WO2024229321A1 - Polynucleotides encoding cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator for the treatment of cystic fibrosis - Google Patents
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- Cystic Fibrosis (“CF”) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by the abnormal buildup of sticky and thick mucus in patients. CF is also known as cystic fibrosis of the pancreas, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, or muscoviscidosis. Mucus is an important bodily fluid that lubricates and protects the lungs, reproductive system, digestive system, and other organs.
- CF patients produce thick and sticky mucus, which reduces the size of the airways leading to chronic coughing, wheezing, inflammation, bacterial infections, fibrosis, and cysts in the lungs. Additionally, most CF patients have mucus blocking the ducts in the pancreas, which prevents the release of insulin and digestive enzymes leading to diarrhea, malnutrition, poor growth, and weight loss. Gershman A.J. et al., Cleve Clin J Med. 73: 1065-1074 (2006). CF has an estimated incidence of 1 in 2,500 to 3,500 in Caucasian births, but is much more rare in other populations. Ratjen F. et al., Lancet 361: 681-689 (2003).
- CFTR Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- CFTR is an enzyme (E.C.3.6.3.49) that plays a critical role in transport pathways and functions as a chloride ion channel. Lack of functional CFTR prevents excretion of chloride ions and leads to increased sodium ion absorption. Welsh, M. J. et al., J. Clin. Invest.80: 1523-1526 (1987). This causes water to move from the mucus to cells resulting in a more viscous mucus. CFTR localizes to the cytoplasm, endosomes, extracellular space, and plasma membrane of cells. The protein is 1480 amino acids long. A complete or partial loss of CFTR function leads to thick and sticky mucus causing difficulty breathing, digestive problems, and shortened life span.
- the present disclosure provides delivery vehicles and messenger RNAs (mRNAs) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
- mRNAs messenger RNAs
- the nucleic acid therapeutics of the invention are particularly well-suited for the treatment of cystic fibrosis as the technology provides for the targeted delivery, e.g., intracellular delivery of mRNA or other nucleic acid molecule encoding a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) polypeptide followed by de novo synthesis of functional CFTR polypeptide within target cells.
- CFTR cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
- the disclosure features a lipid nanoparticle comprising: (i) a lipid amine that is a compound of Formula IX: R 2 and R 3 are each C2-20 alkyl, wherein: (a) the C 2-20 alkyl is substituted by NH 2 ; Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 (b) one non-terminal carbon of the C2-20 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH; and (c) R 2 and R 3 are the same or different; j is 0 or 1; k is 0, 1, 2, or 3; l is 0 or 1; m is 0, 1, or 2; n is 0 or 1; j and l are not both 0; and when j is 0, then l is 1; with the proviso that the compound is other than: , Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 and (ii) a messenger RNA (mRNA) comprising an RNA (mRNA) compris
- the lipid amine is a compound of Formula IXa: a salt thereof.
- the lipid amine is a compound of Formula IXb: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20
- the lipid amine is a compound of Formula IXc: a salt thereof. is a compound of Formula IXd: . . R 1 is . R 2 and R 3 are each C 2-15 alkyl substituted by NH2.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C 2-15 alkyl substituted by NH2, and wherein one non-terminal carbon of the C2-15 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C2-12 alkyl substituted by NH2.
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0017]
- R 2 and R 3 are each C2-12 alkyl substituted by NH 2 , and wherein one non-terminal carbon of the C 2-12 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C 2-10 alkyl substituted by NH2.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C 2-10 alkyl substituted by NH2, and wherein one non-terminal carbon of the C2-10 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C5-10 alkyl substituted by NH2.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C 5-10 alkyl substituted by NH2, and wherein one non-terminal carbon of the C5-10 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C5-6 alkyl substituted by NH 2 .
- R 2 and R 3 are each C5-6 alkyl substituted by NH 2 , and wherein one non-terminal carbon of the C 5-6 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH.
- each of R 2 and R 3 is independently selected from , Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 , , , , , .
- R2 and R3 are the same.
- R 2 and R 3 are different.
- the lipid amine is a compound selected from: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 Structure SA No. SA1
- the lipid amine is a compound selected from: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 Structure SA No. SA1
- the lipid amine is Compound SA4: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 a salt [0034] a salt thereof.
- SA1 . identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the ORF is at least 85% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the ORF is at least 90% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the ORF is at least 95% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. [0040] In some embodiments, the ORF is at least 96% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0041] In some embodiments, the ORF is at least 97% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. [0042] In some embodiments, the ORF is at least 98% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. [0043] In some embodiments, the ORF is at least 99% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the ORF is identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the mRNA comprises a 5' untranslated region (UTR) comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:50.
- the mRNA comprises a 3' UTR comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:139.
- the mRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37.
- the mRNA comprises a 5′ terminal cap comprising m 7 G-ppp-Gm.
- the mRNA comprises a poly-A region comprising A100-UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- the mRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:24.
- the mRNA comprises at least one chemically modified nucleobase, sugar, backbone, or any combination thereof.
- all of the uracils of the mRNA are N1- methylpseudouracils.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises an ionizable lipid.
- the ionizable lipid is
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises: an ionizable lipid; a phospholipid; a structural lipid; and a PEG-lipid.
- the ionizable lipid is (Compound II), or a salt the phospholipid is 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC); the structural lipid is cholesterol; and the PEG-lipid is 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxypolyethylene glycol-2000 (DMG-PEG-2k).
- the ionizable lipid is (Compound II), or a salt the phospholipid is 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC); the structural lipid is cholesterol; the PEG-lipid is 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxypolyethylene glycol-2000 (DMG-PEG-2k); and the lipid amine is compound SA1: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 .
- DSPC 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
- the structural lipid is cholesterol
- the PEG-lipid is 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxypolyethylene glycol-2000 (DMG-PEG-2k)
- the lipid amine is compound SA1: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 .
- the ionizable lipid is (Compound II), or a salt the phospholipid is 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC); the structural lipid is cholesterol; the PEG-lipid is 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxypolyethylene glycol-2000 (DMG-PEG-2k); the lipid amine is compound SA1: ID NO:8.
- the ionizable lipid is (Compound II), or a salt sn- 3-phosphocholine (DSPC);
- the structural lipid is cholesterol;
- the PEG-lipid is 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxypolyethylene glycol-2000 (DMG-PEG-2k);
- the lipid amine is compound SA1: of SEQ ID NO:37.
- the ionizable lipid is (Compound II), or a salt the phospholipid is 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC); the structural lipid is cholesterol; the PEG-lipid is 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxypolyethylene glycol-2000 (DMG-PEG-2k); the lipid amine is compound SA1: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 NO:24.
- DSPC 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
- the structural lipid is cholesterol
- the PEG-lipid is 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxypolyethylene glycol-2000 (DMG-PEG-2k)
- the lipid amine is compound SA1: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 NO:24.
- RNA comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:3, wherein the ORF is at least 80% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- ORF open reading frame
- CFTR cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
- the ORF is at least 85% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the ORF is at least 90% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the ORF is at least 95% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the ORF is at least 96% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. [0064] In some embodiments, the ORF is at least 97% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. [0065] In some embodiments, the ORF is at least 98% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. [0066] In some embodiments, the ORF is at least 99% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. [0067] In some embodiments, the ORF is identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the mRNA comprises a 5' untranslated region (UTR) comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:50.
- the mRNA comprises a 3' UTR comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:139.
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0070]
- the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 [0071]
- the mRNA comprises a 5′ terminal cap comprising m 7 G-ppp-Gm.
- the mRNA comprises a poly-A region comprising A100-UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 in another aspect, the disclosure features a messenger RNA (mRNA) comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:3, wherein the mRNA comprises a poly-A region comprising A100-UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- ORF open reading frame
- CFTR cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
- the mRNA comprises a 5' untranslated region (UTR) comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:50.
- the mRNA comprises a 3' UTR comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:139.
- the mRNA comprises a 5′ terminal cap comprising m 7 G-ppp-Gm.
- the mRNA comprises at least one chemically modified nucleobase, sugar, backbone, or any combination thereof.
- all of the uracils of the mRNA are N1- methylpseudouracils.
- the disclosure features a lipid nanoparticle comprising an mRNA described herein.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises: an ionizable lipid; a phospholipid; a structural lipid; a PEG-lipid; and a cationic agent.
- in the ionizable lipid is Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 (Compound II) or a salt some agent is a salt thereof.
- lipid is a salt thereof.
- the ionizable lipid is (Compound II) or a salt the phospholipid is 1,2 distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC); the structural lipid is cholesterol; the PEG lipid is 1,2-dimyristoyl-rac-glycero-3-methoxypolyethylene glycol- 2000 (DMG-PEG-2k); and the cationic agent is Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 sequence of [0087]
- the mRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37.
- the mRNA comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:24.
- the disclosure features a method of treating or preventing cystic fibrosis in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the human subject a lipid nanoparticle described herein or an mRNA described herein.
- the disclosure features a method of preventing cystic fibrosis in a human subject having cystic fibrosis-causing mutations in both copies of the CFTR gene, comprising administering to the human subject a lipid nanoparticle described herein or an mRNA described herein.
- the cystic fibrosis-causing mutations are selected from the group consisting of G542X, W1282X, R553X, F508del, N1303K, I507del, G551D, S549N, D1152H, R347P, and R117H.
- the administering is to the respiratory tract or lung of the human subject.
- Figure 1 is a graph showing chloride transport (current) versus dose in CF-HBE cells administered lipid nanoparticles containing SA1 or GL-67 and any one of several different CFTR mRNAs.
- Figure 2 is a graph showing chloride transport (current) in CF-HBE cells administered lipid nanoparticles containing SA1 or GL-67 and any one of several different CFTR mRNAs at a dose of 0.5 ⁇ g/well.
- Figure 3 is a graph showing fold change in peak current in CF-HBE cells administered 10 different CFTR mRNA constructs, each as compared to the 1036 CFTR mRNA construct.
- Figures 4A-4C are graphs showing chloride transport (current) in CF- HBE cells administered lipid nanoparticles containing idT-stabilized wild-type CFTR mRNA (1036) compared against non-stabilized mRNAs encoding wild-type CFTR (1038 and 1039) ( Figure 4A), non-stabilized mRNAs encoding CFTR GoF1 (1043) or CFTR GoF2 (1044) ( Figure 4B), and (C) idT-stabilized mRNAs encoding CFTR GoF1 (1053) or CFTR GoF2 (1054) ( Figure 4C).
- Figure 5 is a series of graphs showing chloride transport (current) in CF-HBE cells administered lipid nanoparticles containing: wild-type CFTR mRNA construct 1036 formulated in a lipid nanoparticle containing Compound II, DSPC, cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and GL-67 (designated “A”); wild-type CFTR mRNA construct 1036 formulated in a lipid nanoparticle containing Compound II, DSPC, cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1 (designated “B”); CFTR GoF1 mRNA construct 1053 formulated in a lipid nanoparticle containing Compound II, DSPC, cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1 (designated “C”); and CFTR GoF2 mRNA construct 1054 formulated in a lipid nanoparticle containing Compound II, DSPC, cholesterol, DMG- PEG-2k, and SA1 (designated “D”).
- Figure 6 is a series of graphs showing RNA purity over time for LNP1 and LNP2 at 25°C, 5°C, -20°C, and -70°C. In all graphs, LNP2 is the top line and LNP1 is the bottom line.
- Figure 7 is a graph depicting particle size for LNP1 and LNP3 following repeated cycling from -70°C to -20°C. LNP1 is the top line and LNP3 is the bottom line.
- Figure 8 is a series of graphs showing particle size, encapsulation efficiency, mRNA purity, and protein expression for LNP1 and LNP2 pre- nebulization (open circles) and post-nebulization (solid circles).
- Cystic fibrosis is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time. This disease is characterized by the presence of mutations in both copies of the gene for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. Without CFTR, which is involved in the production of sweat, digestive fluids and mucus, secretions that are usually thin instead become thick.
- the subject delivery vehicles enable delivery of payloads to airways to ameliorate disease.
- a payload comprises nucleic acid molecules or molecules capable of modifying DNA of cells present in airways.
- mRNA therapeutics are particularly well-suited for the treatment of CF as the technology provides for the intracellular delivery of mRNA encoding CFTR followed by de novo synthesis of functional CFTR protein within target cells. After delivery of mRNA to the target cells, the desired CFTR protein is expressed by the cells’ own translational machinery, and hence, fully functional CFTR protein replaces the defective or missing protein.
- Certain embodiments of the therapeutic technology of the instant disclosure also feature delivery of a therapeutic payload encoding CFTR via a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery system.
- LNP lipid nanoparticle
- LNPs The subject lipid nanoparticles
- the subject lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are an ideal platform for the safe and effective delivery of payload to target cells in the lungs.
- LNPs have the unique ability to deliver nucleic acids by a mechanism involving cellular uptake, intracellular transport and endosomal release or endosomal escape.
- the payloads of the invention for treating CF may be delivered to pulmonary tissue using oral or nasal inhalation administration methods.
- Prior art methods for delivering CFTR gene therapy vectors using both viral and non- viral systems have been developed and tested in the lungs of CF patients (Griesenbach, U. and Alton, E. W. F. W. Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev.61:128-139 (2009)).
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) [0103] Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR; EC 3.6.3.49) is an ABC transporter-class ion channel.
- CFTR chloride and thiocyanate ions across epithelial cell membranes.
- the structure of the approximately 168 kDa CFTR which is highly conserved amongst organisms, consists of seven domains. CFTR contains two transmembrane domains with six transmembrane helices each. Additionally, CFTR contains two nucleotide binding domains, two ABC transporter domains, and one PDZ-binding domain. The nucleotide binding domains are used for binding and hydrolyzing ATP, ABC transporters move ions across the plasma membrane, and the PDZ-binding domain anchors CFTR to the plasma membrane. CFTR usually exists in dimer units in the plasma membrane of the cell.
- CDS cystic fibrosis
- RefSeq NCBI Reference Sequence database
- the wild type CFTR canonical protein sequence corresponding to isoform 1 (SEQ ID NO:1), is described at the RefSeq database under accession number NP_000483.3 ("Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator [ Homo sapiens]").
- NP_000483.3 Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator [ Homo sapiens]
- the CFTR isoform 1 protein is 1480 amino acids long. It is noted that the specific nucleic acid sequences encoding the reference protein sequence in the Ref Seq sequences are the coding sequence (CDS) as indicated in the respective RefSeq database entry. Isoforms 2 and 3 are produced by alternative splicing.
- the disclosure provides a polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., a mRNA) comprising a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an open reading frame (ORF)) encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., a mRNA
- a nucleotide sequence e.g., an open reading frame (ORF)
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprising a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) of the invention encodes the gain of function CFTR mutant referred to herein as “GoF1”, which contains the H1402S mutation and corresponds to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 [0109]
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprising a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) of the invention encodes the gain of function CFTR mutant referred to herein as “GoF2” contains the ⁇ RI, 2PT, and H1402S mutations and corresponds to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:3.
- the instant invention features mRNAs for use in treating or preventing CF.
- the mRNAs featured for use in the invention are administered to subjects and encode human CFTR protein in vivo.
- the invention relates to polynucleotides, e.g., mRNA, comprising an open reading frame of linked nucleosides encoding CFTR GoF1 (SEQ ID NO:2), CFTR GoF2 (SEQ ID NO:3), isoforms thereof, functional fragments thereof, and fusion proteins comprising CFTR.
- the invention provides sequence-optimized polynucleotides comprising nucleotides encoding the polypeptide sequence of CFTR GoF1 or CFTR GoF2 or sequences having high sequence identity with those sequence optimized polynucleotides.
- the invention provides polynucleotides (e.g., a RNA such as an mRNA) that comprise a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding one or more CFTR polypeptides.
- the encoded CFTR polypeptide of the invention can be selected from: (i) a gain of function CFTR polypeptide (e.g., having the same or essentially the same length as CFTR GoF1 or CFTR GoF2); Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 (ii) a functional fragment of a CFTR polypeptide described herein (e.g., a truncated (e.g., deletion of carboxy, amino terminal, or internal regions) sequence shorter than CFTR, but still retaining CFTR enzymatic activity); (iii) a variant thereof (e.g., full length or truncated CFTR proteins in which one or more amino acids have been replaced, e.g., variants that retain all or most of the CFTR activity of the polypeptide with respect to a reference protein (e.g., any natural or artificial variants known in the art)); or (iv) a fusion of CFTR
- the polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- the polynucleotide is introduced to the cells in vitro. In some embodiments, the polynucleotide is introduced to the cells in vivo. [0113] In some embodiments, the polynucleotides (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprise a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) that encodes CFTR GoF1 (SEQ ID NO:2) or CFTR GoF2 (SEQ ID NO:3).
- a nucleotide sequence e.g., an ORF
- the polynucleotides (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprise a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a functional CFTR fragment.
- the CFTR fragment has a CFTR activity which is at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 35%, at least 40%, at least 45%, at least 50%, at least 55%, at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 100% of the CFTR activity of the corresponding full length CFTR.
- the polynucleotides (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 invention comprising an ORF encoding a functional CFTR fragment is sequence optimized.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a CFTR fragment that has higher CFTR enzymatic activity than the corresponding full length CFTR.
- the CFTR fragment has a CFTR activity which is at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 35%, at least 40%, at least 45%, at least 50%, at least 55%, at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 100% higher than the CFTR activity of the corresponding full length CFTR.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding CFTR GoF1 (SEQ ID NO:2), wherein the nucleotide sequence is at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:7.
- a nucleotide sequence e.g., an ORF
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding CFTR GoF2 (SEQ ID NO:3), wherein the nucleotide sequence is at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the polynucleotide of the invention (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF, e.g., the sequence of SEQ ID NO:8) encoding CFTR GoF2 further comprises a 5′-UTR (e.g., SEQ ID NO:50) and a 3′-UTR (e.g., SEQ ID NO:139).
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:37.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:24.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises a 5′ terminal cap (e.g., m 7 G-ppp-Gm-AG, Cap0, Cap1, ARCA, inosine, N1-methyl- guanosine, 2′-fluoro-guanosine, 7-deaza-guanosine, 8-oxo-guanosine, 2-amino- guanosine, LNA-guanosine, 2-azidoguanosine, Cap2, Cap4, 5′ methylG cap, or an analog thereof) and a poly-A-tail region (e.g., about 100 nucleotides in length).
- the mRNA comprises a polyA tail.
- the poly A tail is 100 nucleotides in length (SEQ ID NO:195).
- the poly A tail is protected (e.g., with an inverted deoxy-thymidine).
- the poly A tail comprises A100-UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- the poly A tail is A100-UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- the polynucleotide of the invention (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF, e.g., the sequence of SEQ ID NO:7) encoding CFTR GoF1 further comprises a 5′-UTR (e.g., SEQ ID NO:50) and a 3′-UTR (e.g., SEQ ID NO:139).
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:36.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:23.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises a 5′ terminal cap (e.g., m 7 G-ppp-Gm-AG, Cap0, Cap1, ARCA, inosine, N1-methyl- guanosine, 2′-fluoro-guanosine, 7-deaza-guanosine, 8-oxo-guanosine, 2-amino- guanosine, LNA-guanosine, 2-azidoguanosine, Cap2, Cap4, 5′ methylG cap, or an analog thereof) and a poly-A-tail region (e.g., about 100 nucleotides in length).
- the mRNA comprises a polyA tail.
- the poly A tail is 100 nucleotides in length (SEQ ID NO:195).
- the poly A tail is protected (e.g., with an inverted deoxy-thymidine).
- the poly A tail comprises A100-UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- the poly A tail is A100-UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- the polynucleotide of the invention (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a CFTR polypeptide (e.g., CFTR GoF1 or CFTR GoF2 ) further comprises at least one nucleic acid sequence that is noncoding, e.g., a microRNA binding site.
- a nucleotide sequence e.g., an ORF
- CFTR GoF1 or CFTR GoF2 further comprises at least one nucleic acid sequence that is noncoding, e.g., a microRNA binding site.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention further comprises a 5′-UTR (e.g., SEQ ID NO:50) and a 3′UTR (e.g., SEQ ID NO:139).
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:7.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises a 5′ terminal cap (e.g., m 7 G-ppp-Gm-AG, Cap0, Cap1, ARCA, inosine, N1-methyl-guanosine, 2′-fluoro-guanosine, 7-deaza-guanosine, 8-oxo- guanosine, 2-amino-guanosine, LNA-guanosine, 2-azidoguanosine, Cap2, Cap4, 5′ methylG cap, or an analog thereof) and a poly-A-tail region (e.g., about 100 nucleotides in length, e.g., A100-UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211)).
- a 5′ terminal cap e.g., m 7 G-ppp-Gm-AG, Cap0, Cap1, ARCA, inosine
- the mRNA of the invention comprises an ORF encoding the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:3 and a poly-A region comprising A100- UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- the mRNA of the invention comprises an ORF encoding the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:2 and a poly-A region comprising A100- UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- the polynucleotide of the invention (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the polynucleotide of the invention (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37.
- the polynucleotide of the invention e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- the polynucleotide of the invention (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7.
- the polynucleotide of the invention (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:36.
- the polynucleotide of the invention e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprising a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a CFTR polypeptide (e.g., the wild- type sequence, functional fragment, or variant thereof) is DNA or RNA.
- the polynucleotide of the invention is RNA.
- the polynucleotide of the invention is, or functions as, a mRNA.
- the mRNA comprises a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) that encodes at least one Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 CFTR polypeptide, and is capable of being translated to produce the encoded CFTR polypeptide in vitro, in vivo, in situ or ex vivo.
- a nucleotide sequence e.g., an ORF
- the mRNA comprises a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) that encodes at least one Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 CFTR polypeptide, and is capable of being translated to produce the encoded CFTR polypeptide in vitro, in vivo, in situ or ex vivo.
- the polynucleotide of the invention (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprises a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a CFTR polypeptide (e.g., CFTR GoF1 or CFTR GoF2), wherein the polynucleotide comprises at least one chemically modified nucleobase, e.g., N1-methylpseudouracil or 5-methoxyuracil.
- all uracils in the polynucleotide are N1-methylpseudouracils.
- all uracils in the polynucleotide are 5-methoxyuracils.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a miRNA binding site, e.g., a miRNA binding site that binds to miR-142 and/or a miRNA binding site that binds to miR-126.
- the payload for treating CF e.g., a polynucleotide disclosed herein (e.g., an mRNA comprising an ORF encoding the CFTR GoF2 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:3 or the CFTR GoF1 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:2) is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX, e.g., any one of SA1-SA10.
- a polynucleotide disclosed herein e.g., an mRNA comprising an ORF encoding the CFTR GoF2 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:3 or the CFTR GoF1 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:2
- a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX, e.g., any one of SA1-SA10.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.6 ⁇ 25:9.5 ⁇ 8:36.6 ⁇ 20:1.4 ⁇ 1.25:4.9 ⁇ 2.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.6 ⁇ 12.5:9.5 ⁇ 4:36.6 ⁇ 10:1.4 ⁇ 0.75:4.9 ⁇ 1.25.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.6:9.5:36.6:1.4:4.9.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, Compound I or PEG-DMG, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.6 ⁇ 25:9.5 ⁇ 8:36.6 ⁇ 20:1.4 ⁇ 1.25:4.9 ⁇ 2.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, Compound I or PEG- DMG, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.6 ⁇ 12.5:9.5 ⁇ 4:36.6 ⁇ 10:1.4 ⁇ 0.75:4.9 ⁇ 1.25.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, Compound I or PEG- DMG, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.6:9.5:36.6:1.4:4.9.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 DMG-PEG-2k, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.3 ⁇ 25:9.5 ⁇ 8:36.4 ⁇ 20:1.4 ⁇ 1.25:5.5 ⁇ 2.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.3 ⁇ 12.5:9.5 ⁇ 4:36.4 ⁇ 10:1.4 ⁇ 0.75:5.5 ⁇ 1.25.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.3:9.5:36.4:1.4:5.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, Compound I or PEG-DMG, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.3 ⁇ 25:9.5 ⁇ 8:36.4 ⁇ 20:1.4 ⁇ 1.25:5.5 ⁇ 2.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, Compound I or PEG-DMG, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.3 ⁇ 12.5:9.5 ⁇ 4:36.4 ⁇ 10:1.4 ⁇ 0.75:5.5 ⁇ 1.25.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, Compound I or PEG- DMG, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 47.3:9.5:36.4:1.4:5.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 45.8 ⁇ 25:10.5 ⁇ 8:36.8 ⁇ 20:1.4 ⁇ 1.25:5.5 ⁇ 2.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 45.8 ⁇ 12.5:10.5 ⁇ 4:36.8 ⁇ 10:1.4 ⁇ 0.75:5.5 ⁇ 1.25
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 45.8:10.5:36.8:1.4:5.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, Compound I or PEG-DMG, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 45.8 ⁇ 25:10.5 ⁇ 8:36.8 ⁇ 20:1.4 ⁇ 1.25:5.5 ⁇ 2.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, Compound I or PEG-DMG, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 45.8 ⁇ 12.5:10.5 ⁇ 4:36.8 ⁇ 10:1.4 ⁇ 0.75:5.5 ⁇ 1.25.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, and Compound I or PEG- DMG, e.g., with a mole ratio of about 45.8 ⁇ 6.25:10.5 ⁇ 2:36.8 ⁇ 5:1.4 ⁇ 0.375:5.5 ⁇ 0.625.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound VI, DSPC, Cholesterol, Compound I or PEG-DMG, and lipid amine, e.g., with a mole ratio of Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 about 45.8:10.5:36.8:1.4:5.5.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1.
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., a mRNA
- a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX.
- an mRNA encoding the CFTR GoF2 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:3 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX.
- an mRNA encoding the CFTR GoF2 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:3 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising the lipid amine SA1.
- an mRNA encoding the CFTR GoF2 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:3 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:8 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:8 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising the lipid amine SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:8 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:37 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:37 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising the lipid amine SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:37 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:24 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:24 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising the lipid amine SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:24 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1.
- an mRNA encoding the CFTR GoF1 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:2 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX.
- an mRNA encoding the CFTR GoF1 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:2 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising the lipid amine SA1.
- an mRNA encoding the CFTR GoF1 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:2 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising the lipid amine SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:36 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:36 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising the lipid amine SA1.
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- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:36 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:23 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising a lipid amine of a compound of Formula IX.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:23 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising the lipid amine SA1.
- an mRNA comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:23 is formulated with a lipid nanoparticle comprising Compound II, DSPC, Cholesterol, DMG-PEG-2k, and SA1. 3.
- the polynucleotides (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention can also comprise nucleotide sequences that encode additional features that facilitate trafficking of the encoded polypeptides to therapeutically relevant sites.
- the polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- a nucleotide sequence e.g., an ORF
- the "signal sequence” or “signal peptide” is a polynucleotide or polypeptide, respectively, which is from about 30-210, e.g., about 45-80 or 15-60 nucleotides (e.g., about 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, or 70 amino acids) in length that, optionally, is incorporated at the 5′ (or N-terminus) of the coding region or the polypeptide, respectively. Addition of these sequences results in trafficking the encoded polypeptide to a desired site, such as the endoplasmic reticulum or the mitochondria through one or more targeting pathways.
- a desired site such as the endoplasmic reticulum or the mitochondria through one or more targeting pathways.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide, wherein the nucleotide sequence further comprises a 5′ nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous signal peptide. 4.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention is sequence optimized.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a CFTR polypeptide, optionally, a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding another polypeptide of interest, a 5′-UTR, a 3′-UTR, the 5′ UTR or 3′ UTR optionally comprising at least one microRNA binding site, optionally a nucleotide sequence encoding a linker, a polyA tail, or any combination thereof), in which the ORF(s) are sequence optimized.
- a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence e.g., a codon-optimized mRNA sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide, is a sequence comprising at least one synonymous nucleobase substitution with respect to a reference sequence.
- a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence can be partially or completely different in sequence from the reference sequence.
- a reference sequence encoding polyserine uniformly encoded by UCU codons can be sequence-optimized by having 100% of its nucleobases substituted (for each codon, U in position 1 replaced by A, C in position 2 replaced by G, and U in position 3 replaced by C) to yield a sequence encoding polyserine which would be uniformly encoded by AGC codons.
- the percentage of sequence identity obtained from a global pairwise alignment between the reference polyserine nucleic acid sequence and the sequence-optimized polyserine nucleic acid sequence would be 0%.
- the protein products from both sequences would be 100% identical.
- sequence optimization also sometimes referred to codon optimization
- results can include, e.g., Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 matching codon frequencies in certain tissue targets and/or host organisms to ensure proper folding; biasing G/C content to increase mRNA stability or reduce secondary structures; minimizing tandem repeat codons or base runs that can impair gene construction or expression; customizing transcriptional and translational control regions; inserting or removing protein trafficking sequences; removing/adding post translation modification sites in an encoded protein (e.g., glycosylation sites); adding, removing or shuffling protein domains; inserting or deleting restriction sites; modifying ribosome binding sites and mRNA degradation sites; adjusting translational rates to allow the various domains of the protein to fold properly; and/or reducing or eliminating problem secondary structures within the polynucleotide.
- an encoded protein e.g., glycosylation sites
- adding, removing or shuffling protein domains inserting or deleting
- Sequence optimization tools, algorithms and services are known in the art, non- limiting examples include services from GeneArt (Life Technologies), DNA2.0 (Menlo Park CA) and/or proprietary methods. [0164] Codon options for each amino acid are given in TABLE 1. TABLE 1.
- A) of the invention comprises a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a CFTR polypeptide, a functional fragment, or a variant thereof, wherein the CFTR polypeptide, functional fragment, or a variant thereof encoded by the sequence- optimized nucleotide sequence has improved properties (e.g., compared to a CFTR polypeptide, functional fragment, or a variant thereof encoded by a reference nucleotide sequence that is not sequence optimized), e.g., improved properties related to expression efficacy after administration in vivo.
- Such properties include, but are not limited to, improving nucleic acid stability (e.g., mRNA stability), increasing translation efficacy in the target tissue, reducing the number of truncated proteins expressed, improving the folding or prevent misfolding of the expressed proteins, reducing toxicity of the expressed products, reducing cell death caused by the expressed products, increasing and/or decreasing protein aggregation.
- nucleic acid stability e.g., mRNA stability
- increasing translation efficacy in the target tissue reducing the number of truncated proteins expressed, improving the folding or prevent misfolding of the expressed proteins, reducing toxicity of the expressed products, reducing cell death caused by the expressed products, increasing and/or decreasing protein aggregation.
- sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) is codon optimized for expression in human subjects, having structural and/or chemical features that avoid one or more of the problems in the art, for example, features which are useful for optimizing formulation and delivery of nucleic acid-based therapeutics while retaining structural and functional integrity; overcoming a threshold of expression; improving expression rates; half-life and/or protein concentrations; optimizing protein localization; and avoiding deleterious bio- responses such as the immune response and/or degradation pathways.
- an ORF codon optimized for expression in human subjects, having structural and/or chemical features that avoid one or more of the problems in the art, for example, features which are useful for optimizing formulation and delivery of nucleic acid-based therapeutics while retaining structural and functional integrity; overcoming a threshold of expression; improving expression rates; half-life and/or protein concentrations; optimizing protein localization; and avoiding deleterious bio- responses such as the immune response and/or degradation pathways.
- the polynucleotides of the invention comprise a nucleotide sequence (e.g., a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a CFTR polypeptide, a nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding another polypeptide of interest, a 5′-UTR, a 3′-UTR, a microRNA binding site, a nucleic acid sequence encoding a linker, or any combination thereof) that is sequence-optimized according to a method comprising: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 (i) substituting at least one codon in a reference nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF encoding a CFTR polypeptide) with an alternative codon to increase or decrease uridine content to generate a uridine-modified sequence; (ii) substituting at least one codon in a reference nucleotide sequence (e.
- the sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF encoding a CFTR polypeptide) has at least one improved property with respect to the reference nucleotide sequence.
- the sequence optimization method is multiparametric and comprises one, two, three, four, or more methods disclosed herein and/or other optimization methods known in the art.
- Features, which can be considered beneficial in some embodiments of the invention can be encoded by or within regions of the polynucleotide and such regions can be upstream (5′) to, downstream (3′) to, or within the region that encodes the CFTR polypeptide.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises a 5′ UTR, a 3′ UTR and/or a microRNA binding site.
- the polynucleotide comprises two or more 5′ UTRs and/or 3′ UTRs, which can be the same or different sequences. In some embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises two or more microRNA binding sites, which can be the same or different sequences. Any portion of the 5′ UTR, 3′ UTR, and/or microRNA binding site, including none, can be sequence-optimized and can independently contain one or more different structural or chemical modifications, before and/or after sequence optimization.
- the polynucleotide is reconstituted and transformed into a vector such as, but not limited to, plasmids, viruses, cosmids, and artificial chromosomes.
- a vector such as, but not limited to, plasmids, viruses, cosmids, and artificial chromosomes.
- the optimized polynucleotide can be reconstituted and transformed into chemically competent E. coli, yeast, neurospora, maize, drosophila, etc. where high copy plasmid-like or chromosome structures occur by methods described herein. 5.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide disclosed herein.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a CFTR polypeptide, wherein the ORF has been sequence optimized.
- ORF open reading frame
- An exemplary sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence encoding CFTR GoF2 is set forth as SEQ ID NO:8.
- An exemplary sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence encoding CFTR GoF1 is set forth as SEQ ID NO:7.
- a polynucleotide of the present disclosure for example a polynucleotide comprising an mRNA nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide, comprises from 5′ to 3′ end: (i) a 5′ cap provided herein, for example, m 7 G-ppp-Gm; (ii) a 5′ UTR, such as the sequences provided herein, for example, SEQ ID NO:50; (iii) an open reading frame encoding CFTR GoF2, e.g., a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence encoding CFTR set forth as SEQ ID NO:8; (iv) at least one stop codon (if not present at 5′ terminus of 3′UTR); (v) a 3′ UTR, such as the sequences provided herein, for example, SEQ ID NO:139; and
- a polynucleotide of the present disclosure for example a polynucleotide comprising an mRNA nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide, comprises from 5′ to 3′ end: (i) a 5′ cap provided herein, for example, m 7 G-ppp-Gm; (ii) a 5′ UTR, such as the sequences provided herein, for example, SEQ ID NO:50; (iii) an open reading frame encoding CFTR GoF1, e.g., a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence encoding CFTR set forth as SEQ ID NO:7; (iv) at least one stop codon (if not present at 5′ terminus of 3′UTR); (v) a 3′ UTR, such as the sequences provided herein, for example, SEQ ID NO139; and (vi) a poly-A tail provided above
- all uracils in the polynucleotide are N1-methylpseudouracil (G5). In certain embodiments, all uracils in the polynucleotide are 5-methoxyuracil (G6).
- the sequence-optimized nucleotide sequences disclosed herein are distinct from the corresponding wild type nucleotide acid sequences and from other known sequence-optimized nucleotide sequences, e.g., these sequence-optimized nucleic acids have unique compositional characteristics.
- the percentage of uracil or thymine nucleobases in a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence is modified (e.g., reduced) with respect to the percentage of uracil or thymine nucleobases in the reference wild-type nucleotide sequence.
- a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence e.g., encoding a CFTR polypeptide, a functional fragment, or a variant thereof
- Such a sequence is referred to as a uracil-modified or thymine-modified sequence.
- the percentage of uracil or thymine content in a nucleotide sequence can be determined by dividing the number of uracils or thymines in a sequence by the total number of nucleotides and multiplying by 100.
- the sequence- optimized nucleotide sequence has a lower uracil or thymine content than the uracil or thymine content in the reference wild-type sequence.
- the uracil or thymine content in a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence of the invention is greater than the uracil or thymine content in the reference wild-type sequence and still maintain beneficial effects, e.g., increased expression and/or Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 reduced Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) response when compared to the reference wild- type sequence.
- TLR Toll-Like Receptor
- Codon optimization may be used to match codon frequencies in target and host organisms to ensure proper folding; bias GC content to increase mRNA stability or reduce secondary structures; minimize tandem repeat codons or base runs that may impair gene construction or expression; customize transcriptional and translational control regions; insert or remove protein trafficking sequences; remove/add post translation modification sites in encoded protein (e.g., glycosylation sites); add, remove or shuffle protein domains; insert or delete restriction sites; modify ribosome binding sites and mRNA degradation sites; adjust translational rates to allow the various domains of the protein to fold properly; or reduce or eliminate problem secondary structures within the polynucleotide.
- encoded protein e.g., glycosylation sites
- add, remove or shuffle protein domains add or delete restriction sites
- modify ribosome binding sites and mRNA degradation sites adjust translational rates to allow the various domains of the protein to fold properly; or reduce or eliminate problem secondary structures within the polynucleotide.
- Codon optimization tools, algorithms and services are known in the art - non-limiting examples include services from GeneArt (Life Technologies), DNA2.0 (Menlo Park CA) and/or proprietary methods.
- the open reading frame (ORF) sequence is optimized using optimization algorithms. 6.
- the polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- a sequence optimized nucleic acid disclosed herein encoding a CFTR polypeptide can be tested to determine whether at least one nucleic acid sequence property (e.g., stability when exposed to nucleases) or expression property has been improved with respect to the non-sequence optimized nucleic acid.
- expression property refers to a property of a nucleic acid sequence either in vivo (e.g., translation efficacy of a synthetic mRNA after administration to a subject in need thereof) or in vitro (e.g., translation efficacy of a synthetic mRNA tested in an in vitro model system).
- Expression properties include but are not limited to the amount of protein produced by an mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide after administration, and the amount of soluble or otherwise functional Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 protein produced.
- sequence optimized nucleic acids disclosed herein can be evaluated according to the viability of the cells expressing a protein encoded by a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) encoding a CFTR polypeptide disclosed herein.
- a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- a plurality of sequence optimized nucleic acids disclosed herein e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- a property of interest for example an expression property in an in vitro model system, or in vivo in a target tissue or cell.
- the desired property of the polynucleotide is an intrinsic property of the nucleic acid sequence.
- the nucleotide sequence e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- the nucleotide sequence can be sequence optimized for expression in a given target tissue or cell.
- the nucleic acid sequence is sequence optimized to increase its plasma half-life by preventing its degradation by endo and exonucleases.
- the nucleic acid sequence is sequence optimized to increase its resistance to hydrolysis in solution, for example, to lengthen the time that the sequence optimized nucleic acid or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the sequence optimized nucleic acid can be stored under aqueous conditions with minimal degradation.
- the sequence optimized nucleic acid can be optimized to increase its resistance to hydrolysis in dry storage conditions, for example, to lengthen the time that the sequence optimized nucleic acid can be stored after lyophilization with minimal degradation.
- the desired property of the polynucleotide is the level of expression of a CFTR polypeptide encoded by a Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 sequence optimized sequence disclosed herein.
- Protein expression levels can be measured using one or more expression systems.
- expression can be measured in cell culture systems, e.g., CHO cells or HEK293 cells.
- expression can be measured using in vitro expression systems prepared from extracts of living cells, e.g., rabbit reticulocyte lysates, or in vitro expression systems prepared by assembly of purified individual components.
- the protein expression is measured in an in vivo system, e.g., mouse, rabbit, monkey, etc.
- protein expression in solution form can be desirable.
- a reference sequence can be sequence optimized to yield a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence having optimized levels of expressed proteins in soluble form.
- Levels of protein expression and other properties such as solubility, levels of aggregation, and the presence of truncation products can be measured according to methods known in the art, for example, using electrophoresis (e.g., native or SDS-PAGE) or chromatographic methods (e.g., HPLC, size exclusion chromatography, etc.).
- electrophoresis e.g., native or SDS-PAGE
- chromatographic methods e.g., HPLC, size exclusion chromatography, etc.
- the expression of heterologous therapeutic proteins encoded by a nucleic acid sequence can have deleterious effects in the target tissue or cell, reducing protein yield, or reducing the quality of the expressed product (e.g., due to the presence of protein fragments or precipitation of the expressed protein in inclusion bodies), or causing toxicity.
- the sequence optimization of a nucleic acid sequence disclosed herein e.g., a nucleic acid sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide, can be used to increase the viability of target cells expressing the protein encoded by the sequence optimized nucleic acid.
- Heterologous protein expression can also be deleterious to cells transfected with a nucleic acid sequence for autologous or heterologous transplantation.
- sequence optimization of a nucleic acid sequence disclosed herein can be used to Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 increase the viability of target cells expressing the protein encoded by the sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence. Changes in cell or tissue viability, toxicity, and other physiological reaction can be measured according to methods known in the art. d.
- a sequence optimized nucleic acid encoding CFTR polypeptide or a functional fragment thereof can trigger an immune response, which could be caused by (i) the therapeutic agent (e.g., an mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide), or (ii) the expression product of such therapeutic agent (e.g., the CFTR polypeptide encoded by the mRNA), or (iv) a combination thereof.
- the therapeutic agent e.g., an mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- the expression product of such therapeutic agent e.g., the CFTR polypeptide encoded by the mRNA
- nucleic acid sequence e.g., an mRNA
- sequence optimization of nucleic acid sequence can be used to decrease an immune or inflammatory response triggered by the administration of a nucleic acid encoding a CFTR polypeptide or by the expression product of CFTR encoded by such nucleic acid.
- an inflammatory response can be measured by detecting increased levels of one or more inflammatory cytokines using methods known in the art, e.g., ELISA.
- inflammatory cytokine refers to cytokines that are elevated in an inflammatory response.
- inflammatory cytokines examples include interleukin-6 (IL-6), CXCL1 (chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1; also known as GRO ⁇ , interferon- ⁇ (IFN ⁇ ), tumor necrosis factor ⁇ (TNF ⁇ ), interferon ⁇ -induced protein 10 (IP-10), or granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF).
- IL-6 interleukin-6
- CXCL1 chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1
- GRO ⁇ interferon- ⁇
- IFN ⁇ interferon- ⁇
- TNF ⁇ tumor necrosis factor ⁇
- IP-10 interferon ⁇ -induced protein 10
- G-CSF granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
- the term inflammatory cytokines includes also other cytokines associated with inflammatory responses known in the art, e.g., interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) of the invention comprises a chemically modified nucleobase, for example, a chemically modified uracil, e.g., pseudouracil, N1-methylpseudouracil, 5- methoxyuracil, or the like.
- a chemically modified uracil e.g., pseudouracil, N1-methylpseudouracil, 5- methoxyuracil, or the like.
- the mRNA is a uracil-modified Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 sequence comprising an ORF encoding a CFTR polypeptide, wherein the mRNA comprises a chemically modified nucleobase, for example, a chemically modified uracil, e.g., pseudouracil, N1-methylpseudouracil, or 5-methoxyuracil.
- a chemically modified uracil e.g., pseudouracil, N1-methylpseudouracil, or 5-methoxyuracil.
- uracil in the polynucleotide is at least about 25%, 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 90%, at least 95%, at least 99%, or about 100% modified uracil. In one embodiment, uracil in the polynucleotide is at least 95% modified uracil. In another embodiment, uracil in the polynucleotide is 100% modified uracil. [0194] In embodiments where uracil in the polynucleotide is at least 95% modified uracil overall uracil content can be adjusted such that an mRNA provides suitable protein expression levels while inducing little to no immune response.
- the uracil content of the ORF is between about 100% and about 150%, between about 100% and about 110%, between about 105% and about 115%, between about 110% and about 120%, between about 115% and about 125%, between about 120% and about 130%, between about 125% and about 135%, between about 130% and about 140%, between about 135% and about 145%, between about 140% and about 150% of the theoretical minimum uracil content in the corresponding wild- type ORF (%U TM ).
- the uracil content of the ORF is between about 121% and about 136% or between 123% and 134% of the %UTM.
- the uracil content of the ORF encoding a CFTR polypeptide is about 115%, about 120%, about 125%, about 130%, about 135%, about 140%, about 145%, or about 150% of the %U TM .
- the term "uracil” can refer to modified uracil and/or naturally occurring uracil.
- the uracil content in the ORF of the mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide of the invention is less than about 30%, about 25%, about 20%, about 15%, or about 10% of the total nucleobase content in the ORF.
- the uracil content in the ORF is between about 10% and about 20% of the total nucleobase content in the ORF. In other embodiments, the uracil content in the ORF is between about 10% and about 25% of the total nucleobase Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 content in the ORF. In one embodiment, the uracil content in the ORF of the mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide is less than about 20% of the total nucleobase content in the open reading frame.
- uracil can refer to modified uracil and/or naturally occurring uracil.
- the ORF of the mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide having modified uracil and adjusted uracil content has increased Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), or Guanine/Cytosine (G/C) content (absolute or relative).
- the overall increase in C, G, or G/C content (absolute or relative) of the ORF is at least about 2%, at least about 3%, at least about 4%, at least about 5%, at least about 6%, at least about 7%, at least about 10%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 40%, at least about 50%, at least about 60%, at least about 70%, at least about 80%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, or at least about 100% relative to the G/C content (absolute or relative) of the wild-type ORF.
- the G, the C, or the G/C content in the ORF is less than about 100%, less than about 90%, less than about 85%, or less than about 80% of the theoretical maximum G, C, or G/C content of the corresponding wild type nucleotide sequence encoding the CFTR polypeptide (%G TMX ; %C TMX , or %G/C TMX ).
- the increases in G and/or C content (absolute or relative) described herein can be conducted by replacing synonymous codons with low G, C, or G/C content with synonymous codons having higher G, C, or G/C content.
- the increase in G and/or C content is conducted by replacing a codon ending with U with a synonymous codon ending with G or C.
- the ORF of the mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide of the invention comprises modified uracil and has an adjusted uracil content containing less uracil pairs (UU) and/or uracil triplets (UUU) and/or uracil quadruplets (UUUU) than the corresponding wild-type nucleotide sequence encoding the CFTR polypeptide.
- the ORF of the mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide of the invention contains no uracil pairs and/or uracil triplets and/or uracil quadruplets. In some embodiments, uracil pairs and/or uracil triplets and/or uracil quadruplets are reduced below a certain threshold, e.g., no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 occurrences in the ORF of the mRNA encoding the CFTR polypeptide.
- a certain threshold e.g., no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 occurrences in the ORF of the mRNA encoding the CFTR polypeptide.
- the Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 ORF of the mRNA encoding the CFTR polypeptide of the invention contains less than 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 non- phenylalanine uracil pairs and/or triplets.
- the ORF of the mRNA encoding the CFTR polypeptide contains no non-phenylalanine uracil pairs and/or triplets.
- the ORF of the mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide of the invention comprises modified uracil and has an adjusted uracil content containing less uracil-rich clusters than the corresponding wild-type nucleotide sequence encoding the CFTR polypeptide.
- the ORF of the mRNA encoding the CFTR polypeptide of the invention contains uracil-rich clusters that are shorter in length than corresponding uracil-rich clusters in the corresponding wild-type nucleotide sequence encoding the CFTR polypeptide.
- alternative lower frequency codons are employed.
- the ORF also has adjusted uracil content, as described above.
- at least one codon in the ORF of the mRNA encoding the CFTR polypeptide is substituted with an alternative codon having a codon frequency lower than the codon frequency of the substituted codon in the synonymous codon set.
- the adjusted uracil content, CFTR polypeptide- encoding ORF of the modified uracil-comprising mRNA exhibits expression levels of CFTR when administered to a mammalian cell that are higher than expression levels of CFTR from the corresponding wild-type mRNA.
- the mammalian cell is a mouse cell, a rat cell, or a rabbit cell.
- the mammalian cell is a monkey cell or a human cell.
- the human cell is a HeLa cell, a BJ fibroblast cell, or a peripheral blood mononuclear cell Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 (PBMC).
- PBMC peripheral blood mononuclear cell Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20
- CFTR is expressed at a level higher than expression levels of CFTR from the corresponding wild-type mRNA when the mRNA is administered to a mammalian cell in vivo.
- the mRNA is administered to mice, rabbits, rats, monkeys, or humans. In one embodiment, mice are null mice.
- the mRNA is administered to mice in an amount of about 0.01 mg/kg, about 0.05 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg, or 0.2 mg/kg or about 0.5 mg/kg.
- the mRNA is administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
- the CFTR polypeptide is expressed when the mRNA is administered to a mammalian cell in vitro. In some embodiments, the expression is increased by at least about 2-fold, at least about 5-fold, at least about 10- fold, at least about 50-fold, at least about 500-fold, at least about 1500-fold, or at least about 3000-fold.
- the expression is increased by at least about 10%, about 20%, about 30%, about 40%, about 50%, 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, or about 100%.
- adjusted uracil content, CFTR polypeptide- encoding ORF of the modified uracil-comprising mRNA exhibits increased stability.
- the mRNA exhibits increased stability in a cell relative to the stability of a corresponding wild-type mRNA under the same conditions.
- the mRNA exhibits increased stability including resistance to nucleases, thermal stability, and/or increased stabilization of secondary structure.
- increased stability exhibited by the mRNA is measured by determining the half-life of the mRNA (e.g., in a plasma, serum, cell, or tissue sample) and/or determining the area under the curve (AUC) of the protein expression by the mRNA over time (e.g., in vitro or in vivo).
