U.S. patent application number 15/831134 was filed with the patent office on 2018-05-24 for inhibition of the synthesis of beta-app or of the activity of the a-beta peptide in the choroid plexus.
This patent application is currently assigned to Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. The applicant listed for this patent is Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, College de France, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM). Invention is credited to Karen Arnaud, Ariel Di Nardo, Kenneth Lee Moya, Alain Prochiantz.
Application Number | 20180142012 15/831134 |
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Filed Date | 2018-05-24 |
United States Patent
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20180142012 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Di Nardo; Ariel ; et
al. |
May 24, 2018 |
INHIBITION OF THE SYNTHESIS OF BETA-APP OR OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE
A-BETA PEPTIDE IN THE CHOROID PLEXUS
Abstract
The invention relates to the treatment of neurodegenerative
diseases, in particular Alzheimer's disease, by inhibition of the
synthesis of .beta.APP or of the activity of the A.beta. peptide in
the choroid plexus.
Inventors: |
Di Nardo; Ariel; (Palaiseau,
FR) ; Moya; Kenneth Lee; (Paris, FR) ; Arnaud;
Karen; (Paris, FR) ; Prochiantz; Alain;
(Paris, FR) |
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
College de France
Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale
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Paris
Paris
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Centre National de la Recherche
Scientifique
Paris
FR
College de France
Paris
FR
Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale
(INSERM)
Paris
FR
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Family ID: |
49054840 |
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15/831134 |
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December 4, 2017 |
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14901655 |
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9868783 |
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PCT/IB2014/062871 |
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C12N 15/113 20130101;
A61P 25/28 20180101; C12N 2750/14143 20130101; A61K 2039/54
20130101; C07K 2317/76 20130101; C12N 2310/14 20130101; C07K
2317/622 20130101; A61K 48/00 20130101; A61K 39/0007 20130101; C07K
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C07K 16/18 20060101
C07K016/18 |
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Claims
1-9. (canceled)
10. A method of decreasing the synthesis of .beta.APP in the
choroid plexus of a patient affected with Alzheimer's disease,
comprising administering an expression vector coding for an
inhibitor of the .beta.APP protein to said patient targeting the
choroid plexuses of said patient, said inhibitor being selected
from antisense oligonucleotides and interfering RNAs directed
against the gene coding of said .beta.APP protein.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein said vector is derived from an
adeno-associated virus.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein said antisense oligonucleotide
or interfering RNA is directed against a region of the mRNA coding
for the C-terminal portion of the endogenous .beta.APP protein in
order not to interfere with the synthesis of a soluble functional
recombinant form of the .beta.APP protein encoded by nucleic acids
201-2213 of SEQ ID NO:3.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein said method reduces the A.beta.
peptide synthesis.
14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the vector is derived
from an adeno-associated virus of serotype 2, 4, or 5.
15. The method according to claim 10, wherein said Alzheimer's
disease is a sporadic or family form of Alzheimer's disease.
16. The method according to claim 10, wherein said vector is
administered by injection into the retro-orbital sinus.
17. The method according to claim 10, wherein said vector is
administered by injection into the venous system.
18. The method according to claim 10, wherein said vector is
combined with a soluble functional recombinant form of the
.beta.APP protein, wherein the antisense oligonucleotide or
interfering RNA is directed against a region of the mRNA coding for
the C-terminal portion of the endogenous .beta.APP protein in order
not to interfere with the synthesis of the soluble functional
recombinant form of the .beta.APP protein encoded by nucleic acids
201-2213 of SEQ ID NO:3.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein said soluble recombinant
.beta.APP protein is overexpressed through a viral vector.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 14/901655, filed Dec. 28, 2015, which is the
National Stage of International Application No. PCT/M2014/062871,
filed Jul. 4, 2014, the disclosures of which are incorporated by
reference herein.
STATEMENT REGARDING SEQUENCE LISTING
[0002] The sequence listing associated with this application is
provided in text format in lieu of a paper copy and is hereby
incorporated by reference into the specification. The name of the
text file containing the sequence listing is 65136_ST25.txt. The
text file is 6 KB; was created on Dec. 1, 2017; and is being
submitted via EFS-Web with the filing of the specification.
