WO1991015584A1 - Trypanosoma cruzi recombinant antigens and synthetic peptides for utilization in the immunological diagnosis of chagas disease - Google Patents

Trypanosoma cruzi recombinant antigens and synthetic peptides for utilization in the immunological diagnosis of chagas disease Download PDF

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WO1991015584A1
WO1991015584A1 PCT/BR1991/000003 BR9100003W WO9115584A1 WO 1991015584 A1 WO1991015584 A1 WO 1991015584A1 BR 9100003 W BR9100003 W BR 9100003W WO 9115584 A1 WO9115584 A1 WO 9115584A1
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Samuel Goldenberg
Marco Aurélio KRIEGER
Elza Carmen Cerqueira De Almeida
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  • This patent request refers to the use of Trypanosoma cruzi repetitive recombinant antigens, as well as the corresponding synthetic peptides, in the immunological detection of Chagas Disease and its ethiological agent, the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.
  • the immunological diagnosis of Chagas Disease is in general based on the use of crude or semi-purified parasite extracts for the detection of antibodies, in different tests such as hemagglutination, ELISA, rad i o i mmunoassay and Western blot analysis.
  • hemagglutination ELISA
  • rad i o i mmunoassay Western blot analysis.
  • it is generally observed the cross-reactivity with patients bearing other diseases such as visceral and tegumentar leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis, syphilis and schistosomiasis,
  • the use of parasite extracts involves some rises for its preparation and is relatively expensive.
  • T.cruzi DNA was cloned in E.coli using the expression vector lambda gt11, and the recombinant clones were screened with a pool of human chagasic sera. Twelve recombinant clones were purified to homogeneity and from these two were selected on the basis of the specificity of their reactivity with chagasic sera. Partial nucleotide sequence of these clones showed that one of them (Ag#1) encodes an antigen composed of at least 23 repetitions of a 14 aminoacids motif whereas the other (Ag#2) encodes an antigen containing at least 14 repetitions of a 68 am i noac i ds repetitive epitope.
  • Ag#1 encodes an antigen composed of at least 23 repetitions of a 14 aminoacids motif
  • Ag#2 encodes an antigen containing at least 14 repetitions of a 68 am i noac i ds repetitive epitope.

Abstract

This patent deals with the use of Trypanosoma cruzi antigens obtained using recombinant DNA techniques, or synthetic peptides derived from these antigens, and their use in the immunological diagnosis of Chagas Disease using either ELISA, or western blot, or dot-blot, or hemagglutination, or agglutination, or monoclonal antibodies, or radioimmunoassay. The antigens or synthetic peptides are characterized by displaying the following aminoacid sequences: Ag1: valine (or alanine), alanine, glutamic acid, alanine (orthreonine), glutamic acid, lysine, glutamine, lysine (or arginine), alanine, alanine, glutamic acid, alanine (or serine), threonine (or methionine or alanine) and lysine. Ag2: methionine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glutamic acid arginine, arginine, glutamine, leucine, leucine, glutamic acid, lysine, aspartic acid, proline, arginine, arginine, asparagine, alanine, lysine, glutamic acid, isoleucine alanine, alanine, leucine, glutamic acid, glutamic acid, serine, methionine, asparagine, alanine, arginine, alanine, glutamine, glutamic acid, leucine, alanine, arginine, glutamic acid, lysine, lysine, leucine, arginine, aspartic acid, arginine, alanine, phenylalanine, leucine, aspartic acid, glutamine, lysine, proline, glutamic acid, arginine, valine, proline, leucine, alanine, aspartic acid, valine, proline, leucine, aspartic acid, aspartic acid, aspartic acid, serine, aspartic acid, phenylalanine, valine and alanine.