- An mRNA is identified as having increased stability if the half-life and/or the AUC is greater than the half-life and/or the AUC of a corresponding wild-type mRNA under the same conditions.
- the mRNA of the present invention induces a detectably lower immune response (e.g., innate or acquired) relative to the immune response induced by a corresponding wild-type mRNA under the same conditions.
- the mRNA of the present disclosure induces a detectably lower immune response (e.g., innate or acquired) relative to the immune response induced by an mRNA that encodes for a CFTR polypeptide but does not comprise modified Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 uracil under the same conditions, or relative to the immune response induced by an mRNA that encodes for a CFTR polypeptide and that comprises modified uracil but that does not have adjusted uracil content under the same conditions.
- the innate immune response can be manifested by increased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, activation of intracellular PRRs (RIG-I, MDA5, etc), cell death, and/or termination or reduction in protein translation.
- a reduction in the innate immune response can be measured by expression or activity level of Type 1 interferons (e.g., IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , and IFN- ⁇ ) or the expression of interferon-regulated genes such as the toll-like receptors (e.g., TLR7 and TLR8), and/or by decreased cell death following one or more administrations of the mRNA of the invention into a cell.
- Type 1 interferons e.g., IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , IFN- ⁇ , and IFN- ⁇
- interferon-regulated genes e.g., TLR7 and TLR8
- the expression of Type-1 interferons by a mammalian cell in response to the mRNA of the present disclosure is reduced by at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, 99.9%, or greater than 99.9% relative to a corresponding wild-type mRNA, to an mRNA that encodes a CFTR polypeptide but does not comprise modified uracil, or to an mRNA that encodes a CFTR polypeptide and that comprises modified uracil but that does not have adjusted uracil content.
- the interferon is IFN- ⁇ .
- cell death frequency caused by administration of mRNA of the present disclosure to a mammalian cell is 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or over 95% less than the cell death frequency observed with a corresponding wild-type mRNA, an mRNA that encodes for a CFTR polypeptide but does not comprise modified uracil, or an mRNA that encodes for a CFTR polypeptide and that comprises modified uracil but that does not have adjusted uracil content.
- the mammalian cell is a BJ fibroblast cell. In other embodiments, the mammalian cell is a splenocyte.
- the mammalian cell is that of a mouse or a rat. In other embodiments, the mammalian cell is that of a human. In one embodiment, the mRNA of the present disclosure does not substantially induce an innate immune response of a mammalian cell into which the mRNA is introduced. 8. Methods for Modifying Polynucleotides Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0204] The disclosure includes modified polynucleotides comprising a polynucleotide described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide, e.g. mRNA, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide).
- a polynucleotide described herein e.g., a polynucleotide, e.g. mRNA, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- modified polynucleotides can be chemically modified and/or structurally modified.
- modified polynucleotides can be referred to as "modified polynucleotides.”
- modified nucleosides and nucleotides of a polynucleotide e.g., RNA polynucleotides, such as mRNA polynucleotides
- a polynucleotide e.g., RNA polynucleotides, such as mRNA polynucleotides
- nucleoside refers to a compound containing a sugar molecule (e.g., a pentose or ribose) or a derivative thereof in combination with an organic base (e.g., a purine or pyrimidine) or a derivative thereof (also referred to herein as "nucleobase").
- organic base e.g., a purine or pyrimidine
- nucleobase also referred to herein as “nucleobase”
- nucleotide refers to a nucleoside including a phosphate group. Modified nucleotides can be synthesized by any useful method, such as, for example, chemically, enzymatically, or recombinantly, to include one or more modified or non-natural nucleosides. Polynucleotides can comprise a region or regions of linked nucleosides.
- modified polynucleotides disclosed herein can comprise various distinct modifications.
- the modified polynucleotides contain one, two, or more (optionally different) nucleoside or nucleotide modifications.
- a modified polynucleotide, introduced to a cell can exhibit one or more desirable properties, e.g., improved protein expression, reduced immunogenicity, or reduced degradation in the cell, as compared to an unmodified polynucleotide.
- a polynucleotide of the present invention e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- a "structural" modification is one in which two or more linked nucleosides are inserted, deleted, duplicated, inverted or randomized in a polynucleotide without significant chemical modification to the nucleotides themselves. Because chemical bonds will necessarily be broken and reformed to effect a structural modification, structural modifications are of a chemical nature and Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 hence are chemical modifications.
- the polynucleotide "ATCG” can be chemically modified to "AT-5meC-G".
- the same polynucleotide can be structurally modified from “ATCG” to "ATCCCG”.
- the dinucleotide "CC” has been inserted, resulting in a structural modification to the polynucleotide.
- compositions of the present disclosure comprise, in some embodiments, at least one nucleic acid (e.g., RNA) having an open reading frame encoding CFTR GoF2 (e.g., SEQ ID NO:8), wherein the nucleic acid comprises nucleotides and/or nucleosides that can be standard (unmodified) or modified as is known in the art.
- nucleotides and nucleosides of the present disclosure comprise modified nucleotides or nucleosides.
- modified nucleotides and nucleosides can be naturally-occurring modified nucleotides and nucleosides or non-naturally occurring modified nucleotides and nucleosides.
- Such modifications can include those at the sugar, backbone, or nucleobase portion of the nucleotide and/or nucleoside as are recognized in the art.
- a naturally-occurring modified nucleotide or nucleotide of the disclosure is one as is generally known or recognized in the art. Non-limiting examples of such naturally occurring modified nucleotides and nucleotides can be found, inter alia, in the widely recognized MODOMICS database.
- a non-naturally occurring modified nucleotide or nucleoside of the disclosure is one as is generally known or recognized in the art.
- Non-limiting examples of such non-naturally occurring modified nucleotides and nucleosides can be found, inter alia, in published US application Nos. PCT/US2012/058519; PCT/US2013/075177; PCT/US2014/058897; PCT/US2014/058891; PCT/US2014/070413; PCT/US2015/36773; PCT/US2015/36759; PCT/US2015/36771; or PCT/IB2017/051367 all of which are incorporated by reference herein.
- RNA e.g., mRNA
- nucleotides and nucleosides of the present disclosure comprise standard nucleoside residues such as those present in transcribed RNA (e.g. A, G, C, or U).
- nucleotides and nucleosides of the present disclosure comprise standard deoxyribonucleosides such as those present in DNA (e.g.
- nucleic acids of the disclosure can comprise standard nucleotides and nucleosides, naturally-occurring nucleotides and nucleosides, non-naturally- occurring nucleotides and nucleosides, or any combination thereof.
- Nucleic acids of the disclosure e.g., DNA nucleic acids and RNA nucleic acids, such as mRNA nucleic acids
- Nucleic acids of the disclosure in some embodiments, comprise various (more than one) different types of standard and/or modified nucleotides and nucleosides.
- a particular region of a nucleic acid contains one, two or more (optionally different) types of standard and/or modified nucleotides and nucleosides.
- a modified RNA nucleic acid e.g., a modified mRNA nucleic acid
- introduced to a cell or organism exhibits reduced degradation in the cell or organism, respectively, relative to an unmodified nucleic acid comprising standard nucleotides and nucleosides.
- a modified RNA nucleic acid (e.g., a modified mRNA nucleic acid), introduced into a cell or organism, may exhibit reduced immunogenicity in the cell or organism, respectively (e.g., a reduced innate response) relative to an unmodified nucleic acid comprising standard nucleotides and nucleosides.
- Nucleic acids e.g., RNA nucleic acids, such as mRNA nucleic acids
- Nucleic acids in some embodiments, comprise non-natural modified nucleotides that are introduced during synthesis or post-synthesis of the nucleic acids to achieve desired functions or properties. The modifications may be present on internucleotide linkages, purine or pyrimidine bases, or sugars.
- the modification may be introduced with chemical synthesis or with a polymerase enzyme at the terminal of a chain or anywhere else in the chain. Any of the regions of a nucleic acid may be chemically modified.
- the present disclosure provides for modified nucleosides and nucleotides of a nucleic acid (e.g., RNA nucleic acids, such as mRNA nucleic acids).
- nucleoside refers to a compound containing a sugar molecule (e.g., a pentose or ribose) or a derivative thereof in combination with an organic base (e.g., a purine or Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 pyrimidine) or a derivative thereof (also referred to herein as “nucleobase”).
- organic base e.g., a purine or Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 pyrimidine
- nucleobase also referred to herein as “nucleobase”.
- nucleotide refers to a nucleoside, including a phosphate group. Modified nucleotides may by synthesized by any useful method, such as, for example, chemically, enzymatically, or recombinantly, to include one or more modified or non- natural nucleosides.
- Nucleic acids can comprise a region or regions of linked nucleosides. Such regions may have variable backbone linkages. The linkages can be standard phosphodiester linkages, in which case the nucleic acids would comprise regions of nucleotides.
- Modified nucleotide base pairing encompasses not only the standard adenosine-thymine, adenosine-uracil, or guanosine-cytosine base pairs, but also base pairs formed between nucleotides and/or modified nucleotides comprising non- standard or modified bases, wherein the arrangement of hydrogen bond donors and hydrogen bond acceptors permits hydrogen bonding between a non-standard base and a standard base or between two complementary non-standard base structures, such as, for example, in those nucleic acids having at least one chemical modification.
- modified nucleobases in nucleic acids comprise N1-methyl-pseudouridine (m1 ⁇ ), 1-ethyl-pseudouridine (e1 ⁇ ), 5-methoxy-uridine (mo5U), 5-methyl-cytidine (m5C), and/or pseudouridine ( ⁇ ).
- modified nucleobases in nucleic acids comprise 5- methoxymethyl uridine, 5-methylthio uridine, 1-methoxymethyl pseudouridine, 5- methyl cytidine, and/or 5-methoxy cytidine.
- the polyribonucleotide includes a combination of at least two (e.g., 2, 3, 4 or more) of any of the aforementioned modified nucleobases, including but not limited to chemical modifications.
- a RNA nucleic acid of the disclosure comprises N1-methyl-pseudouridine (m1 ⁇ ) substitutions at one or more or all uridine positions of the nucleic acid.
- m1 ⁇ N1-methyl-pseudouridine
- a RNA nucleic acid of the disclosure comprises N1-methyl-pseudouridine (m1 ⁇ ) substitutions at one or more or all uridine positions of the nucleic acid and 5-methyl cytidine substitutions at one or more or all cytidine positions of the nucleic acid.
- a RNA nucleic acid of the disclosure comprises pseudouridine ( ⁇ ) substitutions at one or more or all uridine positions of the nucleic acid.
- a RNA nucleic acid of the disclosure comprises pseudouridine ( ⁇ ) substitutions at one or more or all uridine positions of the nucleic acid and 5-methyl cytidine substitutions at one or more or all cytidine positions of the nucleic acid.
- a RNA nucleic acid of the disclosure comprises uridine at one or more or all uridine positions of the nucleic acid.
- nucleic acids e.g., RNA nucleic acids, such as mRNA nucleic acids
- RNA nucleic acids are uniformly modified (e.g., fully modified, modified throughout the entire sequence) for a particular modification.
- a nucleic acid can be uniformly modified with N1-methyl-pseudouridine, meaning that all uridine residues in the mRNA sequence are replaced with N1-methyl-pseudouridine.
- a nucleic acid can be uniformly modified for any type of nucleoside residue present in the sequence by replacement with a modified residue such as those set forth above.
- the nucleic acids of the present disclosure may be partially or fully modified along the entire length of the molecule.
- one or more or all or a given type of nucleotide may be uniformly modified in a nucleic acid of the disclosure, or in a predetermined sequence region thereof (e.g., in the mRNA including or excluding the polyA tail).
- nucleotides X in a nucleic acid of the present disclosure are modified nucleotides, wherein X may be any one of nucleotides A, G, U, C, or any one of the combinations A+G, A+U, A+C, G+U, G+C, U+C, A+G+U, A+G+C, G+U+C or A+G+C.
- the nucleic acid may contain from about 1% to about 100% modified nucleotides (either in relation to overall nucleotide content, or in relation to one or Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 more types of nucleotide, i.e., any one or more of A, G, U or C) or any intervening percentage (e.g., from 1% to 20%, from 1% to 25%, from 1% to 50%, from 1% to 60%, from 1% to 70%, from 1% to 80%, from 1% to 90%, from 1% to 95%, from 10% to 20%, from 10% to 25%, from 10% to 50%, from 10% to 60%, from 10% to 70%, from 10% to 80%, from 10% to 90%, from 10% to 95%, from 10% to 100%, from 20% to 25%, from 20% to 50%, from 20% to 60%, from 20% to 70%, from 20% to 80%, from 20% to 90%, from 20% to 95%, from 20% to 100%, from 50% to 60%, from 20% to 70%, from 20% to
- the nucleic acids may contain at a minimum 1% and at maximum 100% modified nucleotides, or any intervening percentage, such as at least 5% modified nucleotides, at least 10% modified nucleotides, at least 25% modified nucleotides, at least 50% modified nucleotides, at least 80% modified nucleotides, or at least 90% modified nucleotides.
- the nucleic acids may contain a modified pyrimidine such as a modified uracil or cytosine.
- At least 5%, at least 10%, at least 25%, at least 50%, at least 80%, at least 90% or 100% of the uracil in the nucleic acid is replaced with a modified uracil (e.g., a 5-substituted uracil).
- the modified uracil can be replaced by a compound having a single unique structure, or can be replaced by a plurality of compounds having different structures (e.g., 2, 3, 4 or more unique structures).
- cytosine in the nucleic acid is replaced with a modified cytosine (e.g., a 5-substituted cytosine).
- the modified cytosine can be replaced by a compound having a single unique structure, or can be replaced by a plurality of compounds having different structures (e.g., 2, 3, 4 or more unique structures).
- Untranslated Regions (UTRs) Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0229] Untranslated regions (UTRs) are nucleic acid sections of a polynucleotide before a start codon (5′ UTR) and after a stop codon (3′ UTR) that are not translated.
- a polynucleotide e.g., a ribonucleic acid (RNA), e.g., a messenger RNA (mRNA)
- RNA ribonucleic acid
- mRNA messenger RNA
- ORF open reading frame
- a UTR e.g., 5′ UTR or functional fragment thereof, a 3′ UTR or functional fragment thereof, or a combination thereof.
- a UTR e.g., 5′ UTR or 3′ UTR
- the UTR is homologous to the ORF encoding the CFTR polypeptide.
- the UTR is heterologous to the ORF encoding the CFTR polypeptide.
- the polynucleotide comprises two or more 5′ UTRs or functional fragments thereof, each of which has the same or different nucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises two or more 3′ UTRs or functional fragments thereof, each of which has the same or different nucleotide sequences. [0232] In some embodiments, the 5′ UTR or functional fragment thereof, 3′ UTR or functional fragment thereof, or any combination thereof is sequence optimized.
- the 5′UTR or functional fragment thereof, 3′ UTR or functional fragment thereof, or any combination thereof comprises at least one chemically modified nucleobase, e.g., N1-methylpseudouracil or 5- methoxyuracil.
- UTRs can have features that provide a regulatory role, e.g., increased or decreased stability, localization and/or translation efficiency.
- a polynucleotide comprising a UTR can be administered to a cell, tissue, or organism, and one or more regulatory features can be measured using routine methods.
- a functional fragment of a 5′ UTR or 3′ UTR comprises one or more regulatory features of a full length 5′ or 3′ UTR, respectively.
- Natural 5′UTRs bear features that play roles in translation initiation. They harbor signatures like Kozak sequences that are commonly known to be involved in the process by which the ribosome initiates translation of many genes. Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 Kozak sequences have the consensus CCR(A/G)CCAUGG, where R is a purine (adenine or guanine) three bases upstream of the start codon (AUG), which is followed by another ‘G’.5′ UTRs also have been known to form secondary structures that are involved in elongation factor binding.
- liver-expressed mRNA such as albumin, serum amyloid A, Apolipoprotein A/B/E, transferrin, alpha fetoprotein, erythropoietin, or Factor VIII, can enhance expression of polynucleotides in hepatic cell lines or liver.
- 5′UTR from other tissue-specific mRNA to improve expression in that tissue is possible for muscle (e.g., MyoD, Myosin, Myoglobin, Myogenin, Herculin), for endothelial cells (e.g., Tie-1, CD36), for myeloid cells (e.g., C/EBP, AML1, G-CSF, GM-CSF, CD11b, MSR, Fr-1, i-NOS), for leukocytes (e.g., CD45, CD18), for adipose tissue (e.g., CD36, GLUT4, ACRP30, adiponectin) and for lung epithelial cells (e.g., SP-A/B/C/D).
- muscle e.g., MyoD, Myosin, Myoglobin, Myogenin, Herculin
- endothelial cells e.g., Tie-1, CD36
- myeloid cells e.g., C/E
- UTRs are selected from a family of transcripts whose proteins share a common function, structure, feature or property.
- an encoded polypeptide can belong to a family of proteins (i.e., that share at least one function, structure, feature, localization, origin, or expression pattern), which are expressed in a particular cell, tissue or at some time during development.
- the UTRs from any of the genes or mRNA can be swapped for any other UTR of the same or different family of proteins to create a new polynucleotide.
- the 5′ UTR and the 3′ UTR can be heterologous.
- the 5′ UTR can be derived from a different species than the 3′ UTR.
- the 3′ UTR can be derived from a different species than the 5′ UTR.
- Co-owned International Patent Application No. PCT/US2014/021522 (Publ. No. WO/2014/164253, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety) provides a listing of exemplary UTRs that can be utilized in the polynucleotide of the present invention as flanking regions to an ORF.
- Additional exemplary UTRs of the application include, but are not limited to, one or more 5′UTR and/or 3′UTR derived from the nucleic acid sequence Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 of: a globin, such as an ⁇ - or ⁇ -globin (e.g., a Xenopus, mouse, rabbit, or human globin); a strong Kozak translational initiation signal; a CYBA (e.g., human cytochrome b-245 ⁇ polypeptide); an albumin (e.g., human albumin7); a HSD17B4 (hydroxysteroid (17- ⁇ ) dehydrogenase); a virus (e.g., a tobacco etch virus (TEV), a Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), a Dengue virus, a cytomegalovirus (CMV) (e.g., CMV immediate early 1 (IE1)), a
- the 5′ UTR is selected from the group consisting of a ⁇ -globin 5′ UTR; a 5′UTR containing a strong Kozak translational initiation signal; a cytochrome b-245 ⁇ polypeptide (CYBA) 5′ UTR; a hydroxysteroid (17- ⁇ ) dehydrogenase (HSD17B4) 5′ UTR; a Tobacco etch virus (TEV) 5′ UTR; a Vietnamese etch virus (TEV) 5′ UTR; a decielen equine encephalitis virus (TEEV) 5′ UTR; a 5′ proximal open reading frame of rubella virus (RV) RNA encoding nonstructural proteins; a Dengue virus (DEN) 5′ UTR; a heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) 5′ UTR; a eIF4G 5′ UTR; a GLUT15′ UTR; functional fragments thereof and any combination thereof.
- CYBA cytochrome b-245
- the 3′ UTR is selected from the group consisting of a ⁇ -globin 3′ UTR; a CYBA 3′ UTR; an albumin 3′ UTR; a growth hormone (GH) 3′ UTR; a VEEV 3′ UTR; a hepatitis B virus (HBV) 3′ UTR; ⁇ -globin 3′UTR; a DEN 3′ UTR; a PAV barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV-PAV) 3′ UTR; an elongation factor 1 ⁇ 1 (EEF1A1) 3′ UTR; a manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) 3′ UTR; a ⁇ subunit of mitochondrial H(+)-ATP synthase ( ⁇ -mRNA) 3′ UTR; a GLUT13′ UTR; a MEF2A 3′ UTR; a ⁇
- Wild-type UTRs derived from any gene or mRNA can be incorporated into the polynucleotides of the invention.
- a UTR can be altered relative to a wild type or native UTR to produce a variant UTR, e.g., by changing the orientation or location of the UTR relative to the ORF; or by inclusion of additional nucleotides, deletion of nucleotides, swapping or transposition of nucleotides.
- variants of 5′ or 3′ UTRs can be utilized, for example, mutants of wild type UTRs, or variants wherein one or more nucleotides are added to or removed from a terminus of the UTR.
- one or more synthetic UTRs can be used in combination with one or more non-synthetic UTRs. See, e.g., Mandal and Rossi, Nat. Protoc.2013 8(3):568-82, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- UTRs or portions thereof can be placed in the same orientation as in the transcript from which they were selected or can be altered in orientation or location. Hence, a 5′ and/or 3′ UTR can be inverted, shortened, lengthened, or combined with one or more other 5′ UTRs or 3′ UTRs.
- the polynucleotide comprises multiple UTRs, e.g., a double, a triple or a quadruple 5′ UTR or 3′ UTR.
- a double UTR comprises two copies of the same UTR either in series or substantially in series.
- a double beta-globin 3′UTR can be used (see US2010/0129877, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).
- the polynucleotides of the invention can comprise combinations of features.
- the ORF can be flanked by a 5′UTR that comprises a strong Kozak translational initiation signal and/or a 3′UTR comprising an oligo(dT) Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 sequence for templated addition of a poly-A tail.
- a 5′UTR can comprise a first polynucleotide fragment and a second polynucleotide fragment from the same and/or different UTRs (see, e.g., US2010/0293625, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- Other non-UTR sequences can be used as regions or subregions within the polynucleotides of the invention.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) instead of or in addition to a UTR (see, e.g., Yakubov et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.2010394(1):189-193, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety).
- IRES internal ribosome entry site
- the polynucleotide comprises an IRES instead of a 5′ UTR sequence.
- the polynucleotide comprises an ORF and a viral capsid sequence.
- the polynucleotide comprises a synthetic 5′ UTR in combination with a non-synthetic 3′ UTR.
- the UTR can also include at least one translation enhancer polynucleotide, translation enhancer element, or translational enhancer elements (collectively, "TEE," which refers to nucleic acid sequences that increase the amount of polypeptide or protein produced from a polynucleotide.
- TEE translation enhancer polynucleotide, translation enhancer element, or translational enhancer elements
- the TEE can be located between the transcription promoter and the start codon.
- the 5′ UTR comprises a TEE.
- a TEE is a conserved element in a UTR that can promote translational activity of a nucleic acid such as, but not limited to, cap-dependent or cap-independent translation.
- a.5′ UTR sequences [0251] 5′ UTR sequences are important for ribosome recruitment to the mRNA and have been reported to play a role in translation (Hinnebusch A, et al., (2016) Science, 352:6292: 1413-6).
- a polynucleotide e.g., mRNA
- a CFTR polypeptide e.g., SEQ ID NO:2 Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 or SEQ ID NO:3
- SEQ ID NO:3 CFTR polypeptide
- SEQ ID NO:3 Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 or SEQ ID NO:3
- polynucleotide has a 5′ UTR that confers an increased half- life, increased expression and/or increased activity of the polypeptide encoded by said polynucleotide, or of the polynucleotide itself.
- a polynucleotide disclosed herein comprises: (a) a 5′-UTR (e.g., as provided in Table 2 or a variant or fragment thereof); (b) a coding region comprising a stop element (e.g., as described herein); and (c) a 3′-UTR (e.g., as described herein), and LNP compositions comprising the same.
- the polynucleotide comprises a 5′-UTR comprising a sequence provided in Table 2 or a variant or fragment thereof (e.g., a functional variant or fragment thereof).
- the polynucleotide comprises a 5′-UTR comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:50.
- the polynucleotide comprises a 5′-UTR comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:139.
- the polynucleotide having a 5′ UTR sequence provided in Table 2 or a variant or fragment thereof has an increase in the half-life of the polynucleotide, e.g., about 1.5-20-fold increase in half-life of the polynucleotide.
- the increase in half-life is about 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20-fold, or more.
- the increase in half life is about 1.5-fold or more.
- the increase in half life is about 2-fold or more.
- the increase in half life is about 3-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in half life is about 4-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in half life is about 5-fold or more.
- the polynucleotide having a 5′ UTR sequence provided in Table 2 or a variant or fragment thereof results in an increased level and/or activity, e.g., output, of the polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide. In an embodiment, the 5′UTR results in about 1.5-20-fold increase in level and/or activity, e.g., output, of the polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide.
- the increase in level and/or activity is about 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20-fold, or more. In an embodiment, the increase in level and/or activity is about 1.5-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in level and/or activity is about 2-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in level and/or activity is about 3-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in level and/or activity is about 4-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in level and/or activity is about 5-fold or more.
- the increase is compared to an otherwise similar polynucleotide which does not have a 5′ UTR, has a different 5′ UTR, or does not have a 5′ UTR described in Table 2 or a variant or fragment thereof.
- the increase in half-life of the polynucleotide is measured according to an assay that measures the half-life of a polynucleotide.
- the increase in level and/or activity, e.g., output, of the polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide is measured according to an assay that measures the level and/or activity of a polypeptide.
- the 5′ UTR comprises a sequence provided in Table 2 or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to a 5′ UTR sequence provided in Table 2, or a variant or a fragment thereof.
- the 5′ UTR comprises a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 50, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 52, SEQ ID NO: 53, SEQ ID NO: 54, SEQ ID NO: 55, SEQ ID NO: 56, SEQ ID NO: 57 or SEQ ID NO: 58.
- a 5′ UTR sequence provided in Table 2 has a first nucleotide which is an A.
- a 5′ UTR sequence provided in Table 2 has a first nucleotide which is a G.
- Table 2 5′ UTR sequences SEQ ID Sequence Sequence A A U U A C A Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 SEQ ID Sequence Sequence NO: name G C U A A A C A C n in Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 SEQ ID Sequence Sequence NO: name G G G G U G C C G U A A G A Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 SEQ ID Sequence Sequence NO: name A G A A A 0.
- (N2)x is a uracil and x is 0. In an embodiment (N2)x is a uracil and x is 1. In an embodiment (N 2 ) x is a uracil and x is 2. In an embodiment (N2)x is a uracil and x is 3. In an embodiment, (N2)x is a uracil and x is 4. In an embodiment (N 2 ) x is a uracil and x is 5. In an embodiment, (N3)x is a guanine and x is 0. In an embodiment, (N3)x is a guanine and x is 1.
- (N4)x is a cytosine and x is 0. In an embodiment, (N4)x is a cytosine and x is 1. [0262] In an embodiment (N5)x is a uracil and x is 0. In an embodiment (N5)x is a uracil and x is 1. In an embodiment (N5)x is a uracil and x is 2. In an embodiment (N 5 ) x is a uracil and x is 3. In an embodiment, (N 5 ) x is a uracil and x is 4. In an embodiment (N5)x is a uracil and x is 5. [0263] In an embodiment, N 6 is a uracil.
- N 6 is a cytosine.
- N7 is a uracil.
- N7 is a guanine.
- N 8 is an adenine and x is 0.
- N 8 is an adenine and x is 1.
- N 8 is a guanine and x is 0.
- N 8 is a guanine and x is 1.
- the 5′ UTR comprises a variant of SEQ ID NO:50.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO: 50 comprises a sequence with at least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identity to SEQ ID NO: 50. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO: 50 comprises a sequence with at least 50% identity to SEQ ID NO: 50. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO: 50 comprises a sequence with at least 60% identity to SEQ ID NO: 50. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO: 50 comprises a sequence with at least 70% identity to SEQ ID NO: 50. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO: 50 comprises a sequence with at least 80% identity to SEQ ID NO: 50.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO: 50 comprises a sequence with at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO:50. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a sequence with at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO:50. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a sequence with at least 96% identity to SEQ ID NO:50. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a sequence Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 with at least 97% identity to SEQ ID NO:50. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a sequence with at least 98% identity to SEQ ID NO:50.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a sequence with at least 99% identity to SEQ ID NO:50.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, or 80%.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 5%.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 10%.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 20%.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 30%.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 40%. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 50%. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 60%. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 70%. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises a uridine content of at least 80%. [0269] In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 consecutive uridines (e.g., a polyuridine tract).
- the polyuridine tract in the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises at least 1-7, 2-7, 3-7, 4-7, 5-7, 6-7, 1-6, 1-5, 1-4, 1-3, 1-2, 2-6, or 3-5 consecutive uridines. In an embodiment, the polyuridine tract in the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises 4 consecutive uridines. In an embodiment, the polyuridine tract in the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises 5 consecutive uridines. [0270] In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:64 comprises at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 consecutive uridines (e.g., a polyuridine tract).
- the polyuridine tract in the variant of SEQ ID NO:64 comprises at least 1-7, 2-7, 3-7, 4-7, 5-7, 6-7, 1-6, 1-5, 1-4, 1-3, 1-2, 2-6, or 3-5 consecutive uridines. In an embodiment, the polyuridine tract in the variant of SEQ ID NO:64 comprises 4 consecutive uridines. In an embodiment, the polyuridine tract in the variant of SEQ ID NO:64 comprises 5 consecutive uridines.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 polyuridine tracts.
- the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises 3 polyuridine tracts. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises 4 polyuridine tracts. In an embodiment, the variant of SEQ ID NO:50 comprises 5 polyuridine tracts. [0272] In an embodiment, one or more of the polyuridine tracts are adjacent to a different polyuridine tract. In an embodiment, each of, e.g., all, the polyuridine tracts are adjacent to each other, e.g., all of the polyuridine tracts are contiguous. [0273] In an embodiment, one or more of the polyuridine tracts are separated by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.19, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 nucleotides.
- each of, e.g., all of, the polyuridine tracts are separated by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.19, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 nucleotides.
- a first polyuridine tract and a second polyuridine tract are adjacent to each other.
- a subsequent, e.g., third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh, eighth, ninth, or tenth, polyuridine tract is separated by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.19, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 nucleotides from the first polyuridine tract, the second polyuridine tract, or any one of the subsequent polyuridine tracts.
- a first polyuridine tract is separated by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.19, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 nucleotides from a subsequent polyuridine tract, e.g., a second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh, eighth, ninth, or tenth polyuridine tract.
- one or more of the subsequent polyuridine tracts are adjacent to a different polyuridine tract.
- the 5′ UTR comprises a Kozak sequence, e.g., a GCCRCC nucleotide sequence, wherein R is an adenine or guanine.
- the Kozak sequence is disposed at the 3′ end of the 5′UTR sequence.
- the polynucleotide e.g., mRNA
- the LNP composition Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 comprises: (i) an ionizable lipid, e.g., an amino lipid; (ii) a sterol or other structural lipid; (iii) a non-cationic helper lipid or phospholipid; and (iv) a PEG-lipid.
- the LNP compositions of the disclosure are used in a method of treating CF in a subject.
- an LNP composition comprising a polynucleotide disclosed herein encoding a CFTR polypeptide, e.g., as described herein, can be administered with an additional agent, e.g., as described herein.
- b.3′ UTR sequences [0281] 3′UTR sequences have been shown to influence translation, half-life, and subcellular localization of mRNAs (Mayr C., Cold Spring Harb Persp Biol 2019 Oct 1;11(10):a034728).
- a polynucleotide e.g., mRNA
- a CFTR polypeptide e.g., SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:3
- SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:3 CFTR polypeptide
- 3′ UTR confers an increased half- life, increased expression and/or increased activity of the polypeptide encoded by said polynucleotide, or of the polynucleotide itself.
- a polynucleotide disclosed herein comprises: (a) a 5′-UTR (e.g., as described herein); (b) a coding region comprising a stop element (e.g., as described herein); and (c) a 3′-UTR (e.g., as provided in Table 3 or a variant or fragment thereof), and LNP compositions comprising the same.
- the polynucleotide comprises a 3′-UTR comprising a sequence provided in Table 3 or a variant or fragment thereof.
- a polynucleotide e.g., mRNA, comprising an ORF encoding a CFTR polypeptide and a 3′ UTR comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:139.
- the polynucleotide having a 3′ UTR sequence provided in Table 3 or a variant or fragment thereof results in an increased half-life of the polynucleotide, e.g., about 1.5-10-fold increase in half-life of the polynucleotide. In an embodiment, the increase in half-life is about 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10-fold, or more.
- the increase in half-life is about 1.5-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in half-life is about 2-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in half-life is about 3-fold or more. In an embodiment, the Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 increase in half-life is about 4-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in half- life is about 5-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in half-life is about 6-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in half-life is about 7-fold or more. In an embodiment, the increase in half-life is about 8-fold. In an embodiment, the increase in half-life is about 9-fold or more.
- the increase in half-life is about 10-fold or more.
- the polynucleotide having a 3′ UTR sequence provided in Table 3 or a variant or fragment thereof results in a polynucleotide with a mean half-life score of greater than 10.
- the polynucleotide having a 3′ UTR sequence provided in Table 3 or a variant or fragment thereof results in an increased level and/or activity, e.g., output, of the polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide.
- the increase is compared to an otherwise similar polynucleotide which does not have a 3′ UTR, has a different 3′ UTR, or does not have a 3′ UTR of Table 3 or a variant or fragment thereof.
- the polynucleotide comprises a 3′ UTR sequence provided in Table 3 or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to a 3′ UTR sequence provided in Table 3, or a fragment thereof.
- the 3′ UTR comprises a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 100, SEQ ID NO: 101, SEQ ID NO: 102, SEQ ID NO: 103, SEQ ID NO: 104, SEQ ID NO: 105, SEQ ID NO: 106, SEQ ID NO: 107, SEQ ID NO: 108, SEQ ID NO: 109, SEQ ID NO: 110, SEQ ID NO: 111, SEQ ID NO: 112, SEQ ID NO: 113, SEQ ID NO: 114, or SEQ ID NO:115.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 100, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 100.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 101.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 102, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 102.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103, or a sequence Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 103.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 104.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 105, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 105.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 106.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 107.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 108, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 108.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 109, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 109.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 110, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 110.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 111, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 111.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 112, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 112.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 113, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 113.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 114.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, or a sequence with at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity to SEQ ID NO: 115.
- the 3′ UTR comprises a miRNA binding site of SEQ ID NO: 212, SEQ ID NO: 174, SEQ ID NO: 152 or a combination thereof.
- the 3′ UTR comprises a plurality of miRNA binding sites, e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 miRNA binding sites.
- the plurality of miRNA binding sites comprises the same or different miRNA binding sites.
- a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide wherein the polynucleotide comprises: (a) a 5′-UTR, e.g., as described herein; (b) a coding region comprising a stop element (e.g., as described herein); and (c) a 3′-UTR (e.g., as described herein).
- an LNP composition comprising a polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame encoding a CFTR polypeptide (e.g., SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:3) and comprising a 3′ UTR disclosed herein comprises: (i) an ionizable lipid, e.g., an amino lipid; (ii) a sterol or other structural lipid; (iii) a non- cationic helper lipid or phospholipid; and (iv) a PEG-lipid.
- the LNP compositions of the disclosure are used in a method of treating CF in a subject.
- an LNP composition comprising a polynucleotide disclosed herein encoding a CFTR polypeptide, e.g., as described herein, can be administered with an additional agent, e.g., as described herein.
- MicroRNA (miRNA) Binding Sites [0295] Polynucleotides of the invention can include regulatory elements, for example, microRNA (miRNA) binding sites, transcription factor binding sites, structured mRNA sequences and/or motifs, artificial binding sites engineered to act as pseudo-receptors for endogenous nucleic acid binding molecules, and combinations thereof.
- a polynucleotide e.g., a ribonucleic acid (RNA), e.g., a messenger RNA (mRNA)
- RNA ribonucleic acid
- mRNA messenger RNA
- ORF open reading frame
- miRNA binding site(s) provides for regulation of polynucleotides of the invention, and in turn, of the polypeptides encoded therefrom, based on tissue-specific and/or cell-type specific expression of naturally-occurring miRNAs.
- compositions and formulations that comprise any of the polynucleotides described above.
- the composition or formulation further comprises a delivery agent.
- the composition or formulation can contain a polynucleotide comprising a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence disclosed herein which encodes a polypeptide.
- the composition or formulation can contain a polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprising a polynucleotide (e.g., an ORF) having significant sequence identity to a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence disclosed herein which encodes a polypeptide.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a miRNA binding site, e.g., a miRNA binding site that binds [0299]
- a miRNA e.g., a natural-occurring miRNA, is a 19-25 nucleotide long noncoding RNA that binds to a polynucleotide and down-regulates gene expression either by reducing stability or by inhibiting translation of the polynucleotide.
- a miRNA sequence comprises a “seed” region, i.e., a sequence in the region of Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 positions 2-8 of the mature miRNA.
- a miRNA seed can comprise positions 2-8 or 2- 7 of the mature miRNA.
- microRNAs derive enzymatically from regions of RNA transcripts that fold back on themselves to form short hairpin structures often termed a pre-miRNA (precursor-miRNA).
- a pre-miRNA typically has a two-nucleotide overhang at its 3′ end, and has 3′ hydroxyl and 5′ phosphate groups. This precursor-mRNA is processed in the nucleus and subsequently transported to the cytoplasm where it is further processed by DICER (a RNase III enzyme), to form a mature microRNA of approximately 22 nucleotides.
- DICER a RNase III enzyme
- RISC RNA-induced silencing complex
- Art-recognized nomenclature for mature miRNAs typically designates the arm of the pre-miRNA from which the mature miRNA derives; "5p” means the microRNA is from the 5 prime arm of the pre-miRNA hairpin and "3p” means the microRNA is from the 3 prime end of the pre-miRNA hairpin.
- a miR referred to by number herein can refer to either of the two mature microRNAs originating from opposite arms of the same pre-miRNA (e.g., either the 3p or 5p microRNA).
- miRNA binding site refers to a sequence within a polynucleotide, e.g., within a DNA or within an RNA transcript, including in the 5′UTR and/or 3′UTR, that has sufficient complementarity to all or a region of a miRNA to interact with, associate with or bind to the miRNA.
- a polynucleotide of the invention comprising an ORF encoding a polypeptide of interest and further comprises one or more miRNA binding site(s).
- a 5′ UTR and/or 3′ UTR of the polynucleotide comprises the one or more miRNA binding site(s).
- RNA ribonucleic acid
- mRNA messenger RNA
- a miRNA binding site having sufficient complementarity to a miRNA refers to a degree of complementarity sufficient to facilitate miRNA-mediated regulation of a polynucleotide, e.g., miRNA-mediated translational repression or degradation of the polynucleotide.
- a miRNA binding site having sufficient complementarity to the miRNA refers to a degree of Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 complementarity sufficient to facilitate miRNA-mediated degradation of the polynucleotide, e.g., miRNA-guided RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC)- mediated cleavage of mRNA.
- the miRNA binding site can have complementarity to, for example, a 19-25 nucleotide long miRNA sequence, to a 19-23 nucleotide long miRNA sequence, or to a 22 nucleotide long miRNA sequence.
- a miRNA binding site can be complementary to only a portion of a miRNA, e.g., to a portion less than 1, 2, 3, or 4 nucleotides of the full length of a naturally-occurring miRNA sequence, or to a portion less than 1, 2, 3, or 4 nucleotides shorter than a naturally-occurring miRNA sequence.
- Full or complete complementarity e.g., full complementarity or complete complementarity over all or a significant portion of the length of a naturally- occurring miRNA
- a miRNA binding site includes a sequence that has complementarity (e.g., partial or complete complementarity) with an miRNA seed sequence.
- the miRNA binding site includes a sequence that has complete complementarity with a miRNA seed sequence. In some embodiments, a miRNA binding site includes a sequence that has complementarity (e.g., partial or complete complementarity) with an miRNA sequence. In some embodiments, the miRNA binding site includes a sequence that has complete complementarity with a miRNA sequence. In other embodiments, the sequence is not completely complementary. In some embodiments, a miRNA binding site has complete complementarity with a miRNA sequence but for 1, 2, or 3 nucleotide substitutions, terminal additions, and/or truncations. [0304] In some embodiments, the miRNA binding site is the same length as the corresponding miRNA.
- the miRNA binding site is one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven or twelve nucleotide(s) shorter than the corresponding miRNA at the 5′ terminus, the 3′ terminus, or both.
- the microRNA binding site is two nucleotides shorter than the corresponding microRNA at the 5′ terminus, the 3′ terminus, or both. The miRNA binding sites that are shorter than the corresponding miRNAs are still capable of degrading the mRNA incorporating one or more of the miRNA binding sites or preventing the mRNA from translation.
- the miRNA binding site binds the corresponding mature miRNA that is part of an active RISC containing Dicer. In another embodiment, binding of the miRNA binding site to the corresponding miRNA in RISC degrades the mRNA containing the miRNA binding site or prevents the mRNA from being translated. In some embodiments, the miRNA binding site has sufficient complementarity to miRNA so that a RISC complex comprising the miRNA cleaves the polynucleotide comprising the miRNA binding site.
- the miRNA binding site has imperfect complementarity so that a RISC complex comprising the miRNA induces instability in the polynucleotide comprising the miRNA binding site.
- the miRNA binding site has imperfect complementarity so that a RISC complex comprising the miRNA represses transcription of the polynucleotide comprising the miRNA binding site.
- the miRNA binding site has one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven or twelve mismatch(es) from the corresponding miRNA.
- the miRNA binding site has at least about ten, at least about eleven, at least about twelve, at least about thirteen, at least about fourteen, at least about fifteen, at least about sixteen, at least about seventeen, at least about eighteen, at least about nineteen, at least about twenty, or at least about twenty- one contiguous nucleotides complementary to at least about ten, at least about eleven, at least about twelve, at least about thirteen, at least about fourteen, at least about fifteen, at least about sixteen, at least about seventeen, at least about eighteen, at least about nineteen, at least about twenty, or at least about twenty-one, respectively, contiguous nucleotides of the corresponding miRNA.
- the polynucleotide By engineering one or more miRNA binding sites into a polynucleotide of the invention, the polynucleotide can be targeted for degradation or reduced translation, provided the miRNA in question is available. This can reduce off-target effects upon delivery of the polynucleotide. For example, if a polynucleotide of the invention is not intended to be delivered to a tissue or cell but ends up is said tissue or cell, then a miRNA abundant in the tissue or cell can inhibit the expression of the gene of interest if one or multiple binding sites of the miRNA are engineered into the 5′ UTR and/or 3′ UTR of the polynucleotide.
- incorporation of one or more miRNA binding sites into an mRNA of the disclosure may reduce the hazard of off-target effects upon nucleic acid molecule delivery and/or enable tissue-specific regulation of expression of a polypeptide encoded by the mRNA.
- incorporation of one or more miRNA binding sites into an mRNA of the disclosure can modulate immune responses upon nucleic acid delivery in vivo.
- incorporation of one or more miRNA binding sites into an mRNA of the disclosure can modulate accelerated blood clearance (ABC) of lipid-comprising compounds and compositions described herein.
- ABS accelerated blood clearance
- miRNA binding sites can be removed from polynucleotide sequences in which they naturally occur to increase protein expression in specific tissues.
- a binding site for a specific miRNA can be removed from a polynucleotide to improve protein expression in tissues or cells containing the miRNA.
- Regulation of expression in multiple tissues can be accomplished through introduction or removal of one or more miRNA binding sites, e.g., one or more distinct miRNA binding sites. The decision whether to remove or insert a miRNA binding site can be made based on miRNA expression patterns and/or their profilings in tissues and/or cells in development and/or disease.
- tissues where miRNA are known to regulate mRNA, and thereby protein expression include, but are not limited to, liver (miR-122), muscle (miR-133, miR-206, miR-208), endothelial cells (miR-17-92, miR-126), myeloid cells (miR-142-3p, miR-142-5p, miR-16, miR-21, miR-223, miR-24, miR-27), adipose tissue (let-7, miR-30c), heart (miR-1d, miR-149), kidney (miR-192, miR-194, miR- 204), and lung epithelial cells (let-7, miR-133, miR-126).
- liver miR-122
- muscle miR-133, miR-206, miR-208
- endothelial cells miR-17-92, miR-126
- myeloid cells miR-142-3p, miR-142-5p, miR-16, miR-21, miR-223, mi
- miRNAs are known to be differentially expressed in immune cells (also called hematopoietic cells), such as antigen presenting cells (APCs) (e.g., dendritic cells and macrophages), macrophages, monocytes, B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, granulocytes, natural killer cells, etc.
- APCs antigen presenting cells
- Immune cell specific miRNAs are involved in immunogenicity, autoimmunity, the immune- response to infection, inflammation, as well as unwanted immune response after gene therapy and tissue/organ transplantation.
- Immune cells specific miRNAs also regulate many aspects of development, proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of hematopoietic cells (immune cells).
- miR-142 and miR-146 are exclusively expressed in immune cells, particularly abundant in myeloid dendritic cells. It has been demonstrated that the immune response to a polynucleotide can be shut-off by adding miR-142 binding sites to the 3′-UTR of the polynucleotide, enabling more stable gene transfer in tissues and cells.
- An antigen-mediated immune response can refer to an immune response triggered by foreign antigens, which, when entering an organism, are processed by the antigen presenting cells and displayed on the surface of the antigen presenting cells.
- T cells can recognize the presented antigen and induce a cytotoxic elimination of cells that express the antigen.
- Introducing one or more (e.g., one, two, or three) miR-142 binding sites into the 5′ UTR and/or 3′UTR of a polynucleotide of the invention can selectively repress gene expression in antigen presenting cells through miR-142 mediated degradation, limiting antigen presentation in antigen presenting cells (e.g., dendritic cells) and thereby preventing antigen-mediated immune response after the delivery of the polynucleotide.
- the polynucleotide is then stably expressed in target tissues or cells without triggering cytotoxic elimination.
- polynucleotides of the invention contain two or more (e.g., two, three, four or more) miR bindings sites from: (i) the group consisting of miR-142, miR-144, miR-150, miR-155 and miR-223 (which are expressed in many hematopoietic cells); or (ii) the group consisting of miR-142, miR150, miR-16 and miR-223 (which are expressed in B cells); or the group consisting of miR-223, miR-451, miR-26a, miR-16 (which are expressed in progenitor hematopoietic cells).
- miR-142, miR-144, miR-150, miR-155 and miR-223 which are expressed in many hematopoietic cells
- miR-142, miR150, miR-16 and miR-223 which are expressed in B cells
- miR-223, miR-451, miR-26a, miR-16 which are expressed in progenitor hema
- miR- 142 and miR-126 may also be beneficial to combine various miRs such that multiple cell types of interest are targeted at the same time (e.g., miR- 142 and miR-126 to target many cells of the hematopoietic lineage and endothelial cells).
- polynucleotides of the invention comprise two or more (e.g., two, three, four or more) miRNA bindings sites, wherein: (i) at least one of the miRs targets cells of the hematopoietic lineage (e.g., miR-142, miR-144, miR-150, miR-155 or miR-223) and at least one of the miRs targets plasmacytoid dendritic cells, platelets or endothelial cells (e.g., miR-126); or (ii) at least one of the miRs targets B cells (e.g., miR-142, miR150, miR-16 or miR-223) and at least one of the miRs targets plasmacytoid dendritic cells, platelets or endothelial cells (e.g., miR-126); or (iii) at least one of the miRs targets progenitor hematopoietic cells (e.g., miR
- polynucleotides of the present invention can comprise one or more miRNA binding sequences that bind to one or more miRs that are expressed in conventional immune cells or any cell that expresses TLR7 and/or TLR8 and secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines and/or Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 chemokines (e.g., in immune cells of peripheral lymphoid organs and/or splenocytes and/or endothelial cells).
- incorporation into an mRNA of one or more miRs that are expressed in conventional immune cells or any cell that expresses TLR7 and/or TLR8 and secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines and/or chemokines reduces or inhibits immune cell activation (e.g., B cell activation, as measured by frequency of activated B cells) and/or cytokine production (e.g., production of IL-6, IFN- ⁇ and/or TNF ⁇ ).
- incorporation into an mRNA of one or more miRs that are expressed in conventional immune cells or any cell that expresses TLR7 and/or TLR8 and secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines and/or chemokines can reduce or inhibit an anti-drug antibody (ADA) response against a protein of interest encoded by the mRNA.
- ADA anti-drug antibody
- polynucleotides of the invention can comprise one or more miR binding sequences that bind to one or more miRNAs expressed in conventional immune cells or any cell that expresses TLR7 and/or TLR8 and secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines and/or chemokines (e.g., in immune cells of peripheral lymphoid organs and/or splenocytes and/or endothelial cells).
- incorporation into an mRNA of one or more miR binding sites reduces or inhibits accelerated blood clearance (ABC) of the lipid-comprising compound or composition for use in delivering the mRNA. Furthermore, it has now been discovered that incorporation of one or more miR binding sites into an mRNA reduces serum levels of anti-PEG anti- IgM (e.g., reduces or inhibits the acute production of IgMs that recognize polyethylene glycol (PEG) by B cells) and/or reduces or inhibits proliferation and/or activation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells following administration of a lipid- comprising compound or composition comprising the mRNA.
- APC accelerated blood clearance
- miR sequences may correspond to any known microRNA expressed in immune cells, including but not limited to those taught in US Publication US2005/0261218 and US Publication US2005/0059005, the contents of Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- miRs expressed in immune cells include those expressed in spleen cells, myeloid cells, dendritic cells, plasmacytoid dendritic cells, B cells, T cells and/or macrophages.
