Patent Application
20230074721
This application includes a Sequence Listing submitted electronically as an XML file named 381203574SEQ, created on Aug. 24, 2022, with a size of 160 kilobytes. The Sequence Listing is incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates generally to the treatment of subjects having an inflammatory disease with RAS Protein Activator Like 3 inhibitors, methods of identifying subjects having an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease, methods of detecting RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecules and variant polypeptides.
Eosinophils can regulate local immune and inflammatory responses, and their accumulation in the blood and tissue is associated with several inflammatory and infectious diseases. Eosinophilia, defined as a peripheral blood eosinophil count greater than 450 cells per microliter, is associated with numerous disorders including allergies, drug reactions, helminth infections, Churg-Strauss syndrome, some malignancies and metabolic disorders, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, and hypereosinophilic syndrome. Eosinophils are bone marrow-derived leukocytes that are normally less than 5% of leukocytes in the blood, but can be found in higher numbers in tissues such as the bone marrow and gastrointestinal. Recruitment of activated eosinophils from the bloodstream into tissues can occur under a variety of conditions and lead to the release of preformed and newly synthesized products, including cytokines, chemokines, lipid mediators, and cytotoxic granule proteins, that can initiate, quickly escalate and sustain local inflammatory and remodeling responses. Eosinophil-rich inflammation has long been associated with parasitic infestation and allergic inflammation. A body of evidence, including clinical studies and animal models, of asthma has demonstrated a causal role for eosinophils in asthma pathogenesis including airway hyper-reactivity, elevated mucus production, and airway remodeling. As such, therapies aimed at eosinophils may help control diverse diseases, including atopic disorders such as asthma and allergy.
RAS Protein Activator Like 3 (RASAL3) belongs to the Ras GTPase-activating proteins (RasGAP) family and encodes a protein with pleckstrin homology (PH), C2, and Ras RasGAP domains. This protein is predominantly expressed in hematopoietic cells, including Jurkat-T cells where it is localized near or at the plasma membrane when expressed exogenously. RASAL3 plays a role in the expansion and functions of natural killer T (NKT) cells in the liver by negatively regulating RAS activity and downstream extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway.
The present disclosure provides methods of treating a subject having an inflammatory disease, the methods comprising administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject.
The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a subject having a food allergy, the methods comprising administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject.
The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a subject having allergic rhinitis, the methods comprising administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject.
The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a subject having asthma, the methods comprising administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject.
The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a subject with a therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease, wherein the subject has an inflammatory disease, the methods comprising: determining whether the subject has a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide by: obtaining or having obtained a biological sample from the subject; and performing or having performed a sequence analysis on the biological sample to determine if the subject has a genotype comprising the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide; and administering or continuing to administer the therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease in a standard dosage amount to a subject that is RASAL3 reference, and administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject; and administering or continuing to administer the therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease in an amount that is the same as or less than a standard dosage amount to a subject that is heterozygous for the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule, and administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject; wherein the presence of a genotype having the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide indicates the subject has a reduced risk of developing an inflammatory disease.
The present disclosure also provides methods of identifying a subject having an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease, the methods comprising: determining or having determined the presence or absence of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a biological sample obtained from the subject; wherein: when the subject is RASAL3 reference, then the subject has an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease; and when the subject is heterozygous or homozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, then the subject has a decreased risk of developing an inflammatory disease.
The present disclosure also provides therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease for use in the treatment of an inflammatory disease in a subject identified as having: a genomic nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof, wherein the genomic nucleic acid molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; an mRNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof, wherein the mRNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; or a cDNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof, wherein the cDNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
The present disclosure also provides RASAL3 inhibitors for use in the treatment of an inflammatory disease in a subject that: a) is reference for a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, a RASAL3 mRNA molecule, or a RASAL3 cDNA molecule; or b) is heterozygous for: i) a genomic nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof, wherein the genomic nucleic acid molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; ii) an mRNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof, wherein the mRNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; or iii) a cDNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof, wherein the cDNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
The accompanying figures, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate several features of the present disclosure.
Various terms relating to aspects of the present disclosure are used throughout the specification and claims. Such terms are to be given their ordinary meaning in the art, unless otherwise indicated. Other specifically defined terms are to be construed in a manner consistent with the definitions provided herein.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, it is in no way intended that any method or aspect set forth herein be construed as requiring that its steps be performed in a specific order. Accordingly, where a method claim does not specifically state in the claims or descriptions that the steps are to be limited to a specific order, it is in no way intended that an order be inferred, in any respect. This holds for any possible non-expressed basis for interpretation, including matters of logic with respect to arrangement of steps or operational flow, plain meaning derived from grammatical organization or punctuation, or the number or type of aspects described in the specification.
As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
As used herein, the term “about” means that the recited numerical value is approximate and small variations would not significantly affect the practice of the disclosed embodiments. Where a numerical value is used, unless indicated otherwise by the context, the term “about” means the numerical value can vary by ±10% and remain within the scope of the disclosed embodiments.
As used herein, the term “comprising” may be replaced with “consisting” or “consisting essentially of” in particular embodiments as desired.
As used herein, the term “isolated”, in regard to a nucleic acid molecule or a polypeptide, means that the nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide is in a condition other than its native environment, such as apart from blood and/or animal tissue. In some embodiments, an isolated nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide is substantially free of other nucleic acid molecules or other polypeptides, particularly other nucleic acid molecules or polypeptides of animal origin. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide can be in a highly purified form, i.e., greater than 95% pure or greater than 99% pure. When used in this context, the term “isolated” does not exclude the presence of the same nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide in alternative physical forms, such as dimers or alternatively phosphorylated or derivatized forms.
As used herein, the terms “nucleic acid”, “nucleic acid molecule”, “nucleic acid sequence”, “polynucleotide”, or “oligonucleotide” can comprise a polymeric form of nucleotides of any length, can comprise DNA and/or RNA, and can be single-stranded, double-stranded, or multiple stranded. One strand of a nucleic acid also refers to its complement.
As used herein, the term “subject” includes any animal, including mammals. Mammals include, but are not limited to, farm animals (such as, for example, horse, cow, pig), companion animals (such as, for example, dog, cat), laboratory animals (such as, for example, mouse, rat, rabbits), and non-human primates (such as, for example, apes and monkeys). In some embodiments, the subject is a human. In some embodiments, the subject is a patient under the care of a physician.
A rare variant in the RASAL3 gene associated with a decreased risk of developing an inflammatory disease has been identified in humans in accordance with the present disclosure. For example, a genetic alteration that results in the omission of the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC tetradecanucleotide (SEQ ID NO:35) at positions 7,061 to 7,074 in the RASAL3 reference genomic nucleic acid molecule (see, SEQ ID NO:1) has been observed to indicate that the subject having such an alteration may have a decreased risk of developing an inflammatory disease. It is believed that no variants of the RASAL3 gene or protein have any known association with an inflammatory disease. Altogether, the genetic analyses described herein surprisingly indicate that the RASAL3 gene and, in particular, a variant in the RASAL3 gene, associates with a decreased risk of developing an inflammatory disease. Moreover, the identification by the present disclosure of the association between additional variants and gene burden masks indicates that RASAL3 itself (rather than linkage disequilibrium with variants in another gene) is responsible for a protective effect in an inflammatory disease. Therefore, subjects that are RASAL3 reference that have an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease, such as childhood asthma, food allergy, asthma, or allergic rhinitis, may be treated such that the inflammatory disease is prevented, the symptoms thereof are reduced, and/or development of symptoms is repressed. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides methods of leveraging the identification of such variants in subjects to identify or stratify risk in such subjects of developing an inflammatory disease, such as childhood asthma, food allergy, asthma, or allergic rhinitis, or to diagnose subjects as having an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease, such as childhood asthma, food allergy, asthma, or allergic rhinitis, such that subjects at risk or subjects with active disease may be treated accordingly.
For purposes of the present disclosure, any particular subject can be categorized as having one of three RASAL3 genotypes: i) RASAL3 reference; ii) heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide; or iii) homozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide. A subject is RASAL3 reference when the subject does not have a copy of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide. A subject is heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide when the subject has a single copy of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide. As used herein, a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule is any RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule (such as, a genomic nucleic acid molecule, an mRNA molecule, or a cDNA molecule) encoding a RASAL3 polypeptide having a partial loss-of-function, a complete loss-of-function, a predicted partial loss-of-function, or a predicted complete loss-of-function. A subject who has a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide having a partial loss-of-function (or predicted partial loss-of-function) is hypomorphic for RASAL3. The RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be any nucleic acid molecule encoding RASAL3 Ala414fs, Ala408fs, or Ala145fs. In some embodiments, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encodes RASAL3 Ala414fs. A subject is homozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide when the subject has two copies of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
For subjects that are genotyped or determined to be RASAL3 reference, such subjects have an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease, such as childhood asthma, food allergy, asthma, or allergic rhinitis. For subjects that are genotyped or determined to be either RASAL3 reference or heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, such subjects can be treated with a RASAL3 inhibitor.
In any of the embodiments described throughout the present disclosure, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be any RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule (such as, for example, genomic nucleic acid molecule, mRNA molecule, or cDNA molecule) encoding a RASAL3 polypeptide having a partial loss-of-function, a complete loss-of-function, a predicted partial loss-of-function, or a predicted complete loss-of-function. For example, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule can be any nucleic acid molecule encoding RASAL3 Ala414fs, Ala408fs, or Ala145fs. In some embodiments, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encodes RASAL3 Ala414fs.
In any of the embodiments described throughout the present disclosure, the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be any RASAL3 polypeptide having a partial loss-of-function, a complete loss-of-function, a predicted partial loss-of-function, or a predicted complete loss-of-function. In any of the embodiments described throughout the present disclosure, the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be any of the RASAL3 polypeptides described herein including, for example, RASAL3 Ala414fs, Ala408fs, or Ala145fs. In some embodiments, the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide is RASAL3 Ala414fs.
In any of the embodiments described throughout the present disclosure, the inflammatory disease is asthma, food allergy, or allergic rhinitis. In any of the embodiments described throughout the present disclosure, the inflammatory disease is asthma. In any of the embodiments described throughout the present disclosure, the asthma can be childhood asthma. In any of the embodiments described throughout the present disclosure, the inflammatory disease is a food allergy. In any of the embodiments described throughout the present disclosure, the inflammatory disease is allergic rhinitis.
Symptoms of childhood asthma include, but are not limited to, frequent coughing that worsens in the presence of a viral infection, occurs while a child is asleep or is triggered by exercise or cold air, a whistling or wheezing sound when breathing out, shortness of breath, and chest congestion or tightness.
