WO2025149068A1 - Viral particle, and preparation method therefor and use thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of gene vectors, and in particular to a virus particle and a preparation method and application thereof.
- LNPs lipid nanoparticles
- VLPs virus-like particles
- adenovirus adeno-associated virus
- RVV retroviral vector
- LVV lentiviral vector
- Lentiviral vectors and retroviral vectors can integrate exogenous payload genes, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) genes, into the genome of host cells, allowing the CAR genes to be stably expressed in host cells, and are widely used in the preparation of CAR-T cells in vitro and in vivo.
- CAR chimeric antigen receptor
- HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- genes env, vif, vpr, vpu and nef By deleting the virulence genes of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), such as genes env, vif, vpr, vpu and nef, and performing multiple attenuation, a self-inactivating, replication-defective and biosafe lentiviral vector or retroviral vector is constructed.
- HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- the present invention provides a virus particle in one aspect.
- the viral particles target and activate non-activated T cells (Non-Activated T Cells).
- the T cell activation primary signal molecule comprises an anti-CD3 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- the T cell activation secondary signaling molecule binds to CD28.
- the receptor binding fragment of the ligand includes at least one of the extracellular domain, functional fragment and derivative of the ligand.
- the CD28 ligand or its receptor binding fragment includes CD80 or its receptor binding fragment and CD86 or its receptor binding fragment.
- the CD80 receptor binding fragment is the CD80 extracellular domain; the CD86 receptor binding fragment is the CD86 extracellular domain.
- ICOS is inducibly expressed on activated T cells (Hutloff A, Dittrich AM, Beier KC, Eljaschewitsch B, Kraft R, et al. ICOS is an inducible T-cell co-stimulator structurally and functionally related to CD28. Nature 1999; 397: 263-6. [PubMed: 9930702])(Smith-Garvin JE, Koretzky GA, Jordan MS. T cell activation. Annu Rev Immunol. 2009; 27: 591-619).
- the transmembrane polypeptide is selected from the transmembrane region of the following proteins:
- the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or T cell activation secondary signal molecule are indirectly connected to the transmembrane polypeptide through a connecting domain and displayed on the surface of the virus particle;
- a hinge region selected from the wild-type or modified hinge regions of the following proteins: CD28, CD7, CD8, CD8 ⁇ , CD8 ⁇ , CD3, CD45, CD4, CD5, CD8, CD9, CD16, CD22, CD33, CD37, CD134, CD137, ICOS, and CD154;
- the connecting domain is the CD8 ⁇ hinge region.
- the T cell activation secondary signal molecule comprises an anti-CD28 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a CD8 ⁇ hinge region and a CD8 ⁇ transmembrane region from the N-terminus to the C-terminus; preferably, the anti-CD28 antibody is the 15E8-scFv.
- the T cell activation secondary signal molecule is selected from at least one of human CD80 or its receptor binding fragment and human CD86 or its receptor binding fragment;
- amino acid sequences of the extracellular domain and transmembrane region of human CD80 are at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:94;
- the transmembrane polypeptide is the glycoprotein, and the glycoprotein is directly or indirectly linked to the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule.
- the polypeptide linker is a flexible linker peptide.
- the glycoprotein is indirectly linked to the anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof via a ( G4S ) n connecting peptide
- the anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is indirectly linked to the anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, human CD86 extracellular domain or human CD80 extracellular domain via a ( G4S ) n connecting peptide
- the glycoprotein is indirectly linked to the anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, the extracellular domain of human CD86 or the extracellular domain of human CD80 via a (G 4 S) n connecting peptide, and the anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, the extracellular domain of human CD86 or the extracellular domain of human CD80 is indirectly linked to the anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof via a (G 4 S) n connecting peptide;
- n 3;
- the first mutation comprises a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
- the first mutation includes a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises the following amino acids:
- the first mutation includes a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
- the first mutation comprises a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
- K47Q or K47A, K47 deletion, I182E or I182D, R354Q or R354A, Y209Q are located at the positions equivalent to SEQ ID NO:1;
- the extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 23 or SEQ ID NO: 24.
- SEQ ID NO:4 contains R354Q.
- the second mutation includes a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
- the second mutation comprises a substitution of the amino acid sequence comprising at least one of the following amino acids:
- T214N, T352A, K50T, and S146T are located equivalent to SEQ ID NO:1.
- the second mutation includes a combination of any one of the following site mutations in the amino acid sequence:
- the second mutation comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2 or having at least about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identity with the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2, comprising at least one of the following site mutations:
- the second mutation includes a combination of any one of the following site mutations in the amino acid sequence:
- K214N and T352A (a) (1) K214N and T352A; or (2) K214N, T352A, K50T, and S146T located at SEQ ID NO:2;
- SEQ ID NO:5 comprises K47 deletion, T214N, T352A, K50T and S146T.
- SEQ ID NO:6 comprises K47 deletion, T214N and T352A.
- SEQ ID NO:26 comprises K47 deletion, K214N and T352A.
- SEQ ID NO:28 comprises R354Q, K214N and T352A.
- the glycoprotein undergoes any of the aforementioned first mutations, so that the ability of the glycoprotein to bind to LDL-R is weakened or lost relative to before the first mutation; the glycoprotein may also undergo any of the aforementioned second mutations, so that the ability of the glycoprotein to antagonize inactivation by complement is enhanced relative to before the second mutation, or is not inactivated by complement.
- the glycoprotein undergoes any of the aforementioned first mutations, so that the ability of the glycoprotein to bind to LDL-R is weakened or lost relative to before the first mutation; the glycoprotein may also undergo any of the aforementioned second mutations, so that the ability of the glycoprotein to antagonize inactivation by complement is enhanced relative to before the second mutation, or is not inactivated by complement.
- any of the aforementioned viral particles contains an exogenous payload gene.
- the chimeric antigen receptor comprises an extracellular antigen binding region, a transmembrane region and an intracellular signaling domain.
- the extracellular antigen binding region of the CAR binds to an antigen associated with the disease.
- the transmembrane region of the CAR is derived from the transmembrane region of at least one of the following proteins:
- the transmembrane region of the CAR is derived from the transmembrane region of human CD8 ⁇ .
- EBV Epstein-Barr virus
- the intracellular signaling domain of the CAR is derived from the intracellular signaling domain of human CD3 ⁇ .
- the hinge region of the CAR is derived from the hinge region of CD8 ⁇ .
- the amino acid sequence of the hinge region of human CD8 ⁇ is at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:10.
- the costimulatory signaling domain of the CAR is derived from the costimulatory signaling domain of 4-1BB.
- the costimulatory signaling domain of the CAR includes the costimulatory signaling domain of human 4-1BB and the costimulatory signaling domain of human CD28.
- the efficiency of transducing non-activated T cells by the viral particles is increased compared to a control vector whose surface does not contain T cell activation primary signal molecules and T cell activation secondary signal molecules.
- the efficiency of the chimeric antigen receptor in T cell membrane expression is improved.
- control carrier comprises at least one T cell targeting molecule on its surface, and the T cell targeting molecule binds to a T cell endocytic receptor.
- the T cell endocytosis receptor is selected from at least one of CD5 and CD7.
- the T cell targeting molecule binds to CD7.
- the T cell targeting molecule comprises at least one selected from an anti-CD7 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof and a CD7 ligand or a receptor-binding fragment thereof;
- control vector includes, but is not limited to, a control group vector having the same structure as the virus particle except that the surface of the control group vector does not contain the T cell activation primary signal molecule and the T cell activation secondary signal molecule.
- the chimeric antigen receptor includes but is not limited to any of the aforementioned chimeric antigen receptors.
- the administration is selected from at least one of oral, nasal, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intracerebral (intracerebral parenchyma), intracerebroventricular, intramuscular, intraocular, intraarterial, portal vein, intralesional, sustained release system and implant device administration.
- control vector is any of the aforementioned control vectors.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier and any one of the following components: any one of the aforementioned virus particles provided by the present invention and engineered T cells.
- the present invention provides use of any of the aforementioned viral particles, engineered T cells or compositions in the preparation of a drug for preventing and/or treating a disease.
- the disease is an autoimmune disease or cancer, including solid cancer and blood cancer.
- the exogenous cargo gene encodes a chimeric antigen receptor.
- the administration is at least one of the aforementioned administrations.
- the cell line is selected from at least one of NS0 cells, Vero cells, HeLa cells, COS cells, CHO cells, HEK cells, BHK cells and MDCKII cells;
- the subject is a subject in need thereof.
- the present invention also provides a method for preparing virus particles, the method comprising culturing any of the aforementioned cells provided by the present invention until sufficient to produce the virus particles.
- the present invention also provides a method for transducing T cells, the method comprising using any of the aforementioned virus particles provided by the present invention to carry an exogenous load gene and contact the T cells.
- the exogenous load gene is any one of the exogenous load genes mentioned above.
- the exogenous cargo gene encodes a chimeric antigen receptor.
- the chimeric antigen receptor includes but is not limited to any of the aforementioned chimeric antigen receptors.
- the contacting occurs in a subject, and the subject is an individual who is administered any of the aforementioned viral particles carrying the exogenous load gene.
- the viral particle is any of the aforementioned viral particles carrying the CAR gene.
- the administration is at least one of the aforementioned administrations.
- the T cells are CD4 + /CD8 - , CD4 - /CD8 + , CD4 + /CD8 + , CD4 - /CD8 - T cells or a combination thereof.
- CD4 + T cells produce IL-2, TFN, TNF or a combination thereof after expressing CAR and binding to target cells such as CD19 + tumor cells.
- CD8 + T cells lyse antigen-specific target cells after expressing CAR and binding to target cells.
- Antibody refers to a polypeptide or polypeptide combination that contains sufficient sequence from the variable region of the immunoglobulin heavy chain and/or sufficient sequence from the variable region of the immunoglobulin light chain to specifically bind to an antigen.
- Antibodies herein encompass various forms and structures as long as they exhibit the desired antigen binding activity.
- antibodies that bind to a specific antigen can be separated using a VH region or VL region from an antibody that binds to that specific antigen to screen a library of complementary VL regions or VH regions, respectively.
- VH region or VL region from an antibody that binds to that specific antigen to screen a library of complementary VL regions or VH regions, respectively.
- the CDR regions are determined according to the IMGT numbering scheme, the Kabat numbering scheme, the Martin numbering scheme, the AbM numbering scheme, the Chothia numbering scheme or the Contact numbering scheme.
- Antibody in this article also includes single-chain variable region fragment (Single-Chain Fragment Variable, “scFv”).
- the "antibodies” herein may be derived from any animal, including but not limited to humans and non-human animals, which may be selected from primates, mammals, rodents and vertebrates, such as camelids, llamas, ostriches, monkeys (e.g., cynomolgus monkeys and rhesus monkeys), alpacas, sheep, rabbits, mice, rats or cartilaginous fish (e.g., sharks).
- primates mammals
- rodents and vertebrates such as camelids, llamas, ostriches, monkeys (e.g., cynomolgus monkeys and rhesus monkeys), alpacas, sheep, rabbits, mice, rats or cartilaginous fish (e.g., sharks).
- Receptor binding fragment refers to a fragment that does not have the entire structure of a complete ligand, but only contains a portion or a partial variant of the complete ligand, and the portion or partial variant has the ability to bind to the receptor.
- the "binding fragment of a ligand” herein includes but is not limited to the extracellular domain, functional fragment, epitope, binding region and variable region of the ligand.
- chimeric refers to any nucleic acid molecule or protein that is non-endogenous and comprises a combination of sequences joined or linked together that are not naturally joined or linked together in nature.
- a chimeric nucleic acid molecule may comprise nucleic acids encoding various domains from multiple different genes.
- a chimeric nucleic acid molecule may comprise regulatory sequences and coding sequences derived from different sources, or regulatory sequences and coding sequences derived from the same source but arranged in a manner different from that found in nature.
- nucleic acid molecules are described by a sequence of bases, whereby the bases represent the primary structure (linear structure) of the nucleic acid molecule.
- the sequence of bases is generally expressed as 5' to 3'.
- nucleic acid encompasses deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), including, for example, complementary DNA (cDNA) and genomic DNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA), particularly messenger RNA (mRNA), synthetic forms of DNA or RNA, and polymers comprising a mixture of two or more of these molecules.
- DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
- RNA ribonucleic acid
- mRNA messenger RNA
- Nucleic acid can be linear or cyclic.
- nucleic acid includes both a sense strand (coding strand) and an antisense strand (template strand), as well as single-stranded and double-stranded forms.
- nucleic acids described herein may contain naturally occurring or non-naturally occurring nucleotides. Examples of non-naturally occurring nucleotides include nucleotide bases modified with derivatized sugars, phosphate backbone linkages, or chemically modified residues.
- Nucleic acid vector means a vector that carries, contains or expresses any nucleic acid.
- the nucleic acid vector may have specific functions such as expression, packaging, pseudotyping or transduction. If the nucleic acid vector is suitable for use as a cloning vector or shuttle vector, it may also have a manipulation function.
- the structure of the vector may include any desired form that is feasible to manufacture and suitable for a particular purpose. Such forms include, for example, circular forms such as plasmids and phagemids, as well as linear or branched forms.
- Nucleic acid vectors may be composed of, for example, DNA or RNA, and contain some or all nucleotide derivatives, analogs and mimetics. Such nucleic acid vectors may be obtained from natural sources, recombinantly produced or chemically synthesized.
- the first transgene and the second transgene are separated by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES), a furin cleavage site, or a self-cleaving viral 2A peptide to allow co-expression of two proteins from a single mRNA.
- IRS internal ribosome entry site
- furin cleavage site a furin cleavage site
- self-cleaving viral 2A peptide a self-cleaving viral 2A peptide to allow co-expression of two proteins from a single mRNA.
- peptide As used herein, the terms “peptide,” “polypeptide,” and “protein” are used interchangeably and refer to a compound composed of amino acid residues covalently linked by peptide bonds.
- Encoding refers to the inherent properties of a specific polynucleotide sequence (such as DNA, cDNA and mRNA sequences) used as a template for synthesizing other polymers and macromolecules in biological processes, and the template has a defined nucleotide sequence (i.e., rRNA, tRNA and mRNA) or a defined amino acid sequence and the resulting biological properties. Therefore, if the transcription and translation of the mRNA corresponding to the polynucleotide produces a protein in a cell or other biological system, the polynucleotide encodes the protein. Both the coding strand and the non-coding strand can be referred to as encoding proteins or other products of the polynucleotide. Unless otherwise specified, "nucleotide sequences encoding amino acid sequences" include all nucleotide sequences that are degenerate versions of each other and encode the same amino acid sequence.
- Self-cleaving peptide or “self-cleaving peptide” or “2A peptide”: refers to a self-cleaving peptide configured to generate two or more proteins from a single open reading frame, including FT2A peptide, F2A peptide, E2A peptide, T2A peptide and P2A peptide, etc.
- 2A peptides are 18 to 22 residues long viral oligopeptides that mediate the "cleavage" of polypeptides during translation in eukaryotic cells.
- “2A peptide” may refer to peptides with different amino acid sequences.
- promoter is defined as a DNA sequence recognized by the cellular synthetic machinery or introduced synthetic machinery required for initiating specific transcription of a polynucleotide sequence.
- promoter/regulatory sequence means a nucleic acid sequence required for expressing a gene product operably linked to a promoter/regulatory sequence.
- the sequence may be a core promoter sequence, and in other cases, the sequence may contain an enhancer sequence and other regulatory elements required for expressing a gene product.
- the promoter/regulatory sequence may be, for example, a sequence that expresses a gene product in a tissue-specific manner.
- tissue-specific promoter is a nucleotide sequence that, when operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding or specified by a gene, causes the gene product to be produced in a cell substantially only if the cell is a cell of the tissue type corresponding to the promoter.
- Retrovirus and Retroviral Vector: Retrovirus and Retroviral Vector.
- a retrovirus is a virus that can integrate a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of the host cell it infects, thereby changing the genome of the host cell.
- An overview of available packaging systems is provided in Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press, 1997, by JM Coffin, SM Hughes et al., p. 447, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Lentiviruses are complex retroviruses that contain, in addition to the common retroviral genes Gag, Pol and env, other genes with regulatory or structural functions. The higher complexity allows the virus to regulate its life cycle, as it does during latent infection. Lentiviruses belong to a genus of retroviruses that can infect both dividing and non-dividing cells. Examples of lentiviruses include, but are not limited to, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, including HIV type I and HIV type II), equine infectious anemia virus, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV).
- HIV human immunodeficiency virus, including HIV type I and HIV type II
- equine infectious anemia virus feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
- bovine immunodeficiency virus BIV
- SIV simian immunodeficiency virus
- the Gag gene encodes the Gag polyprotein precursor containing lentiviral structural proteins, which includes the matrix, capsid and nucleocapsid; the Pol gene encodes the Pol polyprotein precursor that provides the lentiviral enzyme functions necessary for replication, which includes protease, reverse transcriptase and integrase; the Rev gene encodes the Rev protein, which binds to the Rev response element (RRE) to allow nuclear export of unspliced and singly spliced HIV RNA during viral replication. Gag and Pol polyprotein precursors are cleaved during viral particle preparation.
- the Rev protein binds to the Rev response element (RRE) sequence on the viral RNA and promotes the transport of incompletely spliced viral RNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm by interacting with the host cell's nuclear export machinery. These unspliced RNAs can be translated into viral structural proteins and enzymes in the cytoplasm, or assembled into new viral particles.
- RRE Rev response element
- the transgene sequence contained in the transfer plasmid is sandwiched on both sides by long terminal repeat sequences (LTRs), which promote the integration of the transfer plasmid sequence into the host genome.
- LTRs long terminal repeat sequences
- the backbone genome of MMLV or Murine Stem Cell Virus ("MSCV") containing their respective LTRs is generally used to construct transfer plasmids in pseudoretroviral vector packaging systems.
- the GagPol packaging plasmid contains the Gag gene and the Pol gene; the envelope plasmid generally contains a polynucleotide encoding a viral glycoprotein, such as VSV-G or Cocal-G.
- the envelope plasmid may also contain a nucleic acid encoding the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule.
- the polynucleotide encoding the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule and the polynucleotide encoding VSV-G or its variant or Cocal-G or its variant are separated in a tandem box by a polynucleotide encoding an IRES, a furin cleavage site or a viral 2A peptide, which allows co-expression of the two proteins by a single mRNA.
- the viral 2A peptide is porcine Teschovirus-1 (P2A), Thosea asigna virus (T2A), Equine rhinovirus (E2A), foot-and-mouth disease virus (F2A) or variants thereof.
- Production/host/packaging cells that can be used to prepare the particles disclosed herein include human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells and their derivatives.
- the production cells can be adherent cell lines such as HEK293T production cells, or suspension cell lines such as HEK293T/17SF production cells.
- Lentiviral and retroviral vectors can stably integrate exogenous cargo genes such as shuttle genes into the chromosomes of target cells, allowing the target cells to express the delivered shuttle genes for a long time, providing great advantages for gene therapy.
- exogenous cargo genes such as shuttle genes
- they do not transfer viral genes, thus avoiding the problem of producing transduced cells that can be destroyed by cytotoxic T cells.
- they have relatively large cloning capacity, which is sufficient for most expected clinical applications.
- Envelope glycoprotein refers to the glycoprotein coated on the outer layer of the virus, which plays an important role in the adsorption of the virus and penetration into host cells, pathogenicity, downregulation of host surface protein expression, and increase in viral packaging and budding.
- variant refers to a mutant having at least about 50% identity to the amino acid sequence of a non-mutant (wild type), and "at least about 50% identity” refers to about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of a non-mutant (wild type); alternatively, a variant refers to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a variant.
- a mutant having at least 50% identity with a nucleic acid sequence encoding a non-mutant (wild type), "at least 50% identity” means that the nucleic acid sequence encoding the variant has at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, 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% or at least 99% identity with a nucleic acid sequence encoding a non-mutant (wild type).
- variants include mutants comprising conservative substitutions relative to non-mutants. "Conservative substitutions" are considered in the art to replace an amino acid with another amino acid having similar properties.
- the pharmaceutical composition may contain substances for improving, maintaining or retaining, for example, the pH, osmotic properties, viscosity, clarity, color, isotonicity, odor, sterility, stability, dissolution or release rate, absorption or penetration of the composition.
- the optimal pharmaceutical composition may be determined depending on the intended route of administration, mode of delivery, and desired dosage.
- Subject As used herein, “subject”, “patient” and “individual” are used synonymously, including but not limited to mammals, such as humans or non-human mammals, such as livestock, agricultural animals or wild animals, as well as birds and aquatic animals. As used herein, “subject” includes subjects suffering from a disease, disorder or condition, or at risk of developing a disease, disorder or condition, or otherwise in need of any of the viral particles, CAR-T cells, compositions or treatment methods provided herein.
- cancer As used herein, the term “cancer” is defined as a disease characterized by the rapid and uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Abnormal cells may form solid tumors or constitute blood malignancies. Cancer cells may spread locally or spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream and lymphatic system. Examples of various cancers include, but are not limited to, blood cancers, such as B-lymphocyte malignancies; solid cancers, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, skin cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, brain cancer, lymphatic lung cancer, etc.
- blood cancers such as B-lymphocyte malignancies
- solid cancers such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, skin cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, brain cancer, lymphatic lung cancer, etc.
- Treatment refers to the use of the treatment methods described herein to achieve at least one positive therapeutic effect (e.g., a decrease in the number of cancer cells, a decrease in tumor volume, a decrease in the rate of cancer cell infiltration into peripheral organs, or a decrease in the rate of tumor metastasis or tumor growth) in a subject.
- the treatment method that effectively treats a patient may vary according to a variety of factors (e.g., the patient's disease state, age, weight, and the ability of the therapy to stimulate an anti-cancer response in the subject).
- administering The administration routes of the pharmaceutical composition are conventional in the art, such as oral, nasal, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intracerebral (intracerebral parenchyma), intracerebroventricular, intramuscular, intraocular, intraarterial, portal vein or intralesional injection. It can also be administered by a sustained release system or by an implant device.
- prevention As used herein, “prevention” and similar words, such as “preventing”, etc., indicate methods for preventing, inhibiting or reducing the likelihood of occurrence or recurrence of a condition. As used herein, “prevention” and similar words also include reducing the intensity, effects, symptoms and/or burden of a disease or condition prior to onset or recurrence.
- Two or more sequences can be compared by determining their "percent identity.” Whether it is a nucleic acid or amino acid sequence, the percent identity of two sequences is the number of exact matches between the two aligned sequences divided by the length of the shorter sequence, multiplied by 100.
- the advanced BLAST computer program available from the National Institutes of Health can also be used to compare sequence information to determine the percent identity. The BLAST program is based on the alignment method of Karlin and Altschul, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:2264-2268 (1990) and discussed in Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol.
- the BLAST program defines identity as the number of identical aligned symbols (usually nucleotides or amino acids) divided by the total number of shorter symbols in the two sequences. The program can be used to determine the percent identity over the entire length of the protein being compared.
- operably linked means that the polynucleotides being linked are adjacent, and in the case of a secretory leader, adjacent and in the reading frame. However, enhancers do not have to be adjacent. Connection is achieved by connection at appropriate restriction sites. If these sites are not present, synthetic oligonucleotide adapters or joints are used according to conventional practice.
- Transduction As used herein, the terms “transfection”, “transformation” and “transduction” are used synonymously and refer to the process by which exogenous nucleic acid is transferred or introduced into a host cell, packaging cell.
- a “transfected”, “transformed” or “transduced” cell is a cell that has been transfected, transformed or transduced with exogenous nucleic acid. The cell includes the primary subject cell and its progeny.
- vectors such as viral particles or isolated nucleic acids into mammalian cells are known in the art.
- the described vectors can be transferred into immune effector cells by physical, chemical or biological methods.
- colloidal dispersion systems such as macromolecular complexes, nanocapsules, microspheres, beads, and lipid-based systems, such as oil-in-water emulsions, micelles, mixed micelles, and liposomes.
- An exemplary colloidal system used as an in vitro delivery vehicle is a liposome.
- Figure 1 is a flow cytometry result diagram of detecting the transduction efficiency of the LVV-V5-GFP and the wild-type LVV-GFP in transducing LDL-R + CD3 + Jurkat cells, LDL-R + CD3 - Nalm-6 cells and LDL-R - CD3 + human non-activated PBMCs, respectively, in Example 1;
- Figure 2 is a flow cytometry result diagram of the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 in CD3 + T cells on Day 5 after the LVV-V5-CAR19 and the LVV-V7-CAR19 were transduced into human non-activated PBMCs respectively in Example 2;
- Figure 6 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V5-CAR19, LVV-V6-CAR19, LVV-V7-CAR19 and LVV-V8-CAR19 on Day 5 in Example 5;
- FIG. 7 In Example 6, the LVV-V1-CAR19, LVV-V2-CAR19, LVV-V3-CAR19 and LVV-V4-CAR19 were respectively transduced into human non-activated PBMCs, and on Day 2, a bar graph comparing the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 in each group of cells was detected;
- Figure 8 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V1-CAR19, LVV-V2-CAR19, LVV-V3-CAR19 and LVV-V4-CAR19 on Day 5 in Example 6;
- Example 7 the CD20-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V9-CAR20, LVV-V10-CAR20 and LVV-V11-CAR20 respectively killed CD20 + Dakiki cells, Day 5, and the flow cytometry results of detecting the expression of CD20 in each group of mixed cells;
- Figure 11 is a bar graph comparing the expression efficiency of CAR-HER2 in each group of cells, in which the LVV-V13-CARHER2, LVV-V14-CARHER2 and LVV-V15-CARHER2 were respectively transduced into human non-activated PBMCs on Day 2 in Example 8;
- Figure 13 is a flow cytometry result diagram of the expression efficiency of the CAR-CEA in CD3 + T cells detected on Day 2 after the LVV-V16-CARCEA, LVV-V17-CARCEA and LVV-V18-CARCEA were transduced into human non-activated PBMCs in Example 9;
- Figure 15 is a flow cytometry result diagram showing the expression efficiency of the CAR-33 in CD3 + T cells in Example 10, where the LVV-V19-CAR33, LVV-V20-CAR33 and LVV-V21-CAR33 were respectively transduced into human non-activated PBMCs on Day 2;
- Figure 16 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of CD33-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V19-CAR33, LVV-V20-CAR33 and LVV-V21-CAR33 respectively on Day 5 in killing CD33 + MOLM-13 cells in Example 10;
- Figure 17 is a flow cytometry result diagram showing the expression efficiency of the CAR-BCMA in CD3 + T cells in Example 11, where the LVV-V22-CARBCMA, LVV-V23-CARBCMA and LVV-V24-CARBCMA were transduced into human non-activated PBMCs on Day 2;
- Figure 18 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of BCMA-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V22-CARBCMA, LVV-V23-CARBCMA and LVV-V24-CARBCMA respectively in Example 11, in killing BCMA + U266 cells on Day 5.
- the polynucleotides encoding membrane-expressed anti-CD3 antibody ⁇ anti-CD28 antibody are, from 5' to 3' end: a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8 ⁇ signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding an anti-CD3 antibody (UCHT1-scFv), a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8 ⁇ hinge region, a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8 ⁇ transmembrane region, a polynucleotide encoding a FT2A peptide, a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8 ⁇ signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding an anti-CD28 antibody (15-E8-scFv), a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8 ⁇ hinge region, and a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8 ⁇ signal peptide, a
- Opti-MEM medium Opti-MEM alpha reduced serum medium, brand: GIBCO, catalog number: #SP0272;
- HEK-293T cell culture medium DMEM + 10% FBS; DMEM: Brand: GIBCO, Catalog Number: #C12430500BT; FBS: Brand: EXCELL, Catalog Number: #FSP500;
- plasmids Prepare the following four plasmids: pMD2.G envelope plasmid (containing wild-type VSV-G gene), pMDLg/pRRE packaging plasmid, pRSV-REV packaging plasmid and the lentivirus-GFP main plasmid; mix the four plasmids, transfect the four plasmids into the packaging cell line HEK-293T cell line by PEI reagent, and package and prepare the wild-type LVV-GFP;
- the structure of the CAR-19 from N-terminus to C-terminus is, in order, an antigen binding region targeting human CD19, a hinge region of human CD8 ⁇ , a transmembrane region of human CD8 ⁇ , a human 4-1BB co-stimulatory signal transduction domain, and a human CD3 ⁇ intracellular signal transduction domain;
- an envelope plasmid 2 carrying a polynucleotide encoding the mutant VSV-G1 and a polynucleotide encoding a membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody, a pMDLg/pRRE packaging plasmid, a pRSV-REV packaging plasmid, and the CAR-19 main plasmid;
- the envelope plasmid 2 is synthesized by a conventional molecular cloning method;
- the structures of the membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody from N-terminus to C-terminus are scFv (TH69-scFv) derived from monoclonal antibody TH-69 that can specifically bind to human CD7, the human CD8 ⁇ hinge region, and the human CD8 ⁇ transmembrane region; human CD7: Uniprot ID: P15391.
- the amino acid sequence of the VH region of the TH69-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 19; the amino acid sequence of the VH region of the TH69-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 19; the amino acid sequence of the TH69-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 37; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the TH69-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO: 38-40, respectively, and the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the TH69-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO: 41-43, respectively;
- LVV-V7-CAR19 carrying the CAR-19 gene is packaged.
- Target CD7 As can be seen from the middle figure of Figure 2 (i.e., “Target CD7”), after the LVV-V7-CAR19 transduced human non-activated PBMCs, the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 molecule in CD3 + T cells was approximately 39.22%;
- Target CD3&CD28 As can be seen from the rightmost figure in Figure 2 (i.e., “Target CD3&CD28”), after the LVV-V5-CAR19 targeted activation and transduction of non-activated T cells, the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 molecule in CD3 + T cells was approximately 46.18%;
- the viral envelope contains primary and secondary signal molecules for T cell activation, that is, the LVV-V5-CAR19 whose membrane expresses anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD28 antibodies is significantly better than the LVV-V7-CAR19 whose viral envelope does not contain primary and secondary signal molecules for T cell activation and only contains targeting molecules and membranes expressing anti-CD7 antibodies.
- Flow cytometry antibody for detecting CAR-19 molecules Product name: PE-Labeled Monoclonal Anti-FMC63 Antibody, Mouse IgG1 (Y45) (Site-specific conjugation) (0.03% Proclin) DMF Filed, Brand: Acro, Item number: #FM3-PY54A2-200 tests.
- Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD19 in each group of mixed cells in order to detect the killing efficiency of CD19-CAR-T cells prepared from non-activated human PBMCs transduced with lentiviral vectors.
- the specific method was as follows: the blank group of Nalm-6 cells without PBMCs and lentiviral vectors was used as the background value, the percentage of remaining Nalm-6 cells in each group of mixed cells was calculated, and then the killing ratio was calculated; the results are shown in Figure 6.
- the transduction efficiency of the LVV-V9-CAR20 in transducing human non-activated PBMCs and delivering the CAR-20 gene is significantly better than that of the LVV-V10-CAR20 and LVV-V11-CAR20.
