US 6,403,304 B1Grant
Human osteoclast-specific and -related DNA sequences
Issue Date:2002-06-11
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Abstract
The present invention relates to purified osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences and a method for identifying such sequences. DNA constructs capable of replicating osteoclast-specific or -related DNA and DNA constructs capable of directing expression in a host cell of osteoclast-specific or -related DNA are also described.
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Assignee
- Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children
Inventors
- Philip Stashenko
- Yi-Ping Li
- Anne L. Wucherpfennig
Application Information
Application Number:US 08/684,932
Filing Date:1996-07-19
Priority Date:1993-04-06
Art Unit:7
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C07H 2104C12N 510C12N 1570C12Q 168
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Description
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0002] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/392,678, filed Feb. 23, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,552,281, which is a file wrapper continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/045,270, filed Apr. 6, 1993 now abandoned, and U.S. application Ser. No. 08/605,378 now abandoned, filed Feb. 22, 1996. This application also claims priority to co-pending U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/001,292, filed Jul. 20, 1995. The teachings of these prior applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] Osteoclasts are multinucleated giant cells specialized for the removal of both the inorganic and organic phases of bone (Blair H. C., et al., J. Cell. Biol., 102:1164-1172 (1986)). The pathway(s) for degradation of the organic matrix, primarily type 1 collagen, are not well understood, although mounting evidence has implicated cysteine proteinases (cathepsins) as key enzymes in this process.
[0005] Dissolution of the hydroxyapatite mineral phase is dependent upon acidification of the subosteoclastic resorption lacuna, via the action of carbonic anhydrase II and a proton pump (Vaes, J. Cell Biol., 39:676-697 (1968); Baron et al., J. Cell Biol., 101:2210-2222 (1985); and Blair and Schlesinger, in Biology and Physiology of the Osteoclast, Rifkin and Gay, eds. (CRC Press, Boca Raton), pp. 259-287 (1992)). V-type proton pumps are multi-subunit complexes with two distinct functional domains: a peripherally-associated cytoplasmic catalytic sector that contains 70- (subunit A), 58- (subunit B), 40- and 33-kDa (subunit E) subunits (Xie and Stone, J. Biol. Chem., 263:9859-9866 (1988)), and a proton channel, which is likely composed of 116-, 39-, and 17-kDa components (Crider et al., J. Biol. Chem., 269:17379-17381 (1994)). Considerable speculation has focused on the possibility that osteoclast-specific proton pump subunits exist.
[0006] Excessive bone resorption by osteoclasts contributes to the pathology of many human diseases including arthritis, osteoporosis, periodontitis, and hypercalcemia of malignancy. During resorption, osteoclasts remove both the mineral and organic components of bone (Blair, H. C., et al., J. Cell Biol; 102:1164 (1986)).
[0007] The regulation of osteoclastic activity is only partly understood. The lack of information concerning osteoclast function is due in part to the fact that these cells are extremely difficult to isolate as pure populations in large numbers. Furthermore, there are no osteoclastic cell lines available. An approach to studying osteoclast function that permits the identification of heretofore unknown osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences, genes and gene products would allow identification of genes and gene products that are involved in the resorption of bone and in the regulation of osteoclastic activity. Therefore, identification of osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences, genes or gene products would prove useful in developing therapeutic strategies for the treatment of disorders involving aberrant bone resorption.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The present invention relates to isolated osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences. These sequences can be all or a portion of an osteoclast-specific or -related gene. The sequences of the present invention encode all or a portion of an osteoclast-specific or -related gene product (i.e., peptide or protein) or encode all or a portion of the untranslated portion of the genomic DNA sequence. The present invention further relates to DNA constructs capable of replicating osteoclast-specific or -related DNA. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a DNA construct capable of directing expression of osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences, producing osteoclast-specific or -related peptides or gene products, in a host cell.
[0009] Also encompassed by the present invention are prokaryotic or K]d cells transformed or transfected with a DNA construct comprising an osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequence. According to a particular embodiment, these cells are capable of replicating the DNA construct comprising the osteoclast-specific or -related DNA, and, optionally, are capable of expressing the osteoclast-specific or -related peptide or gene product encoded by the osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequence. Also described are antibodies raised against osteoclast-specific or -related gene products, or portions of these gene products, and osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences.
[0010] The present invention further embraces a method of identifying osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences and DNA sequences identified in this manner. In one embodiment, osteoclast-specific or -related cDNA is identified as follows: first, human giant cell tumor of the bone is used to 1) construct a cDNA library; 2) produce 32P-labelled cDNA to use as a stromal cell+, osteoclast+ probe, and 3) produce (by culturing) a stromal cell population lacking osteoclasts. The presence of osteoclasts in the giant cell tumor can be confirmed by histological staining for the osteoclast marker, type 5 tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) and/or with the use of monoclonal antibody reagents.
[0011] As described herein, the stromal cell population lacking osteoclasts was produced by dissociating cells of a giant cell tumor, then growing and passaging the cells in tissue culture until the cell population was homogeneous and appeared fibroblastic. The cultured stromal cell population did not contain osteoclasts. The cultured stromal cells were then used to produce a stromal cell+, osteoclast− 32P-labelled cDNA probe.
[0012] The cDNA library produced from the giant cell tumor of the bone was then screened in duplicate for hybridization to the cDNA probes: one screen was performed with the giant cell tumor cDNA probe (stromal cell+, osteoclast+), while a duplicate screen was performed using the cultured stromal cell cDNA probe (stromal cell+, osteoclast−). Hybridization to a stromal+, osteoclast+ probe, accompanied by failure to hybridize to a stromal+, osteoclast− probe indicated that a clone contained nucleic acid sequences specifically expressed by osteoclasts. That is, the clone contained a nucleic acid sequence which is either uniquely expressed by osteoclasts (i.e., osteoclast-specific) or expressed by osteoclasts and select other cells (i.e., osteoclast-related).
