WO2018185431A1 - Immunotherapie anti-tumorale basée sur des levures - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of an immunotherapeutic yeast, said immunotherapeutic yeast expressing at its wall one or more tumor antigen (s), as well as to immunotherapeutic yeasts that can be obtained by the implementation of the process of the invention.
- Immunotherapies include passive immunotherapies and active immunotherapies, which may be targeted or untargeted.
- active immunotherapies One of the advantages of active immunotherapies is that they can pass the blood-brain barrier in contrast to chemotherapy-type therapies.
- lymphocytes are able to migrate across the blood-brain barrier (Larochelle C, Alvarez JI, Prat A. How do immune cells overcome the blood-brain barrier in multiple sclerosis? ; 585 (23): 3770-80).
- immunotherapies In addition to this advantage of passage of the blood-brain barrier, immunotherapies generally have fewer adverse effects than traditional anticancer therapies, which is particularly true for targeted immunotherapies. Therefore, immunotherapies are particularly suitable in the treatment of high-grade stage III or IV metastatic cancers in already weakened patients.
- Non-targeted active immunotherapies such as anti-PD-1 antibodies or anti-CTLA4 antibodies, significantly improve the median survival of patients. However, these treatments benefit a small percentage of patients and are accompanied by significant immunological side effects such as autoimmune diseases.
- targeted active immunotherapies directed against a defined tumor antigen have been developed. Dendritic cells are major players in these new immunotherapies because they coordinate both an innate immune response and an adaptive response against cancer cells.
- One of the objectives of targeted active immunotherapies is therefore to stimulate these dendritic cells to generate tumor-active T cells, killer T lymphocytes or cytotoxic T lymphocytes. The action of these T cells is to induce both a regression of the size of the tumor, which can go as far as the disappearance of the tumor, and to induce an immunological memory, limiting relapses.
- Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been successfully used as a vector for targeted active immunotherapies because it is an excellent adjunct for the induction of dendritic cells, which in turn activates cytotoxic T lymphocytes to destroy cancer cells.
- the yeast To enable the activation of dendritic cells, the yeast must produce the tumor antigen to be targeted.
- US Pat. No. 5,830,463 describes the use of a non-pathogenic yeast, genetically modified to express at least one compound capable of modulating the immune response, and demonstrates that this genetically modified yeast is effective in stimulating both the cellular response and the response. humoral when the yeast is administered to a mammal.
- 8,734,778 discloses yeasts capable of expressing various tumor antigens in their cytosol, said whole yeasts being killed by heat before injection.
- US2008 / 0171059 describes the use of yeasts expressing a tumor antigen on their surface rather than in the cytosol.
- the inventors have unexpectedly observed that a yeast genetically modified to express at its wall one or more tumor antigens that have been permeabilized can effectively stimulate cytotoxic T lymphocytes against the tumor.
- the present invention relates to a method for preparing an immunotherapeutic yeast, said method comprising the steps of:
- Another subject of the invention consists of an immunotherapeutic yeast that can be obtained by implementing the preparation method according to the invention.
- Another subject of the invention relates to a genetically modified and permeabilized immunotherapeutic yeast which expresses at its wall:
- one or more tumor antigens preferably selected from Melan-A, Tyrosinase, gp100, MAGE-B1, MAGEA1, MAGEA10, MAGEA11, MAGEA12, MAGEA2, MAGEA2B, MAGEA3, MAGEA4, MAGEA6, AGEA8, MAGEA9, MAGEB1; MAGEB10, MAGEB16, MAGEB18, AGEB2, MAGEB3, MAGEB4, MAGEB5, MAGEB6, MAGEB6B, New York Esophageal 1 antigen (NY-ESO-1), MAGEC1, MAGEC2, L-antigen (LAGE), TRP-1, TRP-2, P53, KRAS, CEA, WT1, MUC1, SART3, SURVIVIN 2B, RNF43 / TO M34, TGFBRII, HER2 / neu, BRAF, PI3K, APC, BAX, beta2-microglobulin, telomerase or NRAS; and
- Another subject of the invention consists of an immunotherapeutic composition
- an immunotherapeutic yeast according to the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
- Another subject of the invention relates to a yeast according to the invention or a composition according to the invention for its use as a medicament, in particular for its use in the treatment or prevention of cancer.
- peptide means an amino acid sequence which generally comprises from 2 to 9 amino acids.
- polypeptide is meant an amino acid sequence which generally comprises from 10 to 100 amino acids.
- protein is meant an amino acid sequence that generally comprises more than 100 amino acids.
- yeast means any unicellular fungus, or any eukaryotic microorganism composed of a cell wall, a cytosplasmic membrane, a nucleus and mitochondria, capable of asexual reproduction by budding or not split.
- yeasts include Ascomycetes (Saccharomyces, Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Hansenula), Basidiomycetes (Sporobolomyces) and Deuteromycetes.
- yeast (s) is both singular and plural.
- Genetically modified yeast means a yeast whose genetic heritage is artificially modified by the introduction of one or more nucleic acid sequences (or transgene (s)), transiently or definitively, so as to produce one or more peptides, polypeptides and / or proteins in said yeast.
- the transgenes can be derived from nucleic acid sequences of the same species as the genetically modified yeast (eg the anchor polypeptide), another yeast expectant than the genetically modified yeast (eg the anchor polypeptide) or another prokaryotic or eukaryotic species (eg tumor antigen).
- the transgene may, for example, code one or more fusion protein (s) of formula (Ia):
- n is 0 or 1
- m is 0 or 1
- x is an integer from 1 to 300, preferably from 1 to 50, preferably from 1 to 9, preferably from 1 to 5 .
- a "genetically modified yeast that expresses at its wall one or more tumor antigens” is a yeast whose genetic heritage is artificially modified by the introduction of one or more nucleic acid sequence (s) encoding one or more tumor antigen (s) at the wall of said yeast, for example, encoding a fusion protein of formula (Ia).
- the terms "genetically modified yeast” and “modified yeast” are interchangeable.
- tumor antigen (s) means all or part of a protein derived from a tumor protein and capable of triggering a humoral and / or cellular immune response against a tumor.
- the tumor antigen (s) are / are chosen from among Melan-A, Tyrosinase, gp100, MAGE-B1, AGEA1, AGEA10, MAGEA11, MAGEA12, MAGEA2, MAGEA2B, MAGEA3, MAGEA4, MAGEA6, AGEA8.
- Ovalbumin which is not a tumor antigen in the sense of the invention, is used as a model antigen in a great many experiments, since the epitopes of the ovalbumin protein bind to MHC I and MHC II in mice.
- the epitopes of ovalbumin are among the best characterized for their very specific immunogenicity, that is, their ability to trigger a targeted immune response against these epitopes.
- To characterize a specific in vivo immune response we have OT-1 transgenic mice whose T cells are OVA-specific and specifically recognize OVA 257-264 residues. The specific immune response can also be studied in vitro with the T cell hybridoma B3Z cell line specific for the 257-264 OVA epitope.
- an antigen expressed at the wall is meant to be presented to the wall of the yeast.
- an antigen expressed at the wall is an antigen anchored to the yeast wall, for example via an anchoring protein or polypeptide.
- permeabilized yeast means a yeast which has undergone a chemical treatment, enzymatic or mechanical, to permeabilize (or perforate) its wall and / or its cytoplasmic membrane.
- the means for permeabilizing the wall and / or the cytoplasmic membrane of a yeast are well known to those skilled in the art and can be used without particular difficulty to obtain permeabilized yeasts.
- the permeabilization of an entire yeast allows access to the proteins contained in its cytosol (Optimization of permeabilization process of yeast cells for catalase activity using a response surface methodology, Trawczynska et al, 2015) and / or in its periplasm.
- Treatments to permeabilize the cytoplasmic membrane modify the cytoplasmic membrane of yeast by forming pores that allow the free diffusion of small molecules such as products or enzyme substrates, but maintain most of the proteins in the cytosol (Parmjit S Panesar, Reeba Panesar, Ram S. Singh, and Manav B. Bera, 2007. Permeabilization of Yeast Cells with Organic Solvents for ⁇ -Galactosidase Activity (Journal of Microbiology, 2: 34-41).
- the wall of yeast is naturally permeable to proteins up to about 70 kDa.
- the term "permeabilize" according to the invention is also understood as an increase in the permeability of the wall of the yeast.
