WO2016148115A1 - ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤への応答性を予測する方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for predicting responsiveness to a cancer treatment by a phosphatidylserine synthase 1 inhibitor using a function suppression of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 as an index, and a method for selecting a cancer treatment target.
- the present invention also relates to a method for treating cancer in which functional suppression of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 is caused by a phosphatidylserine synthase 1 inhibitor.
- the present invention also relates to a therapeutic agent for cancer in which functional suppression of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 occurs, including a phosphatidylserine synthase 1 inhibitor.
- this invention relates to the screening method of the compound used for the treatment of the cancer in which the function suppression of the phosphatidylserine synthase 2 has arisen by making the inhibition of the phosphatidylserine synthase 1 into an index.
- Phosphatidylserine is an acidic phospholipid having a negative charge at its polar head under physiological conditions, and occupies about 5-15% of cell membrane phospholipid. It is known that phosphatidylserine is produced in mammalian cells by two enzymes, phosphatidylserine synthase 1 (PSS1) and phosphatidylserine synthase 2 (PSS2) (Non-patent Documents 1 and 2).
- PSS1 is an enzyme that produces phosphatidylserine by exchanging the choline moiety of phosphatidylcholine with L-serine
- PSS2 is an enzyme that produces phosphatidylserine by a parallel base exchange reaction of phosphatidylethanolamine (Non-patent Documents 1 and 2).
- PSS1 and PSS2 share about 28% in amino acid sequence (Non-Patent Documents 3 and 4).
- Non-patent Document 5 phosphatidylserine is considered to be an indispensable molecule for survival since PTDSS1 and PTDSS2 double knockout mice are lethal to the embryo.
- the object of the present invention is to aim at safe and effective cancer treatment by synthetic lethal therapy.
- the inventors of the present invention predict a combination of molecules that may be in a synthetic lethal relationship with in silico, and verify the predicted combination of molecules by actually using a cell, so that A combination was identified. Specifically, it was found that PSS1 and PSS2 are in a synthetic lethal relationship.
- the present inventors have succeeded in developing a new screening system for PSS1 inhibitors toward the development of PSS1 inhibitors useful for this approach, and have completed the present invention.
- the present invention relates to a synthetic lethal therapy for specifically targeting cancer cells in which PSS2 function suppression occurs and a companion diagnosis for the synthetic lethal therapy, and more specifically, The invention is provided.
- a biological sample derived from a subject the presence or absence of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 function suppression in the biological sample is detected, and the subject in which the phosphatidylserine synthase 2 function suppression is detected is treated as phosphatidylserine synthase.
- a method for predicting responsiveness to a cancer treatment by a phosphatidylserine synthase 1 inhibitor comprising determining that the phosphatidylserine synthase 1 inhibitor is responsive to the cancer treatment by the 1 inhibitor.
- a subject-derived biological sample is used to detect the presence or absence of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 function suppression in the biological sample, and the subject in which phosphatidylserine synthase 2 function suppression is detected is treated as phosphatidylserine synthase.
- a method for selecting a subject for cancer treatment with a phosphatidylserine synthase 1 inhibitor comprising selecting the subject for cancer treatment with a 1 inhibitor.
- suppression of the function of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 including administration of a phosphatidylserine synthase 1 inhibitor to a subject in whom the suppression of the function of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 occurs. How to treat cancer.
- a method for screening a compound for use in the treatment of cancer in which the function of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 is suppressed the method including a step of selecting a compound using as an index whether phosphatidylserine synthase 1 is inhibited.
- a method for detecting the presence or absence of functional suppression of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 in a biological sample derived from a subject for selecting a target for cancer treatment with a phosphatidylserine synthase 1 inhibitor is a method for detecting the presence or absence of functional suppression of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 in a biological sample derived from a subject for selecting a target for cancer treatment with a phosphatidylserine synthase 1 inhibitor.
- the present invention makes it possible to efficiently predict the responsiveness to cancer treatment by a PSS1 inhibitor using the suppression of PSS2 function as an index.
- the presence or absence of PSS2 function suppression eg, inactive mutation, decreased expression, homo-deficiency, hetero-deficiency
- PSS2 function suppression occurs
- the patient can be treated for cancer with a PSS1 inhibitor. For this reason, it becomes possible to greatly improve the treatment results of cancer patients.
- the vertical axis represents the mRNA level of PTDSS2, and the horizontal axis represents the copy number of the PTDSS2 gene.
- the figure on the left shows changes in the copy number of PTDSS2 gene and EGFR gene in various cancer cell lines.
- the right figure shows the mRNA levels of PTDSS2 in various cancer cell lines. It is the figure which showed the influence which it has on the cell proliferation of PTDSS2 hetero deficient cell and PTDSS2 wild type cell of PTDSS1 knockdown.