[0013] In the course of these studies, four clones were identified which contained DNA sequences with significant homology to portions of DNA sequences encoding cysteine proteases, The structural characterization of the coding region cDNA for a particular enzyme, cathepsin X, from which these four sequences originate is also described herein. The present studies also identified one clone which contained a DNA sequence which is a portion of a-DNA sequence encoding a novel human 116-kDa polypeptide subunit of the osteoclast proton pump (OC-116KDa). OC-116KDa mRNA was found at high levels in giant cells of osteoclastomas by Northern analysis but was not detected in tumor stromal cells or in other tissues including kidney, liver, skeletal muscle and brain. OC-116KDa mRNA was localized to multinucleated giant cells within the osteoclastoma tumor by in situ hybridization. Thus, it. appears that OC-116kDa represents a novel human 116-kDa subunit of a proton pump which is expressed in osteoclasts in a cell-specific manner,
[0014] In another embodiment of the invention, osteoclast-specific or -related genomic DNA is identified through. known hybridization techniques or amplification techniques. This genomic DNA encodes all or a portion of osteoclast-specific or -related peptides or gene products, or encodes all or a portion of the untranslated region of the gene. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of identifying osteoclast-specific or -related DNA by screening a cDNA library or a genomic DNA library with a DNA probe comprising one or more sequences selected from the group consisting of the DNA sequences set out in Table I (SEQ ID NOS: 1-32). Finally, the present invention relates to a nucleotide sequence comprising a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of the sequences set out in Table I, or their complementary strands, and to peptides or proteins encoded thereby.
[0015] The polypeptides and proteins of the present invention have utility as osteodlast cell surface markers. expression of the described polypeptides or proteins is characteristic of osteoclasts, and is unlikely to be found in a wide variety of other cells. Thus, these proteins can be labelled, e.g., radioactively or fluorescently, and used as cell surface markers for osteoclasts.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1 shows the cDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 33) of, human gelatinase B. The portions of the sequence represented by the osteoclast-specific or -related cDNA clones of the present invention are underlined.
[0017] FIG. 2 shows the complete nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 35) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 36) of cathepsin X. Those portions of the sequence represented by the osteoclast-specific or -related cDNA clones (SEQ ID NOS: 7, 24, 18 and 16, respectively) of the present invention are underlined.
[0018] FIGS. 3A and 3B represent the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 37) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 38) of human OC-116KDa. Those portions of the sequence represented by the osteoclast-specific or -related cDNA clones (SEQ ID NO: 25) of the present invention are underlined.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0019] As described herein, osteoclast-specific or osteoclast-related nucleic acid sequences have been identified. These sequences were identified as follows: human giant cell tumor of the bone was used to 1) construct a cDNA library; 2) produce 32P-labelled cDNA to use as a stromal cell+, osteoclast+ probe, and 3) produce (by culturing) a stromal cell population lacking osteoclasts. The presence of osteoclasts in the giant cell tumor was confirmed by histological staining for the osteoclast marker, type 5 acid phosphatase (TRAP). In addition, monoclonal antibody reagents were used to characterize the multinucleated cells in the giant cell tumor, which cells were found to have a phenotype distinct from macrophages and consistent with osteoclasts.
[0020] The stromal cell population lacking osteoclasts was produced by dissociating cells of a giant cell tumor, then growing the cells in tissue culture for at least five passages. After five passages the cultured cell population was homogeneous and appeared fibroblastic. The cultured population contained no multinucleated cells at this point, tested negative for type 5 acid phosphatase, and tested variably alkaline phosphatase positive. That is, the cultured stromal cell population did not contain osteoclasts. The cultured stromal cells were then used to produce a stromal cell+, osteoclast−32 P-labelled cDNA probe.
[0021] The cDNA library produced from the giant cell tumor of the bone was then screened in duplicate for hybridization to the cDNA probes: one screen was performed with the giant cell tumor cDNA probe (stromal cell+, osteoclast+), while a duplicate screen was performed using the cultured stromal cell cDNA probe (stromal cell+, osteoclast−). Clones that hybridized to the giant cell tumor cDNA probe (stromal+, osteoclast+), but not to the stromal cell cDNA probe (stromal+, osteoclast−), were considered to contain nucleic acid sequences specifically expressed by osteoclasts. That is, the clones contained nucleic acid sequences which are either uniquely expressed by osteoclasts (i.e., “osteoclast-specific) or expressed by osteoclasts (i.e., select other cells (i.e., osteoclast-related).
[0022] As a result of the differential screen described herein, DNA specifically expressed in osteoclast cells characterized as described herein was identified. This DNA and equivalent DNA sequences are referred to herein as “osteoclast-specific” or “osteoclast-related DNA”. Osteoclast-specific or -related DNA of the present invention can be obtained from sources in which it occurs in nature, can be produced recombinantly or synthesized chemically; it can be cDNA, genomic DNA, recombinantly-produced DNA or chemically-produced DNA. An equivalent DNA sequence is one which hybridizes, “under standard (i.e., medium stringency) hybridization conditions”, to an “osteoclast-specific or -related DNA” identified as described herein or to a complement thereof. Stringency conditions which are appropriately termed “medium stringency” are known to those skilled in the art or can, be found in standard texts such as Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989), 6.3.1-6.3.6.
[0023] Differential screening of a human osteoclastoma cDNA library was performed to identify DNA sequences and genes specifically expressed in osteoclasts. Of 12,000 clones screened, 195 clones were identified which are either uniquely expressed in osteoclasts (i.e., osteoclast-specific), or are expressed by osteoclasts and select other cells (osteoclast-related). These clones were also negative when screened with mixed cDNA probes derived from a panel of human cell lines, including myelomonocytic (U-937), T lymphocyte (HSB-2), epithelial (laryngeal carcinoma HEp-2), neuroblastoma (SK-N-MC), pancreatic adenocarcinoma (AsPC-1), normal skin fibroblasts (CRL 1467) and osteoblasts, further supporting the osteoclast-specificity of these sequences. Of these 195 clones, 32 contained novel cDNA sequences which were not found in the GenBank database.
[0024] A large number of the 195 DNA clones obtained by this procedure were found to represent 92 kDa type IV collagenase (gelatinase B; E.C. 3.4.24.35) as well as tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP). In situ hybridization localized mRNA for gelatinase B to multinucleated giant cells in human osteoclastomas.
[0025] Gelatinase B immunoreactivity was demonstrated in giant cells from 8/8 osteoclastomas, osteoclasts in normal bone, and in osteoclasts of Paget's disease by use of a polyclonal antisera raised against a synthetic gelatinase B peptide. In contrast, no immunoreactivity for 72 kDa type IV collagenase (gelatinase A; E.C. 3.4.24.24), which is the product of a separate gene, was detected in osteoclastomas or normal osteoclasts.
