EP1556070A2 - Molecules de delocalisation et leur utilisation - Google Patents

Molecules de delocalisation et leur utilisation

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EP1556070A2
EP1556070A2 EP03775198A EP03775198A EP1556070A2 EP 1556070 A2 EP1556070 A2 EP 1556070A2 EP 03775198 A EP03775198 A EP 03775198A EP 03775198 A EP03775198 A EP 03775198A EP 1556070 A2 EP1556070 A2 EP 1556070A2
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  • the present invention relates to dyslocalization molecules, processes for their preparation and their use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment of tumors.
  • a protein i.e. its location in a cell, in a tissue or in plasma, has a significant influence on the function and activity of the protein. This applies in particular to proteins that are involved in cell regulation.
  • Eukaryotic cells contain intracellular membranes that divide almost half of the cell contents into spatially separated compartments, known as organelles.
  • organelles The main types of membrane-enclosed organelles found in all eukaryotic cells are the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus, the cell nucleus, the mitochondria, the lysosomes, the endosomes and the peroxisomes. Every organelle has a certain sentence
  • the newly synthesized proteins find their way from the cytosol, where they are formed, to the organelle, in which they perform specific tasks by following a specific transport route.
  • the transport route is determined by signals in the form of signal peptides or signal areas in the amino acid sequence of the protein. These signal peptides are recognized by corresponding receptors of the target organ. Proteins that do their job in the cytosol do not contain any signal peptides and therefore remain in the cytosol (Alberts et al., Molecular biology of the cell; VCH Verlag, 3rd edition).
  • the targeted localization of the proteins is further achieved through their organization as multimeric complexes, which can be transported to subcellular structures. These complexes are held in place by their affinity for anchor or scaffold proteins and by means of other structural components. The affinity of individual proteins for these structures depends on corresponding localization domains, post-translational modifications, alosteric changes and other effects (Stein et al., J. Cell Biochem., Suppl. (2000), pp. 84-92) ,
  • DNA-binding and transactivating activity essentially depends on the transport from the cytosol into the cell nucleus.
  • CML chronic myeloid leukemia
  • Bcr-Abl the transforming potential of Bcr-Abl depends not only on the activated kinase activity of the Abi, but also on the interfered with actin-bound localization of the protein. Because of this localization, both mitogenic and anti-apoptotic signaling pathways are activated, whereby the transforming activity is achieved (Daley et al., Science, Vol. 247 (1990), pp. 824-830).
  • AML acute myeloid leukemia
  • chromosomal translocations produce chimeric proteins that include transcription factors, thereby often fusing the DNA binding domain of a transcription activator to a transcriptional repressor.
  • the transcription repressor is thus incorrectly transported to the target genes of the transcription activator.
  • AML1 The most common chromosomal translocation in AML is t (8; 21) translocation, which is found in 10-15% of adult patients with this disease (Downing JR, Br.J. Haematol. Vol. 106 (1999), S. 296-308). Due to this translocation, the C-terminal end of the transcription activator AML1 is replaced by the transcription repressor ETO and produces the fusion protein AML1-ETO (Meyers et al., Mol. Cell.Biol., Vol. 15 (1995), pp. 1974- 1982; and Lenny et al., Oncogene, Vol. 11 (1995), 1761-1769).
  • the AML1-ETO fusion protein is able to bind various co-repressors and histone deacetylases (HDACs) and in this way to express the AML1 target genes, for example GM-CSF, the neutrophil elastase and c / EBP, inhibit (Britos-Bray, M. & Friedman, AD, Mol.Cell.Biol., Vol.17 (1997), p.5127-5135); Frank et al. , Oncogene, Vol.11 (1995), pp. 2667-2674); Pabst, et al., Nat.Med., Vol. 7 (2001), pp. 444-451; and Oelgeschlager et al. , Mol.Cell.Biol., Vol.16
  • HDACs histone deacetylases
  • tumor diseases are usually treated by a combination of surgery, radiation and the administration of chemotherapy drugs.
  • the therapy is primarily limited to the administration of chemotherapeutic agents.
  • the classic chemotherapeutic approaches as well as radiation do not have a specific effect on cancer cells.
  • the therapy is in any case associated with serious side effects, because the effect of the respective therapeutic approach affects all proliferating cells.