SUMMARY
[0003] The invention relates to means for restoring the
physiological function of the precursor of the amyloid protein
(.beta.APP) and for reducing the production of .beta.-amyloid
peptide, which may be used within the scope of prevention or
treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, notably Alzheimer's
disease.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0004] The .beta.-amyloid peptide (A.beta. peptide) is the major
constituent of extracellular amyloid deposits observed in the brain
cortex of patients affected with Alzheimer's disease. This peptide
stems from the cleavage of the transmembrane protein .beta.APP (for
.beta.-amyloid precursor protein ). It is important to recall that
the only source of peptide A.beta. is the .beta.-APP protein and
that a reduction of the .beta.APP protein causes ipso facto a
reduction in the production of the A.beta. peptide. It must also be
recalled that the .beta.APP protein has physiological functions and
that one of them is to regulate adult neurogenesis (CAILLE et al.,
Development, 131, 2173-81, 2004).
[0005] The A.beta. peptide results from the maturation of the PAPP
protein via the so called amyloidogenic route, involving the
successive action of two protease activities, .beta.-secretase and
.gamma.-secretase, which respectively release the N- and C-terminal
ends of the peptide.
[0006] The accumulation of A.beta. peptides in the extracellular
medium induces alterations of the cell membranes causing massive
entry of calcium into the cell and being accompanied by an
inflammatory reaction. These lesions would cause neuronal
death.
[0007] An alternative proteolytic maturation route of the .beta.APP
protein is the so called non-amyloidogenic route; in this route,
another enzyme, .alpha.-secretase, cuts the .beta.APP at the middle
of the A.beta. sequence. This cleavage prevents the formation of
the A.beta. peptide and releases a soluble and secreted form called
sAPP, which has neuroprotective properties and a mitogenic function
on adult neural cell strains (CAILLE et al., Development, 131,
2173-81, 2004). The production of the sAPP is therefore
incompatible with that of the .beta.A4 generated by the action of
the beta-secretase (N-terminal) and the gamma-secretase
(C-terminal).
[0008] The protein .beta.APP is expressed in many tissues of the
organism, and notably by the neurones, including at the brain
level.
[0009] The choroid plexus are structures localized at the
ventricles, more particularly at the roof of the fourth ventricle
and of the junction between the lateral ventricles of the brain and
the third ventricle. They consist of an epithelium consisting of
ependymal cells associated by narrowed junctions and resting on a
basal membrane which separates them from a connective and vascular
tissue stroma consisting of a network of fenestrated blood
capillaries, and of collagen fibers produced by the fibroblasts
present in the stroma.
[0010] The choroid plexuses produce the cerebrospinal liquid (CSL),
by playing a role of a selective barrier allowing the passage of
certain molecules between the blood and the CSL, and by blocking
others. They also synthesize a certain number of proteins, which
are secreted in the CSL. Although the presence of .beta.APP in
choroid plexuses has been reported (SASAKI et al., Brain Res, 755,
193-201, 1997), its expression level had never been determined
before.
[0011] The inventors have now ascertained, during an analysis by
sequencing of the RNAs of the epithelial cells of the choroid
plexus, that the gene coding for .beta.APP was part of those which
were the most strongly expressed in this structure, and that the
expression level of this protein in the choroid plexus was much
greater than the one observed in other regions of the brain known
previously for expressing it at a high level. They also observed a
very high expression of the protein APLP-2, which belongs to the
same family as .beta.APP and which like the latter may generate by
proteolytic maturation a soluble form (sAPLP-2) having
neuroprotective and neurotrophic properties, but which, unlike
.beta.APP does not form an A.beta. peptide since APLP-2 does not
contain the A.beta. sequence (WASCO et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA,
89, 10758-62, 1992).