[0026] In addition, four clones (SEQ ID NOS: 7, 16, 18 and 24) were identified which were confirmed to be part of a DNA sequence which possessed significant homology to cathepsins from human and other species but was not identical to any known cathepsin. Northern analysis of mRNA from the osteoclastoma tumor using a 32P-labeled cathepsin X probe revealed a transcript of approximately 1.9 kb. Cathepsin X mRNA was found at high levels in osteoclastoma tumor but was not detected in skeletal muscle, liver, or brain. Cathepsin X mRNA was also absent from osteoclastoma stromal cells as well as human cell lines U-937, HOS-TE85 (osteosarcoma), HSB-2, Hep-2, SK-N-MC, and AsPC-1. Rescreening the pcDNAII library failed to yield clones containing full-length inserts.
[0027] Consequently, a second osteoclastoma library constructed in lambda-ZAP yielded 40 positive clones, two of which contained inserts of greater than 1.6 kb.
[0028] Cells within the osteoclastoma that produce mRNA for cathepsin X were identified by in situ hybridization. A digoxygenin-labeled antisense probe was strongly reactive with all multinucleated osteoclasts but was unreactive with most stromal cells. In contrast, the sense probe produced only minimal background staining, which was not localized to any cell type. It was noted that a small number of mononuclear cells, possibly osteoclast precursors, also stained positively with the antisense probe. In situ hybridization with a second osteoclastoma tumor yielded an identical result.
[0029] The complete nucleotide (SEQ ID NO: 35) and deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 36) of cathepsin X are presented in FIG. 2. Cathepsin X appears to represent the human homolog of the osteoclast-expressed rabbit cathepsin OC-2 described by Tezuka et al. (Tezuka, K. et al., J. Bio. Chem., 269:1106-1109 (1994)). Cathepsin X is 93.9% similar to OC-2 at the amino acid level and 92% homologous at the nucleotide level within the coding region.
[0030] Because work described herein focused initially on clones producing strong signals with the mixed cDNA tumor+ probe in the differential screening step, DNA sequences identified herein are expressed at relatively high levels in osteoclasts, such as TRAP, gelatinase B, and cathepsin X. The high mRNA levels for cathepsin X in osteoclasts was further confirmed by strong Northern blot and the in situ hybridization signals generated. Since neither cathepsin L nor B was identified by this approach, it appears that cathepsin X is uniquely expressed by osteoclasts and not by other cell types within this tumor.
[0031] In addition, one clone (SEQ ID NO: 25) Which gave a positive hybridization signal with tumor cDNA, but was negative with stromal cell cDNA, was found to possess approximately 60% homology to the rat 116-kDA vacuolar type-proton pump subunit, but was not identical to any known proton pump subunit. This clone was designated OC-116KDa and was confirmed to be part of a DNA sequence encoding a novel human osteoclast proton pump 116-kDa subunit (OC-116KDa).
[0032] Northern analysis of mRNA from the osteoclastoma tumor using an α32P-labelled 1.0 kb 3′ OC-116KDa cDNA probe revealed a transcript of approximately 2.7 kb. A 0.5 kb probe from the 5′ end of OC-116 kDa gave the same result (data not shown). OC-116KDa mRNA was found at high levels in the osteoclastoma tumor, and at much lower levels in the human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell line (AsPC-1), but was not detected in skeletal muscle, liver, kidney, or brain. OC-116KDa mRNA was also absent from osteoclastoma stromal cells, normal rat osteoblasts (ROB), as well as a panel of human cell lines: osteoblastic (HOS-TE85), myelomonocytic (U-937), T lymphocyte (HSB-2), epithelial (laryngeal carcinoma HEp-2), neuroblastoma (SK-N-MC), and normal skin fibroblasts (CRL 1467).
[0033] Rescreening the pcDNAII library failed to yield clones containing full-length inserts. A second library was therefore constructed in phage using the Lambda-ZAP system (Stratagene). This library consisted of ˜6×105clones of average insert length 1.0 kb. Screening of this library yielded 25 positive clones, of which the two longest (p-18 and p-43) contained inserts of greater than 2.6 kb. Complete bidirectional sequence analysis was carried on the p-43 clone. Four other clones including p-18 were partially sequenced. All sequences were identical.
[0034] The nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 37) and the deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 38) of the OC-116KDa cDNA clone are shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. Database searches revealed that OC-116KDa shows 59.4% homology at the nucleotide level with the rat 116-kDa subunit of the clathrin-coated vesicle proton pump and 59.1% homology with the bovine brain 116-kDa subunit vacuolar proton pump. OC-116KDa exhibits 46.9% and 47.2% homology at the amino acid level with-the rat 116KDa polypeptide and the bovine 116KDa polypeptide, respectively (Perin et al., J. Biol. Chem. 266:3877-3881 (1991); Peng et al., J. Biol. Chem. 269:17262-17266 (1994)).
[0035] The present invention has utility for the production and identification of nucleic acid probes useful for identifying osteoclast-specific or -related DNA. Osteoclast-specific or -related DNA of the present invention can be used to produce osteoclast-specific or -related gene products useful in the therapeutic treatment or diagnosis of disorders involving aberrant bone resorption.
[0036] The osteoclast-specific or -related sequences are also useful for generating peptides which can then be used to produce antibodies useful for identifying osteoclast-specific or -related peptides or gene products, or for altering the activity of osteoclast-specific or -related gene products. Such antibodies are referred to as osteoclast-specific antibodies.
[0037] Osteoclast-specific antibodies are also useful for identifying osteoclasts. For instance, polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies which bind to a polypeptide or protein encoded by the described osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences are within the scope of the invention. A mammal, such as a mouse, hamster or rabbit, can be immunized with an immunogenic form of the polypeptide (i.e., an antigenic portion of the polypeptide which is capable of eliciting an antibody response). Techniques for conferring immunogenicity on a protein or peptide include conjugation to carriers or other techniques well known in the art. The protein or polypeptide can be administered in the presence of an adjuvant. The progress of immunization can be monitored by detection of antibody titers in plasma or serum. Standard ELISA or other immunoassays can be used with the immunogen as antigen to assess the levels of antibody.