  • STI571 an inhibitor of various tyrosine kinases, including Bcr-Abl, has been shown to be effective against t (9; 22) leukaemias (Vigneri et al., 2001, Nat.Med., Vol.7, p.228-34) , Despite the effectiveness of the STI571 in inhibiting the molecular targets in BCR-ABL-associated diseases, full effectiveness is only achieved in CML patients with an early (chronic phase) but not fully developed disease.
  • the present invention was therefore based on the object of providing compounds which, as an active ingredient in a pharmaceutical, enable improved treatment of tumors, in particular leukemias.
  • the dyslocalization of the tumor-specific molecule caused by the compounds according to the invention inhibits the growth of tumor-specific cells or even induces apoptosis in tumor-specific cells.
  • the therapeutic approach of the present invention is thus directed towards dyslocalization of an oncogenic molecule, in which the function of the oncogene is not inhibited but is used to eliminate the oncogene-containing cells.
  • the compounds according to the invention are highly specific and have no effect on cells which do not have the tumor-specific molecule.
  • This new therapeutic approach therefore does not reverse individual oncogenic events, but changes a specific property of the tumor cells in such a way that the tumor cell is eliminated.
  • This method uses the fact that the function of many proteins - including oncogenic proteins - not only depends on their shape, but also crucially on their location in the cell.
  • the compound is a peptide, oligopeptide, protein or fusion protein.
  • small molecules which are characterized by their specific binding to the tumor-specific molecule.
  • organic molecules can be used here.
  • organic molecules are understood to be hydrocarbons of low molecular weight. These can have a molecular weight of ⁇ 5000 Da, preferably ⁇ 1000 Da and particularly preferably ⁇ 500 Da. It is also conceivable to use assembled molecules that consist of two different components.
  • the tumor-specific molecule is a molecule that is either only present in tumor cells in this form or is present in tumor cells in a different concentration than in healthy cells.
  • the tumor-specific molecule is preferably also a peptide, oligopeptide, protein, fusion protein, RNA or DNA.
  • tumor-specific post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation, glycosylation, acetylation, methylation and similar modifications are also possible as tumor-specific parameters.
  • the tumor-specific molecule is a fusion protein which is exclusively present in tumor cells, for example the AML1-ETO molecule.
  • Tumor-specific molecules that are more vulnerable are the fusion proteins that arise from other chromosomal translocations in leukaemias (Bcr-Abl, PML-RARalpha, PLZF-RARalpha, MLL-fusion proteins, etc.) and in other malignant diseases (e.g. EWS-Fli in sarcomas).
  • the compounds according to the invention have a binding affinity for the tumor-specific molecules.
  • the binding affinity is preferably in the range from 10 "5 to 10 " 12 , and particularly preferably in the range from 10 "7 to 10 " 9 .
  • dyslocalization of a tumor-specific molecule is understood to mean the transport of the molecule within the cell or the tissue to a location where this molecule is usually not present in tumor cells.
  • dyslocation can cause tumor-specific proteins (for example transcription activators or repressors) to bind to the genomic DNA at positions where the tumor-specific proteins would otherwise not bind.
  • tumor-specific proteins for example transcription activators or repressors
  • the dyslocation of a tumor-specific molecule can result in it being secreted or transported into a cell organ, even though it is a cytoplasmic molecule in the tumor cell.
  • the tumor-specific molecule can be exported from the nucleus, although it is a nuclear molecule in tumor cells.
  • the dyslocation of the tumor-specific molecule leads to more than 60% inhibition of the growth of the tumor cells, with more than 80% inhibition being particularly preferred.
  • the growth inhibition can be reduced by reducing the formation of colonies in methyl cellulose by the method of Mizuki, M. et al. "Flt3 mutations from patients with acute myeloid leukemia induce transformation of 32D cells mediated by the Ras and STAT5 pathways", Blood, 2000 Dec 1, Vol. 96 (12), 3907-14.
  • dyslocalization leads to induction of apoptosis in the tumor cells.
  • the apoptosis in the tumor cells in cells which have been treated with the molecule according to the invention is preferably increased by a factor of 2 compared to untreated cells, an increase in apoptosis by at least a factor of 3 being particularly preferred.
  • the increased induction of apoptosis in the tumor cells can be measured using standard assays (Darzynkiewitz, Z. et al., "Flow cytometry in analysis of cell cycle and apoptosis", Semin Hematol. 2001 Apr, Vol. 38 (2), 179-93 ).
