U.S. patent application number 13/238096 was filed with the patent office on 2012-02-23 for anti-lgsf4 antibody and utilization of the same.
This patent application is currently assigned to Institute for Antibodies Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Yasushi Akahori, Masachika Azuma, Sari Fujiyama, Nobuhiro Hayashi, Yoshitaka Iba, Gene Kurosawa, Yoshikazu Kurosawa, Kazuki Matsuda, Kazuhiro Morishita, Miwa Morita, Chiho Muramatsu, Keiko Ogawa, Atsushi Sugioka, Mariko Sumitomo, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Nobuhiro Takahashi, Akihiko Takasaki, Susumu Tsutsumi, Yoshinori Ukai.
Application Number | 20120046451 13/238096 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36927388 |
Filed Date | 2012-02-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120046451 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kurosawa; Yoshikazu ; et
al. |
February 23, 2012 |
ANTI-lgSF4 ANTIBODY AND UTILIZATION OF THE SAME
Abstract
It is intended to clarify a molecule which is available as a
target in treating or diagnosing cancer and utilize the molecule in
the medical field or the research field. By treating IgSF4, which
has been identified as a molecule specifically expressed in lung
cancer cells, with an antibody, and ADCC activity is exerted. Based
on this finding, an anti-IgSF4 antibody is provided as a means
efficacious in treating cancer, etc.
Inventors: |
Kurosawa; Yoshikazu;
(Nagoya-shi, JP) ; Akahori; Yasushi; (Nagoya-shi,
JP) ; Takahashi; Nobuhiro; (Tokyo, JP) ;
Sugioka; Atsushi; (Nagoya-shi, JP) ; Hayashi;
Nobuhiro; (Toyoake-shi, JP) ; Takasaki; Akihiko;
(Nagoya-shi, JP) ; Suzuki; Kazuhiro; (Toyota-shi,
JP) ; Morita; Miwa; (Toyoake-shi, JP) ;
Kurosawa; Gene; (Nagoya-shi, JP) ; Fujiyama;
Sari; (Tokyo, JP) ; Tsutsumi; Susumu;
(Nagoya-shi, JP) ; Ogawa; Keiko; (Toyoake-shi,
JP) ; Matsuda; Kazuki; (Nagoya-shi, JP) ;
Muramatsu; Chiho; (Toyoake-shi, JP) ; Iba;
Yoshitaka; (Nagoya-shi, JP) ; Sumitomo; Mariko;
(Nagoya-shi, JP) ; Azuma; Masachika; (Nagoya-shi,
JP) ; Ukai; Yoshinori; (Nagoya-shi, JP) ;
Morishita; Kazuhiro; (Miyazaki-gun, JP) |
Assignee: |
Institute for Antibodies Co.,
Ltd.
Nagoya
JP
Kurosawa; Yoshikazu
Nagoya-shi
JP
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Family ID: |
36927388 |
Appl. No.: |
13/238096 |
Filed: |
September 21, 2011 |
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11885245 |
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8048992 |
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PCT/JP2006/303195 |
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Current U.S.
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530/387.3 ;
530/389.3 |
Current CPC
Class: |
C07K 16/2803 20130101;
C07K 2317/52 20130101; C07K 2317/56 20130101; G01N 33/57426
20130101; A61K 2039/505 20130101; A61P 31/00 20180101; C07K
2317/732 20130101; G01N 33/57438 20130101; C07K 16/303 20130101;
A61P 1/16 20180101; C07K 2317/622 20130101; C07K 2319/00 20130101;
C07K 2317/565 20130101; A61P 35/02 20180101; A61P 35/00
20180101 |
Class at
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530/387.3 ;
530/389.3 |
International
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C07K 16/42 20060101
C07K016/42 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
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Application Number |
Feb 28, 2005 |
JP |
2005-054624 |
Claims
1-24. (canceled)
25. An isolated antibody having specific binding property against
IgSF4, which comprises: a heavy chain variable region having CDR
containing the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO.: 50-52 and; a
light chain variable region having CDR containing the amino acid
sequences of SEQ ID NO.: 54-56.
26. The isolated antibody according to claim 25, which is a human
antibody or a humanized antibody.
27. The isolated antibody according to claim 25, which is IgG, Fab,
Fab', F(ab')2, scFv, or dsFv antibody.
28. A therapeutic agent for cancer comprising an antibody as
claimed in claim 25 as an active ingredient.
29. A reagent comprising an antibody as claimed in claim 25, which
is used for examination of liver cancer, examination of adult T
cell leukemia, study of liver cancer, or study of adult T cell
leukemia.
30. The isolated antibody according to claim 25, which comprises: a
heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region in a
combination of a heavy chain variable region having CDR consisting
of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:50, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:51, and CDR3 of SEQ ID
NO.:52, and a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of
CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:54, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:55, and CDR3 of SEQ ID
NO.:56.
Description
[0001] This application is a divisional application of U.S.
application Ser. No. 11/885,245, filed Aug. 28, 2007 which is the
national stage of International Application No. PCT/JP2006/303195,
filed Feb. 22, 2006, and claims the right of priority under 35
U.S.C. .sctn.119 based on Japanese Patent Application No.
2005-054624 filed Feb. 28, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by
reference herein in its entirety as if fully set forth herein.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to an antibody (anti-IgSF4
antibody) that specifically recognizes IgSF4 that is specifically
expressed in cancer cells and the utilization of the same.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] Success in treating breast cancer with Herceptin (non-patent
document 1) and malignant B lymphoma with Rituxan (non-patent
document 2) has shown that antibodies can be used as therapeutic
drugs in treatment of cancers. Some kinds of antibodies form a
complex with an antigen molecule existing cell membrane, triggering
an ADCC activity (non-patent document 3) and a CDC activity
(non-patent document 4) so as to kill the cell expressing antigen.
The antigen-antibody complex formation may trigger apoptosis. A
lethal action on cells by an antibody is a peculiar function found
in cells regardless of whether they are cancer cells or normal
cells. Success or failure of development of antibody therapeutic
drugs for treating cancers depends upon the discovery of an antigen
(a cancer antigen) as a target of an antibody capable of killing
all the subjected cancer cells while minimizing the effect (adverse
effect) to normal cells.
[0004] Because an entire base sequence of human genome has been
determined, a primary sequence of amino acid of all proteins coded
on the genome can be estimated. Abnormal expression of genes that
are not used for normal cells causes canceration. If the gene
product thereof is a membrane protein, it becomes a target of an
antibody as shown in an example of HER2/Herceptin. Based on this
idea, researches for analyzing the qualitative and quantitative
difference of transcriptional products between cancer cells and
normal cells by using DNA microarray have been carried out in many
laboratories all over the world. [0005] [Patent document 1]
Translation Publication No. Saihyou 01/062907 [0006] [Patent
document 2] Translation Publication No. Saihyou 01/096401 [0007]
[Non-patent document 1] Mass R, et al.: The Concordance Between the
Clinical Trials Assay (CTA) and Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization
(FISH) in the Herceptin Pivotal Trials.: Proc Am Soci Clin Oncol
19, 75a, 2000 [0008] [Non-patent document 2] Berinstein N L,
Grillo-Lopez A J, White C A, Bence-Bruckler I, Maloney D, Czuczman
M, et al. Association of serum Rituximab (IDEC-C2B8) concentration
and anti-tumor response in the treatment of recurrent low-grade or
follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Annals of Oncology 1998,
9:995-1001. [0009] [Non-patent document 3] Bruggemann M., Williams
G. T., Bindon C. I., Clark M. R., Walker M. R., Jefferis R.,
Waldmann H., Neuberger M. S. (1987). Comparison of the effector
functions of human immunoglobulin using a matched set of chimeric
antibodies. J. Exp. Med., 166, 1351-1361. [0010] [Non-patent
document 4] Loos M. (1982). The classical complement pathway:
mechanism of activation of the first component by antigen-antibody
complexes. Prog. Allergy, 30, 135-192. Mol. Immunol. 1982 May;
19(5):651-7.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0011] The analysis of the difference between cancer cells and
normal cells in the order of proteins has been studied by various
means including two-dimensional gel electrophoresis used in
proteomics study. The remarkable improvement of analyzing
instrument such as MS and the like and the expansion of database
have significantly enhanced this value of this analysis method.
However, for isolating an antibody for a cancer therapeutic drug,
the above-mentioned two methods have to undergo a long process that
requires much labor and cost in order to achieve an object. Because
in the research for analyzing the qualitative and quantitative
difference of transcriptional products between cancer cells and
normal cells by using a DNA microarray, it is not possible to
clearly distinguish the alternative splicing except for
transcription products whose presence has been clearly known.
Furthermore, when a three-dimensional structure after translation
including post-translational modification is taken into
consideration, there is left some critical defects as information
for aiming the antibody drug development. On the other hand, the
analysis of the difference between cancer cells and normal cells in
the order of proteins has some serious problems as follows. In the
two-dimensional gel electrophoresis used in proteomics study, clear
two-dimensional unfolding cannot be achieved because the protein is
a membrane protein. In the analysis using multidimensional LC, due
to the nature of a solvent and the like to be used for LC, intact
materials cannot be analyzed. Furthermore, as an experimental
method, in the cases classified in the same cancer (for example,
liver cancer), when gene expression patterns are compared in detail
in individual cancers, there are many kinds of cases. Whether or
not it can be judged that this individual difference in cancers is
derived from the properties of cancers has never been clarified by
both approaches of the microarray and the proteomics mentioned
above. In order to dissolve these problems, the present inventors
have prepared a large human antibody library including 100 billions
independent clones and carried out various technological
development using the library (Japanese Patent Application No.
2004-349783, Translation Publication No. Saihyou 01/062907 (Patent
document 1), Translation Publication No. Saihyou 01/096401 (Patent
document 2)).
[0012] Under the above-mentioned circumstances, it is an object of
the present invention to clarify a molecule that is specifically
expressed in cancer cells and that is available as a target in
treating and diagnosing cancers and to utilize the molecule in
medical field and the research field. In particular, the present
invention aims to provide an efficacious means in treating cancer
by utilizing this molecule.
Means to Solve the Problems
[0013] In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, the present
inventors attempt to obtain an antibody specific to liver cancer
cells by using scFv-CL antibody phage library (Translation
Publication No. Saihyou 01/096401) that is originally developed by
the present inventors. As a result, they have succeeded in
obtaining a plurality of antibodies specifically bonded to liver
cancer cells with high specificity. They also have succeeded in
identifying the sequences of the variable regions (VH and VL) of
each antibody and succeeded in identifying the CDR thereof. Note
here that the obtained antibodies precisely recognize a plurality
of epitopese of intact protein on the cell membrane of liver cancer
cells.
[0014] Then, the present inventors have investigated the efficacy
of the obtained antibodies in the diagnosing field. Specifically,
they have carried out immunostaining of liver cancer cells and
liver cancer tissue by using the obtained antibodies. As a result,
they have found that liver cancer cells and liver cancer tissues
can be specifically stained. That is to say, the antibodies enable
liver cancer cells or liver cancer tissues and normal tissues to be
stained in a different colors. On the other hand, when the present
inventors have examined the staining property with respect to liver
cancer cells having different grades of differentiation (grades of
malignancy), they have found a series of constant relation between
differentiation and staining property of cells. From this result,
it is thought that the use of the successfully obtained antibodies
makes it possible to determine the grades of malignancy of liver
cancer cells (tissues). As mentioned above, it has been clear that
the successfully obtained antibodies are extremely useful in
diagnosing liver cancer cells.
[0015] Next, the present inventors have attempted to identify
protein of antigens of the obtained antibodies, that is, protein
specifically expressed in liver cancer cells. After trial and
error, they have succeeded in identifying objective protein. When
they retrieved a public data base, they have found that the
successfully identified protein is registered as IgSF4 (also
referred to as BL2, ST17, NECL2, TSLC1, IGSF4A, SYNCAM, and the
like). IgSF4 is thought to be derived from the ORF (open reading
frame) existing in 11q23.2 of human chromosome No. 11. IgSF4 is
known to be a suppressor gene of, mainly, a lung cancer. It is also
reported that IgSF4 is involved in the junction of the brain
nerves. Furthermore, it is reported that IgSF4 is expressed in the
brain, testis and thyroid gland in normal cells. Remarkable
expression of IgSF4 in cells other than the above has never been
known. According to the above-mentioned result of the study
conducted by the present inventors, it has been newly clarified
that IgSF4 can be also used as a liver cancer specific marker.
[0016] Furthermore, as to this IgSF4 molecule, it has been reported
that the expression difference of IgSF4 is most significant in the
microarray analysis of adult T cell leukemia (ATL). The present
inventors have thought that the successfully obtained antibody
capable of recognizing IgSF4 on the membrane surface can
specifically recognize ATL and can be used for diagnosis and
treatment of ATL.
[0017] The generation of adult T cell leukemia is concentrated in
the Southwest area of Japan (carrier rate in each prefecture of
Okinawa, Kagoshima, Miyazaki, and Nagasaki reaches about 5%) and
Caribbean basin. Adult T cell leukemia is helper T cell leukemia
having the worst treating performance and extremely bad prognosis
among lymphotrophic diseases. In the present days, it has been
clarified that the most important factor for the development of ATL
is infection of HTLV-1 (Human T cell Leukemia Virus Type 1) that is
a Human Retrovirus. Infants are infected from their mother via
breast milk, develop HTLV-1 carrier at the frequency of 5 to 10%,
and almost all of them die in two years. It is said that the number
of carriers of HTLV-1 all over Japan is about one million and that
the number of development of ATL is about 700 annually. Currently,
no effective treatment for ATL has been established.
[0018] Rituxan (anti-CD20) is a cancer treatment antibody that is
currently the most well known. It has already known to exert the
treatment performance only to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is thought
as a result of the flow cytometory (FCM) that the antibody obtained
by the present inventors has a highly specific binding property
against IgSF4 expression type ATL, and that diagnosis using this
antibody of IgSF4 expression type ATL, or this antibody conjugated
with toxin or R1 is useful for treatment of the IgSF4 expression
type ATL.
[0019] On the other hand, when the present inventors have examined
the function and effect of the successfully obtained antibody on
cancer cells, surprisingly, it has been clarified that a part of
the antibodies exerts an ADCC activity (Antibody-dependent
Cell-mediated cytotoxicity). That is to say, it has been determined
that the cytotoxic activity against cancer cells is high and
effective antibody can be obtained as an antibody medicine.
Furthermore, with an anti-IgSF antibody, cytotoxicity by ADCC is
found. Therefore, it has been clarified that IgSF4 works as an
efficacious target in cancer treatment. That is to say, by using an
antibody whose target is IgSF4, it is possible to specifically
damage cancer cells.
[0020] Based on the above-mentioned findings, the present invention
provides an isolated antibody having a specific binding property
against IgSF4.
[0021] The antibody of the present invention has a specific binding
property against IgSF4. In one embodiment, the antibody of the
present invention exerts cytotoxic activity against IgSF4. In a
preferable embodiment, the antibody of the present invention has an
ADCC activity via IgSF4. Furthermore, in another preferable
embodiment, the antibody of the present invention has a cell-growth
activity via IgSF4.
[0022] One embodiment of the antibody of the invention is
characterized in that the antibody comprises a heavy chain variable
region having CDR containing any one of the amino acid sequences of
SEQ ID NOs.:2-4, 10-12, 18-20, 26-28, 34-36, 42-44, 50-52, 58-60,
222-224, 230-232, and 238-249, or an amino acid sequence
substantially the same thereto, and a light chain variable region
having CDR containing any one of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID
NOs.:6-8, 14-16, 22-24, 30-32, 38-40, 46-48, 54-56, 62-64, 226-228,
234-236, and 242-244, or an amino acid sequence substantially the
same thereto.
[0023] One embodiment of the antibody of the invention is
characterized in that the antibody comprises a combination of a
heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region
selected from the group consisting of the following a to v.
[0024] (a) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.2, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:3, and
CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:4, or a CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0025] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:6, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:7, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:8, or
CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0026] (b) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:10, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:11, and
CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:12, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0027] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:14, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:15, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:16,
or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0028] (c) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:18, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:19, and
CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:20, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0029] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:22, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:23, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:24,
or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0030] (d) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:26, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:27, and
CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:28, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0031] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:30, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:31, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:32,
or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0032] (e) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:34, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:35, and
CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:36, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0033] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:38, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:39, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:40,
or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0034] (f) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:42, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:43, and
CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:44, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0035] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:46, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:47, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:48,
or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0036] (g) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:50, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:51, and
CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:52, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0037] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:54, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:55, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:56,
or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0038] (h) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:58, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:59, and
CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:60, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0039] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:62, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:63, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:64,
or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0040] (i) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:1 or a sequence substantially the
same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:5 or a sequence substantially the same
thereto,
[0041] (j) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:9 or a sequence substantially the
same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:13 or a sequence substantially the same
thereto,
[0042] (k) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:17 or a sequence substantially
the same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:21 or a sequence substantially the same
thereto,
[0043] (l) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:25 or a sequence substantially
the same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:29 or a sequence substantially the same
thereto,
[0044] (m) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:33 or a sequence substantially
the same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:37 or that substantially the same
thereto,
[0045] (n) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:41 or a sequence substantially
the same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:45 or a sequence substantially the same
thereto,
[0046] (o) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:49 or a sequence substantially
the same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:53 or a sequence substantially the same
thereto,
[0047] (p) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:57 or a sequence substantially
the same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:61 or a sequence substantially the same
thereto,
[0048] (q) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:222, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:223,
and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:224, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0049] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:226, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:227, and CDR3 of SEQ ID
NO.:228, or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0050] (r) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:230, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:231,
and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:232, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0051] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:234, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:235, and CDR3 of SEQ ID
NO.:236, or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0052] (s) a combination of a heavy chain variable region having
CDR consisting of CDR1 of SEQ ID NO.:238, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:239,
and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO.:240, or CDR substantially the same thereto
and,
[0053] a light chain variable region having CDR consisting of CDR1
of SEQ ID NO.:242, CDR2 of SEQ ID NO.:243, and CDR3 of SEQ ID
NO.:244, or CDR substantially the same thereto,
[0054] (t) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:221 or a sequence substantially
the same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:225 or a sequence substantially the
same thereto,
[0055] (u) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:229 or a sequence substantially
the same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:233 or a sequence substantially the
same thereto,
[0056] (v) a combination of a heavy chain variable region of the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:237 or a sequence substantially
the same thereto and, a light chain variable region of the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:241 or a sequence substantially the
same thereto.
[0057] In one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a
human antibody or a humanized antibody. Also, the antibody of the
invention is constructed in a various configuration. For instance,
the antibody of the invention is constructed as IgG, Fab, Fab',
F(ab').sub.2, scFv, or dsFv antibody.
[0058] Further, the invention provides CDR of an anti-IgSF4
antibody. The CDR of the invention contains any one of the amino
acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs.:2-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14-16, 18-20, 22-24,
26-28, 30-32, 34-36, 38-40, 42-44, 46-48, 50-52, 54-56, 58-60,
62-64, 222-224, 226-228, 230-232, 234-236, 238-240, and
242-244.
[0059] Furthermore, the present invention provides an isolated
nucleic acid molecule encoding a heavy chain variable region or a
light chain variable region of the antibody of the present
invention or a CDR of the present invention.
[0060] The present invention further relates to a vector carrying
the molecule in a way in which it can be expressed and to a
transformant into which the nucleic acid molecule is
introduced.
[0061] As another aspect, the present invention provides a cancer
treatment drug including the antibody of the present invention as
an active ingredient.
[0062] As a further aspect, the present invention provides a
reagent including an anti-IgSF4 antibody and used for examination
of liver cancer, examination of adult T cell leukemia, study of
liver cancer, or study of adult T cell leukemia. Furthermore, the
present invention also provides a kit including the reagent and an
instruction, which is used for examination of liver cancer,
examination of adult T cell leukemia, study of liver cancer, or
study of adult T cell leukemia.
[0063] As a further aspect, the present invention provides a method
for obtaining information for diagnosing liver cancer or adult T
cell leukemia, the method comprising the steps:
[0064] (1) preparing subjected cells isolated from a living body;
and
[0065] (2) detecting IgSF4 in the subjected cells.
[0066] Furthermore, the present invention also provides a method
for determining a grade of malignancy of liver cancer cells, the
method comprising the steps of:
[0067] (1) preparing subjected liver cells separated from a living
body; and
[0068] (2) detecting IgSF4 in the subjected liver cells.
[0069] Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for
screening a compound specifically bonded to liver cancer cells or
adult T cell leukemia cells, the method comprising the steps:
[0070] (1) bringing IgSF4 into contact with a test compound;
[0071] (2) evaluating the binding property of the test compound to
IgSF4.
[0072] Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for
screening an IgSF4 binding compound efficacious in treating liver
cancer, the method comprising the steps of:
[0073] (1) preparing cells expressing an IgSF4 gene;
[0074] (2) bringing the cells into contact with a test compound;
and
[0075] (3) evaluating killing or decrease of cancer cells.
[0076] Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of
screening an IgSF4 binding compound efficacious in treating adult T
cell leukemia, the method comprising the steps of:
[0077] (1) preparing adult T cell leukemia cells;
[0078] (2) bringing the cells into contact with a test compound;
and
[0079] (3) evaluating killing or decrease of cancer cells.
[0080] The present invention provides use of IgSF4 as an antigen.
In this use, as an antigen for preparing a cancer treating
antibody, IgSF4 is used. Herein, as the IgSF4, any one of the
following IgSF4 can be used.
[0081] (1) IgSF4 generated by using an expression system of E.
coli;
[0082] (2) IgSF4 secreted in a culture medium by using an
expression system of animal cells;
[0083] (3) IgSF4 expressed on the cell surface by using an
expression system of animal cells; and
[0084] (4) IgSF4 secreted in a culture medium or expressed on the
cell surface by using an expression system of animal cells
expressing T antigen and capable of transitional expression.
[0085] On the other hand, an extracellular region of the IgSF4 may
be used as an antigen so as to prepare an antibody for treating
cancer.
[0086] The present invention provides a method for treating cancer.
The method includes administering an anti-IgSF4 antibody to a
subject carrying cancer cells. As the anti-IgSF4 antibody, the
antibody having an ADCC activity is preferably used. Furthermore,
the present invention also provides a method for treating adult T
cell leukemia. The method includes administering an anti-IgSF4
antibody to a subject carrying adult T cell leukemia cells.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0087] FIG. 1 is a schematical diagram showing the vector used in
the preparation of a scFv antibody gene library.
[0088] FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of
pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd.
[0089] FIG. 3-1 is a diagram showing the base sequence (SEQ ID NO.:
171) of an insert section of pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd and the amino acid
sequence (SEQ ID NO.: 172) coded by the corresponding base
sequence.
[0090] FIG. 3-2 is a continuation of FIG. 3-1.
[0091] FIG. 4-1 is a diagram showing the base sequence (SEQ ID NO.:
175) of an insert section of pscFvCA-E8VHd, and the restriction
enzyme site and the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO.: 176) encoded
by the corresponding base sequence.
[0092] FIG. 4-2 is a continuation of FIG. 4-1.
[0093] FIG. 5 is a view showing a process of screening an antibody
clone specific to a liver cancer cells.
[0094] FIG. 6 is a view showing results of staining of tissues by
using a selected antibody clone. Herein, antibody staining was
carried out with respect to three kinds of tissues derived from
patients and the staining was investigated for cancer
specificity.
[0095] FIG. 7 is a view showing a result of cancer tissue stained
with antibody clone 035-273.
[0096] FIG. 8 is a view showing a result of cancer tissue stained
with antibody clone 035-273. Upper columns show the stained results
of a cancer portion; and lower columns show the stained results of
a non-cancer portion.
[0097] FIG. 9 is a view showing a result of cancer tissue stained
with antibody clone 051-129. Upper columns show the stained results
of a cancer portion; and lower columns show the stained results of
a non-cancer portion.
[0098] FIG. 10 is a view showing a result of cancer tissue stained
with antibody clone 035-169. Upper columns show the stained results
of a cancer portion; and lower columns show the stained results of
a non-cancer portion.
[0099] FIG. 11 is a view showing a result of cancer cell stained
with antibody clone 035-273. The used cell is HepG2 cell, Nuk-1
cell and HLF cell in this order from the upper part in the left
column, and HuH-7 cell and THLE-3 cell in this order from the upper
part in the right column.
[0100] FIG. 12-1 is a diagram showing a sequence of the cp3 type
antibody obtained as an antibody clone specific to liver cancer
cells.
[0101] FIG. 12-2 is a continuation of FIG. 12-1.
[0102] FIG. 13 shows results of the western blotting of
immunoprecipitated product obtained by using an antibody clone
specific to liver cancer cells. After immunoprecipitation, SDS-PAGE
was carried out and detection with a 035-283 antibody is carried
out. Lane 1: sample obtained by immunoprecipitation (IP) using a
lysate of a solid phased 035-283 antibody clone and HLF (poorly
differentiated human liver cancer cell line). Lane 2: 035-283
antibody clone and HLF (replication of an experiment of lane 1).
Lane 3: 035-283 antibody and HepG2 (cell line derived from human
liver cancer). Lane 4: 035-283 antibody and HepG2 (replication of
an experiment of lane 3). A band was excised from lanes 1 to 4 and
the amino acid sequence of protein was determined by using a mass
spectrometer.
[0103] FIG. 14 shows an amino acid sequence of the identified
antigen. The portion written in italic (cf: NLMIDIQK) that is a
sequence of a fragment obtained by MSMS is a sequence identified by
the method using ESI-ionTRAP-MSMS. On the other hand, the
underlined portion (cf: QTIYFR) shows a fragment identified by a
PMF method using MALDI-TOF-MS. The portion shown in italic and
provided with an under line (cf: GTYFTHEAK) is a portion identified
by both MS/MS and PMF method. It was confirmed that this antigen
underwent remarkable sugar chain modification. A candidate amino
acid that undergoes the sugar chain modification is shown by N.
[0104] FIG. 15-1 is the sequence of the isolated IgSF4 cDNA clone
(IgSF4N: cDNA1).
[0105] FIG. 15-2 is a continuation of FIG. 15-1.
[0106] FIG. 16-1 is the sequence of the isolated IgSF4 cDNA clone
(IgSF4X: cDNA2).
[0107] FIG. 16-2 is a continuation of FIG. 16-1.
[0108] FIG. 17 is a graph showing results of IgSF4 expression
experiment (FCM analysis result). Violet: no gene was transferred,
red: cDNA1 was transferred; and green: cDNA2 was transferred. Left
graph: detection results of 035-273 antibody. Right graph:
detection results of an anti-influenza antibody YA14.
[0109] FIG. 18 is a view showing results of IgSF4 expression
experiment (results of staining cells). Cell into which cDNA1 was
transferred, cell into which cDNA2 was transferred and cell into
which no genes were transferred are shown in this order from the
left.
[0110] FIG. 19 shows results of RNAi experiment using HLF cells.
(A): no RNAi. (B) IgSF4 RNAi. Based on the peak position in (A),
the rate of cells having stronger fluorescence intensity than the
peak position in (A) is defined as Ml.
[0111] FIG. 20 shows results of RNAi experiment using HLF cells.
Left side: treatment with IgSF4 RNAi was not carried out. Right
side: treatment with IgSF4 RNAi was carried out.
[0112] FIG. 21 shows FCM analysis results in RNAi experiment.
[0113] FIG. 22 shows the FCM reactivity of an isolated antibody
clone against liver cancer derived cell line HEPG2.
[0114] FIG. 23 shows the FCM reactivity of an isolated antibody
clone against liver cancer derived cell line HLF.
[0115] FIG. 24 shows the FCM reactivity of an isolated antibody
clone against human embryo kidney epithelium derived cell line
293T.
[0116] FIG. 25 shows the FCM reactivity of an isolated antibody
clone against human kidney cancer derived cell line ACHN.
[0117] FIG. 26 shows the FCM reactivity of an isolated antibody
clone against human ATL derived cell line KK1.
[0118] FIG. 27 shows the comparison in the FCM between the
reactivity of an isolated antibody clone 035-212 and the reactivity
of ATL cell surface markers (anti-CD3, anti-CD4, anti-CD8, and
anti-CD25 antibodies).
[0119] FIG. 28 shows the FCM reactivity of isolated antibody clone
035-212 against human ATL derived cell lines ED, Su9T, and SO4 in
which the IgSF4 promoter is methylated and against human ATL
derived cell lines KK1, KOB and ST1 in which the IgSF4 promoter is
not methylated.
[0120] FIG. 29 shows the FCM reactivity of an isolated antibody
clone against human non-ATL derived cell line MOLT4 (human T cell
leukemia derived cell line) and Jurkat, and HUT102 and MT-2 derived
from human T cell directive virus infected (HTLV infected cell
line) T cell lymphoma.
[0121] FIG. 30 shows results of mRNA expression analysis of IgSF4
by Northern Blot. Expression states of IgSF4 in HTLV-1 infected
cell or ATL derived cell are shown.
[0122] FIG. 31 shows the FCM reactivity of IgG type antibody
035-029 against A431 cell line.
[0123] FIG. 32 shows the result of evaluation of the ADCC activity
of antibody clone 035-029. Lung cancer derived cell nucleus
VMRC-LCD was used as a target cell.
THE BEST MODE OF CARRYNG OUT THE INVENTION
Terms
[0124] For convenience of description, definitions of certain terms
employed in this specification are summarized below.
[0125] In this specification, the term "comprise" or "comprising"
is used to refer to include the meaning of "consist of". Therefor,
for example, the description: "a product (or method) comprising a
plurality of elements (members)" is naturally considered to include
the meaning: "a product (or method) consisting of a plurality of
elements (members)."
[0126] An "isolated" signifies a state that is taken out from the
original environment (for example, natural environment for natural
materials), that is, a state that is different from the original
state due to the artificial operation.
[0127] The term "isolated nucleic acid" is typically one which is
separated from other nucleic acids co-existing in the natural state
when the nucleic acid is a naturally occurring nucleic acid (for
example, a nucleic acid in a living human body). However, an
isolated nucleic acid may include a part of other nucleic acid
components, for example, nucleic acid sequences flanking in the
natural state. Preferably, an "isolated nucleic acid" is
substantially free of other DNA components (including DNA sequences
which naturally flank the nucleic acid) co-existing in a natural
state in, for example, the genomic DNA.
[0128] Preferably, an "isolated nucleic acid" such as a cDNA
molecule can be substantially free of other cellular components or
culture medium when produced by recombinant techniques. Similarly,
preferably, an "isolated nucleic acid" such as a dNTP can be
substantially free of precursors (raw materials), other chemicals
used in chemical synthesis, or the like, when chemically
synthesized.
[0129] When a nucleic acid is present as a part of a vector or a
composition, or a nucleic acid is present in a cell as an exogenous
molecule, the nucleic acid may be an "isolated nucleic acid" as
long as it is present as a result of an artificial operation.
Unless otherwise mentioned, a "nucleic acid" simply described in
the specification includes a "nucleic acid in an isolated
state".
[0130] On the other hand, an "isolated antibody" does not include
an antibody that is a naturally occurring antibody and that has not
undergone any external operations (artificial operation), that is,
an antibody that has been produced in an individual body and
remains therein. Note here that the isolated antibody is typically
an antibody that is free of other antibodies, that is, an antibody
that is present as a single material (as an aggregate of
homogenious). In the case of a CDR region, the "isolated" state
includes a state in which the antibody is present together with
other region of the antibody in addition to a state as a single
material. That is to say, the term "isolated CDR" includes not only
a CDR that is present as a single body but also a CDR that is
present as a part of an isolated antibody.
[0131] The term "substantially identical" used regarding amino acid
sequences signifies that the difference in sequence between two
amino acid sequences to be compared is relatively small and the
difference on the sequence does not give a substantial effect on
the specific binding property against IgSF4. An amino acid
sequence, which is thought to include a part of modification and
may be provided to the reference amino acid sequence in the range
which the specific binding property against IgSF4 is not effected,
can be a substantially identical amino acid sequence. The "part of
modification of the amino acid sequence" herein denotes that change
occurs in an amino acid sequence due to deletion or substitution of
one to several amino acids constituting the amino acid sequence, or
addition or insertion of one to several amino acids constituting
the amino acid sequence, or the combination thereof. The position
of mutation of the amino acid sequence is not particularly limited
and may occur in a plurality of positions. The plurality herein
signifies a numerical value corresponding to one within, for
example, 10% of total amino acids constituting the amino acid
sequence. Preferably, it is a numerical value corresponding to one
within, for example, 5% of total amino acids. Further preferably,
it is a numerical value corresponding to one within, for example,
1% of total amino acids.
[0132] Whether or not two amino acids are substantially identical
can be determined by comparing the binding specificity of an
antibody including each amino acid sequence (the sequence of other
region is identical) against IgSF4 (hereinafter, unless otherwise
noted, "specificity" signifies "specificity against IgSF4"). For
example, when the dissociation constant (Kd) of the reference
antibody in the environment of physiological saline is denoted by
A, if Kd of the antibody of the subject to be compared is in the
range from A.times.10.sup.-1 to A.times.10, substantially identical
property can be recognized.
[0133] The term "nucleic acid" used herein includes DNA (including
cDNA and genomic DNA), RNA (including mRNA), a DNA analogue and an
RNA analogue. The form of nucleic acid of the present invention is
not particularly limited. That is to say, it may be any of single
stranded and double stranded. Preferably, it is a double stranded
DNA. Furthermore, codon degeneracy is considered. That is to say,
in the case of nucleic acid coding for protein, the nucleic acid
may include any base sequences as long as the protein can be
obtained as an expression product. In this specification, a
"nucleic acid encoding a certain protein (for example, an
antibody)" denotes a nucleic acid from which the protein is
obtained when it is expressed. The nucleic acid includes not only a
nucleic acid having a base sequence corresponding to the amino acid
sequence of the protein but also a nucleic acid obtained by adding
a sequence that encodes no amino acid sequence to the
above-mentioned nucleic acid (for example, DNA including one or a
plurality of introns).
[0134] "IgSF4" is an abbreviated name of Immunoglobulin superfamily
member 4 and also referred to as BL2, ST17, NECL2, TSLC1, IGSF4A,
SYNCAM and sTSLC-1. IgSF4 is thought to be expressed from 11q23.2
of human chromosome No. 11. It has been reported that IgSF4 is
expressed specifically in lung cancer as a suppressor gene and that
IgSF4 is involved in the junction of brain nerves, and the like
(Biederer T et al. Science. 2002 Aug. 30; 297(5586):1525-31). You
can see the details of the sequence information of IgSF4 and the
related reports issued to date in the homepage of NCBI (Accession
No. NM.sub.--01433, Definition: Homo sapiens immunoglobulin
superfamily, member 4 (IGSF4), mRNA). Note here that the amino acid
sequence and the base sequence of IgSF4 are shown in SEQ ID NO.:
145 and SEQ ID NO.: 146, respectively.
[0135] In the present invention, a "method of determining the grade
of malignancy" is a method for determining the grade of malignancy
in the subjected liver cells. The term "determination of the grade
of malignancy" is used to include the concept of discrimination
between benign or malignant." In general, the grade of malignancy
of cancers is evaluated by using the grade of differentiation. In
general, the cancer cells are classified into well-differentiated
cancer, moderately differentiated cancer, poorly differentiated
cancer, and undifferentiated cancer. The lower the grade of
differentiation is, the higher the grade of malignancy is. The
index for measuring the grade of malignancy (differenciation)
employs N/C ratio. The N/C ratio is a ratio of nucleus and
cytoplasm. In general, the cancer cells with high grade of
differentiation (well-differentiated cancer cells) have low N/C
ratio and relatively large cell size. On the other hand, the cancer
cells with low grade of differentiation (poorly differentiated
cancer cells) have generally high N/C ratio. In general,
undifferentiated cancer cells have high N/C ratio and small cell
size.
[0136] Well-differentiated cancer cells hold many of the natures of
the original tissue. In well-differentiated cancer cells, the
infiltrating ability or the metastaticity is not so high. On the
other hand, as the grade of differentiation becomes lower, it
becomes more difficult to understand the origin of the cell and the
infiltrating ability or the metastaticity is increased. Cancer
cells with low grade of differentiation are difficult to be
treated. In undifferentiated cancers, the prognosis is extremely
bad.
[0137] In this specification, if necessary, the following
abbreviations (in brackets) are used in accordance with the
practice.
[0138] Heavy chain (H-chain), light chain (L-chain), heavy chain
variable region (VH), light chain variable region (VL),
complementarity determining region (CDR), first complementarity
determining region (CDR1), second complementarity determining
region (CDR2), third complementarity determining region (CDR3),
first complementarity determining region of heavy chain (VH CDR1),
second complementarity determining region of heavy chain (VH CDR2),
third complementarity determining region of heavy chain (VH CDR3),
first complementarity determining region of light chain (VL CDR1),
second complementarity determining region of light chain (VL CDR2),
and third complementarity determining region of light chain (VL
CDR3).
[0139] The first aspect of the present invention relates to an
antibody having a specific binding property against IgSF4, that is,
an anti-IgSF4 antibody. In the preferable embodiment, the antibody
of the present invention has an ADCC activity. As shown in the
below mentioned Examples, the present inventors have succeeded in
identifying IgSF4 that is a cell membrane surface antigen molecule
specific to liver cancer by a unique method using a phage antibody
library and obtaining eleven kinds of antibodies (035-029 antibody,
035-212 antibody, 035-215 antibody, 035-273 antibody, 035-283
antibody, 040-131 antibody, 051-054 antibody, 051-181 antibody,
051-129 antibody, 035-130 antibody, and 035-169 antibody) having
high specificity against IgSF4. Since these antibodies recognize
the extracellular domain of accessible IgSF4 that is in state in
which it is expressed on the cell membrane surface, they can
undergo cell/tissue staining. As a result of analysis of sequence
of variable region of each antibody, the below-mentioned sequence
information was obtained. Note here that following the names of
antibodies, the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain variable
region; the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain CDR1; the amino
acid sequence of the heavy chain CDR2; the amino acid sequence of
the heavy chain CDR3; the amino acid sequence of the light chain
variable region; the amino acid sequence of the light chain CDR1;
the amino acid sequence of the light chain CDR2; the amino acid
sequence of the light chain CDR3 are sequentially shown in this
order.