[0038] Following immunization, anti-peptide antisera can be obtained, and if desired, polyclonal antibodies can be isolated from the serum. Monoclonal antibodies can also be produced by standard techniques which are well known in the art (Kohler and Milstein, Nature256:495-497 (1975); Kozbar et al., Immunology Today4:72 (1983); and Cole et al., Monoclonal Antibodies and Cancer Therapy, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96 (1985)).
[0039] The invention also provides expression vectors and constructs containing the osteoclast-specific or -related nucleic acid sequences, encoding an osteoclast-specific or -related peptide or protein, operably linked to at least one regulatory sequence. “Operably linked” is intended to mean that the nucleotide sequence is linked to a regulatory sequence in a manner which allows expression of the nucleic acid sequence. Regulatory sequences are art-recognized and include promoters, enhancers, and other expression control elements which are described in Goeddel, Gene Expression Technology: Methods in Enzymology185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990). It should be understood that the design of the expression vector may depend on such factors as the choice of the host cell to be transformed and/or the type of peptide or protein desired to be expressed. For instance, peptides encoded by the DNA sequences of the present invention can be produced by ligating the cloned DNA sequence, or a portion thereof, into a vector suitable for expression in either prokaryotic cells, K cells or both (see, for example, Broach, et al., Experimental Manipulation of Gene Expression, ed. M. Inouye (Academic Press, 1983) p. 83; Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Ed., ed. Sambrook et al. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989) Chapters 16 and 17).
[0040] Prokaryotic and K host cells transfected by the described vectors are also provided by this invention. For instance, cells which can be transfected with the vectors of the present invention include, but are not limited to, bacterial cells such as E. coli, insect cells (baculovirus), yeast or mammalian cells such as Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO).
[0041] Thus, the osteoclast-specific or -related nucleotide sequences described herein can be used to produce a recombinant form of an osteoclast-specific or -related peptide or protein, or portion thereof, via microbial or K cellular processes. Ligating the polynucleotide sequence into a gene construct, such as an expression vector, and transforming or transfecting into hosts, either K (yeast, avian, insect or mammalian) or prokaryotic (bacterial cells), are standard procedures. Similar procedures, or modifications thereof, can be employed to prepare recombinant peptides or proteins according to the present invention by microbial means or tissue-culture technology.
[0042] Finally, osteoclast -specific or -related DNA sequences of the present invention are useful in gene therapy. For example, they can be used to alter the expression in osteoclasts of an aberrant osteoclast-specific or -related gene product or to correct aberrant expression of an osteoclast-specific or -related gene product. The sequences described herein can further be used to cause osteoclast-specific or -related gene expression in cells in which such expression does not ordinarily occur, i.e., in cells which are not osteoclasts.
[0043] The following Examples are offered for the purpose of illustrating the present invention and are not to be construed to limit the scope of this invention. The teachings of all references cited herein are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
EXAMPLE 1
Osteoclast cDNA Library Construction
[0044] Messenger RNA (mRNA) obtained from a human osteoclastoma (‘giant cell tumor of bone’), was used to construct an osteoclastoma cDNA library. Osteoclastomas are actively bone resorptive tumors, but are usually non-metastatic. In cryostat sections, osteoclastomas consist of ˜30% multinucleated cells positive for tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), a widely utilized phenotypic marker specific in vivo for osteoclasts (Minkin, Calcif. Tissue Int. 34:285-290 (1982)). The remaining cells are uncharacterized ‘stromal’ cells, a mixture of cell types with fibroblastic/mesenchymal morphology. Although it has not yet been definitively shown, it is generally held that the osteoclasts in these tumors are non-transformed, and are activated to resorb bone in vivo by substance(s) produced by the stromal cell element.
[0045] Monoclonal antibody reagents were used to partially characterize the surface phenotype of the multinucleated cells in the giant cell tumors of long bone. In frozen sections, all multinucleated cells expressed CD68, which has previously been reported to define an antigen specific for both osteoclasts and macrophages (Horton, M. A. and M. H. Helfrich, In Biology and Physiology of the Osteoclast, B. R. Rifkin and C. V. Gay, editors, CRC Press, Inc. Boca Raton, Fla., 33-54 (1992)). In contrast, no staining of giant cells was observed for CD11b or CD14 surface antigens, which are present on monocyte/macrophages and granulocytes (Arnaout, M. A. et al. J. Cell. Physiol. 137:305 (1988); Haziot, A. et al. J. Immunol. 141:547 (1988)). Cytocentrifuge preparations of human peripheral blood monocytes were positive for CD68, CD11b, and CD14. These results demonstrate that the multinucleated giant cells of osteoclastomas have a phenotype which is distinct from that of macrophages, and which is consistent with that of osteoclasts.
[0046] Osteoclastoma tissue was snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and used to prepare poly A+ mRNA according to standard methods. cDNA cloning into a pcDNAII vector was carried out using a commercially-available kit (Librarian, InVitrogen). Approximately 2.6×106clones were obtained, greater than 95% of which contained inserts of an average length 0.6 kB.
EXAMPLE 2
Stromal Cell mRNA Preparation
[0047] A portion of each osteoclastoma was snap frozen in liquid nitrogen for mRNA preparation. The remainder of the tumor was dissociated using brief trypsinization and mechanical disaggregation, and placed into tissue culture. These cells were expanded in Dulbecco's MEM (high glucose, Sigma) supplemented with 10% newborn calf serum (MA Bioproducts), gentamycin (0.5 mg/ml), 1-glutamine (2 mM) and non-essential amino acids (0.1 mM) (Gibco). The stromal cell population was passaged at least five times, after which it showed a homogenous, fibroblastic looking cell population that contained no multinucleated cells. The stromal cells were mononuclear, tested negative for acid phosphatase, and tested variably alkaline phosphatase positive. These findings indicate that propagated stromal cells (i.e., stromal cells that are passaged in culture) are non-osteoclastic and non-activated.
EXAMPLE 3
Identification of Osteoclast-Specific or -Related DNA Sequences by Differential Screening of an Osteoclastoma cDNA Library
[0048] A total of 12,000 clones drawn from the osteoclastoma cDNA library were screened by differential hybridization, using mixed 32P labelled cDNA probes derived from (1) giant cell tumor mRNA (stromal cell+, OC+), and (2) mRNA from stromal cells (stromal cell+, OC−) cultivated from the same tumor. The probes were labelled with 32[P]dCTP by random priming to an activity of ˜109CPM/μg. Of these 2,000 clones, 195 gave a positive hybridization signal with giant cell (i.e., osteoclast and stromal cell) mRNA, but not with stromal cell mRNA. Additionally, these clones failed to hybridize to cDNA produced from mRNA derived from a variety of unrelated human cell types including epithelial cells, fibroblasts, lymphocytes, myelomonocytic cells, osteoblasts, and neuroblastoma cells. The failure of these clones to hybridize to cDNA produced from mRNA derived from other cell types supports the conclusion that these clones are either uniquely expressed in osteoclasts or are osteoclast-related.
