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- the present invention introduces an expression vector containing a gene fragment containing DNA encoding a target protein and containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment into at least one kind of floating mammalian cell, and a pair of transposon sequences
- the present invention relates to an expression vector comprising a mammalian cell and a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the protein of interest, and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment.
- the production of foreign proteins by gene recombination technology is used in various industries such as the pharmaceutical and food industries.
- the production of a recombinant protein involves introducing an expression vector containing a base sequence encoding the target protein into a host such as E. coli, yeast, insect cells, plant cells and animal cells, and integrating the expression vector into the chromosome. This is carried out by selecting the transformed strain, and further culturing the transformed strain under appropriate culture conditions to express the target protein.
- the insect cell system has the merit that the produced protein can be expressed while undergoing post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation and addition of sugar chains, while retaining its original physiological activity.
- post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation and addition of sugar chains
- sugar chain structure of the secreted protein is different from that of mammalian cells, antigenicity is a problem for pharmaceutical use.
- the insect cell system uses a recombinant virus for introducing a foreign gene, there is a problem that it is necessary to inactivate or contain it from the viewpoint of safety.
- a transposon is a transposable genetic element that can move from one locus of a chromosome to another.
- Transposons are a powerful tool in molecular biology or genetics research, and for purposes such as mutagenesis, gene trapping and production of transgenic individuals in insects or nematodes (eg Drosophila melanogaster or Caenorhabditis elegans) and plants It's being used.
- nematodes eg Drosophila melanogaster or Caenorhabditis elegans
- development of such techniques has been delayed in vertebrates including mammalian cells.
- transposons that are also active in vertebrates have been reported, and it has been confirmed that some of them are also active in mammalian cells such as mice and humans.
- Representative examples include transposon Tol1 (Patent Document 1) and Tol2 (Non-Patent Document 1) cloned from medaka, and a Sleeping Beauty reconstructed from a non-autonomous transposon present in the salmonid fish genome.
- Patent Document 2 frog-derived artificial transposon Frog Prince
- insect-derived transposon piggyBac Non-Patent Document 4).
- Non-Patent Documents 5 to 12 These DNA transposons will be used as gene transfer tools for introducing new expression systems into the genome of mammalian cells, such as mutation introduction, gene trapping, generation of transgenic individuals, and expression of drug resistance proteins.
- Patent Document 2 In insects, a method of introducing a foreign gene into a silkworm chromosome using a transposon piggyBac derived from a lepidopterous insect and expressing a protein encoded by the foreign gene has been studied, and a protein production method using this technique has been disclosed. (Patent Document 2).
- Non-patent Documents 12 and 13 there are known examples in which a protein related to G418 resistance is expressed in mammalian cells using a medaka-derived Tol2 transposon.
- CHO cells are most frequently used as animal cells producing protein drugs, and recent studies have established floating CHO cell lines that can be cultured in a safe medium that does not use serum or animal-derived components. ing. However, strains that have been transfected with serum-free and protein-free conditions remain half as productive as strains that have been transfected with serum-based conditions (Non-Patent Document 14). Have been shown to be technically difficult.
- the selection marker for screening cells expressing the target protein is generally placed on the same gene expression vector. This is a hypothesis that if there is a site where the gene present in the genome is easy to express and a site where it is difficult to express (referred to as position effect, Non-Patent Document 15), if the selection marker is expressed, the target protein is also expressed. It is based on.
- the target protein is composed of a plurality of polypeptides such as antibodies
- each is expressed by different vectors.
- an antibody it has been shown that the higher the expression of the heavy chain of the antibody than the expression of the light chain, the higher the productivity (Non-patent Document 16).
- heavy and light chain expression is expected to be constant, and in order to obtain high productivity, intentionally expressing heavy and light chains in different vectors results in It becomes possible to obtain a cell line expressed at an optimal ratio.
- a protein is expressed by a plurality of different vectors, a plurality of selection marker genes are required.
- Non-Patent Document 17 are protein component-dependent CHO cells added to a medium, and as described above, unlike the case of gene transfer under serum-free and protein-free conditions, Gene transfer efficiency may be high. Still, it is expected that selection of highly productive cells is difficult at the time of gene transfer under a highly safe serum-free and protein-free condition without risk of virus infection and the like.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a cell that highly expresses a target protein that can be efficiently produced, and a method for producing the target protein using the cell.
- the present inventors have developed an expression vector containing a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the target protein and having a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment.
- the target protein can be efficiently produced by introducing the gene fragment inserted between at least one kind of floating mammalian cells and inserting a pair of (two) transposon sequences into the chromosome of the mammalian cells. I found. Furthermore, it has been found that the target protein can be produced with high efficiency by using the cells, and the present invention has been completed.
- the present invention is as follows. 1. At least one expression vector containing a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the target protein and containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment is introduced into a floating mammalian cell, and between the pair of transposon sequences A gene fragment containing the DNA encoding the inserted target protein is integrated into the chromosome of the mammalian cell, a floating mammalian cell producing the target protein is obtained, and the mammalian cell is cultured in suspension to produce the floating cell. A method for producing a target protein. 2.
- a method for producing a target protein comprising the following steps (A) to (C): (A) A step of simultaneously introducing the following expression vectors (a) and (b) into a floating mammalian cell: (a) a gene fragment containing a DNA encoding a target protein, and a pair at both ends of the gene fragment (B) a vector comprising a DNA encoding a transposase that recognizes a transposon sequence and has an activity of transferring a gene fragment inserted between a pair of transposon sequences to a chromosome ( B) A gene comprising a DNA encoding a target protein inserted between a pair of transposon sequences by transiently expressing a transposase with an expression vector (b) introduced into a floating mammalian cell in step (A) A floating mammal that integrates the fragment into the chromosome of the mammalian cell and expresses the target protein Object cells obtained step (C) the step floating of mammalian cells
- At least one expression vector containing a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the target protein and containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment is introduced into a floating mammalian cell, and between the pair of transposon sequences
- a method for obtaining a floating mammalian cell that produces a target protein by integrating a gene fragment containing a DNA encoding the inserted target protein into the chromosome of the mammalian cell. 4).
- an expression containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment containing a selectable marker gene 5.
- A an expression vector comprising a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the H chain of the antibody and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment, a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the L chain of the antibody, and An expression vector comprising an expression vector comprising a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment and a gene fragment comprising a selectable marker gene, and comprising a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment.
- (D) An expression vector comprising a gene fragment containing DNA encoding an antibody H chain, L chain and a selectable marker gene, and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment.
- the floating mammalian cell is a cell that can survive and proliferate in a serum-free culture.
- Suspension mammalian cells are prepared from the suspension of CHO cells, PER. C6 cells, rat myeloma cells YB2 / 3HL. P2. G11.16 Ag. 10.
- the method according to any one of 1 to 9 above which is any one cell selected from 20 (or also referred to as YB2 / 0) and suspension mouse myeloma cells NS0 adapted to suspension culture.
- the CHO cell is any one cell selected from CHO-K1, CHO-K1SV, DUKXB11, CHO / DG44, Pro-3 and CHO-S. 12
- the selectable marker gene is a cycloheximide resistance gene.
- the cycloheximide resistance gene is a ribosomal protein. 14 14.
- the pair of transposon sequences is a base sequence derived from a pair of DNA-type transposons that function in mammalian cells.
- the base sequence derived from a pair of DNA-type transposons is a base sequence derived from a pair of Tol1 transposon or a base sequence derived from Tol2 transposon.
- the base sequence derived from the pair of Tol2 transposons is the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 and the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3. 17.
- An expression vector (b) containing a DNA encoding a transposase (transferase) having an activity of transferring a gene fragment inserted between them to a chromosome was introduced at the same time, so that the gene fragment was inserted between the pair of transposon sequences.
- a gene comprising a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the target protein and at least one expression vector (a) containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment, the DNA encoding the target protein and a selectable marker gene 19.
- an expression vector (c) further comprising a gene fragment containing a selectable marker gene and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment was introduced into a mammalian cell.
- 21. The mammalian cell according to any one of items 18 to 20, wherein the DNA encoding the target protein is DNA encoding an antibody. 22.
- 22. The mammalian cell according to item 21 above, wherein the antibody-encoding DNA is at least one of a DNA encoding the antibody H chain and a DNA encoding the antibody L chain.
- the mammalian cell into which an expression vector selected from the following (a) to (d) is introduced.
- An expression vector comprising an expression vector comprising a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment and a gene fragment comprising a selectable marker gene, and comprising a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment.
- (D) An expression vector comprising a gene fragment containing DNA encoding an antibody H chain, L chain and a selectable marker gene, and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment.
- the mammal according to any one of 18 to 24 above which is any one floating mammalian cell selected from 20 (also referred to as YB2 / 0) and floating mouse myeloma cells NS0 adapted to suspension culture cell. 26.
- 26. The mammalian cell according to item 25, wherein the CHO cell is any one selected from CHO-K1, CHO-K1SV, DUKXB11, CHO / DG44, Pro-3, and CHO-S. 27.
- the selectable marker gene is a cycloheximide resistance gene.
- An expression vector comprising a gene fragment containing DNA encoding a target protein, and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment. 34. 34.
- the expression vector according to item 33 above, wherein the pair of transposon sequences is a base sequence derived from a pair of Tol1 transposon or a base sequence derived from Tol2 transposon. 35. 35.
- the expression vector according to item 34 above, wherein the sequence derived from the pair of Tol1 transposons is a base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 14 and a base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 15.
- a target protein can be efficiently produced using floating mammalian cells.
- the cell of the present invention can be used as a production cell for producing a recombinant protein or a recombinant polypeptide with high efficiency.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an anti-human influenza M2 antibody expression transposon vector.
- Tol2-L is the left end Tol2 transposon (SEQ ID NO: 2)
- Tol2-R is the right end Tol2 transposon (SEQ ID NO: 3)
- CMV is the CMV promoter
- poly A is the polyadenylation site
- Hc is the human antibody H
- Lc represents the human antibody L chain cDNA
- CHX-r represents the cycloheximide resistance gene.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of an anti-human influenza M2 antibody expression vector.
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a Tol2 transposase expression vector.
- CAGGS indicates a CAGGS promoter
- poly A indicates a polyadenylation site
- TPase cDNA indicates a Tol2 transposase cDNA.
- FIG. 4 shows the results of examining the expression level of anti-human influenza M2 antibody in suspension CHO-K1 cells and adherent CHO-K1 cells when using an anti-human influenza M2 antibody-expressing Tol2 transposon vector.
- FIG. 4A shows the result of floating CHO-K1 cells
- FIG. 4B shows the result of adherent CHO-K1 cells.
- the vertical axis represents the amount of antibody production ( ⁇ g / mL)
- the horizontal axis represents the gene-introduced clone number of each cell.
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of an anti-human influenza M2 antibody-expressing Tol1 transposon vector.
- Tol1-L is the left end Tol1 transposon (SEQ ID NO: 14)
- Tol1-R is the right end Tol1 transposon (SEQ ID NO: 15)
- CMV is the CMV promoter
- poly A is the polyadenylation site
- Hc is the human antibody H.
- the chain cDNA, Lc represents the human antibody L chain cDNA
- CHX-r represents the cycloheximide resistance gene.
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a Tol1 transposase expression vector.
- CAGGS indicates a CAGGS promoter
- poly A indicates a polyadenylation site
- TPase cDNA indicates a Tol1 transposase cDNA.
- FIG. 7 shows the results of examining the expression level of anti-human influenza M2 antibody in suspension CHO-K1 cells when using the anti-human influenza M2 antibody-expressing Tol1 transposon vector.
- the vertical axis represents antibody production ( ⁇ g / mL), and the horizontal axis represents the gene-introduced clone number of each cell.
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of an anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain expression transposon vector.
- FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of an anti-human CD98 antibody light chain expression transposon vector.
- Tol2-L is a left end Tol2 transposon (SEQ ID NO: 2)
- Tol2-R is a right end Tol2 transposon (SEQ ID NO: 3)
- CMV is a CMV promoter
- poly A is a polyadenylation site
- Lc is an anti-human CD98 antibody light chain cDNA (SEQ ID NO: 21) is shown.
- FIG. 10 shows a schematic diagram of a transposon vector expressing cycloheximide resistance gene.
- FIG. 11 shows the amount of anti-human TNF ⁇ antibody produced when a TNF ⁇ -CHX tandem vector, a TNF ⁇ H-CHX vector, and a TNF ⁇ L vector are introduced into CHO-K1 cells.
- the vertical axis indicates the concentration of antibody produced in the medium (mg / mL), the control group is the control, and the experimental group is Exp. It shows with.
- FIG. 12 shows the amount of anti-human CD20 antibody produced when the CD20-CHX tandem vector, CD20H-CHX vector and CD20L vector were introduced into CHO-K1 cells.
- the vertical axis indicates the concentration of antibody produced in the medium (mg / mL), the control group is the control, and the experimental group is Exp. It shows with.
- FIG. 13 shows the structure of antibody expression vector A. In FIG.
- Tol2-L is a DNA fragment consisting of a Tol2-L sequence (SEQ ID NO: 2)
- Tol2-R is a DNA fragment consisting of a Tol2-R sequence (SEQ ID NO: 3)
- CMV is a CMV promoter
- poly A Is the polyadenylation site
- Hc is the heavy chain gene of the anti-human CD98 antibody
- Lc is the anti-human CD98 antibody light chain gene
- SO is the SV40 promoter
- SV is the SV40 polyadenylation site
- Neo-r is neomycin. Indicates a resistance gene.
- the present invention introduces at least one expression vector containing a gene fragment containing a DNA encoding a target protein and containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment into a mammalian cell.
- Examples of the method for producing the target protein of the present invention include a method for producing the target protein including the following steps (A) to (C).
- the fragment is incorporated into the chromosome of the mammalian cell to express the target protein.
- the floating of mammalian cells expressing the protein of interest obtained in step to obtain an animal cell (C) step (B) with suspension culture, the step of producing the target protein
- the present invention also includes a gene fragment containing a DNA encoding the target protein, and at least one expression vector containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment, which is inserted between the pair of transposon sequences.