- miR-142-3p, miR-142-5p, miR-16, miR-21, miR-223, miR-24 and miR-27 are expressed in myeloid cells
- miR-155 is expressed in dendritic cells
- miR-146 is upregulated in macrophages upon TLR stimulation
- miR-126 is expressed in plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
- the miR(s) is expressed abundantly or preferentially in immune cells.
- miR-142 miR-142-3p and/or miR-142-5p
- miR-126 miR-126-3p and/or miR-126-5p
- miR-146 miR-146-3p and/or miR-146-5p
- miR-155 miR- 155-3p and/or miR155-5p
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises three copies of the same miRNA binding site.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises two or more (e.g., two, three, four) copies of at least two different miR binding sites expressed in immune cells.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises at least two miR binding sites for microRNAs expressed in immune cells, wherein one of the miR binding sites is for miR-142-3p.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises binding sites for miR-142-3p and miR-155 (miR-155-3p or miR-155-5p), miR-142-3p and miR-146 (miR-146-3 or miR-146-5p), or miR-142-3p and miR-126 (miR-126-3p or miR-126-5p).
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises at least two miR binding sites for microRNAs expressed in immune cells, wherein one of the miR binding sites is for miR-126-3p.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises binding sites for miR-126-3p and miR-155 Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 (miR-155-3p or miR-155-5p), miR-126-3p and miR-146 (miR-146-3p or miR-146- 5p), or miR-126-3p and miR-142 (miR-142-3p or miR-142-5p). [0324] In another embodiment, the polynucleotide of the invention comprises at least two miR binding sites for microRNAs expressed in immune cells, wherein one of the miR binding sites is for miR-142-5p.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises binding sites for miR-142-5p and miR-155 (miR-155-3p or miR-155-5p), miR-142-5p and miR-146 (miR-146-3 or miR-146-5p), or miR-142-5p and miR-126 (miR-126-3p or miR-126-5p).
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises at least two miR binding sites for microRNAs expressed in immune cells, wherein one of the miR binding sites is for miR-155-5p.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises binding sites for miR-155-5p and miR-142 (miR-142-3p or miR-142-5p), miR-155-5p and miR-146 (miR-146-3 or miR-146-5p), or miR-155-5p and miR-126 (miR-126-3p or miR-126-5p).
- a polynucleotide of the invention comprises a miRNA binding site, wherein the miRNA binding site comprises one or more nucleotide sequences selected from Table 4, including one or more copies of any one or more of the miRNA binding site sequences.
- a polynucleotide of the invention further comprises at least one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more of the same or different miRNA binding sites selected from Table 4, including any combination thereof.
- the miRNA binding site binds to miR-142 or is complementary to miR-142.
- the miR-142 comprises SEQ ID NO:172.
- the miRNA binding site binds to miR-142-3p or miR-142-5p.
- the miR-142-3p binding site comprises SEQ ID NO:174.
- the miR-142-5p binding site comprises SEQ ID NO:210.
- the miRNA binding site comprises a nucleotide sequence at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:174 or SEQ ID NO:210. [0328] In some embodiments, the miRNA binding site binds to miR-126 or is complementary to miR-126. In some embodiments, the miR-126 comprises SEQ ID NO: 150. In some embodiments, the miRNA binding site binds to miR-126-3p or Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 miR-126-5p. In some embodiments, the miR-126-3p binding site comprises SEQ ID NO: 152.
- the miR-126-5p binding site comprises SEQ ID NO: 154.
- the miRNA binding site comprises a nucleotide sequence at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 152 or SEQ ID NO: 154.
- the 3′ UTR comprises two miRNA binding sites, wherein a first miRNA binding site binds to miR-142 and a second miRNA binding site binds to miR-126. TABLE 4. miR-142, miR-126, and miR-142 and miR-126 binding sites SEQ ID NO.
- a miRNA binding site is inserted in the polynucleotide of the invention in any position of the polynucleotide (e.g., the 3′ UTR).
- the 3′ UTR comprises a miRNA binding site.
- the insertion site in the polynucleotide can be anywhere in the polynucleotide as long as the insertion of the miRNA binding site in the polynucleotide does not interfere with the translation of a functional polypeptide in the absence of the corresponding miRNA; and in the presence of the miRNA, the insertion of the miRNA binding site in the polynucleotide and the binding of the miRNA binding site to the corresponding miRNA are capable of degrading the polynucleotide or preventing the translation of the polynucleotide.
- a miRNA binding site is inserted in at least about 30 nucleotides downstream from the stop codon of an ORF in a polynucleotide of the invention comprising the ORF.
- a miRNA binding site is inserted in at least about 10 nucleotides, at least about 15 nucleotides, at least about 20 nucleotides, at least about 25 nucleotides, at least about 30 nucleotides, at least about 35 nucleotides, at least about 40 nucleotides, at least about 45 nucleotides, at least about 50 nucleotides, at least about 55 nucleotides, at least about 60 nucleotides, at least about 65 nucleotides, at least about 70 nucleotides, at least about 75 nucleotides, at least about 80 nucleotides, at least about 85 nucleotides, at least about 90 nucleotides, at least about 95 nucleotides, or at least about 100 nucleotides downstream from the stop codon of an ORF in a polynucleotide of the invention.
- a miRNA binding site is inserted in about 10 nucleotides to about 100 nucleotides, about 20 nucleotides to about 90 nucleotides, about 30 nucleotides to about 80 nucleotides, about 40 nucleotides to about 70 nucleotides, about 50 nucleotides to about 60 nucleotides, about 45 nucleotides to about 65 nucleotides downstream from the stop codon of an ORF in a polynucleotide of the invention.
- a miRNA binding site is inserted within the 3′ UTR immediately following the stop codon of the coding region within the polynucleotide of the invention, e.g., mRNA.
- a miRNA binding site is inserted immediately following the final stop codon. In some embodiments, a miRNA binding site is inserted further downstream of the stop codon, in which case there are 3′ UTR bases between the stop codon and the miR binding site(s).
- a codon optimized open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of interest comprises a stop codon and the at least one microRNA binding site is located within the 3′ UTR 1-100 nucleotides after the stop codon.
- the codon optimized open reading frame encoding the polypeptide of interest comprises a stop codon and the at least one microRNA binding site for a miR expressed in immune cells is located within the 3′ UTR 30-50 nucleotides after the stop codon.
- the codon optimized open reading frame encoding the polypeptide of interest comprises a stop codon and the at least one microRNA binding site for a miR expressed in immune cells is located within the 3′ Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 UTR at least 50 nucleotides after the stop codon.
- the codon optimized open reading frame encoding the polypeptide of interest comprises a stop codon and the at least one microRNA binding site for a miR expressed in immune cells is located within the 3′ UTR immediately after the stop codon, or within the 3′ UTR 15-20 nucleotides after the stop codon or within the 3′ UTR 70-80 nucleotides after the stop codon.
- the 3′ UTR comprises more than one miRNA binding site (e.g., 2-4 miRNA binding sites), wherein there can be a spacer region (e.g., of 10-100, 20-70 or 30-50 nucleotides in length) between each miRNA binding site.
- the 3′ UTR comprises a spacer region between the end of the miRNA binding site(s) and the poly A tail nucleotides.
- a spacer region of 10-100, 20-70 or 30-50 nucleotides in length can be situated between the end of the miRNA binding site(s) and the beginning of the poly A tail.
- the 3′ UTR comprises more than one stop codon, wherein at least one miRNA binding site is positioned downstream of the stop codons.
- a 3′ UTR can comprise 1, 2 or 3 stop codons.
- Non-limiting examples of triple stop codons that can be used include: UGAUAAUAG, UGAUAGUAA, UAAUGAUAG, UGAUAAUAA, UGAUAGUAG, UAAUGAUGA, UAAUAGUAG, UGAUGAUGA, UAAUAAUAA, and UAGUAGUAG.
- 1, 2, 3 or 4 miRNA binding sites e.g., miR-142-3p binding sites, can be positioned immediately adjacent to the stop codon(s) or at any number of nucleotides downstream of the final stop codon.
- the 3′ UTR comprises multiple miRNA binding sites
- these binding sites can be positioned directly next to each other in the construct (i.e., one after the other) or, alternatively, spacer nucleotides can be positioned between each binding site.
- the 3′ UTR comprises three stop codons with a single miR-142-3p binding site located downstream of the 3rd stop codon.
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprises a 5′ UTR comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:58, a codon optimized open reading frame encoding CFTR, a 3′ UTR comprising the at least one miRNA binding site for a miR expressed in immune cells, and a 3′ tailing region of linked nucleosides.
- the 3′ UTR comprises 1-4, at least two, one, two, three or Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 four miRNA binding sites for miRs expressed in immune cells, preferably abundantly or preferentially expressed in immune cells.
- the at least one miRNA expressed in immune cells is a miR-142-3p microRNA binding site. In one embodiment, the miR-142-3p microRNA binding site comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:174. [0338] In one embodiment, the at least one miRNA expressed in immune cells is a miR-126 microRNA binding site. In one embodiment, the miR-126 binding site is a miR-126-3p binding site. In one embodiment, the miR-126-3p microRNA binding site comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:152.
- Non-limiting exemplary sequences for miRs to which a microRNA binding site(s) of the disclosure can bind include the following: miR-142-3p (SEQ ID NO:173), miR-142-5p (SEQ ID NO:175), miR-146-3p (SEQ ID NO:155), miR-146- 5p (SEQ ID NO:156), miR-155-3p (SEQ ID NO:157), miR-155-5p (SEQ ID NO:158), miR-126-3p (SEQ ID NO:151), miR-126-5p (SEQ ID NO:153), miR-16-3p (SEQ ID NO:159), miR-16-5p (SEQ ID NO:160), miR-21-3p (SEQ ID NO:161), miR-21-5p (SEQ ID NO:162), miR-223-3p (SEQ ID NO:163), miR-223-5p (SEQ ID NO:164), miR-24-3p (SEQ ID NO:165), miR-24-5p (SEQ ID NO:
- miR sequences expressed in immune cells are known and available in the art, for example at the University of Manchester’s microRNA database, miRBase. Sites that bind any of the aforementioned miRs can be designed based on Watson-Crick complementarity to the miR, typically 100% complementarity to the miR, and inserted into an mRNA construct of the disclosure as described herein.
- a polynucleotide of the present invention (e.g., and mRNA, e.g., the 3′ UTR thereof) can comprise at least one miRNA binding site to thereby reduce or inhibit accelerated blood clearance, for example by reducing or inhibiting production of IgMs, e.g., against PEG, by B cells and/or reducing or inhibiting proliferation and/or activation of pDCs, and can comprise at least one miRNA binding site for modulating tissue expression of an encoded protein of interest.
- miRNA gene regulation can be influenced by the sequence surrounding the miRNA such as, but not limited to, the species of the surrounding sequence, the type of sequence (e.g., heterologous, homologous, exogenous, endogenous, or artificial), regulatory elements in the surrounding sequence and/or structural elements in the surrounding sequence.
- the miRNA can be influenced by the 5′UTR and/or 3′UTR.
- a non-human 3′UTR can increase the regulatory effect of the miRNA sequence on the expression of a polypeptide of interest compared to a human 3′ UTR of the same sequence type.
- other regulatory elements and/or structural elements of the 5′ UTR can influence miRNA mediated gene regulation.
- a regulatory element and/or structural element is a structured IRES (Internal Ribosome Entry Site) in the 5′ UTR, which is necessary for the binding of translational elongation factors to initiate protein translation. EIF4A2 binding to this secondarily structured element in the 5′-UTR is necessary for miRNA mediated gene expression (Meijer HA et al., Science, 2013, 340, 82-85, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- the polynucleotides of the invention can further include this structured 5′ UTR in order to enhance microRNA mediated gene regulation.
- At least one miRNA binding site can be engineered into the 3′ UTR of a polynucleotide of the invention.
- at least two, at least three, at least four, at least five, at least six, at least seven, at least eight, at least nine, at least ten, or more miRNA binding sites can be engineered into a 3′ UTR of a polynucleotide of the invention.
- 1 to 10, 1 to 9, 1 to 8, 1 to 7, 1 to 6, 1 to 5, 1 to 4, 1 to 3, 2, or 1 miRNA binding sites can be engineered into the 3′UTR of a polynucleotide of the invention.
- miRNA binding sites incorporated into a polynucleotide of the invention can be the same or can be different miRNA sites.
- a combination of different miRNA binding sites incorporated into a polynucleotide of the invention can include combinations in which more than one copy of any of the different miRNA sites are incorporated.
- miRNA binding sites incorporated into a polynucleotide of the invention can target the same or different tissues in the body.
- a miRNA binding site can be engineered near the 5′ terminus of the 3′UTR, about halfway between the 5′ terminus and 3′ terminus of the 3′UTR and/or near the 3′ terminus of the 3′ UTR in a polynucleotide of the invention.
- a miRNA binding site can be engineered near the 5′ terminus of the 3′UTR and about halfway between the 5′ terminus and 3′ terminus of the 3′UTR.
- a miRNA binding site can be engineered near the 3′ terminus of the 3′UTR and about halfway between the 5′ terminus and 3′ terminus of the 3′ UTR.
- a miRNA binding site can be engineered near the 5′ terminus of the 3′ UTR and near the 3′ terminus of the 3′ UTR.
- a 3′UTR can comprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 miRNA binding sites.
- the miRNA binding sites can be complementary to a miRNA, miRNA seed sequence, and/or miRNA sequences flanking the seed sequence.
- the expression of a polynucleotide of the invention can be controlled by incorporating at least one sensor sequence in the polynucleotide and Formulating the polynucleotide for administration.
- a polynucleotide of the invention can be targeted to a tissue or cell by incorporating a miRNA binding site and Formulating the polynucleotide in a lipid nanoparticle comprising an ionizable amino lipid, including any of the lipids described herein.
- a polynucleotide of the invention can be engineered for more targeted expression in specific tissues, cell types, or biological conditions based on the expression patterns of miRNAs in the different tissues, cell types, or biological conditions.
- tissue-specific miRNA binding sites Through introduction of tissue-specific miRNA binding sites, a polynucleotide of the invention can be designed for optimal protein expression in a tissue or cell, or in the context of a biological condition.
- a polynucleotide of the invention can be designed to incorporate miRNA binding sites that either have 100% identity to known miRNA seed sequences or have less than 100% identity to miRNA seed sequences.
- a polynucleotide of the invention can be designed to incorporate miRNA binding sites that have at least: 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identity to known miRNA seed sequences.
- the miRNA seed sequence can be partially mutated to decrease miRNA binding affinity and as such result in reduced downmodulation of the polynucleotide.
- the degree of match or mis-match between the miRNA binding site and the miRNA seed can act as a rheostat to more finely tune the ability of the miRNA to modulate protein expression.
- a miRNA sequence can be incorporated into the loop of a stem loop.
- a miRNA seed sequence can be incorporated in the loop of a stem loop and a miRNA binding site can be incorporated into the 5′ or 3′ stem of the stem loop.
- a polynucleotide of the invention can include at least one miRNA in order to dampen the antigen presentation by antigen presenting cells.
- the miRNA can be the complete miRNA sequence, the miRNA seed sequence, the miRNA sequence without the seed, or a combination thereof.
- a miRNA incorporated into a polynucleotide of the invention can be specific to the hematopoietic system.
- a miRNA incorporated into a polynucleotide of the invention to dampen antigen presentation is miR-142-3p.
- a polynucleotide of the invention can include at least one miRNA in order to dampen expression of the encoded polypeptide in a tissue or cell of interest.
- a polynucleotide of the invention can include at least one miR-142-3p binding site, miR-142-3p seed sequence, miR- 142-3p binding site without the seed, miR-142-5p binding site, miR-142-5p seed sequence, miR-142-5p binding site without the seed, miR-146 binding site, miR-146 seed sequence and/or miR-146 binding site without the seed sequence.
- a polynucleotide of the invention can comprise at least one miRNA binding site in the 3′UTR in order to selectively degrade mRNA therapeutics in the immune cells to subdue unwanted immunogenic reactions caused Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 by therapeutic delivery.
- the miRNA binding site can make a polynucleotide of the invention more unstable in antigen presenting cells.
- these miRNAs include miR-142-5p, miR-142-3p, miR- 146a-5p, and miR-146-3p.
- a polynucleotide of the invention comprises at least one miRNA sequence in a region of the polynucleotide that can interact with a RNA binding protein.
- the polynucleotide of the invention e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- the polynucleotide of the invention comprising (i) a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a CFTR polypeptide (e.g., the wild-type sequence, functional fragment, or variant thereof) and (ii) a miRNA binding site (e.g., a miRNA binding site that binds to miR-142) and/or a miRNA binding site that binds to miR-126.
- the disclosure also includes a polynucleotide that comprises both a 5′ Cap and a polynucleotide of the present invention (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide to be expressed).
- a polynucleotide that comprises both a 5′ Cap and a polynucleotide of the present invention (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide to be expressed).
- CBP mRNA Cap Binding Protein
- Endogenous mRNA molecules can be 5′-end capped generating a 5′- ppp-5′-triphosphate linkage between a terminal guanosine cap residue and the 5′- terminal transcribed sense nucleotide of the mRNA molecule. This 5′-guanylate cap can then be methylated to generate an N7-methyl-guanylate residue.
- the ribose sugars of the terminal and/or anteterminal transcribed nucleotides of the 5′ end of the mRNA can optionally also be 2′-O-methylated.5′-decapping through hydrolysis and cleavage of the guanylate cap structure can target a nucleic acid molecule, such as an mRNA molecule, for degradation.
- a nucleic acid molecule such as an mRNA molecule, for degradation.
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0359]
- the polynucleotides of the present invention incorporate a cap moiety.
- polynucleotides of the present invention comprise a non-hydrolyzable cap structure preventing decapping and thus increasing mRNA half-life. Because cap structure hydrolysis requires cleavage of 5′-ppp-5′ phosphorodiester linkages, modified nucleotides can be used during the capping reaction. For example, a Vaccinia Capping Enzyme from New England Biolabs (Ipswich, MA) can be used with ⁇ -thio-guanosine nucleotides according to the manufacturer's instructions to create a phosphorothioate linkage in the 5′-ppp-5′ cap.
- a Vaccinia Capping Enzyme from New England Biolabs (Ipswich, MA) can be used with ⁇ -thio-guanosine nucleotides according to the manufacturer's instructions to create a phosphorothioate linkage in the 5′-ppp-5′ cap.
- Additional modified guanosine nucleotides can be used such as ⁇ -methyl-phosphonate and seleno-phosphate nucleotides.
- Additional modifications include, but are not limited to, 2′-O- methylation of the ribose sugars of 5′-terminal and/or 5′-anteterminal nucleotides of the polynucleotide (as mentioned above) on the 2′-hydroxyl group of the sugar ring.
- Multiple distinct 5′-cap structures can be used to generate the 5′-cap of a nucleic acid molecule, such as a polynucleotide that functions as an mRNA molecule.
- Cap analogs which herein are also referred to as synthetic cap analogs, chemical caps, chemical cap analogs, or structural or functional cap analogs, differ from natural (i.e., endogenous, wild-type or physiological) 5′-caps in their chemical structure, while retaining cap function.
- Cap analogs can be chemically (i.e., non-enzymatically) or enzymatically synthesized and/or linked to the polynucleotides of the invention.
- the Anti-Reverse Cap Analog (ARCA) cap contains two guanines linked by a 5′-5′-triphosphate group, wherein one guanine contains an N7 methyl group as well as a 3′-O-methyl group (i.e., N7,3′-O-dimethyl-guanosine-5′- triphosphate-5′-guanosine (m 7 G-3′mppp-G; which can equivalently be designated 3′ O-Me-m 7 G(5′)ppp(5′)G).
- the 3′-O atom of the other, unmodified, guanine becomes linked to the 5′-terminal nucleotide of the capped polynucleotide.
- N7- and 3′-O- methlyated guanine provides the terminal moiety of the capped polynucleotide.
- Another exemplary cap is mCAP, which is similar to ARCA but has a 2′-O-methyl group on guanosine (i.e., N7,2′-O-dimethyl-guanosine-5′-triphosphate-5′- guanosine, m 7 Gm-ppp-G).
- the cap is m 7 G-ppp-Gm-A (i.e., N7,guanosine-5′- triphosphate-2′-O-dimethyl-guanosine-adenosine).
- the cap is a dinucleotide cap analog.
- the dinucleotide cap analog can be modified at different phosphate positions with a boranophosphate group or a phosphoroselenoate group such as the dinucleotide cap analogs described in U.S. Patent No.
- the cap is a cap analog is a N7-(4- chlorophenoxyethyl) substituted dinucleotide form of a cap analog known in the art and/or described herein.
- Non-limiting examples of a N7-(4-chlorophenoxyethyl) substituted dinucleotide form of a cap analog include a N7-(4-chlorophenoxyethyl)- G(5′)ppp(5′)G and a N7-(4-chlorophenoxyethyl)-m 3′-O G(5′)ppp(5′)G cap analog (See, e.g., the various cap analogs and the methods of synthesizing cap analogs described in Kore et al. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 201321:4570-4574; the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- a cap analog of the present invention is a 4-chloro/bromophenoxyethyl analog.
- Polynucleotides of the invention can also be capped post-manufacture (whether IVT or chemical synthesis), using enzymes, in order to generate more authentic 5′-cap structures.
- the phrase "more authentic" refers to a feature that closely mirrors or mimics, either structurally or functionally, an endogenous or wild type feature.
- a "more authentic" feature is better representative of an endogenous, wild-type, natural or physiological cellular function and/or structure as compared to synthetic features or analogs, etc., of the prior art, or which outperforms the corresponding endogenous, wild-type, natural or physiological feature in one or more respects.
- Non-limiting examples of more authentic 5′cap structures of the present invention are those that, among other things, have enhanced binding of cap binding proteins, increased half-life, reduced susceptibility to 5′ endonucleases and/or reduced 5′decapping, as compared to synthetic 5′cap structures known in the art (or to a wild-type, natural or physiological 5′cap structure).
- recombinant Vaccinia Virus Capping Enzyme and recombinant 2′-O- methyltransferase enzyme can create a canonical 5′-5′-triphosphate linkage between the 5′-terminal nucleotide of a polynucleotide and a guanine cap nucleotide wherein Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 the cap guanine contains an N7 methylation and the 5′-terminal nucleotide of the mRNA contains a 2′-O-methyl.
- the Cap1 structure is termed the Cap1 structure.
- Cap structures include, but are not limited to, 7mG(5′)ppp(5′)N1pN2p (cap 0), 7mG(5′)ppp(5′)N1mpNp (cap 1), and 7mG(5′)- ppp(5′)N1mpN2mp (cap 2).
- Cap structures include, but are not limited to, 7mG(5′)ppp(5′)N1pN2p (cap 0), 7mG(5′)ppp(5′)N1mpNp (cap 1), and 7mG(5′)- ppp(5′)N1mpN2mp (cap 2).
- capping chimeric polynucleotides post- manufacture can be more efficient as nearly 100% of the chimeric polynucleotides can be capped.
- 5′ terminal caps can include endogenous caps or cap analogs.
- a 5′ terminal cap can comprise a guanine analog.
- Useful guanine analogs include, but are not limited to, inosine, N1-methyl-guanosine, 2′fluoro-guanosine, 7-deaza-guanosine, 8-oxo- guanosine, 2-amino-guanosine, LNA-guanosine, and 2-azido-guanosine.
- caps including those that can be used in co-transcriptional capping methods for ribonucleic acid (RNA) synthesis, using RNA polymerase, e.g., wild type RNA polymerase or variants thereof, e.g., such as those variants described herein.
- RNA polymerase e.g., wild type RNA polymerase or variants thereof, e.g., such as those variants described herein.
- caps can be added when RNA is produced in a “one-pot” reaction, without the need for a separate capping reaction.
- the methods in some embodiments, comprise reacting a polynucleotide template with an RNA polymerase variant, nucleoside triphosphates, and a cap analog under in vitro transcription reaction conditions to produce RNA transcript.
- caps includes the inverted G nucleotide and can comprise one or more additional nucleotides 3’ of the inverted G nucleotide, e.g., 1, 2, 3, or more nucleotides 3’ of the inverted G nucleotide and 5’ to the 5’ UTR, e.g., a 5’ UTR described herein.
- Exemplary caps comprise a sequence of GG, GA, or GGA, wherein the underlined, italicized G is an in inverted G nucleotide followed by a 5’-5’- triphosphate group.
- a cap comprises a compound of formula (I) a ;
- ring B1 is a modified or unmodified Guanine;
- ring B 2 and ring B 3 each independently is a nucleobase or a modified nucleobase;
- X 2 is O, S(O) p , NR 24 or CR 25 R 26 in which p is 0, 1, or 2;
- Y0 is O or CR6R7;
- Y1 is O, S(O) n , CR 6 R 7 , or NR 8 , in which n is 0, 1 , or 2;
- each --- is a single bond or absent, wherein when each --- is a single bond, Yi is O, S(O)n, CR6R7, or NR8; and when each --- is absent, Y1 is void;
- Y2 is (OP(O)R4)m in which m is 0, 1, or 2, or
- a cap analog may include any of the cap analogs described in international publication WO 2017/066797, published on 20 April 2017, incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- the B2 middle position can be a non-ribose molecule, such as arabinose.
- R2 is ethyl-based. Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0376]
- a cap comprises the following structure:
- a cap comprises the following structure: .
- R is a methyl group (e.g., C1 alkyl).
- R is an ethyl group (e.g., C 2 alkyl).
- a cap comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: GAA, GAC, GAG, GAU, GCA, GCC, GCG, GCU, GGA , GGC, GGG, GGU, GUA, GUC, GUG, and GUU.
- a cap comprises GAA.
- a cap comprises GAC.
- a cap comprises GAG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GAU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GCA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GCC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GCG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GCU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GGA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GGC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GGG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GGU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GUA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GUC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GUG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GUU.
- a cap comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: m 7 GpppApA, m 7 GpppApC, m 7 GpppApG, m 7 GpppApU, m 7 GpppCpA, m 7 GpppCpC, m 7 GpppCpG, m 7 GpppCpU, m 7 GpppGpA, m 7 GpppGpC, m 7 GpppGpG, m 7 GpppGpU, m 7 GpppUpA, m 7 GpppUpC, m 7 GpppUpG, and m 7 GpppUpU.
- a cap comprises m 7 GpppApA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppApC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppApG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppApU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppCpA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppCpC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppCpG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppCpU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppGpA.
- a cap comprises m 7 GpppGpC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppGpG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppGpU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppUpA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppUpC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppUpG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppUpU.
- a cap in some embodiments, comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppApA, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppApC, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppApG, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppApU, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppCpA, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppCpC, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppCpG, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppCpU, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpA, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpC, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpG, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpU, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppUpA, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppUpC, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppUpC
- a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppApA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppApC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppApG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppApU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppCpA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppCpC.
- a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppCpG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppCpU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppGpG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppGpU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppUpA.
- a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppUpC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppUpG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppUpU.
- a cap in other embodiments, comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepA, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepC, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppA 2 ⁇ OMe pG, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppA 2 ⁇ OMe pU, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pA, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pC, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pG, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pU, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppG2 ⁇ OMepA, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppG2 ⁇ OMepC, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppppG2
- a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppA 2 ⁇ OMe pA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppA 2 ⁇ OMe pU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pC.
- a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppC2 ⁇ OMepG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppC2 ⁇ OMepU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppG 2 ⁇ OMe pA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppG 2 ⁇ OMe pC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppG2 ⁇ OMepG.
- a cap comprises Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppG2 ⁇ OMepU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppU 2 ⁇ OMe pA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppU2 ⁇ OMepC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppU2 ⁇ OMepG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppU2 ⁇ OMepU.
- a cap in still other embodiments, comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepA, m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepC, m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepG, m 7 GpppA 2 ⁇ OMe pU, m 7 GpppC 2 ⁇ OMe pA, m 7 GpppC 2 ⁇ OMe pC, m 7 GpppC 2 ⁇ OMe pG, m 7 GpppC 2 ⁇ OMe pU, m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pA, m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pC, m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pG, m 7 GpppG2 ⁇ OMepU, m 7 GpppU2 ⁇ OMepA, m 7 GpppU2 ⁇ OMepA, m 7 GpppU2 ⁇
- a cap comprises m 7 GpppA 2 ⁇ OMe pA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppA 2 ⁇ OMe pC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppC2 ⁇ OMepA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppC 2 ⁇ OMe pC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppC 2 ⁇ OMe pG.
- a trinucleotide cap comprises m 7 GpppC2 ⁇ OMepU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppG2 ⁇ OMepA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppG2 ⁇ OMepC. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pU. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppU 2 ⁇ OMe pA. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppU2 ⁇ OMepC.
- a cap comprises m 7 GpppU2 ⁇ OMepG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 GpppU 2 ⁇ OMe pU. [0390] In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 Gpppm 6 A 2’Ome pG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises m 7 Gpppe 6 A2’OmepG. [0391] In some embodiments, a cap comprises GAG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GCG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GUG. In some embodiments, a cap comprises GGG.
- a cap comprises any one of the following structures: or .
- the cap comprises m7 GpppN 1 N 2 N 3 , where N 1 , N2, and N3 are optional (i.e., can be absent or one or more can be present) and are independently a natural, a modified, or an unnatural nucleoside base.
- m7 G is further methylated, e.g., at the 3’ position.
- the m7 G comprises an O-methyl at the 3’ position.
- N1, N2, and N3 if present, optionally, are independently an adenine, a uracil, a guanidine, a thymine, or a cytosine.
- one or more (or all) of N1, N2, and N3, if present, are methylated, e.g., at the 2’ position.
- one or more (or all) of N1, N2, and N3, if present have an O-methyl at the 2’ position.
- the cap comprises the following structure: unnatural nucleoside based; and R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently OH or O- methyl.
- R 3 is O-methyl and R 4 is OH.
- R3 and R4 are O-methyl.
- R4 is O-methyl.
- R 1 is OH
- R 2 is OH
- R 3 is O-methyl
- R 4 is OH.
- R1 is OH
- R2 is OH
- R3 is O-methyl
- R4 is O-methyl.
- at least one of R 1 and R 2 is O-methyl
- R 3 is O-methyl
- R 4 is OH.
- R1 and R2 is O-methyl
- R3 is O-methyl
- R4 is O-methyl
- B 1 , B 3 , and B 3 are natural nucleoside bases.
- at least one of B1, B2, and B3 is a modified or unnatural base.
- at least one of B 1 , B 2 , and B 3 is N6-methyladenine.
- B1 is adenine, cytosine, thymine, or uracil.
- B1 is adenine
- B 2 is uracil
- B 3 is adenine.
- R 1 and R 2 are OH, R3 and R4 are O-methyl, B1 is adenine, B2 is uracil, and B3 is adenine.
- the cap comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: GAAA, GACA, GAGA, GAUA, GCAA, GCCA, GCGA, GCUA, GGAA, GGCA, GGGA, GGUA, GUCA, and GUUA.
- the cap comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: GAAG, GACG, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 GAGG, GAUG, GCAG, GCCG, GCGG, GCUG, GGAG, GGCG, GGGG, GGUG, GUCG, GUGG, and GUUG.
- the cap comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: GAAU, GACU, GAGU, GAUU, GCAU, GCCU, GCGU, GCUU, GGAU, GGCU, GGGU, GGUU, GUAU, GUCU, GUGU, and GUUU.
- the cap comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: GAAC, GACC, GAGC, GAUC, GCAC, GCCC, GCGC, GCUC, GGAC, GGCC, GGGC, GGUC, GUAC, GUCC, GUGC, and GUUC.
- a cap in some embodiments, comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppApApN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppApCpN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppApGpN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppApUpN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppCpApN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppCpCpN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppCpGpN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppCpUpN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpApN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpCpN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpGpN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppGpGpN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMepppGpGpN, m 7 G 3
- a cap in other embodiments, comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepApN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepCpN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppA 2 ⁇ OMe pGpN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppA 2 ⁇ OMe pUpN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pApN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pCpN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pGpN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pUpN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppG2 ⁇ OMepApN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppG2 ⁇ ⁇ OMep
- a cap in still other embodiments, comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: m 7 GpppA 2 ⁇ OMe pApN, m 7 GpppA 2 ⁇ OMe pCpN, m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepGpN, m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepUpN, m 7 GpppC2 ⁇ OMepApN, m 7 GpppC2 ⁇ OMepCpN, m 7 GpppC2 ⁇ OMepGpN, m 7 GpppC2 ⁇ OMepUpN, m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pApN, m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pCpN, m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pG 2 , m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pGpN, m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pUpN, m 7 G
- a cap in other embodiments, comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepA2 ⁇ OMepN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepC2 ⁇ OMepN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepG2 ⁇ OMepN, m 7 G3 ⁇ OMepppA2 ⁇ OMepU2 ⁇ OMepN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pA 2 ⁇ OMe pN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pC 2 ⁇ OMe pN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pG 2 ⁇ OMe pN, m 7 G 3 ⁇ OMe pppC 2 ⁇ OMe pG 2 ⁇ OMe
- a cap in still other embodiments, comprises a sequence selected from the following sequences: m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepA2 ⁇ OMepN, m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepC2 ⁇ OMepN, m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepG2 ⁇ OMepN, m 7 GpppA2 ⁇ OMepU2 ⁇ OMepN, m 7 GpppC2 ⁇ OMepA2 ⁇ OMepN, m 7 GpppC 2 ⁇ OMe pC 2 ⁇ OMe pN, m 7 GpppC 2 ⁇ OMe pG 2 ⁇ OMe pN, m 7 GpppC 2 ⁇ OMe pU 2 ⁇ OMe pN, m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pA 2 ⁇ OMe pN, m 7 GpppG 2 ⁇ OMe pC pN,
- a cap comprises GGAG.
- a cap comprises the following structure: (X). Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 12.
- Poly-A Tails [0403]
- the polynucleotides of the present disclosure e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- the polynucleotides of the present disclosure further comprise a poly-A tail.
- terminal groups on the poly-A tail can be incorporated for stabilization.
- a poly- A tail comprises des-3′ hydroxyl tails.
- RNA processing a long chain of adenine nucleotides (poly-A tail) can be added to a polynucleotide such as an mRNA molecule in order to increase stability. Immediately after transcription, the 3′ end of the transcript can be cleaved to free a 3′ hydroxyl. Then poly-A polymerase adds a chain of adenine nucleotides to the RNA.
- polyadenylation adds a poly-A tail that can be between, for example, approximately 80 to approximately 250 residues long, including approximately 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240 or 250 residues long.
- the poly-A tail is 100 nucleotides in length (SEQ ID NO:195).
- PolyA tails can also be added after the construct is exported from the nucleus.
- terminal groups on the poly A tail can be incorporated for stabilization.
- Polynucleotides of the present invention can include des-3′ hydroxyl tails.
- the polynucleotides of the present invention can be designed to encode transcripts with alternative polyA tail structures including histone mRNA. According to Norbury, "Terminal uridylation has also been detected on human replication- dependent histone mRNAs. The turnover of these mRNAs is thought to be important for the prevention of potentially toxic histone accumulation following the completion or inhibition of chromosomal DNA replication.
- mRNAs are distinguished by their lack of a 3 ⁇ poly(A) tail, the function of which is instead assumed by a stable Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 stem–loop structure and its cognate stem–loop binding protein (SLBP); the latter carries out the same functions as those of PABP on polyadenylated mRNAs" (Norbury, "Cytoplasmic RNA: a case of the tail wagging the dog," Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology; AOP, published online 29 August 2013; doi:10.1038/nrm3645) the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- SLBP stem–loop binding protein
- the length of a poly-A tail when present, is greater than 30 nucleotides in length. In another embodiment, the poly-A tail is greater than 35 nucleotides in length (e.g., at least or greater than about 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1,000, 1,100, 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500, 1,600, 1,700, 1,800, 1,900, 2,000, 2,500, and 3,000 nucleotides).
- the poly-A tail is greater than 35 nucleotides in length (e.g., at least or greater than about 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1,000, 1,100, 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500, 1,600,
- the polynucleotide or region thereof includes from about 30 to about 3,000 nucleotides (e.g., from 30 to 50, from 30 to 100, from 30 to 250, from 30 to 500, from 30 to 750, from 30 to 1,000, from 30 to 1,500, from 30 to 2,000, from 30 to 2,500, from 50 to 100, from 50 to 250, from 50 to 500, from 50 to 750, from 50 to 1,000, from 50 to 1,500, from 50 to 2,000, from 50 to 2,500, from 50 to 3,000, from 100 to 500, from 100 to 750, from 100 to 1,000, from 100 to 1,500, from 100 to 2,000, from 100 to 2,500, from 100 to 3,000, from 500 to 750, from 500 to 1,000, from 500 to 1,500, from 500 to 2,000, from 500 to 2,500, from 500 to 3,000, from 1,000 to 1,500, from 1,000 to 2,000, from 1,000 to 2,500, from 1,000 to 3,000, from 1,500 to 2,000, from 1,500 to 2,500, from 1,500 to 1,500 to
- the poly-A tail is designed relative to the length of the overall polynucleotide or the length of a particular region of the polynucleotide. This design can be based on the length of a coding region, the length of a particular feature or region or based on the length of the ultimate product expressed from the polynucleotides.
- the poly-A tail can be 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100% greater in length than the polynucleotide or feature thereof.
- the poly-A tail can also be designed as a fraction of the polynucleotides to which it belongs.
- the poly-A tail can be 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90% or more of the total length of the construct, a construct region or the total length of the construct minus the poly-A tail.
- engineered binding sites and conjugation of polynucleotides for Poly-A binding protein can enhance expression.
- multiple distinct polynucleotides can be linked together via the PABP (Poly-A binding protein) through the 3′-end using modified nucleotides at the 3′-terminus of the poly-A tail.
- the polynucleotides of the present invention are designed to include a polyA-G quartet region.
- the G-quartet is a cyclic hydrogen bonded array of four guanine nucleotides that can be formed by G-rich sequences in both DNA and RNA.
- the G-quartet is incorporated at the end of the poly-A tail.
- the resultant polynucleotide is assayed for stability, protein production and other parameters including half-life at various time points.
- the polyA-G quartet results in protein production from an mRNA equivalent to at least 75% of that seen using a poly-A tail of 120 nucleotides alone (SEQ ID NO:196).
- the polyA tail comprises an alternative nucleoside, e.g., inverted thymidine.
- PolyA tails comprising an alternative nucleoside, e.g., inverted thymidine may be generated as described herein. For instance, mRNA constructs may be modified by ligation to stabilize the poly(A) tail.
- Ligation may be performed using 0.5-1.5 mg/mL mRNA (5′ Cap1, 3′ A100), 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM TCEP, 1000 units/mL T4 RNA Ligase 1, 1 mM ATP, 20% w/v polyethylene glycol 8000, and 5:1 molar ratio of modifying oligo to mRNA.
- Modifying oligo has a sequence of 5’-phosphate- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-(inverted deoxythymidine (idT) (SEQ ID NO:209)) (see below). Ligation reactions are mixed and incubated at room temperature ( ⁇ 22°C) for, e.g., 4 hours.
- Stable tail mRNA are purified by, e.g., dT purification, reverse phase purification, hydroxyapatite purification, ultrafiltration into water, and sterile filtration.
- the resulting stable tail-containing mRNAs contain the following structure at the 3’end, starting with the polyA region: A 100 - Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 UCUAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-inverted deoxythymidine (SEQ ID NO:211).
- Modifying oligo to stabilize tail (5’-phosphate- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-(inverted deoxythymidine)(SEQ ID NO:209)): [0416] A100-UCUAG-A20- inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211). In some instances, the polyA tail consists of A100-UCUAG-A20-inverted deoxy-thymidine (SEQ ID NO:211). 13.
- the invention also includes a polynucleotide that comprises both a start codon region and the polynucleotide described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide).
- the polynucleotides of the present invention can have regions that are analogous to or function like a start codon region.
- the translation of a polynucleotide can initiate on a codon that is not the start codon AUG.
- Translation of the polynucleotide can initiate on an alternative start codon such as, but not limited to, ACG, AGG, AAG, CTG/CUG, GTG/GUG, ATA/AUA, ATT/AUU, TTG/UUG (see Touriol et al. Biology of the Cell 95 (2003) 169-178 and Matsuda and Mauro PLoS ONE, 2010 5:11; the contents of each of which are herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
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- the translation of a polynucleotide begins on the alternative start codon ACG.
- polynucleotide translation begins on the alternative start codon CTG or CUG.
- the translation of a polynucleotide begins on the alternative start codon GTG or GUG.
- Nucleotides flanking a codon that initiates translation such as, but not limited to, a start codon or an alternative start codon, are known to affect the translation efficiency, the length and/or the structure of the polynucleotide. (See, e.g., Matsuda and Mauro PLoS ONE, 20105:11; the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- Masking any of the nucleotides flanking a codon that initiates translation can be used to alter the position of translation initiation, translation efficiency, length and/or structure of a polynucleotide.
- a masking agent can be used near the start codon or alternative start codon in order to mask or hide the codon to reduce the probability of translation initiation at the masked start codon or alternative start codon.
- Non-limiting examples of masking agents include antisense locked nucleic acids (LNA) polynucleotides and exon-junction complexes (EJCs) (See, e.g., Matsuda and Mauro describing masking agents LNA polynucleotides and EJCs (PLoS ONE, 20105:11); the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- LNA antisense locked nucleic acids
- EJCs exon-junction complexes
- a masking agent can be used to mask a start codon of a polynucleotide in order to increase the likelihood that translation will initiate on an alternative start codon.
- a masking agent can be used to mask a first start codon or alternative start codon in order to increase the chance that translation will initiate on a start codon or alternative start codon downstream to the masked start codon or alternative start codon.
- a start codon or alternative start codon can be located within a perfect complement for a miRNA binding site.
- the perfect complement of a miRNA binding site can help control the translation, length and/or structure of the polynucleotide similar to a masking agent.
- the start codon or alternative start codon can be located in the middle of a perfect complement for a miRNA binding site.
- the start codon or alternative start codon can be located after the first nucleotide, second nucleotide, third nucleotide, fourth Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 nucleotide, fifth nucleotide, sixth nucleotide, seventh nucleotide, eighth nucleotide, ninth nucleotide, tenth nucleotide, eleventh nucleotide, twelfth nucleotide, thirteenth nucleotide, fourteenth nucleotide, fifteenth nucleotide, sixteenth nucleotide, seventeenth nucleotide, eighteenth nucleotide, nineteenth nucleotide, twentieth nucleotide or twenty-first nucleotide.
- the start codon of a polynucleotide can be removed from the polynucleotide sequence in order to have the translation of the polynucleotide begin on a codon that is not the start codon. Translation of the polynucleotide can begin on the codon following the removed start codon or on a downstream start codon or an alternative start codon.
- the start codon ATG or AUG is removed as the first 3 nucleotides of the polynucleotide sequence in order to have translation initiate on a downstream start codon or alternative start codon.
- the polynucleotide sequence where the start codon was removed can further comprise at least one masking agent for the downstream start codon and/or alternative start codons in order to control or attempt to control the initiation of translation, the length of the polynucleotide and/or the structure of the polynucleotide.
- Stop Codon Region [0425] The invention also includes a polynucleotide that comprises both a stop codon region and the polynucleotide described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide).
- the polynucleotides of the present invention can include at least two stop codons before the 3′ untranslated region (UTR).
- the stop codon can be selected from TGA, TAA and TAG in the case of DNA, or from UGA, UAA and UAG in the case of RNA.
- the polynucleotides of the present invention include the stop codon TGA in the case or DNA, or the stop codon UGA in the case of RNA, and one additional stop codon.
- the addition stop codon can be TAA or UAA.
- the polynucleotides of the present invention include three consecutive stop codons, four stop codons, or more.
- any of the polynucleotides disclosed herein can comprise one, two, three, or all of the following elements: (a) a 5’-UTR, e.g., as described herein; (b) a coding region comprising a stop element (e.g., as described herein); (c) a 3’-UTR (e.g., as described herein) and; optionally (d) a 3’ stabilizing region, e.g., as described herein. Also disclosed herein are LNP compositions comprising the same.
- a polynucleotide of the disclosure comprises (a) a 5’ UTR described in Table 2 or a variant or fragment thereof and (b) a coding region comprising a stop element provided herein.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a cap structure, e.g., as described herein, or a poly A tail, e.g., as described herein.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a 3’ stabilizing region, e.g., as described herein.
- a polynucleotide of the disclosure comprises (a) a 5’ UTR described in Table 2 or a variant or fragment thereof and (c) a 3’ UTR described in Table 3 or a variant or fragment thereof.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a cap structure, e.g., as described herein, or a poly A tail, e.g., as described herein.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a 3’ stabilizing region, e.g., as described herein.
- a polynucleotide of the disclosure comprises (c) a 3’ UTR described in Table 3 or a variant or fragment thereof and (b) a coding region comprising a stop element provided herein.
- the polynucleotide comprises a sequence provided in Table 5.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a cap structure, e.g., as described herein, or a poly A tail, e.g., as described herein.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a 3’ stabilizing region, e.g., as described herein.
- a polynucleotide of the disclosure comprises (a) a 5’ UTR described in Table 2 or a variant or fragment thereof; (b) a coding region comprising a stop element provided herein; and (c) a 3’ UTR described in Table 3 or a variant or fragment thereof.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a cap structure, e.g., as described herein, or a poly A tail, e.g., as described herein.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a 3’ stabilizing region, e.g., as described herein.
- An Identification and Ratio Determination (IDR) sequence is a sequence of a biological molecule (e.g., nucleic acid or protein) that, when combined with the sequence of a target biological molecule, serves to identify the target biological molecule.
- an IDR sequence is a heterologous sequence that is Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 incorporated within or appended to a sequence of a target biological molecule and can be used as a reference to identify the target molecule.
- a nucleic acid comprises (i) a target sequence of interest (e.g., a coding sequence encoding a therapeutic and/or antigenic peptide or protein); and (ii) a unique IDR sequence.
- a target sequence of interest e.g., a coding sequence encoding a therapeutic and/or antigenic peptide or protein
- a unique IDR sequence e.g., an RNA species (e.g., RNA having a given coding sequence) may comprise an IDR sequence that differs from the IDR sequence of other RNA species (e.g., RNA(s) having different coding sequence(s)). Each IDR sequence thus identifies a particular RNA species, and so the abundance of IDR sequences may be measured to determine the abundance of each RNA species in a composition.
- RNA species Use of distinct IDR sequences to identify RNA species allows for analysis of multivalent RNA compositions (e.g., containing multiple RNA species) containing RNA species with similar coding sequences and/or lengths, which could otherwise be difficult to distinguish using PCR- or chromatography-based analysis of full-length RNAs.
- Each RNA species in a multivalent RNA composition may comprise an IDR sequence that is not a sequence isomer of an IDR sequence of another RNA species in a multivalent RNA composition (e.g., the IDR sequence does not have the same number of adenosine nucleotides, the same number of cytosine nucleotides, the same number of guanine nucleotides, and the same number of uracil nucleotides, as another IDR sequence in the composition, even if those sequences have different sequences).
- Having identical nucleotide compositions causes sequence isomers to have the same mass, presenting a challenge to distinguishing sequence isomers using mass-based identification methods (e.g., mass spectrometry).
- Each RNA species in a multivalent RNA composition may comprise an IDR sequence having a mass that differs from the mass of IDR sequences of each other RNA species in a multivalent RNA composition.
- the mass of each IDR sequence may differ from the mass of other IDR sequences by at least 9 Da, at least 25 Da, at least 25 Da, or at least 50 Da.
- Use of IDR sequences with distinct masses allows RNA fragments comprising different IDR sequences to be distinguished using mass-based analysis methods (e.g., mass spectrometry), which do not require reverse transcription, amplification, or sequencing of RNAs.
- Each RNA species in an RNA composition may comprises an IDR sequence with a different length.
- each IDR sequence may have a length independently selected from 0 to 25 nucleotides. The length of a nucleic acid influences the rate at which the nucleic acid traverses a chromatography column, and so the use of IDR sequences of different lengths on different RNA species allows RNA fragments having different IDR sequences to be distinguished using chromatography-based methods (e.g., LC-UV).
- IDR sequences may be chosen such that no IDR sequence comprises a start codon, ‘AUG’.
- IDR sequences may be chosen such that no IDR sequence comprises a recognition site for a restriction enzyme.
- no IDR sequence comprises a recognition site for XbaI, ‘UCUAG’.
- Lack of a recognition site for a restriction enzyme e.g., XbaI recognition site ‘UCUAG’) allows the restriction enzyme to be used in generating and modifying a DNA template for in vitro transcription, without affecting the IDR sequence or sequence of the transcribed RNA. 17.
- a polynucleotide of the present disclosure for example a polynucleotide comprising an mRNA nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide, comprises from 5′ to 3′ end: (i) a 5′ cap provided above; (ii) a 5′ UTR, such as the sequences provided above; (iii) an ORF encoding CFTR GoF2 (SEQ ID NO:3), wherein the ORF has at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:8; (iv) at least one stop codon; (v) a 3′ UTR, such as the sequences provided above; and (vi) a poly-A tail provided above.