[0012] This observation made by the inventors of the quantitative
importance of choroid plexuses as a source of .beta.APP gives the
possibility of proposing that this brain structure be targeted for
regulating therein the production of .beta.APP, either by
increasing it, or by decreasing it. It is clear that decreasing the
expression of .beta.APP in choroid plexuses should decrease that of
the peptide A.beta.. This structure may also be targeted for
strategies aiming at blocking or reducing the activity of the
A.beta. peptide.
[0013] The present invention relates to the targeting of the
choroid plexus in strategies for regulating the synthesis of the
.beta.APP protein or of addressing an inhibitor of the activity of
the A.beta. peptide, within the scope of the treatment of a
neurodegenerative disease.
[0014] The object of the present invention is accordingly an
inhibitor of the synthesis of the .beta.APP protein or of the
activity of the A.beta. peptide or an expression vector coding for
said inhibitor, for its use in the treatment of a neurodegenerative
disease, by targeting said inhibitor in choroid plexuses in order
to decrease therein the production or the activity of said A.beta.
peptide.
[0015] If one chooses to inhibit the synthesis of the .beta.APP
protein, the inhibitor used may be advantageously selected from
antisense oligonucleotides and interfering RNAs directed against
the gene coding for this protein.
[0016] The functionalities of the .beta.APP protein related to the
production of sAPP may be compensated by the protein APLP-2, which
is also strongly expressed in choroid plexuses.
[0017] If this compensation is not sufficient, it is possible to
overexpress sAPP in a recombinant form in epithelial cells of
choroid plexuses. In this case, the antisense oligonucleotide or
the iRNA used for inhibiting the synthesis of the .beta.APP protein
will be preferentially directed against a region of the gene coding
for the C-terminal portion of this protein, in order not to
interfere with the synthesis of recombinant sAPP.
[0018] If one chooses to inhibit the activity of the A.beta.
peptide, it is possible to use for this purpose an antibody or an
antibody fragment selectively directed against this peptide and
capable of blocking its activity. Many antibodies having this
property are known per se; as non-limiting examples, mention will
be made of scFVA.beta..sup.1B, scFVA.beta..sub.KDE.sup.1B (SUDOL et
al., Mol Ther, 17, 2031-40, 2009) scFV59 (FUKUCHI et al., Neurobiol
Dis, 23, 502-11, 2006), or CBA.beta.42 (ZHANG et al., Neurobiol
Dis, 14, 365-79, 2003).
[0019] Vectors which may be used within the scope of present
invention for expressing antisense oligonucleotides, iRNAs, sAPP,
or antibodies directed against the peptide A.beta., in the cells of
the choroid plexus are viral vectors preferentially targeting these
cells. For example these are vectors derived from adeno-associated
viruses (AAV) of serotypes 2, 4 or 5 (CACHON-GONZALEZ et al., Mol
Ther, 20, 1489-500, 2012; DODGE et al., Mol Ther, 18, 2075-84,
2010; DONSANTE et al., Mol Ther, 19, 2114-23, 2011; WATSON et al.,
Hum Gene Ther, 16, 49-56, 2005).
[0020] Regardless of the selected vector, it is also possible to
place the antisense oligonucleotide; the iRNA, the sAPP or the
antibody directed against the peptide A.beta., will be placed in
the selected vector, under control of a specific promoter of the
cells of the choroid plexus; as non-limiting examples of promoters
which may be used within this scope, mention will be made of the
promoter of the gene CRFR2.beta. (REGEV et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci
USA, 107, 4424-9, 2010), the promoter of transthyretin (COSTA et
al., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 6, 4697-708, 1986), or that of
the gene GPR125 (PICKERING et al., BMC Neuroscience, 9, 97,
2008).
[0021] The choroid plexus also has the advantage of being easily
accessible by not very invasive routes, in particular via the
injection of pharmacological substances into the venous system and,
more favorably, in the retro-orbital sinus which is quite near the
basolateral face of the choroid plexus. It is therefore possible to
address to the choroid plexus, molecules or viral vectors which may
transiently or permanently modify the expression and/or the
secretion of .beta.APP, of .beta.A4 and of sAPP by the choroid
plexus.