- the present invention relates to a floating mammalian cell in which the generated gene fragment is integrated into a chromosome and produces the target protein.
- the target protein is a protein composed of one or more polypeptides. According to the method of the present invention, at least one type of target protein is expressed and / or at least one polypeptide is expressed. Either of these can be performed.
- the at least one expression vector containing a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the target protein and containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment means one or more kinds of the expression vectors.
- a plurality of expression vectors including a gene fragment containing DNA encoding each polypeptide and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment Will be used.
- the H chain and L chain of the antibody may be expressed by one type of expression vector, or the H chain is expressed. It may be expressed using two types of expression vectors, a vector to be expressed and a vector to express the L chain.
- At least one expression vector containing a gene fragment containing DNA encoding a target protein and containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment is introduced.
- the target protein can be produced using a floating mammalian cell in which the gene fragment inserted in is integrated into a chromosome and produces the target protein.
- the selectable marker gene used as an index for gene insertion may be incorporated on the same vector as the expression vector containing the DNA encoding the target protein, or may be incorporated on another vector.
- an expression vector containing a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the target protein and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment the gene fragment further containing a selection marker gene
- An expression vector containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends may be introduced into mammalian cells.
- examples of the method for producing the target protein of the present invention include a method for producing the target protein including the following steps (A) to (C).
- Step (A) Step of simultaneously introducing the following expression vectors (a) and (b) into a floating mammalian cell (a) A gene fragment containing a DNA encoding a target protein and a selectable marker gene, and the gene A protein expression vector comprising a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the fragment (b) including a DNA encoding a transposase that recognizes the transposon sequence and has an activity of transferring a gene fragment inserted between the pair of transposon sequences to a chromosome Vector step (B) Transposase is transiently expressed by the expression vector (b) introduced into the floating animal cell in step (A), and the gene fragment inserted between a pair of transposon sequences is the mammal.
- examples of the method for producing the target protein of the present invention include a method for producing the target protein including the following steps (A) to (C).
- Step (A) Step of simultaneously introducing the following expression vectors (a), (b) and (c) into a floating mammalian cell (a) A gene fragment containing a DNA encoding a target protein, and the gene At least one expression vector comprising a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the fragment; (b) an expression vector comprising a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the selectable marker gene; and (c) recognizing the transposon sequence and between the pair of transposon sequences.
- step (B) Transient expression of the transposase by the expression vector (c) introduced into the floating animal cell in the vector step (B) step (A) including the DNA encoding the transposase having the activity of transferring the inserted gene fragment to the chromosome The gene fragment inserted between a pair of transposon sequences is transferred to the mammalian cell.
- step (C) The suspension mammalian cells that express the target protein obtained in step (B) are suspended and cultured to obtain the target protein Process to produce
- the present invention includes a gene fragment containing DNA encoding a target protein, and at least one expression vector containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment, and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the selectable marker gene
- the present invention relates to a floating mammalian cell into which an expression vector is introduced, the gene fragment inserted between a pair of transposon sequences and a selectable marker gene are integrated into a chromosome, and produces the target protein.
- the present invention also includes a gene expression vector comprising a DNA fragment encoding the target protein and a selectable marker gene, and a protein expression vector containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene, and inserted between the pair of transposon sequences.
- the present invention relates to a floating mammalian cell in which the generated gene fragment is integrated into a chromosome and produces the target protein.
- the mammalian cell producing the target protein of the present invention includes a protein expression vector (including a gene fragment containing a DNA encoding the target protein and a selectable marker gene) and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment ( a) and a vector (b) containing a DNA encoding a transposase (transferase) having an activity of recognizing the transposon sequence and transferring a gene fragment inserted between a pair of transposon sequences to a chromosome
- a protein expression vector including a gene fragment containing a DNA encoding the target protein and a selectable marker gene
- transposase transposase having an activity of recognizing the transposon sequence and transferring a gene fragment inserted between a pair of transposon sequences to a chromosome
- an expression vector to be introduced into a floating mammalian cell containing a gene fragment containing DNA encoding the target protein and containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment is obtained by the mammalian cell.
- the number is not limited as long as the protein can be expressed and produced, but preferably includes 1 to 20 types of expression vectors, more preferably 2 to 10 types of expression vectors.
- 3 to 8 types of expression vectors, 4 ⁇ 7 types of expression vectors, 1 to 6 types of expression vectors, 1 to 5 types of expression vectors, 1 to 4 types of expression vectors, and 1 to 3 types of expression vectors are preferred.
- a method for increasing the integration of the gene fragment inserted between the pair of transposon sequences into the chromosome of the mammalian cell, a method for frequently integrating a DNA encoding the target protein into the chromosome of the mammalian cell, and Suspended mammalian cells that produce the target protein obtained by the method are It is below.
- transposon is a transposable genetic element, and means a gene unit that transposes on a chromosome or from one chromosome to another while maintaining a certain structure.
- the transposon recognizes the transposon sequence by recognizing the transposon sequence in reverse or in the same direction at both ends of the gene unit (also referred to as inverted repeated sequence (IR sequence) or terminal inverted repeat sequence (TIR sequence)) and the transposon sequence. It includes a base sequence encoding a transposase that transfers a gene existing between the sequences.
- IR sequence inverted repeated sequence
- TIR sequence terminal inverted repeat sequence
- the transposase translated from the transposon recognizes the transposon sequences at both ends of the transposon, cuts out a DNA fragment inserted between a pair of transposon sequences, and inserts it into the transfer destination, whereby DNA can be transferred.
- transposon sequence means a base sequence of a transposon recognized by transposase and is synonymous with an IR sequence or a TIR sequence. If the DNA containing the nucleotide sequence can be transferred (inserted at another position in the genome) by the action of transposase, it may contain an incomplete repetitive portion, and there is a transposon sequence specific to transposase. .
- the transposon sequence used in the present invention is preferably a base sequence derived from a DNA-type transposon, and more preferably a base sequence derived from a pair of natural or artificial DNA-type transposons that are recognized by transposase and can be translocated in mammalian cells.
- nucleotide sequence derived from a DNA-type transposon examples include, for example, a medaka-derived Tol1 transposon and Tol2 transposon, a Sleeping Beauty reconstructed from a non-autonomous transposon present in the salmonid fish genome, and a frog-derived artificial transposon Frog.
- Examples include base sequences derived from Prince as well as insect-derived transposon PiggyBac.
- the base sequence derived from the medaka-derived Tol2 transposon composed of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 in the sequence listing and the medaka-derived Tol1 transposon composed of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 13 listed in the sequence listing is preferable.
- Examples of the base sequence derived from a pair of Tol2 transposons include the 1st to 2229th base sequences and the 4148th to 4682th base sequences of the base sequence of Tol2 transposon represented by SEQ ID NO: 6 in the sequence listing.
- the base sequence derived from a pair of Tol2 transposons is more preferably the first to 200th base sequences (SEQ ID NO: 2) (hereinafter referred to as “Tol2” in the base sequence of Tol2 transposon represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 in the sequence listing).
- SEQ ID NO: 2 hereinafter referred to as “Tol2” in the base sequence of Tol2 transposon represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 in the sequence listing.
- -L sequence " and 2285th to 2788th base sequence SEQ ID NO: 3
- transposon sequences derived from a pair of Tol1 transposons include the 1st to 157th base sequences and the 1748th to 1855th base sequences of the base sequence of Tol1 transposon represented by SEQ ID NO: 13 in the Sequence Listing.
- the transposon sequences derived from a pair of Tol1 transposons are more preferably the first to 200th base sequences (SEQ ID NO: 14) (hereinafter referred to as “Tol1”) in the base sequence of Tol1 transposon represented by SEQ ID NO: 13 in the sequence listing. -L sequence ”) and the 1351st to 1855th base sequence (SEQ ID NO: 15) (hereinafter referred to as Tol1-R sequence).
- transposon sequences by using a partial sequence of the transposon sequence derived from the above-mentioned transposon, adjusting the length of the base sequence, and modifying the base sequence by addition, deletion or substitution, Also included are transposon sequences with controlled transfer reactions.
- the method for producing a target protein of the present invention includes producing at least one target protein using at least two transposon sequences and at least two transposases.
- Vector, Tol1 transposase expression vector and Tol2 transposon expression vector are simultaneously or sequentially introduced into suspension mammalian cells, and DNAs encoding the respective proteins of interest are integrated into the chromosomes of the mammalian cells.
- a method for producing a protein which comprises a step of obtaining a mammalian cell producing the protein.
- the first target protein and the second target protein may be the same, and the productivity of the target protein can be improved by increasing the copy number of the gene to be introduced into the cell.
- Control of the transposon transfer reaction can promote or suppress the transfer reaction by promoting or suppressing the recognition of the transposon sequence by the transposase.
- the transposon transfer reaction can be increased by shortening the length of the base sequence contained between a pair of (two) transposon sequences, and can be reduced by increasing the length. be able to. Therefore, when expressing and producing a target protein consisting of a plurality of proteins, the DNA encoding each protein is incorporated into separate expression vectors, the DNA is incorporated into the host cell chromosome, and the target protein is produced. Sex mammalian cells can be prepared, and the target protein can be produced using the cells.
- transposase means an enzyme that recognizes a base sequence having a transposon sequence and translocates a gene fragment existing between the base sequences from one chromosome to another.
- transposases examples include Tol1 and Tol2 derived from medaka fish, Sleeping Beauty (SB) reconstructed from non-autonomous transposons that existed in the salmonid genome, Sleeping Beauty 11 (SB11), and frog-derived artificial transposons.
- SB Sleeping Beauty
- SB11 Sleeping Beauty 11
- FP Frog Prince
- PB insect-derived transposon PiggyBac
- transposase a natural enzyme may be used, and a part of the amino acids may be substituted, deleted, inserted, and / or added as long as the transposase activity similar to that of the transposase is maintained.
- the transfer reaction of gene fragments existing between transposon sequences can be controlled.
- the non-autonomous Tol2 element is transformed into a mammalian cell by the action of transposase. It can be analyzed whether it can be transferred or inserted into the chromosome.
- non-autonomous transposon refers to a transposon that lacks the transposase present in the transposon and cannot metastasize autonomously.
- a non-autonomous transposon is a transposase protein, mRNA that encodes a transposase protein, or DNA that encodes a transposase protein. Can be transferred into the chromosome of the host cell.
- the transposase gene means a gene encoding transposase.
- the consensus sequence of kozak [Kozak, M. et al. Nucleic Acids Res. , 12, 857-872 (1984)], or a sequence that regulates an appropriate distance (for example, 6 to 18 bases) between the initiation codon and the Shine-Dalgarno sequence that is a ribosome binding sequence. May be.
- the gene fragment containing the DNA encoding the target protein is included, and both ends of the gene fragment
- An expression vector containing a pair of transposon sequences is introduced into a host cell, and a transposase is allowed to act on the transposon sequences contained in the expression vector introduced into the cell.
- the transposase may be injected into the cell, or an expression vector containing DNA encoding the transposase is at least You may introduce
- RNA encoding a transposase gene may be introduced into a host cell and the transposase expressed in the cell.
- the expression vector is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected from expression vectors known to those skilled in the art according to the host cell into which the expression vector into which the transposase gene has been introduced, the purpose of use, and the like.
- DNAs encoding each protein are incorporated into the same expression vector or differently expressed.
- a protein-producing cell in which the DNA is integrated into the chromosome of the cell can be prepared by integrating the vector into a host cell and introducing the expression vector into a host cell.
- the transposase may be incorporated into an expression vector and expressed together with the target protein, or may be incorporated into a vector different from the expression vector and expressed.
- the transposase may work transiently or may work continuously, but it is preferable to make the transposase work transiently in order to produce stable production cells.
- transposase As a method of making the transposase work transiently, for example, there is a method in which the DNA encoding the transposase is incorporated into an expression vector different from the expression vector containing the DNA encoding the target protein, and both expression plasmids are simultaneously introduced into the host cell. Can be mentioned.
- the “expression vector” means an expression vector used for transforming mammalian cells to express a target protein.
- the expression vector used in the present invention has a structure in which at least a pair of transposon sequences are present on both sides of the expression cassette.
- the “expression cassette” means a nucleic acid sequence having a gene expression control region necessary for expressing a target protein and a sequence encoding the target protein.
- Examples of the gene expression control region include enhancers, promoters, and terminators.
- the expression cassette may contain a selection marker gene.
- CMV cytomegalovirus
- SV40 early promoter SV40 early promoter
- retrovirus promoter metallothionein promoter
- heat shock promoter SR ⁇ promoter
- moloney murine leukemia virus promoter moloney murine leukemia virus promoter
- enhancers an enhancer of human CMV IE gene may be used together with a promoter.
- “Selectable marker gene” means any other marker gene that can be used to distinguish between a cell into which a plasmid vector has been introduced and a cell lacking the vector.
- selectable marker genes include drug resistance genes [neomycin resistance gene, dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene, puromycin resistance gene, blasticidin resistance gene, zeocin resistance gene, hygromycin resistance gene, cycloheximide resistance gene (Japan). JP-A-2002-262879)] and fluorescent or bioluminescent marker genes (such as green fluorescent protein GFP).
- drug resistance genes neomycin resistance gene, dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene, puromycin resistance gene, blasticidin resistance gene, zeocin resistance gene, hygromycin resistance gene, cycloheximide resistance gene (Japan). JP-A-2002-262879)
- fluorescent or bioluminescent marker genes such as green fluorescent protein GFP
- a preferable selectable marker is a drug resistance gene
- a particularly preferable selectable marker is a cycloheximide resistance gene.
- a selective marker protein drug is prepared by genetically modifying the selectable marker gene to produce an amino acid variant, or by adjusting transcription or translation of the selectable marker gene (for example, modification of promoter and modification of amino acid codon, etc.) Resistance and luminous ability can also be changed. Furthermore, by adjusting the drug concentration, selectable marker gene-introduced cells having different drug resistance strengths can be selected.
- the attenuated selectable marker gene refers to a selectable marker gene that has been modified so that the activity of the protein encoded by the selectable marker gene is reduced in the cell.