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Trypanosoma cruzi RECOMBINANT ANTIGENS AND SYNTHETIC PEPTIDES FOR UTILIZATION IN THE IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHAGAS DISEASE.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This patent request refers to the use of Trypanosoma cruzi repetitive recombinant antigens, as well as the corresponding synthetic peptides, in the immunological detection of Chagas Disease and its ethiological agent, the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.
The immunological diagnosis of Chagas Disease is in general based on the use of crude or semi-purified parasite extracts for the detection of antibodies, in different tests such as hemagglutination, ELISA, rad i o i mmunoassay and Western blot analysis. However, it is generally observed the cross-reactivity with patients bearing other diseases such as visceral and tegumentar leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis, syphilis and schistosomiasis,, Furthermore, the use of parasite extracts involves some rises for its preparation and is relatively expensive.
However, with the development of genetic engeneering techniques, it became possible to express heterologous genes in bacteria with low cost and high specificity. Then, the cloning and expression of Trypanosoma cruzi genes in E.coli was aimed for the obtention of parasite recombinant antigens that might be used for the diagnosis of Chagas Disease.,
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
T.cruzi DNA was cloned in E.coli using the expression vector lambda gt11, and the recombinant clones were screened with a pool of human chagasic sera. Twelve recombinant clones were purified to homogeneity and from these two were selected on the basis of the specificity of their reactivity with chagasic sera. Partial nucleotide sequence of these clones showed that one of them (Ag#1) encodes an antigen composed of at least 23 repetitions of a 14 aminoacids motif whereas the other (Ag#2) encodes an antigen containing at least 14 repetitions of a 68 am i noac i ds repetitive epitope.
The recomb inant antigems Ag#1 and Ag#2, as well as a synthetic peptide corresponding to Ag#1, were tested in the immunological diagnosis of Chagas Disease, using the methods of ELISA, dot-blot, western blot and agglutination. The results obtained showed that the aforementioned antigens provide an adequate and specific diagnosis for Chagas Disease„

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1) Trypanosoma cruzi antigen, obtained by recomb inant DNA technique and expressed in bacteria, comprising the following aminoacid sequence: Valine (or alanint), alanine, glutamic acid, alanine (or threonine), glutamic acid, lysine. glutamine, lysine (or arginine), aϊanine, alanine, glutamic acid, alanine (or serine), threonine (or methionine or alanine) and lysine.
2) Trypanosoma cruzi antigen, obtained by recombinant DNA thecnic, according to claim 1, wherein this ant igen include crude or semi-purified and recombinant ant igens, for utilization in the immunological diagnosis of Chagas Disease,,
3) Synthetic peptide comprising the same aminoacid sequence as claimed in claim 1„
4) Synthetic peptide, according to claim 3, for ut il izat ion in the immunological diagnosis of Chagas Disease,,
5) Trypanosoma cruzi antigen, obtained by recombinant DNA thecnic and expressed in bacteria, comprising the following aminoacid sequences Methionine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glutamic acid, arginine, arginine, glutamine, leucine, leucine, glutamic acid, lysine, aspartic acid, proline, arginine, arginine, asparagine, alanine, lysine, glutamic acid, isoiencine, alanine, alanine, leucine, glutamic acid , glutamic acid, serine, methionine, asparagine, alanine arginine alanine, g lu tamin e, glutamic acid, leucine, alanine, arginine glutamic acid, lysine, lysine, leucine, arginine, aspart ic acid, arginine, alanine, phenylalanine, leucine, aspartic acid, glutamine, lysine, proline, glutamic acid, arginine, valine, proline, leucine, alanine, aspartic acid, valine, proline, leucine, aspartic acid, aspartic acid, aspartic acid, serine, aspartic acid, phenylalanine, valine and alanine,
6) Trypanosoma cruzi antigen, obtained by recombinant DNA thecnic, according to claim 5, wherein this antigen include crude or semi-purified and recombinant antigens, for utilization in the immunological diagnosis of Chagas Disease,
7) Synthetic peptide comprising the same aminoacid sequence as claimed in claim 5.
8) Synthetic peptide, according to claim 7, for utilization in the immunological diagnosis of Chagas Disease,
PCT/BR1991/000003 1990-03-30 1991-04-01 Trypanosoma cruzi recombinant antigens and synthetic peptides for utilization in the immunological diagnosis of chagas disease WO1991015584A1 (en)

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