WO2014017491A1 - Cep55遺伝子とret遺伝子との融合遺伝子 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a fusion gene between a CEP55 gene and a RET gene, and more specifically, a polynucleotide encoding a fusion polypeptide of a CEP55 protein or a part thereof and a RET protein or a part thereof, and the polynucleotide encodes
- the present invention relates to a polypeptide and a method for detecting the polynucleotide or the polypeptide.
- the present invention also relates to a method for determining the effectiveness of cancer treatment with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting the polynucleotide or the polypeptide.
- the present invention relates to a cancer treatment method using this determination of effectiveness.
- the present invention also relates to agents for use in these methods.
- Gastric cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and one of the most common cancers in East Asia. Advances in early diagnosis technologies such as endoscopes have improved the prognosis, especially in Japan, but treatment of advanced cancer and recurrent cases remains difficult, and 5-year survival rates in many countries, including the West Is 30% or less.
- Gastric cancer is largely classified into two types, that is, histopathologically, intestinal type (difference-type) (Lauren classification). The latter is more common among young people, is prone to peritoneal dissemination and lymph node metastasis, and has a poor prognosis.
- Surgery is basically used as a treatment for gastric cancer, but it is easy to metastasize to peritoneal dissemination and other organs, and it is possible to treat diffuse gastric cancer with a high recurrence rate by surgery. Difficult to do.
- no effective anticancer agent has been developed for gastric cancer including diffuse type, and no effective treatment has been established for gastric cancer, particularly diffuse type gastric cancer.
- Non-patent Document 1 a PTC-RET fusion gene has been reported as a genomic abnormality characteristic of thyroid cancer (Non-Patent Document 2), and its presence has recently been confirmed in lung cancer (Non-Patent Document 3). Furthermore, the presence of the KIF5B-RET fusion gene has been clarified as a genomic abnormality in lung adenocarcinoma (Non-Patent Documents 3 to 5).
- low molecular weight inhibitors for RET are known such as vandatinib, motesanib, sorafenib, unitinib, XL-184, and some of them are currently undergoing clinical development research as anticancer agents. Yes.
- tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting EGFR and ALK proteins have been shown to be particularly effective in the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR mutation and ALK fusion.
- a method for detecting fusion of the ALK tyrosine kinase gene present in 4 to 5% of lung cancers has been developed as a method for selecting an inhibitor application example for an ALK protein tyrosine kinase, and clinical trials are ongoing.
- the CEP55 gene is a microtubule-binding molecule and has been found to play an important role in cell division (Non-patent Document 6).
- this protein has a plurality of coiled coil regions including the N-terminal and can form a dimer.
- the CEP55 protein is widely highly expressed in cancer cells, but on the other hand, it is low in normal tissues and highly expressed only in the testis.
- the CEP55 protein is known as so-called cancer-testis antigen and has been studied as a target for cancer vaccine therapy (Non-patent Document 7).
- fusion genes in cancers including gastric cancer are still not sufficient, contributing greatly to the development of new cancer treatment methods and cancer testing methods, and predicting the effectiveness of drug treatments At present, it is desired to identify a fusion gene or the like that can be used as an index for the determination.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to identify a gene that can be an index for predicting the effectiveness of treatment with a drug in gastric cancer or the like. Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for predicting the effectiveness of treatment with a drug by targeting the gene or its expression product. Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for treating gastric cancer or the like based on prediction of the effectiveness of treatment with a drug targeting the gene or its expression product. A further object of the present invention is to provide an agent for use in the detection of the gene and its expression product in these methods.
- the present inventors have conducted in-frame fusion transcripts of CEP55 gene and RET gene by transcriptome sequencing of 13 cases of diffuse gastric cancer.
- the fusion gene of CEP55 gene and RET gene (CEP55-RET fusion gene) is caused by reciprocal translocation between human chromosomes 10 or by cleavage and recombination within human chromosome 10.
- CEP55-RET fusion gene is caused by reciprocal translocation between human chromosomes 10 or by cleavage and recombination within human chromosome 10.
- a fusion example caused by cleavage and recombination within human chromosome 10 was found.
- RET protein kinases activation of such RET protein kinases, phosphorylation of AKT, etc., anchorage-independent colony forming ability, in-vivo tumorigenicity can be achieved by RET tyrosine kinase inhibitors or CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide kinases. It was also confirmed that it was significantly suppressed by domain inactivation.
- the present inventors can predict the effectiveness of treatment with a drug targeting the gene fusion in diffuse gastric cancer and the like, and further, the treatment with the drug is effective in this prediction. It has been found that if the drug is administered to a patient determined to be present, the treatment can be efficiently performed, and the present invention has been completed.
- the present invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding a fusion polypeptide of CEP55 protein or a part thereof and RET protein or a part thereof, a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide, a method for detecting this polynucleotide or polypeptide, A method for determining the effectiveness of cancer treatment with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor using the presence of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide as an indicator, a method for treating cancer using the determination of effectiveness, and a method for these methods More specifically, the following inventions are provided with respect to the drugs to be used.
- a method for detecting the presence or absence of the polynucleotide according to [1] or the polypeptide according to [2] in a sample (A) contacting the sample with an agent for specifically detecting the presence or absence of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide in the sample; and (b) the presence or absence of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide. Detecting the presence, Including methods.
- Polynucleotide (d) which is a pair of designed primers
- a method for determining the efficacy of cancer treatment with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor comprising the presence of the polynucleotide according to [1] or the polypeptide according to [2] in a sample isolated from a patient, A method comprising a step of detecting non-existence, wherein if the presence of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide is detected, it is determined that the cancer treatment with the RET inhibitor is highly effective in the patient.
- a drug for determining the efficacy of cancer treatment with a RET inhibitor by the method according to [5], wherein the drug has a chain length of at least 15 bases (1) A probe that hybridizes to a polynucleotide that encodes a CEP55 protein and a probe that hybridizes to a polynucleotide that encodes a RET protein Polynucleotide (b) which is at least one probe selected from the group consisting of (b) Polynucleotide (c) which is a probe which hybridizes to the fusion point of a polynucleotide encoding CEP55 protein and a polynucleotide encoding RET protein (c) CEP55 A polynucleotide encoding the protein and Polynucleotide (d) CEP55 protein RET antibody protein to bind to polypeptide fused are a pair of primers designed so as to sandwich the fusion point of a polynucleotide encoding
- a method for treating cancer wherein the RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor is administered to a patient who has been judged to be highly effective in treating cancer with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor by the method described in [5].
- a method comprising the step of: [8] A therapeutic agent for cancer comprising a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor as an active ingredient, wherein the patient is judged to have high cancer treatment effectiveness with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor by the method described in [5].
- the therapeutic agent to be administered.
- the present invention it becomes possible to efficiently detect a fusion gene of CEP55 gene and RET gene and its expression product. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to predict the effectiveness of treatment for cancer by detecting the fusion gene and its expression product, in particular, the effectiveness of cancer treatment using a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It becomes. As a result, it is possible to avoid administration of a drug to a cancer patient who is considered to be ineffective to administer the drug, so that efficient cancer treatment can be realized.