[0022] The object of the present invention is also a method for
treating a neurodegenerative disease, comprising the targeting in
the choroid plexuses of a patient, of an effective amount of an
inhibitor of the synthesis of the .beta.APP protein or of the
activity of the A.beta. peptide or of an expression vector coding
for said inhibitor, in order to decrease the production or the
activity of said A.beta. peptide in the choroid plexuses of said
patient.
[0023] Said method may also comprise the targeting in the choroid
plexuses of said patient, of an effective amount of a functional
soluble form of the .beta.APP protein, for restoring or increasing
therein a physiological function of said .beta.APP protein, notably
neurogenesis. The functional soluble form of the .beta.APP protein
is a soluble protein derived from the .beta.APP protein which
retains the physiological functions of the .beta.APP protein; this
is notably sAPP. According to the method of the invention, said
inhibitor and said soluble form of the .beta.APP protein are
administered simultaneously, separately or sequentially.
[0024] The object of the present invention is also a combined
preparation, comprising:
[0025] (i) an inhibitor of the synthesis of the .beta.APP protein
or of the activity of the A.beta. peptide or an expression vector
coding for said inhibitor and
[0026] (ii) a functional soluble form of the .beta.APP protein or
an expression vector coding for said soluble form,
[0027] for simultaneous, separate or sequential use in the
treatment of a neurodegenerative disease, by targeting the choroid
plexuses of the patient in order to decrease therein the production
or the activity of said A.beta. peptide and restore or increase a
physiological function of said .beta.APP protein, notably
neurogenesis.
[0028] Neurodegenerative diseases which may be treated according to
the invention are notably the sporadic and family forms of
Alzheimer's disease.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0029] The present invention will be better understood by means of
the additional description which follows, which refers to
non-limiting examples demonstrating the expression of .beta.APP in
choroid plexuses and describing the construction of viral vectors
giving the possibility of regulating this expression or inhibiting
the activity of the .beta.A4 peptide, as well as to the appended
drawings wherein:
[0030] FIG. 1 illustrates the relative levels of the mRNAs of the
genes App, Ap1p1 and Ap1p2 added to those of the housekeeping gene
HPRT, in the 4.sup.th ventricle (ChP 4V), the lateral ventricles
(ChP LV), the hippocampus (Hc), the subventricular area (SVZ) and
the primary visual cortex (V1) of mice about eight weeks old.
[0031] FIG. 2 illustrates the detection of the transmembrane forms
and secreted of the protein .beta.APP in the cerebrospinal liquid
and the choroid plexus. A. Western Blot with an antibody directed
against the N-terminal portion of the PAPP protein (extracellular
APP domain), specific to the secreted form. B. Western Blot with an
antibody directed against the C-terminal portion of the .beta.APP
protein (C terminal APP), specific to the transmembrane form.
CSFrat: cerebrospinal liquid of rats. CSFh: human cerebrospinal
liquid. Mouse plexus: mouse choroid plexus.
[0032] FIG. 3 illustrates the specific targeting of the choroid
plexuses by the AAV of serotype 5 (AAV5). The GFP activity of the
brain of mice bearing the gene coding for GFP but only expressing
it after recombination, was analyzed after injection into the
cerebral ventricles, of an AAV5 either bearing or not the gene
coding for the CRE recombinase. A. AAV5-CRE. B. control AAV5.
[0033] FIG. 4 illustrates the recombination of the .beta.APP gene
in the choroid plexus. A. Schematic illustration of the
non-recombinant .beta.APP gene (APPflox) and recombined by the CRE
recombinase (APP.DELTA.) in the APP.sup.flox/flox mouse line.
APP.sup.flox/flox mice were injected with the protein CRE-Tat or a
vehicle as a control into the cerebral ventricles. 15 days after
the injection, the genomic DNA of the choroid plexus (plexus), of
the hippocampus, of the brain cortex (cortex) and of the retina
were analyzed by PCR (B) and the amount of protein .beta.APP in the
choroid plexus was quantified by a Western Blot (C).
