Methods and agents for screening for compounds capable of modulating VEGF expression
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C12Q-001/68
C07H-021/04
출원번호
US-0851074
(2004-05-24)
등록번호
US-8426194
(2013-04-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Cao, Liangxian
Trotta, Christopher Robert
출원인 / 주소
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Jones Day
인용정보
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10인용 특허 :
49
초록
The invention relates to the fields of screening assays and compounds and methods for altering protein expression and levels of protein. In particular, the invention includes assays to screen for agents capable of modulating expression of VEGF and agents capable of modulating VEGF expression.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for screening candidate compounds for a compound that modulates human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA translation that is regulated by the untranslated regions of human VEGF mRNA, comprising: a. contacting a compound with a cell engineered to stably express a reporter prot
1. A method for screening candidate compounds for a compound that modulates human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA translation that is regulated by the untranslated regions of human VEGF mRNA, comprising: a. contacting a compound with a cell engineered to stably express a reporter protein encoded by an mRNA transcript comprising a reporter gene coding sequence operably linked to a fragment of a human VEGF 5′ UTR encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 and a human VEGF 3′ UTR, wherein the fragment of the human VEGF 5′ UTR is upstream of the reporter gene coding sequence and the human VEGF 3′ UTR is downstream of the reporter gene coding sequence, and wherein the mRNA transcript does not comprise SEQ ID NO:4 or a fragment thereof; andb. detecting the amount or activity of the reporter protein, wherein a change in the amount or activity of the reporter protein in the presence of the compound relative to the amount or activity of the reporter protein in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound modulates human VEGF mRNA translation that is regulated by the untranslated regions of human VEGF mRNA. 2. A method for screening candidate compounds for a compound that modulates human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA translation that is regulated by the untranslated regions of human VEGF mRNA, comprising: a. contacting a compound with a composition comprising a lysate or translation extract and an mRNA transcript comprising a reporter gene coding sequence operably linked to a fragment of a human VEGF 5′ UTR encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 and a human VEGF 3′ UTR, wherein the fragment of the human VEGF 5′ UTR is upstream of the reporter gene coding sequence and the human VEGF 3′ UTR is downstream of the reporter gene coding sequence, and wherein the mRNA transcript does not comprise SEQ ID NO:4 or a fragment thereof; andb. detecting the amount or activity of the reporter protein encoded by the nucleic acid molecule, wherein a change in the amount or activity of the reporter protein in the presence of the compound relative to the amount or activity of the reporter protein in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound modulates human VEGF mRNA translation that is regulated by the untranslated regions of human VEGF mRNA. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the reporter gene coding sequence is for green fluorescent protein, luciferase, β-glucuronidase or β-lactamase. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the reporter gene coding sequence is for green fluorescent protein, luciferase, β-glucuronidase or β-lactamase. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell is a human cell. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the cell is exposed to hypoxic conditions. 7. The method of claim 5, wherein the cell expresses human VEGF. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell is a cancer cell. 9. The method of claim 2, wherein the translation extract is a cancer cell extract. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring the effect of the compound on the level of expression of the human VEGF protein. 11. The method of claim 2, further comprising measuring the effect of the compound on the level of expression of the human VEGF protein. 12. A method for screening candidate compounds for a compound that modulates human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA translation that is regulated by the untranslated regions of human VEGF, comprising: (a) contacting a compound with a first cell engineered to stably express a first reporter protein encoded by an mRNA transcript comprising a reporter gene coding sequence operably linked to a fragment of a human VEGF 5′ UTR encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 and a human VEGF 3′ UTR, wherein the fragment of the human VEGF 5′ UTR is upstream of the reporter gene coding sequence and the human VEGF 3′ UTR is downstream of the reporter gene coding sequence, and wherein the mRNA transcript does not comprise SEQ ID NO:4 or a fragment thereof; and(b) contacting the compound with a second cell engineered to stably express a second reporter protein encoded by an mRNA transcript comprising a second reporter gene coding sequence operably linked to a 5′ UTR and a 3′UTR different than a fragment of a human VEGF 5′ UTR encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 and a human VEGF 3′ UTR, wherein the 5′ UTR is upstream of the second reporter gene coding sequence and the 3′ UTR is downstream of the second reporter gene coding sequence, and wherein the mRNA transcript does not comprise SEQ ID NO:4 or a fragment thereof; and(c) detecting the level of expression of the first and second reporter proteins, wherein an alteration in the level of expression of the first reporter protein in the presence of the compound relative to the level of expression of the first reporter protein in the absence of the compound or the presence of a control, and an alteration in the level of expression of the second reporter protein in the presence of the compound relative to the level of expression of the second reporter protein in the absence of the compound or the presence of a control, indicates that the compound modulates VEGF mRNA translation that is regulated by the untranslated regions of human VEGF mRNA. 13. A method for screening candidate compounds for a compound that modulates human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA translation that is regulated by the untranslated regions of human VEGF, comprising: (a) contacting a compound with a composition comprising a lysate or translation extract and an mRNA transcript comprising a reporter gene coding sequence operably linked a fragment of a human VEGF 5′ UTR encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 and a human VEGF 3′ UTR, wherein the nucleotide sequence encoding the fragment of the human VEGF 5′ UTR is upstream of the reporter gene coding sequence and the human VEGF 3′ UTR is downstream of the reporter gene coding sequence, and wherein the mRNA transcript does not comprise SEQ ID NO:4 or a, fragment thereof(b) contacting the compound with a composition comprising a lysate or translation extract and an mRNA transcript comprising a second reporter gene coding sequence operably linked to a 5′ UTR and a 3′UTR different than a fragment of a human VEGF 5′ UTR encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 and a human VEGF 3′ UTR, wherein the 5′ UTR is upstream of the second reporter gene coding sequence and the 3′ UTR is downstream of the second reporter gene coding sequence, and wherein the mRNA transcript does not comprise SEQ ID NO:4 or a fragment thereof, and(c) detecting the level of expression of the first and second reporter proteins, wherein an alteration in the level of expression of the first reporter protein in the presence of the compound relative to the level of expression of the first reporter protein in the absence of the compound or the presence of a control, and an alteration in the level of expression of the second reporter protein in the presence of the compound relative to the level of expression of the second reporter protein in the absence of the compound or the presence of a control, indicates that the compound modulates VEGF mRNA translation that is regulated by the untranslated regions of human VEGF mRNA. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising measuring the effect of the compound on the level of expression of the human VEGF protein. 15. The method of claim 13, further comprising measuring the effect of the compound on the level of expression of the human VEGF protein. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the reporter gene coding sequence is an enzyme. 17. The method of claim 2, wherein the reporter gene coding sequence is an enzyme. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the first reporter gene coding sequence is an enzyme. 19. The method of claim 13, wherein the first reporter gene coding sequence is an enzyme. 20. The method of claim 12, wherein the second reporter gene coding sequence is an enzyme. 21. The method of claim 13, wherein the second reporter gene coding sequence is an enzyme. 22. The method of claim 12, wherein the reporter gene coding sequence is for green fluorescent protein, luciferase, β-glucuronidase or β-lactamase. 23. The method of claim 13, wherein the reporter gene coding sequence is for green fluorescent protein, luciferase, β-glucuronidase or β-lactamase.
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