- a CAR targeting human HER-2 (CAR-HER2) is designed, and the polynucleotide encoding the CAR-HER2 (CAR-HER2 gene) comprises, from the 5' end to the 3' end:
- the antigen binding region targeting human HER-2 is a scFv (Pertuzumab-scFv) derived from the monoclonal antibody Pertuzumab, and the amino acid sequence of the Pertuzumab-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO:51; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the Pertuzumab-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:52-54, respectively; the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the Pertuzumab-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:55-57, respectively.
- scFv Pertuzumab-scFv
- the LVV-V15-CARHER2 (a) the viral envelope contains (i) the primary signal molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv, and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-HER2 gene.
- the LVV-V13-CARHER2 transduced human non-activated PBMCs and the transduction efficiency of delivering the CAR-HER2 gene was about 28%, which was significantly better than the LVV-V14-CARHER2 (about 18%) and LVV-V15-CARHER2 (about 15%).
- CEA Uniprot ID: P06731.
- CEA is an effective target for the treatment of CEA + solid cancers such as colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer and lung cancer.
- CD33 Uniprot ID: P20138.
- CD33 is an effective target for the treatment of blood cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia.
- the LVV-V19-CAR33 (a) the viral envelope contains (i) a primary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and a secondary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses 15E8-scFv; and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-33 gene;
- the LVV-V20-CAR33 (a) the viral envelope comprises (i) a membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody, i.e., the membrane expresses TH69-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) comprises the CAR-33 gene;
- the LVV-V21-CAR33 (a) the viral envelope contains (i) the primary signal molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-33 gene.
- BCMA Uniprot ID: Q02223. BCMA is an effective target for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
- the BCMA-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V22-CARBCMA, LVV-V23-CARBCMA and LVV-V24-CARBCMA can effectively kill BCMA + U266 cells.
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Abstract
Description
本发明涉及基因载体领域,具体涉及一种病毒颗粒及其制备方法与应用。The present invention relates to the field of gene vectors, and in particular to a virus particle and a preparation method and application thereof.
在基因工程和细胞疗法领域中,脂质纳米颗粒(Lipid-Nanoparticles,“LNPs”)、类病毒颗粒(Virus-Like Particles,“VLPs”)、腺病毒、腺相关病毒、逆转录病毒载体(Retroviral Vector,RVV)和慢病毒载体(Lentiviral Vector,LVV)等载体是常用的基因载体之一。In the field of genetic engineering and cell therapy, lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), virus-like particles (VLPs), adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, retroviral vector (RVV) and lentiviral vector (LVV) are commonly used gene vectors.
慢病毒载体和逆转录病毒载体可将外源性负荷基因(Exogenous Payload Genes),如嵌合抗原受体(Chimeric Antigen Receptor,“CAR”)基因等整合至宿主细胞的基因组中,使CAR基因在宿主细胞中稳定表达,而被广泛应用于体内外制备CAR-T细胞中。Lentiviral vectors and retroviral vectors can integrate exogenous payload genes, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) genes, into the genome of host cells, allowing the CAR genes to be stably expressed in host cells, and are widely used in the preparation of CAR-T cells in vitro and in vivo.
通过删除HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)的毒力基因,例如基因env、vif、vpr、vpu和nef等进行多次减毒后,构建自我失活、复制缺陷和具有生物安全性的慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体。By deleting the virulence genes of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), such as genes env, vif, vpr, vpu and nef, and performing multiple attenuation, a self-inactivating, replication-defective and biosafe lentiviral vector or retroviral vector is constructed.
然而,如何在患者体内外提高靶向激活并转导T细胞的效率和特异性、CAR分子在T细胞中出膜表达的效率以及制备所得的CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率仍然是CAR-T细胞疗法这一技术领域中尚待解决的技术难题。However, how to improve the efficiency and specificity of targeted activation and transduction of T cells in vivo and in vitro, the efficiency of membrane expression of CAR molecules in T cells, and the killing efficiency of the prepared CAR-T cells are still technical challenges that need to be solved in the technical field of CAR-T cell therapy.
有鉴于此,为至少解决上述技术问题之一,本发明一个方面提供一种病毒颗粒,In view of this, in order to solve at least one of the above technical problems, the present invention provides a virus particle in one aspect.
(a)所述病毒颗粒表面包含T细胞活化初级信号分子和T细胞活化次级信号分子;和(a) the surface of the virus particle contains T cell activation primary signal molecules and T cell activation secondary signal molecules; and
(b)所述病毒颗粒表面包含糖蛋白,所述糖蛋白发生第一突变,使所述糖蛋白结合糖蛋白受体的能力相对于发生所述第一突变前减弱或丧失。(b) The surface of the virus particle comprises a glycoprotein, and the glycoprotein undergoes a first mutation, thereby weakening or losing the ability of the glycoprotein to bind to a glycoprotein receptor relative to before the first mutation occurs.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述病毒颗粒靶向活化非活化T细胞(Non-Activated T Cells)。In some embodiments of the present invention, the viral particles target and activate non-activated T cells (Non-Activated T Cells).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述病毒颗粒是慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the viral particle is a lentiviral vector or a retroviral vector.
非活化T细胞(Non-Activated),是指不扩增、不分化、静息态、未识别抗原、未经T细胞活化初级信号分子或T细胞活化初级和次级信号分子活化刺激的T细胞,例如处于细胞周期G0阶段的T细胞、静息(Resting/Quiescent)的T细胞或幼稚T细胞。Non-activated T cells refer to T cells that are not proliferated, not differentiated, in a resting state, do not recognize antigens, and have not been activated by T cell activation primary signal molecules or T cell activation primary and secondary signal molecules, such as T cells in the G0 phase of the cell cycle, resting (resting/quiescent) T cells, or naive T cells.
T细胞活化初级信号分子结合T细胞表面蛋白,参与T细胞受体(T Cell Receptor,“TCR”)介导的T细胞活化(TCR-mediated T Cell Activation)。T cell activation primary signal molecules bind to T cell surface proteins and participate in T cell receptor (T Cell Receptor, "TCR") mediated T cell activation (TCR-mediated T Cell Activation).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子参与将TCR转化为活性PTK(protein tyrosine kinase),所述活性PTK可磷酸化一系列底物,从而产生大量下游信号,当这些信号适当整合时(与其他共受体的信号一起),导致T细胞活化(Smith-Garvin JE,Koretzky GA,Jordan MS.T cell activation.Annu Rev Immunol.2009;27:591-619)。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule is involved in converting TCR into active PTK (protein tyrosine kinase), which can phosphorylate a series of substrates to generate a large number of downstream signals. When these signals are properly integrated (together with signals from other co-receptors), they lead to T cell activation (Smith-Garvin JE, Koretzky GA, Jordan MS. T cell activation. Annu Rev Immunol. 2009; 27: 591-619).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子结合参与介导T细胞活化初级信号的产生和/或传递的T细胞内吞受体,如CD3。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule binds to a T cell endocytic receptor involved in mediating the generation and/or transmission of the T cell activation primary signal, such as CD3.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子结合TCR/CD3复合体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule binds to the TCR/CD3 complex.
CD3与TCR形成TCR/CD3复合体,参与辅助T细胞(CD4+T细胞)和细胞毒性T细胞(CD8+T细胞)的活化。CD3 and TCR form a TCR/CD3 complex and participate in the activation of helper T cells (CD4 + T cells) and cytotoxic T cells (CD8 + T cells).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子结合TCR/CD3复合体或TCR/CD3复合体亚基;所述TCR/CD3复合体亚基选自CD3ε、CD3γ、CD3δ、TCRα和TCRβ中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule binds to the TCR/CD3 complex or the TCR/CD3 complex subunit; the TCR/CD3 complex subunit is selected from at least one of CD3ε, CD3γ, CD3δ, TCRα and TCRβ.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述TCR/CD3复合体亚基还选自TCRγ和TCRζ。In some embodiments of the present invention, the TCR/CD3 complex subunit is further selected from TCRγ and TCRζ.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子结合人CD3ε(UniproID:P07766)。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule binds to human CD3ε (Unipro ID: P07766).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子包括抗CD3抗体或其抗原结合片段。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule comprises an anti-CD3 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述抗CD3抗体或其抗原结合片段包括源自UCHT1、OKT3、SP34、HuM291或TR66的抗体或其抗原结合片段,或其变体,或其衍生物。In some embodiments of the present invention, the anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof derived from UCHT1, OKT3, SP34, HuM291 or TR66, or a variant thereof, or a derivative thereof.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述抗CD3抗体是源自UCHT1的scFv(UCHT1-scFv),所述UCHT1-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:9所示;所述UCHT1-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:81-83所示,所述UCHT1-scFv的LCDR1-3区分别如SEQ ID NO:84-86所示。In some embodiments of the present invention, the anti-CD3 antibody is a scFv derived from UCHT1 (UCHT1-scFv), and the amino acid sequence of the UCHT1-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO:9; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the UCHT1-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:81-83, respectively, and the LCDR1-3 regions of the UCHT1-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:84-86, respectively.
T细胞活化次级信号分子(Secondary Signal),又称共刺激信号分子(Co-Stimulatory Signal),与其他T细胞表面受体结合,提供避免无反应(anergy)和有效的T细胞活化所必需的额外信号(Smith-Garvin JE,Koretzky GA,Jordan MS.T cell activation.Annu Rev Immunol.2009;27:591-619)。T cell activation secondary signal molecules (Secondary Signal), also known as co-stimulatory signal molecules (Co-Stimulatory Signal), bind to other T cell surface receptors to provide additional signals necessary to avoid anergy and effective T cell activation (Smith-Garvin JE, Koretzky GA, Jordan MS. T cell activation. Annu Rev Immunol. 2009; 27: 591-619).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化次级信号分子结合参与介导T细胞活化次级信号的产生和/或传递的T细胞内吞受体,如CD28。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation secondary signal molecule binds to a T cell endocytic receptor involved in mediating the generation and/or transmission of T cell activation secondary signals, such as CD28.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化次级信号分子结合CD28。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation secondary signaling molecule binds to CD28.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CD28是人的CD28(Uniprot ID:P10747)。In some embodiments of the present invention, the CD28 is human CD28 (Uniprot ID: P10747).
尽管其他细胞表面受体(共刺激受体)也可通过TCR增强活化信号,比起其他共刺激受体,CD28介导的共刺激作用更强(Smith-Garvin JE,Koretzky GA,Jordan MS.T cell activation.Annu Rev Immunol.2009;27:591-619)。Although other cell surface receptors (co-stimulatory receptors) can also enhance activation signals through TCR, CD28-mediated co-stimulation is stronger than other co-stimulatory receptors (Smith-Garvin JE, Koretzky GA, Jordan MS. T cell activation. Annu Rev Immunol. 2009; 27: 591-619).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化次级信号分子选自抗CD28抗体或其抗原结合片段和CD28配体或其受体结合片段中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation secondary signal molecule is selected from at least one of an anti-CD28 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof and a CD28 ligand or a receptor-binding fragment thereof.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CD28配体或其受体结合片段包括CD80或其受体结合片段和CD86或其受体结合片段。In some embodiments of the present invention, the CD28 ligand or its receptor binding fragment includes CD80 or its receptor binding fragment and CD86 or its receptor binding fragment.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述配体的受体结合片段包括所述配体的胞外域、功能性片段和衍生物中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the receptor binding fragment of the ligand includes at least one of the extracellular domain, functional fragment and derivative of the ligand.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CD28配体或其受体结合片段包括CD80或其受体结合片段和CD86或其受体结合片段。In some embodiments of the present invention, the CD28 ligand or its receptor binding fragment includes CD80 or its receptor binding fragment and CD86 or its receptor binding fragment.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CD80受体结合片段是CD80胞外域;所述CD86受体结合片段是CD86胞外域。In some embodiments of the present invention, the CD80 receptor binding fragment is the CD80 extracellular domain; the CD86 receptor binding fragment is the CD86 extracellular domain.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述抗CD28抗体或其抗原结合片段是源自15E8的scFv(15E8-scFv),所述15E8-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:13所示;所述15E8-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:87-89所示,所述15E8-scFv的LCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:90-92所示。In some embodiments of the present invention, the anti-CD28 antibody or its antigen-binding fragment is a scFv (15E8-scFv) derived from 15E8, and the amino acid sequence of the 15E8-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 13; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the 15E8-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO: 87-89, respectively, and the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the 15E8-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO: 90-92, respectively.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化次级信号分子包括抗CD28抗体或其抗原结合片段。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation secondary signal molecule comprises an anti-CD28 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化次级信号分子包括可结合CD28的T细胞活化次级信号分子时,还可包括选自ICOS(inducible costimulator,“ICOS”)配体(ICOSL)或其受体结合片段、4-1BB配体(4-1BBL)或其受体结合片段和OX40配体(OX40L)或其受体结合片段中的至少一种配体或其受体结合片段。In some embodiments of the present invention, when the T cell activation secondary signal molecule includes a T cell activation secondary signal molecule that can bind to CD28, it may also include at least one ligand or its receptor binding fragment selected from ICOS (inducible costimulator, "ICOS") ligand (ICOSL) or its receptor binding fragment, 4-1BB ligand (4-1BBL) or its receptor binding fragment and OX40 ligand (OX40L) or its receptor binding fragment.
与在非活化和活化的T细胞上均稳定表达的CD28不同,ICOS诱导性地表达在活化的T细胞上(Hutloff A,Dittrich AM,Beier KC,Eljaschewitsch B,Kraft R,et al.ICOS is an inducible T-cell co-stimulator structurally and functionally related to CD28.Nature 1999;397:263-6.[PubMed:9930702])(Smith-Garvin JE,Koretzky GA,Jordan MS.T cell activation.Annu Rev Immunol.2009;27:591-619)。缺乏ICOS将导致与CD28敲除模型相似、但不及CD28敲除模型严重的免疫反应受损,这意味着这两种分子可能在相似的通路发挥作用(Coyle AJ,Lehar S,Lloyd C,Tian J,Delaney T,et al.The CD28-related molecule ICOS is required for effective Tcell-dependent immune responses.Immunity 2000;13:95-105.[PubMed:10933398])(Smith-Garvin JE,Koretzky GA,Jordan MS.T cell activation.Annu Rev Immunol.2009;27:591-619)。Unlike CD28, which is stably expressed on both non-activated and activated T cells, ICOS is inducibly expressed on activated T cells (Hutloff A, Dittrich AM, Beier KC, Eljaschewitsch B, Kraft R, et al. ICOS is an inducible T-cell co-stimulator structurally and functionally related to CD28. Nature 1999; 397: 263-6. [PubMed: 9930702])(Smith-Garvin JE, Koretzky GA, Jordan MS. T cell activation. Annu Rev Immunol. 2009; 27: 591-619). Lack of ICOS will lead to impaired immune responses similar to those in the CD28 knockout model, but less severe than the CD28 knockout model, which means that the two molecules may act in similar pathways (Coyle AJ, Lehar S, Lloyd C, Tian J, Delaney T, et al. The CD28-related molecule ICOS is required for effective T cell-dependent immune responses. Immunity 2000; 13: 95-105. [PubMed: 10933398])(Smith-Garvin JE, Koretzky GA, Jordan MS. T cell activation. Annu Rev Immunol. 2009; 27: 591-619).
在CD28家族之外的共刺激受体,TNFR家族成员OX40(CD134)和4-1BB(CD137)通过与其配体OX40L和4-1BBL的结合提供共刺激信号(Smith-Garvin JE,Koretzky GA,Jordan MS.T cell activation.Annu Rev Immunol.2009;27:591-619)。In addition to the CD28 family of co-stimulatory receptors, TNFR family members OX40 (CD134) and 4-1BB (CD137) provide co-stimulatory signals by binding to their ligands OX40L and 4-1BBL (Smith-Garvin JE, Koretzky GA, Jordan MS. T cell activation. Annu Rev Immunol. 2009; 27: 591-619).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子直接地或间接地与跨膜多肽(Polypeptide)相连,展示在所述病毒颗粒的表面。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or T cell activation secondary signal molecule is directly or indirectly linked to a transmembrane polypeptide (Polypeptide) and displayed on the surface of the virus particle.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述跨膜多肽选自以下蛋白的跨膜区:In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmembrane polypeptide is selected from the transmembrane region of the following proteins:
CD2、CD3、CD4、CD5、CD7、CD8、CD8α、CD8β、CD9、CD16、CD22、CD27、CD28、CD28H、CD30、CD33、CD37、CD40、CD45、CD64、CD80、CD86、CD84、CD154、CD166、CD226、CD244、4-1BB、OX40、ICOS、ICAM-1、CTLA-4、PD-1、LAG-3、GITR、HVEM、DAP10、DAP12、TIM-1、LIGHT、ICOS、OX40、2B4、BTLA、DNAM-1、DR3、FcERIγ、IL7、IL12、IL15、SLAM、KIR2DL4、KIR2DS1、KIR2DS2、NKG2C、NKG2D和CS1;CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD8, CD8α, CD8β, CD9, CD16, CD22, CD27, CD28, CD28H, CD30, CD33, CD 37. CD40, CD45, CD64, CD80, CD86, CD84, CD154, CD166, CD226, CD244, 4-1BB, OX40, ICOS, ICA M-1, CTLA-4, PD-1, LAG-3, GITR, HVEM, DAP10, DAP12, TIM-1, LIGHT, ICOS, OX40, 2B4, BTLA, DNAM-1, DR3, FcERIγ, IL7, IL12, IL15, SLAM, KIR2DL4, KIR2DS1, KIR2DS2, NKG2C, NKG2D, and CS1;
优选地,所述跨膜多肽是CD8α跨膜区。Preferably, the transmembrane polypeptide is the CD8α transmembrane region.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子通过连接结构域,间接地与所述跨膜多肽相连,展示在所述病毒颗粒的表面。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or T cell activation secondary signal molecule is indirectly connected to the transmembrane polypeptide via a linker domain and displayed on the surface of the viral particle.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子通过连接结构域,间接地与所述跨膜多肽相连,展示在所述病毒颗粒的表面;In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or T cell activation secondary signal molecule are indirectly connected to the transmembrane polypeptide through a connecting domain and displayed on the surface of the virus particle;
优选地,所述连接结构域选自:Preferably, the linking domain is selected from:
(a)免疫球蛋白铰链区,所述免疫球蛋白铰链区选自野生型或经修饰的IgG1、IgG2、IgG3、IgG4、IgA和IgD铰链区;(a) an immunoglobulin hinge region, wherein the immunoglobulin hinge region is selected from a wild-type or modified IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA and IgD hinge region;
(b)铰链区,所述铰链区选自以下蛋白的野生型或经修饰的铰链区:CD28、CD7、CD8、CD8α、CD8β、CD3、CD45、CD4、CD5、CD8、CD9、CD16、CD22、CD33、CD37、CD134、CD137、ICOS和CD154;(b) a hinge region selected from the wild-type or modified hinge regions of the following proteins: CD28, CD7, CD8, CD8α, CD8β, CD3, CD45, CD4, CD5, CD8, CD9, CD16, CD22, CD33, CD37, CD134, CD137, ICOS, and CD154;
(c)Fc结构域的全部或一部分,所述Fc结构域选自CH1结构域、CH2结构域和CH3结构域中的一种或多种;(c) all or a portion of an Fc domain, wherein the Fc domain is selected from one or more of a CH1 domain, a CH2 domain, and a CH3 domain;
(d)Ⅱ型C-凝集素的茎区,所述Ⅱ型C-凝集素选自CD23、CD69、CD72、CD94、NKG2A和NKG2D的茎区;和(d) a stem region of a type II C-lectin selected from the group consisting of the stem regions of CD23, CD69, CD72, CD94, NKG2A, and NKG2D; and
(e)柔性连接肽;(e) flexible linker peptide;
更优选地,所述连接结构域是CD8α铰链区。More preferably, the connecting domain is the CD8α hinge region.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述连接结构域是人CD8α铰链区。In some embodiments of the present invention, the connecting domain is the hinge region of human CD8α.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述人CD8α铰链区与SEQ ID NO:10具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性。In some embodiments of the present invention, the human CD8α hinge region has at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identity with SEQ ID NO:10.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子从N末端至C末端包含所述抗CD3抗体或其抗原结合片段、CD8α铰链区和CD8α跨膜区;优选地,所述抗CD3抗体是所述UCHT1-scFv。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule comprises the anti-CD3 antibody or its antigen-binding fragment, the CD8α hinge region and the CD8α transmembrane region from the N-terminus to the C-terminus; preferably, the anti-CD3 antibody is the UCHT1-scFv.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化次级信号分子从N末端至C末端包含抗CD28抗体或其抗原结合片段、CD8α铰链区和CD8α跨膜区;优选地,所述抗CD28抗体是所述15E8-scFv。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation secondary signal molecule comprises an anti-CD28 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a CD8α hinge region and a CD8α transmembrane region from the N-terminus to the C-terminus; preferably, the anti-CD28 antibody is the 15E8-scFv.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化次级信号分子选自人CD80或其受体结合片段和人CD86或其受体结合片段中的至少一种;In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation secondary signal molecule is selected from at least one of human CD80 or its receptor binding fragment and human CD86 or its receptor binding fragment;
优选地,所述人CD80的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO:93具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性;Preferably, the amino acid sequence of human CD80 is at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:93;
优选地,所述人CD86的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO:95具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性。Preferably, the amino acid sequence of human CD86 is at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:95.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述人CD80的受体结合片段包含所述人CD80的胞外域和跨膜区;所述人CD86的受体结合片段包含所述人CD86的胞外域和跨膜区;In some embodiments of the present invention, the receptor binding fragment of human CD80 comprises the extracellular domain and transmembrane region of human CD80; the receptor binding fragment of human CD86 comprises the extracellular domain and transmembrane region of human CD86;
优选地,所述人CD80的胞外域和跨膜区的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO:94具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性;Preferably, the amino acid sequences of the extracellular domain and transmembrane region of human CD80 are at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:94;
优选地,所述人CD86的胞外域和跨膜区的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO:79具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性。Preferably, the amino acid sequences of the extracellular domain and transmembrane region of human CD86 are at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:79.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述跨膜多肽是所述糖蛋白,所述糖蛋白直接地或间接地连接至所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或所述T细胞活化次级信号分子。In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmembrane polypeptide is the glycoprotein, and the glycoprotein is directly or indirectly linked to the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白通过第一多肽连接子(The First Polypeptide Linker),间接地连接至所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或所述T细胞活化次级信号分子。In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein is indirectly connected to the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule through a first polypeptide linker (The First Polypeptide Linker).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子直接地或间接地连接至所述T细胞活化次级信号分子。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule is directly or indirectly linked to the T cell activation secondary signal molecule.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞活化初级信号分子通过第二多肽连接子(The Second Polypeptide Linker),间接地连接至所述T细胞活化次级信号分子。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell activation primary signal molecule is indirectly connected to the T cell activation secondary signal molecule through a second polypeptide linker (The Second Polypeptide Linker).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述多肽连接子是柔性连接肽。In some embodiments of the present invention, the polypeptide linker is a flexible linker peptide.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述柔性连接肽选自(G4S)n连接肽、连接子1:GSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTKG(SEQ ID NO:97)和连接子2:GSSGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSSG(SEQ ID NO:98);其中,n=1至4。In some embodiments of the present invention, the flexible connecting peptide is selected from (G 4 S) n connecting peptide, linker 1: GSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTKG (SEQ ID NO: 97) and linker 2: GSSGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSSG (SEQ ID NO: 98); wherein n=1-4.
本发明的一些实施例中,In some embodiments of the present invention,
(a)所述糖蛋白通过(G4S)n连接肽,间接地连接至所述抗CD3抗体或其抗原结合片段,所述抗CD3抗体或其抗原结合片段通过(G4S)n连接肽,间接地连接至所述抗CD28抗体或其抗原结合片段、人CD86胞外域或人CD80胞外域;和/或(a) the glycoprotein is indirectly linked to the anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof via a ( G4S ) n connecting peptide, and the anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is indirectly linked to the anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, human CD86 extracellular domain or human CD80 extracellular domain via a ( G4S ) n connecting peptide; and/or
(b)所述糖蛋白通过(G4S)n连接肽,间接地连接至所述抗CD28抗体或其抗原结合片段、人CD86胞外域或人CD80胞外域,所述抗CD28抗体或其抗原结合片段、人CD86胞外域或人CD80胞外域通过(G4S)n连接肽,间接地连接至所述抗CD3抗体或其抗原结合片段;(b) the glycoprotein is indirectly linked to the anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, the extracellular domain of human CD86 or the extracellular domain of human CD80 via a (G 4 S) n connecting peptide, and the anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, the extracellular domain of human CD86 or the extracellular domain of human CD80 is indirectly linked to the anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof via a (G 4 S) n connecting peptide;
优选地,n=3;Preferably, n=3;
优选地,所述抗CD3抗体或其抗原结合片段是所述UCHT1-scFv;Preferably, the anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is the UCHT1-scFv;
优选地,所述抗CD28抗体或其抗原结合片段是所述15E8-scFv。Preferably, the anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is the 15E8-scFv.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白通过(G4S)3连接肽,间接地连接至所述UCHT1-scFv,所述UCHT1-scFv通过(G4S)3连接肽,间接地连接至所述15E8-scFv。In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein is indirectly linked to the UCHT1-scFv via a (G 4 S) 3 linker peptide, and the UCHT1-scFv is indirectly linked to the 15E8-scFv via a (G 4 S) 3 linker peptide.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白通过(G4S)3连接肽,间接地连接至所述15E8-scFv,所述15E8-scFv通过(G4S)3连接肽,间接地连接至所述UCHT1-scFv。In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein is indirectly linked to the 15E8-scFv via a (G 4 S) 3 linker peptide, and the 15E8-scFv is indirectly linked to the UCHT1-scFv via a (G 4 S) 3 linker peptide.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白选自水疱性口炎病毒属毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、狒狒内源性逆转录病毒BaEV的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、猫内源性逆转录病毒的包膜糖蛋白RD114及其变体和长臂猿白血病病毒的包膜糖蛋白GALV及其变体中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein is selected from at least one of the envelope glycoproteins of vesicular stomatitis virus strains and their variants, the envelope glycoproteins of baboon endogenous retrovirus BaEV and their variants, the envelope glycoproteins RD114 of feline endogenous retrovirus and their variants, and the envelope glycoproteins GALV of gibbon ape leukemia virus and their variants.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白选自水疱性口炎病毒属毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体中的至少一种;In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein is selected from at least one of the envelope glycoproteins of vesicular stomatitis virus strains and variants thereof;
优选地,所述水疱性口炎病毒属毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体包括以下包膜糖蛋白及其变体:水疱性口炎病毒属Indiana毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Cocal毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Maraba毒株的包膜糖蛋及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Morreton毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Alagoas毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属New Jersey毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Carajas毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Chandipura毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Eptesicus毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Isfahan毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Jurona毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Malpais毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Perinet毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Piry毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Radi毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体、水疱性口炎病毒属Rhinolopus毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体和水疱性口炎病毒属Yug Bogdanovac毒株的包膜糖蛋白及其变体。Preferably, the envelope glycoprotein and variants thereof of the vesicular stomatitis virus strain include the following envelope glycoproteins and variants thereof: envelope glycoprotein and variants of Indiana strain of vesicular stomatitis virus, envelope glycoprotein and variants of Cocal strain of vesicular stomatitis virus, envelope glycoprotein and variants of Maraba strain of vesicular stomatitis virus, envelope glycoprotein and variants of Morreton strain of vesicular stomatitis virus, envelope glycoprotein and variants of Alagoas strain of vesicular stomatitis virus, envelope glycoprotein and variants of New Jersey strain of vesicular stomatitis virus, envelope glycoprotein and variants of Carajas strain of vesicular stomatitis virus, envelope glycoprotein and variants of Chandipura strain of vesicular stomatitis virus and its variants, the envelope glycoprotein of Eptesicus strain and its variants, the envelope glycoprotein of Isfahan strain and its variants, the envelope glycoprotein of Jurona strain and its variants, the envelope glycoprotein of Malpais strain and its variants, the envelope glycoprotein of Perinet strain and its variants, the envelope glycoprotein of Piry strain and its variants, the envelope glycoprotein of Radi strain and its variants, the envelope glycoprotein of Rhinolopus strain and its variants, and the envelope glycoprotein of Yug Bogdanovac strain and its variants.
水疱性口炎病毒属毒株(Vesicular Stomatitis Virus)的包膜糖蛋白,如Indiana毒株(VSV-G)和Cocal毒株(Cocal-G)的包膜糖蛋白可结合广泛表达于多种细胞表面的低密度脂蛋白受体(Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor,“LDL-R”)而具有广泛的感染性;The envelope glycoproteins of vesicular stomatitis virus strains, such as Indiana strain (VSV-G) and Cocal strain (Cocal-G), can bind to the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) widely expressed on the surface of various cells and have a wide range of infectivity.
所述水疱性口炎病毒属Indiana毒株的包膜糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:1所示的氨基酸序列;所述水疱性口炎病毒属Cocal毒株的包膜糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:2所示的氨基酸序列。The extracellular domain of the envelope glycoprotein of the Indiana strain of the vesicular stomatitis virus genus comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1; the extracellular domain of the envelope glycoprotein of the Cocal strain of the vesicular stomatitis virus genus comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述野生型VSV-G的全长蛋白(包括VSV-G信号肽)的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:22所示;In some embodiments of the present invention, the amino acid sequence of the full-length protein of the wild-type VSV-G (including the VSV-G signal peptide) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 22;
其中,如SEQ ID NO:22的第1位-第16位所示的氨基酸序列:Wherein, the amino acid sequence shown in positions 1 to 16 of SEQ ID NO: 22:
MKCLLYLAFLFIGVNC为所述野生型VSV-G的信号肽的氨基酸序列。MKCLLYLAFLFIGVNC is the amino acid sequence of the signal peptide of the wild-type VSV-G.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述野生型Cocal-G的全长蛋白(包含Cocal-G信号肽)的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:99所示;In some embodiments of the present invention, the amino acid sequence of the full-length protein of the wild-type Cocal-G (including the Cocal-G signal peptide) is shown in SEQ ID NO:99;
其中,如SEQ ID NO:99的第1位-第17位所示的序列:Among them, the sequence shown in the 1st to 17th positions of SEQ ID NO:99:
MNFLLLTFIVLPLCSHA为所述野生型Cocal-G的信号肽的氨基酸序列。MNFLLLTFIVLPLCSHA is the amino acid sequence of the signal peptide of the wild-type Cocal-G.
野生型VSV-G的胞外域:
Extracellular domain of wild-type VSV-G:
野生型Cocal-G的胞外域:
Extracellular domain of wild-type Cocal-G:
野生型VSV-G的全长蛋白:
Full-length protein of wild-type VSV-G:
野生型Cocal-G的全长蛋白:
Full-length protein of wild-type Cocal-G:
活化的T细胞表达LDL-R,因此,人工合成的、具有生物安全性的慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体通常使用野生型VSV-G构建其包膜糖蛋白(VSV-G型慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体),转导活化的T细胞。Activated T cells express LDL-R, therefore, artificially synthesized, biosafe lentiviral vectors or retroviral vectors usually use wild-type VSV-G to construct their envelope glycoprotein (VSV-G lentiviral vector or retroviral vector) to transduce activated T cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白为水疱性口炎病毒属Indiana毒株或Cocal毒株的包膜糖蛋白或其变体,所述糖蛋白受体为低密度脂蛋白受体LDL-R;In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein is the envelope glycoprotein of the Indiana strain or the Cocal strain of the vesicular stomatitis virus or a variant thereof, and the glycoprotein receptor is the low-density lipoprotein receptor LDL-R;
所述糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2所示、或与如SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2所示的氨基酸序列具有至少约50%、约60%、约70%、约80%、约90%、约91%、约92%、约93、约94%、约95%、约96%、约97%、约98%或约99%同一性的氨基酸序列。The extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, or an amino acid sequence that is at least about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identical to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2.