[0034] FIG. 5 illustrates the decrease in the number of
proliferative cells (Ki67+) in the subventricular zone (SVZ), after
decrease in the .beta.APP protein in the choroid plexus by genetic
recombination of the .beta.APP gene.
[0035] FIG. 6 illustrates the decrease of .beta.APP mRNA (A) and of
.beta.APP protein (B) in Hela cells transfected with an iRNA
targeting the peptide A.beta..
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Expression of the .beta.APP Protein in Choroid Plexuses
[0036] We compared the expression level of PAPP and of two close
molecules, APLP-1 and APLP-2, in the choroid plexus, the
hippocampus, the subventricular zone and the primary visual cortex
of a mouse of about eight weeks old.
[0037] After dissecting the tissues, the RNAs were extracted and
the abundance of messenger RNAs for the genes APP, APLP1 and APLP2
determined by RT-qPCR by primers specific to each gene. The
expression levels are reported relatively to that of a housekeeping
gene, HPRT. The results are illustrated by FIG. 1 and Table 1
below.
[0038] Caption of FIG. 1 and of Table 1: 4.sup.th ventricle: ChP
4V; lateral ventricles: ChP LV; hippocampus: Hc); subventricular
zone: SVZ; primary visual cortex: V1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 App Apip1 Apip2 ChP 4V 2.07 0.82 2.61 ChP LV
1.80 0.86 3.28 SVZ 0.82 1.03 1.19 Hc 1.00 1.00 1.00 V1 1.58 1.15
1.59
[0039] These results clearly show that the choroid plexus expresses
twice to three times more APP and APLP2 transcripts than the other
structures.
Example 2
The Entire .beta.APP is Present in the Choroid Plexus and its
Soluble Form is Secreted in the CSL
[0040] The choroid plexus of a rodent was analyzed by Western blot
with an antibody directed against the C-terminal portion of PAPP
(FIG. 2B). The antibody reveals a signal at 105 and 120 kDa
corresponding to the entire and transmembrane form of .beta.APP.
The presence of secreted .beta.APP (sAPP) in the cerebrospinal
liquid (CSL) of the rodent and of humans was sought by Western blot
with an antibody directed against the N-terminal portion of the
protein (therefore extracellular and potentially secreted after
cleavage by the alpha-secretase). The antibody reveals a signal
around 90 kDa corresponding to the cleaved and secreted form of
PAPP (sAPP) in the CSL (FIG. 2A).
Example 3
The AAV of Serotype 5 (AAV5) Specifically Targets the Choroid
Plexuses for Genetic Recombination
[0041] Previously we showed that the fusion protein of the CRE
recombinase with the peptide vector derived from the TAT protein of
the HIV (CRE-TAT) injected into the cerebral ventricles of adult
mice is capable of inducing a specific genomic recombination in the
choroid plexus (SPATAZZA et al., Cell Reports 3: 1815-1823,
2013).
[0042] In order to demonstrate a viral vector specifically targets
the choroid plexus, an AAV5 either bearing or not the gene coding
for the CRE recombinase was injected into the cerebral ventricles
of mice bearing the gene coding for GFP but only expressing it
after recombination by CRE recombinase. FIG. 3A demonstrates that
the virus has access to the choroid plexus but does not infect the
neighboring parenchyma and that the CRE expressed by the viral
genome induces expression of GFP in a large amount of cells of the
choroid plexus.
Example 4
The Gene .beta.APP May be Recombined in the Choroid Plexus
[0043] Adult APP.sup.flox/flox mice (MALLIM et al., Genesis 48:
200-206, 2010; FIG. 4A), were injected with the carrier or the
CRE-TAT protein into the cerebral ventricles. Fifteen days later,
the genomic DNA was extracted from different regions of the brain
and analyzed by PCR. The gel of FIG. 4B demonstrates that the gene
of the .beta.APP was specifically recombined in the choroid plexus,
excluding other structures of the central nervous system like the
retina, the neocortex or the hippocampus. Analysis by Western blot
confirms that the amount of .beta.APP protein is significantly
decreased in the choroid plexus 15 days after recombination (FIG.