- a yeast is permeabilized or not by measuring the absorbance at 405 nm of a yeast incubated with p-nitrophenyl phosphate (pNPP) for 30 min. Under these conditions, a yeast is permeabilized when it has an absorbance at 405 nm greater than or equal to 0.1, for example greater than or equal to 0.2.
- PNPP is the substrate of an enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, which is naturally present in the cytosol of yeast. PNPP does not enter the cytosol of a non-permeabilized yeast.
- the pNPP can enter the yeast and be hydrolysed by the alkaline phosphatase present in the cytosol.
- Example 9 presents the detailed protocol of a test for determining whether a yeast is permeabilized or not.
- immunotherapeutic yeast means a yeast capable of inducing a humoral or cellular immune response in humans or animals, thus making it possible to treat or prevent cancer.
- the present invention relates to a method for preparing an immunotherapeutic yeast, said method comprising the steps of:
- the inactivation and permeabilization steps can be done in any order.
- the method according to the invention comprises the steps of:
- the method according to the invention comprises the steps of:
- the tumor antigen (s) expressed on the wall of the yeast are oriented towards the external medium of the yeast and not towards the periplasm of the yeast.
- An outward orientation of the yeast allows, after phagocytosis of the yeasts, the faster degradation of the tumor antigens by the proteases of the dendritic cells, thus facilitating the cross-presentation of tumor antigens to killer cells (Howland, Wittrup , Antigen Release Kinetics in the Phagosome Are Critical to Cross-Presentation Efficiency, J Immunol 2008 February 1; 180 (3): 1576).
- the inactivation step aims to inactivate the yeasts.
- inactivate yeast means a treatment which consists in stopping growth by cell division of the yeast.
- the inactivation of yeast can be carried out by any means known to those skilled in the art to inactivate microorganisms.
- the inactivation also makes it possible to fix the yeast.
- the yeast is inactivated with paraformaldehyde (PFA) at a rate of 0.5% in PBS (v / v).
- PFA paraformaldehyde
- the permeabilization step is performed by means of a chemical, enzymatic or mechanical treatment, resulting in the permeabilization of the wall and / or the cytoplasmic membrane.
- the genetically modified yeast is permeabilized with a solvent, for example a polar solvent.
- the solvent may be chosen from ethanol, sorbitol, 2-mercaptoethanol, benzene, n-butanol, n-propanol, triton X-100, isopropanol, methanol, toluene, acetone or a mixture of lithium acetate and soda.
- the genetically modified yeast is permeabilized with an enzyme, for example ⁇ -1,3-glucanase (Glu).
- the genetically modified yeast is mechanically permeable by subjecting the yeast to freeze / thaw cycles (Hong-wei Zhao et al., 2011, Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment).
- the genetically modified yeast is permeabilized with ethanol or isopropanol, for example with a mixture of 50% ethanol and 50% water (volume to volume, v / v). for example for about 15 minutes, about 20 minutes or about 25 minutes.
- step a) is: obtaining a genetically modified yeast which expresses at its wall one or more fusion proteins of formula (Ia): [cell targeting protein or polypeptide dendritic] n - [tumor antigen] x - [peptide linker] m - [polypeptide or wall-anchored protein of genetically modified yeast] (la); n is 0 or 1, m is 0 or 1, and x is an integer from 1 to 300, preferably from 1 to 50, preferably ranging from 1 to 9, preferably ranging from 1 to 5, for example from 1 to 4, from 1 to 3, from 1 to 2, for example equal to 1, equal to 2, equal to 3, equal to 4, equal to 5.
- formula (Ia) [cell targeting protein or polypeptide dendritic] n - [tumor antigen] x - [peptide linker] m - [polypeptide or wall-anchored protein of genetically modified yeast] (la); n is 0 or 1, m is 0 or 1, and x is an integer
- the tumor antigens when x is an integer greater than 1, i.e., when x is an integer of from 2 to 300, the tumor antigens may be the same or different. For example, tumor antigens may all be different.
- the tumor antigens when x is an integer greater than 1, i.e. when x is an integer of from 2 to 300, the tumor antigens may be separated or not by a linker peptide.
- the tumor antigens when x is an integer greater than 1, i.e., when x is an integer of from 2 to 300, the tumor antigens may be the same or different.
- the tumor antigens can be put one after the other or separated by a peptide sequence that connects said tumor antigens to each other.
- Fusion proteins are widely described in the prior art.
- a "fusion protein” is a protein obtained by the combination of different peptides, polypeptides and / or proteins. Fusion proteins can also be called chimeric proteins.
- step a) comprises the steps of:
- nucleic acid sequence encoding a genetically modified yeast wall-addressing polypeptide [nucleic acid sequence encoding a dendritic cell targeting polypeptide or protein] n - [nucleic acid encoding a tumor antigen] * - [nucleic acid sequence encoding a peptide linker] m - [nucleic sequence encoding a genetically modified yeast wall-anchoring polypeptide or protein] (Ha), n is 0 or 1, m is 0 or 1, and x is an integer from 1 to 300, preferably from 1 to 50, preferably from 1 to 9, preferably from 1 to 5, for example from 1 to 4, from 1 to 3, from 1 to 2, for example equal to 1, equal to 2, equal to 3, equal to 4, equal to 5;
- nucleic acid sequence encoding a dendritic cell targeting polypeptide or protein [nucleic acid sequence encoding a dendritic cell targeting polypeptide or protein] n - [tumor antigen encoding nucleic sequence] x - [peptide linker encoding nucleic sequence] m - [nucleic acid sequence encoding an anchor polypeptide or protein at the wall of the genetically modified yeast] - [nucleic sequence encoding a polypeptide for addressing the wall of genetically modified yeast] (Ilb), n is not equal at 0 or 1, m is 0 or 1, and x is an integer from 1 to 300, preferably from 1 to 50, preferably from 1 to 9, preferably from 1 to 5, for example from 1 to 4, from 1 to 3, from 1 to 2, for example equal to 1, equal to 2, equal to 3, equal to 4, equal to 5;
- a genetically modified yeast capable of expressing at its wall one or more fusion protein (s) of formula (Ia):
- n is 0 or 1
- m is 0 or 1
- x is an integer from 1 to 300, preferably from 1 to 50, preferably from 1 to 9, preferably from 1 to 5, for example from 1 to at 4, from 1 to 3, from 1 to 2, for example equal to 1, equal to 2, equal to 3, equal to 4, equal to 5; and
- a “vector” designates a vehicle used to introduce a nucleotide sequence into yeast, for its expression, for its replication and / or for its integration into the genome of said yeast.
- the different types of vectors are widely known to those skilled in the art and all types of vectors can be used in the context of the present invention.
- the vector (s) are also called plasmid (s).
- the plasmid (s) can be linearized to allow homologous recombination in yeast, as explained in the examples.
- nucleic sequences can be assembled in a vector by the Golden Gatte technique. (Engel et al., 2008, PLos One and EP2395087). This technique allows simultaneous and directional digestion and assembly of several nucleic sequences in a single reaction, using the use of restriction enzymes of type II, endonucleases that recognize particular sites and then cleave nucleic acid sequences. outside their recognition site.
- nucleic sequences i.e. the vector or vectors
- an integrative mode the nucleic sequences are inserted into the yeast genome stably.
- replicative mode the nucleic sequences are inserted into the yeast transiently using a replicative plasmid.
- the "genetically modified yeast wall-addressing polypeptide” or “targeting polypeptide” makes it possible to address the fusion protein (1a) to the wall of the genetically modified yeast. This addressing to the wall then allows the fusion protein to anchor itself to the wall of the genetically modified yeast.
- the nucleic sequence coding for the addressing polypeptide is located at the 3 'end of the nucleic sequence (IIa) or (Ilb) coding for the fusion protein (1a).
- the targeting polypeptide is advantageously N-terminal of the fusion protein (Ia).
- the addressing polypeptide is naturally present in the polypeptide or anchoring protein (for example in the Aga2p sequence).
- the addressing polypeptide is artificially added to the nucleic acid sequence coding for the fusion protein (1a) when the polypeptide or anchor protein does not naturally comprise an addressing polypeptide (for example in the sequence Sedlp).
- the targeting polypeptide is the "prepro alpha factor leader peptide" derived from yeast pheromone (Mf (alpha ) lp).
- Mf (alpha) 1p The nucleic sequence encoding Mf (alpha) 1p is SEQ ID No. 12.