Symptoms of food allergies include, but are not limited to, tingling or itching in the mouth, a raised, itchy red rash (hives), swelling of the face, mouth (angioedema), throat or other areas of the body, difficulty swallowing, wheezing or shortness of breath, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, feeling sick (nausea) or vomiting, abdominal pain or diarrhea, and hay fever-like symptoms, such as sneezing or itchy eyes (allergic conjunctivitis).
Symptoms of asthma include, but are not limited to, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, and chest tightness.
Symptoms of allergic rhinitis include, but are not limited to, sneezing, congestion, coughing, sinus pressure, itchy watery eyes, and itchy nose, mouth, and throat, and fatigue.
The present disclosure provides methods of treating a subject having an inflammatory disease, the methods comprising administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject.
The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a subject having asthma, the methods comprising administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject. In some embodiments, the asthma is childhood asthma.
The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a subject having a food allergy, the methods comprising administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject.
The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a subject having allergic rhinitis, the methods comprising administering a RASAL3 inhibitor to the subject.
In some embodiments, the RASAL3 inhibitor comprises an inhibitory nucleic acid molecule. In some embodiments, the inhibitory nucleic acid molecule comprises an antisense molecule, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecule, or a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecule. In some embodiments, the inhibitory nucleic acid molecule comprises an antisense molecule. In some embodiments, the inhibitory nucleic acid molecule comprises an siRNA molecule. In some embodiments, the inhibitory nucleic acid molecule comprises an shRNA molecule. Such inhibitory nucleic acid molecules can be designed to target any region of a RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, such as an mRNA molecule. In some embodiments, the inhibitory nucleic acid molecule hybridizes to a sequence within a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule or mRNA molecule and decreases expression of the RASAL3 polypeptide in a cell in the subject. In some embodiments, the RASAL3 inhibitor comprises an antisense molecule that hybridizes to a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule or mRNA molecule and decreases expression of the RASAL3 polypeptide in a cell in the subject. In some embodiments, the RASAL3 inhibitor comprises an siRNA that hybridizes to a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule or mRNA molecule and decreases expression of the RASAL3 polypeptide in a cell in the subject. In some embodiments, the RASAL3 inhibitor comprises an shRNA that hybridizes to a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule or mRNA molecule and decreases expression of the RASAL3 polypeptide in a cell in the subject.
In some embodiments, the RASAL3 inhibitor comprises a nuclease agent that induces one or more nicks or double-strand breaks at a recognition sequence(s) or a DNA-binding protein that binds to a recognition sequence within a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule. The recognition sequence can be located within a coding region of the RASAL3 gene, or within regulatory regions that influence the expression of the gene. A recognition sequence of the DNA-binding protein or nuclease agent can be located in an intron, an exon, a promoter, an enhancer, a regulatory region, or any non-protein coding region. The recognition sequence can include or be proximate to the start codon of the RASAL3 gene. For example, the recognition sequence can be located about 10, about 20, about 30, about 40, about 50, about 100, about 200, about 300, about 400, about 500, or about 1,000 nucleotides from the start codon. As another example, two or more nuclease agents can be used, each targeting a nuclease recognition sequence including or proximate to the start codon. As another example, two nuclease agents can be used, one targeting a nuclease recognition sequence including or proximate to the start codon, and one targeting a nuclease recognition sequence including or proximate to the stop codon, wherein cleavage by the nuclease agents can result in deletion of the coding region between the two nuclease recognition sequences. Any nuclease agent that induces a nick or double-strand break into a desired recognition sequence can be used in the methods and compositions disclosed herein. Any DNA-binding protein that binds to a desired recognition sequence can be used in the methods and compositions disclosed herein.
Suitable nuclease agents and DNA-binding proteins for use herein include, but are not limited to, zinc finger protein or zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) pair, Transcription Activator-Like Effector (TALE) protein or Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nuclease (TALEN), or Clustered Regularly Interspersed Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems. The length of the recognition sequence can vary, and includes, for example, recognition sequences that are about 30-36 bp for a zinc finger protein or ZFN pair, about 15-18 bp for each ZFN, about 36 bp for a TALE protein or TALEN, and about 20 bp for a CRISPR/Cas guide RNA.
In some embodiments, CRISPR/Cas systems can be used to modify a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule within a cell. The methods and compositions disclosed herein can employ CRISPR-Cas systems by utilizing CRISPR complexes (comprising a guide RNA (gRNA) complexed with a Cas protein) for site-directed cleavage of RASAL3 nucleic acid molecules.
Cas proteins generally comprise at least one RNA recognition or binding domain that can interact with gRNAs. Cas proteins can also comprise nuclease domains (such as, for example, DNase or RNase domains), DNA binding domains, helicase domains, protein-protein interaction domains, dimerization domains, and other domains. Suitable Cas proteins include, for example, a wild type Cas9 protein and a wild type Cpf1 protein (such as, for example, FnCpf1). A Cas protein can have full cleavage activity to create a double-strand break in a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule or it can be a nickase that creates a single-strand break in a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule. Additional examples of Cas proteins include, but are not limited to, Cas1, Cas1B, Cast, Cas3, Cas4, Cas5, Cas5e (CasD), Cas10, Cas6e, Cas6f, Cas7, Cas8a1, Cas8a2, Cas8b, Cas8c, Cas9 (Csn1 or Csx12), Cas10, Cas10d, CasF, CasG, CasH, Csyl, Csy2, Csy3, Cse1 (CasA), Cse2 (CasB), Cse3 (CasE), Cse4 (CasC), Csc1, Csc2, Csa5, Csn2, Csm2, Csm3, Csm4, Csm5, Csm6, Cmr1, Cmr3, Cmr4, Cmr5, Cmr6, Csb1, Csb2, Csb3, Csx17, Csx14, Csx10, Csx16, CsaX, Csx3, Csx1, Csx15, Csf1, Csf2, Csf3, Csf4, and Cu1966, and homologs or modified versions thereof. Cas proteins can also be operably linked to heterologous polypeptides as fusion proteins. For example, a Cas protein can be fused to a cleavage domain, an epigenetic modification domain, a transcriptional activation domain, or a transcriptional repressor domain. Cas proteins can be provided in any form. For example, a Cas protein can be provided in the form of a protein, such as a Cas protein complexed with a gRNA. Alternately, a Cas protein can be provided in the form of a nucleic acid molecule encoding the Cas protein, such as an RNA or DNA.
In some embodiments, targeted genetic modifications of a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecules can be generated by contacting a cell with a Cas protein and one or more gRNAs that hybridize to one or more gRNA recognition sequences within a target genomic locus in the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule. For example, a gRNA recognition sequence can be located within a region of SEQ ID NO:1. The gRNA recognition sequence can also include or be proximate to a position corresponding to positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:1. For example, the gRNA recognition sequence can be located from about 1000, from about 500, from about 400, from about 300, from about 200, from about 100, from about 50, from about 45, from about 40, from about 35, from about 30, from about 25, from about 20, from about 15, from about 10, or from about 5 nucleotides of a position corresponding to positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:1. The gRNA recognition sequence can include or be proximate to the start codon of a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule or the stop codon of a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule. For example, the gRNA recognition sequence can be located from about 10, from about 20, from about 30, from about 40, from about 50, from about 100, from about 200, from about 300, from about 400, from about 500, or from about 1,000 nucleotides of the start codon or the stop codon.
The gRNA recognition sequences within a target genomic locus in a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule are located near a Protospacer Adjacent Motif (PAM) sequence, which is a 2-6 base pair DNA sequence immediately following the DNA sequence targeted by the Cas9 nuclease. The canonical PAM is the sequence 5′-NGG-3′ where “N” is any nucleobase followed by two guanine (“G”) nucleobases. gRNAs can transport Cas9 to anywhere in the genome for gene editing, but no editing can occur at any site other than one at which Cas9 recognizes PAM. In addition, 5′-NGA-3′ can be a highly efficient non-canonical PAM for human cells. Generally, the PAM is about 2 to about 6 nucleotides downstream of the DNA sequence targeted by the gRNA. The PAM can flank the gRNA recognition sequence. In some embodiments, the gRNA recognition sequence can be flanked on the 3′ end by the PAM. In some embodiments, the gRNA recognition sequence can be flanked on the 5′ end by the PAM. For example, the cleavage site of Cas proteins can be about 1 to about 10 base pairs, about 2 to about 5 base pairs, or 3 base pairs upstream or downstream of the PAM sequence. In some embodiments (such as when Cas9 from S. pyogenes or a closely related Cas9 is used), the PAM sequence of the non-complementary strand can be 5′-NGG-3′, where N is any DNA nucleotide and is immediately 3′ of the gRNA recognition sequence of the non-complementary strand of the target DNA. As such, the PAM sequence of the complementary strand would be 5′-CCN-3′, where N is any DNA nucleotide and is immediately 5′ of the gRNA recognition sequence of the complementary strand of the target DNA.
A gRNA is an RNA molecule that binds to a Cas protein and targets the Cas protein to a specific location within a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule. An exemplary gRNA is a gRNA effective to direct a Cas enzyme to bind to or cleave a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, wherein the gRNA comprises a DNA-targeting segment that hybridizes to a gRNA recognition sequence within the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule that includes or is proximate to a position corresponding to positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:1. For example, a gRNA can be selected such that it hybridizes to a gRNA recognition sequence that is located about 5, about 10, about 15, about 20, about 25, about 30, about 35, about 40, about 45, about 50, about 100, about 200, about 300, about 400, about 500, or about 1,000 nucleotides from a position corresponding to positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:1. Other exemplary gRNAs comprise a DNA-targeting segment that hybridizes to a gRNA recognition sequence present within a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule that includes or is proximate to the start codon or the stop codon. For example, a gRNA can be selected such that it hybridizes to a gRNA recognition sequence that is located about 5, about 10, about 15, about 20, about 25, about 30, about 35, about 40, about 45, about 50, about 100, about 200, about 300, about 400, about 500, or about 1,000 nucleotides of the start codon or located about 5, about 10, about 15, about 20, about 25, about 30, about 35, about 40, about 45, about 50, about 100, about 200, about 300, about 400, about 500, or about 1,000 nucleotides of the stop codon. Suitable gRNAs can comprise from about 17 to about 25 nucleotides, from about 17 to about 23 nucleotides, from about 18 to about 22 nucleotides, or from about 19 to about 21 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the gRNAs can comprise 20 nucleotides.
Examples of suitable gRNA recognition sequences located within the RASAL3 reference gene are set forth in Table 1 as SEQ ID NOs:37-56.