4C).
Example 5
Decrease of .beta.APP in the Choroid Plexus Causes a Reduction in
the Number Of Proliferative Cells in the Sub-Ventricular Zone
[0044] The proliferative cells of mice in which the gene .beta.APP
has been recombined (Example 4) were identified by means of an
antibody directed against the protein Ki67 (proliferation marker)
and then counted by stereology. Relatively to the control mice, the
mice in which the gene .beta.APP was recombined have their
neurogenesis (number of proliferative cells) decreased
significantly (FIG. 5).
Example 6
The Exogenus sAPP Injected into the Cerebral Ventricles Increases
Neurogenesis in SVZ
[0045] The recombinant sAPP was injected into the cerebral
ventricles of adult wild mice of six weeks old. One and three weeks
later, the proliferative cells are identified by means of the
marker Ki67 as in Example 5. An increase in the number of
proliferative cells is expected.
Example 7
Construction of a Viral Vector for Expressing sAPP in the Choroid
Plexus
[0046] The sequence coding for sAPP (nt 201-2213 of NM_000484,
Genbank, which is set forth herein as SEQ ID NO: 3), is inserted
into a lentiviral vector derived from pTRIP.DELTA.U3
[PGK+beta2/IRES2+eGFP+WPRE] (MASKOS et al., 2005, Nature 436:
103-107), downstream from the promoter FoxJ1 which is not active in
neuronal cells (ZHANG et al., 2007, Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 36:
515-519), and upstream from the sequence coding for an intermediate
peptide (P2A, KIM et al, 2011, PloS one 6(4) e18556) followed by
that of the GFP.
[0047] The resulting plasmid (pLFsAPP-P2Gfp) is co-transfected with
plasmids coding for the viral proteins required in a suitable
packing line (HEK 293T). The viral particles are then recovered in
the culture medium, concentrated and titrated.
[0048] The obtained lentiviruses are injected into the
retro-orbital sinus, from where they have preferred access to the
choroid plexus.
Example 8
Construction of a Vector for Expressing an Antibody with a Simple
Chain Against Ba4
[0049] The mRNAs extracted from hybridomas expressing an
anti-.beta.A4 monoclonal antibody such as scFV A.beta..sup.1B,
scFVA.beta..sub.KDE.sup.1B (SUDOL et al., 2009, supra), scFV59
(FUKUCHI et al., 2006, supra) or CBA.beta.42 (ZHANG et al., 2003,
supra), are used for separately amplifying the variable portions of
the heavy and lightweight chains according to the procedure
described by BARBAS et al. (2001, "Phage display, a laboratory
manual", CSHL Press) adapted in the laboratory (LESAFFRE et al.,
Neural Development, 2, 2, 2007). Position on either side of the
coding sequence of a long flexible linker, these minigenes are
fused with a label formed with 6 tag myc, and introduced into the
bi-cistronic lentiviral vector described above (Cf Example 7).
[0050] The resulting plasmid (pLFsabA4-P2Gfp) is used for producing
lentiviruses which are injected as described above (cf. Example
7).
Example 9
Construction of a Small Interfering RNA for Decreasing the
Expression of the .beta.APP Gene and the Amount of .beta.APP
Protein
[0051] A small interfering RNA (iRNA or siRNA) was prepared; its
sequence 5'-AUGAACUUCAUAUCCUGAGTC-3' (SEQ ID NO: 1) complementary
of the sequence 5'-GACTCAGGATATGAAGTTCAT-3' (SEQ ID NO: 2) is
specific to the DNA domain coding for a portion of the human
A.beta. peptide. Human cells of the HeLa line are cultivated and 24
h later a control siRNA (i.e., corresponding to no human sequence
in the database BLAST) or the iRNA was transfected (100
pmol/100,000 cells). 48 hours later, the cells were lysed and the
.beta.APP mRNA level analysed by RT-qPCR and the amount of
.beta.APP protein by Western blot. After transfection with RNAi,
the .beta.APP mRNA level is significantly decreased (relatively to
the cells transfected with the control siRNA), (FIG. 6A). The
amount of .beta.APP protein is also decreased significantly in the
cells transfected with iRNA (FIG. 6B).