然而,LDL-R广泛表达于多种细胞表面,如活化的T细胞、肝细胞、心肌细胞和内皮细胞等,因此,VSV-G型慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体也可通过结合LDL-R感染其他细胞,感染T细胞的靶向性较低。However, LDL-R is widely expressed on the surface of various cells, such as activated T cells, hepatocytes, cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells. Therefore, VSV-G lentiviral vectors or retroviral vectors can also infect other cells by binding to LDL-R, and the targeting of infecting T cells is relatively low.
通过减弱VSV-G结合LDL-R的能力,同时使其包膜包含抗CD3抗体和抗CD28抗体等T细胞活化初级和次级信号分子,可有效提高VSV-G型慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体靶向活化并转导T细胞的能力。By weakening the ability of VSV-G to bind to LDL-R and simultaneously making its envelope contain primary and secondary signal molecules for T cell activation such as anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD28 antibodies, the ability of VSV-G type lentiviral vectors or retroviral vectors to target, activate and transduce T cells can be effectively improved.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述第一突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含至少一个以下氨基酸的突变:In some embodiments of the present invention, the first mutation includes a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第8位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第9位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第10位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第47位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第50位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第51位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第183位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第179位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第180位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第182位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第184位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第209位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第347位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第350位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第352位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第353位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第354位氨基酸的替换、第1-18位氨基酸缺失、第19-36位氨基酸缺失、第37-51位氨基酸缺失、第314-384位氨基酸缺失、第321-374位氨基酸缺失、第331-364位氨基酸缺失、第344-354位氨基酸缺失、第345-353位氨基酸缺失;(a) substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 8, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 9, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 10, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 47, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 50, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 51, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 183, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 179, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 180, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 182, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 184, substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 209 of SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2. 347, substitution or deletion of amino acid 350, substitution or deletion of amino acid 352, substitution or deletion of amino acid 353, substitution of amino acid 354, deletion of amino acids 1-18, deletion of amino acids 19-36, deletion of amino acids 37-51, deletion of amino acids 314-384, deletion of amino acids 321-374, deletion of amino acids 331-364, deletion of amino acids 344-354, deletion of amino acids 345-353;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第8位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第9位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第10位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第47位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第50位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第51位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第183位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第179位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第180位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第182位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第184位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第209位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第347位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第350位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第352位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第353位氨基酸的替换或缺失、第354位氨基酸的替换、第1-18位氨基酸缺失、第19-36位氨基酸缺失、第37-51位氨基酸缺失、第314-384位氨基酸缺失、第321-374位氨基酸缺失、第331-364位氨基酸缺失、第344-354位氨基酸缺失、第345-353位氨基酸缺失。(b) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 8, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 9, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 10, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 47, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 50, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 51, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 183, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 179, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 180, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 182, substitution or deletion of amino acid at position 184 The present invention relates to a substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 350, a substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 352, a substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 353, a substitution or deletion of the amino acid at position 354, a deletion of the amino acids at positions 1-18, a deletion of the amino acids at positions 19-36, a deletion of the amino acids at positions 37-51, a deletion of the amino acids at positions 314-384, a deletion of the amino acids at positions 321-374, a deletion of the amino acids at positions 331-364, a deletion of the amino acids at positions 344-354, and a deletion of the amino acids at positions 345-353.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述第一突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含至少一个以下氨基酸的突变:In some embodiments of the present invention, the first mutation includes a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第331-第364位氨基酸缺失、第344-354位氨基酸缺失、K47的替换、K47的缺失、R354的替换;(a) deletion of amino acids 331 to 364, deletion of amino acids 344 to 354, substitution of K47, deletion of K47, or substitution of R354 in SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第331-第364位氨基酸缺失、第344-354位氨基酸缺失、K47的替换、K47的缺失、R354的替换;(b) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, amino acid deletion at positions 331 to 364, amino acid deletion at positions 344 to 354, replacement of K47, deletion of K47, and replacement of R354 are located at positions corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
优选地,所述第一突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含至少一个以下氨基酸的突变:Preferably, the first mutation comprises a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第331-第364位氨基酸缺失、第344-354位氨基酸缺失、K47Q、R354Q、K47缺失;(a) The amino acid deletions at positions 331 to 364, amino acid deletions at positions 344 to 354, K47Q, R354Q, and K47 in SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第331-第364位氨基酸缺失、第344-354位氨基酸缺失、K47Q、R354Q、K47缺失。(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, the amino acid deletions at positions 331 to 364, amino acid deletions at positions 344 to 354, K47Q, R354Q, and K47 are located corresponding to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述第一突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含以下氨基酸的突变:In some embodiments of the present invention, the first mutation includes a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises the following amino acids:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的K47缺失;(a) K47 deletion located at SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的K47缺失。(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, the K47 deletion is located at the position equivalent to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述第一突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含至少一个以下氨基酸的突变:In some embodiments of the present invention, the first mutation includes a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1的K47的替换、K47缺失、I182的替换、R354的替换、Y209的替换;(a) substitution of K47, deletion of K47, substitution of I182, substitution of R354, and substitution of Y209 in SEQ ID NO: 1;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1的K47的替换、K47缺失、I182的替换、R354的替换、Y209的替换;(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1, the substitutions at K47, K47 deletion, I182 substitution, R354 substitution, and Y209 substitution are located at positions equivalent to those of SEQ ID NO: 1;
(c)位于SEQ ID NO:2的K47的替换、K47缺失、V182的替换、R354的替换、Y209的替换;(c) substitution of K47, deletion of K47, substitution of V182, substitution of R354, and substitution of Y209 at SEQ ID NO:2;
(d)与SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:2的K47的替换、K47缺失、V182的替换、R354的替换、Y209的替换;(d) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 2, the substitution of K47, K47 deletion, V182 substitution, R354 substitution, and Y209 substitution are located at positions equivalent to SEQ ID NO: 2;
优选地,所述第一突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含至少一个以下氨基酸的突变:Preferably, the first mutation comprises a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1的K47Q或K47A、K47缺失、I182E或I182D、R354Q或R354A、Y209Q;(a) K47Q or K47A, K47 deletion, I182E or I182D, R354Q or R354A, Y209Q located in SEQ ID NO:1;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1的K47Q或K47A、K47缺失、I182E或I182D、R354Q或R354A、Y209Q;(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:1, K47Q or K47A, K47 deletion, I182E or I182D, R354Q or R354A, Y209Q are located at the positions equivalent to SEQ ID NO:1;
(c)位于SEQ ID NO:2的K47Q或K47A、K47缺失、V182E或V182D、R354Q或R354A、Y209Q;(c) K47Q or K47A, K47 deletion, V182E or V182D, R354Q or R354A, Y209Q located in SEQ ID NO:2;
(d)与SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:2的K47Q或K47A、K47缺失、V182E或V182D、R354Q或R354A、Y209Q。(d) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:2, it is located at K47Q or K47A, K47 deletion, V182E or V182D, R354Q or R354A, Y209Q equivalent to SEQ ID NO:2.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:3、SEQ ID NO:4、SEQ ID NO:23或SEQ ID NO:24所示的氨基酸序列。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 23 or SEQ ID NO: 24.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:1,SEQ ID NO:3包含K47缺失。In some embodiments of the present invention, SEQ ID NO:3 comprises a K47 deletion relative to SEQ ID NO:1.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:1,SEQ ID NO:4包含R354Q。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:4 contains R354Q.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:2,SEQ ID NO:23包含K47缺失。In some embodiments of the present invention, SEQ ID NO:23 comprises a K47 deletion relative to SEQ ID NO:2.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:2,SEQ ID NO:24包含R354Q。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:24 comprises R354Q.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:3、SEQ ID NO:4、SEQ ID NO:23或SEQ ID NO:24所示的氨基酸序列。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 23 or SEQ ID NO: 24.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:3、SEQ ID NO:4、SEQ ID NO:23或SEQ ID NO:24所示或与如SEQ ID NO:3、SEQ ID NO:4、SEQ ID NO:23或SEQ ID NO:24所示的氨基酸序列具有至少约50%、约60%、约70%、约80%、约90%、约91%、约92%、约93%、约94%、约95%、约96%、约97%、约98%或约99%同一性的氨基酸序列。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:23 or SEQ ID NO:24, or has at least about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identity with the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:23 or SEQ ID NO:24.
本发明的一些实施例中,前述任一种发生所述第一突变的糖蛋白保留介导膜融合和内体/溶酶体逃逸的能力。In some embodiments of the present invention, any of the aforementioned glycoproteins having the first mutation retains the ability to mediate membrane fusion and endosomal/lysosomal escape.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白还发生第二突变,使所述糖蛋白拮抗被补体失活的能力相对于发生所述第二突变前增强或不被补体失活。In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein further undergoes a second mutation, which enhances the ability of the glycoprotein to antagonize inactivation by complement or prevents inactivation by complement relative to before the second mutation.
本发明的一些实施例中,发生所述第二突变的糖蛋白为前述任一种糖蛋白。In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein having the second mutation is any of the aforementioned glycoproteins.
补体系统由一系列的蛋白质组成,属于先天免疫系统的一部分。补体(complement,C)存在于正常人和动物的血清、组织液和细胞膜表面,经活化后具有酶的活性,可发生复杂的级联反应。补体系统通过一连串的酵素(酶)相互切割启动,最终在目标微生物上形成类似孔洞的膜攻击复合物,使微生物破裂而死亡。补体成分能被抗原抗体复合物或者抗体激活,通过溶胞、调理、吞噬以及介导炎症反应来清除免疫复合物,表现出相应的生物学功能。补体广泛参与机体抗微生物感染的防御反应以及免疫调节,同时也介导免疫病理性损伤反应,是体内具有重要生物学作用的效应系统和效应方法系统。The complement system is composed of a series of proteins and is part of the innate immune system. Complement (complement, C) exists in the serum, tissue fluid and cell membrane surface of normal humans and animals. After activation, it has enzymatic activity and can undergo complex cascade reactions. The complement system is activated by a series of enzymes (enzymes) cutting each other, and eventually forms a membrane attack complex similar to a hole on the target microorganism, causing the microorganism to rupture and die. Complement components can be activated by antigen-antibody complexes or antibodies, and clear immune complexes through lysis, conditioning, phagocytosis and mediating inflammatory reactions, showing corresponding biological functions. Complement is widely involved in the body's defense response against microbial infection and immune regulation, and also mediates immunopathological damage reactions. It is an effector system and effector method system with important biological functions in the body.
起调节作用的补体成分以可溶性或膜结合形式存在,主要包括备解素(properdin,P因子)、C1抑制物(C1 inhibitor,C1INH)、I因子、H因子、C4结合蛋白(C4 binding protein,C4BP)、S蛋白(S protein)、SP40/40、膜辅助蛋白因子(membrane cofactor protein,MCP)、衰变加速因子(decay accelerating factor,DAF)、同源限制因子(homologous restriction factor,HRF)和膜反应性溶解抑制物(membrane inhibitor of reactive lysis,MIRL)等。The regulatory complement components exist in soluble or membrane-bound forms, including properdin (P factor), C1 inhibitor (C1INH), factor I, factor H, C4 binding protein (C4BP), S protein, SP40/40, membrane cofactor protein (MCP), decay accelerating factor (DAF), homologous restriction factor (HRF) and membrane inhibitor of reactive lysis (MIRL).
VSV-G型慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体进入血清后可能会被补体识别、失活,难以高效达到靶细胞发挥作用;因此,在被应用于体内制备CAR-T细胞时,VSV-G型慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体转导非活化T细胞的效率较低。After entering the serum, VSV-G lentiviral vectors or retroviral vectors may be recognized and inactivated by complement, making it difficult for them to efficiently reach the target cells and exert their effects; therefore, when used in vivo to prepare CAR-T cells, the efficiency of VSV-G lentiviral vectors or retroviral vectors in transducing non-activated T cells is low.
通过使VSV-G或Cocal-G发生所述第二突变,提高VSV-G或Cocal-G拮抗被补体失活的能力,进而使所述突变型VSV-G型慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体更适合被应用于体内制备CAR-T细胞。By causing VSV-G or Cocal-G to undergo the second mutation, the ability of VSV-G or Cocal-G to antagonize complement inactivation is improved, thereby making the mutant VSV-G lentiviral vector or retroviral vector more suitable for use in the preparation of CAR-T cells in vivo.
本发明的一些实施例中,发生所述第二突变的糖蛋白为水疱性口炎病毒属Indiana毒株或Cocal毒株的包膜糖蛋白或其变体,所述糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2所示、或与如SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2所示的氨基酸序列具有至少约50%、约60%、约70%、约80%、约90%、约91%、约92%、约93、约94%、约95%、约96%、约97%、约98%或约99%的同一性的氨基酸序列。In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein that undergoes the second mutation is an envelope glycoprotein of the Indiana strain or the Cocal strain of the vesicular stomatitis virus or a variant thereof, and the extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, or has at least about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identity with the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述第二突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含至少一个以下氨基酸的突变:In some embodiments of the present invention, the second mutation includes a mutation in which the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following amino acids:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第214位氨基酸;(a) amino acid 214 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第214位氨基酸;(b) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, it is located at the 214th amino acid corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(c)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第352位氨基酸;(c) amino acid 352 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(d)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第352位氨基酸;(d) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, it is located at the 352nd amino acid position corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(e)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第50位氨基酸;(e) amino acid position 50 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(f)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第50位氨基酸;(f) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, is located at the 50th amino acid equivalent to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(g)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第146位氨基酸;和(g) amino acid position 146 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2; and
(h)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第146位氨基酸;(h) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, is located at the 146th amino acid corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
优选地,所述氨基酸的突变选自氨基酸的缺失、插入和替换中的至少一种;Preferably, the amino acid mutation is selected from at least one of amino acid deletion, insertion and substitution;
更优选地,所述第二突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含至少一个以下氨基酸的替换:More preferably, the second mutation comprises a substitution of the amino acid sequence comprising at least one of the following amino acids:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第214位氨基酸;(a) amino acid 214 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第214位氨基酸;(b) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, it is located at the 214th amino acid corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(c)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第352位氨基酸;(c) amino acid 352 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(d)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第352位氨基酸;(d) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, it is located at the 352nd amino acid position corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(e)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第50位氨基酸;(e) amino acid position 50 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(f)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第50位氨基酸;(f) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, is located at the 50th amino acid equivalent to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2;
(g)位于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第146位氨基酸;和(g) amino acid position 146 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2; and
(h)与SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1或SEQ ID NO:2的第146位氨基酸。(h) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, it is located at the 146th amino acid equivalent to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述第二突变包括如SEQ ID NO:1所示或与如SEQ ID NO:1所示的氨基酸序列具有至少约50%、约60%、约70%、约80%、约90%、约91%、约92%、约93、约94%、约95%、约96%、约97%、约98%或约99%的同一性的氨基酸序列包含至少一种以下位点突变:In some embodiments of the present invention, the second mutation comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or having at least about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identity with the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, comprising at least one of the following site mutations:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1的T214的替换、T352的替换、K50的替换、S146的替换;(a) substitution of T214, T352, K50 and S146 in SEQ ID NO: 1;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1的T214的替换、T352的替换、K50的替换、S146的替换;(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 1, the substitutions at T214, T352, K50, and S146 are equivalent to those in SEQ ID NO: 1;
优选地,所述第二突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含至少一种以下位点突变:Preferably, the second mutation includes that the amino acid sequence comprises at least one of the following site mutations:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1的T214N、T352A、K50T、S146T;(a) T214N, T352A, K50T, S146T located in SEQ ID NO: 1;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1的T214N、T352A、K50T、S146T。(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:1, T214N, T352A, K50T, and S146T are located equivalent to SEQ ID NO:1.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述第二突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含任一种以下位点突变的组合:In some embodiments of the present invention, the second mutation includes a combination of any one of the following site mutations in the amino acid sequence:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1的(1)T214和T352的替换;或(2)T214、T352、K50和S146的替换;(a) substitution of (1) T214 and T352; or (2) substitution of T214, T352, K50 and S146 at SEQ ID NO:1;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1的(1)T214和T352的替换;或(2)T214、T352、K50和S146的替换;(b) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:1, substitutions at positions corresponding to (1) T214 and T352 of SEQ ID NO:1; or (2) substitutions at T214, T352, K50, and S146;
优选地,所述第二突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含任一种以下位点突变的组合:Preferably, the second mutation includes a combination of any one of the following site mutations in the amino acid sequence:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:1的(1)T214N和T352A;或(2)T214N、T352A、K50T和S146T;(a) (1) T214N and T352A; or (2) T214N, T352A, K50T, and S146T located at SEQ ID NO:1;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:1最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:1的(1)T214N和T352A;或(2)T214N、T352A、K50T和S146T。(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:1, located at (1) T214N and T352A equivalent to SEQ ID NO:1; or (2) T214N, T352A, K50T and S146T.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述第二突变包括如SEQ ID NO:2所示或与如SEQ ID NO:2所示的氨基酸序列具有至少约50%、约60%、约70%、约80%、约90%、约91%、约92%、约93、约94%、约95%、约96%、约97%、约98%或约99%的同一性的氨基酸序列包含至少一种以下位点突变:In some embodiments of the present invention, the second mutation comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2 or having at least about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identity with the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2, comprising at least one of the following site mutations:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:2的K214的替换、T352的替换、K50的替换、S146的替换;(a) substitution of K214, T352, K50 and S146 in SEQ ID NO: 2;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:2的K214的替换、T352的替换、K50的替换、S146的替换;(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO: 2, the substitutions at K214, T352, K50, and S146 are equivalent to those in SEQ ID NO: 2;
优选地,所述第二突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含至少一种以下位点突变:Preferably, the second mutation includes at least one of the following site mutations in the amino acid sequence:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:2的K214N、T352A、K50T、S146T;(a) K214N, T352A, K50T, S146T located in SEQ ID NO: 2;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:2的K214N、T352A、K50T、S146T。(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:2, K214N, T352A, K50T, and S146T are located equivalent to SEQ ID NO:2.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述第二突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含任一种以下位点突变的组合:In some embodiments of the present invention, the second mutation includes a combination of any one of the following site mutations in the amino acid sequence:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:2的(1)K214和T352的替换;或(2)K214、T352、K50和S146的替换;(a) replacement of (1) K214 and T352; or (2) replacement of K214, T352, K50 and S146 at SEQ ID NO:2;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:2的(1)K214和T352的替换;或(2)K214、T352、K50和S146的替换;(b) after optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:2, the position is equivalent to (1) replacement of K214 and T352 of SEQ ID NO:2; or (2) replacement of K214, T352, K50 and S146;
优选地,所述第二突变包括所述氨基酸序列包含任一种以下位点突变的组合:Preferably, the second mutation includes a combination of any one of the following site mutations in the amino acid sequence:
(a)位于SEQ ID NO:2的(1)K214N和T352A;或(2)K214N、T352A、K50T和S146T;(a) (1) K214N and T352A; or (2) K214N, T352A, K50T, and S146T located at SEQ ID NO:2;
(b)与SEQ ID NO:2最佳全局比对后,位于相当于SEQ ID NO:2的(1)K214N和T352A;或(2)K214N、T352A、K50T和S146T。(b) After optimal global alignment with SEQ ID NO:2, located at (1) K214N and T352A; or (2) K214N, T352A, K50T and S146T equivalent to SEQ ID NO:2.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:5、SEQ ID NO:6、SEQ ID NO:7、SEQ ID NO:21、SEQ ID NO:25、SEQ ID NO:26、SEQ ID NO:27或SEQ ID NO:28所示的氨基酸序列。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27 or SEQ ID NO:28.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:1,SEQ ID NO:5包含K47缺失、T214N、T352A、K50T和S146T。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:5 comprises K47 deletion, T214N, T352A, K50T and S146T.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:1,SEQ ID NO:6包含K47缺失、T214N和T352A。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:6 comprises K47 deletion, T214N and T352A.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:1,SEQ ID NO:7包含R354Q、T214N和T352A。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:7 comprises R354Q, T214N and T352A.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:1,SEQ ID NO:21包含R354Q、T214N、T352A、K50T和S146T。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:21 comprises R354Q, T214N, T352A, K50T and S146T.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:2,SEQ ID NO:25包含K47缺失、K214N、T352A、K50T和S146T。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:25 comprises K47 deletion, K214N, T352A, K50T and S146T.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:2,SEQ ID NO:26包含K47缺失、K214N和T352A。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:26 comprises K47 deletion, K214N and T352A.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:2,SEQ ID NO:27包含R354Q、K214N、T352A、K50T和S146T。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:27 comprises R354Q, K214N, T352A, K50T and S146T.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于SEQ ID NO:2,SEQ ID NO:28包含R354Q、K214N和T352A。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:28 comprises R354Q, K214N and T352A.
本发明的一些实施例中,前述任一种发生所述第二突变的糖蛋白保留介导膜融合和内体/溶酶体逃逸的能力。In some embodiments of the present invention, any of the aforementioned glycoproteins having the second mutation retains the ability to mediate membrane fusion and endosomal/lysosomal escape.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白为水疱性口炎病毒属Indiana毒株的包膜糖蛋白或其变体;In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein is the envelope glycoprotein of the Indiana strain of the vesicular stomatitis virus or a variant thereof;
所述糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:1所示或与如SEQ ID NO:1所示的氨基酸序列具有至少约50%、约60%、约70%、约80%、约90%、约91%、约92%、约93%、约94%、约95%、约96%、约97%、约98%或约99%同一性的氨基酸序列;The extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or having at least about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identity with the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1;
所述糖蛋白发生前述任一种第一突变,使所述糖蛋白结合LDL-R的能力相对于所述第一突变前减弱或丧失;所述糖蛋白还可发生前述任一种第二突变,使所述糖蛋白拮抗被补体失活的能力相对于所述第二突变前增强或不被补体失活。The glycoprotein undergoes any of the aforementioned first mutations, so that the ability of the glycoprotein to bind to LDL-R is weakened or lost relative to before the first mutation; the glycoprotein may also undergo any of the aforementioned second mutations, so that the ability of the glycoprotein to antagonize inactivation by complement is enhanced relative to before the second mutation, or is not inactivated by complement.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白为水疱性口炎病毒属Cocal毒株的包膜糖蛋白或其变体;In some embodiments of the present invention, the glycoprotein is the envelope glycoprotein of the Cocal strain of the vesicular stomatitis virus or a variant thereof;
所述糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:2所示或与如SEQ ID NO:2所示的氨基酸序列具有至少约50%、约60%、约70%、约80%、约90%、约91%、约92%、约93%、约94%、约95%、约96%、约97%、约98%或约99%同一性的氨基酸序列;The extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2 or having at least about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identity with the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2;
所述糖蛋白发生前述任一种第一突变,使所述糖蛋白结合LDL-R的能力相对于所述第一突变前减弱或丧失;所述糖蛋白还可发生前述任一种第二突变,使所述糖蛋白拮抗被补体失活的能力相对于所述第二突变前增强或不被补体失活。The glycoprotein undergoes any of the aforementioned first mutations, so that the ability of the glycoprotein to bind to LDL-R is weakened or lost relative to before the first mutation; the glycoprotein may also undergo any of the aforementioned second mutations, so that the ability of the glycoprotein to antagonize inactivation by complement is enhanced relative to before the second mutation, or is not inactivated by complement.
本发明的一些实施例中,前述任一种发生所述第一突变和第二突变的糖蛋白保留介导膜融合和内体/溶酶体逃逸的能力。In some embodiments of the present invention, any of the aforementioned glycoproteins having the first mutation and the second mutation retains the ability to mediate membrane fusion and endosomal/lysosomal escape.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述糖蛋白的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:5、SEQ ID NO:6、SEQ ID NO:7、SEQ ID NO:21、SEQ ID NO:25、SEQ ID NO:26、SEQ ID NO:27或SEQ ID NO:28所示,或与如SEQ ID NO:5、SEQ ID NO:6、SEQ ID NO:7、SEQ ID NO:21、SEQ ID NO:25、SEQ ID NO:26、SEQ ID NO:27或SEQ ID NO:28所示的氨基酸序列具有至少约50%、约60%、约70%、约80%、约90%、约91%、约92%、约93%、约94%、约95%、约96%、约97%、约98%或约99%同一性的氨基酸序列。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular domain of the glycoprotein comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27 or SEQ ID NO:28, or an amino acid sequence that is at least about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identical to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27 or SEQ ID NO:28.