[0140] 035-029 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:1(VH); SEQ ID NO.:2(VH CDR1);
SEQ ID NO.:3(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:4(VH CDR3); SEQ ID NO.:5(VL); SEQ
ID NO.:6(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:7(VL CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:8(VL CDR3)
[0141] 035-212 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:9(VH); SEQ ID NO.:10(VH CDR1);
SEQ ID NO.:11(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:12(VH CDR3); SEQ ID NO.:13(VL);
SEQ ID NO.:14(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:15(VL CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:16(VL
CDR3)
[0142] 035-215 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:17(VH); SEQ ID NO.:18(VH CDR1);
SEQ ID NO.:19(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:20(VH CDR3); SEQ ID NO.:21(VL);
SEQ ID NO.:22(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:23(VL CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:24(VL
CDR3)
[0143] 035-273 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:25(VH); SEQ ID NO.:26(VH CDR1);
SEQ ID NO.:27(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:28(VH CDR3); SEQ ID NO.:29(VL);
SEQ ID NO.:30(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:31(VL CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:32(VL
CDR3)
[0144] 035-283 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:33(VH); SEQ ID NO.:34(VH CDR1);
SEQ ID NO.:35(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:36(VH CDR3); SEQ ID NO.:37(VL);
SEQ ID NO.:38(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:39(VL CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:40(VL
CDR3)
[0145] 040-131 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:41(VH); SEQ ID NO.:42(VH CDR1);
SEQ ID NO.:43(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:44(VH CDR3); SEQ ID NO.:45(VL);
SEQ ID NO.:4 6 (VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:47(VL CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:48(VL
CDR3)
[0146] 051-054 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:49(VH); SEQ ID NO.:50(VH CDR1);
SEQ ID NO.:51(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:52(VH CDR3); SEQ ID NO.:53(VL);
SEQ ID NO.:54(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:55(VL CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:56(VL
CDR3)
[0147] 051-181 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:57(VH); SEQ ID NO.:58(VH CDR1);
SEQ ID NO.:59(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:60(VH CDR3); SEQ ID NO.:61(VL);
SEQ ID NO.:62(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:63(VL CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:64(VL
CDR3)
[0148] 051-129 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:221(VH); SEQ ID NO.:222(VH
CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:223(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:224(VH CDR3); SEQ ID
NO.:225(VL); SEQ ID NO.:226(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:227(VL CDR2); SEQ
ID NO.:228(VL CDR3)
[0149] 035-130 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:229(VH); SEQ ID NO.:230(VH
CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:231(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:232(VH CDR3); SEQ ID
NO.:233(VL); SEQ ID NO.:234(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:235(VL CDR2); SEQ
ID NO.:236(VL CDR3)
[0150] 035-169 Antibody SEQ ID NO.:237(VH); SEQ ID NO.:238(VH
CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:239(VH CDR2); SEQ ID NO.:240(VH CDR3); SEQ ID
NO.:241(VL); SEQ ID NO.:242(VL CDR1); SEQ ID NO.:243(VL CDR2); SEQ
ID NO.:244(VL CDR3)
[0151] The variable region of the antibody of the present invention
includes at least a part the CDR of the anti-IgSF4 antibody that
has been successfully obtained by the present inventors or an amino
acid sequence that is substantially identical thereto. Note here
that in the following description, when a certain amino acid
sequence is described, unless it is clear that the amino acid
sequence itself is described, the amino acid sequence denotes "the
certain amino acid or an amino acid that is substantially identical
thereto." For example, the description of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.: 1 signifies "the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:
1 or amino acid substantially identical thereto."
[0152] Concretely, for instance, the heavy chain variable region of
the antibody of the invention contains, as a part or a whole of
CDR, at least one amino acid sequence (for instance, contains as
CDR3), preferably at least two amino acid sequences (for instance,
contained as CDR2 and CDR3), more preferably at least three amino
acid sequences (namely, contains as CDR1-3), which is (are)
selected from the group consisting of (1) the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.:2, (2) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:3, (3)
the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:4, (4) the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:10, (5) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:11, (6) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:12, (7) the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:18, (8) the amino acid sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:19, (9) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:20, (10) the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:26, (11) the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.:27, (12) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:28,
(13) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:34, (14) the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:35, (15) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:36, (16) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:42, (17) the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:43, (18) the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.:44, (19) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:50,
(20) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:51, (21) the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:52, (22) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:58, (23) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:59, (24) the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:60, (49) the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.:222, (50) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:223,
(51) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:224, (52) the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:230, (53) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:231, (54) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:232, (55) the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:238, (56) the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.:239, and (57) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:240. Herein, the above-described (1), (4), (7), (10), (13),
(16), (19), (22), (49), (52), and (55) are preferably contained as
CDR1, in case that it is contained as CDR of a variable region.
Similarly, the above-described (2), (5), (8), (11), (14), (17),
(20), (23), (50), (53), and (56) are preferably contained as CDR2,
and the above-described (3), (6), (9), (12), (15), (18), (21),
(24), (51), (54), and (57) are preferably contained as CDR3.
[0153] On the other hand, the light chain variable region of the
antibody of the invention contains, as a part or a whole of CDR, at
least one amino acid sequence (for instance, contains as CDR3),
preferably at least two amino acid sequences (for instance,
contains as CDR2 and CDR3), more preferably at least three amino
acid sequences (namely, contains as CDR1-3), which is (are)
selected from the group consisting of (25) the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.:6, (26) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:7, (27)
the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:8, (28) the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:14, (29) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:15, (30) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:16, (31) the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:22, (32) the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.:23, (33) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:24,
(34) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:30, (35) the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:31, (36) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:32, (37) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:38, (38) the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:39, (39) the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.:40, (40) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:46,
(41) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:47, (42) the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:48, (43) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:54, (44) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:55, (45) the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:56, (46) the amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO.:62, (47) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:63,
(48) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:64, (58) the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO.:, (59) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:, (60) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:, (61) the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:, (62) the amino acid sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:, (63) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:, (64) the
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:, (65) the amino acid sequence of
SEQ ID NO.:, and (66) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.:.
Herein, the above-described (25), (28), (31), (34), (37), (40),
(43), (46), (58), (61), and (64) are preferably contained as CDR1,
in case that it is contained as CDR of a variable region.
Similarly, the above-described (26), (29), (32), (35), (38), (41),
(44), (47), (59), (62), and (65) are preferably contained as CDR2,
and the above-described (27), (30), (33), (36), (39), (42), (45),
(48), (60), (63), and (66) are preferably contained as CDR3.
[0154] In the antibody of one preferable embodiment in the
invention, CDR1 of the heavy chain variable region has any one of
the amino acid sequences of the above-described (1), (4), (7),
(10), (13), (16), (19), (22), (49), (52), and (55), CDR2 of the
heavy chain variable region has any one of the amino acid sequences
of the above-described (2), (5), (8), (11), (14), (17), (20), (23),
(50), (53), and (56), CDR3 of the heavy chain variable region has
any one of the amino acid sequences of the above-described (3),
(6), (9), (12), (15), (18), (21), (24), (51), (54), and (57), CDR1
of the light chain variable region has any one of the amino acid
sequences of the above-described (25), (28), (31), (34), (37),
(40), (43), (46), (58), (61), and (64), CDR2 of the light chain
variable region has any one of the amino acid sequences of the
above-described (26), (29), (32), (35), (38), (41), (44), (47),
(59), (62), and (65), and CDR3 of the light chain variable region
has any one of the amino acid sequences of the above-described
(27), (30), (33), (36), (39), (42), (45), (48), (60), (63), and
(66).
[0155] In the antibody of one more preferable embodiment in the
invention, CDR3 of the heavy chain variable region and the light
chain variable region is any one of combinations of the following
(a) to (k).
[0156] (a) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:4, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:8
[0157] (b) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:12, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:16
[0158] (c) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:20, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:24
[0159] (d) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:28, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:32
[0160] (e) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:36, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:40
[0161] (f) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:44, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:48
[0162] (g) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:52, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:56
[0163] (h) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:60, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:64
[0164] (i) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:224, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:228
[0165] (j) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:232, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:236
[0166] (k) The heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:240, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:244
[0167] These are combinations of CDR3, being described beginning at
the top, in 035-029 antibody, 035-212 antibody, 035-215 antibody,
035-273 antibody, 035-283 antibody, 040-131 antibody, 051-054
antibody, 051-181 antibody, 051-129 antibody, 035-130 antibody, and
035-169 antibody, and can be expected high specificity against
IgSF4.
[0168] In the antibody of one yet more preferable embodiment in the
invention, CDR2 and CDR3 of the heavy chain variable region and the
light chain variable region are any one of combinations of the
following (l) to (v).
[0169] (l) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:3, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:4, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:7, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:8
[0170] (m) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:11, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:12, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:15, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:16
[0171] (n) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:19, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:20, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:23, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:24
[0172] (o) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:27, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:28, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:31, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:32
[0173] (p) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:35, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:36, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:39, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:40
[0174] (q) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:43, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:44, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:47, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:48
[0175] (r) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:51, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:52, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:55, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:56
[0176] (s) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:59, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:60, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:63, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:64
[0177] (t) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:223, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:224, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:227, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:228
[0178] (u) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:231, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:232, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:235, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:236
[0179] (v) The heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:239, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:240, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:243, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:244
[0180] These are combinations of CDR2 and CDR3, being described
beginning at the top, in 035-029 antibody, 035-212 antibody,
035-215 antibody, 035-273 antibody, 035-283 antibody, 040-131
antibody, 051-054 antibody, 051-181 antibody, 051-129 antibody,
035-130 antibody, and 035-169 antibody, and can be expected high
specificity against IgSF4.
[0181] In the antibody of the most preferable embodiment in the
invention, CDR1-CDR3 of the heavy chain variable region and the
light chain variable region are any one of combinations of the
following (A) to (K).
[0182] (A) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:2, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:3, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:4, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:6, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:7, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:8
[0183] (B) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:10, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:11, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:12, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:14, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:15, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:16
[0184] (C) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:18, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:19, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:20, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:22, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:23, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:24
[0185] (D) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:26, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:27, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:28, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:30, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:31, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:32
[0186] (E) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:34, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:35, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:36, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:38, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:39, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:40
[0187] (F) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:42, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:43, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:44, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:46, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:47, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:48
[0188] (G) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:50, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:51, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:52, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:54, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:55, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:56
[0189] (H) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:58, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:59, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:60, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:62, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:63, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:64
[0190] (I) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:222, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:223, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:224, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:226, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:227, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:228
[0191] (J) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:230, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:231, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:232, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:234, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:235, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:236
[0192] (K) The heavy chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:238, the heavy chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:239, the heavy chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:240, the light chain CDR1: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:242, the light chain CDR2: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:243, the light chain CDR3: the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:244
[0193] These are combinations of CDR1-CDR3, being described
beginning at the top, in 035-029 antibody, 035-212 antibody,
035-215 antibody, 035-273 antibody, 035-283 antibody, 040-131
antibody, 051-054 antibody, 051-181 antibody, 051-129 antibody,
035-130 antibody, and 035-169 antibody, and can be expected higher
specificity against IgSF4.
[0194] The sequence of the framework region (FR region) in a
variable region of the antibody of the present invention is not
particularly limited as long as it does not substantially affect
the specific binding property against IgSF4. For example, when the
antibody of the present invention is constructed as a humanized
antibody, a FR region of the well-known human antibody can be used.
Furthermore, for example, when an antibody used as a reagent for
detection or an antibody applied to non-human animal species is
constructed, in some cases, expected effects can be obtained even
if a human antibody FR region is not used or a case where it is not
appropriate to use a human antibody FR region. In such cases, it is
possible to use a FR region of non-human animal species (for
example, mouse or rat).
[0195] In one embodiment of the present invention, the antibody
includes a constant region in addition to a variable region (for
example, in the case of an IgG type antibody). The sequence of the
constant region of this embodiment is not particularly limited. For
example, as mentioned below, when the antibody of the present
invention is constructed as a humanized antibody, it is possible to
use a constant region of the well-known human antibody.
Furthermore, similar to the above-mentioned FR region, it is
possible to use a constant region of the non-human animal species
(for example, mouse or rat).
[0196] The antibody of one embodiment of the present invention is a
humanized antibody. The "humanized antibody" herein denotes an
antibody that is constructed to have a structure similar to that of
the human antibody and includes a human type chimera antibody in
which only a constant region of the antibody is substituted by that
of a human antibody, a human type CDR-grafted antibody in which a
part other than CDR (complementarity determining region) existing
in the constant region and the variable region is substituted by
that of the human antibody (P. T. Johons et al., Nature 321, 522
(1986)). In order to enhance the antigen binding activity of the
human type CDR-grafted antibody, improved technologies of a method
of selecting a human antibody FR with high homology to a mouse
antibody, a method of preparing a humanized type antibody with high
homology, a method of transplanting a mouse CDR into a human
antibody and then substituting the amino acids of the FR region
have already been developed (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No.
5,585,089, U.S. Pat. No. 5,693,761, U.S. Pat. No. 5,693,762, U.S.
Pat. No. 6,180,370, European patent No. 451216, European patent No.
682040, patent No. 2828340), and can be used for preparing the
human type antibody of the present invention.
[0197] The human type chimera antibody can be produced by, for
example, by substituting the constant region of an antibody having
the structure of the H-chain variable region and/or the structure
of the L-chain variable region by the constant region of the human
antibody. As the constant region of the human antibody, the
well-known antibodies can be employed. Hereinafter, one example of
the method of producing the human type chimera antibody is
described.
[0198] Firstly, mRNA is extracted from a hybridoma producing a
mouse anti-IgSF4 antibody, and cDNA is synthesized according to the
routine method. The synthesized cDNA is integrated into a vector so
as to construct a cDNA library. From this cDNA library, by using a
H-chain gene fragment and a L-chain gene fragment as a probe, a
vector containing the H-chain gene and the L-chain gene is
selected. By carrying out sequencing of the insertion sequence of
the selected vector, the sequence of the H-chain variable region
and the L-chain variable region is determined. Based on the thus
obtained sequence data, DNA encoding the H-chain variable region is
produced by chemical synthesis, biochemical cutting/recombination,
and the like. DNA encoding the obtained H-chain variable region is
ligated with DNA encoding the human H-chain constant region, which
is integtrated into an expression vector. Thus, the H-chain
expression vector is produced. An example of the expression vector
may include a SV40 virus based vector, an EB virus based vector, a
BPV (papilloma virus) based vector, and the like. However, the
expression vector is not limited thereto. On the other hand, the
L-chain expression vector is produced by the same method. These
H-chain expression vector and L-chain expression vector
co-transform a host cell. As the host cell, CHO (Chinese hamster
ovary) cell (A. Wright & S. L. Morrison, J. Immunol. 160,
3393-3402 (1998)), SP2/0 cell (mouse myeloma) (K. Motmans et al.,
Eur. J. Cancer Prey. 5, 512-519 (1996), R. P. Junghans et al.,
Cancer Res. 50, 1495-1502 (1990)), and the like, can be preferably
used. Furthermore, for transformation, a Lipofectin method (R. W.
Malone et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, 6077 (1989), P. L.
Felgner et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84, 7413 (1987),
electroporation method, calcium phosphate method (F. L. Graham
& A. J. van der Eb, Virology 52, 456-467 (1973)), DEAE-Dextran
method and the like can be preferably used.
[0199] After the transformant is cultured, human type chimera
antibodies are separated from the transformant cell or the culture
medium. For separation and purification of antibodies, any
appropriate combination of centrifugation, ammonium sulfate
fractionation, salting out, ultra-filtration, affinity
chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, gel filtration
chromatography, and the like, can be used.
[0200] On the other hand, a humen-type CDR graft antibody can be
prepared, for instance, as the following manner. First of all, by
the method described in the column of the above-described
preparation method of the chimeric antibody, an amino acid sequence
and a corresponding base sequence are determined, which is an amino
acid sequence of a H chain variable region and a L chain variable
region of a mouse anti-IgSF4 antibody. In addition, an amino acid
sequence of each CDR region and a corresponding base sequence are
determined.
[0201] Examples of the base sequence of CDR include the following
base sequences.
[0202] H chain CDR1 (VH CDR1): any one of the base sequences of SEQ
ID NO.:66, 74, 82, 90, 98, 106, 114, 122, 246, 254, and 262
[0203] H chain CDR2 (VH CDR2): any one of the base sequences of SEQ
ID NO.:67, 75, 83, 91, 99, 107, 115, 123, 247, 255, and 263
[0204] H chain CDR3 (VH CDR3): any one of the base sequences of SEQ
ID NO.:68, 76, 84, 92, 100, 108, 116, 124, 248, 256, and 264
[0205] L chain CDR1 (VL CDR1): any one of the base sequences of SEQ
ID NO.:70, 78, 86, 94, 102, 110, 118, 126, 250, 258, and 266
[0206] L chain CDR2 (VL CDR2): any one of the base sequences of SEQ
ID NO.:71, 79, 87, 95, 103, 111, 119, 127, 251, 259, and 267
[0207] L chain CDR3 (VL CDR3): any one of the base sequences of SEQ
ID NO.:72, 80, 88, 96, 104, 112, 120, 128, 252, 260, and 268
[0208] As the base sequence of CDR, any one of the following
combinations can be preferably used.
[0209] (1) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:66, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:67, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:68, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:70, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:71, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:72
[0210] (2) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:74, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:75, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:76, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:78, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:79, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:80
[0211] (3) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:82, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:83, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:84, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:86, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:87, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:88
[0212] (4) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:90, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:91, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:92, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:94, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:95, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:96
[0213] (5) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:98, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:99, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:100, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:102, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:103, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:104
[0214] (6) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:106, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:107, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:108, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:110, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:111, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:112
[0215] (7) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:114, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:115, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:116, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:118, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:119, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:120
[0216] (8) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:122, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:123, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:124, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:126, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:127, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:128
[0217] (9) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:246, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:247, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:248, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:250, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:251, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:252
[0218] (10) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:254, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:255, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:256, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:258, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:259, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:260
[0219] (11) The combination of VH CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ ID
NO.:262, VH CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:263, VH CDR3: the
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:264, VL CDR1: the base sequence of SEQ
ID NO.:266, VL CDR2: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:267, and VL
CDR3: the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.:268
[0220] In addition, these are equal to combinations of each CDR,
being described beginning at the top, in 035-029 antibody, 035-212
antibody, 035-215 antibody, 035-273 antibody, 035-283 antibody,
040-131 antibody, 051-054 antibody, 051-181 antibody, 051-129
antibody, 035-130 antibody, and 035-169 antibody.
[0221] Next, FR (framework region) that is present surrounding the
CDR region is selected. As a method for selecting FR, approximately
three methods can be employed. The first method is a method of
using a human antibody frame such as NEWM, REI, and the like, whose
three dimensional structure has been clarified (Riechmann L. et
al., Nature 332, 323-3Z7 (1988); Tempst, P R. et al., Protein
Engineering 7, 1501-1507 (1994); Ellis J H. et al., J. Immunol.
155, 925-937 (1995)). The second method is a method of selecting
the human antibody variable region having the highest homology to
the objective mouse antibody variable region from database, and
using the FR thereof (Queen C. et al., Proc Natl Acad SciUSA 86,
10029-10033 (1989); Rozak M J. et al., J Biol Chem 271, 22611-22618
(1996); Shearman C W. et al., J. Immunol 147, 4366-4373 (1991)).
The third method is a method of selecting amino acid used most
commonly to the FR of the human antibody (Sato K. et al., Mol
Immunol 31, 371-381 (1994); Kobinger F. et al., Protein Engineering
6, 971-980 (1993); Kettleborough C A. et al., Protein Engineering
4, 773-783 (1991)). In the present invention, any one of these
methods can be used.
[0222] Note here that an amino acid sequence in which the amino
acid sequence of the selected human FR is modified can be also used
as the amino acid sequence of FR as long as a finally produced
human type CDR-grafted antibody has a specific binding property
against IgSF4. In particular, when a part of the amino acids of the
selected human FR is changed into the amino acids of FR of the
antibody that is an origin of the CDR, the probability that the
property of the antibody can be maintained is high. The number of
amino acids to be modified is not more than 30% with respect to an
entire FR. Further preferably, the number is not more than 20% with
respect to an entire FR. Yet further preferably, the number is not
more than 10% with respect to an entire FR.
[0223] Next, by combining the FR selected by any of the methods
mentioned above and the above-mentioned CDR, DNA encoding the
H-chain variable region and the L-chain variable region is
designed. Based on this design, DNA encoding the H-chain variable
region and DNA encoding the L-chain variable region are produced by
chemical synthesis, biochemical cutting/recombination, and the
like, respectively. DNA encoding the H-chain variable region is
integrated into an expression vector together with DNA encoding the
human immunoglobulin H-chain constant region. Thus, the H-chain
expression vector is constructed. Similarly, DNA encoding the
L-chain variable region is integrated into an expression vector
together with DNA encoding the human immunoglobulin L-chain
constant region. Thus, the L-chain expression vector is
constructed. An example of the expression vector may include a SV40
virus based vector, an EB virus based vector, a BPV (papilloma
virus) based vector, and the like. However, the expression vector
is not limited thereto.
[0224] The H-chain expression vector and L-chain expression vector,
which have been produced by the above-mentioned method,
co-transform a host cell. As the host cell, CHO (Chinese hamster
ovary) cell (A. Wright & S. L. Morrison, J. Immunol. 160,
3393-3402 (1998)), SP2/0 cell (mouse myeloma) (K. Motmans et al.,
Eur. J. Cancer Prey. 5, 512-519 (1996), R. P. Junghans et al.,
Cancer Res. 50, 1495-1502 (1990)), and the like, can be preferably
used. Furthermore, for transformation, a Lipofectin method (R. W.
Malone et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, 6077 (1989), P. L.
Felgner et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84, 7413 (1987), an
electroporation method, a calcium phosphate method (F. L. Graham
& A. J. van der Eb, Virology 52, 456-467 (1973)), a
DEAE-Dextran method and the like can be preferably used.
[0225] After the transformant is cultured, human type CDR-grafted
antibodies are separated from the transformant cell or the culture
medium. For separation and purification of antibodies, any
appropriate combination of centrifugation, ammonium sulfate
fractionation, salting out, ultra-filtration, affinity
chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, gel filtration
chromatography, and the like, can be used.
[0226] Based on the antibody of the present invention or based on
the sequence information of gene encoding the antibody of the
present invention, an antibody fragment can be produced. An example
of the antibody fragment may include Fab, Fab', F(ab').sub.2, scFv,
and dsFv antibodies, and the like.
[0227] Fab can be obtained by digesting IgG with papain in the
presence of cysteine. Fab is a fragment having a molecular weight
of about 50000, which includes L-chain and H-chain variable regions
as well as an H-chain fragment including a C.sub.H1 domain and a
part of the hinge portion. In the present invention, it can be
obtained by digesting the above-mentioned antibodies with papain.
Furthermore, DNA encoding a part of the H-chain and L-chain of the
above-mentioned antibody is integrated into an appropriate vector,
and Fab can be prepared from thetransformant transformed by using
this vector.
[0228] Fab' is a fragment having a molecular weight of about 50000,
which can be obtained by cutting disulfide linkage between H-chains
of the below mentioned F(ab').sub.2. In the present invention, it
can be obtained by digesting the antibody with pepsin and cutting
the disulfide linkage by using a reducing agent. Furthermore,
similar to Fab, Fab' can be prepared by using DNA encoding Fab' by
genetic engineering.
[0229] F(ab').sub.2 can be obtained by digesting IgG with pepsin.
F(ab').sub.2 is a fragment having a molecular weight of about
100000, which includes L-chain and H-chain variable regions as well
as an H-chain fragment including a C.sub.H1 domain and a part of
the hinge portion, and in which the fragment (Fab') is bonded by
disulfide linkage. In the present invention, it can be obtained by
digesting the above-mentioned antibodies with pepsin. Furthermore,
similar to Fab, it can be prepared by using DNA encoding
F(ab').sub.2 by genetic engineering.
[0230] ScFv is a single stranded antibody fragment in which Fv
including an H-chain variable region and an L-chain variable region
are linked to each other by linking the C terminal of one chain and
the N terminal of the other chain with an appropriate peptide
linker. As the peptide linker, for example, (GGGGS).sub.3 having
high flexibility and the like can be used. For example, by using
DNA encoding the H-chain variable region and the L-chain variable
region of the above-mentioned antibody and DNA encoding the peptide
linker, DNA encoding scFv antibody is constructed. This is
integrated into an appropriate vector. ScFv can be prepared from
the transformant, which has been transformed by using this
vector.
[0231] DsFv is an Fv fragment in which a Cys residue is introduced
into appropriate positions of the H-chain variable region and the
L-chain variable region, and the H-chain variable region and the
L-chain variable region are stabilized by disulfide linkage. The
position of each chain into which the Cys residue is introduced can
be determined based on the three-dimensional structure predicted by
molecule modeling. In the present invention, for example, the
three-dimensional structure is predicted from the amino acid
sequence of the H-chain variable region and the L-chain variable
region of the above-mentioned antibody, and based on the
prediction, DNA encoding each of the H-chain variable region and
the L-chain variable region into which mutation is introduced is
constructed. This is integrated into an appropriate vector, and
dsFv can be prepared from the transformant transformed by using
this vector.
[0232] By using an appropriate linker, antibody fragments can be
polymerized by linking the scFv antibody, the dcFv antibody and the
like to each other, or fusing them with streptavidin.
[0233] By fusing or binding the antibody (including an antibody
fragment) of the present invention to a low molecular weight
compound, protein, a labeling material, or the like, a fused
antibody or labeled antibody can be formed. An example of the
labeling material can include a radioactive material such as
.sup.125I, peroxidase, .beta.-D-galactosidase, microperoxidase,
horseradish peroxidase (HRP), fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC),
rhodamine isothiocyanate (RITC), alkaline phosphatase, biotin, and
the like.
[0234] Since the antibody (including an antibody fragment) of the
present invention has a specific binding property against IgSF4,
the antibody can be specifically bonded to a cancer cell (for
example, a lung cancer cell, a liver cancer cell) specifically
expressing IgSF4. By using this property, labeling, detection, and
the like of a cancer cell (or cancer tissue) can be carried out.
Furthermore, it can be expected that the cytotoxicity can be
exerted via binding to cancer cells. Actually, as shown in the
below-mentioned Examples, 035-029 antibody, 035-273 antibody and
051-054 antibody show the ADCC activity. Therefore, the antibodies
themselves can be used for damaging (killing) the cancer cell.
Herein, when the humanized antibody of the present invention is
used, attack and elimination by the immune system do not easily
occur, the expected effect can be exerted efficiently and
occurrence of severe side effect can be avoided.
[0235] In addition, the antibody of the present invention can be
used as a medium (carrier) for allowing drugs and the like to be
delivered specifically to a liver cancer cell. That is to say, it
is assumed that the application of the antibody of the present
invention includes DDS (Drug delivery system) for targeting a liver
cancer cell.
[0236] Herein, the experiment using the antibody successfully
obtained by the present inventors has clarified that the 035-273
antibody and the 051-054 antibody can specifically recognize a
liver cancer cell having a low grade of differentiation. In
general, it is difficult to treat a liver cancer with low grade of
differentiation, and the prognosis of such a cancer is extremely
poor. The 035-273 antibody and the like can specifically recognize
such cancer cells that is difficult to be treated and has high
value in treating application and diagnosis application. For
example, when the 035-273 antibody is used as a carrier of drugs,
the drugs can be delivered specifically to a poorly-differentiated
liver cancer. Thus, a high treatment effect can be expected.
Furthermore, when the antibody is used as an immunostaining
antibody, it is possible to obtain the staining effect reflecting
the grade of differentiation. That is to say, when the antibody is
used, it is possible to determine the grade of differentiation of a
cancer cell with high accuracy. Thus, the antibody is very useful
also in diagnosis application.
[0237] Note here that each application of the antibody of the
present invention is described in detail hereinafter.
[0238] (Diagnosis Application)
[0239] Another aspect of the present invention relates to the use
of IgSF4 as a diagnosis marker based on the finding that IgSF4 is
expressed specifically to a liver cancer cell. One embodiment of
this aspect relates to a method of obtaining information for
diagnosing a liver cancer or adult T cell Leukemia and includes the
following steps:
[0240] Step (1): step of preparing a subjected cell separated from
a living body.
[0241] Step (2): step of detecting IgSF4 as the subjected cell.
[0242] The information (detected results) obtained in the method
can be used for determining whether or not the subjected cell
corresponds to a liver cancer cell, or whether or not the subjected
cell corresponds to adult T cell Leukemia.
[0243] Herein, as shown in the below-mentioned Examples, when a
plurality of liver cancer cells having different grades of
malignancy (grades of differentiation) are subjected to
immunostaining by using an anti-IgSF4 antibody, significant
difference in the staining property can be found. That is to say,
it is clear that there is a strong relation between the grade of
malignancy and the expression amount of IgSF4. Thus, it is
determined that IgSF4 is also effective as a marker for determining
the grade of malignancy of liver cancer cells. Based on this
finding, another aspect of the present invention provides a method
using the detected results in the above-mentioned step for
determining the grade of malignancy of the subjected liver cells,
that is to say, a method for determining the grade of malignancy of
liver cancer cells.
[0244] The detection results according to the present invention is
useful for diagnosing liver cancer or adult T cell Leukemia. For
example, the information obtained by carrying out the
above-mentioned method with respect to patients with liver cancer
can be used for evaluating and grasping the evaluation of the
conditions of the patients or evaluating the treating effect. For
example, by carrying out the method of the present invention in
parallel with the treatment of liver cancer, treatment effect can
be evaluated based on the information obtained as a result.
Specifically, when the method of the present invention is carried
out after administering a drug, the change of the expression amount
of IgSF4 in the liver cells is examined and the treatment effect
can be determined from the increase and decrease of the expression
amount. Thus, the method of the present invention may be used for
monitoring the treatment effect.
[0245] On the other hand, information obtained in the case where
the experiment is carried out to persons other than patients, that
is, persons who are not recognized to have a liver cancer can be
used for determination of whether or not a patient has a liver
cancer, evaluation of incidence risk, and the like. According to
the method of the present invention, since the diagnosis of liver
cancer can be carried out based on the objective index, that is, an
expression amount, the value is extremely high.
[0246] Hereinafter, the steps constituting the present invention
are described.
1. Step (1)
[0247] In the step (1), cells separated from a subject (subjected
person, living body) are prepared. The subject herein includes not
only patients (patients with liver cancer or adult T cell Leukemia)
but also healthy persons (including persons having a risk of
developing liver cancer or adult T cell Leukemia). For example, a
part of liver of the subject collected by biopsy may be used for
the method of the present invention as the subjected cell.
[0248] The "subjected cell (subjected liver cell or subjected T
cell)" in the present invention is a cell that is used as a sample
(subject) for detection in the method of the present invention. The
subjected cells are separated from a living body. That is to say,
to the subjected cells in the state in which they are separated
from a living body, the present invention is applied. The
"separated from a living body" shows a state in which the subjected
cells are completely separated from the living body of origin of
the subjected cells by extracting a part of the living tissue
including the subjected cells. In step (2), when an immunological
detection method is employed, the subjected cells are usually
prepared in a state in which they are present in the living body,
that is, in a state in which they are connected to the surrounding
cells (as a tissue piece) and used for the present invention. Note
here that the method of the present invention may be used after the
cells are separated (isolated) from the surrounding cells.
[0249] When liver cells are used as the subjected cells and the
detection result is used for determining the grade of malignancy of
the subjected cells, as the subjected cells, liver cells that are
determined to be a cancer by other diagnosis methods, liver cells
that are determined to have high possibility of liver cancer, or
liver cells having a probability of liver cancer are suitably
employed. Preferably, liver cells that are determined to be a
cancer by other diagnosis methods, liver cells that are determined
to have high possibility of liver cancer are used. The other
diagnosis methods herein include, for example, X-ray photography,
endoscopy, ultrasonography, CT examination, MRI examination, PET
examination, and a diagnosis method using a tumor marker, and the
like. In general, by using one or more of them, subjected cells
(subjected liver cells) are collected from the tissue that may have
liver cancer.
[0250] In the present invention, "liver cancer" can be interpreted
in the wide sense and includes liver carcinoma and liver sarcoma.
Furthermore, in the present invention, the term "cancer" can be
used interchangeably with "tumor." Furthermore, a stage before the
diagnosis is pathologically determined, that is, before whether a
tumor is benign or malignant, the term may generally include benign
tumor, boundary lesion of being benign and malignant, and malignant
tumor.
2. Step (2)
[0251] In step (2), from the prepared subjected cells, IgSF4 is
detected. The term "IgSF4 is detected" signifies examining whether
or not IgSF4 is expressed (presence of expression), or obtaining
the expression amount of IgSF4 as an absolute amount or a relative
amount. Herein, the reference of the relative amount can be defined
as, for example, the amount of IgSF4 of the standard sample
prepared according to the grade of malignancy. In general, the
presence of expression of IgSF4, and the amount of the expressed
IgSF4 if any are examined. When IgSF4 is detected, it is not
essential to strictly measure the amount of IgSF4. For example,
when liver cells are used as the subjected cells and the detection
of IgSF4 is carried out for determining the grade of malignancy of
the subjected cells (subjected cancer cells), the amount of IgSF4
may be measured in a level that the grade of malignancy of the
subjected cancer cells can be determined by making a comparison
with the amount of IgSF4 of control that is used as an index of the
grade of malignancy.
[0252] One embodiment of the present invention carries out a
detection method by using mRNA that is a transcriptional product of
IgSF4 as a target. For the detection (measurement) of mRNA, general
methods, for example, an RT-PCR method, various hybridization
methods using a specific probe (for example, northern
hybridization, in situ hybridization), and the like, can be used.
Another aspect of the present invention carries out a detection
method using an expression product (protein) of IgSF4 as a
target.
[0253] Preferably, IgSF4 is detected by an immunological technique
(for example, immunohistochemical staining method). The
immunological technique uses an anti-IgSF4 antibody and detects
IgSF4 protein as an index of the binding property (binding amount)
of the antibodies. According to the immunological detection method,
rapid and sensitive detection can be achieved. In addition,
operation is simple. Note here that an example of the detection
method may include an ELISA method, radioimmunoassay, FCM, an
immunoprecipitation method, immunoblotting, and the like.
[0254] According to the immunohistochemical staining method, rapid
and sensitive detection of IgSF4 can be achieved. In addition,
operation is simple. Therefore, burden, when IgSF4 is detected, to
a subject (patient) is reduced.
[0255] In the immunohistochemical staining method, in general,
firstly, a step of bringing an anti-IgSF4 antibody into contact
with the subjected cells is carried out, followed by examining the
binding amount of anti-IgSF4. Concretely, in accordance with the
below-mentioned immunohistochemical staining method, the method of
the present invention can be carried out.
[0256] The immunohistochemical staining method with respect to the
living tissue is generally carried out by the following procedures
(1) to (9). Note here that the immunohistochemical staining method
with respect to the living tissue can be referred to various
documents and publications (see, for example, "Koso Koutai hou
(Emzyme Antibody Technique), the third revised edition" edited by
Keiichi Watanabe, Kazuko Nakane, GAKUSAI KIKAKU LTD).
[0257] (1) Fixation--Paraffin Embedding Method
[0258] Tissue surgically collected from a living body is fixed by
using formalin, paraformamide, absolute ethanol, and the like, and
thereafter, embedded in paraffin. In general, dehydration with
alcohol is carried out, treated with xylene, and finally embedded
in paraffin. The specimen embedded in paraffin is cut into a
predetermined thickness (for example, 3 to 5 .mu.m) and expanded on
a slide glass. Instead of paraffin embedded specimen, an alcohol
fixed specimen, a dry sealed specimen, a frozen specimen, and the
like may be use.
[0259] (2) Deparaffinization
[0260] Treatment is generally carried out with xylene, alcohol and
purified water.
[0261] (3) Pre-Treatment (Antigen Activation)
[0262] For antigen activation, enzyme treatment, heat treatment
and/or pressurization treatment is carried out if necessary.
[0263] (4) Removing of Endogenous Peroxidase
[0264] When peroxidase is used as a labeling material for staining,
treatment of hydrogen peroxide solution is carried out so as to
remove endogenous peroxidase activity.
[0265] (5) Inhibition of Nonspecific Reaction
[0266] The section is treated with a bovine serum albumin solution
(for example, 1% solution) for several minutes to several tens
minutes so as to inhibit the nonspecific reaction. Note here that
by using an antibody solution containing bovine serum albumin, the
following primary antibody reaction is carried out. This process
may be omitted.
[0267] (5) Primary Antibody Reaction
[0268] An antibody that has been diluted to an appropriate
concentration is dropped on a section on the slide glass so as to
carry out a reaction for several tens to several hours. After
reaction, washing with an appropriate buffer solution such as a
phosphate buffer solution or the like can be carried out.
[0269] (6) Addition of Labeling Reagent
[0270] As the labeling material, peroxidase is frequently used. A
secondary antibody combined to peroxidase is dropped on a section
on the slide glass and then reacted for several tens minutes to
several hours. After reaction, washing with an appropriate buffer
solution such as a phosphate buffer solution or the like can be
carried out.
[0271] (7) Color Reaction
[0272] DAB (3,3'-diaminobenzidine) is dissolved in Tris buffer.
Then, hydrogen peroxide solution is added thereto. Thus prepared
coloring solution is permeated into the section for several minutes
(for example, 5 minutes) so as to be colored. After coloring, the
section is fully washed with tap water so as to remove DAB.
[0273] (8) Nuclear Staining
[0274] A reaction with Mayer's hematoxylin is carried out for
several seconds to several tens seconds so as to carry out nuclear
staining. Washing with running water is performed so as to carry
out saddening (in general, several minutes).
[0275] (9) Dehydration, Penetration, and Encapsulation
[0276] Dehydration with alcohol is carried out, then penetration
with xylene is carried out, and finally encapsulation with
synthetic resin, glycerine, gum syrup, or the like, is carried
out.
[0277] The kind and origin of the anti-IgSF4 antibody used in the
immunological staining method are not particularly limited as long
as the antibody has a specific binding property against IgSF4. The
anti-IgSF4 antibody may be any one of a polyclonal antibody, an
oligoclonal antibody (mixture of several kinds to several tens
kinds of antibodies), and a monoclonal antibody. As the polyclonal
antibody or the oligoclonal antibody, in addition to an IgG
fraction derived from antiserum obtained by immunizing an animal,
it is possible to use an antibody obtained by affinity-purifying
with antigen. The anti-IgSF4 antibody may be any antibody fragments
such as Fab, Fab', F(ab').sub.2, scFv, and dsFv antibodies, and the
like.
[0278] The anti-IgSF4 antibody may be prepared by using an
immunological technique, a phage display method, a ribosome display
method, and the like.
[0279] A polyclonal antibody by an immunological technique can be
prepared by the following procedures. Antigen (IgSF4 or a part
thereof) is prepared and an animal such as a rabbit is immunized
with this prepared antigen. As the antigen, besides human IgSF4,
IgSF4 of non-human animal species such as mouse IgSF4 can be used.
Such an IgSF4 can be obtained by purifying living samples.
Furthermore, recombinant IgSF4 can be used. The recombinant human
IgSF4 can be prepared by introducing, for example, a gene (a part
of a gene may be included) encoding IgSF4 into an appropriate host
by using a vector and expressing the gene within the obtained
recombinant cell.