- a polynucleotide of the present disclosure for example a polynucleotide comprising an mRNA nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide, comprises from 5′ to 3′ end: (i) a 5′ cap provided above; (ii) a 5′ UTR, such as the sequences provided above; (iii) an ORF encoding CFTR GoF1 (SEQ ID NO:2), wherein the ORF has at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:7; (iv) at least one stop codon; (v) a 3′ UTR, such as the sequences provided above; and (vi) a poly-A tail provided above.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a miRNA binding site, e.g., a miRNA binding site that binds to miRNA-142.
- the 5′ UTR comprises the miRNA binding site.
- the 3′ UTR comprises the miRNA binding site.
- a polynucleotide of the present disclosure comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide sequence at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 81%, at least 82%, at least 83%, at least 84%, at least 85%, at least 86%, at least 87%, at least 88%, at least 89%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96% , at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to the protein sequence of CFTR GoF2 (SEQ ID NO:3).
- a polynucleotide of the present disclosure comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide sequence at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 81%, at least 82%, at least 83%, at least 84%, at least 85%, at least 86%, at least 87%, at least 88%, at least 89%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96% , at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to the protein sequence of CFTR GoF1 (SEQ ID NO:2).
- CFTR nucleotide constructs are described below: [0444] SEQ ID NO:37 consists from 5′ to 3′ end: 5′ UTR of SEQ ID NO:50, CFTR GoF2 ORF of SEQ ID NO:8, and 3′ UTR of SEQ ID NO:139. [0445] SEQ ID NO:36 consists from 5′ to 3′ end: 5′ UTR of SEQ ID NO:50, CFTR GoF1 ORF of SEQ ID NO:7, and 3′ UTR of SEQ ID NO:139.
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- IVT in vitro transcription
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- encoding a CFTR polypeptide can be constructed by chemical synthesis using an oligonucleotide synthesizer.
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- encoding a CFTR polypeptide is made by using a host cell.
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- encoding a CFTR polypeptide is made by one or more combination of the IVT, chemical synthesis, host cell expression, or any other methods known in the art.
- Naturally occurring nucleosides, non-naturally occurring nucleosides, or combinations thereof, can totally or partially naturally replace occurring nucleosides present in the candidate nucleotide sequence and can be incorporated into a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- the resultant polynucleotides, e.g., mRNAs can then be examined for their ability to produce protein and/or produce a therapeutic outcome.
- the present disclosure also provides methods for making a polynucleotide disclosed herein or a complement thereof.
- a polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) disclosed herein can be constructed using in vitro transcription. Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0452]
- a polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) disclosed herein can be constructed by chemical synthesis using an oligonucleotide synthesizer.
- a polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) disclosed herein is made by using a host cell.
- a polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) disclosed herein is made by one or more combination of the IVT, chemical synthesis, host cell expression, or any other methods known in the art.
- Naturally occurring nucleosides, non-naturally occurring nucleosides, or combinations thereof, can totally or partially naturally replace occurring nucleosides present in the candidate nucleotide sequence and can be incorporated into a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence (e.g., an mRNA) encoding a CFTR polypeptide. The resultant mRNAs can then be examined for their ability to produce CFTR and/or produce a therapeutic outcome.
- RNA transcript e.g., mRNA transcript
- a RNA polymerase e.g., a T7 RNA polymerase or a T7 RNA polymerase variant
- the present disclosure provides methods of performing an IVT (in vitro transcription) reaction, comprising contacting a DNA template with the RNA polymerase (e.g., a T7 RNA polymerase, such as a T7 RNA polymerase variant) in the presence of nucleoside triphosphates and buffer under conditions that result in the production of RNA transcripts.
- RNA polymerase e.g., a T7 RNA polymerase, such as a T7 RNA polymerase variant
- capping methods e.g., co-transcriptional capping methods or other methods known in the art.
- a capping method comprises reacting a polynucleotide template with a T7 RNA polymerase variant, nucleoside triphosphates, and a cap analog under in vitro transcription reaction conditions to produce RNA transcript.
- IVT conditions typically require a purified linear DNA template containing a promoter, nucleoside triphosphates, a buffer system that includes dithiothreitol (DTT) and magnesium ions, and a RNA polymerase. The exact conditions used in the transcription reaction depend on the amount of RNA needed for a specific application.
- Typical IVT reactions are performed by incubating a DNA Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 template with a RNA polymerase and nucleoside triphosphates, including GTP, ATP, CTP, and UTP (or nucleotide analogs) in a transcription buffer.
- a RNA transcript having a 5 ⁇ terminal guanosine triphosphate is produced from this reaction.
- a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is simply a nucleic acid template for RNA polymerase.
- a DNA template may include a polynucleotide encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- a DNA template in some embodiments, includes a RNA polymerase promoter (e.g., a T7 RNA polymerase promoter) located 5' from and operably linked to polynucleotide encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- a DNA template may also include a nucleotide sequence encoding a polyadenylation (polyA) tail located at the 3' end of the gene of interest.
- Polypeptides of interest include, but are not limited to, biologics, antibodies, antigens (vaccines), and therapeutic proteins.
- the term “protein” encompasses peptides.
- a RNA transcript in some embodiments, is the product of an IVT reaction and, as will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, the DNA template for making an RNA molecule is known based on base complementarity.
- a RNA transcript in some embodiments, is a messenger RNA (mRNA) that includes a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide of interest linked to a polyA tail.
- the mRNA is modified mRNA (mmRNA), which includes at least one modified nucleotide.
- mmRNA modified mRNA
- a nucleotide includes a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and at least one phosphate group.
- Nucleotides include nucleoside monophosphates, nucleoside diphosphates, and nucleoside triphosphates.
- a nucleoside monophosphate (NMP) includes a nucleobase linked to a ribose and a single phosphate;
- a nucleoside diphosphate (NDP) includes a nucleobase linked to a ribose and two phosphates;
- a nucleoside triphosphate (NTP) includes a nucleobase linked to a ribose and three phosphates.
- Nucleotide analogs are compounds that have the general structure of a nucleotide or are structurally similar to a nucleotide.
- Nucleotide analogs include an analog of the nucleobase, an analog of the sugar and/or an analog of the phosphate group(s) of a nucleotide.
- a nucleoside includes a nitrogenous base and a 5-carbon sugar. Thus, a nucleoside plus a phosphate group yields a nucleotide.
- Nucleoside analogs are Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 compounds that have the general structure of a nucleoside or are structurally similar to a nucleoside.
- Nucleoside analogs for example, include an analog of the nucleobase and/or an analog of the sugar of a nucleoside.
- nucleotide includes naturally- occurring nucleotides, synthetic nucleotides and modified nucleotides, unless indicated otherwise.
- examples of naturally-occurring nucleotides used for the production of RNA, e.g., in an IVT reaction, as provided herein include adenosine triphosphate (ATP), guanosine triphosphate (GTP), cytidine triphosphate (CTP), uridine triphosphate (UTP), and 5-methyluridine triphosphate (m 5 UTP).
- ATP adenosine triphosphate
- GTP guanosine triphosphate
- CTP cytidine triphosphate
- UTP uridine triphosphate
- m 5 UTP 5-methyluridine triphosphate
- adenosine diphosphate ADP
- GDP guanosine diphosphate
- CDP cytidine diphosphate
- UDP uridine diphosphate
- nucleotide analogs include, but are not limited to, antiviral nucleotide analogs, phosphate analogs (soluble or immobilized, hydrolyzable or non-hydrolyzable), dinucleotide, trinucleotide, tetranucleotide, e.g., a cap analog, or a precursor/substrate for enzymatic capping (vaccinia or ligase), a nucleotide labeled with a functional group to facilitate ligation/conjugation of cap or 5 ⁇ moiety (IRES), a nucleotide labeled with a 5 ⁇ PO 4 to facilitate ligation of cap or 5 ⁇ moiety, or a nucleotide label
- antiviral nucleotide/nucleoside analogs include, but are not limited, to Ganciclovir, Entecavir, Telbivudine, Vidarabine and Cidofovir.
- Modified nucleotides may include modified nucleobases.
- RNA transcript e.g., mRNA transcript
- a modified nucleobase selected from pseudouridine ( ⁇ ), 1-methylpseudouridine (m1 ⁇ ), 1-ethylpseudouridine, 2-thiouridine, 4’-thiouridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-1-deaza- pseudouridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 2-thio-5-aza-uridine , 2-thio- dihydropseudouridine, 2-thio-dihydrouridine, 2-thio-pseudouridine, 4-methoxy-2- thio-pseudouridine, 4-methoxy-pseudouridine, 4-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 4-thio- pseudouridine, 5-aza-uridine, dihydropseudouridine, 5-methyluridine, 5- methoxyuridine (mo5U) and 2’-O-methyl uridine.
- pseudouridine ⁇
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes a combination of at least two (e.g., 2, 3, 4 or more) of the foregoing modified nucleobases.
- the nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) as provided herein may comprise unmodified or modified ATP, modified or unmodified UTP, modified or unmodified GTP, and/or modified or unmodified CTP.
- NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise unmodified ATP.
- NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise modified ATP.
- NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise unmodified UTP.
- NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise modified UTP. In some embodiments, NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise unmodified GTP. In some embodiments, NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise modified GTP. In some embodiments, NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise unmodified CTP. In some embodiments, NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise modified CTP. [0467]
- concentration of nucleoside triphosphates and cap analog present in an IVT reaction may vary. In some embodiments, NTPs and cap analog are present in the reaction at equimolar concentrations. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of cap analog (e.g., trinucleotide cap) to nucleoside triphosphates in the reaction is greater than 1:1.
- the molar ratio of cap analog to nucleoside triphosphates in the reaction may be 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:1, 15:1, 20:1, 25:1, 50:1, or 100:1.
- the molar ratio of cap analog (e.g., trinucleotide cap) to nucleoside triphosphates in the reaction is less than 1:1.
- the molar ratio of cap analog (e.g., trinucleotide cap) to nucleoside triphosphates in the reaction may be 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:6, 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 1:10, 1:15, 1:20, 1:25, 1:50, or 1:100.
- the composition of NTPs in an IVT reaction may also vary.
- ATP may be used in excess of GTP, CTP and UTP.
- an IVT reaction may include 7.5 millimolar GTP, 7.5 millimolar CTP, 7.5 millimolar UTP, and 3.75 millimolar ATP.
- the same IVT reaction may include 3.75 millimolar cap analog (e.g., trinucleotide cap).
- the molar ratio of G:C:U:A:cap is 1:1:1:0.5:0.5. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of G:C:U:A:cap is 1:1:0.5:1:0.5. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of G:C:U:A:cap is 1:0.5:1:1:0.5. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of G:C:U:A:cap is 0.5:1:1:1:0.5.
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes a modified nucleobase selected from pseudouridine ( ⁇ ), 1- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 methylpseudouridine (m 1 ⁇ ), 5-methoxyuridine (mo 5 U), 5-methylcytidine (m 5 C), ⁇ - thio-guanosine and ⁇ -thio-adenosine.
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) a combination of at least two (e.g., 2, 3, 4 or more) of the foregoing modified nucleobases.
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes pseudouridine ( ⁇ ).
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes 1-methylpseudouridine (m 1 ⁇ ).
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes 5-methoxyuridine (mo 5 U).
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes 5-methylcytidine (m 5 C).
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes ⁇ - thio-guanosine.
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes ⁇ -thio-adenosine.
- the polynucleotide e.g., RNA polynucleotide, such as mRNA polynucleotide
- RNA polynucleotide is uniformly modified (e.g., fully modified, modified throughout the entire sequence) for a particular modification.
- a polynucleotide can be uniformly modified with 1-methylpseudouridine (m 1 ⁇ ), meaning that all uridine residues in the mRNA sequence are replaced with 1- methylpseudouridine (m 1 ⁇ ).
- a polynucleotide can be uniformly modified for any type of nucleoside residue present in the sequence by replacement with a modified residue such as any of those set forth above.
- the polynucleotide e.g., RNA polynucleotide, such as mRNA polynucleotide
- may not be uniformly modified e.g., partially modified, part of the sequence is modified.
- the buffer system contains tris.
- the concentration of tris used in an IVT reaction may be at least 10 mM, at least 20 mM, at least 30 mM, at least 40 mM, at least 50 mM, at least 60 mM, at least 70 mM, at least 80 mM, at least 90 mM, at least 100 mM or at least 110 mM phosphate.
- the concentration of phosphate is 20-60 mM or 10- 100 mM.
- the buffer system contains dithiothreitol (DTT).
- DTT dithiothreitol
- the concentration of DTT used in an IVT reaction for example, may be at least 1 mM, at least 5 mM, or at least 50 mM.
- the concentration of Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 DTT used in an IVT reaction is 1-50 mM or 5-50 mM. In some embodiments, the concentration of DTT used in an IVT reaction is 5 mM.
- the buffer system contains magnesium.
- the molar ratio of NTP to magnesium ions (Mg 2+ ; e.g., MgCl 2 ) present in an IVT reaction is 1:1 to 1:5.
- the molar ratio of NTP to magnesium ions may be 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 or 1:5.
- the molar ratio of NTP plus cap analog (e.g., trinucleotide cap, such as GAG) to magnesium ions (Mg 2+ ; e.g., MgCl2) present in an IVT reaction is 1:1 to 1:5.
- the molar ratio of NTP+trinucleotide cap (e.g., GAG) to magnesium ions may be 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 or 1:5.
- the buffer system contains Tris-HCl, spermidine (e.g., at a concentration of 1-30 mM), TRITON ® X-100 (polyethylene glycol p-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenyl ether) and/or polyethylene glycol (PEG).
- NTPs nucleoside triphosphates
- the addition of nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) to the 3 ⁇ end of a growing RNA strand is catalyzed by a polymerase, such as T7 RNA polymerase, for example, any one or more of the T7 RNA polymerase variants (e.g., G47A) of the present disclosure.
- the RNA polymerase (e.g., T7 RNA polymerase variant) is present in a reaction (e.g., an IVT reaction) at a concentration of 0.01 mg/ml to 1 mg/ml.
- a reaction e.g., an IVT reaction
- the RNA polymerase may be present in a reaction at a concentration of 0.01 mg/mL, 0.05 mg/ml, 0.1 mg/ml, 0.5 mg/ml or 1.0 mg/ml.
- the polynucleotide of the present disclosure is an IVT polynucleotide.
- the basic components of an mRNA molecule include at least a coding region, a 5′UTR, a 3′UTR, a 5′ cap and a poly-A tail.
- the IVT polynucleotides of the present disclosure can function as mRNA but are distinguished from wild-type mRNA in their functional and/or structural design features which serve, e.g., to overcome existing problems of effective polypeptide production using nucleic-acid based therapeutics.
- the primary construct of an IVT polynucleotide comprises a first region of linked nucleotides that is flanked by a first flanking region and a second flaking region. This first region can include, but is not limited to, the encoded CFTR polypeptide.
- the first flanking region can include a sequence of linked nucleosides Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 which function as a 5’ untranslated region (UTR) such as the 5’ UTR of SEQ ID NO:58.
- the IVT encoding a CFTR polypeptide can comprise at its 5 terminus a signal sequence region encoding one or more signal sequences.
- the flanking region can comprise a region of linked nucleotides comprising one or more complete or incomplete 5′ UTRs sequences.
- the flanking region can also comprise a 5′ terminal cap.
- the second flanking region can comprise a region of linked nucleotides comprising one or more complete or incomplete 3′ UTRs which can encode the native 3’ UTR of a CFTR polypeptide or a non-native 3’ UTR such as, but not limited to, a heterologous 3’ UTR or a synthetic 3’ UTR.
- the flanking region can also comprise a 3′ tailing sequence.
- the 3’ tailing sequence can be, but is not limited to, a polyA tail, a polyA-G quartet and/or a stem loop sequence.
- RNA oligomer containing a codon-optimized nucleotide sequence coding for the particular isolated polypeptide can be synthesized.
- several small oligonucleotides coding for portions of the desired polypeptide can be synthesized and then ligated.
- the individual oligonucleotides typically contain 5′ or 3′ overhangs for complementary assembly.
- a polynucleotide disclosed herein e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- a polynucleotide disclosed herein can be chemically synthesized using chemical synthesis methods and potential nucleobase substitutions known in the art. See, for example, International Publication Nos.
- the polynucleotides of the present invention e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- their expression products, as well as degradation products and metabolites can be quantified according to methods known in the art.
- the polynucleotides of the present invention can be quantified in exosomes or when derived from one or more bodily fluid.
- peripheral blood serum, plasma, ascites, urine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), sputum, saliva, bone marrow, synovial fluid, aqueous humor, amniotic fluid, cerumen, breast milk, broncheoalveolar lavage fluid, semen, prostatic fluid, cowper's fluid or pre-ejaculatory fluid, sweat, fecal matter, hair, tears, cyst fluid, pleural and peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, lymph, chyme, chyle, bile, interstitial fluid, menses, pus, sebum, vomit, vaginal secretions, mucosal secretion, stool water, pancreatic juice, lavage fluids from sinus cavities, bronchopulmonary aspirates, blastocyl cavity fluid, and umbilical cord blood.
- CSF cerebrospinal fluid
- saliva aqueous humor
- amniotic fluid cerumen
- breast milk broncheoalveolar lavage fluid
- semen prostatic fluid
- exosomes can be retrieved from an organ selected from the group consisting of lung, heart, pancreas, stomach, intestine, bladder, kidney, ovary, testis, skin, colon, breast, prostate, brain, esophagus, liver, and placenta.
- exosome quantification method a sample of not more than 2mL is obtained from the subject and the exosomes isolated by size exclusion chromatography, density gradient centrifugation, differential centrifugation, nanomembrane ultrafiltration, immunoabsorbent capture, affinity purification, microfluidic separation, or combinations thereof.
- the level or concentration of a polynucleotide can be an expression level, presence, absence, truncation or alteration of the administered construct. It is advantageous to correlate the level with one or more clinical phenotypes or with an assay for a human disease biomarker.
- the assay can be performed using construct specific probes, cytometry, qRT-PCR, real-time PCR, PCR, flow cytometry, electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, or combinations thereof while the exosomes can be isolated using immunohistochemical methods such as enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 methods.
- ELISA enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
- Exosomes can also be isolated by size exclusion chromatography, density gradient centrifugation, differential centrifugation, nanomembrane ultrafiltration, immunoabsorbent capture, affinity purification, microfluidic separation, or combinations thereof. [0487] These methods afford the investigator the ability to monitor, in real time, the level of polynucleotides remaining or delivered. This is possible because the polynucleotides of the present invention differ from the endogenous forms due to the structural or chemical modifications. [0488] In some embodiments, the polynucleotide can be quantified using methods such as, but not limited to, ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV/Vis).
- UV/Vis ultraviolet visible spectroscopy
- a non- limiting example of a UV/Vis spectrometer is a NANODROP® spectrometer (ThermoFisher, Waltham, MA).
- the quantified polynucleotide can be analyzed in order to determine if the polynucleotide can be of proper size, check that no degradation of the polynucleotide has occurred.
- Degradation of the polynucleotide can be checked by methods such as, but not limited to, agarose gel electrophoresis, HPLC based purification methods such as, but not limited to, strong anion exchange HPLC, weak anion exchange HPLC, reverse phase HPLC (RP-HPLC), and hydrophobic interaction HPLC (HIC-HPLC), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS), capillary electrophoresis (CE) and capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE). 19. Additional Payload Molecules [0489] In addition to the mRNA payload molecules described in detail above, the LNP delivery vehicles of the invention can be used to deliver other payload molecules.
- compositions of the disclosure can be used to deliver a wide variety of different agents for treating CF to an airway cell.
- An airway cell can be a cell lining the respiratory tract.
- the therapeutic agent is capable of mediating (e.g., directly mediating or via a bystander effect) a therapeutic effect in such an airway cell.
- the therapeutic agent delivered by the composition is a nucleic acid molecule that increase expression of a CFTR polypeptide, e.g., an mRNA molecule as set forth above,although other types of molecules that can effect genetic changes in Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 cells of a subject to improve expression of a CFTR polypeptide can also be administered using the subject LNPs.
- the therapeutic agent is an agent that enhances (i.e., increases, stimulates, upregulates) protein expression.
- agents that enhances include RNAs, mRNAs, dsRNAs, CRISPR/Cas9 technology, ssDNAs and DNAs (e.g., expression vectors).
- the therapeutic agent is a DNA therapeutic agent.
- the DNA molecule can be a double-stranded DNA, a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), or a molecule that is a partially double-stranded DNA, i.e., has a portion that is double-stranded and a portion that is single-stranded. In some cases the DNA molecule is triple-stranded or is partially triple-stranded, i.e., has a portion that is triple stranded and a portion that is double stranded.
- the DNA molecule can be a circular DNA molecule or a linear DNA molecule.
- a DNA therapeutic agent can be a DNA molecule that is capable of transferring a gene into a cell, e.g., that encodes and can express a transcript.
- the DNA therapeutic agent can encode a protein of interest, to thereby increase expression of the protein of interest in an airway upon delivery by an LNP.
- the DNA molecule can be naturally-derived, e.g., isolated from a natural source.
- the DNA molecule is a synthetic molecule, e.g., a synthetic DNA molecule produced in vitro.
- the DNA molecule is a recombinant molecule.
- Non-limiting exemplary DNA therapeutic agents include plasmid expression vectors and viral expression vectors.
- the DNA therapeutic agents described herein, e.g., DNA vectors can include a variety of different features.
- the DNA therapeutic agents described herein can include a non-coding DNA sequence.
- a DNA sequence can include at least one regulatory element for a gene, e.g., a promoter, enhancer, termination element, polyadenylation signal element, splicing signal element, and the like.
- the non-coding DNA sequence is an intron.
- the non-coding DNA sequence is a transposon.
- a DNA sequence described herein can have a non-coding DNA sequence that is operatively linked to a gene that is transcriptionally active.
- a DNA sequence described herein can have a non-coding DNA sequence that is not linked to a gene, i.e., the non-coding DNA does not regulate a gene on the DNA sequence.
- the payload comprises a genetic modulator, i.e., at least one component of a system which modifies a nucleic acid sequence in a DNA molecule, e.g., by altering a nucleobase, e.g., introducing an insertion, a deletion, a mutation (e.g., a missense mutation, a silent mutation or a nonsense mutation), a duplication, or an inversion, or any combination thereof.
- a genetic modulator i.e., at least one component of a system which modifies a nucleic acid sequence in a DNA molecule, e.g., by altering a nucleobase, e.g., introducing an insertion, a deletion, a mutation (e.g., a missense mutation, a silent mutation or a nonsense mutation), a duplication, or an inversion, or any combination thereof.
- the genetic modulator comprises a DNA base editor, CRISPR/Cas gene editing system, a zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) system, a Transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN) system, a meganuclease system, or a transposase system, or any combination thereof.
- the genetic modulator comprises a template DNA.
- the genetic modulator does not comprise a template DNA.
- the genetic modulator comprises a template RNA.
- the genetic modulator does not comprise a template RNA.
- the genetic modulator is a CRISPR/Cas gene editing system.
- the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system comprises a guide RNA (gRNA) molecule comprising a targeting sequence specific to a sequence of a target gene and a peptide having nuclease activity, e.g., endonuclease activity, e.g., a Cas protein or a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof, e.g., a Cas9 protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; a Cas3 protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; a Cas12a protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; a Cas 12e protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; a Cas 13 protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; or a Cas14 protein
- the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system comprises a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting sequence specific to a sequence of a target gene, and a nucleic acid encoding a peptide having nuclease activity, e.g., endonuclease activity, e.g., a Cas protein or a fragment (e.g., biologically active Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 fragment) or variant thereof, e.g., a Cas9 protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; a Cas3 protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; a Cas12a protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; a Cas12e protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; a Cas12e protein, a fragment (
- the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system comprises a nucleic acid encoding a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting sequence specific to a sequence of a target gene, and a Cas9 protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof.
- the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system comprises a nucleic acid encoding a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting sequence specific to a sequence of a target gene, and a nucleic acid encoding a Cas9 protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof.
- the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system further comprises a template DNA. In some embodiments, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system further comprises a template RNA. In some embodiments, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system further comprises a Reverse transcriptase.
- the genetic modulator is a zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) system. In some embodiments, the ZFN system comprises a peptide having: a Zinc finger DNA binding domain, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; and/or nuclease activity, e.g., endonuclease activity.
- the ZFN system comprises a peptide having a Zn finger DNA binding domain.
- the Zn finger binding domain comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or more Zinc fingers.
- the ZFN system comprises a peptide having nuclease activity e.g., endonuclease activity.
- the peptide having nuclease activity is a type-II restriction 1-like endonuclease, e.g., a FokI endonuclease.
- the ZFN system comprises a nucleic acid encoding a peptide having: a Zinc finger DNA binding domain, a fragment (e.g., Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; and/or nuclease activity, e.g., endonuclease activity.
- the ZFN system comprises a nucleic acid encoding a peptide having a Zn finger DNA binding domain.
- the Zn finger binding domain comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or more Zinc fingers.
- the ZFN system comprises a nucleic acid encoding a peptide having nuclease activity e.g., endonuclease activity.
- the peptide having nuclease activity is a type-II restriction 1-like endonuclease, e.g., a FokI endonuclease.
- the system further comprises a template, e.g., template DNA.
- the genetic modulator is a Transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN) system.
- the system comprises a peptide having: a Transcription activator-like (TAL) effector DNA binding domain, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; and/or nuclease activity, e.g., endonuclease activity.
- TAL Transcription activator-like
- the system comprises a peptide having a TAL effector DNA binding domain, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof.
- the system comprises a peptide having nuclease activity, e.g., endonuclease activity.
- the peptide having nuclease activity is a type-II restriction 1-like endonuclease, e.g., a FokI endonuclease.
- the system comprises a nucleic acid encoding a peptide having: a Transcription activator-like (TAL) effector DNA binding domain, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; and/or nuclease activity, e.g., endonuclease activity.
- TAL Transcription activator-like
- the system comprises a nucleic acid encoding a peptide having a Transcription activator-like (TAL) effector DNA binding domain, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof.
- the system comprises a nucleic acid encoding a peptide having nuclease activity, e.g., endonuclease activity.
- the peptide having nuclease activity is a type-II restriction 1-like endonuclease, e.g., a FokI endonuclease.
- the system further comprises a template, e.g., a template DNA.
- the genetic modulator is a meganuclease system.
- the meganuclease system comprises a peptide having a DNA binding domain and nuclease activity, e.g., a homing endonuclease.
- the homing endonuclease comprises a LAGLIDADG endonuclease, GIY-YIG endonuclease, HNH endonuclease, His-Cys box endonuclease or a PD-(D/E)XK endonuclease, or a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or variant thereof, e.g., as described in Silva G. et al, (2011) Curr Gene Therapy 11(1): 11-27.
- the meganuclease system comprises a nucleic acid encoding a peptide having a DNA binding domain and nuclease activity, e.g., a homing endonuclease.
- the homing endonuclease comprises a LAGLIDADG endonuclease, GIY-YIG endonuclease, HNH endonuclease, His-Cys box endonuclease or a PD-(D/E)XK endonuclease, or a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or variant thereof, e.g., as described in Silva G.
- the genetic modulator is a transposase system.
- the transposase system comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a peptide having reverse transcriptase and/or nuclease activity, e.g., a retrotransposon, e.g., an LTR retrotransposon or a non-LTR retrotransposon.
- the transposase system comprises a template, e.g., an RNA template.
- the therapeutic agent is an RNA therapeutic agent.
- the RNA molecule can be a single-stranded RNA, a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) or a molecule that is a partially double-stranded RNA, i.e., has a portion that is double-stranded and a portion that is single-stranded.
- the RNA molecule can be a circular RNA molecule or a linear RNA molecule.
- An RNA therapeutic agent can be an RNA therapeutic agent that is capable of transferring a gene into a cell, e.g., encodes a protein of interest, to thereby increase expression of the protein of interest in an airway cell.
- the RNA molecule can be naturally-derived, e.g., isolated from a natural source.
- RNA therapeutic agents include messenger RNAs (mRNAs) (e.g., encoding a protein of interest), modified mRNAs (mmRNAs), mRNAs that incorporate a micro-RNA binding site(s) (miR binding site(s)), modified RNAs that comprise functional RNA elements, microRNAs (miRNAs), antagomirs, small (short) interfering RNAs (siRNAs) (including shortmers and dicer-substrate RNAs), RNA interference (RNAi) molecules, antisense RNAs, ribozymes, small hairpin RNAs (shRNA), locked nucleic acids (LNAs) and that encode components of CRISPR/Cas9 technology, each of which is described further in
- the RNA modulator comprises an RNA base editor system.
- the RNA base editor system comprises: a deaminase, e.g., an RNA-specific adenosine deaminase (ADAR); a Cas protein, a fragment (e.g., biologically active fragment) or a variant thereof; and/or a guide RNA.
- the RNA base editor system further comprises a template, e.g., a DNA or RNA template. Exemplary mRNA molecules for use in treating CF are set forth in detail above. 20.
- a polynucleotide of the invention e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- IVT in vitro transcription
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- a polynucleotide can be constructed by chemical synthesis using an oligonucleotide synthesizer.
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- encoding a CFTR polypeptide is made by using a host cell.
- a polynucleotide e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 encoding a CFTR polypeptide is made by one or more combination of the IVT, chemical synthesis, host cell expression, or any other methods known in the art.
- Naturally occurring nucleosides, non-naturally occurring nucleosides, or combinations thereof, can totally or partially naturally replace occurring nucleosides present in the candidate nucleotide sequence and can be incorporated into a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- the resultant polynucleotides, e.g., mRNAs can then be examined for their ability to produce protein and/or produce a therapeutic outcome.
- the present disclosure also provides methods for making a polynucleotide disclosed herein or a complement thereof.
- a polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) disclosed herein can be constructed using in vitro transcription.
- a polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) disclosed herein can be constructed by chemical synthesis using an oligonucleotide synthesizer.
- a polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) disclosed herein is made by using a host cell.
- a polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) disclosed herein is made by one or more combination of the IVT, chemical synthesis, host cell expression, or any other methods known in the art.
- Naturally occurring nucleosides, non-naturally occurring nucleosides, or combinations thereof, can totally or partially naturally replace occurring nucleosides present in the candidate nucleotide sequence and can be incorporated into a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence (e.g., an mRNA) encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- a sequence-optimized nucleotide sequence e.g., an mRNA
- the resultant mRNAs can then be examined for their ability to produce CFTR and/or produce a therapeutic outcome.
- RNA transcript e.g., mRNA transcript
- a RNA polymerase e.g., a T7 RNA polymerase or a T7 RNA polymerase variant
- the present disclosure provides methods of performing an IVT (in vitro transcription) reaction, comprising contacting a DNA template with the RNA polymerase (e.g., a T7 RNA polymerase, such as a T7 RNA polymerase variant) in the presence of nucleoside triphosphates and buffer under conditions that result in the production of RNA transcripts.
- RNA polymerase e.g., a T7 RNA polymerase, such as a T7 RNA polymerase variant
- capping methods e.g., co-transcriptional capping methods or other methods known in the art.
- a capping method comprises reacting a polynucleotide template with a T7 RNA polymerase variant, nucleoside triphosphates, and a cap analog under in vitro transcription reaction conditions to produce RNA transcript.
- IVT conditions typically require a purified linear DNA template containing a promoter, nucleoside triphosphates, a buffer system that includes dithiothreitol (DTT) and magnesium ions, and a RNA polymerase. The exact conditions used in the transcription reaction depend on the amount of RNA needed for a specific application.
- Typical IVT reactions are performed by incubating a DNA template with a RNA polymerase and nucleoside triphosphates, including GTP, ATP, CTP, and UTP (or nucleotide analogs) in a transcription buffer.
- a RNA transcript having a 5 ⁇ terminal guanosine triphosphate is produced from this reaction.
- a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is simply a nucleic acid template for RNA polymerase.
- a DNA template may include a polynucleotide encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- a DNA template in some embodiments, includes a RNA polymerase promoter (e.g., a T7 RNA polymerase promoter) located 5' from and operably linked to polynucleotide encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- a DNA template may also include a nucleotide sequence encoding a polyadenylation (polyA) tail located at the 3' end of the gene of interest.
- Polypeptides of interest include, but are not limited to, biologics, antibodies, antigens (vaccines), and therapeutic proteins.
- the term “protein” encompasses peptides.
- a RNA transcript in some embodiments, is the product of an IVT reaction and, as will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, the DNA template for making an RNA molecule is known based on base complementarity.
- a RNA transcript in some embodiments, is a messenger RNA (mRNA) that includes a Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide of interest linked to a polyA tail.
- the mRNA is modified mRNA (mmRNA), which includes at least one modified nucleotide.
- a nucleotide includes a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and at least one phosphate group.
- Nucleotides include nucleoside monophosphates, nucleoside diphosphates, and nucleoside triphosphates.
- a nucleoside monophosphate (NMP) includes a nucleobase linked to a ribose and a single phosphate;
- a nucleoside triphosphate (NTP) includes a nucleobase linked to a ribose and three phosphates.
- Nucleotide analogs are compounds that have the general structure of a nucleotide or are structurally similar to a nucleotide. Nucleotide analogs, for example, include an analog of the nucleobase, an analog of the sugar and/or an analog of the phosphate group(s) of a nucleotide. [0528] A nucleoside includes a nitrogenous base and a 5-carbon sugar. Thus, a nucleoside plus a phosphate group yields a nucleotide. Nucleoside analogs are compounds that have the general structure of a nucleoside or are structurally similar to a nucleoside.
- Nucleoside analogs include an analog of the nucleobase and/or an analog of the sugar of a nucleoside.
- nucleotide includes naturally- occurring nucleotides, synthetic nucleotides and modified nucleotides, unless indicated otherwise.
- examples of naturally-occurring nucleotides used for the production of RNA, e.g., in an IVT reaction, as provided herein include adenosine triphosphate (ATP), guanosine triphosphate (GTP), cytidine triphosphate (CTP), uridine triphosphate (UTP), and 5-methyluridine triphosphate (m 5 UTP).
- adenosine diphosphate ADP
- GDP guanosine diphosphate
- CDP cytidine diphosphate
- UDP uridine diphosphate
- nucleotide analogs include, but are not limited to, antiviral nucleotide analogs, phosphate analogs (soluble or immobilized, hydrolyzable or non-hydrolyzable), dinucleotide, trinucleotide, tetranucleotide, e.g., a cap analog, or a precursor/substrate for enzymatic capping (vaccinia or ligase), a nucleotide labeled with a functional group to facilitate ligation/conjugation of cap or 5 ⁇ moiety (IRES), a nucleotide labeled with a 5 ⁇ PO 4 to facilitate ligation of cap or 5 ⁇ moiety, or Attorney Docket No.458
- antiviral nucleotide/nucleoside analogs include, but are not limited, to Ganciclovir, Entecavir, Telbivudine, Vidarabine and Cidofovir.
- Modified nucleotides may include modified nucleobases.
- RNA transcript e.g., mRNA transcript
- a modified nucleobase selected from pseudouridine ( ⁇ ), 1-methylpseudouridine (m1 ⁇ ), 1-ethylpseudouridine, 2-thiouridine, 4’-thiouridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-1-deaza- pseudouridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 2-thio-5-aza-uridine , 2-thio- dihydropseudouridine, 2-thio-dihydrouridine, 2-thio-pseudouridine, 4-methoxy-2- thio-pseudouridine, 4-methoxy-pseudouridine, 4-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 4-thio- pseudouridine, 5-aza-uridine, dihydropseudouridine, 5-methyluridine, 5- methoxyuridine (mo5U) and 2’-O-methyl uridine.
- pseudouridine ⁇
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes a combination of at least two (e.g., 2, 3, 4 or more) of the foregoing modified nucleobases.
- the nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) as provided herein may comprise unmodified or modified ATP, modified or unmodified UTP, modified or unmodified GTP, and/or modified or unmodified CTP.
- NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise unmodified ATP.
- NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise modified ATP.
- NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise unmodified UTP.
- NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise modified UTP.
- NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise unmodified GTP. In some embodiments, NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise modified GTP. In some embodiments, NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise unmodified CTP. In some embodiments, NTPs of an IVT reaction comprise modified CTP. [0533]
- concentration of nucleoside triphosphates and cap analog present in an IVT reaction may vary. In some embodiments, NTPs and cap analog are present in the reaction at equimolar concentrations. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of cap analog (e.g., trinucleotide cap) to nucleoside triphosphates in the reaction is greater than 1:1.
- the molar ratio of cap analog to nucleoside triphosphates in the reaction may be 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:1, 15:1, 20:1, 25:1, 50:1, or 100:1.
- the molar ratio of cap analog e.g., Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 trinucleotide cap
- the molar ratio of cap analog to nucleoside triphosphates in the reaction is less than 1:1.
- the molar ratio of cap analog (e.g., trinucleotide cap) to nucleoside triphosphates in the reaction may be 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:6, 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 1:10, 1:15, 1:20, 1:25, 1:50, or 1:100.
- the composition of NTPs in an IVT reaction may also vary.
- ATP may be used in excess of GTP, CTP and UTP.
- an IVT reaction may include 7.5 millimolar GTP, 7.5 millimolar CTP, 7.5 millimolar UTP, and 3.75 millimolar ATP.
- the same IVT reaction may include 3.75 millimolar cap analog (e.g., trinucleotide cap).
- the molar ratio of G:C:U:A:cap is 1:1:1:0.5:0.5. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of G:C:U:A:cap is 1:1:0.5:1:0.5. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of G:C:U:A:cap is 1:0.5:1:1:0.5. In some embodiments, the molar ratio of G:C:U:A:cap is 0.5:1:1:1:0.5.
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes a modified nucleobase selected from pseudouridine ( ⁇ ), 1- methylpseudouridine (m 1 ⁇ ), 5-methoxyuridine (mo 5 U), 5-methylcytidine (m 5 C), ⁇ - thio-guanosine and ⁇ -thio-adenosine.
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes a combination of at least two (e.g., 2, 3, 4 or more) of the foregoing modified nucleobases.
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes pseudouridine ( ⁇ ).
- a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes 1-methylpseudouridine (m 1 ⁇ ). In some embodiments, a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes 5-methoxyuridine (mo 5 U). In some embodiments, a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes 5-methylcytidine (m 5 C). In some embodiments, a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes ⁇ - thio-guanosine. In some embodiments, a RNA transcript (e.g., mRNA transcript) includes ⁇ -thio-adenosine.
- the polynucleotide e.g., RNA polynucleotide, such as mRNA polynucleotide
- RNA polynucleotide such as mRNA polynucleotide
- mRNA polynucleotide is uniformly modified (e.g., fully modified, modified throughout the entire sequence) for a particular modification.
- a polynucleotide can be uniformly modified with 1-methylpseudouridine (m 1 ⁇ ), meaning that all uridine residues in the mRNA sequence are replaced with 1- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 methylpseudouridine (m 1 ⁇ ).
- a polynucleotide can be uniformly modified for any type of nucleoside residue present in the sequence by replacement with a modified residue such as any of those set forth above.
- the polynucleotide e.g., RNA polynucleotide, such as mRNA polynucleotide
- may not be uniformly modified e.g., partially modified, part of the sequence is modified.
- the buffer system contains tris.
- the concentration of tris used in an IVT reaction may be at least 10 mM, at least 20 mM, at least 30 mM, at least 40 mM, at least 50 mM, at least 60 mM, at least 70 mM, at least 80 mM, at least 90 mM, at least 100 mM or at least 110 mM phosphate.
- the concentration of phosphate is 20-60 mM or 10- 100 mM.
- the buffer system contains dithiothreitol (DTT).
- DTT dithiothreitol
- the concentration of DTT used in an IVT reaction for example, may be at least 1 mM, at least 5 mM, or at least 50 mM.
- the concentration of DTT used in an IVT reaction is 1-50 mM or 5-50 mM. In some embodiments, the concentration of DTT used in an IVT reaction is 5 mM.
- the buffer system contains magnesium.
- the molar ratio of NTP to magnesium ions (Mg 2+ ; e.g., MgCl 2 ) present in an IVT reaction is 1:1 to 1:5. For example, the molar ratio of NTP to magnesium ions may be 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 or 1:5.
- the molar ratio of NTP plus cap analog (e.g., trinucleotide cap, such as GAG) to magnesium ions (Mg 2+ ; e.g., MgCl 2 ) present in an IVT reaction is 1:1 to 1:5.
- the molar ratio of NTP+trinucleotide cap (e.g., GAG) to magnesium ions may be 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 or 1:5.
- the buffer system contains Tris-HCl, spermidine (e.g., at a concentration of 1-30 mM), TRITON ® X-100 (polyethylene glycol p-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenyl ether) and/or polyethylene glycol (PEG).
- NTPs nucleoside triphosphates
- the addition of nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) to the 3 ⁇ end of a growing RNA strand is catalyzed by a polymerase, such as T7 RNA polymerase, for example, any one or more of the T7 RNA polymerase variants (e.g., G47A) of the present disclosure.
- the RNA polymerase (e.g., T7 RNA Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 polymerase variant) is present in a reaction (e.g., an IVT reaction) at a concentration of 0.01 mg/ml to 1 mg/ml.
- a reaction e.g., an IVT reaction
- the RNA polymerase may be present in a reaction at a concentration of 0.01 mg/mL, 0.05 mg/ml, 0.1 mg/ml, 0.5 mg/ml or 1.0 mg/ml.
- the polynucleotide of the present disclosure is an IVT polynucleotide.
- the basic components of an mRNA molecule include at least a coding region, a 5′UTR, a 3′UTR, a 5′ cap and a poly-A tail.
- the IVT polynucleotides of the present disclosure can function as mRNA but are distinguished from wild-type mRNA in their functional and/or structural design features which serve, e.g., to overcome existing problems of effective polypeptide production using nucleic-acid based therapeutics.
- the primary construct of an IVT polynucleotide comprises a first region of linked nucleotides that is flanked by a first flanking region and a second flaking region. This first region can include, but is not limited to, the encoded CFTR polypeptide.
- the first flanking region can include a sequence of linked nucleosides which function as a 5’ untranslated region (UTR) such as the 5’ UTR of SEQ ID NO:58.
- the IVT encoding a CFTR polypeptide can comprise at its 5 terminus a signal sequence region encoding one or more signal sequences.
- the flanking region can comprise a region of linked nucleotides comprising one or more complete or incomplete 5′ UTRs sequences.
- the flanking region can also comprise a 5′ terminal cap.
- the second flanking region can comprise a region of linked nucleotides comprising one or more complete or incomplete 3′ UTRs which can encode the native 3’ UTR of a CFTR polypeptide or a non-native 3’ UTR such as, but not limited to, a heterologous 3’ UTR or a synthetic 3’ UTR.
- the flanking region can also comprise a 3′ tailing sequence.
- the 3’ tailing sequence can be, but is not limited to, a polyA tail, a polyA-G quartet and/or a stem loop sequence.
- RNA oligomer containing a codon-optimized nucleotide sequence coding for the particular isolated polypeptide can be synthesized.
- several small oligonucleotides coding for portions of the desired polypeptide can be synthesized and then ligated.
- the individual oligonucleotides typically contain 5′ or 3′ overhangs for complementary assembly.
- a polynucleotide disclosed herein e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- a polynucleotide disclosed herein e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA
- the polynucleotides of the present invention e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- their expression products, as well as degradation products and metabolites can be quantified according to methods known in the art.
- the polynucleotides of the present invention can be quantified in exosomes or when derived from one or more bodily fluid.
- bodily fluids include peripheral blood, serum, plasma, ascites, urine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), sputum, saliva, bone marrow, synovial fluid, aqueous humor, amniotic fluid, cerumen, breast milk, broncheoalveolar lavage fluid, semen, prostatic fluid, cowper's fluid or pre-ejaculatory fluid, sweat, fecal matter, hair, tears, cyst fluid, pleural and peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, lymph, chyme, chyle, bile, interstitial fluid, menses, pus, sebum, vomit, vaginal secretions, mucosal secretion, stool water, pancreatic juice, lavage fluids from sinus cavities, bronchopulmonary aspirates, blastocyl cavity fluid, and umbil
- exosomes Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 can be retrieved from an organ selected from the group consisting of lung, heart, pancreas, stomach, intestine, bladder, kidney, ovary, testis, skin, colon, breast, prostate, brain, esophagus, liver, and placenta.
- exosome quantification method a sample of not more than 2mL is obtained from the subject and the exosomes isolated by size exclusion chromatography, density gradient centrifugation, differential centrifugation, nanomembrane ultrafiltration, immunoabsorbent capture, affinity purification, microfluidic separation, or combinations thereof.
- the level or concentration of a polynucleotide can be an expression level, presence, absence, truncation or alteration of the administered construct. It is advantageous to correlate the level with one or more clinical phenotypes or with an assay for a human disease biomarker.
- the assay can be performed using construct specific probes, cytometry, qRT-PCR, real-time PCR, PCR, flow cytometry, electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, or combinations thereof while the exosomes can be isolated using immunohistochemical methods such as enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) methods.
- ELISA enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
- Exosomes can also be isolated by size exclusion chromatography, density gradient centrifugation, differential centrifugation, nanomembrane ultrafiltration, immunoabsorbent capture, affinity purification, microfluidic separation, or combinations thereof. [0553] These methods afford the investigator the ability to monitor, in real time, the level of polynucleotides remaining or delivered. This is possible because the polynucleotides of the present invention differ from the endogenous forms due to the structural or chemical modifications. [0554] In some embodiments, the polynucleotide can be quantified using methods such as, but not limited to, ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV/Vis).
- UV/Vis ultraviolet visible spectroscopy
- a non- limiting example of a UV/Vis spectrometer is a NANODROP® spectrometer (ThermoFisher, Waltham, MA).
- the quantified polynucleotide can be analyzed in order to determine if the polynucleotide can be of proper size, check that no degradation of the polynucleotide has occurred.
- Degradation of the polynucleotide can be checked by methods such as, but not limited to, agarose gel electrophoresis, HPLC based purification methods such as, but not limited to, strong anion exchange Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 HPLC, weak anion exchange HPLC, reverse phase HPLC (RP-HPLC), and hydrophobic interaction HPLC (HIC-HPLC), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS), capillary electrophoresis (CE) and capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE).
- LCMS liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
- CE capillary electrophoresis
- CGE capillary gel electrophoresis
- the composition or formulation further comprises a delivery agent.
- the composition or formulation can contain a polynucleotide comprising a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence disclosed herein which encodes a CFTR polypeptide.
- the composition or formulation can contain a polynucleotide comprising a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence disclosed herein which encodes a CFTR polypeptide.
- the composition or formulation can contain a polynucleotide comprising a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence disclosed herein which encodes a CFTR polypeptide.
- the composition or formulation can contain a polynucleotide (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an mRNA) comprising a polynucleotide (e.g., an ORF) having significant sequence identity to a sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence disclosed herein which encodes a CFTR polypeptide.
- the polynucleotide further comprises a miRNA binding site, e.g., a miRNA binding site that binds miR-126, miR-142, miR-144, miR-146, miR- 150, miR-155, miR-16, miR-21, miR-223, miR-24, miR-27 and miR-26a.
- compositions or formulation can optionally comprise one or more additional active substances, e.g., therapeutically and/or prophylactically active substances.
- Pharmaceutical compositions or formulation of the present invention can be sterile and/or pyrogen-free. General considerations in the formulation and/or manufacture of pharmaceutical agents can be found, for example, in Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy 21 st ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005 (incorporated herein by reference in its entirety). In some embodiments, compositions are administered to humans, human patients or subjects. Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20
- active ingredient generally refers to polynucleotides to be delivered as described herein.
- Formulations and pharmaceutical compositions described herein can be prepared by any method known or hereafter developed in the art of pharmacology. In general, such preparatory methods include the step of associating the active ingredient with an excipient and/or one or more other accessory ingredients, and then, if necessary and/or desirable, dividing, shaping and/or packaging the product into a desired single- or multi-dose unit.
- a pharmaceutical composition or formulation in accordance with the present disclosure can be prepared, packaged, and/or sold in bulk, as a single unit dose, and/or as a plurality of single unit doses.
- a "unit dose" refers to a discrete amount of the pharmaceutical composition comprising a predetermined amount of the active ingredient.
- the amount of the active ingredient is generally equal to the dosage of the active ingredient that would be administered to a subject and/or a convenient fraction of such a dosage such as, for example, one-half or one-third of such a dosage.
- Relative amounts of the active ingredient, the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and/or any additional ingredients in a pharmaceutical composition in accordance with the present disclosure can vary, depending upon the identity, size, and/or condition of the subject being treated and further depending upon the route by which the composition is to be administered.
- the compositions and formulations described herein can contain at least one polynucleotide of the invention.
- the composition or formulation can contain 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 polynucleotides of the invention.
- the compositions or formulations described herein can comprise more than one type of polynucleotide.
- the composition or formulation can comprise a polynucleotide in linear and circular form.
- the composition or formulation can comprise a circular polynucleotide and an in vitro transcribed (IVT) polynucleotide.