本发明的一些实施例中,前述任一种病毒颗粒包含外源性负荷基因(payload gene)。In some embodiments of the present invention, any of the aforementioned viral particles contains an exogenous payload gene.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述外源性负荷基因编码治疗性蛋白或多肽,即“Therapeutic Proteins or Polypeptide”;根据其分子类型进行分组,所述治疗性蛋白或多肽选自基于抗体的药物、嵌合抗原受体、T细胞受体、细胞因子受体、细胞因子、Fc融合蛋白、抗凝血剂、血液因子、骨形态发生蛋白、工程蛋白支架、酶、生长因子、激素、干扰素、白细胞介素和血栓溶解剂中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the exogenous load gene encodes a therapeutic protein or polypeptide, i.e., "Therapeutic Proteins or Polypeptide"; the therapeutic protein or polypeptide is grouped according to its molecular type, and is selected from at least one of antibody-based drugs, chimeric antigen receptors, T cell receptors, cytokine receptors, cytokines, Fc fusion proteins, anticoagulants, blood factors, bone morphogenetic proteins, engineered protein scaffolds, enzymes, growth factors, hormones, interferons, interleukins and thrombolytic agents.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述外源性负荷基因编码嵌合抗原受体(CAR)。In some embodiments of the present invention, the exogenous cargo gene encodes a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述嵌合抗原受体包含胞外抗原结合区、跨膜区和胞内信号传导结构域。In some embodiments of the present invention, the chimeric antigen receptor comprises an extracellular antigen binding region, a transmembrane region and an intracellular signaling domain.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的胞外抗原结合区结合与疾病相关的抗原。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular antigen binding region of the CAR binds to an antigen associated with the disease.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述抗原选自:In some embodiments of the present invention, the antigen is selected from:
TSHR、CD2、CD3、CD4、CD5、CD7、CD8、CD14、CD15、CD19、CD20、CD21、CD23、CD24、CD25、CD28、CD37、CD38、CD40、CD40L、CD44、CD46、CD47、CD52、CD54、CD56、CD70、CD73、CD80、CD97、CD123、CD22、CD126、CD138、DR4、DR5、TAC、TEM1/CD248、VEGF、GUCY2C、EGP40、EGP-2、EGP-4、CDL33、IFNAR1、DLL3、kappa轻链、TIM3、tEGFR、IL-22Ra、IL-2、ErbB3、ErbB4、MUC16、MAGE-A3、MAGE-A6、NKG2DL、BAFF-R、CD30、CD171、CS-1、CLL-1、CD33、EGFRvⅢ、GD2、GD3、BCMA、GPRC5D、Tn Ag、PSMA、ROR1、FLT3、FAP、TAG72、CD38、CD44v6、CEA、EPCAM、B7H3、KIT、IL-13Ra2、间皮素(Mesothelin,MSLN)、IL-1Ra、PSCA、PRSS21、VEGFR2、Lewis-Y、CD24、PDGFR-β、SSEA-4、CD20、AFP、Folate受体α、Her2/neu/ERBB2、MUC1、EGFR、CS1、CD138、NCAM、Claudin18.2、Prostase、PAP、ELF2M、Ephrin B2、IGF-Ⅰ受体、CAIX、LMP2、gploo、bcr-abl、酪氨酸酶、EphA2、Fucosyl GM1、sLe、GM3、TGS5、HMWMAA、o-乙酰基-GD2、Folate受体β、TEM1/CD248、TEM7R、CLDN6、GPRC5D、CXORF61、CD97、CD179a、ALK、多聚唾液酸、PLAC1、GloboH、NY-BR-1、UPK2、HAVCR1、ADRB3、PANX3、GPR20、LY6K、OR51E2、TARP、WT1、NY-ESO-1、LAGE-1a、MAGE-A1、豆英蛋白、HPV E6/E7、MAGE-A4、MART-1、WT-1、ETV6-AML、精子蛋白17、XAGE1、Tie2、MAD-CT-1、MAD-CT-2、Fos相关抗原1、p53、p53突变体、前列腺特异性蛋白、存活蛋白和端粒酶、PCTA-1/Galectin 8、MelanA/MARTI、Ras突变体,hTERT、肉瘤易位断点、ML-IAP、TMPRSS2 ETS融合基因/ERG、NA17、PAX3、雄激素受体、CyclinB1、MYCN、RhoC、TRP-2、CYP1B 1、BORIS、SART3、PAX5、OY-TES1、LCK、AKAP-4、SSX2、RAGE-1、人端粒酶逆转录酶、RU1、RU2、肠道羧酸酯酶、mut hsp70-2、CD79a、CD79b、CD72、LAIR1、FCAR、LILRA2、CD300LF、CLEC12A、BST2、EMR2、LY75、GPC3、FCRL5、IGLLI、PD1、PDL1、PDL2、TGFβ、APRIL和NKG2D中的至少一种。TSHR, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD8, CD14, CD15, CD19, CD20, CD21, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD37, CD3 8. CD40, CD40L, CD44, CD46, CD47, CD52, CD54, CD56, CD70, CD73, CD80, CD97, CD123, CD22, CD126, CD1 38. DR4, DR5, TAC, TEM1/CD248, VEGF, GUCY2C, EGP40, EGP-2, EGP-4, CDL33, IFNAR1, DLL3, kappa light chain, TIM3, tEGFR, IL-22Ra, IL-2, ErbB3, ErbB4, MUC16, MAGE-A3, MAGE-A6, NKG2DL, BAFF-R, CD30, CD171, CS-1, CLL-1, CD33, EGFRvⅢ, GD2, GD3, BCMA, GPRC5D, Tn Ag, PSMA, ROR1, FLT3, FAP, TAG72, CD38, CD44v6, CEA, EPCAM, B7H3, KIT, IL-13Ra2, Mesothelin (MSLN), IL-1Ra, PSCA, PRSS21, VEGFR2, Lewis-Y, CD24, PDGFR-β, SSEA-4, CD20, AFP, Folate receptor α, Her2/neu/ERBB2, MUC1, EGFR, CS1, CD138, NCAM, Claudin18.2, Prostase, PAP, ELF2M, Ephrin B2, IGF-Ⅰ receptor, CAIX, LMP2, gploo, bcr-abl, tyrosinase, EphA 2. Fucosyl GM1, sLe, GM3, TGS5, HMWMAA, o-acetyl-GD2, Folate receptor β, TEM1/CD248, TEM7R, CLDN6, GPRC5D, CXORF61, CD97, CD179a, ALK, polysialic acid, PLAC1, GloboH, NY-BR-1, UPK2, HAVCR1, ADRB3, PANX3, GPR20, LY6K, OR51E2, TARP, WT1, NY-ESO-1, LAGE-1a, MAGE-A1, bean curd protein, HPV E6/E7, MAGE-A4, MART-1, WT-1, ETV6-AML, sperm protein 17, XAGE1, Tie2, MAD-CT-1, MAD-CT-2, Fos-related antigen 1, p53, p53 mutant, prostate-specific protein, survival protein and telomerase, P At least one of CTA-1/Galectin 8, MelanA/MARTI, Ras mutant, hTERT, sarcoma translocation breakpoint, ML-IAP, TMPRSS2 ETS fusion gene/ERG, NA17, PAX3, androgen receptor, CyclinB1, MYCN, RhoC, TRP-2, CYP1B 1, BORIS, SART3, PAX5, OY-TES1, LCK, AKAP-4, SSX2, RAGE-1, human telomerase reverse transcriptase, RU1, RU2, intestinal carboxylesterase, mut hsp70-2, CD79a, CD79b, CD72, LAIR1, FCAR, LILRA2, CD300LF, CLEC12A, BST2, EMR2, LY75, GPC3, FCRL5, IGLLI, PD1, PDL1, PDL2, TGFβ, APRIL, and NKG2D.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述抗原为GC-C(鸟苷酸环化酶C)。In some embodiments of the present invention, the antigen is GC-C (guanylate cyclase C).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述抗原为CD19。In some embodiments of the present invention, the antigen is CD19.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述抗原选自CD19、CD20、BCMA、CD33、HER2和CEA中的一种或多种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the antigen is selected from one or more of CD19, CD20, BCMA, CD33, HER2 and CEA.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的胞外抗原结合区包括抗体或其抗原结合片段和/或配体或其受体结合片段,所述抗体或其抗原结合片段选自免疫球蛋白(全长抗体)、半抗体、Fab、Fab'、F(ab')2、Fv片段、单链可变区片段(scFv)、二硫键稳定性抗体(dsFv)、抗体的重链可变区(VH)或轻链可变区(VL)、由VH和CH1结构域组成的Fd片段、线性抗体和单域抗体(纳米抗体)中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular antigen binding region of the CAR comprises an antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof and/or a ligand or a receptor binding fragment thereof, wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof is selected from at least one of an immunoglobulin (full-length antibody), a half antibody, Fab, Fab', F(ab') 2 , an Fv fragment, a single-chain variable region fragment (scFv), a disulfide bond-stabilized antibody (dsFv), an antibody heavy chain variable region (VH) or a light chain variable region (VL), an Fd fragment consisting of a VH and a CH1 domain, a linear antibody, and a single-domain antibody (nanoantibody).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的胞外抗原结合区包括scFv。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular antigen binding region of the CAR includes scFv.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的胞外抗原结合区是单特异性的、双特异性的(bi-specific)或多特异性的(multi-specific)。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular antigen binding region of the CAR is monospecific, bispecific or multispecific.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的胞外抗原结合区是源自小鼠、大鼠、猴、人源或人源化的抗体或其抗原结合片段和/或配体或其受体结合片段。In some embodiments of the present invention, the extracellular antigen binding region of the CAR is an antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof and/or a ligand or a receptor binding fragment thereof derived from mouse, rat, monkey, human or humanized.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的跨膜区源自至少一种以下蛋白的跨膜区:In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmembrane region of the CAR is derived from the transmembrane region of at least one of the following proteins:
CD2、CD3、TCR、CD4、CD5、CD7、CD8、CD8α、CD8β、CD9、CD16、CD22、CD27、CD28、CD28H、CD30、CD33、CD37、CD40、CD45、CD64、CD80、CD84、CD154、CD166、CD226、CD244、4-1BB、OX40、ICOS、ICAM-1、CTLA-4、PD-1、LAG-3、GITR、HVEM、DAP10、DAP12、TIM-1、LIGHT、ICOS、OX40、2B4、BTLA、DNAM-1、DR3、FcERIγ、IL7、IL12、IL15、SLAM、KIR2DL4、KIR2DS1、KIR2DS2、NKG2C、NKG2D和CS1。CD2, CD3, TCR, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD8, CD8α, CD8β, CD9, CD16, CD22, CD27, CD28, CD28H, CD30, CD 33. CD37, CD40, CD45, CD64, CD80, CD84, CD154, CD166, CD226, CD244, 4-1BB, OX40, ICOS, ICA M-1, CTLA-4, PD-1, LAG-3, GITR, HVEM, DAP10, DAP12, TIM-1, LIGHT, ICOS, OX40, 2B4, BTLA, DNAM-1, DR3, FcERIγ, IL7, IL12, IL15, SLAM, KIR2DL4, KIR2DS1, KIR2DS2, NKG2C, NKG2D, and CS1.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的跨膜区源自CD8α的跨膜区。In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmembrane region of the CAR is derived from the transmembrane region of CD8α.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的跨膜区源自人CD8α的跨膜区。In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmembrane region of the CAR is derived from the transmembrane region of human CD8α.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述人CD8α的跨膜区的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO:11具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性。In some embodiments of the present invention, the amino acid sequence of the transmembrane region of human CD8α is at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:11.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的胞内信号传导结构域源自至少一种以下蛋白的胞内信号传导结构域:In some embodiments of the present invention, the intracellular signaling domain of the CAR is derived from the intracellular signaling domain of at least one of the following proteins:
CD3ε、CD3γ、CD3δ、CD3ζ、CD79a、CD79b、FcεRlγ、FcεRβ、FcγRⅡa、牛白血病病毒gp30、Epstein-Barr病毒(EBV)LMP2A、猿免疫缺陷病毒PBj14Nef、DAP10、DAP12和其他胞内信号转导结构域包含至少一个ITAM的蛋白的胞内信号转导结构域。CD3ε, CD3γ, CD3δ, CD3ζ, CD79a, CD79b, FcεRlγ, FcεRβ, FcγRⅡa, bovine leukemia virus gp30, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) LMP2A, simian immunodeficiency virus PBj14Nef, DAP10, DAP12 and other intracellular signaling domains of proteins whose intracellular signaling domains contain at least one ITAM.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的胞内信号传导结构域源自CD3ζ的胞内信号传导结构域。In some embodiments of the present invention, the intracellular signaling domain of the CAR is derived from the intracellular signaling domain of CD3ζ.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的胞内信号传导结构域源自人CD3ζ的胞内信号传导结构域。In some embodiments of the present invention, the intracellular signaling domain of the CAR is derived from the intracellular signaling domain of human CD3ζ.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述人CD3ζ的胞内信号传导结构域的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO:18具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性。In some embodiments of the present invention, the amino acid sequence of the intracellular signaling domain of human CD3ζ is at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:18.
本发明的一些实施例中,前述任一种嵌合抗原受体还包含铰链区;所述铰链区依次连接所述胞外抗原结合区和所述跨膜区。In some embodiments of the present invention, any of the aforementioned chimeric antigen receptors further comprises a hinge region; the hinge region sequentially connects the extracellular antigen binding region and the transmembrane region.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的铰链区源自至少一种以下蛋白的铰链区:In some embodiments of the present invention, the hinge region of the CAR is derived from the hinge region of at least one of the following proteins:
CD28、CD8、CD8α、CD8β、CD3、CD45、Ig4、CD4、CD5、CD8、CD9、CD16、CD22、CD33、CD37、CD134、CD137、ICOS和CD154。CD28, CD8, CD8α, CD8β, CD3, CD45, Ig4, CD4, CD5, CD8, CD9, CD16, CD22, CD33, CD37, CD134, CD137, ICOS and CD154.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的铰链区源自CD8α的铰链区。In some embodiments of the present invention, the hinge region of the CAR is derived from the hinge region of CD8α.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的铰链区源自人CD8α的铰链区。In some embodiments of the present invention, the hinge region of the CAR is derived from the hinge region of human CD8α.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述人CD8α的铰链区的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO:10具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性。In some embodiments of the present invention, the amino acid sequence of the hinge region of human CD8α is at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:10.
本发明的一些实施例中,前述任一种嵌合抗原受体还包含共刺激信号传导结构域。In some embodiments of the present invention, any of the aforementioned chimeric antigen receptors further comprises a co-stimulatory signaling domain.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的共刺激信号传导结构域源自至少一种以下蛋白的共刺激信号传导结构域:In some embodiments of the present invention, the costimulatory signaling domain of the CAR is derived from the costimulatory signaling domain of at least one of the following proteins:
CD28、4-1BB、CD27、CD2、CD7、CD8、CD8α、CD8β、OX40、CD226、DR3、SLAM、CDS、ICAM-1、NKG2D、NKG2C、B7-H3、2B4、FcαRly、BTLA、GITR、HVEM、DAP10、DAP12、CD30、CD40、CD40L、TIM1、PD-l、LFA-1、LIGHT、JAML、CD244、CD100、ICOS、CD40和MyD88。CD28, 4-1BB, CD27, CD2, CD7, CD8, CD8α, CD8β, OX40, CD226, DR3, SLAM, CDS, ICAM-1, NKG2D, NKG2C, B7-H3, 2B4, FcαRly, BTLA, GITR, HVEM, DAP10, DAP12, CD30, CD40, CD40L, TIM1, PD-1, LFA-1, LIGHT, JAML, CD244, CD100, ICOS, CD40 and MyD88.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的共刺激信号传导结构域源自4-1BB的共刺激信号传导结构域。In some embodiments of the present invention, the costimulatory signaling domain of the CAR is derived from the costimulatory signaling domain of 4-1BB.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的共刺激信号传导结构域源自人4-1BB的共刺激信号传导结构域。In some embodiments of the present invention, the costimulatory signaling domain of the CAR is derived from the costimulatory signaling domain of human 4-1BB.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的共刺激信号传导结构域包括人4-1BB的共刺激信号传导结构域和人CD28的共刺激信号传导结构域。In some embodiments of the present invention, the costimulatory signaling domain of the CAR includes the costimulatory signaling domain of human 4-1BB and the costimulatory signaling domain of human CD28.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述人4-1BB的共刺激信号传导结构域的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO:17具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性。In some embodiments of the present invention, the amino acid sequence of the co-stimulatory signaling domain of human 4-1BB is at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:17.
本发明的一些实施例中,前述任一种CAR还包含信号肽;所述信号肽只要是可介导CAR出膜表达便无特别的限定。In some embodiments of the present invention, any of the aforementioned CARs further comprises a signal peptide; the signal peptide is not particularly limited as long as it can mediate the expression of CAR outside the cell membrane.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的信号肽选自CD8α信号肽、CD28信号肽、IgG1信号肽。In some embodiments of the present invention, the signal peptide of the CAR is selected from CD8α signal peptide, CD28 signal peptide, and IgG1 signal peptide.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR的信号肽是人CD8α信号肽。In some embodiments of the present invention, the signal peptide of the CAR is a human CD8α signal peptide.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述人CD8α信号肽的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO:8具有至少约85%、86%、87%、88%、89%、90%、91%、92%、93、94%、95%、96%、97%、98%、99%或100%同一性。In some embodiments of the present invention, the amino acid sequence of the human CD8α signal peptide is at least about 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:8.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于表面不包含T细胞活化初级信号分子和T细胞活化次级信号分子的对照载体,所述病毒颗粒转导非活化T细胞的效率提高。In some embodiments of the present invention, the efficiency of transducing non-activated T cells by the viral particles is increased compared to a control vector whose surface does not contain T cell activation primary signal molecules and T cell activation secondary signal molecules.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于表面不包含T细胞活化初级信号分子和T细胞活化次级信号分子的对照载体,所述病毒颗粒接触非活化T细胞后,所述外源性负荷基因在T细胞中表达的效率提高。In some embodiments of the present invention, compared with a control vector whose surface does not contain T cell activation primary signal molecules and T cell activation secondary signal molecules, the efficiency of expression of the exogenous load gene in T cells is improved after the virus particles contact non-activated T cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于表面不包含T细胞活化初级信号分子和T细胞活化次级信号分子的对照载体,所述病毒颗粒接触非活化T细胞后,所述嵌合抗原受体在T细胞中出膜表达的效率提高。In some embodiments of the present invention, relative to a control vector whose surface does not contain T cell activation primary signal molecules and T cell activation secondary signal molecules, after the virus particles contact non-activated T cells, the efficiency of the chimeric antigen receptor in T cell membrane expression is improved.
本发明的一些实施例中,相对于表面不包含T细胞活化初级信号分子和T细胞活化次级信号分子的对照载体,所述病毒颗粒接触非活化T细胞后,制备的CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率增强。In some embodiments of the present invention, compared with a control vector whose surface does not contain T cell activation primary signal molecules and T cell activation secondary signal molecules, the killing efficiency of the prepared CAR-T cells is enhanced after the virus particles contact non-activated T cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述对照载体表面包含至少一种T细胞靶向分子,所述T细胞靶向分子结合T细胞内吞受体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the control carrier comprises at least one T cell targeting molecule on its surface, and the T cell targeting molecule binds to a T cell endocytic receptor.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞内吞受体选自CD5和CD7中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell endocytosis receptor is selected from at least one of CD5 and CD7.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞靶向分子结合CD7。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell targeting molecule binds to CD7.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞靶向分子包含选自抗CD7抗体或其抗原结合片段和CD7配体或其受体结合片段中的至少一种;In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cell targeting molecule comprises at least one selected from an anti-CD7 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof and a CD7 ligand or a receptor-binding fragment thereof;
任选地,所述抗CD7抗体或其抗原结合片段是源自单克隆抗体TH-69的scFv(TH69-scFv);所述TH69-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:37所示;所述TH69-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:38-40所示,所述TH69-scFv的LCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:41-43所示。Optionally, the anti-CD7 antibody or its antigen-binding fragment is a scFv (TH69-scFv) derived from the monoclonal antibody TH-69; the amino acid sequence of the TH69-scFv is as shown in SEQ ID NO:37; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the TH69-scFv are as shown in SEQ ID NO:38-40, respectively, and the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the TH69-scFv are as shown in SEQ ID NO:41-43, respectively.
“对照载体”,包括但不限于,除其表面不包含所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和所述T细胞活化次级信号分子外,其余结构与所述病毒颗粒相同的对照组载体。The "control vector" includes, but is not limited to, a control group vector having the same structure as the virus particle except that the surface of the control group vector does not contain the T cell activation primary signal molecule and the T cell activation secondary signal molecule.
另一个方面,本发明提供了一种工程化T细胞,所述工程化T细胞表达嵌合抗原受体,所述工程化T细胞由本发明提供的前述任一种病毒颗粒携带编码嵌合抗原受体的多核苷酸接触T细胞制备所得。In another aspect, the present invention provides an engineered T cell, wherein the engineered T cell expresses a chimeric antigen receptor, and the engineered T cell is prepared by contacting a T cell with any of the aforementioned virus particles provided by the present invention carrying a polynucleotide encoding a chimeric antigen receptor.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述嵌合抗原受体包括但不限于前述任一种嵌合抗原受体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the chimeric antigen receptor includes but is not limited to any of the aforementioned chimeric antigen receptors.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞包括非活化T细胞和活化的T细胞。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cells include non-activated T cells and activated T cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述接触发生在受试者体内和/或体外,所述受试者是被给予所述工程化T细胞和/或所述携带编码嵌合抗原受体的多核苷酸的前述任一种病毒颗粒的个体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the contacting occurs in vivo and/or in vitro in a subject, and the subject is an individual who is administered the engineered T cells and/or any of the aforementioned viral particles carrying a polynucleotide encoding a chimeric antigen receptor.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述给予选自经口、鼻、静脉内、腹膜内、脑内(脑实质内)、脑室内、肌肉内、眼内、动脉内、门静脉、病灶内、持续释放系统和植入装置进行给予中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the administration is selected from at least one of oral, nasal, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intracerebral (intracerebral parenchyma), intracerebroventricular, intramuscular, intraocular, intraarterial, portal vein, intralesional, sustained release system and implant device administration.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞是非活化的T细胞,所述工程化T细胞表达CAR的效率提高;In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cells are non-activated T cells, and the efficiency of the engineered T cells expressing CAR is improved;
所述表达效率的提高是相对于由表面不包含所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和所述T细胞活化次级信号分子的对照载体与所述非活化的T细胞接触,制备的工程化T细胞而言。The improvement in expression efficiency is relative to the engineered T cells prepared by contacting a control vector not containing the T cell activation primary signal molecule and the T cell activation secondary signal molecule on its surface with the non-activated T cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞是非活化的T细胞,所述工程化T细胞的杀伤效率提高;In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cells are non-activated T cells, and the killing efficiency of the engineered T cells is improved;
所述杀伤效率的提高是相对于由表面不包含所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和所述T细胞活化次级信号分子的对照载体与所述非活化的T细胞接触,制备的工程化T细胞而言。The improvement in killing efficiency is relative to the engineered T cells prepared by contacting a control vector whose surface does not contain the T cell activation primary signal molecule and the T cell activation secondary signal molecule with the non-activated T cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述对照载体是前述任一种对照载体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the control vector is any of the aforementioned control vectors.
另一个方面,本发明提供了一种组合物,所述组合物包含药学上可接受的赋形剂或载体和任一种以下成分:本发明提供的前述任一种病毒颗粒和工程化T细胞。In another aspect, the present invention provides a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier and any one of the following components: any one of the aforementioned virus particles provided by the present invention and engineered T cells.
另一个方面,本发明提供了前述任一种病毒颗粒、工程化T细胞或组合物在制备预防和/或治疗疾病的药物中的应用。In another aspect, the present invention provides use of any of the aforementioned viral particles, engineered T cells or compositions in the preparation of a drug for preventing and/or treating a disease.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述疾病是自身免疫性疾病或癌症,所述癌症包括实体癌和血液癌。In some embodiments of the present invention, the disease is an autoimmune disease or cancer, including solid cancer and blood cancer.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述癌症为血液癌。In some embodiments of the present invention, the cancer is a blood cancer.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述癌症为B淋巴细胞癌、B淋巴细胞白血病、霍奇金淋巴瘤或多发性骨髓瘤。In some embodiments of the present invention, the cancer is B-lymphocyte cancer, B-lymphocyte leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma or multiple myeloma.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述血液癌选自非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHL)、急性B细胞淋巴细胞白血病(B-ALL)、慢性淋巴细胞白血病(CLL)、大B细胞淋巴瘤(LBCL)、不适合移植的(Transplant Ineligible)LBCL、弥漫性LBCL(DLBCL)、高级别(High-grade)B细胞淋巴瘤(HGBCL)、原发性纵膈B细胞淋巴瘤(PMBCL)、套细胞淋巴瘤(MCL)、滤泡性淋巴瘤(FL)、边缘区淋巴瘤(MZL)、小淋巴细胞淋巴瘤(SLL)、前体B细胞淋巴瘤/白血病、伯基特淋巴瘤(BL)、多发性骨髓瘤(MM)、急性髓系白血病(AML)、原发性浆细胞白血病(pPCL)、外周T细胞淋巴瘤(PTCL-NHL)、NK/T细胞淋巴瘤、间变性大细胞淋巴瘤(ALCL)、肠道T细胞淋巴瘤、T-大颗粒淋巴细胞白血病(T-LGL)和胚中心T细胞淋巴瘤(FTCL)中的一种或多种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the blood cancer is selected from non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), acute B-cell lymphocytic leukemia (B-ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), transplant-ineligible LBCL, diffuse LBCL (DLBCL), high-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBCL), primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), follicular lymphoma (FLCL), and The patient may be one or more of: lymphoma (FL), marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), precursor B-cell lymphoma/leukemia, Burkitt lymphoma (BL), multiple myeloma (MM), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), primary plasma cell leukemia (pPCL), peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL-NHL), NK/T-cell lymphoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), intestinal T-cell lymphoma, T-large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGL) and germ center T-cell lymphoma (FTCL).
本发明的一些实施例中,所述实体癌选自:间皮瘤、胰腺癌、卵巢癌、肺癌、胃癌、乳腺癌、结直肠癌、膀胱癌、胃食管连接部癌、胆道癌和胃肠道癌中的一种或多种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the solid cancer is selected from one or more of mesothelioma, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, biliary tract cancer and gastrointestinal cancer.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述癌症选自CD19+癌症、CD20+癌症、BCMA+癌症、CD33+癌症、HER2+癌症和CEA+癌症中的一种或多种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the cancer is selected from one or more of CD19 + cancer, CD20 + cancer, BCMA + cancer, CD33 + cancer, HER2 + cancer and CEA + cancer.
另一个方面,本发明提供了一种治疗受试者癌症或杀伤受试者癌细胞的方法,包括向所述受试者给予本发明提供的前述任一种病毒颗粒、工程化T细胞或组合物;所述病毒颗粒或所述组合物包含外源性负荷基因。In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for treating cancer in a subject or killing cancer cells in a subject, comprising administering to the subject any one of the aforementioned viral particles, engineered T cells or compositions provided by the present invention; the viral particles or the composition contain an exogenous load gene.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述外源性负荷基因为前述任一种外源性负荷基因。In some embodiments of the present invention, the exogenous load gene is any one of the exogenous load genes mentioned above.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述外源性负荷基因编码嵌合抗原受体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the exogenous cargo gene encodes a chimeric antigen receptor.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述嵌合抗原受体包括但不限于前述任一种嵌合抗原受体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the chimeric antigen receptor includes but is not limited to any of the aforementioned chimeric antigen receptors.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述给予为前述给予中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the administration is at least one of the aforementioned administrations.
另一个方面,本发明还提供一种细胞,所述细胞被配置为产生本发明提供的前述任一种病毒颗粒。In another aspect, the present invention also provides a cell, wherein the cell is configured to produce any of the aforementioned virus particles provided by the present invention.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述细胞系选自:NS0细胞、Vero细胞、HeLa细胞、COS细胞、CHO细胞、HEK细胞、BHK细胞和MDCKⅡ细胞中的至少一种;In some embodiments of the present invention, the cell line is selected from at least one of NS0 cells, Vero cells, HeLa cells, COS cells, CHO cells, HEK cells, BHK cells and MDCKⅡ cells;
优选地,所述细胞是HEK-293T细胞。Preferably, the cells are HEK-293T cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述细胞选自HEK细胞。In some embodiments of the present invention, the cells are selected from HEK cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述细胞为HEK-293T细胞。In some embodiments of the present invention, the cell is a HEK-293T cell.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述受试者是有需要的受试者。In some embodiments of the present invention, the subject is a subject in need thereof.
另一个方面,本发明还提供一种制备病毒颗粒的方法,所述方法为培养本发明提供的前述任一种细胞至足以产生所述病毒颗粒。In another aspect, the present invention also provides a method for preparing virus particles, the method comprising culturing any of the aforementioned cells provided by the present invention until sufficient to produce the virus particles.
另一个方面,本发明还提供一种转导T细胞的方法,所述方法为使用本发明提供的前述任一种病毒颗粒携带外源性负荷基因与T细胞接触。In another aspect, the present invention also provides a method for transducing T cells, the method comprising using any of the aforementioned virus particles provided by the present invention to carry an exogenous load gene and contact the T cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述外源性负荷基因为前述任一种外源性负荷基因。In some embodiments of the present invention, the exogenous load gene is any one of the exogenous load genes mentioned above.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述外源性负荷基因编码嵌合抗原受体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the exogenous cargo gene encodes a chimeric antigen receptor.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述嵌合抗原受体包括但不限于前述任一种嵌合抗原受体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the chimeric antigen receptor includes but is not limited to any of the aforementioned chimeric antigen receptors.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述T细胞包括活化的T细胞和非活化T细胞。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cells include activated T cells and non-activated T cells.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述接触发生在受试者体内和/或体外;所述受试者是被给予经所述转导方法转导的T细胞和/或所述携带外源性负荷基因的前述任一种病毒颗粒的个体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the contact occurs in vivo and/or in vitro in a subject; the subject is an individual who is given T cells transduced by the transduction method and/or any of the aforementioned viral particles carrying exogenous load genes.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述接触发生在受试者体内,所述受试者是被给予所述携带外源性负荷基因的前述任一种病毒颗粒的个体。In some embodiments of the present invention, the contacting occurs in a subject, and the subject is an individual who is administered any of the aforementioned viral particles carrying the exogenous load gene.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述病毒颗粒是前述任一种携带CAR基因的病毒颗粒。In some embodiments of the present invention, the viral particle is any of the aforementioned viral particles carrying the CAR gene.
本发明的一些实施例中,所述给予为前述给予中的至少一种。In some embodiments of the present invention, the administration is at least one of the aforementioned administrations.
本发明的有益效果包括:The beneficial effects of the present invention include:
本发明提供的前述任一种病毒颗粒表面包含如抗CD3抗体等T细胞活化初级信号分子和如抗CD28抗体等T细胞活化次级信号分子,可有效靶向活化刺激非活化T细胞;并且,所述病毒颗粒表面的糖蛋白发生第一突变,使其结合糖蛋白受体的能力减弱或丧失,进一步显著提高了所述病毒颗粒靶向活化并转导非活化T细胞的能力;所述病毒颗粒的糖蛋白还可发生第二突变,使所述糖蛋白拮抗被补体失活的能力增强,使其更适合被应用于体内制备CAR-T细胞;同时,相较于表面不包含T细胞活化初级信号分子和T细胞活化次级信号分子的对照载体,所述病毒颗粒递送CAR基因至T细胞的基因组后,CAR分子在T细胞中出膜表达的效率更高、制备所得的CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率更好。The surface of any of the aforementioned virus particles provided by the present invention contains T cell activation primary signal molecules such as anti-CD3 antibodies and T cell activation secondary signal molecules such as anti-CD28 antibodies, which can effectively target and activate non-activated T cells; and the glycoprotein on the surface of the virus particle undergoes a first mutation, so that its ability to bind to the glycoprotein receptor is weakened or lost, further significantly improving the ability of the virus particle to target and activate and transduce non-activated T cells; the glycoprotein of the virus particle can also undergo a second mutation, so that the ability of the glycoprotein to antagonize complement inactivation is enhanced, making it more suitable for use in the preparation of CAR-T cells in vivo; at the same time, compared with the control vector whose surface does not contain T cell activation primary signal molecules and T cell activation secondary signal molecules, after the virus particle delivers the CAR gene to the genome of the T cell, the efficiency of the CAR molecule in the membrane expression of the T cell is higher, and the killing efficiency of the prepared CAR-T cells is better.
本文中:In this article:
“T细胞”:T细胞是人免疫系统中重要的几种白细胞之一,并在后天免疫应答中发挥着重要的作用。T细胞的主要功能之一是免疫介导的细胞死亡,这一功能主要由两种T细胞亚型完成:CD8+T细胞(Cytotoxic T Cell,细胞毒性T细胞)和CD4+T细胞(Helper T Cell,辅助T细胞)。"T cells": T cells are one of the important white blood cells in the human immune system and play an important role in acquired immune responses. One of the main functions of T cells is immune-mediated cell death, which is mainly performed by two T cell subtypes: CD8 + T cells (Cytotoxic T Cell) and CD4 + T cells (Helper T Cell).
本发明的一些实施例中,T细胞是CD4+/CD8-、CD4-/CD8+、CD4+/CD8+、CD4-/CD8-T细胞或其组合。本发明的一些实施例中,CD4+T细胞在表达CAR并结合靶细胞如CD19+肿瘤细胞后产生IL-2、TFN、TNF或其组合。本发明的一些实施例中,CD8+T细胞在表达CAR并与靶细胞结合后裂解抗原特异性靶细胞。In some embodiments of the present invention, the T cells are CD4 + /CD8 - , CD4 - /CD8 + , CD4 + /CD8 + , CD4 - /CD8 - T cells or a combination thereof. In some embodiments of the present invention, CD4 + T cells produce IL-2, TFN, TNF or a combination thereof after expressing CAR and binding to target cells such as CD19 + tumor cells. In some embodiments of the present invention, CD8 + T cells lyse antigen-specific target cells after expressing CAR and binding to target cells.
非活化T细胞(Non-Activated),是指不扩增、不分化、静息态、未识别抗原、未经T细胞活化初级信号分子如抗CD3抗体等TCR-CD3复合体结合分子和抗CD28抗体、CD80和CD86等T细胞活化次级信号分子/共刺激分子活化刺激的T细胞,例如处于细胞周期G0阶段的T细胞、静息(Resting/Quiescent)的T细胞或幼稚T细胞。静息T细胞也称为静止T细胞或天然T细胞,是指不具有有丝分裂活性或未暴露于抗原呈递细胞(诸如巨噬细胞或树突细胞)上呈递的同源抗原的T细胞。Non-activated T cells refer to T cells that are not proliferated, differentiated, in a resting state, do not recognize antigens, and have not been activated by primary signaling molecules such as TCR-CD3 complex binding molecules such as anti-CD3 antibodies and secondary signaling molecules/co-stimulatory molecules such as anti-CD28 antibodies, CD80 and CD86, such as T cells in the G0 phase of the cell cycle, resting/quiescent T cells, or naive T cells. T cells. Resting T cells, also called quiescent T cells or naive T cells, refer to T cells that are not mitotically active or have not been exposed to cognate antigens presented on antigen presenting cells, such as macrophages or dendritic cells.
“抗体”:是指包含来自免疫球蛋白重链可变区的足够序列和/或来自免疫球蛋白轻链可变区的足够序列,从而能特异性结合至抗原的多肽或多肽组合。本文“抗体”涵盖各种形式和各种结构,只要它们展现出期望的抗原结合活性。"Antibody": refers to a polypeptide or polypeptide combination that contains sufficient sequence from the variable region of the immunoglobulin heavy chain and/or sufficient sequence from the variable region of the immunoglobulin light chain to specifically bind to an antigen. "Antibodies" herein encompass various forms and structures as long as they exhibit the desired antigen binding activity.
本文“抗体”包括一种典型的“四链抗体”,其属于由两条重链(HC)和两条轻链(LC)组成的免疫球蛋白;重链指的是从其N端到C端的方向上由重链可变区(VH)、重链恒定区CH1结构域、铰链区(HR)、重链恒定区CH2结构域、重链恒定区CH3结构域组成的多肽链;并且,当所述全长抗体为IgE同种型时,任选地还包括重链恒定区CH4结构域;轻链指的是从其N端到C端方向上由轻链可变区(VL)和轻链恒定区(CL)组成的多肽链;重链与重链之间、重链与轻链之间通过二硫键连接,形成“Y”字型结构。The "antibody" herein includes a typical "four-chain antibody", which is an immunoglobulin composed of two heavy chains (HC) and two light chains (LC); the heavy chain refers to a polypeptide chain composed of a heavy chain variable region (VH), a heavy chain constant region CH1 domain, a hinge region (HR), a heavy chain constant region CH2 domain, and a heavy chain constant region CH3 domain in the direction from its N-terminus to its C-terminus; and, when the full-length antibody is an IgE isotype, it optionally also includes a heavy chain constant region CH4 domain; the light chain refers to a polypeptide chain composed of a light chain variable region (VL) and a light chain constant region (CL) in the direction from its N-terminus to its C-terminus; the heavy chains and the light chains are connected by disulfide bonds to form a "Y"-shaped structure.
