- 下記(i)及び/又は(ii)の核酸からなる、紫外線の皮膚に対する紫外線の影響を評価するためのプローブセット。
(i)配列番号1~130に示される塩基配列からなる核酸
(ii)配列番号131~257に示される塩基配列からなる核酸 - 請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載のプローブ又はプローブセットを含む、皮膚に対する紫外線の影響を評価するための核酸マイクロアレイ。
- 検査対象に紫外線を照射後、請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載のプローブ又はプローブセットを用いて遺伝子発現量を測定する工程を含む、皮膚に対する紫外線の影響を評価する方法。
- 検査対象に紫外線を照射後、請求項9記載の核酸マイクロアレイを用いて遺伝子発現量を測定する工程を含む、皮膚に対する紫外線の影響を評価する方法。
- 請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載のプローブ又はプローブセットを用いて、皮膚疾患治療薬又は化粧品に有用な化合物をスクリーニングする方法。
- 請求項9に記載の核酸マイクロアレイを用いて、皮膚疾患治療薬又は化粧品に有用な化合物をスクリーニングする方法。
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