- the composition or formulation can comprise an IVT polynucleotide, a chimeric polynucleotide and a circular polynucleotide.
- compositions and formulations are principally directed to pharmaceutical compositions and formulations that are suitable for administration to humans, it will be understood by the skilled artisan that such compositions are generally suitable for administration to any other animal, e.g., to non-human animals, e.g. non-human mammals.
- the present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations that comprise one or more polynucleotides described herein (e.g., one or more polynucleotides comprising nucleotide sequences encoding a CFTR polypeptide).
- the present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations that comprise a polynucleotide described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide).
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated using one or more excipients to: (1) increase stability; (2) increase cell transfection; (3) permit the sustained or delayed release (e.g., from a depot formulation of the polynucleotide); (4) alter the biodistribution (e.g., target the polynucleotide to specific tissues or cell types); (5) increase the translation of encoded protein in vivo; and/or (6) alter the release profile of encoded protein in vivo.
- the pharmaceutical formulation further comprises a delivery agent comprising, e.g., a compound having the Formula (I), e.g., Compound II or Compound B; or a compound having the Formula (III), (IV), (V), or (VI), e.g., Compound I or VI, or any combination thereof.
- a delivery agent comprising, e.g., a compound having the Formula (I), e.g., Compound II or Compound B; or a compound having the Formula (III), (IV), (V), or (VI), e.g., Compound I or VI, or any combination thereof.
- the delivery agent comprises an ionizable amino lipid (e.g., Compound II, VI, or B), a helper lipid (e.g., DSPC), a sterol (e.g., Cholesterol), and a PEG lipid (e.g., Compound I or PEG- DMG), e.g., with a mole ratio in the range of about (i) 40-50 mol% ionizable amino lipid (e.g., Compound II, VI, or B), optionally 45-50 mol% ionizable amino lipid, for example, 45-46 mol%, 46-47 mol%, 47-48 mol%, 48-49 mol%, or 49-50 mol% for example about 45 mol%, 45.5 mol%, 46 mol%, 46.5 mol%, 47 mol%, 47.5 mol%, 48 mol%, 48.5 mol%, 49 mol%, or 49.5 mol%; (ii) 30-45
- the delivery agent comprises Compound B, Cholesterol, DSPC, and Compound I.
- a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient includes, but are not limited to, any and all solvents, dispersion media, or other liquid vehicles, dispersion or suspension aids, diluents, granulating and/or dispersing agents, surface active agents, isotonic agents, thickening or emulsifying agents, preservatives, binders, lubricants or oil, coloring, sweetening or flavoring agents, stabilizers, antioxidants, antimicrobial or antifungal agents, osmolality adjusting agents, pH adjusting agents, buffers, chelants, cyoprotectants, and/or bulking agents, as suited to the particular dosage form desired.
- Exemplary diluents include, but are not limited to, calcium or sodium carbonate, calcium phosphate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, sodium phosphate, lactose, sucrose, cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, kaolin, mannitol, sorbitol, etc., and/or combinations thereof.
- Exemplary surface active agents and/or emulsifiers include, but are not limited to, natural emulsifiers (e.g., acacia, agar, alginic acid, sodium alginate, tragacanth, chondrux, cholesterol, xanthan, pectin, gelatin, egg yolk, casein, wool fat, cholesterol, wax, and lecithin), sorbitan fatty acid esters (e.g., polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate [TWEEN®80], sorbitan monopalmitate [SPAN®40], glyceryl monooleate, polyoxyethylene esters, polyethylene glycol fatty acid esters (e.g., CREMOPHOR®), polyoxyethylene ethers (e.g., polyoxyethylene lauryl ether [BRIJ®30]), PLUORINC®F 68, POLOXAMER®188, etc.
- natural emulsifiers e.g., acacia, a
- Exemplary binding agents include, but are not limited to, starch, gelatin, sugars (e.g., sucrose, glucose, dextrose, dextrin, molasses, lactose, lactitol, mannitol), amino acids (e.g., glycine), natural and synthetic gums (e.g., acacia, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 sodium alginate), ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, etc., and combinations thereof.
- Oxidation is a potential degradation pathway for mRNA, especially for liquid mRNA formulations.
- antioxidants can be added to the formulations.
- Exemplary antioxidants include, but are not limited to, alpha tocopherol, ascorbic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, benzyl alcohol, butylated hydroxyanisole, m-cresol, methionine, butylated hydroxytoluene, monothioglycerol, sodium or potassium metabisulfite, propionic acid, propyl gallate, sodium ascorbate, etc., and combinations thereof.
- Exemplary chelating agents include, but are not limited to, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), citric acid monohydrate, disodium edetate, fumaric acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, sodium edetate, tartaric acid, trisodium edetate, etc., and combinations thereof.
- EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- citric acid monohydrate disodium edetate
- fumaric acid malic acid
- phosphoric acid sodium edetate
- tartaric acid trisodium edetate, etc.
- antimicrobial or antifungal agents include, but are not limited to, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, methyl paraben, ethyl paraben, propyl paraben, butyl paraben, benzoic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, potassium or sodium benzoate, potassium or sodium sorbate, sodium propionate, sorbic acid, etc., and combinations thereof.
- Exemplary preservatives include, but are not limited to, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, citric acid, ascorbic acid, butylated hydroxyanisol, ethylenediamine, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), etc., and combinations thereof.
- the pH of polynucleotide solutions is maintained between pH 5 and pH 8 to improve stability.
- Exemplary buffers to control pH can include, but are not limited to sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium succinate, histidine (or histidine-HCl), sodium malate, sodium carbonate, etc., and/or combinations thereof.
- Exemplary lubricating agents include, but are not limited to, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, stearic acid, silica, talc, malt, hydrogenated vegetable oils, polyethylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sodium or magnesium lauryl sulfate, etc., and combinations thereof.
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0574]
- the pharmaceutical composition or formulation described here can contain a cryoprotectant to stabilize a polynucleotide described herein during freezing.
- Exemplary cryoprotectants include, but are not limited to mannitol, sucrose, trehalose, lactose, glycerol, dextrose, etc., and combinations thereof.
- the pharmaceutical composition or formulation described here can contain a bulking agent in lyophilized polynucleotide formulations to yield a "pharmaceutically elegant" cake, stabilize the lyophilized polynucleotides during long term (e.g., 36 month) storage.
- exemplary bulking agents of the present invention can include, but are not limited to sucrose, trehalose, mannitol, glycine, lactose, raffinose, and combinations thereof.
- the pharmaceutical composition or formulation further comprises a delivery agent.
- the delivery agent of the present disclosure can include, without limitation, liposomes, lipid nanoparticles, lipidoids, polymers, lipoplexes, microvesicles, exosomes, peptides, proteins, cells transfected with polynucleotides, hyaluronidase, nanoparticle mimics, nanotubes, conjugates, and combinations thereof. 22. Delivery Agents [0577]
- the present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions with advantageous properties.
- the lipid compositions described herein may be advantageously used in lipid nanoparticle compositions for the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents, e.g., mRNAs, to mammalian cells or organs.
- the lipids described herein have little or no immunogenicity.
- the lipid compounds disclosed herein have a lower immunogenicity as compared to a reference lipid (e.g., MC3, KC2, or DLinDMA).
- a formulation comprising a lipid disclosed herein and a therapeutic or prophylactic agent, e.g., mRNA has an increased therapeutic index as compared to a corresponding formulation which comprises a reference lipid (e.g., MC3, KC2, or DLinDMA) and the same therapeutic or prophylactic agent.
- the present application provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 (a) a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide; and (b) a delivery agent. (a) Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations [0579]
- nucleic acids of the invention e.g., a CFTR mRNA
- LNP lipid nanoparticle
- Lipid nanoparticles typically comprise ionizable cationic lipid, non-cationic lipid, sterol and PEG lipid components along with the nucleic acid cargo of interest.
- the lipid nanoparticles can also include one or more lipid amines.
- the lipid nanoparticles of the invention can be generated using components, compositions, and methods as are generally known in the art, see for example PCT/US2016/052352; PCT/US2016/068300; PCT/US2017/037551; PCT/US2015/027400; PCT/US2016/047406; PCT/US2016000129; PCT/US2016/014280; PCT/US2016/014280; PCT/US2017/038426; PCT/US2014/027077; PCT/US2014/055394; PCT/US2016/52117; PCT/US2012/069610; PCT/US2017/027492; PCT/US2016/059575; PCT/US2016/069491; and PCT/US2022/048223, all of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
- Nucleic acids of the present disclosure are typically formulated in lipid nanoparticle.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises at least one ionizable cationic lipid, at least one non-cationic lipid, at least one sterol, at least one polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified lipid, and/or at least one or more lipid amine.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises about 30 mol% to about 60 mol%, about 35 mol% to about 55 mol%, about 40 mol% to about 50 mol%, or about 45 mol% to about 50 mol% of ionizable lipid.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises about 5 mol% to about 15 mol%, about 8 mol% to about 13 mol%, or about 10 mol% to about 12 mol% of non-cationic lipid like phospholipid.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises about 20 mol% to about 60 mol%, about 30 mol% to about 50 mol%, or about 35 mol% to about 40 Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 mol% of sterol.
- the LNP comprises about 35 mol% of sterol.
- the LNP comprises about 40 mol% of sterol.
- the lipid nanoparticle comprises about 0.1 mol% to about 5.0 mol%, about 0.5 mol% to about 5.0 mol%, about 1.0 mol% to about 5.0 mol%, about 1.0 mol% to about 2.5 mol%, about 0.5 mol% to about 2.0 mol%, or about 1.0 mol% to about 1.5 mol% of PEG-lipid.
- the LNP comprises about 1.5 mol % or about 3.0 mol % PEG-lipid. Certain of the LNPs provided herein comprise no or low levels of PEG-lipid. Some LNPs comprise less than 0.5 mol % PEG-lipid.
- the weight ratio of the lipid amine to nucleic acid in the lipid nanoparticle compositions is about 0.1:1 to about 15:1, about 0.2:1 to about 10:1, about 1:1 to about 10:1, about 1:1 to about 8:1, about 1:1 to about 7:1, about 1:1 to about 6:1, about 1:1 to about 5:1, about 1:1 to about 4:1, or about 1.25:1 to about 3.75:1.
- a weight ratio of the lipid amine to payload is about 1.25:1, about 2.5:1, or about 3.75:1.
- a molar ratio of the lipid amine to nucleic acid is about 0.1:1 to about 20:1, about 1.5:1 to about 10:1, about 1.5:1 to about 9:1, about 1.5:1 to about 8:1, about 1.5:1 to about 7:1, about 1.5:1 to about 6:1, or about 1.5:1 to about 5:1.
- a molar ratio of the lipid amine to payload is about 1.5:1, about 2:1, about 3:1, about 4:1, or about 5:1.
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (I): or its N-oxide, or a salt or isomer thereof, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 wherein R a ⁇ , R a ⁇ , R a ⁇ , and R a ⁇ are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 2-12 alkyl, and C 2-12 alkenyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-14 alkyl and C2-14 alkenyl; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CH 2 ) n OH, wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, , wherein denotes a point R 10 is N(R) 2 ; each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl, and H; and n2 is selected from the group consisting of
- R’ a is R’ branched ; denotes a point of attachment; R a ⁇ , R a ⁇ , R a ⁇ , C1-14 alkyl; R 4 is -(CH2)nOH; n is 2; each R 5 is H; each R 6 is H; M and M’ are each -C(O)O-; R’ is a C 1-12 alkyl; l is 5; and m is 7.
- R’ a is R’ branched ; a point of attachment; R a ⁇ , R a ⁇ , R a ⁇ , and R 4 is -(CH2)nOH; n is 2; each R 5 is H; - is a C 1-12 alkyl; l is 3; and m is 7.
- R’ a is R’ branched ; denotes a point of attachment; R a ⁇ is C2-12 alkyl; R 3 are each C1-14 alkyl; R 4 is 6 alkyl); n2 is 2; R 5 is H; each R 6 is H; M and M’ are l is 5; and m is 7.
- R’ a is a point of attachment; R a ⁇ , C alkyl; 4 1-14 R is - (CH 2 ) n OH; n is 2; each R 5 is H; each R 6 is H; M and M’ are each -C(O)O-; R’ is a C 1- 12 alkyl; l is 5; and m is 7.
- the compound of Formula (I) is selected from: , , Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0591] is: (Compound II).
- Formula (I) is: .
- In (I) is: .
- (I) is: (Compound B).
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (Ia): Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 its N-oxide, or a salt or isomer thereof, R’ branched ; wherein denotes a point of attachment; wherein are selected from the group consisting of H, C 2-12 alkyl, and C 2-12 R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-14 alkyl and C2-14 alkenyl; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CH 2 ) n OH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, , wherein denotes a point R 10 is N each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl, and H; and n2 is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; each R 5
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (Ib): or its N-oxide, or a salt or isomer thereof, R’ branched denotes a point of attachment; wherein selected from the group consisting of H, C2-12 alkyl, and C2-12 alkenyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-14 alkyl and C 2-14 alkenyl; R 4 is -(CH2)nOH, wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; each R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of C1-3 alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl, and H; each R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of C1-3 alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl, and H; M and M’ are each independently selected from the group consisting of - C(O)O- and -OC(O)-; R’ is
- R’ a is R’ branched ;
- R’ branched denotes a point of attachment;
- R a ⁇ , R a ⁇ , and R a ⁇ are each H; alkyl;
- R 4 is -(CH2)nOH; n is 2;
- each R 5 is H;
- each R 6 is H;
- M and M’ are each -C(O)O-;
- R’ is a C 1-12 alkyl; l is 5; and m is 7.
- R’ a is R’ branched ; R’ branched denotes a point of attachment; R a ⁇ , R a ⁇ , and R a ⁇ are each alkyl; R 4 is -(CH 2 ) n OH; n is 2; each R 5 is H; each R 6 is H; are - ; R’ is a C1-12 alkyl; l is 3; and m is 7.
- R’ a is R’ branched ;
- R’ branched denotes a point of attachment;
- R a ⁇ and R a ⁇ are each H;
- R a ⁇ are each C1-14 alkyl;
- R 4 is -(CH2)nOH;
- n is 2;
- each R 5 is H;
- each is H;
- M and M’ are each -C(O)O-;
- R’ is a C 1-12 alkyl; l is 5; and m is 7.
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (Ic): its N-oxide, or a salt or isomer thereof, R’ branched denotes a point of attachment; wherein selected from the group consisting of H, C2-12 alkyl, and C2-12 alkenyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-14 alkyl and C 2-14 alkenyl;
- R 10 is N(R)2; each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-3 alkenyl, and H; n2 is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; each R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-3 alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl, and H; each R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-3 alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl, and H; M and M’ are each independently selected from the group consisting of - C(O)O- and -OC(O)-; R’ is a C 1-12 alkyl or C 2-12 alkenyl; l is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and m is selected from the group consisting of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C 1-14 alkyl; R 4 denotes a point of attachment; R 10 is NH(C1-6 alkyl) R 6 is H; M and M’ are each -C(O)O-; R’ is a C 1-12 alkyl; l is 5; and m is 7.
- the compound of Formula (Ic) is: (Compound A).
- R a ⁇ and R a ⁇ are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-12 alkyl, and C 2-12 alkenyl, wherein at least one of R a ⁇ and R a ⁇ is selected from the group consisting of C1-12 alkyl and C2-12 alkenyl;
- R b ⁇ and R b ⁇ are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-12 alkyl, and C 2-12 alkenyl, wherein at least one of R b ⁇ and R b ⁇ is selected from the group consisting of C1-12 alkyl and C2-12 alkenyl;
- R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-14 alkyl and C 2-14 alkenyl;
- R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)nOH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, , wherein denote
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (II- a): ; R a ⁇ and R a ⁇ are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-12 alkyl, and C2-12 alkenyl, wherein at least one of R a ⁇ and R a ⁇ is selected from the group consisting of C 1-12 alkyl and C 2-12 alkenyl; R b ⁇ and R b ⁇ are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-12 alkyl, and C 2-12 alkenyl, wherein at least one of R b ⁇ and R b ⁇ is selected from the group consisting of C1-12 alkyl and C2-12 alkenyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-14 alkyl and C 2-14 alkenyl; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)nOH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, , wherein denotes a point of attachment
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (II- b): ; R a ⁇ and each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-12 alkyl and C 2-12 alkenyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-14 alkyl and C2-14 alkenyl; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CH 2 ) n OH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, , wherein denotes a point of attachment; wherein R 10 is N each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-3 alkenyl, and H; and n2 is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; each R’ independently is a C 1-12 alkyl or C 2-12 alkenyl; Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 m is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (II- c): wherein selected from the group consisting of C 1-12 alkyl and C 2-12 alkenyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-14 alkyl and C 2-14 alkenyl; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)nOH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, , wherein denotes a point R 10 is N(R)2; each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-3 alkenyl, and H; and n2 is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; R’ is a C1-12 alkyl or C2-12 alkenyl; m is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; l is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (II- d): Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 wherein R a ⁇ and R b ⁇ are each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-12 alkyl and C 2-12 alkenyl; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)nOH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, , wherein denotes a point R 10 is N(R)2; each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-3 alkenyl, and H; and n2 is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; each R’ independently is a C 1-12 alkyl or C 2-12 alkenyl; m is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; l is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (II- e): its N-oxide, or a salt or isomer thereof, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 ; wherein selected from the group consisting of C1-12 alkyl and C2-12 alkenyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-14 alkyl and C2-14 alkenyl; R 4 is -(CH2)nOH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; R’ is a C1-12 alkyl or C2-12 alkenyl; m is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; l is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
- each R’ independently is a C1-12 alkyl.
- each R’ independently is a C2-5 alkyl.
- R’ b is: and R 2 and R 3 are each independently a C 1-14 alkyl.
- R’ b is: and R 2 and R 3 are each independently a C6-10 alkyl. In some embodiments of the compound of Formula (II), (II-a), (II-b), (II-c), (II-d), or (II- e), R’ b are each a C8 alkyl.
- m and l are each 5 and each R’ independently is a C2-5 alkyl.
- m are each 5 and each R’ independently is a C2-5 alkyl.
- m are each 5 and each R’ independently is a C2-5 alkyl.
- m a C 1- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 12 alkyl, and R a ⁇ and R b ⁇ are each a C1-12 alkyl.
- R’ branched is: l are each 5, each R’ a C 2-6 alkyl.
- R a ⁇ is a C1-12 alkyl
- R 10 is NH(C 1-6 alkyl) and n2 is 2.
- R 4 wherein R 10 is NH(CH 3 ) and n2 is 2.
- R 4 is -(CH2)nOH and n is 2, 3, or 4.
- R 4 is -(CH 2 ) n OH and n is 2.
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0621]
- R’ branched each 5, each R’ -(CH2)nOH, and n is 2.
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (II- f): ; R a ⁇ is a alkyl; R 2 and R 3 are each independently a C1-14 alkyl; R 4 is -(CH2)nOH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; R’ is a C 1-12 alkyl; m is selected from 4, 5, and 6; and l is selected from 4, 5, and 6. [0623] In some embodiments of the compound of Formula (II-f), m and l are each 5, and n is 2, 3, or 4.
- R’ is a C2-5 alkyl
- R a ⁇ is a C 2-6 alkyl
- R 2 and R 3 are each a C 6-10 alkyl.
- m and l are each 5, n is 2, 3, or 4
- R’ is a C 2-5 alkyl
- R a ⁇ is a C 2-6 alkyl
- R 2 and R 3 are each a C6-10 alkyl.
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (II- g): , wherein a 5 R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)nOH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 3, 4, and 5, , wherein denotes a point of (C 1-6 alkyl), and n2 is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, and 3.
- the disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (II- h): , wherein 6 alkyl; each R’ independently is a C2-5 alkyl; and R 4 is selected from the group consisting of -(CH 2 ) n OH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 3, 4, and 5, , Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 wherein denotes a point of attachment, R 10 is NH(C1-6 alkyl), and n2 is selected from consisting of 1, 2, and 3. [0628] In some embodiments of the compound of Formula (II-g) or (II-h), R 4 , wherein is 2.
- the disclosure relates to a compound having the Formula (III): , or a salt or R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of C 5-20 alkyl, C 5-20 alkenyl, -R”MR’, -R*YR”, -YR”, and -R*OR”; each M is independently selected from the group consisting of -C(O)O-, -OC(O)-, -OC(O)O-, -C(O)N(R’)-, -N(R’)C(O)-, -C(O)-, -C(S)-, -C(S)S-, -SC(S)-, -CH(OH)-, -P(O)(OR’)O-, -S(O) 2 -, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl
- R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each C5-20 alkyl; X 1 is -CH2-; and X 2 and X 3 are each -C(O)-.
- the compound of Formula (III) is: (Compound VI), or a (c) Phospholipids
- the lipid composition of the lipid nanoparticle composition disclosed herein can comprise one or more phospholipids, for example, one or more saturated or (poly)unsaturated phospholipids or a combination thereof. In general, phospholipids comprise a phospholipid moiety and one or more fatty acid moieties.
- a phospholipid moiety can be selected, for example, from the non- limiting group consisting of phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, phosphatidyl glycerol, phosphatidyl serine, phosphatidic acid, 2-lysophosphatidyl choline, and a sphingomyelin.
- a fatty acid moiety can be selected, for example, from the non-limiting group consisting of lauric acid, myristic acid, myristoleic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, erucic acid, phytanoic acid, arachidic acid, arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, behenic acid, docosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid.
- Particular phospholipids can facilitate fusion to a membrane.
- a cationic phospholipid can interact with one or more negatively charged Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 phospholipids of a membrane (e.g., a cellular or intracellular membrane). Fusion of a phospholipid to a membrane can allow one or more elements (e.g., a therapeutic agent) of a lipid-containing composition (e.g., LNPs) to pass through the membrane permitting, e.g., delivery of the one or more elements to a target tissue.
- elements e.g., a therapeutic agent
- a lipid-containing composition e.g., LNPs
- Non-natural phospholipid species including natural species with modifications and substitutions including branching, oxidation, cyclization, and alkynes are also contemplated.
- a phospholipid can be functionalized with or cross-linked to one or more alkynes (e.g., an alkenyl group in which one or more double bonds is replaced with a triple bond).
- alkynes e.g., an alkenyl group in which one or more double bonds is replaced with a triple bond.
- an alkyne group can undergo a copper-catalyzed cycloaddition upon exposure to an azide.
- Such reactions can be useful in functionalizing a lipid bilayer of a nanoparticle composition to facilitate membrane permeation or cellular recognition or in conjugating a nanoparticle composition to a useful component such as a targeting or imaging moiety (e.g., a dye).
- Phospholipids include, but are not limited to, glycerophospholipids such as phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylserines, phosphatidylinositols, phosphatidy glycerols, and phosphatidic acids. Phospholipids also include phosphosphingolipid, such as sphingomyelin.
- a phospholipid of the invention comprises 1,2- distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC), 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphoethanolamine (DOPE), 1,2-dilinoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DLPC), 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-gly cero-phosphocholine (DMPC), 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphocholine (DOPC), l,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC), 1,2- diundecanoyl-sn-glycero-phosphocholine (DUPC), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero- 3-phosphocholine (POPC), 1,2-di-O-octadecenyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC),
- a phospholipid useful or potentially useful in the present invention is an analog or variant of DSPC.
- a phospholipid useful or potentially useful in the present invention is a compound of Formula (IV): or a salt thereof, wherein: each R 1 is independently alkyl; or optionally two R 1 are joined together with the intervening atoms to form optionally substituted monocyclic carbocyclyl or optionally substituted monocyclic heterocyclyl; or optionally three R 1 are joined together with the intervening atoms to form optionally substituted bicyclic carbocyclyl or optionally substitute bicyclic heterocyclyl; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10; m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10; A is of the ; each instance of L 2 substituted C 1-6 alkylene, wherein one methylene unit of the optionally substituted C1-6 alkylene is optionally replaced with O, N(R N ), S, C(O), C(O)
- a phospholipid useful or potentially useful in the present invention comprises a modified phospholipid head (e.g., a modified choline group).
- a phospholipid with a modified head is DSPC, or analog thereof, with a modified quaternary amine.
- at least one of R 1 is not methyl. In certain embodiments, at least one of R 1 is not hydrogen or methyl.
- the compound of Formula (IV) is of one of the following Formulae: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 , or each u is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10; and each v is independently 1, 2, or 3.
- a compound of Formula (IV) is of Formula (IV-a): or a salt thereof.
- a phospholipid useful or potentially useful in the present invention comprises a cyclic moiety in place of the glyceride moiety.
- a phospholipid useful in the present invention is DSPC, or analog thereof, with a cyclic moiety in place of the glyceride moiety.
- a phospholipid useful or potentially useful in the present invention comprises a modified tail.
- a phospholipid useful or potentially useful in the present invention is DSPC, or analog Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 thereof, with a modified tail.
- a “modified tail” may be a tail with shorter or longer aliphatic chains, aliphatic chains with branching introduced, aliphatic chains with substituents introduced, aliphatic chains wherein one or more methylenes are replaced by cyclic or heteroatom groups, or any combination thereof.
- the compound of (IV) is of Formula (IV-a), or a salt thereof, wherein at least one instance of R 2 is each instance of R 2 is optionally substituted C1-30 alkyl, wherein one or more methylene units of R 2 are independently replaced with optionally substituted carbocyclylene, optionally substituted heterocyclylene, optionally substituted arylene, optionally substituted heteroarylene, N(R N ), O, S, C(O), C(O)N(R N ), NR N C(O), NR N C(O)N(R N ), C(O)O, OC(O), - - , - , - (IV-c): (IV-c), or a salt thereof, wherein: each x is independently an integer between 0-30, inclusive; and each instance is G is independently selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted carbocyclylene, optionally substituted heterocyclylene, optionally substituted arylene, optionally substituted heteroarylene
- a phospholipid useful or potentially useful in the present invention comprises a modified phosphocholine moiety, wherein the alkyl chain linking the quaternary amine to the phosphoryl group is not ethylene (e.g., n is not 2). Therefore, in certain embodiments, a phospholipid useful or potentially useful in the present invention is a compound of Formula (IV), wherein n is 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10.
- a compound of Formula (IV) is of one of the following Formulae: , or a salt (d) Alternative Lipids
- a phospholipid useful or potentially useful in the present invention comprises a modified phosphocholine moiety, wherein the alkyl chain linking the quaternary amine to the phosphoryl group is not ethylene (e.g., n is not 2).
- an alternative lipid is used in place of a phospholipid of the present disclosure.
- an alternative lipid of the invention is oleic acid.
- the alternative lipid is one of the following: , Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 , , (e) Structural Lipids [0651]
- the lipid composition of a pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein can comprise one or more structural lipids.
- structural lipid refers to sterols and also to lipids containing sterol moieties.
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0652] Incorporation of structural lipids in the lipid nanoparticle may help mitigate aggregation of other lipids in the particle.
- Structural lipids can be selected from the group including but not limited to, cholesterol, fecosterol, sitosterol, ergosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, brassicasterol, tomatidine, tomatine, ursolic acid, alpha-tocopherol, hopanoids, phytosterols, steroids, and mixtures thereof.
- the structural lipid is a sterol.
- sterols are a subgroup of steroids consisting of steroid alcohols.
- the structural lipid is a steroid.
- the structural lipid is cholesterol.
- the structural lipid is an analog of cholesterol.
- the structural lipid is alpha-tocopherol.
- the structural lipids may be one or more of the structural lipids described in PCT Application No. PCT/US18/37922, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- PEG Polyethylene Glycol
- the lipid composition of a pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein can comprise one or more a polyethylene glycol (PEG) lipid.
- PEG-lipid refers to polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified lipids.
- Non-limiting examples of PEG-lipids include PEG-modified phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidic acid, PEG-ceramide conjugates (e.g., PEG-CerC14 or PEG-CerC20), PEG-modified dialkylamines and PEG-modified 1,2- diacyloxypropan-3-amines.
- PEGylated lipids are also referred to as PEGylated lipids.
- a PEG lipid can be PEG-c-DOMG, PEG-DMG, PEG-DLPE, PEG-DMPE, PEG-DPPC, or a PEG-DSPE lipid.
- the PEG-lipid includes, but not limited to 1,2- dimyristoyl-sn-glycerol methoxypolyethylene glycol (PEG-DMG), 1,2-distearoyl-sn- glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(polyethylene glycol)] (PEG-DSPE), PEG- disteryl glycerol (PEG-DSG), PEG-dipalmetoleyl, PEG-dioleyl, PEG-distearyl, PEG- diacylglycamide (PEG-DAG), PEG-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG- DPPE), or PEG-l,2-dimyristyloxlpropyl-3-amine (PEG-c-DMA).
- PEG-DMG 1,2- dimyristoyl-sn-glycerol methoxypolyethylene glycol
- PEG-DSPE 1,2-distearoyl-sn- g
- the PEG-lipid is selected from the group consisting of a PEG-modified phosphatidylethanolamine, a PEG-modified phosphatidic acid, a PEG-modified ceramide, a PEG-modified dialkylamine, a PEG- modified diacylglycerol, a PEG-modified dialkylglycerol, and mixtures thereof.
- the lipid moiety of the PEG-lipids includes those having lengths of from about C 14 to about C 22 , preferably from about C 14 to about C16.
- a PEG moiety for example an mPEG-NH2 has a size of about 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000 daltons.
- the PEG-lipid is PEG2k-DMG.
- the lipid nanoparticles described herein can comprise a PEG lipid which is a non-diffusible PEG.
- Non-limiting examples of non- diffusible PEGs include PEG-DSG and PEG-DSPE.
- PEG-lipids are known in the art, such as those described in U.S. Patent No.8158601 and International Publ. No. WO 2015/130584 A2, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- lipid component of a lipid nanoparticle composition may include one or more molecules comprising polyethylene glycol, such as PEG or PEG- modified lipids. Such species may be alternately referred to as PEGylated lipids.
- a PEG lipid is a lipid modified with polyethylene glycol.
- a PEG lipid may be selected from the non-limiting group including PEG-modified phosphatidylethanolamines, PEG-modified phosphatidic acids, PEG-modified ceramides, PEG-modified dialkylamines, PEG-modified diacylglycerols, PEG-modified dialkylglycerols, and mixtures thereof.
- a PEG lipid may be PEG-c-DOMG, PEG-DMG, PEG-DLPE, PEG-DMPE, PEG-DPPC, or a PEG-DSPE lipid.
- the PEG-modified lipids are a modified form of PEG DMG.
- PEG-DMG has the following structure: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0664] can be PEGylated the contents of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Any of these exemplary PEG lipids described herein may be modified to comprise a hydroxyl group on the PEG chain.
- the PEG lipid is a PEG-OH lipid.
- a “PEG-OH lipid” (also referred to herein as “hydroxy- PEGylated lipid”) is a PEGylated lipid having one or more hydroxyl (–OH) groups on the lipid.
- the PEG-OH lipid includes one or more hydroxyl groups on the PEG chain.
- a PEG-OH or hydroxy-PEGylated lipid comprises an –OH group at the terminus of the PEG chain.
- a PEG lipid useful in the present invention is a compound of Formula (V).
- R 3 is –OR O ;
- R O is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, or an oxygen protecting group;
- r is an integer between 1 and 100, inclusive;
- L 1 is optionally substituted C 1-10 alkylene, wherein at least one methylene of the optionally substituted C1-10 alkylene is independently replaced with optionally substituted carbocyclylene, optionally substituted heterocyclylene, optionally substituted arylene, optionally substituted heteroarylene, O, N(R N ), S, C(O), - C(O)N(R N ), NR N C(O), C(O)O, OC(O), OC(O)O, OC(O)N(R N ), NR N C(O)O, or - physiological conditions;
- m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10;
- the compound of Formula (V) is a PEG-OH lipid (i.e., R 3 is –OR O , and R O is hydrogen). In certain embodiments, the compound of Formula (V) is of Formula (V-OH): (V-OH), or a salt thereof.
- a PEG lipid useful in the present invention is a PEGylated fatty acid. In certain embodiments, a PEG lipid useful in the present Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 invention is a compound of Formula (VI).
- R 3 is–OR O ;
- R O is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or an oxygen protecting group;
- r is an integer between 1 and 100, inclusive;
- R 5 is optionally substituted C10-40 alkyl, optionally substituted C10-40 alkenyl, or optionally substituted C 10-40 alkynyl; and optionally one or more methylene groups of R 5 are replaced with optionally substituted carbocyclylene, optionally substituted heterocyclylene, optionally substituted arylene, optionally substituted heteroarylene, N(R N ), O, S, C(O), C(O)N(R N ), NR N C(O), NR N C(O)N(R N ), C(O)O, OC(O), - , - , - or a nitrogen protecting group.
- the compound of Formula (VI) is of Formula (VI-OH): , or a salt thereof. In some [0669] In yet other embodiments the compound of Formula (VI) is: . [0670] In one embodiment, the compound of Formula (VI) is Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 compositions disclosed herein does not comprise a PEG-lipid. [0672] In some embodiments, the PEG-lipids may be one or more of the PEG lipids described in U.S. Application No.62/520,530.
- a PEG lipid of the invention comprises a PEG- modified phosphatidylethanolamine, a PEG-modified phosphatidic acid, a PEG- modified ceramide, a PEG-modified dialkylamine, a PEG-modified diacylglycerol, a PEG-modified dialkylglycerol, and mixtures thereof.
- the PEG-modified lipid is PEG-DMG, PEG-c-DOMG (also referred to as PEG-DOMG), PEG-DSG and/or PEG-DPG.
- a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of any of Formula I, II or III, a phospholipid comprising DSPC, a structural lipid, and a PEG lipid comprising PEG-DMG.
- a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of any of Formula I, II or III, a phospholipid comprising DSPC, a structural lipid, and a PEG lipid comprising a compound having Formula VI.
- a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of Formula I, II or III, a phospholipid comprising a compound having Formula IV, a structural lipid, and the PEG lipid comprising a compound having Formula V or VI.
- a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of Formula I, II or III, a phospholipid comprising a compound having Formula IV, a structural lipid, and the PEG lipid comprising a compound having Formula V or VI.
- a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of Formula I, II or III, a phospholipid having Formula IV, a structural lipid, and a PEG lipid comprising a compound having Formula VI.
- a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of , [0680] In some embodiments, a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of , [0681] In some embodiments, a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of , lipid comprising cholesterol, and a PEG lipid comprising a compound having Formula VI. [0682] In some embodiments, a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of and a PEG lipid comprising a compound having Formula VI.
- a LNP of the invention comprises an ionizable cationic lipid of a phospholipid comprising DOPE, a structural lipid comprising cholesterol, and a PEG lipid comprising a compound having Formula VI.
- the lipid nanoparticle disclosed herein can comprise one or more lipid amine of a compound of Formula (IX):
- R 2 and R 3 are each C 2-20 alkyl, wherein: (a) the C2-20 alkyl is substituted by NH2; (b) one non-terminal carbon of the C 2-20 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH; and (c) R 2 and R 3 are the same or different; j is 0 or 1; k is 0, 1, 2, or 3; l is 0 or 1; m is 0, 1, or 2; n is 0 or 1; j and l are not both 0; and Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 when j is 0, then l is 1; with the proviso that the compound is other than:
- R 1 is is alkyl substituted by NH2, and wherein one non-terminal carbon of the C2-15 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C2-12 alkyl substituted by NH2.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C 2-12 alkyl substituted by NH 2 , and wherein one non-terminal carbon of the C2-12 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, R 2 and R 3 are each C 2-10 alkyl substituted by NH 2 . In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, R 2 and R 3 are each C2-10 alkyl substituted by NH2, and wherein one non- terminal carbon of the C2-10 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, R 2 and R 3 are each C5-10 alkyl substituted by NH2.
- R 2 and R 3 are each C5-10 alkyl substituted by NH2, and wherein one non-terminal carbon of the C5-10 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, R 2 and R 3 are each C5-6 alkyl substituted by NH 2 . In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, R 2 and R 3 are each C 5-6 alkyl substituted by NH2, and wherein one non-terminal carbon of the C5-6 alkyl is optionally replaced with NH.
- each of R 2 and R 3 is independently selected from Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 , , independently selected from , Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0693] In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, each of R 2 and R 3 is independently selected from and . [0694] In some are the same. In some embodiments, or a [0695] In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, j is 0. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, j is 1. [0696] In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, k is 0.
- k is 1. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, k is 2. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, k is 3. [0697] In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, l is 0. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, l is 1. [0698] In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, m is 0. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, m is 1. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, m is 2. [0699] In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, n is 0. In some embodiments, or a salt thereof, n is 1. [0700] In some embodiments, or salt thereof, j is 1, k is 0, l is 0, and n is 0. [0701] In some embodiments, the lipid amine is a compound selected from: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 SA2
- the lipid amine is a compound selected from: Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 a salt [0705] In some embodiments, the lipid amine is Compound SA4: a salt [0706] In some embodiments, the lipid amine is compound SA1:
- a LNP of the invention comprises an N:P ratio of from about 2:1 to about 30:1.
- a LNP of the invention comprises an N:P ratio of about 6:1.
- a LNP of the invention comprises an N:P ratio of about 3:1.
- a LNP of the invention comprises a wt/wt ratio of the ionizable cationic lipid component to the RNA of from about 10:1 to about 100:1.
- a LNP of the invention comprises a wt/wt ratio of the ionizable cationic lipid component to the RNA of about 20:1.
- a LNP of the invention comprises a wt/wt ratio of the ionizable cationic lipid component to the RNA of about 10:1.
- a LNP of the invention has a mean diameter from about 50nm to about 150nm.
- a LNP of the invention has a mean diameter from about 70nm to about 120nm.
- alkyl As used herein, the term "alkyl”, “alkyl group”, or “alkylene” means a linear or branched, saturated hydrocarbon including one or more carbon atoms (e.g., one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, or more carbon atoms), which is optionally substituted.
- C1-14 alkyl means an optionally substituted linear or branched, saturated hydrocarbon including 1-14 carbon atoms.
- alkyl group described herein refers to both unsubstituted and substituted alkyl groups.
- alkenyl means a linear or branched hydrocarbon including two or more carbon atoms (e.g., two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, or more carbon atoms) and at least one double bond, which is optionally substituted.
- C 2-14 alkenyl means an optionally substituted linear or branched hydrocarbon including 2-14 carbon atoms and at least one carbon-carbon double bond.
- An alkenyl group may include one, two, three, four, or more carbon-carbon double bonds.
- C18 alkenyl may include one or more double bonds.
- a C 18 alkenyl group including two double bonds may be a linoleyl group.
- an alkenyl group described herein refers to both unsubstituted and substituted alkenyl groups.
- alkynyl means a linear or branched hydrocarbon including two or more carbon atoms (e.g., two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, or more carbon atoms) and at least one carbon-carbon triple bond, which is optionally substituted.
- C 2-14 alkynyl means an optionally substituted linear or branched hydrocarbon including 2-14 carbon atoms and at least one carbon-carbon triple bond.
- An alkynyl group may include one, two, three, four, or more carbon-carbon triple bonds.
- C18 alkynyl may include one or more carbon-carbon triple bonds.
- an alkynyl group described herein refers to both unsubstituted and substituted alkynyl groups.
- the term "carbocycle” or “carbocyclic group” means an optionally substituted mono- or multi-cyclic system including one or more rings of Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 carbon atoms. Rings may be three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, or twenty membered rings.
- C3-6 carbocycle means a carbocycle including a single ring having 3-6 carbon atoms.
- Carbocycles may include one or more carbon- carbon double or triple bonds and may be non-aromatic or aromatic (e.g., cycloalkyl or aryl groups).
- Examples of carbocycles include cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and 1,2 dihydronaphthyl groups.
- cycloalkyl as used herein means a non-aromatic carbocycle and may or may not include any double or triple bond.
- carbocycles described herein refers to both unsubstituted and substituted carbocycle groups, i.e., optionally substituted carbocycles.
- heterocycle or “heterocyclic group” means an optionally substituted mono- or multi-cyclic system including one or more rings, where at least one ring includes at least one heteroatom. Heteroatoms may be, for example, nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur atoms. Rings may be three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, or fourteen membered rings.
- Heterocycles may include one or more double or triple bonds and may be non- aromatic or aromatic (e.g., heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl groups).
- heterocycles include imidazolyl, imidazolidinyl, oxazolyl, oxazolidinyl, thiazolyl, thiazolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolidinyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolidinyl, isothiazolyl, morpholinyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, furyl, tetrahydrofuryl, thiophenyl, pyridinyl, piperidinyl, quinolyl, and isoquinolyl groups.
- heterocycloalkyl as used herein means a non-aromatic heterocycle and may or may not include any double or triple bond. Unless otherwise specified, heterocycles described herein refers to both unsubstituted and substituted heterocycle groups, i.e., optionally substituted heterocycles.
- heteroalkyl refers respectively to an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl group, as defined herein, which further comprises one or more (e.g., 1, 2, 3, or 4) heteroatoms (e.g., oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, boron, silicon, phosphorus) wherein the one or more heteroatoms is inserted between adjacent carbon atoms within the parent carbon chain and/or one or more heteroatoms is inserted between a carbon atom and the parent Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 molecule, i.e., between the point of attachment.
- heteroatoms e.g., oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, boron, silicon, phosphorus
- heteroalkyls, heteroalkenyls, or heteroalkynyls described herein refers to both unsubstituted and substituted heteroalkyls, heteroalkenyls, or heteroalkynyls, i.e., optionally substituted heteroalkyls, heteroalkenyls, or heteroalkynyls.
- a "biodegradable group” is a group that may facilitate faster metabolism of a lipid in a mammalian entity.
- a biodegradable group may be selected from the group consisting of, but is not limited to, -C(O)O-, -OC(O)-, - C(O)N(R')-, -N(R')C(O)-, -C(O)-, -C(S)-, -C(S)S-, -SC(S)-, -CH(OH)-, - P(O)(OR')O-, -S(O)2-, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group.
- an "aryl group” is an optionally substituted carbocyclic group including one or more aromatic rings. Examples of aryl groups include phenyl and naphthyl groups.
- heteroaryl group is an optionally substituted heterocyclic group including one or more aromatic rings.
- heteroaryl groups include pyrrolyl, furyl, thiophenyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, and thiazolyl. Both aryl and heteroaryl groups may be optionally substituted.
- M and M' can be selected from the non- limiting group consisting of optionally substituted phenyl, oxazole, and thiazole. In the Formulas herein, M and M' can be independently selected from the list of biodegradable groups above.
- aryl or heteroaryl groups described herein refers to both unsubstituted and substituted groups, i.e., optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl groups.
- Alkyl, alkenyl, and cyclyl (e.g., carbocyclyl and heterocyclyl) groups may be optionally substituted unless otherwise specified.
- R is an alkyl or alkenyl group, as defined herein.
- the substituent groups themselves may be further substituted with, for example, one, two, three, four, five, or six substituents as defined herein.
- a C1-6 alkyl group may be further substituted with one, two, three, four, five, or six substituents as described herein.
- N-hydroxy compounds can be prepared by oxidation of the parent amine by an oxidizing agent such as m CPBA.
- N-OH N-hydroxy
- N-alkoxy i.e., N-OR, wherein R is substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkenyl, C 1 -C 6 alkynyl, 3-14-membered carbocycle or 3-14-membered heterocycle
- R is substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkenyl, C 1 -C 6 alkynyl, 3-14-membered carbocycle or 3-14-membered heterocycle
- ionizable lipids that comprise a tertiary amine group may decompose into one or both of a secondary amine and a reactive aldehyde species capable of interacting with polynucleotides (such as mRNA) to form an ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity that can be Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 detected by reverse phase ion pair chromatography (RP-IP HPLC).
- RP-IP HPLC reverse phase ion pair chromatography
- the ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity is an aldehyde-mRNA adduct impurity.
- LNP compositions with a reduced content of ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity such as wherein less than about 20%, less than about 10%, less than about 5%, or less than about 1%, of the mRNA is in the form of ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity, as may be measured by RP-IP HPLC.
- an LNP composition wherein less than about 10%, less than about 5%, or less than about 1%, of the mRNA is in the form of ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity, including less than 10%, less than 5%, or less than 1%, as may be measured by RP-IP HPLC.
- an amount of lipid aldehydes in the composition is less than about 50 ppm, including less than 50 ppm.
- an amount of N-oxide compounds in the composition is less than about 50 ppm, including less than 50 ppm.
- an amount of transition metals, such as Fe, in the composition is less than about 50 ppm, including less than 50 ppm. Additionally or alternatively, in some aspects an amount of alkyl halide compounds in the composition is less than about 50 ppm, including less than 50 ppm. Additionally or alternatively, in some aspects an amount of anhydride compounds in the composition is less than about 50 ppm, including less than 50 ppm. Additionally or alternatively, in some aspects an amount of ketone compounds in the composition is less than about 50 ppm, including less than 50 ppm. Additionally or alternatively, in some aspects an amount of conjugated diene compounds in the composition is less than about 50 ppm, including less than 50 ppm.
- the composition is stable against the formation of ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity.
- an amount of ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity in the composition increases at an Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 average rate of less than about 2% per day when stored at a temperature of about 25 °C or below, including at an average rate of less than 2% per day.
- an amount of ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity in the composition increases at an average rate of less than about 0.5% per day when stored at a temperature of about 5 °C or below, including at an average rate of less than 0.5% per day. In some aspects, an amount of ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity in the composition increases at an average rate of less than about 0.5% per day when stored at a refrigerated temperature, optionally wherein the refrigerated temperature is about 5 °C.
- Lipid vehicle (e.g., LNP) compositions with a reduced content of ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity can be prepared by methods that inhibit formation of one or both of N-oxides and aldehydes. Such methods may comprise treating a composition comprising an ionizable lipid comprising a tertiary amine group to inhibit formation of one or both of N-oxides and aldehydes, such as by treating the composition with a reducing agent; treating the composition with a chelating agent; adjusting the pH of the composition; adjusting the temperature of the composition; and adjusting the buffer in the composition.
- LNP ionizable lipid-polynucleotide adduct impurity
- Such methods may comprise, prior to combining the ionizable lipid with a polynucleotide, one or more of treating the ionizable lipid with a scavenging agent; treating the ionizable lipid with a reductive treatment agent; treating the ionizable lipid with a reducing agent; treating the ionizable lipid with a chelating agent; treating the polynucleotide with a reducing agent; and treating the polynucleotide with a chelating agent.
- the scavenging agent, reductive treatment agent, and/or reducing agent may be an agent that reacts with aldehyde, ketone, anhydride and/or diene compounds.
- a scavenging agent may comprise one or more selected from (O-(2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine hydrochloride) (PFBHA), methoxyamine (e.g., methoxyamine hydrochloride), benzyloxyamine (e.g., benzyloxyamine hydrochloride), ethoxyamine (e.g., ethoxyamine hydrochloride), 4-[2-(aminooxy)ethyl]morpholine dihydrochloride, butoxyamine (e.g., tert-butoxyamine hydrochloride), 4-Dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP), 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), Triethylamine (TEA), Piperidine 4-carboxylate (BPPC), and combinations thereof.
- PFBHA fluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine hydrochloride
- methoxyamine e.g., methoxyamine hydroch
- a reductive treatment agent may Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 comprise a boron compound (e.g., sodium borohydride and/or bis(pinacolato)diboron).
- a reductive treatment agent may comprise a boron compound, such as one or both of sodium borohydride and bis(pinacolato)diboron).
- a chelating agent may comprise immobilized iminodiacetic acid.
- a reducing agent may comprise an immobilized reducing agent, such as immobilized diphenylphosphine on silica (Si-DPP), immobilized thiol on agarose (Ag-Thiol), immobilized cysteine on silica (Si-Cysteine), immobilized thiol on silica (Si-Thiol), or a combination thereof.
- an immobilized reducing agent such as immobilized diphenylphosphine on silica (Si-DPP), immobilized thiol on agarose (Ag-Thiol), immobilized cysteine on silica (Si-Cysteine), immobilized thiol on silica (Si-Thiol), or a combination thereof.
- a reducing agent may comprise a free reducing agent, such as potassium metabisulfite, sodium thioglycolate, tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP), sodium thiosulfate, N-acetyl cysteine, glutathione, dithiothreitol (DTT), cystamine, dithioerythritol (DTE), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), homocysteine, lipoic acid, or a combination thereof.
- the pH may be, or adjusted to be, a pH of from about 7 to about 9.
- a buffer may be selected from sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium succinate, histidine, histidine-HCl, sodium malate, sodium carbonate, and TRIS (tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane).
- a buffer may be TRIS and may be, or adjusted to be, from about 20 mM to about 150 mM TRIS.
- the temperature of the composition may be, or adjusted to be, 25 0C or less.
- the composition may also comprise a free reducing agent or antioxidant.
- the lipid composition of a pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein can include one or more components in addition to those described above.
- the lipid composition can include one or more permeability enhancer molecules, carbohydrates, polymers, surface altering agents (e.g., surfactants), or other components.
- a permeability enhancer molecule can be a molecule Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 described by U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2005/0222064.
- Carbohydrates can include simple sugars (e.g., glucose) and polysaccharides (e.g., glycogen and derivatives and analogs thereof).