- PTDSS2 gene disruption Shows a decrease in the mRNA level of PTDSS2 in PTDSS2-KO116HCT116 cells (PTDSS2-KO # 3, PTDSS2-KO # 16) prepared to confirm the effect of PTDSS1 knockdown in HCT116 cells It is a figure. It is the figure which showed the growth inhibition in PTDSS2-KO * HCT116 cell (PTDSS2-KO # 3, PTDSS2-KO # 16) and the uptake
- phosphatidylserine synthase 1 is a protein encoded by the PTDSS1 gene, PTDSS1 has the base sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the sequence listing, and the PSS1 protein is the amino acid shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the sequence listing. Has an array.
- PTDSS1 is registered with NCBI as Gene ID: 9791, RefSEQ: accession NM_014754.2 (protein: RefSeq NP_055569.1).
- phosphatidylserine synthase 2 is a protein encoded by the PTDSS2 gene, PTDSS2 has the base sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 in the sequence listing, and the PSS2 protein is the amino acid shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 in the sequence listing. Has an array.
- PTDSS2 is registered in NCBI as Gene ID: 81490, RefSEQ: accession NM_030783.1_ (protein: RefSeq NP_110410.1).
- tumor malignant tumor, cancer, malignant neoplasm, carcinoma, sarcoma, etc.
- cancer malignant neoplasm, carcinoma, sarcoma, etc.
- “subject” means a human and a non-human mammal undergoing a test by a method for predicting responsiveness to a PSS1 inhibitor.
- it means a human and a non-human mammal suffering from a disease for which a therapeutic effect by a PSS1 inhibitor is expected.
- a preferred example of a disease for which a therapeutic effect by a PSS1 inhibitor is expected is cancer.
- Mammals other than humans may be any organisms as long as they are classified as mammals, and include, for example, monkeys, dogs, cats, cows, horses, and the like.
- Preferred examples of the “subject” in the present invention include humans and non-human mammals suspected of cancer, and humans and non-human mammals diagnosed with cancer.
- biological sample refers to tissues, fluids, cells, and mixtures thereof isolated from an individual, such as tumor biopsy, spinal fluid, intrathoracic fluid, intraperitoneal fluid, lymph fluid, skin section. , Blood, urine, feces, sputum, respiratory organ, intestinal tract, genitourinary tract, saliva, milk, digestive organs, and cells collected from these, but are not particularly limited.
- Biological sample refers to, for example, a part of excised tissue obtained at the time of surgery performed for the purpose of cancer treatment, tissue collected from a subject suspected of cancer by biopsy, etc. Preferred examples include cells derived from blood or pleural fluid or intraperitoneal fluid.
- the biological sample may be a protein extract or a nucleic acid extract prepared from tissues, fluids, cells, and mixtures thereof isolated from individuals.
- the protein extract or nucleic acid extract can be prepared using a protein preparation method or nucleic acid preparation method known per se.
- the biological sample is preferably a biological sample collected before treatment with the PSS1 inhibitor.
- “Functional inhibition of phosphatidylserine synthase 2 (PSS2)” in the present invention includes deletion, decreased expression, inactivation, and the like of PSS2.
- PSS2 deficiency includes homo deficiency and hetero deficiency.
- the decrease in the expression of PSS2 includes both a decrease in expression at the transcription level and a decrease in expression at the translation level.
- Inactivation of PSS2 typically includes an inactive mutation of PTDSS2.
- the method of “detection of function suppression of PSS2” in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include the following methods.
- a method for extracting genomic DNA or RNA from a biological sample derived from a subject is not particularly limited, and a known method can be appropriately selected and used.
- SDS Phenol method tissue preserved in urea-containing solution or ethanol, protein of the tissue is denatured with proteinase (K), surfactant (SDS), and phenol, and DNA is precipitated from the tissue with ethanol.
- RNA extraction method for example, an extraction method using phenol and chaotropic salt (more specifically, commercially available kits such as Trizol (manufactured by Invitrogen), Isogen (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries), etc. are used.
- RNAPrep total RNA extraction kit (Beckman Coulter), RNeasy Mini (QIAGEN), RNA Extraction Kit (Pharmacia Biotech), etc.
- the reverse transcriptase used to prepare cDNA from the extracted RNA is not particularly limited, and for example, reverse transcriptases derived from retroviruses such as RAV (Rous associated virus) and AMV (Avian myeloblastosis virus) And reverse transcriptase derived from a mouse retrovirus such as MMLV (Moloney murine leukemia virus).
- genotype analysis can be performed by detecting copy number variation (CNV) of PTDSS2 DNA.
- CNV refers to a phenomenon in which genomic DNA over 1 kb or more on a chromosome is 2 copies or less, or 3 copies or more in normal human somatic cells, that is, in the diploid genome.