The Cas protein and the gRNA form a complex, and the Cas protein cleaves the target RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule. The Cas protein can cleave the nucleic acid molecule at a site within or outside of the nucleic acid sequence present in the target RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule to which the DNA-targeting segment of a gRNA will bind. For example, formation of a CRISPR complex (comprising a gRNA hybridized to a gRNA recognition sequence and complexed with a Cas protein) can result in cleavage of one or both strands in or near (such as, for example, within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 50, or more base pairs from) the nucleic acid sequence present in the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule to which a DNA-targeting segment of a gRNA will bind.
Such methods can result, for example, in a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule in which a region of SEQ ID NO:1 is disrupted, the start codon is disrupted, the stop codon is disrupted, or the coding sequence is disrupted or deleted. Optionally, the cell can be further contacted with one or more additional gRNAs that hybridize to additional gRNA recognition sequences within the target genomic locus in the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule. By contacting the cell with one or more additional gRNAs (such as, for example, a second gRNA that hybridizes to a second gRNA recognition sequence), cleavage by the Cas protein can create two or more double-strand breaks or two or more single-strand breaks.
In some embodiments, the RASAL3 inhibitor comprises a small molecule. In some embodiments, the RASAL3 inhibitor is an inhibitory nucleic acid mole as described herein.
In some embodiments, the methods of treatment further comprise detecting the presence or absence of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a biological sample obtained from the subject. As used throughout the present disclosure, “a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule” is any RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule (such as, for example, genomic nucleic acid molecule, mRNA molecule, or cDNA molecule) encoding a RASAL3 polypeptide having a partial loss-of-function, a complete loss-of-function, a predicted partial loss-of-function, or a predicted complete loss-of-function.
The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a subject with a therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the subject has an inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the methods comprise determining whether the subject has a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide by obtaining or having obtained a biological sample from the subject, and performing or having performed a sequence analysis on the biological sample to determine if the subject has a genotype comprising the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule. When the subject is RASAL3 reference, the therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease is administered or continued to be administered to the subject in a standard dosage amount, and a RASAL3 inhibitor is administered to the subject. When the subject is heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule, the therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease is administered or continued to be administered to the subject in an amount that is the same as or less than a standard dosage amount, and a RASAL3 inhibitor is administered to the subject. The presence of a genotype having the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide indicates the subject has a decreased risk of developing an inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the subject is RASAL3 reference. In some embodiments, the subject is heterozygous for the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
For subjects that are genotyped or determined to be either RASAL3 reference or heterozygous for the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, such subjects can be treated with a RASAL3 inhibitor, as described herein.
Detecting the presence or absence of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a biological sample from a subject and/or determining whether a subject has a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be carried out by any of the methods described herein. In some embodiments, these methods can be carried out in vitro. In some embodiments, these methods can be carried out in situ. In some embodiments, these methods can be carried out in vivo. In any of these embodiments, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be present within a cell obtained from the subject.
In some embodiments, when the subject is RASAL3 reference, the subject is also administered a therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease in a standard dosage amount. In some embodiments, when the subject is heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the subject is also administered a therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease in a dosage amount that is the same as or less than a standard dosage amount.
In some embodiments, the treatment methods further comprise detecting the presence or absence of a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a biological sample from the subject. In some embodiments, when the subject does not have a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the subject is also administered a therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease in a standard dosage amount. In some embodiments, when the subject has a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the subject is also administered a therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease in a dosage amount that is the same as or less than a standard dosage amount.
The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a subject with a therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the subject has an inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the method comprises determining whether the subject has a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide by obtaining or having obtained a biological sample from the subject, and performing or having performed an assay on the biological sample to determine if the subject has a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide. When the subject does not have a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease is administered or continued to be administered to the subject in a standard dosage amount, and a RASAL3 inhibitor is administered to the subject. When the subject has a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease is administered or continued to be administered to the subject in an amount that is the same as or less than a standard dosage amount, and a RASAL3 inhibitor is administered to the subject. The presence of a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide indicates the subject has a decreased risk of developing an inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the subject has a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide. In some embodiments, the subject does not have a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
Detecting the presence or absence of a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a biological sample from a subject and/or determining whether a subject has a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be carried out by any of the methods described herein. In some embodiments, these methods can be carried out in vitro. In some embodiments, these methods can be carried out in situ. In some embodiments, these methods can be carried out in vivo. In any of these embodiments, the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be present within a cell obtained from the subject.
Examples of therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit childhood asthma include, but are not limited to: inhaled corticosteroids, such as fluticasone, budesonide, mometasone, ciclesonide, and beclomethasone; leukotriene modifiers, such as montelukast, zafirlukast, and zileuton; inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist (LABA) combinations, such as fluticasone and salmeterol, budesonide and formoterol, fluticasone and vilanterol, and mometasone and formoterol; theophylline; and immunomodulatory agents such as mepolizumab, dupilumab, benralizumab, and omalizumab.
Examples of therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit food allergy include, but are not limited to antihistamines, such as diphenhydramine or cetirizine; or vasoconstrictors, such as epinephrine.
Examples of therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit asthma include, but are not limited to: inhaled corticosteroids, such as fluticasone, budesonide, mometasone, ciclesonide, and beclomethasone; leukotriene modifiers, such as montelukast, zafirlukast, and zileuton; long-acting beta agonist such as salmeterol; inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist (LABA) combinations, such as fluticasone and salmeterol, budesonide and formoterol, fluticasone and vilanterol, and mometasone and formoterol; ipratropium; oral corticosteroids such as prednisone or methylprednisolone; or biologics drugs such as, omalizumab, mepolizumab, benralizumab, or reslizumab.
Examples of therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit allergic rhinitis include, but are not limited to: oral antihistamines, such as cetirizine, fexofenadine, diphenhydramine, desloratadine, loratadine, levocetirizine, or orcetirizine; intranasal antihistamines, such as azelastine, or olopatadine; decongestants, such as xymetazoline, pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, or cetirizine with pseudoephedrine; intranasal corticosteroids, such as beclomethasone, budesonide, ciclesonide, flunisolide, fluticasone, mometasone, or triamcinolone acetonide; cromolyn; intranasal anticholinergics, such as ipratropium; or leukotriene receptor antagonists, such as montelukast.
In some embodiments, the dose of the therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease can be reduced by about 10%, by about 20%, by about 30%, by about 40%, by about 50%, by about 60%, by about 70%, by about 80%, or by about 90% for subjects that are heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide (i.e., a less than the standard dosage amount) compared to subjects that are RASAL3 reference (who may receive a standard dosage amount). In some embodiments, the dose of the therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease can be reduced by about 10%, by about 20%, by about 30%, by about 40%, or by about 50%. In addition, the dose of therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease in subjects that are heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be administered less frequently compared to subjects that are RASAL3 reference.
Administration of the therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease and/or RASAL3 inhibitors can be repeated, for example, after one day, two days, three days, five days, one week, two weeks, three weeks, one month, five weeks, six weeks, seven weeks, eight weeks, two months, or three months. The repeated administration can be at the same dose or at a different dose. The administration can be repeated once, twice, three times, four times, five times, six times, seven times, eight times, nine times, ten times, or more. For example, according to certain dosage regimens a subject can receive therapy for a prolonged period of time such as, for example, 6 months, 1 year, or more. In addition, the therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease and/or RASAL3 inhibitors can be administered sequentially or at the same time. In addition, the therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease and/or RASAL3 inhibitors can be administered in separate compositions or can be administered together in the same composition.
Administration of the therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease and/or RASAL3 inhibitors can occur by any suitable route including, but not limited to, parenteral, intravenous, oral, subcutaneous, intra-arterial, intracranial, intrathecal, intraperitoneal, topical, intranasal, or intramuscular. Pharmaceutical compositions for administration are desirably sterile and substantially isotonic and manufactured under GMP conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions can be provided in unit dosage form (i.e., the dosage for a single administration). Pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated using one or more physiologically and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, diluents, excipients or auxiliaries. The formulation depends on the route of administration chosen. The term “pharmaceutically acceptable” means that the carrier, diluent, excipient, or auxiliary is compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and not substantially deleterious to the recipient thereof.
The terms “treat”, “treating”, and “treatment” and “prevent”, “preventing”, and “prevention” as used herein, refer to eliciting the desired biological response, such as a therapeutic and prophylactic effect, respectively. In some embodiments, a therapeutic effect comprises one or more of a decrease/reduction in an inflammatory disease, a decrease/reduction in the severity of an inflammatory disease (such as, for example, a reduction or inhibition of development of an inflammatory disease), a decrease/reduction in symptoms and inflammatory disease-related effects, delaying the onset of symptoms and inflammatory disease-related effects, reducing the severity of symptoms of inflammatory disease-related effects, reducing the severity of an acute episode, reducing the number of symptoms and inflammatory disease-related effects, reducing the latency of symptoms and inflammatory disease-related effects, an amelioration of symptoms and inflammatory disease-related effects, reducing secondary symptoms, reducing secondary infections, preventing relapse to an inflammatory disease, decreasing the number or frequency of relapse episodes, increasing latency between symptomatic episodes, increasing time to sustained progression, expediting remission, inducing remission, augmenting remission, speeding recovery, or increasing efficacy of or decreasing resistance to alternative therapeutics, and/or an increased survival time of the affected host animal, following administration of the agent or composition comprising the agent. A prophylactic effect may comprise a complete or partial avoidance/inhibition or a delay of an inflammatory disease development/progression (such as, for example, a complete or partial avoidance/inhibition or a delay), and an increased survival time of the affected host animal, following administration of a therapeutic protocol. Treatment of an inflammatory disease encompasses the treatment of subjects already diagnosed as having any form of an inflammatory disease at any clinical stage or manifestation, the delay of the onset or evolution or aggravation or deterioration of the symptoms or signs of an inflammatory disease, and/or preventing and/or reducing the severity of an inflammatory disease.
The present disclosure also provides methods of identifying a subject having an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the methods comprise determining or having determined the presence or absence of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule (such as a genomic nucleic acid molecule, mRNA molecule, and/or cDNA molecule) encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a biological sample obtained from the subject. When the subject lacks a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide (i.e., the subject is genotypically categorized as RASAL3 reference), then the subject has an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease. When the subject has a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide (i.e., the subject is heterozygous or homozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule), then the subject has a decreased risk of developing an inflammatory disease compared to a subject that is RASAL3 reference.
Having a single copy of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide is more protective of a subject from developing an inflammatory disease than having no copies of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide. Without intending to be limited to any particular theory or mechanism of action, it is believed that a single copy of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide (i.e., heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule) is protective of a subject from developing an inflammatory disease, and it is also believed that having two copies of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide (i.e., homozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule) may be more protective of a subject from developing an inflammatory disease, relative to a subject with a single copy. Thus, in some embodiments, a single copy of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide may not be completely protective, but instead, may be partially or incompletely protective of a subject from developing an inflammatory disease. While not desiring to be bound by any particular theory, there may be additional factors or molecules involved in the development of an inflammatory disease that are still present in a subject having a single copy of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, thus resulting in less than complete protection from the development of an inflammatory disease.