- selectable marker gene modified so that the activity in the cell is low examples include, for example, (A) a selectable marker whose activity in the cell of the protein is decreased by modifying the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the selectable marker gene A selection marker gene in which the expression level of the protein is reduced by modification of the base sequence controlling the expression of the gene and (B) selection marker gene or modification of the base sequence in the ORF (Open Reading Frame) of the selection marker gene Is mentioned.
- selectable marker gene whose activity in the cell of the protein is reduced by modification of the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the selectable marker gene
- examples of the selectable marker gene whose activity in the cell of the protein is reduced by modification of the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the selectable marker gene include, for example, Sauter et al. [Biotech. Bioeng. 89, 530-538 (2005)] or Chen et al. And the neomycin resistance gene described in [Journal of Immunological Methods 295, 49-56 (2004)].
- Examples of the method for reducing the expression level of the protein in the cell by modifying the base sequence that controls the expression of the selectable marker gene include, for example, a promoter sequence, a terminator sequence, an enhancer sequence, which controls the expression of the selectable marker gene, Examples include a method of modifying the sequence of the kozak consensus sequence or Shine-Dalgarno sequence. More specifically, for example, a method of replacing a promoter sequence that controls the expression of a selectable marker gene with a weaker promoter sequence can be mentioned.
- the codon in the ORF is changed to a synonym codon that is less frequently used in the cell.
- the method of substitution can be mentioned.
- Examples of the attenuated selectable marker gene of the present invention include a selectable marker gene in which a codon in the ORF of the gene is replaced with a synonymous codon that is less frequently used in the cell.
- synonymous codons that are less frequently used among the synonymous codons can be selected based on known literatures or databases.
- the leucine codon is changed to TTA
- the arginine codon is changed to CGA or CGT
- the alanine codon is changed to GCG
- the alanine codon is changed to valine.
- the number of codons replaced as compared with the selectable marker gene before modification is not particularly limited as long as a protein-producing cell can be efficiently obtained, but 20 or more amino acid residues It is preferable to replace the codon corresponding to.
- the number of bases to be modified is not particularly limited as compared to the selection marker gene before modification, but it is preferable to modify 10% or more of the base sequence encoding the selection marker gene.
- amino acid residue encoded by the codon to be substituted in the attenuated selectable marker gene is not particularly limited, and preferred examples include leucine, alanine, serine and valine.
- codon corresponding to the leucine residue is replaced in the attenuated selection marker gene, there is no particular limitation, but 70% or more of leucine among codons corresponding to all leucine residues contained in the selection marker gene Preferably, the codon corresponding to the residue is replaced.
- the codon corresponding to the alanine residue when replacing the codon corresponding to the alanine residue, there is no particular limitation, but 70% or more of the codons corresponding to all alanine residues contained in the selection marker gene It is preferred to replace the codon corresponding to the alanine residue.
- an attenuated selection marker gene obtained by modification by substitution with a synonym codon having a low usage frequency specifically, it comprises a base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 37, 38 or 39.
- Neomycin resistance gene, puromycin resistance gene comprising the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 41, 43 or 44, zeocin resistance gene comprising the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 45 or 46, represented by SEQ ID NO: 47 or 48 The hygromycin resistance gene which consists of a base sequence can be mentioned.
- the concentration of the drug when selecting drug-resistant cells is significantly higher than that normally used, or additional administration before the drug-resistant gene metabolizes or degrades the drug, etc. Can also attenuate the selectable marker gene.
- Cycloheximide (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as CHX) is a protein synthesis inhibitor.
- CHX resistance gene As an example of using a CHX resistance gene as a selection marker, yeast [Kondo K. J. et al. Bacteriol. , 177, 24, 7171-7177 (1995)], and examples of animal cells (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-262879) are known.
- the proline at position 54 of L36a of the human ribosomal protein subunit encoded by the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 5 in the sequence listing is substituted with glutamine, and the base represented by SEQ ID NO: 7 in the sequence listing It has been clarified that a transformed strain expressing a protein encoded by the sequence confers resistance to cycloheximide.
- the cycloheximide resistance marker include mutant human ribosomal protein subunit L44 in which proline at position 54 of human ribosomal protein subunit L44 is replaced with glutamine.
- a protein expression vector containing the above-mentioned transposon sequence a plasmid vector or RNA that expresses transposase into a host cell
- examples thereof include the calcium phosphate method, electroporation method, liposome method, gene gun method and Examples include lipofection method.
- transposase as a protein examples include microinjection and supply to cells by endocytosis. Gene transfer can be carried out, for example, by the method described in New Genetic Engineering Handbook, Masaaki Muramatsu / Masaka Yamamoto / hen, Yodosha, ISBN 97848970637737.
- host cells include mammalian cells that can be subcultured and can stably express the target protein.
- host cells include PER. C6 cells, human leukemia cells Namalwa cells, monkey cells COS cells, rat myeloma cells YB2 / 3HL. P2. G11.16 Ag. 20 (also referred to as YB2 / 0), mouse myeloma cell NS0, mouse myeloma cell SP2 / 0-Ag14, Syrian hamster cell BHK, HBT5637 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-000299) Chinese hamster ovary cell CHO cell [ Journal of Experimental Medicine, 108,945 (1958); Proc. Natl.
- CHO / DG44 CHO-K1 (ATCC CCL-61), DUKXB11 ( Examples include ATCC CCL-9096), Pro-5 (ATCC CCL-1781), CHO-S (Life Technologies, Cat # 11619), Pro-3 and CHO cell sub-strains.
- the above host cell can be modified so as to be suitable for protein production by modification of chromosomal DNA, introduction of an exogenous gene, or the like, and used for the protein production method of the present invention.
- ⁇ 1,6-fucose transferase that has acquired lectin resistance in order to control the sugar chain structure bound to the target protein to be produced.
- CHO cells deficient in genes WO 05/35586, WO 02/31140
- cells deficient in GDP-mannose 4,6-dehydratase (GMD) and cells deficient in Fx protein may be used. it can.
- the target protein includes a protein composed of at least one kind of polypeptide, and a complex protein composed of a plurality of polypeptides or proteins.
- a protein and a polypeptide are synonymous, but a protein constituting a relatively low molecular weight protein molecule or a complex protein may be defined as a polypeptide.
- the target protein may be any protein or polypeptide as long as it can be expressed by the method of the present invention.
- Specific examples include human serum proteins, albumin binding proteins, peptide hormones, growth factors, cytokines, blood coagulation factors, fibrinolytic proteins, antibodies, selectable marker proteins, membrane proteins, and partial fragments of various proteins.
- IVIG human intravenous immunoglobulin
- EPO erythropoietin
- FSH follicle stimulating hormone
- HGF hepatocyte growth factor
- IGF-I insulin-like growth Factor-I
- IGF-I interferon
- Fas ligand blood coagulation factor
- II, VII, VIII, IX, X prothrombin
- fibrinogen protein C
- protein S protein S
- antithrombin III tissue
- tissue include plasminogen activator (tPA), monoclonal antibody, polyclonal antibody, and drug selection (resistance) gene.
- An antibody is a molecule composed of an antibody heavy chain (H chain) polypeptide and two antibody light chain (L chain) polypeptides, and IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM subclasses are known. Furthermore, IgG is classified into IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4 classes.
- IgG antibody is a heterotetramer molecule composed of two H chain polypeptides and two L chain polypeptides.
- the H chain and L chain are each composed of a variable region (V) and a constant region (C) involved in antigen binding, and are called VH, CH, VL or CL.
- the CH region is further classified into CH1, CH2, and CH3 regions, and the CH2 and CH3 regions are collectively referred to as an Fc region or simply Fc.
- Antibodies include monoclonal antibodies that react with a single epitope, polyclonal antibodies that react with multiple epitopes, and recombinant antibodies.
- a monoclonal antibody is an antibody that is secreted by an antibody-producing cell of a single clone, recognizes only one epitope (also referred to as an antigenic determinant), and has a uniform amino acid sequence (primary structure) constituting the monoclonal antibody. .
- Polyclonal antibody is a mixture of monoclonal antibodies and can react with multiple epitopes.
- genetically engineered antibodies include chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, human antibodies, Fc fusion proteins, Fc amino acid modified antibodies, multivalent antibodies, and partial fragments thereof.
- Amino acid-modified antibodies may be modified with amino acid residues in either the variable region or the constant region, and the activity of the antibody is controlled.
- Multivalent antibodies include multivalent antibodies that react with two or more different epitopes on one antigen, multivalent antibodies that react with two or more different antigens, and the like. Further, any multivalent antibody may be used as long as it maintains the binding activity to the antigen (WO2001 / 77342, US Pat. No. 7,612,181, WO2009 / 131239).
- any of the above-mentioned target proteins and / or target peptides can be expressed and manufactured.
- Step (A) A step of simultaneously introducing one combination of expression vectors selected from the following (a) to (c) or an expression vector (d) and an expression vector (e) into a floating mammalian cell
- b) encoding the H chain of an antibody And a gene fragment containing DNA encoding a selectable marker gene, and one end of each gene fragment.
- An expression vector comprising a transposon sequence of the above and a gene fragment comprising DNA encoding the L chain of the antibody, and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment
- Examples of the method for producing the antibody of the present invention include a method for producing a target protein including the following steps (A) to (C).
- Step (A) A step of simultaneously introducing one combination of expression vectors selected from the following (a) to (c) or an expression vector (d) and an expression vector (e) into a floating mammalian cell
- a) An expression vector comprising a gene fragment comprising DNA encoding the H chain of an antibody and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment; a gene fragment comprising DNA encoding the L chain of the antibody; and the gene fragment
- (b) encoding the H chain of an antibody And a gene fragment comprising a DNA encoding a drug resistance gene, and a pair of ends of the gene fragment
- the present invention includes a method for producing a high antibody-producing strain and a screening method including the following steps (A) and (B).
- Step (A) A step of simultaneously introducing one combination of expression vectors selected from the following (a) to (c) or an expression vector (d) and an expression vector (e) into a floating mammalian cell
- a) An expression vector comprising a gene fragment comprising DNA encoding the H chain of an antibody and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment; a gene fragment comprising DNA encoding the L chain of the antibody; and the gene fragment
- (b) encoding the H chain of an antibody And a gene fragment containing DNA encoding a selectable marker gene, and one end of each gene fragment.
- An expression vector comprising a transposon sequence of the above and a gene fragment comprising DNA encoding the L chain of the antibody, and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment
- the present invention includes an antibody production method including the following steps (A), (B) and (C).
- Step (A) A step of simultaneously introducing one combination of expression vectors selected from the following (a) to (c) or an expression vector (d) and an expression vector (e) into a floating mammalian cell
- An expression vector containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends and a gene fragment containing a DNA encoding a selectable marker gene and an expression vector containing a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment
- (b) encoding the H chain of an antibody And a gene fragment containing DNA encoding a selectable marker gene, and one end of each gene fragment.
- An expression vector comprising a transposon sequence of the above and a gene fragment comprising DNA encoding the L chain of the antibody, and a pair of transposon sequences at both ends of the gene fragment
- Examples of mammalian cells into which DNA encoding at least one target protein of the present invention has been introduced include polyclonal antibody-producing cells and complex molecule-producing cells into which a plurality of different antibody genes have been introduced.
- polyclonal antibody-producing cells include cells into which at least two or more different monoclonal antibody genes for one antigen have been introduced, cells into which a plurality of monoclonal antibody genes for a plurality of antigens have been introduced, and non-human immunized antigens Examples thereof include cells into which an animal-derived antibody gene library has been introduced and cells into which a patient-derived antibody gene library has been introduced.
- the complex molecule producing cell may be any cell as long as each cell coexpressed in the cell is introduced with a DNA encoding a protein that forms a complex molecule.
- cells in which Fc ⁇ RIII (CD16) and common ⁇ chain are co-introduced cells in which neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) and ⁇ 2 macroglobulin are co-introduced, and cells in which CD98 and LAT1 are co-introduced (international) Publication No. 2007/114496).
- the antibody produced by the antibody production method of the present invention may be any antibody, for example, an antibody recognizing a tumor-related antigen, an antibody recognizing an antigen associated with allergy or inflammation, or an antigen associated with a cardiovascular disease.
- Examples include antibodies, antibodies that recognize antigens associated with autoimmune diseases, and antibodies that recognize antigens associated with viral or bacterial infections.
- tumor-associated antigens examples include CD1a, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD6, CD7, CD9, CD10, CD13, CD19, CD20, CD21, CD22, CD25, CD28, CD30, CD32, CD33, CD38, CD40, CD40 ligand (CD40L), CD44, CD45, CD46, CD47, CD52, CD54, CD55, CD55, CD59, CD63, CD64, CD66b, CD69, CD70, CD74, CD80, CD89, CD95, CD98, CD105, CD134, CD137, CD138, CD147, CD158, CD160, CD162, CD164, CD200, CD227, adrenomedullin, angiopoietin related pr tein 4 (ARP4), aurora, B7-H1, B7-DC, integlin, bone marlow stromal antigen 2 (BST2), CA125, CA19.9, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9), cadherince
- Ephrin receptor Eph
- EphA2 EphA2
- E2 endotheliaase-2
- FAM3D fibroblast activating protein
- FAP Fc receptor homolog 1
- FGF-8 FGF-8
- FGF8 receptor basic FGF
- bFGF basic FGF
- bFGF receptor bFGF receptor
- FGF receptor FGFR
- FLT1 FLT3
- -4 G250, G-CSF receptor, ganglioside (for example, GD2, GD3, GM2, and GM3, etc.), globo H, gp75, gp88, GPR-9-6, heparanase I, hepatocyte growthHGF , HLA antigen (eg HLA DR, etc.), HM1.24, human milk fat globule (HMFG), hRS7, heat shock protein 90 (hsp90), idiotype epitope, insulin-like growth factor (IGF, IGFce, IGF) 6 and IL-15, etc.), interleukin receptor (eg IL-6R and IL-15R, etc.), integral, immune receptor translocation associated-4 (IRTA-4), kallikrein 1, KDR, KIR2DL1 / KIR2DL2 / KIR2DL2 / KIR2DL2 / 4, lamp-1, lamp-2, l minin-5, Lewis y, sialyl Lewis x, lymphotoxin-be
- TRAIL tumor necrosis factor-related aoptosis-inducing licensing
- ASCT2 system ASC amino acid transporter 2
- ATC2 vascular endothelial growth factor
- VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
- VEGFR1, VEGFR2, VEGFR3, etc. vimentin, VLA-4, etc., and antibodies against these antigens.