- FIG. 10 It is the schematic which shows the aspect of fusion with a CEP55 gene and a RET gene.
- the left side of the figure shows an example of fusion between the CEP55 gene and the RET gene caused by reciprocal translocation between human chromosomes 10, and the right side of the figure shows an example of fusion caused by cleavage and recombination within human chromosome 10.
- a polynucleotide encoding a fusion polypeptide of the CEP55 protein and the RET protein is detected. It is the schematic which shows that it is possible. It is the schematic which shows the method of detecting the fusion gene of this invention by ISH method. That is, for the CEP55-RET fusion gene, the CEP55-RET fusion gene generated by reciprocal translocation between human chromosome 10 is designed by designing probes for ISH on the CEP55 gene 5 ′ side and 3 ′ side of the RET gene, respectively. It is the schematic which shows that presence of can be detected.
- a black circle indicates a probe that hybridizes to the 5 'side of the CEP55 gene
- a white circle indicates a probe that hybridizes to the 3' side of the RET gene (the probe notation is the same in FIG. 4).
- ISH method shows the method of detecting the fusion gene of this invention by ISH method. That is, for the CEP55-RET fusion gene, the CEP55-RET fusion gene generated by cleavage and recombination in human chromosome 10 is designed by designing probes for ISH on the CEP55 gene 5 ′ side and 3 ′ side of the RET gene, respectively. It is the schematic which shows that the presence of a gene can be detected.
- CEP55-RET indicates the result of a cell line expressing a wild-type CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide
- CEP55-RET-KD expresses a mutant CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide
- KIF5B-RET shows the results of the cell line expressing the wild type KIF5B-RET fusion polypeptide
- KIF5B-RET-KD shows the mutant KIF5B-RET.
- the results for cell lines expressing the fusion polypeptide are shown. Each bar indicates 100 ⁇ m.
- a soft agar medium supplemented with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor (Vandetanib or XL184) was seeded with a mouse normal fibroblast cell line stably expressing a wild type RET fusion polypeptide, and anchorage-independent colonies of these cell lines It is a graph which shows the result of having analyzed formation ability.
- “CEP55-RET” shows the result of a cell line expressing a wild type CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide
- KIF5B-RET expresses a wild type KIF5B-RET fusion polypeptide.
- the cell line results are shown.
- VD indicates the result of colony formation in the presence of Vandetanib (concentration of Vandetanib in the medium: 0.2 ⁇ M)
- XL indicates colony formation in the presence of XL184 (concentration of XL184 in the medium: 0.2 ⁇ M).
- the results are shown, and “non-added” indicates the result of colony formation in the absence of the RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
- the vertical axis represents the relative value when the number of colonies formed by a cell line expressing each wild type RET fusion polypeptide in the absence of a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor is defined as 100.
- Each mouse normal fibroblast cell line stably expressing the RET fusion polypeptide was serum-starved and then cultured in the presence of a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor (Vandetanib or XL184). It is a photograph which shows the result of having analyzed phosphorylation by Western blotting.
- “CEP55-RET” indicates the result of the cell line expressing the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide
- KIF5B-RET indicates the result of the cell line expressing the KIF5B-RET fusion polypeptide.
- Lanes marked with “W” show the results of culturing a wild-type RET fusion polypeptide-expressing cell line in the absence of a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and lanes marked with “V” are in the presence of Vandetanib. The results of culturing a wild-type RET fusion polypeptide-expressing cell line in Vandetanib in the medium (concentration: 1 ⁇ M) are shown. Lanes marked with “X” indicate the presence of XL184 (concentration of XL184 in the medium: 1 ⁇ M).
- AKT and p-AKT show the results of detecting AKT and phosphorylated AKT, respectively.
- MAPK and “p-MAPK (T202 / Y204)” show the results of detecting MAPK and phosphorylated MAPK, respectively.
- ⁇ -actin indicates that the protein amount in each lane is aligned as an internal standard. It is a photograph which shows the result of having transplanted the mouse
- CEP55-RET is a photograph of a cell line expressing a wild type CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide transplanted subcutaneously into an immunodeficient mouse and observed 18 days later.
- KIF5B-RET is a photograph in which a cell line expressing a wild-type KIF5B-RET fusion polypeptide was transplanted subcutaneously into an immunodeficient mouse, and the mouse was observed 18 days later.
- Triangles indicate formed tumors, and “8/8” indicates that the cells were transplanted into 4 mice at 2 sites, 8 sites in total, and tumor formation was observed in all 8 sites.
- CEP55-RET-KD is a photograph of a cell line expressing a mutant CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide transplanted subcutaneously into an immunodeficient mouse and observed 18 days later. “0/6” indicates that the cells were transplanted into 3 mice at 2 sites, 6 sites in total, and no tumor formation was observed in all 6 sites.
- the present invention relates to a polynucleotide (hereinafter, referred to as “CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide”) that encodes a CEP55 protein or a part thereof and a fusion polypeptide of the RET protein or a part thereof (hereinafter also referred to as “CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide”).
- CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide a polynucleotide that encodes a CEP55 protein or a part thereof and a fusion polypeptide of the RET protein or a part thereof.
- CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide of the present invention means a polypeptide in which the full length of the CEP55 protein or a part thereof and the full length of the RET protein or a part thereof are fused.
- the “CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide” of the present invention is a fusion of a polynucleotide encoding the full length of CEP55 protein or a part thereof and a polynucleotide encoding the full length of RET protein or a part thereof. Means polynucleotide.
- the “CEP55 protein (centrosome protein 55KDa)” is a protein encoded by a gene seated on the long arm of chromosome 10 (10q23.3) in humans.
- the “CEP55 protein” typically includes a protein having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 as long as it is derived from human.
- the polynucleotide encoding the protein is typically a polynucleotide comprising the base sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1.
- the “RET (rearranged during transfection, rearranged transfusion) protein” is also referred to as a RET tyrosine kinase protein or a RET receptor tyrosine kinase protein, and is a gene that sits on 10q11.2 in humans. It is the encoded protein.
- the “RET protein” is typically a protein derived from the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 (RET51, RET isoform a) and SEQ ID NO: 6 as long as it is derived from human. And a protein having the amino acid sequence (RET9, RET isoform c).
- the polynucleotide encoding the protein typically consists of a polynucleotide (RET transcript variant 2) having the base sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3 and a base sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5.
- Polynucleotide (RET transcript variant 4) As shown in FIG. 2, the protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 (RET51) and the protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 (RET9) are from the methionine residue at position 1 to 1063 The amino acid sequence is identical up to the glycine residue, but the sequence and length of the C-terminal part are different.
- the CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide is typically a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide in which the N-terminal part of the CEP55 protein and the C-terminal part of the RET protein are fused.
- the “N-terminal portion of CEP55 protein” typically includes a region consisting of a methionine residue at position 1 to a glutamine residue at position 153 of the CEP55 protein.
- the “C-terminal portion of the RET protein” typically includes the tyrosine kinase domain of the RET protein (see FIG. 2).
- polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide in which the N-terminal portion of the CEP55 protein and the C-terminal portion of the RET protein are fused is typically as shown in FIGS. It is caused by reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 10 or by cleavage and recombination within chromosome 10. More specifically, a polypeptide region encoded by exons 1 to 3 of the CEP55 protein and a polypeptide region encoded by exons 12 to 19b or exons 12 to 20 of the RET protein are fused. Which encodes a polypeptide (for example, a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8 or 10). Such a polynucleotide is, for example, a polynucleotide having the base sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 7 or 9.
- amino acid sequences of the “CEP55 protein” and “RET protein” according to the present invention and the base sequence of the gene encoding these proteins can be mutated in nature (ie, non-artificially). Accordingly, the amino acid sequence of “CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide” and the base sequence of “CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide” can also be mutated in nature (ie, non-artificially). In addition, these amino acid sequences and base sequences can be artificially modified. Such variants are also included in the present invention.
- variant of the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide is composed of an amino acid sequence in which one or more amino acids are substituted, deleted, added and / or inserted in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8 or 10.
- examples include proteins.
- the term “plurality” usually refers to within 50 amino acids, preferably within 30 amino acids, more preferably within 10 amino acids, and particularly preferably within several amino acids (for example, within 5 amino acids, within 3 amino acids, within 2 amino acids, Amino acid).
- mutant of the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide a polypeptide encoded by a DNA that hybridizes under stringent conditions with a DNA comprising the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 7 or 9 can be mentioned.
- the high stringency hybridization conditions include, for example, 0.2 ⁇ SSC and 65 ° C.
- the low stringency hybridization conditions include, for example, 2.0 ⁇ SSC and 50 ° C.
- Still another embodiment of the variant of CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide is an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8 and 80% or more (eg, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 99% or more). Examples thereof include polypeptides consisting of amino acid sequences having homology.
- sequence homology can be determined using a BLASTX or BLASTP (amino acid level) program (Altschul et al. J. Mol. Biol., 215: 403-410, 1990).
- the program is based on the algorithm BLAST (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 87: 2264-2268, 1990, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90: 5873-5877, 1993) by Karlin and Altschul. Yes.
- the amino acid sequence is analyzed using the Gapped BLAST program, it can be performed as described in Altschul et al. (Nucleic Acids Res. 25: 3389-3402, 1997).
- the default parameters of each program are used. Specific methods of these analysis methods are known.
- Examples of the mutant of CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide include a polynucleotide encoding a mutant of the above CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide and a polynucleotide encoding a degenerate mutant without amino acid mutation.
- CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide includes mRNA, cDNA, genomic DNA and the like.
- a “CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide” is known to those skilled in the art from a cDNA library or a genomic DNA library prepared from a diffuse gastric cancer or the like holding a fusion gene of the CEP55 gene and the RET gene. It can be isolated using hybridization techniques. Moreover, it can also amplify and prepare by utilizing well-known gene amplification technique (PCR) using mRNA, cDNA, or genomic DNA prepared from the said diffuse gastric cancer etc. as a template.
- PCR gene amplification technique
- a CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide can be prepared by introducing the vector into an appropriate cell (eg, E. coli, yeast, insect cell, animal cell) and culturing the resulting transformant.
- an appropriate cell eg, E. coli, yeast, insect cell, animal cell
- CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide and “CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide” of the present invention have a natural type sequence (including those in which a mutation has occurred in nature) in a broad sense. And artificially modified sequences.
- a natural type sequence including those in which a mutation has occurred in nature
- CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide and “CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide” as detection targets described later, mainly those having a natural type sequence (mutation occurs in nature). Note that this also means
- the present invention also provides a method for detecting the presence or absence of a CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide or CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide in a sample.
- the detection method of the present invention comprises (a) a step of bringing a sample into contact with an agent for specifically detecting the presence or absence of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide in a sample, and (b) the polynucleotide or Detecting the presence or absence of the polypeptide.
- sample refers not only to biological samples (eg, cells, tissues, organs, body fluids (blood, lymph, etc.), digestive fluid, sputum, alveolar / bronchial lavage fluid, urine, stool), but also these living organisms. Also included are nucleic acid extracts (genomic DNA extracts, mRNA extracts, cDNA preparations prepared from mRNA extracts, cRNA preparations, etc.) and protein extracts obtained from samples.
- the sample may be subjected to formalin fixing treatment, alcohol fixing treatment, freezing treatment, or paraffin embedding treatment.
- genomic DNA, mRNA, cDNA or protein can be prepared by those skilled in the art by selecting a known method suitable for the sample in consideration of the type and state of the sample.
- CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide or CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide refers to genomic DNA encoding the fusion polypeptide, transcript from the genomic DNA, transcript from the transcript. Can be performed on translation products.
- the genomic DNA encoding the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide is formed by reciprocal translocation between human chromosomes 10 or by cleavage and recombination within chromosome 10.
- this phenomenon of reciprocal translocation may be detected (see FIGS. 1 and 3).
- the detection of such reciprocal translocation for example, the coding region of exon 3 of the CEP55 gene and the upstream region 5 ′ side of the coding region, the coding region of exon 4 of the CEP55 gene, and the 3 ′ side of the coding region.
- the coding region of exon 11 of the RET gene and the upstream region 5 ′ from the coding region the coding region of exon 12 of the RET gene, and the coding region.
- separation from the downstream region on the 3 ′ side may be detected.
- a known technique can be used.
- targeting “genomic DNA encoding the fusion polypeptide” for example, in situ hybridization (ISH) using fluorescence or the like, genomic PCR method, direct sequencing, Southern blotting, genomic microarray analysis is used. be able to.
- ISH in situ hybridization
- genomic PCR method direct sequencing
- Southern blotting genomic microarray analysis
- RT-PCR direct sequencing
- Northern blotting dot blotting
- cDNA microarray analysis can be used.
- genomic DNA encoding a CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide is obtained by contacting the biological sample with a polynucleotide according to (a) or (b) below having a chain length of at least 15 bases: Can be detected.
- A a polynucleotide that is at least one probe selected from the group consisting of a probe that hybridizes to a polynucleotide that encodes a CEP55 protein and a probe that hybridizes to a polynucleotide that encodes a RET protein
- b encodes a CEP55 protein
- the polynucleotide encoding the CEP55-RET protein according to the present invention is typically identified by RefSeq ID: NC — 000010.10.
- the gene consisting of the 95256369 to 95288849th DNA sequence (CEP55 gene).
- the polynucleotide encoding the RET protein according to the present invention is derived from a human, it is typically derived from the 4357517-43625799th DNA sequence in the genome sequence specified by RefSeq ID: NC — 01000.10. Gene (RET gene).
- DNA sequence of a gene can be mutated in nature (ie, non-artificially) due to its mutation or the like. Therefore, such natural mutants can also be the subject of the present invention (hereinafter the same).
- the polynucleotide according to (a) of the present invention hybridizes to the polynucleotide encoding the CEP55 protein or the polynucleotide encoding the RET protein, which is the target base sequence of the polynucleotide, so that CEP55 in the biological sample is obtained.
- Any polynucleotide can be used as long as it can detect the presence of genomic DNA encoding a -RET fusion polypeptide, and is preferably a polynucleotide described in (a1) to (a3) below.