Detecting the presence or absence of a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a biological sample from the subject and/or determining whether a subject has a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be carried out by any of the methods described herein. In some embodiments, these methods can be carried out in vitro. In some embodiments, these methods can be carried out in situ. In some embodiments, these methods can be carried out in vivo. In any of these embodiments, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be present within a cell obtained from the subject.
In some embodiments, when a subject is identified as having an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease, the subject is further treated with a therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease and/or a RASAL3 inhibitor, as described herein. For example, when the subject is RASAL3 reference, and therefore has an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease, the subject is administered a RASAL3 inhibitor. In some embodiments, such a subject is also administered a therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, when the subject is heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the subject is administered the therapeutic agent that treats or inhibits an inflammatory disease in a dosage amount that is the same as or less than a standard dosage amount, and is also administered a RASAL3 inhibitor. In some embodiments, the subject is RASAL3 reference. In some embodiments, the subject is heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
The present disclosure also provides methods of detecting the presence or absence of a RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a biological sample obtained from a subject, and/or a RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a biological sample obtained from a subject, and/or a RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide produced from an mRNA molecule in a biological sample obtained from a subject. It is understood that gene sequences within a population and mRNA molecules encoded by such genes can vary due to polymorphisms such as single-nucleotide polymorphisms. The sequences provided herein for the RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecule, RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule, and RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule are only exemplary sequences. Other sequences for the RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecule, variant mRNA molecule, and variant cDNA molecule are also possible.
The biological sample can be derived from any cell, tissue, or biological fluid from the subject. The biological sample may comprise any clinically relevant tissue such as, for example, a bone marrow sample, a tumor biopsy, a fine needle aspirate, or a sample of bodily fluid, such as blood, gingival crevicular fluid, plasma, serum, lymph, ascitic fluid, cystic fluid, or urine. In some embodiments, the biological sample comprises a buccal swab. The biological sample used in the methods disclosed herein can vary based on the assay format, nature of the detection method, and the tissues, cells, or extracts that are used as the sample. A biological sample can be processed differently depending on the assay being employed. For example, when detecting any RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule, preliminary processing designed to isolate or enrich the biological sample for the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule can be employed. A variety of techniques may be used for this purpose. When detecting the level of any RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule, different techniques can be used enrich the biological sample with mRNA molecules. Various methods to detect the presence or level of an mRNA molecule or the presence of a particular variant genomic DNA locus can be used.
The present disclosure also provides methods of detecting a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide in a subject. The methods comprise assaying a biological sample obtained from the subject to determine whether a nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample is a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
In some embodiments, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof, is a genomic nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof. This variant genomic nucleic acid molecule lacks the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 7,061 to 7,074 that is present in the RASAL3 reference genomic nucleic acid molecule (see, SEQ ID NO:1).
In some embodiments, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof, is an mRNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof. These variant mRNA molecules lack the AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide that is present in the RASAL3 reference mRNA molecules at: positions 1,298 to 1,311 (see, SEQ ID NO:3), positions 1,298 to 1,311 (see, SEQ ID NO:4), positions 1,280 to 1,293 (see, SEQ ID NO:5), positions 1,770 to 1,783 (see, SEQ ID NO:6), positions 1,320 to 1,333 (see, SEQ ID NO:7), or positions 1,325 to 1,338 (see, SEQ ID NO:8).
In some embodiments, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof, is a cDNA molecule produced from an mRNA molecule in the biological sample having a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof. These variant cDNA molecules lack the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide that is present in the RASAL3 reference cDNA molecules at: positions 1,298 to 1,311 (see, SEQ ID NO:15), positions 1,298 to 1,311 (see, SEQ ID NO:16), positions 1,280 to 1,293 (see, SEQ ID NO:17), positions 1,770 to 1,783 (see, SEQ ID N0:18), positions 1,320 to 1,333 (see, SEQ ID NO:19), or positions 1,325 to 1,338 (see, SEQ ID NO:20).
In some embodiments, the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: i) positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2 (for genomic nucleic acid molecules); ii) positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14 (for mRNA molecules); or iii) positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26 (for cDNA molecules obtained from mRNA molecules).
In some embodiments, the biological sample comprises a cell or cell lysate. Such methods can further comprise, for example, obtaining a biological sample from the subject comprising a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule or mRNA molecule, and if mRNA, optionally reverse transcribing the mRNA into cDNA. Such assays can comprise, for example determining the identity of these positions of the particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule. In some embodiments, the method is an in vitro method.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises sequencing at least a portion of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, the RASAL3 mRNA molecule, or the RASAL3 cDNA molecule produced from the mRNA molecule in the biological sample, wherein the sequenced portion comprises one or more variations that cause a loss-of-function (partial or complete) or are predicted to cause a loss-of-function (partial or complete).
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises sequencing at least a portion of: i) the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample, wherein the sequenced portion comprises positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; ii) the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 mRNA molecule in the biological sample, wherein the sequenced portion comprises a position corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; and/or iii) the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 cDNA molecule produced from the mRNA in the biological sample, wherein the sequenced portion comprises a position corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof or. When the sequenced portion of the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, then the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample is a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises sequencing at least a portion of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample, wherein the sequenced portion comprises positions corresponding to positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof. When the sequenced portion of the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, then the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample is a RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises sequencing at least a portion of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 mRNA molecule in the biological sample, wherein the sequenced portion comprises positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof. When the sequenced portion of the RASAL3 mRNA molecule in the biological sample comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, then the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample is a RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises sequencing at least a portion of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 cDNA molecule produced from the mRNA molecule in the biological sample, wherein the sequenced portion comprises positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof. When the sequenced portion of the RASAL3 cDNA molecule in the biological sample comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, then the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample is a RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: a) contacting the biological sample with a primer hybridizing to a portion of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3: i) genomic nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, that is proximate to positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; ii) mRNA molecule, or the complement thereof, that is proximate to a position corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; and/or iii) cDNA molecule, or the complement thereof, that is proximate to a position corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; b) extending the primer at least through the position of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3: i) genomic nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, corresponding to positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; ii) mRNA molecule, or the complement thereof, corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; and/or iii) cDNA molecule, or the complement thereof, corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; and c) determining whether the extension product of the primer comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: a) contacting the biological sample with a primer hybridizing to a portion of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, that is proximate to positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; b) extending the primer at least through the position of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; and c) determining whether the extension product of the primer comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: a) contacting the biological sample with a primer hybridizing to a portion of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 mRNA molecule, or the complement thereof, that is proximate to positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof or; b) extending the primer at least through the position of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 mRNA molecule corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; and c) determining whether the extension product of the primer comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: a) contacting the biological sample with a primer hybridizing to a portion of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 cDNA molecule, or the complement thereof, that is proximate to positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; b) extending the primer at least through the position of the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 cDNA molecule corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; and c) determining whether the extension product of the primer comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the entire nucleic acid molecule is sequenced. In some embodiments, only a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule is analyzed. In some embodiments, only a RASAL3 mRNA is analyzed. In some embodiments, only a RASAL3 cDNA obtained from RASAL3 mRNA is analyzed.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: a) amplifying at least a portion of the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, in the biological sample, wherein the amplified portion comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; b) labeling the amplified nucleic acid molecule with a detectable label; c) contacting the labeled nucleic acid molecule with a support comprising an alteration-specific probe, wherein the alteration-specific probe comprises a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequence of the amplified nucleic acid molecule comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; and d) detecting the detectable label.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: a) amplifying at least a portion of the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, in the biological sample, wherein the portion comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; b) labeling the amplified nucleic acid molecule with a detectable label; c) contacting the labeled nucleic acid molecule with a support comprising an alteration-specific probe, wherein the alteration-specific probe comprises a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequence of the amplified nucleic acid molecule comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; and d) detecting the detectable label.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: a) amplifying at least a portion of the RASAL3 mRNA molecule, or the complement thereof, in the biological sample, wherein the portion comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; b) labeling the amplified nucleic acid molecule with a detectable label; c) contacting the labeled nucleic acid molecule with a support comprising an alteration-specific probe, wherein the alteration-specific probe comprises a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequence of the amplified nucleic acid molecule comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; and d) detecting the detectable label.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: a) amplifying at least a portion of the RASAL3 cDNA molecule, or the complement thereof, in the biological sample, wherein the portion comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; b) labeling the amplified nucleic acid molecule with a detectable label; c) contacting the labeled nucleic acid molecule with a support comprising an alteration-specific probe, wherein the alteration-specific probe comprises a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequence of the amplified nucleic acid molecule comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; and d) detecting the detectable label.
In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule is mRNA and the determining step further comprises reverse-transcribing the mRNA into a cDNA prior to the amplifying step.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: contacting the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, in the biological sample with an alteration-specific probe comprising a detectable label, wherein the alteration-specific probe comprises a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; and detecting the detectable label.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: contacting the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, in the biological sample with an alteration-specific probe comprising a detectable label, wherein the alteration-specific probe comprises a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, or the complement thereof, comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; and detecting the detectable label.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: contacting the RASAL3 mRNA molecule, or the complement thereof, in the biological sample with an alteration-specific probe comprising a detectable label, wherein the alteration-specific probe comprises a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 mRNA molecule, or the complement thereof, comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; and detecting the detectable label.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises: contacting the RASAL3 cDNA molecule, or the complement thereof, produced from an mRNA molecule in the biological sample with an alteration-specific probe comprising a detectable label, wherein the alteration-specific probe comprises a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 cDNA molecule, or the complement thereof, comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof; and detecting the detectable label.
In some embodiments, the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule is present within a cell obtained from the subject.
Alteration-specific polymerase chain reaction techniques can be used to detect mutations such as SNPs in a nucleic acid sequence. Alteration-specific primers can be used because the DNA polymerase will not extend when a mismatch with the template is present.
In some embodiments, the determining step, detecting step, or sequence analysis comprises contacting the biological sample with a primer or probe, such as an alteration-specific primer or alteration-specific probe, that specifically hybridizes to a RASAL3 variant genomic sequence, variant mRNA sequence, or variant cDNA sequence and not the corresponding RASAL3 reference sequence under stringent conditions, and determining whether hybridization has occurred.
In some embodiments, the assay comprises RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq). In some embodiments, the assays also comprise reverse transcribing mRNA into cDNA, such as by the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).