- an anti-GD2 antibody [Anticancer Res. , 13, 331 (1993)], anti-GD3 antibody [Cancer Immunol. Immunother. , 36, 260 (1993)], anti-GM2 antibody [Cancer Res. , 54, 1511 (1994)], anti-CD52 antibody [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89, 4285 (1992)], anti-MAGE antibody [British J. et al. Cancer, 83, 493 (2000)], anti-HM1.24 antibody [Molecular Immunol.
- anti-parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP) antibody [Cancer, 88, 2909 (2000)], anti-bFGF antibody, anti-FGF-8 antibody [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 86, 9911 (1989)], anti-bFGFR antibody, anti-FGFR1 antibody (WO 2005/037235), anti-FGF-8R antibody [J. Biol. Chem. , 265, 16455 (1990)], anti-IGF antibodies [J. Neurosci. Res. , 40, 647 (1995)], anti-IGF-IR antibody [J. Neurosci. Res), 40, 647 (1995)], anti-PSMA antibody [J.
- PTHrP anti-parathyroid hormone related protein
- antibodies that recognize antigens associated with allergy or inflammation include, for example, anti-interleukin 6 antibody [Immunol. Rev. , 127, 5 (1992)], anti-interleukin 6 receptor antibody [Molecular Immunol. , 31, 371 (1994), Actemura (R) ], anti-interleukin-5 antibody [Immunol. Rev. , 127, 5 (1992)], anti-interleukin 5 receptor antibody, anti-interleukin 4 antibody [Cytokine, 3,562 (1991)], anti-interleukin 4 receptor antibody [J. Immunol.
- anti-platelet-derived growth factor antibody [Science, 253, 1129 (1991)], anti-platelet-derived growth factor receptor antibody [J. Biol. Chem. 272, 17400 (1997)], anticoagulant factor antibody [Circulation, 101, 1158 (2000)], anti-IgE antibody, anti- ⁇ V ⁇ 3 antibody, ⁇ 4 ⁇ 7 antibody, and the like.
- antibodies that recognize antigens associated with virus or bacterial infection include anti-gp120 antibody [Structure, 8, 385 (2000)], anti-CD4 antibody [J. Rheumatology, 25, 2065 (1998)], anti-CCR5 antibody, anti-verotoxin antibody [J. Clin. Microbiol. , 37, 396 (1999)] and anti-M2 antibody (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-235575).
- the effector activity of the monoclonal antibody produced by the method of the present invention can be controlled by various methods.
- the method of controlling by modifying amino acid residues in the Fc region of the antibody are known (eg, WO 05/035586, WO 02/31140, WO 00/61739).
- the effector activity can be controlled by any method used for the monoclonal antibody produced by the method of the present invention.
- “Effector activity” refers to antibody-dependent activity caused through the Fc region of an antibody, and is antibody-dependent cytotoxic activity (ADCC activity), complement-dependent cytotoxic activity (CDC activity), or macrophage or tree.
- ADCC activity antibody-dependent cytotoxic activity
- CDC activity complement-dependent cytotoxic activity
- ADP activity Antibody-dependent phagocytosis (ADP activity) by phagocytes such as dendritic cells is known.
- effector activity of an antibody can be increased or decreased by controlling the core fucose content of the N-linked complex type sugar chain of the Fc region of the monoclonal antibody produced by the method of the present invention.
- the antibody As a method for reducing the content of fucose bound to the N-linked complex type sugar chain bound to the Fc region of the antibody, the antibody is expressed using CHO cells deficient in the ⁇ 1,6-fucose transferase gene. An antibody to which fucose is not bound can be obtained. Antibodies without fucose binding have high ADCC activity.
- the antibody is expressed using a host cell into which an ⁇ 1,6-fucose transferase gene has been introduced.
- an antibody to which fucose is bound can be obtained.
- An antibody to which fucose is bound has a lower ADCC activity than an antibody to which fucose is not bound.
- ADCC activity or CDC activity can be increased or decreased by modifying amino acid residues in the Fc region of the antibody. For example, by using the amino acid sequence of the Fc region of an antibody described in US Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0148165, the CDC activity of the antibody can be increased.
- the antibody ADCC activity or CDC activity can be increased or decreased.
- the “floating mammalian cell” used in the present invention is a cell culture support coated with a culture cell such as a microbead or a tissue culture incubator (also referred to as a tissue culture or an adhesion culture vessel) that is easy to adhere.
- a culture cell such as a microbead or a tissue culture incubator (also referred to as a tissue culture or an adhesion culture vessel) that is easy to adhere.
- a cell that can float and survive and proliferate in a culture solution without adhering to the body.
- the cells may survive and proliferate in the state of one cell in the culture solution, or they may survive and proliferate in the state of a cell aggregate in which cells are aggregated. Either state is acceptable.
- the floating mammalian cells used in the present invention include a culture solution that does not adhere to a cell culture support in a serum-free medium that does not contain fetal calf serum (hereinafter referred to as FCS).
- FCS fetal calf serum
- Cells that can float and survive and proliferate are preferred, and mammalian cells that can float and survive and proliferate in a protein-free medium that does not contain protein are more preferred.
- any incubator may be used as long as it is a flask, a petri dish or the like coated with a coating for adhesion culture.
- a commercially available tissue culture flask manufactured by Greiner
- an adhesion culture flask manufactured by Sumitomo Bakelite
- the suspension mammalian cell used in the present invention may be a cell originally adapted to suspension culture having suspension properties, or a suspension in which adhesive mammalian cells are adapted to suspension culture conditions. Any mammalian cell may be used.
- mammalian cells having originally floating properties include, for example, PER. C6 cells, rat myeloma cells YB2 / 3HL. P2. G11.16 Ag. 20 (also referred to as YB2 / 0) and CHO-S cells (manufactured by Invitrogen).
- the floating mammalian cells obtained by acclimatizing adhesive mammalian cells to the floating culture conditions are described in Mol. Biotechnol. 2000, 15 (3), 249-57, or the following method, etc., and the cells exhibiting the same proliferation and viability as before suspension culture acclimation or better than suspension culture acclimation It can be produced by establishing [J. Biotechnol. 2007, 130 (3), 282-90].
- “Equivalent to suspension culture acclimation” means that the survival rate and growth rate (doubling time) of cells acclimated to suspension culture are substantially the same as those before suspension culture acclimation. To do.
- the following method may be mentioned as a method for acclimatizing adherent mammalian cells to suspension culture conditions.
- the serum content of the serum-containing medium is reduced to 1/10, the subculture is repeated at a relatively high cell concentration, and when the mammalian cells can survive and proliferate, the serum content is further reduced, Repeat subculture.
- this method floating mammalian cells that can survive and grow under non-serum can be produced.
- floating mammalian cells can be produced by a method of culturing by adding an appropriate nonionic surfactant Pluronic-F68 or the like to the culture solution.
- Examples of the adherent mammalian cells that become buoyant when acclimated to the buoyant culture conditions include mouse myeloma cells NS0 and CHO cells.
- the property of the floating mammalian cell is that when the cell is cultured in suspension at 2 ⁇ 10 5 cells / mL, the cell density at the end of the culture after 3 to 4 days is 5 ⁇ 10 5. It is preferably cells / mL or more, more preferably 8 ⁇ 10 5 cells / mL or more, particularly preferably 1 ⁇ 10 6 cells / mL or more, and 1.5 ⁇ 10 6 cells / mL or more. Most preferably.
- the doubling time of the floating mammalian cell of the present invention is preferably 48 hours or less, more preferably 24 hours or less, particularly preferably 18 hours or less, and most preferably 11 hours or less.
- suspension medium for example, a commercially available medium such as CD-CHO medium (Invitrogen), EX-CELL 325-PF medium (SAFC Biosciences) and SFM4CHO medium (HyClone) can be used. It can also be obtained by blending and preparing saccharides, amino acids and the like necessary for mammalian cell culture.
- CD-CHO medium Invitrogen
- EX-CELL 325-PF medium SAFC Biosciences
- SFM4CHO medium HyClone
- Suspension mammalian cells can be cultured using a culture vessel capable of suspension culture under culture conditions capable of suspension culture.
- a culture vessel for example, a 96-well plate for cell culture (Corning), T-flask (Becton Dickinson), Erlenmeyer (Corning) and the like can be used.
- static culture can be performed in a 5% CO 2 atmosphere at a culture temperature of 37 ° C.
- a shaking culture apparatus such as a Wave bioreactor (GE Healthcare Bioscience), which is a culture facility dedicated to suspension culture, can also be used.
- culturing with a swirl stirrer such as a bioreactor is also possible.
- Culture in a bioreactor can be performed by the method described in Cytotechnology (2006) 52: 199-207.
- a cell line other than suspension mammalian cells is used in the present invention, it is a mammalian cell line adapted to suspension culture by the method as described above, and can be used for the protein production method of the present invention. Any cell line can be used.
- Purification of the target protein produced in the floating mammalian cells is carried out by separating the target protein and impurities other than the target protein from the culture solution or cell lysate containing the target protein.
- the separation method include centrifugation, dialysis, ammonium sulfate precipitation, column chromatography, and filters. The separation can be performed depending on the difference in the physicochemical properties of the target protein and impurities, or the difference in binding force to the column alone. .
- the method of purifying the target protein can be carried out, for example, by the method described in Protein Experiment Notes (above) extraction / separation and expression of recombinant protein (Yodosha, Masato Okada / Kaoru Miyazaki / hen, ISBN 978489069180).
- Example 1 Preparation of anti-human influenza M2 antibody expression transposon vector Mammalian cells containing a plasmid vector for protein expression containing an arbitrary human antibody gene inserted between a pair of Tol2 transposon sequences and a drug selection marker gene A plasmid containing the gene expression cassette for use was used.
- the DNA of the gene used was obtained by artificially chemically synthesizing based on a known base sequence, or preparing primers at both end sequences and performing PCR using an appropriate DNA source as a template. A restriction enzyme cleavage site was added to the end of the primer for later gene manipulation.
- the transposon sequence is the first to 200th base sequence (Tol2-L sequence) (sequence) of the non-autonomous Tol2 transposon base sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-235575. No. 2) and the nucleotide sequence of the 2285th to 2788th nucleotide sequence (Tol2-R sequence) (SEQ ID NO: 3) were used.
- Synthetic DNA fragments each containing a pair of transposon sequences were prepared by the following method (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.). A DNA fragment containing a base sequence in which the recognition sequence of the restriction enzyme NruI was linked to both the 5 'end and the 3' end of the Tol2-R sequence was prepared. In addition, a DNA fragment containing a base sequence in which the recognition sequence of the restriction enzyme FseI was linked to the 5 'end of the Tol2-L sequence and the recognition sequence of the restriction enzyme AscI was linked to the 3' end was prepared.
- the prepared DNA fragment containing the Tol2-R sequence and Tol2-L sequence was used as an expression vector N5LG1_M2_Z3 vector (WO 06/067233) containing a base sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of the anti-human influenza M2 antibody Z3G1. ).
- the antibody gene expression cassette includes an anti-human influenza M2 antibody Z3G1 (ATCC Deposition No. PTA-5968; deposited March 13, 2004, American Type Collection, Manassas, VA, USA) under the control of a CMV enhancer / promoter.
- N5LG1_M2_Z3 vector International Publication No. 06/067233 into which a base sequence (SEQ ID NO: 9) encoding (SEQ ID NO: 10) and a base sequence (SEQ ID NO: 11) encoding L chain (SEQ ID NO: 12) are inserted is used It was.
- a DNA fragment containing the Tol2-R sequence was inserted into the restriction enzyme NruI site present at the 5 'end of the gene fragment containing the antibody gene expression cassette and the selection marker gene expression cassette of the M5LG1_M2_Z3 vector.
- a DNA fragment containing the Tol2-L sequence was inserted into the restriction enzyme FseI and AscI sites present on the 3 'end side.
- a cycloheximide resistance gene expression cassette in which a nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 5) encoding a resistance gene for cycloheximide (a gene in which proline at position 54 of human ribosomal protein L36a is mutated to glutamine) is connected under the control of a CMV enhancer / promoter. Then, it was inserted into the FseI recognition site of the N5LG1_M2_Z3 vector linked with the Tol2 transposon sequence to construct an anti-human influenza M2 antibody transposon expression vector (FIG. 1).
- a vector containing no transposon sequence was named an anti-human influenza M2 antibody expression vector and used as a control vector (FIG. 2).
- Transposase was expressed using an expression vector independent of the expression vector of the target antibody. That is, a gene encoding medaka-derived Tol2 transposase (SEQ ID NO: 4) is inserted downstream of the CAGGS promoter of the pCAGGS vector (Gene 108, 193-200, 1991), and a Tol2 transposase expression vector (hereinafter abbreviated as Tol2 vector). ) was produced (FIG. 3).
- SEQ ID NO: 4 a gene encoding medaka-derived Tol2 transposase (SEQ ID NO: 4) is inserted downstream of the CAGGS promoter of the pCAGGS vector (Gene 108, 193-200, 1991), and a Tol2 transposase expression vector (hereinafter abbreviated as Tol2 vector). ) was produced (FIG. 3).
- Example 3 Preparation of transformants using mammalian cells (1) Preparation of suspended CHO cells Adherent CHO cells cultured in ⁇ -MEM medium (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% serum (FCS) were used. Then, it was peeled and collected by trypsin treatment, and cultured with shaking at 37 ° C. in a 5% CO 2 incubator using a fresh 10% FCS-added ⁇ -MEM medium. Several days later, after confirming that these cells were proliferating, they were seeded at a concentration of 2 ⁇ 10 5 cells / mL in ⁇ -MEM medium supplemented with 5% FCS, and cultured with shaking.
- FCS 10% serum
- transposon vector anti-human influenza M2 antibody expression transposon vector
- Tol2 vector pCAGGS-T2TP Tol2 vector pCAGGS-T2TP
- the expression vector is introduced into CHO-K1 cells (American Type Culture Cat. No. CCL-61) or HEK293 cells (Invitrogen FreeStyle 293F cells) acclimated to suspension culture to compare the frequency with which a clone resistant to cycloheximide is obtained. did.