- A1 a polynucleotide that hybridizes to the coding region of exon 3 of the CEP55 gene and an upstream region 5 ′ to the coding region (hereinafter also referred to as “5′CEP55 probe”), and the coding of exon 12 of the RET gene
- a combination of a 5 ′ CEP55 probe and exon 4 of the CEP55 gene (a2) a combination of a region and a polynucleotide that hybridizes to a downstream region 3 ′ from the coding region (hereinafter also referred to as “3′RET probe”)
- a combination with a region and a polynucleotide that hybridizes to a downstream region 3 'from the coding region (hereinafter also referred to as "3'CEP55 probe”)
- (a3) From the coding region of exon 11 of the RET gene and the coding region Polynucleotide that hybridizes to the upstream region on the 5 'side (hereinafter referred
- the region (target base sequence) to which the polynucleotide described in (a1) used for in situ hybridization hybridizes is CEP55 protein from the viewpoint of specificity to the target base sequence and sensitivity of detection.
- the polynucleotide described in (b) used for in situ hybridization includes a polynucleotide encoding the CEP55 protein and a polynucleotide encoding the RET protein, which are target nucleotide sequences of the polynucleotide.
- a typical example is described in SEQ ID NO: 7 or 9.
- Hybridizing to a fusion point of a polynucleotide that hybridizes to a genomic DNA encoding a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of, for example, a polynucleotide encoding a CEP55 protein and a polynucleotide encoding a RET protein That is a polynucleotide.
- the polynucleotide described in (a) or (b) used for in situ hybridization is the entire target base sequence from the viewpoint of further improving the specificity to the target base sequence and the sensitivity of detection. It is preferable that the group consists of a plurality of types of polynucleotides capable of covering the above. In such a case, the length of the polynucleotide constituting the population is at least 15 bases, preferably 100 to 1000 bases.
- the polynucleotide described in (a) or (b) used for in situ hybridization is preferably labeled with a fluorescent dye or the like for detection.
- fluorescent dyes include, but are not limited to, DEAC, FITC, R6G, TexRed, and Cy5.
- the polynucleotide may be labeled with a dye such as DAB or silver based on enzymatic metal deposition.
- the probe for the polynucleotide encoding the CEP55 protein and the probe for the polynucleotide encoding the RET protein are preferably labeled with different dyes.
- in situ hybridization is performed using a combination of the above probes (a1) labeled with different dyes and signal overlap generated by the labeling of each probe is observed, genomic DNA encoding the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide Can be determined (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
- CEP55- it can be determined that the genomic DNA encoding the RET fusion polypeptide could be detected.
- labeling of the polynucleotide can be performed by a known technique.
- the polynucleotide can be labeled by incorporating a substrate base labeled with a fluorescent dye or the like into the polynucleotide by a nick translation method or a random prime method.
- the conditions for bringing the polynucleotide described in (a) or (b) into contact with the biological sample may vary depending on various factors such as the length of the polynucleotide.
- An example of the gentious condition is a condition of 0.2 ⁇ SSC and 65 ° C.
- an example of the low stringency condition is a condition of 2.0 ⁇ SSC and 50 ° C.
- a person skilled in the art appropriately selects various conditions such as the concentration of surfactant (NP-40, etc.), the concentration of formamide, pH, etc. in addition to the salt concentration (SSC dilution ratio, etc.) and temperature.
- stringent conditions similar to the above conditions can be realized.
- Examples of a method for detecting genomic DNA encoding a CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide using the polynucleotide described in (a) or (b) include Southern blotting, Northern blotting, and dot in addition to the in situ hybridization. Blotting can be mentioned.
- the fusion gene is detected by hybridizing the polynucleotide described in (a) or (b) to a membrane to which a nucleic acid extract obtained from the biological sample is transferred.
- the same band in which the polynucleotide hybridizing to the polynucleotide encoding CEP55 protein and the polynucleotide hybridizing to the polynucleotide encoding RET protein are developed on the membrane. Can be determined that the genomic DNA encoding the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide could be detected.
- Examples of the method for detecting genomic DNA encoding the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide using the polynucleotide (b) include genomic microarray analysis and DNA microarray analysis. In these methods, an array in which the polynucleotide (b) is immobilized on a substrate is prepared, and the genomic DNA is detected by bringing the biological sample into contact with the polynucleotide on the array.
- PCR and sequencing in order to specifically amplify a part or all of the CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide using DNA (genomic DNA, cDNA) or RNA prepared from the biological sample as a template, the following (c) Polynucleotides can be used.
- C A polynucleotide that is a pair of primers designed to sandwich a fusion point between a polynucleotide encoding CEP55 protein and a polynucleotide encoding RET protein.
- the “polynucleotide as a pair of primers” is a primer set in which one primer hybridizes to the CEP55 gene region and the other primer hybridizes to the RET gene region in the target fusion polynucleotide or the like.
- the length of these polynucleotides is usually 15 to 100 bases, preferably 17 to 30 bases.
- the polynucleotide described in (c) of the present invention is within 5000 bases from the fusion point of the polynucleotide encoding the CEP55 protein and the polynucleotide encoding the RET protein from the viewpoint of the accuracy and sensitivity of detection by PCR. It is preferable that the sequence is complementary to the base sequence of the fusion polynucleotide.
- the “polynucleotide as a pair of primers” can be appropriately designed by a known method based on the base sequence of the target CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide or the like.
- a known method for example, a method using Primer Express software (registered trademark, manufactured by ABI) can be mentioned.
- a preferable example of “a polynucleotide that is a pair of primers” is preferably the polynucleotide described in (c1) below.
- C1 the coding region of exon 3 of the CEP55 gene and a polynucleotide hybridizing to the upstream region 5 ′ from the coding region
- 5′CEP55 primer the coding of exon 12 of the RET gene
- 3′RET primer a polynucleotide that hybridizes to the nucleotide sequence of the region and the downstream region 3 ′ from the coding region
- a primer is designed for exon 2 containing the start codon of the CEP55 gene and exon 14 in the kinase region of the RET gene, whereby the tyrosine kinase region of the RET protein is changed.
- a fusion gene of all the variants including the CEP55 gene can be detected (see FIG. 2).
- examples of the method for detecting the translation product of the CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide include immunostaining, Western blotting, ELISA, flow cytometry, immunoprecipitation, and antibody array analysis.
- an antibody that binds to the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide is used.
- examples of such an antibody include an antibody specific for a polypeptide containing a fusion point of CEP55 protein and RET protein (hereinafter, also referred to as “fusion point-specific antibody”), and an N-terminal side of the fusion point of CEP55 protein.
- CEP55-N-terminal antibody An antibody that binds to a polypeptide comprising a region
- RET protein an antibody that binds to a polypeptide comprising a region located on the C-terminal side from the fusion point of the RET protein
- RET protein also referred to as “C-terminal antibody”.
- the “fusion-point-specific antibody” specifically binds to the polypeptide containing the fusion point, and includes any of wild-type (normal) CEP55 protein and wild-type (normal) RET protein. Also means an antibody that does not bind.