  • the dyslocalization of the tumor-specific molecule can lead, for example, to the binding of the tumor-specific molecule to a nucleic acid sequence which regulates the transcription of a gene.
  • the transcription of the gene can , """""
  • the compound comprises the peptide sequence of the c-myb DNA binding domain and / or the peptide sequence of the AML1 binding domain of the MEF ("myeloid elf like factor").
  • the compound according to the invention has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.
  • the present invention further relates to nucleic acids which code for a peptide or protein according to the invention which has binding affinity for a tumor-specific molecule and can cause dyslocalization of the tumor-specific molecule.
  • the nucleic acid is preferably DNA or RNA.
  • the nucleic acid can be part of a vector which can be designed for expression of the nucleic acid.
  • the compound according to the invention is encoded by the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2.
  • the present invention relates to host cells which have one of the nucleic acids according to the invention.
  • the invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions which comprise a compound according to the invention, nucleic acid or host cells.
  • the drug may further comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and be formulated for oral, intravenous or intramuscular administration.
  • the present invention further relates to the use of the compound, nucleic acids or host cells according to the invention for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of tumors, leukemias, in particular acute myeloid leukemia. Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia caused by a t (8; 21) translocation is particularly preferred.
  • processes for the preparation of the compounds according to the invention are also included. If it is a peptide or protein, it can be expressed recombinantly or obtained by protein synthesis.
  • the present invention relates to methods of identifying a compound suitable for the treatment of tumors, in which:
  • (b) identifies a compound that has a binding affinity for the tumor-specific molecule and can cause dyslocalization of the tumor-specific molecule.
  • tumor-specific molecules are identified using modern genomics and proteomics methods.
  • microarray analyzes or 2D protein gel electrophoresis with subsequent mass spectrometric identification and a combination of these methods can be used.
  • All methods known in the prior art for analyzing differences between tumor cells and non-degenerate cells can be used according to the invention to identify tumor-specific molecules.
  • the target molecule is identified which can be used to dislocate the tumor-specific molecule.
  • This can in turn be a protein, an RNA or a DNA fragment.
  • the screening method is preferably used as a high-throughput method such that thousands of substances are tested for their binding to the tumor-specific molecule and to the dyslocalization molecule by means of automatic pipetting robots. Compounds are then selected which each bind to one of the two molecules or to both at the same time with high affinity and specificity. If two different molecules are identified (one binding to the tumor-specific molecule and the other triggering dyslocalization), these molecules are coupled by chemical methods, for example by inserting a polylinker.
  • a great advantage of this screening method is that each molecule only has to bind to the target molecule, but does not necessarily have to influence the function of the target molecule.
  • a recombinant fusion protein was generated to target AMLI-ETO repressor activity to promoters essential for survival and proliferation of myeloid cells.
  • a high degree of specificity was achieved through various effects.
  • the c-myb binding sites were used as a target for GFP-M & M and AMLl-ETO repression complexes.
  • C-myb is essential for hematopoietic cells, but not for the development of other organs (Mucenski, 1991, Cell Vol.65, pp.677-89).
  • the experiments show that the dyslocalization molecule according to the invention (here a recombinant fusion protein) compared Cells that do not express AMLl-ETO are not toxic.
  • a high specific toxicity was achieved for cells that had undergone tumor-inducing transformations.
  • Figure 1 Construction of an AMLI-ETO dyslocalization protein a hypothesis of the function of a chimeric protein consisting of the DNA binding domain of c-myb and the AML1 binding domain of MEF. b Structure of the chimeric protein and the deletion mutant. c Immunoblot detection from Cos7 cell lysates with an anti-GFP antibody after transfection of the
  • FIG. 2 Specific binding of GFP-M & M to myb binding sites and binding of AMLl-ETO in vitro.
  • Nuclear extracts from Cos7 cells transfected with c-myb GFP-M & M and AMLl-ETO were analyzed in "Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assays" (EMSA).
  • ESA Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assays
  • Competition experiments with specific myb and non-specific oligonucleotides show the specificity of GFP-M & M binding.
  • the M&M supershift that results from the co-transfection of GFP-M & M with AMLl-ETO shows the dyslocalization of AMLl-ETO to the myb binding sites.
  • Figure 3 Binding of the AMLl-ETO to the endogenous c-kit promoter by means of GFP-M & M.