[0280] In order to enhance an immunization provoking effect, an
antigen to which carrier protein is bonded may be used. As the
carrier protein, KLH (Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin), BSA (Bovine Serum
Albumin), OVA (Ovalbumin), and the like, can be used. For the
binding of the carrier protein, a carbodiimide method, a
glutaraldehyde method, a diazo condensation method, an MBS
(maleimide benzoyloxysuccinimide) method, and the like, can be
used. On the other hand, it is also possible to use an antigen in
which IgSF4 (or a part thereof) is expressed as a fused protein
with GST, 13 galactosidase, maltose binding protein, or histidine
(H is) tag, and the like, can be used. Such a fused protein can be
purified by a general method in a simple way.
[0281] Immunization is repeated if necessary. At the time when the
antibody titer is sufficiently increased, blood is collected and
centrifuged so as to obtain serum. The obtained antiserum is
affinity-purified so as to obtain a polyclonal antibody.
[0282] On the other hand, the monoclonal antibody may be prepared
by the following procedures. Firstly, by the same procedure as
mentioned above, immunization operation is carried out. If
necessary, immunization is repeated. At the time when the antibody
titer is sufficiently increased, antibody production cells are
extracted from the immunized animal. Next, the obtained antibody
production cells and myeloma cells are fused, so that hybridoma is
obtained. Subsequently, this hybridoma is made into monoclones,
followed by selecting a clone capable of producing antibody having
a high specificity against an objective protein. By purifying the
culture medium of the selected clone, the objective antibody can be
obtained. On the other hand, after the hybridoma is proliferated
into a predetermined number or more, this can be transplanted into
the peritoneal cavity of an animal (for example, a mouse) and
proliferated in the ascites. Also by purifying the ascites, the
objective antibody can be obtained. For the purification of the
above-mentioned culture medium or the purification of the ascites,
affinity chromatography using the protein G, protein A, and the
like, is preferably used. Furthermore, an affinity chromatography
in which antigen is made into a solid phase can be used.
Furthermore, an ion exchange chromatography, a gel filtration
chromatography, ammonium sulfate fractionation, and centrifugation,
and the like, can be used. These methods can be used alone or in a
combination of any of them.
[0283] As long as the specific binding property with respect to
IgSF4 is maintained, various modifications can be provided to the
antibody. In the present invention, such a modified antibody can be
used.
[0284] If a labeled antibody is used as the anti-IgSF4 antibody, it
is possible to directly detect the amount of binding antibody by
using the labeled amount as an index. Therefore, the method become
simpler. On the other hand, it is necessary to prepare an
anti-IgSF4 antibody to which a labeling material is bonded. In
addition, detection sensitivity is generally lowered. Therefore, it
is preferable to use an indirect detection method such as a method
of using a secondary antibody to which a labeling material is
bonded, a method of using a polymer in which a secondary antibody
and a labeling material are bonded, and the like. Herein, the
secondary antibody is an antibody having a specific binding
property against an anti-IgSF4 antibody. For example, in the case
where an anti-IgSF4 antibody is prepared as a rabbit antibody,
anti-rabbit IgG antibody can be used. Labeled secondary antibodies
that can be used for antibodies of various species such as rabbit,
goat, mouse, and the like, are commercially available (for example,
products from Funakoshi Co., Ltd., COSMO BIO CO., LTD, and the
like). In accordance with an anti-IgSF4 antibody used in the
present invention, an appropriate labeled antibodies can be
appropriately selected.
[0285] As the labeling material, any of peroxidase,
.beta.-D-galactosidase, microperoxidase, horseradish peroxidase
(HRP), fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), rhodamine isothiocyanate
(RITC), alkaline phosphatase, biotin, and a radioactive material
can be preferably selected and used. In particular, when biotin is
used as the labeling material and a method for reacting avidin
peroxidase is used, highly sensitive detection can be carried
out.
[0286] The above-described antibody of the invention may be used as
IgSF4 antibody herein. As examples of the antibody, for instance,
the antibodies can be used which have been successfully obtained by
the inventors (035-029 antibody, 035-212 antibody, 035-215
antibody, 035-273 antibody, 035-283 antibody, 040-131 antibody,
051-054 antibody, 051-181 antibody, 051-129 antibody, 035-130
antibody, or 035-169 antibody). As shown in the examples described
below, in the successfully obtained antibodies, in case of using
035-273 antibody or the like, it was possible to clearly dye
cancers having different degrees of malignancy in different tones.
Therefore, the antibody of the invention has a great deal of
potential especially in a method for judging degree of malignancy
in hepatic cancer cells.
[0287] In the method of determining the grade of malignancy in
accordance with the present invention, typically, it is determined
which segment of a plurality of segments corresponding to the
expression amount of IgSF4 the subjected cells (the subjected liver
cells) are classified in. Herein, the number of segments is not
particularly limited. For example, three segments may be provided
(concretely, the grade of malignancy 1 (well-differentiated): no
IgSF4 is detected, the grade of malignancy 2 (moderately
differentiated): expression amount of IgSF4 is small, and the grade
of malignancy 3 (poorly-differentiated or undifferentiated):
expression amount of IgSF4 is large).
[0288] (Treatment Application)
[0289] A further aspect of the present invention relates to a use
of IgSF4 in the application of treatment of cancer based on the
finding that IgSF4 is specifically expressed in cancer cells and
that it becomes a target for the cytotoxicity when an ADCC is used.
Furthermore, based on the finding that there is found a relation
between adult T cell Leukemia and IgSF4, the aspect of the present
invention relates to the use of IgSF4 in the treatment application
of adult T cell leukemia. The fact that IgSF4 is effective as the
target for the cytotoxicity by ADCC activity has not been
determined before the process for identifying an antigen against
the antibody specific to liver cancer specific antibody which the
present inventors have successfully obtained. With this result, it
is determined that the anti-IgSF4 antibody is a drug effective to
damages specific to cancer cells.
[0290] In this aspect, firstly, by using IgSF4 as a target, a drug
capable of specifically affecting cancer cells and damaging thereof
(cancer treatment drug) and a treatment method using the drug, or a
drug capable of affecting adult T cell leukemia cells and damaging
thereof (adult T cell leukemia treatment drug) and the treatment
method using the drug are provided. In one embodiment, the drug of
the present invention contains an anti-IgSF4 antibody as an
effective component. In a preferable embodiment, the drug of the
present invention contains an anti-IgSF4 antibody having an ADCC
activity as an effective component. In the drug of this embodiment,
the treatment effect can be obtained by the cytotoxic property by
using an ADCC activity. As the anti-IgSF4 antibody having the ADCC
activity, 035-029 antibody, 035-273 antibody, 051-054 antibody, and
the like, shown in the below-mentioned Examples (any antibodies in
which a part thereof may be modified as long as they maintain a
specific binding property against IgSF4 and an ADCC activity).
Alternatively, based on this, the constructed antibodies of
different kinds (for example, IgG type) are used. These antibodies
have both specific binding property against IgSF4 and the ADCC
activity. Therefore, they can be specifically bound to cancer cells
expressing IgSF4 and then exert the ADCC activity so as to damage
the cancer cells. The cancer cell used as a target of the drug of
the present invention is not particularly limited, and, for
example, a liver cancer cell, a lung cancer cell, and the like, can
be used.
[0291] In another embodiment, the drug of the present invention
uses an anti-IgSF4 antibody as a carrier for DDS. That is to say,
this embodiment provides an immunocomplex obtained by combining a
drug (cytotoxin and the like), radioactive isotope, or the like
(these are also referred to as "active ingredient" together) to
anti-IgSF4 antibody. The immunocomplex containing a drug
(cytotoxin) having a cell-killing activity or a cytotoxic activity
is generally referred to as immunotoxin. An example of the
cytotoxin may include Taxol, cytochalasin B, gramicidin D, ethidium
bromide, emetine, mitomycin, etoposide, tenoposide, vincristine,
vinblastine, colchicines, doxorubicin, daunorubicin,
dihydroxy-anthracene-dione, mitoxantrone, methramycin, actinomycin
D, 1-dehydrotestosterone, glucocorticoid, procaine, tetracaine,
lidocaine, propranolol, and puromycin as well as analogue or
homologue thereof.
[0292] As the active ingredient contained in the immunocomplex of
the present invention, protein or peptide having a desirable
biological activity may be used. An example of the candidate for
protein and the like that can be used for such a purpose may
include abrin, ricin A, Pseudomonas-exotoxin, diphteria toxin,
tumor necrosis factor, interferon-.gamma., interleukin 1 (IL-1),
interleukin 2 (IL-2), interleukin 6 (IL-6), a granulocyte
macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), a granulocyte colony
stimulating factor (G-CSF) lymphokine.
[0293] A technology for combining an active component to an
antibody is well known and you can see in, for example, Monoclonal
Antibodies And Cancer Therapy, Reisfeld et al. (eds.), pp. 243-56
(Alan R. Liss, Inc. 1985), Controlled Drug Delivery (2nd edition.),
Robinson et al. (eds.), pp. 623-53 (Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1987),
Monoclonal Antibodies For Cancer Detection And Therapy, Baldwin et
al. (eds.), pp. 303-16 (Academic Press 1985), Thorpe et al., "The
Preparation And Cytotoxic Properties Of antibody-Toxin Conjugates",
Immunol. Rev., 62:119-58 (1982).
[0294] The present invention further provides a method for urging
to reduce or normalize the grade of malignancy of the target cells
by inhibiting and suppressing the expression of IgSF4 in the target
cells (that is to say, cancer cells such as liver cancer cells or
adult T cell leukemia cells). The inhibition or suppression of the
expression of IgSF4 can be carried out by an antisense method or
RNA interference or by using ribozyme.
[0295] In the case where expression inhibition by the antisense
method is carried out, for example, when transcription is carried
out in the target cell, an antisense-construct for generating RNA
that is complementary to a portion peculiar to mRNA encoding this
protein is used. Such an antisense--construct is introduced into
the target cells, for example, in a form of an expression plasmid.
On the other hand, when it is introduced in to the target cells as
the antisense--construct, it is possible to employ an
oligonucleotide--probe that is hybridized with mRNA or genome DNA
sequence encoding this protein and inhibits the expression thereof.
As such an oligonucleotide--probe, one having a resistance to
endogenous nuclease such as exonuclease and/or endonuclease is
preferably used.
[0296] When DNA molecule is used as an antisense nucleic acid, it
is preferable that oligodeoxyribonucleotide derived from a region
(for example, a region from -10 to +10) including a translation
initiation site of mRNA encoding this protein is used.
[0297] It is preferable that the complementation between the
antisense nucleic acid and the target nucleic acid is strict.
However, some mismatch may be accepted.
[0298] The hybridization performance of the antisense nucleic acid
with respect to the target nucleic acid is generally dependent upon
both the degree of complementation of both nucleic acids and the
length thereof. In general, as the antisense nucleic acid to be
used is longer, even if the number of mismatch is increased, a
stable double strand (or thriple strand) can be formed between the
antisense nucleic acid and the target nucleic acid. Persons skilled
in the art can confirm the degree of permissible degree of the
mismatch by using a standard technique.
[0299] The antisense nucleic acid may be DNA, RNA or a chimera
mixture thereof, or derivative or modified type thereof.
Furthermore, it may be single stranded or double stranded. By
modifying a base portion, a sugar portion or a skeleton portion of
phosphoric acid, the stability and hybridization performance and
the like of the antisense nucleic acid can be improved.
Furthermore, to the antisense nucleic acid, materials for urging
the cell membrane transportation (for example, see Letsinger et
al., 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86:6553-6556; Lemaitre et
al., 1987, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 84:648-652; PCT Publication No.
WO88/09810, published Dec. 15, 1988) or materials capable of
enhancing the affinity with respect to certain cells may be
added.
[0300] The antisense nucleic acid can be synthesized by a usual
method, for example, by using commercially available automated DNA
synthesizer (for example, Applied Biosystems, and the like). For
producing the modulated product or derivative of nucleic acid, you
can see, for example, Stein et al. (1988), Nucl. Acids Res.
16:3209, or Sarin et al., (1988), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
85:7448-7451.
[0301] In order to enhance the effect of the antisense nucleic acid
in the target cells, a strong promoter such as pol II or pol III
can be used. That it to say, if a construct including the antisense
nucleic acid disposed under control of such a promoter is
introduced into the target cells, it is possible to secure the
transcription of sufficient amount of the antisense nucleic acid by
the effect of the promoter.
[0302] The antisense nucleic acid can be expressed by using
arbitrary promoters (derivative promoters or constitutive
promoters) known to function in the mammalian cells (preferably,
human cells). For example, promoters such as a SV40 early promoter
region (Bernoist and Chambon, 1981, Nature 290:304-310), a promoter
derived from the 3'-terminal region of Rous sarcoma virus (Yamamoto
et al., 1980, Cell 22:787-797), a Herpetic Thymidine Kinase
promoter (Wagner et al., 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78:
1441-1445), and the like, can be used.
[0303] In one embodiment of the present invention, the expression
of the protein is inhibited by RNA interference (RNAi). RNAi is a
process of a sequence specific post-transcriptional gene
suppression that can be caused in the eukaryote. In the RNA
interference, double stranded RNA (dsRNA) having a sequence
corresponding to the sequence of the target mRNA is used. It is
known that mammalian cells have two routes (a sequence specific
route and a sequence nonspecific route) affected by dsRNA. In the
sequence specific route, relatively long dsRNA is divided into
short interference RNAs (siRNAs). Each of the siRNAs has sense and
antisense chains of about 21 nucleotides that form siRNA of about
19 nucleotides having protruding portions at the 3' terminal
portion. On the other hand, it is thought that a sequence
nonspecific route can be caused by arbitrary dsRNA regardless of
the sequence as long as it has a predetermined length or longer. In
this route, dsRNA, two enzymes, that is, PKR, which becomes an
active form and stops whole synthesis of proteins by
phosphorylating the translation initiation factor eIF2, and 2', 5'
oligoadenylate synthetase, which is involved in the synthesis of an
RNAase L activated molecule are activated. In the method of the
present invention, in order to minimize the progress of this
nonspecific route, it is preferable to use dsRNA including less
than 30 base pairs (see, for example, Hunter et al. (1975) J Biol
Chem 250: 409-17; Manche et al. (1992) Mol Cell Biol 12: 5239-48;
Minks et al. (1979) J Biol Chem 254: 10180-3; and Elbashir et al.
(2001) Nature 411: 494-8).
[0304] Note here that it is confirmed that RNAi is an effective
means for reducing the gene expression in various cells (for
example, a HeLa cell, a NIH/3T3 cell, a COS cell, a 293 cell, and
the like). Furthermore, in general, it can inhibit expression more
effectively than by the antisense method.
[0305] The dsRNA used in RNAi can be prepared in vitro or in vivo
by chemical synthesis or by using an appropriate expression vector.
In the latter method, it is particularly effective to prepare a
relatively long dsRNA. For designing dsRNA, in general, sequence
peculiar to the target nucleic acid (continuous sequence) is used.
Note here that a program and algorithm for selecting an appropriate
target sequence have been developed.
[0306] In another embodiment of the present invention, the
expression of IgSF4 is carried out by using ribozyme. By using
ribozyme for cleave mRNA at the site specific recognition sequence,
it is possible to destroy mRNA encoding the protein. However,
preferably, a hammerhead ribozyme is used. A method for
constructing the hammerhead ribozyme can be seen in, for example,
Haseloff and Gerlach, 1988, Nature, 334: 585-591.
[0307] Similar to the antisense method, for example, for the
purpose of the stability and target performance, by using a
modified oligonucleotide, ribozyme may be constructed. In order to
produce an effective amount of ribozyme in the target cells, for
example, under the control of a strong promoter (for example, pol
II and pol III), it is preferable that the nucleic acid construct
in which DNA encoding ribozyme is disposed is used.
[0308] Drugs used for the treatment method (including a method of
urging to reducing or normalizing the grade of malignancy of cancer
cells, and the like) of the present invention can be formulated
according to the usual method. In formulation, other ingredients
acceptable for formulation (for example, carrier, vehicle,
disintegrating agents, buffer agent, emulsifying agent, suspending
agent, soothing agent, stabilizer, preservative, antiseptic,
physiological saline, and the like) can be contained. An example of
the vehicle may include lactose, starch, sorbitol, D-mannitol,
sucrose, and the like. An example of the disintegrating agent may
include starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, calcium carbonate, and the
like. An example of the buffer agent may include phosphate,
citrate, acetate, and the like. An example of the emulsifying agent
may include gum Arabic, alginate sodium, tragacanth, and the like.
An example of the suspending agent may include glyceryl mono
stearate, aluminum mono stearate, methylcellulose, carboxymethyl
cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, and the
like. An example of the soothing agent may include benzyl alcohol,
chlorobutanol, sorbitol, and the like. An example of the stabilizer
may include propylene glycol, diethylene sulfite, ascorbic acid,
and the like. An example of the antiseptic may include phenol,
benzalkonium chloride, benzyl alcohol, chlorobutanol,
methylparaben, and the like. An example of the preservative may
include benzalkonium chloride, parahydroxybenzoate, chlorobutanol,
and the like.
[0309] The dosage form in the formulation is not particularly
limited. An example of the dosage form may include tablet, powdered
drug, fine subtilae, granule, capsule, syrup, injectable drug,
external preparation, and suppository.
[0310] In the treatment using the drug of the present invention,
the drug of the present invention is administered to a subject
(patient) with a cancer cell or adult T cell leukemia. The drug of
the present invention can be administered to a subject (patient) by
oral administration or parenteral administration (intravenous,
intra-arterial, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal
injection, direct introduction to the target cell, and the like)
depending upon the dosage form.
[0311] The dosage amount of the drug of the present invention will
vary depending on the symptoms, age, sex, body weight, and the
like, of the patient, but the person skilled in the art can set an
appropriate dosage amount. For example, the dosage amount can be
set so that the dosage amount of effective ingredient for adult
(body weight: about 60 kg) per day is about 0.001 mg to about 100
mg. The administration schedule can include, for example, once to
several times a day, once per two days, or once per three days. For
setting the administration schedule, conditions of a patient,
efficacy duration time of the drug, and the like, can be
considered.
[0312] (Screening Method)
[0313] The present invention further provides a screening method of
a compound that is specifically bound to a liver cancer cell or an
adult T cell leukemia. The screening method of the present
invention includes the following steps:
[0314] (1) bringing IgSF4 into contact with a test compound;
[0315] (2) evaluating the binding property of the test compound to
IgSF4.
[0316] Hereinafter, detail of each step is described.
1. Step (1)
[0317] In the step (1), IgSF4 is brought into contact with the test
compound. Concretely, for example, a test compound is brought into
contact with IgSF4 fixed on the insoluble support such as a plate,
membrane, beads, or the like, in a reaction solution. After a
predetermined time has passed, washing with an appropriate solution
is carried out so as to remove components nonspecifically bounded
thereto.
[0318] The reaction solution is not particularly limited, and it is
possible to use well-known and commercially available buffers,
physiological saline, and the like. The reaction conditions
(composition and pH of the reaction solution, as well as reaction
temperature, reaction time, and the like) can be easily set, for
example, based on the results of binding experiment using IgSF4 and
an anti-IgSF4 antibody that is one of the specific biding molecules
against IgSF4. For example, as the reaction solution, a phosphate
buffer solution, a citrate buffer solution, Tris chloride buffer,
Tris acetate buffer, and the like, can be used. The pH is, for
example, in the range from pH 6.0 to pH 8.0. Preferably, it is in
the range from pH 6.5 to pH 7.5. Furthermore, the reaction
temperature is, for example, in the range from 4.degree. C. to
45.degree. C. and preferably in the range from 4.degree. C. to
40.degree. C. The reaction time can be set in the range from, for
example, 1 minute to 24 hours (concretely, reaction is carried out
overnight).
[0319] The test compound may be brought into contact with IgSF4
competitively with respect to the anti-IgSF4 antibody. That is to
say, an experiment system may be employed in which IgSF4 and
anti-IgSF4 antibody are brought into contact with each other in the
presence and absence of the test compound. If the test compound has
the binding activity with respect to IgSF4, by the presence of the
test compound, the binding of the anti-IgSF4 antibody to IgSF4 is
inhibited. Therefore, when the amount of anti-IgSF4 antibody bonded
to IgSF4 is compared between the case where the test compound is
brought into contact with the anti-IgSF4 antibody in the presence
of the compound and the case where the test compound is brought
into contact with the anti-IgSF4 antibody in the absence of the
compound, the binding activity of the test compound to IgSF4 can be
determined indirectly.
[0320] The test compound used for the screening method of the
present invention may include organic compounds having various
molecular sizes (nucleic acid, peptide, protein, lipid (simple
lipid, complex lipid (phosphoglyceride, sphingolipid, glycosyl
glyceride, cerebroside, and the like), prostaglandin, isoprenoid,
terpene, steroid, and the like) or inorganic compounds can be used.
The test compound may be naturally occurring or may be synthesized.
In the latter case, for example, by using a combinatorial
synthesizing technique, an effective screening system can be
constructed. Note here that cell extract, culture supernatant, and
the like, may be used as the test compound.
2. Step (2)
[0321] The step (2) evaluates the binding property of the test
compound with respect to IgSF4. That is to say, the amount of the
test compound bonded to IgSF4 is measured. Then, based on the
measurement results, the binding activity is determined. The
measurement of the binding amount with respect to IgSF4 is carried
out by an appropriate method in accordance with, for example, kinds
and properties of the test compounds. For example, when the test
compound is a protein molecule, the amount of the test compounds
bound to IgSF4 can be calculated by measuring the amount of protein
after components bound to IgSF4 are collected, or by using an
immunological technique using an antibody having a specific binding
property to the test compound. These methods are just an example
and any measurement methods can be employed as long as the binding
amount of IgSF4 can be measured.
[0322] As mentioned above, when an experiment system using an
anti-IgSF4 antibody is employed, the amount of the anti-IgSF4
antibody bound to IgSF4 becomes a measurement subject. Then, from
the measurement results (the binding amount of the anti-IgSF4
antibody), the binding activity of the test compound can be
obtained.
[0323] In the screening method of the present invention, a test
compound that is recognized to have a high binding activity with
respect to IgSF4 is selected as a promising compound. The compound
selected in the screening method of the present invention has a
binding activity with respect to IgSF4. Therefore, it can be used
as a transporting product for DDS for a cancer cell specifically
expressing IgSF4 (that is to say, a liver cancer cell, an adult T
cell leukemia cell, and the like) as a target. On the other hand,
if the compound itself is recognized to have the cytotoxicity to a
cancer cell, the compound itself can be used as a therapeutic drug
to a cancer cell. Thus, the compound that is selected in the
screening method of the present invention is effective to medical
treatment with respect to cancer. Thus, it can be a potential
candidate of the cancer therapeutic drug or useful materials for
developing the cancer therapeutic drug. When the selected compound
has a sufficient drug efficacy to cancer, it can be used as an
effective ingredient of the drug as it is. On the other hand, when
the selected compound does not have a sufficient drug efficacy, it
can be used as an effective ingredient of the drug after it has
undergone a chemical modification to enhance the efficacy. Needless
to say, even if it has a sufficient drug efficacy, for the purpose
of further improving the drug efficacy, the modification may be
carried out similarly.
[0324] The present invention further provides a screening method of
an IgSF4 binding compound that is efficacious in treating liver
cancer. By this screening method, by the contact (administration,
addition) of the test compound, it can be examined whether or not
cancer cells are killed (or whether the number of cells is
reduced). Concretely, the following step is carried out:
[0325] (1) preparing cells expressing IgSF4 genes;
[0326] (2) bringing the cells into contact with a test compound;
and
[0327] (3) evaluating killing or decrease of cancer cells.
[0328] Hereinafter, each step is described in detail.
1. Step (1)
[0329] In the step (1), cells expressing an IgSF4 gene (the base
sequence of the standard human IgSF4 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO.:
146) are prepared. Preferably, cells expressing a human IgSF4 gene
is used. However, cells expressing an IgSF4 gene of non-human
species (for example, IgSF4 gene of mouse or rat) can be used.
[0330] Herein, as the "cell," mammalian cells are preferably used.
An example of the mammalian cell may include cells of rodents such
as mouse, rat, guinea pig, and the like, and primates such as
human, monkey, chimpanzee, and the like. The origin of cells is not
particularly limited. However, the cells derived from the liver is
preferred. It is particularly preferable to use liver cancer cells.
As the liver cancer cell line, HepG2 cells, Nuk-1 cells, and HLF
cells are established. Then, any of the cells may be used in the
method of the present invention.
[0331] As long as cells are non-human animal cells (for example,
mouse, rat, rabbit, chicken, and the like), cells in a state in
which they are not separated from the living body (that is to say,
a state of cells constituting the body) may be used.
[0332] Instead of dispersed cells, a cell group in which network is
found to be formed between cells (for example, cells constituting a
certain tissue) can be used for screening. Furthermore, by using
cells of two different kinds, the screening method of the present
invention can be carried out.
[0333] In addition to cells capable of naturally expressing an
IgSF4 gene, cells capable of expressing an IgSF4 gene as a result
of an artificial operation can be used. For example, transformed
cells in which an IgSF4 gene is integrated expressably may be used.
An example of cells which can be used for transformation may
include HeLa cells, COS cells, and CHO cells. These cells are
easily available from a cell bank such as ATCC.
[0334] The number of cells to be used is not particularly limited,
and it can be determined while considering the detection
sensitivity, experimental facility, and the like. For example, 1 to
10.sup.5 cells can be used. Preferably, 10 to 10.sup.4 cells can be
used. More preferably, 10.sup.2 to 10.sup.3 cells can be used.
2. Step (2)
[0335] In the step (2), a test compound is brought into contact
with the prepared cells. Contact of the test compound is carried
out by, for example, culturing cells in a condition in which the
test compound is present in the culture medium in a predetermined
time. Alternatively, the test compound or the solution including
thereof may be brought into contact with the cells directly.
[0336] The administration amount may be set arbitrarily. For
example, the maximum possible amount can be administered in the
range that does not lethally affect the cells.
[0337] The contact time is not particularly limited. For example,
the contact time may be set in the range from one minute to ten
days. Contact is carried out continuously with some intervals.
[0338] The test compound used for the screening method of the
present invention may include organic compounds having various
molecular sizes (nucleic acid, peptide, protein, lipid (simple
lipid, complex lipid (phosphoglyceride, sphingolipid, glycosyl
glyceride, cerebroside, and the like), prostaglandin, isoprenoid,
terpene, steroid, and the like)) or inorganic compounds can be
used. The test compound may be naturally occurring or may be
synthesized. In the latter case, for example, by using a
combinatorial synthesizing technique, an effective screening system
can be constructed. Note here that cell extract, culture
supernatant, and the like, may be used as the test compound.
3. Step (3)
[0339] In the step (3), after the test compound is brought into
contact with cancer cells, the killing or decrease of the cancer
cells is evaluated. For example, cells (test group) with which the
test compound is brought into contact and cells (control group)
with which the test compound is not brought into contact are
prepared. The numbers of cancer cells are measured for the test
group and the control group, respectively, and compared with each
other. When the number of survival cells in the test group is
smaller than that of the control group, that is to say, when it is
found that the test compound has a cancer cell killing effect, it
can be determined that the test compound is effective to liver
cancer. Therefore, such a compound is selected as a candidate of a
liver cancer therapeutic drug. When significant killing effect of
cells is found in the test group, it is determined that the test
compound is a particularly effective compound to liver cancer.
Therefore, such a compound is selected as a very promising
candidate of a liver cancer therapeutic drug.
[0340] As mentioned above, according to the screening method of the
present invention, it is possible to select a candidate compound of
a liver cancer therapeutic drug. When the selected compound has a
sufficient drug efficacy to liver cancer, it can be used as an
effective ingredient of the drug as it is. On the other hand, when
the selected compound does not have a sufficient drug efficacy, it
can be used as an effective ingredient of the drug after it has
undergone a chemical modification to enhance the efficacy. Needless
to say, even if it has a sufficient drug efficacy, for the purpose
of further improving the drug efficacy, the modification may be
carried out similarly.
[0341] The present invention further provides a screening method of
IgSF4 binding compound that is efficacious in treating adult T cell
leukemia. By this screening method, by the contact (administration,
addition) of the test compound, it can be examined whether or not
adult T cell leukemia cells are killed (or whether the number of
cells is reduced). Concretely, the following step is carried
out:
[0342] (1) preparing adult T cell leukemia cells;
[0343] (2) bringing the cells into contact with a test compound;
and
[0344] (3) evaluating killing or decrease of cancer cells.
[0345] Hereinafter, each step is described in detail. Note here
that unless otherwise noted, the explanation corresponding to the
above-mentioned "a screening method of IgSF4 binding compound that
is efficacious in treating liver cancer" is applied.
1. Step (1)
[0346] In the step (1), adult T cell leukemia cells are prepared.
As the adult T cell leukemia cell line, KK1, KOB, and ST1 are
established. Any one of them can be used for the method of the
present invention. Cells derived from a patient can be used.
2. Step (2)
[0347] In the step (2), a test compound is brought into contact
with the prepared cells. The contact method or administration
amount of the test compounds, contact time, the test compound to be
used, and the like, employ the above-mentioned explanation.
3. Step (3)
[0348] In the step (3), after the test compound is brought into
contact with adult T cell leukemia cells, the killing or decrease
of the cancer cells is evaluated. For example, cells (test group)
with which the test compound is brought into contact and cells
(control group) with which the test compound is not brought into
contact are prepared. The numbers of adult T cell leukemia cells
are measured for the test group and the control group,
respectively, and compared with each other. When the number of
survival cells in the test group is smaller than that of the
control group, that is to say, when it is found that the test
compound has an adult T cell leukemia cell killing effect, it can
be determined that the test compound is effective to adult T cell
leukemia. Therefore, such a compound is selected as a candidate of
an adult T cell leukemia therapeutic drug. When significant killing
effect of cells is found in the test group, it is determined that
the test compound is a particularly effective compound to adult T
cell leukemia. Therefore, such a compound is selected as a very
promising candidate of an adult T cell leukemia therapeutic
drug.
[0349] As mentioned above, according to the screening method of the
present invention, it is possible to select a candidate compound of
an adult T cell leukemia therapeutic drug. When the selected
compound has a sufficient drug efficacy to adult T cell leukemia,
it can be used as an effective ingredient of the drug as it is. On
the other hand, when the selected compound does not have a
sufficient drug efficacy, it can be used as an effective ingredient
of the drug after it has undergone a chemical modification to
enhance the efficacy. Needless to say, even if it has a sufficient
drug efficacy, for the purpose of further improving the drug
efficacy, the modification may be carried out similarly.
[0350] (Application for Study)
[0351] The present invention further relates to an application for
study of IgSF4 gene that has been clarified to specifically express
in liver cancer cells. One embodiment of this aspect provides a
reagent for liver cancer study, which includes isolated nucleic
acid having a base sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 146 or the homologous
nucleic acid thereof. Another embodiment of this aspect provides a
reagent for liver cancer study, which includes isolated protein
having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 145 or the homologous
protein thereof.
[0352] The reagent of the present invention can be used as an
experiment tool for studying the onset mechanism or developing
mechanism of symptom of liver cancer. Furthermore, it can be used
as a reagent for carrying out the method of the present invention
(a method of obtaining information for diagnosing liver cancer, a
method of determining the grade of malignancy of liver cancer, a
screening method, and the like), or can be used as a component
constituting the drug of the present invention. The reagent of the
present invention can be used for producing a chimera mouse or a
transgenic mouse as a model animal of liver cancer.
[0353] The reagent of the present invention contains nucleic acid
in a state in which, for example, it is inserted into an
appropriate vector (for example, an expression vector).
[0354] The "homologous nucleic acid" herein is referred to as
nucleic acid in which the function of the encoded protein is equal
to that of the reference nucleic acid but a part of the base
sequence is different from that of the reference base sequence as
compared with the reference nucleic acid (nucleic acid having a
base sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 146). An example of the homologous
nucleic acid may include DNA encoding a protein having a feature
that it has a base sequence including substitution, deletion,
insertion, addition or inversion in one or a plurality of bases
when the base sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 146 is made to be a reference
base sequence, and that the expression amount is increased relating
to the grade of malignancy of liver cancer. The substitution,
deletion, or the like, of the base may occur in a plurality of
sites. Herein, "plurality" denotes, for example, 2 to 40 bases,
preferably 2 to 20 bases, and more preferably 2 to 10 bases,
although it depends upon the positions or kinds of the amino acid
residue in the three-dimensional structure of the protein encoded
by the nucleic acid. The above-mentioned homologous nucleic acid
can be obtained by modifying nucleic acid having a sequence of SEQ
ID NO.: 146 so that a certain site may include substitution,
deletion, insertion, addition or inversion of base by using a site
specific mutation method. Furthermore, homologous nucleic acid can
be obtained by other method such as irradiation with ultraviolet
ray.
[0355] Another example of the homologous nucleic acid can include
nucleic acid that hybridizes to the complementary strand of the
nucleic acid of any base sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 146 under
stringent conditions. Herein, "stringent conditions" are referred
to as conditions in which a so-called specific hybrid can be formed
and a nonspecific hybrid cannot be formed. Such stringent
conditions are known to the person skilled in the art. Such
stringent conditions can be set by referred to, for example,
Molecular Cloning (Third Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Press, New York) and Current protocols in molecular biology (edited
by Frederick M. Ausubel et al., 1987). An example of the stringent
conditions can include a condition in which a hybridization
solution (50% formaldehyde, 10.times.SSC (0.15M NaCl, 15 mM sodium
citrate, pH 7.0), 5.times.Denhardt solution, 1% SDS, 10% dextran
sulfate, and 10 .mu.g/ml modified salmon sperm DNA, 50 mM phosphate
buffer (pH 7.5)) is used and incubated at about 42.degree. C. to
about 50.degree. C., thereafter, 0.1.times.SSC and 0.1% SDS are
used and washed at about 65.degree. C. to about 70.degree. C.
Further preferable stringent conditions can include conditions in
which, for example, a hybridization solution (50% formaldehyde,
5.times.SSC (0.15M NaCl, 15 mM sodium citrate, pH 7.0),
1.times.Denhardt solution, 1% SDS, 10% dextran sulfate, 10 .mu.g/ml
modified salmon sperm DNA and 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.5)) is
used.
[0356] Further example of the homologous nucleic acid can include
nucleic acid in which the above-mentioned difference in the base is
recognized due to the polymorphism represented by SNP.
[0357] (Kit Used in the Present Invention)
[0358] Each method of the present invention (a screening method, a
method for obtaining information for diagnosis, and the like) may
be carried out by using a kit of reagent and the like. Another
aspect of the present invention provides a kit used for such a
purpose. For example, nucleic acid (probe and primer), reaction
reagent, dilution, a reactor vessel, and the like, which are used
for the method of the present invention can be contained in the
kit. Note here that the kit of the present invention is generally
includes instruction.
[0359] The user of a kit makes it possible to allow the method of
the present invention to be carried out in a simple way and for a
short time.
[0360] The configuration of the kit is described in detail taking a
case in which the kit is used for determining the grade of
malignancy of liver cancer cells by using an immunological
technique as an example. The kit of this embodiment includes a
reagent having a specific binding property to IgSF4. An appropriate
example of this reagent is an anti-IgSF4 antibody but it is not
particularly limited to this alone. In the case of a kit used for
the method of directly detecting the binding amount of the
anti-IgSF4 antibody, a labeled anti-IgSF4 antibody is used. On the
other hand, in the case of a kit for the indirect detection method,
unlabeled anti-IgSF4 antibody is used. In this case, a secondary
antibody labeled with a labeling material (a labeled secondary
antibody) may be used. In the case of the kit using a polymer to
which the secondary antibody and a labeling material are bonded,
the polymer may be included in the kit.
[0361] On the other hand, the kit may include IgSF4 (antigen). The
IgSF4 is not always full length IgSF4 as long as it can recognize
an anti-IgSF4 antibody contained in the kit. Furthermore,
recombinant IgSF4 may be used. IgSF4 is used for confirming that
the staining property obtained by using a kit is based on the
specific binding between the anti-IgSF4 antibody and IgSF4.
Specifically, firstly, an anti-IgSF4 antibody is treated with this
IgSF4. Immunostaining is carried out by using the treated
anti-IgSF4 antibody. The obtained stained image is compared with
the stained image obtained by using an untreated anti-IgSF4
antibody. If the latter stained image shows a stronger staining
property, it can be confirmed that the staining property is based
on the specific binding between the anti-IgSF4 antibody and
IgSF4.
[0362] Furthermore, on the other hand, when an anti-IgSF4 antibody
produced using a fused protein of a tag and a carrier protein
(hereinafter, referred to as "tag and the like") as antigen,
furthermore, the used tag and the like may be contained in the kit.
This tag is necessary when an antibody having a reactivity with
respect to the tag and the like used during the production process
may be mixed in the anti-IgSF4 antibody constituting the kit. When
the tag and the like is used as mentioned below, it can be
confirmed that the staining property obtained by using a kit is
based on the specific binding between the anti-IgSF4 antibody and
the IgSF4 antibody. Firstly, the anti-IgSF4 antibody is treated
with the tag and the like. Then, immunostaining of the specimen is
carried out by using the treated anti-IgSF4 antibody. The obtained
stained image is compared with the stained image obtained by using
an untreated anti-IgSF4 antibody. If there is no difference in the
staining property between the both stained images, it can be
confirmed that the staining property of the latter stained image is
based on the specific binding between the anti-IgSF4 antibody and
the IgSF4.
[0363] The kit of the present invention may further include one or
more reagents, instrument, or the like, which are necessary to
carry out immunostaining such as an antigen antibody reaction or
staining, and the like (for example, formalin or paraffin for
fixing or embedding tissue, color reagent such as BSA, DAB, and the
like, for inhibiting the nonspecific binding, a hematoxylin
solution and the like for nuclear staining). Furthermore, in
general, the kit of the present invention includes an instruction
manual.
[0364] (Use of IgSF4 as Antigen)
[0365] The aspect of the present invention relates to a use of
IgSF4 as an antigen. That is to say, by using IgSF4 as antigen, a
method of obtaining an antibody having a specific binding property
to IgSF4 is provided. For example, as an immunological antigen by a
classical immunological technique, or a screening antigen in an
antibody production method using a genetic engineering technique
such as a phage display method, and the like, IgSF4 is used.
[0366] As 1 g SF4 as an antigen, any of the following IgSF4 can be
used:
[0367] (1) IgSF4 produced by using an expression system of E.
coli;
[0368] (2) IgSF4 secreted in a culture medium by using an
expression system of an animal cell;
[0369] (3) IgSF4 expressed on a cell surface by using an expression
system of an animal cell;
[0370] (4) IgSF4 secreted in a culture medium or expressed on a
cell surface by using an expression system of an animal cell that
expresses T antigen and is capable of carrying out a transitional
expression.