- CNV detection can be performed using known methods.
- such methods include array CGH method, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array method, quantitative real time PCR (Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; qPCR) method, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification method, next generation sequencing, digital PCR method and the like.
- reduced expression means that the expression level is lower than that of a control (for example, the average expression level of healthy subjects or the expression level in non-cancerous tissue of the same patient). .
- the analysis of the expression of the PTDSS2 gene in a biological sample measures the amount of mRNA that is a transcription product of the gene to be measured, or measures the amount of protein that is the gene product to be measured. Can be implemented.
- a known gene expression detection method can be used as a method for measuring the amount of mRNA.
- a known gene expression detection method can be used. For example, Northern blotting method, dot blot method, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), quantitative RT-PCR, hybridization method, DNA array method, next generation sequencing, digital PCR, etc.
- the amount of mRNA can be measured using molecular biological techniques.
- the amount of mRNA can be measured by a known method using, as a probe, a polynucleotide having a DNA sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions to the gene to be measured.
- a label such as a fluorescent label is appropriately bound to the probe, and this is hybridized with mRNA isolated and purified from a biological sample or cDNA synthesized from the mRNA. Thereafter, the amount of mRNA of the gene to be measured can be detected by measuring the fluorescence intensity derived from the hybridized probe.
- the probe can also be used by being immobilized on a support such as glass beads or a glass substrate. That is, the probe can be used in the form of a DNA array or a DNA chip in which a probe prepared for a gene to be measured is immobilized on a support.
- the support is not particularly limited as long as the polynucleotide can be immobilized, and may have any shape or material. Examples of the support generally include inorganic materials such as glass plates, silicon wafers, and resins, nitrocellulose as a natural polymer material, and nylon as a synthetic polymer material.
- the polynucleotide to be immobilized on the support may be a synthetic oligonucleotide. It is also possible to introduce a nucleic acid derivative capable of fluorescent labeling on the sequence of the synthetic oligonucleotide.
- Affymetrix-type DNA chip technology capable of synthesizing the target oligonucleotide on the support and Stanford-type DNA chip technology for fixing the synthesized DNA fragment by spotting as a DNA probe can be used. .
- a desired polynucleotide can be spotted and immobilized on a columnar surface of a 3D-Gene type (manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.) having a three-dimensional structure as a support.
- “Hybridize under stringent conditions” means, for example, a buffer solution containing 1 ⁇ SSC (0.15 M NaCl, 0.015 M sodium citrate) and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) at 42 ° C. This means that hybridization is maintained even by washing at 42 ° C.
- SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate
- the probe and primer set for quantitatively detecting mRNA and cDNA derived from the PTDSS2 gene are not particularly limited as long as the mRNA and cDNA can be specifically detected, but an oligonucleotide consisting of 12 to 26 bases Is preferred.
- Such a probe and primer set can be appropriately designed based on the base sequence information of the gene to be measured, and an oligonucleotide having the determined sequence can be synthesized according to a conventional method using, for example, a DNA synthesizer. Can do.
- a desired primer or probe for gene detection available on the market can be selected and used.
- a known protein measurement method can be used.
- various methods using an antibody against the PSS2 protein can be applied. Specific examples include a Western blot method, an enzyme immunosolid phase method (Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay; ELISA), and a radioimmunoassay method (Radio Immuno Assay; RIA).
- the antibody against PSS2 protein uses PSS2 protein as an antigen, and human antibodies, mouse antibodies, rat antibodies, rabbit antibodies, sheep antibodies, etc. may be used as appropriate as long as they specifically bind to the antigen. it can.
- the antibody may be a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody, but a monoclonal antibody is preferable in that a homogeneous antibody can be stably produced.
- Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies can be prepared by methods well known to those skilled in the art.
- a desired antibody can be selected and used from commercially available antibodies.
- a hybridoma producing a monoclonal antibody can be basically produced using a known technique as follows. That is, the target antigen or a cell expressing the target antigen is used as a sensitizing antigen, and an immune cell obtained by immunizing a desired animal according to a normal immunization method is converted into a known parent cell by a normal cell fusion method. And then the desired monoclonal antibody-producing cells (hybridoma cells) are selected by a conventional screening method.
- the hybridoma can be prepared according to, for example, the method of Milstein et al. (“Methods of Enzymology”, 1981, Vol. 73, p. 3-46).
- PSS2 protein or a fragment thereof can be used as an antigen.
- the PSS2 protein and its fragments can be found in, for example, Sambrook et al., “Molecular Cloning a Laboratory Manual”, 2nd edition, Volume 1-3, Cold Spring Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York 1989. According to the method described in the book, those skilled in the art can easily obtain it.