- the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide can be detected by the fusion point-specific antibody or by a combination of the CEP55-N end antibody and the RET protein-C end antibody.
- “An antibody that binds to a CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide” can be prepared by a person skilled in the art by appropriately selecting a known method. Such known methods include inoculating an immunized animal with a polypeptide comprising the C-terminal part of the RET protein, a CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide, a polypeptide comprising the N-terminal part of the CEP55 protein, and the like. And a method for recovering the animal serum (polyclonal antibody) and a method for producing a monoclonal antibody such as a hybridoma method, a recombinant DNA method, and a phage display method.
- the target protein can be directly detected by detecting the label.
- the labeling substance is not particularly limited as long as it can bind to an antibody and can be detected, and examples thereof include peroxidase, ⁇ -D-galactosidase, microperoxidase, horseradish peroxidase (HRP), fluorescein isoform. Examples include thiocyanate (FITC), rhodamine isothiocyanate (RITC), alkaline phosphatase, biotin and radioactive substances.
- a method for indirectly detecting a target protein using a secondary antibody, protein G or protein A to which a labeling substance is bound can also be used.
- RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor ⁇ Method for determining efficacy of cancer treatment with RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor>
- the fusion of the CEP55 gene and the RET gene is considered to bring about the activation of the RET protein and contribute to the malignant transformation of cancer. Therefore, cancer patients in which such fusion is detected have a high probability that treatment with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor is effective.
- the present invention is a method for determining the effectiveness of cancer treatment with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor, comprising the presence or absence of a CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide or CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide in a sample isolated from a patient.
- the “patient” may be not only a human suffering from cancer but also a human suspected of suffering from cancer.
- the “cancer” to which the method of the present invention is applied is not particularly limited as long as the CEP55-RET fusion gene is expressed.
- a diffuse stomach cancer is preferable. Collection of a biological sample from a patient can be performed by a known method according to the type of the biological sample.
- the “RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor” to be evaluated for the effectiveness of cancer treatment is not particularly limited as long as it is a substance that can directly or indirectly suppress the function of RET protein.
- Known RET tyrosine kinase inhibitors applicable to the present invention include 4- (4-bromo-2-fluoroanilino) -6-methoxy-7- (1-methylpiperidin-4-ylmethoxy) quinazoline (generic name) : Vandetanib; compounds targeting VEGFR, EGFR and RET), 4- [4- [3- [4-chloro-3- (trifluoromethyl) phenyl] ureido] phenoxy] -N-methylpyridine- 2-Carboamide (generic name: sorafenib; a compound targeting BRAF and RET), N- [2- (diethylamino) ethyl] -5-[(Z)-(5-fluoro-2-ox
- sample The definition of “sample”, the method for extracting DNA, RNA, etc. from the sample, the method for detecting the presence or absence of CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide and CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide, etc. are as described above.
- CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide or CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide When the presence of CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide or CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide is detected in a sample isolated from a patient according to the method of the present invention, the patient is effective in treating cancer with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor. On the other hand, if the presence of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide is not detected, the patient is determined to be less effective for cancer treatment with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
- a polynucleotide having a chain length of at least 15 bases and any of the following (a) to (c) should be suitably used for detecting the presence or absence of a CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide: Can do. Therefore, it can also be suitably used to determine the effectiveness of cancer treatment with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
- polynucleotides have a base sequence complementary to a specific base sequence of the target gene.
- “complementary” does not need to be completely complementary as long as it hybridizes.
- These polynucleotides usually have a homology of 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more, and particularly preferably 100% with respect to the specific base sequence.
- the polynucleotides (a) to (c) may be DNA or RNA, and in part or in whole, PNA (polyamide nucleic acid, peptide nucleic acid), LNA (registered trademark, locked) Nucleic acid, Bridged Nucleic Acid, cross-linked nucleic acid), ENA (registered trademark, 2'-O, 4'-C-Ethylene-bridged nucleic acid), GNA (Glycerol nucleic acid, glycerol nucleic acid), TNAThre, Nucleotides may be substituted with artificial nucleic acids such as (threose nucleic acid).
- PNA polyamide nucleic acid, peptide nucleic acid
- LNA registered trademark, locked Nucleic acid, Bridged Nucleic Acid, cross-linked nucleic acid
- ENA registered trademark, 2'-O, 4'-C-Ethylene-bridged nucleic acid
- GNA Glycerol nucleic acid, glycerol
- an antibody that binds to a CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide can be suitably used for detection of a translation product of a CEP55-RET fusion polynucleotide (CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide).
- the drug of the present invention can contain other pharmacologically acceptable components in addition to the substances (polynucleotides and antibodies) as active ingredients.
- examples of such other components include a buffer, an emulsifier, a suspending agent, a stabilizer, a preservative, and physiological saline. Phosphate, citrate, acetate, etc. can be used as the buffer.
- emulsifier gum arabic, sodium alginate, tragacanth and the like can be used.
- As the suspending agent glyceryl monostearate, aluminum monostearate, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate and the like can be used.
- propylene glycol diethylin sulfite, ascorbic acid or the like
- sodium azide sodium azide
- benzalkonium chloride sodium azide
- paraoxybenzoic acid sodium azide
- chlorobutanol sodium azide
- kits for use in the method of the present invention can also be prepared by combining samples such as a buffer used for dilution and washing.
- the kit can include instructions for using the kit.
- the present invention also provides a kit for use in the method of the present invention.
- the present invention provides a method for treating cancer, wherein the RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor is administered to a patient who has been judged to be highly effective in treating cancer with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor by the method of the present invention.
- a method comprising the step of administering is provided.
- the present invention is a cancer therapeutic agent comprising a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor as an active ingredient, and a patient who has been determined to have high cancer treatment effectiveness with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor by the method of the present invention.
- a therapeutic agent to be administered is provided.
- RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor is not particularly limited as long as it is a substance that can directly or indirectly suppress the function of the RET protein as described above.
- Examples of known RET tyrosine kinase inhibitors that can be applied to the present invention are as described above.
- the method of administering the RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor to the patient is appropriately selected according to the type of the inhibitor, the type of cancer, and the like.
- oral, intravenous, intraperitoneal, transdermal, intramuscular, Administration forms such as intraductal (aerosol), rectal, and intravaginal can be employed.
- RNA extraction> The tumor tissue that had been cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen was pulverized with a cryoprep (product name: CP02, manufactured by Kovalis). Next, total RNA was extracted from the crushed tumor tissue using a total RNA purification kit (product name: RNAeasy, manufactured by Qiagen).
- RNA sequence> Using 2 ⁇ g of the total RNA prepared above, a library was synthesized using an mRNA seq sample preparation kit (manufactured by Illumina). That is, first, 2 ⁇ g of total RNA was treated at 94 ° C. for 5 minutes for fragmentation, and then cDNA synthesis was performed. Next, adapters for sequencing were bound to both ends of the obtained cDNA, then migrated to an agarose gel and purified. Then, PCR was performed using the purified cDNA as a template to prepare a library having a length of 300 bases. The prepared cDNA library was sequence-decoded using a high-speed sequencer (GA2X, manufactured by Illumina) at both ends of 50 bp.