- Step a1) can be carried out in any culture medium ensuring viability and reproducibility of the yeast.
- Yeast culture media are well known to those skilled in the art. For example, a glucose medium or a galactose medium.
- the one or more vectors comprise a nucleic sequence encoding a peptide linker linking the anchoring protein or polypeptide and the tumor antigen (s).
- peptide linker or “peptide linker” means an amino acid sequence that connects a polypeptide or protein to another polypeptide or protein.
- the peptide linker connects the anchoring protein or polypeptide and the tumor antigen (s).
- the peptide linker is G4S, composed of 4 glycines and a serine (GGGGS).
- the G4S linker is commonly used in protein engineering because of its flexibility and protease resistance.
- the vector (s) can also include a nucleic sequence encoding a protein tag (or tag), such as for example the c-myc tag.
- the fusion protein may comprise a tag at its end.
- the tag is used to detect the antigen (s) expressed on the yeast wall.
- the yeast is selected from the genus Saccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces, Kluveromyces, Ogataea or Candida.
- the yeast is chosen from the genus Saccharomyces, preferably Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is particularly advantageous because of the numerous works showing its safety for humans or animals.
- the yeast INVSC1 (Life Technologies) is one example.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae is also well known for its tolerance when administered in humans or animals. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is especially used in the treatment of rhinitis or chronic rhinopharyngitis, in combination with sulfur and vitamins, the purpose of which is to reduce the inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. This yeast is also used as a production system, for example vaccines, such as hepatitis B vaccine.
- the anchoring protein or polypeptide maintains the fusion protein (1a) at the wall of the genetically modified yeast.
- the anchoring protein or polypeptide is a protein or a polypeptide naturally expressed at the level of the yeast wall.
- the anchoring protein or polypeptide may be selected from a protein or polypeptide naturally expressed by the selected yeast species or an exogenous protein or polypeptide, i.e., a non-expressed polypeptide or protein by the selected yeast species, for example a polypeptide or protein naturally expressed by another yeast species than the yeast species chosen to be genetically modified.
- the anchoring protein or polypeptide is a yeast polypeptide or protein selected from Aga2p, Sedlp, Cwplp, Cwp2p, Flolp C, Tiplp or Tirlp / Srplp.
- the anchoring protein or polypeptide is selected from Aga2p or Sedlp.
- the nucleic acid coding sequence Aga2p is SEQ ID No: 10 and the nucleic sequence encoding Sedlp is SEQ ID No: 11.
- the method according to the invention preferably comprises introducing into the yeast a nucleic sequence encoding Agalp.
- This nucleic sequence encoding Agalp may be carried by a vector of step a1) or by another vector which is also introduced into the yeast.
- the nucleic sequence encoding Agalp is SEQ ID No: 9.
- the one or more vectors used in step a) further comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a dendritic cell targeting protein or polypeptide.
- dendritic cell targeting protein or polypeptide is intended to mean any molecule of peptide nature that makes it possible to bring the immunotherapeutic yeast of the invention into contact with the dendritic cells of humans or animals. This approximation allows the dendritic cells to internalize the immunotherapeutic yeast and thus to internalize the tumor antigen (s), expressed at the wall of said yeast.
- the targeting protein or polypeptide facilitates the interaction between the immunotherapeutic yeast and the dendritic cells of humans or animals. This interaction facilitates the endocytosis of the tumor antigen (s) and, therefore, the presentation of this tumor antigen (s) by T-cell dendritic cells.
- the dendritic cell targeting proteins or polypeptides include any proteins or polypeptides capable of specifically binding an endocytic receptor of dendritic cells, for example the DEC205 (CD205) receptor.
- DEC205 DEC205
- polypeptide or the dendritic cell targeting protein is selected from:
- an antibody or antibody fragment directed against i.e. capable of binding specifically to) the DEC205 receptor (CD205); or
- PLA plasminogen activator
- An antibody fragment may be chosen from Fv, Fab, Fab ', Fab'-SH and F (ab') 2 fragments; diabodies; linear antibodies; the antibodies with a single chain (eg scFv), preferably an antibody fragment according to the invention is a scFv, for example a scFv directed against CD205 of sequence SEQ ID No: 13.
- the CD205 protein is a 205 kDa integral membrane glycoprotein homologous to the macrophage mannose receptor and related receptors.
- CD205 an endocytic multilectin receptor that is used by dendritic cells and thymic epithelial cells to direct antigens captured in extracellular spaces to a specialized antigen processing compartment.
- the activator PLA plasminogen from Yersinia pestis is a protease that plays an important role in the progression of the bacteria. Yersinia pestis has been shown to be able to use the DEC205 receptor via PLA plasminogen activator to disseminate in mice (J Biol Chem 2008 Nov 14; 283 (46): 31511-21).
- the plasminogen activator may be the corresponding entire sequence or a partial sequence or an entire mutated sequence or a mutated partial sequence. Partial and / or mutated PLA sequences are also referred to as PLA derived sequences.
- the tumor antigen (s) expressed at the wall of the immunotherapeutic yeasts are selected from solid or liquid tumor antigens, preferably from solid tumor antigens.
- the tumor antigen (s) are / are chosen from among Melan-A, Tyrosinase, gp100, MAGE-B1, MAGEA1, MAGEA10, MAGEA11, MAGEA12, MAGEA2, MAGEA2B, MAGEA3, MAGEA4, MAGEA6, MAGEA8.
- Another subject of the invention is an immunotherapeutic yeast, obtainable by the implementation of the process according to the invention.
- Another subject of the invention is a genetically modified and permeabilized immunotherapeutic yeast which expresses at its wall:
- tumor antigens preferably selected from Melan-A, Tyrosinase, gp100, MAGE-B1, MAGEAl, MAGEA10, MAGEA11, MAGEAl 2,
- PI3K PI3K, APC, BAX, beta2-microglobulin, telomerase or NRAS;
- the immunotherapeutic yeast according to the invention is genetically modified, permeabilized and inactivated.
- the yeast of the invention expresses at its wall a fusion protein of formula (Ia):
- n 0 or 1
- m 0 or 1
- x is an integer from 1 to 300, preferably from 1 to 50, preferably from 1 to 9, preferably from 1 to 5 , for example from 1 to 4, from 1 to 3, from 1 to 2, for example equal to 1, equal to 2, equal to 3, equal to 4, equal to 5.
- the dendritic cell targeting agent is chosen from an antibody capable of binding specifically to the DEC205 protein, an antibody fragment capable of binding specifically to the DEC205 protein, plasminogen activator.
- PHA plasminogen activator
- the dendritic cell targeting agent is described above.
- the tumor antigens when x is an integer greater than 1, i.e. when x is an integer from 2 to 300, the tumor antigens may be the same or different. For example, tumor antigens may all be different.
- the tumor antigens when x is an integer greater than 1, that is to say when x is an integer ranging from 2 to 300, the tumor antigens may or may not be separated by a binding peptide; and or
- the tumor antigens when x is an integer greater than 1, i.e. when x is an integer from 2 to 300, the tumor antigens may be the same or different.
- the tumor antigens can be put one after the other or separated by a peptide sequence that connects said tumor antigens to each other.
- immunotherapeutic composition comprising a yeast as described above, and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
- immunotherapeutic composition means a composition intended for the prevention or treatment of a pathology, after administration in humans or animals, said composition comprising one or more components capable of stimulating a humoral immune response and / or or a cell-mediated immune response. Included among the components capable of stimulating a humoral immune response and / or a cell-mediated immune response, tumor antigens, microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria or yeasts, but also cell lysates, dendritic cells, genetically modified cytotoxic lymphocytes, cytokines, immune system checkpoint inhibitors.
- the immunotherapeutic composition according to the invention is intended for the prevention or treatment of a cancer.
- the immunotherapeutic composition is capable of stimulating a cell-mediated immune response.
- the cell-mediated immune response is characterized by the intervention of cells of the immune system developing direct cytotoxicity, i.e., cells capable of destroying target cells expressing a non-self antigen.
- Cells of the immune system capable of cytotoxicity are represented by NK (Natural Killer) cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
- Cytotoxic T lymphocytes are a subset of T lymphocytes, capable of inducing death by apoptosis of cells infected with an infectious agent or of inducing death of cancer cells.
- the antigen To induce an immune response, the antigen must be presented to CD8 + T cells (cytolytic response) or CD4 + T lymphocytes (auxiliary response) by a major cell-mediated Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC), class I or II, respectively antigen presenter.