[0049] The osteoclast (OC) cDNA library was screened for differential hybridization to OC cDNA (stromal cell+, OC+) and stromal cell cDNA (stromal cell+, OC−) as follows:
[0050] NYTRAN filters (Schleicher & Schuell) were placed on agar plates containing growth medium and ampicillin. Individual bacterial colonies from the OC library were randomly picked and transferred, in triplicate, onto filters with preruled grids and then onto a master agar plate. Up to 200 colonies were inoculated onto a single 90-mm filter/plate using these techniques. The plates were inverted and incubated at 37° C. until the bacterial inoculates had grown (on the filter) to a diameter of 0.5-1.0 mm.
[0051] The colonies were then lysed, and the DNA bound to the filters by first placing the filters on top of two pieces of Whatman 3MM paper saturated with 0.5 N NaOH for 5 minutes. The filters were neutralized by placing on two pieces of Whatman 3MM paper saturated with 1 M Tris-HCL, pH 8.0 for 3-5 minutes. Neutralization was followed by incubation on another set of Whatman 3MM papers saturated with 1M Tris-HCL, pH 8.0/1.5 M NaCl for 3-5 minutes. The filters were then washed briefly in 2×SSC.
[0052] DNA was immobilized on the filters by baking the filters at 80° C. for 30 minutes. Filters were best used immediately, but they could be stored for up to one week in a vacuum jar at room temperature.
[0053] Filters were prehybridized in 5-8 ml of hybridization solution per filter, for 2-4 hours in a heat sealable bag. An additional 2 ml of solution was added for each additional filter added to the hybridization bag. The hybridization buffer consisted of 5×SSC, 5×Denhardt's solution, 1×SDS and 100 μg/ml denatured heterologous DNA.
[0054] Prior to hybridization, labeled probe was denatured by heating in 1×SSC for 5 minutes at 100° C., then immediately chilled on ice. Denatured probe was added to the filters in hybridization solution, and the filters hybridized with continuous agitation for 12-20 hours at 65° C.
[0055] After hybridization, the filters were washed in 2×SSC/0.2% SDS at 50-60° C. for 30 minutes, followed by washing in 0.2×SSC/0.2% SDS at 60° C. for 60 minutes.
[0056] The filters were then air dried and autoradiographed using an intensifying screen at −70° C. overnight.
EXAMPLE 4
DNA Sequencing of Selected Clones
[0057] Clones reactive with the mixed tumor probe, but unreactive with the stromal cell probe, are expected to contain either osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences. One hundred forty-four of the 195 cDNA clones that hybridized to tumor cell cDNA, but not to stromal cell cDNA, were sequenced by the dideoxy chain termination method of Sanger et al. (Sanger F., et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA74:5463 (1977)) using sequenase (US Biochemical). The DNASIS (Hitatchi)-program was used to carry out sequence analysis and a homology search in the GenBank/EMBL database. Fourteen of the 195 tumor+ stromal− clones were identified as containing inserts with a sequence identical to the osteoclast marker, type 5 tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) (GenBank accession number J04430 M19534). The high representation of TRAP positive clones indicates the effectiveness of the screening procedure in enriching for clones which contain osteoclast-specific or -related cDNA sequences.
[0058] Interestingly, an even larger proportion of the tumor+ stromal− clones (77/195; 39.5;) were identified as human gelatinase B (macrophage-derived gelatinase) (Wilhelm, S. M. J. Biol. Chem. 264:17213 (1989)), again indicating high expression of this enzyme by osteoclasts. Twenty-five of the gelatinase B clones were identified by dideoxy sequence analysis; all 25 showed 100% sequence homology to the published gelatinase B sequence (Genbank accession number J05070). The portions of the gelatinase B cDNA sequence corresponding to these clones is shown in FIG. 1 (SEQ ID NO: 33). An additional 52 gelatinase B clones were identified by reactivity with a 32P-labelled probe for gelatinase B.
[0059] Thirteen of the sequenced clones yielded no readable sequence. A DNASIS search of GenBank/EMBL databases revealed that, of the remaining 91 clones, 31 clones contained novel sequences which have not yet been reported in the databases or in the literature. These partial sequences are presented in Table I. Note that three of these sequences were repeats, indicating fairly frequent representation of mRNA related to this sequence. The repeat sequences are indicated by a, b, superscripts (Clones 198B, 223B and 32C of Table I). One additional sequence was identified (Clone 28B) which appeared novel but which was found to have been previously reported. The sequence contained in this clone was:
| (SEQ ID NO: 4) |
| TABLE I |
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| SEQUENCES OF 31 NOVEL OC-SPECIFIC OR -RELATED |
| cDNA CLONES |
[0060] Sequence analysis of the OC+ stromal cell− cloned DNA sequences revealed, in addition to the novel sequences, a number of previously-described genes. The known genes identified (including type 5 acid phosphatase, gelatinase B, cystatin C (13 clones), Alu repeat sequences (11 clones), creatnine kinase (6 clones) and others) are summarized in Table II. In situ hybridization (described below) directly demonstrated that gelatinase B mRNA is expressed in multinucleated osteoclasts and not in stromal cells. Although gelatinase B is a well-characterized protease, its expression at high levels in osteoclasts has not been previously described. Taken together, these results demonstrate that the identified DNA sequences are osteoclast-expressed, thereby confirming the effectiveness of the differential screening strategy for identifying osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequences. Therefore, novel genes comprising DNA sequences identified by this method have a high probability of being OC-specific or -related.