在抗体的上下文中,术语“可变区”或“可变结构域”是指参与抗体与抗原结合的抗体重链或轻链的结构域。天然抗体的重链和轻链(分别为VH区和VL区)的可变区通常具有相似的结构,每个结构域包含四个保守框架区(FR)和三个互补决定区(CDR)。(参见例如Kindt等人,Kuby Immunology,第6版,W.H.Freeman and Co.,第91页(2007))。单个VH区或VL区可以足以赋予抗原结合特异性。此外,结合特定抗原的抗体可使用来自结合该特定抗原的抗体的VH区或VL区分离,以分别筛选互补VL区或VH区的文库。参见例如Portolano等人,J.Immunol.150:880-887(1993);Clarkson等人,Nature 352:624-628(1991)。In the context of antibodies, the term "variable region" or "variable domain" refers to the domain of an antibody heavy chain or light chain that is involved in binding the antibody to an antigen. The variable regions of the heavy and light chains (VH and VL regions, respectively) of natural antibodies generally have similar structures, with each domain containing four conserved framework regions (FRs) and three complementarity determining regions (CDRs). (See, e.g., Kindt et al., Kuby Immunology, 6th edition, W.H.Freeman and Co., p. 91 (2007)). A single VH region or VL region may be sufficient to confer antigen binding specificity. In addition, antibodies that bind to a specific antigen can be separated using a VH region or VL region from an antibody that binds to that specific antigen to screen a library of complementary VL regions or VH regions, respectively. See, e.g., Portolano et al., J.Immunol.150:880-887 (1993); Clarkson et al., Nature 352:624-628 (1991).
与“高变区”或“HVR”同义的术语“互补决定区”和“CDR”在本领域中已知是指抗体可变区内的氨基酸的非连续序列,其赋予抗原特异性和/或结合亲和力。一般来讲,每个重链可变区中有三个CDR(HCDR1、HCDR2、HCDR3),并且每个轻链可变区中有三个CDR(LCDR1、LCDR2、LCDR3)。The terms "complementarity determining region" and "CDR", which are synonymous with "hypervariable region" or "HVR", are known in the art to refer to non-contiguous sequences of amino acids within an antibody variable region that confer antigen specificity and/or binding affinity. Generally, there are three CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2, HCDR3) in each heavy chain variable region, and three CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2, LCDR3) in each light chain variable region.
本发明的一些实施例中,CDR区的确定是根据IMGT编号方案、Kabat编号方案、Martin编号方案、AbM编号方案、Chothia编号方案或Contact编号方案。In some embodiments of the present invention, the CDR regions are determined according to the IMGT numbering scheme, the Kabat numbering scheme, the Martin numbering scheme, the AbM numbering scheme, the Chothia numbering scheme or the Contact numbering scheme.
本发明的一些实施例中,CDR区的确定是根据Kabat编号方案。In some embodiments of the invention, the CDR regions are defined according to the Kabat numbering scheme.
本文“抗体”还包括单链可变区片段(Single-Chain Fragment Variable,“scFv”)。“Antibody” in this article also includes single-chain variable region fragment (Single-Chain Fragment Variable, “scFv”).
本文“抗体”还包括不包含轻链的抗体,例如,由单峰驼(Camelus Dromedarius)、双峰驼(Camelus Bactrianus)、大羊驼(Lama Glama)、原驼(Lama Guanicoe)和羊驼(Vicugna Pacos)等产生的重链抗体(Heavy-Chain Antibodies,HCAbs)以及在鲨等软骨鱼纲中发现的免疫球蛋白新抗原受体(Ig New Antigen Receptor,IgNAR)。"Antibodies" in this article also include antibodies that do not contain light chains, for example, heavy-chain antibodies (HCAbs) produced by dromedary camels (Camelus Dromedarius), Bactrian camels (Camelus Bactrianus), llamas (Lama Glama), guanacos (Lama Guanicoe) and alpacas (Vicugna Pacos), as well as immunoglobulin new antigen receptors (Ig New Antigen Receptor, IgNAR) found in cartilaginous fish such as sharks.
本文术语“VHH结构域”和“单域抗体”(Single Domain Antibody,sdAb)具有相同的含义并可互换使用,是指克隆重链抗体的可变区,构建仅由一个重链可变区组成的单域抗体,它是具有完整功能的最小抗原结合片段。通常先获得天然缺失轻链和重链恒定区1(CH1)的重链抗体后,再克隆抗体重链的可变区,构建仅由一个重链可变区组成的单域抗体。In this article, the terms "VHH domain" and "single domain antibody" (sdAb) have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably. They refer to cloning the variable region of a heavy chain antibody to construct a single domain antibody consisting of only one heavy chain variable region, which is the smallest antigen-binding fragment with complete functions. Usually, a heavy chain antibody that naturally lacks the light chain and heavy chain constant region 1 (CH1) is first obtained, and then the variable region of the antibody heavy chain is cloned to construct a single domain antibody consisting of only one heavy chain variable region.
本文“抗体”还包括单克隆抗体或其抗原结合部分。单克隆抗体或其抗原结合部分可以是非人的、嵌合的、人源化的或人的,优选地人源化的或人的。免疫球蛋白结构和功能例如在Harlow等人编辑,Antibodies:A Laboratory Manua,第14章(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,Cold Spring Harbor,1988)中进行了综述。"Antibodies" herein also include monoclonal antibodies or antigen-binding portions thereof. Monoclonal antibodies or antigen-binding portions thereof may be non-human, chimeric, humanized or human, preferably humanized or human. Immunoglobulin structure and function are reviewed, for example, in Harlow et al., ed., Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Chapter 14 (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, 1988).
本文“抗体”可以来源于任何动物,包括但不限于人和非人动物,所述非人动物可选自灵长类动物、哺乳动物、啮齿动物和脊椎动物,例如骆驼科动物、大羊驼、原鸵、猴科(例如食蟹猴和恒河猴)、羊驼、羊、兔、小鼠、大鼠或软骨鱼纲(例如鲨)。The "antibodies" herein may be derived from any animal, including but not limited to humans and non-human animals, which may be selected from primates, mammals, rodents and vertebrates, such as camelids, llamas, ostriches, monkeys (e.g., cynomolgus monkeys and rhesus monkeys), alpacas, sheep, rabbits, mice, rats or cartilaginous fish (e.g., sharks).
本文中,“抗原结合片段”:是指不具备完整抗体的全部结构,仅包含完整抗体的局部或局部的变体,所述局部或局部的变体具备结合抗原的能力。Herein, "antigen-binding fragment" refers to a fragment that does not have the entire structure of an intact antibody and only contains a portion or a partial variant of the intact antibody, wherein the portion or partial variant has the ability to bind to an antigen.
示例性地,本文中,“抗体或其抗原结合片段”包括但不限于:免疫球蛋白(全长抗体)、半抗体、Fab、Fab'、F(ab')2、Fv片段、单链可变区片段(scFv)、二硫键稳定性抗体(dsFv)、抗体的重链可变区(VH)或轻链可变区(VL)、由VH和CH1结构域组成的Fd片段、线性抗体、重链抗体和纳米抗体(VHH)。Exemplarily, herein, “antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof” includes, but is not limited to, immunoglobulin (full-length antibody), half antibody, Fab, Fab', F(ab') 2 , Fv fragment, single-chain variable fragment (scFv), disulfide bond-stabilized antibody (dsFv), heavy chain variable region (VH) or light chain variable region (VL) of antibody, Fd fragment consisting of VH and CH1 domains, linear antibody, heavy chain antibody and nanobody (VHH).
本发明的一些实施例中,对scFv从N-末端至C-末端包含VH区或VL区的顺序没有特别的限定,如从N-末端至C-末端包含VH-Linker-VL或VL-Linker-VH;所述连接肽可选自柔性连接肽。In some embodiments of the present invention, there is no particular limitation on the order in which the VH region or VL region of the scFv is included from the N-terminus to the C-terminus, such as VH-Linker-VL or VL-Linker-VH from the N-terminus to the C-terminus; the connecting peptide can be selected from a flexible connecting peptide.
“配体”:在受体-配体结合中,配体通常为与受体上的位点结合产生信号的分子,所述结合通常导致复杂结构的构象变化,从而诱导相关的生理活性。"Ligand": In receptor-ligand binding, a ligand is generally a molecule that binds to a site on a receptor to generate a signal, such binding typically resulting in a conformational change in the complex structure, thereby inducing the relevant physiological activity.
“受体结合片段”:是指不具备完整配体的全部结构,仅包含完整配体的局部或局部的变体,所述局部或局部的变体具备结合受体的能力。示例性地,本文“配体的结合片段”包括但不限于所述配体的胞外域、功能性片段、表位、结合区和可变区。"Receptor binding fragment" refers to a fragment that does not have the entire structure of a complete ligand, but only contains a portion or a partial variant of the complete ligand, and the portion or partial variant has the ability to bind to the receptor. Exemplarily, the "binding fragment of a ligand" herein includes but is not limited to the extracellular domain, functional fragment, epitope, binding region and variable region of the ligand.
“内吞作用”(Endocytosis)指的是物质进入细胞的一种过程,在内吞作用中,待被摄入的物质被质膜的一个区域包围,随后质膜在细胞内出芽(Budding)形成一个包含被摄入物质的囊泡。内吞作用可被分为四类:受体介导的内吞作用(Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis,又名Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis,网格蛋白介导的内吞作用)、小窝(Caveolae)、胞饮作用(Pinocytosis)和吞噬作用(Phagocytosis)(Marsh M,Endocytosis.Oxford University Press.p.vii.,2001)。Endocytosis refers to a process in which substances enter cells. In endocytosis, the substance to be taken in is surrounded by an area of the plasma membrane, and then the plasma membrane buds inside the cell to form a vesicle containing the taken in substance. Endocytosis can be divided into four categories: receptor-mediated endocytosis (also known as clathrin-mediated endocytosis, clathrin-mediated endocytosis), caveolae, pinocytosis, and phagocytosis (Marsh M, Endocytosis. Oxford University Press. p. vii., 2001).
“嵌合抗原受体”:即Chimeric Antigen Receptor(CAR),是指经改造以在淋巴细胞等免疫效应细胞上表达并且特异性结合抗原的人工细胞表面受体,其至少包含(1)细胞外的抗原结合区,例如scFv或VHH;(2)锚定CAR分子进入免疫效应细胞的跨膜区,和(3)胞内信号传导结构域;CAR的细胞外结构还可进一步包含铰链区,细胞内结构还可进一步包含共刺激信号传导结构域。CAR分子能利用细胞外的抗原结合区以非MHC限制性的方式将T细胞和其它免疫效应细胞重定向至所选择的靶标,例如癌细胞。本发明的一些实施例中,所述CAR包含的各个多肽结构是人源的。"Chimeric Antigen Receptor": Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) refers to an artificial cell surface receptor that has been modified to be expressed on immune effector cells such as lymphocytes and specifically binds to antigens, which at least includes (1) an extracellular antigen binding region, such as scFv or VHH; (2) a transmembrane region that anchors the CAR molecule into the immune effector cell, and (3) an intracellular signal transduction domain; the extracellular structure of CAR may further include a hinge region, and the intracellular structure may further include a co-stimulatory signal transduction domain. CAR molecules can use the extracellular antigen binding region to redirect T cells and other immune effector cells to selected targets, such as cancer cells, in a non-MHC restricted manner. In some embodiments of the present invention, each polypeptide structure contained in the CAR is of human origin.
“嵌合”:术语“嵌合”是指非内源的并且包含接合或连接在一起的序列的组合的任何核酸分子或蛋白质,所述序列在自然界中并非天然接合或连接在一起的。例如,嵌合核酸分子可包含编码来自多个不同基因的各种结构域的核酸。又如,嵌合核酸分子可包含来源于不同来源的调控序列和编码序列,或者来源于相同来源但以不同于天然存在的方式排列的调控序列和编码序列。"Chimeric": The term "chimeric" refers to any nucleic acid molecule or protein that is non-endogenous and comprises a combination of sequences joined or linked together that are not naturally joined or linked together in nature. For example, a chimeric nucleic acid molecule may comprise nucleic acids encoding various domains from multiple different genes. As another example, a chimeric nucleic acid molecule may comprise regulatory sequences and coding sequences derived from different sources, or regulatory sequences and coding sequences derived from the same source but arranged in a manner different from that found in nature.
“抗原”:术语“抗原”和“Ag”是指能够诱导免疫响应的分子。诱导的免疫响应可包括抗体产生和/或特异性免疫感受态细胞的激活。包括蛋白质、糖蛋白和糖脂在内的大分子可用作抗原。抗原可以来源于重组或基因组DNA。如本文所设想的那样,抗原不需要(i)仅由基因的全长核苷酸序列编码或(ii)完全由基因编码。抗原可以生成或合成,或者抗原可来源于生物样品。这样的生物样品可包括但不限于组织样品、肿瘤样品、细胞或生物流体。"Antigen": The terms "antigen" and "Ag" refer to a molecule capable of inducing an immune response. The induced immune response may include antibody production and/or activation of specific immune competent cells. Macromolecules including proteins, glycoproteins and glycolipids can be used as antigens. Antigens can be derived from recombinant or genomic DNA. As contemplated herein, an antigen need not be (i) encoded solely by the full-length nucleotide sequence of a gene or (ii) fully encoded by a gene. Antigens can be generated or synthesized, or the antigen can be derived from a biological sample. Such biological samples can include, but are not limited to, tissue samples, tumor samples, cells or biological fluids.
“减弱”:当提及所述糖蛋白变体特异性结合其受体的能力“减弱”时,术语“减弱”包括完全消除所述糖蛋白变体特异性结合其受体的能力,以及显著减弱所述结合能力。在具体实施方案中,“显著减弱”是指相对于野生型病毒糖蛋白而言;“减弱”选自减弱至少95%、至少90%、至少85%、至少80%、至少75%、至少70%、至少65%、至少60%、至少55%、至少50%、至少45%、至少40%、至少35%、至少30%、至少25%、至少20%、至少15%、至少10%、至少5%、至少4%、至少3%、至少2%和至少1%。"Weakened": When referring to the "weakened" ability of the glycoprotein variant to specifically bind to its receptor, the term "weakened" includes completely eliminating the ability of the glycoprotein variant to specifically bind to its receptor, as well as significantly weakening the binding ability. In a specific embodiment, "significantly weakened" means relative to the wild-type viral glycoprotein; "weakened" is selected from the group consisting of weakening by at least 95%, at least 90%, at least 85%, at least 80%, at least 75%, at least 70%, at least 65%, at least 60%, at least 55%, at least 50%, at least 45%, at least 40%, at least 35%, at least 30%, at least 25%, at least 20%, at least 15%, at least 10%, at least 5%, at least 4%, at least 3%, at least 2% and at least 1%.
“核酸”:指包括包含核苷酸的聚合物的任何化合物和/或物质,如多核苷酸。本文中,“核酸”、“多核苷酸”和“基因”同义使用。每个核苷酸由碱基,特别是嘌呤或嘧啶碱基(即胞嘧啶(C)、鸟嘌呤(G)、腺嘌呤(A)、胸腺嘧啶(T)或尿嘧啶(U))、糖(即脱氧核糖或核糖)和磷酸基团组成。通常,核酸分子由碱基的序列描述,由此所述碱基代表核酸分子的一级结构(线性结构)。碱基的序列通常表示为5'至3'。在本文中,术语“核酸”涵盖脱氧核糖核酸(DNA),包括例如互补DNA(cDNA)和基因组DNA、核糖核酸(RNA),特别是信使RNA(mRNA)、DNA或RNA的合成形式,以及包含两种或更多种这些分子的混合的聚合物。“核酸”可以是线性的或环状的。此外,“核酸”包括有正义链(编码链)和反义链(模板链)二者,以及单链和双链形式。而且,本文所述的“核酸”可含有天然存在的或非天然存在的核苷酸。非天然存在的核苷酸的例子包括具有衍生的糖、磷酸骨架键合或化学修饰的残基所修饰的核苷酸碱基。"Nucleic acid": refers to any compound and/or substance including a polymer containing nucleotides, such as a polynucleotide. Herein, "nucleic acid", "polynucleotide" and "gene" are used synonymously. Each nucleotide is composed of a base, particularly a purine or pyrimidine base (i.e., cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A), thymine (T) or uracil (U)), a sugar (i.e., deoxyribose or ribose) and a phosphate group. Typically, nucleic acid molecules are described by a sequence of bases, whereby the bases represent the primary structure (linear structure) of the nucleic acid molecule. The sequence of bases is generally expressed as 5' to 3'. Herein, the term "nucleic acid" encompasses deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), including, for example, complementary DNA (cDNA) and genomic DNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA), particularly messenger RNA (mRNA), synthetic forms of DNA or RNA, and polymers comprising a mixture of two or more of these molecules. "Nucleic acid" can be linear or cyclic. In addition, "nucleic acid" includes both a sense strand (coding strand) and an antisense strand (template strand), as well as single-stranded and double-stranded forms. Furthermore, the "nucleic acids" described herein may contain naturally occurring or non-naturally occurring nucleotides. Examples of non-naturally occurring nucleotides include nucleotide bases modified with derivatized sugars, phosphate backbone linkages, or chemically modified residues.
“核酸载体”:即表示携带、容纳或表达任何核酸的载体。所述核酸载体可具有诸如表达、包装、假型化或转导的特有功能。如果核酸载体适合用作克隆载体或穿梭载体,则其还可具有操纵功能。载体的结构可包括制作可行且适合于特定用途的任何期望的形式。此类形式包括例如环状形式诸如质粒和噬菌粒,以及线性或分支形式。核酸载体可由例如DNA或RNA构成,以及含有部分或全部核苷酸衍生物、类似物和模拟物。此类核酸载体可从自然来源获得、重组产生或以化学方式合成。"Nucleic acid vector" means a vector that carries, contains or expresses any nucleic acid. The nucleic acid vector may have specific functions such as expression, packaging, pseudotyping or transduction. If the nucleic acid vector is suitable for use as a cloning vector or shuttle vector, it may also have a manipulation function. The structure of the vector may include any desired form that is feasible to manufacture and suitable for a particular purpose. Such forms include, for example, circular forms such as plasmids and phagemids, as well as linear or branched forms. Nucleic acid vectors may be composed of, for example, DNA or RNA, and contain some or all nucleotide derivatives, analogs and mimetics. Such nucleic acid vectors may be obtained from natural sources, recombinantly produced or chemically synthesized.
“转基因”:即Transgene,又称负荷基因(Payload gene),如本文所用,术语“转基因”是指编码感兴趣的蛋白质(例如,CAR或工程化TCR等)的基因或多核苷酸,所述感兴趣的蛋白质表达在宿主细胞/靶细胞中是期望的并且已通过基因工程技术转移到细胞中。转基因可以编码有治疗意义的蛋白质以及作为报告子、标签、标志物、自杀蛋白等的蛋白质。转基因可以来自天然来源、天然基因的修饰、或者重组或合成分子。在某些实施方案中,转基因是载体,如颗粒(包括NIL)的组分。"Transgene": Transgene, also known as payload gene (Payload gene). As used herein, the term "transgene" refers to a gene or polynucleotide encoding a protein of interest (e.g., CAR or engineered TCR, etc.), the expression of which is desired in host cells/target cells and has been transferred into cells by genetic engineering technology. Transgenes can encode therapeutically significant proteins as well as proteins that serve as reporters, tags, markers, suicide proteins, etc. Transgenes can come from natural sources, modifications of natural genes, or recombinant or synthetic molecules. In certain embodiments, the transgene is a component of a vector, such as a particle (including NIL).
“表达盒”:如本文所用,术语“表达盒”是指包含至少一种转基因和控制其在宿主细胞中表达的调控序列(例如,启动子、3'UTR)的载体核酸的独特组分。串联表达盒是指包含至少两种转基因的载体核酸的组分,所述转基因处于用于串联表达所述至少两种转基因的一组相同调控序列的控制下。在某些实施方案中,串联表达盒包含至少两种处于相同启动子控制下的转基因。在某些实施方案中,第一转基因和第二转基因被内部核糖体进入位点(IRES)、弗林蛋白酶切割位点或自切割病毒2A肽分开,以允许由单个mRNA共表达两种蛋白质。"Expression cassette": As used herein, the term "expression cassette" refers to a unique component of a vector nucleic acid comprising at least one transgene and regulatory sequences (e.g., promoter, 3'UTR) that control its expression in a host cell. A tandem expression cassette refers to a component of a vector nucleic acid comprising at least two transgenes under the control of a set of identical regulatory sequences for tandem expression of the at least two transgenes. In certain embodiments, the tandem expression cassette comprises at least two transgenes under the control of the same promoter. In certain embodiments, the first transgene and the second transgene are separated by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES), a furin cleavage site, or a self-cleaving viral 2A peptide to allow co-expression of two proteins from a single mRNA.
如本文所用,术语“肽”、“多肽”和“蛋白质”可互换使用,并且是指由通过肽键共价连接的氨基酸残基组成的化合物。As used herein, the terms "peptide," "polypeptide," and "protein" are used interchangeably and refer to a compound composed of amino acid residues covalently linked by peptide bonds.
“编码”是指特定多核苷酸序列(诸如DNA、cDNA和mRNA序列)在生物过程中用作合成其他聚合物和大分子的模板的固有特性,所述模板具有限定的核苷酸序列(即,rRNA、tRNA和mRNA)或限定的氨基酸序列以及由此产生的生物特性。因此,如果对应于多核苷酸的mRNA的转录和翻译在细胞或其他生物系统中产生蛋白质,则该多核苷酸编码该蛋白质。编码链和非编码链都可称为编码蛋白质或多核苷酸的其他产物。除非另外指明,否则“编码氨基酸序列的核苷酸序列”包括彼此为简并型式并且编码相同氨基酸序列的所有核苷酸序列。"Encoding" refers to the inherent properties of a specific polynucleotide sequence (such as DNA, cDNA and mRNA sequences) used as a template for synthesizing other polymers and macromolecules in biological processes, and the template has a defined nucleotide sequence (i.e., rRNA, tRNA and mRNA) or a defined amino acid sequence and the resulting biological properties. Therefore, if the transcription and translation of the mRNA corresponding to the polynucleotide produces a protein in a cell or other biological system, the polynucleotide encodes the protein. Both the coding strand and the non-coding strand can be referred to as encoding proteins or other products of the polynucleotide. Unless otherwise specified, "nucleotide sequences encoding amino acid sequences" include all nucleotide sequences that are degenerate versions of each other and encode the same amino acid sequence.
“自切割肽”或“自裂解肽”或“2A肽”:是指被配置成从单个开放阅读框生成两种或更多种蛋白质的自裂解肽,包括FT2A肽、F2A肽、E2A肽、T2A肽和P2A肽等。2A肽是在真核细胞中介导翻译期间多肽的“裂解”的18至22个残基长的病毒寡肽。“2A肽”可指代具有不同氨基酸序列的肽。在本发明公开中,应当理解,在颗粒(包括NIL)包含两个或更多个2A肽的情况下,2A肽可彼此相同或不同。用于设计和使用2A肽的详细方法由Szymczak-Workman等人(2012)ColdSpring Harb.Protoc.2012:199-204提供。"Self-cleaving peptide" or "self-cleaving peptide" or "2A peptide": refers to a self-cleaving peptide configured to generate two or more proteins from a single open reading frame, including FT2A peptide, F2A peptide, E2A peptide, T2A peptide and P2A peptide, etc. 2A peptides are 18 to 22 residues long viral oligopeptides that mediate the "cleavage" of polypeptides during translation in eukaryotic cells. "2A peptide" may refer to peptides with different amino acid sequences. In the present disclosure, it should be understood that in the case where the particle (including NIL) contains two or more 2A peptides, the 2A peptides may be the same or different from each other. Detailed methods for designing and using 2A peptides are provided by Szymczak-Workman et al. (2012) Cold Spring Harb. Protoc. 2012: 199-204.
“外源性”:指来源于生物体外部的任何分子,包括核酸、蛋白质、多肽或小分子化合物等。相比之下,术语“内源性”是指来源于生物体内部的任何分子(即生物体自然产生的)。"Exogenous" refers to any molecule that originates from outside an organism, including nucleic acids, proteins, peptides, or small molecules. In contrast, the term "endogenous" refers to any molecule that originates from within an organism (i.e., produced naturally by the organism).
“启动子”:如本文所用的术语“启动子”被定义为由起始多核苷酸序列特异性转录所需的细胞合成机制或引入的合成机制识别的DNA序列。如本文所用,术语“启动子/调控序列”意指表达与启动子/调控序列可操作地连接的基因产物所需的核酸序列。在一些情况下,该序列可以是核心启动子序列,并且在其他情况下,该序列可包含增强子序列和表达基因产物所需的其他调控元件。启动子/调控序列可以是例如以组织特异性方式表达基因产物的序列。"Promoter": As used herein, the term "promoter" is defined as a DNA sequence recognized by the cellular synthetic machinery or introduced synthetic machinery required for initiating specific transcription of a polynucleotide sequence. As used herein, the term "promoter/regulatory sequence" means a nucleic acid sequence required for expressing a gene product operably linked to a promoter/regulatory sequence. In some cases, the sequence may be a core promoter sequence, and in other cases, the sequence may contain an enhancer sequence and other regulatory elements required for expressing a gene product. The promoter/regulatory sequence may be, for example, a sequence that expresses a gene product in a tissue-specific manner.
“组成型”启动子是当与编码或指定基因产物的多核苷酸可操作地连接时在细胞的大多数或所有生理条件下引起细胞中产生基因产物的核苷酸序列。A "constitutive" promoter is a nucleotide sequence that, when operably linked to a polynucleotide that encodes or specifies a gene product, causes production of a gene product in a cell under most or all physiological conditions of the cell.
“诱导型”启动子是当与编码或指定基因产物的多核苷酸可操作地连接时,基本上仅在细胞中存在对应于该启动子的诱导物时才引起细胞中产生基因产物的核苷酸序列。An "inducible" promoter is a nucleotide sequence that, when operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding or specifying a gene product, causes the gene product to be produced in a cell essentially only when an inducer corresponding to the promoter is present in the cell.
“组织特异性”启动子是当与编码或由基因指定的多核苷酸可操作地连接时,基本上仅在细胞是对应于该启动子的组织类型的细胞时才引起细胞中产生基因产物的核苷酸序列。A "tissue-specific" promoter is a nucleotide sequence that, when operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding or specified by a gene, causes the gene product to be produced in a cell substantially only if the cell is a cell of the tissue type corresponding to the promoter.
“病毒包膜”:指的是多种病毒的最外层(HURLBERT,RONALD "Viral envelope": refers to the outermost layer of many viruses (HURLBERT, RONALD
E.,Fundamentals of Microbiology,102.Chapter#11:Viruses.Archived from the original on 2008-11-10.)。当病毒在宿主细胞中穿梭时,病毒包膜保护其生命周期内的遗传物质。并不是所有病毒都有病毒包膜。多种人类致病病毒被包裹在脂质双层中,它们通过使病毒包膜与细胞膜融合感染靶细胞。E., Fundamentals of Microbiology, 102. Chapter #11: Viruses. Archived from the original on 2008-11-10.). The viral envelope protects the genetic material during the virus's life cycle as it travels through host cells. Not all viruses have a viral envelope. Many human pathogenic viruses are encapsulated in a lipid bilayer, and they infect target cells by fusing the viral envelope with the cell membrane.
“逆转录病毒”和“逆转录病毒载体”:即Retrovirus和Retroviral Vector。逆转录病毒是一种能将其RNA基因组包含的DNA拷贝整合到其感染的宿主细胞的DNA中,从而改变该宿主细胞基因组的一种病毒。由JM Coffin,SM Hughes等人编写的Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press,1997,第447页中提供了可用包装系的概述,其以引用的方式整体并入本文。"Retrovirus" and "Retroviral Vector": Retrovirus and Retroviral Vector. A retrovirus is a virus that can integrate a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of the host cell it infects, thereby changing the genome of the host cell. An overview of available packaging systems is provided in Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press, 1997, by JM Coffin, SM Hughes et al., p. 447, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
“慢病毒”:慢病毒是复杂的逆转录病毒,除了常见的逆转录病毒基因Gag、Pol和env外,其还含有其他具有调控或结构功能的基因。较高的复杂性使得病毒能够调节其生命周期,如其在潜伏感染过程中一样。慢病毒属于可感染分裂(dividing)细胞和非分裂(non-dividing)细胞的逆转录病毒属。慢病毒的实例包括但不限于HIV(人免疫缺陷病毒,包括HIVⅠ型和HIVⅡ型)、马传染性贫血病毒、猫免疫缺陷病毒(FIV)、牛免疫缺陷病毒(BIV)和猿免疫缺陷病毒(SIV)。"Lentivirus": Lentiviruses are complex retroviruses that contain, in addition to the common retroviral genes Gag, Pol and env, other genes with regulatory or structural functions. The higher complexity allows the virus to regulate its life cycle, as it does during latent infection. Lentiviruses belong to a genus of retroviruses that can infect both dividing and non-dividing cells. Examples of lentiviruses include, but are not limited to, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, including HIV type I and HIV type II), equine infectious anemia virus, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV).
“慢病毒载体”:即Lentiviral Vector,是来源于慢病毒的载体,并且包含一种或多种慢病毒包装蛋白和/或表达由载体携带的一种或多种基因所必需的慢病毒蛋白。通过基因编辑、基因工程等技术手段对HIV等慢病毒的毒力基因进行多次减毒而产生,例如,删除基因env、vif、vpr、vpu和nef,使慢病毒载体具有生物安全性。"Lentiviral vector": Lentiviral Vector, is a vector derived from a lentivirus and contains one or more lentiviral packaging proteins and/or lentiviral proteins necessary for the expression of one or more genes carried by the vector. It is produced by multiple attenuation of the virulence genes of lentiviruses such as HIV through gene editing, genetic engineering and other technical means, for example, by deleting the genes env, vif, vpr, vpu and nef, so that the lentiviral vector has biosafety.
如本文所用,术语“慢病毒载体”旨在表示包括病毒包膜、具有慢病毒的至少一种特征并且能够侵入靶细胞的、不具备自我复制能力的慢病毒颗粒。As used herein, the term "lentiviral vector" is intended to mean a lentiviral particle that includes a viral envelope, has at least one characteristic of a lentivirus and is capable of invading a target cell and does not have the ability to replicate itself.
慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体一般由慢病毒载体包装系统或逆转录病毒载体包装系统在包装细胞中包装。示例性的,包装慢病毒载体的过程及方法参见Merten OW,et al.,Production of lentiviral vectors.Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev.(2016),3,16017,其以引用的方式整体并入本文。Lentiviral vectors or retroviral vectors are generally packaged in packaging cells by a lentiviral vector packaging system or a retroviral vector packaging system. Exemplary, the process and method of packaging lentiviral vectors refer to Merten OW, et al., Production of lentiviral vectors. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev. (2016), 3, 16017, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
常用的假型慢病毒载体包括所谓的第三代慢病毒载体包装系统。第三代慢病毒载体包装系统包括四种质粒,通常来说,一般包括转移质粒和三种包装质粒:包含编码目的基因(Gene of Interest,“GOI”),如转基因的转移质粒、GagPol质粒、Rev质粒和包膜质粒(包含如VSV-G或其变体或Cocal-G或其变体等病毒糖蛋白基因)。Commonly used pseudotyped lentiviral vectors include the so-called third-generation lentiviral vector packaging system. The third-generation lentiviral vector packaging system includes four plasmids, generally speaking, generally including a transfer plasmid and three packaging plasmids: a transfer plasmid containing a gene of interest ("GOI"), such as a transgenic, a GagPol plasmid, a Rev plasmid, and an envelope plasmid (containing viral glycoprotein genes such as VSV-G or its variants or Cocal-G or its variants).