In some embodiments, the methods utilize probes and primers of sufficient nucleotide length to bind to the target nucleotide sequence and specifically detect and/or identify a polynucleotide comprising a RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecule, variant mRNA molecule, or variant cDNA molecule. The hybridization conditions or reaction conditions can be determined by the operator to achieve this result. The nucleotide length may be any length that is sufficient for use in a detection method of choice, including any assay described or exemplified herein. Such probes and primers can hybridize specifically to a target nucleotide sequence under high stringency hybridization conditions. Probes and primers may have complete nucleotide sequence identity of contiguous nucleotides within the target nucleotide sequence, although probes differing from the target nucleotide sequence and that retain the ability to specifically detect and/or identify a target nucleotide sequence may be designed by conventional methods. Probes and primers can have about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98%, about 99%, or 100% sequence identity or complementarity with the nucleotide sequence of the target nucleic acid molecule.
In some embodiments, to determine whether a RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule (genomic nucleic acid molecule, mRNA molecule, or cDNA molecule), or complement thereof, within a biological sample comprises a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, the biological sample can be subjected to an amplification method using a primer pair that includes a first primer derived from the 5′ flanking sequence adjacent to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, and a second primer derived from the 3′ flanking sequence adjacent to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, to produce an amplicon that is indicative of the presence of the SNP at positions encoding a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26. In some embodiments, the amplicon may range in length from the combined length of the primer pairs plus one nucleotide base pair to any length of amplicon producible by a DNA amplification protocol. This distance can range from one nucleotide base pair up to the limits of the amplification reaction, or about twenty thousand nucleotide base pairs. Optionally, the primer pair flanks a region including positions comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, and at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more nucleotides on each side of positions comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26.
Similar amplicons can be generated from the mRNA and/or cDNA sequences. PCR primer pairs can be derived from a known sequence, for example, by using computer programs intended for that purpose, such as the PCR primer analysis tool in Vector NTI version 10 (Informax Inc., Bethesda Md.); PrimerSelect (DNASTAR Inc., Madison, Wis.); and Primer3 (Version 0.4.0.COPYRGT., 1991, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Mass.). Additionally, the sequence can be visually scanned and primers manually identified using known guidelines.
Illustrative examples of nucleic acid sequencing techniques include, but are not limited to, chain terminator (Sanger) sequencing and dye terminator sequencing. Other methods involve nucleic acid hybridization methods other than sequencing, including using labeled primers or probes directed against purified DNA, amplified DNA, and fixed cell preparations (fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)). In some methods, a target nucleic acid molecule may be amplified prior to or simultaneous with detection. Illustrative examples of nucleic acid amplification techniques include, but are not limited to, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), ligase chain reaction (LCR), strand displacement amplification (SDA), and nucleic acid sequence based amplification (NASBA). Other methods include, but are not limited to, ligase chain reaction, strand displacement amplification, and thermophilic SDA (tSDA).
In hybridization techniques, stringent conditions can be employed such that a probe or primer will specifically hybridize to its target. In some embodiments, a polynucleotide primer or probe under stringent conditions will hybridize to its target sequence to a detectably greater degree than to other non-target sequences, such as, at least 2-fold, at least 3-fold, at least 4-fold, or more over background, including over 10-fold over background. In some embodiments, a polynucleotide primer or probe under stringent conditions will hybridize to its target nucleotide sequence to a detectably greater degree than to other nucleotide sequences by at least 2-fold. In some embodiments, a polynucleotide primer or probe under stringent conditions will hybridize to its target nucleotide sequence to a detectably greater degree than to other nucleotide sequences by at least 3-fold. In some embodiments, a polynucleotide primer or probe under stringent conditions will hybridize to its target nucleotide sequence to a detectably greater degree than to other nucleotide sequences by at least 4-fold. In some embodiments, a polynucleotide primer or probe under stringent conditions will hybridize to its target nucleotide sequence to a detectably greater degree than to other nucleotide sequences by over 10-fold over background. Stringent conditions are sequence-dependent and will be different in different circumstances.
Appropriate stringency conditions which promote DNA hybridization, for example, 6× sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45° C., followed by a wash of 2×SSC at 50° C., are known or can be found in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989), 6.3.1-6.3.6. Typically, stringent conditions for hybridization and detection will be those in which the salt concentration is less than about 1.5 M Na+ ion, typically about 0.01 to 1.0 M Na+ ion concentration (or other salts) at pH 7.0 to 8.3 and the temperature is at least about 30° C. for short probes (such as, for example, 10 to 50 nucleotides) and at least about 60° C. for longer probes (such as, for example, greater than 50 nucleotides). Stringent conditions may also be achieved with the addition of destabilizing agents such as formamide. Optionally, wash buffers may comprise about 0.1% to about 1% SDS. Duration of hybridization is generally less than about 24 hours, usually about 4 to about 12 hours. The duration of the wash time will be at least a length of time sufficient to reach equilibrium.
The present disclosure also provides methods of detecting the presence of a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide comprising performing an assay on a biological sample obtained from the subject to determine whether a RASAL3 polypeptide in the biological sample contains one or more variations that causes the polypeptide to have a loss-of-function (partial or complete) or predicted loss-of-function (partial or complete). The RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide can be any of the RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptides described herein. In some embodiments, the methods detect the presence of RASAL3 Ala414fs, Ala408fs, or Ala145fs. In some embodiments, the methods detect the presence of RASAL3 Ala414fs.
In some embodiments, the methods comprise performing an assay on a biological sample obtained from a subject to determine whether a RASAL3 polypeptide in the biological sample comprises a frameshift mutation at a position corresponding to: position 414 according to SEQ ID NO:32 (or comprising amino acids at positions 414 to 476 according to SEQ ID NO:32), position 408 according to SEQ ID NO:33 (or comprising amino acids at positions 408 to 470 according to SEQ ID NO:33), or a frameshift mutation at a position corresponding to position 145 according to SEQ ID NO:34 (or comprising amino acids at positions 145 to 207 according to SEQ ID NO:34).
In some embodiments, the detecting step comprises sequencing at least a portion of the RASAL3 polypeptide that comprises a position corresponding to: position 414 according to SEQ ID NO:32, position 408 according to SEQ ID NO:33, or position 145 according to SEQ ID NO:34.
In some embodiments, the detecting step comprises an immunoassay for detecting the presence of a RASAL3 polypeptide that comprises a position corresponding to: position 414 according to SEQ ID NO:32, position 408 according to SEQ ID NO:33, or position 145 according to SEQ ID NO:34.
In some embodiments, when the subject does not have a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the subject has an increased risk of developing an inflammatory disease or any of childhood asthma, food allergy, asthma, or allergic rhinitis. In some embodiments, when the subject has a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the subject has a decreased risk of developing an inflammatory disease or any of childhood asthma, food allergy, asthma, or allergic rhinitis.
The present disclosure also provides isolated nucleic acid molecules that hybridize to RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecules, RASAL3 variant mRNA molecules, and/or RASAL3 variant cDNA molecules (such as any of the genomic variant nucleic acid molecules, mRNA variant molecules, and cDNA variant molecules disclosed herein). In some embodiments, such isolated nucleic acid molecules hybridize to RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecules under stringent conditions. Such nucleic acid molecules can be used, for example, as probes, primers, alteration-specific probes, or alteration-specific primers as described or exemplified herein.
In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules hybridize to a portion of the RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule that includes positions corresponding to: positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:2, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26.
In some embodiments, such isolated nucleic acid molecules comprise or consist of at least about 5, at least about 8, at least about 10, at least about 11, at least about 12, at least about 13, at least about 14, at least about 15, at least about 16, at least about 17, at least about 18, at least about 19, at least about 20, at least about 21, at least about 22, at least about 23, at least about 24, at least about 25, at least about 30, at least about 35, at least about 40, at least about 45, at least about 50, at least about 55, at least about 60, at least about 65, at least about 70, at least about 75, at least about 80, at least about 85, at least about 90, at least about 95, at least about 100, at least about 200, at least about 300, at least about 400, at least about 500, at least about 600, at least about 700, at least about 800, at least about 900, at least about 1000, at least about 2000, at least about 3000, at least about 4000, or at least about 5000 nucleotides. In some embodiments, such isolated nucleic acid molecules comprise or consist of at least about 5, at least about 8, at least about 10, at least about 11, at least about 12, at least about 13, at least about 14, at least about 15, at least about 16, at least about 17, at least about 18, at least about 19, at least about 20, at least about 21, at least about 22, at least about 23, at least about 24, or at least about 25 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules comprise or consist of at least about 18 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules comprise or consists of at least about 15 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules consist of or comprise from about 10 to about 35, from about 10 to about 30, from about 10 to about 25, from about 12 to about 30, from about 12 to about 28, from about 12 to about 24, from about 15 to about 30, from about 15 to about 25, from about 18 to about 30, from about 18 to about 25, from about 18 to about 24, or from about 18 to about 22 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules consist of or comprise from about 18 to about 30 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules comprise or consist of at least about 15 nucleotides to at least about 35 nucleotides.
In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules hybridize to at least about 15 contiguous nucleotides of a nucleic acid molecule that is at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or 100% identical to RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecules, RASAL3 variant mRNA molecules, and/or RASAL3 variant cDNA molecules. In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules consist of or comprise from about 15 to about 100 nucleotides, or from about 15 to about 35 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules consist of or comprise from about 15 to about 100 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid molecules consist of or comprise from about 15 to about 35 nucleotides.
In some embodiments, the isolated alteration-specific probes or alteration-specific primers comprise at least about 15 nucleotides, wherein the alteration-specific probe or alteration-specific primer comprises a nucleotide sequence which is complementary to the nucleotide sequence of a portion of a RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, or the complement thereof. In some embodiments, the portion comprises a position corresponding to: positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the alteration-specific probes and alteration-specific primers comprise DNA. In some embodiments, the alteration-specific probes and alteration-specific primers comprise RNA.
In some embodiments, the probes and primers described herein (including alteration-specific probes and alteration-specific primers) have a nucleotide sequence that specifically hybridizes to any of the nucleic acid molecules disclosed herein, or the complement thereof. In some embodiments, the probes and primers specifically hybridize to any of the nucleic acid molecules disclosed herein under stringent conditions.
In some embodiments, the primers, including alteration-specific primers, can be used in second generation sequencing or high throughput sequencing. In some instances, the primers, including alteration-specific primers, can be modified. In particular, the primers can comprise various modifications that are used at different steps of, for example, Massive Parallel Signature Sequencing (MPSS), Polony sequencing, and 454 Pyrosequencing. Modified primers can be used at several steps of the process, including biotinylated primers in the cloning step and fluorescently labeled primers used at the bead loading step and detection step. Polony sequencing is generally performed using a paired-end tags library wherein each molecule of DNA template is about 135 bp in length. Biotinylated primers are used at the bead loading step and emulsion PCR. Fluorescently labeled degenerate nonamer oligonucleotides are used at the detection step. An adaptor can contain a 5′-biotin tag for immobilization of the DNA library onto streptavidin-coated beads.