- the protein, its fragment and antibody can be immobilized on a support and used.
- the support is not limited as long as it can immobilize proteins.
- inorganic materials such as glass plates, silicon wafers, and resins, or natural polymer materials such as nitrocellulose and synthetic polymer materials such as nylon and polystyrene are used. Etc. can be illustrated.
- Detecting PSS2 protein can also be performed using mass spectrometry (MS).
- MS mass spectrometry
- analysis by a mass spectrometer (LC / MS) connected to liquid chromatography is advantageous because it is sensitive.
- Measurement by mass spectrometry is, for example, preparing a protein from a biological sample, labeling the protein, fractionating the protein, subjecting the fractionated protein to mass spectrometry, and identifying the PSS2 protein from the mass spectrometry value.
- a label an isotope labeling reagent known in the art can be used, and an appropriate labeling reagent can be obtained as a commercial product. Fractionation can also be performed by a method known in the art, for example, using a commercially available strong cation column or the like.
- detecting a mutation means, in principle, detecting a mutation on the genomic DNA.
- the mutation on the genomic DNA is caused by a change in a base in a transcription product or an amino acid in a translation product.
- reflection it means that the change in the transcript or translation product is detected (that is, indirect detection).
- a preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention is a method for detecting a mutation by directly determining the base sequence of the PTDSS2 gene region in a biological sample derived from a subject.
- the “PTDSS2 gene region” means a certain region on the genomic DNA containing the PTDSS2 gene.
- the region includes an expression control region (for example, a promoter region and an enhancer region) of the PTDSS2 gene, a 3 'terminal untranslated region of the PTDSS2 gene, and the like. Mutations in these regions can affect, for example, the transcriptional activity of the PTDSS2 gene.
- the base sequence can be determined by methods known to those skilled in the art, such as the Maxam Gilbert method or the Sanger method.
- the presence or absence of a mutation in the PTDSS2 gene region in the test tissue can be determined. it can.
- the method for detecting mutations in the PTDSS2 gene region can be carried out by various methods capable of detecting mutations other than the method of directly determining the base sequence of DNA or cDNA.
- the detection of the mutation in the present invention can also be performed by the following method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is prepared from a biological sample.
- an oligonucleotide probe having a base sequence complementary to the base sequence containing a mutation in the PTDSS2 gene region and labeled with a reporter fluorescent dye and a quencher fluorescent dye is prepared.
- the oligonucleotide probe is hybridized to the DNA sample, and further the base sequence containing the mutation in the PTDSS2 gene region is amplified using the DNA sample hybridized with the oligonucleotide probe as a template.
- the fluorescence emitted from the reporter fluorescent dye is detected by the degradation of the oligonucleotide probe accompanying the amplification, and then the detected fluorescence is compared with a control.
- a method include a double die probe method, a so-called TaqMan (registered trademark) probe method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is prepared from a biological sample.
- a reaction system including an intercalator that emits fluorescence when inserted between DNA double strands a base sequence containing the mutation in the PTDSS2 gene region is amplified using the DNA sample as a template.
- the temperature of the reaction system is changed, a change in the intensity of the fluorescence emitted by the intercalator is detected, and the change in the intensity of the fluorescence accompanying the detected change in the temperature is compared with a control.
- An example of such a method is an HRM (high resolution melting curve) method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is first prepared from a biological sample.
- DNA containing a mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region is amplified.
- the amplified DNA is cleaved with a restriction enzyme.
- the DNA fragments are then separated according to their size.
- the size of the detected DNA fragment is then compared to a control.
- Examples of such a method include a method using a restriction enzyme fragment length mutation (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism / RFLP) and a PCR-RFLP method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is first prepared from a biological sample.
- DNA containing a mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region is amplified.
- the amplified DNA is dissociated into single-stranded DNA.
- the dissociated single-stranded DNA is then separated on a non-denaturing gel. The mobility of the separated single-stranded DNA on the gel is compared with the control. Examples of such a method include a PCR-SSCP (single-strand conformation polymorphism) method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is first prepared from a biological sample.
- DNA containing a mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region is amplified.
- the amplified DNA is separated on a gel where the concentration of the DNA denaturant is gradually increased. The mobility of the separated DNA on the gel is then compared to the control.
- Examples of such a method include denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) method.
- a method using DNA containing a mutation site of the PTDSS2 gene region prepared from a biological sample and a substrate on which an oligonucleotide probe that hybridizes to the DNA is immobilized examples include a DNA array method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is first prepared from a biological sample.
- an oligonucleotide primer having a base sequence that is complementary to the base sequence on the 3 ′ side and the base sequence on the 3 ′ side of the base of the mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region is prepared.
- a ddNTP primer extension reaction is performed using the DNA as a template and the primer.