“转移质粒”(Transfer Vector)包含慢病毒载体骨架基因组和转基因。转移质粒通常具有一个或多个侧接有长末端重复(LTRs)序列的转基因,这有助于将转移质粒包含的转基因整合到宿主基因组中。LTRs负责病毒基因组的逆转录和整合过程。通过这些序列,慢病毒可以将转基因整合到宿主细胞的基因组中。出于安全原因,转移质粒通常被设计成使所产生的病毒载体无法自我复制。例如,转移质粒缺乏在宿主细胞中产生具有感染能力的慢病毒颗粒所必需的基因元件。此外,可将转移质粒设计成缺失3’LTR,从而使病毒“自身失活(Self-Inactivating)。相较于传统的第二代假型慢病毒载体包装系统(通常是包含编码Gag、Pol、Rev和Tat的核酸的单一包装质粒和单独的包膜质粒),通过在转移质粒上添加与异源启动子(例如,CMV或RSV启动子)融合的嵌合5'LTR以来将TAT基因从第三代假型慢病毒载体包装系统中消除。转移质粒通常包含位于5’LTR下游的Ψ序列(Psi序列,又称Ψ包装信号),Ψ序列负责将转基因RNA打包(Packaged into)到病毒颗粒中。Ψ序列确保了只有包含转基因的RNA被包装进入病毒颗粒。转移质粒还可选可包含内部核糖体进入位点(Internal Ribosome Entry Site,“IRES”),以允许在一个mRNA上同时翻译两个或多个开放阅读框(ORF),从而实现多基因表达。一些转移质粒,如本发明的一些实施例中使用的慢病毒主质粒/转移质粒,还可包含选择标记基因,如抗生素抗性基因(如PuroR,编码嘌呤霉素抗性)或荧光蛋白基因(如GFP),用于筛选或追踪转导细胞。The "transfer plasmid" (Transfer Vector) contains the lentiviral vector backbone genome and transgene. The transfer plasmid usually has one or more transgenes flanked by long terminal repeat (LTRs) sequences, which facilitate the integration of the transgene contained in the transfer plasmid into the host genome. LTRs are responsible for the reverse transcription and integration process of the viral genome. Through these sequences, the lentivirus can integrate the transgene into the genome of the host cell. For safety reasons, the transfer plasmid is usually designed so that the resulting viral vector cannot replicate itself. For example, the transfer plasmid lacks the genetic elements necessary to produce infectious lentiviral particles in host cells. In addition, the transfer plasmid can be designed to lack the 3'LTR, thereby making the virus "self-inactivating (Self-Inactivating). Compared with the traditional second-generation pseudo-lentiviral vector packaging system (usually a single packaging plasmid containing nucleic acids encoding Gag, Pol, Rev and Tat and a separate envelope plasmid), the TAT gene is eliminated from the third-generation pseudo-lentiviral vector packaging system by adding a chimeric 5'LTR fused to a heterologous promoter (e.g., CMV or RSV promoter) on the transfer plasmid. The transfer plasmid usually contains a Ψ sequence (Psi sequence, also known as Ψ packaging signal) located downstream of the 5'LTR, which is responsible for packaging the transgenic RNA (Pack The Ψ sequence ensures that only RNA containing the transgene is packaged into the viral particles. The transfer plasmid may also optionally contain an internal ribosome entry site (Internal Ribosome Entry Site, "IRES") to allow simultaneous translation of two or more open reading frames (ORFs) on one mRNA, thereby achieving multi-gene expression. Some transfer plasmids, such as the lentiviral master plasmid/transfer plasmid used in some embodiments of the present invention, may also contain a selection marker gene, such as an antibiotic resistance gene (such as PuroR, encoding puromycin resistance) or a fluorescent protein gene (such as GFP) for screening or tracking transduced cells.
关于慢病毒载体包装系统中的转移质粒,具体可参见DuLl,et al.,J.Virol.72:8463-71(1998);Miyoshi,et al.,J.Virol.72:8150-57(1998)。For details about the transfer plasmid in the lentiviral vector packaging system, please refer to DuLl, et al., J. Virol. 72:8463-71 (1998); Miyoshi, et al., J. Virol. 72:8150-57 (1998).
第三代慢病毒载体系统通常还包括三种包装质粒:GagPol质粒、Rev质粒和包膜质粒。包膜质粒通常携带病毒糖蛋白基因,野生型VSV-G或Cocal-G是常用的病毒糖蛋白之一;病毒糖蛋白基因可操作地连接到启动子,启动子通常为CMV启动子,启动病毒糖蛋白基因的转录。第三代慢病毒载体系统还包括两个包装质粒,一个包含编码Gag蛋白和Pol蛋白的基因(GagPol包装质粒),而另一个包含编码Rev蛋白的基因(Rev质粒)作为进一步的安全特征,这是对所谓的第二代包装系统的单个包装质粒的改进。Gag基因编码包含慢病毒结构蛋白的Gag多蛋白前体,其包含基质、衣壳和核衣壳;Pol基因编码提供复制所必需的慢病毒酶功能的Pol多蛋白前体,其包含蛋白酶、逆转录酶和整合酶;Rev基因编码Rev蛋白,其结合Rev响应元件(RRE)以允许在病毒复制期间未剪接和单剪接的HIV RNA的核输出。Gag和Pol多蛋白前体在病毒颗粒制备期间被切割。Rev蛋白结合病毒RNA上的Rev响应元件(RRE)序列,通过与宿主细胞的核输出机制相互作用,促进未完全剪切的病毒RNA从细胞核转运到细胞质。这些未剪切的RNA在细胞质中可以被翻译成病毒结构蛋白和酶类,或者组装成新的病毒颗粒。The third-generation lentiviral vector system also generally includes three packaging plasmids: GagPol plasmid, Rev plasmid and envelope plasmid. The envelope plasmid generally carries viral glycoprotein genes, and wild-type VSV-G or Cocal-G is one of the commonly used viral glycoproteins; the viral glycoprotein gene is operably linked to a promoter, which is generally a CMV promoter, to initiate transcription of the viral glycoprotein gene. The third-generation lentiviral vector system also includes two packaging plasmids, one containing genes encoding Gag protein and Pol protein (GagPol packaging plasmid), and the other containing genes encoding Rev protein (Rev plasmid) as a further safety feature, which is an improvement over the single packaging plasmid of the so-called second-generation packaging system. The Gag gene encodes the Gag polyprotein precursor containing lentiviral structural proteins, which includes the matrix, capsid and nucleocapsid; the Pol gene encodes the Pol polyprotein precursor that provides the lentiviral enzyme functions necessary for replication, which includes protease, reverse transcriptase and integrase; the Rev gene encodes the Rev protein, which binds to the Rev response element (RRE) to allow nuclear export of unspliced and singly spliced HIV RNA during viral replication. Gag and Pol polyprotein precursors are cleaved during viral particle preparation. The Rev protein binds to the Rev response element (RRE) sequence on the viral RNA and promotes the transport of incompletely spliced viral RNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm by interacting with the host cell's nuclear export machinery. These unspliced RNAs can be translated into viral structural proteins and enzymes in the cytoplasm, or assembled into new viral particles.
示例性的,所述包装质粒包括但不限于pMD2.G、pRSV-rev、pMDLG-pRRE和pRRL-GOI。Exemplarily, the packaging plasmid includes but is not limited to pMD2.G, pRSV-rev, pMDLG-pRRE and pRRL-GOI.
慢病毒载体和慢病毒载体骨架基因组是本领域中已知的,参见Naldini,etal.,(1996)Science 272:263-7;Zufferey,et al.,(1998)J.Virol.72:9873-9880;DuLl,etal.,(1998)J.Virol.72:8463-8471、美国专利号6,013,516和美国专利号5,994,136,其各自以引用的方式整体并入本文。Lentiviral vectors and lentiviral vector backbone genomes are known in the art, see Naldini, et al., (1996) Science 272:263-7; Zufferey, et al., (1998) J. Virol. 72:9873-9880; DuLl, et al., (1998) J. Virol. 72:8463-8471, U.S. Pat. No. 6,013,516 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,994,136, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
相较于假型慢病毒载体包装系统,假型逆转录病毒载体包装系统通常不包含Rev质粒,这是由于源自摩洛尼鼠白血病病毒(Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus,“MMLV”)等逆转录病毒的基因组RNA可以自然地从细胞核中转运到细胞质进行翻译和组装,因此无需依赖于特定的核输出机制,如Rev蛋白等。假型逆转录病毒载体包装系统通常包含一种转移质粒和两种包装质粒:包膜质粒和GagPol包装质粒。转移质粒包含的转基因序列被长末端重复序列(LTRs)夹在两侧,这些LTR序列促进了转移质粒序列整合到宿主基因组中。通常,在病毒转导过程中,在LTRs之间并包括LTRs的序列将被整合至宿主基因组中。MMLV或鼠干细胞病毒(Murine Stem Cell Virus,“MSCV”)的包含其各自的LTRs的骨架基因组通常被应运用于构建假型逆转录病毒载体包装系统中的转移质粒。GagPol包装质粒包含Gag基因和Pol基因;包膜质粒通常包含编码病毒糖蛋白,如VSV-G或Cocal-G的多核苷酸。本发明的一些实施例中,包膜质粒还可包含编码所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子的核酸。Compared with pseudotyped lentiviral vector packaging systems, pseudotyped retroviral vector packaging systems usually do not contain Rev plasmids. This is because the genomic RNA derived from retroviruses such as Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus (MMLV) can be naturally transported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm for translation and assembly, so there is no need to rely on specific nuclear export mechanisms such as Rev protein. Pseudotyped retroviral vector packaging systems usually contain a transfer plasmid and two packaging plasmids: envelope plasmid and GagPol packaging plasmid. The transgene sequence contained in the transfer plasmid is sandwiched on both sides by long terminal repeat sequences (LTRs), which promote the integration of the transfer plasmid sequence into the host genome. Usually, during viral transduction, the sequences between and including the LTRs will be integrated into the host genome. The backbone genome of MMLV or Murine Stem Cell Virus ("MSCV") containing their respective LTRs is generally used to construct transfer plasmids in pseudoretroviral vector packaging systems. The GagPol packaging plasmid contains the Gag gene and the Pol gene; the envelope plasmid generally contains a polynucleotide encoding a viral glycoprotein, such as VSV-G or Cocal-G. In some embodiments of the present invention, the envelope plasmid may also contain a nucleic acid encoding the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule.
在一些实施方案中,用限定比率的转移质粒、GagPol质粒、包膜质粒和Rev质粒转染生产细胞。在一些实施方案中,各质粒的比率通过质量确定,其只要是能包装出具有生物活性的非整合慢病毒载体便无特别的限定。在一些实施方案中,转移质粒和GagPol质粒中每一种的质量高于包膜质粒和Rev质粒中每一种的质量。在一些实施方案中,转移质粒、GagPol质粒、包膜质粒和Rev质粒的限定比率为约1:1:1:1至约9:4:2:2;本发明的一些实施例中,可以是包膜质粒包含编码所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子的核酸。In some embodiments, the production cells are transfected with transfer plasmids, GagPol plasmids, envelope plasmids, and Rev plasmids at a defined ratio. In some embodiments, the ratio of each plasmid is determined by mass, and there is no particular limitation as long as it can package a non-integrated lentiviral vector with biological activity. In some embodiments, the mass of each of the transfer plasmid and the GagPol plasmid is higher than the mass of each of the envelope plasmid and the Rev plasmid. In some embodiments, the defined ratio of the transfer plasmid, GagPol plasmid, envelope plasmid, and Rev plasmid is about 1:1:1:1 to about 9:4:2:2; in some embodiments of the present invention, the envelope plasmid may contain a nucleic acid encoding the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule.
在一些实施方案中,包膜质粒包含编码VSV-G或其变体或Cocal-G或其变体和如本文所公开的所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子的串联表达盒。在具体实施方案中,包含在包膜质粒中的串联表达盒包含编码第一信号肽的多核苷酸、编码所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子的多核苷酸、编码内部核糖体进入位点(IRES)、弗林蛋白酶切割位点或病毒2A肽中的一者的多核苷酸、编码第二信号肽的多核苷酸以及编码VSV-G或其变体或Cocal-G或其变体的多核苷酸。在某些实施方案中,编码VSV-G或其变体或Cocal-G或其变体的多核苷酸位于编码所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子的多核苷酸的5'端。在其他实施方案中,编码VSV-G或其变体或Cocal-G或其变体的多核苷酸位于编码所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子的多核苷酸的3'端。编码所述T细胞活化初级信号分子和/或T细胞活化次级信号分子的多核苷酸和编码VSV-G或其变体或Cocal-G或其变体的多核苷酸在串联盒中被编码IRES、弗林蛋白酶切割位点或病毒2A肽的多核苷酸分开,该多核苷酸允许由单个mRNA共表达两种蛋白。在某些实施方案中,病毒2A肽是猪捷申病毒-1(P2A)、明脉扁刺蛾(Thosea asigna)病毒(T2A)、马甲型鼻病毒(E2A)、口蹄疫病毒(F2A)或它们的变体。In some embodiments, the envelope plasmid comprises a tandem expression cassette encoding VSV-G or its variants or Cocal-G or its variants and the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or T cell activation secondary signal molecule as disclosed herein. In a specific embodiment, the tandem expression cassette contained in the envelope plasmid comprises a polynucleotide encoding a first signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule, a polynucleotide encoding an internal ribosome entry site (IRES), a furin protease cleavage site or a viral 2A peptide, a polynucleotide encoding a second signal peptide, and a polynucleotide encoding VSV-G or its variants or Cocal-G or its variants. In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide encoding VSV-G or its variants or Cocal-G or its variants is located at the 5' end of the polynucleotide encoding the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule. In other embodiments, the polynucleotide encoding VSV-G or its variants or Cocal-G or its variants is located at the 3' end of the polynucleotide encoding the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule. The polynucleotide encoding the T cell activation primary signal molecule and/or the T cell activation secondary signal molecule and the polynucleotide encoding VSV-G or its variant or Cocal-G or its variant are separated in a tandem box by a polynucleotide encoding an IRES, a furin cleavage site or a viral 2A peptide, which allows co-expression of the two proteins by a single mRNA. In certain embodiments, the viral 2A peptide is porcine Teschovirus-1 (P2A), Thosea asigna virus (T2A), Equine rhinovirus (E2A), foot-and-mouth disease virus (F2A) or variants thereof.
慢病毒/逆转录病毒载体或颗粒包装系统的使用依赖于“包装细胞系”。一般来说,包装细胞系是在将转移质粒、一个或多个包装质粒导入细胞时,其细胞能够产生不具有自我复制能力、能感染/转导靶细胞的慢病毒载体或逆转录病毒载体的细胞系。由JM Coffin,SM Hughes等人编写的Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press,1997,第447页中提供了可用包装系的概述,以引用的方式整体并入本文。The use of lentiviral/retroviral vector or particle packaging systems relies on a "packaging cell line". In general, a packaging cell line is a cell line whose cells are capable of producing a lentiviral or retroviral vector that is not self-replicating and can infect/transduce target cells when a transfer plasmid, one or more packaging plasmids, are introduced into the cells. An overview of available packaging lines is provided in Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press, 1997, by JM Coffin, SM Hughes et al., p. 447, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
示例性的,可使用包括化学介导的转染方法、物理介导的转染方法或生物介导的转染方法等转染方法将各种质粒导入包装细胞系中,例如,化学介导的转染方法包括使用磷酸钙、DEAE-葡聚糖或PEI(Polyethylenimine,聚乙烯亚胺转染试剂)等化学试剂转染,物理介导的转染方法包括使用电穿孔等转染方法。Exemplarily, various plasmids can be introduced into the packaging cell line using transfection methods including chemical-mediated transfection methods, physical-mediated transfection methods or biological-mediated transfection methods. For example, chemical-mediated transfection methods include transfection using chemical reagents such as calcium phosphate, DEAE-dextran or PEI (Polyethylenimine, polyethyleneimine transfection reagent), and physical-mediated transfection methods include transfection methods such as electroporation.
可用于制备本发明公开的颗粒的生产/宿主/包装细胞包括人胚肾(HEK)293细胞及其衍生物。生产细胞可以是贴壁细胞系诸如HEK293T生产细胞,或悬浮细胞系诸如HEK293T/17SF生产细胞。Production/host/packaging cells that can be used to prepare the particles disclosed herein include human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells and their derivatives. The production cells can be adherent cell lines such as HEK293T production cells, or suspension cell lines such as HEK293T/17SF production cells.
示例性的,所述包装细胞/宿主细胞选自CHO细胞、BHK细胞、MDCK细胞、C3H-10T1/2细胞、FLY细胞、Psi-2细胞、BOSC 23细胞、PA317细胞、WEHI细胞、COS细胞、BSC-1细胞、BSC-40细胞、BMT-10细胞、VERO细胞、W138细胞、MRC5细胞、A549细胞、HT1080细胞、HEK-293细胞、B-50细胞、3T3细胞、NIH3T3细胞、HepG2细胞、Saos-2细胞、Huh7细胞、HeLa细胞、W163细胞和211细胞;Exemplarily, the packaging cell/host cell is selected from CHO cells, BHK cells, MDCK cells, C3H-10T1/2 cells, FLY cells, Psi-2 cells, BOSC 23 cells, PA317 cells, WEHI cells, COS cells, BSC-1 cells, BSC-40 cells, BMT-10 cells, VERO cells, W138 cells, MRC5 cells, A549 cells, HT1080 cells, HEK-293 cells, B-50 cells, 3T3 cells, NIH3T3 cells, HepG2 cells, Saos-2 cells, Huh7 cells, HeLa cells, W163 cells and 211 cells;
优选地,所述包装细胞/宿主细胞为HEK-293T细胞。Preferably, the packaging cell/host cell is a HEK-293T cell.
“逆转录病毒”和“逆转录病毒载体”:即Retrovirus和Retroviral Vector。“逆转录病毒”是指具有单链正义RNA分子的RNA病毒。逆转录病毒包含逆转录酶和整合酶。进入靶细胞后,逆转录病毒利用其逆转录酶将其RNA分子转录成DNA分子。随后,利用整合酶将DNA分子整合到宿主细胞基因组中。整合到宿主细胞基因组中后,来自逆转录病毒的序列被称为前病毒(例如,前病毒的序列或前病毒序列)。逆转录病毒载体通常指源自逆转录病毒的假型逆转录病毒载体,示例性地,来源与γ-逆转录病毒。与可转导分裂和非分裂细胞的慢病毒载体不同,逆转录病毒载体仅能转导分裂细胞,且其能够携带的外源性转基因一般相对较小。关于慢病毒载体和逆转录病毒载体的对比与讨论,具体可见:Stripecke,R.,Kasahara,N.(2007).Lentiviral and Retroviral Vector Systems.In:Hunt,K.K.,Vorburger,S.A.,Swisher,S.G.(eds)Gene Therapy for Cancer.Cancer Drug Discovery and Development.Humana Press。"Retrovirus" and "Retroviral Vector": Retrovirus and Retroviral Vector. "Retrovirus" refers to an RNA virus with a single-stranded positive-sense RNA molecule. Retroviruses contain reverse transcriptase and integrase. After entering the target cell, the retrovirus uses its reverse transcriptase to transcribe its RNA molecule into a DNA molecule. Subsequently, the DNA molecule is integrated into the host cell genome using integrase. After integration into the host cell genome, the sequence from the retrovirus is called a provirus (e.g., a proviral sequence or a proviral sequence). Retroviral vectors generally refer to pseudotyped retroviral vectors derived from retroviruses, illustratively from γ-retroviruses. Unlike lentiviral vectors that can transduce dividing and non-dividing cells, retroviral vectors can only transduce dividing cells, and the exogenous transgenes they can carry are generally relatively small. For a comparison and discussion of lentiviral vectors and retroviral vectors, see: Stripecke, R., Kasahara, N. (2007). Lentiviral and Retroviral Vector Systems. In: Hunt, K.K., Vorburger, S.A., Swisher, S.G. (eds) Gene Therapy for Cancer. Cancer Drug Discovery and Development. Humana Press.
慢病毒载体和逆转录病毒载体可将穿梭基因等外源性负荷基因稳定地整合到靶细胞的染色体中,从而允许靶细胞长期表达递送的穿梭基因,为基因疗法提供了巨大的优势。此外,它们不转移病毒基因,因此避免了产生可被细胞毒性T细胞破坏的转导细胞的问题。并且它们具有相对较大的克隆能力,足以满足大多数预期的临床应用。Lentiviral and retroviral vectors can stably integrate exogenous cargo genes such as shuttle genes into the chromosomes of target cells, allowing the target cells to express the delivered shuttle genes for a long time, providing great advantages for gene therapy. In addition, they do not transfer viral genes, thus avoiding the problem of producing transduced cells that can be destroyed by cytotoxic T cells. And they have relatively large cloning capacity, which is sufficient for most expected clinical applications.
“包膜糖蛋白”:是指包被在病毒外层的糖蛋白,在对病毒的吸附和穿入宿主细胞、致病性、下调宿主表面蛋白质的表达以及增加病毒包装和出芽过程中起着重要的作用。"Envelope glycoprotein" refers to the glycoprotein coated on the outer layer of the virus, which plays an important role in the adsorption of the virus and penetration into host cells, pathogenicity, downregulation of host surface protein expression, and increase in viral packaging and budding.
“变体”:变体是指与非突变体(野生型)的氨基酸序列具有至少约50%同一性的突变体,“至少约50%同一性”指与非突变体(野生型)的氨基酸序列的约50%、约60%、约70%、约80%、约90%、约91%、约92%、约93、约94%、约95%、约96%、约97%、约98%或约99%相同;或者,变体是指编码变体的核酸序列与编码非突变体(野生型)的核酸序列具有至少50%同一性的突变体,“至少50%同一性”是指编码变体的核酸序列与编码非突变体(野生型)的核酸序列具有至少50%、至少60%、至少70%、至少80%、至少90%、至少91%、至少92%、至少93、至少94%、至少95%、至少96%、至少97%、至少98%或至少99%同一性。本发明的一些实施例中,变体包括相对于非突变体,包含保守取代的突变体。“保守取代”在本领域中被认为是用一个氨基酸取代具有相似特性的另一个氨基酸。示例性地,保守取代是本领域熟知的(参见例如WO 97/09433,第10页,1997年3月13日公布;Lehninger,Biochemistry,第二版;Worth Publishers,Inc.NY:NY(1975),第71-77页;Lewin,Genes IV,Oxford University Press,NY and Cell Press,Cambridge,MA(1990),第8页)。"Variant": A variant refers to a mutant having at least about 50% identity to the amino acid sequence of a non-mutant (wild type), and "at least about 50% identity" refers to about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98% or about 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of a non-mutant (wild type); alternatively, a variant refers to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a variant. A mutant having at least 50% identity with a nucleic acid sequence encoding a non-mutant (wild type), "at least 50% identity" means that the nucleic acid sequence encoding the variant has at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, 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% or at least 99% identity with a nucleic acid sequence encoding a non-mutant (wild type). In some embodiments of the present invention, variants include mutants comprising conservative substitutions relative to non-mutants. "Conservative substitutions" are considered in the art to replace an amino acid with another amino acid having similar properties. For example, conservative substitutions are well known in the art (see, e.g., WO 97/09433, p. 10, published March 13, 1997; Lehninger, Biochemistry, 2nd ed.; Worth Publishers, Inc. NY: NY (1975), pp. 71-77; Lewin, Genes IV, Oxford University Press, NY and Cell Press, Cambridge, MA (1990), p. 8).
“药学上可接受的赋形剂或载体”:药学上可接受的赋形剂或载体包括但不限于稀释剂、增溶剂、乳化剂、保存液、防腐剂和/或佐剂。辅料优选地在所采用的剂量和浓度下对接受者无毒或基本上无毒。这类辅料包括但并不限于:盐水、缓冲液、葡萄糖、水、甘油、乙醇、及其组合。在某些实施方案中,药物组合物可含有用于改善、维持或保留例如组合物的pH、渗透性、粘度、澄清度、颜色、等渗性、气味、无菌性、稳定性、溶解或释放速率、吸收或渗透的物质。可视预期的给予途径、递送方式和所需的剂量来确定最佳的药物组合物。"Pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier": Pharmaceutically acceptable excipients or carriers include, but are not limited to, diluents, solubilizers, emulsifiers, preservatives, preservatives and/or adjuvants. Excipients are preferably non-toxic or substantially non-toxic to the recipient at the dosage and concentration employed. Such excipients include, but are not limited to, saline, buffer, glucose, water, glycerol, ethanol, and combinations thereof. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition may contain substances for improving, maintaining or retaining, for example, the pH, osmotic properties, viscosity, clarity, color, isotonicity, odor, sterility, stability, dissolution or release rate, absorption or penetration of the composition. The optimal pharmaceutical composition may be determined depending on the intended route of administration, mode of delivery, and desired dosage.
“受试者”:如本文所用,“受试者”、“患者”和“个体”同义使用,包括但不限于,哺乳动物、如人或非人哺乳动物,例如家畜、农业动物或野生动物,以及鸟类和水生动物。如本文所用,“受试者”包括罹患疾病、病症或病况,或有发展疾病、病症或病况的风险,或在其他方面需要本文所提供的任一种病毒颗粒、CAR-T细胞、组合物或治疗方法的受试者。"Subject": As used herein, "subject", "patient" and "individual" are used synonymously, including but not limited to mammals, such as humans or non-human mammals, such as livestock, agricultural animals or wild animals, as well as birds and aquatic animals. As used herein, "subject" includes subjects suffering from a disease, disorder or condition, or at risk of developing a disease, disorder or condition, or otherwise in need of any of the viral particles, CAR-T cells, compositions or treatment methods provided herein.
“疾病”是受试者的健康状态,其中受试者不能维持稳态,并且其中如果疾病未改善,则受试者的健康继续恶化。相反,受试者的“病症”或“不良状况”是其中受试者能够维持稳态的健康状态,但其中受试者的健康状态不如不存在病症或不良状况时有利。在不治疗的情况下,病症或不良状况不一定导致受试者的健康状态进一步降低。A "disease" is a state of health in a subject in which the subject is unable to maintain homeostasis, and in which the subject's health continues to deteriorate if the disease is not improved. In contrast, a "disorder" or "adverse condition" of a subject is a state of health in which the subject is able to maintain homeostasis, but in which the subject's state of health is less favorable than it would be if the disorder or adverse condition were not present. Without treatment, the disorder or adverse condition does not necessarily result in a further deterioration in the subject's state of health.
“癌症”:如本文所用的术语“癌症”被定义为以异常细胞的快速且不受控制的生长为特征的疾病。异常细胞可形成实体瘤或者构成血液恶性肿瘤。癌细胞可以局部扩散或通过血流和淋巴系统扩散到身体的其他部位。各种癌症的实例包括但不限于血液癌,如B淋巴细胞恶性肿瘤;实体癌,如乳腺癌、前列腺癌、卵巢癌、宫颈癌、皮肤癌、胰腺癌、结直肠癌、肾癌、肝癌、脑癌、淋肺癌等。"Cancer": As used herein, the term "cancer" is defined as a disease characterized by the rapid and uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Abnormal cells may form solid tumors or constitute blood malignancies. Cancer cells may spread locally or spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream and lymphatic system. Examples of various cancers include, but are not limited to, blood cancers, such as B-lymphocyte malignancies; solid cancers, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, skin cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, brain cancer, lymphatic lung cancer, etc.
“治疗”:指向受试者采用本文所述的治疗方法以达到至少一种阳性治疗效果(比如,癌细胞数目减少、肿瘤体积减小、癌细胞浸润至周边器官的速率降低或肿瘤转移或肿瘤生长的速率降低)。有效治疗患者的治疗方法可根据多种因素(比如患者的疾病状态、年龄、体重以及疗法激发受试者的抗癌反应能力)而变。"Treatment" refers to the use of the treatment methods described herein to achieve at least one positive therapeutic effect (e.g., a decrease in the number of cancer cells, a decrease in tumor volume, a decrease in the rate of cancer cell infiltration into peripheral organs, or a decrease in the rate of tumor metastasis or tumor growth) in a subject. The treatment method that effectively treats a patient may vary according to a variety of factors (e.g., the patient's disease state, age, weight, and the ability of the therapy to stimulate an anti-cancer response in the subject).
如本文所使用的“治疗”包括与治疗相关的任何有益或期望的效果。“治疗”并不一定指示完全根除或治愈疾病或病状,或其相关症状。As used herein, "treatment" includes any beneficial or desired effects associated with treatment."Treatment" does not necessarily indicate complete eradication or cure of a disease or condition, or its associated symptoms.
治疗有效量将取决于例如治疗程度和目标。本领域技术人员将了解,用于治疗的适当剂量水平将部分取决于所递送的药物、分子、细胞、适应症、给予途径和患者情况(体重、体表或器官大小)和/或状况(年龄和一般健康状况)而变化。在某些实施方式中,临床医生可滴定剂量并改变给予途径来获得最佳的治疗效果。The therapeutically effective amount will depend, for example, on the extent and goals of the treatment. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the appropriate dosage level for treatment will vary depending in part on the delivered drug, molecule, cell, indication, route of administration, and patient condition (body weight, body surface or organ size) and/or condition (age and general health). In certain embodiments, the clinician may titrate the dose and change the route of administration to obtain the best therapeutic effect.
给药频率将取决于所用配制物中所述工程化T细胞或所述病毒颗粒的药物动力学参数。临床医生典型地给予药物组合物直到达到实现所需效果的剂量。药物组合物因此可作为单次剂量给予,或随时间以作为两次或多次剂量(可含有或不含有相同量的所需分子)给予,或通过植入装置或导管以连续输液的方式给予。The frequency of administration will depend on the pharmacokinetic parameters of the engineered T cells or the viral particles in the formulation used. The clinician typically administers the pharmaceutical composition until the dose that achieves the desired effect is reached. The pharmaceutical composition can therefore be administered as a single dose, or administered over time as two or more doses (which may or may not contain the same amount of the desired molecule), or administered by continuous infusion via an implantable device or catheter.
“给予”:药物组合物的给予途径是本领域常规的,例如经口、经鼻、通过静脉内、腹膜内、脑内(脑实质内)、脑室内、肌肉内、眼内、动脉内、门静脉或病灶内途径注射,还可以通过持续释放系统或通过植入装置进行给予。"Administration": The administration routes of the pharmaceutical composition are conventional in the art, such as oral, nasal, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intracerebral (intracerebral parenchyma), intracerebroventricular, intramuscular, intraocular, intraarterial, portal vein or intralesional injection. It can also be administered by a sustained release system or by an implant device.
“和/或”:应理解为是指一种或两种替代方案。“And/or”: should be understood to mean one or two alternatives.
