Nucleic acid constructs comprising choroid plexus specific promoters for expressing secreted neuropeptides in the brain and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same

摘要

A nucleic acid construct and construct system are disclosed. The nucleic acid construct and system comprise a regulatory sequence which regulates inducible expression of a polypeptide of interest, the regulatory sequence comprising a choroid plexus specific promoter, with the proviso that the choroid plexus specific promoter is not a transthyretin promoter. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and uses thereof are also disclosed.