[0061] In addition, a minority of the genes identified by this screen are probably not expressed by OCs (Table II) based on external considerations. For example, type III collagen (6 clones), collagen type I (1 clone), dermatansulfate (1 clone), and type VI collagen (1 clone) probably originate from the stromal cells or from osteoblastic cells which are present in the tumor. These cDNA sequences survive the differential screening process either because the cells which produce them in the tumor in vivo die out during the stromal cell propagation phase, or because they stop producing their product in vitro. These clones do not constitute more than 5-10% of the all sequences selected by differential hybridization.
| TABLE II |
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| SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF CLONES CONTAINING KNOWN |
| SEQUENCES FROM AN OSTEOCLASTOMA cDNA LIBRARY |
EXAMPLE 5
In situ Hybridization of OC-Expressed Genes
[0062] In situ hybridization was performed using probes derived from novel cloned sequences in order to determine whether the novel putative OC-specific or -related sequences are differentially expressed in osteoclasts (and not expressed in the stromal cells) of human giant cell tumors. Initially, in situ hybridization was performed using antisense (positive) and sense (negative control) cRNA probes against human type IV collagenase/gelatinase B labelled with 35S-UTP.
[0063] A thin section of human giant cell tumor reacted with the antisense probe resulted in intense labelling of all OCs, as indicated by the deposition of silver grains over these cells, but failed to label the stromal cell elements. In contrast, only minimal background labelling was observed with the sense (negative control) probe. this result confirmed that gelatinase B is expressed in human OCs.
[0064] In situ hybridization was then carried out using cRNA probes derived from 11 of the 31 novel genes, labelled with digoxigenin UTP according to known methods.
[0065] The results of this analysis are summarized in Table III. Clones 28B, 118B, 140B, 198B, and 212B all gave positive reactions with OCs in frozen sections of a giant cell tumor, as did the positive control gelatinase B. 198B is repeated three times, indicating relatively high expression. Clones 4B, 37B, 88C and 98B produced positive reactions with the tumor tissue; however the signal was not well-localized to OCs. Clones 86B and 87B failed to give a positive reaction with any cell type, possibly indicating very low level expression which makes these sequences difficult to study further.
[0066] To generate probes for the in situ hybridizations, cDNA derived from novel cloned osteoclast-specific or -related cDNA was subcloned into a BlueScript II SK(−) vector. The orientation of cloned inserts was determined by restriction analysis of subclones. The T7 and T3 promoters in the BlueScriptII vector was used to generate 35S-labelled (35S-UTP, 850 Ci/mmol, Amersham, Arlington Heights, Ill.), or UTP digoxygenin labelled cRNA probes.
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| In Situ HYBRIDIZATION USING PROBES |
| DERIVED FROM NOVEL SEQUENCES |
[0067] In situ hybridization was carried out on 7 micron cryostat sections of a human osteoclastoma as described previously (Chang, L. C. et al. Cancer Res. 49:6700 (1989)). Briefly, tissue was fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and embedded in OCT (Miles Inc., Kankakee, Ill.). The sections were rehydrated, postfixed in 4% paraformaldehyde, washed, and pretreated with 10 mM DTT, 10 mM iodoacetamide, 10 mM N-ethylmaleimide and 0.1 triethanolamine-HCL. Prehybridization was done with 50% deionized formamide, 10 mM Tris-HC1, pH 7.0, 1×Denhardt's, 500 mg/ml tRNA, 80 mg/ml salmon sperm DNA, 0.3 M NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, and 100 mM DTT at 45° C. for 2 hours. Fresh hybridization solution containing 10% dextran sulfate and 1.5 ng/ml 35S-labelled or digoxygenin labelled RNA probe was applied after heat denaturation. Sections were coverslipped and then incubated in a moistened chamber at 45-50° C. overnight. Hybridized sections were washed four times with 50% formamide, 2×SSC, containing 10 mM DTT and 0.5% Triton X-100 at 45° C. Sections were treated with RNase A and RNase T1 to digest single-stranded RNA, washed four times in 2×SSC/10 mM DTT.
[0068] In order to detect 35S-labelling by autoradiography, slides were dehydrated, dried, and coated with Kodak NTB-2 emulsion. The duplicate slides were split, and each set was placed in a black box with desiccant, sealed, and incubated at 4° C. for 2 days. The slides were developed (4 minutes) and fixed (5 minutes) using Kodak developer D19 and Kodak fixer. Hematoxylin and eosin were used as counter-stains.
[0069] In order to detect digoxygenin-labelled probes, a Nucleic Acid Detection Kit (Boehringer-Mannheim, Cat. # 1175041) was used. Slides were washed in Buffer 1 consisting of 100 mM Tris/150 mM NaCl, pH7.5, for 1 minute. 100 μl Buffer 2 was added (made by adding 2 mg/ml blocking reagent as provided by the manufacturer) in Buffer 1 to each slide. The slides were placed on a shaker and gently swirled at 20° C.
[0070] Antibody solutions were diluted 1:100 with Buffer 2 (as provided by the manufacturer). 100 μl of diluted antibody solution was applied to the slides and the slides were then incubated in a chamber for 1 hour at room temperature. The slides were monitored to avoid drying. After incubation with antibody solution, slides were washed in Buffer 1 for 10 minutes, then washed in Buffer 3 containing 2 mM levamisole for 2 minutes.
[0071] After washing, 100 μl color solution was added to the slides. Color solution consisted of nitroblue/tetrazolium salt (NBT) (1:225 dilution) 4.5 μl, 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate (1:285 dilution) 3.5 μl, levamisole 0.2 mg in Buffer 3 (as provided by the manufacturer) in a total volume of 1 ml. Color solution was prepared immediately before use.
[0072] After adding the color solution, the slides were placed in a dark, humidified chamber at 20° C. for 2-5 hours and monitored for color development. The color reaction was stopped by rinsing slides in TE Buffer.
[0073] The slides were stained for 60 seconds in 0.25% methyl green, washed with tap water, then mounted with water-based Permount (Fisher).
EXAMPLE 6
Immunohistochemistry
[0074] Immunohistochemical staining was performed on frozen and paraffin embedded tissues as well as on cytospin preparations (see Table IV). The following antibodies were used: polyclonal rabbit anti-human gelatinase antibodies; Ab110 for gelatinase B; monoclonal mouse anti-human CD68 antibody (clone KP1) (DAKO, Denmark); Mo1 (anti-CD11b) and Mo2 (anti-CD14) derived from ATCC cell lines HB CRL 8026 and TIB 228/ HB44. The anti-human gelatinase B antibody Ab110 was raised against a synthetic peptide with the amino acid sequence EALMYPMYRFTEGPPLHK (SEQ ID NO: 34), which is specific for human gelatinase B (Corcoran, M. L. et al. J. Biol. Chem. 267:515 (1992)).