“约”/“大约”:如本文所用,术语“约”是指本技术领域的技术人员容易知道的相应值的常用误差范围,示例性地,包括但不限于指与参考数量、水平、值、数目、频率、百分比、尺寸、大小、量、重量或长度相比变化高达15%、10%、9%、8%、7%、6%、5%、4%、3%、2%或1%的数量、水平、值、数目、频率、百分比、尺寸、大小、量、重量或长度。本文对“约”某一值或参数的提及包括(并描述)针对所述值或参数本身的实施方案。例如,提及“约X”的描述包括“X”的描述。"About"/"approximately": As used herein, the term "about" refers to the common error range of the corresponding value that is readily known to those skilled in the art, including, by way of example, but not limited to, referring to a quantity, level, value, number, frequency, percentage, dimension, size, amount, weight, or length that varies up to 15%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, or 1% compared to a reference quantity, level, value, number, frequency, percentage, dimension, size, amount, weight, or length. References herein to "about" a value or parameter include (and describe) embodiments for the value or parameter itself. For example, a description referring to "about X" includes a description of "X".
“包含”:本文中,除非上下文另外要求,词语“包含”将理解为意味着包含规定的步骤、或元素、或步骤或元素的组,但不排除任何其它步骤、或元素、或步骤或元素的组。在本发明的一些实施例中,术语“包括”、“具有”、“含有”和“包含”同义使用。"Comprising": Herein, unless the context requires otherwise, the word "comprising" will be understood to mean the inclusion of the specified steps, or elements, or groups of steps or elements, but not the exclusion of any other steps, or elements, or groups of steps or elements. In some embodiments of the present invention, the terms "including", "having", "containing" and "comprising" are used synonymously.
“实施例”:在本说明书通篇中提及“一些实施方案”、“一些实施例”、“实施方案”、“特定的实施方案”、“相关实施方案”、“某个实施方案”、“另一实施方案”或“其他实施方案”或其组合是指结合实施方案加以描述的特定特征、结构或特性包括在本发明的至少一个实施方案中。因此,本说明书通篇在各个地方出现前述短语不必要全部是指相同的实施方案。此外,特定的特征、结构或特性可以任何适合的方式组合在一个或多个实施方案中。"Embodiments": References throughout this specification to "some embodiments," "some embodiments," "embodiments," "particular embodiments," "related embodiments," "an embodiment," "another embodiment," or "other embodiments" or combinations thereof mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the various occurrences of the aforementioned phrases throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.
“预防”:如本文所用,“预防”和类似的词,诸如“防止”等,指示用于防止、抑制或降低病症发生或复发的可能性的方法。如本文所用,“预防”和类似的词还包括在发病或复发之前减轻疾病或病症的强度、效果、症状和/或负担。"Prevention": As used herein, "prevention" and similar words, such as "preventing", etc., indicate methods for preventing, inhibiting or reducing the likelihood of occurrence or recurrence of a condition. As used herein, "prevention" and similar words also include reducing the intensity, effects, symptoms and/or burden of a disease or condition prior to onset or recurrence.
“稳定整合”:又称“稳定转染,是指外源性多核苷酸导入宿主细胞后整合至宿主细胞基因组中,在宿主细胞中长期稳定地表达(Stable Gene Expression);与之相对的是瞬时转染和瞬时表达(Transient Expression)。"Stable integration": also known as "stable transfection, refers to the integration of exogenous polynucleotides into the host cell genome after introduction into the host cell, and long-term stable expression in the host cell (Stable Gene Expression); the opposite is transient transfection and transient expression (Transient Expression).
“特异性结合”:如本文所用,术语“特异性结合”是指发生在成对分子种类(例如受体与配体)之间的结合。当两个种类的相互作用产生非共价结合的复合物时,发生的结合通常是静电、氢键结合或亲脂性相互作用的结果。在各种实施例中,一个或多个种类之间的特异性结合是直接的。在本发明的一些实施例中,特异性结合的亲和力是背景结合(非特异性结合)的约2倍、背景结合的约5倍、背景结合的约10倍、背景结合的约20倍、背景结合的约50倍、背景结合的约100倍、或背景结合的约1000倍或更多倍。"Specific binding": As used herein, the term "specific binding" refers to the binding that occurs between paired molecular species (e.g., a receptor and a ligand). When the interaction of two species produces a non-covalently bound complex, the binding that occurs is typically the result of electrostatic, hydrogen bonding, or lipophilic interactions. In various embodiments, the specific binding between one or more species is direct. In some embodiments of the invention, the affinity of the specific binding is about 2 times the background binding (non-specific binding), about 5 times the background binding, about 10 times the background binding, about 20 times the background binding, about 50 times the background binding, about 100 times the background binding, or about 1000 times the background binding or more.
“序列同一性”:一般来讲,“序列同一性”或“序列同源性”分别是指两个多核苷酸或多肽序列的核苷酸与核苷酸或氨基酸与氨基酸的精确对应。通常,用于测定序列同一性的技术包括确定多核苷酸的核苷酸序列和/或确定由此编码的氨基酸序列,以及将这些序列与第二核苷酸或氨基酸序列进行比较。两个或更多个序列(多核苷酸或氨基酸)可通过测定它们的“同一性百分比”来比较。无论是核酸还是氨基酸序列,两个序列的同一性百分比,是两个比对序列之间的精确匹配数目除以较短序列的长度,再乘以100。例如,还可使用可购自美国国立卫生研究院(National Institutes of Health)的高级BLAST计算机程序来比较序列信息,从而确定同一性百分比。BLAST程序基于以下比对方法:Karlin和Altschul,Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 87:2264-2268(1990)并且讨论于Altschul等人,J.Mol.Biol.215:403-410(1990);Karlin和Altschul,Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 90:5873-5877(1993);和Altschul等人,Nucleic Acids Res.25:3389-3402(1997)中。简而言之,BLAST程序将同一性定义为相同的比对符号(通常是核苷酸或氨基酸)的数目除以两个序列中较短符号的总数。程序可用于确定所比较的整个蛋白质长度上的同一性百分比。"Sequence identity": In general, "sequence identity" or "sequence homology" refers to the exact nucleotide-to-nucleotide or amino acid-to-amino acid correspondence of two polynucleotides or polypeptide sequences, respectively. In general, techniques for determining sequence identity include determining the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide and/or determining the amino acid sequence encoded thereby, and comparing these sequences to a second nucleotide or amino acid sequence. Two or more sequences (polynucleotides or amino acids) can be compared by determining their "percent identity." Whether it is a nucleic acid or amino acid sequence, the percent identity of two sequences is the number of exact matches between the two aligned sequences divided by the length of the shorter sequence, multiplied by 100. For example, the advanced BLAST computer program available from the National Institutes of Health can also be used to compare sequence information to determine the percent identity. The BLAST program is based on the alignment method of Karlin and Altschul, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:2264-2268 (1990) and discussed in Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410 (1990); Karlin and Altschul, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:5873-5877 (1993); and Altschul et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402 (1997). Briefly, the BLAST program defines identity as the number of identical aligned symbols (usually nucleotides or amino acids) divided by the total number of shorter symbols in the two sequences. The program can be used to determine the percent identity over the entire length of the protein being compared.
“信号肽”:Signal Peptide,有时又被称为信号序列、靶向信号、定位信号、定位序列、转运肽或前导肽,是一种短肽(通常16-30个氨基酸长)(Kapp,Katja;Schrempf,Sabrina;Lemberg,Marius K.;Dobberstein,Bernhard(2013-01-01).),存在于大多数通往分泌通路的新合成蛋白的N末端(偶尔非经典地存在于C末端或者内部)(Owji,et al.,A comprehensive review of signal peptides:Structure,roles,and applications,European Journal of Cell Biology.97(6):422-441.(2018))(Blobel G,Dobberstein B,et al.,Transfer of proteins across membranes.I.Presence of proteolytically processed and unprocessed nascent immunoglobulin light chains on membrane-bound ribosomes of murine myeloma,The Journal of Cell Biology,67(3):835-51.(1975))。信号肽是存在于新合成的蛋白质的N-末端的短肽,信号肽专用于质膜或分泌途径。信号序列通常在N-末端包含一段短的亲水性、带正电荷的氨基酸、5-15个残基的中心疏水结构域以及具有信号序列切割位点的C-末端区。在真核生物中,信号序列促使新合成的蛋白质易位至内质网,在此该蛋白质被信号肽酶切割,产生成熟蛋白质,然后进入其适当的目的地。信号序列长度和氨基酸组成的多样性使得难以精确预测切割位点。对于本文公开的多肽序列,当提及信号序列时,还设想了不存在信号序列或具有部分信号序列的多肽序列。"Signal peptide": Signal Peptide, sometimes also called signal sequence, targeting signal, localization signal, localization sequence, transit peptide or leader peptide, is a short peptide (usually 16-30 amino acids long) (Kapp, Katja; Schrempf, Sabrina; Lemberg, Marius K.; Dobberstein, Bernhard (2013-01-01).), present at the N-terminus of most newly synthesized proteins that enter the secretory pathway (occasionally non-classically present at the C-terminus or internally) (Owji, et al., A comprehensive review of signal peptides: Structure, roles, and applications, European Jour nal of Cell Biology.97(6):422-441.(2018))(Blobel G,Dobberstein B,et al.,Transfer of proteins across membranes.I.Presence of proteolytically processed and unprocessed nascent immunoglobulin light chains on membrane-bound ribosomes of murine myeloma,The Journal of Cell Biology,67(3):835-51.(1975)). Signal peptides are short peptides present at the N-terminus of newly synthesized proteins. Signal peptides are specific to the plasma membrane or secretory pathway. The signal sequence usually contains a short stretch of hydrophilic, positively charged amino acids at the N-terminus, a central hydrophobic domain of 5-15 residues, and a C-terminal region with a signal sequence cleavage site. In eukaryotes, signal sequences cause newly synthesized proteins to translocate to the endoplasmic reticulum, where they are cleaved by signal peptidases to produce mature proteins that then enter their proper destinations. The diversity of signal sequence length and amino acid composition makes it difficult to accurately predict the cleavage site. For the polypeptide sequences disclosed herein, when referring to a signal sequence, polypeptide sequences in which no signal sequence is present or which have a partial signal sequence are also contemplated.
信号肽的作用是促使细胞转移蛋白质,通常转移到细胞膜上。在原核生物中,信号肽将新合成的蛋白质引导至存在于质膜中的SecYEG蛋白质传导通道。真核生物中存在同源系统,其中信号肽将新合成的蛋白质引导至Sec6L通道,该通道与SecYEG具有结构和序列同源性,但存在于内质网中(Rapoport TA,Protein translocation across the eukaryotic endoplasmic reticulum and bacterial plasma membranes,Nature.450(7170):663-9(2007).)。SecYEG和Sec6L通道通常称为转运子,通过该通道的转运称为易位。当分泌的蛋白质穿过通道时,跨膜区可能会扩散穿过易位子中的侧门以分配到周围的膜中。The role of the signal peptide is to prompt the cell to transfer proteins, usually to the cell membrane. In prokaryotes, the signal peptide directs newly synthesized proteins to the SecYEG protein conduction channel present in the plasma membrane. A homologous system exists in eukaryotes, in which the signal peptide directs newly synthesized proteins to the Sec6L channel, which has structural and sequence homology with SecYEG but is present in the endoplasmic reticulum (Rapoport TA, Protein translocation across the eukaryotic endoplasmic reticulum and bacterial plasma membranes, Nature. 450(7170):663-9(2007).). The SecYEG and Sec6L channels are often called transporters, and transport through the channel is called translocation. When a secreted protein passes through the channel, the transmembrane region may diffuse through the side gate in the translocon to be distributed into the surrounding membrane.
“MOI”:即“Multiplicity of Infection(MOI)”,是指在感染过程中,被添加到每个细胞的病毒粒子的数量。例如,当一百万个病毒粒子被添加至一百万个细胞时,MOI=1。"MOI": "Multiplicity of Infection (MOI)" refers to the number of virus particles added to each cell during infection. For example, when one million virus particles are added to one million cells, MOI = 1.
“可操作地”:当一个多核苷酸与另一个多核苷酸处于功能关系时,则该核酸是“可操作地连接”的。例如,如果前序列或分泌前导序列的DNA表达为参与多肽分泌的前蛋白,则该DNA与该多肽的DNA可操作地连接;如果启动子或增强子影响编码序列的转录,则该启动子或该增强子与该序列可操作地连接;或者,如果核糖体结合位点被定位以便促进翻译,则该核糖体结合位点与编码序列可操作地连接。一般而言,“可操作地连接”意指所连接的多核苷酸是邻接的,并且就分泌前导序列而言,是邻接的且处于阅读框中。然而,增强子不必是邻接的。连接通过在适当限制性位点处的连接来实现。如果不存在这些位点,则根据常规实践使用合成寡核苷酸衔接子或接头。"Operably": When a polynucleotide is in a functional relationship with another polynucleotide, the nucleic acid is "operably linked". For example, if the DNA of a presequence or secretory leader is expressed as a preprotein that participates in the secretion of a polypeptide, the DNA is operably linked to the DNA of the polypeptide; if a promoter or enhancer affects the transcription of a coding sequence, the promoter or enhancer is operably linked to the sequence; or, if a ribosome binding site is positioned so as to promote translation, the ribosome binding site is operably linked to a coding sequence. In general, "operably linked" means that the polynucleotides being linked are adjacent, and in the case of a secretory leader, adjacent and in the reading frame. However, enhancers do not have to be adjacent. Connection is achieved by connection at appropriate restriction sites. If these sites are not present, synthetic oligonucleotide adapters or joints are used according to conventional practice.
“转导”:如本文所用,术语“转染”、“转化”和“转导”同义使用,是指外源性核酸转入或引入宿主细胞、包装细胞的过程。“转染的”、“转化的”或“转导的”细胞是已用外源性核酸转染、转化或转导的细胞。该细胞包括原代受试者细胞及其子代。"Transduction": As used herein, the terms "transfection", "transformation" and "transduction" are used synonymously and refer to the process by which exogenous nucleic acid is transferred or introduced into a host cell, packaging cell. A "transfected", "transformed" or "transduced" cell is a cell that has been transfected, transformed or transduced with exogenous nucleic acid. The cell includes the primary subject cell and its progeny.
将载体如病毒颗粒等或分离的核酸引入哺乳动物细胞的方法是本领域已知的。所描述的载体可以通过物理、化学或生物学方法转移到免疫效应细胞中。Methods for introducing vectors such as viral particles or isolated nucleic acids into mammalian cells are known in the art. The described vectors can be transferred into immune effector cells by physical, chemical or biological methods.
将载体或分离的核酸引入免疫效应细胞的物理方法包括磷酸钙沉淀、脂质转染、粒子轰击、显微注射、电穿孔等。用于产生包含载体和/或外源核酸的细胞的方法是本领域众所周知的(参见Sambrook,J.,Fritsch,E.F.and Maniatis,T.(2001)Molecular Cloning:A Laboratory Manual.Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,Cold Spring Harbor.)。本发明的一些实施例中,通过电穿孔将载体引入细胞中。本发明的一些实施例中,通过PEI(Polyethylenimine,聚乙烯亚胺转染试剂)转染试剂将载体引入细胞中。Physical methods for introducing vectors or isolated nucleic acids into immune effector cells include calcium phosphate precipitation, lipid transfection, particle bombardment, microinjection, electroporation, etc. Methods for generating cells containing vectors and/or exogenous nucleic acids are well known in the art (see Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F. and Maniatis, T. (2001) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor.). In some embodiments of the present invention, the vector is introduced into the cell by electroporation. In some embodiments of the present invention, the vector is introduced into the cell by PEI (Polyethylenimine, polyethyleneimine transfection reagent) transfection reagent.
将载体或分离的核酸引入免疫效应细胞的生物学方法包括使用DNA和RNA载体。病毒载体已成为将基因插入哺乳动物(例如人类细胞)中最广泛使用的方法。Biological methods for introducing vectors or isolated nucleic acids into immune effector cells include the use of DNA and RNA vectors. Viral vectors have become the most widely used method for inserting genes into mammalian (e.g., human) cells.
将载体或分离的核酸引入免疫效应细胞的化学方法包括胶体分散系统,例如包括大分子复合物、纳米胶囊、微球、珠和基于脂质的系统,例如包括水包油乳液、胶束、混合胶束和脂质体。用作体外递送载体的示例性胶体系统是脂质体。Chemical methods for introducing vectors or isolated nucleic acids into immune effector cells include colloidal dispersion systems, such as macromolecular complexes, nanocapsules, microspheres, beads, and lipid-based systems, such as oil-in-water emulsions, micelles, mixed micelles, and liposomes. An exemplary colloidal system used as an in vitro delivery vehicle is a liposome.
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本文所使用的小节标题仅出于组织性目的并且不解释为限制所描述的主题。The section headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting the subject matter described.
图1:为实施例1中,检测所述LVV-V5-GFP和所述野生型LVV-GFP分别转导LDL-R+CD3+Jurkat细胞、LDL-R+CD3-Nalm-6细胞和LDL-R-CD3+人非活化PBMCs的转导效率的流式检测结果图;Figure 1 is a flow cytometry result diagram of detecting the transduction efficiency of the LVV-V5-GFP and the wild-type LVV-GFP in transducing LDL-R + CD3 + Jurkat cells, LDL-R + CD3 - Nalm-6 cells and LDL-R - CD3 + human non-activated PBMCs, respectively, in Example 1;
图2:为实施例2中,所述LVV-V5-CAR19和所述LVV-V7-CAR19分别转导人非活化PBMCs后,Day 5,检测所述CAR-19在CD3+T细胞中的表达效率的流式检测结果图;Figure 2 is a flow cytometry result diagram of the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 in CD3 + T cells on Day 5 after the LVV-V5-CAR19 and the LVV-V7-CAR19 were transduced into human non-activated PBMCs respectively in Example 2;
图3:为实施例3中,所述LVV-V5-CAR19和所述LVV-V7-CAR19分别转导人非活化PBMCs后制备的CD19-CAR-T细胞杀伤CD19+Nalm-6细胞,Day 4,检测各组混合细胞中,CD19的表达情况的流式检测结果图;Figure 3: In Example 3, the CD19-CAR-T cells prepared after the LVV-V5-CAR19 and the LVV-V7-CAR19 respectively transduced human non-activated PBMCs killed CD19 + Nalm-6 cells, Day 4, and the flow cytometry results of detecting the expression of CD19 in each group of mixed cells;
图4:为实施例4中,所述LVV-V5-CAR19和所述LVV-V7-CAR19分别转导人非活化PBMCs后制备的CD19-CAR-T细胞杀伤CD19+Nalm-6细胞,Day 7,检测各组混合细胞中,CD19的表达情况的流式检测结果图;Figure 4 is a flow cytometry result diagram showing the killing of CD19 + Nalm-6 cells by CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with the LVV-V5-CAR19 and the LVV-V7-CAR19, respectively, on Day 7, and detecting the expression of CD19 in each group of mixed cells;
图5:为实施例5中,所述LVV-V5-CAR19、LVV-V6-CAR19、LVV-V7-CAR19和LVV-V8-CAR19分别转导人非活化PBMCs,Day 2,检测所述CAR-19在各组细胞中的表达效率的柱状对比图;Figure 5: In Example 5, the LVV-V5-CAR19, LVV-V6-CAR19, LVV-V7-CAR19 and LVV-V8-CAR19 were respectively transduced into human non-activated PBMCs, and on Day 2, a bar graph comparing the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 in each group of cells was detected;
图6:为实施例5中,检测所述LVV-V5-CAR19、LVV-V6-CAR19、LVV-V7-CAR19和LVV-V8-CAR19分别转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD19-CAR-T细胞在Day 5杀伤CD19+Nalm-6细胞的杀伤效率的柱状对比图;Figure 6 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V5-CAR19, LVV-V6-CAR19, LVV-V7-CAR19 and LVV-V8-CAR19 on Day 5 in Example 5;
图7:为实施例6中,所述LVV-V1-CAR19、LVV-V2-CAR19、LVV-V3-CAR19和LVV-V4-CAR19分别转导人非活化PBMCs,Day 2,检测所述CAR-19在各组细胞中的表达效率的柱状对比图;Figure 7: In Example 6, the LVV-V1-CAR19, LVV-V2-CAR19, LVV-V3-CAR19 and LVV-V4-CAR19 were respectively transduced into human non-activated PBMCs, and on Day 2, a bar graph comparing the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 in each group of cells was detected;
图8:为实施例6中,检测所述LVV-V1-CAR19、LVV-V2-CAR19、LVV-V3-CAR19和LVV-V4-CAR19分别转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD19-CAR-T细胞在Day 5杀伤CD19+Nalm-6细胞的杀伤效率的柱状对比图;Figure 8 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V1-CAR19, LVV-V2-CAR19, LVV-V3-CAR19 and LVV-V4-CAR19 on Day 5 in Example 6;
图9:为实施例7中,所述LVV-V9-CAR20、LVV-V10-CAR20和LVV-V11-CAR20分别转导人非活化PBMCs,Day 2,检测所述CAR-20在各组细胞中的表达效率的柱状对比图;Figure 9 is a bar graph comparing the expression efficiency of CAR-20 in each group of cells, in which the LVV-V9-CAR20, LVV-V10-CAR20 and LVV-V11-CAR20 were transduced into human non-activated PBMCs, respectively, on Day 2 in Example 7;
图10:为实施例7中,所述LVV-V9-CAR20、LVV-V10-CAR20和LVV-V11-CAR20分别转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD20-CAR-T细胞杀伤CD20+Dakiki细胞,Day 5,检测各组混合细胞中CD20的表达情况的流式检测结果图;Figure 10: In Example 7, the CD20-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V9-CAR20, LVV-V10-CAR20 and LVV-V11-CAR20 respectively killed CD20 + Dakiki cells, Day 5, and the flow cytometry results of detecting the expression of CD20 in each group of mixed cells;
图11:为实施例8中,所述LVV-V13-CARHER2、LVV-V14-CARHER2、LVV-V15-CARHER2分别转导人非活化PBMCs,Day 2,检测所述CAR-HER2在各组细胞中的表达效率的柱状对比图;Figure 11 is a bar graph comparing the expression efficiency of CAR-HER2 in each group of cells, in which the LVV-V13-CARHER2, LVV-V14-CARHER2 and LVV-V15-CARHER2 were respectively transduced into human non-activated PBMCs on Day 2 in Example 8;
图12:为实施例8中,检测所述LVV-V13-CARHER2、LVV-V14-CARHER2、LVV-V15-CARHER2分别转导人非活化PBMCs制备的HER2-CAR-T细胞在Day 2杀伤HER-2+OVCAR-3细胞的杀伤效率的柱状对比图;Figure 12 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of HER2-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V13-CARHER2, LVV-V14-CARHER2, and LVV-V15-CARHER2 respectively in killing HER-2 + OVCAR-3 cells on Day 2 in Example 8;
图13:为实施例9中,所述LVV-V16-CARCEA、LVV-V17-CARCEA、LVV-V18-CARCEA分别转导人非活化PBMCs,Day 2,检测所述CAR-CEA在CD3+T细胞中的表达效率的流式检测结果图;Figure 13 is a flow cytometry result diagram of the expression efficiency of the CAR-CEA in CD3 + T cells detected on Day 2 after the LVV-V16-CARCEA, LVV-V17-CARCEA and LVV-V18-CARCEA were transduced into human non-activated PBMCs in Example 9;
图14:为实施例9中,检测所述LVV-V16-CARCEA、LVV-V17-CARCEA、LVV-V18-CARCEA分别转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CEA-CAR-T细胞在Day 2杀伤CEA+T-84细胞的杀伤效率的柱状对比图;Figure 14 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of CEA-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V16-CARCEA, LVV-V17-CARCEA, and LVV - V18-CARCEA on Day 2 in Example 9;
图15:为实施例10中,所述LVV-V19-CAR33、LVV-V20-CAR33和LVV-V21-CAR33分别转导人非活化PBMCs,Day 2,检测所述CAR-33在CD3+T细胞中的表达效率的流式检测结果图;Figure 15 is a flow cytometry result diagram showing the expression efficiency of the CAR-33 in CD3 + T cells in Example 10, where the LVV-V19-CAR33, LVV-V20-CAR33 and LVV-V21-CAR33 were respectively transduced into human non-activated PBMCs on Day 2;
图16:为实施例10中,所述LVV-V19-CAR33、LVV-V20-CAR33和LVV-V21-CAR33分别转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD33-CAR-T细胞在Day 5杀伤CD33+MOLM-13细胞的杀伤效率的柱状对比图;Figure 16 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of CD33-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V19-CAR33, LVV-V20-CAR33 and LVV-V21-CAR33 respectively on Day 5 in killing CD33 + MOLM-13 cells in Example 10;
图17:为实施例11中,所述LVV-V22-CARBCMA、LVV-V23-CARBCMA和LVV-V24-CARBCMA分别转导人非活化PBMCs,Day 2,检测所述CAR-BCMA在CD3+T细胞中的表达效率的流式检测结果图;Figure 17 is a flow cytometry result diagram showing the expression efficiency of the CAR-BCMA in CD3 + T cells in Example 11, where the LVV-V22-CARBCMA, LVV-V23-CARBCMA and LVV-V24-CARBCMA were transduced into human non-activated PBMCs on Day 2;
图18:为实施例11中,所述LVV-V22-CARBCMA、LVV-V23-CARBCMA和LVV-V24-CARBCMA分别转导人非活化PBMCs制备的BCMA-CAR-T细胞在Day 5杀伤BCMA+U266细胞的杀伤效率的柱状对比图。Figure 18 is a bar graph comparing the killing efficiency of BCMA-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V22-CARBCMA, LVV-V23-CARBCMA and LVV-V24-CARBCMA respectively in Example 11, in killing BCMA + U266 cells on Day 5.
下面结合实施例对本发明的构思及产生的技术效果进行清楚、完整的描述,以充分地理解本发明的目的、特征和效果。显然,所描述的实施例只是本发明的部分实施例,而不是全部实施例;基于本发明的实施例,本领域的技术人员在不付出创造性劳动的前提下所获得的其他实施例,均在本发明保护的范围之内。The following is a clear and complete description of the concept and technical effects of the present invention in combination with the embodiments, so as to fully understand the purpose, characteristics and effects of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments; based on the embodiments of the present invention, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
下列实施例中未注明具体条件的实验方法,按照本领域公知的常规方法和条件,或按照商品说明书选择。本发明中未注明具体成分的试剂和原料均市售可得。The experimental methods without specific conditions in the following examples are selected according to conventional methods and conditions known in the art, or according to the product specifications. The reagents and raw materials without specific components in the present invention are all commercially available.
实施例1Example 1
构建可靶向活化并转导非活化T细胞的靶向慢病毒载体V5-GFP(LVV-V5-GFP)。A targeted lentiviral vector V5-GFP (LVV-V5-GFP) was constructed that can target activated and transduce non-activated T cells.
1.设计编码膜表达抗CD3抗体×抗CD28抗体结构的多核苷酸1. Design of polynucleotide encoding membrane-expressed anti-CD3 antibody × anti-CD28 antibody structure
本实施例中,编码膜表达抗CD3抗体×抗CD28抗体(膜表达CD3×CD28双抗)的多核苷酸从5’端至3’端依次为:编码人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸、编码抗CD3抗体(UCHT1-scFv)的多核苷酸、编码人CD8α铰链区的多核苷酸、编码人CD8α跨膜区的多核苷酸、编码FT2A肽的多核苷酸、编码人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸、编码抗CD28抗体(15-E8-scFv)的多核苷酸、编码人CD8α铰链区的多核苷酸、编码人CD8α跨膜区的多核苷酸;In this embodiment, the polynucleotides encoding membrane-expressed anti-CD3 antibody × anti-CD28 antibody (membrane-expressed CD3 × CD28 dual antibody) are, from 5' to 3' end: a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8α signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding an anti-CD3 antibody (UCHT1-scFv), a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8α hinge region, a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8α transmembrane region, a polynucleotide encoding a FT2A peptide, a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8α signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding an anti-CD28 antibody (15-E8-scFv), a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8α hinge region, and a polynucleotide encoding a human CD8α transmembrane region;
(1)所述人CD8α信号肽的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:8所示;(1) The amino acid sequence of the human CD8α signal peptide is shown in SEQ ID NO: 8;
(2)所述UCHT1-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:9所示;(2) The amino acid sequence of the UCHT1-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO:9;
(3)所述人CD8α的铰链区的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:10所示(3) The amino acid sequence of the hinge region of human CD8α is shown in SEQ ID NO: 10
(4)所述人CD8α的跨膜区的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:11所示;(4) The amino acid sequence of the transmembrane region of human CD8α is shown in SEQ ID NO: 11;
(5)所述FT2A肽的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:12所示;(5) The amino acid sequence of the FT2A peptide is shown in SEQ ID NO: 12;
(6)所述15E8-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:13所示。(6) The amino acid sequence of the 15E8-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO:13.
2.包装可靶向激活非活化T细胞的LVV-V5-GFP2. Packaging of LVV-V5-GFP for targeted activation of non-activated T cells
A.准备以下4种质粒:携带编码突变型VSV-G1的多核苷酸和编码所述膜表达CD3×CD28双抗的多核苷酸的包膜质粒(包膜质粒1)、pMDLg/pRRE包装质粒、pRSV-REV包装质粒和携带GFP(Green Fluorescent Protein,“GFP”)基因的慢病毒-GFP主质粒(pGClenti-GFP质粒);所述包膜质粒1通过常规分子克隆方法合成; A. Prepare the following four plasmids : an envelope plasmid carrying a polynucleotide encoding a mutant VSV-G1 and a polynucleotide encoding the membrane-expressed CD3×CD28 dual antibody (envelope plasmid 1), a pMDLg/pRRE packaging plasmid, a pRSV-REV packaging plasmid, and a lentivirus-GFP master plasmid carrying a GFP (Green Fluorescent Protein, "GFP") gene (pGClenti-GFP plasmid); the envelope plasmid 1 is synthesized by conventional molecular cloning methods;
所述突变型VSV-G1的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:3所示的氨基酸序列;相对于SEQ ID NO:1,SEQ ID NO:3包含K47缺失;如SEQ ID NO:1所示的氨基酸序列为野生型VSV-G胞外域包含的氨基酸序列;所述野生型VSV-G全长蛋白(包含VSV-G信号肽)的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:22所示;所述突变型VSV-G1的全长蛋白(包含VSV-G信号肽)的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:29所示。The extracellular domain of the mutant VSV-G1 comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:3; relative to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3 comprises a K47 deletion; the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 is the amino acid sequence contained in the extracellular domain of the wild-type VSV-G; the amino acid sequence of the wild-type VSV-G full-length protein (including the VSV-G signal peptide) is shown in SEQ ID NO:22; the amino acid sequence of the full-length protein of the mutant VSV-G1 (including the VSV-G signal peptide) is shown in SEQ ID NO:29.