- a polymer can be included in and/or used to encapsulate or partially encapsulate a pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein (e.g., a pharmaceutical composition in lipid nanoparticle form).
- a polymer can be biodegradable and/or biocompatible.
- a polymer can be selected from, but is not limited to, polyamines, polyethers, polyamides, polyesters, polycarbamates, polyureas, polycarbonates, polystyrenes, polyimides, polysulfones, polyurethanes, polyacetylenes, polyethylenes, polyethyleneimines, polyisocyanates, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, polyacrylonitriles, and polyarylates.
- the ratio between the lipid composition and the polynucleotide range can be from about 10:1 to about 60:1 (wt/wt). [0738] In some embodiments, the ratio between the lipid composition and the polynucleotide can be about 10:1, 11:1, 12:1, 13:1, 14:1, 15:1, 16:1, 17:1, 18:1, 19:1, 20:1, 21:1, 22:1, 23:1, 24:1, 25:1, 26:1, 27:1, 28:1, 29:1, 30:1, 31:1, 32:1, 33:1, 34:1, 35:1, 36:1, 37:1, 38:1, 39:1, 40:1, 41:1, 42:1, 43:1, 44:1, 45:1, 46:1, 47:1, 48:1, 49:1, 50:1, 51:1, 52:1, 53:1, 54:1, 55:1, 56:1, 57:1, 58:1, 59:1 or 60:1 (wt/wt).
- the wt/wt ratio of the lipid composition to the polynucleotide encoding a therapeutic agent is about 20:1 or about 15:1.
- the pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein can contain more than one polypeptides.
- a pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein can contain two or more polynucleotides (e.g., RNA, e.g., mRNA).
- the lipid nanoparticles described herein can comprise polynucleotides (e.g., mRNA) in a lipid:polynucleotide weight ratio of 5:1, 10:1, 15:1, 20:1, 25:1, 30:1, 35:1, 40:1, 45:1, 50:1, 55:1, 60:1 or 70:1, or a range or any of these ratios such as, but not limited to, 5:1 to about 10:1, from about 5:1 to about 15:1, from about 5:1 to about 20:1, from about 5:1 to about 25:1, from about 5:1 to about 30:1, from about 5:1 to about 35:1, from about 5:1 to about 40:1, from about 5:1 to about 45:1, from about 5:1 to about 50:1, from about 5:1 to about 55:1, from about 5:1 to about 60:1, from about 5:1 to about 70:1, from about 10:1 to about Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX
- the lipid nanoparticles described herein can comprise the polynucleotide in a concentration from approximately 0.1 mg/ml to 2 mg/ml such as, but not limited to, 0.1 mg/ml, 0.2 mg/ml, 0.3 mg/ml, 0.4 mg/ml, 0.5 mg/ml, 0.6 mg/ml, 0.7 mg/ml, 0.8 mg/ml, 0.9 mg/ml, 1.0 mg/ml, 1.1 mg/ml, 1.2 mg/ml, 1.3 mg/ml, 1.4 mg/ml, 1.5 mg/ml, 1.6 mg/ml, 1.7 mg/ml, 1.8 mg/ml, 1.9 mg/ml, 2.0 mg/ml or greater than 2.0 mg/ml.
- Nanoparticle Compositions are formulated as lipid nanoparticles (LNP). Accordingly, the present disclosure also provides nanoparticle compositions comprising (i) a lipid composition comprising a delivery agent such as compound as described herein, and (ii) a polynucleotide encoding a CFTR polypeptide. In such nanoparticle composition, the lipid composition disclosed herein can encapsulate the polynucleotide(s) encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- Nanoparticle compositions are typically sized on the order of micrometers or smaller and can include a lipid bilayer.
- Nanoparticle compositions encompass lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), liposomes (e.g., lipid vesicles), and lipoplexes.
- a nanoparticle composition can be a liposome having a lipid bilayer with a diameter of 500 nm or less.
- Nanoparticle compositions include, for example, lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), liposomes, and lipoplexes.
- nanoparticle compositions are vesicles including one or more lipid bilayers.
- a nanoparticle composition includes two or more concentric bilayers separated by Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 aqueous compartments.
- Lipid bilayers can be functionalized and/or crosslinked to one another. Lipid bilayers can include one or more ligands, proteins, or channels.
- a lipid nanoparticle comprises an ionizable amino lipid, a structural lipid, a phospholipid, and mRNA.
- the LNP comprises an ionizable amino lipid, a PEG-modified lipid, a sterol and a structural lipid.
- the LNP has a molar ratio of about 40-50% ionizable amino lipid; about 5-15% structural lipid; about 30-45% sterol; and about 1-5% PEG- modified lipid.
- the LNP has a polydispersity value of less than 0.4. In some embodiments, the LNP has a net neutral charge at a neutral pH. In some embodiments, the LNP has a mean diameter of 50-150 nm. In some embodiments, the LNP has a mean diameter of 80-100 nm. [0747] As generally defined herein, the term “lipid” refers to a small molecule that has hydrophobic or amphiphilic properties. Lipids may be naturally occurring or synthetic.
- lipids examples include, but are not limited to, fats, waxes, sterol-containing metabolites, vitamins, fatty acids, glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, saccharolipids, and polyketides, and prenol lipids.
- the amphiphilic properties of some lipids leads them to form liposomes, vesicles, or membranes in aqueous media.
- a lipid nanoparticle may comprise an ionizable amino lipid.
- an ionizable amino lipid has its ordinary meaning in the art and may refer to a lipid comprising one or more charged moieties.
- an ionizable amino lipid may be positively charged or negatively charged.
- An ionizable amino lipid may be positively charged, in which case it can be referred to as “cationic lipid”.
- an ionizable amino lipid molecule may comprise an amine group, and can be referred to as an ionizable amino lipid.
- a “charged moiety” is a chemical moiety that carries a formal electronic charge, e.g., monovalent (+1, or -1), divalent (+2, or -2), trivalent (+3, or -3), etc.
- the charged moiety may be anionic (i.e., negatively charged) or cationic (i.e., positively charged).
- positively-charged moieties include amine groups (e.g., primary, secondary, and/or tertiary amines), ammonium groups, pyridinium group, guanidine groups, and imidizolium groups.
- the charged moieties comprise amine groups.
- Examples of negatively- charged groups or precursors thereof include carboxylate groups, sulfonate groups, sulfate groups, phosphonate groups, phosphate groups, hydroxyl groups, and the like.
- the charge of the charged moiety may vary, in some cases, with the environmental conditions, for example, changes in pH may alter the charge of the moiety, and/or cause the moiety to become charged or uncharged. In general, the charge density of the molecule may be selected as desired.
- charge density of the molecule may be selected as desired.
- a “partial negative charge” may result when a functional group comprises a bond that becomes polarized such that electron density is pulled toward one atom of the bond, creating a partial negative charge on the atom.
- the ionizable amino lipid is sometimes referred to in the art as an “ionizable cationic lipid”.
- the ionizable amino lipid may have a positively charged hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail that are connected via a linker structure.
- an ionizable amino lipid may also be a lipid including a cyclic amine group.
- the ionizable amino lipid may be selected from, but not limited to, an ionizable amino lipid described in International Publication Nos. WO2013086354 and WO2013116126; the contents of each of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- the ionizable amino lipid may be selected from, but not limited to, Formula CLI-CLXXXXII of US Patent No.7,404,969; each of which is herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- the lipid may be a cleavable lipid such as those described in International Publication No. WO2012170889, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the lipid may be synthesized by methods known in the art and/or as described in International Publication Nos. Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 WO2013086354; the contents of each of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- Nanoparticle compositions can be characterized by a variety of methods. For example, microscopy (e.g., transmission electron microscopy or scanning electron microscopy) can be used to examine the morphology and size distribution of a nanoparticle composition. Dynamic light scattering or potentiometry (e.g., potentiometric titrations) can be used to measure zeta potentials.
- Dynamic light scattering can also be utilized to determine particle sizes. Instruments such as the Zetasizer Nano ZS (Malvern Instruments Ltd, Malvern, Worcestershire, UK) can also be used to measure multiple characteristics of a nanoparticle composition, such as particle size, polydispersity index, and zeta potential. [0755] The size of the nanoparticles can help counter biological reactions such as, but not limited to, inflammation, or can increase the biological effect of the polynucleotide. [0756] As used herein, “size” or “mean size” in the context of nanoparticle compositions refers to the mean diameter of a nanoparticle composition.
- the polynucleotide encoding a CFTR polypeptide is formulated in lipid nanoparticles having a diameter from about 10 to about 100 nm such as, but not limited to, about 10 to about 20 nm, about 10 to about 30 nm, about 10 to about 40 nm, about 10 to about 50 nm, about 10 to about 60 nm, about 10 to about 70 nm, about 10 to about 80 nm, about 10 to about 90 nm, about 20 to about 30 nm, about 20 to about 40 nm, about 20 to about 50 nm, about 20 to about 60 nm, about 20 to about 70 nm, about 20 to about 80 nm, about 20 to about 90 nm, about 20 to about 100 nm, about 30 to about 40 nm, about 30 to about 50 nm, about 30 to about 60 nm, about 30 to about 70 nm, about 30 to about 80 nm, about 30 to about 90 nm, about 20 to about 100
- the nanoparticles have a diameter from about 10 to 500 nm. In one embodiment, the nanoparticle has a diameter greater than 100 nm, greater than 150 nm, greater than 200 nm, greater than 250 nm, greater than 300 nm, greater than 350 nm, greater than 400 nm, greater than 450 nm, greater than 500 nm, greater than 550 nm, greater than 600 nm, greater than 650 nm, greater than 700 nm, greater than 750 nm, greater than 800 nm, greater than 850 nm, greater than 900 nm, greater than 950 nm or greater than 1000 nm.
- the largest dimension of a nanoparticle composition is 1 ⁇ m or shorter (e.g., 1 ⁇ m, 900 nm, 800 nm, 700 nm, 600 nm, 500 nm, 400 nm, 300 nm, 200 nm, 175 nm, 150 nm, 125 nm, 100 nm, 75 nm, 50 nm, or shorter).
- a nanoparticle composition can be relatively homogenous.
- a polydispersity index can be used to indicate the homogeneity of a nanoparticle composition, e.g., the particle size distribution of the nanoparticle composition.
- a small (e.g., less than 0.3) polydispersity index generally indicates a narrow particle size distribution.
- a nanoparticle composition can have a polydispersity index from about 0 to about 0.25, such as 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, 0.16, 0.17, 0.18, 0.19, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.24, or 0.25.
- the polydispersity index of a nanoparticle composition disclosed herein can be from about 0.10 to about 0.20.
- the zeta potential of a nanoparticle composition can be used to indicate the electrokinetic potential of the composition.
- the zeta potential can describe the surface charge of a nanoparticle composition.
- Nanoparticle compositions with relatively low charges, positive or negative, are generally desirable, as more highly charged species can interact undesirably with cells, tissues, and other elements in the body.
- the zeta potential of a nanoparticle composition disclosed herein can be from about -10 mV to about +20 mV, from about -10 mV to about +15 mV, from about 10 mV to about +10 mV, from about -10 mV to about +5 mV, from about -10 mV to about 0 mV, from about -10 mV to about -5 mV, from about -5 mV to about +20 mV, from about -5 mV to about +15 mV, from about -5 mV to about +10 mV, from about -5 mV to about +5 mV, from about -5 mV to about 0 mV, from about 0 mV to about +20 mV, from about 0 Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 mV to about +15 mV, from about 0 mV to about +10 mV, from about 0 Attorney
- the zeta potential of the lipid nanoparticles can be from about 0 mV to about 100 mV, from about 0 mV to about 90 mV, from about 0 mV to about 80 mV, from about 0 mV to about 70 mV, from about 0 mV to about 60 mV, from about 0 mV to about 50 mV, from about 0 mV to about 40 mV, from about 0 mV to about 30 mV, from about 0 mV to about 20 mV, from about 0 mV to about 10 mV, from about 10 mV to about 100 mV, from about 10 mV to about 90 mV, from about 10 mV to about 80 mV, from about 10 mV to about 70 mV, from about 10 mV to about 60 mV, from about 10 mV to about 50 mV, from about 10 mV to about 40 mV
- the zeta potential of the lipid nanoparticles can be from about 10 mV to about 50 mV, from about 15 mV to about 45 mV, from about 20 mV to about 40 mV, and from about 25 mV to about 35 mV. In some embodiments, the zeta potential of the lipid nanoparticles can be about 10 mV, about 20 mV, about 30 mV, about 40 mV, about 50 mV, about 60 mV, about 70 mV, about 80 mV, about 90 mV, and about 100 mV.
- encapsulation can refer to complete, substantial, or partial enclosure, confinement, surrounding, or encasement.
- Encapsulation efficiency is desirably high (e.g., close to 100%).
- the encapsulation efficiency can be measured, for example, by comparing the amount of the polynucleotide in a solution containing the nanoparticle composition before and after breaking up the nanoparticle composition with one or more organic solvents or detergents. [0765] Fluorescence can be used to measure the amount of free polynucleotide in a solution.
- the encapsulation efficiency of a polynucleotide can be at least 50%, for example 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100%.
- the encapsulation efficiency can be at least 80%. In certain embodiments, the encapsulation efficiency can be at least 90%.
- the amount of a polynucleotide present in a pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein can depend on multiple factors such as the size of the polynucleotide, desired target and/or application, or other properties of the nanoparticle composition as well as on the properties of the polynucleotide.
- the amount of an mRNA useful in a nanoparticle composition can depend on the size (expressed as length, or molecular mass), sequence, and other characteristics of the mRNA.
- the relative amounts of a polynucleotide in a nanoparticle composition can also vary.
- the relative amounts of the lipid composition and the polynucleotide present in a lipid nanoparticle composition of the present disclosure can be optimized according to considerations of efficacy and tolerability.
- the N:P ratio can serve as a useful metric.
- nanoparticle compositions with low N:P ratios and strong expression are desirable.
- N:P ratios vary according to the ratio of lipids to RNA in a nanoparticle composition.
- a lower N:P ratio is preferred.
- the one or more RNA, lipids, and amounts thereof can be selected to provide an N:P ratio from about 2:1 to about 30:1, such as 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:1, 12:1, 14:1, 16:1, 18:1, 20:1, 22:1, 24:1, 26:1, 28:1, or 30:1.
- the N:P ratio can be from about 2:1 to about 8:1.
- the N:P ratio is from about 5:1 to Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 about 8:1.
- the N:P ratio is between 5:1 and 6:1. In one specific aspect, the N:P ratio is about is about 5.67:1.
- the present disclosure also provides methods of producing lipid nanoparticles comprising encapsulating a polynucleotide.
- Such method comprises using any of the pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein and producing lipid nanoparticles in accordance with methods of production of lipid nanoparticles known in the art. See, e.g., Wang et al. (2015) “Delivery of oligonucleotides with lipid nanoparticles” Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev.87:68-80; Silva et al. (2015) “Delivery Systems for Biopharmaceuticals. Part I: Nanoparticles and Microparticles” Curr. Pharm. Technol. 16: 940-954; Naseri et al.
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise a delivery agent, e.g., a liposome, a lipolexes, a lipid nanoparticle, or any combination thereof.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated using one or more liposomes, lipoplexes, or lipid nanoparticles.
- Liposomes, lipoplexes, or lipid nanoparticles can be used to improve the efficacy of the polynucleotides directed protein production as these formulations can increase cell transfection by the polynucleotide; and/or increase the translation of encoded protein.
- the liposomes, lipoplexes, or lipid nanoparticles can also be used to increase the stability of the polynucleotides.
- Liposomes are artificially-prepared vesicles that can primarily be composed of a lipid bilayer and can be used as a delivery vehicle for the administration of pharmaceutical formulations. Liposomes can be of different sizes.
- a multilamellar vesicle (MLV) can be hundreds of nanometers in diameter, and can Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 contain a series of concentric bilayers separated by narrow aqueous compartments.
- a small unicellular vesicle (SUV) can be smaller than 50 nm in diameter, and a large unilamellar vesicle (LUV) can be between 50 and 500 nm in diameter.
- Liposome design can include, but is not limited to, opsonins or ligands to improve the attachment of liposomes to unhealthy tissue or to activate events such as, but not limited to, endocytosis.
- Liposomes can contain a low or a high pH value in order to improve the delivery of the pharmaceutical formulations.
- liposomes can depend on the pharmaceutical formulation entrapped and the liposomal ingredients, the nature of the medium in which the lipid vesicles are dispersed, the effective concentration of the entrapped substance and its potential toxicity, any additional processes involved during the application and/or delivery of the vesicles, the optimal size, polydispersity and the shelf-life of the vesicles for the intended application, and the batch-to-batch reproducibility and scale up production of safe and efficient liposomal products, etc.
- liposomes such as synthetic membrane vesicles can be prepared by the methods, apparatus and devices described in U.S. Pub. Nos.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be encapsulated by the liposome and/or it can be contained in an aqueous core that can then be encapsulated by the liposome as described in, e.g., Intl. Pub. Nos. WO2012031046, WO2012031043, WO2012030901, WO2012006378, and WO2013086526; and U.S. Pub.Nos.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in a cationic oil-in-water emulsion where the emulsion particle comprises an oil core and a cationic lipid that can interact with the polynucleotide anchoring the molecule to the emulsion particle.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in a water-in-oil emulsion comprising a continuous hydrophobic phase in which the hydrophilic phase is dispersed. Exemplary emulsions can be made by the methods described in Intl. Pub.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in a lipid-polycation complex.
- the formation of the lipid-polycation complex can be accomplished by methods as described in, e.g., U.S. Pub. No. US20120178702.
- the polycation can include a cationic peptide or a polypeptide such as, but not limited to, polylysine, polyornithine and/or polyarginine and the cationic peptides described in Intl. Pub. No. WO2012013326 or U.S. Pub. No. US20130142818.
- a lipid nanoparticle LNP
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) such as those described in Intl. Pub. Nos. WO2013123523, WO2012170930, WO2011127255 and WO2008103276; and U.S.
- LNP lipid nanoparticle
- Lipid nanoparticle formulations typically comprise one or more lipids.
- the lipid is an ionizable amino lipid, sometimes referred to in the art as an “ionizable cationic lipid”.
- lipid nanoparticle formulations further comprise other components, including a phospholipid, a structural lipid, and a molecule capable of reducing particle aggregation, for example a PEG or PEG-modified lipid.
- Exemplary ionizable amino lipids include, but not limited to, any Compounds II, VI, A, and B disclosed herein, DLin-MC3-DMA (MC3), DLin-DMA, DLenDMA, DLin-D-DMA, DLin-K-DMA, DLin-M-C2-DMA, DLin-K-DMA, DLin- KC2-DMA, DLin-KC3-DMA, DLin-KC4-DMA, DLin-C2K-DMA, DLin-MP-DMA, DODMA, 98N12-5, C12-200, DLin-C-DAP, DLin-DAC, DLinDAP, DLinAP, DLin- EG-DMA, DLin-2-DMAP, KL10, KL22, KL25, Octyl-CLinDMA, Octyl-CLinDMA (2R), Octyl-CLinDMA (2S), and
- exemplary ionizable amino lipids include, (13Z,16Z)-N,N-dimethyl-3-nonyldocosa-13,16-dien- 1-amine (L608), (20Z,23Z)-N,N-dimethylnonacosa-20,23-dien-10-amine, (17Z,20Z)- N,N-dimemylhexacosa-17,20-dien-9-amine, (16Z,19Z)-N5N-dimethylpentacosa- 16,19-dien-8-amine, (13Z,16Z)-N,N-dimethyldocosa-13,16-dien-5-amine, (12Z,15Z)- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 N,N-dimethylhenicosa-12,15-dien-4-amine, (14Z,17Z)-N,N-dimethyltricosa-14,17- dien-6-amine, (15Z,
- Phospholipids include, but are not limited to, glycerophospholipids such as phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylserines, phosphatidylinositols, phosphatidy glycerols, and phosphatidic acids. Phospholipids also include phosphosphingolipid, such as sphingomyelin.
- the phospholipids are DLPC, DMPC, DOPC, DPPC, DSPC, DUPC, 18:0 Diether PC, DLnPC, DAPC, DHAPC, DOPE, 4ME 16:0 PE, DSPE, DLPE,DLnPE, DAPE, DHAPE, DOPG, and any combination thereof.
- the phospholipids are MPPC, MSPC, PMPC, PSPC, SMPC, SPPC, DHAPE, DOPG, and any combination thereof.
- the amount of phospholipids (e.g., DSPC) in the lipid composition ranges from about 1 mol% to about 20 mol%.
- the amount of phospholipids (e.g., DSPC) in the lipid Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 composition ranges from about 5-15 mol%, optionally 10-12 mol%, for example, 5-6 mol%, 6-7 mol%, 7-8 mol%, 8-9 mol%, 9-10 mol%, 10-11 mol%, 11-12 mol%, 12-13 mol%, 13-14 mol%, or 14-15 mol%.
- the structural lipids include sterols and lipids containing sterol moieties.
- the structural lipids include cholesterol, fecosterol, sitosterol, ergosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, brassicasterol, tomatidine, tomatine, ursolic acid, alpha-tocopherol, and mixtures thereof.
- the structural lipid is cholesterol.
- the amount of the structural lipids (e.g., cholesterol) in the lipid composition ranges from about 20 mol% to about 60 mol%.
- the amount of the structural lipids (e.g., cholesterol) in the lipid composition ranges from about 30-45 mol%, optionally 35-40 mol%, for example, 30-31 mol%, 31-32 mol%, 32-33 mol%, 33-34 mol%, 35-35 mol%, 35-36 mol%, 36-37 mol%, 38-38 mol%, 38-39 mol%, or 39-40 mol%.
- the PEG-modified lipids include PEG-modified phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidic acid, PEG-ceramide conjugates (e.g., PEG-CerC14 or PEG-CerC20), PEG-modified dialkylamines and PEG-modified 1,2- diacyloxypropan-3-amines.
- PEGylated lipids are also referred to as PEGylated lipids.
- a PEG lipid can be PEG-c-DOMG, PEG-DMG, PEG-DLPE, PEG DMPE, PEG-DPPC, or a PEG-DSPE lipid.
- the PEG-lipid are 1,2- dimyristoyl-sn-glycerol methoxypolyethylene glycol (PEG-DMG), 1,2-distearoyl-sn- glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(polyethylene glycol)] (PEG-DSPE), PEG- disteryl glycerol (PEG-DSG), PEG-dipalmetoleyl, PEG-dioleyl, PEG-distearyl, PEG- diacylglycamide (PEG-DAG), PEG-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG- DPPE), or PEG-l,2-dimyristyloxlpropyl-3-amine (PEG-c-DMA).
- PEG-DMG 1,2- dimyristoyl-sn-glycerol methoxypolyethylene glycol
- PEG-DSPE 1,2-distearoyl-sn- glycero-3-
- the PEG moiety has a size of about 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000 daltons. In some embodiments, the amount of PEG-lipid in the lipid composition ranges from about 0 mol% to about 5 mol%. In some embodiments, the amount of PEG-lipid in the lipid composition ranges from about 1-5%, optionally 1-3 mol%, for example 1.5 to 2.5 mol%, 1-2 mol%, 2-3 mol%, 3-4 mol%, or 4-5 mol%. [0784] In some embodiments, the LNP formulations described herein can additionally comprise a permeability enhancer molecule.
- Non-limiting permeability Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 enhancer molecules are described in U.S. Pub. No. US20050222064, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the LNP formulations can further contain a phosphate conjugate.
- the phosphate conjugate can increase in vivo circulation times and/or increase the targeted delivery of the nanoparticle.
- Phosphate conjugates can be made by the methods described in, e.g., Intl. Pub. No. WO2013033438 or U.S. Pub. No. US20130196948.
- the LNP formulation can also contain a polymer conjugate (e.g., a water soluble conjugate) as described in, e.g., U.S. Pub. Nos. US20130059360, US20130196948, and US20130072709. Each of the references is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the LNP formulations can comprise a conjugate to enhance the delivery of nanoparticles of the present invention in a subject. Further, the conjugate can inhibit phagocytic clearance of the nanoparticles in a subject.
- the conjugate can be a "self" peptide designed from the human membrane protein CD47 (e.g., the "self” particles described by Rodriguez et al, Science 2013339, 971-975, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). As shown by Rodriguez et al. the self peptides delayed macrophage-mediated clearance of nanoparticles which enhanced delivery of the nanoparticles.
- the LNP formulations can comprise a carbohydrate carrier.
- the carbohydrate carrier can include, but is not limited to, an anhydride-modified phytoglycogen or glycogen-type material, phytoglycogen octenyl succinate, phytoglycogen beta-dextrin, anhydride-modified phytoglycogen beta- dextrin (e.g., Intl. Pub. No. WO2012109121, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- the LNP formulations can be coated with a surfactant or polymer to improve the delivery of the particle.
- the LNP can be coated with a hydrophilic coating such as, but not limited to, PEG coatings and/or coatings that have a neutral surface charge as described in U.S. Pub. No. US20130183244, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- a hydrophilic coating such as, but not limited to, PEG coatings and/or coatings that have a neutral surface charge as described in U.S. Pub. No. US20130183244, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the LNP formulations can be engineered to alter the surface properties of particles so that the lipid nanoparticles can penetrate the mucosal barrier as Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 described in U.S. Pat. No.8,241,670 or Intl. Pub. No. WO2013110028, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the LNP engineered to penetrate mucus can comprise a polymeric material (i.e., a polymeric core) and/or a polymer-vitamin conjugate and/or a tri-block co-polymer.
- the polymeric material can include, but is not limited to, polyamines, polyethers, polyamides, polyesters, polycarbamates, polyureas, polycarbonates, poly(styrenes), polyimides, polysulfones, polyurethanes, polyacetylenes, polyethylenes, polyethyeneimines, polyisocyanates, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, polyacrylonitriles, and polyarylates.
- LNP engineered to penetrate mucus can also include surface altering agents such as, but not limited to, polynucleotides, anionic proteins (e.g., bovine serum albumin), surfactants (e.g., cationic surfactants such as for example dimethyldioctadecyl-ammonium bromide), sugars or sugar derivatives (e.g., cyclodextrin), nucleic acids, polymers (e.g., heparin, polyethylene glycol and poloxamer), mucolytic agents (e.g., N-acetylcysteine, mugwort, bromelain, papain, clerodendrum, acetylcysteine, bromhexine, carbocisteine, eprazinone, mesna, ambroxol, sobrerol, domiodol, letosteine, stepronin, tiopronin, gelsolin, thymosin
- the mucus penetrating LNP can be a hypotonic formulation comprising a mucosal penetration enhancing coating.
- the formulation can be hypotonic for the epithelium to which it is being delivered.
- hypotonic formulations can be found in, e.g., Intl. Pub. No. WO2013110028, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the polynucleotide described herein is formulated as a lipoplex, such as, without limitation, the ATUPLEXTM system, the DACC system, the DBTC system and other siRNA-lipoplex technology from Silence Therapeutics (London, United Kingdom), STEMFECTTM from STEMGENT® (Cambridge, MA), and polyethylenimine (PEI) or protamine-based targeted and non- targeted delivery of nucleic acids (Aleku et al. Cancer Res.200868:9788-9798; Strumberg et al.
- a lipoplex such as, without limitation, the ATUPLEXTM system, the DACC system, the DBTC system and other siRNA-lipoplex technology from Silence Therapeutics (London, United Kingdom), STEMFECTTM from STEMGENT® (Cambridge, MA), and polyethylenimine (PEI) or protamine-based targeted and non- targeted delivery of nucleic acids
- the polynucleotides described herein are formulated as a solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN), which can be spherical with an average diameter between 10 to 1000 nm.
- SSN solid lipid nanoparticle
- SLN possess a solid lipid core matrix that can solubilize lipophilic molecules and can be stabilized with surfactants and/or emulsifiers.
- Exemplary SLN can be those as described in Intl. Pub. No. WO2013105101, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated for controlled release and/or targeted delivery.
- controlled release refers to a pharmaceutical composition or compound release profile that conforms to a particular pattern of release to effect a therapeutic outcome.
- the polynucleotides can be encapsulated into a delivery agent described herein and/or known in the art for controlled release and/or targeted delivery.
- the term "encapsulate” means to enclose, surround or encase. As it relates to the formulation of the compounds of the invention, encapsulation can be substantial, complete or partial. The term “substantially encapsulated” means that at least greater than 50, 60, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, or greater than 99% of the pharmaceutical composition or compound of the invention can be enclosed, surrounded or encased within the delivery agent. "Partially encapsulation” means that less than 10, 10, 20, 30, 4050 or less of the pharmaceutical composition or compound of the invention can be enclosed, surrounded or encased within the delivery agent.
- encapsulation can be determined by measuring the escape or the activity of the pharmaceutical composition or compound of the invention using fluorescence and/or electron micrograph. For example, at least 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 99.9, or greater than 99% of the pharmaceutical composition or compound of the invention are encapsulated in the delivery agent.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be encapsulated in a therapeutic nanoparticle, referred to herein as "therapeutic nanoparticle polynucleotides.”
- Therapeutic nanoparticles can be formulated by methods described in, e.g., Intl. Pub. Nos. WO2010005740, WO2010030763, WO2010005721, WO2010005723, and WO2012054923; and U.S. Pub. Nos.
- the therapeutic nanoparticle polynucleotide can be formulated for sustained release.
- sustained release refers to a pharmaceutical composition or compound that conforms to a release rate over a specific period of time.
- the period of time can include, but is not limited to, hours, days, weeks, months and years.
- the sustained release nanoparticle of the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated as disclosed in Intl. Pub. No. WO2010075072 and U.S. Pub. Nos. US20100216804, US20110217377, US20120201859 and US20130150295, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- the therapeutic nanoparticle polynucleotide can be formulated to be target specific, such as those described in Intl. Pub. Nos.
- the LNPs can be prepared using microfluidic mixers or micromixers.
- Exemplary microfluidic mixers can include, but are not limited to, a slit interdigital micromixer including, but not limited to those manufactured by Microinnova (Allerheiligen bei Wildon, Austria) and/or a staggered herringbone micromixer (SHM) (see Zhigaltsevet al., "Bottom-up design and synthesis of limit size lipid nanoparticle systems with aqueous and triglyceride cores using millisecond microfluidic mixing," Langmuir 28:3633-40 (2012); Belliveau et al., “Microfluidic synthesis of highly potent limit-size lipid nanoparticles for in vivo delivery of Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 siRNA," Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids.1:e37 (2012); Chen et al., “Rapid discovery of potent siRNA-containing lipid nanoparticles enabled by controlled microfluidic formulation," J.
- micromixers include Slit Interdigital Microstructured Mixer (SIMM-V2) or a Standard Slit Interdigital Micro Mixer (SSIMM) or Caterpillar (CPMM) or Impinging-jet (IJMM,) from the Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH, Mainz Germany.
- methods of making LNP using SHM further comprise mixing at least two input streams wherein mixing occurs by microstructure-induced chaotic advection (MICA).
- MICA microstructure-induced chaotic advection
- This method can also comprise a surface for fluid mixing wherein the surface changes orientations during fluid cycling.
- Methods of generating LNPs using SHM include those disclosed in U.S. Pub. Nos. US20040262223 and US20120276209, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in lipid nanoparticles using microfluidic technology (see Whitesides, George M., "The Origins and the Future of Microfluidics," Nature 442: 368-373 (2006); and Abraham et al., "Chaotic Mixer for Microchannels," Science 295: 647- 651 (2002); each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- the polynucleotides can be formulated in lipid nanoparticles using a micromixer chip such as, but not limited to, those from Harvard Apparatus (Holliston, MA) or Dolomite Microfluidics (Royston, UK).
- a micromixer chip can be used for rapid mixing of two or more fluid streams with a split and recombine mechanism.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in lipid nanoparticles having a diameter from about 1 nm to about 100 nm such as, but not limited to, about 1 nm to about 20 nm, from about 1 nm to about 30 nm, from about 1 nm to about 40 nm, from about 1 nm to about 50 nm, from about 1 nm to about 60 nm, from about 1 nm to about 70 nm, from about 1 nm to about 80 nm, from about 1 nm to about 90 nm, from about 5 nm to about from 100 nm, from about 5 nm to about 10 nm, about 5 nm to about 20 nm, from about 5 nm to about 30 nm, from about 5 nm to about 40 nm, from about 5 nm to about 50 nm, from about 5 Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 /
- the lipid nanoparticles can have a diameter from about 10 to 500 nm. In one embodiment, the lipid nanoparticle can have a diameter greater than 100 nm, greater than 150 nm, greater than 200 nm, greater than 250 nm, greater than 300 nm, greater than 350 nm, greater than 400 nm, greater than 450 nm, greater than 500 nm, greater than 550 nm, greater than 600 nm, greater than 650 nm, greater than 700 nm, greater than 750 nm, greater than 800 nm, greater than 850 nm, greater than 900 nm, greater than 950 nm or greater than 1000 nm.
- the polynucleotides can be delivered using smaller LNPs.
- Such particles can comprise a diameter from below 0.1 ⁇ m up to 100 nm such as, but not limited to, less than 0.1 ⁇ m, less than 1.0 ⁇ m, less than 5 ⁇ m, less than 10 ⁇ m, less than 15 um, less than 20 um, less than 25 um, less than 30 um, less than 35 um, less than 40 um, less than 50 um, less than 55 um, less than 60 um, less than 65 um, less than 70 um, less than 75 um, less than 80 um, less than 85 um, less than 90 um, less than 95 um, less than 100 um, less than 125 um, less than 150 um, less than 175 um, less than 200 um, less than 225 um, less than 250 um, less than 275 um, less than 300 um, less than 325 um, less than 350 um, less than 375 um, less than 400 um, less than 425 um, less than 450 um, less than 475 um, less than 500
- the nanoparticles and microparticles described herein can be geometrically engineered to modulate macrophage and/or the immune response.
- the geometrically engineered particles can have varied shapes, sizes and/or surface charges to incorporate the polynucleotides described herein for targeted delivery such as, but not limited to, pulmonary delivery (see, e.g., Intl. Pub. No. WO2013082111, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- Other physical features the geometrically engineering particles can include, but are not limited to, fenestrations, angled arms, asymmetry and surface roughness, charge that can alter the interactions with cells and tissues.
- the nanoparticles described herein are stealth nanoparticles or target-specific stealth nanoparticles such as, but not limited to, those described in U.S. Pub. No. US20130172406, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the stealth or target-specific stealth nanoparticles can comprise a polymeric matrix, which can comprise two or more polymers such as, but not limited to, polyethylenes, polycarbonates, polyanhydrides, polyhydroxyacids, polypropylfumerates, polycaprolactones, polyamides, polyacetals, polyethers, polyesters, poly(orthoesters), polycyanoacrylates, polyvinyl alcohols, polyurethanes, polyphosphazenes, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, polycyanoacrylates, polyureas, polystyrenes, polyamines, polyesters, polyanhydrides, polyethers, polyurethanes, polymethacrylates, polyacrylates, polycyanoacrylates, or combinations thereof.
- polymers such as, but not limited to, polyethylenes, polycarbonates, polyanhydrides, polyhydroxyacids, polypropylfumerates, polycaprolactones, polyamides, polyacetals, polyethers, polyester
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise a delivery agent, e.g., a lipidoid.
- a delivery agent e.g., a lipidoid.
- the polynucleotides described herein e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- lipidoids Complexes, micelles, liposomes or particles can be prepared containing these lipidoids and therefore to achieve an effective delivery of the polynucleotide, as judged by the production of an encoded Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 protein, following the injection of a lipidoid formulation via localized and/or systemic routes of administration.
- Lipidoid complexes of polynucleotides can be administered by various means including, but not limited to, intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous routes. [0808] The synthesis of lipidoids is described in literature (see Mahon et al., Bioconjug.
- Formulations with the different lipidoids including, but not limited to penta[3-(1-laurylaminopropionyl)]-triethylenetetramine hydrochloride (TETA-5LAP; also known as 98N12-5, see Murugaiah et al., Analytical Biochemistry, 401:61 (2010)), C12-200 (including derivatives and variants), and MD1, can be tested for in vivo activity.
- TETA-5LAP also known as 98N12-5, see Murugaiah et al., Analytical Biochemistry, 401:61 (2010)
- C12-200 including derivatives and variants
- MD1 penta[3-(1-laurylaminopropionyl)]-triethylenetetramine hydrochloride
- 98N12-5LAP also known as 98N12-5, see Murugaiah et al., Analytical Biochemistry, 401:61 (2010)
- C12-200 including derivatives and variants
- the lipidoid "C12-200" is disclosed by Love et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.2010107:1864-1869 and Liu and Huang, Molecular Therapy.2010669-670. Each of the references is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in an aminoalcohol lipidoid.
- Aminoalcohol lipidoids can be prepared by the methods described in U.S. Patent No.8,450,298 (herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- the lipidoid formulations can include particles comprising either 3 or 4 or more components in addition to polynucleotides.
- lipidoids and polynucleotide formulations comprising lipidoids are described in Intl. Pub. No. WO 2015051214 (herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Hyaluronidase [0812]
- the polynucleotides described herein e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- hyaluronidase for injection e.g., intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.
- Hyaluronidase catalyzes the hydrolysis of hyaluronan, which is a constituent of the interstitial barrier.
- Hyaluronidase lowers the viscosity of hyaluronan, thereby Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 increases tissue permeability (Frost, Expert Opin. Drug Deliv. (2007) 4:427-440).
- the hyaluronidase can be used to increase the number of cells exposed to the polynucleotides administered intramuscularly, or subcutaneously. d.
- the polynucleotides described herein e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- a nanoparticle mimic can mimic the delivery function organisms or particles such as, but not limited to, pathogens, viruses, bacteria, fungus, parasites, prions and cells.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be encapsulated in a non-viron particle that can mimic the delivery function of a virus (see e.g., Intl. Pub. No.
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise the polynucleotides described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide) in self-assembled nanoparticles, or amphiphilic macromolecules (AMs) for delivery.
- polynucleotides described herein e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide
- AMs amphiphilic macromolecules
- AMs comprise biocompatible amphiphilic polymers that have an alkylated sugar backbone covalently linked to poly(ethylene glycol). In aqueous solution, the AMs self- assemble to form micelles. Nucleic acid self-assembled nanoparticles are described in Intl. Appl. No. PCT/US2014/027077, and AMs and methods of forming AMs are described in U.S. Pub. No. US20130217753, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. f.
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise the polynucleotides described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide) and a cation or anion, such as Z n2+ , Ca 2+ , Cu 2+ , Mg 2+ and combinations thereof.
- exemplary formulations can include polymers and a polynucleotide complexed with a metal Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 cation as described in, e.g., U.S. Pat.
- cationic nanoparticles can contain a combination of divalent and monovalent cations.
- the delivery of polynucleotides in cationic nanoparticles or in one or more depot comprising cationic nanoparticles can improve polynucleotide bioavailability by acting as a long-acting depot and/or reducing the rate of degradation by nucleases. g.
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise the polynucleotides described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide) that is formulation with an amino acid lipid.
- Amino acid lipids are lipophilic compounds comprising an amino acid residue and one or more lipophilic tails. Non-limiting examples of amino acid lipids and methods of making amino acid lipids are described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,501,824.
- the amino acid lipid formulations can deliver a polynucleotide in releasable form that comprises an amino acid lipid that binds and releases the polynucleotides.
- the release of the polynucleotides described herein can be provided by an acid-labile linker as described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos.7,098,032, 6,897,196, 6,426,086, 7,138,382, 5,563,250, and 5,505,931, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. h.
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise the polynucleotides described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide) in an interpolyelectrolyte complex.
- Interpolyelectrolyte complexes are formed when charge-dynamic polymers are complexed with one or more anionic molecules.
- Non- limiting examples of charge-dynamic polymers and interpolyelectrolyte complexes and methods of making interpolyelectrolyte complexes are described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,524,368, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise the polynucleotides described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide) in crystalline polymeric systems.
- Crystalline polymeric systems are polymers with crystalline moieties and/or terminal units comprising crystalline moieties. Exemplary polymers are described in U.S. Pat. No.8,524,259 (herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise the polynucleotides described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide) and a natural and/or synthetic polymer.
- the polymers include, but not limited to, polyethenes, polyethylene glycol (PEG), poly(l-lysine)(PLL), PEG grafted to PLL, cationic lipopolymer, biodegradable cationic lipopolymer, polyethyleneimine (PEI), cross- linked branched poly(alkylene imines), a polyamine derivative, a modified poloxamer, elastic biodegradable polymer, biodegradable copolymer, biodegradable polyester copolymer, biodegradable polyester copolymer, multiblock copolymers, poly[ ⁇ -(4-aminobutyl)-L-glycolic acid) (PAGA), biodegradable cross-linked cationic multi-block copolymers, polycarbonates, polyanhydrides, polyhydroxyacids, polypropylfumerates, polycaprolactones, polyamides, polyacetals, polyethers, polyesters, poly(orthoesters), polycyanoacrylates, polyvin
- Exemplary polymers include, DYNAMIC POLYCONJUGATE® (Arrowhead Research Corp., Pasadena, CA) formulations from MIRUS® Bio (Madison, WI) and Roche Madison (Madison, WI), PHASERXTM polymer formulations such as, without limitation, SMARTT POLYMER TECHNOLOGYTM (PHASERX®, Seattle, WA), DMRI/DOPE, poloxamer, VAXFECTIN® adjuvant from Vical (San Diego, CA), chitosan, cyclodextrin from Calando Pharmaceuticals (Pasadena, CA), dendrimers and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) polymers.
- PHASERXTM polymer formulations such as, without limitation, SMARTT POLYMER TECHNOLOGYTM (PHASERX®, Seattle, WA), DMRI/DOPE, poloxamer, VAXFECTIN® adjuvant from Vical (San Diego, CA), chi
- RONDELTM RNAi/Oligonucleotide Nanoparticle Delivery
- PHASERX® pH responsive co-block polymers
- the polymer formulations allow a sustained or delayed release of the polynucleotide (e.g., following intramuscular or subcutaneous injection).
- the altered release profile for the polynucleotide can result in, for example, translation of an encoded protein over an extended period of time.
- the polymer formulation can also be used to increase the stability of the polynucleotide.
- Sustained release formulations can include, but are not limited to, PLGA microspheres, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVAc), poloxamer, GELSITE® (Nanotherapeutics, Inc. Alachua, FL), HYLENEX® (Halozyme Therapeutics, San Diego CA), surgical sealants such as fibrinogen polymers (Ethicon Inc. Cornelia, GA), TISSELL® (Baxter International, Inc. Deerfield, IL), PEG-based sealants, and COSEAL® (Baxter International, Inc. Deerfield, IL).
- modified mRNA can be formulated in PLGA microspheres by preparing the PLGA microspheres with tunable release rates (e.g., days and weeks) and encapsulating the modified mRNA in the PLGA microspheres while maintaining the integrity of the modified mRNA during the encapsulation process.
- EVAc are non-biodegradable, biocompatible polymers that are used extensively in pre-clinical sustained release implant applications (e.g., extended release products Ocusert a pilocarpine ophthalmic insert for glaucoma or progestasert a sustained release progesterone intrauterine device; transdermal delivery systems Testoderm, Duragesic and Selegiline; catheters).
- Poloxamer F-407 NF is a hydrophilic, non-ionic surfactant triblock copolymer of polyoxyethylene- polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene having a low viscosity at temperatures less than 5oC and forms a solid gel at temperatures greater than 15oC.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated with the polymeric compound of PEG grafted with PLL as described in U.S. Pat. No.6,177,274.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated with a block copolymer such as a PLGA-PEG block copolymer (see e.g., U.S. Pub. No.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated with at least one amine-containing polymer such as, but not limited to polylysine, polyethylene imine, poly(amidoamine) dendrimers, poly(amine-co-esters) or combinations thereof.
- polyamine polymers and their use as delivery agents are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos.8,460,696, 8,236,280, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in a biodegradable cationic lipopolymer, a biodegradable polymer, or a biodegradable copolymer, a biodegradable polyester copolymer, a biodegradable polyester polymer, a linear biodegradable copolymer, PAGA, a biodegradable cross- linked cationic multi-block copolymer or combinations thereof as described in, e.g., U.S. Pat.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in or with at least one cyclodextrin polymer as described in U.S. Pub. No. US20130184453.
- the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in or with at least one crosslinked cation-binding polymers as described in Intl. Pub. Nos. WO2013106072, WO2013106073 and WO2013106086. In some embodiments, the polynucleotides described herein can be formulated in or with at least PEGylated albumin polymer as described in U.S. Pub. No. US20130231287. Each of the references is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the polynucleotides disclosed herein can be formulated as a nanoparticle using a combination of polymers, lipids, and/or other biodegradable agents, such as, but not limited to, calcium phosphate.
- Components can be combined in a core-shell, hybrid, and/or layer-by-layer architecture, to allow for fine-tuning of the nanoparticle for delivery (Wang et al., Nat Mater.20065:791-796; Fuller et al., Biomaterials.200829:1526-1532; DeKoker et al., Adv Drug Deliv Rev.
- the nanoparticle can comprise a plurality of polymers such as, but not limited to hydrophilic-hydrophobic polymers (e.g., PEG-PLGA), hydrophobic polymers (e.g., PEG) and/or hydrophilic polymers (Intl. Pub. No. WO20120225129, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- core-shell nanoparticles have additionally focused on a high- throughput approach to synthesize cationic cross-linked nanogel cores and various shells (Siegwart et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.2011108:12996-13001; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- the complexation, delivery, and internalization of the polymeric nanoparticles can be precisely controlled by altering the chemical composition in both the core and shell components of the nanoparticle.
- the core-shell nanoparticles can efficiently deliver siRNA to mouse hepatocytes after they covalently attach cholesterol to the nanoparticle.
- a hollow lipid core comprising a middle PLGA layer and an outer neutral lipid layer containing PEG can be used to delivery of the polynucleotides as described herein.
- the lipid nanoparticles can comprise a core of the polynucleotides disclosed herein and a polymer shell, which is used to protect the polynucleotides in the core.
- the polymer shell can be any of the polymers described herein and are known in the art. The polymer shell can be used to protect the polynucleotides in the core.
- Core–shell nanoparticles for use with the polynucleotides described herein are described in U.S. Pat.
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise the polynucleotides described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide) that is formulated with peptides and/or proteins to increase transfection of cells by the polynucleotide, and/or to alter the biodistribution of the polynucleotide (e.g., by targeting specific tissues or cell types), and/or increase the translation of encoded protein (e.g., Intl.
- the peptides Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 can be those described in U.S. Pub. Nos. US20130129726, US20130137644 and US20130164219. Each of the references is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. l.
- compositions or formulations of the present disclosure comprise the polynucleotides described herein (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide) that is covalently linked to a carrier or targeting group, or including two encoding regions that together produce a fusion protein (e.g., bearing a targeting group and therapeutic protein or peptide) as a conjugate.
- the conjugate can be a peptide that selectively directs the nanoparticle to neurons in a tissue or organism, or assists in crossing the blood-brain barrier.
- the conjugates include a naturally occurring substance, such as a protein (e.g., human serum albumin (HSA), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high- density lipoprotein (HDL), or globulin); an carbohydrate (e.g., a dextran, pullulan, chitin, chitosan, inulin, cyclodextrin or hyaluronic acid); or a lipid.
- the ligand can also be a recombinant or synthetic molecule, such as a synthetic polymer, e.g., a synthetic polyamino acid, an oligonucleotide (e.g., an aptamer).
- polyamino acids examples include polyamino acid is a polylysine (PLL), poly L-aspartic acid, poly L-glutamic acid, styrene-maleic acid anhydride copolymer, poly(L-lactide-co- glycolied) copolymer, divinyl ether-maleic anhydride copolymer, N-(2- hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide copolymer (HMPA), polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyurethane, poly(2-ethylacryllic acid), N- isopropylacrylamide polymers, or polyphosphazine.
- PLL polylysine
- poly L-aspartic acid poly L-glutamic acid
- styrene-maleic acid anhydride copolymer poly(L-lactide-co- glycolied) copolymer
- divinyl ether-maleic anhydride copolymer divinyl ether-maleic an
- polyamines include: polyethylenimine, polylysine (PLL), spermine, spermidine, polyamine, pseudopeptide-polyamine, peptidomimetic polyamine, dendrimer polyamine, arginine, amidine, protamine, cationic lipid, cationic porphyrin, quaternary salt of a polyamine, or an alpha helical peptide.
- the conjugate can function as a carrier for the polynucleotide disclosed herein.
- the conjugate can comprise a cationic polymer such as, but not limited to, polyamine, polylysine, polyalkylenimine, and polyethylenimine Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 that can be grafted to with poly(ethylene glycol).
- a cationic polymer such as, but not limited to, polyamine, polylysine, polyalkylenimine, and polyethylenimine Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 that can be grafted to with poly(ethylene glycol).
- Exemplary conjugates and their preparations are described in U.S. Pat. No.6,586,524 and U.S. Pub. No. US20130211249, each of which herein is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the conjugates can also include targeting groups, e.g., a cell or tissue targeting agent, e.g., a lectin, glycoprotein, lipid or protein, e.g., an antibody, that binds to a specified cell type such as a kidney cell.