[0075] Detection of the immunohistochemical staining was achieved by using a goat anti-rabbit glucose oxidase kit (Vector Laboratories, Burlingame Calif.) according to the manufacturer's directions. Briefly, the sections were rehydrated and pretested with either acetone or 0.1% trypsin. Normal goat serum was used to block nonspecific binding. Incubation with the primary antibody for 2 hours or overnight (Ab110: 1/500 dilution) was followed by either a glucose oxidase labeled secondary anti-rabbit serum, or, in the case of the mouse monoclonal antibodies, were reacted with purified rabbit anti-mouse Ig before incubation with the secondary antibody.
[0076] Paraffin embedded and frozen sections from osteoclastomas (GCT) were reacted with a rabbit antiserum against gelatinase B (antibody 110) (Corcoran, M. L. et al. J. Biol. Chem. 267:515 (1992)), followed by color development with glucose oxidase linked reagents. The osteoclasts of a giant cell tumor were uniformly strongly positive for gelatinase B, whereas the stromal cells were unreactive. Control sections reacted with rabbit preimmune serum were negative. Identical findings were obtained for all 8 long bone giant cell tumors tested (Table IV). The osteoclasts present in three out of four central giant cell granulomas (GCG) of the mandible were also positive for gelatinase B expression. These neoplasms are similar but not identical to the long bone giant cell tumors, apart from their location in the jaws (Shafer, W. G. et al., Textbook of Oral Pathology, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp. 144-149 (1983)). In contrast, the multinucleated cells from a peripheral giant cell tumor, which is a generally non-resorptive tumor of oral soft tissue, were unreactive with antibody 110 (Shafer, W. G. et al., Textbook of Oral Pathology, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp. 144-149 (1983)).
[0077] Antibody 110 was also utilized to assess the presence of gelatinase B in normal bone (n=3) and in Paget's disease, in which there is elevated bone remodeling and increased osteoclastic activity. Strong staining for gelatinase B was observed in osteoclasts both in normal bone (mandible of a 2 year old), and in Paget's disease. Staining was again absent in controls incubated with preimmune serum. Osteoblasts did not stain in any of the tissue sections, indicating that gelatinase B expression is limited to osteoclasts in bone. Finally, peripheral blood monocytes were also reactive with antibody 110 (Table IV).
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| DISTRIBUTION OF GELATINASE B IN VARIOUS TISSUES |
EXAMPLE 7
Identification of Cathepsin X
[0078] For full-length cDNA characterization, a cathepsin X probe, i.e., a cDNA that hybridized with clones derived from the osteoclastoma tumor but not with clones derived from stromal cells, was labeled with α[32P]dCTP used to screen the Lambda-ZAP osteoclastoma library. Positive clones were purified, and the size of inserts was determined following excision with EcoRI. A clone containing a full-length insert of 1.6 kb was subjected to controlled digestion with ExoIII to generate a series of diminishing insert sizes. Sequence analysis was then carried out on both ends by the dideoxy method. Homologies with known cathepsin sequences were determined using the BLAST program at N.C.B.I.
[0079] For in situ hybridization, the 0.8 kb cathepsin X insert was subcloned into pBluescript SK, and cRNA probes were generated from the T3 (sense) and T7 (antisense) promoters, respectively. Probes were labeled with digoxygenin-UTP using the Genius System (Boehringer, Indianapolis, Ind.). In situ hybridization was carried out on 7 μm cryostat sections of a human osteoclastoma as described previously (Wucherpfennig, A. L. et al., J. Bone Miner Res., 9:549-556 (1994)). In brief, tissue was fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and embedded in OCT (Miles, Inc., Kankakee, Ill.). The sections were rehydrated, postfixed in 4% paraformaldehyde, washed, and pretreated with 10 mM dithiothreitol, 10 mM iodo-acetamide, 10 mM N-ethylmaleimide, and 0.1% thiethanolamine-HCl. Prehybridization was carried out with 50% deionized formamide, 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.0, Denhardt's 500 μg/ml of yeast tRNA, 80 μg/ml of salmon sperm DNA, 0.3M NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, an 100 mM DTT at 45° C. for 2 h. Fresh hybridization solution containing 10% dextran sulfate and 1.5 ng/ml of digoxygenin-labeled cRNA probe was applied after heat denaturation. Sections were coverslipped and incubated in a moistened chamber at 45-50° C. overnight. Hybridized sections were washed four times with 50% formamide and 2×SC (0.3 M NaCl, 30 mM sodium citrate, pH 7.0) containing 10 mM DTT and 0.5% Triton X-100 at 45° C. Sections were treated with RNAse A and RNAse T1 to digest single-stranded RNA and washed four times in 2×SSC and 10 mM DTT. Hybridized probes were visualized immunologically with a digoxygenin-nucleic acid detection kit according to the manufacturer's instructions (Genius System, Boehringer Mannheim). Developed slides were photographed using a Nikon Diaphot microscope. Hybridized probes were visualized immunologically with a digoxygenin-nucleic acid detection kit according to the manufacturer's instructions. Developed slides were photographed using a Nikon Diaphot microscope.
[0080] The complete nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of cathepsin X are presented in FIG. 2. An open reading frame of 987 bp originating with ATG was identified. This was preceded by an 18 bp portion of the 5′ untranslated region and poly(A18) for a total insert size of 1615 bp. Database searches revealed 92% homology at the nucleotide level within the coding region to a recently described cysteine proteinase termed OC-2 cloned in the rabbit (Tezuka, K. et al., J. Bio. Chem., 269:1106-1109 (1994)). Limited homology was observed with OC-2 in the 3′ untranslated region, as expected for genes from different species. Lesser degrees of homology to human cathepsin L (64%), S (63%), and B (45%) were also observed. A high degree of homology was observed with rabbit OC-2 (93.9%), with many of the differences reflecting conservative amino acid substitutions. Considerably less homology was seen with cathepsins L (46.9%) and S (52.2%). The sequence of cathepsin X was submitted to GenBank (accession number U20280).