[0371] Furthermore, when being used as an antigen, since IgSF4 is
membrane protein, it is preferable that a partial protein of an
extracellular domain is used as an antigen. Further preferably, a
membrane fraction expressed in a cell is used, and most preferably,
an IgSF4 high expression cell itself as an antigen for obtaining
the IgSF4 antibody. The antibodies recognizing these IgSF4
extracellular domains are used not only for immunostaining. In
addition, because they have a potential for presenting an ADCC
activity, a method for obtaining a binding antibody using IgSF4 as
an antigen is useful for obtaining a treating antibody.
Example
[0372] 1. Preparation of Vector for Preparing ScFv Antibody Gene
Library
1-1 Preparation of Vector for Preparing ScFv Antibody Gene
Library
[0373] As conceptually shown in FIG. 1, a pAALFab vector was
prepared by incorporating pelB (signal sequence) of M13 phage, H is
6 tag sequence, cp3 protein of M13 phage (.DELTA.cp3 (198aa-406aa)
N-end deleted capsid protein 3) sequence, and protein A protein
sequence in pTZ19R phagemid vector (Pharmacia) at an appropriate
restriction enzyme site (see Iba, Y. et al., Gene 194: 35-46,
1997). From this pAALFab, pFCAH9-E8d for an integration vector was
prepared.
[0374] An actual antibody protein expression vector is to be
completed by inserting a heavy chain gene and a light chain gene at
the predetermined locations of this vector. The shape of the
antibody expressed by the completed vector is in a scFv type. A
light chain constant region CL gene has been bound to the
above-described cp3 gene, as a result, the expression protein is to
be in a shape of scFv-CL-cp3. Concretely, the following operations
were carried out:
Primers which have been used:
TABLE-US-00001 527 Reverse (SEQ ID NO.: 147):
5'-CAGGAAACAGCTATGAC-3' 599 E8VHf-PstR: (SEQ ID NO.: 148)
3'-CGGCTCCAAGTCGACGTCGTCA-5' 544 E8VHf-PstF: (SEQ ID NO.: 149)
5'-CAGCTGCAGCAGTCTGGGGCAGAGCTTGTGAAGCCAGGGGCCTCAGT
CAAGTTGTCCTGCACAGCTTCTGGCTTCAACATTAA-3' 545 E8VHf-XbaR: (SEQ ID
NO.: 150) 3'-AGACCGAAGTTGTAATTTCTGTGGATATACGTGACCCACTTCGTCTC
CGGACTTTTCCCAGATCTCACCTAACCTTCCTAA-5' 546 E8VHf-XbaF: (SEQ ID NO.:
151) 5'-AAGGGTCTAGAGTGGATTGGAAGGATTGATCCTGCGAGTGGTAATAC
TAAATATGACCCGAAGGACAAGGCCACTATAACAGCA-3' 547 E8VHf-EcoR (SEQ ID
NO.: 152) 3'-TTCCTGTTCCGGTGATATTGTCGTCTGTGTAGGAGGTTGTGTCGGAT
GGATGTCGACTTAAGGGAC-5' 548 E8VHf-EcoF (SEQ ID NO.: 153)
5'-CAGCTGAATTCCCTGACATCTGAGGACACTGCCGTCTATTACTGTGC TGGT-3' 549
E8VHf-BstR (SEQ ID NO.: 154):
3'-CAGATAATGACACGACCAATACTAATGCCGTTGAAACTGATGACCCC
GGTTCCGTGGTGCCAGTGGCACAAGG-5' 590 His6-SmaR (SEQ ID NO.: 155):
3'-GGTTCTCTAACAGTAGTGGTAGTAGTGGTAATTATTCTCGATAGGGC CCTCGAA-5' 542
E8VLf-SacF (SEQ ID NO.: 156):
5'-GACATCGAGCTCACCCAGTCTCCAGCCTCCCTTTCTGCGTCTGTGGG
AGAAACTGTCACCATCACATGT-3' 539 E8VLf-KpnR (SEQ ID NO.: 157):
3'-TGACAGTGGTAGTGTACAGCTCGTTCACCCTTATAAGTGTTAATAAA
TCGTACCATGGTCGTC-5' 542 E8VLf-KpnF (SEQ ID NO.: 158):
5'-GCATGGTACCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAATCTCCTCAGCTCCTGGTCTA T-3' 543
E8VLf-BamR (SEQ ID NO.: 159):
3'-GGAGTCGAGGACCAGATATTACGTTTTTGGAATCGTCTACCACACGG
TAGTTCCAAGTCACCGTCACCTAGGCCTTGTGTT-5' 562 E8VLf-XhoR (SEQ ID NO.:
160): 3'-TCATGAGGCACCTGCAAGCCACCTCCGTGGTTCGAGCTCTAGTTT- 5' 563
E8VLf-XhoF (SEQ ID NO.: 161):
5'-AGTACTCCGTGGACGTTCGGTGGAGGCACCAAGCTCGAGATCAAA- 3' 613 NheR (SEQ
ID NO.: 162): 3'-ATCGACAGCT-5' 600 E8VLKpnXhoR (SEQ ID NO.: 163):
3'-AAGCCACCTCCATGGTTCGAGCTCTAGTTT-5' LCP3ASC (SEQ ID NO.: 164):
3'-TCGAAGTTGTCCTTACTCACAAGCCGCGCGGTCAGCTGAGGTAA-5' hCH1Bst (SEQ ID
NO.: 165): 5'-ACCCTGGTCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTT
CCCCCTGG-3' hCH1midAS (SEQ ID NO.: 166):
3'-GGGAGTCGTCGCAGCACTGGCACGGGAGGTCGTCGAA-5' hCH1midS (SEQ ID NO.:
167): 5'-GGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTCGTGACCGTGCCC-3' hCH1H6 (SEQ ID
NO.: 168): 3'-GGGTCGTTGTGGTTCCACCTGTTCTTTCAACTCGGGTTTAGAACAGT
AGTGGTAGTAGTGGTA-5' hCH1H6Sma (SEQ ID NO.: 169):
3'-GGGTTTAGAACAGTAGTGGTAGTAGTGGTAATTATTCTCGATAGGGC CCTCGAACG-5' 702
BstXhoF (SEQ ID NO.: 170):
5'-GGCACCACGGTCACCGTCTCGAGCGCCTCCACC-3'
<Preparation of pFCAH3-E8T H Chain Portion>
[0375] 1) A DNA fragment was prepared by carrying out PCR using
527-599 and PCR using 547-590 by making pAALFab as a template.
[0376] 2) A DNA fragment was prepared by carrying out PCR using
544-545, 546-547, 548-549.
[0377] 3) 1) and 2) were mixed, PCR was carried out using 527, 590
and this was cloned into HindIII-SmaI site of pAALFab.
<pFCAH3-E8T L Chain Portion>
[0378] 4) A DNA fragment was prepared by carrying out PCR using
542-562, 561-613.
[0379] 5) A DNA fragment was prepared by carrying out PCR using
538-539, 542-543.
[0380] 6) 4) and 5) were mixed, PCR was carried out using 538, 562
and this was cloned into SacI-NheI site of pAALFab.
<pFCAH9-E8d>
[0381] 7) Preparation of VH stuffer portion
[0382] After pFCAH3-E8T was digested with XbaI, EcoRI and changed
into a blunt end by being acted with a klenow fragment, self
ligation was carried out, thereby preparing a stuffer of a VH
portion.
[0383] 8) Preparation of VL Stuffer Portion
[0384] PCR was carried out using 527-600 by making pFCAH3-E8T as a
template, and cloned into HindIII-XhoI site of 7).
[0385] 9) This was digested with KpnI, the self ligation was
carried out and a stuffer of the VL portion was prepared.
[0386] 10) Introduction of SfiI, NcoI, SpeI sites
[0387] PCR was carried out using 527-663 by making pFCAH3-E8T as a
template, and cloned into HindIII-SacI site of 1).
[0388] 11) Introduction of AscI Site
[0389] PCR was carried out using 527-LCP3ASC by making pFCAH3-E8T
as a template, this was cloned into 2) by completely digesting it
with SacI and partially digesting it with SalI.
[0390] 12) Conversion of .gamma.CH1 Portion into Human Gene
Since BstPI site exists in the human .gamma.CH1 portion, cloning
was carried out by designing this being deleted. By making tonsil
cDNA as a template, after PCR was carried out using
hCH1Bst-hCHlmidS, hCHlmidAS-hCH1H6, these were mixed, then PCR was
carried out using hCH1Bst-hCH16Sma, and its DNA fragment was cloned
into BstPI-Sma site of 3).
[0391] 13) Introduction of Xho Site
By making 12) as a template, PCR was carried out using 702-663,
this was cloned into BstPI-SacI site of 12). <Preparation of
pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd>
[0392] 3 .mu.g (3 .mu.L) of pFCAH9-E8d (see FIG. 1D) was mixed with
3 .mu.L of BstPI (3 U/.mu.L), 5 .mu.L of 10.times.H buffer, 39
.mu.L of DW, and treated with restriction enzyme at 37.degree. C.
for 2 hours. After the treatment, the precipitation obtained by
carrying out the precipitation with ethanol was dissolved in 10
.mu.L of TE buffer. 1 .mu.L of SacI (10 U/.mu.L), 5 .mu.L of
10.times.L buffer, 34 .mu.L of DW were mixed into this, and after
treated with restriction enzyme at 37.degree. C. for 2 hours,
agarose gel electrophoresis was carried out, then 4.7 kb fragment
was collected. The recovered matter was precipitated with ethanol
and made it into 10 .mu.L (pFCAH9-E8d BstPI-SacI fragment).
[0393] On the other hand, 5 .mu.L of primer linF (100 pmol/.mu.L)
and 5 .mu.L of primer linR (100 pmol/.mu.L) were mixed, and after
heated at 94.degree. C. for 5 minutes, and annealed by being heated
at 80.degree. C. for 5 minutes, at 70.degree. C. for 5 minutes and
left at room temperature for 30 minutes. 2 .mu.L was taken, then 1
.mu.L of pFCAH9-E8d BstPI-SacI fragment obtained above, 1.5 .mu.L
of 10.times. ligation buffer, 9.5 .mu.L of DW and 1 .mu.L of T4DNA
ligase were mixed, and reacted at 16.degree. C. for 16 hours. After
the reaction the precipitation was carried out with ethanol
resulting in being condensed into 3 .mu.L, and out of this, using
1.5 .mu.L, 20 .mu.L of E. coli DH12S competent cell was transformed
by electroporation. The plasmid of the obtained clone was
extracted, the base sequence was confirmed and named as
pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd. In FIG. 2, the structure of is pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd
schematically shown. Moreover, in FIG. 3-1-FIG. 3-2, the base
sequence of the insert portion of pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd (SEQ ID No.:
171) and amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No.: 172) coded by it are
shown.
TABLE-US-00002 Primer linF (SEQ ID NO.: 173)
GTCACCGTCTCGAGAGGCGGTGGCGGATCAGGTGGCGGTGGAAGTGGCGG
TGGTGGGTCCATGGCCGACATCGAGCT Primer linR (SEQ ID NO.: 174)
CGATGTCGGCCATGGACCCACCACCGCCACTTCCACCGCCACCTGATCCG
CCACCGCCTCTCGAGACG
1-2 Preparation of Vector for Temporarily Cloning Heavy Chain
Variable Region (VH)
[0394] First, according to the known technique (see Iba, Y. et al.,
Gene 194: 35-46, 1997), pAALFab vector (FIG. 1A) was prepared. A
pscFvCA-E8VHd vector (FIG. 1C) in which XbaI through EcoRI of
pAALFab vector was deleted, restriction enzyme cut sites Kpn I, Sfi
I, Nco I and Spe I were newly added, and a VH (heavy chain variable
region) is capable of cloning via pFCAH3-E8T (FIG. 1B) was
prepared, and was made a vector for temporarily cloning a heavy
chain variable region. The base sequence (SEQ ID NO.: 175) of an
insert of pscFvCA-E8VHd is shown in FIGS. 4-1 to 4-2, restriction
enzyme sites and the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO.: 176) coded by
the base sequence are shown.
[0395] Concretely, Primer 610 and primer 611 were annealed, which
was cloned into BstPI-SacI site of pFCAH3-E8T, thereby preparing a
single chain. Furthermore, PCR was carried out using primer 527 and
primer 619, which was further cloned into HindIII-PstI site, and
the introduction of SfiI, NcoI sites was carried out. The sequences
of primers used in the preparation of the vector are shown
bellow.
TABLE-US-00003 610 scBstSpeSacF (SEQ ID NO.: 177):
5'-CACCACGGTCACCGTCTCCTCAGGCGGTGGCGGATCAGGTGGCGGTG
GAAGTGGCGGTGGTGGGTCTACTAGTGACATCGAGCTCACCCAG-3' 611 scBstSpeSacR
(SEQ ID NO.: 178):
3'-GTGGTGCCAGTGGCAGAGGAGTCCGCCACCGCCTAGTCCACCGCCAC
CTTCACCGCCACCACCCAGATGATCACTGTAGCTCGAGTGGGTC-5' 527 Reverse (SEQ ID
NO.: 179): 5'-CAGGAAACAGCTATGAC-3' 619 E8VHf-SfiNcoPstR (SEQ ID
NO.: 180): 3'-GACGCCGGGTCGGCCGGTACCGGCTCCAAGTCGACGTCGTCA-5'
[0396] 2. Preparation of Immunoglobulin Light Chain Library
2-1 Isolation of Immunoglobulin Light Chain Gene Using PCR
[0397] 2.6 .mu.g of mRNA was obtained using commercially available
kit (QuickPrep Micro mRNA purification kit; made by Pharmacia
Biotech) from 4.times.10.sup.7 bone marrow cells (specimen No. 59)
and lymphocytes collected from umbilical blood and peripheral
blood. A cDNA was prepared from this mRNA. The cDNA was prepared by
SuperScript Preamplification System made by GibcoBRL. An oligo dT
was used for primer. By making the obtained cDNA as a template, PCR
was carried out using 5' primer (.kappa.1-.kappa.6,
.lamda.1-.lamda.6) and 3' primer (hCKASC primer or hCLASC primer)
for acquiring a light chain gene. After phenol treatment, the PCR
product was precipitated with ethanol and suspended in 10 .mu.L of
TE buffer. The base sequence of primer employed and PCR conditions
are as follows:
[0398] Note that the underlined portions in the base sequences of
primers for acquiring a light chain gene indicate NcoI site, AscI
site.
TABLE-US-00004 5'-primer .kappa.1-.kappa.6 hVK1a (SEQ ID NO.: 181):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCGACATCCAGATGACCCA GTCTCC hVK2a
(SEQ ID NO.: 182:
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCGATGTTGTGATGACTCA GTCTCC hVK3a
(SEQ ID NO.: 183):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCGAAATTGTGTTGACGCA GTCTCC hVK4a
(SEQ ID NO.: 184):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCGACATCGTGATGACCCA GTCTCC hVK5a
(SEQ ID NO.: 185):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCGAAACGACACTCACGCA GTCTCC hVK6a
(SEQ ID NO.: 186):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCGAAATTGTGCTGACTCA GTCTCC
5'-primer.lamda.1-.lamda.6 hVL1 (SEQ ID NO.: 187):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGTCTGTGTTGACGCA GCCGCC hVL2 (SEQ
ID NO.: 188): GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGTCTGCCCTGACTCA
GCCTGC hVK3a (SEQ ID NO.: 189):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCTCCTATGTGCTGACTCA GCCACC hVL3b
(SEQ ID NO.: 190):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCTCTTCTGAGCTGACTCA GGACCC hVL4 (SEQ
ID NO.: 191): GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCACGTTATACTGACTCA
ACCGCC hVL5 (SEQ ID NO.: 192):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGGCTGTGCTCACTCA GCCGCC hVL6 (SEQ
ID NO.: 193): GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCAATTTTATGCTGACTCA
GCCCCA 3'-primer hCKASC (SEQ ID NO.: 194):
TCGACTGGCGCGCCGAACACTCTCCCCTGTTGAAGCTCTTTGTG 3'-primer HCLASC (SEQ
ID NO.: 195): TCGACTGGCGCGCCGAACATTCTGTAGGGGCCACTGTCTTCTC
TABLE-US-00005 Conditions of PCR.mu. cDNA 2 .mu.L 10 x buffer
#1(Attached to KOD) 10 .mu.L dNTP mix (2.0 mM) 10 .mu.L 25 mM
MgCl.sub.2 4 .mu.L 5'end side primer (100 pmol/.mu.L) 1 .mu.L 3'end
side primer (100 pmol/.mu.L) 1 .mu.L Already sterilized MilliQ 71
.mu.L KOD DNA polymerase (2.5 U/.mu.L; made by Toyobo) 1 .mu.L 35
cycles of PCR carrying out one cycle at 94.degree. C. for one
minute, at 55.degree. C. for 2 minutes and at 74.degree. C. for one
minute.
2-2-1 Incorporation of Light Chain Gene into Phagemid
[0399] The PCR product obtained in 1 was treated with restriction
enzymes under the following conditions:
TABLE-US-00006 PCR product 10 .mu.L 10 x NEB4 (Attached to AscI) 5
.mu.L Already sterilized MilliQ 33 .mu.L AscI (10 U/.mu.L; made by
NEB) 1 .mu.L NcoI (10 U/.mu.L; made by Takara) 1 .mu.L
[0400] After reacting at 37.degree. C. for one hour and at
50.degree. C. for one hour, the portion of 10 .mu.L out of it was
subjected to agarose electrophoresis, the band nearby 600 bp was
cut out, and purified by Gene Clean II Kit (made by Funakoshi).
pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd, which had been treated with restriction enzymes
in the same manner as the PCR product, was purified with Gene Clean
II Kit and then ligated by reacting it with the PCR product treated
by restriction enzymes at 16.degree. C. for 4 hours to over night
under the following conditions:
TABLE-US-00007 pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd treated with restriction enzymes 2
.mu.L PCR product treated with restriction enzymes 1 .mu.L 10 x
ligation buffer 1.5 .mu.L (Attached to T4 DNA ligase) 10 mM ATP 1.5
.mu.L Already sterilized MilliQ 8 .mu.L T4 DNA ligase (10 U/.mu.L;
made by Takara) 1 .mu.L
2-2-2 Introduction of Phagemid into E. coli
[0401] E. coli DH12S was transformed using the obtained ligated DNA
as follows:
[0402] Specifically, the ligated DNA was once precipitated with
ethanol, and dissolved in 3 .mu.L of 1/5TE (TE diluted 5-fold with
already sterilized MilliQ). Out of it, 1.5 .mu.L was suspended in
20 .mu.L of competent cell DH12S (made by GIBCO BRL), the
electroporation was carried out under the following conditions:
TABLE-US-00008 Electroporator Cell-Porator (Cat. series 1600) made
by BRL Setting conditions; voltage booster 4 k.OMEGA. capacitance
330 .mu.F DC volts Low .OMEGA. charge rate Fast
[0403] The above-described transformed E. coli was inputted in 2 mL
of the medium for transformation (SOB), after shaken and cultured
at 37.degree. C. for one hour, one portion of it plated on the agar
medium (Amp plate), the remains were cultured in 1% glucose, 100
.mu.g/mL ampicillin containing 2.times.TY medium and stocked with
glycerin. The agar medium was incubated at 30.degree. C., the
growing colony was separated by picking at it with a stick, a
plasmid was prepared, respectively, and the base sequence of the
light chain gene was examined.
[0404] SOB medium: the following components were added to 950 mL of
the purified water and shaken, after completely dissolved, 10 mL of
KCl solution in 250 mM was added, and adjusted at pH 7.0 with 5N
NaOH. After the purified water was added to adjust the volume into
1000 mL, it was sterilized using autoclave for 20 minutes, and 5 mL
of MgCl.sub.2 in 2M sterilized immediately before the use was
added.
TABLE-US-00009 Bacto-tryptone 20 g Bacto-yeast extract 5 g NaCl 0.5
g
2.times.YT medium: the following components were added to 900 mL of
the purified water and shaken, after completely dissolved, it was
adjusted at pH 7.0 with 5N NaOH, the purified water was added to
make the volume into 1000 mL. Sterilized by autoclave for 20
minutes, and used.
TABLE-US-00010 Bacto-tryptone 16 g Bacto-yeast extract 10 g NaCl 5
g
The other reagents were purchased from the followings:
TABLE-US-00011 Maker Name of product Sigma Ampicillin sodium Wako
Junyaku Phenol Sigma BSA DIFCO 2 x YT medium Wako Junyaku kanamycin
sulfate Nacalai tesque polyethylene glycol 6000 Nacalai tesque
Tween 20 Katayama Chemical NaCl Wako Junyaku IPTG Wako Junyaku
skimmed milk Wako Junyaku sodium azide Wako Junyaku triethylamine
Wako Junyaku hydrogen peroxide Wako Junyaku OPD tablet Wako Junyaku
ethanol
[0405] The above-described operations were carried out with respect
to all of .kappa.1, .kappa.2, .kappa.3, .kappa.4, .kappa.5 and
.kappa.6, and .lamda.1, .lamda.2, .lamda.3a, .lamda.3b, .lamda.4,
.lamda.5, .lamda.6, .lamda.7, .lamda.8, .lamda.9 and .lamda.10, and
whether or not the clone of interest was obtained was confirmed.
Subsequently, clones of the respective groups such as .kappa.1,
.kappa.2 and the like were mixed so as to become equivalent ratio
of the usage frequency in vivo. As for the groups of these light
chains, it was already known at what ratio these actually express
in vivo. These gene clones amplified by PCR and incorporated in a
vector were mixed so as to become at a ratio nearby the usage
frequency in vivo, and made VL library. The constitutive ratio of
the respective families in VL library is indicated as follows:
TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 1 Usage Constitutive frequency in Constitutive
ratio ratio in KL200 family vivo (%)* in VL library (%) (%)
V.kappa.1 39 37 30.7 V.kappa.2 12 12 19.8 V.kappa.3 36 35 33.7
V.kappa.4 12 12 10.9 V.kappa.5 1 2 5.0 V.kappa.6 --** 2*** 0.0
*Griffith AD et al. EMBO J. (1994) 13, 3245-60. **No description
when published. ***Equal quantities of cDNA prepared with primer
VK6-2 and cDNA prepared with primer VK6-3 were mixed.
TABLE-US-00013 TABLE 2 Usage Constitutive frequency in Constitutive
ratio ratio in KL200 family vivo (%)* in VL library (%) (%)
V.lamda.1 43 41 34.1 V.lamda.2 15 .sup. 15*.sup.3 15.2 V.lamda.3 34
.sup. 32*.sup.4 25.3 V.lamda.4 0 .sup. 1.5*.sup.5 0.0 V.lamda.5 0
.sup. 1.0*.sup.6 11.1 V.lamda.6 0 1.0 14.1 V.lamda.7 6 6 0.0
V.lamda.8 1 1 0.0 V.lamda.9 1 1 0.0 V.lamda.10 --*.sup.2 1 0.0
*Griffith AD et al. EMBO J. (1994) 13, 3245-60. *.sup.2No
description when published. *.sup.35% of cDNA prepared with primer
VL2 and 10% of cDNA prepared with primer VL2-2 were mixed.
*.sup.417% of cDNA prepared with primer VL3a-2 and 15% of cDNA
prepared with primer VL3b were mixed. *.sup.50.5% of cDNA prepared
with primer VL4a and 0.5% of cDNA prepared with primer VL4b and
0.5% of cDNA prepared with VL4c were mixed. *.sup.60.5% of cDNA
prepared with primer VL5abde and 0.5% of cDNA prepared with primer
VL5c were mixed.
[0406] 3. Preparation of Combination Library (ScFv Antibody Gene
Library) of Light Chain Gene Library and Heavy Chain Gene
Library
3-1-1 Isolation of Immunogloblin Heavy Chain Gene Using PCR
[0407] cDNAs were prepared from umbilical blood, bone marrow
liquid, lymphocyte in peripheral blood and tonsil using human .mu.
primer (primer 634 shown in the following) or random hexamer by the
procedure similar to 2-1, by making each cDNA as a template, and
PCR was carried out using 5' primer for acquiring human antibody
heavy chain gene (VH1-VH7) and 3' primer (primer in which equal
quantities of 4 species of human JH primers were mixed, primer
697-700 shown in the following or human .mu. primer (primer 634
shown in the following). In Table, the portions underlined are
indicated as SfiI sites. Since hVH2a did not correspond to germ
line VH2 family, VH2a-2 was newly designed. Moreover, since hVH4a
did not correspond to the whole of VH4 family, hVH4a-2 was newly
designed. Since VH5a neither corresponded to germ line VH5
subfamily, VH5a-2 was newly designed. Moreover, as a primer
corresponding to VH7, hVH7 was designed. These genes were also
amplified, then incorporated into pscFvCA-E8VHd, and what kinds of
genes were obtained were confirmed by a base sequence. As for
hVH5a-2, its sequence is extremely similar to hVH1a, since a gene
product similar to a gene product amplified by hVH1a was expected
to obtain, it was not used. The PCR product was suspended in 10
.mu.L of TE buffer by precipitating with ethanol following phenol
treatment.
TABLE-US-00014 634 hum.mu.CH1R (SEQ ID NO.: 196):
ATGGAGTCGGGAAGGAAGTC
Primers used for the amplification of each VH family Human VH
primer SfiI sites are indicated by underlines.
TABLE-US-00015 628 hVH1a (SEQ ID NO.: 197):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCA GTCTGG 629 hVH2a
(SEQ ID NO.: 198):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGGTCAACTTAAGGGA GTCTGG 630 hVH3a
(SEQ ID NO.: 199):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCGAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGA GTCTGG 631 hVH4a
(SEQ ID NO.: 200):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGGTGCAGCTGCAGGA GTCGGG 632 hVH5a
(SEQ ID NO.: 201):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGGTGCAGCTGTTGCA GTCTGC 633 hVH6a
(SEQ ID NO.: 202):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGGTACAGCTGCAGCA GTCAGG 629-2
hVH2a-2 (SEQ ID NO.: 203):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGRTCACCTTGAAGGA GTCTGGTCC 631-2
hVH4a-2 (SEQ ID NO.: 204):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGGTGCAGCTACAGCA GTGGGG 632-2
hVH5a-2 (SEQ ID NO.: 205):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCGAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCA GTCTGG 712 hVH7
(SEQ ID NO.: 206):
GTCCTCGCAACTGCGGCCCAGCCGGCCATGGCCCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCA
ATCTGGGTCTGAGT
Human JH primer BstPI, XhoI sites are shown by an underline.
TABLE-US-00016 697 hJH1-2 (SEQ ID NO.: 207):
GGTGGAGGCACTCGAGACGGTGACCAGGGTGC 698 hJH3 (SEQ ID NO.: 208):
GGTGGAGGCACTCGAGACGGTGACCATTGTCC 699 hJH4-5 (SEQ ID NO.: 209):
GGTGGAGGCACTCGAGACGGTGACCAGGGTTC 700 hJH6 (SEQ ID NO.: 210):
GGTGGAGGCACTCGAGACGGTGACCGTGGTCC
TABLE-US-00017 cDNA 2 .mu.L 10 x buffer #1(Attached to KOD) 10
.mu.L dNTP mix (2.0 mM) 10 .mu.L 25 m MgCl.sub.2 4 .mu.L 5'end side
primer (100 pmol/.mu.L) 1 .mu.L 3'end side primer (100 pmol/.mu.L)
1 .mu.L Already sterilized MilliQ 71 .mu.L KOD DNA polymerase (2.5
U/.mu.L; made by Toyobo) 1 .mu.L PCR conditions: 35 cycles of PCR
carrying out one cycle at 94.degree. C. for one minute, at
55.degree. C. for 2 minutes and at 74.degree. C. for one
minute.
3-1-2 Preparation of Heavy Chain Gene Library
[0408] The PCR product obtained in 3-1-1 was treated with
restriction enzymes under the following conditions:
TABLE-US-00018 PCR product 10 .mu.L 10 x K buffer (made by Takara)
5 .mu.L Already sterilized MilliQ 33 .mu.L SfiI (10 U/.mu.L; made
by NEB) 1 .mu.L XhoI (12 U/.mu.L; made by Takara) 1 .mu.L
[0409] After reacting at 37.degree. C. for 2 hours, the portion of
10 .mu.L out of it was subjected to agarose electrophoresis, the
band nearby 400 bp was cut out, and purified by Gene Clean II Kit
(made by Funakoshi). pscFvCA-E8VHd, which had been treated with
restriction enzymes in the same manner as the PCR product, was
purified with Gene Clean II Kit. The ligation was carried out by
reacting it with the PCR product treated by restriction enzymes at
16.degree. C. for 4 hours to over night under the following
conditions:
TABLE-US-00019 pscFvCA-E8VHd treated with restriction enzymes 2
.mu.L PCR product treated with restriction enzymes 1 .mu.L 10 x
ligation buffer 1.5 .mu.L (Attached to T4 DNA ligase) 10 mM ATP 1.5
.mu.L Already sterilized MilliQ 8 .mu.L T4 DNA ligase (10 U/.mu.L;
made by Takara) 1 .mu.L
3-1-3 Introduction of Phagemid into E. coli
[0410] The obtained DNA was transformed into E. coli DH12S.
Concretely, the DNA was once precipitated with ethanol, and
dissolved in 34, of 1/5TE (TE diluted 5-fold with already
sterilized MilliQ). Out of this, 1.5 .mu.L was suspended in 20
.mu.L of competent cell DH12S (made by GIBCO BRL), and
transformation was carried out by an electroporation method.
TABLE-US-00020 Electroporator Cell-Porator (Cat. series 1600) made
by BRL Setting conditions: voltage booster 4 k.OMEGA. capacitance
330 .mu.F DC volts Low .OMEGA. charge rate Fast
[0411] The above-described transformed E. coli that the
above-described operation were terminated was put in 2 mL of the
medium for transformation (SOB), after shaken and cultured at
37.degree. C. for one hour, one portion of it was plated on the
agar medium (Amp plate), the remains were cultured in 0.1% glucose,
100 .mu.g/mL ampicillin containing 2.times.YT medium and stocked
with glycerin. The agar medium was incubated at 30.degree. C., the
grown colony was separated by picking at it with a stick, a plasmid
was prepared, respectively, and the base sequence of the heavy
chain gene was examined. These operations were carried out with
respect to all of VH1-VH7 and whether or not the clone of interest
was obtained was confirmed. The clones of the respective groups
(families) were mixed so as to become nearby ratio of the usage
frequency in vivo and made it as VH library. The constitutive ratio
of the respective families in VH library is indicated as
follows:
TABLE-US-00021 TABLE 3 Usage frequency in Constitutive ratio family
vivo (%)* in VL library (%) VH1 25 29** VH2 6.6 7 VH3 40 40 VH4 19
19*** VH5 5 --** VH6 3.8 4 VH7 1.2 2 *Griffith AD et al. EMBO J.
(1994) 13, 3245-60. **Actually, since VH1 and VH5 are amplified
with the same primers, these cannot be separated and totaled.
***cDNA prepared with primer VH4 and cDNA prepared with primer
VH4-2 were mixed and made this ratio.
3-2 Preparation of Combination Gene Library
[0412] 200 g of VH library was digested with HindIII and XhoI under
the following conditions, the heavy chain gene was cut out and
purified by Gene Clean II Kit.
TABLE-US-00022 200 .mu.g of VH library 100 .mu.L 10 x K buffer
(made by Takara) 40 .mu.L Already sterilized MilliQ 205 .mu.L
HindIII (40 U/.mu.L; made by Takara) 30 .mu.L XhoI (50 U/.mu.L;
made by Takara) 25 .mu.L
[0413] The vector pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd into which VL library was
inserted was also digested with HindIII and XhoI under the
following conditions, and the fragment containing the light chain
gene was purified by Gene Clean II Kit.
TABLE-US-00023 pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd into which VL 100 .mu.g 100 .mu.L
library was inserted 10 x K buffer (made by Takara) 40 .mu.L
Already sterilized MilliQ 230 .mu.L HindIII (40 U/.mu.L; made by
Takara) 15 .mu.L XhoI (50 U/.mu.L; made by Takara) 15 .mu.L
[0414] Next, the ligation was carried out by reacting VH gene
library fragment and pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd vector into which the light
chain gene was inserted at 16.degree. C. over night under the
following conditions:
TABLE-US-00024 VH library fragment treated with restriction enzymes
10 .mu.g 50 .mu.L pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd containing VL library 40 .mu.g
50 .mu.L fragments treated with restriction enzymes 10 x ligation
buffer 100 .mu.L (Attached to T4 DNA ligase) 10 mM ATP 100 .mu.L
Already sterilized MilliQ 670 .mu.L T4 DNA ligase (10 U/.mu.L; made
by Takara) 30 .mu.L
[0415] E. coli DH12S was transformed using the DNA whose reaction
was terminated. Concretely, the DNA was once precipitated with
ethanol, and dissolved in 30 .mu.L of 1/5TE (TE diluted 5-fold with
already sterilized MilliQ). This was suspended in 500 .mu.L of
competent cell DH12S (made by GIBCO BRL), and the electroporation
was carried out.
TABLE-US-00025 Electroporator Cell-Porator (Cat. series 1600) made
by BRL Setting conditions: voltage booster 4 k.OMEGA. capacitance
330 .mu.F DC volts Low .OMEGA. charge rate Fast
[0416] The E. coli that the above-described operation were
terminated was put in 12 mL of the medium for transformation (SOB),
after shaken and cultured at 37.degree. C. for one hour, one
portion of it was plated on the agar medium (Amp plate), the
remains were cultured in 500 mL of 0.1% glucose, 100 .mu.g/mL
ampicillin containing 2.times.YT medium and stocked with glycerin.
The agar medium was incubated at 30.degree. C., and the number of
clones was estimated from the number of the grown colonies.
8.5.times.10.sup.10 clones were obtained.
[0417] 4. Preparation of scFv-CL Antibody Phage Library from
scFv-CL Antibody Gene Library
[0418] 2.5 mL each of AIMS-5 suspension was added to 16 bottles of
flasks of 5 L into which 300 mL of 2.times.YT medium has been
inputted and then 1% glucose and 100 .mu.g/mL ampicillin were
added, then it was shaken and cultured at 37.degree. C. and grown
until the absorbance became 1.0 while the absorbance at 600 nm of
wavelength was measured every hour. 12 mL per one bottle of flask
of helper phage solution (M13KO7) was added to the culture medium,
infected with the helper phage, cultured at 37.degree. C. for 2
hours, and made it DH12S already infected with helper phage.
[0419] 600 mL of 2.times.YT medium, 0.6 mL of ampicillin (100
.mu.g/mL), 0.8 mL of Kanamycin (50 .mu.g/mL) and 200 mL of DH12S
already infected with helper phage were added to 24 bottles of
flasks of 5 L and shaken and cultured at 37 C..degree. for 20
hours.
[0420] The bacterial cells were centrifuged at 8000 rpm at
4.degree. C. for 10 minutes, and supernatant was recovered. 4 L of
20% polyethylene glycol/2.5M NaCl was added to the supernatant,
after it was quietly stirred for about 20 minutes, centrifuged at
8000 rpm at 4.degree. C. for 20 minutes. The precipitate was
dissolved in 1 L of PBS, 200 mL of 20% polyethylene glycol/2.5M
NaCl was added thereto, after it was quietly stirred for about 20
minutes, and centrifuged at 8000 rpm at 4.degree. C. for 20
minutes. The supernatant was discarded and further, centrifuged at
8000 rpm at 4.degree. C. for 3 minutes, and the precipitate was
recovered. The precipitate was dissolved in PBS to which 0.05%
NaN.sub.3 was added, after it was centrifuged at 1000 rpm at
4.degree. C. for 15 minutes and the supernatant was recovered,
further, centrifuged at 8000 rpm at 4.degree. C. for 3 minutes and
the supernatant was recovered.
[0421] The titer of the recovered phage solution was checked as
followings: the phage solution was diluted with PBS in 10.sup.6,
10.sup.7 and 10.sup.8-fold, out of these, 10 .mu.L was infected
with 990 .mu.L of DH12S, cultured at 37.degree. C. for one hour.
100 .mu.L of this was plated on LBGA plate and cultured at
30.degree. C. for 18 hours. The titer of the stock solution before
dilution was calculated by counting the number of colonies. The
stock solution of the phage solution was suspended in PBS
containing 0.05% NaN.sub.3 so as to be 2.times.10.sup.14/mL.
[0422] 5. Obtaining of Antibody Clone Specific to Liver Cancer
Cell
5-1 Screening Using Liver Cancer Cell Line HepG2, Nuk-1
[0423] Firstly, HepG2 cells were cultured in a 15 cm-dish and
dissociated from the dish by using 2 mg/ml collagenase I (Gibco
BRL)/cell dissociation buffer (Gibco BRL). They were washed with
cooled PBS and 4.times.10.sup.7 cells were used. They were mixed
with 1.times.10.sup.13 cfu of human antibody phage library, so that
the final concentration of the reaction mixture was made to be 1%
BSA-0.1% NaN.sub.3/MEM, the volume was made to be 1.6 ml. The
reaction was carried out while rotating slowly at 4.degree. C. for
four hours. After the reaction was completed, the reaction mixture
was divided into two parts and each part was stratified on 0.6 ml
of organic solution (dibutyl phtalate cycloheximide 9:1) and
subjected to centrifugation at centrifugal force of 3000 rpm by
using a micro-centrifugal machine for two minutes, so that cells
were allowed to precipitate at the bottom of the tube. From each
tube, the solution was discarded and cells were suspended in 0.7 ml
of 1% BSA/MEM, stratified on 0.7 ml of organic solvent and
subjected to centrifugation. This operation was repeated again.
Then the solution was discarded and cells were suspended in 0.3 ml
of PBS, frozen with liquid nitrogen and melted at 37.degree. C.
[0424] After this was infected with 20 ml of E. coli DH12S (OD 0.5)
for one hour, the part of it was plated on an Ampicillin plate and
the titer of the collected phage was calculated. Phage infected E.
coli was cultured over night in 600 ml of 2.times.YTGA culture
medium (2.times.YT, 200 .mu.g/ml ampicillin sulfate, 1% glucose) at
30.degree. C. The cultured product (10 ml) that had been cultured
over night was mixed with 200 ml of 2.times.YTA culture medium
(2.times.YT, 200 .mu.g/ml ampicillin sulfate) and cultured at
37.degree. C. for 1.5 hours. Thereafter, helper phage KO7
(1.times.10.sup.11) was placed and cultured at 37.degree. C. for
one hour. Then, 800 ml of 2.times.YTGAK (2.times.YT, 200 .mu.g/ml
ampicillin sulfate, 0.05% glucose, 50 .mu.g/ml kanamycin) was
placed and cultured over night at 30.degree. C. This was
centrifuged at 8000 rpm for ten minutes so as to prepare
supernatant 11. With supernatant 11, 200 ml of PEG solution (20%
polyetyleneglycol 6000, 2.5M NaCl) was mixed and fully agitated.