- Each 4 ⁇ 10 6 cells were suspended in 400 ⁇ L of PBS, and anti-human influenza M2 antibody-expressing transposon vector (10 ⁇ g) and Tol2 vector (25 ⁇ g) were co-introduced as circular DNA by electroporation.
- the Tol2 vector was introduced as circular DNA for the purpose of preventing integration into the host chromosome in order to transiently express the Tol2 transposase.
- an anti-human influenza M2 antibody expression vector (10 ⁇ g) was linearized with a restriction enzyme according to a standard electroporation gene transfer method and then introduced into each cell.
- an electroporator (Gene Pulser XceII system (manufactured by Bio-Rad)) was used, and a cuvette (manufactured by Bio-Rad) with a gap width of 4 mm was used under the conditions of a voltage of 300 V, a capacitance of 500 ⁇ F, and room temperature. I went there.
- each cell is seeded in 3 96-well plates, CHO cells use SAFC Biosciences EX-CELL 325-PF medium, HEK293 cells use freeStyle-293 medium (Invitrogen). Then, the cells were cultured for 3 days in a CO 2 incubator.
- Anti-human influenza M2 antibody-expressing transposon vector (10 ⁇ g) and Tol2 vector (25 ⁇ g) were electroporated in suspension CHO-K1 cells and adherent CHO-K1 cells, respectively. Thereafter, floating CHO-K1 cells and adherent CHO-K1 cells were seeded in three 96-well plates each.
- the suspension CHO-K1 cells used suspension medium (SAFC Biosciences EX-CELL 325-PF), and the adherent CHO-K1 cells used ⁇ -MEM medium (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% serum.
- SAFC Biosciences EX-CELL 325-PF suspension medium
- adherent CHO-K1 cells used ⁇ -MEM medium (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% serum.
- Each cell was cultured in a CO 2 incubator for 3 days, and cultured for 3 weeks in the presence of 3 ⁇ g / mL cycloheximide from the medium change 4 days after electroporation. At this time, the medium was changed every week.
- Adherent CHO-K1 cells reached confluence in a 6-well plate (2 ⁇ 10 6 cells), and the medium was replaced. After static culture for 3 days, the amount of antibody protein was measured by HPLC using the culture supernatant. .
- the antibody concentration in the culture supernatant is measured by FEMS Yeast Res. 7, (2007), 1307-1316. The results are shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4A in CHO-K1 cells adapted to suspension culture, a large number of cells exhibiting an extremely high antibody expression level were obtained.
- FIG. 4B in the adherent CHO-K1 cells, only cells showing the expression level below the HPLC detection limit (5 ⁇ g / mL) were obtained.
- the target protein in order to express a target protein using a transposon vector, the target protein can be highly expressed when floating mammalian cells are used.
- the method of the present invention efficiently produces production cells that highly express foreign genes using suspension mammalian cells adapted to suspension culture, and produces the target protein. It has been found that it can be used as a novel method.
- Example 4 Construction of antibody-expressing cells using Tol1 transposon and antibody production (1) Preparation of anti-human influenza M2 antibody-expressing Tol1 transposon vector As in Example 1, a plasmid vector for protein expression includes a pair of Tol1 transposon sequences. A plasmid containing a gene expression cassette for mammalian cells containing any human antibody gene and drug selection marker gene inserted between
- the DNA of the gene used was obtained by artificially chemically synthesizing based on the known sequence information, or by preparing primers for both end sequences and performing PCR using an appropriate DNA source as a template. A restriction enzyme cleavage site was added to the end of the primer for later gene manipulation.
- the transposon sequence is the first to 200th nucleotide sequence (Tol1-L sequence) of the non-autonomous Tol1 transposon nucleotide sequence (International Publication No. 2008/072540) represented by SEQ ID NO: 13 in the Sequence Listing (SEQ ID NO: 13). No. 14) and the 1351st to 1855th base sequence (Tol1-R sequence) (SEQ ID NO: 15) were used.
- Synthetic DNA fragments each containing a pair of transposon sequences were prepared by the following method.
- a DNA fragment containing a base sequence in which the recognition sequence of the restriction enzyme NruI was linked to both the 5 'end and 3' end of the Tol1-R sequence was prepared.
- a DNA fragment containing a base sequence in which a restriction enzyme FseI recognition sequence was linked to the 5 'end of the Tol1-L sequence and a restriction enzyme AscI recognition sequence was linked to the 3' end was prepared.
- the prepared DNA fragment containing the Tol1-R sequence and Tol1-L sequence was inserted into the N5LG1_M2_Z3 vector. Restriction that a DNA fragment containing the Tol1-R sequence is present at the 3 ′ end side at the restriction enzyme NruI site present at the 5 ′ end side of the gene fragment containing the antibody gene expression cassette and the selection marker gene expression cassette of the N5LG1_M2_Z3 vector A DNA fragment containing the Tol1-L sequence was inserted into the enzyme FseI and AscI sites.
- a cycloheximide resistance gene expression cassette in which a resistance gene for cycloheximide (a gene in which proline at position 54 of human ribosomal protein L36a was mutated to glutamine) (SEQ ID NO: 7) was connected under the control of a CMV enhancer / promoter, Tol1 transposon sequence was An anti-human influenza M2 antibody Tol1 transposon expression vector was constructed by inserting it into the FseI recognition site of the linked N5LG1_M2_Z3 vector (FIG. 5).
- Transposase was expressed using an expression vector independent of the expression vector of the target antibody. That is, a Tol1 transposase gene expression cassette in which a DNA fragment encoding a medaka-derived Tol1 transposase (SEQ ID NO: 17) consisting of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 16 was connected under the control of a CMV enhancer / promoter was designated as pBluescriptII SK ( +) (Manufactured by Stratagene) and used as a Tol1 transposase expression vector pTol1ase (FIG. 6).
- SEQ ID NO: 17 DNA fragment encoding a medaka-derived Tol1 transposase consisting of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 16 was connected under the control of a CMV enhancer / promoter
- the antibody gene and the cycloheximide resistance gene inserted between two transposon sequences can be efficiently transferred to the host cell even if the transposon sequence, which is a base sequence derived from Tol1 transposon, is used in suspension mammalian cells. It was found to be introduced into the chromosome.
- the antibody concentration in the culture supernatant is measured by FEMS Yeast Res. , 7, (2007), 1307-1316. The results are shown in FIG.
- transposon sequence which is a base sequence derived from Tol1 transposon
- many cells exhibiting an extremely high antibody expression level were obtained as in Tol2. From this result, even when the base sequence derived from Tol1 transposon is used as the transposon sequence, floating mammalian cells that highly express the target protein can be obtained in the same manner as when the base sequence derived from Tol2 transposon is used. Became clear.
- Example 5 Preparation of anti-human CD98 antibody (1) Preparation of anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain expression transposon vector and anti-human CD98 antibody light chain expression transposon vector Variable region H represented by the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 20 and 23 In order to prepare an anti-human CD98 antibody having a chain and an L chain, amino acid sequences of human IgG1 antibody constant regions were linked to each antibody variable region to prepare amino acid sequences of H chain and L chain.
- the gene sequences (SEQ ID NOs: 18, 21) of the anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain variable region and light chain variable region linked with a signal sequence are disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 4324737 (N5KG1-Val C2IgG1NS / I117L vector) ),
- the transposon sequence, the promoter and the like are the same as in Example 1, and the anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain expression transposon vector (abbreviated as CD98H vector) and the anti-human CD98 antibody light chain Expression transposon vectors (abbreviated as CD98L vectors) were constructed respectively (FIGS. 8 and 9).
- the used DNA fragment was obtained by artificially chemically synthesizing based on a known sequence, or by preparing a primer for both end sequences and performing PCR using an appropriate DNA source as a template.
- a restriction enzyme cleavage site was added to the end of the primer for later recombination operations.
- the DNA fragment used was obtained by artificially chemically synthesizing based on a known sequence, or by preparing a primer at both end sequences and performing PCR using an appropriate DNA source as a template. A restriction enzyme cleavage site was added to the end of the primer for later gene manipulation.
- CHO-K1 cells 4 ⁇ 10 6 CHO-K1 cells were suspended in 400 ⁇ L of PBS, and CD98H vector (10 ⁇ g), CD98L vector (10 ⁇ g), CHX vector (10 ⁇ g) and Tol2 vector (10 ⁇ g) were electroporated. Were co-introduced as circular DNA.
- the Tol2 vector was introduced as a circular DNA for the purpose of preventing integration into the host chromosome in order to transiently express the Tol2 transposase.
- an electroporator (Gene Pulser XceII system (manufactured by Bio-Rad)) was used, and a cuvette (manufactured by Bio-Rad) with a gap width of 4 mm was obtained under the conditions of a voltage of 300 V, a capacitance of 500 ⁇ F, and room temperature. Done using.
- the CD98H vector (10 ⁇ g), the CD98L vector (10 ⁇ g), and the CHX vector (10 ⁇ g) were each linearized with the restriction enzyme PciI (Takara Bio), and then electroporated in the same manner as described above. Was done.
- CD OptiCHO medium Invitrogen
- 0.5CD medium CD OptiCHO medium supplemented with 0.5% soybean hydrolysate and 96-well.
- 0.5CD medium CD OptiCHO medium
- One plate was inoculated and cultured for 4 days in a CO 2 incubator.
- culture was performed in the presence of cycloheximide using 0.5CD medium supplemented with 3 ⁇ g / mL cycloheximide (Sigma-Aldrich C4859) starting from 5 days after gene transfer. The culture was performed for 4 weeks.
- Example 6 Production of anti-human CD98 antibody (1) Production of expression transposon vector containing anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain gene fragment, anti-human CD98 antibody light chain gene fragment and cycloheximide resistance gene produced in Example 5 (1) The anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain expression transposon vector was ligated with the anti-human CD98 antibody light chain expression gene cassette prepared in Example 5 (1) and the cycloheximide resistance gene cassette prepared in Example 5 (2), respectively.
- Example 5 (2) Preparation of expression transposon vector containing anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain gene fragment and cycloheximide resistance gene
- the anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain expression transposon vector prepared in Example 5 (1) is shown in Example 5 (2).
- the cycloheximide resistance gene cassettes were linked to each other, and an expression transposon vector containing the anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain and the cycloheximide resistance gene (abbreviated as CD98H-CHX expression transposon vector) was constructed using the synthetic DNA and PCR method in the same manner as described above. .
- CHO-K1 cells 4 ⁇ 10 6 CHO-K1 cells were suspended in 400 ⁇ L of PBS, and CD98-CHX tandem vector (10 ⁇ g) and Tol2 vector (20 ⁇ g) were co-introduced as circular DNA by electroporation.
- CD98-CHX tandem vector 10 ⁇ g
- Tol2 vector 20 ⁇ g
- the Tol2 vector was introduced as a circular DNA in order to transiently express the Tol2 transposase and to prevent integration into the host chromosome.
- Example 5 the appearance rate of antibody-producing cells was confirmed by the same method as in Example 5 (3).
- clones having an antibody concentration of 3.0 ⁇ g / mL or more in the culture supernatant were counted as cells expressing the antibody. The results are shown in Table 5.
- the antibody heavy chain gene and the antibody light chain gene are compared to the case where the expression vector in which the antibody heavy chain gene and the antibody light chain gene are integrated on the same expression vector is introduced into the floating CHO cell. It is shown that a high antibody-producing strain can be easily obtained and produced by co-introducing an expression vector inserted between each transposon sequence into a floating CHO cell.
- at least one drug resistance gene selection marker gene
- the drug resistance gene may be on an expression vector into which the antibody heavy chain gene has been incorporated, or on another independent vector.
- the transposon vector is effective as a means for efficiently and efficiently simultaneously introducing genes arranged on two or more vectors into floating mammalian cells, which has been difficult in the past. Furthermore, in order to highly produce a protein composed of a plurality of polypeptides and a plurality of proteins, it has been shown that it is effective to introduce each polypeptide or protein into a cell with a different transposon vector.
- CHO-K1 cells selected for cycloheximide resistance and expressing an anti-human CD98 antibody obtained in Example 6 (3) were sequentially expanded into 96-well plates, 24-well plates, and 6-well plates (Corning). did. After expansion culture, the antibody concentration in the culture supernatant was measured, and the top 3 strains of CHO cells that highly express anti-human CD98 antibody were selected. Next, the selected 3 strains are suspended in 3 mL of 0.5% CD medium (Invitrogen) 0.5CD medium so that the concentration is 2 ⁇ 10 5 cells / mL, respectively. Rotating culture was performed in an atmosphere of 5% CO 2 for 5 days. The amount of antibody in the medium after culturing for 5 days was quantified by HPLC (Waters). The results are shown in Table 6.
- CHO-K1 cells into which CD98H vector and CD98L vector were co-introduced showed higher antibody production than CHO-K1 cells into which CD98-CHX tandem vector was introduced. It was.
- Example 7 Production of anti-human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF ⁇ ) antibody (1) Preparation of expression transposon vector containing anti-human TNF ⁇ antibody heavy chain gene fragment, anti-human TNF ⁇ antibody light chain gene fragment and cycloheximide resistance gene An expression transposon vector comprising the anti-human CD98 antibody heavy chain gene fragment, light chain gene fragment and cycloheximide resistance gene prepared in Example 6 (1) for preparing anti-human TNF ⁇ antibodies having the amino acid sequences of Nos.
- the sequences of the anti-human TNF ⁇ antibody heavy chain gene and light chain gene are described in Humira (R) subcutaneous injection 40 mg examination report (Incorporated Administrative Agency Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, February 14, 2008).
- An amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 26, 29) in which a signal sequence is linked to the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 25, 28) of heavy chain variable region subunit or light chain variable region subunit of adalimumab (genetical recombination) of The nucleotide sequence was determined so as not to change the amino acid sequence, and was prepared using synthetic DNA (SEQ ID NOS: 24 and 27).
- a restriction enzyme cleavage site was added to the end of the artificial sequence for later gene manipulation.