  • KCL22 cells were transfected with FLAG-AML1-ETO and GFP or GFP-M & M, DNA- Binding proteins were tightly coupled to DNA with the help of formaldehyde, the cells were lysed, the DNA fragmented and immunoprecipitated with anti-FLAG or non-specific antibodies.
  • the promoter sequences of c-kit and pI4 ARF were detected in the immunoprecipitated chromatin using a PCR. A representative of two experiments is shown.
  • FIG. 4 Specific repression of the myb-dependent promoter by GFP-M & M in the presence of AML1-ETO.
  • KCL22 cells were transiently transfected with a myb-dependent luciferase construct and c-myb, AML1, AMLl-ETO, GFP- ⁇ M & M and GFP-M & M (as indicated). The mean and standard error of three independent experiments are shown.
  • FIG. 5 GFP-M & M represses colony growth in cells expressing AML1-ETO.
  • a 32D cells were transfected with GFP as a control or AMLl-ETO and GFP-M & M as indicated and 1 ⁇ 10 5 cells were colonized using a colonial detection method.
  • the photos show representative colonies on day 10.
  • b 32D cells were transfected as indicated and removed using the colony detection method. The colonies were counted on day 10.
  • the repression of colony growth compared to control transfection with GFP (set as 1) is shown here.
  • the mean and standard error of three independent experiments are shown.
  • c AMLl-ETO was used alone or in combination with GFP- M&M or GFP- ⁇ M & M transfected in 32D cells and then resettled for colony detection.
  • the mean and standard error of three independent experiments are shown, d GFP or GFP-M & M were transfected into Kasumi-1 cells, which naturally express AMLl-ETO and were colonized.
  • the mean and standard error of three independent experiments are shown.
  • FIG. 6 GFP-M & M induces apoptosis in cells expressing AML1-ETO.
  • 32D cells were transfected with AMLI-ETO, GFP-M & M or both vectors and then the transfected cells were sorted by flow cytometry. The transfected cells were then analyzed in a TUNEL detection method.
  • FIG. 7 In cells without AML1-ETO, MYB-dependent promoters are not repressed by GFP-M & M in vivo. Primary murine bone marrow cells were transduced with GFP or GFP-M & M. The expression of KIT in the GFP-positive cells was then analyzed. The results of one of two independent experiments are shown. Materials and methods
  • the GFP-M & M expression plasmid in pcDNA3.1 was prepared by means of a PFU polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using a murine c-myb expression plasmid and cDNA from KCL22 cells as templates, with specific primers for the DNA binding domain of c-myb (encoded by nucleotides 193-594 of SEQ ID NO: 13; including the restriction sites for Kpnl and BamHI) and the AML1 binding domain of MEF (encoded by nucleotides 251-618 of SEQ ID: 12; including restriction sites for BamHI and EcoRI) were used.
  • PCR polymerase chain reaction
  • GFP-pcDNA3.1 GFP corresponds to nucleotides 91-813 from SEQ ID NO: 11.
  • GFP ⁇ M & M was cloned accordingly using a PCR fragment lacking the first 159 base pairs of the c-Myb DNA binding domain.
  • MEF-EcoRl rev 5'- CAG AAT TCG CCT TTG CCA TCC TTT GAT TTC-3 '(SEQ ID NO:
  • myb-BamHl rev 5'- CAG AGA GGA TCC GTA GCC TTC CTG TTC CAC-3 ⁇ (SEQ ID NO: 5)
  • the myb-TK (thymidine kinase) luciferase construct was a gift from Prof. Dr. Klempnauer.
  • the AMLI-ETO cDNA was subcloned into pcDNA3.1.
  • the IL-3-dependent murine myeloid cell line 32Dcl3, the human myeloid cell lines KC122 and Kasumi-1, as well as the monkey kidney cell line Cos7 were cultivated according to methods known in the art.
  • 32Dcl3 cells and KC122 cells were transfected by electroporation with 15 ug plasmid DNA and Cos cells were transfected with 5 ug plasmid DNA using Lipofectamine (Invitrogen).
  • Protein lysates were prepared from the Cos cells transfected with the expression vectors for GFP, GFP-M & M or GFP- ⁇ M & M.
  • the three proteins were detected using the monoclonal murine GFP antibody (Clonetech, Heidelberg, Germany), the detection being carried out by incubation with radish peroxidase-conjugated secondary IgG antibody against mouse IgG (Jackson ImmunoResearch).