The probes and primers described herein can be used to detect a nucleotide variation within any of the RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecules, RASAL3 variant mRNA molecules, and/or RASAL3 variant cDNA molecules disclosed herein. The primers described herein can be used to amplify the RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecules, RASAL3 variant mRNA molecules, or RASAL3 variant cDNA molecules, or a fragment thereof.
The present disclosure also provides pairs of primers comprising any of the primers described above. For example, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:1 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 7,060 to 7,061 of SEQ ID NO:2) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference genomic nucleic acid molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2 (rather than an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:1) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,298 to 1,311 according to SEQ ID NO:3 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9 (rather than an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to position 1,298 to 1,311 according to SEQ ID NO:3) in a particular RASAL3 mRNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,298 to 1,311 according to SEQ ID NO:4 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10 (rather than an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,298 to 1,311) in a particular RASAL3 mRNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,280 to 1,293 according to SEQ ID NO:5 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11 (rather than an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,280 to 1,293 according to SEQ ID NO:5) in a particular RASAL3 mRNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,770 to 1,783 according to SEQ ID NO:6 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12 (rather than an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,770 to 1,783 according to SEQ ID NO:6) in a particular RASAL3 mRNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,320 to 1,333 according to SEQ ID NO:7 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13 (rather than an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,320 to 1,333 according to SEQ ID NO:7) in a particular RASAL3 mRNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,325 to 1,338 according to SEQ ID NO:8 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14 (rather than an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,325 to 1,338 according to SEQ ID NO:8) in a particular RASAL3 mRNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,298 to 1,311 according to SEQ ID NO:15 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21 (rather than an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,298 to 1,311 according to SEQ ID NO:15) in a particular RASAL3 cDNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,298 to 1,311 according to SEQ ID NO:16 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22 (rather than an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,298 to 1,311 according to SEQ ID NO:16) in a particular RASAL3 cDNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,280 to 1,293 according to SEQ ID NO:17 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23 (rather than an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,280 to 1,293 according to SEQ ID NO:17) in a particular RASAL3 cDNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,770 to 1,783 according to SEQ ID NO:15 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24 (rather than an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,770-1,783 according to SEQ ID NO:15) in a particular RASAL3 cDNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,320 to 1,333 according to SEQ ID NO:19 (rather than a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25 (rather than an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide positions 1,320-1,333 according to SEQ ID NO:19) in a particular RASAL3 cDNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In addition, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,325 to 1,338 according to SEQ ID NO:20 (rather than a CG dinucleotide positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26) in a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of a RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule. Conversely, if one of the primers' 3′-ends hybridizes to a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26 (rather than an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide positions 1,325-1,338 according to SEQ ID NO:20) in a particular RASAL3 cDNA molecule, then the presence of the amplified fragment would indicate the presence of the RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule. In some embodiments, the nucleotide of the primer complementary to the CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26 can be at the 3′ end of the primer.
In the context of the present disclosure “specifically hybridizes” means that the probe or primer (such as, for example, the alteration-specific probe or alteration-specific primer) does not hybridize to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a RASAL3 reference genomic nucleic acid molecule, a RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule, and/or a RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule.
In any of the embodiments described throughout the present disclosure, the probes (such as, for example, an alteration-specific probe) can comprise a label. In some embodiments, the label is a fluorescent label, a radiolabel, or biotin.
The present disclosure also provides supports comprising a substrate to which any one or more of the probes disclosed herein is attached. Solid supports are solid-state substrates or supports with which molecules, such as any of the probes disclosed herein, can be associated. A form of solid support is an array. Another form of solid support is an array detector. An array detector is a solid support to which multiple different probes have been coupled in an array, grid, or other organized pattern. A form for a solid-state substrate is a microtiter dish, such as a standard 96-well type. In some embodiments, a multiwell glass slide can be employed that normally contains one array per well. In some embodiments, the support is a microarray.
In some embodiments, any of the methods described herein can further comprise determining the subject's gene burden of having a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, and/or a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function variant polypeptide associated with a decreased risk of developing inflammatory disease. The gene burden is the aggregate of all variants in the RASAL3 gene, which can be carried out in an association analysis with inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the subject is homozygous for one or more RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecules encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide associated with a decreased risk of developing inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the subject is heterozygous for one or more RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecules encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide associated with a decreased risk of developing inflammatory disease. The result of the association analysis suggests that RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecules encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide are associated with decreased risk of developing inflammatory disease. When the subject has a lower gene burden, the subject is at a higher risk of developing inflammatory disease and the subject is administered or continued to be administered the therapeutic agent that treats, prevents, or inhibits inflammatory disease in a standard dosage amount, and/or a RASAL3 inhibitor. When the subject has a greater gene burden, the subject is at a lower risk of developing inflammatory disease and the subject is administered or continued to be administered the therapeutic agent that treats, prevents, or inhibits inflammatory disease in an amount that is the same as or less than the standard dosage amount. The greater the gene burden, the lower the risk of developing inflammatory disease. Table 2 lists representative RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecules (Transcript ID is ENST00000343625) that can be used in the gene burden analysis.
In some embodiments, the gene burden at least comprises the individual pLOF 19:15457470:CGCGCCCGCAGCGCT:C.
In some embodiments, the subject's gene burden of having any one or more RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecules encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide represents a weighted aggregate of a plurality of any of the RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecules encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide. In some embodiments, the gene burden is calculated using at least about 2, at least about 3, at least about 4, at least about 5, at least about 10, at least about 20, at least about 30, at least about 40, at least about 50, at least about 60, at least about 70, at least about 80, at least about 100, at least about 120, at least about 150, at least about 200, at least about 250, at least about 300, at least about 400, at least about 500, at least about 1,000, at least about 10,000, at least about 100,000, or at least about or more than 1,000,000 genetic variants present in or around (up to 10 Mb) the RASAL3 gene where the gene burden is the number of alleles multiplied by the association estimate with inflammatory disease or related outcome for each allele (e.g., a weighted polygenic burden score). This can include any genetic variants, regardless of their genomic annotation, in proximity to the RASAL3 gene (up to 10 Mb around the gene) that show a non-zero association with inflammatory disease-related traits in a genetic association analysis. In some embodiments, when the subject has a gene burden above a desired threshold score, the subject has a decreased risk of developing inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, when the subject has a gene burden below a desired threshold score, the subject has an increased risk of developing inflammatory disease.
In some embodiments, the gene burden may be divided into quintiles, e.g., top quintile, intermediate quintile, and bottom quintile, wherein the top quintile of gene burden corresponds to the lowest risk group and the bottom quintile of gene burden corresponds to the highest risk group. In some embodiments, a subject having a greater gene burden comprises the highest weighted gene burdens, including, but not limited to the top 10%, top 20%, top 30%, top 40%, or top 50% of gene burdens from a subject population. In some embodiments, the genetic variants comprise the genetic variants having association with inflammatory disease in the top 10%, top 20%, top 30%, top 40%, or top 50% of p-value range for the association. In some embodiments, each of the identified genetic variants comprise the genetic variants having association with inflammatory disease with p-value of no more than about 10−2, about 10−3, about 10−4, about 10−5, about 10−6, about 10−7, about 10−8, about 10−9, about 10−19, about 10−11, about 10−12, about 10−13, about 10−14, about or 10−15. In some embodiments, the identified genetic variants comprise the genetic variants having association with inflammatory disease with p-value of less than 5×10−8. In some embodiments, the identified genetic variants comprise genetic variants having association with inflammatory disease in high-risk subjects as compared to the rest of the reference population with odds ratio (OR) about 1.5 or greater, about 1.75 or greater, about 2.0 or greater, or about 2.25 or greater for the top 20% of the distribution; or about 1.5 or greater, about 1.75 or greater, about 2.0 or greater, about 2.25 or greater, about 2.5 or greater, or about 2.75 or greater. In some embodiments, the odds ratio (OR) may range from about 1.0 to about 1.5, from about 1.5 to about 2.0, from about 2.0 to about 2.5, from about 2.5 to about 3.0, from about 3.0 to about 3.5, from about 3.5 to about 4.0, from about 4.0 to about 4.5, from about 4.5 to about 5.0, from about 5.0 to about 5.5, from about 5.5 to about 6.0, from about 6.0 to about 6.5, from about 6.5 to about 7.0, or greater than 7.0. In some embodiments, high-risk subjects comprise subjects having gene burdens in the bottom decile, quintile, or tertile in a reference population. The threshold of the gene burden is determined on the basis of the nature of the intended practical application and the risk difference that would be considered meaningful for that practical application.
In some embodiments, when a subject is identified as having an increased risk of developing inflammatory disease, the subject is further administered a therapeutic agent that treats, prevents, or inhibits inflammatory disease, and/or a RASAL3 inhibitor, as described herein. For example, when the subject is RASAL3 reference, and therefore has an increased risk of developing inflammatory disease, the subject is administered a RASAL3 inhibitor. In some embodiments, such a subject is also administered a therapeutic agent that treats, prevents, or inhibits inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, when the subject is heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the subject is administered the therapeutic agent that treats, prevents, or inhibits inflammatory disease in a dosage amount that is the same as or less than a standard dosage amount, and is also administered a RASAL3 inhibitor. In some embodiments, the subject is RASAL3 reference. In some embodiments, the subject is heterozygous for a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide. Furthermore, when the subject has a lower gene burden for having a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, and therefore has an increased risk of developing inflammatory disease, the subject is administered a therapeutic agent that treats, prevents, or inhibits inflammatory disease. In some embodiments, when the subject has a lower gene burden for having a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, the subject is administered the therapeutic agent that treats, prevents, or inhibits inflammatory disease in a dosage amount that is the same as or greater than the standard dosage amount administered to a subject who has a greater gene burden for having a RASAL3 variant nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide.
The nucleotide sequence of a RASAL3 reference genomic nucleic acid molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:1. Referring to SEQ ID NO:1, positions 7,061 to 7,074 is an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide.
A RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 7,061 to 7,074 (referring to SEQ ID NO:1) is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, and comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 7,060 to 7,061 (referring to SEQ ID NO:2).
The nucleotide sequence of a RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:3. Referring to SEQ ID NO:3, positions 1,298 to 1,311 are an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:4. Referring to SEQ ID NO:4, positions 1,298 to 1,311 are an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:5. Referring to SEQ ID NO:5, positions 1,280 to 1,293 are an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:6. Referring to SEQ ID NO:6, positions 1,770 to 1,783 are an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:7. Referring to SEQ ID NO:7, positions 1,320 to 1,333 are an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:8. Referring to SEQ ID NO:8, positions 1,325 to 1,338 are an AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide.
A RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCUGCGGGCGC tetradecanucleotide (SEQ ID NO:36) at positions 1,298 to 1,311 (referring to SEQ ID NO: 3) is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:9, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,297 to 1,298 (referring to SEQ ID NO:9).
Another RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,298 to 1,311 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:10, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,297 to 1,298 (referring to SEQ ID NO:10).
Another RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,280 to 1,293 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:11, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,279 to 1,280 (referring to SEQ ID NO:11).
Another RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,770 to 1,783 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:12, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,769 to 1,770 (referring to SEQ ID NO:12).
Another RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,320 to 1,333 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:13, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,319 to 1,320 (referring to SEQ ID NO:13).
Another RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCUGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:36) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,325 to 1,338 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant mRNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:14, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,324 to 1,325 (referring to SEQ ID NO:14).
The nucleotide sequence of a RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:15. Referring to SEQ ID NO:15, positions 1,298 to 1,311 are an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:16. Referring to SEQ ID NO:16, positions 1,298 to 1,311 are an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:17. Referring to SEQ ID NO:17, positions 1,280 to 1,293 are an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:18. Referring to SEQ ID NO:18, positions 1,770 to 1,783 are an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:19. Referring to SEQ ID NO:19, positions 1,320 to 1,333 are an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide.
The nucleotide sequence of another RASAL3 reference cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:20. Referring to SEQ ID NO:20, positions 1,325 to 1,338 are an AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide.
A RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,298 to 1,311 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:21, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,297 to 1,298 (referring to SEQ ID NO:21).
Another RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,298 to 1,311 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:22, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,297 to 1,298 (referring to SEQ ID NO:22).
Another RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,280 to 1,293 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:23, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,279 to 1,280 (referring to SEQ ID NO:23).
Another RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,770 to 1,783 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:24, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,769 to 1,770 (referring to SEQ ID NO:24).
Another RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,320 to 1,333 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:25, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,319 to 1,320 (referring to SEQ ID NO:25).
Another RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule exists, wherein the AGCGCTGCGGGCGC (SEQ ID NO:35) tetradecanucleotide at positions 1,325 to 1,338 is omitted. The nucleotide sequence of this RASAL3 variant cDNA molecule is set forth in SEQ ID NO:26, which comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions 1,324 to 1,325 (referring to SEQ ID NO:26).
The genomic nucleic acid molecules, mRNA molecules, and cDNA molecules can be from any organism. For example, the genomic nucleic acid molecules, mRNA molecules, and cDNA molecules can be human or an ortholog from another organism, such as a non-human mammal, a rodent, a mouse, or a rat. It is understood that gene sequences within a population can vary due to polymorphisms such as single-nucleotide polymorphisms. The examples provided herein are only exemplary sequences. Other sequences are also possible.
Also provided herein are functional polynucleotides that can interact with the disclosed nucleic acid molecules. Examples of functional polynucleotides include, but are not limited to, antisense molecules, aptamers, ribozymes, triplex forming molecules, and external guide sequences. The functional polynucleotides can act as effectors, inhibitors, modulators, and stimulators of a specific activity possessed by a target molecule, or the functional polynucleotides can possess a de novo activity independent of any other molecules.
The isolated nucleic acid molecules disclosed herein can comprise RNA, DNA, or both RNA and DNA. The isolated nucleic acid molecules can also be linked or fused to a heterologous nucleic acid sequence, such as in a vector, or a heterologous label. For example, the isolated nucleic acid molecules disclosed herein can be within a vector or as an exogenous donor sequence comprising the isolated nucleic acid molecule and a heterologous nucleic acid sequence. The isolated nucleic acid molecules can also be linked or fused to a heterologous label. The label can be directly detectable (such as, for example, fluorophore) or indirectly detectable (such as, for example, hapten, enzyme, or fluorophore quencher). Such labels can be detectable by spectroscopic, photochemical, biochemical, immunochemical, or chemical means. Such labels include, for example, radiolabels, pigments, dyes, chromogens, spin labels, and fluorescent labels. The label can also be, for example, a chemiluminescent substance; a metal-containing substance; or an enzyme, where there occurs an enzyme-dependent secondary generation of signal. The term “label” can also refer to a “tag” or hapten that can bind selectively to a conjugated molecule such that the conjugated molecule, when added subsequently along with a substrate, is used to generate a detectable signal. For example, biotin can be used as a tag along with an avidin or streptavidin conjugate of horseradish peroxidate (HRP) to bind to the tag, and examined using a calorimetric substrate (such as, for example, tetramethylbenzidine (TMB)) or a fluorogenic substrate to detect the presence of HRP. Exemplary labels that can be used as tags to facilitate purification include, but are not limited to, myc, HA, FLAG or 3×FLAG, 6×His or polyhistidine, glutathione-S-transferase (GST), maltose binding protein, an epitope tag, or the Fc portion of immunoglobulin. Numerous labels include, for example, particles, fluorophores, haptens, enzymes and their calorimetric, fluorogenic and chemiluminescent substrates and other labels.
The isolated nucleic acid molecules, or the complement thereof, can also be present within a host cell. In some embodiments, the host cell can comprise the vector that comprises any of the nucleic acid molecules described herein, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule is operably linked to a promoter active in the host cell. In some embodiments, the promoter is an exogenous promoter. In some embodiments, the promoter is an inducible promoter. In some embodiments, the host cell is a bacterial cell, a yeast cell, an insect cell, or a mammalian cell. In some embodiments, the host cell is a bacterial cell. In some embodiments, the host cell is a yeast cell. In some embodiments, the host cell is an insect cell. In some embodiments, the host cell is a mammalian cell.
The disclosed nucleic acid molecules can comprise, for example, nucleotides or non-natural or modified nucleotides, such as nucleotide analogs or nucleotide substitutes. Such nucleotides include a nucleotide that contains a modified base, sugar, or phosphate group, or that incorporates a non-natural moiety in its structure. Examples of non-natural nucleotides include, but are not limited to, dideoxynucleotides, biotinylated, aminated, deaminated, alkylated, benzylated, and fluorophor-labeled nucleotides.
The nucleic acid molecules disclosed herein can also comprise one or more nucleotide analogs or substitutions. A nucleotide analog is a nucleotide which contains a modification to either the base, sugar, or phosphate moieties. Modifications to the base moiety include, but are not limited to, natural and synthetic modifications of A, C, G, and T/U, as well as different purine or pyrimidine bases such as, for example, pseudouridine, uracil-5-yl, hypoxanthin-9-yl (I), and 2-aminoadenin-9-yl. Modified bases include, but are not limited to, 5-methylcytosine (5-me-C), 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, 2-aminoadenine, 6-methyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-propyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-thiouracil, 2-thiothymine and 2-thiocytosine, 5-halouracil and cytosine, 5-propynyl uracil and cytosine, 6-azo uracil, cytosine and thymine, 5-uracil (pseudouracil), 4-thiouracil, 8-halo, 8-amino, 8-thiol, 8-thioalkyl, 8-hydroxyl and other 8-substituted adenines and guanines, 5-halo (such as, for example, 5-bromo), 5-trifluoromethyl and other 5-substituted uracils and cytosines, 7-methylguanine, 7-methyladenine, 8-azaguanine, 8-azaadenine, 7-deazaguanine, 7-deazaadenine, 3-deazaguanine, and 3-deazaadenine.
Nucleotide analogs can also include modifications of the sugar moiety. Modifications to the sugar moiety include, but are not limited to, natural modifications of the ribose and deoxy ribose as well as synthetic modifications. Sugar modifications include, but are not limited to, the following modifications at the 2′ position: OH; F; O-, S-, or N-alkyl; O-, S-, or N-alkenyl; O-, S- or N-alkynyl; or O-alkyl-O-alkyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl may be substituted or unsubstituted C1-10alkyl or C2-10 alkenyl, and C2-10 alkynyl. Exemplary 2′ sugar modifications also include, but are not limited to, —O[(CH2)n—O]mCH3, —O(CH2)nOCH3, —O(CH2)nNH2, —O(CH2)nCH3, —O(CH2)n—ONH2, and —O(CH2)nON[(CH2)nCH3)]2, where n and m, independently, are from 1 to about 10. Other modifications at the 2′ position include, but are not limited to, C1-10alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, alkaryl, aralkyl, O-alkaryl or O-aralkyl, SH, SCH3, OCN, Cl, Br, CN, CF3, OCF3, SOCH3, SO2CH3, ONO2, NO2, N3, NH2, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkaryl, aminoalkylamino, polyalkylamino, substituted silyl, an RNA cleaving group, a reporter group, an intercalator, a group for improving the pharmacokinetic properties of an oligonucleotide, or a group for improving the pharmacodynamic properties of an oligonucleotide, and other substituents having similar properties. Similar modifications may also be made at other positions on the sugar, particularly the 3′ position of the sugar on the 3′ terminal nucleotide or in 2′-5′ linked oligonucleotides and the 5′ position of 5′ terminal nucleotide. Modified sugars can also include those that contain modifications at the bridging ring oxygen, such as CH2 and S. Nucleotide sugar analogs can also have sugar mimetics, such as cyclobutyl moieties in place of the pentofuranosyl sugar.
Nucleotide analogs can also be modified at the phosphate moiety. Modified phosphate moieties include, but are not limited to, those that can be modified so that the linkage between two nucleotides contains a phosphorothioate, chiral phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate, phosphotriester, aminoalkylphosphotriester, methyl and other alkyl phosphonates including 3′-alkylene phosphonate and chiral phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphoramidates including 3′-amino phosphoramidate and aminoalkylphosphoramidates, thionophosphoramidates, thionoalkylphosphonates, thionoalkylphosphotriesters, and boranophosphates. These phosphate or modified phosphate linkage between two nucleotides can be through a 3′-5′ linkage or a 2′-5′ linkage, and the linkage can contain inverted polarity such as 3′-5′ to 5′-3′ or 2′-5′ to 5′-2′. Various salts, mixed salts, and free acid forms are also included. Nucleotide substitutes also include peptide nucleic acids (PNAs).
The present disclosure also provides vectors comprising any one or more of the nucleic acid molecules disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the vectors comprise any one or more of the nucleic acid molecules disclosed herein and a heterologous nucleic acid. The vectors can be viral or nonviral vectors capable of transporting a nucleic acid molecule. In some embodiments, the vector is a plasmid or cosmid (such as, for example, a circular double-stranded DNA into which additional DNA segments can be ligated). In some embodiments, the vector is a viral vector, wherein additional DNA segments can be ligated into the viral genome. Expression vectors include, but are not limited to, plasmids, cosmids, retroviruses, adenoviruses, adeno-associated viruses (AAV), plant viruses such as cauliflower mosaic virus and tobacco mosaic virus, yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs), Epstein-Barr (EBV)-derived episomes, and other expression vectors known in the art.