- -CHX vector VH gene fragment site is modified to an anti-human TNF ⁇ antibody VH gene fragment and contains an anti-human TNF ⁇ antibody heavy chain gene fragment and a cycloheximide resistance gene (hereinafter abbreviated as TNF ⁇ H-CHX vector).
- TNF ⁇ H-CHX vector a cycloheximide resistance gene
- TNF ⁇ L vector an anti-human TNF ⁇ antibody light chain gene expression transposon vector
- TNF ⁇ H-CHX vector (10 ⁇ g), TNF ⁇ L vector (10 ⁇ g), and Tol2 vector (10 ⁇ g) prepared in the above (2) and (3) were co-introduced in the form of circular DNA (experimental group).
- Gene transfer, cell culture, etc. were carried out in the same manner as in Example 6 except that the gene-transferred cells were cultured in five 96-well plates, and the number of cells that highly express the antibody was compared.
- For the high antibody-expressing cells clones having an antibody concentration of 3.0 ⁇ g / mL or more in the culture supernatant were counted as cells expressing the antibody. The results are shown in Table 7.
- the CHO-K1 cells into which the TNF ⁇ H-CHX vector and the TNF ⁇ L vector were co-introduced were transfected with the TNF ⁇ -CHX tandem vector in the same manner as the anti-human CD98 antibody producing cells performed in Example 6.
- the appearance rate of cells that highly expressed anti-human TNF ⁇ antibody was about 4 times higher.
- the antibody heavy chain gene and the antibody light chain gene inserted between a pair of transposon sequences incorporated in separate expression vectors are co-introduced into the floating CHO cells, It shows that a high antibody-producing strain can be easily obtained and manufactured.
- the CHO-K1 cells co-introduced with the TNF ⁇ H-CHX vector and the TNF ⁇ L vector showed about 2.4 times higher antibody production than the CHO-K1 cells into which the TNF ⁇ -CHX tandem vector was introduced.
- Example 8 Production of anti-human CD20 antibody (1) Preparation of expression transposon vector containing anti-human CD20 antibody heavy chain gene fragment, anti-human CD20 antibody light chain gene fragment and cycloheximide resistance gene Amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 32 and 35
- the antibody VH or VL gene site of the CD98-CHX tandem vector prepared in Example 6 (1) is prepared as an anti-human CD20 antibody.
- An expression transposon vector (hereinafter abbreviated as CD20-CHX tandem vector) containing an anti-human CD20 antibody heavy chain gene fragment, an anti-human CD20 antibody light chain gene fragment and a cycloheximide resistance gene was constructed by substituting the derived VH or VL.
- CD98L vector antibody VL gene site prepared in Example 6 (1) was modified to an anti-human CD20 antibody-derived VL to produce an anti-human CD20 antibody light chain gene expression transposon.
- a vector hereinafter CD20L vector
- CD20L vector was constructed. The same sequence as that shown in (1) above was used for the anti-human CD20 antibody heavy light gene.
- Example 2 A Tol2 transposase expression vector (Tol2 vector) was introduced into CHO-K1 cells adapted to suspension culture prepared in Example 3 (1) (control group).
- CD20H-CHX vector (10 ⁇ g) and CD20L vector (10 ⁇ g) prepared in (2) and (3) above were co-introduced into the CHO-K1 cell together with the Tol2 vector (10 ⁇ g) (experiment group).
- Gene transfer, cell culture, etc. were carried out in the same manner as in Example 6 except that the gene-transferred cells were cultured in five 96-well plates, and the number of cells that highly express the antibody was compared. Further, an antibody concentration of 3.0 ⁇ g / mL or more was measured as a well expressing an antibody. The results are shown in Table 8.
- the CHO-K1 cells co-introduced with the CD20H-CHX vector and the CD20L vector had a higher incidence of cells expressing the anti-human CD20 antibody than the CHO-K1 cells introduced with the CD20-CHX tandem vector. was about three times higher.
- Example 6 (3) or Example 7 (3) This result is the same as the anti-human CD98 antibody and anti-human TNF ⁇ antibody performed in Example 6 (3) or Example 7 (3).
- the antibody heavy chain gene and the antibody light chain It is shown that a high antibody-producing strain can be easily obtained and produced by co-introducing an expression vector in which genes are incorporated between different transposon sequences into suspension CHO cells.
- CHO-K1 cells co-introduced with CD20H-CHX vector and CD20L vector have about 1.6 times higher antibody productivity than CHO-K1 cells into which CD20-CHX tandem vector is introduced. It became clear to have.
- transposon vector expressing neomycin resistance gene and anti-human CD98 antibody Preparation of transposon vector expressing wild type neomycin resistance gene and anti-human CD98 antibody
- transposon vector expressing wild type neomycin resistance gene and anti-human CD98 antibody There are a pair of plasmid vectors for protein expression.
- the DNA of the gene used was obtained by artificially chemically synthesizing based on a known base sequence, or preparing primers at both end sequences and performing PCR using an appropriate DNA source as a template. A restriction enzyme cleavage site was added to the end of the primer for later gene manipulation.
- the transposon sequence is the first to 200th base sequence (Tol2-L sequence) (sequence) of the non-autonomous Tol2 transposon base sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-235575. No. 2) and the nucleotide sequence of the 2285th to 2788th nucleotide sequence (Tol2-R sequence) (SEQ ID NO: 3) were used.
- a nucleotide sequence (sequence) encoding an antibody H chain under the control of a CMV promoter amplified based on the anti-human CD98 antibody N5KG1-Val C2IgG1NS / I117L vector Japanese Patent No. 4324737 No. 18
- DNA comprising a base sequence encoding a neomycin resistance gene under the control of the SV40 promoter (SEQ ID NO: 36 and encoding a neomycin phosphotransferase comprising a base sequence represented by Genbank Accession No. U47120.2) DNA fragments having DNA to be prepared) were prepared.
- Anti-human CD98 antibody expression vector A was prepared (FIG. 13).
- the modified neomycin resistance gene 1 encodes the same amino acid sequence as the wild type neomycin resistance gene, and 167 bases corresponding to 22% of the total were modified. Specifically, the codon corresponding to 25 leucine residues among all 32 leucine residues was modified to be TAA.
- the modified neomycin resistance gene 2 encodes the same amino acid sequence as the wild type neomycin resistance gene, and 180 bases corresponding to 23% of the total were modified. Specifically, of all 32 leucine residues, the codon corresponding to 28 leucine residues is modified to be TAA.
- anti-human CD98 antibody expression transposon vector having modified neomycin resistance gene 3 The neomycin resistance gene of anti-human CD98 antibody expression transposon vector A having wild-type neomycin resistance gene obtained in (1) is represented by SEQ ID NO: An anti-human CD98 antibody-expressing transposon vector D substituted with the modified neomycin resistance gene 3 consisting of the nucleotide sequence represented by 39 was prepared.
- the modified neomycin resistance gene 3 encodes the same amino acid sequence as the wild type neomycin resistance gene, and has modified 203 bases corresponding to 26% of the whole. Specifically, the codon corresponding to 30 leucine residues among all 32 leucine residues is modified to be TAA.
- Example 10 Antibody production by antibody-producing CHO cells that express a modified neomycin resistance gene
- the anti-human CD98 antibody-expressing transposon vectors A to D prepared in Examples 9 (1) to (4) are represented by SEQ ID NO: 40.
- Vector pCAGGS-T2TP [Kawakami K & Noda T. Genetics. 166, 895-899 (2004)] and introduced into suspension CHO-K1 cells, respectively, to produce antibody-producing cells AD.
- the vector was introduced into the floating CHO cells by suspending CHO cells (4 ⁇ 10 6 cells) in 400 ⁇ L of PBS buffer, and carrying the anti-human CD98 antibody expression transposon vector (10 ⁇ g) and the Tol2 transposase expression vector pCAGGS- T2TP (20 ⁇ g) was co-introduced by the electroporation method.
- the Tol2 transposase expression vector was also introduced as a circular DNA in order to transiently express the Tol2 transposase.
- the anti-human CD98 antibody-expressing transposon vector D (10 ⁇ g) of Example 19 (4) was linearized with restriction enzyme PciI (Takara Bio Inc.), and then electroporated. Introduced into suspended CHO-K1 cells.
- an electroporator [Gene Pulser XceII system (manufactured by Bio-Rad)] was used, and a cuvette (manufactured by Bio-Rad) with a gap width of 4 mm was obtained under conditions of a voltage of 300 V, a capacitance of 500 ⁇ F, and room temperature. Done using.
- the cells of each cuvette were seeded in one 96-well plate and used in CD OptiCHO medium (Invitrogen) supplemented with 5% soybean hydrolyzate in a CO 2 incubator. Cultured for 3 days.
- Example 11 Preparation of transposon vector expressing puromycin resistance gene and anti-human CD98 antibody (1) Preparation of anti-human CD98 antibody expression transposon vector having modified puromycin resistance gene 1 Obtained in Example 9 (1) An anti-human CD98 antibody-expressing transposon vector in which the neomycin-resistant gene of the anti-human CD98 antibody-expressing transposon vector A having the wild-type neomycin-resistant gene is replaced with a modified puromycin resistance gene 1 comprising the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 41 E was produced.
- the modified puromycin resistance gene 1 is a wild-type puromycin resistance gene consisting of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 42 (puromycin-N-acetyltransferase gene, from the base sequence disclosed in Genbank Accession No. U07648.1. And 17 bases corresponding to 3% of the whole are modified. Specifically, among all 28 alanine residues contained in the puromycin resistance gene, the codon corresponding to 17 alanine residues by modification is GCG, and is combined with the codon that was already GCG in the wild type. The codon corresponding to all alanine residues was designated as GCG.
- Neomycin resistance gene of anti-human CD98 antibody expression transposon vector A having wild type neomycin resistance gene obtained in Example 9 (1) was substituted with a modified puromycin resistance gene 2 consisting of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 43 to produce an anti-human CD98 antibody expression transposon vector F.
- the modified puromycin resistance gene 2 encodes the same amino acid sequence as the wild type puromycin resistance gene, and 79 bases corresponding to 14% of the whole are modified.
- the codon corresponding to the leucine residue is TAA
- the codon corresponding to the valine residue is GTA
- the serine codon is TCG. It was.
- Example 12 Antibody production 1 by antibody-producing CHO cells expressing a modified puromycin resistance gene 1
- Anti-human CD98 antibody expression transposon vector E having modified puromycin resistance gene 1 of Example 11 (1)
- anti-human CD98 antibody expression transposon vector F having modified puromycin resistance gene 2 of Example 11 (2)
- Tol2 transposase expression vector pCAGGS-T2TP was introduced into suspended CHO-K1 cells to prepare antibody producing cells E and F.
- the introduction of the vector into the floating CHO cell is carried out by suspending the floating CHO cell (4 ⁇ 10 6 cells) in 400 ⁇ L of PBS buffer and carrying an anti-human CD98 antibody expression transposon having a modified puromycin resistance gene that remains circular DNA.
- the vector (10 ⁇ g) and pCAGGS-T2TP (20 ⁇ g) were co-introduced by the electroporation method.
- Tol2 transposase expression vector pCAGGS-T2TP was also introduced as circular DNA in order to transiently express Tol2 transposase.
- an electroporator [Gene Pulser XceII system (manufactured by Bio-Rad)] was used, and a cuvette (manufactured by Bio-Rad) with a gap width of 4 mm was obtained under conditions of a voltage of 300 V, a capacitance of 500 ⁇ F, and room temperature. Done using.
- the cells of each cuvette were seeded in one 96-well plate and used in CD OptiCHO medium (Invitrogen) supplemented with 5% soybean hydrolyzate in a CO 2 incubator. Cultured for 3 days.
- puromycin (P9620, Sigma-Aldrich) was added to the final concentration of 5 ⁇ g / mL from the medium exchange 2 days after the gene introduction, while the medium was changed to a medium containing puromycin every week. Cultured for 4 weeks.
- the antibody producing cell F expressing the modified puromycin resistance gene 2 showed an antibody production amount more than twice that of the antibody producing cell E expressing the modified puromycin resistance gene 1.
- Example 13 Antibody production 2 by antibody-producing CHO cells expressing a modified puromycin resistance gene 2
- the antibody producing cell F expressing the modified puromycin resistance gene 2 obtained in Example 12 was cultured in an Erlenmeyer flask to produce an anti-human CD98 antibody.
- antibody-producing cells F were sequentially expanded from a 96-well plate to a 24-well plate and then a 6-well plate.
- the antibody-producing cell F2 strain (cell line 1 and cell line 2) having a sufficiently increased number of cells was selected, and CD OptiCHO medium supplemented with 5% soybean hydrolyzate (2 ⁇ 10 5 cells / ml each) ( Invitrogen) was suspended in 35 ml, and cultured in a 125 ml Erlenmeyer flask (with a vent cap, Corning) for 1 week in an atmosphere of 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 to produce an anti-human CD98 antibody.
- the amount of antibody in the culture medium after culturing was quantified by HPLC (Waters). The results are shown in Table 11.
- the target protein can be efficiently produced using floating mammalian cells.
- the cell of the present invention can be used as a protein-producing cell for producing a recombinant protein.