- MHC Major Histocompatibility Complex
- the cells presenting the antigen dendritic cells are the most efficient: they have the capacity not only to activate naive T lymphocytes, but also to induce a humoral and cellular cytolytic response by the presentation of antigens in the cell. context of class I or II MHC molecules.
- the stages of catabolism of the antigen are strictly correlated with the stages of dendritic cell maturation.
- the immunotherapeutic yeast contained in the immunotherapeutic composition is capable of interacting with dendritic cells and stimulating a cell-mediated immune response by activation of T cells.
- the immune response then results in a physiological response which results in a regression of the size of the target tumor.
- the size of a tumor is measured in cubic millimeters (mm 3 ) and the regression of the size of a tumor treated by a therapeutic means is most often evaluated as a percentage relative to the size. an untreated tumor.
- tumor size regression is measured as a percentage of the tumor initially detected and before treatment.
- composition generally comprises several excipients.
- Hydrophilic excipients such as water (purified or PPI), alcohols (ethanol, glycols, glycerol or polyethylene glycols), gelling agents such as gums, substances extracted from algae, proteins, cellulose and its derivatives and synthetic gelling agents.
- Lipophilic excipients such as glycerides of natural or semi-synthetic origin and non-glyceric lipophilic excipients such as fatty acids, fatty alcohols, hydrocarbons and silicones are also found. Emulsifying excipients are also found, including ionic, anionic, cationic or amphoteric surfactants and nonionic surfactants. Still other components may serve as excipients, such as sugars (sucrose, glucose, fructose, lactose, sorbitol, starch) or mineral products such as colloidal silicas, talc, kaolin or titanium oxide.
- the immunotherapeutic composition of the invention also comprises a therapeutic agent.
- the therapeutic agent is chosen from an anticancer polypeptide or a chemotherapeutic agent. It can also be polysaccharides, lipid derivatives, vitamins, nucleic acids or aptamers.
- the anticancer polypeptide may be selected from cytokines, chemokines, hormones, antibodies, antibody fragments, agonists, antagonists or growth factors. This list is not exhaustive.
- Chemotherapeutic agents are well known to those skilled in the art. They are grouped into several families, which are alkylating agents, spindle agents, spindle poisons (vinca-alkaloids and related) spindle stabilizers (taxanes), anti-metabolites, proteasome inhibitors or inhibitors topoisomerases.
- the chemotherapeutic agent is chosen from cyclophosphamide, docetaxel (taxane family), doxorubicin (anthracycline family), epirubicin (anthracycline family), fluoro-uracil (also called 5-FU), methotrexate, paclitaxel (taxane family), anthracyclines, capecitabine, eribulin, gemcitabine or vinorelbine.
- the subject of the invention is also an immunotherapeutic yeast according to the invention or an immunotherapeutic composition according to the invention for its use as a medicament, more particularly for its use in the treatment or prevention of cancer.
- cancer is meant a large group of pathologies that can affect any part of the body, one of the common features of which is the rapid and uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells that can spread into other organs, forming what we call metastases.
- the term “cancer” includes solid cancers and liquid cancers also known as hematopoietic cancers that include leukemias and lymphomas.
- the cancer is a solid cancer. Solid cancers can develop in any tissue. There are carcinomas and sarcomas.
- the cancer is selected from melanomas, squamous cell carcinomas, breast cancers, carcinomas of the head and neck, thyroid carcinomas, soft tissue sarcomas, bone sarcomas, testicular cancers, prostate cancers, ovarian cancers, bladder cancers, skin cancers, brain cancers, angiosarcomas, hemangiosarcomas, mastoid cell tumors, liver cancers, cancers lungs, pancreatic cancers, gastrointestinal cancers, renal cell carcinomas and all metastatic cancers that derive from this list.
- the solid cancer is a melanoma, whether extensive superficial melanoma, nodular melanoma, Dubreuilh melanoma or acrimonious melanoma and the metastasized forms that may be associated.
- the solid cancer is a colon cancer.
- the immunotherapeutic yeast expresses at its wall one or more antigen (s) chosen from elan-A, Tyrosinase, gp100, MAGE-B1, MAGEA1, MAGEA10, MAGEA11, AGEA12, MAGEA2.
- MAGEA2B AGEA3, MAGEA4, MAGEA6, MAGEA8, MAGEA9, MAGEB1, MAGEB10, MAGEB16, MAGEB18, MAGEB2, MAGEB3, MAGEB4, AGEB5, MAGEB6, MAGEB6B, New York Esophageal 1 antigen (NY-ESO-1), MAGEC1, AGEC2, Antigen (LAGE), TRP-1 or TRP-2.
- the immunotherapeutic yeast advantageously expresses at its wall one or more antigen (s) chosen from P53, KRAS, CEA, WT1, MUC1, SART3, SURVIVIN 2B, RNF43 / TOM 34, TGFBRII, HER2 / neu, BRAF, PI3K, APC, BAX, beta2-microglobulin, telomerase or NRAS.
- antigen chosen from P53, KRAS, CEA, WT1, MUC1, SART3, SURVIVIN 2B, RNF43 / TOM 34, TGFBRII, HER2 / neu, BRAF, PI3K, APC, BAX, beta2-microglobulin, telomerase or NRAS.
- the immunotherapeutic yeast or the immunotherapeutic composition according to the invention may be administered by means of injections, intramuscularly, intraperitoneally, intravenously or subcutaneously, orally or by respiratory / pulmonary route.
- the dosage form will be adapted.
- the dosage form may be selected from tablets, including orodispersible tablets, capsules, capsules, oral solutions.
- the dosage form may be in the form of a spray or inhalation products.
- the immunotherapeutic yeast or the immunotherapeutic composition is administered by subcutaneous injection.
- the yeast or the immunotherapeutic composition according to the invention is administered to the man or the animal at the rate of one or more doses per week, or of one or more doses per month, said a dose ranging from 0.1 to 200 YU (Yeast Unit), preferably 0.1 to 2 YU, or 0.1 to 5 YU, or 0.1 to 10 YU, or 1 to 10 YU, 10 to 20 YU, 20 to 30 YU, 30 to 40 YU, 40 to 50 YU, or 50 and 100 YU, 100 and 150 YU, or 150 YU and 200 YU, with a YU equal to 10 7 yeasts.
- YU Yeast Unit
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a yeast expressing at its wall the MEQLESIINFEKLTEWTSA polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 14) representing the OVA1 antigen derived from ovalbumin, said antigen being expressed at the yeast wall via the polypeptide of anchorage Aga2p bound via a disulfide bridge to Agalp.
- the OVA1 antigen is bound to the anchor polypeptide via a G4S linker, composed of 4 glycines and a serine.
- C-myc is a tag (label) for detecting and confirming the expression of the OVA1 antigen on the wall of the genetically modified yeast.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a yeast expressing at its wall the MEQLESIINFEKLTEWTSA polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 14) representing the OVA1 antigen derived from ovalbumin, said antigen being expressed at the yeast wall via a protein of anchorage, Sedlp.
- the OVA1 antigen is bound to the anchor polypeptide via a G4S linker, composed of 4 glycines and a serine.
- C-myc is a tag (tag) for detecting and confirming the expression of OVA1 antigen on the wall of genetically modified yeast.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a yeast expressing at its wall the MEQLESIINFEKLTEWTSA polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 14) representing the OVA1 antigen derived from ovalbumin, said antigen being expressed at the yeast wall via the polypeptide of anchorage Aga2p bound via a disulfide bridge to Agalp.
- the OVA1 antigen is attached to the anchor polypeptide by a G4S linker, composed of 4 glycines and a serine.
- the yeast also expresses at its wall the ScFv fragment of an antibody directed against the DEC205 receptor (ScFv anti-DEC205).
- C-myc is a tag to detect and confirm the expression of the OVA1 antigen on the yeast wall.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram which illustrates a yeast expressing at its wall the MEQLESIINFEKLTEWTSA polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 14) representing the OVA1 antigen derived from ovalbumin, said antigen being expressed at the wall of the yeast via a protein of anchorage, Sedlp.
- the OVA1 antigen is bound to the anchor polypeptide by a G4S linker, composed of 4 glycines and a serine.
- the yeast also expresses at its wall the ScFv fragment of an antibody directed against the DEC205 receptor (ScFv anti-DEC205).