- the primer extension reaction product is applied to a mass spectrometer, and mass measurement is performed.
- the genotype is determined from the mass measurement result. The determined genotype is then compared to a control.
- An example of such a method is the MALDI-TOF / MS method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is first prepared from a biological sample.
- 5 ′-“the base sequence of the mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region and the base sequence complementary to the base sequence on the 5 ′ side” “one base 3 ′ side of the mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region and its 3 ′ side”
- An oligonucleotide probe consisting of a base sequence that does not hybridize to the base sequence "-3 '(flap) is prepared.
- an oligonucleotide probe having a base sequence complementary to the base of the mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region and its 3′-side base sequence” is prepared.
- the above two kinds of oligonucleotide probes are hybridized to the prepared DNA.
- the hybridized DNA is cleaved with a single-stranded DNA cleaving enzyme to release the flap.
- the single-stranded DNA cleaving enzyme is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include cleavase.
- an oligonucleotide probe having a sequence complementary to the flap and labeled with reporter fluorescence and quencher fluorescence is then hybridized to the flap.
- the intensity of the generated fluorescence is measured. The measured fluorescence intensity is then compared to a control.
- An example of such a method is the Invader method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is first prepared from a biological sample.
- DNA containing a mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region is amplified.
- the amplified DNA is dissociated into single strands, and only one strand is separated from the dissociated single strand DNA.
- an extension reaction is carried out one base at a time from the vicinity of the base of the mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region, and pyrophosphoric acid produced at that time is enzymatically luminescent, and the intensity of luminescence is measured.
- the measured fluorescence intensity is then compared with the control.
- An example of such a method is the pyrosequencing method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is first prepared from a biological sample.
- DNA containing a mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region is amplified.
- an oligonucleotide primer having a base sequence that is complementary to the base sequence on the 3 ′ side and the base sequence on the 3 ′ side of the base of the mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region is prepared.
- a single base extension reaction is performed using the prepared DNA as a template and the prepared primer.
- the degree of polarization of fluorescence is measured. The measured degree of fluorescence polarization is then compared to the control.
- An example of such a method is the AcycloPrime method.
- a DNA or cDNA sample is first prepared from a biological sample.
- DNA containing a mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region is amplified.
- “one oligonucleotide 3′-side base of the base of the mutation site in the PTDSS2 gene region and an oligonucleotide primer having a base sequence complementary to the 3′-side base sequence” are prepared.
- a single-base extension reaction is performed using the amplified DNA as a template and the prepared primer.
- the base type used in the single base extension reaction is determined. The determined base species is then compared to a control.
- An example of such a method is the SNuPE method.
- a sample prepared from a biological sample may be a protein as long as the mutation involves an amino acid change (for example, substitution, deletion, insertion) in the PTDSS2 protein.
- an amino acid change for example, substitution, deletion, insertion
- a method using a molecule for example, an antibody that specifically binds to a site where an amino acid change is caused by the mutation can be used.
- PSS1 and PSS2 are in a synthetic lethal relationship in cancer cells, and it is found that inhibition of PSS1 in cancer cells in which PSS2 function suppression occurs can suppress the growth of the cancer cells. It was done. Based on this finding, it is possible to evaluate the response to cancer treatment by a compound that inhibits PSS1, using the suppression of PSS2 function as an index. Therefore, the present invention uses a biological sample derived from a subject, detects the presence or absence of PSS2 function suppression in the biological sample, and detects a subject in which PSS2 function suppression is detected as a cancer caused by a PSS1 inhibitor.
- a method for predicting the responsiveness of a PSS1 inhibitor to cancer treatment comprising determining that the responsiveness to the treatment of is present.
- subjects whose PSS2 function suppression was detected in this way are suitable for the treatment of cancer with PSS1 inhibitors, and patients who should be treated for cancer with PSS1 inhibitors using PSS2 function suppression as an indicator. It is possible to select a patient who is not present and perform an effective treatment. Therefore, the present invention uses a biological sample derived from a subject, detects the presence or absence of PSS2 function suppression in the biological sample, and detects a subject whose PSS2 function suppression has been detected, as a result of cancer prevention by a PSS1 inhibitor. There is also provided a method of selecting a target for cancer treatment with a PSS1 inhibitor, comprising selecting as a target for treatment.
- cancers in which PSS2 function suppression is observed include, but are not limited to, testicular germ cell tumor, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, etc. Cancer, prostate cancer, stomach cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer, thyroid cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, leukemia, osteosarcoma, melanoma, glioblastoma, nerve It may be blastoma, head and neck cancer, testicular tumor, colon cancer, hematological cancer, retinoblastoma, pancreatic cancer and the like.
- the present invention uses a biological sample derived from a subject, detects the presence or absence of PSS2 function suppression in the biological sample, and detects PSS1 inhibition in a subject in which PSS2 function suppression is detected.