- a cell or tissue targeting agent e.g., a lectin, glycoprotein, lipid or protein, e.g., an antibody, that binds to a specified cell type such as a kidney cell.
- a targeting group can be a thyrotropin, melanotropin, lectin, glycoprotein, surfactant protein A, Mucin carbohydrate, multivalent lactose, multivalent galactose, N-acetyl-galactosamine, N- acetyl-glucosamine multivalent mannose, multivalent fucose, glycosylated polyaminoacids, multivalent galactose, transferrin, bisphosphonate, polyglutamate, polyaspartate, a lipid, cholesterol, a steroid, bile acid, folate, vitamin B12, biotin, an RGD peptide, an RGD peptide mimetic or an aptamer.
- Targeting groups can be proteins, e.g., glycoproteins, or peptides, e.g., molecules having a specific affinity for a co-ligand, or antibodies e.g., an antibody, that binds to a specified cell type such as an endothelial cell or bone cell.
- Targeting groups can also include hormones and hormone receptors. They can also include non- peptidic species, such as lipids, lectins, carbohydrates, vitamins, cofactors, multivalent lactose, multivalent galactose, N-acetyl-galactosamine, N-acetyl- glucosamine multivalent mannose, multivalent frucose, or aptamers.
- the ligand can be, for example, a lipopolysaccharide, or an activator of p38 MAP kinase.
- the targeting group can be any ligand that is capable of targeting a specific receptor. Examples include, without limitation, folate, GalNAc, galactose, mannose, mannose-6P, apatamers, integrin receptor ligands, chemokine receptor ligands, transferrin, biotin, serotonin receptor ligands, PSMA, endothelin, GCPII, somatostatin, LDL, and HDL ligands.
- the targeting group is an aptamer.
- the aptamer can be unmodified or have any combination of modifications disclosed herein.
- the targeting group can be a glutathione receptor (GR)-binding conjugate for targeted delivery across the blood- central nervous system barrier as described in, e.g., U.S. Pub. No. US2013021661012 (herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- the conjugate can be a synergistic biomolecule- polymer conjugate, which comprises a long-acting continuous-release system to Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 provide a greater therapeutic efficacy.
- the synergistic biomolecule-polymer conjugate can be those described in U.S. Pub. No.
- the conjugate can be an aptamer conjugate as described in Intl. Pat. Pub. No. WO2012040524.
- the conjugate can be an amine containing polymer conjugate as described in U.S. Pat. No.8,507,653.
- the polynucleotides can be conjugated to SMARTT POLYMER TECHNOLOGY® (PHASERX®, Inc. Seattle, WA).
- the polynucleotides described herein are covalently conjugated to a cell penetrating polypeptide, which can also include a signal sequence or a targeting sequence.
- the conjugates can be designed to have increased stability, and/or increased cell transfection; and/or altered the biodistribution (e.g., targeted to specific tissues or cell types).
- the polynucleotides described herein can be conjugated to an agent to enhance delivery.
- the agent can be a monomer or polymer such as a targeting monomer or a polymer having targeting blocks as described in Intl. Pub. No. WO2011062965.
- the agent can be a transport agent covalently coupled to a polynucleotide as described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos.6,835.393 and 7,374,778.
- the agent can be a membrane barrier transport enhancing agent such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos.7,737,108 and 8,003,129. Each of the references is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. 24. Methods of Use [0841]
- the payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations described above are used in the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of to treat and/or prevent CFTR-related diseases, disorders or conditions.
- the payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotides, compositions and formulations of the present disclosure are used to treat and/or prevent CF.
- the payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of the present disclosure are used in methods for reducing cellular sodium levels in a subject in need thereof.
- one aspect of the present disclosure provides a method of alleviating the signs and symptoms of CF in a subject comprising the administration of a composition or formulation comprising a polynucleotide encoding CFTR to that subject (e.g, an mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide).
- the payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of the present disclosure are used to reduce the level of a metabolite associated with CF (e.g., the substrate or product), the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a polynucleotide encoding a CFTR polypeptide.
- the administration of an effective amount of a payload for treating CF, e.g., polynucleotide, pharmaceutical composition or formulation of the present disclosure reduces the levels of a biomarker of CF, e.g., intracellular sodium levels.
- the administration of the polynucleotide, pharmaceutical composition or formulation of the present disclosure results in reduction in the level of one or more biomarkers of CF, e.g., intracellular sodium levels, within a short period of time after administration of the polynucleotide, pharmaceutical composition or formulation of the present disclosure.
- Replacement therapy is a potential treatment for CF.
- the payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotides, e.g., mRNA, disclosed herein comprise one or more sequences encoding a CFTR polypeptide that is suitable for use in gene replacement therapy for CF.
- the present disclosure treats a lack of CFTR or CFTR activity, or decreased or abnornal CFTR activity in a subject by providing a polynucleotide, e.g., mRNA, that encodes a CFTR polypeptide to the subject.
- a polynucleotide e.g., mRNA
- the polynucleotide is sequence-optimized.
- the polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) comprises a nucleic acid sequence (e.g., an ORF) encoding a CFTR polypeptide, wherein the nucleic acid is sequence-optimized, e.g., by modifying its G/C, uridine, or thymidine content, and/or the polynucleotide comprises at least one Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 chemically modified nucleoside.
- the polynucleotide comprises a miRNA binding site, e.g., a miRNA binding site that binds miRNA-142.
- the administration of a composition or formulation comprising payload for treating CF, e.g., polynucleotide, pharmaceutical composition or formulation of the present disclosure to a subject results in a decrease in intracellular sodium levels in cells to a level at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 35%, at least 40%, at least 45%, at least 50%, at least 55%, at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or to 100% lower than the level observed prior to the administration of the composition or formulation.
- the administration of the payload for treating CF results in expression of CFTR in cells of the subject.
- administering the polynucleotide, pharmaceutical composition or formulation of the present disclosure results in an increase of CFTR enzymatic activity in the subject.
- the polynucleotides of the present disclosure are used in methods of administering a composition or formulation comprising an mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide to a subject, wherein the method results in an increase of CFTR enzymatic activity in at least some cells of a subject.
- a payload e.g., a composition or formulation comprising an mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide to a subject results in an increase of CFTR enzymatic activity in cells subject to a level at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 35%, at least 40%, at least 45%, at least 50%, at least 55%, at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or to 100% or more of the activity level expected in a normal subject, e.g., a human not suffering from CF.
- a payload e.g., a composition or formulation comprising an mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide to a subject results in an increase of CFTR enzymatic activity in cells subject to a level at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 35%, at least 40%,
- the administration of the payload for treating CF results in expression of CFTR protein in at least some of the cells of a subject that persists for a period of time sufficient to allow significant chrloride channel activity to occur.
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- the expression of the encoded payload for treating CF e.g., polypeptide is increased.
- the polynucleotide increases CFTR expression levels in cells when introduced into those cells, e.g., by at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 35%, at least 40%, at least 45%, at least 50%, at least 55%, at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or to 100% with respect to the CFTR expression level in the cells before the polypeptide is introduced in the cells.
- the method or use comprises administering a payload for treating CF, e.g., polynucleotide, e.g., mRNA, comprising a nucleotide sequence having sequence similarity to a polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO:8, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a CFTR polypeptide.
- a payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotide, e.g., mRNA
- Other aspects of the present disclosure relate to transplantation of cells containing payload for treating CF, e.g., polynucleotides to a mammalian subject.
- the present disclosure also provides methods to increase CFTR activity in a subject in need thereof, e.g., a subject with CF, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide disclosed herein, e.g., a human CFTR polypeptide, a mutant thereof, or a fusion protein comprising a human CFTR.
- the CFTR activity measured after administration to a subject in need thereof is at least the normal CFTR activity level observed in healthy human subjects.
- the CFTR activity measured after administration is at higher than the CFTR activity level observed in CF patients, e.g., untreated CF patients.
- the increase in CFTR activity in a subject in need thereof, e.g., a subject with CF, after administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide disclosed herein is at least about 5, 10, 15, 20, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, or greater than 100 percent of the normal CFTR activity level observed in healthy human subjects.
- the increase in CFTR activity above the CFTR activity level observed in CF patients after administering to the subject a composition or formulation comprising an mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide disclosed herein (e.g., after a single dose administration) is maintained for at least 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, 10 days, 12 days, 14 days, 21 days, or 28 days.
- the present disclosure also provides a method to treat, prevent, or ameliorate the symptoms of CF (e.g., persistent coughing, lung infection, wheezing, shortness of breath, poor growth, poor weight gain, frequent greasy, bulky stools) in a CF patient comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising mRNA encoding a CFRT polypeptide disclosed herein.
- CF e.g., persistent coughing, lung infection, wheezing, shortness of breath, poor growth, poor weight gain, frequent greasy, bulky stools
- the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a composition or formulation comprising mRNA encoding a CFRT polypeptide disclosed herein to subject in need of treatment for CF results in reducing the symptoms of CF.
- the subject treated has CF-causing mutations in both copies of the CFTR gene, e.g., with the mutations selected from the group consisting of G542X, W1282X, R553X, F508del, N1303K, I507del, G551D, S549N, D1152H, R347P, and R117H.
- the therapeutic effectiveness of a drug or a treatment of the instant invention can be characterized or determined by measuring the level of expression of an encoded protein (e.g., enzyme) in a sample or in samples taken from a subject (e.g., from a preclinical test subject (rodent, primate, etc.) or from a clinical subject (human).
- an encoded protein e.g., enzyme
- the therapeutic effectiveness of a drug or a treatment of the instant invention can be characterized or determined by measuring the level of activity of an encoded protein (e.g., enzyme) in a sample or in samples taken from a subject (e.g., from a preclinical test subject (rodent, primate, etc.) or from a clinical subject (human).
- the therapeutic effectiveness of a drug or a treatment of the instant invention can be characterized or determined by measuring the level of an appropriate biomarker in sample(s) taken from a subject.
- Levels of protein and/or biomarkers can be determined post-administration with a Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 single dose of an mRNA therapeutic of the invention or can be determined and/or monitored at several time points following administration with a single dose or can be determined and/or monitored throughout a course of treatment, e.g., a multi-dose treatment.
- CFTR Protein Expression Levels feature measurement, determination and/or monitoring of the expression level or levels of CFTR protein in a subject, for example, in an animal (e.g., rodents, primates, and the like) or in a human subject.
- Animals include normal, healthy or wild type animals, as well as animal models for use in understanding CF and treatments thereof.
- Exemplary animal models include rodent models, for example, CFTR deficient mice also referred to as CFTR -/- mice.
- CFTR protein expression levels can be measured or determined by any art-recognized method for determining protein levels in biological samples, e.g., from blood samples or a needle biopsy.
- level or “level of a protein” as used herein, preferably means the weight, mass or concentration of the protein within a sample or a subject. It will be understood by the skilled artisan that in certain embodiments the sample may be subjected, e.g., to any of the following: purification, precipitation, separation, e.g. centrifugation and/or HPLC, and subsequently subjected to determining the level of the protein, e.g., using mass and/or spectrometric analysis. In exemplary embodiments, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can be used to determine protein expression levels.
- ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- protein purification, separation and LC-MS can be used as a means for determining the level of a protein according to the invention.
- an mRNA therapy of the invention results in increased CFTR protein expression levels in the tissue (e.g., heart, liver, brain, or skeletal muscle) of the subject (e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, 10-fold, 20- fold, 30-fold, 40-fold, 50-fold increase and/or increased to at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 75%, 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 100% of normal levels) for at least 6 hours, at least 12 hours, at least 24 hours, at least 36 hours, at least 48 hours, at least 60 hours, at least 72 hours, at least 84 hours, at Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MT
- the administration of an effective amount of a payload for treating CF reduces the levels of a biomarker of CFTR, e.g., intracellular sodium levels.
- the administration of the polynucleotide, pharmaceutical composition or formulation of the invention results in reduction in the level of one or more biomarkers of CFTR, e.g., intracellular sodium levels, within a short period of time after administration of the polynucleotide, pharmaceutical composition or formulation of the invention.
- Further aspects of the invention feature determining the level (or levels) of a biomarker determined in a sample as compared to a level (e.g., a reference level) of the same or another biomarker in another sample, e.g., from the same patient, from another patient, from a control and/or from the same or different time points, and/or a physiologic level, and/or an elevated level, and/or a supraphysiologic level, and/or a level of a control.
- a level e.g., a reference level
- physiologic levels for example, levels in normal or wild type animals, normal or healthy subjects, and the like, in particular, the level or levels characteristic of subjects who are healthy and/or normal functioning.
- the phrase “elevated level” means amounts greater than normally found in a normal or wild type preclinical animal or in a normal or healthy subject, e.g. a human subject.
- the term “supraphysiologic” means amounts greater than normally found in a normal or wild type preclinical animal or in a normal or healthy subject, e.g. a human subject, optionally producing a significantly enhanced physiologic response.
- the term “comparing” or “compared to” preferably means the mathematical comparison of the two or more values, e.g., of the levels of the biomarker(s).
- Comparing or comparison to can be in the context, for example, of comparing to a control value, e.g., as compared to a reference blood, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 serum, plasma, and/or tissue (e.g., liver) intracellular sodium level, in said subject prior to administration (e.g., in a person suffering from CF) or in a normal or healthy subject.
- a control value e.g., as compared to a reference blood
- tissue e.g., liver intracellular sodium level
- Comparing or comparison to can also be in the context, for example, of comparing to a control value, e.g., as compared to a reference blood, serum, plasma and/or tissue (e.g., liver) intracellular sodium level in said subject prior to administration (e.g., in a person suffering from CF) or in a normal or healthy subject.
- a “control” is preferably a sample from a subject wherein the CF status of said subject is known.
- a control is a sample of a healthy patient.
- the control is a sample from at least one subject having a known CF status, for example, a severe, mild, or healthy CF status, e.g. a control patient.
- control is a sample from a subject not being treated for CF.
- control is a sample from a single subject or a pool of samples from different subjects and/or samples taken from the subject(s) at different time points.
- level or “level of a biomarker” as used herein, preferably means the mass, weight or concentration of a biomarker of the invention within a sample or a subject. It will be understood by the skilled artisan that in certain embodiments the sample may be subjected to, e.g., one or more of the following: substance purification, precipitation, separation, e.g.
- determining the level of a biomarker can mean methods which include quantifying an amount of at least one substance in a sample from a subject, for example, in a bodily fluid from the subject (e.g., serum, plasma, urine, lymph, etc.) or in a tissue of the subject (e.g., liver, etc.).
- the term "reference level” as used herein can refer to levels (e.g., of a biomarker) in a subject prior to administration of an mRNA therapy of the invention (e.g., in a person suffering from CF) or in a normal or healthy subject.
- the term “normal subject” or “healthy subject” refers to a subject not suffering from symptoms associated with CF.
- a subject will be considered to be normal (or healthy) if it has no mutation of the functional portions Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 or domains of the CFTR gene and/or no mutation of the CFTR gene resulting in a reduction of or deficiency of the enzyme CFTR or the activity thereof, resulting in symptoms associated with CF. Said mutations will be detected if a sample from the subject is subjected to a genetic testing for such CFTR mutations. In certain embodiments of the present invention, a sample from a healthy subject is used as a control sample, or the known or standardized value for the level of biomarker from samples of healthy or normal subjects is used as a control.
- comparing the level of the biomarker in a sample from a subject in need of treatment for CF or in a subject being treated for CF to a control level of the biomarker comprises comparing the level of the biomarker in the sample from the subject (in need of treatment or being treated for CF) to a baseline or reference level, wherein if a level of the biomarker in the sample from the subject (in need of treatment or being treated for CF) is elevated, increased or higher compared to the baseline or reference level, this is indicative that the subject is suffering from CF and/or is in need of treatment; and/or wherein if a level of the biomarker in the sample from the subject (in need of treatment or being treated for CF) is decreased or lower compared to the baseline level this is indicative that the subject is not suffering from, is successfully being treated for CF, or is not in need of treatment for CF.
- the stronger the reduction e.g., at least 2-fold, at least 3-fold, at least 4-fold, at least 5-fold, at least 6-fold, at least 7-fold, at least 8-fold, at least 10- fold, at least 20-fold, at least-30 fold, at least 40-fold, at least 50-fold reduction and/or at least 10%, at least 20%, at least 30% at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, or at least 100% reduction) of the level of a biomarker, within a certain time period, e.g., within 6 hours, within 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 60 hours, or 72 hours, and/or for a certain duration of time, e.g., 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, 120 hours, 144 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 10 months, 11 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months
- Exemplary time periods include 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120 or 144 hours post administration, in particular 24, 48, 72 or 96 hours post administration.
- a sustained reduction in substrate levels is particularly indicative of mRNA therapeutic dosing and/or administration regimens successful for treatment of CF. Such sustained reduction can be referred to herein as “duration” of effect.
- a bodily fluid e.g., plasma, serum, urine, e.g., urinary sediment
- tissue(s) in a subject e.g., liver
- sustained reduction in substrate (e.g., biomarker) levels in one or more samples is preferred.
- substrate e.g., biomarker
- the payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of the invention described above can be administered by any route that results in a therapeutically effective outcome, e.g., pulmonary Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 delivery.
- a formulation for a route of administration can include at least one inactive ingredient.
- payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of the invention described above can be administered via the buccal cavity.
- Such a formulation may comprise dry particles which comprise the active ingredient and which have a diameter in the range from about 0.5 nm to about 7 nm or from about 1 nm to about 6 nm. In some instances, such a formulation may comprise dry particles which have a diameter in the range from about 1 ⁇ m to about 5 ⁇ m or from about 1 ⁇ m to about 6 ⁇ m.
- Such compositions are suitably in the form of dry powders for administration using a device comprising a dry powder reservoir to which a stream of propellant may be directed to disperse the powder and/or using a self propelling solvent/powder dispensing container such as a device comprising the active ingredient dissolved and/or suspended in a low-boiling propellant in a sealed container.
- Such powders comprise particles wherein at least 98% of the particles by weight have a diameter greater than 0.5 nm and at least 95% of the particles by number have a diameter less than 7 nm. Alternatively, at least 95% of the particles by weight have a diameter greater than 1 nm and at least 90% of the particles by number have a diameter less than 6 nm.
- Dry powder compositions may include a solid fine powder diluent such as sugar and are conveniently provided in a unit dose form.
- Low boiling propellants generally include liquid propellants having a boiling point of below 65° F at atmospheric pressure. Generally the propellant may constitute 50% to 99.9% (w/w) of the composition, and active ingredient may constitute 0.1% to 20% (w/w) of the composition.
- a propellant may further comprise additional ingredients such as a liquid non-ionic and/or solid anionic surfactant and/or a solid diluent (which may have a particle size of the same order as particles comprising the active ingredient).
- additional ingredients such as a liquid non-ionic and/or solid anionic surfactant and/or a solid diluent (which may have a particle size of the same order as particles comprising the active ingredient).
- the polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of the invention described above may be formulated for pulmonary Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 delivery by the methods described in U.S. Pat. No.8,257,685; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of the invention described above formulated for pulmonary delivery may provide an active ingredient in the form of droplets of a solution and/or suspension.
- Such formulations may be prepared, packaged, and/or sold as aqueous and/or dilute alcoholic solutions and/or suspensions, optionally sterile, comprising active ingredient, and may conveniently be administered using any nebulization and/or atomization device.
- Suitable nebulisers are known in the art, including, e.g., ulstrasonic nebulisers, jet nebulisers, and vibrating-mesh nebulisers.
- the nebulizer is a vibrating-mesh nebulizer.
- Such formulations for pulmonary delivery may further comprise one or more additional ingredients including, but not limited to, a flavoring agent such as saccharin sodium, a volatile oil, a buffering agent, a surface active agent, and/or a preservative such as methylhydroxybenzoate.
- Droplets provided by this route of administration may have an average diameter in the range from about 0.1 nm to about 200 nm.
- payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions, and formulations of the invention described above can be administered via intranasal, nasal, or buccal administration for pulmonary delivery.
- polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions, and formulations described herein as being useful for pulmonary delivery are useful for intranasal delivery of a pharmaceutical composition.
- Another formulation suitable for intranasal administration is a coarse powder comprising the active ingredient and having an average particle from about 0.2 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m.
- such a formulation may comprise dry particles which have a diameter in the range from about 1 ⁇ m to about 5 ⁇ m or from about 1 ⁇ m to about 6 ⁇ m.
- such a formulation is contained in a capsule or blister.
- Such a formulation is administered in the manner in which snuff is taken, i.e. by rapid inhalation through the nasal passage from a container of the powder held close to the nose.
- Polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions, and formulations suitable for nasal administration may, for example, comprise from about as little as 0.1% (w/w) and as much as 100% (w/w) of active ingredient, and may comprise one or more of the additional ingredients described herein.
- Polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions, and formulations may be Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 prepared, packaged, and/or sold in a formulation suitable for buccal administration.
- formulations may, for example, be in the form of tablets and/or lozenges made using conventional methods, and may, for example, 0.1% to 20% (w/w) active ingredient, the balance comprising an orally dissolvable and/or degradable composition and, optionally, one or more of the additional ingredients described herein.
- formulations suitable for buccal administration may comprise a powder and/or an aerosolized and/or atomized solution and/or suspension comprising active ingredient.
- Such powdered, aerosolized, and/or aerosolized formulations, when dispersed may have an average particle and/or droplet size in the range from about 0.1 nm to about 200 nm, and may further comprise one or more of any additional ingredients described herein.
- the payload for treating CF e.g., polynucleotides of the present invention (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a CFTR polypeptide or a functional fragment or variant thereof) can be delivered to a cell naked.
- naked refers to delivering polynucleotides free from agents that promote transfection.
- the naked polynucleotides can be delivered to the cell using routes of administration known in the art and described herein.
- the polynucleotides of the present invention can be formulated, using the LNPs and methods described herein.
- the formulations can contain polynucleotides that can be modified and/or unmodified.
- the formulations can further include, but are not limited to, cell penetration agents, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a delivery agent, a bioerodible or biocompatible polymer, a solvent, and a sustained-release delivery depot.
- the formulated polynucleotides can be delivered to the cell using routes of administration known in the art and described herein.
- a pharmaceutical composition for parenteral administration can comprise at least one inactive ingredient. Any or none of the inactive ingredients used can have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- FDA US Food and Drug Administration
- a non- exhaustive list of inactive ingredients for use in pharmaceutical compositions for parenteral administration includes hydrochloric acid, mannitol, nitrogen, sodium acetate, sodium chloride and sodium hydroxide.
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [0876] Formulations can be sterilized, for example, by filtration through a bacterial-retaining filter, and/or by incorporating sterilizing agents in the form of sterile solid compositions that can be dissolved or dispersed in sterile water or other sterile injectable medium prior to use.
- Formulations can be aerosolized using methods known in the art for delivery to the lung.
- the polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of the invention described above may be formulated for pulmonary delivery by the methods described in U.S. Pat. No.8,257,685; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- 26. Kits and Devices a. Kits The invention provides a variety of kits for conveniently and/or effectively using the claimed nucleotides of the present invention. Typically, kits will comprise sufficient amounts and/or numbers of components to allow a user to perform multiple treatments of a subject(s) and/or to perform multiple experiments.
- kits comprising the payload for treating CF, e.g., (polynucleotides) of the invention.
- Said kits can be for protein production, comprising a first polynucleotides comprising a translatable region.
- the kit can further comprise packaging and instructions and/or a delivery agent to form a formulation composition.
- the delivery agent can comprise a saline, a buffered solution, an LNP or any delivery agent disclosed herein.
- the buffer solution can include sodium chloride, calcium chloride, phosphate and/or EDTA.
- the buffer solution can include, but is not limited to, saline, saline with 2mM calcium, 5% sucrose, 5% sucrose with 2mM calcium, 5% Mannitol, 5% Mannitol with 2mM calcium, Ringer's lactate, sodium chloride, sodium chloride with 2mM calcium and mannose (See, e.g., U.S. Pub. No.20120258046; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- the buffer solutions can be precipitated or it can be lyophilized. The amount of each component can be varied to enable consistent, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 reproducible higher concentration saline or simple buffer formulations.
- kits for protein production comprising: a polynucleotide comprising a translatable region, provided in an amount effective to produce a desired amount of a protein encoded by the translatable region when introduced into a target cell; a second polynucleotide comprising an inhibitory nucleic acid, provided in an amount effective to substantially inhibit the innate immune response of the cell; and packaging and instructions.
- kits for protein production comprising a polynucleotide comprising a translatable region, wherein the polynucleotide exhibits reduced degradation by a cellular nuclease, and packaging and instructions.
- the present invention provides kits for protein production, comprising a payload for treating CF, e.g., polynucleotide comprising a translatable region, wherein the polynucleotide exhibits reduced degradation by a cellular nuclease, and a mammalian cell suitable for translation of the translatable region of the first nucleic acid.
- the present invention provides for devices that can incorporate payload for treating CF, e.g., polynucleotides that encode polypeptides of interest. These devices contain in a stable formulation the reagents to synthesize a polynucleotide in a formulation available to be immediately delivered to a subject in need thereof, such as a human patient [0885] Devices for administration can be employed to deliver the payload for treating CF, e.g., polynucleotides of the present invention according to single, multi- or split-dosing regimens taught herein. Such devices are taught in, for example, International Application Publ. No. WO2013151666, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- the polynucleotide is administered intranasally, nasally, or via buccal administration.
- Methods and Devices utilizing electrical current can be employed to deliver the polynucleotides of the present invention according to the single, multi- or split dosing regimens taught herein. Such methods and devices are described in International Application Publication No. WO2013151666, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. d.
- Methods and Devices for pulmonary delivery can be employed to deliver the polynucleotides of the present invention according to the single, multi- or split dosing regimens taught herein.
- pulmonary delivery e.g., nebulizers, atomizers, aerosolizers, inhalers
- nebulizers atomizers, aerosolizers, inhalers
- Such methods and devices are described in International Application Publication No. WO2013151666 and U.S. Pat. No.8,257,685, the contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 27.
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising a payload for treating CF, e.g., an mRNA comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) polypeptide, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 when administered to a subject in need thereof, is sufficient to improve a measure of at least one respiratory volume by at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, or at least 30% as compared to at least one reference respiratory volume measured in the subject untreated for cystic fibrosis, for at least 24 hours, at least 48 hours, at least 72 hours, at least 96 hours, or at least 120 hours post-administration.
- ORF open reading frame
- CFTR cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
- Respiratory volumes are the amount of air inhaled, exhaled and stored within the lungs at any given time.
- Non-limiting examples of various respiratory volumes that may be measured are provided below.
- Total lung capacity (TLC) is the volume in the lungs at maximal inflation, the sum of VC and RV. The average total lung capacity is 6000 ml, although this varies with age, height, sex and health.
- Tidal volume (TV) is the volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during quiet breathing (TV indicates a subdivision of the lung; when tidal volume is precisely measured, as in gas exchange calculation, the symbol TV or VT is used). The average tidal volume is 500 ml.
- Residual volume is the volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximal exhalation. Residual volume (RV/TLC%) is expressed as percent of TLC.
- Expiratory reserve volume is the maximal volume of air that can be exhaled (above tidal volume) during a forceful breath out.
- Inspiratory reserve volume is the maximal volume that can be inhaled from the end-inspiratory position.
- Inspiratory capacity (IC) is the sum of IRV and TV.
- Inspiratory vital capacity (IVC) is the maximum volume of air inhaled from the point of maximum expiration.
- Vital capacity is the volume of air breathed out after the deepest inhalation.
- Forced vital capacity is the determination of the vital capacity from a maximally forced expiratory effort.
- Forced expiratory volume (time) is a generic term indicating the volume of air exhaled under forced conditions in the first t seconds.
- FEV1 is the Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 volume that has been exhaled at the end of the first second of forced expiration.
- FEFx is the forced expiratory flow related to some portion of the FVC curve; modifiers refer to amount of FVC already exhaled.
- FEFmax is the maximum instantaneous flow achieved during a FVC maneuver.
- Forced inspiratory flow is a specific measurement of the forced inspiratory curve , denoted by nomenclature analogous to that for the forced expiratory curve. For example, maximum inspiratory flow is denoted FIFmax.
- volume qualifiers indicate the volume inspired from RV at the point of measurement.
- Peak expiratory flow (PEF) is the highest forced expiratory flow measured with a peak flow meter.
- Maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV) is the volume of air expired in a specified period during repetitive maximal effort. 28.
- Numeric ranges are inclusive of the numbers defining the range. Where a range of values is recited, it is to be understood that each intervening integer value, and each fraction thereof, between the recited upper and lower limits of that range is also specifically disclosed, along with each subrange between such values. The upper and lower limits of any range can independently be included in or excluded from the range, and each range where either, neither or both limits are included is also encompassed within the invention. Where a value is explicitly recited, it is to be understood that values which are about the same quantity or amount as the recited value are also within the scope of the invention. Where a combination is disclosed, each subcombination of the elements of that combination is also specifically disclosed and is within the scope of the invention.
- Nucleobases are referred to herein by their commonly known one-letter symbols recommended by the IUPAC-IUB Biochemical Nomenclature Commission. Accordingly, A represents adenine, C represents cytosine, G represents guanine, T represents thymine, U represents uracil. [0914] Amino acids are referred to herein by either their commonly known three letter symbols or by the one-letter symbols recommended by the IUPAC-IUB Biochemical Nomenclature Commission. Unless otherwise indicated, amino acid sequences are written left to right in amino to carboxy orientation.
- Administered in combination means that two or more agents are administered to a subject at the same time or within an interval such that there can be an overlap of an effect of each agent on the patient. In some embodiments, they are administered within about 60, 30, 15, 10, 5, or 1 minute of one another. In some embodiments, the administrations of the agents are spaced sufficiently closely together such that a combinatorial (e.g., a synergistic) effect is achieved.
- Amino acid substitution The term “amino acid substitution” refers to replacing an amino acid residue present in a parent or reference sequence with another amino acid residue.
- amino acid can be substituted in a parent or reference sequence, for example, via chemical peptide synthesis or through recombinant Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 methods known in the art. Accordingly, a reference to a "substitution at position X" refers to the substitution of an amino acid present at position X with an alternative amino acid residue.
- substitution patterns can be described according to the schema AnY, wherein A is the single letter code corresponding to the amino acid naturally or originally present at position n, and Y is the substituting amino acid residue.
- substitution patterns can be described according to the schema An(YZ), wherein A is the single letter code corresponding to the amino acid residue substituting the amino acid naturally or originally present at position X, and Y and Z are alternative substituting amino acid residue.
- substitutions are conducted at the nucleic acid level, i.e., substituting an amino acid residue with an alternative amino acid residue is conducted by substituting the codon encoding the first amino acid with a codon encoding the second amino acid.
- Animal refers to any member of the animal kingdom. In some embodiments, “animal” refers to humans at any stage of development.
- animal refers to non-human animals at any stage of development.
- the non-human animal is a mammal (e.g., a rodent, a mouse, a rat, a rabbit, a monkey, a dog, a cat, a sheep, cattle, a primate, or a pig).
- animals include, but are not limited to, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and worms.
- the animal is a transgenic animal, genetically-engineered animal, or a clone.
- the term “approximately,” as applied to one or more values of interest, refers to a value that is similar to a stated reference value. In certain embodiments, the term “approximately” refers to a range of values that fall within 25%, 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%, 14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, or less in either direction (greater than or less than) of the stated reference value unless otherwise stated or otherwise evident from the context (except where such number would exceed 100% of a possible value).
- association means that the symptom, measurement, characteristic, or status in question is linked to the diagnosis, development, presence, or progression of that Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 disease.
- association can, but need not, be causatively linked to the disease.
- symptoms, sequelae, or any effects causing a decrease in the quality of life of a patient of CF are considered associated with CF and in some embodiments of the present invention can be treated, ameliorated, or prevented by administering the polynucleotides of the present invention to a subject in need thereof.
- association When used with respect to two or more moieties, the terms “associated with,” “conjugated,” “linked,” “attached,” and “tethered,” when used with respect to two or more moieties, means that the moieties are physically associated or connected with one another, either directly or via one or more additional moieties that serves as a linking agent, to form a structure that is sufficiently stable so that the moieties remain physically associated under the conditions in which the structure is used, e.g., physiological conditions.
- An “association” need not be strictly through direct covalent chemical bonding. It can also suggest ionic or hydrogen bonding or a hybridization based connectivity sufficiently stable such that the "associated" entities remain physically associated.
- bifunctional refers to any substance, molecule or moiety that is capable of or maintains at least two functions.
- the functions can affect the same outcome or a different outcome.
- the structure that produces the function can be the same or different.
- bifunctional modified RNAs of the present invention can encode a CFTR peptide (a first function) while those nucleosides that comprise the encoding RNA are, in and of themselves, capable of extending the half-life of the RNA (second function).
- a bifunctional modified mRNA can be a chimeric or quimeric molecule comprising, for example, an RNA encoding a CFTR peptide (a first function) and a second protein either fused to first protein or co-expressed with the first protein.
- Biocompatible means compatible with living cells, tissues, organs or systems posing little to no risk of injury, toxicity or rejection by the immune system.
- Biodegradable As used herein, the term “biodegradable” means capable of being broken down into innocuous products by the action of living things.
- Biologically active refers to a characteristic of any substance that has activity in a biological system and/or organism. For instance, a substance that, when administered to an organism, has a biological effect on that organism, is considered to be biologically active.
- a polynucleotide of the present invention can be considered biologically active if even a portion of the polynucleotide is biologically active or mimics an activity considered biologically relevant.
- Chimera is an entity having two or more incongruous or heterogeneous parts or regions.
- a chimeric molecule can comprise a first part comprising a CFTR polypeptide, and a second part (e.g., genetically fused to the first part) comprising a second therapeutic protein (e.g., a protein with a distinct enzymatic activity, an antigen binding moiety, or a moiety capable of extending the plasma half life of CFTR, for example, an Fc region of an antibody).
- a second therapeutic protein e.g., a protein with a distinct enzymatic activity, an antigen binding moiety, or a moiety capable of extending the plasma half life of CFTR, for example, an Fc region of an antibody.
- sequence optimization refers to a process or series of processes by which nucleobases in a reference nucleic acid sequence are replaced with alternative nucleobases, resulting in a nucleic acid sequence with improved properties, e.g., improved protein expression or decreased immunogenicity.
- sequence optimization In general, the goal in sequence optimization is to produce a synonymous nucleotide sequence than encodes the same polypeptide sequence encoded by the reference nucleotide sequence. Thus, there are no amino acid substitutions (as a result of codon optimization) in the polypeptide encoded by the codon optimized nucleotide sequence with respect to the polypeptide encoded by the reference nucleotide sequence.
- Codon substitution refers to replacing a codon present in a reference nucleic acid sequence with another codon.
- a codon can be substituted in a reference nucleic acid sequence, for example, via chemical peptide synthesis or through recombinant methods known in the art.
- references Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 to a "substitution” or “replacement” at a certain location in a nucleic acid sequence (e.g., an mRNA) or within a certain region or subsequence of a nucleic acid sequence (e.g., an mRNA) refer to the substitution of a codon at such location or region with an alternative codon.
- the terms "coding region” and “region encoding” and grammatical variants thereof refer to an Open Reading Frame (ORF) in a polynucleotide that upon expression yields a polypeptide or protein.
- ORF Open Reading Frame
- stereoisomer means any geometric isomer (e.g., cis- and trans- isomer), enantiomer, or diastereomer of a compound.
- stereomerically pure forms e.g., geometrically pure, enantiomerically pure, or diastereomerically pure
- enantiomeric and stereoisomeric mixtures e.g., racemates.
- isotopes refers to atoms having the same atomic number but different mass numbers resulting from a different number of neutrons in the nuclei.
- isotopes of hydrogen include tritium and deuterium.
- a compound, salt, or complex of the present disclosure can be prepared in combination with solvent or water molecules to form solvates and hydrates by routine methods.
- contacting a mammalian cell with a nanoparticle composition means that the mammalian cell and a nanoparticle are made to share a physical connection.
- Methods of contacting cells with external entities both in vivo and ex vivo are well known in the biological arts.
- contacting a nanoparticle composition and a mammalian cell disposed within a mammal can be performed by varied routes of administration (e.g., pulmonary delivery (e.g., intranasal, nasal, or buccal administration), intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous) and can involve varied amounts of nanoparticle compositions.
- routes of administration e.g., pulmonary delivery (e.g., intranasal, nasal, or buccal administration), intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous
- more than one mammalian cell can be contacted by a nanoparticle composition.
- Conservative amino acid substitution is one in which the amino acid residue in a protein sequence is replaced with an amino acid residue having a similar side chain.
- Families of amino acid residues having similar side chains have been defined in the art, including basic side chains (e.g., lysine, arginine, or histidine), acidic side chains (e.g., aspartic acid or glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g., glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, or cysteine), nonpolar side chains (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine, or tryptophan), beta-branched side chains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains (e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, or histidine).
- basic side chains e.g., lysine, arginine, or histidine
- acidic side chains e.g.
- amino acid substitution is considered to be conservative.
- a string of amino acids can be conservatively replaced with a structurally similar string that differs in order and/or composition of side chain family members.
- Non-conservative amino acid substitutions include those in which (i) a residue having an electropositive side chain (e.g., Arg, His or Lys) is substituted for, or by, an electronegative residue (e.g., Glu or Asp), (ii) a hydrophilic residue (e.g., Ser or Thr) is substituted for, or by, a hydrophobic residue (e.g., Ala, Leu, Ile, Phe or Val), (iii) a cysteine or proline is substituted for, or by, any other residue, or (iv) a residue having a bulky hydrophobic or aromatic side chain (e.g., Val, His, Ile or Trp) is substituted for, or by, one having a smaller side chain (e.g., Ala or Ser) or no side chain (e.g., Gly).
- an electropositive side chain e.g., Arg, His or Lys
- an electronegative residue e.g., Glu or As
- amino acid substitutions can be readily identified by workers of ordinary skill.
- a substitution can be taken from any one of D-alanine, glycine, beta-alanine, L-cysteine and D-cysteine.
- a replacement can be any one of D-lysine, arginine, D-arginine, homo- arginine, methionine, D-methionine, ornithine, or D- ornithine.
- substitutions in functionally important regions that can be expected to induce changes in the properties of isolated polypeptides are those in which (i) a polar residue, e.g., serine or threonine, is substituted for (or by) a hydrophobic residue, e.g., leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, or alanine; (ii) a cysteine residue is substituted for (or by) any other residue; (iii) a residue having an electropositive side chain, e.g., lysine, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 arginine or histidine, is substituted for (or by) a residue having an electronegative side chain, e.g., glutamic acid or aspartic acid; or (iv) a residue having a bulky side chain, e.g., phenylalanine, is substituted for (or by) one not having such a side
- conserved refers to nucleotides or amino acid residues of a polynucleotide sequence or polypeptide sequence, respectively, that are those that occur unaltered in the same position of two or more sequences being compared. Nucleotides or amino acids that are relatively conserved are those that are conserved amongst more related sequences than nucleotides or amino acids appearing elsewhere in the sequences.
- two or more sequences are said to be “completely conserved” if they are 100% identical to one another. In some embodiments, two or more sequences are said to be "highly conserved” if they are at least 70% identical, at least 80% identical, at least 90% identical, or at least 95% identical to one another. In some embodiments, two or more sequences are said to be "highly conserved” if they are about 70% identical, about 80% identical, about 90% identical, about 95%, about 98%, or about 99% identical to one another.
- two or more sequences are said to be "conserved” if they are at least 30% identical, at least 40% identical, at least 50% identical, at least 60% identical, at least 70% identical, at least 80% identical, at least 90% identical, or at least 95% identical to one another. In some embodiments, two or more sequences are said to be "conserved” if they are about 30% identical, about 40% identical, about 50% identical, about 60% identical, about 70% identical, about 80% identical, about 90% identical, about 95% identical, about 98% identical, or about 99% identical to one another. Conservation of sequence can apply to the entire length of an polynucleotide or polypeptide or can apply to a portion, region or feature thereof.
- Controlled Release refers to a pharmaceutical composition or compound release profile that conforms to a particular pattern of release to effect a therapeutic outcome.
- Cyclic or Cyclized As used herein, the term “cyclic” refers to the presence of a continuous loop. Cyclic molecules need not be circular, only joined to form an unbroken chain of subunits. Cyclic molecules such as the engineered RNA or mRNA of the present invention can be single units or multimers or comprise one or more components of a complex or higher order structure.
- Cytotoxic refers to killing or causing injurious, toxic, or deadly effect on a cell (e.g., a mammalian cell (e.g., a human cell)), bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoan, parasite, prion, or a combination thereof.
- Delivering means providing an entity to a destination.
- delivering a polynucleotide to a subject can involve administering a nanoparticle composition including the polynucleotide to the subject (e.g., pulmonary delivery, e.g., intranasal, nasal, or buccal administration).
- delivering a polynucleotide to a subject can involve administering a nanoparticle composition including the polynucleotide to the subject, e.g., by an intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal, or subcutaneous route.
- Administration of a nanoparticle composition to a mammal or mammalian cell can involve contacting one or more cells with the nanoparticle composition.
- Delivery Agent refers to any substance that facilitates, at least in part, the in vivo, in vitro, or ex vivo delivery of a polynucleotide to targeted cells.
- Destabilized As used herein, the term “destable,” “destabilize,” or “destabilizing region” means a region or molecule that is less stable than a starting, wild-type or native form of the same region or molecule.
- Diastereomer As used herein, the term “diastereomer,” means stereoisomers that are not mirror images of one another and are non-superimposable on one another.
- Digest As used herein, the term “digest” means to break apart into smaller pieces or components. When referring to polypeptides or proteins, digestion results in the production of peptides.
- Distal As used herein, the term “distal” means situated away from the center or away from a point or region of interest.
- Domain As used herein, when referring to polypeptides, the term “domain” refers to a motif of a polypeptide having one or more identifiable structural or functional characteristics or properties (e.g., binding capacity, serving as a site for protein-protein interactions).
- Dosing regimen As used herein, a "dosing regimen” or a “dosing regimen” is a schedule of administration or physician determined regimen of treatment, prophylaxis, or palliative care.
- Effective Amount As used herein, the term "effective amount" of an agent is that amount sufficient to effect beneficial or desired results, for example, clinical results, and, as such, an "effective amount” depends upon the context in which it is being applied. For example, in the context of administering an agent that treats a protein deficiency (e.g., a CFTR deficiency), an effective amount of an agent is, for example, an amount of mRNA expressing sufficient CFTR to ameliorate, reduce, eliminate, or prevent the symptoms associated with the CFTR deficiency, as compared to the severity of the symptom observed without administration of the agent.
- a protein deficiency e.g., a CFTR deficiency
- Enantiomer As used herein, the term “enantiomer” means each individual optically active form of a compound of the invention, having an optical purity or enantiomeric excess (as determined by methods standard in the art) of at least 80% (i.e., at least 90% of one enantiomer and at most 10% of the other enantiomer), at least 90%, or at least 98%.
- Encapsulate As used herein, the term “encapsulate” means to enclose, surround or encase.
- Encapsulation efficiency refers to the amount of a polynucleotide that becomes part of a nanoparticle composition, relative to the initial total amount of polynucleotide used in the preparation of a nanoparticle composition. For example, if 97 mg of polynucleotide are encapsulated in a nanoparticle composition out of a total 100 mg of polynucleotide initially provided to the composition, the encapsulation efficiency can Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 be given as 97%. As used herein, “encapsulation” can refer to complete, substantial, or partial enclosure, confinement, surrounding, or encasement.
- Encoded protein cleavage signal As used herein, “encoded protein cleavage signal” refers to the nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein cleavage signal.
- Engineered As used herein, embodiments of the invention are “engineered” when they are designed to have a feature or property, whether structural or chemical, that varies from a starting point, wild type or native molecule.
- enhanced delivery means delivery of more (e.g., at least 1.5 fold more, at least 2-fold more, at least 3- fold more, at least 4-fold more, at least 5-fold more, at least 6-fold more, at least 7- fold more, at least 8-fold more, at least 9-fold more, at least 10-fold more) of a polynucleotide by a nanoparticle to a target tissue of interest (e.g., mammalian liver) compared to the level of delivery of a polynucleotide by a control nanoparticle to a target tissue of interest (e.g., MC3, KC2, or DLinDMA).
- a target tissue of interest e.g., mammalian liver
- the level of delivery of a nanoparticle to a particular tissue can be measured by comparing the amount of protein produced in a tissue to the weight of said tissue, comparing the amount of polynucleotide in a tissue to the weight of said tissue, comparing the amount of protein produced in a tissue to the amount of total protein in said tissue, or comparing the amount of polynucleotide in a tissue to the amount of total polynucleotide in said tissue.
- a surrogate such as an animal model (e.g., a rat model).
- Exosome is a vesicle secreted by mammalian cells or a complex involved in RNA degradation.
- expression refers to one or more of the following events: (1) production of an mRNA template from a DNA sequence (e.g., by transcription); (2) processing of an mRNA transcript (e.g., by splicing, editing, 5′ cap formation, and/or 3′ end processing); (3) translation of an mRNA into a polypeptide or protein; and (4) post-translational modification of a polypeptide or protein.
- Ex Vivo refers to events that occur outside of an organism (e.g., animal, plant, or microbe or cell or tissue thereof). Ex vivo events can take place in an environment minimally altered from a natural (e.g., in vivo) environment.
- Feature refers to a characteristic, a property, or a distinctive element. When referring to polypeptides, “features" are defined as distinct amino acid sequence-based components of a molecule.
- polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides of the present invention include surface manifestations, local conformational shape, folds, loops, half-loops, domains, half-domains, sites, termini or any combination thereof.
- Formulation includes at least a polynucleotide and one or more of a carrier, an excipient, and a delivery agent.
- Fragment refers to a portion.
- fragments of proteins can comprise polypeptides obtained by digesting full- length protein isolated from cultured cells.
- a fragment is a subsequences of a full length protein (e.g., CFTR) wherein N-terminal, and/or C- terminal, and/or internal subsequences have been deleted.
- the fragments of a protein of the present invention are functional fragments.
- a "functional" biological molecule is a biological molecule in a form in which it exhibits a property and/or activity by which it is characterized.
- a functional fragment of a polynucleotide of the present invention is a polynucleotide capable of expressing a functional CFTR fragment.
- a functional fragment of CFTR refers to a fragment of CFTR (i.e., a fragment of any of its naturally occurring isoforms), or a mutant or variant thereof, wherein the fragment retains a least about 10%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, 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%, or at least about 95% of the biological activity of the corresponding full length protein.
- CFTR-associated disease or " CFTR-associated disorder” refer to diseases or disorders, respectively, which result from aberrant CFTR activity (e.g., decreased activity or increased activity).
- CF is a CFTR-associated disease.
- Numerous clinical variants of CF are known in the art. See, e.g., www.omim.org/entry/219700.
- helper lipid refers to a compound or molecule that includes a lipidic moiety (for insertion into a lipid layer, e.g., lipid bilayer) and a polar moiety (for interaction with physiologic solution at the surface of the lipid layer).
- helper lipid is a phospholipid.
- a function of the helper lipid is to “complement” the amino lipid and increase the fusogenicity of the bilayer and/or to help facilitate endosomal escape, e.g., of nucleic acid delivered to cells.
- Helper lipids are also believed to be a key structural component to the surface of the LNP.
- Homology refers to the overall relatedness between polymeric molecules, e.g. between nucleic acid molecules (e.g. DNA molecules and/or RNA molecules) and/or between polypeptide molecules. Generally, the term “homology” implies an evolutionary relationship between two molecules.
- polymeric molecules are considered to be "homologous" to one another if at least 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% of the monomers in the molecule are identical (exactly the same monomer) or are similar (conservative substitutions).
- homologous necessarily refers to a comparison between at least two sequences (polynucleotide or polypeptide sequences).
- Identity refers to the overall monomer conservation between polymeric molecules, e.g., between polynucleotide molecules (e.g. DNA molecules and/or RNA molecules) and/or between polypeptide molecules. Calculation of the percent identity of two polynucleotide sequences, for example, can be performed by aligning the two sequences for optimal comparison purposes (e.g., gaps can be introduced in one or both of a first and a second nucleic acid sequences for optimal alignment and non-identical sequences can be disregarded for comparison purposes).
- the length of a sequence aligned for comparison purposes is at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or 100% of the length of the reference sequence.
- the nucleotides at corresponding nucleotide positions are then compared. When a position in the first sequence is occupied by the same nucleotide as the corresponding position in the second sequence, then the molecules are identical at that position.
- the percent identity between the two sequences is a function of the number of identical positions shared by the sequences, taking into account the number of gaps, and the length of each gap, which needs to be introduced for optimal alignment of the two sequences.
- BLASTN is used to compare nucleic acid sequences
- BLASTP is used to compare amino acid sequences
- Other suitable programs are, e.g., Needle, Stretcher, Water, or Matcher, part of the EMBOSS suite of bioinformatics programs and also available from the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) at www.ebi.ac.uk/Tools/psa.