EXAMPLE 8
Identification of Proton Pump Gene
[0081] For full-length cDNA characterization, a 1.0 kb putative proton pump probe, i.e., a cDNA that hybridized with clones derived from the osteoclastoma tumor but not with clones derived from stromal cells, labelled with α32PdCTP was used to screen the Lambda-ZAP osteoclastoma library. Positive clones were purified, and the size of inserts was determined following excision with Kpn1 and Xbal. A clone containing a full-length insert of 2.6 kb was subjected to controlled digestion with ExoIII to generate a series of diminishing insert sizes. Sequence analysis was then carried out from both ends by the dideoxy method (Sanger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 74: 5463-5467 (1977)) using the Sequenase kit (U.S. Biochemical Corp). Homologies were compared with known proton pump sequences using the BLAST program at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (N.C.B.I.).
[0082] Total RNA from osteoclastomas and cell lines was isolated by the method of Chomczynski and Sacchi (Chomczynski and Sacchi, Analytical Biochemistry, 162(1):156-159 (1987)). Whole cell RNA from human tissues was purchased from Clontech, Palto Alto, Calif. Total cellular RNA was separated on a 1.0% agarose gel containing 6% formamide and transferred to nylon membranes. The integrity and quality of RNA was confirmed by ethidium bromide staining. Both 1.0 kb 3′ -end and 0.5 kb 5′ -end OC-116KDa cDNAs were used as probes. Probes were radiolabeled with α32pdCTP using a random primer labeling kit (Stratagene). Hybridization was performed as described previously in Li et al. (1995).
[0083] In situ hybridization was performed as described in Li et al. (1995). Briefly, the 1.0 kb OC-116KDa insert was subcloned into pBluescript SK, and cDNA probes were generated from the T3 (sense) and T7 (antisense) promoters respectively. Probes were labelled with digoxygenin-UTP using the Genius System (Boehringer Mannheim) and developed with an alkaline phosphatase-labelled antibody. In situ hybridization was carried out on 7 mm cryostat sections of a human osteoclastoma. Hybridized probes were visualized immunologically with a digoxygenin-nucleic acid detection kit according to the manufacturer's instructions (Genius System, Boehringer Mannheim). Developed slides were photographed using a Nikon Diaphot microscope.
[0084] The nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 37) and the deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 38) of the OC-116KDa cDNA clone are shown in FIGS. 3A and 3E. The nucleotide sequence of the cDNA encoding the OC-116KDa proton pump polypeptide contains 2622 base pairs excluding the 3′ -poly(A) tail. The cDNA contains a 57 base pair 5′ untranslated region, and a rather short 3′ untranslated region of 99 base pairs. The nucleotide sequence contains an open reading frame, starting from the first ATG codon, encoding an 822-amino acid polypeptide. The sequence context of the putative initiator methionine has a flanking sequence in agreement with the consensus sequences for an initiator methionine (1/G)CCATGG) (Kozak, Nucleic Acids Res., 15:8125-8148 (1987)). At the 3′ end, the AATAAA sequence is a common polyadenylation signal. The cDNA is full-length as judged by the fact that its size corresponds well to the message size observed on RNA blots and that it contains an in-frame termination codon 5′ to the initiator methionine. In addition, the cDNA sequence exhibits a single large open reading frame, the translation of which predicts the synthesis of an 822-amino acid protein.
[0085] Database searches revealed that OC-116KDa shows 59.4% homology at the nucleotide level with the rat 116-kDa subunit of the clathrin-coated vesicle proton pump and 59.1% homology with the bovine brain 116-kDa subunit vacuolar proton pump. OC-116KDa exhibits 46.9; and 47.2% homology at the amino acid level with the rat 116KDa polypeptide and the bovine 116KDa polypeptide, respectively (Perin et al., J. Biol. Chem. 266:3877-3881 (1991); Peng et al., J. Biol. Chem. 269:17262-17266 (1994)).
[0086] The composition of OC-116KDa is characterized by an abundance of hydrophilic resides in the first 390 amino acids and a rather hydrophobic region in the following 432 amino acids. Hydrophobicity plots indicate that at least six transmembrane regions are present in the carboxyl-terminal portion of the molecule. The putative transmembrane regions are separated by spacer regions of different length and hydrophilicity (data not shown).
[0087] Based on the hydropathy plots, OC-116KDa shows structural homology with other 116KDa hydrophobic membrane proteins with transport-related function, including rat- and bovine-116KDa (Perin et al. (1991)). All three proteins are about 830 amino acids in length and contain six transmembrane domains with a hydrophilic region between domains.
[0088] Cells within the osteoclastoma tumor which produce mRNA for OC-116KDa were identified by in situ hybridization. A digoxygenin-labelled antisense probe was strongly reactive with all multinucleated osteoclasts, but was unreactive with stromal cells. In contrast, the sense probe produced only minimal background staining, which was not localized to any cell type.
EQUIVALENTS
[0089] Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments described herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the following claims:
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An isolated osteoclast-specific or -related DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of:
a) DNA sehquences of SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24 and 25; and
b) the full complements of SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24 and 25.
2. A DNA construct capable of replicating, in a host cell, osteoclast-specific or -related DNA, said construct comprising:
a) a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of:
i. SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24, and 25; and
ii. the full complements of SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24, and 25; and
b) at least one regulatory sequence operably linked to said DNA sequence, wherein said regulatory sequence is necessary for transforming or transfecting a host cell, and for replicating, said DNA sequence.
3. An expression vector capable of replicating and expressing, in a host cell, an osteoclast-specific or -related DNA, said construct comprising:
a) a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of:
i. SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24, and 25; and
ii. the full complements of SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24, and 25; and
b) at least one regulatory sequence operably linked to said DNA sequence, wherein said regulatory sequence is necessary for transforming or transfecting a host cell, and for directing the expression of said DNA sequence.
4. A cell stably transformed or transfected with a DNA construct comprising:
a) a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of:
i. SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24, and 25; and
ii. the full complements of SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24, and 25; and
b) at least one regulatory sequence, in addition to said DNA sequence, wherein said regulatory sequence is necessary for transforming or transfecting a host cell, and for replicating, said DNA sequence.
5. A cell stably transformed or transfected with an expression vector comprising:
a) a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of:
i. SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24, and 25; and
ii. the full complements of SEQ ID NOs: 7, 8, 9, 18, 24, and 25; and
b) at least one regulatory sequence operably linked to said DNA sequence, wherein said regulatory sequence is necessary for transforming or transfecting a host cell, and for directing the expression of said DNA sequence.
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