  • Cos7 cells were transfected with a total amount of 5 ⁇ g of the expression vectors for c-myb, AMLl-ETO, GFP and GFP-M & M in various combinations.
  • the production of nuclear extracts of the transfected Cos7 cells, the binding reaction and the oligonucleotides which have the c-myb consensus binding sequence are described in Müller et al., 1999, Blood, Vol. 94, pp. 4255-62. 100 ng of double-stranded oligonucleotides were used for the competitive experiments, which either had the myb consensus site or an unspecific binding site.
  • ⁇ .Chromatin immunoprecipitation 100 ng of double-stranded oligonucleotides were used for the competitive experiments, which either had the myb consensus site or an unspecific binding site.
  • KCL22 cells were transfected with FLAG AMLl-ETO and GFP or GFP-M & M. 12 hours after the transfection, the cellular proteins were bound to the DNA by adding 1% formaldehyde for 10 minutes and then the reaction was terminated by adding 0.125 M glycine. The cells were washed twice in ice-cold PBS and lysed in 1 ml of RIPA lysis buffer with protease inhibitors, 200 ⁇ M sodium orthovanadate and 50 ⁇ M NaF. After a 10 minute incubation on ice, the chromatin was fragmented using UV rays (9 pulses of 5 seconds). The cell debris was removed by centrifugation and 50 ul was saved as an "input" control.
  • the rest of the lysate was pre-purified in 40 ⁇ l protein A / G agarose with 5 ⁇ g rabbit and mouse IgG. The rest of each lysate was divided into two samples and immunoprecipitation was performed using either 3 ⁇ g of anti-FLAG or mouse IgG with 40 ⁇ l of protein A / G agarose overnight. The immunocomplexes were washed eight times in a low salt buffer (0.1% SDS, 150 ⁇ M NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 2 ⁇ M EDTA, pH 8.0, 20 ⁇ M Tris-HCl, pH 8.1).
  • the PCR was carried out using a Taq polymerase (Promega) on a master cycler (Eppendorf) (95 ° C. for 3 min., 37
  • c-kit for: 5'- ACT GTT GTT GCT TTC CGT TCA A-3 '
  • the detection of the promoter activity was carried out according to methods known in the prior art (Müller et al., 2000, Mol.Cell.Biol., Vol.20, pp. 3316-29). A total of 15.5 ⁇ g of plasmid is transfected by electrophoresis. The mixture consisted of 5 ⁇ g of a myb-TK luciferase construct, 0.5 ⁇ g PRL-null plasmid (Promega, Madison, WI) for internal standardization and 5 ⁇ g of the expression vectors for AML1, AMLl-ETO, GFP- ⁇ M & M and GFP-M & M in different combinations. Empty vector was also transfected to compensate for the total amount of transfected DNA.
  • 32Dcl3 cells and Kasumi cells were transient with one A total of 15 g of the expression vectors for AML1, AMLl-ETO, GFP, GFP-M & M and GFP M&M were transfected in various combinations.
  • the transfected cells were separated on the day after the electroporation by means of gradient centrifugation and, in a concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 5 living cells per 35 mm plate, settled in 1 ml of a culture mix.
  • This mix consisted of "Isocove Modified Dulbecco Medium” (IMDM, Life Technologies, Grand Island, NY), 1% methyl cellulose, 20% FCS, IL-3 (lng / ml) and 0.6 mg / dl G418. All experiments were set up in triplicate and the colonies counted on day 10. Average values and standard errors were calculated from three independent experiments (two experiments for the Kasumi cells).
  • 32Dcl3 cells were transiently transfected with the expression vectors for GFP, GFP-M & M and AMLl-ETO in various combinations. After 24 hours, the GFP-positive cells were sorted out of the entire cells by means of flow cytometry and examined further. The percentage of apoptotic cells within the GFP positive cells was determined by means of a TUNEL assay (APO-BrdU kit from Pharmigen), the experiments being carried out according to the manufacturer's instructions. The results of one of the three independent experiments with similar results are shown.
  • Bone marrow cells were removed from the femura of six-month-old BALB / c mice and cultured in RPMI1640 medium with the addition of murine IL-3.