- ScFv anti-DEC205 is a tag to detect and confirm the expression of the OVA1 antigen on the yeast wall.
- Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating the assembly of a vector with nucleic sequences, by the method Golden Gatte.
- Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating a vector assembled by the Golden Gatte method.
- Figure 7 is a flow cytometry spectrum which shows expression of the OVA1 peptide at the yeast wall using an antibody directed against the c-myc tag.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram which shows the activation of cytotoxic CD8 + T cells after cross-presentation of the SIINFEKL antigen (OVA 257-264) by the dendritic cells to said cytotoxic CD8 + T lymphocytes, with increasing doses of SIINFEKL antigen ( OVA 257-264) (from 0 nM to 10 nM).
- SIINFEKL antigen is free, i.e., not attached to the yeast wall, and wild yeasts are used as adjuvant with a MOI of 20 (Multiplicity of infection).
- Figure 9 is a diagram which shows the activation of cytotoxic CD8 + T cells after cross-presentation by dendritic cells using permeabilized yeasts or not.
- D) yeasts express OVA1 antigen and ScFv anti-DEC205 fragment at the wall, using Sedlp anchor protein
- Figure 10 is a graph showing tumor growth in cubic millimeters (mm 3 ) in mice after tumor challenge on day 0 with 5 ⁇ 10 5 B16-OVA melanoma cells (M05) injected subcutaneously.
- Wild mice (WT for Wild Type) are represented by circles.
- Mice treated with permeabilized yeasts expressing OVA1 fused to anti-DEC-205 scFv at their wall via the Sedlp anchor protein, are represented by triangles.
- a dose of 1 YU (1.10 7 yeasts) was injected three times, seven days before the intraperitoneal tumor challenge, three days before the subcutaneous tumor challenge, and three days after the subcutaneous tumor challenge.
- FIG 11 is a plot that shows the survival rate of mice after the same tumor challenge described for Figure 10.
- Wild mice (WT for Wild Type) are represented by circles.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a yeast expressing, at its wall, the polypeptide SPSYAYHQF (SEQ ID NO: 15) representing the AH1A5 antigen derived from AH-1, said antigen being expressed at the wall of the yeast via a protein of anchorage, Sedlp.
- the AH1A5 antigen is bound to the anchor polypeptide via a G4S linker, composed of 4 glycines and a serine.
- C-myc is a tag (tag) for detecting and confirming the expression of the AH1A5 antigen on the wall of genetically modified yeast.
- the yeast also expresses at its wall the ScFv fragment of an antibody directed against the DEC205 receptor (ScFv anti-DEC205 or ScFv DEC205).
- Figure 13 is a diagram illustrating a yeast expressing at its wall the TAPDNLGYM polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 16) representing the TRP1 antigen, said antigen being expressed at the wall of yeast via an anchor protein, Sedlp.
- the TRP1 antigen is bound to the anchor polypeptide via a G4S linker, composed of 4 glycines and a serine.
- C-myc is a tag to detect and confirm the expression of TRP1 antigen on the wall of genetically modified yeast.
- the yeast also expresses at its wall the ScFv fragment of an antibody directed against the DEC205 receptor (ScFv anti-DEC205 or ScFv DEC205).
- Figure 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a yeast expressing at its wall the SVYDFFVWL polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 17) representing the TRP2 antigen, said antigen being expressed at the yeast wall via an anchor protein, Sedlp.
- the TRP2 antigen is bound to the anchor polypeptide via a G4S linker, composed of 4 glycines and a serine.
- C-myc is a tag (tag) for detecting and confirming the expression of TRP2 antigen on the wall of genetically modified yeast.
- the yeast also expresses at its wall the ScFv fragment of an antibody directed against the DEC205 receptor (ScFv anti-DEC205 or ScFv DEC205).
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a yeast expressing at its wall the polypeptides TAPDNLGYM (SEQ ID NO: 16), MEQLESIINFEKLTEWTSA (SEQ ID NO: 14) and SVYDFFVWL (SEQ ID NO: 17) respectively representing the TRP1, OVA1 antigen. and TRP2, said antigens being expressed at the wall of yeast via an anchor protein, Sedlp.
- the antigens are linked to the anchor polypeptide via a G4S linker, composed of 4 glycines and a serine, and also separated from each other by a G4S linker.
- C-myc is a tag (tag) for detecting and confirming the expression of antigens on the wall of genetically modified yeast.
- the yeast also expresses at its wall the ScFv fragment of an antibody directed against the DEC205 receptor (ScFv anti-DEC205 or ScFv DEC205).
- FIG. 16 is a flow cytometry spectrum with an anti-C-myc antibody of yeasts expressing on their walls the antigens AH1A5 (FIG. 16A), TRP1 (FIG. 16B), TRP2 (FIG. 16C) or OVA1-TRP1-TRP2 (FIG. Figure 16D).
- Figure 17 is a diagram which shows the absorbance at 405 nm of yeasts treated in different ways and contacted with p-nitrophenyl phosphate (pNPP).
- PNPP is the substrate of an enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, which is naturally present in the cytosol of yeast. PNPP does not enter the cytosol of a non-permeabilized yeast.
- the pNPP can return in yeast and be hydrolysed by alkaline phosphatase present in the cytosol. The hydrolysed pNPP then takes on a yellow color readable by the absorbance at 405 nm.
- Figure 18 is a diagram which shows the absorbance at 405 nm of yeasts treated in different ways and contacted with p-nitrophenyl phosphate (pNPP).
- PNPP is the substrate of an enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, which is naturally present in the cytosol of yeast. PNPP does not enter the cytosol of a non-permeabilized yeast.
- the pNPP can enter the yeast and be hydrolysed by the alkaline phosphatase present in the cytosol. The hydrolysed pNPP then takes on a yellow color readable by the absorbance at 405 nm.
- Figure 19 is a diagram which shows the activation of cytotoxic CD8 + T cells after cross-presentation of yeasts expressing on their wall MEQLESIINFEKLTEWTSA antigen (SEQ ID NO: 14) in the presence of dendritic cells. Yeasts have been treated in different ways to obtain permeabilized or non-permeabilized cells.
- plasmids Two types were created by Abolis Biotechnologies (iSSB, Genopole, Evry, France), an integrative plasmid and a replicative plasmid.
- an episomal plasmid fragment containing the 2 micron yeast replication origin, the URA3 selection marker (SEQ ID No. 4) and the ampicillin resistance were assembled by the Gibson method (Gibson Assembly Master Mix, NEB, Inc.) and then the plasmid was transformed with the inserts by Golden Gatte according to the method described in Figures 5 and 6.
- the synthetic terminator T27 placed upstream of the terminator CYC1 to increase the production of the recombinant proteins (SEQ ID No. 3), was synthesized from the sequence of the terminator designated T27 in the article "Short Synthetic Terminators for Improved Heterologous Gene Expression in Yeast, Curran et al., ACS Synth Bio. 2015 Jul 17; 4 (7): 824-32. It reinforces the action of the terminator CYC1.
- the URA3 gene was extracted from the yeast genome with its promoter and its terminator (SEQ ID No. 4)
- Kanamycin resistance antibiotic Kan
- bacterial origin of replication pMB1 comes from the plasmid pSBlK3 (SEQ ID No. 5)
- the yellow fluorescent reporter gene YFP No. BBa_E0030 with the pLAC promoter No. BBa_R0010 and the terminator No. BBa_B0015, all come from the "parts registry iGEM" catalog.
- XI-2 UP SEQ ID No. 6
- XI-2 DOWN SEQ ID No. 7
- insertion sites allow the chromosomal integration of the recombinant nucleotide sequences by homologous recombination in the genetically modified yeast (Microbial production of indolyglucosinolate through engineering of a multi-gene pathway in a versatile yeast expression platform, Metab Eng. 2012 Mar; 14 (2): 104-11), Mikkelsen MD, LD Buron, Salomonsen B, Olsen CE, Hansen BG, Mortensen UH, Halkier BA.)
- the nucleic sequences were synthesized to contain Bsal cleavage sites and end-complementary primers.
- An example of pairs of primers used in the implementation of the invention is: 5 'of the insert, GGTCTCTAATG (SEQ ID NO: 18) and 3' of the insert, GAGTTGAGACC (SEQ ID NO: 19). These primers are only compatible with the pieces that insert before and after, so that all fragments assemble in the correct order by mixing them in a single ligation reaction ( Figure 5 and Figure 6).