- a method for treating cancer in which PSS2 function suppression occurs comprising administering an agent.
- the therapeutic agent of the cancer in which the function suppression of PSS2 which contains a PSS1 inhibitor has arisen is provided.
- the “PSS1 inhibitor” in the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be a known compound or a compound identified by screening described below.
- PSS1 inhibitors are administered to cancer patients in various forms such as tablets, powders, granules, capsules, and liquids, depending on their properties, and are administered orally or parenterally (eg, intravenous administration). , Arterial administration, local administration).
- the dose is not particularly limited as long as it is an amount effective to inhibit PSS1 and treat cancer. What is necessary is just to select suitably according to the age of a cancer patient, a body weight, a symptom, a health condition, the progress of cancer, etc. other than the property of a compound.
- administration frequency According to the objective, it can select suitably, For example, the dosage per day may be administered once per day, or it divides into multiple times. May be.
- the dosage range is from about 0.01 mg / kg body weight to about 500 mg / kg body weight, preferably from about 0.1 mg / kg body weight to about 100 mg / kg body weight per day. is there.
- it is preferably administered once a day or divided into 2 to 4 times and repeated at appropriate intervals.
- the daily amount may exceed the above amount depending on the judgment of the doctor.
- the present invention provides a method for screening a compound for use in the treatment of cancer in which PSS2 function suppression has occurred, the method including a step of selecting a compound using whether or not PSS1 is inhibited as an index.
- PSS1 is an enzyme that produces phosphatidylserine
- the screening system of the present invention can be established by using a test for confirming the production of phosphatidylserine by PSS1.
- test compound applied to the screening system of the present invention is not particularly limited.
- the PSS1 inhibitor identified by the screening of the present invention can be made into a pharmaceutical product by mixing with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and formulating it by a known pharmaceutical method.
- a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier include sterilized water and physiological saline, vegetable oil, solvent, base, emulsifier, suspending agent, surfactant, stabilizer, flavoring agent, fragrance, excipient, vehicle, Preservatives, binders, diluents, tonicity agents, soothing agents, extenders, disintegrating agents, buffering agents, coating agents, lubricants, colorants, sweeteners, thickeners, flavoring agents, solubilizing aids
- FIG. 1 shows the gene states (homo deficiency, hetero deficiency, diploid, amplification) in various cancers of PTDSS2, which is a gene belonging to one of the selected 26 families.
- search for PTDSS2 gene-deficient cell line The state in various cancer cell lines of PTDSS2, which is one of the genes extracted in in silico prediction, was analyzed using the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) database (provided by Broad Institute) (FIG. 2). In ZR-75-1 cells, MDA-MB-435S cells, and TE-1 cells, a decrease in PTDSS2 copy number and mRNA level was confirmed (FIG. 3).
- PTDSS1 knock on cell lines HCT-116 cells, ARPE19 cells, MCF10A cells
- PTDSS2 heterodeficient cell lines ZR-75-1 cells, MDA-MB-435S cells, TE-1 cells
- Each cell other than MCF10A was cultured in a medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS).
- FBS fetal bovine serum
- the combinations of cells and medium are as follows.
- ZR-75-1 cells RPMI-1640 (Gibco: A10491-01) MDA-MB-435S cells, TE-1 cells, ARPE cells: RPMI-1640 (Gibco: 11875-093)
- HCT116 cells McCoy's 5A modified medium MCF10A cells were cultured in a medium to which an additive (Lonza / Clonetics Corporation: Catalog No. CC-3150 (other than GA1000)) was added to MGBM medium, and 100 ng / ml cholera toxin was further added.
- an additive Lionza / Clonetics Corporation: Catalog No. CC-3150 (other than GA1000)
- a plasmid for constructing a short hairpin (sh) RNA-expressing lentiviral vector (PTDSS1 MISSION shRNA Plasmid DNA (Product number: SHCLND-NM_014754IGTRC number: ⁇ ⁇ TRCN0000045808)) was purchased from SIGMA ALDRICH.
- PTDSS1 MISSION shRNA Plasmid DNA (Product number: SHCLND-NM_014754IGTRC number: ⁇ ⁇ TRCN0000045808)
- SHC002 pLKO.1-puro Non-Mammalian shRNA Control Plasmid DNA
- Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen) was used to co-transfect the above plasmid with ViraPower® Lentiviral® Expression® System® (Life Technologies) into LentiX-293 cells, and a wrench for transducing the shRNA expression cassette. Virus was made. Each cell line was infected with the prepared lentivirus, and the infected cells were selected using puromycin. After selecting from 3 days to 1 week, knockdown of the PTDSS1 gene at the mRNA level was confirmed in each cell.