- GA2X high-speed sequencer
- CDNA was newly synthesized from the same total RNA used for RNA sequencing using reverse transcriptase (Superscript III first (1st) -strand synthesis system, manufactured by Invitrogen).
- PCR primers were synthesized based on the obtained sequence, PCR was performed using ExTaq HS (manufactured by Takara), and then the PCR product was confirmed by electrophoresis.
- the PCR product was extracted from the agarose gel and subjected to sequencing analysis by the Sanger method using the same primer, Big Dye Terminator v3.1 Cycle Sequencing Kit (Applied Biosystems) and ABI 3730 sequencer. And from the obtained result, the fusion point and reading frame of the fusion gene were confirmed.
- the conditions for the transcription reaction and the PCR reaction are as follows.
- ⁇ Reverse transcription reaction> 1 ⁇ L of random hexamers primer (50 ng / ⁇ L) and 1 ⁇ L of 10 mM dNTP mix were mixed with 5 ⁇ g (8 ⁇ L) of the total RNA, reacted at 65 ° C. for 5 minutes, and rapidly cooled on ice.
- 2 ⁇ L of 10 ⁇ RT buffer, 4 ⁇ L of 25 mM MgCl 2, 2 ⁇ L of 0.1 M DTT, 1 ⁇ L of RNaseOUT (40 U / ⁇ L), and 1 ⁇ L of Superscript IIIRT (200 U / ⁇ L) were added in order. Then, the reverse transcription reaction was performed under the conditions of 25 ° C. for 10 minutes, 50 ° C.
- Example 1 [Identification of novel kinase fusion genes by RNA sequencing] From the 13 cases of diffuse gastric cancer clinical specimens, a pair of base sequences of 8.0 ⁇ 10 7 or more were obtained after excluding duplicate clones by PCR. As a result of referring to them in an existing gene database, as shown in FIG. 2, candidate gene for fusion of CEP55 gene and RET gene (polynucleotide encoding polypeptide in which CEP55 protein and RET9 protein are fused, CEP55 protein and A polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide fused with the RET51 protein (hereinafter also referred to as “CEP55-RET fusion gene”) was detected in one example.
- CEP55-RET fusion gene polynucleotide encoding polypeptide in which CEP55 protein and RET9 protein are fused, CEP55 protein and A polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide fused with the RET51 protein
- exon 3 of CEP55 SEQ ID NOs: 1, 7 Or a polynucleotide consisting of the nucleotide sequence described in positions 488 to 763 of 9
- exon 12 of the RET gene a polynucleotide consisting of the nucleotide sequence described in positions 2327 to 2474 of SEQ ID NO: 3 or 5
- Example 2 [Analysis of the function of CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide and the effectiveness of a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor against cancer cells expressing the polypeptide]
- the gene fusion described above is considered to bring about the activation of the RET protein, and further, the downstream signal is also activated by the activation, and the cell is considered to be cancerous. Therefore, RET tyrosine kinase inhibitors are considered to be effective in treatment for patients with such activation. Therefore, in order to confirm these points, the CEP55-RET fusion gene was analyzed according to a conventional method as appropriate as shown below.
- a FLAG epitope tag is placed on the 5 ′ side of cDNA of a CEP55-RET fusion gene (polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide in which CEP55 protein and RET51 protein are fused) obtained from a cancer tissue derived from an undifferentiated gastric cancer patient.
- the cDNA coding for was ligated together in the translation reading frame and cloned into the pMXs retroviral vector.
- a vector encoding a kinase activity mutant (KD mutant CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide: K758M) in which a site-specific mutation was introduced into this vector and one amino acid in the RET kinase site was substituted was also produced.
- the retrovirus vector thus prepared is infected with a mouse normal fibroblast cell line NIH-3T3 cells, and the wild-type or mutant CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide is stably expressed. A cell line was obtained.
- RET fusion gene KIF5B gene and RET gene fusion gene, hereinafter also referred to as “KIF5B-RET fusion gene”
- a retroviral vector encoding the gene is used as described above. Produced. Furthermore, a retroviral vector encoding a mutant mutant of kinase activity in which lysine in the RET kinase site was substituted with methionine as described above was also prepared. Furthermore, NIH-3T3 cells were each infected with these retroviral vectors to prepare cell lines that stably express wild-type or mutant KIF5B-RET fusion polypeptides. And this cell line was used for the experiment shown below as a control group.
- KIF5B-RET fusion gene Kohno T.W. Et al., Nature Medicine, published online on February 12, 2012, Vol. 18, No. 3, pages 375-377.
- KIF5B-RET fusion gene used as a control in this example is “KIF5B-RET fusion variant 1” described in this document.
- CEP55-RET fusion gene and KIF5B-RET fusion gene are also collectively referred to as “RET fusion gene (or RET fusion polypeptide)”.
- the cell line stably expressing wild type or mutant type RET fusion polypeptide is seeded in a soft agar medium (concentration of agar in the medium: 4 mg / mL, the same applies hereinafter), and these cell lines do not depend on anchorage.
- the transformation ability of the RET fusion polypeptide was examined by evaluating the colony forming ability. The obtained results are shown in FIG.
- each of the cell lines stably expressing the wild type RET fusion polypeptide is seeded in a soft agar medium supplemented with a low molecular weight RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor (Vandetanib or XL184), and the anchorage of these cell lines is independent
- RET tyrosine kinase inhibitors on transformation with RET fusion polypeptides was examined by evaluating sex colony forming ability. The obtained result is shown in FIG.
- each of the cell lines that stably express the wild type or mutant type RET fusion polypeptide is cultured in a liquid medium, subjected to serum starvation treatment, and then added with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor (Vandetanib or XL184).
- the liquid medium was replaced with a new one and cultured.
- by extracting proteins from each cell line thus obtained and performing Western blot analysis using antibodies against various phosphorylated proteins or non-phosphorylated proteins signals downstream of the polypeptide to RET fusion are obtained. Analysis was performed. The obtained results are shown in FIG.
- the cell line stably expressing wild-type or mutant CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide or the cell line stably expressing wild-type KIF5B-RET fusion polypeptide is treated with an immunodeficient mouse (BALB / c -Nu / nu) were implanted subcutaneously at 1 ⁇ 10 6 cells per site, and the in vivo tumorigenicity of cells expressing these RET fusion polypeptides was examined. The obtained result is shown in FIG.
- NIH-3T3 cells showed anchorage-independent colony formation due to the expression of the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide.
- anchoring-independent colony forming ability by CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide was remarkably suppressed by inactivating the kinase activity of RET protein.
- AKT phosphorylation was strongly caused by the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide (see the lane labeled “W” in “p-AKT (S473)” in FIG. 7). Furthermore, it was also clarified that phosphorylation of STAT3 and MAPK is also enhanced by the fusion peptide (“W” in “p-STAT3 (Y705)” and “p-MAPK (T202 / Y204705)” in FIG. 7). (See the attached lane).
- NIH-3T3 cells expressing wild-type CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide were transplanted subcutaneously into immunodeficient mice, and tumor formation was observed within 14 days after the transplantation. .
- tumor formation is completely confirmed by observation up to 30 days after the transplantation. could not.