Thereafter, centrifugation was carried out at 8000 rpm for 10
minutes so as to precipitate phage. This was suspended in 10 ml of
PBS and the part of it was used so as to examine the number of
infected E. coli. This is the phase of the 1st screening.
[0425] For the 2nd screening, 2.times.10.sup.7 cultured cells and
1.times.10.sup.10 of the 1st phages were used, so that the volume
of the reaction mixture was made to be 0.8 ml. The reaction mixture
was 1% BSA-0.1% NaN.sub.3/MEM and the entire scale was carried out
as half as that of the 1st screening.
[0426] The 3rd screening was carried out in the same conditions as
those of the 2nd screening except that 1.times.10.sup.9 of the 2nd
phages were used.
[0427] The screening of the liver cancer cell line derived from
patient with hepatitis C was carried out by the same method as that
of the screening with respect to HepG2.
5-2 Selection of Antibody Clones and Immunostaining with Selected
Antibody Clones
[0428] Because the recovering rate of HepG2 was increased in the
3rd screening (FIG. 5), it was judged that HepG2 cell specific
antibody clone was concentrated in this state, and 480 clones were
picked up. These clones were checked for antibody expression and
225 expression positive clones were selected. Next, when the base
sequence of H-chain portions of these positive clones were
analyzed, it was shown that clones were divided into 130 kinds.
Antibody samples of these 130 clones were prepared and operation
materials obtained from three patients were subjected to tissue
staining in liver cancer portion and non-liver cancer portion.
Then, staining specific to cancer was observed in 33 antibodies. In
19 antibodies of them, the cancer membrane portion was stained
(FIG. 6). Similarly, when a liver cancer cell line NUK-1 derived
from hepatitis C patient was subjected to screening (FIG. 5), eight
antibody clones specifically staining a cell membrane of the liver
cancer portion were obtained (FIG. 6). In these antibody clones,
cell staining of immortalized liver cells THLE-3, liver cancer cell
line HepG2, and HLF was carried out and antibody clones showing the
recognition specific to cancer cell membrane were selected. As a
result, it was shown that 035-029, 035-212, 035-215, 035-273,
035-283, 040-131, 051-054, 051-181, 051-129, 035-130 and 035-169
have particularly high specificity to cancers.
[0429] FIGS. 7 and 8 show images of liver cancer tissue stained
with antibody clone 035-273. Similarly, FIG. 9 shows an image of
liver cancer tissue stained with antibody clone 051-129, and FIG.
10 shows an image of liver cancer tissue stained with antibody
clone 035-169. As is apparent from FIGS. 7 to 10, these antibodies
specifically stain the cell membrane of the cancer portion and do
not stain the tissue of the non-cancer portion. Furthermore, as
shown in FIG. 11, antibody 035-273 stained poorly-differentiated
liver cancer cell line HepG2, undifferentiated liver cancer cell
line HLF, and cell line Nuk-1 derived from a hepatitis C patient,
but hardly stained well-differentiated liver cancer cell line HuH-7
and immortalized liver cell THLE-3. Note here that antibody clones
035-029, 035-212, 035-215, 035-283, 040-131, 051-054, and 051-181
showed the same staining results (the results are not shown).
[0430] Note here that cell staining and tissue staining were
carried out by the following procedure.
5-2-1 Cell Staining
[0431] Cells were dissociated from a dish by using 2 mg/ml
collagenase I (Gibco BRL)/cell dissociation buffer (Gibco BRL),
then collected by using 10% FBS/D MEM, and 1.times.10.sup.5 of the
cells were used. These were washed with 2.5% BSA, 0.05%
NaN.sub.3/PBS (BSA solution), then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 2.5%
normal goat serum/BSA solution and left on ice for 30 minutes.
Thereafter, cp3 type antibodies were added so that the
concentration was 5 .mu.g/ml and left on ice for one hour. This was
washed with a BSA solution once, then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5
.mu.g/ml BSA solution of anti-cp3 mouse monoclonal antibody
(Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.) and left on ice
for one hour. This was washed with a BSA solution once, then
suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA solution of Alexa 488
binding anti-mouse IgG goat antibody (Molecularprobe), and left on
ice for one hour. This was washed with a BSA solution twice, and
then supernatant was discarded. To this, 50 .mu.l of OptiLyse B
(BECKMAN COULTER) was added and left at room temperature for ten
minutes so as to fix the cells. To this, 950 .mu.l of 1 ng DAPI/BSA
solution was added, left at room temperature for 10 minutes, and
subjected to centrifugation for collecting cells. The cells were
filled in MULTITEST SLIDE (ICN) and observed under microscopy.
5-2-2 Tissue Staining
[0432] (1) Preparation of Antibody Sample
[0433] E. coli culture medium cultured overnight (0.5 ml) was
planted in 10 ml of 2.times.YTAI (2.times.YT, 200 .mu.g/ml
ampicillin sulfate, 0.5 mM IPTG), cultured overnight at 30.degree.
C. and centrifuged at 15000 rpm for 5 minutes by using a
micro-centrifugal machine, and supernatant was recovered. To this,
an equal amount of saturated ammonium sulfate was added and left at
room temperature for 30 minutes. Then, it was centrifuged at room
temperature at 10000 rpm for 5 minutes and supernatant was
discarded. The obtained precipitate was suspended in 1 ml of
PBS-0.05% NaN.sub.3, protease inhibitor solution and centrifuged at
4.degree. C. at 15000 rpm for 5 minutes, and supernatant was
recovered.
(2) Production of Tissue Staining Section
[0434] The extracted tissue was cut into about 5 mm.times.5
mm.times.10 mm, placed in 4% PFA/0.01% glutaraldehyde/0.1 M
cacodylic acid buffer (4.degree. C.) (PFA is a product by Wako
Junyaku (Wako Pure Chemical Institute), glutaraldehyde is a product
by KANTO CHEMICAL CO., INC., sodium cacodylate is a product by
SIGMA). By using a microwave oven (SHARP), it was microwave-fixed.
Then, it was fixed again in this fixation solution at 4.degree. C.
for one hour. Then, it was transferred into 10% sucrose/PBS and
immersed therein at 4.degree. C. for four hours, then substituted
by 15% sucrose/PBS and immersed therein at 4.degree. C. for four
hours, and then substituted by 20% sucrose/PBS and immersed at
4.degree. C. over night. It was embedded in an OTC compound and
rapidly frozen in dry ice/hexane. This was thinly cut into 4 .mu.m
thickness by using cryostat (Reichert-Jung 2800 FRIGCUT E),
attached to silane coated slide glass (MATSUNAMI) and dried by
using a cold wind drier for 30 minutes.
(3) Tissue Staining
[0435] The slide glass to which a section was attached was immersed
in PBS three times for five minutes each so as to make hydrophilic.
Next, 50 .mu.l of 0.3% H.sub.2O.sub.2/0.1% NaN.sub.3 was dropped so
as to cause a reaction at room temperature for ten minutes and
blocking of endogenous peroxidase was carried out. Then, it was
washed with PBS three times for five minutes each. Then, it was
reacted in 2% BSA/PBS at room temperature for 10 minutes, and
blocking of a non-specific reaction was carried out. Then, excess
liquid was dropped off and 50 .mu.l of antibody sample was dropped
thereto so as to cause a reaction at room temperature for one hour,
followed by washing with PBS three times for 5 minutes each. Next,
50 .mu.l of anti-CP3 rabbit antibody (5 .mu.g/ml) was dropped to
cause a secondary antibody reaction at room temperature for 45
minutes, followed by washing with PBS three times for 5 minutes
each. Then, 50 .mu.l of peroxidase labeled dextran binding
anti-rabbit immunoglobulin--goat polyclonal antibody (DAKO) was
dropped so as to cause a tertiary antibody reaction at room
temperature for 30 minutes. This was washed with PBS three times
for 5 minutes each, and the 50 .mu.l of DAB--H.sub.2O.sub.2
coloring solution was dropped. After the color became brown, this
was transferred to a vat filled with distilled water so as to
terminate the reaction. Thereafter, obtained product was washed
with water for 10 minutes, followed by staining nuclear with
hematoxylin. Thereafter, dehydration and penetration were carried
out, encapsulation with marinol and observation under microscopy
were carried out.
[0436] 6. Determination of Base Sequence and Expression of
Confirmation of Antibody Clone
[0437] E. coli obtained by screening was diluted and plated on a
nutrient agar medium containing 100 .mu.g/ml of ampicillin. The
obtained colonies were picked up and cultured in 2.times.YTGA
culture medium at 30.degree. C. overnight. DNA was extracted by
using KURABO PI-50 and the base sequence was determined by a
dideoxy method. Furthermore, this culture medium cultured overnight
(0.05 ml) was plated on 1.2 ml of 2.times.YTAI (2.times.YT, 200
.mu.g/ml ampicillin sulfate, 0.5 mM IPTG) and cultured overnight at
30.degree. C., centrifuged by using a micro-centrifugal machine at
15000 rpm for 5 minutes, and supernatant was obtained.
[0438] Since the antibody was expressed as a cp3 fused protein, the
expression using the protein was examined. That is to say, firstly,
the obtained supernatant was reacted in Maxisorp (NUNC) at
37.degree. C. for two hours, liquid was discarded, and blocking was
carried out by reacting 5% BSA at 37.degree. C. for two hours. The
liquid was discarded and a rabbit anti-cp3 antibody (Medical &
Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.) that had been diluted 2000-fold
with 0.05% Tween/PBS was reacted at room temperature for one hour,
followed by washing with PBS. Then, a HRP labeled goat anti-rabbit
IgG antibody (Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.) that
had been diluted 2000-fold with 0.05% Tween/PBS was reacted at room
temperature for one hour, followed by washing with PBS. Then, 100
.mu.l of OPD solution was reacted at room temperature for 15
minutes, and the reaction was terminated by using 2M ammonium
sulfate, and by using SPECTRAmax 340PC (Molecular Devices), the
absorbance at 492 nm of wavelength was measured.
[0439] In this process, antibody clones which have the same base
sequence or expression antibody were removed, and finally 11
antibody clones (035-029 antibody, 035-212 antibody, 035-215
antibody, 035-273 antibody, 035-283 antibody, 040-131 antibody,
051-054 antibody, 051-181 antibody, 051-129 antibody, 035-130
antibody, and 035-169 antibody) were obtained. The amino acid
sequence of each antibody clone is shown bellow.
(1) 035-029 Antibody
[0440] VH: SEQ ID NO.: 1, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:2, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:3, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:4
[0441] VL: SEQ ID NO.:5, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:6, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:7, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:8, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:129
(2) 035-212 Antibody
[0442] VH: SEQ ID NO.:9, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:10, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:11, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:12
[0443] VL: SEQ ID NO.:13, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:14, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:15, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:16, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:131
(3) 035-215 Antibody
[0444] VH: SEQ ID NO.:17, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:18, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:19, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:20
[0445] VL: SEQ ID NO.:21, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:22, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:23, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:24, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:133
(4) 035-273 Antibody
[0446] VH: SEQ ID NO.:25, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:26, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:27, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:28
[0447] VL: SEQ ID NO.:29, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:30, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:31, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:32, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:135
(5) 035-283 Antibody
[0448] VH: SEQ ID NO.:33, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:34, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:35, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:36
[0449] VL: SEQ ID NO.:37, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:38, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:39, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:40, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:137
(6) 040-131 Antibody
[0450] VH: SEQ ID NO.:41, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:42, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:43, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:44
[0451] VL: SEQ ID NO.:45, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:46, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:47, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:48, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:139
(7) 051-054 Antibody
[0452] VH: SEQ ID NO.:49, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:50, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:51, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:52
[0453] VL: SEQ ID NO.:53, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:54, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:55, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:56, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:141
(8) 051-181 Antibody
[0454] VH: SEQ ID NO.:57, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:58, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:59, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:60
[0455] VL: SEQ ID NO.:61, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:62, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:63, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:64, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:143
[0456] On the other hand, the base sequence of each antibody clone
is shown below.
(1) 035-029 Antibody
[0457] VH: SEQ ID NO.:65, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:66, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:67, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:68
[0458] VL: SEQ ID NO.:69, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:70, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:71, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:72, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:130
(2) 035-212 Antibody
[0459] VH: SEQ ID NO.:73, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:74, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:75, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:76
[0460] VL: SEQ ID NO.:77, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:78, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:79, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:80, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:132
(3) 035-215 Antibody
[0461] VH: SEQ ID NO.:81, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:82, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:83, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:84
[0462] VL: SEQ ID NO.:85, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:86, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:87, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:88, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:134
(4) 035-273 Antibody
[0463] VH: SEQ ID NO.:89, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:90, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:91, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:92
[0464] VL: SEQ ID NO.:93, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:94, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:95, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:96, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:136
(5) 035-283 Antibody
[0465] VH: SEQ ID NO.:97, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:98, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:99, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:100
[0466] VL: SEQ ID NO.:101, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:102, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:103, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:104, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:138
(6) 040-131 Antibody
[0467] VH: SEQ ID NO.:105, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:106, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:107, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:108
[0468] VL: SEQ ID NO.:109, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:110, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:111, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:112, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:140
(7) 051-054 Antibody
[0469] VH: SEQ ID NO.:113, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:114, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:115, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:116
[0470] VL: SEQ ID NO.:117, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:118, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:119, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:120, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:142
(8) 051-181 Antibody
[0471] VH: SEQ ID NO.:121, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:122, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:123, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:124
[0472] VL: SEQ ID NO.:125, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:126, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:127, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:128, VLCL: SEQ ID NO.:144
(9) 051-129 Antibody
[0473] VH: SEQ ID NO.:221, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:222, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:223, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:224
[0474] VL: SEQ ID NO.:225, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:226, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:227, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:228
(10) 035-130 Antibody
[0475] VH: SEQ ID NO.:229, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:230, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:231, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:232
[0476] VL: SEQ ID NO.:233, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:234, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:235, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:236
(11) 035-169 Antibody
[0477] VH: SEQ ID NO.:237, VH CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:238, VH CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:239, VH CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:240
[0478] VL: SEQ ID NO.:241, VL CDR1: SEQ ID NO.:242, VL CDR2: SEQ ID
NO.:243, VL CDR3: SEQ ID NO.:244
[0479] 7. Identification of Protein (Antigen) Recognized by
Antibody Clone
7-1 Production of pp Type Antibody Expressing E. coli
[0480] The obtained antibody clone is cp3 type and the construct is
shown in FIGS. 12-1 and 12-2 (this Figures show a structure common
to all the antibodies). A VH sequence and a VLCL sequence shown in
FIGS. 12-1 and 12-2 are inserted into a VH region and a VLCL
region, respectively. This DNA was extracted by using KURABO PI-50,
digested with a restriction enzyme SalI, self reconnected, then,
introduced into E. coli DH12S for transformation. Then, it was
plated on a LBGA plate and cultured at 30.degree. C. overnight. The
obtained E. coli colonies were cultured in 2.times.YTGA overnight
and a pp type antibody expressing E. coli culture medium was
obtained.
7-2 Preparation of Antibody for Immunoprecipitation
[0481] E. coli (10 ml) into which a plasmid expressing pp type
antibody clones was introduced was plated on YTGA and cultured
while shaking at 30.degree. C. one day and one night (pre-culture
medium). This was added to 41 of 2.times.YT, 0.05% glucose, 100
.mu.g/ml Ampicillin and cultured at 30.degree. C. When O.D. of the
bacterial cells became 0.5, 4 ml of 1M IPTG was added and cultured
while shaking at 30.degree. C. one day and one night. After the
culture was terminated, the bacterial cells were centrifuged by
using a cooling centrifugal machine at 10000 g, 4.degree. C. for 10
minutes. To the obtained culture supernatant, an equal amount of
saturated ammonium sulfate aqueous solution was added and stirred
at room temperature for one hour. This solution was centrifuged by
using a cooling centrifugal machine at 10000 g, 4.degree. C. for 15
minutes, then supernatant was discarded, the obtained precipitate
was suspended in 20 ml of PBS-NaN.sub.3 solution, centrifuged by
using a cooling centrifugal machine at 10000 g, 4.degree. C. for 5
minutes, and supernatant was recovered. This was dialyzed with PBS
one day and one night. To this, 2 ml of IgG sepharose 6 Fast Flow
(Amersham Biosciences) balanced with 0.05% NaN.sub.3/PBS was added
and reacted while shaking at 4.degree. C. one day and one night.
This mixture was transferred to a column and naturally dropped. The
components that were not reacted with beads were allowed to pass
through the column. This column was washed with 100 ml of PBS
twice, washed with 0.1% Tween 20/PBS (30 ml) four times, and washed
with 100 ml of PBS twice. To this, 0.2M Glycine-HCl (pH 3, 4 ml)
was slowly added three times and the eluted component was
recovered. Then, 3M Tris (80 .mu.l) was added thereto for
neutralization (antibody solution). This was filtrated through a
MILLEX-GP 0.22 filter, O.D. was measured, and the yield of
antibodies was calculated.
7-3 Preparation of Solid Phased Antibody for
Immunoprecipitation
[0482] Firstly, an antibody solution was dialyzed with a coupling
buffer solution (0.1M NaHCO.sub.3--NaOH, pH 9). That is to say, an
antibody solution was enclosed with a dialysis membrane (Snake Skin
Pleated Dialysis Tubing 10,000 MWCO) and this was allowed to be
sunk in 1.5 L of the coupling buffer solution (0.1M
NaHCO.sub.3--NaOH, pH 9) and stirred by using a stirrer at
4.degree. C. for two to three hours. Then, the buffer solution was
replaced with new one and dialyzed for two to three hours.
Thereafter, the buffer solution was replaced with new one again and
dialyzed one day and one night.
[0483] Next, activated CNBr-activated Sepharose 4B used for making
solid phase was adjusted. That is to say, CNBr-activated Sepharose
4B (Amersham Biosciences) was swollen with 1 mM HCl, then sucked by
using an aspirator. To this, 50 ml of coupling buffer solution was
added, stirred, and then sucked by using an aspirator. In this
sucked state, a coupling buffer solution was added.
[0484] An antibody was made to be solid phased as follows. That is
to say, to 5 mg antibody solution (10 ml), activated gel (1 ml) was
added to cause a reaction at room temperature for two hours. After
the reaction was terminated, the gel was transferred to a column
and washed with a coupling buffer solution (1 ml) ten times. The
presence of non-reacted antibodies was confirmed by measuring the
O.D. The solid phased gel was substituted by 0.2M Glycine-NaOH pH8
solution (5 ml) twice, the same solution (5 ml) was further added
and left at room temperature for two hours, this solution was
naturally dropped, to this, 0.2M Glycine-HCl (pH 3, 5 ml) was added
and substituted, the same solution (5 ml) was further added and
left for 5 minutes, and then naturally dropped. Finally, the column
was substituted by 20 ml of PBS, then naturally dropped, and 1%
NP40, a protease inhibitor, and 0.05% NaN.sub.3/PBS were added, and
the gel was recovered.
7-4 Biotin Label of Protein on Cell Membrane and Production of Cell
Lysate
[0485] Biotin labeling of the cultured liver cancer cell line was
carried out as follows. That is to say, cultured cells HLF that had
been cultured in five 15 cm-dishes were washed with PBS twice, and
collagenase I (GIBCO) whose concentration had been adjusted to 5
mg/ml by using a cell dissociation buffer (GIBCO) was added and
reacted in a CO.sub.2 incubator at 37.degree. C., so that cells
were liberated. Thereafter, cells were recovered in a culture
medium and washed with PBS(-) twice. Then, the number of cells was
counted by using a hemocytometer. The cells were suspended in
PBS(-) so that the counted number became about 5.times.10.sup.7/ml.
To this, an equal amount of EZ-Link Sulfo-NHS-LC-Biotinylation Kit
(PIERCE) was added so that the concentration had been adjusted to 1
mg/ml with PBS, left at room temperature for 30 minutes and then
washed with PBS twice.
[0486] The cell lysate of biotin labeled cells was adjusted as
follows. That is to say, to the above-mentioned biotin labeled
cells, 4 ml of lysis buffer (1% NP40/detergent base solution, the
composition of the detergent base solution: 20 mM HEPES, pH 8.0,
140 mM NaCl, a protease inhibitor) was added and cells were
suspended. This suspension was placed and homogenized in a cooled
Dounce homogenizer. To the solution, 1/2 amount (2 ml) of a
detergent mix solution (1% NP40, tritonX-100, b-D-Maltoside,
n-Octyl b-D-Glucoside, n-Octyl b-D-Maltoside, n-Decyl
b-D-Maltoside, deoxycholic acid, each 0.5%/detergent base solution)
was added and mixed at 4.degree. C. for four hours while rotating.
This solution was centrifuged at 100,000 rpm for 30 minutes and
filtrated through MILLEX-GP 0.22 .mu.m filter.
7-5 Immunoprecipitation Reaction
[0487] Firstly, about 60 .mu.l parts (about 150 .mu.l solution
parts) of the solid-phased antibodies (hereinafter, referred to as
"antibody beads") were placed in a 2 ml-tube and 1/10 volume (about
15 .mu.l) of 4 mM biotin was added to the tube. A mixture of 0.5
dishes of lysate (600 .mu.l) and 60 .mu.l of biotin solution was
added to the tube and reacted while stirring at 4.degree. C. for
several hours. Then, the tube was centrifuged (5500 g, one minute,
4.degree. C.) and supernatant was removed. To this, 800 .mu.l of
washing biotin/lysis-T buffer (0.5 mM biotin, 0.1% Tween 20/PBS)
was added and mixed while falling two or three times, then the tube
was centrifuged (5500 g, one minute, 4.degree. C.), and supernatant
was removed. This washing operation was carried out again, then 30
.mu.l of citric acid solution (50 mM citric acid, pH 2.5) for
elution was added to the antibody beads and stirred. Then, the tube
was centrifuged (5500 g, 1 min, 4.degree. C.) and supernatant was
recovered. To the remaining antibody beads, 30 .mu.l of citric acid
solution for elution was added and stirred. The tube was
centrifuged (5500 g, 1 min, 4.degree. C.) and supernatant was
recovered. This elution operation was repeated further three times,
and a sample solution was recovered and 3M Tris was added to the
solution for neutralization. This sample was migrated by SDS-PAGE
so as to confirm the band by silver staining. At the same time,
this sample was subjected to western blotting by using
streptavidin--HRP (Anti-Streptavidin, IgG Fraction, Conjugated to
Peroxidase CORTEX biochem) so as to detect a band of the biotin
membrane protein (FIG. 13).
7-6 Mass Spectrometry of Cut-Out Band
7-6-1 Trypsin Digestion in Gel
[0488] A portion corresponding to detected membrane protein was
digested with trypsin in a gel and peptide was recovered. SDS
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was carried out in accordance
with a usual method and a band that had been obtained by staining
with Coomassie Brilliant Blue was cut out. This was soaked in 200
mM ammonium bicarbonate 50% acetonitrile solution, shaken at
37.degree. C. for 45 minutes. Then, the solution was discarded and
the operation was repeated twice, thereby removing the Coomassie
Brilliant Blue. This gel was dried under reduced pressure, and 4
.mu.l of trypsin (20 .mu.g/ml) dissolved in 40 mM ammonium
bicarbonate (pH 8.1) -10% acetonitrile was added per unit area
(mm.sup.2) of gel slice, and left at room temperature for one hour
and sufficiently infiltrated. To this, a trypsin solution was added
in an amount that was 2.5 times as much as the previously added
amount, and left at 37.degree. C. for 18 hours. This was filtrated
by a tube having a filter whose power size was 0.22 and peptide in
which an antigen had been cut with trypsin was recovered.
7-6-2 Identification of Antigen by Mass Spectrometry
[0489] A specimen obtained by in-gel trypsin digestion was
subjected to HPLC linked with an electrospray ionization type ion
trap quadrupole mass spectrometer. From the reversed phase
chromatography column of HPLC, according to the change of linear
concentration gradient of 0% to 80% acetonitrile containing 0.1%
TFA, each peptide that had been eluted sequentially depending upon
the hydrophobic property was ionized by an electrosparay method.
The mass of each peptide was analyzed.
[0490] At the same time, the mass of limited digested product of
each peptide generated by collision with helium atoms placed in the
middle of the flight route of ions was analyzed. When one amino
acid is removed by limited digestion, since ion that is smaller by
a part of the mass of the removed amino acid is observed, the kind
of the removed amino acid can be identified according to the
difference in mass. Furthermore, another amino acid is removed,
since ion that is smaller by a part of the mass of the removed
amino acid is observed, the kind of the removed amino acid can be
identified according to the difference in mass. By proceeding the
same analysis of the experimental data, an inner amino acid
sequence can be determined. The set of the inner sequence of the
obtained amino acid was retrieved by using a published amino acid
sequence database and antigen was identified. As a result, it was
determined that IgSF4 (Accession No. NM.sub.--01433, Definition:
Homo sapiens immunoglobulin superfamily, member 4 (IGSF4), mRNA)
was antigen (FIG. 14). In the identification results, it was
confirmed that the total amount of the identified protein that had
been analogized from the amino acid sequence is not contradictory
to the experimental data of the molecular weight of the SDS
polyacrylamide electrophoresis of antigen before carrying out the
trypsin digestion.
[0491] 8. IgSF4 Expression Experiment
8-1 Isolation of IgSF4 cDNA fragment
[0492] (1) RNA Purification
[0493] HLF cells were cultured in seven 15 cm-dishes, liberated in
TRYSIN-EDTA (1.times.) (GIBCO), recovered in the culture medium,
and washed with PBS (-) twice. Then, total RNA was extracted by RNA
Extraction Kit (Amersham Pharmacia). That is to say, 5 ml of
extraction buffer was added to the cells and allowed 21 G needle to
pass through ten times, stratified on 5 ml of CsTFA placed in 13PA
tube (HITACHI), centrifuged by using himac CP80beta (HITACHI) at
15.degree. C. at 36000 rpm and for 20 hours. The obtained
precipitate was suspended in RNase free TE, and 822 .mu.g of total
RNA was obtained.
[0494] (2) Reverse Transcription Reaction
[0495] For a reverse transcription reaction, Superscript
First-Strand Synthesis System For RT-PCR (Invitrogen) was used. The
reaction conditions were as follows.
TABLE-US-00026 HLF total RNA 10 .mu.g 200 pmol/.mu.l hIgSF4B 1.2
.mu.l 10 mM dNTP 2 .mu.l QW 20.8 .mu.l
TABLE-US-00027 hIgSF4B: (SEQ ID NO.: 211)
5'-GTGTGCGGCCGCCTAGATGAAGTACTCTTTCTTTTC-3'
[0496] These were mixed well, treated at 65.degree. C. for 5
minutes, and left on ice for 2 minutes. Next, the following
reagents were added, and the mixture was left at 42.degree. C. for
2 minutes.
TABLE-US-00028 5x First Strand buffer 8 .mu.l 1M DTT 4 .mu.l Rnase
inhibitor 2 .mu.l
[0497] Subsequently, 2 .mu.l of Superscript II was added and
reacted at 42.degree. C. for 50 minutes, followed by treating at
70.degree. C. for 15 minutes so as to terminate a reverse
transcription reaction. To this, 2 .mu.l of RibonucleaseH was
added, treated at 37.degree. C. for 15 minutes, then
phenol/chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation were carried
out, and finally suspended in 80 .mu.l of QW.
8-2 Construct of Expression Vector
[0498] (1) Vector
[0499] A vector pCMVSalNot for expressing cDNA of IgSF4 was
constructed. For constructing the vector, pCMV-Script (Clontech)
was used. This was digested with SacI and KpnI and subjected to
electrophoresis by using 0.7% agarose gel so as to cut out 4.3 kb
band. A DNA fragment was extracted by using suprec01 (TAKARA) and
subjected to phenol/chloroform treatment. Then, ethanol
precipitation of DNA was carried out, and the obtained DNA was
suspended in QW.
[0500] (2) Insert
[0501] Synthesized DNAs, CMKM-SacIF and CMKM-KpnIR were treated at
95.degree. C. for 5 minutes. Then, the temperature was reduced to
room temperature and the synthesized DNAs were digested with SacI
and KpnI, and extracted by phenol/chloroform treatment. Then,
ethanol precipitation of DNA was carried out, and the obtained DNAs
were suspended in QW.
TABLE-US-00029 (SEQ ID NO.: 212) CMKM-SacIF:
5'caaaagctggagctcgtcgactacccagaattcaagcttattcgcgcggccgcggtaccaggtaa
gtg3' (SEQ ID NO.: 213) CMKM-KpnIR:
5'cacttacctggtaccgcggccgcgcgaataatctttccttctgggtagtcgacgagctccagcttt
tg3'
[0502] (3) Binding Reaction
[0503] The above-mentioned vector and insert were mixed to cause a
binding reaction. By using the obtained reaction mixture, E. coli
DH12S was transformed, plated on a LBGK plate, and cultured at
30.degree. C. overnight so as to obtain E. coli colonies. These
were cultured in 2 ml of 2.times.YTK at 30.degree. C. overnight.
Then, the obtained bacterial medium was treated with KURABO PI-50
and a DNA solution was obtained. Next, this DNA (4 .mu.l) was
treated at 85.degree. C. for 5 minutes. Thereto, 3.2 pmol/.mu.l T7
primer (2 .mu.l) and DTCS Quick Start Mix (4 .mu.l) were added, and
40 cycles of treatment were carried out (96.degree. C., 20 seconds;
50.degree. C., 20 seconds; and 60.degree. C., 4 minutes). Then, the
obtained reaction solution was analyzed by using SEQ 2000 DNA
Analysis System (Beckman) and the base sequence was determined.
8-3 PCR Reaction, Recombination into Expression Vector
[0504] In order to isolate cDNA clone of IgSF4, PCR reaction was
carried out by using KOD (Toyobo). The reaction conditions were as
follows.
TABLE-US-00030 200 pmol/.mu.l hIgSF4A 0.25 .mu.l 200 pmol/.mu.l
hIgSF4B 0.25 .mu.l cDNA 1 .mu.l 10xKOD buffer 5 .mu.l 25 mM
MgSO.sub.4 2 .mu.l 2 mM dNTP 1 .mu.l KOD plus 1 .mu.l QW 35.5
.mu.l
TABLE-US-00031 hIgSF4A: (SEQ ID NO.: 214)
5'-GAGAGTCGACGCCACCATGGCGAGTGTAGTGCTGCCGAGC-3' hIgSF4B: (SEQ ID
NO.: 211) 5'-GTGTGCGGCCGCCTAGATGAAGTACTCTTTCTTTTC-3'
[0505] These were mixed on ice, mineral oil was stratified and
treated at 94.degree. C. for 3 minutes. Next, the following cycle
was carried out 33 times.
[0506] 94.degree. C. 30 seconds
[0507] 68.degree. C. 3 minutes
[0508] The reaction product was subjected to electrophoresis on
0.8% agarose gel and about 1.4 kb band was cut out. This was
recovered by using Gel Extraction Kit (QIAGEN) and then digested
with restriction enzymes SalI and NotI. The obtained DNA fragment
was integrated into a vector pCMV-SalNot for expression animal
cells. By using this, E. coli DH12S was transformed and the
transformant was plated on a LBGK plate and cultured at 30.degree.
C. overnight so as to obtain E. coli colonies. These were cultured
in 2.times.YTK (2 ml) at 30.degree. C. overnight and the obtained
bacterial medium was treated with KURABO PI-50 so as obtain DNA.
The reaction of DNA was carried out in SEQ DTCK-Quick Start Kit
(Beckman). The reaction was as follows. DNA (4 .mu.l) was treated
at 85.degree. C. for 5 minutes, 3.2 pmol/.mu.l primer (T3 or T7
primer) (2 .mu.l) and DTCS Quick Start Mix (4 .mu.l) were added
thereto and 40 cycles of treatment were carried out (96.degree. C.,
20 sec; 50.degree. C., 20 sec; and 60.degree. C., 4 sec).
TABLE-US-00032 Primer T3primer: AATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGG (SEQ ID NO.:
215) T7primer: TAATACGACTCACTATAGGG (SEQ ID NO.: 216)
[0509] The obtained reaction solution was analyzed by using SEQ
2000 DNA Analysis System (Beckman) and the base sequence was
determined. As a result, as IgSF4 cDNA clone, two kinds, that is,
IgSF4N (cDNA1: FIGS. 15-1 and 15-2: SEQ ID NO. 217) and IgSF4X
(cDNA2: FIGS. 16-1 and 16-2: SEQ ID NO. 218), were isolated.
8-4 Introduction of IgSF4 Expression Vector into NIH3T3-13C7
Cells
[0510] Firstly, introduced DNA (12 rig) and Opti-MEM (GIBCO) (0.75
ml) were mixed and left at room temperature for 5 minutes. To the
mixture, a mixture in which Opti-MEM (GIBCO) (0.75 ml) and
lipofectamine 2000 (30 .mu.l) were mixed and left at room
temperature for 5 minutes, was added and left at room temperature
for 20 minutes. This was added to NIH3T3-13C7 cells that had been
cultured in a 10 cm-dish and cultured in a CO.sub.2 incubator at
37.degree. C. for one day.
8-5 FCM, Cell Staining
[0511] Cells were dissociated from a dish by using 2 mg/ml of
collagenase I (Gibco BRL)/cell dissociation buffer (Gibco BRL), and
recovered by 10% FBS/D MEM. This was washed with 2.5% BSA, 0.05%
NaN.sub.3/PBS (BSA solution), then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 2.5%
normal goat serum/BSA solution and left on ice for 30 minutes.
Then, cp3 type antibodies (035-029, 035-212, 035-215, 035-273,
035-283, 040-131, 051-054, 051-181, and YA14) were added thereto so
that the concentration became 5 .mu.g/ml and left on ice for one
hour. This was washed with a BSA solution once, then suspended in
100 .mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA solution of anti-cp3 mouse monoclonal
antibody (Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.) and left
on ice for one hour. This was washed with a BSA solution once, then
suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA solution of Alexa 488
binding anti-mouse IgG goat antibody (Molecularprobe) and left on
ice for one hour. This was washed with BSA solution twice,
suspended in 500 .mu.l of BSA solution, treated by using Cell
Strainer (Becton Dickinson), and then the fluorescence intensity of
the group of cells was analyzed by using FACScaliver (FCM) (Becton
Dickinson).
[0512] FIG. 17 shows the results of FCM. NIH3T3-13C7, into which
gene had not been introduced, was hardly stained. On the other
hand, in NIH3T3-13C7, in which IgSF4 (cDNA1 or cDNA2) had been
forcedly expressed, it was observed that the fluorescence intensity
became about 2 times.
[0513] FIG. 18 shows the results of immunostaining of cells that
had forcedly expressed IgSF4. In the group of cells that had
forcedly expressed IgSF4 (cDNA1 or cDNA2), clear staining was
observed. The results coincided with the FCM results.
[0514] 9. Expression Inhibiting Experiment (RNAi)
9-1 Production of d-siRNA
[0515] As a template, an 880 bp DNA fragment that had been
amplified from cDNA of HepG2 by using hIGSF4C and hIGSF4D primers
was used.
TABLE-US-00033 (SEQ ID NO.: 219) hIGSF4C (24mer):
5'-TTCAGGGACTTCAGGCCTTTGAAG-3' (SEQ ID NO.: 220) hIGSF4D (24mer):
5'-CACCGATCACGGCATGATCCACTG-3'
[0516] The production method of siRNA was carried out according to
the protocol of INVITROGEN. That is to say, a T7 linker was bonded
to the template DNA (100 ng), which was divided into two tubes. One
was subjected to a PCR reaction by using hIGSF4C and T7 primer so
as to produce a DNA fragment for antisense expression and another
was subjected to a PCR reaction by using hIGSF4D primer and T7
primer so as to produce a DNA fragment for sense expression. Each
of these DNA fragments was subjected to a reaction by T7 RNA
polymerase and then synthesized RNA was recovered by using RNAi
Purification Kit. Thus, RNA products of about 30 .mu.g was
obtained, respectively. A tube in which these were mixed was placed
in boiling water for annealing and double strand RNA was produced.
To this, Dicer was added and reaction was carried out at 37.degree.
C. for 17 hours. Thereafter, by using RNAi Purification Kit, 21
.mu.g of d-siRNA was recovered.
9-2 RNAi Reaction
[0517] As cells, well-differentiated liver cancer cell line HLF was
used. Cells, which had been subcultured in a 6-well plate (Falcon
3516) the day before, were used. Firstly, 10 .mu.g of lipofectamine
2000 (Invitrogen) and 500 .mu.g of Opti-MEM (GIBCO) were mixed with
each other, then, to the mixture, d-siRNA (1 .mu.g) was slowly
added and mixed slowly, then left at room temperature for 15
minutes. This was added to cells and the mixed cells were cultured
in a CO.sub.2 incubator for two days.
9-3 FCM, Cell Staining
[0518] Cells were dissociated from a dish by using 2 mg/ml of
collagenase I (Gibco BRL)/cell dissociation buffer (Gibco BRL), and
recovered by 10% FBS/D MEM. This was washed with 2.5% BSA, 0.05%
NaN.sub.3/PBS (BSA solution), then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 2.5%
normal goat serum/BSA solution and left on ice for 30 minutes.
Then, cp3 type antibodies (035-029, 035-212, 035-215, 035-273,
035-283, 040-131, 051-054, and 051-181) were added thereto so that
the concentration became 5 .mu.g/ml and left on ice for one hour.
This was washed with a BSA solution once, then suspended in 100
.mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA solution of anti-cp3 mouse monoclonal
antibody (Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.) and left
on ice for one hour. This was washed with a BSA solution once, then
suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA solution of Alexa 488
binding anti-mouse IgG goat antibody (Molecularprobe) and left on
ice for one hour. This was washed with a BSA solution twice,
suspended in 500 .mu.l of BSA solution, treated by using Cell
Strainer (Becton Dickinson), and then the fluorescence intensity of
the group of cells was analyzed by using FACScaliver (FCM) (Becton
Dickinson).
[0519] Cells labeled with a fluorescent antibody were collected by
centrifugation and then, supernatant was discarded. To this, 50
.mu.l of OptiLyse B (BECKMAN COULTER) was added and left at room
temperature for ten minutes so as to fix the cells. To this, 950
.mu.l of 10 ng DAPI/ml PBS solution was added, left at room
temperature for 10 minutes, and subjected to centrifugation for
collecting cells. The cells were filled in MULTITEST SLIDE (ICN)
and observed under microscopy.