- the insert is composed for example of
- nucleic sequence encoding an Aga2p anchoring and addressing polypeptide the nucleic acid sequence coding for the OVA1 peptide (tumor antigen model) and the c-myc coding sequence
- nucleic sequence encoding a Sedlp anchoring polypeptide the nucleic acid sequence coding for the AH1-A5 peptide (colon cancer antigen), the c-myc coding sequence, the sequence coding for the ScFv DEC 205 targeting polypeptide and the nucleic sequence coding an addressing polypeptide derived from the yeast pheromone protein Mf (alpha) lp and named "Pre pro alpha factor peptide leader",
- nucleic sequence encoding a Sedlp anchoring polypeptide the nucleic acid sequence coding for the TRP1 peptide (melanoma antigen), the c-myc coding sequence, the sequence coding for the ScFv DEC 205 targeting polypeptide and the nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide addressing derived from the yeast pheromone protein Mf (alpha) lp and named "Pre pro alpha factor peptide leader",
- nucleic sequence encoding a Sedlp anchoring polypeptide the nucleic acid sequence coding for the TRP2 peptide (melanoma antigen), the c-myc coding sequence, the sequence coding for the ScFv DEC 205 targeting polypeptide and the nucleic sequence encoding a polypeptide addressing derived from the yeast pheromone protein Mf (alpha) lp and named "Pre pro alpha factor peptide leader",
- nucleic sequence encoding a Sedlp anchoring polypeptide the nucleic acid sequence encoding the OVA1, TRP1 and TRP2 peptides, the c-myc coding sequence, the sequence coding for the ScFv DEC 205 targeting polypeptide and the nucleic acid coding sequence; addressing derived from the yeast pheromone protein Mf (alpha) lp and named "Pre pro alpha factor peptide leader".
- 1 ⁇ L of concentrated DNA T4 Ligase was mixed at 400,000 units per mL with 2 ⁇ L of T4 DNA Ligase 10X buffer, 1 ⁇ of high fidelity Bsal restriction enzyme concentrated to 20,000 units per ml, 50 ng of each inserted nucleotide sequence (sequences 1 to 8), as well as 50 ng of the plasmid receiving the nucleotide insert.
- the reaction medium was made up to 25 ⁇ with deionized water.
- reaction medium was then subjected to different temperature cycles to allow the enzymatic reaction of cleavage by the Bsal enzyme (cycles at 37 ° C.) and the ligation of the digested nucleotide sequences as well as the plasmid digested with the enzyme T4 ligase ( cycles at 16 ° C) according to this protocol:
- Step 3 65 ° C for 10 minutes
- E. coli competent bacteria E. coli DH5-Alpha High Efficiency, NEB, Inc.
- the bacteria were streaked on a culture medium containing a suitable selection antibiotic, Kanamycin or Ampicillin. After 24 hours of culture at 37 ° C., an isolated colony was cultured in liquid medium at 37 ° C. in a medium containing the same selection antibiotic as previously. After 24 hours, 2 ml of bacterial culture were taken to carry out purification of the plasmids. All the plasmids were checked by a PCR colony and sequenced by the Sanger method to verify the correct assembly.
- the integrative plasmids were then digested with the enzyme Avril to linearize them to allow homologous recombination. Subsequently, the yeast S. cerevisiae INVSC1 (Life Technologies SAS) was transformed by the lithium-acetate method with these linearized integrative plasmids (Transformation of yeast by lithium acetate / single-stranded carrier DNA / polyethylene glycol method, Methods Enzymol 2002: 350: 87-96, Gietz et al).
- the yeasts were cultured in YPAD (20 g / L glucose, 10 g / L Yeast Extract, 20 g / L bacto-peptone) until log phase, then collected by centrifugation at 3000 g for 5 minutes, washed in sterile water, and transformed with the following solution: 240 ⁇ l of PEG 4000 (50% (w / v)), 36 ⁇ l of LiAc 1.0 M, 50 ⁇ l of single stranded salmon sperm DNA (2.0 mg / ml), 34 ⁇ l of plasmid to be transformed. Yeasts suspended in this transformation solution were placed in a bath 42 ° C for 25 minutes.
- yeasts After centrifugation at 13,000 g for 1 minute, the yeasts were resuspended in YPAD medium for 1h, before being streaked on a plate containing a selective medium for the plasmid inserted into the yeast.
- the chromosomal insertion was then verified by genome extraction of genetically modified yeasts and IFN-specific PCR (Extraction of genomic DNA from yeasts for PCR-based applications, Biotechniques 50 -328-328 (2011), Looke et al).
- LiAc lithium acetate
- the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae INVSC1 (Life Technologies SAS), an auxotrophic quadruple yeast (URA, TRP, HIS, LEU), was used in all the examples cited.
- the yeast has been genetically engineered to express one or more tumor antigens with an anchoring protein or polypeptide, an addressing polypeptide, and a targeting peptide or protein after transformation with the plasmids described in FIG. Example 1 by the Lithium Acetate method.
- a selective medium without the amino acids URA or TRP was used for the selection of recombinant yeasts.
- the yeast was first cultured at 30 ° C until stationary phase in a selective medium comprising: 20g / L glucose, 6.7 g / L yeast nitrogen base without amino acids, 0.7 g / L of each acid amino among: Histidine, Leucine and Tryptophan.
- the yeasts were then centrifuged for 5 minutes at 4000 rpm, washed in PBS (Phosphate Buffer Saline), and then resuspended in an inductive selective medium comprising: 20 g / L galactose, 6.7 g / L yeast nitrogen base without amino acids, 0.7 g / L of each of the following amino acids among: Histidine, Leucine and Tryptophan.
- the yeasts were then placed in culture at 20 ° C. for 20 hours for the induction of the expression of recombinant proteins by galactose.
- FIG. 1 shows the example of a genetically modified yeast which has been transformed by a first vector containing the nucleic sequence coding for the c-myc tag fused OVA1 antigen and the nucleic acid sequence coding for the anchoring and addressing polypeptide.
- Aga2p SEQ ID NO: 10
- Aga2p was linked by a disulfide bond to the Agalp protein (SEQ ID NO: 9) which anchored in the yeast wall and was produced from a second vector co-transformed with the first vector.
- Figure 2 shows the example of a genetically modified yeast transformed by a single vector containing the c-myc tag fused OVA1 antigen and the Sedlp anchor protein (SEQ ID NO: 11).
- FIG. 3 shows the example of a yeast genetically modified with a first vector containing the nucleic sequence coding for the OVA1 antigen fused to the ScFv DEC205 targeting polypeptide, the nucleic sequence coding for the c-myc tag and the nucleic sequence coding for the polypeptide. anchoring and addressing Aga2p. Aga2p was linked by a disulfide bond to the Agalp protein that anchored in the yeast wall and was produced from a second vector co-transformed into yeast with the first vector.
- FIG. 4 shows the example of a genetically modified yeast which has been transformed with a single vector containing the nucleic sequence coding for the N-terminal "prepro alpha factor leader peptide" addressing polypeptide derived from the yeast pheromone Mf ( alpha) lp (SEQ ID NO: 12), the nucleic acid sequence encoding the scFv DEC205 targeting polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 13), the nucleic acid sequence encoding the c-myc tagged OVA1 antigen and the nucleic acid coding sequence Sedlp anchor.
- the natural flanking sequences of the ovalbumin protein were added to said peptide by synthesis: M EQLESIIN FEKLTEWTSA (SEQ ID NO: 14).
- the SIINFEKL peptide associated with the flanking sequences represents OVA1.
- a G4S linker was placed between the anchoring protein or polypeptide and OVA1. This linker is an amino acid chain composed of 4 glycines and one serine (GGGGS).
- a protein tag, c-myc has also been added to allow the detection of complexes on the yeast surface.
- fusion protein Addressing the fusion protein to the surface of the yeast required an N-terminal secretion signal. For fusion proteins comprising Aga2p, this protein already contained the required secretion signal. For fusion proteins using C-terminal Sedlp, an additional secretion signal was added at the N-terminus of the fusion protein, using the coding polypeptide encoded by the sequence. nucleic acid "prepro alpha factor leader" derived from the yeast pheromone Mf (alpha) lp (SEQ ID No. 12). The anti-DEC205 ScFv targeting polypeptide could be added among the inserts (FIGS. 3 and 4) (SEQ ID NO: 13) to fuse with surface-expressed OVA1 antigen using the previously described Golden Gatte technique.