Example 10
Use of an AAV5 Expressing a Small Interfering RNA for Decreasing
the Expression of .beta.APP in the Choroid Plexus and Delaying the
Formation of Senile Plates in the Brain of APP/PS1 Mice
[0052] An AAV5 expressing the shRNA corresponding to the small iRNA
of Example 9 under the control of the promoter U6 was constructed.
The mice bearing a "Swedish" mutation in the gene coding for PAPP
and bearing a mutation in the gene coding for PS1 developed A.beta.
aggregates (senile plates) in the hippocampus and the neocortex
from the age of 4 months. These mice are injected with AAV5-shRNA
in the cerebral ventricles between 3 and 5 months and at 6 months,
the size and the amount of the A.beta. deposits are identified by
marking with Thioflavin S and anti-A.beta. antibodies are analysed.
A decrease in the number of plates is expected.
Sequence CWU 1
1
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uauccugagu c 21221DNAartificial sequencesynthetic oligonucleotide
2gactcaggat atgaagttca t 2133648DNAHomo Sapiensmisc_featureEncoding
amyloid beta precursor protein (APP) 3ggatcagctg actcgcctgg
ctctgagccc cgccgccgcg ctcgggctcc gtcagtttcc 60tcggcagcgg taggcgagag
cacgcggagg agcgtgcgcg ggggccccgg gagacggcgg 120cggtggcggc
gcgggcagag caaggacgcg gcggatccca ctcgcacagc agcgcactcg
180gtgccccgcg cagggtcgcg atgctgcccg gtttggcact gctcctgctg
gccgcctgga 240cggctcgggc gctggaggta cccactgatg gtaatgctgg
cctgctggct gaaccccaga 300ttgccatgtt ctgtggcaga ctgaacatgc
acatgaatgt ccagaatggg aagtgggatt 360cagatccatc agggaccaaa
acctgcattg ataccaagga aggcatcctg cagtattgcc 420aagaagtcta
ccctgaactg cagatcacca atgtggtaga agccaaccaa ccagtgacca
480tccagaactg gtgcaagcgg ggccgcaagc agtgcaagac ccatccccac
tttgtgattc 540cctaccgctg cttagttggt gagtttgtaa gtgatgccct
tctcgttcct gacaagtgca 600aattcttaca ccaggagagg atggatgttt
gcgaaactca tcttcactgg cacaccgtcg 660ccaaagagac atgcagtgag
aagagtacca acttgcatga ctacggcatg ttgctgccct 720gcggaattga
caagttccga ggggtagagt ttgtgtgttg cccactggct gaagaaagtg
780acaatgtgga ttctgctgat gcggaggagg atgactcgga tgtctggtgg
ggcggagcag 840acacagacta tgcagatggg agtgaagaca aagtagtaga
agtagcagag gaggaagaag 900tggctgaggt ggaagaagaa gaagccgatg
atgacgagga cgatgaggat ggtgatgagg 960tagaggaaga ggctgaggaa
ccctacgaag aagccacaga gagaaccacc agcattgcca 1020ccaccaccac
caccaccaca gagtctgtgg aagaggtggt tcgagaggtg tgctctgaac
1080aagccgagac ggggccgtgc cgagcaatga tctcccgctg gtactttgat
gtgactgaag 1140ggaagtgtgc cccattcttt tacggcggat gtggcggcaa
ccggaacaac tttgacacag 1200aagagtactg catggccgtg tgtggcagcg
ccatgtccca aagtttactc aagactaccc 1260aggaacctct tgcccgagat
cctgttaaac ttcctacaac agcagccagt acccctgatg 1320ccgttgacaa
gtatctcgag acacctgggg atgagaatga acatgcccat ttccagaaag
1380ccaaagagag gcttgaggcc aagcaccgag agagaatgtc ccaggtcatg