- RNA interference with PTDSS1 inhibited serine uptake into lipids and phosphatidylserine production more strongly in the PTDSS2 heterodeficient strain compared to the PTDSS2 wild type cell line (FIG. 5).
- PTDSS2 gene disruption (PTDSS2-KO) PTDSS1 knockdown effect in HCT116 cells For RNA interference with PTDSS1, ON-TARGET plus SMARTpool siRNA was purchased from Dharmacon and used. Cells were transfected with PTDSS1 siRNA (Catalog Number: L-008568-00) or non-targeting siRNA (Catalog Number: D-001810-10-50) using Lipofectamine RNAiMAX (Invitrogen, 13778-150).
- each transfected cell was seeded in 4 ⁇ 10 4 cells / well 96-well plate, and the others were performed in the same manner as described above.
- RNA interference with PTDSS1 showed significant growth inhibition in PTDSS2-KO HCT116 cells (PTDSS2-KO # 3, PTDSS2-KO # 16) and strongly inhibited serine uptake into lipids.
- growth inhibition due to RNA interference with PTDSS1 was not observed in parental HCT116 cells (WT), and inhibition of serine uptake into lipids was also weak (FIG. 7).
- the present invention provides a therapeutic strategy for specifically targeting cancer cells in which PSS1 function suppression has occurred.
- PSS1 and PSS2 are in a synthetic lethal relationship, and it has been found that treatment that inhibits PSS1 is a promising approach for the treatment of PSS2-deficient cancer.
- this treatment strategy enables efficient treatment based on companion diagnosis because it is possible to administer PSS1 inhibitors after selecting cancer patients using PSS2 function suppression as an index. . Therefore, the present invention can greatly contribute in the medical field, particularly in the field of cancer treatment.
- SEQ ID NO: 1 PSS1 mRNA encoding PSS1 protein (SEQ ID NO: 2).
- SEQ ID NO: 3 PSS2 mRNA encoding PSS2 protein (SEQ ID NO: 4).
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[1]被験者由来の生物学的試料を用い、該生物学的試料中におけるホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制の有無を検出し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が検出された被験者を、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療への応答性があると判定することを含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療への応答性を予測する方法。
[2]被験者由来の生物学的試料を用い、該生物学的試料中におけるホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制の有無を検出し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が検出された被験者を、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療の対象として選別することを含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療の対象を選別する方法。
[3]被験者由来の生物学的試料を用い、該生物学的試料中におけるホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制の有無を検出し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が検出された被験者に対し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤を投与することを含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じているがんの治療方法。
[4]被験者由来の生物学的試料において、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じている被験者に対し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤を投与することを含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じているがんの治療方法。
[5]ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じているがんの治療に用いる化合物のスクリーニング方法であって、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1を阻害するか否かを指標として化合物を選別する工程を含む方法。
[6]ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2のホモ欠損またはヘテロ欠損である[1]から[5]のいずれか1に記載の方法。
[7]ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤を含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じているがんの治療剤。
[8]ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2のホモ欠損またはヘテロ欠損である[7]に記載のがんの治療剤。
[9]ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療の対象を選別するための、被験者由来の生物学的試料中におけるホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制の有無を検出する方法。
PTDSS2の遺伝子型を解析することによりPSS2の欠損を確認することがでる。PTDSS2の遺伝子型の解析には、公知の方法をいずれも使用できる。例えば、遺伝子型の解析は、PTDSS2 DNAのコピー数変化(copy number variation; CNV)を検出することによって実施できる。CNVとは、染色体上の1kb以上にわたるゲノムDNAが、正常ヒト体細胞、すなわちディプロイドゲノムでは2コピーであるものが、1コピー以下、あるいは3コピー以上となっている現象をいう。遺伝子コピー数が1コピー以下であるときには、ゲノムDNAが欠失しており、3コピー以上であるときにはゲノムDNAが重複していると考えることができる。CNVの検出は公知の方法を利用して実施でき、このような方法として具体的には、アレイCGH法、一塩基多型(SNP)アレイ法、定量的リアルタイムPCR(Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; qPCR)法、マルチプレックス ライゲーション-ディペンデント プローブ アンプリフィケーション法、次世代シーケンシング、デジタルPCR法等を挙げることができる。