- the expression of the OVA1 peptide expressed on the surface of the genetically modified yeast was verified by spectral flow cytometry, using yeasts having the same antigen in the cytosol as a negative control. After the galactose induction described in Example 2, the yeasts at a concentration of 1.10 7 cells per ml were suspended in a 2% PFA solution. They were then washed in PBS containing 1% BSA. After washing, they were cultured for 1 h at room temperature with a primary anti-c-myc antibody at a ratio of 1: 100 (Myc.A7, Life Technologies SAS).
- FIG. 7 This figure shows the expression of the OVA1 peptide on the yeast surface constructed according to the example described in FIG. 2.
- An anti-c-myc antibody makes it possible to detect the yeasts which express to their surface the OVAl antigen. In the case where the yeasts express the antigen in the cytosol, there is no detection in flow cytometry. In the case of the construction of Figure 2, 50% of the yeasts express OVAl on their surface.
- This example demonstrates the ability of the OVA1 antigen to activate CD8 + T cells independently of its expression by yeast.
- the antigen has been cross-presented to CD8 + T cells via dendritic cells.
- the activation of cytotoxic CD8 + T lymphocytes was measured using a colorimetric test using beta-galactosidase and one of its substrates, CPRG (Chlorophenol red-beta-galactopyranoside).
- the test requires, a source of dendritic cells, a source of CD8 + T cells and yeasts modified to express an antigen on the surface, said yeasts being non-permeabilized.
- the dendritic cells used are murine dendritic cells derived from the MutuDC line (obtained from the University of Lausanne). This line is derived from immortalized splenic CD8a dendritic cells that retain the ability to cross-present antigen and activate killer lymphocytes (LT).
- the cells of the MutuDC line were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% FCS, HEPES, 50 ⁇ l 2-mercaptoethanol, 50 U / ml penicillin, and 50 ⁇ g / ml streptomycin, at 37 ° C. with 5% CO 2 .
- the T cells used come from the B3Z hybridoma.
- the hybridoma B3Z a specific line for the peptide OVA 257-264 (SIINFEKL), was offered by Institut Curie (Paris V). These cells have the particularity of producing beta-galactosidase under the control of an IL2 promoter (Inter-leukine 2).
- the B3Z cells were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% FCS, Glutamax, HEPES, 50 ⁇ l 2-mercaptoethanol, 50 U / ml penicillin, and 50 ⁇ g / ml streptomycin, at 37 ° C. with 5% CO 2 .
- OVA peptide 257-264 (SIINFEKL) was mixed with the dendritic cells for 5 hours in the presence of wild yeasts.
- the dendritic cells were divided into 50,000 cells per well in 96-well round-bottom plates.
- the lymphocytes of the B3Z line were added at a rate of 100,000 per well for 18 hours at 37 ° C. and 5% of C0 2 .
- the plates were then washed and T-cell beta-galactosidase activity was measured after addition of 120 ⁇ l of lysis buffer which contained PBS, 9 mM MgCl 2, 0.125% NP40 and 0.15 mM chlorophenol red. beta-galactopyranoside).
- Figure 8 shows the ability of OVA antigen 257-264 (SIINFEKL) to induce activation of CD8 + T cells, once cross-presented by dendritic cells.
- the assay is performed with increasing doses of OVA peptide 257-264 (SIINFEKL) as a positive control.
- Example 4 The experimental conditions of Example 4 are applicable to Example 5.
- the condition which differs lies in the use of yeasts genetically modified to express an antigen to their wall, permeabilized or non-permeabilized.
- Permeabilization was performed as previously described by subjecting the yeasts to 0.5% PFA treatment for 10 minutes, washing with PBS, and then ethanol treatment (50% ethanol, 50% PBS) for 5 minutes. 15 minutes, a new wash with PBS, before being co-cultivated with the MutuDC.
- ethanol treatment 50% ethanol, 50% PBS
- Figure 9 permeabilized yeasts that express the antigen on their surface
- Figure 9 the genetically modified yeasts presenting the antigen at their wall induce a stronger activation of CD8 + T cells than yeasts presenting the antigen in their cytosol.
- the permeabilization had no effect on the yeasts that produce the OVA1 antigen in the cytosol.
- permeabilized yeasts which express the OVAl antigen at their wall significantly improve the activation of CD8 + T lymphocytes, compared with non-permeabilized yeasts, with an increase of activation between 33% and 255% by permeabilized yeasts. comparison with non permeabilized yeasts.
- a measurement of melanoma growth was performed on mice receiving permeabilized yeasts presenting the OVA1 antigen to the wall, coupled to the anti-DEC205 scFv antibody fragment.
- mice Female C57BL / 6 mice aged 6 and 8 weeks were maintained and treated in agreement with the Bioethics Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
- the M05 melanoma cell line (B16-OVA, obtained from Pr 0. Lantz, Institut Curie, Paris V) was cultured in RPMI + Glutamax + 10% FCS + 50 ⁇ M 2-mercaptoethanol + Strep / Pen + 2 mg / mL G418 + 60 ⁇ g / mL hygromycin B at 37 ° C and 5% CO 2.
- the M05 line is a melanoma B16 line, transfected with ovalbumin (OVA).
- mice were immunized intraperitoneally 7 days before the tumor challenge, then subcutaneously, 3 days before the tumor challenge and 3 days after the tumor challenge, with a single dose of 1 YU each injection in 100 ⁇ l of PBS. .
- mice received 1x10 s M05 subcutaneously in a volume of 100 ul of PBS.
- Control mice immunized with wild type yeasts (WT). 5 mice were used per experimental group.
- the tumor volume was evaluated with the formula (a * a * b) / 2, where "a" is the shortest tumor axis, "b" the longest tumor axis, in millimeters. Moribund mice whose tumors exceeded 1500 mm3 were sacrificed.
- mice immunized with permeabilized yeasts expressing DEC205-OVA1-SED had an average tumor volume of 43.1 mm 3, compared with an average tumor volume of 162.5 mm 3 for the mice immunized with the so-called wild yeasts.
- Wild-Type WT
- the error bars represent the standard deviation of the average tumor volume per experimental group.
- CONCLUSION Vaccination of mice with permeabilized yeasts that present the OVA1 antigen fused to DEC205 scFv dendritic cell targeting polypeptide resulted in a decrease in significant tumor growth and increased significant survival of the mice, compared to mice. vaccinated with wild yeasts.
- Example 7 Preparation of immunotherapeutic yeasts expressing on their wall the tumor antigens AH1-A5, TRP1. TRP2 or OVA1-TRP1-TRP2
- Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae INVSC1 (Life Technologies SAS), an auxotrophic quadruple yeast (URA, TRP, HIS, LEU), was used.
- the yeast has been genetically engineered to express one or more tumor antigens (AH1-A5, TRP1, TRP2 or OVA1-TRP1-TRP2) with an anchor polypeptide, an addressing polypeptide, and a targeting polypeptide. after transformation with the plasmids described in Example 1 by the lithium acetate method.
- a selective medium without the amino acids URA or TRP was used for the selection of recombinant yeasts.
- the recombinant yeasts were first cultured at 30 ° C until stationary phase in a selective medium comprising: 20g / L glucose, 6.7 g / L of "yeast nitrogen base without amino acids” medium, 1.85 g / L of the selective medium "Yeast synthetic drop-out medium without Uracil and tryptophan".
- the medium "Yeast synthetic drop-out medium without Uracil and tryptophan" is composed of:
- each of the following amino acids Alanine, Arginine, Asparagine, Aspartic acid, Cysteine, Glutamic acid, Glutamine, Glycine, Histidine, Myo-Inositol, Isoleucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine, valine
- the recombinant yeasts were then centrifuged for 5 minutes at 4000 rpm, washed in PBS (Phosphate Buffer Saline), then resuspended in 20 g / L galactose, 6.7 g / L of the "yeast nitrogen base without amino acids" medium and 1 , 85 g / L of the selective medium "Yeast synthetic drop-out medium without Uracil and tryptophan".
- the yeasts were placed in culture at 30 ° C. for 48 hours for the induction of the expression of recombinant proteins by galactose.