  • Phoenix cells were transiently transfected with GFP or GFP-M & M in MSCV2.2 using Lipofectamin Plus (Invitrogen). After 24 hours changed the medium. The supernatants were harvested 48 hours after the transfection, filtered (0.45 ⁇ m) and after
  • a fusion protein from the "enhanced green fluorescent protein” (GFP, for detection purposes; encoded by nucleotides 91-813 of SEQ ID NO: 11), the DNA binding domain of murine c-myb (nucleotides 193-594 of SEQ ID NO: 13 code for amino acid residues 65-198 of murine c-myb; see Sakura et al., 1989, Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA, Vol. 86, pp. 5758-61) and the AML1 binding domain of the human Myeloid eleven like factor, MEF (nucleotides 251-618 of SEQ ID: 12 code for amino acid residues 87-206 of human MEF; see Mao S. et al., 1999, Mol. Cell.Biol., Vol. 19, S.3635-44)) was constructed.
  • GFP "enhanced green fluorescent protein”
  • the transcription factor c-myb is known to be essential for normal hematopoiesis and survival of the hematopoietic cells (Mucenski et al., 1991, Cell, Vol.65, pp.677-89). It could be shown that the inhibition of c-myb by antisense strategies or c-myb knock out mice are not able to to develop normal hematopoiesis (Ratajczak et al., 1992, Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA, Vol. 89, pp. 1123-7).
  • the AMLI binding domain of the MEF (myeloid like ELF factor) was used as the second part of the chimeric protein. Amino acids 87-206 of the MEF bind strongly to AMLl and AMLl-ETO in vivo and in vitro (Mao S. et al., 1999, Mol.Cell.Biol., Vol.19, S.3635-44). All three domains were cloned into the expression vector pcDNA3.1 in the reading direction. This construct was named GFP-M & M ( Figure lb). For control purposes, a deletion mutant which does not have the first 53 amino acids of the c-myb DNA binding domain was produced. The deletion mutant was named GFP-M&M.
  • the expression of the recombinant proteins was analyzed after transient transfection in Cos7 cells by means of immunoblot detection methods using anti-GFP antibody (GFP alone 35 kDa, GFP-M&M 80 kDA; GFP-M & M 85 kDa; FIG. 1c).
  • Example 3 GFP-M & M binds AMLl-ETO to the endogenous c-kit promoter
  • the c-kit promoter was chosen as the c-myb dependent endogenous promoter.
  • the detected binding of AMLl-ETO to the pI4 ARF promoter was analyzed as a positive control (Linggi et al., Nature Medicine, 8 (7), July 2002)).
  • a form of AMLI-ETO marked with FLAG was expressed in combination with GFP or GFP-M & M in KCL22 cells.
  • the transcription factors were cross-linked with DNA using formaldehyde. After cell lysis and DNA fragmentation, DNA / AML1-ETO complexes were immunoprecipitated using an anti-FLAG antibody or nonspecific antibodies for control purposes.
  • the c-kit promoter sequences were immunoprecipitated with AMLI-ETO (FIG. 3).
  • the pl4 ARF promoter sequence was detected in immune complexes from KCL22 cells that had been transfected with AMLl-ETO and GFP. The sequence was not detected in the presence of AMLI-ETO and GFP-M&M (Fig. 3).
  • Example 4 Inhibition of myb-dependent promoters in the presence of GFP-M & M and AMLl-ETO GFP-M & M binds to myb-dependent promoters, forms a complex with AMLl-ETO (if available) and thereby inhibits gene expression.
  • luciferase assays were carried out, the luciferase gene being under the control of a minimal thymidine kinase promoter with three additional myb DNA binding sites (Ziebold et al., 1997, Curr. Biol., Vol. 7, S . 253-60).
  • KCL22 cells were transfected with the reporter constructs and GFP, GFP-M & M and AMLl-ETO in various combinations (FIG. 4). None of the proteins alone was able to significantly influence the luciferase activity.
  • the activity of the transcription factor Myb and the expression of the myb-dependent genes are essential for the growth and proliferation of hematopoietic cells (White et al., 2000, Oncogene, Vol.19, p.1196-205). Therefore, the effect of GFP-M & M on the proliferation and survival rate of the cells containing AMLl-ETO was analyzed.
  • Example 6 Induction of apoptosis by GFP-M & M in cells containing AMLl-ETO Hematopoietic cells that have no c-myb activity are subject to apoptosis (Taylor et al., 1996, Genes Dev., Vol.10, pp. 2732-44).

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L'invention concerne des molécules de délocalisation, leur procédé de production et leur utilisation en tant que médicaments, en particulier pour traiter des tumeurs.
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