- EBI European Bioinformatics Institute
- Sequence alignments can be conducted using methods known in the art such as MAFFT, Clustal (ClustalW, Clustal X or Clustal Omega), MUSCLE, etc.
- sequence alignments can be generated by integrating sequence data with data from heterogeneous sources such as structural data (e.g., crystallographic protein structures), functional data (e.g., location of mutations), or phylogenetic data.
- a suitable program that integrates heterogeneous data to generate a multiple sequence alignment is T-Coffee, available at www.tcoffee.org, and alternatively available, e.g., from the EBI. It will also be appreciated that the final alignment used to calculate percent sequence identity can be curated either automatically or manually.
- Immune response refers to the action of, for example, lymphocytes, antigen presenting cells, phagocytic cells, granulocytes, and soluble macromolecules produced by the above cells or the liver (including antibodies, cytokines, and complement) that results in selective damage to, destruction of, or elimination from the human body of invading pathogens, cells or tissues infected with pathogens, cancerous cells, or, in cases of autoimmunity or Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 pathological inflammation, normal human cells or tissues.
- the administration of a nanoparticle comprising a lipid component and an encapsulated therapeutic agent can trigger an immune response, which can be caused by (i) the encapsulated therapeutic agent (e.g., an mRNA), (ii) the expression product of such encapsulated therapeutic agent (e.g., a polypeptide encoded by the mRNA), (iii) the lipid component of the nanoparticle, or (iv) a combination thereof.
- Inflammatory response refers to immune responses involving specific and non-specific defense systems.
- a specific defense system reaction is a specific immune system reaction to an antigen. Examples of specific defense system reactions include antibody responses.
- a non-specific defense system reaction is an inflammatory response mediated by leukocytes generally incapable of immunological memory, e.g., macrophages, eosinophils and neutrophils.
- an immune response includes the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, resulting in elevated inflammatory cytokine levels.
- Inflammatory cytokines The term “inflammatory cytokine” refers to cytokines that are elevated in an inflammatory response.
- inflammatory cytokines examples include interleukin-6 (IL-6), CXCL1 (chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1; also known as GRO ⁇ , interferon- ⁇ (IFN ⁇ ), tumor necrosis factor ⁇ (TNF ⁇ ), interferon ⁇ -induced protein 10 (IP-10), or granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF).
- IL-6 interleukin-6
- CXCL1 chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1
- GRO ⁇ interferon- ⁇
- IFN ⁇ interferon- ⁇
- TNF ⁇ tumor necrosis factor ⁇
- IP-10 interferon ⁇ -induced protein 10
- G-CSF granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
- the term inflammatory cytokines includes also other cytokines associated with inflammatory responses known in the art, e.g., interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-8 (IL- 8), interleuk
- in vitro refers to events that occur in an artificial environment, e.g., in a test tube or reaction vessel, in cell culture, in a Petri dish, etc., rather than within an organism (e.g., animal, plant, or microbe).
- in Vivo refers to events that occur within an organism (e.g., animal, plant, or microbe or cell or tissue thereof).
- Insertional and deletional variants "Insertional variants" when referring to polypeptides are those with one or more amino acids inserted immediately adjacent to an amino acid at a particular position in a native or starting sequence.
- Immediately adjacent to an amino acid means connected to either the alpha-carboxy or alpha-amino functional group of the amino acid.
- "Deletional variants" when Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 referring to polypeptides are those with one or more amino acids in the native or starting amino acid sequence removed. Ordinarily, deletional variants will have one or more amino acids deleted in a particular region of the molecule.
- Intact As used herein, in the context of a polypeptide, the term “intact” means retaining an amino acid corresponding to the wild type protein, e.g., not mutating or substituting the wild type amino acid.
- Ionizable amino lipid includes those lipids having one, two, three, or more fatty acid or fatty alkyl chains and a pH- titratable amino head group (e.g., an alkylamino or dialkylamino head group).
- An ionizable amino lipid is typically protonated (i.e., positively charged) at a pH below the pKa of the amino head group and is substantially not charged at a pH above the pKa.
- Such ionizable amino lipids include, but are not limited to DLin-MC3-DMA (MC3) and (13Z,165Z)-N,N-dimethyl-3-nonydocosa-13-16-dien-1-amine (L608).
- Isolated refers to a substance or entity that has been separated from at least some of the components with which it was associated (whether in nature or in an experimental setting).
- Isolated substances can have varying levels of purity in reference to the substances from which they have been isolated. Isolated substances and/or entities can be separated from at least about 10%, about 20%, about 30%, about 40%, about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, or more of the other components with which they were initially associated. In some embodiments, isolated substances are more than 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 more than about 99% pure. As used herein, a substance is “pure” if it is substantially free of other components.
- Substantially isolated By “substantially isolated” is meant that the compound is substantially separated from the environment in which it was formed or detected. Partial separation can include, for example, a composition enriched in the compound of the present disclosure. Substantial separation can include compositions containing at least about 50%, at least about 60%, at least about 70%, at least about Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 80%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 97%, or at least about 99% by weight of the compound of the present disclosure, or salt thereof.
- a polynucleotide, vector, polypeptide, cell, or any composition disclosed herein which is "isolated” is a polynucleotide, vector, polypeptide, cell, or composition which is in a form not found in nature.
- Isolated polynucleotides, vectors, polypeptides, or compositions include those which have been purified to a degree that they are no longer in a form in which they are found in nature.
- a polynucleotide, vector, polypeptide, or composition which is isolated is substantially pure.
- Isomer means any tautomer, stereoisomer, enantiomer, or diastereomer of any compound of the invention. It is recognized that the compounds of the invention can have one or more chiral centers and/or double bonds and, therefore, exist as stereoisomers, such as double-bond isomers (i.e., geometric E/Z isomers) or diastereomers (e.g., enantiomers (i.e., (+) or (-)) or cis/trans isomers).
- the chemical structures depicted herein, and therefore the compounds of the invention encompass all of the corresponding stereoisomers, that is, both the stereomerically pure form (e.g., geometrically pure, enantiomerically pure, or diastereomerically pure) and enantiomeric and stereoisomeric mixtures, e.g., racemates.
- Enantiomeric and stereoisomeric mixtures of compounds of the invention can typically be resolved into their component enantiomers or stereoisomers by well-known methods, such as chiral-phase gas chromatography, chiral-phase high performance liquid chromatography, crystallizing the compound as a chiral salt complex, or crystallizing the compound in a chiral solvent.
- Linker refers to a group of atoms, e.g., 10- 1,000 atoms, and can be comprised of the atoms or groups such as, but not limited to, carbon, amino, alkylamino, oxygen, sulfur, sulfoxide, sulfonyl, carbonyl, and imine.
- the linker can be attached to a modified nucleoside or nucleotide on the nucleobase or sugar moiety at a first end, and to a payload, e.g., a detectable or therapeutic agent, at a second end.
- the linker can be of sufficient length as to not interfere with Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 incorporation into a nucleic acid sequence.
- the linker can be used for any useful purpose, such as to form polynucleotide multimers (e.g., through linkage of two or more chimeric polynucleotides molecules or IVT polynucleotides) or polynucleotides conjugates, as well as to administer a payload, as described herein.
- Examples of chemical groups that can be incorporated into the linker include, but are not limited to, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, amido, amino, ether, thioether, ester, alkylene, heteroalkylene, aryl, or heterocyclyl, each of which can be optionally substituted, as described herein.
- linkers include, but are not limited to, unsaturated alkanes, polyethylene glycols (e.g., ethylene or propylene glycol monomeric units, e.g., diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, or tetraethylene glycol), and dextran polymers and derivatives thereof.
- Non-limiting examples of a selectively cleavable bond include an amido bond can be cleaved for example by the use of tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP), or other reducing agents, and/or photolysis, as well as an ester bond can be cleaved for example by acidic or basic hydrolysis.
- Methods of Administration can include pulmonary delivery (e.g., intranasal, nasal, buccal), intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, or other methods of delivering a composition to a subject.
- a method of administration can be selected to target delivery (e.g., to specifically deliver) to a specific region or system of a body.
- Modified refers to a changed state or structure of a molecule of the invention. Molecules can be modified in many ways including chemically, structurally, and functionally. In some embodiments, the mRNA molecules of the present invention are modified by the introduction of non- natural nucleosides and/or nucleotides, e.g., as it relates to the natural ribonucleotides A, U, G, and C. Noncanonical nucleotides such as the cap structures are not considered “modified” although they differ from the chemical structure of the A, C, G, U ribonucleotides.
- Nanoparticle composition is a composition comprising one or more lipids. Nanoparticle compositions are typically sized on the order of micrometers or smaller and can include a lipid bilayer. Nanoparticle compositions encompass lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), liposomes (e.g., lipid vesicles), and lipoplexes.
- LNPs lipid nanoparticles
- liposomes e.g., lipid vesicles
- a nanoparticle composition can be a liposome having a lipid bilayer with a diameter of 500 nm or less.
- Naturally occurring As used herein, "naturally occurring” means existing in nature without artificial aid.
- Non-human vertebrate As used herein, a “non-human vertebrate” includes all vertebrates except Homo sapiens, including wild and domesticated species. Examples of non-human vertebrates include, but are not limited to, mammals, such as alpaca, banteng, bison, camel, cat, cattle, deer, dog, donkey, gayal, goat, guinea pig, horse, llama, mule, pig, rabbit, reindeer, sheep water buffalo, and yak.
- nucleic acid sequence The terms “nucleic acid sequence,” “nucleotide sequence,” or “polynucleotide sequence” are used interchangeably and refer to a contiguous nucleic acid sequence. The sequence can be either single stranded or double stranded DNA or RNA, e.g., an mRNA.
- nucleic acid in its broadest sense, includes any compound and/or substance that comprises a polymer of nucleotides. These polymers are often referred to as polynucleotides.
- nucleic acids or polynucleotides of the invention include, but are not limited to, ribonucleic acids (RNAs), deoxyribonucleic acids (DNAs), threose nucleic acids (TNAs), glycol nucleic acids (GNAs), peptide nucleic acids (PNAs), locked nucleic acids (LNAs, including LNA having a ⁇ - D-ribo configuration, ⁇ -LNA having an ⁇ -L-ribo configuration (a diastereomer of LNA), 2′- amino-LNA having a 2′-amino functionalization, and 2′-amino- ⁇ -LNA having a 2′- amino functionalization), ethylene nucleic acids (ENA), cyclohexenyl nucleic acids (CeNA) or hybrids or combinations thereof.
- RNAs ribonucleic acids
- DNAs deoxyribonucleic acids
- TAAs threose nucleic acids
- nucleotide sequence encoding refers to the nucleic acid (e.g., an mRNA or DNA molecule) coding sequence which encodes a polypeptide.
- the coding sequence can further include initiation and termination signals operably linked to regulatory elements including a promoter and polyadenylation signal capable of directing expression in the cells of an individual or mammal to which the nucleic acid is administered.
- the coding sequence can further include sequences that encode signal peptides.
- Off-target As used herein, "off target” refers to any unintended effect on any one or more target, gene, or cellular transcript.
- Open reading frame As used herein, "open reading frame” or “ORF” refers to a sequence which does not contain a stop codon in a given reading frame.
- Operably linked As used herein, the phrase “operably linked” refers to a functional connection between two or more molecules, constructs, transcripts, entities, moieties or the like.
- Optionally substituted Herein a phrase of the form “optionally substituted X” (e.g., optionally substituted alkyl) is intended to be equivalent to "X, wherein X is optionally substituted” (e.g., "alkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted”).
- a "part" or "region" of a polynucleotide is defined as any portion of the polynucleotide that is less than the entire length of the polynucleotide.
- Patient refers to a subject who can seek or be in need of treatment, requires treatment, is receiving treatment, will receive treatment, or a subject who is under care by a trained professional for a particular disease or condition. In some embodiments, the treatment is needed, required, or received to prevent or decrease the risk of developing acute disease, i.e., it is a prophylactic treatment.
- compositions, and/or dosage forms that are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem or complication, commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.
- compositions described herein refers any ingredient other than the compounds described herein (for example, a vehicle capable of suspending or dissolving the active compound) and having the properties of being substantially nontoxic and non- inflammatory in a patient.
- Excipients can include, for example: antiadherents, antioxidants, binders, coatings, compression aids, disintegrants, dyes (colors), emollients, emulsifiers, fillers (diluents), film formers or coatings, flavors, fragrances, glidants (flow enhancers), lubricants, preservatives, printing inks, sorbents, suspension or dispersing agents, sweeteners, and waters of hydration.
- antiadherents antioxidants, binders, coatings, compression aids, disintegrants, dyes (colors), emollients, emulsifiers, fillers (diluents), film formers or coatings, flavors, fragrances, glidants (flow enhancers), lubricants, preservatives, printing inks, sorbents, suspension or dispersing agents, sweeteners, and waters of hydration.
- excipients include, but are not limited to: butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate (dibasic), calcium stearate, croscarmellose, crosslinked polyvinyl pyrrolidone, citric acid, crospovidone, cysteine, ethylcellulose, gelatin, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, lactose, magnesium stearate, maltitol, mannitol, methionine, methylcellulose, methyl paraben, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, povidone, pregelatinized starch, propyl paraben, retinyl palmitate, shellac, silicon dioxide, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium citrate, sodium starch glycolate, sorbitol, starch (corn), stearic acid, sucrose, talc, titanium dioxide, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin C,
- compositions described herein also includes pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds described herein.
- pharmaceutically acceptable salts refers to derivatives of the disclosed compounds wherein the parent compound is modified by converting an existing acid or base moiety to its salt form (e.g., by reacting the free base group with a suitable organic acid).
- examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, mineral or organic acid salts of basic residues such as amines; alkali or organic salts of acidic residues such as carboxylic acids; and the like.
- Representative acid addition salts include acetate, acetic acid, adipate, alginate, ascorbate, aspartate, benzenesulfonate, benzene sulfonic acid, benzoate, bisulfate, borate, butyrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, citrate, cyclopentanepropionate, digluconate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, fumarate, glucoheptonate, glycerophosphate, hemisulfate, heptonate, hexanoate, hydrobromide, hydrochloride, hydroiodide, 2- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 hydroxy-ethanesulfonate, lactobionate, lactate, laurate, lauryl sulfate, malate, maleate, malonate, methanesulfonate, 2-naphthal
- alkali or alkaline earth metal salts include sodium, lithium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and the like, as well as nontoxic ammonium, quaternary ammonium, and amine cations, including, but not limited to ammonium, tetramethylammonium, tetraethylammonium, methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, triethylamine, ethylamine, and the like.
- the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the present disclosure include the conventional non-toxic salts of the parent compound formed, for example, from non-toxic inorganic or organic acids.
- the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the present disclosure can be synthesized from the parent compound that contains a basic or acidic moiety by conventional chemical methods.
- such salts can be prepared by reacting the free acid or base forms of these compounds with a stoichiometric amount of the appropriate base or acid in water or in an organic solvent, or in a mixture of the two; generally, nonaqueous media like ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol, or acetonitrile are used.
- nonaqueous media like ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol, or acetonitrile are used.
- Lists of suitable salts are found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17 th ed., Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa., 1985, p.1418, Pharmaceutical Salts: Properties, Selection, and Use, P.H. Stahl and C.G.
- solvates means a compound of the invention wherein molecules of a suitable solvent are incorporated in the crystal lattice.
- a suitable solvent is physiologically tolerable at the dosage administered.
- solvates can be prepared by crystallization, recrystallization, or precipitation from a solution that includes organic solvents, water, or a mixture thereof.
- solvents examples include ethanol, water (for example, mono-, di-, and tri-hydrates), N- methylpyrrolidinone (NMP), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), N,N'-dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N'-dimethylacetamide (DMAC), 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (DMEU), Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-(1H)-pyrimidinone (DMPU), acetonitrile (ACN), propylene glycol, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, 2-pyrrolidone, benzyl benzoate, and the like.
- NMP N- methylpyrrolidinone
- DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
- DMF N,N'-dimethylformamide
- DMAC N,N'-dimethylacetamide
- Pharmacokinetic refers to any one or more properties of a molecule or compound as it relates to the determination of the fate of substances administered to a living organism. Pharmacokinetics is divided into several areas including the extent and rate of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion.
- ADME This is commonly referred to as ADME where: (A) Absorption is the process of a substance entering the blood circulation; (D) Distribution is the dispersion or dissemination of substances throughout the fluids and tissues of the body; (M) Metabolism (or Biotransformation) is the irreversible transformation of parent compounds into daughter metabolites; and (E) Excretion (or Elimination) refers to the elimination of the substances from the body. In rare cases, some drugs irreversibly accumulate in body tissue. [1009] Physicochemical: As used herein, "physicochemical” means of or relating to a physical and/or chemical property.
- Polynucleotide refers to polymers of nucleotides of any length, including ribonucleotides, deoxyribonucleotides, analogs thereof, or mixtures thereof. This term refers to the primary structure of the molecule. Thus, the term includes triple-, double- and single- stranded deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA”), as well as triple-, double- and single- stranded ribonucleic acid (“RNA”). It also includes modified, for example by alkylation, and/or by capping, and unmodified forms of the polynucleotide.
- DNA triple-, double- and single- stranded deoxyribonucleic acid
- RNA triple-, double- and single- stranded ribonucleic acid
- polynucleotide includes polydeoxyribonucleotides (containing 2-deoxy-D-ribose), polyribonucleotides (containing D-ribose), including tRNA, rRNA, hRNA, siRNA and mRNA, whether spliced or unspliced, any other type of polynucleotide which is an N- or C-glycoside of a purine or pyrimidine base, and other polymers containing normucleotidic backbones, for example, polyamide (e.g., peptide nucleic acids "PNAs”) and polymorpholino polymers, and other synthetic sequence-specific nucleic acid polymers providing that the polymers contain nucleobases in a configuration which allows for base pairing and base stacking, such as is found in DNA and RNA.
- PNAs peptide nucleic acids
- the polynucleotide comprises an Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 mRNA.
- the mRNA is a synthetic mRNA.
- the synthetic mRNA comprises at least one unnatural nucleobase.
- all nucleobases of a certain class have been replaced with unnatural nucleobases (e.g., all uridines in a polynucleotide disclosed herein can be replaced with an unnatural nucleobase, e.g., 5-methoxyuridine).
- the polynucleotide (e.g., a synthetic RNA or a synthetic DNA) comprises only natural nucleobases, i.e., A (adenosine), G (guanosine), C (cytidine), and T (thymidine) in the case of a synthetic DNA, or A, C, G, and U (uridine) in the case of a synthetic RNA.
- A adenosine
- G guanosine
- C cytidine
- T thymidine
- A, C, G, and U uridine
- a codon-nucleotide sequence disclosed herein in DNA form e.g., a vector or an in-vitro translation (IVT) template
- IVT in-vitro translation
- both codon-optimized DNA sequences (comprising T) and their corresponding mRNA sequences (comprising U) are considered codon-optimized nucleotide sequence of the present invention.
- equivalent codon-maps can be generated by replaced one or more bases with non- natural bases.
- a TTC codon (DNA map) would correspond to a UUC codon (RNA map), which in turn would correspond to a ⁇ C codon (RNA map in which U has been replaced with pseudouridine).
- Standard A-T and G-C base pairs form under conditions which allow the formation of hydrogen bonds between the N3-H and C4-oxy of thymidine and the N1 and C6-NH2, respectively, of adenosine and between the C2-oxy, N3 and C4- NH2, of cytidine and the C2-NH2, N′—H and C6-oxy, respectively, of guanosine.
- guanosine (2-amino-6-oxy-9- ⁇ -D-ribofuranosyl-purine) can be modified to form isoguanosine (2-oxy-6-amino-9- ⁇ -D-ribofuranosyl-purine).
- Such modification results in a nucleoside base which will no longer effectively form a standard base pair with cytosine.
- Nonnatural base pairs can be synthesized by the method described in Piccirilli et al., 1990, Nature 343:33-37, for the synthesis of 2,6- diaminopyrimidine and its complement (1-methylpyrazolo-[4,3]pyrimidine-5,7- (4H,6H)-dione.
- Other such modified nucleotide units which form unique base pairs are known, such as those described in Leach et al. (1992) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 114:3675-3683 and Switzer et al., supra.
- Polypeptide The terms "polypeptide,” “peptide,” and “protein” are used interchangeably herein to refer to polymers of amino acids of any length.
- the polymer can comprise modified amino acids.
- the terms also encompass an amino acid polymer that has been modified naturally or by intervention; for example, disulfide bond formation, glycosylation, lipidation, acetylation, phosphorylation, or any other manipulation or modification, such as conjugation with a labeling component.
- polypeptides containing one or more analogs of an amino acid including, for example, unnatural amino acids such as homocysteine, ornithine, p-acetylphenylalanine, D-amino acids, and creatine), as well as other modifications known in the art.
- polypeptides refers to proteins, polypeptides, and peptides of any size, structure, or function.
- Polypeptides include encoded polynucleotide products, naturally occurring polypeptides, synthetic polypeptides, homologs, orthologs, paralogs, fragments and other equivalents, variants, and analogs of the foregoing.
- a polypeptide can be a monomer or can be a multi-molecular complex such as a dimer, trimer or tetramer. They can also comprise single chain or multichain polypeptides. Most commonly disulfide linkages are found in multichain polypeptides.
- polypeptide can also apply to amino acid polymers in which one or more amino acid residues are an artificial chemical analogue of a corresponding naturally occurring amino acid.
- a "peptide” can Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 be less than or equal to 50 amino acids long, e.g., about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 amino acids long.
- Polypeptide variant refers to molecules that differ in their amino acid sequence from a native or reference sequence. The amino acid sequence variants can possess substitutions, deletions, and/or insertions at certain positions within the amino acid sequence, as compared to a native or reference sequence.
- PUD Polypeptide per unit drug
- a PUD or product per unit drug is defined as a subdivided portion of total daily dose, usually 1 mg, pg, kg, etc., of a product (such as a polypeptide) as measured in body fluid or tissue, usually defined in concentration such as pmol/mL, mmol/mL, etc.
- the term "preventing” refers to partially or completely delaying onset of an infection, disease, disorder and/or condition; partially or completely delaying onset of one or more symptoms, features, or clinical manifestations of a particular infection, disease, disorder, and/or condition; partially or completely delaying onset of one or more symptoms, features, or manifestations of a particular infection, disease, disorder, and/or condition; partially or completely delaying progression from an infection, a particular disease, disorder and/or condition; and/or decreasing the risk of developing pathology associated with the infection, the disease, disorder, and/or condition.
- Proliferate As used herein, the term “proliferate” means to grow, expand or increase or cause to grow, expand or increase rapidly. “Proliferative” means having the ability to proliferate. “Anti-proliferative” means having properties counter to or inapposite to proliferative properties. [1019] Prophylactic: As used herein, “prophylactic” refers to a therapeutic or course of action used to prevent the spread of disease. Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [1020] Prophylaxis: As used herein, a “prophylaxis” refers to a measure taken to maintain health and prevent the spread of disease.
- Protein cleavage site As used herein, “protein cleavage site” refers to a site where controlled cleavage of the amino acid chain can be accomplished by chemical, enzymatic or photochemical means.
- Protein cleavage signal As used herein “protein cleavage signal” refers to at least one amino acid that flags or marks a polypeptide for cleavage.
- Protein of interest As used herein, the terms “proteins of interest” or “desired proteins” include those provided herein and fragments, mutants, variants, and alterations thereof.
- Proximal As used herein, the term “proximal” means situated nearer to the center or to a point or region of interest.
- Pseudouridine As used herein, pseudouridine ( ⁇ ) refers to the C- glycoside isomer of the nucleoside uridine.
- a "pseudouridine analog” is any modification, variant, isoform or derivative of pseudouridine.
- pseudouridine analogs include but are not limited to 1-carboxymethyl-pseudouridine, 1-propynyl-pseudouridine, 1-taurinomethyl-pseudouridine, 1-taurinomethyl-4-thio- pseudouridine, 1-methylpseudouridine (m 1 ⁇ ) (also known as N1-methyl- pseudouridine), 1-methyl-4-thio-pseudouridine (m 1 s 4 ⁇ ), 4-thio-1-methyl- pseudouridine, 3-methyl-pseudouridine (m 3 ⁇ ), 2-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 1- methyl-1-deaza-pseudouridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudouridine, dihydropseudouridine, 2-thio-dihydropseudouridine, 2-methoxyuridine, 2-methoxy-4- thio-uridine, 4-methoxy-pseu
- Reference Nucleic Acid Sequence refers to a starting nucleic acid sequence (e.g., a RNA, e.g., an Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 mRNA sequence) that can be sequence optimized.
- the reference nucleic acid sequence is a wild type nucleic acid sequence, a fragment or a variant thereof.
- the reference nucleic acid sequence is a previously sequence optimized nucleic acid sequence.
- Salts In some aspects, the pharmaceutical composition for delivery disclosed herein and comprises salts of some of their lipid constituents. The term “salt” includes any anionic and cationic complex.
- Non-limiting examples of anions include inorganic and organic anions, e.g., fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, oxalate (e.g., hemioxalate), phosphate, phosphonate, hydrogen phosphate, dihydrogen phosphate, oxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, nitrate, nitrite, nitride, bisulfite, sulfide, sulfite, bisulfate, sulfate, thiosulfate, hydrogen sulfate, borate, formate, acetate, benzoate, citrate, tartrate, lactate, acrylate, polyacrylate, fumarate, maleate, itaconate, glycolate, gluconate, malate, mandelate, tiglate, ascorbate, salicylate, polymethacrylate, perchlorate, chlorate, chlorite, hypochlorite, bromate, hypobromite, iodate
- sample refers to a subset of its tissues, cells or component parts (e.g., body fluids, including but not limited to blood, mucus, lymphatic fluid, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, amniotic fluid, amniotic cord blood, urine, vaginal fluid and semen).
- body fluids including but not limited to blood, mucus, lymphatic fluid, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, amniotic fluid, amniotic cord blood, urine, vaginal fluid and semen).
- a sample further can include a homogenate, lysate or extract prepared from a whole organism or a subset of its tissues, cells or component parts, or a fraction or portion thereof, including but not limited to, for example, plasma, serum, spinal fluid, lymph fluid, the external sections of the skin, respiratory, intestinal, and genitourinary tracts, tears, saliva, milk, blood cells, tumors, organs.
- a sample further refers to a medium, such as a nutrient broth or gel, which can contain cellular components, such as proteins or nucleic acid molecule.
- Signal Sequence As used herein, the phrases “signal sequence,” “signal peptide,” and “transit peptide” are used interchangeably and refer to a sequence that can direct the transport or localization of a protein to a certain organelle, cell compartment, or extracellular export. The term encompasses both the Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 signal sequence polypeptide and the nucleic acid sequence encoding the signal sequence. Thus, references to a signal sequence in the context of a nucleic acid refer in fact to the nucleic acid sequence encoding the signal sequence polypeptide.
- Signal transduction pathway A "signal transduction pathway” refers to the biochemical relationship between a variety of signal transduction molecules that play a role in the transmission of a signal from one portion of a cell to another portion of a cell.
- the phrase "cell surface receptor” includes, for example, molecules and complexes of molecules capable of receiving a signal and the transmission of such a signal across the plasma membrane of a cell.
- Similarity As used herein, the term “similarity” refers to the overall relatedness between polymeric molecules, e.g. between polynucleotide molecules (e.g. DNA molecules and/or RNA molecules) and/or between polypeptide molecules.
- Single unit dose As used herein, a "single unit dose” is a dose of any therapeutic administered in one dose/at one time/single route/single point of contact, i.e., single administration event.
- Split dose As used herein, a "split dose” is the division of single unit dose or total daily dose into two or more doses.
- Specific delivery means delivery of more (e.g., at least 1.5 fold more, at least 2-fold more, at least 3-fold more, at least 4-fold more, at least 5-fold more, at least 6-fold more, at least 7-fold more, at least 8-fold more, at least 9-fold more, at least 10-fold more) of a polynucleotide by a nanoparticle to a target tissue of interest (e.g., mammalian liver) compared to an off-target tissue (e.g., mammalian spleen).
- a target tissue of interest e.g., mammalian liver
- off-target tissue e.g., mammalian spleen
- the level of delivery of a nanoparticle to a particular tissue can be measured by comparing the amount of protein produced in a tissue to the weight of said tissue, comparing the amount of polynucleotide in a tissue to the weight of said tissue, comparing the amount of protein produced in a tissue to the amount of total protein in said tissue, or comparing the amount of polynucleotide in a tissue to the Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 amount of total polynucleotide in said tissue.
- a polynucleotide is specifically provided to a mammalian kidney as compared to the liver and spleen if 1.5, 2-fold, 3-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 15 fold, or 20 fold more polynucleotide per 1 g of tissue is delivered to a kidney compared to that delivered to the liver or spleen following systemic administration of the polynucleotide.
- a surrogate such as an animal model (e.g., a rat model).
- Stable As used herein “stable” refers to a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and in some cases capable of formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent.
- Stabilized As used herein, the term “stabilize,” “stabilized,” “stabilized region” means to make or become stable.
- Stereoisomer refers to all possible different isomeric as well as conformational forms that a compound can possess (e.g., a compound of any formula described herein), in particular all possible stereochemically and conformationally isomeric forms, all diastereomers, enantiomers and/or conformers of the basic molecular structure. Some compounds of the present invention can exist in different tautomeric forms, all of the latter being included within the scope of the present invention.
- Subject By “subject” or “individual” or “animal” or “patient” or “mammal,” is meant any subject, particularly a mammalian subject, for whom diagnosis, prognosis, or therapy is desired.
- Mammalian subjects include, but are not limited to, humans, domestic animals, farm animals, zoo animals, sport animals, pet animals such as dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, rats, mice, horses, cattle, cows; primates such as apes, monkeys, orangutans, and chimpanzees; canids such as dogs and wolves; felids such as cats, lions, and tigers; equids such as horses, donkeys, and zebras; bears, food animals such as cows, pigs, and sheep; ungulates such as deer and giraffes; rodents such as mice, rats, hamsters and guinea pigs; and so on.
- pet animals such as dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, rats, mice, horses, cattle, cows; primates such as apes, monkeys, orangutans, and chimpanzees; canids such as dogs
- the mammal is a human subject.
- a subject is a Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 human patient.
- a subject is a human patient in need of treatment.
- Substantially refers to the qualitative condition of exhibiting total or near-total extent or degree of a characteristic or property of interest.
- One of ordinary skill in the biological arts will understand that biological and chemical characteristics rarely, if ever, go to completion and/or proceed to completeness or achieve or avoid an absolute result. The term “substantially” is therefore used herein to capture the potential lack of completeness inherent in many biological and chemical characteristics.
- Substantially equal As used herein as it relates to time differences between doses, the term means plus/minus 2%.
- Substantially simultaneous As used herein and as it relates to plurality of doses, the term means within 2 seconds.
- Suffering from An individual who is "suffering from" a disease, disorder, and/or condition has been diagnosed with or displays one or more symptoms of the disease, disorder, and/or condition.
- Susceptible to An individual who is "susceptible to" a disease, disorder, and/or condition has not been diagnosed with and/or cannot exhibit symptoms of the disease, disorder, and/or condition but harbors a propensity to develop a disease or its symptoms.
- an individual who is susceptible to a disease, disorder, and/or condition can be characterized by one or more of the following: (1) a genetic mutation associated with development of the disease, disorder, and/or condition; (2) a genetic polymorphism associated with development of the disease, disorder, and/or condition; (3) increased and/or decreased expression and/or activity of a protein and/or nucleic acid associated with the disease, disorder, and/or condition; (4) habits and/or lifestyles associated with development of the disease, disorder, and/or condition; (5) a family history of the disease, disorder, and/or condition; and (6) exposure to and/or infection with a microbe associated with development of the disease, disorder, and/or condition.
- an individual who is susceptible to a disease, disorder, and/or condition will develop the disease, disorder, and/or condition.
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 an individual who is susceptible to a disease, disorder, and/or condition will not develop the disease, disorder, and/or condition.
- Sustained release As used herein, the term “sustained release” refers to a pharmaceutical composition or compound release profile that conforms to a release rate over a specific period of time.
- Synthetic The term “synthetic” means produced, prepared, and/or manufactured by the hand of man.
- Targeted cells refers to any one or more cells of interest.
- the cells can be found in vitro, in vivo, in situ or in the tissue or organ of an organism.
- the organism can be an animal, for example a mammal, a human, a subject or a patient.
- Target tissue refers to any one or more tissue types of interest in which the delivery of a polynucleotide would result in a desired biological and/or pharmacological effect. Examples of target tissues of interest include specific tissues, organs, and systems or groups thereof.
- a target tissue can be a liver, a kidney, a lung, a spleen, or a vascular endothelium in vessels (e.g., intra-coronary or intra-femoral).
- An “off-target tissue” refers to any one or more tissue types in which the expression of the encoded protein does not result in a desired biological and/or pharmacological effect.
- the presence of a therapeutic agent in an off-target issue can be the result of: (i) leakage of a polynucleotide from the administration site to peripheral tissue or distant off-target tissue via diffusion or through the bloodstream (e.g., a polynucleotide intended to express a polypeptide in a certain tissue would reach the off-target tissue and the polypeptide would be expressed in the off-target tissue); or (ii) leakage of an polypeptide after administration of a polynucleotide encoding such polypeptide to peripheral tissue or distant off-target tissue via diffusion or through the bloodstream (e.g., a polynucleotide would expressed a polypeptide in the target tissue, and the polypeptide would diffuse to peripheral tissue).
- Targeting sequence refers to a sequence that can direct the transport or localization of a protein or polypeptide. Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [1051] Terminus: As used herein the terms “termini” or “terminus,” when referring to polypeptides, refers to an extremity of a peptide or polypeptide. Such extremity is not limited only to the first or final site of the peptide or polypeptide but can include additional amino acids in the terminal regions.
- polypeptide based molecules of the invention can be characterized as having both an N-terminus (terminated by an amino acid with a free amino group (NH 2 )) and a C-terminus (terminated by an amino acid with a free carboxyl group (COOH)).
- Proteins of the invention are in some cases made up of multiple polypeptide chains brought together by disulfide bonds or by non-covalent forces (multimers, oligomers). These sorts of proteins will have multiple N- and C-termini.
- the termini of the polypeptides can be modified such that they begin or end, as the case can be, with a non-polypeptide based moiety such as an organic conjugate.
- therapeutic agent refers to an agent that, when administered to a subject, has a therapeutic, diagnostic, and/or prophylactic effect and/or elicits a desired biological and/or pharmacological effect.
- an mRNA encoding a CFTR polypeptide can be a therapeutic agent.
- therapeutically effective amount means an amount of an agent to be delivered (e.g., nucleic acid, drug, therapeutic agent, diagnostic agent, prophylactic agent, etc.) that is sufficient, when administered to a subject suffering from or susceptible to an infection, disease, disorder, and/or condition, to treat, improve symptoms of, diagnose, prevent, and/or delay the onset of the infection, disease, disorder, and/or condition.
- an agent to be delivered e.g., nucleic acid, drug, therapeutic agent, diagnostic agent, prophylactic agent, etc.
- Therapeutically effective outcome means an outcome that is sufficient in a subject suffering from or susceptible to an infection, disease, disorder, and/or condition, to treat, improve symptoms of, diagnose, prevent, and/or delay the onset of the infection, disease, disorder, and/or condition.
- Total daily dose As used herein, a "total daily dose” is an amount given or prescribed in 24 hr. period. The total daily dose can be administered as a single unit dose or a split dose.
- Transcription factor refers to a DNA-binding protein that regulates transcription of DNA into RNA, for example, by activation or repression of transcription. Some transcription factors effect regulation of transcription alone, while others act in concert with other proteins. Some transcription factor can both activate and repress transcription under certain conditions. In general, transcription factors bind a specific target sequence or sequences highly similar to a specific consensus sequence in a regulatory region of a target gene. Transcription factors can regulate transcription of a target gene alone or in a complex with other molecules.
- Transcription refers to methods to produce mRNA (e.g., an mRNA sequence or template) from DNA (e.g., a DNA template or sequence)
- Transfection refers to the introduction of a polynucleotide (e.g., exogenous nucleic acids) into a cell wherein a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide is expressed (e.g., mRNA) or the polypeptide modulates a cellular function (e.g., siRNA, miRNA).
- nucleic acid sequence refers to translation of a polynucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) into a polypeptide or protein and/or post-translational modification of a polypeptide or protein.
- Methods of transfection include, but are not limited to, chemical methods, physical treatments and cationic lipids or mixtures.
- Treating, treatment, therapy refers to partially or completely alleviating, ameliorating, improving, relieving, delaying onset of, inhibiting progression of, reducing severity of, and/or reducing incidence of one or more symptoms or features of a disease, e.g., CF.
- treating CF can refer to diminishing symptoms associate with the disease, prolong the lifespan (increase the survival rate) of patients, reducing the severity of the disease, preventing or delaying the onset of the disease, etc.
- Treatment can be administered to a subject who does not exhibit signs of a disease, disorder, and/or condition and/or to a subject who exhibits only early signs of a disease, disorder, and/or condition for the purpose of decreasing the risk of developing pathology associated with the disease, disorder, and/or condition.
- Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 [1060] Unmodified: As used herein, "unmodified” refers to any substance, compound or molecule prior to being changed in some way.
- Unmodified can, but does not always, refer to the wild type or native form of a biomolecule. Molecules can undergo a series of modifications whereby each modified molecule can serve as the "unmodified" starting molecule for a subsequent modification.
- Uracil is one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of RNA, and it is represented by the letter U. Uracil can be attached to a ribose ring, or more specifically, a ribofuranose via a ⁇ -N1-glycosidic bond to yield the nucleoside uridine. The nucleoside uridine is also commonly abbreviated according to the one letter code of its nucleobase, i.e., U.
- Uridine content when a monomer in a polynucleotide sequence is U, such U is designated interchangeably as a "uracil” or a “uridine.”
- Uridine content The terms "uridine content” or “uracil content” are interchangeable and refer to the amount of uracil or uridine present in a certain nucleic acid sequence. Uridine content or uracil content can be expressed as an absolute value (total number of uridine or uracil in the sequence) or relative (uridine or uracil percentage respect to the total number of nucleobases in the nucleic acid sequence).
- Uridine-Modified Sequence refers to a sequence optimized nucleic acid (e.g., a synthetic mRNA sequence) with a different overall or local uridine content (higher or lower uridine content) or with different uridine patterns (e.g., gradient distribution or clustering) with respect to the uridine content and/or uridine patterns of a candidate nucleic acid sequence.
- uridine-modified sequence and uracil- modified sequence
- a "high uridine codon” is defined as a codon comprising two or three uridines
- a "low uridine codon” is defined as a codon comprising one uridine
- a "no uridine codon” is a codon without any uridines.
- a uridine- modified sequence comprises substitutions of high uridine codons with low uridine codons, substitutions of high uridine codons with no uridine codons, substitutions of low uridine codons with high uridine codons, substitutions of low uridine codons with no uridine codons, substitution of no uridine codons with low uridine codons, Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 substitutions of no uridine codons with high uridine codons, and combinations thereof.
- a high uridine codon can be replaced with another high uridine codon.
- a low uridine codon can be replaced with another low uridine codon.
- a no uridine codon can be replaced with another no uridine codon.
- a uridine-modified sequence can be uridine enriched or uridine rarefied.
- Uridine Enriched As used herein, the terms "uridine enriched" and grammatical variants refer to the increase in uridine content (expressed in absolute value or as a percentage value) in a sequence optimized nucleic acid (e.g., a synthetic mRNA sequence) with respect to the uridine content of the corresponding candidate nucleic acid sequence.
- Uridine enrichment can be implemented by substituting codons in the candidate nucleic acid sequence with synonymous codons containing less uridine nucleobases. Uridine enrichment can be global (i.e., relative to the entire length of a candidate nucleic acid sequence) or local (i.e., relative to a subsequence or region of a candidate nucleic acid sequence).
- Uridine Rarefied As used herein, the terms "uridine rarefied" and grammatical variants refer to a decrease in uridine content (expressed in absolute value or as a percentage value) in a sequence optimized nucleic acid (e.g., a synthetic mRNA sequence) with respect to the uridine content of the corresponding candidate nucleic acid sequence.
- Uridine rarefication can be implemented by substituting codons in the candidate nucleic acid sequence with synonymous codons containing less uridine nucleobases. Uridine rarefication can be global (i.e., relative to the entire length of a candidate nucleic acid sequence) or local (i.e., relative to a subsequence or region of a candidate nucleic acid sequence).
- Variant The term variant as used in present disclosure refers to both natural variants (e.g., polymorphisms, isoforms, etc.) and artificial variants in which at least one amino acid residue in a native or starting sequence (e.g., a wild type sequence) has been removed and a different amino acid inserted in its place at the same position.
- substitutional variants can be described as "substitutional variants.”
- the substitutions can be single, where only one amino acid in the molecule has been substituted, or they can be multiple, where two or more amino acids have been Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 substituted in the same molecule. If amino acids are inserted or deleted, the resulting variant would be an "insertional variant” or a “deletional variant” respectively.
- initiation codon refers to the first codon of an open reading frame that is translated by the ribosome and is comprised of a triplet of linked adenine-uracil-guanine nucleobases.
- the initiation codon is depicted by the first letter codes of adenine (A), uracil (U), and guanine (G) and is often written simply as “AUG”.
- initiation codons may use codons other than AUG as the initiation codon, which are referred to herein as “alternative initiation codons”
- the initiation codons of polynucleotides described herein use the AUG codon.
- the sequence comprising the initiation codon is recognized via complementary base-pairing to the anticodon of an initiator tRNA (Met-tRNAi Met ) bound by the ribosome.
- Open reading frames may contain more than one AUG initiation codon, which are referred to herein as “alternate initiation codons”.
- the initiation codon plays a critical role in translation initiation.
- the initiation codon is the first codon of an open reading frame that is translated by the ribosome. Typically, the initiation codon comprises the nucleotide triplet AUG, however, in some instances translation initiation can occur at other codons comprised of distinct nucleotides.
- the initiation of translation in eukaryotes is a multistep biochemical process that involves numerous protein-protein, protein-RNA, and RNA- RNA interactions between messenger RNA molecules (mRNAs), the 40S ribosomal subunit, other components of the translation machinery (e.g., eukaryotic initiation factors; eIFs).
- the current model of mRNA translation initiation postulates that the pre-initiation complex (alternatively “43S pre-initiation complex”; abbreviated as “PIC”) translocates from the site of recruitment on the mRNA (typically the 5′ cap) to the initiation codon by scanning nucleotides in a 5′ to 3′ direction until the first AUG codon that resides within a specific translation-promotive nucleotide context (the Kozak sequence) is encountered (Kozak (1989) J Cell Biol 108:229-241).
- PIC pre-initiation complex
- Kozak sequence refers to a translation initiation enhancer element to enhance expression of a gene or open reading frame, and which in eukaryotes, is located in the 5′ UTR.
- Polynucleotides disclosed herein comprise a Kozak consensus sequence, or a derivative or modification thereof.
- Modified refers to a changed state or a change in composition or structure of a polynucleotide (e.g., mRNA).
- Polynucleotides may be modified in various ways including chemically, structurally, and/or functionally.
- polynucleotides may be structurally modified by the incorporation of one or more RNA elements, wherein the RNA element comprises a sequence and/or an RNA secondary structure(s) that provides one or more functions (e.g., translational regulatory activity).
- RNA element comprises a sequence and/or an RNA secondary structure(s) that provides one or more functions (e.g., translational regulatory activity).
- polynucleotides of the disclosure may be comprised of one or more modifications (e.g., may include one or more chemical, structural, or functional modifications, including any combination thereof).
- nucleobase refers to a purine or pyrimidine heterocyclic compound found in nucleic acids, including any derivatives or analogs of the naturally occurring purines and pyrimidines that confer improved properties (e.g., binding affinity, nuclease resistance, chemical stability) to a nucleic acid or a portion or segment thereof.
- Adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil are the nucleobases predominately found in natural nucleic acids.
- nucleobase sequence of a SEQ ID NO described herein encompasses both natural nucleobases and chemically modified nucleobases (e.g., a “U” designation in a SEQ ID NO encompasses both uracil and chemically modified uracil).
- nucleoside refers to a compound containing a sugar molecule (e.g., a ribose in RNA or a deoxyribose in DNA), or derivative or analog thereof, covalently linked to a nucleobase (e.g., a purine or pyrimidine), or a derivative or analog thereof (also referred to herein as “nucleobase”), but lacking an internucleoside linking group (e.g., a phosphate group).
- a sugar molecule e.g., a ribose in RNA or a deoxyribose in DNA
- nucleobase e.g., a purine or pyrimidine
- nucleobase also referred to herein as “nucleobase”
- internucleoside linking group e.g., a phosphate group
- nucleotide refers to a nucleoside covalently bonded to an internucleoside linking group (e.g., a phosphate group), or any derivative, analog, or modification thereof that confers improved chemical and/or functional properties (e.g., binding affinity, nuclease resistance, chemical stability) to a nucleic acid or a portion or segment thereof.
- internucleoside linking group e.g., a phosphate group
- nucleic acid is used in its broadest sense and encompasses any compound and/or substance that includes a polymer of nucleotides, or derivatives or analogs thereof. These polymers are often referred to as “polynucleotides”.
- nucleic acid and “polynucleotide” are equivalent and are used interchangeably.
- exemplary nucleic acids or polynucleotides of the disclosure include, but are not limited to, ribonucleic acids (RNAs), deoxyribonucleic acids (DNAs), DNA-RNA hybrids, RNAi-inducing agents, RNAi agents, siRNAs, shRNAs, mRNAs, modified mRNAs, miRNAs, antisense RNAs, ribozymes, catalytic DNA, RNAs that induce triple helix formation, threose nucleic acids (TNAs), glycol nucleic acids (GNAs), peptide nucleic acids (PNAs), locked nucleic acids (LNAs, including LNA having a ⁇ -D-ribo configuration, ⁇ -LNA having an ⁇ -L-ribo configuration (a diastereomer of LNA), 2'-amino-LNA having
- nucleic acid structure refers to the arrangement or organization of atoms, chemical constituents, elements, motifs, and/or sequence of linked nucleotides, or derivatives or analogs thereof, that comprise a Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 nucleic acid (e.g., an mRNA). The term also refers to the two-dimensional or three- dimensional state of a nucleic acid.
- RNA structure refers to the arrangement or organization of atoms, chemical constituents, elements, motifs, and/or sequence of linked nucleotides, or derivatives or analogs thereof, comprising an RNA molecule (e.g., an mRNA) and/or refers to a two-dimensional and/or three dimensional state of an RNA molecule.
- Nucleic acid structure can be further demarcated into four organizational categories referred to herein as “molecular structure”, “primary structure”, “secondary structure”, and “tertiary structure” based on increasing organizational complexity.
- Open Reading Frame As used herein, the term “open reading frame”, abbreviated as “ORF”, refers to a segment or region of an mRNA molecule that encodes a polypeptide.
- the ORF comprises a continuous stretch of non-overlapping, in-frame codons, beginning with the initiation codon and ending with a stop codon, and is translated by the ribosome.
- Pre-Initiation Complex As used herein, the term “pre-initiation complex” (alternatively “43S pre-initiation complex”; abbreviated as “PIC”) refers to a ribonucleoprotein complex comprising a 40S ribosomal subunit, eukaryotic initiation factors (eIF1, eIF1A, eIF3, eIF5), and the eIF2-GTP-Met-tRNAi Met ternary complex, that is intrinsically capable of attachment to the 5′ cap of an mRNA molecule and, after attachment, of performing ribosome scanning of the 5′ UTR.
- pre-initiation complex refers to a ribonucleoprotein complex comprising a 40S ribosomal subunit, eukaryotic initiation factors (eIF1, eIF1A, eIF3, eIF5), and the eIF2-GTP-Met-tRNAi Met ternary complex, that is intrinsically capable of attachment to the 5′ cap of an mRNA molecule
- RNA element refers to a portion, fragment, or segment of an RNA molecule that provides a biological function and/or has biological activity (e.g., translational regulatory activity). Modification of a polynucleotide by the incorporation of one or more RNA elements, such as those described herein, provides one or more desirable functional properties to the modified polynucleotide.
- RNA elements, as described herein can be naturally-occurring, non- naturally occurring, synthetic, engineered, or any combination thereof.
- naturally-occurring RNA elements that provide a regulatory activity include elements found throughout the transcriptomes of viruses, prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms (e.g., humans).
- RNA elements in particular eukaryotic mRNAs and translated viral RNAs have been shown to be involved in mediating many functions in cells.
- Exemplary natural RNA elements include, but are not limited to, translation initiation Attorney Docket No.45817-0138WO1 / MTX968.20 elements (e.g., internal ribosome entry site (IRES), see Kieft et al., (2001) RNA 7(2):194-206), translation enhancer elements (e.g., the APP mRNA translation enhancer element, see Rogers et al., (1999) J Biol Chem 274(10):6421-6431), mRNA stability elements (e.g., AU-rich elements (AREs), see Garneau et al., (2007) Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 8(2):113-126), translational repression element (see e.g., Blumer et al., (2002) Mech Dev 110(1-2):97-112), protein-binding RNA
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