Desired regulatory sequences for mammalian host cell expression can include, for example, viral elements that direct high levels of polypeptide expression in mammalian cells, such as promoters and/or enhancers derived from retroviral LTRs, cytomegalovirus (CMV) (such as, for example, CMV promoter/enhancer), Simian Virus 40 (SV40) (such as, for example, SV40 promoter/enhancer), adenovirus, (such as, for example, the adenovirus major late promoter (AdMLP)), polyoma and strong mammalian promoters such as native immunoglobulin and actin promoters. Methods of expressing polypeptides in bacterial cells or fungal cells (such as, for example, yeast cells) are also well known. A promoter can be, for example, a constitutively active promoter, a conditional promoter, an inducible promoter, a temporally restricted promoter (such as, for example, a developmentally regulated promoter), or a spatially restricted promoter (such as, for example, a cell-specific or tissue-specific promoter).
Percent identity (or percent complementarity) between particular stretches of nucleotide sequences within nucleic acid molecules or amino acid sequences within polypeptides can be determined routinely using BLAST programs (basic local alignment search tools) and PowerBLAST programs (Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol., 1990, 215, 403-410; Zhang and Madden, Genome Res., 1997, 7, 649-656) or by using the Gap program (Wisconsin Sequence Analysis Package, Version 8 for Unix, Genetics Computer Group, University Research Park, Madison Wis.), using default settings, which uses the algorithm of Smith and Waterman (Adv. Appl. Math., 1981, 2, 482-489). Herein, if reference is made to percent sequence identity, the higher percentages of sequence identity are preferred over the lower ones.
The present disclosure also provides compositions comprising any one or more of the isolated nucleic acid molecules, genomic nucleic acid molecules, mRNA molecules, and/or cDNA molecules disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the composition is a pharmaceutical composition. In some embodiments, the compositions comprise a carrier and/or excipient. Examples of carriers include, but are not limited to, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) microspheres, poly(D,L-lactic-coglycolic-acid) (PLGA) microspheres, liposomes, micelles, inverse micelles, lipid cochleates, and lipid microtubules. A carrier may comprise a buffered salt solution such as PBS, HBSS, etc.
As used herein, the phrase “corresponding to” or grammatical variations thereof when used in the context of the numbering of a particular nucleotide or nucleotide sequence or position refers to the numbering of a specified reference sequence when the particular nucleotide or nucleotide sequence is compared to a reference sequence (such as, for example, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, or SEQ ID NO:15). In other words, the residue (such as, for example, nucleotide or amino acid) number or residue (such as, for example, nucleotide or amino acid) position of a particular polymer is designated with respect to the reference sequence rather than by the actual numerical position of the residue within the particular nucleotide or nucleotide sequence. For example, a particular nucleotide sequence can be aligned to a reference sequence by introducing gaps to optimize residue matches between the two sequences. In these cases, although the gaps are present, the numbering of the residue in the particular nucleotide or nucleotide sequence is made with respect to the reference sequence to which it has been aligned.
For example, a RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2 means that if the nucleotide sequence of the RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule is aligned to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, the RASAL3 sequence has a CG dinucleotide residue at the position that corresponds to positions 7,061 to 7,074 of SEQ ID NO:2. The same applies for a RASAL3 mRNA molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, and a RASAL3 cDNA molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21. In other words, these phrases refer to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 polypeptide, wherein the genomic nucleic acid molecule has a nucleotide sequence that comprises a CG dinucleotide residue that is homologous to the CG dinucleotide residue at positions 7,061 to 7,074 of SEQ ID NO:2 (or wherein the mRNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence that comprises a CG dinucleotide residue that is homologous to the CG dinucleotide residue at positions 1,297 to 1,298 of SEQ ID NO:9, or wherein the cDNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence that comprises a CG dinucleotide residue that is homologous to the CG dinucleotide residue at positions 1,297 to 1,298 of SEQ ID NO:21).
As described herein, a position within a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule that corresponds to positions 7,061 to 7,074 according to SEQ ID NO:2, for example, can be identified by performing a sequence alignment between the nucleotide sequence of a particular RASAL3 nucleic acid molecule and the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. A variety of computational algorithms exist that can be used for performing a sequence alignment to identify a nucleotide position that corresponds to, for example, positions 7,061 to 7,074 in SEQ ID NO:2. For example, by using the NCBI BLAST algorithm (Altschul et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 1997, 25, 3389-3402) or CLUSTALW software (Sievers and Higgins, Methods Mol. Biol., 2014, 1079, 105-116) sequence alignments may be performed. However, sequences can also be aligned manually.
The amino acid sequences of RASAL3 reference polypeptides are set forth in SEQ ID NO:27 (Isoform 1), SEQ ID NO:28 (Isoform 2), SEQ ID NO:29 (Isoform 3), SEQ ID NO:30 (Isoform 4), and SEQ ID NO:31 (isoform 5). Referring to SEQ ID NO:27 (Isoform 1), the RASAL3 reference polypeptide is 1,011 amino acids in length. Referring to SEQ ID NO:27, position 414 is an alanine. Referring to SEQ ID NO:28 (Isoform 2), the RASAL3 reference polypeptide is 574 amino acids in length. Referring to SEQ ID NO:28, position 414 is an alanine. Referring to SEQ ID NO:29 (Isoform 3), the RASAL3 reference polypeptide is 568 amino acids in length. Referring to SEQ ID NO:29, position 408 is an alanine. Referring to SEQ ID NO:30 (Isoform 4), the RASAL3 reference polypeptide is 674 amino acids in length. Referring to SEQ ID NO:30, position 145 is an alanine. Referring to SEQ ID NO:31 (Isoform 5), the RASAL3 reference polypeptide is 722 amino acids in length. Referring to SEQ ID NO:30, position 414 is an alanine.
The amino acid sequences of RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptides are set forth in SEQ ID NO:32 (Ala414fs; Isoform 1), SEQ ID NO:33 (Ala408fs; Isoform 2), and SEQ ID NO:34 (Ala145fs; Isoform 3). Referring to SEQ ID NO:32, (Ala414fs; Isoform 1), position 414 is an aspartic acid. Referring to SEQ ID NO:33, (Ala408fs; Isoform 2), position 408 is an aspartic acid. Referring to SEQ ID NO:34, (Ala145fs; Isoform 3), position 145 is an aspartic acid.
The nucleotide and amino acid sequences listed in the accompanying sequence listing are shown using standard letter abbreviations for nucleotide bases, and three-letter code for amino acids. The nucleotide sequences follow the standard convention of beginning at the 5′ end of the sequence and proceeding forward (i.e., from left to right in each line) to the 3′ end. Only one strand of each nucleotide sequence is shown, but the complementary strand is understood to be included by any reference to the displayed strand. The amino acid sequence follows the standard convention of beginning at the amino terminus of the sequence and proceeding forward (i.e., from left to right in each line) to the carboxy terminus.
The present disclosure also provides therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease for use in the treatment of an inflammatory disease (or for use in the preparation of a medicament for treating an inflammatory disease) in a subject, wherein the subject has any of the RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecules, variant mRNA molecules, and/or variant cDNA molecules encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide described herein. The therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease can be any of the therapeutic agents that treat or inhibit an inflammatory disease described herein.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as having a genomic nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the genomic nucleic acid molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as having an mRNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the mRNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as having a cDNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the cDNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as having: i) a genomic nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; ii) an mRNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; or iii) a cDNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as having a genomic nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as having an mRNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as having a cDNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as having a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide that comprises an aspartic acid at a position corresponding to: position 414 according to SEQ ID NO:32, position 408 according to SEQ ID NO:34, or position 145 according to SEQ ID NO:35.
The present disclosure also provides RASAL3 inhibitors for use in the treatment of an inflammatory disease (or for use in the preparation of a medicament for treating an inflammatory disease) in a subject, wherein the subject is heterozygous for any of the RASAL3 variant genomic nucleic acid molecules, variant mRNA molecules, and/or variant cDNA molecules encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide described herein, or wherein the subject is reference for a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, mRNA molecule, or cDNA molecule. The RASAL3 inhibitors can be any of the RASAL3 inhibitors described herein.
In some embodiments, the subject is reference for a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule, a RASAL3 mRNA molecule, or a RASAL3 cDNA molecule. In some embodiments, the subject is reference for a RASAL3 genomic nucleic acid molecule. In some embodiments, the subject is reference for a RASAL3 mRNA molecule. In some embodiments, the subject is reference for a RASAL3 cDNA molecule.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as being heterozygous for a genomic nucleic acid molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the genomic nucleic acid molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as being heterozygous for an mRNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the mRNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as being heterozygous for a cDNA molecule encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the cDNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence comprising a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as being heterozygous for: i) a genomic nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof; ii) an mRNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof; or iii) a cDNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as being heterozygous for a genomic nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to positions 7,060 to 7,061 according to SEQ ID NO:2, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as being heterozygous for an mRNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:9, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:10, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:11, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:12, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:13, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:14, or the complement thereof.
In some embodiments, the subject is identified as being heterozygous for a cDNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence encoding a RASAL3 predicted loss-of-function polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises a CG dinucleotide at positions corresponding to: positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:21, or the complement thereof; positions 1,297 to 1,298 according to SEQ ID NO:22, or the complement thereof; positions 1,279 to 1,280 according to SEQ ID NO:23, or the complement thereof; positions 1,769 to 1,770 according to SEQ ID NO:24, or the complement thereof; positions 1,319 to 1,320 according to SEQ ID NO:25, or the complement thereof; or positions 1,324 to 1,325 according to SEQ ID NO:26, or the complement thereof.
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A burden of pLOFs (M1.1) was used for lookups in meta-analyses of RASAL3 pLOF variant Ala414fs (r5751462297) that include Geisinger Health System (GHS) and The Mount Sinai BioMe cohort (Sinai). A clear protective association was observed between M1.1 and childhood asthma, with a trend for protective effects across other allergic diseases, including food allergy. Table 3 shows association of RASAL3 pLOF variant Ala414fs (r5751462297) with inflammatory diseases.
Based on GTEx data, expression of RASAL3 was highest in the spleen, transformed B cells, blood, lung, and small intestine (data not shown). In addition, a trend for predisposing association with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease was also observed (
Various modifications of the described subject matter, in addition to those described herein, will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. Such modifications are also intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. Each reference (including, but not limited to, journal articles, U.S. and non-U.S. patents, patent application publications, international patent application publications, gene bank accession numbers, and the like) cited in the present application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and for all purposes.
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