[0520] The results of RNAi experiment mentioned above are shown in
FIGS. 19 and 20. According to the FCM analysis, in cells that had
been subjected to RNAi treatment, the fluorescence intensity was
reduced to about 1/1.6 as a whole. Clear reduction in recognition
of antibodies was observed (FIG. 19). The results of cell staining
showed that membrane staining had been reduced (FIG. 20). From
these results, it was strongly suggested that the antigen
recognized by a sample antibody was IgSF4.
[0521] 10. Expression Inhibition Experiment 2 (RNAi)
10-1 Construction of Induction Type RNAi Vector
[0522] By using a system capable of expressing an interference RNA
in RNAi in the presence of tetracycline in cell culture medium and
knocking down and controlling a subjected gene expression, an RNAi
experiment of IgSF4 was carried out.
[0523] A part of the sequence of IgSF4 translation region,
GGCCCAACCTGTTCATCAATA (SEQ ID NO.: 269) was defined as an RNAi
target. A vector was constructed according to the manual of
Block-iT Inducible Lentiviral RNAi System (Invitrogen). That is to
say, under 1.times. annealing buffer conditions, synthesized DNA
832 (5'-CACCAGGCTCAACTTGTTCGTCAATATTCAAGAGATATTGATGAACAGGTT
GGGCC-3': SEQ ID NO.: 270) and 833
(5'-GGCCCAACCTGTTCATCAATATCTCTTGAATATTGACGAACAAGTTGAGCC T-3': SEQ
ID NO.: 271) were mixed with each other so that each concentration
became 50 .mu.M, thermally treated at 95.degree. C. for 4 minutes,
and left at room temperature for 5 minutes. This was 10000-fold
diluted with 1.times. annealing buffer. The double strand ds oligo
(5 .mu.l) and pENTR/H1/TO (1 .mu.l) were mixed with each other, and
a binding reaction was carried out by using an attached ligation
system. Thereafter, by using attached One Shot TOP10 Competent E.
coli, transformation was carried out. It was plated on a 50 mM
Kanamycin plate and transformant colonies were obtained. These were
cultured in an LB culture medium containing 50 mM Kanamycinn, DNA
was prepared in QIAprep Spin Miniprep kit (Qiagen), and a sequence
reaction was carried out by using a H1 forward primer and a V5
reverse primer in GenomeLab DTCS-Quick Start Kit (Beckman Coulter).
Then, the obtained sequence was analyzed. Thus, the targeted clone
(Entry clone) including synthesized DNA 832 sequence from 2138 of
pENTR/H1/TO was obtained. This Entry clone (100 ng) and a
pLenti4/BLOCK-iT-DEST vector (150 ng) were mixed with each other
and the volume was adjusted to 8 .mu.l by TE buffer (pH 8.0), then
attached LR clonase II enzyme mix (2 .mu.l) was mixed and left at
25.degree. C. for one hour. The obtained reacted product was
transformed with One Shot Stb13 Competent E. coli and plated on a
100 mg/ml ampicillin plate so as to obtain transformant colonies.
This was cultured in 100 mM of ampicillin-containing LB culture
medium, the DNA was prepared by using a QIAprep Spin Miniprep kit
(Qiagen), by using H1 forward primer (5'-TGTTCTGGGAAATCACCATA-3':
SEQ ID NO.: 272) and V5 reverse primer
(5'-ACCGAGGAGAGGGTTAGGGAT-3': SEQ ID NO.: 273), the sequence
reaction was carried out by using GenomeLab DTCS-Quick Start Kit
(Beckman Coulter) and the obtained sequence was analyzed. Since the
sequence that is the same as that of the entry vector was obtained,
it was judged that the following sequence portion (underlined
portion shows an insertion sequence by synthesized DNA (SEQ ID NO.:
274)) was integrated into pLenti4/BLOCK-iT-DEST
(pLenti4/BLOCK-iT-DEST expression construct).
TABLE-US-00034 2087-
GAAATCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGACTTATAAGTTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAC
ACACCAGGCTCAACTTGTTCGTCAATATTCAAGAGATATTGATGAACAGG TTGGGCC
TTTTTTGTCGAGCTT
10-2 Confirmation of RNAi Effect of Entry Clone
[0524] RNAi effect in the stage of Entry clone was confirmed by the
following method. The day before, the following repressor
expression HLF host cell line had been subcultured in two 10
cm-dishes to 50% confluent (the culture medium includes 3 .mu.g/ml
Blasticidin, 10% FBS and 1% penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM). Since
cells were 80 to 90% confluent at the day, the culture medium was
replaced by 10% FBS-D MEM culture medium (without containing
antibiotics).
[0525] Into the Entry clone plasmid (10 .mu.g), 1.5 ml of Opti-MEM
(Gibco BRL) was placed and mixed with each other slowly. In another
tube, 36 .mu.l of lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen) and 1.5 ml of
Opti-MEM were placed and mixed with each other slowly. The mixtures
were left at room temperature for 5 minutes, mixed, and left at
room temperature for 20 minutes. This was added to a repressor
expression HLF host cell line, mixed slowly, and then cultured in a
CO.sub.2 incubator. Six hours later, the culture medium was
replaced by 3 .mu.g/ml Blasticidin, 10% FBS (tetracycline tested),
and 1% penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM. The next day, in one dish,
the culture medium was replaced by 1 .mu.g/ml tetracycline, 3
.mu.g/ml Blasticidin, 10% FBS (tetracycline tested), 1%
penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM culture medium (with tetracycline).
In another dish, 3 .mu.g/ml Blasticidin, 10% FBS (tetracycline
tested), 1% penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM culture medium (without
tetracycline). 48 hours after tetracycline was acted on, cells were
recovered, and RNAi effect was confirmed by FCM.
10-3 FCM Analysis
[0526] Cells were dissociated from a dish by using 2 mg/ml of
collagenase I (Gibco BRL)/cell dissociation buffer (Gibco BRL), and
recovered by 10% FBS/D MEM. This was washed with 5% BSA, 0.05%
NaN.sub.3/PBS (BSA solution), then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 2.5%
normal goat serum/BSA solution and left on ice for 30 minutes.
Then, 35-273 cp3 was added thereto so that the concentration became
5 .mu.g/ml and left on ice for one hour. This was washed with a BSA
solution once, then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA
solution of anti-cp3 rabbit polyclonal antibody (MBL, special
order) and left on ice for one hour. This was washed with a BSA
solution once, then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA
solution of Alexa 488 binding anti-rabbit IgG goat antibody
(Molecularprobe), and left on ice for one hour. This was washed
with a BSA solution twice, suspended in 1 ml of PBS, treated by
using Cell Strainer (Becton Dickinson), and then the fluorescence
intensity of the group of cells was analyzed by using FACScaliver
(FCM) (Becton Dickinson). As a result, it was observed that the
fluorescence intensity of the group of cells was significantly
reduced in the case where tetracycline was acted on as compared
with the case where tetracycline was not acted on.
10-4 Preparation of Lentivirus
[0527] Lentivirus was prepared in tetracycline repressor expression
plasmid pLenti6/TR and the above-mentioned pLenti4/BLOCK-iT-DEST
expression construct. The method as follows. 293FT cells had been
subcultured so that the cells became about 90% confluent on the day
of the experiment. On the day of the experiment, before DNA
sensitization experiment, the culture medium was replaced by a
culture medium without containing antibiotic. A plasmid (3 .mu.g)
and attached ViraPower Packaging Mix (9 .mu.g) were mixed with each
other. To the mixture, 1.5 ml of Gibco BRL Opti-MEM was placed and
mixed with each other slowly. In another tube, 36 of lipofectamine
2000 (Invitrogen) and 1.5 ml of Opti-MEM were place and mixed with
each other slowly. These mixtures were left at room temperature for
5 minutes, mixed, and left at room temperature for 20 minutes. To
this mixture, 293FT cells (1.2.times.10.sup.6 cells) removed with
trypsin were added and mixed slowly, then transferred to a 10
cm-dish, and cultured in a CO.sub.2 incubator. The next day, the
culture medium was replaced by D MEM containing 10% FBS, 2 mM
L-glutamine, 0.1 mM MEM Non Essential Amino Acids, 1%
penicillin/streptomycin, and 1 mM MEM Sodium Pyruvate, and cultured
for further two days. On 72 hours after the DNA sensitization, the
culture medium was recovered, filtrated and sterilized by a 0.22
.mu.m filter.
10-5 Titer Check of Lentivirus
[0528] HLF cells were cultured and subcultured in a 6 well-plate so
that they were about 25% confluent the day before the experiment
and made to be about 30 to 50% confluent on the day of the
experiment. On the day of the experiment, 1 ml of virus medium
diluted with the culture medium (10% FBS, 1%
penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM) was prepared and this was allowed to
act on each well and Polyblene was placed so that the final
concentration became 6 .mu.g/ml and cultured in a CO.sub.2
incubator for one day. On the next day, the culture medium was
replaced by a new one. On two days later, the culture medium was
replaced by a selection medium. As to pLenti6/TR virus, 3 .mu.g/ml
Blasticidin, 10% FBS, 1% penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM were used.
As to the pLenti4/BLOCK-iT-DEST expression construct, firstly,
cells were removed with trypsin, then 100 .mu.g/ml Zeocin, 10% FBS,
1% penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM culture medium was cultured in a
10 cm-dish. Two weeks after the culture medium had been replaced,
formed colonies were counted. Thus, the titer of the virus medium
was calculated. During this time, the culture medium was replaced
by another one every two days.
10-6 Construction of Tetracycline Repressor Expression Host Cell
Line
[0529] Ten colonies of the colonies that had been obtained by the
titer check of the above-mentioned pLenti6/TR virus were picked up,
and individually cultured in 3 .mu.g/ml Blasticidin, 10% FBS, 1%
penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM culture medium. Then, cells were
recovered by using trypsin and washed with PBS and suspended in
PBS. This was subjected to ultrasonic treatment by using Sonifier,
the amount of protein was measured by Micro BCA, 201.4 of the
amount was subjected to SDS-PAGE migration, western blot was
carried out by using an anti-tetracycline repressor rabbit
polyclonal antibody (Mo Bi Tec), and clones well expressing a
repressor were obtained.
10-7 Selection of hsRNAi cell line
[0530] The above-mentioned tetracycline repressor expression host
cell line was cultured in 3 .mu.g/ml Blasticidin, 10% FBS, and 1%
penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM culture medium, and subcultured in a
10 cm-dish so that they became 25% confluent the day before. On the
day of the experiment, to the culture, about 200 colonies of
pLenti4/BLOCK-iT-DEST expression construct viruses were infected
and allowed polybrane to act on. The next day, the culture medium
was replaced with new one. On two days later, cells were removed
with trypsin and recovered, and three-levels of dilute lines were
made and subcultured in 15 cm-dishes. The culture medium included
50 mM HEPES, 3 .mu.g/mlblasticidin, 100 .mu.g/ml Zeocin, 10% FBS,
and 1% penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM. Firstly, they were treated at
4.degree. C. for two hours, and cultured in a CO.sub.2 incubator at
37.degree. C. Later, the culture medium was replaced by 100
.mu.g/ml Zeocin, 10% FBS and 1% penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM
culture medium every two days. On day 14, 24 colonies were
isolated. These were individually cultured and 12 clones were
obtained.
10-8 Tetracycline Induction Experiment
[0531] On the day before, each of the above-mentioned cell clones
was subcultured in a 6 well-plate 2 wells each so that they were
about 25% confluent. The culture medium included 3 .mu.g/ml
blasticidin, 100 .mu.g/ml Zeocin, 10% FBS, and 1%
penicillin/streptomycin-D MEM. As FBS, tetracycline tested FBS
(Invitrogen) was used. On the day, cells were 50 to 60% confluent.
By the culture medium containing 1 .mu.g/ml tetracycline and by the
culture medium without containing it, the culture medium was
replaced. On 48 hours after the culture medium was replaced by new
one, cells were recovered and subjected to FCM analysis.
10-9 FCM Analysis
[0532] Cells were dissociated from a dish by using 2 mg/ml of
collagenase I (Gibco BRL)/cell dissociation buffer (Gibco BRL), and
recovered by 10% FBS/D MEM. This was washed with 5% BSA, 0.05%
NaN.sub.3/PBS (BSA solution), then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 2.5%
normal goat serum/BSA solution, and left on ice for 30 minutes.
Then, 35-273 cp3 type antibody was added thereto so that the
concentration became 5 .mu.g/ml and left on ice for one hour. This
was washed with a BSA solution once, then suspended in 100 .mu.l of
5 .mu.g/ml BSA solution of anti-cp3 rabbit polyclonal antibody
(MBL, special order) and left on ice for one hour. This was washed
with a BSA solution once, then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml
BSA solution of Alexa 488 binding anti-rabbit IgG goat antibody
(Molecularprobe), and left on ice for one hour. This was washed
with a BSA solution twice, suspended in 1 ml of a PBS solution,
treated by using Cell Strainer (Becton Dickinson), and then the
fluorescence intensity of the group of cells was analyzed by using
FACScaliver (FCM) (Becton Dickinson). As is apparent from FIG. 21,
to the cells cultured in a culture medium containing tetracycline,
RNAi acted on. In this case, similar to the case where the antibody
is not allowed to act on, no FCM shift was observed. It was
confirmed that the recognition targeting molecule of 035-273
antibody was IgSF4.
[0533] 11. Reactivity of Antibody Clone with Respect to Various
Cell Lines
[0534] The reactivity of isolated various antibody clones with
respect to various cell lines was confirmed by FCM as follows.
[0535] (1) Examined FCM reactivity with respect to cell lines
derived from liver cancer HEPG2 (FIG. 22) and HLF (FIG. 23).
[0536] (2) Examined FCM reactivity with respect to cell line 293T
derived from human embryonic renal epitherium (FIG. 24).
[0537] (3) Examine FCM reactivity with respect to cell line ACHN
derived from human renal cancer (FIG. 25).
[0538] (4) Carried out FCM analysis by using KK1 as a human
ATL-derived cell line (FIG. 26).
[0539] (5) Compared the reactivity of 035-212 antibody that had
been thought to have the highest reactivity from the
above-mentioned results with the reactivities of other ATL cell
surface markers (various antibodies such as anti-CD3, anti-CD4,
anti-CD8, anti-CD25) by FCM (FIG. 27).
[0540] (6) As the comparison between non-expression ATL cell line
and expression ATL cell line of IgSF4, compared be FCM between cell
lines ED, Su9T and SO4 derived from human ATL in which a promoter
of IgSF4 is methylated and cell lines KK1, KOB and ST1 derived from
human ATL in which a promoter of IgSF4 is not methylated (FIG.
28).
[0541] (7) ATL is thought to be a specific leukemia caused by HTLV
infection. Therefore, as the comparison between non-HTLV infected T
cell line and HTLV infected T cell line, compared by FCM between a
cell line MOLT4 derived from human non-ATL (derived from human T
cell leukemia) and Jurkat, and HUT102 and MT-2 derived from human T
cell directive virus infection (HTLV infection line) T cell
lymphoma (FIG. 29).
[0542] FCM experiment operations in (1) to (7) were carried out as
follows.
[0543] Firstly, as adhesive cell lines, a cell line that had been
cultured in a 6-well plate (Falcon 3516) and as suspended cell
lines such as ATL-derived cell line, a cell line that had been
cultured in a suspended cell culture flask (70 ml (Slant Neck)), by
using a culture medium (RPMI-1640: Sigma-Aldrich, 10% fetal bovine
serum and a solution of 1% penicillin-streptomycin), were cultured
in a CO.sub.2 incubator at 37.degree. C. and used,
respectively.
[0544] i) Adhesive cell lines were dissociated from a dish by using
2 mg/ml collagenase I (Gibco BRL)/cell dissociation buffer (Gibco
BRL) and recovered by using 10% FBS/D MEM. On the other hand, in
the case of suspended cells, in order to remove the culture medium,
intact cells were centrifuged (400.times.g, 4.degree. C., 2
minutes). After such an operation, each cell was washed with 2.5%
BSA, 0.05% NaN.sub.3/PBS (BSA solution), suspended in 2.5% normal
goat serum/BSA solution (1000, left on ice for 30 minutes,
dispensed so that number became 10.sup.6 cells/well, centrifuged
(400.times.g, 4.degree. C., 2 minutes) and supernatant was
removed.
[0545] ii-1) In the case of cp3 antibodies, they were added so that
the concentration became 5 .mu.g/ml and left on ice for one hour.
This was washed with a BSA solution once, suspended in 100 .mu.l of
5 .mu.g/ml BSA solution of anti-cp3 mouse monoclonal antibody
(Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.) and left on ice
for one hour. This was washed with a BSA solution once, then
suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA solution of Alexa 488
binding anti-mouse IgG goat antibody (Molecularprobe) and left on
ice for one hour. This was washed with a BSA solution twice, and
then suspended in 500 .mu.l of a BSA solution. To this solution, 50
.mu.l of a fixation solution (formaldehyde) was added and it was
left for 10 minutes. Thereafter, 150 .mu.l of PBS was added,
treated by using Cell Strainer (Becton Dickinson), and then the
fluorescence intensity of the group of cells was analyzed by using
FACScaliver (FCM) (Becton Dickinson) ((1) to (3)).
[0546] ii-2) In the case of the pp type (protein A type)
antibodies, they were added so that the concentration became 5
.mu.g/ml and left on ice for one hour. This was washed with a BSA
solution once, then suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA
solution of Alexa 488 binding anti-mouse IgG goat antibody
(Molecularprobe) and left on ice for one hour. This was washed with
a BSA solution twice, and then suspended in 500 .mu.l of BSA
solution. To this solution, 50 .mu.l of a fixation solution
(formaldehyde) was added and it was left for 10 minutes.
Thereafter, 150 .mu.l of PBS was added, treated by using Cell
Strainer (Becton Dickinson), and then the fluorescence intensity of
the group of cells was analyzed by using FACScaliver (FCM) (Becton
Dickinson) ((4) to (7)).
[0547] ii-3) Furthermore, as to KK1 cells, other ATL cell surface
marker antibodies (anti-human CD3-mouse antibody (Becton
Dickinson), anti-human CD4-mouse antibody (Becton Dickinson),
anti-human CD8-mouse antibody (Becton Dickinson), and anti-human
CD25-mouse antibody (Becton Dickinson)) were used, and made to be a
control by the following procedure in order to compare with the
obtained antibody. The above-mentioned antibodies were added so
that the concentration became 5 .mu.g/ml and left on ice for one
hour. This was washed with a BSA solution once, suspended in 100
.mu.l of 5 .mu.g/ml BSA solution of Alexa 488 binding anti-mouse
IgG goat antibody (Molecularprobe) and left on ice for one hour.
This was washed with a BSA solution twice, and then suspended in
500 .mu.l of a BSA solution. To this solution, 50 .mu.l of fixation
solution (formaldehyde) was added and it was left for 10 minutes.
Thereafter, 150 .mu.l of PBS was added, treated by using Cell
Strainer (Becton Dickinson), and then the fluorescence intensity of
the group of cells was analyzed by using FACScaliver (FCM) (Becton
Dickinson) (in the case where the anti-CD antibody of (5) was
used).
[0548] In the analysis, detection antibody was labeled with
fluorescent dye (Alexa 488, etc.) in advance. After a sample
antibody and cells were reacted, it was reacted with the detection
antibody. The difference in the binding antibody amount occurs
depending upon the amount of antigen existing on the surface of the
cells, and as a result, the fluorescence intensity became
different. Thus, the affinity with respect to the antigen existing
on the surface of the cells and the amount of antigen can be
estimated. Furthermore, in order to remove dead cells and debris,
and the like from the measurement, Forward Scatter: FSC is
expressed in X-axis and Side Scatter: SSC is expressed in Y-axis,
and a group of living cells (substantially the same group because
cultured cells were used) in data obtained by dot plot expansion
were gated, the fluorescence intensity only in this gate was
measured.
[0549] As is apparent from the experiment results (1) to (4)
mentioned above (FIG. 22 to FIG. 26), since various antibodies show
substantially the same shift, it was clarified that was possible to
obtain a large number of antibodies capable of capturing IgSF4 on
the surface of the cell membrane found in renal cancer, liver
cancer and ATL as a marker. Furthermore, from the experiment result
of (5) (FIG. 27), IgSF4 can be an ATL cell surface marker that is
comparable with or superior to ATL cell surface markers CD3, CD4,
CD8, and CD25 as a control. Furthermore, this experiment supported
that an antibody that specifically recognizes IgSF4 that is a
molecule on the membrane surface and a new ATL cell surface marker
was obtained.
[0550] (8) Northern Blot Analysis of mRNA Expression of IgSF4 (FIG.
30)
[0551] From each cell, mRNA was extracted by using FastTrack 2.0
(Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). Thereafter, the obtained mRNA (3
.mu.g) was subjected to electrophoresis on 1% agarose gel in MOPS
buffer solution, then transferred to a nylon membrane (BIODYNE Pall
BioSupport, East Hills, N.Y.). Then, by using 961 bp of p32 labeled
probe in the position 411 to 1371 of IgSF4, Northern blot was
carried out. For the label of the probe, Prime-lt II Random Primer
Labeling Kit (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) was used.
[0552] Considering the experiment results of (6) and (7) (FIG. 28
and FIG. 29) and results of Northern Blot (FIG. 30) together, it
was shown that it was possible to obtain antibodies capable of
recognizing ATL-derived cell line (KK1, KOB and ST1) and HTLV
infected cells (HUT102 and MT-2) in which IgSF4 molecules were
expressed on the cell surface (cells in which IgSF4 expression is
not observed due to the mutilation of the promoter and HTLV
non-infected cells cannot be recognized by this antibody).
[0553] 12. FCM Analysis and ADCC Activity Measurement of Anti-IgSF4
Antibody
[0554] Antibody-Dependent Cell-mediated Cytotoxicity (hereinafter,
referred to as "ADCC") is an immune reaction for killing and
attacking cells such as virus infected cells, which are harmful to
human body. In the mechanism of ADCC, cells in which antibodies are
widely bounded to the membrane surface is regarded as a target and
attacked by the "effector cells" mainly including natural killer
cells or monocytes. The cytotoxic property by ADCC occurs depending
upon the combination of antibodies specifically binding to the cell
membrane surface antigen and the effector cells.
[0555] Some of the antibodies specifically bounded to the tumor
surface antigen show anti-tumor effect, cancer treating effect, and
sold as an antibody pharmaceutical agent. It has been reported that
the main action mechanism of these antibodies is ADCC. As a method
for evaluating whether or not a cancer antigen specific antibody
successfully isolated by the present inventors has an anti-tumor
effect, that is, whether or not it is promising as a cancer
treatment antibody, the detection of ADCC has been tried. In the
following experiment, a method of allowing target cells to react
with human IgG type antibody clone recognizing IgSF4 and presenting
it to effector cells was used. The detection of ADCC was carried
out by calculating the degree of damage by using a cytotoxic
detection kit for detecting the enzyme activity of lactate
dehydrogenase leaking from target cancer cells attacked by effector
cells into the culture medium based on the color of the
reagent.
12-1 FCM Analysis of IgG Antibody
[0556] i) A431 cell lines were dissociated from a dish by using 2
mg/ml collagenase I (Gibco BRL)/cell dissociation buffer (Gibco
BRL), and recovered by 10% FBS/D MEM. It was washed with 2.5% BSA,
0.05% NaN.sub.3/PBS (BSA solution), suspended in 2.5% normal goat
serum/BSA solution (100 .mu.l), left on ice for 30 minutes, and
dispensed so that number became 10.sup.6 cells/well.
[0557] The prepared IgG type antibody 035-029 was added so that the
concentration became 5 .mu.g/ml, and left on ice for one hour. This
was washed with a BSA solution once, suspended in 100 .mu.l of 5
.mu.g/ml BSA solution of Alexa 488 binding anti-mouse IgG goat
antibody (Molecularprobe) and left on ice for one hour. This was
washed with a BSA solution twice, and then suspended in 500 .mu.l
of a BSA solution. Thereto, 50 .mu.l of a fixation solution
(formaldehyde) was added and it was left for 10 minutes.
Thereafter, 150 .mu.l of PBS was added, treated by using Cell
Strainer (Becton Dickinson), and then the fluorescence intensity of
the group of cells was analyzed by using FACScaliver (FCM) (Becton
Dickinson) (FIG. 31).
[0558] 12-2 Preparation of IgG Antibody
[0559] Chinese hamster cell line CHO-K1 including a gene fragment
encoding IgG antibody (clone No.: 035-029, YA14 (anti-influenza
virus antibody), and HR1-007 (anti-habu venom antibody)) used for
ADCC activity measurement experiment was cultured in a serum-free
culture medium (CHO--S--SFM II: Invitrogen, 1% (v/v)
Penicillin-Streptomycin Solution: Sigma-Aldrich, 700 .mu.g/ml G418:
Sigma-Aldrich) large volume culture flask (Becton Dickinson,
CELLine 1000 Flask) for 2 weeks, and culture supernatant was
recovered. It was reacted with Protein G binding affinity column.
After it was washed with PBS, eluted from the column with
glycine-hydrochloric acid buffer (pH 2.7), and neutralized with
Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.9). For the purified antibody samples,
samples that has been substituted and concentrated in PBS by using
a dialyzing and concentrating tube (Millipore, Amicon Ultra-15)
were used for experiment.
12-3 Preparation of Target Cells
[0560] As target cells to be used, lung cancer derived cultured
cells VMRC-LCD (provided from Japanese Collection of Research
Bioresources) was grown in a liquid culture medium 1 (Minimum
Essential Medium Alpha Medium: Invitrogen, 10% (v/v) fetal bovine
serum:Equitic-Bio, 1% (v/v) Penicillin-Streptomycin Solution:
Sigma-Aldrich) on a culture dish having a diameter of 150 mm. The
liquid culture medium was removed, cells were washed with 10 ml of
PBS twice, and liquid was removed. To this, 5 ml of 4% (w/v)
collagenase Type IV (Invitrogen) was added and maintained at
37.degree. C. for 10 minutes, thereby peeling the cells off from
the culture dish. Furthermore, 5 ml of liquid culture medium 2
(RPMI-1640, 10% (v/v) fetal bovine serum, 1% (v/v)
Penicillin-Streptomycin Solution: Sigma-Aldrich) (RPMI-1640:
Sigma-Aldrich, 10% fetal bovine serum, 1% penicillin streptomycin
solution) was added so as to terminate the collagenase reaction.
Suspended cells (6.7.times.10.sup.6 cells) were recovered,
centrifuged (200.times.g, 4.degree. C., 3 minutes) and supernatant
was removed. Thereafter, it was suspended in a cytotoxicity test
culture medium (Cytotoxic Medium, hereinafter, referred to as
"CTM". RPMI-1640 culture medium, 1% (v/v) fetal bovine serum, 1%
(v/v) Penicillin--Streptomycin Solution, 1% (v/v) 1M HEPES buffer
(pH7.0): Invitrogen) so that the cell density became
3.times.10.sup.5 cells/ml and used for the experiment.
12-4 Preparation of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Leukocyte
Containing Effector Cell
[0561] Heparin-added peripheral blood (30 ml) collected from a
volunteer was diluted with PBS to 80 ml, 10 ml of lymphocyte
isolation reagent Ficoll Paque Plus (Amersham Bioscience) was
dispensed into four centrifugation tubes and it was stratified
quietly and centrifuged (400.times.g, 20.degree. C., 40 minutes). A
mononuclear leukocyte fraction (including lymphocyte and monocyte)
was recovered and diluted with cooled PBS to 80 ml. It was
centrifuged (200.times.g, 4.degree. C., 15 minutes) and
precipitated. The precipitate was suspended in CTM so that the cell
density became 7.5.times.10.sup.6 cells/ml.
12-5 ADCC Reaction
[0562] Into a U-bottom 96-well multiplate (Becton Dickinson), 66
.mu.l/well of target cells (2.times.10.sup.4 cells) were placed. To
this, 66 .mu.l of IgG antibody (3 .mu.g/ml) was added, and then 66
.mu.l of peripheral blood mononuclear leukocyte suspension
(7.5.times.10.sup.5 cells) was added. The E/T ratio (ratio of the
effector cells and target cells) was made to be 20. In order to
prompt to associate cells, centrifugation (60.times.g, 4.degree.
C., 5 minutes) was carried out so as to precipitate cells in the
bottom. Then, the cells were incubated for 240 minutes in a culture
device under conditions of 37.degree. C. and 5% CO.sub.2, and thus
the ADCC reaction was induced. Each antibody sample was prepared as
a CTM solution. Furthermore, in each sample, as a negative control,
CTM is used and as a control of maximum liberation amount of
lactate dehydrogenase, a mixture of target cells and 100 .mu.l of
2% Triton X-100-CTM solution was used (cells had been destroyed by
Triton X-100 in advance). Furthermore, in each experiment group,
three wells were used.
[0563] 12-6 Cytotoxicity Test
[0564] After the ADCC reaction, according to the method of
cytotoxicity detection kit (Roche Diagnostics), an operation was
carried out as follows. Centrifugation was carried out
(350.times.g, 4.degree. C., 10 minutes), 100 .mu.l of supernatant
was recovered, and transferred to a flat-bottomed 96-well
multiplate (TPP). In each sample, a reaction solution (100 .mu.l)
of the cytotoxicity detection kit was added and left at room
temperature so as to induce coloring of a coloring agent. The
degree of coloring is proportional to the concentration of lactate
dehydrogenase that is free in the culture supernatant and functions
as an index of damage of the target cells. After 30 minutes from
start of coloring, the absorbance (OD.sub.490-OD.sub.620
(background absorbance)) was measured by using a spectrophotometer.
In each experiment group, the average absorbance of three wells was
calculated and the Cytotoxic Index was calculated. In advance, the
absorbance of only the culture medium was subtracted and the
calculation was carried out as the following equation.
A ) Experiment group without effector cells Cytotoxic Index ( % ) =
[ experimental value ] - [ control of only target cells ( natural
liberation ) ] [ control of maximum liberation amount ] - [ control
of only target cells ( natural liberation ) ] .times. 100 B )
Experiment group including effector cells Cytotoxic Index ( % ) = [
experimental value ] - [ control of only target cells ( natural
liberation ) ] [ control of only effector cells ] [ control of
maximum liberation amount ] - [ control of only target cells (
natural liberation ) ] .times. 100 [ Equation 1 ] ##EQU00001##
[0565] In the case of IgG antibody clone 035-029 that is
specifically bonded to membrane molecule IgSF4, in the experiment
group into which effector cells were added, the cytotoxic property
was significantly increased (FIG. 32). That is to say, it was shown
that the effector cell recognized an antibody clone specifically
bonded to a target cell VMRC-LCD and attacked the target. In the
anti-habu venom IgG antibody, clone HR1-007 and anti-influenza
antibody YA14 (the results are not shown) which are regarded as not
being related to surface antigen of VMRC-LCD, and in the experiment
group in which no antibody clones were added, the increase in the
cytotoxic property was not observed. Also in other antibody clones
(035-273 and 051-054), after cp3 type antibody was subjected to
primary reaction, when the same ADCC activity measurement test was
carried out by using an anti-cp3 rabbit polyclonal antibody as a
secondary antibody, similar to the antibody clone 035-029, the ADCC
activity was confirmed (data are not shown).
[0566] From the above-mentioned results, it has been confirmed that
it was possible to successfully obtain an antibody capable of
specifically recognizing cancer cells via IgSF4 and exerting the
damaging effect by ADCC activity. Therefore, such antibodies are
effective as an antibody drug for targeting cancer cells.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0567] In accordance with the present invention, based on the
discovery of a molecule expressing specific to cancer and capable
of treating cancer or used as a target for diagnosing cancer, means
that is effective to treatment or diagnosis of cancer, or study of
development mechanism of cancer and the like are provided. It is
expected that an anti-IgSF4 antibody provided in the present
invention can be used as a treatment antibody, diagnosis antibody,
study antibody, and the like, targeting cancer cell specifically
expression IgSF4.
[0568] The present invention is not limited by the descriptions of
Embodiments and Examples of the above-described invention at all.
The present invention also includes a variety of modified aspects
in the scope where those skilled in the art can easily conceive
without departing the scope of the claims.
[0569] Each of the theses, Publication of Patent Applications,
Patent Publications, and other published documents mentioned or
referred to in this specification is herein incorporated by
reference in its entity.