- the recombinant yeasts were then centrifuged for 5 minutes at 4000 rpm, washed in PBS (Phosphate Buffer Saline) and then treated as follows:
- the tumor antigens that have been used in the constructs are:
- the non-mutated antigen AH-1 (SPSYVYHQF, SEQ ID NO: 20) is the immunodominant antigen H-2Ld derived from gp70 423- 431, which causes a CD8 + response against murine CT26 (Enhanced Antigen-Specific Antitumor Immunity with Altered Peptide Ligands that Stabilize the MHC-Peptide-TCR Complex, Slansky et al, Immunity, Vol 13, 529-538, October, 2000). Gp70 is silent in most normal tissues in mice.
- AH-1 antigen does not allow immunization against the CT26 tumor because of a low affinity of this epitope for the TCR.
- a cryptic peptide of AH-1 (modification of GP70 423-431) is thus used which makes it possible to increase its affinity for the TCR and to immunize the mouse by the CMHI pathway.
- the tumor antigen that was used in this example is the cryptic peptide of sequence SPSYAYHQF (SEQ ID NO: 15) (AH1A5).
- TRP2 (180-188): Tyrosinase related protein 2 (TRP2) is a protein involved in the pigmentation of melanocytes that plays a role in the progression of melanoma.
- the tumor antigen that was used in this example is the SVYDFFVWL (SEQ ID NO: 17) (TRP2) cryptic sequence peptide.
- TRP1 (455-463): Tyrosinase related protein 1 (TRP1), also known as gp75 glycoprotein (Tyrpl / gp75), is a protein involved in the pigmentation of melanocytes that plays a role in the progression of melanoma.
- the tumor antigen that was used in this example is the cryptic peptide of sequence TAPDNLGYM (SEQ ID NO: 16) (TRP1).
- a G4S linker was placed between the anchor polypeptide and the tumor antigen. This linker is an amino acid chain composed of 4 consecutive glycines and a serine.
- a G4S linker was also placed between each of the yeast antigens expressing the OVA1-TRP1-TRP2 antigens.
- a protein tag, c-myc, has also been added between the anchor polypeptide and the tumor antigen to allow the detection of complexes on the yeast surface.
- An anti-DEC205 ScFv targeting polypeptide was also added, as well as an additional secretion signal peptide in the N-terminal anti-DEC205 SCFv targeting polypeptide using the addressing polypeptide encoded by the prepro alpha factor leader nucleic acid sequence. peptide "from the yeast pheromone Mf (alpha) 1p (SEQ ID No. 12).
- a yeast which expresses at its wall the fusion protein [scFv DEC205] - [G4S] - [TRP2] - [G4S] - [0VA1] - [G4S] - [TRP1] - [C-MYC] - [G4S] ] - [SED1P] ( Figure 15).
- the four types of genetically modified yeasts obtained in Example 7, expressing the tumor antigens AH1A5, TRP1, TRP2 or OVA1-TRP1-TRP2 were cytometrically tested to confirm that they express the tumor antigens on their wall.
- yeast induction in galactose the yeasts at a concentration of 1.10 7 cells per ml were suspended in a 2% PFA solution for 10 minutes.
- the yeasts were then washed in PBS containing 1% BSA. After washing, they were cultured for 1h at room temperature with a primary anti-c-myc antibody at a ratio of 1: 100 (murine primary antibody IgG2a, MA1-16637, ThermoFisher).
- yeasts After 3 washes with PBS containing 1% BSA, the yeasts were incubated for 1 hour at room temperature with a secondary anti-IgG2a antibody at a ratio of 1:50 (murine secondary antibody IgG2a, 31863, ThermoFisher) and were passed in cytometry. of spectral flux in the preferential channel PE.
- the anti-c-myc antibody makes it possible to detect by spectral flow cytometry the yeasts which express at the wall each of the fusion proteins. Under the experimental conditions tested, the marker antibody of the fusion protein could not penetrate inside the yeasts, which made it possible to highlight the antigens directed towards the external medium of the yeast and not towards the periplasm. yeast.
- 16C 9% of the yeasts express the [scFv DEC205] - [G4S] - [TRP2] - [C-MYC] - [G4S] - [SED1P] fusion protein at their wall;
- 16D 13% of the yeasts express the [scFv DEC205] - [G4S] - [TRP1] - [C-MYC] - [G4S] - [SED1P] fusion protein at their wall.
- the figures show the expression of the tumor antigens AH1A5, TRP1, TRP2 and OVA1-TRP1-TRP2 at the yeast wall obtained in Example 7.
- the characterization test of a permeabilized yeast uses an enzyme naturally present in the cytosol of yeast, alkaline phosphatase. Its substrate, p-nitrophenylphosphate (pNPP), takes on a yellow color readable by the absorbance at 405 nm after hydrolysis, in proportion to the enzymatic activity (Galabova et al. , June 2008, Letters in Applied Microbiology 16 (3): 161-163).
- pNPP substrate enters the yeast and is hydrolysed by the alkaline phosphatase, which generates an absorbance signal at 405 nm.
- Yeast that has not been permeabilized is not permeable to pNPP. The wild S.
- Ethanol + PFA permeabilization in a 50% v / v ethanol solution for 25 minutes, washing with PBS then fixing in a 2% PFA solution for 10 minutes;
- Isopropanol permeabilization in a solution of isopropanol 50% v / v for 25 minutes;
- Ethanol permeabilized in a 50% v / v ethanol solution for 25 minutes; or
- cytotoxic CD8 + T lymphocytes The measurement of the activation of cytotoxic CD8 + T lymphocytes was carried out using a colorimetric test using beta-galactosidase and one of its substrates, CPRG (Chlorophenol red-beta-galactopyranoside) as described in Example 4.
- CPRG Chlorophenol red-beta-galactopyranoside
- Material non-permeabilized dendritic cells, CD8 + T lymphocytes and genetically modified yeast that express an antigen on its wall.
- the dendritic cells used were murine dendritic cells derived from the MutuDC line (obtained from the University of Lausanne). This line is derived from immortalized splenic CD8a dendritic cells that retain the ability to cross-present antigen and activate killer lymphocytes (LT).
- the cells of the MutuDC line were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% FCS, HEPES, 50 ⁇ l-mercaptoethanol, 50 U / ml penicillin, and 50 ⁇ g / ml streptomycin, at 37 ° C. with 5% C02. .
- the CD8 + T cells used were derived from the B3Z hybridoma.
- Hybridoma B3Z a specific line for the peptide OVA 257-264 (SIINFEKL, SEQ ID NO: 21), was offered by Institut Curie (Paris V). These cells have the particularity of producing beta-galactosidase under the control of an IL2 promoter (Inter-leukine 2).
- the B3Z cells were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% FCS, Glutamax, HEPES, 50 ⁇ l 2-mercaptoethanol, 50 U / ml penicillin, and 50 ⁇ g / ml streptomycin, at 37 ° C. with 5% C02. .
- the dendritic cells were distributed at a rate of 100,000 cells per well in 96-well round bottom plates.
- the non-permeabilized genetically modified yeast expressed the OVA1 antigen at its wall fused to scFv DEC205 (scFv DEC205-OVA1-SED) and was prepared according to example 2 (FIG. 4). This yeast has undergone the following treatments:
- Ethanol + PFA permeabilization in a 50% v / v ethanol solution for 25 minutes, washing with PBS and then fixing in a 2% PFA solution for 10 minutes;
- - PFA + isopropanol fixation in a 2% PFA solution for 10 minutes, washing with PBS and permeabilization in a solution of isopropanol 50% v / v for 25 minutes;
- Ethanol permeabilized in a 50% v / v ethanol solution for 25 minutes; or
- lymphocytes of the B3Z line were added at a rate of 100,000 per well for 18 hours at 37 ° C. and 5% of C0 2 .
- the plates were then washed and the beta-galactosidase activity produced by CD8 + T cells was measured after addition of 120 ⁇ l of lysis buffer (which contains PBS, 9 mM MgCl2, 0.125% NP40 and 0.15 mM chlorophenol red-beta-galactopyranoside). After the color change to red, the red absorbance at 575 nm was read using a ClarioStar plate reader. The results are presented in Figure 19. Conclusion: This cross-presentation test showed that permeabilized yeasts (inactivated or not) were able to activate killer lymphocytes significantly.
- the activation obtained with permeabilized yeasts was much greater than the activation obtained with non-permeabilized yeasts (PFA or UV). It should be noted that yeasts treated with UV were not able to activate the killer lymphocytes, as for yeasts that have not undergone any treatment (Vivantes).
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