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1.目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクターを浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入し、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を該哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、該目的タンパク質を生産する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得て、且つ該哺乳動物細胞を浮遊培養して該目的タンパク質を生産する方法。
2.以下の工程(A)~(C)を含むことを特徴とする、目的タンパク質を生産する方法。
(A)以下の発現ベクター(a)および(b)を浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に同時に導入する工程
(a)目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクター
(b)トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼースをコードするDNAを含むベクター
(B)工程(A)で浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入した発現ベクター(b)によりトランスポゼースを一過性発現させて、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を該哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得る工程
(C)工程(B)で得られた目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を浮遊培養して、目的タンパク質を生産させる工程
3.目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクターを浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入し、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を該哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、該目的タンパク質を生産する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得る方法。
4.目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターの少なくとも1つが、目的タンパク質をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターである、前項1~3のいずれか1に記載の方法。
5.目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターに加えて、さらに選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターを哺乳動物細胞に導入する前項1~4のいずれか1に記載の方法。
6.目的タンパク質をコードするDNAが抗体をコードするDNAである前項1~5のいずれか1に記載の方法。
7.抗体をコードするDNAが、抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAの少なくとも一方である前項6に記載の方法。
8.下記(a)~(d)から選ばれる発現ベクターを浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入する、前項4~7のいずれか1に記載の方法。
(a)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(b)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、並びに抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(c)抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、並びに抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(d)抗体のH鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
9.浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞が、無血清培養で生存および増殖可能な細胞である、前項1~8のいずれか1に記載の方法。
10.浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞が、CHO細胞を浮遊培養に馴化した浮遊性のCHO細胞、PER.C6細胞、ラットミエローマ細胞YB2/3HL.P2.G11.16Ag.20(またはYB2/0ともいう)および浮遊培養に馴化した浮遊性のマウスミエローマ細胞NS0から選ばれるいずれか1つの細胞である前項1~9のいずれか1に記載の方法。
11.CHO細胞がCHO-K1、CHO-K1SV、DUKXB11、CHO/DG44、Pro-3およびCHO-Sから選ばれるいずれか1つの細胞である前項10に記載の方法。
12.選択マーカー遺伝子がシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子である前項4~11のいずれか1に記載の方法。
13.シクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子がリボソームタンパク質である前項12に記載の方法。
14.一対のトランスポゾン配列が哺乳動物細胞で機能する一対のDNA型トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である前項1~13のいずれか1に記載の方法。
15.一対のDNA型トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列またはTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である前項14に記載の方法。
16.一対のTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号2で表される塩基配列および配列番号3で表される塩基配列である前項15に記載の方法。
17.一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号14で表される塩基配列および配列番号15で表される塩基配列である前項15に記載の方法。
18.目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクター(a)、および該トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼース(転移酵素)をコードするDNAを含む発現ベクター(b)を同時に導入されることで、該一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された該遺伝子断片が染色体に組込まれ、且つ該目的タンパク質を生産する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞。
19.目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクター(a)が、目的タンパク質をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターである、前項18に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
20.発現ベクター(a)および(b)に加えて、さらに選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター(c)を哺乳動物細胞に導入された細胞である、前項18または19に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
21.目的タンパク質をコードするDNAが抗体をコードするDNAである前項18~20のいずれか1に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
22.抗体をコードするDNAが、抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAの少なくとも一方である前項21に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
23.下記(a)~(d)から選ばれる発現ベクターを導入された、前項18~22のいずれか1に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
(a)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(b)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、並びに抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(c)抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、並びに抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(d)抗体のH鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
24.無血清培養で生存および増殖可能な浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞である、前項18~23のいずれか1に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
25.CHO細胞を浮遊培養に馴化した浮遊性のCHO細胞、PER.C6細胞、ラットミエローマ細胞YB2/3HL.P2.G11.16Ag.20(またはYB2/0ともいう)および浮遊培養に馴化した浮遊性のマウスミエローマ細胞NS0から選ばれるいずれか1つの浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞である前項18~24のいずれか1に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
26.CHO細胞がCHO-K1、CHO-K1SV、DUKXB11、CHO/DG44、Pro-3およびCHO-Sから選ばれるいずれか1つの細胞である前項25に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
27.選択マーカー遺伝子がシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子である前項19~26のいずれか1に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
28.シクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子がヒトリボソームタンパク質の変異体をコードする遺伝子である前項27に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
29.一対のトランスポゾン配列が哺乳動物細胞で機能する一対のDNA型トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である前項19~28のいずれか1に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
30.一対のDNA型トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列またはTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である前項29に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
31.一対のTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号2で表される塩基配列および配列番号3で表される塩基配列である前項30に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
32.一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号14で表される塩基配列および配列番号15で表される塩基配列である前項30に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
33.目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
34.一対のトランスポゾン配列が一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列またはTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である前項33に記載の発現ベクター。
35.一対のTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号2で表される塩基配列および配列番号3で表される塩基配列である前項34に記載の発現ベクター。
36.一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の配列が、配列番号14で表される塩基配列および配列番号15で表される塩基配列である前項34に記載の発現ベクター。
工程(A)以下の発現ベクター(a)および(b)を浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に同時に導入する工程
(a)目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクター
(b)トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼースをコードするDNAを含むベクター
工程(B)工程(A)で浮遊性の動物細胞に導入した発現ベクター(b)によりトランスポゼースを一過性発現させて、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を前記哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得る工程
工程(C)工程(B)で得られた目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を浮遊培養して、目的タンパク質を生産させる工程
工程(A)以下の発現ベクター(a)および(b)を浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に同時に導入する工程
(a)目的タンパク質をコードするDNAと選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含むタンパク質発現ベクター
(b)トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼースをコードするDNAを含むベクター
工程(B)工程(A)で浮遊性の動物細胞に導入した発現ベクター(b)によりトランスポゼースを一過性発現させて、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された前記遺伝子断片を該哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得る工程
工程(C)工程(B)で得られた目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を浮遊培養して、目的タンパク質を生産させる工程
工程(A)以下の発現ベクター(a)、(b)および(c)を浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に同時に導入する工程
(a)目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクター
(b)選択マーカー遺伝子の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(c)トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼースをコードするDNAを含むベクター
工程(B)工程(A)で浮遊性の動物細胞に導入した発現ベクター(c)によりトランスポゼースを一過性発現させて、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された前記遺伝子断片を該哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得る工程
工程(C)工程(B)で得られた目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を浮遊培養して、目的タンパク質を生産させる工程
工程(A) 以下の(a)~(c)から選ばれる1の発現ベクターの組み合わせまたは発現ベクター(d)、および発現ベクター(e)を浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に同時に導入する工程
(a)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(b)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、ならびに抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(c)抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAおよび薬剤耐性遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、ならびに抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(d)抗体のH鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(e)トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼースをコードするDNAを含むベクター
工程(B) 工程(A)で浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入した発現ベクター(e)によりトランスポゼースを一過性発現させて、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された前記H鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子が前記哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組み込まれた、抗体を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を選択する工程
工程(A) 以下の(a)~(c)から選ばれる1の発現ベクターの組み合わせまたは発現ベクター(d)、および発現ベクター(e)を浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に同時に導入する工程
(a)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(b)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび薬剤耐性遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、ならびに抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(c)抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、ならびに抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(d)抗体のH鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(e)トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼースをコードするDNAを含むベクター
工程(B) 工程(A)で浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入した発現ベクター(e)によりトランスポゼースを一過性発現させて、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された前記H鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子を前記哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、抗体を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得る工程工程(C) 工程(B)で得られた抗体を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を浮遊培養して、抗体を生産させる工程
工程(A) 以下の(a)~(c)から選ばれる1の発現ベクターの組み合わせまたは発現ベクター(d)、および発現ベクター(e)を浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に同時に導入する工程
(a)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(b)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、ならびに抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(c)抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、ならびに抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(d)抗体のH鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(e)トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼースをコードするDNAを含むベクター
工程(B) 工程(A)で浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入した発現ベクター(e)によりトランスポゼースを一過性発現させて、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された前記H鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子が前記哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込まれ、抗体を高発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を選択する工程
工程(A) 以下の(a)~(c)から選ばれる1の発現ベクターの組み合わせまたは発現ベクター(d)、および発現ベクター(e)を浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に同時に導入する工程
(a)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(b)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、ならびに抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(c)抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、ならびに抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(d)抗体のH鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター
(e)トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼースをコードするDNAを含むベクター
工程(B) 工程(A)で浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入した発現ベクター(e)によりトランスポゼースを一過性発現させて、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された前記H鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子を前記哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、抗体を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得る工程
工程(C) 工程(B)で得られた抗体を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を浮遊培養して、抗体を生産させる工程
タンパク質発現用プラスミドベクターには、一対のTol2トランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された任意のヒト抗体遺伝子および薬剤選択マーカー遺伝子を含む、哺乳動物細胞用遺伝子発現カセットを含むプラスミドを用いた。
トランスポゼースは、目的とする抗体の発現ベクターとは独立した発現ベクターを用いて発現させた。すなわち、pCAGGSベクター(Gene 108,193-200,1991)のCAGGSプロモーターの下流にメダカ由来のTol2トランスポゼースをコードする遺伝子(配列番号4)を挿入し、Tol2トランスポゼース発現ベクター(以下、Tol2ベクターと略記する)を作製した(図3)。
10%血清(FCS)を添加したα-MEM培地(Invitrogen社)で培養した接着性CHO細胞を、トリプシン処理により剥離、回収し、新しい10% FCS添加α-MEM培地を用いて、5% CO2インキュベータ内で、37℃にて振とう培養した。数日後、これらの細胞が増殖していることを確認したのち、5%FCS添加α-MEM培地に2×105個/mLの濃度で播種し、振とう培養を行った。
発現ベクターとして、実施例1および実施例2の抗ヒトインフルエンザM2抗体発現トランスポゾンベクター(以下、トランスポゾンベクターと略記する)およびTol2ベクターpCAGGS-T2TP[図3、Kawakami K&Noda T.Genetics.166,895-899(2004)]を用いた。また、コントロールとしてトランスポゾン配列を有していない抗ヒトインフルエンザM2抗体発現ベクターを用いた。
その結果を表1および表2に示す。
浮遊性CHO細胞または接着性CHO細胞における抗体生産効率を検討するために、各細胞株における抗体の産生量を検討した。浮遊性CHO細胞としては、浮遊培養に馴化した浮遊性CHO-K1細胞を用いた。また、接着性CHO細胞としては浮遊培養馴化前の接着性CHO-K1細胞を用いた。
実施例1と同様に、タンパク質発現用プラスミドベクターには、一対のTol1トランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された任意のヒト抗体遺伝子および薬剤選択マーカー遺伝子を含む、哺乳動物細胞用遺伝子発現カセットを含むプラスミドを用いた。
トランスポゼースは目的抗体の発現ベクターとは独立した発現ベクターを用いて発現させた。すなわち、CMVエンハンサー/プロモーター制御下に、配列番号16で表される塩基配列からなるメダカ由来のTol1トランスポゼース(配列番号17)をコードするDNA断片が接続されたTol1トランスポゼース遺伝子発現カセットを、pBluescriptII SK(+)(Stratagene社製)に挿入し、Tol1トランスポゼース発現ベクターpTol1aseとして利用した(図6)。
Tol1トランスポゾンを用いて、浮遊性CHO細胞における抗体生産効率を、実施例3の(3)と同様にして検討を行った。
(1)抗ヒトCD98抗体重鎖発現トランスポゾンベクターおよび抗ヒトCD98抗体軽鎖発現トランスポゾンベクターの作製
配列番号20および23のアミノ酸配列で表された可変領域H鎖およびL鎖を有する抗ヒトCD98抗体を作製するために、各抗体可変領域にヒトIgG1抗体定常領域のアミノ酸配列を連結させH鎖およびL鎖のアミノ酸配列を作製した。
実施例1に記載のCMVエンハンサー/プロモーター制御下に、シクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子をコードする配列(配列番号7)を接続し、該シクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子発現カセットの両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列(Tol-2L、Tol2-R)を挿入し、シクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子発現トランスポゾンベクター(以下、CHXベクターと略記する)を構築した(図10)。
上述(1)および(2)で作製したCD98Hベクター(図8)、CD98Lベクター(図9)、CHXベクター(図10)および実施例2で作製したTol2ベクター(図3)を浮遊培養に馴化したCHO-K1細胞に導入し、抗体を高発現する細胞の出現数を比較した。
実施例5(1)で作製した抗ヒトCD98抗体重鎖発現トランスポゾンベクターに、同実施例5(1)で作製した抗ヒトCD98抗体軽鎖発現遺伝子カセットおよび実施例5(2)で作製したシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子カセットをそれぞれ連結し、上述と同様合成DNA、PCR法を用いて抗ヒトCD98抗体重鎖遺伝子断片、抗ヒトCD98抗体軽鎖遺伝子断片およびシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子を含む発現トランスポゾンベクター(以下、CD98-CHXタンデムベクターと略記する)を構築した。
実施例5(1)で作製した抗ヒトCD98抗体重鎖発現トランスポゾンベクターに、実施例5(2)に示したシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子カセットをそれぞれ連結し、上述と同様合成DNA、PCR法を用いて抗ヒトCD98抗体重鎖およびシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子を含む発現トランスポゾンベクター(CD98H-CHX発現トランスポゾンベクターと略記する)を構築した。