本明細書において「発現低下」とは、対照(例えば、健常者の平均的発現レベルや同一患者の非がん組織における発現レベル)との比較において、それよりも発現レベルが低いことを意味する。
本発明において「変異を検出する」とは、原則として、ゲノムDNA上の変異を検出することを意味するが、当該ゲノムDNA上の変異が転写産物における塩基の変化や翻訳産物におけるアミノ酸の変化に反映される場合には、これら転写産物や翻訳産物における当該変化を検出すること(即ち、間接的な検出)をも含む意味である。
本発明は、PSS2の機能抑制が生じているがんの治療に用いる化合物のスクリーニング方法であって、PSS1を阻害するか否かを指標として化合物を選別する工程を含む方法を提供する。
(in silico予測)
The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Data(National Cancer Institute提供)を用い、がん患者由来の各種がん組織における遺伝子のコピー数のデータから、がん組織においてホモ欠損が見出された約9000個の遺伝子を抽出した。
(PTDSS2遺伝子欠損細胞株の探索)
in silico予測において抽出された遺伝子の一つであるPTDSS2について各種がん細胞株における状態をCancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE)データベース(Broad Institute提供)を用いて解析した(図2)。ZR-75-1細胞、MDA-MB-435S細胞およびTE-1細胞において、PTDSS2のコピー数およびmRNAレベルの減少を確認した(図3)。
(PTDSS2欠損株におけるPTDSS1ノックダウンによる増殖阻害)
PTDSS2遺伝子に欠損のない細胞株(HCT-116細胞、ARPE19細胞、MCF10A細胞)およびPTDSS2へテロ欠損細胞株(ZR-75-1細胞、MDA-MB-435S細胞、TE-1細胞)に対するPTDSS1ノックダウンの影響をPTDSS1に対するRNA干渉により検討した。
ZR-75-1細胞:RPMI-1640(Gibco:A10491-01)
MDA-MB-435S細胞、TE-1細胞、ARPE細胞:RPMI-1640(Gibco:11875-093)
HCT116細胞:McCoy’s 5A改変培地
MCF10A細胞は、MGBM培地に対し、添加物 (Lonza/Clonetics Corporation: Catalog No. CC-3150(GA1000以外))を加え、さらに100 ng/ml cholera toxinを添加した培地中で培養した。
(PTDSS2欠損株におけるPTDSS1ノックダウンによるホスファチジルセリン生成阻害)
PTDSS2へテロ欠損株であるZR-75-1細胞、あるいはPTDSS2野生型であるHCT116細胞を96穴プレートに播種した。翌日、L-[U-14C]-セリン5μCi/ml含有MEM(10%透析済みウシ血清)と培地交換し、30分間培養した。細胞をPBSで2回洗浄したのち、メタノールを添加し30分間静置した。メタノールを回収し、メチルtert-ブチルエーテルと混合し、5分間静置した。さらに水を添加して混合後、10分間静置した。混合液を10分間、3000rpmで遠心分離し有機層を抽出した。有機層の放射活性を液体シンチレーションカウンターにて測定した。あるいは有機層を薄層クロマトグラフィー(分離溶媒:1-ブタノール:酢酸:水=3:1:1)にて分離後、オートラジオグラフィを行った。播種する細胞数は、液体シンチレーションカウンターで測定する際には7.5×104個/ウェル、薄層クロマトグラフィーで解析する際には2×104個/ウェルで行った。
(PTDSS2遺伝子破壊(PTDSS2-KO)HCT116細胞におけるPTDSS1ノックダウンの効果)
PTDSS1に対するRNA干渉に際してはON-TARGET plus SMARTpool siRNAをDharmacon社より購入して用いた。Lipofectamine RNAiMAX (Invitrogen, 13778-150)を用いてPTDSS1 siRNA(カタログ番号:L-008568-00)あるいは非ターゲティングsiRNA(カタログ番号:D-001810-10-50)を細胞にトランスフェクトした。
配列番号3:PSS2タンパク質(配列番号4)をコードするPSS2 mRNA。
Claims (9)
- 被験者由来の生物学的試料を用い、該生物学的試料中におけるホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制の有無を検出し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が検出された被験者を、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療への応答性があると判定することを含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療への応答性を予測する方法。
- 被験者由来の生物学的試料を用い、該生物学的試料中におけるホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制の有無を検出し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が検出された被験者を、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療の対象として選別することを含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療の対象を選別する方法。
- 被験者由来の生物学的試料を用い、該生物学的試料中におけるホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制の有無を検出し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が検出された被験者に対し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤を投与することを含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じているがんの治療方法。
- 被験者由来の生物学的試料において、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じている被験者に対し、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤を投与することを含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じているがんの治療方法。
- ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じているがんの治療に用いる化合物のスクリーニング方法であって、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1を阻害するか否かを指標として化合物を選別する工程を含む方法。
- ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2のホモ欠損またはヘテロ欠損である請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤を含む、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が生じているがんの治療剤。
- ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制が、ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2のホモ欠損またはヘテロ欠損である請求項7に記載のがんの治療剤。
- ホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ1阻害剤によるがんの治療の対象を選別するための、被験者由来の生物学的試料中におけるホスファチジルセリンシンターゼ2の機能抑制の有無を検出する方法。
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