agagaatggg 1440aagaggcaga acgtcaagca aagaacttgc ctaaagctga
taagaaggca gttatccagc 1500atttccagga gaaagtggaa tctttggaac
aggaagcagc caacgagaga cagcagctgg 1560tggagacaca catggccaga
gtggaagcca tgctcaatga ccgccgccgc ctggccctgg 1620agaactacat
caccgctctg caggctgttc ctcctcggcc tcgtcacgtg ttcaatatgc
1680taaagaagta tgtccgcgca gaacagaagg acagacagca caccctaaag
catttcgagc 1740atgtgcgcat ggtggatccc aagaaagccg ctcagatccg
gtcccaggtt atgacacacc 1800tccgtgtgat ttatgagcgc atgaatcagt
ctctctccct gctctacaac gtgcctgcag 1860tggccgagga gattcaggat
gaagttgatg agctgcttca gaaagagcaa aactattcag 1920atgacgtctt
ggccaacatg attagtgaac caaggatcag ttacggaaac gatgctctca
1980tgccatcttt gaccgaaacg aaaaccaccg tggagctcct tcccgtgaat
ggagagttca 2040gcctggacga tctccagccg tggcattctt ttggggctga
ctctgtgcca gccaacacag 2100aaaacgaagt tgagcctgtt gatgcccgcc
ctgctgccga ccgaggactg accactcgac 2160caggttctgg gttgacaaat
atcaagacgg aggagatctc tgaagtgaag atggatgcag 2220aattccgaca
tgactcagga tatgaagttc atcatcaaaa attggtgttc tttgcagaag
2280atgtgggttc aaacaaaggt gcaatcattg gactcatggt gggcggtgtt
gtcatagcga 2340cagtgatcgt catcaccttg gtgatgctga agaagaaaca
gtacacatcc attcatcatg 2400gtgtggtgga ggttgacgcc gctgtcaccc
cagaggagcg ccacctgtcc aagatgcagc 2460agaacggcta cgaaaatcca
acctacaagt tctttgagca gatgcagaac tagacccccg 2520ccacagcagc
ctctgaagtt ggacagcaaa accattgctt cactacccat cggtgtccat
2580ttatagaata atgtgggaag aaacaaaccc gttttatgat ttactcatta
tcgccttttg 2640acagctgtgc tgtaacacaa gtagatgcct gaacttgaat
taatccacac atcagtaatg 2700tattctatct ctctttacat tttggtctct
atactacatt attaatgggt tttgtgtact 2760gtaaagaatt tagctgtatc
aaactagtgc atgaatagat tctctcctga ttatttatca 2820catagcccct
tagccagttg tatattattc ttgtggtttg tgacccaatt aagtcctact
2880ttacatatgc tttaagaatc gatgggggat gcttcatgtg aacgtgggag
ttcagctgct 2940tctcttgcct aagtattcct ttcctgatca ctatgcattt
taaagttaaa catttttaag 3000tatttcagat gctttagaga gatttttttt
ccatgactgc attttactgt acagattgct 3060gcttctgcta tatttgtgat
ataggaatta agaggataca cacgtttgtt tcttcgtgcc 3120tgttttatgt
gcacacatta ggcattgaga cttcaagctt ttcttttttt gtccacgtat
3180ctttgggtct ttgataaaga aaagaatccc tgttcattgt aagcactttt
acggggcggg 3240tggggagggg tgctctgctg gtcttcaatt accaagaatt
ctccaaaaca attttctgca 3300ggatgattgt acagaatcat tgcttatgac
atgatcgctt tctacactgt attacataaa 3360taaattaaat aaaataaccc
cgggcaagac ttttctttga aggatgacta cagacattaa 3420ataatcgaag
taattttggg tggggagaag aggcagattc aattttcttt aaccagtctg
3480aagtttcatt tatgatacaa aagaagatga aaatggaagt ggcaatataa
ggggatgagg 3540aaggcatgcc tggacaaacc cttcttttaa gatgtgtctt
caatttgtat aaaatggtgt 3600tttcatgtaa ataaatacat tcttggagga
gcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa 3648
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