前記実施例5(1)および(2)ならびに前記実施例6(1)および(2)で作製した発現トランスポゾンベクターを用いて、抗ヒトCD98抗体のH鎖およびL鎖を同一の発現ベクターで遺伝子導入した場合(対照区)、抗ヒトCD98抗体のH鎖、L鎖またはシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子をそれぞれ別々の発現ベクターで遺伝子導入した場合(実験区1)、およびH鎖またはL鎖を別々の発現ベクターで遺伝子導入した場合(実験区2)の、抗CD98抗体を高発現する細胞の出現数を比較した。
上述実施例6(3)で得られたCD98-CHXタンデムベクターが導入された細胞ならびにCD98H-CHXベクターおよびCD98Lベクターが導入された細胞のぞれぞれから、抗体発現量の高い上位3株について抗体発現量を比較した。実験の詳細を以下に示す。
配列番号26および29のアミノ酸配列を有する抗ヒトTNFα抗体を作製するために、実施例6(1)で作製した抗ヒトCD98抗体重鎖遺伝子断片、軽鎖遺伝子断片およびシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子を含む発現トランスポゾンベクター(CD98-CHXタンデムベクター)のVHおよびVL遺伝子断片を抗ヒトTNFα抗体由来VHおよびVLにそれぞれ置換し、抗ヒトTNFα抗体重鎖遺伝子断片、抗ヒトTNFα抗体軽鎖遺伝子断片およびシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子発現トランスポゾンベクター(以下、TNFα-CHXタンデムベクターと略記する。)を構築した。
実施例6(2)で作製した抗ヒトCD98抗体重鎖遺伝子断片およびシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子を含む発現トランスポゾンベクター(CD98H-CHXベクター)のVH遺伝子断片部位を、抗ヒトTNFα抗体VH遺伝子断片に改変し、抗ヒトTNFα抗体重鎖遺伝子断片およびシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子を含む発現トランスポゾンベクター(以下、TNFαH-CHXベクターと略記する)を構築した。抗ヒトTNFα抗体重鎖遺伝子は本項(1)に示した配列と同じ配列を用いた。
実施例6(1)で作製した抗ヒトCD98抗体軽鎖遺伝子発現トランスポゾンベクター(CD98Lベクター)の軽鎖遺伝子部位を、抗ヒトTNFα抗体軽鎖に改変し、抗ヒトTNFα抗体軽鎖遺伝子発現トランスポゾンベクター(以下、TNFαLベクターと略記する)を構築した。抗ヒトTNFα抗体VL遺伝子は本項(1)に示した配列と同じ配列を用いた。
抗ヒトTNFα抗体を生産するCHO-K1細胞を作製するために、上述(1)で作製したTNFα-CHXタンデムベクター(20μg)と実施例2で作製したTol2トランスポゼース発現ベクター(Tol2ベクター)(10μg)を、実施例3(1)で作製した浮遊培養に馴化したCHO-K1細胞へ導入した(対照区)。
上述(4)で得られたTNFα-CHXタンデムベクターが導入された細胞ならびにTNFαH-CHXベクターおよびTNFαLベクターが共導入された細胞から、シクロヘキシミド耐性で選抜され、且つ抗ヒトTNFα抗体を発現している細胞を選択し、96穴プレート、24穴プレート、次いで6穴プレートへ順次拡大培養した。拡大培養に成功したTNFα-CHXタンデムベクターが導入された細胞4株ならびにTNFαH-CHXベクターおよびTNFαLベクターが共導入された細胞52株を、培養期間が7日間である以外は実施例6(4)と同様にして細胞を培養し、抗体発現量を計測した。結果を図11に示す。
配列番号32および35のアミノ酸配列で表されるVHおよびVLを含む抗ヒトCD20抗体を作製するために、実施例6(1)で作製したCD98-CHXタンデムベクターの抗体VHまたはVL遺伝子部位を、ぞれぞれ抗ヒトCD20抗体由来VHまたはVLに置換し、抗ヒトCD20抗体重鎖遺伝子断片、抗ヒトCD20抗体軽鎖遺伝子断片およびシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子を含む発現トランスポゾンベクター(以下、CD20-CHXタンデムベクターと略記する)を構築した。
実施例6(2)で作製したCD98H-CHXベクター抗体VH遺伝子部位を、抗ヒトCD20抗体由来VHに改変し、抗ヒトCD20抗体重鎖遺伝子断片およびシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子を含む発現トランスポゾンベクター(以下、CD20H-CHXベクターと略記する)を構築した。抗ヒトCD20抗体重鎖遺伝子は上述(1)に示した配列と同じ配列を用いた。
実施例6(1)で作製したCD98Lベクター抗体VL遺伝子部位を抗ヒトCD20抗体由来VLに改変し、抗ヒトCD20抗体軽鎖遺伝子発現トランスポゾンベクター(以下、CD20Lベクター)を構築した。抗ヒトCD20抗体重軽遺伝子は上述(1)に示した配列と同じ配列を用いた。
抗ヒトCD20抗体を生産するCHO-K1細胞を作製するために、上述(1)で作製したCD20-CHXタンデムベクターと実施例2で作製したTol2トランスポゼース発現ベクター(Tol2ベクター)を、実施例3(1)で作製した浮遊培養に馴化したCHO-K1細胞へ導入した(対照区)。
上述(3)で得られたCD20-CHXタンデムベクターが導入された細胞ならびにCD20H-CHXベクターおよびCD20Lベクターが共導入された細胞から、シクロヘキシミド耐性で選抜され且つ抗ヒトCD20抗体を発現している細胞を選択し、96穴プレート、24穴プレート、次いで6穴プレートへ順次拡大培養した。拡大培養に成功した対照区細胞4株および実験区細胞50株を、培養期間が7日間である以外は実施例6(4)と同様にして細胞を培養し、抗体発現量を計測した。結果を図12に示す。
タンパク質発現用プラスミドベクターには、一対のTol2由来の塩基配列の間に挿入された任意のヒト抗体遺伝子および薬剤耐性マーカー遺伝子を含む、哺乳動物細胞用遺伝子発現カセットを含むプラスミドを用いた。
(1)で得られた野生型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を有する抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターAのネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を、配列番号37で表される塩基配列からなる改変型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子1に置換した抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターBを作製した。
(1)で得られた野生型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を有する抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターAのネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を、配列番号38で表される塩基配列からなる改変型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子2に置換した抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターCを作製した。
(1)で得られた野生型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を有する抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターAのネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を、配列番号39で表される塩基配列からなる改変型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子3に置換した抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターDを作製した。
実施例9(1)~(4)で作製した抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターA~Dを、配列番号40で表されるアミノ酸配列からなるTol2トランスポゼースを発現するベクターpCAGGS-T2TP[Kawakami K&Noda T.Genetics.166,895-899(2004)]とともに浮遊化CHO-K1細胞にそれぞれ導入し、抗体生産細胞A~Dを作製した。
実施例9(1)で得られた野生型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を有する抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターAのネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を配列番号41で表される塩基配列からなる改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子1に置換した抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターEを作製した。
実施例9(1)で得られた野生型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を有する抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターAのネオマイシン耐性遺伝子を配列番号43で表される塩基配列からなる改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子2に置換した抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターFを作製した。改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子2は、野生型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子と同一のアミノ酸配列をコードし、且つ全体の14%にあたる79塩基を改変している。具体的には、改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子1のアラニン残基に対応するコドンの改変に加え、ロイシン残基に対応するコドンをTAA、バリン残基に対応するコドンをGTA、セリンのコドンをTCGとした。
実施例11(1)の改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子1を有する抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターE、実施例11(2)の改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子2を有する抗ヒトCD98抗体発現トランスポゾンベクターF、Tol2トランスポゼース発現ベクターpCAGGS-T2TPを浮遊化したCHO-K1細胞に導入し、抗体生産細胞EおよびFを作製した。
実施例12で得られた改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子2を発現する抗体生産細胞Fを三角フラスコで培養し、抗ヒトCD98抗体を生産した。
本出願は、2010年12月15日出願の日本特許出願2010-279849に基づくものであり、その内容はここに参照として取り込まれる。
配列番号2-人工配列の説明;Tol2-L配列
配列番号3-人工配列の説明;Tol2-R配列
配列番号7-人工配列の説明;シクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号8-人工配列の説明;シクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子がコードするタンパク質のアミノ酸配列
配列番号9-人工配列の説明;M2Z3抗体H鎖をコードする塩基配列
配列番号10-人工配列の説明;M2Z3抗体H鎖のアミノ酸配列
配列番号11-人工配列の説明;M2Z3抗体L鎖をコードする塩基配列
配列番号12-人工配列の説明;M2Z3抗体L鎖のアミノ酸配列
配列番号13-人工配列の説明;非自律性Tol1の塩基配列
配列番号14-人工配列の説明;Tol1-L配列
配列番号15-人工配列の説明;Tol1-R配列
配列番号18-人工配列の説明;CD98抗体重鎖可変領域をコードする塩基配列
配列番号19-人工配列の説明;CD98抗体重鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号20-人工配列の説明;CD98抗体重鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号21-人工配列の説明;CD98抗体軽鎖可変領域をコードする塩基配列
配列番号22-人工配列の説明;CD98抗体軽鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号23-人工配列の説明;CD98抗体軽鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号24-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトTNFα抗体重鎖可変領域をコードする塩基配列
配列番号25-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトTNFα抗体重鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号26-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトTNFα抗体重鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号27-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトTNFα抗体軽鎖可変領域をコードする塩基配列
配列番号28-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトTNFα抗体軽鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号29-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトTNFα抗体軽鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号30-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトCD20抗体重鎖可変領域をコードする塩基配列
配列番号31-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトCD20抗体重鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号32-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトCD20抗体重鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号33-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトCD20抗体軽鎖可変領域をコードする塩基配列
配列番号34-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトCD20抗体軽鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号35-人工配列の説明;抗ヒトCD20抗体軽鎖可変領域のアミノ酸配列
配列番号36-人工配列の説明;野生型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号37-人工配列の説明;改変型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号38-人工配列の説明;改変型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号39-人工配列の説明;改変型ネオマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号41-人工配列の説明;改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号42-人工配列の説明;野生型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号43-人工配列の説明;改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号44-人工配列の説明;改変型ピューロマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号45-人工配列の説明;改変型ゼオシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号46-人工配列の説明;改変型ゼオシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号47-人工配列の説明;改変型ハイグロマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
配列番号48-人工配列の説明;改変型ハイグロマイシン耐性遺伝子の塩基配列
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- 目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクターを浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入し、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を該哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、該目的タンパク質を生産する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得て、且つ該哺乳動物細胞を浮遊培養して該目的タンパク質を生産する方法。
- 以下の工程(A)~(C)を含むことを特徴とする、目的タンパク質を生産する方法。
(A)以下の発現ベクター(a)および(b)を浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に同時に導入する工程
(a)目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクター
(b)トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼースをコードするDNAを含むベクター
(B)工程(A)で浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入した発現ベクター(b)によりトランスポゼースを一過性発現させて、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を該哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得る工程
(C)工程(B)で得られた目的タンパク質を発現する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を浮遊培養して、目的タンパク質を生産させる工程 - 目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクターを浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入し、一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を該哺乳動物細胞の染色体に組込み、該目的タンパク質を生産する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞を得る方法。
- 目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターの少なくとも1つが、目的タンパク質をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターである、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターに加えて、さらに選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターを哺乳動物細胞に導入する請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 目的タンパク質をコードするDNAが抗体をコードするDNAである請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 抗体をコードするDNAが、抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAの少なくとも一方である請求項6に記載の方法。
- 下記(a)~(d)から選ばれる発現ベクターを浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞に導入する、請求項4~7のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
(a)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(b)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、並びに抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(c)抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、並びに抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(d)抗体のH鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。 - 浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞が、無血清培養で生存および増殖可能な細胞である、請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞が、CHO細胞を浮遊培養に馴化した浮遊性のCHO細胞、PER.C6細胞、ラットミエローマ細胞YB2/3HL.P2.G11.16Ag.20(またはYB2/0ともいう)および浮遊培養に馴化した浮遊性のマウスミエローマ細胞NS0から選ばれるいずれか1つの細胞である請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- CHO細胞がCHO-K1、CHO-K1SV、DUKXB11、CHO/DG44、Pro-3およびCHO-Sから選ばれるいずれか1つの細胞である請求項10に記載の方法。
- 選択マーカー遺伝子がシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子である請求項4~11のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- シクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子がリボソームタンパク質である請求項12に記載の方法。
- 一対のトランスポゾン配列が哺乳動物細胞で機能する一対のDNA型トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である請求項1~13のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 一対のDNA型トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列またはTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である請求項14に記載の方法。
- 一対のTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号2で表される塩基配列および配列番号3で表される塩基配列である請求項15に記載の方法。
- 一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号14で表される塩基配列および配列番号15で表される塩基配列である請求項15に記載の方法。
- 目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクター(a)、および該トランスポゾン配列を認識し、且つ一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された遺伝子断片を染色体に転移させる活性を有するトランスポゼース(転移酵素)をコードするDNAを含む発現ベクター(b)を同時に導入されることで、該一対のトランスポゾン配列の間に挿入された該遺伝子断片が染色体に組込まれ、且つ該目的タンパク質を生産する浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞。
- 目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む少なくとも1種類の発現ベクター(a)が、目的タンパク質をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターである、請求項18に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 発現ベクター(a)および(b)に加えて、さらに選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター(c)を哺乳動物細胞に導入された細胞である、請求項18または19に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 目的タンパク質をコードするDNAが抗体をコードするDNAである請求項18~20のいずれか1項に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 抗体をコードするDNAが、抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAの少なくとも一方である請求項21に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 下記(a)~(d)から選ばれる発現ベクターを導入された、請求項18~22のいずれか1項に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
(a)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクターおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(b)抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、並びに抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(c)抗体のL鎖をコードするDNAおよび選択マーカー遺伝子を含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター、並びに抗体のH鎖をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
(d)抗体のH鎖、L鎖および選択マーカー遺伝子をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。 - 無血清培養で生存および増殖可能な浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞である、請求項18~23のいずれか1項に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- CHO細胞を浮遊培養に馴化した浮遊性のCHO細胞、PER.C6細胞、ラットミエローマ細胞YB2/3HL.P2.G11.16Ag.20(またはYB2/0ともいう)および浮遊培養に馴化した浮遊性のマウスミエローマ細胞NS0から選ばれるいずれか1つの浮遊性の哺乳動物細胞である請求項18~24のいずれか1項に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- CHO細胞がCHO-K1、CHO-K1SV、DUKXB11、CHO/DG44、Pro-3およびCHO-Sから選ばれるいずれか1つの細胞である請求項25に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 選択マーカー遺伝子がシクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子である請求項19~26のいずれか1項に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- シクロヘキシミド耐性遺伝子がヒトリボソームタンパク質の変異体をコードする遺伝子である請求項27に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 一対のトランスポゾン配列が哺乳動物細胞で機能する一対のDNA型トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である請求項19~28のいずれか1項に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 一対のDNA型トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列またはTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である請求項29に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 一対のTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号2で表される塩基配列および配列番号3で表される塩基配列である請求項30に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号14で表される塩基配列および配列番号15で表される塩基配列である請求項30に記載の哺乳動物細胞。
- 目的タンパク質をコードするDNAを含む遺伝子断片を含み、且つ該遺伝子断片の両端に一対のトランスポゾン配列を含む発現ベクター。
- 一対のトランスポゾン配列が一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列またはTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列である請求項33に記載の発現ベクター。
- 一対のTol2トランスポゾン由来の塩基配列が、配列番号2で表される塩基配列および配列番号3で表される塩基配列である請求項34に記載の発現ベクター。
- 一対のTol1トランスポゾン由来の配列が、配列番号14で表される塩基配列および配列番号15で表される塩基配列である請求項34に記載の発現ベクター。
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