CA2348773A1 - Functional antagonists of hedgehog activity - Google Patents

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CA2348773A1
CA2348773A1 CA002348773A CA2348773A CA2348773A1 CA 2348773 A1 CA2348773 A1 CA 2348773A1 CA 002348773 A CA002348773 A CA 002348773A CA 2348773 A CA2348773 A CA 2348773A CA 2348773 A1 CA2348773 A1 CA 2348773A1
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Paul Rayhorn
Ellen A. Garber
Blake R. Pepinsky
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Abstract

Variants of hedgehog protein that contain N-terminal modifications are described that can block hedgehog function; thus allowing these variants to serve as functional antagonists. These peptides have a primary amino acid sequence lacking the ability to elicit a hedgehog-dependent response in C3H 10T1/2 cells but having the ability to bind to the hedgehog receptor, patched-1. Methods for producing such functional antagonists and methods of using the funtional antagonists are also described.

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1. An isolated, functional antagonist of a hedgehog polypeptide, the antagonist characterized in that the antagonist can bind to a hedgehog receptor, but does not induce a hedgehog-dependent signaling response.
2. The isolated antagonist of claim 1, wherein the antagonist is characterized in that it does not induce a hedgehog-dependent signaling response in an assay selected from the group of assays consisting of: an alkaline phosphatase induction assay in cells; a ptc-1 expression assay in C3H10T1/2 cells; a gli-1 expression assay in C3H10T1/2 cells; and a patched-1 protein induction assay in C3H10T1/2 cells
3. The isolated antagonist of claim 1, wherein the antagonist is a hedgehog polypeptide that has an N-terminal cysteine residue altered from a residue corresponding to residue Cys-1 of a mature hedgehog polypeptide to a residue that does not correspond to residue Cys-1 of the mature hedgehog polypeptide.
4. The isolated antagonist of claim 3, lacking an N-terminal cysteine corresponding to Cys-1 of the mature hedgehog polypeptide.
5. The isolated antagonist of claim 3, wherein the antagonist includes an N-terminal extension moiety having an element that corresponds to a Cys-1 of the mature hedgehog polypeptide.
6. The isolated antagonist of claim 3, wherein the antagonist includes an N-terminal extension moiety having an element that replaces a Cys-1 of the mature hedgehog polypeptide.
7. The isolated antagonist of claim 3, wherein the antagonist is missing no greater than about 12 amino acids beginning from an N-terminal cysteine corresponding to a Cys-1 of the mature hedgehog polypeptide.
8. The isolated antagonist of claim 3, wherein the antagonist has a mutation of the N-terminal cysteine to another amino acid residue.
9. The isolated antagonist of claim 8, wherein the another amino acid is a polar or charged amino acid residue.
10. The isolated antagonist of claims 8 or 9, wherein the another amino acid residue is a serine residue.
11. The isolated antagonist of claim 3, wherein the antagonist further includes a modification to a C-terminal end of the antagonist.
12. The antagonist of claim 11, wherein the antagonist is missing no greater than about 11 amino acid residues from the C-terminal end.
13. The antagonist of claim 11, wherein the modification comprises a polypeptide linked to the C-terminal end, the polypeptide having an amino acid sequence unrelated to the antagonist polypeptide.
14. The antagonist of claim 13, wherein the polypeptide linked to the antagonist is selected from the group consisting of a glutathione-S-transferase, a DNA
binding domain, a polymerase activating domain, a histidine tag, and an immunoglobulin or portion thereof.
15. The antagonist of claim 11, wherein the C-terminal modification comprises a hydrophobic moiety linked to the C-terminal end.
16. The isolated antagonist of claim 1, wherein the N-terminal cysteine is in a modified form and corresponds to Cys-1 of the mature hedgehog polypeptide.
17. The isolated antagonist of claim 15, wherein the N-terminal cysteine is in an oxidized form.
18. The isolated antagonist of claim 3, wherein the Cys-1 of the mature hedgehog polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of (a) Cys-1 of mature Sonic hedgehog polypeptide; (b) Cys-1 of mature Indian hedgehog polypeptide; and (c) Cys-1 of mature Desert hedgehog polypeptide.
19. An isolated, Sonic hedgehog antagonist of Sonic, Desert, or Indian hedgehog polypeptide, wherein the antagonist comprises a Sonic hedgehog polypeptide characterized in that the antagonist can bind to a Sonic, Desert, or Indian hedgehog-responsive receptor, but cannot induce a Sonic, Desert, or Indian hedgehog-dependent signaling response.
20. The isolated antagonist of claim 19, wherein the Sonic hedgehog polypeptide has an N-terminal cysteine residue altered from a residue corresponding to residue Cys-1 of a mature Sonic hedgehog polypeptide to a residue that does not correspond to residue Cys-1 of the mature Sonic hedgehog polypeptide.