Sequence CWU 1
1
2741116PRTHomo sapiens 1Glu Val Gln Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu
Val Lys Pro Gly Gly1 5 10 15Ser Leu Arg Leu Ser Cys Ala Ala Ser Gly
Phe Thr Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25 30Ala Met Ser Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro
Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45Ser Ala Ile Ser Gly Ser Gly Gly
Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Ala Asp Ser Val 50 55 60Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser
Arg Asp Asn Ser Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr65 70 75 80Leu Gln Met Asn Ser
Leu Arg Ala Glu Asp Thr Ala Leu Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Asp Asn
Trp Tyr Phe Asp Leu Trp Gly Arg Gly Thr Leu Val 100 105 110Thr Val
Ser Ser 11525PRTHomo sapiens 2Ser Tyr Ala Met Ser1 5317PRTHomo
sapiens 3Ala Ile Ser Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Ala Asp Ser
Val Lys1 5 10 15Gly49PRTHomo sapiens 4Ala Arg Asp Asn Trp Tyr Phe
Asp Leu1 55109PRTHomo sapiens 5Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp Pro Ala
Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly
Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro
Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Leu
Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr
Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp Glu Ala
Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn His 85 90 95Val Val
Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Thr Val Leu Gly 100 105611PRTHomo
sapiens 6Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser1 5 1077PRTHomo
sapiens 7Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Leu Ser1 5811PRTHomo sapiens 8Asn Ser
Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn His Val Val1 5 109121PRTHomo sapiens 9Gln
Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Gly Leu Val Lys Pro Ser Gln1 5 10
15Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ala Ile Ser Gly Asp Ser Val Ser Ser Asn
20 25 30Ser Val Ala Trp Asn Trp Ile Arg Gln Ser Pro Ser Arg Gly Leu
Glu 35 40 45Trp Leu Gly Arg Thr Tyr Tyr Arg Ser Lys Trp Tyr Asn Asp
Tyr Ala 50 55 60Gly Ser Val Lys Ser Arg Ile Thr Ile Asn Pro Asp Thr
Ser Lys Asn65 70 75 80Gln Phe Ser Leu Gln Leu Asn Ser Val Thr Pro
Glu Asp Thr Ala Val 85 90 95Tyr Tyr Cys Ala Arg Asp Ser Tyr Tyr Tyr
Gly Met Asp Val Trp Gly 100 105 110Gln Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser
Ser 115 120107PRTHomo sapiens 10Ser Asn Ser Val Ala Trp Asn1
51118PRTHomo sapiens 11Arg Thr Tyr Tyr Arg Ser Lys Trp Tyr Asn Asp
Tyr Ala Gly Ser Val1 5 10 15Lys Ser129PRTHomo sapiens 12Asp Ser Tyr
Tyr Tyr Gly Met Asp Val1 513109PRTHomo sapiens 13Ser Ser Glu Leu
Thr Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg
Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp
Tyr Gln Gln Arg Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Leu Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly
Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55
60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65
70 75 80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Phe
His 85 90 95Arg Val Phe Gly Thr Gly Thr Lys Val Thr Val Leu Gly 100
1051411PRTHomo sapiens 14Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala
Ser1 5 10157PRTHomo sapiens 15Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser1
51611PRTHomo sapiens 16Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Phe His Arg Val1
5 1017121PRTHomo sapiens 17Gln Val Gln Leu Gln Glu Ser Gly Pro Gly
Leu Val Lys Pro Ser Gln1 5 10 15Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ala Ile Ser
Gly Asp Ser Val Ser Ser Asn 20 25 30Ser Ala Ala Trp Asn Trp Ile Arg
Gln Ser Pro Ser Arg Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45Trp Leu Gly Arg Thr Tyr Tyr
Arg Ser Lys Trp Tyr Asn Asp Tyr Ala 50 55 60Val Ser Val Lys Ser Arg
Ile Thr Ile Asn Pro Asp Thr Ser Lys Asn65 70 75 80Gln Phe Ser Leu
Gln Leu Asn Ser Val Thr Pro Glu Asp Thr Ala Val 85 90 95Tyr Tyr Cys
Ala Arg Glu Tyr Gly Ile Trp Tyr Phe Asp Leu Trp Gly 100 105 110Arg
Gly Thr Leu Val Thr Val Ser Ser 115 120187PRTHomo sapiens 18Ser Asn
Ser Ala Ala Trp Asn1 51918PRTHomo sapiens 19Arg Thr Tyr Tyr Arg Ser
Lys Trp Tyr Asn Asp Tyr Ala Val Ser Val1 5 10 15Lys Ser209PRTHomo
sapiens 20Glu Tyr Gly Ile Trp Tyr Phe Asp Leu1 521108PRTHomo
sapiens 21Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu
Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser
Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val
Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp
Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile
Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn
Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn Val 85 90 95Val Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys
Leu Thr Val Leu Gly 100 1052211PRTHomo sapiens 22Gln Gly Asp Ser
Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser1 5 10237PRTHomo sapiens 23Gly Lys Asn
Asn Arg Pro Ser1 52410PRTHomo sapiens 24Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly
Asn Val Val1 5 1025115PRTHomo sapiens 25Glu Val Gln Leu Val Glu Ser
Gly Gly Gly Leu Ile Gln Pro Gly Gly1 5 10 15Ser Leu Arg Leu Ser Cys
Ala Ala Ser Gly Phe Thr Val Ser Ser Asn 20 25 30Tyr Met Ser Trp Val
Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45Ser Val Ile Tyr
Ser Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Ala Asp Ser Val Lys 50 55 60Gly Arg Phe
Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ser Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr Leu65 70 75 80Gln
Met Asn Ser Leu Arg Ala Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala 85 90
95Arg Gly Thr Trp Tyr Met Asp Val Trp Gly Lys Gly Thr Thr Val Thr
100 105 110Val Ser Ser 115265PRTHomo sapiens 26Ser Asn Tyr Met Ser1
52716PRTHomo sapiens 27Val Ile Tyr Ser Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Ala
Asp Ser Val Lys Gly1 5 10 15287PRTHomo sapiens 28Gly Thr Trp Tyr
Met Asp Val1 529109PRTHomo sapiens 29Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp
Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Ser Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg Ile Thr Cys
Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg His Tyr Tyr Pro 20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln
Lys Pro Arg Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Phe Phe 35 40 45Gly Glu Asn Asn
Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60Ala Ser Gly
Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Ala Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp
Asp Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Ser Ser Arg Asp Gly Asn Asp Asp Arg 85 90
95Trp Leu Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Val Thr Val Leu Gly 100
1053011PRTHomo sapiens 30Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg His Tyr Tyr Pro
Ser1 5 10317PRTHomo sapiens 31Gly Glu Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser1
53211PRTHomo sapiens 32Ser Ser Arg Asp Gly Asn Asp Asp Arg Trp Leu1
5 1033121PRTHomo sapiens 33Gln Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Pro Gly
Leu Leu Lys Pro Ser Gln1 5 10 15Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ala Ile Ser
Gly Asp Ser Val Ser Ser Asn 20 25 30Ser Ala Ala Trp Asn Trp Ile Arg
Gln Ser Pro Ser Arg Gly Leu Glu 35 40 45Trp Leu Gly Arg Thr Tyr Tyr
Arg Ser Lys Trp Tyr Asn Asp Tyr Ala 50 55 60Val Ser Val Lys Ser Arg
Ile Thr Ile Asn Pro Asp Thr Ser Lys Asn65 70 75 80Gln Phe Ser Leu
Gln Leu Ser Ser Val Thr Pro Glu Asp Thr Ala Val 85 90 95Tyr Tyr Cys
Ala Arg Asp Asn Tyr Tyr Gln Gly Met Asp Val Trp Gly 100 105 110Gln
Gly Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Ser 115 120347PRTHomo sapiens 34Ser Asn
Ser Ala Ala Trp Asn1 53518PRTHomo sapiens 35Arg Thr Tyr Tyr Arg Ser
Lys Trp Tyr Asn Asp Tyr Ala Val Ser Val1 5 10 15Lys Ser3611PRTHomo
sapiens 36Asp Asn Tyr Tyr Gln Gly Met Asp Val Trp Gly1 5
1037109PRTHomo sapiens 37Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp Pro Thr Val
Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp
Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly
Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser
Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala
Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp Glu Ala Asp
Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Asn Ser Gly Tyr His 85 90 95Arg Val Phe
Gly Thr Gly Thr Lys Val Thr Val Leu Gly 100 1053811PRTHomo sapiens
38Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser1 5 10397PRTHomo
sapiens 39Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser1 5409PRTHomo sapiens 40Asn
Ser Arg Asp Asn Ser Gly Tyr His1 541115PRTHomo sapiens 41Gln Val
Gln Leu Gln Gln Trp Gly Ala Gly Leu Leu Lys Pro Ser Glu1 5 10 15Thr
Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ala Val Tyr Gly Gly Ser Phe Gly Gly Tyr 20 25
30Tyr Trp Gly Trp Ile Arg Gln Pro Pro Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile
35 40 45Gly Glu Ile Asn His Ser Gly Ser Thr Asn Tyr Asn Pro Ser Leu
Lys 50 55 60Ser Arg Val Thr Ile Ser Val Asp Thr Pro Lys Asn Gln Phe
Ser Leu65 70 75 80Lys Leu Ser Ser Val Thr Ala Ala Asp Thr Ala Val
Tyr Tyr Cys Ala 85 90 95Arg Gly Gly Trp Tyr Pro Asp Pro Trp Gly Gln
Gly Thr Leu Val Thr 100 105 110Val Ser Ser 115425PRTHomo sapiens
42Gly Tyr Tyr Trp Gly1 54316PRTHomo sapiens 43Glu Ile Asn His Ser
Gly Ser Thr Asn Tyr Asn Pro Ser Leu Lys Ser1 5 10 15447PRTHomo
sapiens 44Gly Gly Trp Tyr Pro Asp Pro1 545108PRTHomo sapiens 45Ser
Ser Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10
15Thr Val Arg Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala
20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile
Tyr 35 40 45Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser
Gly Ser 50 55 60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala
Gln Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp
Ser Ser Gly Asn Val 85 90 95Val Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Thr Val
Leu Gly 100 1054611PRTHomo sapiens 46Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser
Tyr Tyr Ala Ser1 5 10477PRTHomo sapiens 47Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro
Ser1 54810PRTHomo sapiens 48Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn Val
Val1 5 1049115PRTHomo sapiens 49Gln Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Trp Gly Ala
Gly Leu Leu Lys Pro Ser Glu1 5 10 15Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Cys Ala Phe
Tyr Gly Glu Ser Phe Ser Gly Tyr 20 25 30Tyr Trp Ser Trp Ile Arg Gln
Pro Pro Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu Trp Ile 35 40 45Gly Glu Ile Asn His Ser
Gly Ser Thr Asn Tyr Asn Pro Ser Leu Lys 50 55 60Ser Arg Val Thr Ile
Ser Val Asp Thr Ser Lys Asn Gln Phe Ser Leu65 70 75 80Lys Leu Asn
Ser Val Thr Ala Ala Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys Ala 85 90 95Arg Ser
Ser Trp Tyr Phe Asp Leu Trp Gly Arg Gly Thr Leu Val Thr 100 105
110Val Ser Ser 115505PRTHomo sapiens 50Gly Tyr Tyr Trp Ser1
55116PRTHomo sapiens 51Glu Ile Asn His Ser Gly Ser Thr Asn Tyr Asn
Pro Ser Leu Lys Ser1 5 10 15527PRTHomo sapiens 52Ser Ser Trp Tyr
Phe Asp Leu1 553109PRTHomo sapiens 53Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp
Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg Ile Thr Cys
Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln
Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly Lys Asn Asn
Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60Ser Ser Gly
Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp
Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn His 85 90
95Val Val Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Met Leu Thr Val Leu Gly 100
1055411PRTHomo sapiens 54Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala
Ser1 5 10557PRTHomo sapiens 55Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser1
55611PRTHomo sapiens 56Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn His Val Val1
5 1057116PRTHomo sapiens 57Glu Val Gln Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly
Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly1 5 10 15Ser Leu Arg Leu Ser Cys Ala Ala Ser
Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25 30Trp Met Ser Trp Val Arg Gln Ala
Pro Gly Lys Gly Pro Glu Trp Val 35 40 45Ala Asn Ile Lys Gln Asp Gly
Ser Glu Lys Tyr Tyr Val Asp Ser Val 50 55 60Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile
Ser Arg Asp Asn Ala Lys Asn Ser Leu Tyr65 70 75 80Leu Gln Met Asn
Ser Leu Arg Ala Glu Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Gly
Gly Gly Arg His Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val 100 105 110Thr
Val Ser Ser 115585PRTHomo sapiens 58Ser Tyr Trp Met Ser1
55917PRTHomo sapiens 59Asn Ile Lys Gln Asp Gly Ser Glu Lys Tyr Tyr
Val Asp Ser Val Lys1 5 10 15Gly607PRTHomo sapiens 60Gly Gly Gly Arg
His Asp Tyr1 561111PRTHomo sapiens 61Gln Ser Val Leu Thr Gln Pro
Pro Ser Ala Ser Gly Thr Pro Gly Gln1 5 10 15Arg Val Thr Ile Ser Cys
Ser Gly Ser Ser Ser Asn Ile Gly Ser Asn 20 25 30Thr Val Asn Trp Tyr
Gln Gln Leu Pro Gly Thr Ala Pro Lys Leu Leu 35 40 45Ile Tyr Ser Asn
Asn Gln Arg Pro Ser Gly Val Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser 50 55 60Gly Ser Lys
Ser Gly Thr Ser Ala Ser Leu Ala Ile Ser Gly Leu Gln65 70 75 80Ser
Glu Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Gly Thr Trp Asp Ser Ser Leu 85 90
95Ser Ala Gly Val Phe Gly Thr Gly Thr Lys Val Thr Val Leu Gly 100
105 1106213PRTHomo sapiens 62Ser Gly Ser Ser Ser Asn Ile Gly Ser
Asn Thr Val Asn1 5 10637PRTHomo sapiens 63Ser Asn Asn Gln Arg Pro
Ser1 56411PRTHomo sapiens 64Gly Thr Trp Asp Ser Ser Leu Ser Ala Gly
Val1 5 1065348DNAHomo sapiens 65gaggtgcagc tggtggagtc tgggggaggc
ctggtcaagc ctggggggtc cctgagactc 60tcctgtgcag cctctggatt cacctttagc
agctatgcca tgagctgggt ccgccaggct 120ccagggaagg ggctggagtg
ggtctcagct attagtggta gtggtggtag cacatactac 180gcagactccg
tgaagggccg gttcaccatc tccagagaca attccaagaa cacgctgtat
240ctgcaaatga acagcctgag agccgaggac acggccttgt attactgtgc
gagggacaac 300tggtacttcg atctctgggg ccgtggcacc ctggtcaccg tctcgagc
3486615DNAHomo sapiens 66agctatgcca tgagc 156751DNAHomo sapiens
67gctattagtg gtagtggtgg tagcacatac tacgcagact ccgtgaaggg c
516827DNAHomo sapiens 68gcgagggaca actggtactt cgatctc
2769327DNAHomo sapiens 69tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg
tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat
tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaagccagga 120caggcccctg tacttgtcat
ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc tctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct
ccagctcagg aaacacagct tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa
240gatgaggctg actattactg taactcccgg gacagcagtg gtaaccatgt
ggtattcggc 300ggagggacca agctgaccgt cctaggt 3277033DNAHomo sapiens
70caaggagaca gcctcagaag ctattatgca agc 337121DNAHomo sapiens
71ggtaaaaaca accggctctc a 217233DNAHomo sapiens 72aactcccggg
acagcagtgg taaccatgtg gta 3373363DNAHomo sapiens 73caggtacagc
tgcagcagtc aggtccagga ctggtgaagc cctcgcagac cctctcactc 60acctgtgcca
tctccgggga cagtgtctct agcaacagtg ttgcttggaa ctggatcagg
120cagtccccat cgagaggcct tgagtggctg ggaaggacat actacaggtc
caagtggtat 180aatgattatg caggatctgt gaaaagtcga ataaccatca
acccagacac atccaagaac 240caattctccc tgcagctgaa ctctgtgact
cccgaggaca cggctgtgta ttactgtgca 300agagattcgt actactacgg
tatggacgtc tggggccaag ggaccacggt caccgtctcg 360agc 3637421DNAHomo
sapiens 74agcaacagtg ttgcttggaa c 217554DNAHomo sapiens
75aggacatact acaggtccaa gtggtataat gattatgcag gatctgtgaa aagt
547627DNAHomo sapiens 76gattcgtact actacggtat ggacgtc
2777327DNAHomo sapiens 77tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg
tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat
tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaggccagga 120caggcccctc tacttgtcat
ttatggtaaa aataaccggc cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct
ccagctcagg aaacacagct tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa
240gatgaggccg actattactg taactcccgg gacagcagtg gtttccatcg
ggtcttcgga 300actgggacca aggtcaccgt cctaggt 3277833DNAHomo sapiens
78caaggagaca gcctcagaag ctattatgca agc 337921DNAHomo sapiens
79ggtaaaaata accggccctc a 218033DNAHomo sapiens 80aactcccggg
acagcagtgg tttccatcgg gtc 3381363DNAHomo sapiens 81caggtgcagc
tgcaggagtc gggtccagga ctggtgaagc cctcgcagac cctctcactc 60acctgtgcca
tctccgggga cagtgtctct agcaacagtg ctgcttggaa ctggatcagg
120cagtccccat cgagaggcct tgagtggctg ggaaggacat actacaggtc
caagtggtat 180aatgattatg cagtatctgt gaaaagtcga ataaccatca
acccagacac atccaagaac 240cagttctccc tgcagctgaa ctctgtgact
cccgaggaca cggctgtgta ttactgtgca 300agagagtacg ggatctggta
cttcgatctc tggggccgtg gcaccctggt caccgtctcg 360agc 3638221DNAHomo
sapiens 82agcaacagtg ctgcttggaa c 218354DNAHomo sapiens
83aggacatact acaggtccaa gtggtataat gattatgcag tatctgtgaa aagt
548427DNAHomo sapiens 84gagtacggga tctggtactt cgatctc
2785324DNAHomo sapiens 85tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg
tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat
tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaagccagga 120caggcccctg tacttgtcat
ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct
ccagctcagg aaacacagct tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa
240gatgaggctg actattactg taactcccgg gacagcagtg gtaacgtggt
attcggcgga 300gggaccaagc tgaccgtcct aggt 3248633DNAHomo sapiens
86caaggagaca gcctcagaag ctattatgca agc 338721DNAHomo sapiens
87ggtaaaaaca accggccctc a 218830DNAHomo sapiens 88aactcccggg
acagcagtgg taacgtggta 3089345DNAHomo sapiens 89gaggtgcagc
tggtggagtc tggaggaggc ttgatccagc ctggggggtc cctgagactc 60tcctgtgcag
cctctgggtt caccgtcagt agcaactaca tgagctgggt ccgccaggct
120ccagggaagg ggctggagtg ggtctcagtt atttatagcg gtggtagcac
atactacgca 180gactccgtga agggccgatt caccatctcc agagacaatt
ccaagaacac gctgtatctt 240caaatgaaca gcctgagagc cgaggacacg
gccgtgtatt actgtgcgag aggtacttgg 300tacatggacg tctggggcaa
agggaccacg gtcaccgtct cgagc 3459015DNAHomo sapiens 90agcaactaca
tgagc 159148DNAHomo sapiens 91gttatttata gcggtggtag cacatactac
gcagactccg tgaagggc 489221DNAHomo sapiens 92ggtacttggt acatggacgt c
2193327DNAHomo sapiens 93tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg
tctgtggcct cggggcagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagacattat
tatccaagct ggtaccagca gaagccacga 120caggcccctg tacttgtctt
ctttggtgaa aacaaccggc cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct
ccgcctcagg aaacacagct tctttgacca tcgctggggc acaggcagaa
240gatgacgctg actattattg ttcttcgcgg gacggcaatg atgaccgctg
gctattcggc 300ggagggacca aagtgaccgt cctgggt 3279433DNAHomo sapiens
94caaggagaca gcctcagaca ttattatcca agc 339521DNAHomo sapiens
95ggtgaaaaca accggccctc a 219633DNAHomo sapiens 96tcttcgcggg
acggcaatga tgaccgctgg cta 3397363DNAHomo sapiens 97caggtacagc
tgcagcagtc aggtccagga ctgctgaagc cctcgcagac cctctcactc 60acctgtgcca
tctccgggga cagtgtctct agcaacagtg ctgcttggaa ctggatcagg
120cagtccccat cgagaggcct tgagtggctg gggaggacat actacaggtc
caagtggtat 180aatgattatg cagtatctgt gaaaagtcga ataaccatca
acccagacac atccaagaac 240cagttctccc tgcagctgag ctctgtgact
cccgaggaca cggctgtata ttactgtgca 300agagataact actaccaagg
tatggacgtc tggggccagg ggaccacggt caccgtctcg 360agc 3639821DNAHomo
sapiens 98agcaacagtg ctgcttggaa c 219954DNAHomo sapiens
99aggacatact acaggtccaa gtggtataat gattatgcag tatctgtgaa aagt
5410033DNAHomo sapiens 100gataactact accaaggtat ggacgtctgg ggc
33101327DNAHomo sapiens 101tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctactgtg
tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat
tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaagccagga 120caggcccctg tacttgtcat
ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct
ccagctcagg aaacacagct tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa
240gatgaggctg actattactg taactcccgg gacaacagtg gttaccatcg
tgtcttcgga 300actggtacca aggtcaccgt cctgggt 32710233DNAHomo sapiens
102caaggagaca gcctcagaag ctattatgca agc 3310321DNAHomo sapiens
103ggtaaaaaca accggccctc a 2110427DNAHomo sapiens 104aactcccggg
acaacagtgg ttaccat 27105345DNAHomo sapiens 105caggtgcagc tacagcagtg
gggcgccgga ctgttgaagc cttcggagac cctgtccctc 60acctgcgctg tctatggtgg
gtccttcggt ggttactact ggggctggat ccgccagccc 120ccagggaagg
ggctggagtg gattggggaa atcaatcata gtggaagcac caactacaac
180ccgtccctca agagtcgagt caccatatca gtagacacgc ccaagaacca
gttctccctg 240aagctgagct ctgtgaccgc cgcggacacg gctgtgtatt
actgtgcgag agggggctgg 300taccccgacc cctggggcca gggaaccctg
gtcaccgtct cgagc 34510615DNAHomo sapiens 106ggttactact ggggc
1510748DNAHomo sapiens 107gaaatcaatc atagtggaag caccaactac
aacccgtccc tcaagagt 4810821DNAHomo sapiens 108gggggctggt accccgaccc
c 21109324DNAHomo sapiens 109tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg
tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat
tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaagccagga 120caggcccctg tacttgtcat
ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct
ccagctcagg aaacacagct tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa
240gatgaggctg actattactg taactcccgg gacagcagtg gtaacgtggt
attcggcgga 300gggaccaagc tgaccgtcct aggt 32411033DNAHomo sapiens
110caaggagaca gcctcagaag ctattatgca agc 3311121DNAHomo sapiens
111ggtaaaaaca accggccctc a 2111230DNAHomo sapiens 112aactcccggg
acagcagtgg taacgtggta 30113345DNAHomo sapiens 113caggtgcagc
tacagcagtg gggcgcagga ctgttgaagc cttcggagac cctgtccctc 60acctgcgctt
tctatggtga gtcgttcagt ggttactact ggagctggat ccgccagccc
120ccagggaagg ggctggagtg gattggggaa atcaatcata gtggaagcac
caactacaac 180ccgtccctca agagtcgagt caccatatca gtagacacgt
ccaagaatca gttctccctg 240aagctgaact ctgtgaccgc cgcggacacg
gctgtgtatt actgtgcgag aagcagttgg 300tacttcgatc tctggggccg
tggcaccctg gtcaccgtct cgagc 34511415DNAHomo sapiens 114ggttactact
ggagc 1511548DNAHomo sapiens 115gaaatcaatc atagtggaag caccaactac
aacccgtccc tcaagagt 4811621DNAHomo sapiens 116agcagttggt acttcgatct
c 21117327DNAHomo sapiens 117tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg
tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat
tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaagccagga 120caggcccctg tacttgtcat
ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct
ccagctcagg aaacacagct tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa
240gatgaggctg actattactg taactcccgg gacagcagtg gtaaccatgt
ggtattcggc 300ggagggacca tgctgaccgt cctaggt 32711833DNAHomo sapiens
118caaggagaca gcctcagaag ctattatgca agc 3311921DNAHomo sapiens
119ggtaaaaaca accggccctc a 2112033DNAHomo sapiens 120aactcccggg
acagcagtgg taaccatgtg gta 33121348DNAHomo sapiens 121gaggtgcagc
tggtggagtc tgggggaggc ttggtccagc ctggggggtc cctgagactc 60tcctgtgcag
cctctggatt cacctttagt agctattgga tgagctgggt ccgccaggct
120ccagggaagg ggccggagtg ggtggccaac ataaagcaag atggaagtga
gaaatactat 180gtggactctg tgaagggccg attcaccatc tccagagaca
acgccaagaa ctcactgtat 240ctgcaaatga acagcctgag agccgaggac
acggccgtgt attactgtgc gagaggagga 300gggagacatg actactgggg
ccagggaacc ctggtcaccg tctcgagc 34812215DNAHomo sapiens
122agctattgga tgagc 1512351DNAHomo sapiens 123aacataaagc aagatggaag
tgagaaatac tatgtggact ctgtgaaggg c 5112421DNAHomo sapiens
124ggaggaggga gacatgacta c 21125333DNAHomo sapiens 125cagtctgtgt
tgacgcagcc gccctcagcg tctgggaccc ccgggcagag ggtcaccatc 60tcttgttctg
gaagcagctc caacatcgga agtaatactg taaactggta ccagcagctc
120ccaggaacgg cccccaaact cctcatctat agtaataatc agcggccctc
aggggtccct 180gaccgattct ctggctccaa gtctggcacc tcagcctccc
tggccatcag tgggctccag 240tctgaggatg aggctgatta ttactgcgga
acatgggata gcagcctgag tgctggcgtc 300ttcggaactg ggaccaaggt
caccgtccta ggt 33312639DNAHomo sapiens 126tctggaagca gctccaacat
cggaagtaat actgtaaac 3912721DNAHomo sapiens 127agtaataatc
agcggccctc a 2112833DNAHomo sapiens 128ggaacatggg atagcagcct
gagtgctggc gtc 33129213PRTHomo sapiens 129Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr Gln
Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg Ile Thr
Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr Gln
Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly Lys Asn
Asn Arg Leu Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60Ser Ser
Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65 70 75
80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn His
85 90 95Val Val Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Thr Val Leu Gly Gln Pro
Lys 100 105 110Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Thr Leu Phe Pro Pro Ser Ser Glu
Glu Leu Gln 115 120 125Ala Asn Lys Ala Thr Leu Val Cys Leu Ile Ser
Asp Phe Tyr Pro Gly 130 135 140Ala Val Thr Val Ala Trp Lys Ala Asp
Ser Ser Pro Val Lys Ala Gly145 150 155 160Val Glu Thr Thr Thr Pro
Ser Lys Gln Ser Asn Asn Lys Tyr Ala Ala 165 170 175Ser Ser Tyr Leu
Ser Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Lys Ser His Arg Ser 180 185 190Tyr Ser
Cys Gln Val Thr His Glu Gly Ser Thr Val Glu Lys Thr Val 195 200
205Ala Pro Thr Glu Cys 210130639DNAHomo sapiens 130tcttctgagc
tgactcagga ccctgctgtg tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag
gagacagcct cagaagctat tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaagccagga
120caggcccctg tacttgtcat ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc tctcagggat
cccagaccga 180ttctctggct ccagctcagg aaacacagct tccttgacca
tcactggggc tcaggcggaa 240gatgaggctg actattactg taactcccgg
gacagcagtg gtaaccatgt ggtattcggc 300ggagggacca agctgaccgt
cctaggtcag cccaaggctg ccccctcggt cactctgttc 360ccgccctcct
ctgaggagct tcaagccaac aaggccacac tggtgtgtct cataagtgac
420ttctacccgg gagccgtgac agtggcctgg aaggcagata gcagccccgt
caaggcggga 480gtggagacca ccacaccctc caaacaaagc aacaacaagt
acgcggccag cagctatctg 540agcctgacgc ctgagcagtg gaagtcccac
agaagctaca gctgccaggt cacgcatgaa 600gggagcaccg tggagaagac
agtggcccct acagaatgt 639131212PRTHomo sapiens 131Ser Ser Glu Leu
Thr Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg
Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp
Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly
Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55
60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65
70 75 80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn
Val 85 90 95Val Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Thr Val Leu Gly Gln Pro
Lys Ala 100 105 110Ala Pro Ser Val Thr Leu Phe Pro Pro Ser Ser Glu
Glu Leu Gln Ala 115 120 125Asn Lys Ala Thr Leu Val Cys Leu Ile Ser
Asp Phe Tyr Pro Gly Ala 130 135 140Val Thr Val Ala Trp Lys Ala Asp
Ser Ser Pro Val Lys Ala Gly Val145 150 155 160Glu Thr Thr Thr Pro
Ser Lys Gln Ser Asn Asn Lys Tyr Ala Ala Ser 165 170 175Ser Tyr Leu
Ser Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Lys Ser His Arg Ser Tyr 180 185 190Ser
Cys Gln Val Thr His Glu Gly Ser Thr Val Glu Lys Thr Val Ala 195 200
205Pro Thr Glu Cys 210132639DNAHomo sapiens 132tcttctgagc
tgactcagga ccctgctgtg tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag
gagacagcct cagaagctat tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaggccagga
120caggcccctc tacttgtcat ttatggtaaa aataaccggc cctcagggat
cccagaccga 180ttctctggct ccagctcagg aaacacagct tccttgacca
tcactggggc tcaggcggaa 240gatgaggccg actattactg taactcccgg
gacagcagtg gtttccatcg ggtcttcgga 300actgggacca aggtcaccgt
cctaggtcag cccaaggcca accccactgt cactctgttc 360ccgccctcct
ctgaggagct ccaagccaac aaggccacac tagtgtgtct gatcagtgac
420ttctacccgg gagctgtgac agtggcctgg aaggcagatg gcagccccgt
caaggcggga 480gtggagacca ccaaaccctc caaacagagc aacaacaagt
acgcggccag cagctacctg 540agcctgacgc ccgagcagtg gaagtcccac
agaagctaca gctgccaggt cacgcatgaa 600gggagcaccg tggagaagac
agtggcccct acagaatgt 639133212PRTHomo sapiens 133Ser Ser Glu Leu
Thr Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg
Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp
Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly
Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55
60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65
70 75 80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn
Val 85 90 95Val Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Thr Val Leu Gly Gln Pro
Lys Ala 100 105 110Ala Pro Ser Val Thr Leu Phe Pro Pro Ser Ser Glu
Glu Leu Gln Ala 115 120 125Asn Lys Ala Thr Leu Val Cys Leu Ile Ser
Asp Phe Tyr Pro Gly Ala 130 135 140Val Thr Val Ala Trp Lys Ala Asp
Ser Ser Pro Val Lys Ala Gly Val145 150 155 160Glu Thr Thr Thr Pro
Ser Lys Gln Ser Asn Asn Lys Tyr Ala Ala Ser 165 170 175Ser Tyr Leu
Ser Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Lys Ser His Arg Ser Tyr 180 185 190Ser
Cys Gln Val Thr His Glu Gly Ser Thr Val
Glu Lys Thr Val Ala 195 200 205Pro Thr Glu Cys 210134636DNAHomo
sapiens 134tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg tctgtggcct tgggacagac
agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat tatgcaagct ggtaccagca
gaagccagga 120caggcccctg tacttgtcat ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc
cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct ccagctcagg aaacacagct
tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa 240gatgaggctg actattactg
taactcccgg gacagcagtg gtaacgtggt attcggcgga 300gggaccaagc
tgaccgtcct aggtcagccc aaggctgccc cctcggtcac tctgttcccg
360ccctcctctg aggagcttca agccaacaag gccacactgg tgtgtctcat
aagtgacttc 420tacccgggag ccgtgacagt ggcctggaag gcagatagca
gccccgtcaa ggcgggagtg 480gagaccacca caccctccaa acaaagcaac
aacaagtacg cggccagcag ctatctgagc 540ctgacgcctg agcagtggaa
gtcccacaga agctacagct gccaggtcac gcatgaaggg 600agcaccgtgg
agaagacagt ggcccctaca gaatgt 636135213PRTHomo sapiens 135Ser Ser
Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Ser Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr
Val Arg Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg His Tyr Tyr Pro 20 25
30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Arg Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Phe Phe
35 40 45Gly Glu Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly
Ser 50 55 60Ala Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Ala Gly Ala Gln
Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp Asp Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Ser Ser Arg Asp Gly
Asn Asp Asp Arg 85 90 95Trp Leu Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Val Thr Val
Leu Gly Gln Pro Lys 100 105 110Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Thr Leu Phe Pro
Pro Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Gln 115 120 125Ala Asn Lys Ala Thr Leu Val
Cys Leu Ile Ser Asp Phe Tyr Pro Gly 130 135 140Ala Val Thr Val Ala
Trp Lys Ala Asp Ser Ser Pro Val Lys Ala Gly145 150 155 160Val Glu
Thr Thr Thr Pro Ser Lys Gln Ser Asn Asn Lys Tyr Ala Ala 165 170
175Ser Ser Tyr Leu Ser Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Lys Ser His Arg Ser
180 185 190Tyr Ser Cys Gln Val Thr His Glu Gly Ser Thr Val Glu Lys
Thr Val 195 200 205Ala Pro Thr Glu Cys 210136639DNAHomo sapiens
136tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg tctgtggcct cggggcagac
agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagacattat tatccaagct ggtaccagca
gaagccacga 120caggcccctg tacttgtctt ctttggtgaa aacaaccggc
cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct ccgcctcagg aaacacagct
tctttgacca tcgctggggc acaggcagaa 240gatgacgctg actattattg
ttcttcgcgg gacggcaatg atgaccgctg gctattcggc 300ggagggacca
aagtgaccgt cctgggtcag cccaaggctg ccccctcggt cactctgttc
360ccgccctcct ctgaggagct tcaagccaac aaggccacac tggtgtgtct
cataagtgac 420ttctacccgg gagccgtgac agtggcctgg aaggcagata
gcagccccgt caaggcggga 480gtggagacca ccacaccctc caaacaaagc
aacaacaagt acgcggccag cagctatctg 540agcctgacgc ctgagcagtg
gaagtcccac agaagctaca gctgccaggt cacgcatgaa 600gggagcaccg
tggagaagac agtggcccct acagaatgt 639137213PRTHomo sapiens 137Ser Ser
Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp Pro Thr Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr
Val Arg Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25
30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr
35 40 45Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly
Ser 50 55 60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln
Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Asn
Ser Gly Tyr His 85 90 95Arg Val Phe Gly Thr Gly Thr Lys Val Thr Val
Leu Gly Gln Pro Lys 100 105 110Ala Asn Pro Thr Val Thr Leu Phe Pro
Pro Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Gln 115 120 125Ala Asn Lys Ala Thr Leu Val
Cys Leu Ile Ser Asp Phe Tyr Pro Gly 130 135 140Ala Val Thr Val Ala
Trp Lys Ala Asp Gly Ser Pro Val Lys Ala Gly145 150 155 160Val Glu
Thr Thr Lys Pro Ser Lys Gln Ser Asn Asn Lys Tyr Ala Ala 165 170
175Ser Ser Tyr Leu Ser Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Lys Ser His Arg Ser
180 185 190Tyr Ser Cys Gln Val Thr His Glu Gly Ser Thr Val Glu Lys
Thr Val 195 200 205Ala Pro Thr Glu Cys 210138591DNAHomo sapiens
138tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctactgtg tctgtggcct tgggacagac
agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat tatgcaagct ggtaccagca
gaagccagga 120caggcccctg tacttgtcat ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc
cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct ccagctcagg aaacacagct
tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa 240gatgaggctg actattactg
taactcccgg gacaacagtg gttaccatcg tgtcttcgga 300actggtacca
aggtcaccgt cctgggtcag cccaaggcca accccactgt cactctgttc
360ccgccctcct ctgaggagct ccaagccaac aaggccacac tagtgtgtct
gatcagtgac 420ttctacccgg gagctgtgac agtggcctgg aaggcagatg
gcagccccgt caaggcggga 480gtggagacca ccaaaccctc caaacagagc
aacaacaagt acgcggccag cagctacctg 540agcctgacgc ccgagcagtg
gaagtcccac agaagcgccc ctacagaatg t 591139212PRTHomo sapiens 139Ser
Ser Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10
15Thr Val Arg Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala
20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile
Tyr 35 40 45Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser
Gly Ser 50 55 60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala
Gln Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp
Ser Ser Gly Asn Val 85 90 95Val Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Thr Val
Leu Gly Gln Pro Lys Ala 100 105 110Ala Pro Ser Val Thr Leu Phe Pro
Pro Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Gln Ala 115 120 125Asn Lys Ala Thr Leu Val
Cys Leu Ile Ser Asp Phe Tyr Pro Gly Ala 130 135 140Val Thr Val Ala
Trp Lys Ala Asp Ser Ser Pro Val Lys Ala Gly Val145 150 155 160Glu
Thr Thr Thr Pro Ser Lys Gln Ser Asn Asn Lys Tyr Ala Ala Ser 165 170
175Ser Tyr Leu Ser Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Lys Ser His Arg Ser Tyr
180 185 190Ser Cys Gln Val Thr His Glu Gly Ser Thr Val Glu Lys Thr
Val Ala 195 200 205Pro Thr Glu Cys 210140636DNAHomo sapiens
140tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg tctgtggcct tgggacagac
agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat tatgcaagct ggtaccagca
gaagccagga 120caggcccctg tacttgtcat ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc
cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct ccagctcagg aaacacagct
tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa 240gatgaggctg actattactg
taactcccgg gacagcagtg gtaacgtggt attcggcgga 300gggaccaagc
tgaccgtcct aggtcagccc aaggctgccc cctcggtcac tctgttcccg
360ccctcctctg aggagcttca agccaacaag gccacactgg tgtgtctcat
aagtgacttc 420tacccgggag ccgtgacagt ggcctggaag gcagatagca
gccccgtcaa ggcgggagtg 480gagaccacca caccctccaa acaaagcaac
aacaagtacg cggccagcag ctatctgagc 540ctgacgcctg agcagtggaa
gtcccacaga agctacagct gccaggtcac gcatgaaggg 600agcaccgtgg
agaagacagt ggcccctaca gaatgt 636141213PRTHomo sapiens 141Ser Ser
Glu Leu Thr Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr
Val Arg Ile Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25
30Ser Trp Tyr Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr
35 40 45Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly
Ser 50 55 60Ser Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln
Ala Glu65 70 75 80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser
Ser Gly Asn His 85 90 95Val Val Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Met Leu Thr Val
Leu Gly Gln Pro Lys 100 105 110Ala Ala Pro Ser Val Thr Leu Phe Pro
Pro Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Gln 115 120 125Ala Asn Lys Ala Thr Leu Val
Cys Leu Ile Ser Asp Phe Tyr Pro Gly 130 135 140Ala Val Thr Val Ala
Trp Lys Ala Asp Ser Ser Pro Val Lys Ala Gly145 150 155 160Val Glu
Thr Thr Thr Pro Ser Lys Gln Ser Asn Asn Lys Tyr Ala Ala 165 170
175Ser Ser Tyr Leu Ser Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Lys Ser His Lys Ser