- the CEP55-RET fusion gene has a transformation ability and functions as an oncogene, and that the transformation requires activation of RET kinase activity.
- the ability of the CEP55-RET fusion polypeptide to transform is that the RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor inhibits the activation of RET tyrosine kinase and the downstream signal, such as AKT, in the fusion polypeptide. It became clear that it was suppressed.
- the present invention it is possible to detect a polynucleotide encoding a fusion polypeptide of a CEP55 protein or a part thereof and a RET protein or a part thereof, or an expression product thereof.
- This detection makes it possible to predict the effectiveness of cancer treatment with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
- This fusion leads to activation of the RET protein, which in turn leads to cancerous cells.
- RET activation and canceration can be significantly suppressed by RET tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Therefore, since the fusion of the CEP55 gene and the RET gene can be a target of a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor, the present invention is extremely useful in increasing the efficiency of cancer treatment.
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Description
[1] CEP55タンパク質又はその一部と、RETタンパク質又はその一部とが融合しているポリペプチドをコードするポリヌクレオチド。
[2] [1]に記載のポリヌクレオチドによりコードされるポリペプチド。
[3] 試料中における[1]に記載のポリヌクレオチド又は[2]に記載のポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出する方法であって、
(a)試料中における該ポリヌクレオチド又は該ポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を特異的に検出するための薬剤と試料とを接触させる工程、及び
(b)該ポリヌクレオチド又は該ポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出する工程、
を含む方法。
[4] [3]に記載の方法により、試料中における[1]に記載のポリヌクレオチド又は[2]に記載のポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出するための薬剤であって、少なくとも15塩基の鎖長を有する下記(a)~(c)のうちのいずれか一に記載のポリヌクレオチド、又は、下記(d)に記載の抗体を含む薬剤。
(a)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブ及びRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブからなる群から選択される少なくとも一つのプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(b)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点にハイブリダイズするプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(c)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点を挟み込むように設計された一対のプライマーであるポリヌクレオチド
(d)CEP55タンパク質とRETタンパク質とが融合しているポリペプチドに結合する抗体。
[5] RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性を判定する方法であって、患者から単離した試料における[1]に記載のポリヌクレオチド又は[2]に記載のポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出する工程を含み、前記ポリヌクレオチド又は前記ポリペプチドの存在が検出されれば、前記患者における前記RET阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性が高いと判定される方法。
[6] [5]に記載の方法によりRET阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性を判定するための薬剤であって、少なくとも15塩基の鎖長を有する下記(a)~(c)のうちのいずれか一に記載のポリヌクレオチド、又は、下記(d)に記載の抗体を含む薬剤
(a)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブ及びRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブからなる群から選択される少なくとも一つのプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(b)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点にハイブリダイズするプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(c)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点を挟み込むように設計された一対のプライマーであるポリヌクレオチド
(d)CEP55タンパク質とRETタンパク質とが融合しているポリペプチドに結合する抗体。
[7] がんを治療する方法であって、[5]に記載の方法によりRETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性が高いと判定された患者に、前記RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤を投与する工程を含む方法。
[8] RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤を有効成分とするがんの治療剤であって、[5]に記載の方法によりRETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性が高いと判定された患者に投与される治療剤。
後述の実施例において示す通り、CEP55遺伝子とRET遺伝子との融合例が本発明において初めて明らかになった。したがって、本発明は、CEP55タンパク質又はその一部と、RETタンパク質又はその一部との融合ポリペプチド(以下、「CEP55-RET融合ポリペプチド」とも称する)をコードするポリヌクレオチド(以下、「CEP55-RET融合ポリヌクレオチド」とも称する)を提供する。
本発明は、また、試料中におけるCEP55-RET融合ポリヌクレオチド又はCEP55-RET融合ポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出する方法を提供する。本発明の検出方法は、(a)試料中における該ポリヌクレオチド又は該ポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を特異的に検出するための薬剤と試料とを接触させる工程、及び(b)該ポリヌクレオチド又は該ポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出する工程、を含む。
(a)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブ及びRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブからなる群から選択される少なくとも一つのプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(b)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点にハイブリダイズするプローブであるポリヌクレオチド。
(a1) CEP55遺伝子のエクソン3のコード領域及び該コード領域よりも5’側の上流領域にハイブリダイズするポリヌクレオチド(以下、「5’CEP55プローブ」とも称する)と、RET遺伝子のエクソン12のコード領域及び該コード領域よりも3’側の下流領域にハイブリダイズするポリヌクレオチド(以下、「3’RETプローブ」とも称する)との組み合わせ
(a2) 5’CEP55プローブと、CEP55遺伝子のエクソン4のコード領域及び該コード領域よりも3’側の下流領域にハイブリダイズするポリヌクレオチド(以下、「3’CEP55プローブ」とも称する)との組み合わせ
(a3) RET遺伝子のエクソン11のコード領域及び該コード領域よりも5’側の上流領域にハイブリダイズするポリヌクレオチド(以下、「5’RETプローブ」とも称する)と、3’RETプローブとの組み合わせ。
(c)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点を挟み込むように設計された一対のプライマーであるポリヌクレオチド。
(c1) CEP55遺伝子のエクソン3のコード領域及び該コード領域よりも5’側の上流領域にハイブリダイズするポリヌクレオチド(以下、「5’CEP55プライマー」とも称する)と、RET遺伝子のエクソン12のコード領域及び該コード領域よりも3’側の下流領域の塩基配列にハイブリダイズするポリヌクレオチド(以下、「3’RETプライマー」とも称する)との組み合わせ。
後述の実施例において示す通り、CEP55遺伝子とRET遺伝子との融合は、RETタンパク質の活性化をもたらし、がんの悪性化等に寄与してと考えられる。そのため、このような融合が検出されるがん患者においては、RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤による治療が有効である蓋然性が高い。
上記の通り、少なくとも15塩基の鎖長を有する、下記(a)~(c)に記載のいずれかであるポリヌクレオチドは、CEP55-RET融合ポリヌクレオチドの存在又は非存在の検出に好適に用いることができる。従って、また、RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性の判定にも好適に用いることができる。