21. An isolated, Desert hedgehog antagonist of Desert, Sonic, or Indian hedgehog polypeptide, wherein the antagonist comprises a Desert hedgehog polypeptide characterized in that the antagonist can bind to a Desert, Sonic, or Indian hedgehog-responsive receptor, but cannot induce a Sonic, Indian or Desert hedgehog-dependent signaling response.
22. The isolated antagonist of claim 21, wherein the Desert hedgehog polypeptide has an N-terminal cysteine residue altered from a residue corresponding to residue Cys-1 of a mature Desert hedgehog polypeptide to a residue that does not correspond to residue Cys-1 of the mature Desert hedgehog polypeptide.
23. An isolated, Indian hedgehog antagonist of Indian, Desert, or Sonic hedgehog polypeptide, wherein the antagonist comprises an Indian hedgehog polypeptide characterized in that the antagonist can bind to an Indian, Desert ,or Sonic hedgehog-responsive receptor, but cannot induce an Indian, Desert, or Sonic hedgehog-dependent signaling response.
24. The isolated antagonist of claim 23, wherein the Indian hedgehog polypeptide has an N-terminal cysteine residue altered from a residue corresponding to residue Cys-1 of a mature Indian hedgehog polypeptide to a residue that does not correspond to residue Cys-1 of the mature Indian hedgehog polypeptide.
25. An isolated, functional antagonist of a hedgehog polypeptide, selected from the group of polypeptides consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11.
26. An isolated, functional antagonist of a hedgehog polypeptide, the antagonist having the following properties:
(i) the isolated antagonist binds a hedgehog receptor; and (ii) the isolated antagonist blocks alkaline phosphatase (AP) induction by mature hedgehog protein when tested in an AP assay.
27. The isolated antagonist of claim 26, wherein the hedgehog receptor is patched-1.
28. The isolated antagonist of claim 26 having the additional property of being unable to induce ptc-1 and gli-1 expression.
29. The isolated antagonist of claim 26, comprising a hedgehog polypeptide lacking an N-terminal cysteine corresponding to Cys-1 of a mature Sonic hedgehog.
30. An isolated DNA sequence encoding, upon expression, the functional antagonist of claims 1, 19, 21 or 23.
31. The DNA sequence of claim 30, wherein the DNA sequence encodes a hedgehog polypeptide that is a member of the vertebrate hedgehog family.
32 A DNA sequence encoding a functional antagonist of a hedgehog polypeptide, the DNA sequence comprising a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
(a) SEQ ID NOS.: 16 and 17;
(b) a polynucleotide that hybridizes to any of the foregoing sequences under standard hybridization conditions and that encodes a protein having the activity of a functional antagonist of a hedgehog polypeptide; and {c) a polynucleotide that codes on expression for a protein encoded by any of the foregoing polynucleotide sequences.
33. The DNA sequence of claim 32, wherein the DNA sequence encodes a hedgehog polypeptide that is at least 60% homologous to a polypeptide of the group selected from polypeptide SEQ ID NOS: 1-9 and 11.
34. A vector comprising the DNA sequence of claim 30.
35. A host cell containing the vector of claim 34.
36. A functional antagonist of a hedgehog polypeptide encoded by the DNA
sequence contained within the vector of claim 34.
37. A therapeutic composition comprising the polypeptide of claims 1, 19, 21, 23, or 26 in an acceptable carrier.
38. A method of making a functional hedgehog antagonist comprising altering an N-terminal cysteine residue of a mature hedgehog polypeptide from a residue corresponding to residue Cys-1 of mature Sonic hedgehog to a residue that does not correspond to residue Cys-1 of mature Sonic hedgehog.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein the step of altering comprises exposing hedgehog polypeptide to proteolysis.
40. A method of making a functional hedgehog antagonist protein comprising expressing protein from the host cell of claim 35 and purifying the protein.
41. A method of making a functional hedgehog antagonist protein comprising modifying a hedgehog polypeptide at an N-terminal cysteine residue of the hedgehog polypeptide.
42. A method of making a functional hedgehog antagonist protein comprising modifying a hedgehog polypeptide at an amino acid residue that is other than an N-terminal cysteine residue of the hedgehog polypeptide.
43. A method of inhibiting hedgehog-dependent signaling in a subject, comprising administering to the subject the composition of claim 37 in an amount sufficient to inhibit hedgehog-dependent signaling in the subject
44. A method of inhibiting hedgehog-depending signaling in a subject, comprising administering to the subject the vector of claim 34, in an amount sufficient to inhibit hedgehog-dependent signaling in the subject.
45. The isolated antagonist of claim 3, wherein a moiety is linked to an amino acid residue of the antagonist, the moiety selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol and dextran.
46. The antagonist of claim 1, wherein the hedgehog-dependent signaling response is measured in a C3H10T1/2 alkaline phosphatase assay.
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