180 185 190Tyr Ser Cys Gln Val Thr His Glu Gly Ser Thr Val Glu Lys
Thr Val 195 200 205Ala Pro Thr Glu Cys 210142639DNAHomo sapiens
142tcttctgagc tgactcagga ccctgctgtg tctgtggcct tgggacagac
agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag gagacagcct cagaagctat tatgcaagct ggtaccagca
gaagccagga 120caggcccctg tacttgtcat ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc
cctcagggat cccagaccga 180ttctctggct ccagctcagg aaacacagct
tccttgacca tcactggggc tcaggcggaa 240gatgaggctg actattactg
taactcccgg gacagcagtg gtaaccatgt ggtattcggc 300ggagggacca
tgctgaccgt cctaggtcag cccaaggctg ccccctcggt cactctgttc
360ccaccctcct ctgaggagct tcaagccaac aaggccacac tggtgtgtct
cataagtgac 420ttctacccgg gagccgtgac agtggcctgg aaggcagata
gcagccccgt caaggcggga 480gtggagacca ccacaccctc caaacaaagc
aacaacaagt acgcggccag cagctacctg 540agcctgacgc ctgagcagtg
gaagtcccac aaaagctaca gctgccaggt cacgcatgaa 600gggagcaccg
tggagaagac agtggcccct acagaatgt 639143215PRTHomo sapiens 143Gln Ser
Val Leu Thr Gln Pro Pro Ser Ala Ser Gly Thr Pro Gly Gln1 5 10 15Arg
Val Thr Ile Ser Cys Ser Gly Ser Ser Ser Asn Ile Gly Ser Asn 20 25
30Thr Val Asn Trp Tyr Gln Gln Leu Pro Gly Thr Ala Pro Lys Leu Leu
35 40 45Ile Tyr Ser Asn Asn Gln Arg Pro Ser Gly Val Pro Asp Arg Phe
Ser 50 55 60Gly Ser Lys Ser Gly Thr Ser Ala Ser Leu Ala Ile Ser Gly
Leu Gln65 70 75 80Ser Glu Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Gly Thr Trp
Asp Ser Ser Leu 85 90 95Ser Ala Gly Val Phe Gly Thr Gly Thr Lys Val
Thr Val Leu Gly Gln 100 105 110Pro Lys Ala Asn Pro Thr Val Thr Leu
Phe Pro Pro Ser Ser Glu Glu 115 120 125Leu Gln Ala Asn Lys Ala Thr
Leu Val Cys Leu Ile Ser Asp Phe Tyr 130 135 140Pro Gly Ala Val Thr
Val Ala Trp Lys Ala Asp Ser Ser Pro Val Glu145 150 155 160Ala Gly
Val Glu Thr Thr Thr Pro Ser Lys Gln Ser Asn Asn Lys Tyr 165 170
175Ala Ala Ser Ser Tyr Leu Ser Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Lys Ser His
180 185 190Arg Ser Tyr Ser Cys Gln Val Thr His Glu Gly Ser Thr Val
Glu Lys 195 200 205Thr Val Ala Pro Thr Glu Cys 210 215144645DNAHomo
sapiens 144cagtctgtgt tgacgcagcc gccctcagcg tctgggaccc ccgggcagag
ggtcaccatc 60tcttgttctg gaagcagctc caacatcgga agtaatactg taaactggta
ccagcagctc 120ccaggaacgg cccccaaact cctcatctat agtaataatc
agcggccctc aggggtccct 180gaccgattct ctggctccaa gtctggcacc
tcagcctccc tggccatcag tgggctccag 240tctgaggatg aggctgatta
ttactgcgga acatgggata gcagcctgag tgctggcgtc 300ttcggaactg
ggaccaaggt caccgtccta ggtcagccca aggccaaccc cactgtcact
360ctgttcccgc cctcctctga ggagctccaa gccaacaagg ccacactagt
gtgtctgata 420agtgacttct acccgggagc cgtgacagtg gcctggaagg
cagatagcag ccccgtcgag 480gcgggagtgg agaccaccac accctccaaa
caaagcaaca acaagtacgc ggccagcagc 540tacctgagcc tgacgcctga
gcagtggaag tcccacagaa gctacagctg ccaggtcacg 600catgaaggga
gcaccgtgga gaagacagtg gcccctacag aatgt 645145442PRTHomo sapiens
145Met Ala Ser Val Val Leu Pro Ser Gly Ser Gln Cys Ala Ala Ala Ala1
5 10 15Ala Ala Ala Ala Pro Pro Gly Leu Arg Leu Arg Leu Leu Leu Leu
Leu 20 25 30Phe Ser Ala Ala Ala Leu Ile Pro Thr Gly Asp Gly Gln Asn
Leu Phe 35 40 45Thr Lys Asp Val Thr Val Ile Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Thr
Ile Ser Cys 50 55 60Gln Val Asn Lys Ser Asp Asp Ser Val Ile Gln Leu
Leu Asn Pro Asn65 70 75 80Arg Gln Thr Ile Tyr Phe Arg Asp Phe Arg
Pro Leu Lys Asp Ser Arg 85 90 95Phe Gln Leu Leu Asn Phe Ser Ser Ser
Glu Leu Lys Val Ser Leu Thr 100 105 110Asn Val Ser Ile Ser Asp Glu
Gly Arg Tyr Phe Cys Gln Leu Tyr Thr 115 120 125Asp Pro Pro Gln Glu
Ser Tyr Thr Thr Ile Thr Val Leu Val Pro Pro 130 135 140Arg Asn Leu
Met Ile Asp Ile Gln Arg Asp Thr Ala Val Glu Gly Glu145 150 155
160Glu Ile Glu Val Asn Cys Thr Ala Met Ala Ser Lys Pro Ala Thr Thr
165 170 175Ile Arg Trp Phe Lys Gly Asn Thr Glu Leu Lys Gly Lys Ser
Glu Val 180 185 190Glu Glu Trp Ser Asp Met Tyr Thr Val Thr Ser Gln
Leu Met Leu Lys 195 200 205Val His Lys Glu Asp Asp Gly Val Pro Val
Ile Cys Gln Val Glu His 210 215 220Pro Ala Val Thr Gly Asn Leu Gln
Thr Gln Arg Tyr Leu Glu Val Gln225 230 235 240Tyr Lys Pro Gln Val
His Ile Gln Met Thr Tyr Pro Leu Gln Gly Leu 245 250 255Thr Arg Glu
Gly Asp Ala Leu Glu Leu Thr Cys Glu Ala Ile Gly Lys 260 265 270Pro
Gln Pro Val Met Val Thr Trp Val Arg Val Asp Asp Glu Met Pro 275 280
285Gln His Ala Val Leu Ser Gly Pro Asn Leu Phe Ile Asn Asn Leu Asn
290 295 300Lys Thr Asp Asn Gly Thr Tyr Arg Cys Glu Ala Ser Asn Ile
Val Gly305 310 315 320Lys Ala His Ser Asp Tyr Met Leu Tyr Val Tyr
Asp Pro Pro Thr Thr 325 330 335Ile Pro Pro Pro Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr
Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr 340 345 350Thr Ile Leu Thr Ile Ile Thr
Asp Ser Arg Ala Gly Glu Glu Gly Ser 355 360 365Ile Arg Ala Val Asp
His Ala Val Ile Gly Gly Val Val Ala Val Val 370 375 380Val Phe Ala
Met Leu Cys Leu Leu Ile Ile Leu Gly Arg Tyr Phe Ala385 390 395
400Arg His Lys Gly Thr Tyr Phe Thr His Glu Ala Lys Gly Ala Asp Asp
405 410 415Ala Ala Asp Ala Asp Thr Ala Ile Ile Asn Ala Glu Gly Gly
Gln Asn 420 425 430Asn Ser Glu Glu Lys Lys Glu Tyr Phe Ile 435
4401463512DNAHomo sapiens 146gacatggcga gtgtagtgct gccgagcgga
tcccagtgtg cggcggcagc ggcggcggcg 60gcgcctcccg ggctccggct ccggcttctg
ctgttgctct tctccgccgc ggcactgatc 120cccacaggtg atgggcagaa
tctgtttacg aaagacgtga cagtgatcga gggagaggtt 180gcgaccatca
gttgccaagt caataagagt gacgactctg tgattcagct actgaatccc
240aacaggcaga ccatttattt cagggacttc aggcctttga aggacagcag
gtttcagttg 300ctgaattttt ctagcagtga actcaaagta tcattgacaa
acgtctcaat ttctgatgaa 360ggaagatact tttgccagct ctataccgat
cccccacagg aaagttacac caccatcaca 420gtcctggtcc caccacgtaa
tctgatgatc gatatccaga gagacactgc ggtggaaggt 480gaggagattg
aagtcaactg cactgctatg gccagcaagc cagccacgac tatcaggtgg
540ttcaaaggga acacagagct aaaaggcaaa tcggaggtgg aagagtggtc
agacatgtac 600actgtgacca gtcagctgat gctgaaggtg cacaaggagg
acgatggggt cccagtgatc 660tgccaggtgg agcaccctgc ggtcactgga
aacctgcaga cccagcggta tctagaagta 720cagtataagc cacaagtgca
cattcagatg acttatcctc tacaaggctt aacccgggaa 780ggggacgcgc
ttgagttaac atgtgaagcc atcgggaagc cccagcctgt gatggtaact
840tgggtgagag tcgatgatga aatgcctcaa cacgccgtac tgtctgggcc
caacctgttc 900atcaataacc taaacaaaac agataatggt acataccgct
gtgaagcttc aaacatagtg 960gggaaagctc actcggatta tatgctgtat
gtatacgatc cccccacaac tatccctcct 1020cccacaacaa ccaccaccac
caccaccacc accaccacca ccatccttac catcatcaca 1080gattcccgag
caggtgaaga aggctcgatc agggcagtgg atcatgccgt gatcggtggc
1140gtcgtggcgg tggtggtgtt cgccatgctg tgcttgctca tcattctggg
gcgctatttt 1200gccagacata aaggtacata cttcactcat gaagccaaag
gagccgatga cgcagcagac 1260gcagacacag ctataatcaa tgcagaagga
ggacagaaca actccgaaga aaagaaagag 1320tacttcatct agatcagcct
ttttgtttca atgaggtgtc caactggccc tatttagatg 1380ataaagagac
agtgatattg gaacttgcga gaaattcgtg tgttttttta tgaatgggtg
1440gaaaggtgtg agactgggaa ggcttgggat ttgctgtgta aaaaaaaaaa
aaaatgttct 1500ttggaaagta cactctgctg tttgacacct cttttttcgt
ttgtttgttt gtttaatttt 1560tatttcttcc taccaagtca aacttggata
cttggattta gtttcagtag attgcagaaa 1620attctgtgcc ttgttttttg
tttgtttgtt gcgttccttt cttttccccc tttgtgcaca 1680tttatttcct
ccctctaccc caatttcgga
ttttttccaa aatctcccat tttggaattt 1740gcctgctggg attccttaga
ctcttttcct tcccttttct gttctagttt tttacttttg 1800tttattttta
tggtaactgc tttctgttcc aaattcagtt tcataaaagg agaaccagca
1860cagcttagga tttcatagtt cagaatttag tgtatccata atgcattctt
ctctgttgtc 1920gtaaagattt gggtgaacaa acaatgaaaa ctctttgctg
ctgcccatgt ttcaaatact 1980tagagcagtg aagactagaa aattagactg
tgattcagaa aatgttctgt ttgctgtgga 2040actacattac tgtacagggt
tatctgcaag tgaggtgtgt cacaatgaga ttgaatttca 2100ctgtctttaa
ttctgtatct gtagacggct cagtatagat accctacgct gtccagaaag
2160gtttggggca gaaaggactc ctcctttttc catgccctaa acagacctga
caggtgaggt 2220ctgttccttt tatataagtg gacaaatttt gagttgccac
aggaggggaa gtagggaggg 2280gggaaataca gttctgctct ggttgtttct
gttccaaatg attccatcca cctttcccaa 2340tcggccttac ttctcactaa
tttgtaggaa aaagcaagtt cgtctgttgt gcgaatgact 2400gaatgggaca
gagttgattt tttttttttt tttcctttgt gcttagttag gaaggcagta
2460ggatgtggcc tgcatgtact gtatattaca gatatttgtc atgctgggat
ttccaactcg 2520aatctgtgtg aaactttcat tccttcagat ttggcttgac
aaaggcagga ggtacaaaag 2580aagggctggt attgttctca cactggtctg
ctgtcgctct cagttctcga taggtcagag 2640cagaggtgga aaaacagcat
gtacggattt tcagttactt aatcaaaact caaatgtgag 2700tgtttttatc
tttttacctt tcatacacta gccttggcct ctttcctcag ccttaagaac
2760catctgccaa aaattactga tcctcgcatg atggcagcca tagtgcatag
ctactaaaat 2820cagtgacctt gaacatatct tagatgggga gcctcgggaa
aaggtagagg agtcacgtta 2880ccatttacat gttttaaaga aagaagtgtg
gggattttca ctgaaacgtc taggaaatct 2940agaagtagtc ctgaaggaca
gaaactaaac tcttaccata tgtttggtaa gactccagac 3000tccagctaac
agtccctatg gaaagatggc atcaaaaaag atagatctat atatatatat
3060aaatatatat tctattacat tttcagtgag taattttgga ttttgcaagg
tgcattttta 3120ctattgttac attatgtgga aaacttatgc tgatttattt
aagggggaaa aagtgtcaac 3180tctttgttat ttgaaaacat gtttattttt
cttgtcttta ttttaacctt tgatagaacc 3240attgcaatat gggggccttt
tgggaacgga ctggtatgta aaagaaaatc cattatcgag 3300cagcatttta
tttacccctc ccctatccct aggcacttaa ccaagacaaa aagccacaat
3360gaacatccct ttttcaatga attttataat ctgcagctct attccgagcc
cttagcaccc 3420attccgacca tagtataatc atatcaaagg gtgagaatca
tttagcatgt tgttgaaagg 3480ttttttttca gttgttcttt ttagaaaaaa ag
351214717DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
147caggaaacag ctatgac 1714822DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 148cggctccaag tcgacgtcgt ca
2214983DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
149cagctgcagc agtctggggc agagcttgtg aagccagggg cctcagtcaa
gttgtcctgc 60acagcttctg gcttcaacat taa 8315081DNAArtificialAn
artificially synthesized primer sequence 150agaccgaagt tgtaatttct
gtggatatac gtgacccact tcgtctccgg acttttccca 60gatctcacct aaccttccta
a 8115184DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
151aagggtctag agtggattgg aaggattgat cctgcgagtg gtaatactaa
atatgacccg 60aaggacaagg ccactataac agca 8415266DNAArtificialAn
artificially synthesized primer sequence 152ttcctgttcc ggtgatattg
tcgtctgtgt aggaggttgt gtcggatgga tgtcgactta 60agggac
6615351DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
153cagctgaatt ccctgacatc tgaggacact gccgtctatt actgtgctgg t
5115473DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
154cagataatga cacgaccaat actaatgccg ttgaaactga tgaccccggt
tccgtggtgc 60cagtggcaca agg 7315554DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 155ggttctctaa cagtagtggt agtagtggta
attattctcg atagggccct cgaa 5415669DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 156gacatcgagc tcacccagtc tccagcctcc
ctttctgcgt ctgtgggaga aactgtcacc 60atcacatgt 6915763DNAArtificialAn
artificially synthesized primer sequence 157tgacagtggt agtgtacagc
tcgttcaccc ttataagtgt taataaatcg taccatggtc 60gtc
6315848DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
158gcatggtacc agcagaaacc agggaaatct cctcagctcc tggtctat
4815981DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
159ggagtcgagg accagatatt acgtttttgg aatcgtctac cacacggtag
ttccaagtca 60ccgtcaccta ggccttgtgt t 8116045DNAArtificialAn
artificially synthesized primer sequence 160tcatgaggca cctgcaagcc
acctccgtgg ttcgagctct agttt 4516145DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 161agtactccgt ggacgttcgg tggaggcacc
aagctcgaga tcaaa 4516210DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 162atcgacagct 1016330DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 163aagccacctc catggttcga gctctagttt
3016444DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
164tcgaagttgt ccttactcac aagccgcgcg gtcagctgag gtaa
4416555DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
165accctggtca ccgtctcctc agcctccacc aagggcccat cggtcttccc cctgg
5516637DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
166gggagtcgtc gcagcactgg cacgggaggt cgtcgaa 3716736DNAArtificialAn
artificially synthesized primer sequence 167ggactctact ccctcagcag
cgtcgtgacc gtgccc 3616863DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 168gggtcgttgt ggttccacct gttctttcaa ctcgggttta
gaacagtagt ggtagtagtg 60gta 6316956DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 169gggtttagaa cagtagtggt agtagtggta
attattctcg atagggccct cgaacg 5617033DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 170ggcaccacgg tcaccgtctc gagcgcctcc acc
331711916DNAArtificialInsert sequence of pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd
171aagcttgcat gcaaattcta tttcaaggag acagtcataa tgaaatacct
attgcctacg 60gcagccgctg gattgttatt actcgctgcc caaccagcga tggcccaggt
gcagctgcag 120cagtctgggg cagagcttgt gaagccaggg gcctcagtca
agttgtcctg cacagcttct 180ggcttcaaca ttaaagacac ctatatgcac
tgggtgaagc agaggcctga aaagggtcta 240gaattccctg acatctgagg
acactgccgt ctattactgt gctggttatg attacggcaa 300ctttgactac
tggggccaag gcaccacggt caccgtctcg agaggcggtg gcggatcagg
360tggcggtgga agtggcggtg gtgggtccat ggccgacatc gagctcaccc
agtctccagc 420ctccctttct gcgtctgtgg gagaaactgt caccatcaca
tgtcgagcaa gtgggaatat 480tcacaattat ttagcatggt accaagctcg
agatcaaacg ggctgatgct gcaccaactg 540tatccatctt cccaccatcc
agtgagcagt taacatctgg aggtgcctca gtcgtgtgct 600tcttgaacag
cttctacccc aaagacatca atgtcaagtg gaagattgat ggcagtgaac
660gacaaaatgg cgtcctgaac agttggactg atcaggacag caaagacagc
acctacagca 720tgagcagcac cctcacgttg accaaggacg agtatgaacg
acataacagc tatacctgtg 780aggccactca caagacatca acttcaccca
ttgtcaagag cttcaacagg aatgagtgtt 840cggcgcgcca gtcgactcca
ttcgtttgtg aatatcaagg ccaatcgtct gacctgcctc 900aacctcctgt
caatgctggc ggcggctctg gtggtggttc tggtggcggc tctgagggtg
960gtggctctga gggtggcggt tctgagggtg gcggctctga gggaggcggt
tccggtggtg 1020gctctggttc cggtgatttt gattatgaaa agatggcaaa
cgctaataag ggggctatga 1080ccgaaaatgc cgatgaaaac gcgctacagt
cagacgctaa aggcaaactt gattctgtcg 1140ctactgatta cggtgctgct
atcgatggtt tcattggtga cgtttccggc cttgctaatg 1200gtaatggtgc
tactggtgat tttgctggct ctaattccca aatggctcaa gtcggtgacg
1260gtgataattc acctttaatg aataatttcc gtcaatattt accttccctc
cctcaatcgg 1320ttgaatgtcg cccttttgtc tttggcgctg gtaaaccata
tgaattttct attgattgtg 1380acaaaataaa cttattccgt ggtgtctttg
cgtttctttt atatgttgcc acctttatgt 1440atgtattttc tacgtttgct
aacatactgc gtaataagga gtcttaatca tgccagttct 1500tttgggtgct
agctgtcgac tgcgcaacac gatgaagccg tagacaacaa attcaacaaa
1560gaacaacaaa acgcgttcta tgagatctta catttaccta acttaaacga
agaacaacga 1620aacgccttca tccaaagttt aaaagatgac ccaagccaaa
gcgctaacct tttagcagaa 1680gctaaaaagc taaatgatgc tcaggcgccg
aaagtagaca acaaattcaa caaagaacaa 1740caaaacgcgt tctatgagat
cttacattta cctaacttaa acgaagaaca acgaaacgcc 1800ttcatccaaa
gtttaaaaga tgacccaagc caaagcgcta accttttagc agaagctaaa
1860aagctaaatg atgctcaggc gccgaaagta gacgcgaatt agctgggaat taattc
191617266PRTArtificialAmino acid sequence encoded by insert
sequence of pscFvCA9-E8VHdVLd 172Met Lys Tyr Leu Leu Pro Thr Ala
Ala Ala Gly Leu Leu Leu Leu Ala1 5 10 15Ala Gln Pro Ala Met Ala Gln
Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu 20 25 30Leu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala
Ser Val Lys Leu Ser Cys Thr Ala Ser Gly 35 40 45Phe Asn Ile Lys Asp
Thr Tyr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Glu 50 55 60Lys
Gly6517377DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
173gtcaccgtct cgagaggcgg tggcggatca ggtggcggtg gaagtggcgg
tggtgggtcc 60atggccgaca tcgagct 7717468DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 174cgatgtcggc catggaccca ccaccgccac
ttccaccgcc acctgatccg ccaccgcctc 60tcgagacg
681751774DNAArtificialInsert sequence of pscFvCA-E8VHd
175aagcttgcat gcaaattcta tttcaaggag acagtcataa tgaaatacct
attgcctacg 60gcagccgctg gattgttatt actcgcggcc cagccggcca tggcccaggt
gcagctgcag 120cagtctgggg cagagcttgt gaagccaggg gcctcagtca
agttgtcctg cacagcttct 180ggcttcaaca ttaaagacac ctatatgcac
tgggtgaagc agaggcctga aaagggtcta 240gaattccctg acatctgagg
acactgccgt ctattactgt gctggttatg attacggcaa 300ctttgactac
tggggccaag gcaccacggt caccgtctcc tcaggcggtg gcggatcagg
360tggcggtgga agtggcggtg gtgggtctac tagtgacatc gagctcaccc
agtctccagc 420ctccctttct gcgtctgtgg gagaaactgt caccatcaca
tgtcgagcaa gtgggaatat 480tcacaattat ttagcatggt accagcagaa
accagggaaa tctcctcagc tcctggtcta 540taatgcaaaa accttagcag
atggtgtgcc atcaaggttc agtggcagtg gatccggaac 600acaatattct
ctcaagatca acagcctgca gcctgaagat tttgggagtt attactgtca
660acatttttgg agtactccgt ggacgttcgg tggaggtacc aagctcgagt
cgactccatt 720cgtttgtgaa tatcaaggcc aatcgtctga cctgcctcaa
cctcctgtca atgctggcgg 780cggctctggt ggtggttctg gtggcggctc
tgagggtggt ggctctgagg gtggcggttc 840tgagggtggc ggctctgagg
gaggcggttc cggtggtggc tctggttccg gtgattttga 900ttatgaaaag
atggcaaacg ctaataaggg ggctatgacc gaaaatgccg atgaaaacgc
960gctacagtca gacgctaaag gcaaacttga ttctgtcgct actgattacg
gtgctgctat 1020cgatggtttc attggtgacg tttccggcct tgctaatggt
aatggtgcta ctggtgattt 1080tgctggctct aattcccaaa tggctcaagt
cggtgacggt gataattcac ctttaatgaa 1140taatttccgt caatatttac
cttccctccc tcaatcggtt gaatgtcgcc cttttgtctt 1200tggcgctggt
aaaccatatg aattttctat tgattgtgac aaaataaact tattccgtgg
1260tgtctttgcg tttcttttat atgttgccac ctttatgtat gtattttcta
cgtttgctaa 1320catactgcgt aataaggagt cttaatcatg ccagttcttt
tgggtgctag ctgtcgactg 1380cgcaacacga tgaagccgta gacaacaaat
tcaacaaaga acaacaaaac gcgttctatg 1440agatcttaca tttacctaac
ttaaacgaag aacaacgaaa cgccttcatc caaagtttaa 1500aagatgaccc
aagccaaagc gctaaccttt tagcagaagc taaaaagcta aatgatgctc
1560aggcgccgaa agtagacaac aaattcaaca aagaacaaca aaacgcgttc
tatgagatct 1620tacatttacc taacttaaac gaagaacaac gaaacgcctt
catccaaagt ttaaaagatg 1680acccaagcca aagcgctaac cttttagcag
aagctaaaaa gctaaatgat gctcaggcgc 1740cgaaagtaga cgcgaattag
ctgggaatta attc 177417666PRTArtificialAmino acid sequence encoded
by insert sequence of pscFvCA-E8VHd 176Met Lys Tyr Leu Leu Pro Thr
Ala Ala Ala Gly Leu Leu Leu Leu Ala1 5 10 15Ala Gln Pro Ala Met Ala
Gln Val Gln Leu Gln Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu 20 25 30Leu Val Lys Pro Gly
Ala Ser Val Lys Leu Ser Cys Thr Ala Ser Gly 35 40 45Phe Asn Ile Lys
Asp Thr Tyr Met His Trp Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Glu 50 55 60Lys
Gly6517791DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
177caccacggtc accgtctcct caggcggtgg cggatcaggt ggcggtggaa
gtggcggtgg 60tgggtctact agtgacatcg agctcaccca g
9117891DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
178gtggtgccag tggcagagga gtccgccacc gcctagtcca ccgccacctt
caccgccacc 60acccagatga tcactgtagc tcgagtgggt c
9117917DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
179caggaaacag ctatgac 1718042DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 180gacgccgggt cggccggtac cggctccaag
tcgacgtcgt ca 4218156DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 181gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gccgacatcc
agatgaccca gtctcc 5618256DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 182gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gccgatgttg
tgatgactca gtctcc 5618356DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 183gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gccgaaattg
tgttgacgca gtctcc 5618456DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 184gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gccgacatcg
tgatgaccca gtctcc 5618556DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 185gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gccgaaacga
cactcacgca gtctcc 5618656DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 186gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gccgaaattg
tgctgactca gtctcc 5618756DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 187gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gcccagtctg
tgttgacgca gccgcc 5618856DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 188gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gcccagtctg
ccctgactca gcctgc 5618956DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 189gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gcctcctatg
tgctgactca gccacc 5619056DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 190gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gcctcttctg
agctgactca ggaccc 5619156DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 191gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gcccacgtta
tactgactca accgcc 5619256DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 192gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gcccaggctg
tgctcactca gccgcc 5619356DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 193gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg gccaatttta
tgctgactca gcccca 5619444DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 194tcgactggcg cgccgaacac tctcccctgt tgaagctctt tgtg
4419543DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
195tcgactggcg cgccgaacat tctgtagggg ccactgtctt ctc
4319620DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
196atggagtcgg gaaggaagtc 2019756DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 197gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gcccaggtgc agctggtgca gtctgg 5619856DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 198gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gcccaggtca acttaaggga gtctgg 5619956DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 199gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gccgaggtgc agctggtgga gtctgg 5620056DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 200gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gcccaggtgc agctgcagga gtcggg 5620156DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 201gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gcccaggtgc agctgttgca gtctgc 5620256DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 202gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gcccaggtac agctgcagca gtcagg 5620359DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 203gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gcccagrtca ccttgaagga gtctggtcc 5920456DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 204gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gcccaggtgc agctacagca gtgggg 5620556DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 205gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gccgaggtgc agctggtgca gtctgg 5620664DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 206gtcctcgcaa ctgcggccca gccggccatg
gcccaggtgc agctggtgca atctgggtct 60gagt 6420732DNAArtificialAn
artificially synthesized primer sequence 207ggtggaggca ctcgagacgg
tgaccagggt gc 3220832DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 208ggtggaggca ctcgagacgg tgaccattgt cc
3220932DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
209ggtggaggca ctcgagacgg tgaccagggt tc 3221032DNAArtificialAn
artificially synthesized primer sequence 210ggtggaggca ctcgagacgg
tgaccgtggt cc 3221136DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized
primer sequence 211gtgtgcggcc gcctagatga agtactcttt cttttc
3621268DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
212caaaagctgg agctcgtcga ctacccagaa ttcaagctta ttcgcgcggc
cgcggtacca 60ggtaagtg 6821368DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 213cacttacctg gtaccgcggc cgcgcgaata
atctttcctt ctgggtagtc gacgagctcc 60agcttttg
6821440DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
214gagagtcgac gccaccatgg cgagtgtagt gctgccgagc
4021520DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
215aattaaccct cactaaaggg 2021620DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 216taatacgact cactataggg
202171323DNAArtificialcDNA sequence 217atggcgagtg tagtgctgcc
gagcggatcc cagtgtgcgg cggcagcggc ggcggcggcg 60cctcccgggc tccggcttct
gctgttgctc ttctccgccg cggcactgat ccccacaggt 120gatgggcaga
atctgtttac gaaagacgtg acagtgatcg agggagaggt tgcgaccatc
180agttgccaag tcaataagag tgacgactct gtgattcagc tactgaatcc
caacaggcag 240accatttatt tcagggactt caggcctttg aaggacagca
ggtttcagtt gctgaatttt 300tctagcagtg aactcaaagt atcattgaca
aacgtctcaa tttctgatga aggaagatac 360ttttgccagc tctataccga
tcccccacag gaaagttaca ccaccatcac agtcctggtc 420ccaccacgta
atctgatgat cgatatccag aaagacactg cggtggaagg tgaggagatt
480gaagtcaact gcactgctat ggccagcaag ccagccacga ctatcaggtg
gttcaaaggg 540aacacagagc taaaaggcaa atcggaggtg gaagagtggt
cagacatgta cactgtgacc 600agtcagctga tgctgaaggt gcacaaggag
gacgatgggg tcccagtgat ctgccaggtg 660gagcaccctg cggtcactgg
aaacctgcag acccagcggt atctagaagt acagtataag 720cctcaagtgc
acattcagat gacttatcct ctacaaggct taacccggga aggggacgcg
780cttgagttaa catgtgaagc catcgggaag ccccagcctg tgatggtaac
ttgggtgaga 840gtcgatgatg aaatgcctca acacgccgta ctgtctgggc
ccaacctgtt catcaataac 900ctaaacaaaa cagataatgg tacataccgc
tgtgaagctt caaacatagt ggggaaagct 960cactcggatt atatgctgta
tgtatacgat ccccccacaa ctatccctcc tcccacaaca 1020accaccacca
ccaccaccac caccaccacc accatcctta ccatcatcac agattcccga
1080gcaggtgaag aaggctcgat cagggcagtg gatcatgccg tgatcggtgg
cgtcgtggcg 1140gtggtggtgt tcgccatgct gtgcttgctc atcattctgg
ggcgctattt tgccagacat 1200aaaggtacat acttcactca tgaagccaaa
ggagccgatg acgcagcaga cgcagacaca 1260gctataatca atgcagaagg
aggacagaac aactccgaag aaaagaaaga gtacttcatc 1320tag
13232181362DNAArtificialcDNA sequence 218atggcgagtg tagtgctgcc
gagcggatcc cagtgtgcgg cggcagcggc ggcggcggcg 60cctcccgggc tccggctccg
gcttctgctg ttgctcttct ccgccgcggc actgatcccc 120acaggtgatg
ggcagaatct gtttacgaaa gacgtgacag tgatcgaggg agaggttgcg
180accatcagtt gccaagtcaa taagagtgac gactctgtga ttcagctact
gaatcccaac 240aggcagacca tttatttcag ggacttcagg cctttgaagg
acagcaggtt tcagttgctg 300aatttttcta gcagtgaact caaagtatca
ttgacaaacg tctcaatttc tgatgaagga 360agatactttt gccagctcta
taccgatccc ccacaggaaa gttacaccac catcacagtc 420ctggtcccac
cacgtaatct gatgatcgat atccagaaag acactgcggt ggaaggtgag
480gagattgaag tcaactgcac tgctatggcc agcaagccag ccacgactat
caggtggttc 540aaagggaaca cagagctaaa aggcaaatcg gaggtggaag
agtggtcaga catgtacact 600gtgaccagtc agctgatgct gaaggtgcac
aaggaggacg atggggtccc agtgatctgc 660caggtggagc accctgcggt
cactggaaac ctgcagaccc agcggtatct agaagtacag 720tataagcctc
aagtgcacat tcagatgact tatcctctac aaggcttaac ccgggaaggg
780gacgcgcttg agttaacatg tgaagccatc gggaagcccc agcctgtgat
ggtaacttgg 840gtgagagtcg atgatgaaat gcctcaacac gccgtactgt
ctgggcccaa cctgttcatc 900aataacctaa acaaaacaga taatggtaca
taccgctgtg aagcttcaaa catagtgggg 960aaagctcact cggattatat
gctgtatgta tacgatcccc ccacaactat ccctcctccc 1020acaacaacca
ccaccaccac caccaccacc accaccacca tccttaccat catcacagac
1080acaacggcga cgacagaacc agcagttcac gattcccgag caggtgaaga
aggctcgatc 1140agggcagtgg atcatgccgt gatcggtggc gtcgtggcgg
tggtggtgtt cgccatgctg 1200tgcttgctca tcattctggg gcgctatttt
gccagacata aaggtacata cttcactcat 1260gaagccaaag gagccgatga
cgcagcagac gcagacacag ctataatcaa tgcagaagga 1320ggacagaaca
actccgaaga aaagaaagag tacttcatct ag 136221924DNAArtificialAn
artificially synthesized primer sequence 219ttcagggact tcaggccttt
gaag 2422024DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer
sequence 220caccgatcac ggcatgatcc actg 24221119PRTHomo sapiens
221Glu Val Gln Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly1
5 10 15Ser Leu Arg Leu Ser Cys Ala Ala Ser Gly Phe Thr Phe Arg Ser
Tyr 20 25 30Thr Met Ser Trp Val Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu
Trp Val 35 40 45Ser Gly Ile Ser Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Ala
Asp Ser Val 50 55 60Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile Ser Arg Asp Asn Ser Asn
Asn Thr Leu Tyr65 70 75 80Leu Gln Met His Ser Leu Arg Ala Glu Asp
Thr Ala Leu Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Gly Leu Tyr Gly Leu Tyr Ala
Met Asp Val Trp Gly Gln Gly 100 105 110Thr Thr Val Thr Val Ser Arg
1152225PRTHomo sapiens 222Ser Tyr Thr Met Ser1 522317PRTHomo
sapiens 223Gly Ile Ser Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Ala Asp Ser
Val Lys1 5 10 15Gly22410PRTHomo sapiens 224Gly Leu Tyr Gly Leu Tyr
Ala Met Asp Val1 5 10225109PRTHomo sapiens 225Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr
Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Ser Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg Ile
Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg His Tyr Tyr Pro 20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr
Gln Gln Lys Pro Arg Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Phe Phe 35 40 45Gly Glu
Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60Ala
Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Ala Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65 70 75
80Asp Asp Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Ser Ser Arg Asp Gly Asn Asp Asp Arg
85 90 95Trp Leu Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Val Thr Val Leu Gly 100
10522611PRTHomo sapiens 226Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg His Tyr Tyr Pro
Ser1 5 102277PRTHomo sapiens 227Gly Glu Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser1
52289PRTHomo sapiens 228Ser Ser Arg Asp Gly Asn Asp Asp Arg1
5229116PRTHomo sapiens 229Glu Val Gln Leu Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Gly
Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Gly1 5 10 15Ser Leu Arg Leu Ser Cys Ala Ala Ser
Gly Phe Thr Phe Ser Ser Tyr 20 25 30Ala Met Ser Trp Val Arg Gln Ala
Pro Gly Lys Gly Leu Glu Trp Val 35 40 45Ser Ala Ile Ser Gly Ser Gly
Gly Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Ala Asp Ser Val 50 55 60Lys Gly Arg Phe Thr Ile
Ser Arg Asp Asn Ser Lys Asn Thr Leu Tyr65 70 75 80Leu Gln Met Asn
Ser Leu Arg Ala Lys Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95Ala Lys Thr
Asn Trp Asn Phe Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val 100 105 110Thr
Val Ser Arg 1152305PRTHomo sapiens 230Ser Tyr Ala Met Ser1
523117PRTHomo sapiens 231Ala Ile Ser Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Thr Tyr
Tyr Ala Asp Ser Val Lys1 5 10 15Gly2327PRTHomo sapiens 232Thr Asn
Trp Asn Phe Asp Tyr1 5233109PRTHomo sapiens 233Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr
Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg Ile
Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr
Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly Lys
Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60Ser
Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65 70 75
80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn His
85 90 95Val Val Phe Gly Gly Gly Thr Lys Leu Thr Val Leu Gly 100
10523411PRTHomo sapiens 234Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Ser Tyr Tyr Ala
Ser1 5 102357PRTHomo sapiens 235Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser1
52369PRTHomo sapiens 236Asn Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn His1
5237116PRTHomo sapiens 237Gln Val Gln Leu Val Gln Ser Gly Ala Glu
Val Lys Lys Pro Gly Ala1 5 10 15Ser Val Lys Val Ser Cys Lys Ala Ser
Gly Tyr Thr Phe Thr Gly Tyr 20 25 30Tyr Met His Trp Val Arg Gln Ala
Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Glu Trp Met 35 40 45Gly Trp Ile Asn Pro Asn Ser
Gly Gly Thr Asn Tyr Ala Gln Lys Phe 50 55 60Gln Gly Arg Val Thr Met
Thr Arg Asp Thr Ser Ile Ser Thr Ala Tyr65 70 75 80Met Glu Leu Ser
Arg Leu Arg Ser Asp Asp Thr Ala Val Tyr Tyr Cys 85 90 95Ala Arg Asp
Asn Trp Asn Tyr Asp Tyr Trp Gly Gln Gly Thr Leu Val 100 105 110Thr
Val Ser Arg 1152385PRTHomo sapiens 238Gly Tyr Tyr Met His1
523917PRTHomo sapiens 239Trp Ile Asn Pro Asn Ser Gly Gly Thr Asn
Tyr Ala Gln Lys Phe Gln1 5 10 15Gly2407PRTHomo sapiens 240Asp Asn
Trp Asn Tyr Asp Tyr1 5241108PRTHomo sapiens 241Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr
Gln Asp Pro Ala Val Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Gln1 5 10 15Thr Val Arg Ile
Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Thr Tyr Tyr Ala 20 25 30Ser Trp Tyr
Gln Gln Lys Pro Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Leu Val Ile Tyr 35 40 45Gly Lys
Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Arg Phe Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60Ser
Ser Gly Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ile Thr Gly Ala Gln Ala Glu65 70 75
80Asp Glu Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Cys Asp Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn His
85 90 95Val Phe Gly Thr Gly Thr Lys Val Thr Val Leu Gly 100
10524211PRTHomo sapiens 242Gln Gly Asp Ser Leu Arg Thr Tyr Tyr Ala
Ser1 5 102437PRTHomo sapiens 243Gly Lys Asn Asn Arg Pro Ser1
52449PRTHomo sapiens 244Asp Ser Arg Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn His1
5245356DNAHomo sapiens 245gaggtgcagc tggtggagtc tgggggaggc
ttggtacagc ctggggggtc cctgagactc 60tcctgtgcag cctctggatt cacctttagg
agctatacca tgagctgggt ccgccaggct 120ccagggaagg ggctggagtg
ggtctcaggt attagtggta gtggtggtag cacatactac 180gcagactccg
tgaagggccg gttcaccatc tccagagaca attccaacaa cacgctgtac
240cttcaaatgc acagcctgag agccgaggac acggccctgt attactgtgc
gagaggcttg 300tatggcttgt acgctatgga cgtctggggc caagggacca
cggtcaccgt ctcgag 35624615DNAHomo sapiens 246agctatacca tgagc
1524751DNAHomo sapiens 247ggtattagtg gtagtggtgg tagcacatac
tacgcagact ccgtgaaggg c 5124830DNAHomo sapiens 248ggcttgtatg
gcttgtacgc tatggacgtc 30249327DNAHomo sapiens 249tcttctgagc
tgactcagga ccctgctgtg tctgtggcct cggggcagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag
gagacagcct cagacattat tatccaagct ggtaccagca gaagccacga
120caggcccctg tacttgtctt ctttggtgaa aacaaccggc cctcagggat
cccagaccga 180ttctctggct ccgcctcagg aaacacagct tctttgacca
tcgctggggc acaggcagaa 240gatgacgctg actattattg ttcttcgcgg
gacggcaatg atgaccgctg gctattcggc 300ggagggacca aagtgaccgt cctgggt
32725033DNAHomo sapiens 250caaggagaca gcctcagaca ttattatcca agc
3325121DNAHomo sapiens 251ggtgaaaaca accggccctc a 2125227DNAHomo
sapiens 252tcttcgcggg acggcaatga tgaccgc 27253348DNAHomo sapiens
253gaggtgcagc tggtggagtc tgggggaggc ttggtacagc ctggggggtc
cctgagactc 60tcctgtgcag cctctggatt cacctttagc agctatgcca tgagctgggt
ccgccaggct 120ccagggaagg ggctggagtg ggtctcagct attagtggta
gtggtggtag cacatactac 180gcagactccg tgaagggccg gttcaccatc
tccagagaca attccaagaa cacgctgtat 240ctgcaaatga acagcctgag
agccaaggac acggccgtat attactgtgc gaagacaaac 300tggaactttg
actactgggg ccagggaacc ctggtcaccg tctcgaga 34825463DNAHomo sapiens
254gaggtgcagc tggtggagtc tgggggaggc ttggtacagc ctggggggag
ctatgccatg 60agc 6325551DNAHomo sapiens 255gctattagtg gtagtggtgg
tagcacatac tacgcagact ccgtgaaggg c 5125621DNAHomo sapiens
256acaaactgga actttgacta c 21257327DNAHomo sapiens 257tcttctgagc
tgactcagga ccctgctgtg tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag
gagacagcct cagaagctat tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaagccagga
120caggcccctg tacttgtcat ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc cctcagggat
cccagaccga 180ttctctggct ccagctcagg aaacacagct tccttgacca
tcactggggc tcaggcggaa 240gatgaggctg actattactg taactcccgg
gacagcagtg gtaaccatgt ggtattcggc 300ggagggacca agctgaccgt cctaggt
32725833DNAHomo sapiens 258caaggagaca gcctcagaag ctattatgca agc
3325921DNAHomo sapiens 259ggtaaaaaca accggccctc a 2126027DNAHomo
sapiens 260aactcccggg acagcagtgg taaccat 27261348DNAHomo sapiens
261caggtgcagc tggtgcagtc tggggctgag gtgaagaagc ctggggcctc
agtgaaggtc 60tcctgcaagg cttctggata caccttcacc ggctactata tgcactgggt
gcgacaggcc 120cctggacaag ggcttgagtg gatgggatgg atcaatccta
acagtggtgg cacaaactat 180gcacagaagt ttcagggcag ggtcaccatg
accagggaca cgtccatcag cacagcctac 240atggagctga gcaggctgag
atctgacgac acggccgtgt attactgtgc gagagataac 300tggaactacg
actactgggg ccagggaacc ctggtcaccg tctcgaga 34826215DNAHomo sapiens
262ggctactata tgcac 1526351DNAHomo sapiens 263tggatcaatc ctaacagtgg
tggcacaaac tatgcacaga agtttcaggg c 5126421DNAHomo sapiens
264gataactgga actacgacta c 21265324DNAHomo sapiens 265tcttctgagc
tgactcagga ccctgctgtg tctgtggcct tgggacagac agtcaggatc 60acatgccaag
gagacagcct cagaacctat tatgcaagct ggtaccagca gaagcctgga
120caggcccctg tacttgtcat ctatggtaaa aacaaccggc cctcagggat
cccagaccga 180ttctccggct ccagctcagg aagcacagct tccttgacca
tcactggggc tcaggcggaa 240gatgaggctg actattactg tgactcccgg
gacagcagtg gtaaccatgt cttcggaact 300gggaccaagg tcaccgtcct aggt
32426633DNAHomo sapiens 266caaggagaca gcctcagaac ctattatgca agc
3326721DNAHomo sapiens 267ggtaaaaaca accggccctc a 2126827DNAHomo
sapiens 268gactcccggg acagcagtgg taaccat 2726921DNAArtificialAn
artificially synthesized primer sequence 269ggcccaacct gttcatcaat a
2127056DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
270caccaggctc aacttgttcg tcaatattca agagatattg atgaacaggt tgggcc
5627152DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
271ggcccaacct gttcatcaat atctcttgaa tattgacgaa caagttgagc ct
5227220DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
272tgttctggga aatcaccata 2027321DNAArtificialAn artificially
synthesized primer sequence 273accgaggaga gggttaggga t
2127456DNAArtificialAn artificially synthesized primer sequence
274caccaggctc aacttgttcg tcaatattca agagatattg atgaacaggt tgggcc
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