(a)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブ及びRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブからなる群から選択される少なくとも一つのプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(b)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点にハイブリダイズするプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(c)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点を挟み込むように設計された一対のプライマーであるポリヌクレオチド。
上記の通り、本発明の方法によりCEP55-RET融合ポリヌクレオチド又はCEP55-RET融合ポリペプチドの存在を検出された患者は、RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性が高いと考えられる。このため、がん患者のうち、CEP55-RET融合遺伝子を保持する患者に選択的に、RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤を投与することにより、効率的にがんの治療を行うことが可能である。従って、本発明は、がんを治療する方法であって、上記本発明の方法によりRETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性が高いと判定された患者に、前記RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤を投与する工程を含む方法を提供するものである。
<実験材料>
びまん型胃がん手術切除凍結標本13症例を研究対象とした。また、陰性対照として、正常胃粘膜組織を用いた。
液体窒素内にて凍結保存されていた腫瘍組織を、クライオプレップ(製品名:CP02、コバリス社製)にて粉砕した。次いで、粉砕された腫瘍組織から、トータルRNA精製用キット(製品名:RNAeasy、キアゲン社製)を用いて、トータルRNAを抽出した。
前記にて調製したトータルRNA2μgを用いて、mRNAseqサンプル調製キット(イルミナ社製)により、ライブラリーの合成を行なった。すなわち、先ず2μgのトータルRNAを94℃にて5分間処理し、断片化した後、cDNA合成を行なった。次いで、得られたcDNAの両端にシークエンス用のアダプターを結合し、その後アガロースゲルに泳動、精製した。そして、精製したcDNAを鋳型としてPCRを行い、300塩基長のライブラリーを作製した。作製したcDNAライブラリーを高速シークエンサー(GA2X、イルミナ社製)を用いて、その両端50bpをシークエンス解読した。
得られた配列情報からPCRによる重複クローンを除外した後、Bowtieソフトを用いて既知のデータベース(Refseq及びEnsemble)にマッピングし、両端の配列が、異なる遺伝子由来の配列であるものを抽出した(非特許文献4 参照)。
RNAシークエンスに用いた同じトータルRNAから、新たに逆転写酵素(スーパースクリプトIIIファースト(1st)-ストランド合成システム、インビトロゲン社製)を用いて、cDNAを合成した。得られた配列を元にPCRプライマーを合成し、ExTaq HS(Takara社製)を用いてPCRを行い、その後、電気泳動にてPCR産物を確認した。さらに、PCR産物をアガロースゲルから抽出し、同プライマー、ビッグダイターミネーターv3.1サイクルシークエンシングキット(アプライドバイオシステム社製)及びABI 3730シークエンサーを用いて、サンガー法によりシークエンシング解析を行った。そして、得られた結果から、融合遺伝子の融合点と読み枠とを確認した。
先ず、前記トータルRNA5μg(8μL)に、ランダムヘキサマーズプライマー(50ng/μL)1μLと、10mM dNTPミックス1μLとを混ぜ、65℃にて5分間反応し、氷上にて急冷した。次いで、10×RTバッファー2μLと、25mM MgCl24μLと、0.1M DTT2μLと,RNaseOUT(40U/μL)1μLと、スーパースクリプトIIIRT(200U/μL)1μLとを順番に添加した。そして、25℃にて10分間、50℃にて50分間、85℃にて5分間、4℃にて5分間という条件にて、逆転写反応を行った。次いで、得られた逆転写産物に、RNaseH 1μLを添加し、37℃にて20分間かけ、トータルRNAを消化した後、使用するまで、-20℃にて保存した。
前記にて調製した1stストランドcDNA2μLと、10×ExTaqバッファー1μLと、2.5mM dNTPs1.2μLと、H2O4.7μLと、ExTaq HS 0.1μLと、2μM CF/CRミックスプライマー 1μLとを混合し、先ず、95℃にて3分間、次いで、94℃にて30秒間、58℃にて30秒間及び72℃にて30秒間という反応サイクルを35サイクル繰り返した後、72℃にて5分間反応した。
[RNAシークエンスによる新規キナーゼ融合遺伝子の同定]
13症例のびまん型胃がん臨床検体から、PCRによる重複クローンを除外した上で、各々8.0x107以上のペア塩基配列が得られた。それらを既存の遺伝子データベースに参照した結果、図2に示す通り、CEP55遺伝子とRET遺伝子との融合遺伝子候補(CEP55タンパク質とRET9タンパク質とが融合しているポリペプチドをコードするポリヌクレオチド、CEP55タンパク質とRET51タンパク質とが融合しているポリペプチドをコードするポリヌクレオチド、以下「CEP55-RET融合遺伝子」とも称する)を1例において検出した。
次に、同一検体を用いてRT-PCRとサンガーシークエンスによる融合遺伝子の検証を行なった。その結果、RT-PCRにて、前記融合遺伝子について、症例特異的な増幅、すなわち、びまん型胃がんのみにおいて前記融合遺伝子が発現しており、正常胃粘膜組織においては、前記融合遺伝子が発現していないことが明らかになった。
[CEP55-RET融合ポリペプチドの機能、並びに該ポリペプチドを発現しているがん細胞に対するRETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤の有効性についての解析]
前述の遺伝子融合は、RETタンパク質の活性化をもたらすものと考えられ、さらには該活性化によりその下流のシグナルも活性化され、細胞ががん化することが考えられる。したがって、このような活性化が生じている患者に対し、RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤が治療において有効性を示すものと考えられる。そこで、これらの点について確認すべく、以下に示す通り、適宜定法に従い、CEP55-RET融合遺伝子について解析を行った。
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- CEP55タンパク質又はその一部と、RETタンパク質又はその一部とが融合しているポリペプチドをコードするポリヌクレオチド。
- 請求項1に記載のポリヌクレオチドによりコードされるポリペプチド。
- 試料中における請求項1に記載のポリヌクレオチド又は請求項2に記載のポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出する方法であって、
(a)試料中における該ポリヌクレオチド又は該ポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を特異的に検出するための薬剤と試料とを接触させる工程、及び
(b)該ポリヌクレオチド又は該ポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出する工程、
を含む方法。 - 請求項3に記載の方法により、試料中における請求項1に記載のポリヌクレオチド又は請求項2に記載のポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出するための薬剤であって、少なくとも15塩基の鎖長を有する下記(a)~(c)のうちのいずれか一に記載のポリヌクレオチド、又は、下記(d)に記載の抗体を含む薬剤。
(a)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブ及びRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブからなる群から選択される少なくとも一つのプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(b)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点にハイブリダイズするプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(c)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点を挟み込むように設計された一対のプライマーであるポリヌクレオチド
(d)CEP55タンパク質とRETタンパク質とが融合しているポリペプチドに結合する抗体。 - RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性を判定する方法であって、患者から単離した試料における請求項1に記載のポリヌクレオチド又は請求項2に記載のポリペプチドの存在又は非存在を検出する工程を含み、前記ポリヌクレオチド又は前記ポリペプチドの存在が検出されれば、前記患者における前記RET阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性が高いと判定される方法。
- 請求項5に記載の方法によりRET阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性を判定するための薬剤であって、少なくとも15塩基の鎖長を有する下記(a)~(c)のうちのいずれか一に記載のポリヌクレオチド、又は、下記(d)に記載の抗体を含む薬剤
(a)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブ及びRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドにハイブリダイズするプローブからなる群から選択される少なくとも一つのプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(b)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点にハイブリダイズするプローブであるポリヌクレオチド
(c)CEP55タンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとRETタンパク質をコードするポリヌクレオチドとの融合点を挟み込むように設計された一対のプライマーであるポリヌクレオチド
(d)CEP55タンパク質とRETタンパク質とが融合しているポリペプチドに結合する抗体。 - がんを治療する方法であって、請求項5に記載の方法によりRETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性が高いと判定された患者に、前記RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤を投与する工程を含む方法。
- RETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤を有効成分とするがんの治療剤であって、請求項5に記載の方法によりRETチロシンキナーゼ阻害剤によるがん治療の有効性が高いと判定された患者に投与される治療剤。
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