所述突变型VSV-G1因其胞外域的第47位氨基酸赖氨酸缺失,从而使所述突变型VSV-G1特异性结合LDL-R的能力减弱甚至丧失,但仍然保留介导膜融合和内体/溶酶体逃逸的能力;从而使病毒包膜包含所述突变型VSV-G1的慢病毒载体,如所述LVV-V5-GFP可靶向激活并转导非活化T细胞的特异性提高。The mutant VSV-G1 lacks the 47th amino acid lysine in its extracellular domain, so that the ability of the mutant VSV-G1 to specifically bind to LDL-R is weakened or even lost, but the ability to mediate membrane fusion and endosomal/lysosomal escape is still retained; thereby, the lentiviral vector whose viral envelope contains the mutant VSV-G1, such as the LVV-V5-GFP, can target, activate and transduce non-activated T cells with improved specificity.
B.包装制备LVV-V5-GFP:B. Packaging and preparation of LVV-V5-GFP :
(1)混合所述4种质粒,通过PEI试剂将所述4种质粒转染进包装细胞系HEK-293T细胞系,具体步骤为:(1) Mixing the four plasmids and transfecting the four plasmids into the packaging cell line HEK-293T cell line using PEI reagent, the specific steps are as follows:
准备HEK-293T细胞培养体系:取56mL的FBS过滤到500mL DMEM/高糖(10%FBS)并添加4mL P/S(双抗,青霉素×链霉素),摇匀,放置二氧化碳培养箱预热转染中和用。Prepare the HEK-293T cell culture system: filter 56 mL of FBS into 500 mL of DMEM/high glucose (10% FBS) and add 4 mL of P/S (double antibody, penicillin × streptomycin), shake well, and place in a carbon dioxide incubator to preheat for transfection and neutralization.
Day 0,使用10cm培养皿接种HEK-293T细胞4.5×106个,接种约48h后,当细胞汇合度为80-90%时,通过PEI试剂将所述4种质粒转染进包装细胞HEK-293T细胞,包括:Day 0, 4.5×10 6 HEK-293T cells were inoculated in a 10 cm culture dish. About 48 hours after inoculation, when the cell confluence was 80-90%, the four plasmids were transfected into the packaging cells HEK-293T cells using PEI reagent, including:
将9μg主质粒、4μg pMDLg/pRRE包装质粒、2μg pRSV-REV包装质粒和所述2μg包膜质粒1添加到1mL的Opti-MEM培养基中,摇匀后加入64μL的PEI试剂,吹打均匀后静置10分钟,随后加入HEK-293T细胞的培养基中,6小时后更新培养基,转染后的48小时收培养基上清,使用0.45um的滤膜过滤,50000g离心2.5h,吸弃上清,使用200uL F12培养基重悬所述LVV-V5-GFP并冻存于-80℃。Add 9 μg of the main plasmid, 4 μg of pMDLg/pRRE packaging plasmid, 2 μg of pRSV-REV packaging plasmid and the 2 μg of the envelope plasmid 1 to 1 mL of Opti-MEM medium, shake well and add 64 μL of PEI reagent, pipet evenly and let stand for 10 minutes, then add to the culture medium of HEK-293T cells, refresh the culture medium after 6 hours, collect the culture supernatant 48 hours after transfection, filter with a 0.45 um filter membrane, centrifuge at 50,000 g for 2.5 h, discard the supernatant, resuspend the LVV-V5-GFP in 200 uL of F12 medium and store at -80°C.
Opti-MEM培养基:Opti-MEM alpha减血清培养基,品牌:GIBCO,货号:#SP0272;Opti-MEM medium: Opti-MEM alpha reduced serum medium, brand: GIBCO, catalog number: #SP0272;
HEK-293T细胞培养基:DMEM+10%FBS;DMEM:品牌:GIBCO,货号:#C12430500BT;FBS:品牌:EXCELL,货号:#FSP500;HEK-293T cell culture medium: DMEM + 10% FBS; DMEM: Brand: GIBCO, Catalog Number: #C12430500BT; FBS: Brand: EXCELL, Catalog Number: #FSP500;
F12培养基:品牌:GIBCO,货号:#C11330500BT;F12 medium: Brand: GIBCO, catalog number: #C11330500BT;
针式滤器:品牌:SORFA,货号:#622120。Syringe filter: Brand: SORFA, item number: #622120.
(2)转导LDL-R+CD3+Jurkat细胞、LDL-R+CD3-Nalm-6细胞和人非活化PBMCs(MOI=5):(2) Transduction of LDL-R + CD3 + Jurkat cells, LDL-R + CD3 - Nalm-6 cells and human non-activated PBMCs (MOI = 5):
Day 0,分别取1×105个LDL-R+CD3+Jurkat细胞、LDL-R+CD3-Nalm-6细胞和LDL-R-CD3+人非活化PBMCs(复苏健康人Donor 1冻存的非活化PBMCs,复苏方法为本领域技术人员所公知),分别重悬于200μL的培养基中;重悬所述Jurkat细胞和Nalm-6细胞的培养基包括1640(品牌:ELGBIO,货号:#EH80809)培养基和10%的FBS(品牌:EXCELL货号:#FSP500);重悬所述人非活化PBMCs的培养基(PBMCs培养基)包括XVT培养基(商品名称PRIME-XV T cell CDM,品牌:IRVINE(FUJIFILM),货号:#91154)、终浓度为20ng/mL的IL-7(商品名称:IL-7Protein,Human,Recombinant,品牌:义翘神州,货号:#11821-HNAE)和终浓度为20ng/mL的IL-15(商品名称:IL-15Protein,Human,Recombinant(His Tag),品牌:义翘神州,货号:#10360-H07E)。On Day 0, 1×10 5 LDL-R + CD3 + Jurkat cells, LDL-R + CD3 - Nalm-6 cells and LDL-R - CD3 + human non-activated PBMCs (non-activated PBMCs frozen from healthy person Donor 1 were resuscitated, and the resuscitation method is well known to those skilled in the art) were taken and resuspended in 200 μL of culture medium respectively; the culture medium for resuspending the Jurkat cells and Nalm-6 cells included 1640 (brand: ELGBIO, product number: #EH80809) culture medium and 10% FBS (brand: EXCELL, product number: #FSP500); the culture medium for resuspending the human non-activated PBMCs (PBMCs culture medium) included XVT culture medium (trade name PRIME-XV T cell CDM, brand: IRVINE (FUJIFILM), catalog number: #91154), IL-7 with a final concentration of 20 ng/mL (trade name: IL-7 Protein, Human, Recombinant, brand: Sino Biological, catalog number: #11821-HNAE) and IL-15 with a final concentration of 20 ng/mL (trade name: IL-15 Protein, Human, Recombinant (His Tag), brand: Sino Biological, catalog number: #10360-H07E).
按照MOI=5,分别向所述Jurkat细胞、Nalm-6细胞和人非活化PBMCs细胞培养体系中加入所述LVV-V5-GFP,混匀,放置于5%CO2、37℃培养箱培养;According to MOI=5, the LVV-V5-GFP was added to the Jurkat cells, Nalm-6 cells and human non-activated PBMCs cell culture system respectively, mixed well, and placed in a 5% CO 2 , 37° C. incubator for culture;
Day 5,检测所述Jurkat细胞、Nalm-6细胞和PBMCs中,GFP的表达情况,结果如图1(图1下栏“Target CD3&CD28”)所示。On Day 5, the expression of GFP in the Jurkat cells, Nalm-6 cells and PBMCs was detected. The results are shown in Figure 1 (Figure 1, lower column "Target CD3&CD28").
3.包装对照组野生型VSV-G慢病毒载体 3. Packaging of wild-type VSV-G lentiviral vector in control group
(1)参照上述包装LVV-V5-GFP的方法,包装野生型VSV-G慢病毒载体(野生型LVV-GFP),具体包装步骤为:(1) Referring to the above-mentioned method for packaging LVV-V5-GFP, a wild-type VSV-G lentiviral vector (wild-type LVV-GFP) was packaged. The specific packaging steps are as follows:
准备以下4种质粒:pMD2.G包膜质粒(包含野生型VSV-G基因)、pMDLg/pRRE包装质粒、pRSV-REV包装质粒和所述慢病毒-GFP主质粒;混合所述4种质粒,通过PEI试剂将所述4种质粒转染进包装细胞系HEK-293T细胞系,包装制备所述野生型LVV-GFP;Prepare the following four plasmids: pMD2.G envelope plasmid (containing wild-type VSV-G gene), pMDLg/pRRE packaging plasmid, pRSV-REV packaging plasmid and the lentivirus-GFP main plasmid; mix the four plasmids, transfect the four plasmids into the packaging cell line HEK-293T cell line by PEI reagent, and package and prepare the wild-type LVV-GFP;
所述野生型VSV-G胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:1所示的氨基酸序列;所述野生型LVV-GFP的病毒包膜不包含抗CD3抗体和抗CD28抗体且仍具备特异性结合LDL-R的能力。The wild-type VSV-G extracellular domain contains the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1; the viral envelope of the wild-type LVV-GFP does not contain anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD28 antibodies and still has the ability to specifically bind to LDL-R.
(2)转导CD3+Jurkat细胞、CD3-Nalm-6细胞和人非活化PBMCs(MOI=5)(2) Transduction of CD3 + Jurkat cells, CD3 - Nalm-6 cells and human non-activated PBMCs (MOI = 5)
Day 0,参照上述LVV-V5-GFP转导LDL-R+CD3+Jurkat细胞、LDL-R+CD3-Nalm-6细胞和LDL-R+CD3+人非活化PBMCs的方法,使用所述野生型LVV-GFP分别转导所述各组细胞,在Day 5检测各组细胞中GFP的表达情况,结果如图1(图1上栏“VSVG”)所示。On Day 0, referring to the above-mentioned LVV-V5-GFP transduction method for LDL-R + CD3 + Jurkat cells, LDL-R + CD3 - Nalm-6 cells and LDL-R + CD3 + human non-activated PBMCs, the wild-type LVV-GFP was used to transduce each group of cells, and the expression of GFP in each group of cells was detected on Day 5. The results are shown in Figure 1 (Figure 1 upper column "VSVG").
4.转导结果 4. Transduction Results
由图1可知,所述LVV-V5-GFP不能有效转导LDL-R+CD3-Nalm-6细胞,但可有效转导LDL-R+CD3+的Jurkat细胞和LDL-R-CD3+的人非活化PBMCs;而所述野生型LVV-GFP可有效转导LDL-R+CD3+的Jurkat细胞和LDL-R+CD3-Nalm-6细胞,但难以转导LDL-R-CD3+的人非活化PBMCs。As can be seen from Figure 1, the LVV-V5-GFP cannot effectively transduce LDL-R + CD3 - Nalm-6 cells, but can effectively transduce LDL-R + CD3 + Jurkat cells and LDL-R - CD3 + human non-activated PBMCs; while the wild-type LVV-GFP can effectively transduce LDL-R + CD3 + Jurkat cells and LDL-R + CD3 - Nalm-6 cells, but is difficult to transduce LDL-R - CD3 + human non-activated PBMCs.
因VSV-G发生所述第一突变,即VSV-G胞外域的第47位氨基酸赖氨酸缺失(K47缺失),所述突变型VSV-G1特异性结合LDL-R的能力减弱甚至丧失,所述LVV-V5-GFP难以转导LDL-R+CD3-Nalm-6细胞;Due to the first mutation of VSV-G, i.e., the deletion of lysine at position 47 of the extracellular domain of VSV-G (K47 deletion), the mutant VSV-G1 has a weakened or even lost ability to specifically bind to LDL-R, and the LVV-V5-GFP is difficult to transduce LDL-R + CD3 - Nalm-6 cells;
而所述LVV-V5-GFP因其病毒包膜表面包含T细胞活化初级和次级信号分子,即所述膜表达抗CD3抗体和抗CD28抗体,可通过结合Jurkat细胞和人非活化PBMCs中的非活化T细胞表面的内吞受体CD3,在可有效活化非活化T细胞的同时,也可通过内吞作用进入并有效转导CD3+Jurkat细胞和人非活化PBMCs中的CD3+非活化T细胞;The LVV-V5-GFP, because its viral envelope surface contains primary and secondary signal molecules for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD28 antibodies, can bind to the endocytic receptor CD3 on the surface of non-activated T cells in Jurkat cells and non-activated human PBMCs, and while effectively activating non-activated T cells, it can also enter and effectively transduce CD3 + non-activated T cells in CD3 + Jurkat cells and non-activated human PBMCs through endocytosis;
而所述野生型LVV-GFP可通过结合Jurkat细胞和Nalm-6细胞表面的LDL-R进入并转导Jurkat细胞和Nalm-6细胞,靶向转导T细胞的特异性显著低于所述LVV-V5-GFP;并且,所述野生型LVV-GFP难以有效转导人非活化PBMCs中,不表达或低表达LDL-R的非活化T细胞。The wild-type LVV-GFP can enter and transduce Jurkat cells and Nalm-6 cells by binding to LDL-R on the surface of Jurkat cells and Nalm-6 cells, and its specificity for targeted transduction of T cells is significantly lower than that of the LVV-V5-GFP; moreover, the wild-type LVV-GFP is difficult to effectively transduce non-activated T cells in human non-activated PBMCs that do not express or lowly express LDL-R.
相对于所述野生型LVV-GFP,所述LVV-V5-GFP转导LDL-R+细胞的能力被抑制,靶向转导并活化CD3+的非活化T细胞的特异性显著提高,更适合被应用于需要靶向活化并转导非活化T细胞,如体内CAR-T细胞疗法中。Compared with the wild-type LVV-GFP, the ability of the LVV-V5-GFP to transduce LDL-R + cells is inhibited, and the specificity of targeted transduction and activation of CD3 + non-activated T cells is significantly improved, making it more suitable for use in applications that require targeted activation and transduction of non-activated T cells, such as in vivo CAR-T cell therapy.
实施例2Example 2
对比病毒包膜分别包含T细胞活化初级和次级信号分子,或膜表达抗CD7抗体的慢病毒载体转导非活化T细胞并递送靶向CD19的CAR基因的表达效率。The expression efficiency of lentiviral vectors whose viral envelopes contain primary and secondary signaling molecules for T cell activation or whose membranes express anti-CD7 antibodies to transduce non-activated T cells and deliver CAR genes targeting CD19 was compared.
1.设计嵌合抗原受体CAR-19 1. Design of chimeric antigen receptor CAR-19
本实施例中,设计靶向人CD19的嵌合抗原受体(CAR-19);人CD19:Uniprot ID:P15391;CD19是治疗B细胞恶性肿瘤,特别是B细胞淋巴瘤和急性淋巴细胞白血病的有效靶点。In this embodiment, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-19) targeting human CD19 is designed; human CD19: Uniprot ID: P15391; CD19 is an effective target for treating B cell malignancies, especially B cell lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
所述CAR-19从N-末端至C-末端的结构依次为靶向人CD19的抗原结合区、所述人CD8α铰链区、所述人CD8α跨膜区、人4-1BB共刺激信号传导结构域和人CD3ζ胞内信号传导结构域;The structure of the CAR-19 from N-terminus to C-terminus is, in order, an antigen binding region targeting human CD19, a hinge region of human CD8α, a transmembrane region of human CD8α, a human 4-1BB co-stimulatory signal transduction domain, and a human CD3ζ intracellular signal transduction domain;
所述靶向人CD19的抗原结合区是可特异性结合人CD19的、源自单克隆抗体FMC-63的scFv(FMC63-scFv),所述FMC63-scFv的重链可变区(VH)通过(G4S)3连接肽连接所述scFv的轻链可变区(VL)。The antigen binding region targeting human CD19 is a scFv (FMC63-scFv) derived from the monoclonal antibody FMC-63 that can specifically bind to human CD19, wherein the heavy chain variable region (VH) of the FMC63-scFv is connected to the light chain variable region (VL) of the scFv via a (G 4 S) 3 connecting peptide.
编码所述CAR-19的多核苷酸5’端可操作地连接至编码所述人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸的3’端,所述人CD8α信号肽位于所述CAR-19的N-末端;The 5' end of the polynucleotide encoding the CAR-19 is operably linked to the 3' end of the polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α signal peptide, and the human CD8α signal peptide is located at the N-terminus of the CAR-19;
(1)所述人CD8α信号肽的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:8所示;(1) The amino acid sequence of the human CD8α signal peptide is shown in SEQ ID NO: 8;
(2)所述FMC63-scFv的VH区的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:14所示,所述FMC63-scFv的VL区的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:15所示;所述VH区与VL区通过(G4S)3连接肽连接,所述(G4S)3连接肽的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:16所示;所述FMC63-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:30所示;所述FMC63-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:31-33所示,所述FMC63-scFv的LCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:34-36所示;(2) The amino acid sequence of the VH region of the FMC63-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 14, and the amino acid sequence of the VL region of the FMC63-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 15; the VH region and the VL region are connected by a (G 4 S) 3 connecting peptide, and the amino acid sequence of the (G 4 S) 3 connecting peptide is shown in SEQ ID NO: 16; the amino acid sequence of the FMC63-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 30; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the FMC63-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 31-33, respectively, and the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the FMC63-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 34-36, respectively;
(3)所述人CD8α的铰链区的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:10所示;(3) The amino acid sequence of the hinge region of human CD8α is shown in SEQ ID NO: 10;
(4)所述人CD8α的跨膜区的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:11所示;(4) The amino acid sequence of the transmembrane region of human CD8α is shown in SEQ ID NO: 11;
(5)所述人4-1BB共刺激结构域的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:17所示;(5) The amino acid sequence of the human 4-1BB co-stimulatory domain is shown in SEQ ID NO: 17;
(6)所述人CD3ζ的胞内信号传导结构域的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:18所示。(6) The amino acid sequence of the intracellular signaling domain of human CD3ζ is shown in SEQ ID NO:18.
2.包装LVV-V5-CAR19 2. Packaging LVV-V5-CAR19
准备以下4种质粒:所述包膜质粒1、pMDLg/pRRE包装质粒、pRSV-REV包装质粒和携带编码所述CAR-19的多核苷酸(CAR-19基因)的慢病毒主质粒(CAR-19主质粒);所述CAR-19主质粒通过常规分子克隆方法合成;Prepare the following four plasmids: the envelope plasmid 1, the pMDLg/pRRE packaging plasmid, the pRSV-REV packaging plasmid, and a lentiviral main plasmid (CAR-19 main plasmid) carrying the polynucleotide encoding the CAR-19 (CAR-19 gene); the CAR-19 main plasmid is synthesized by a conventional molecular cloning method;
参照上述包装所述LVV-V5-GFP的包装方法,包装携带所述CAR-19基因的慢病毒载体LVV-V5-CAR19;Referring to the above-mentioned packaging method for packaging the LVV-V5-GFP, a lentiviral vector LVV-V5-CAR19 carrying the CAR-19 gene was packaged;
3.包装LVV-V7-CAR19 3. Packaging LVV-V7-CAR19
准备以下4种质粒:携带编码所述突变型VSV-G1的多核苷酸和编码膜表达抗CD7抗体的多核苷酸的包膜质粒2、pMDLg/pRRE包装质粒、pRSV-REV包装质粒和所述CAR-19主质粒;所述包膜质粒2通过常规分子克隆方法合成;Prepare the following four plasmids: an envelope plasmid 2 carrying a polynucleotide encoding the mutant VSV-G1 and a polynucleotide encoding a membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody, a pMDLg/pRRE packaging plasmid, a pRSV-REV packaging plasmid, and the CAR-19 main plasmid; the envelope plasmid 2 is synthesized by a conventional molecular cloning method;
所述膜表达抗CD7抗体从N-末端至C-末端的结构依次为可特异性结合人CD7的、源自单克隆抗体TH-69的scFv(TH69-scFv)、所述人CD8α铰链区、所述人CD8α跨膜区;人CD7:Uniprot ID:P15391。The structures of the membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody from N-terminus to C-terminus are scFv (TH69-scFv) derived from monoclonal antibody TH-69 that can specifically bind to human CD7, the human CD8α hinge region, and the human CD8α transmembrane region; human CD7: Uniprot ID: P15391.
所述TH69-scFv的VH区的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:19所示;所述TH69-scFv的VH区的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:19所示;所述TH69-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:37所示;所述TH69-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:38-40所示,所述TH69-scFv的LCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:41-43所示;The amino acid sequence of the VH region of the TH69-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 19; the amino acid sequence of the VH region of the TH69-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 19; the amino acid sequence of the TH69-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO: 37; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the TH69-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO: 38-40, respectively, and the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the TH69-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO: 41-43, respectively;
编码所述膜表达抗CD7抗体(膜表达TH69-scFv)的多核苷酸的5’端可操作地连接编码所述人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸的3’端,所述CD8α信号肽位于所述膜表达抗CD7抗体的N-末端;The 5' end of the polynucleotide encoding the membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody (membrane-expressed TH69-scFv) is operably connected to the 3' end of the polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α signal peptide, and the CD8α signal peptide is located at the N-terminus of the membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody;
参照包装所述LVV-V5-GFP的包装方法,包装携带所述CAR-19基因的LVV-V7-CAR19。Referring to the packaging method of the LVV-V5-GFP, LVV-V7-CAR19 carrying the CAR-19 gene is packaged.
4.LVV-V5-CAR19和LVV-V7-CAR19转导非活化T细胞的转导效率对比 4. Comparison of transduction efficiency of LVV-V5-CAR19 and LVV-V7-CAR19 in transducing non-activated T cells
参照所述LVV-V5-GFP转导人非活化PBMCs的转导方法,按照MOI=5,分别使用所述LVV-V5-CAR19和LVV-V7-CAR19转导人非活化PBMCs,Day 5,使用流式细胞术检测各组PBMCs的CD3+T细胞中,CAR-19的表达效率,结果如图2所示。Referring to the transduction method of LVV-V5-GFP transducing human non-activated PBMCs, at an MOI of 5, the LVV-V5-CAR19 and LVV-V7-CAR19 were used to transduce human non-activated PBMCs, respectively. On Day 5, flow cytometry was used to detect the expression efficiency of CAR-19 in CD3 + T cells of each group of PBMCs. The results are shown in Figure 2.
由图2中间图(即“Target CD7”)可知,所述LVV-V7-CAR19转导人非活化PBMCs后,所述CAR-19分子在CD3+T细胞中的表达效率约为39.22%;As can be seen from the middle figure of Figure 2 (i.e., “Target CD7”), after the LVV-V7-CAR19 transduced human non-activated PBMCs, the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 molecule in CD3 + T cells was approximately 39.22%;
而由图2最右图(即“Target CD3&CD28”)可知,所述LVV-V5-CAR19靶向激活并转导非活化T细胞后,所述CAR-19分子在CD3+T细胞中的表达效率约为46.18%;As can be seen from the rightmost figure in Figure 2 (i.e., “Target CD3&CD28”), after the LVV-V5-CAR19 targeted activation and transduction of non-activated T cells, the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 molecule in CD3 + T cells was approximately 46.18%;
可知,病毒包膜包含T细胞活化初级和次级信号分子,即所述膜表达抗CD3抗体和抗CD28抗体的所述LVV-V5-CAR19转导非活化T细胞的转导效率显著优于病毒包膜不包含T细胞活化初级和次级信号分子,仅包含靶向分子膜表达抗CD7抗体的所述LVV-V7-CAR19。It can be seen that the viral envelope contains primary and secondary signal molecules for T cell activation, that is, the LVV-V5-CAR19 whose membrane expresses anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD28 antibodies is significantly better than the LVV-V7-CAR19 whose viral envelope does not contain primary and secondary signal molecules for T cell activation and only contains targeting molecules and membranes expressing anti-CD7 antibodies.
检测使用的流式细胞术抗体:Flow cytometry antibodies used in the assay:
检测CD3的流式抗体:商品名称:FITC Mouse Anti-Human CD3;品牌:BIOLEGEND,货号:#555339。Flow cytometry antibody for detecting CD3: Product name: FITC Mouse Anti-Human CD3; Brand: BIOLEGEND, item number: #555339.
检测CAR-19分子的流式抗体:商品名称:PE-Labeled Monoclonal Anti-FMC63 Antibody,Mouse IgG1(Y45)(Site-specific conjugation)(0.03%Proclin)DMF Filed,品牌:Acro,货号:#FM3-PY54A2-200 tests。Flow cytometry antibody for detecting CAR-19 molecules: Product name: PE-Labeled Monoclonal Anti-FMC63 Antibody, Mouse IgG1 (Y45) (Site-specific conjugation) (0.03% Proclin) DMF Filed, Brand: Acro, Item number: #FM3-PY54A2-200 tests.
实施例3Example 3
检测CD19-CAR-T细胞体外杀伤效率。Detect the killing efficiency of CD19-CAR-T cells in vitro.
Day 0:分别取1×107个人非活化PBMCs,按照MOI=5,使用所述LVV-V5-CAR19和所述LVV-V7-CAR19分别转导所述人非活化PBMCs,制备两组靶向CD19的CAR-T细胞(CD19-CAR-T细胞);Day 0: 1×10 7 human non-activated PBMCs were taken respectively, and the human non-activated PBMCs were transduced with the LVV-V5-CAR19 and the LVV-V7-CAR19 at an MOI of 5 to prepare two groups of CD19-targeted CAR-T cells (CD19-CAR-T cells);
Day 2:使用细胞计数仪(品牌:COUNTERSTAR,型号:Rigel S2)对两组CD19-CAR-T细胞计数,按照效靶比(E:T)=1:1,向两组CD19-CAR-T细胞分别加入1×106个CD19+的靶细胞Nalm-6细胞(人B淋巴白血病细胞);Day 2: The two groups of CD19-CAR-T cells were counted using a cell counter (brand: COUNTERSTAR, model: Rigel S2). According to the effector-target ratio (E:T) = 1:1, 1×10 6 CD19 + target cells Nalm-6 cells (human B lymphoid leukemia cells) were added to the two groups of CD19-CAR-T cells respectively;
Day 4:使用流式细胞术分别检测两组CD19-CAR-T细胞杀伤Nalm-6细胞的杀伤效率,结果分别如图3所示。Day 4: Flow cytometry was used to detect the killing efficiency of the two groups of CD19-CAR-T cells in killing Nalm-6 cells. The results are shown in Figure 3.
由图3可知,Day 4,加入所述LVV-V5-CAR19的混合细胞中,CD19的表达仅余8.84%;而加入所述LVV-V7-CAR19的混合细胞中,CD19的表达仍有17.97%;这说明了在Day 4,所述LVV-V5-CAR19转导人非活化PBMCs中的CD3+T细胞,制备的活化的CD19-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率显著优于所述LVV-V7-CAR19转导人非活化PBMCs制备的非活化或相对未充分活化的CD19-CAR-T细胞。As can be seen from Figure 3, on Day 4, in the mixed cells added with the LVV-V5-CAR19, the expression of CD19 was only 8.84%; while in the mixed cells added with the LVV-V7-CAR19, the expression of CD19 was still 17.97%; this shows that on Day 4, the killing efficiency of the activated CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by the CD3 + T cells in the non-activated PBMCs of humans transduced with the LVV-V5-CAR19 was significantly better than that of the non-activated or relatively under-activated CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by the non-activated PBMCs of humans transduced with the LVV-V7-CAR19.
实施例4Example 4
参照实施例2中包装所述LVV-V5-CAR19和LVV-V7-CAR19的方法,同批次包装所述LVV-V5-CAR19和LVV-V7-CAR19。Referring to the method for packaging the LVV-V5-CAR19 and LVV-V7-CAR19 in Example 2, the LVV-V5-CAR19 and LVV-V7-CAR19 were packaged in the same batch.
Day 0:分别取1×107个人非活化PBMCs,按照MOI=5,使用所述LVV-V5-CAR19和所述LVV-V7-CAR19分别转导所述人非活化PBMCs,制备两组CD19-CAR-T细胞;Day 0: 1×10 7 human non-activated PBMCs were taken respectively, and the human non-activated PBMCs were transduced with the LVV-V5-CAR19 and the LVV-V7-CAR19 at an MOI of 5 to prepare two groups of CD19-CAR-T cells;
Day 2:使用细胞计数仪对两组CD19-CAR-T细胞计数,按照效靶比(E:T)=1:1,向两组CD19-CAR-T细胞分别加入1×106个CD19+的靶细胞Nalm-6细胞;Day 2: The two groups of CD19-CAR-T cells were counted using a cell counter, and 1×10 6 CD19 + target cells Nalm-6 cells were added to each of the two groups of CD19-CAR-T cells at an effector-target ratio (E:T) of 1:1;
Day 7:使用流式细胞术分别检测两组CD19-CAR-T细胞杀伤Nalm-6细胞的杀伤效率,结果如图4所示。Day 7: Flow cytometry was used to detect the killing efficiency of the two groups of CD19-CAR-T cells in killing Nalm-6 cells. The results are shown in Figure 4.
由图4可知,Day 7,两组CD19-CAR-T细胞持续杀伤的效率相当。As shown in Figure 4, on Day 7, the sustained killing efficiency of the two groups of CD19-CAR-T cells was comparable.
实施例5Example 5
1.设计编码膜表达CD3抗体×膜表达CD86结构的多核苷酸 1. Design of polynucleotide encoding membrane-expressed CD3 antibody × membrane-expressed CD86 structure
构建膜表达CD86,所述膜表达CD86从N末端至C末端依次包含人CD86胞外域和人CD86跨膜区(CD86-ECD+TM);Constructing a membrane-expressed CD86, wherein the membrane-expressed CD86 sequentially comprises a human CD86 extracellular domain and a human CD86 transmembrane region from the N-terminus to the C-terminus (CD86-ECD+TM);
编码所述人CD86-ECD+TM的多核苷酸的5’端可操作地连接至编码人CD86信号肽的多核苷酸的3’端;The 5' end of the polynucleotide encoding the human CD86-ECD+TM is operably linked to the 3' end of the polynucleotide encoding the human CD86 signal peptide;
所述人CD86-ECD+TM的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:79所示;包含所述人CD86信号肽的所述人CD86-ECD+TM的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:80所示;The amino acid sequence of the human CD86-ECD+TM is shown in SEQ ID NO: 79; the amino acid sequence of the human CD86-ECD+TM containing the human CD86 signal peptide is shown in SEQ ID NO: 80;
人CD86-ECD+TM:
Human CD86-ECD+TM:
人CD86信号肽+人CD86-ECD+TM:
Human CD86 signal peptide + human CD86-ECD + TM:
其中,SEQ ID NO:80的第1位-23位(下划线突出)为所述人CD86信号肽的氨基酸序列:MDPQCTMGLSNILFVMAFLLSGA(SEQ ID NO:96)。Among them, positions 1 to 23 (underlined) of SEQ ID NO:80 are the amino acid sequence of the human CD86 signal peptide: MDPQCTMGLSNILFVMAFLLSGA (SEQ ID NO:96) .
本实施例中,编码膜表达抗CD3抗体(所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv)×膜表达CD86的多核苷酸从5’端至3’端依次包含:编码所述人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸、编码所述UCHT1-scFv的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α铰链区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α跨膜区的多核苷酸、编码所述FT2A肽的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD86信号肽的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD86-ECD+TM的多核苷酸。In this embodiment, the polynucleotide encoding membrane expressed anti-CD3 antibody (the membrane expressed UCHT1-scFv) × membrane expressed CD86 includes, from the 5' end to the 3' end, the following: a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding the UCHT1-scFv, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α hinge region, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α transmembrane region, a polynucleotide encoding the FT2A peptide, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD86 signal peptide, and a polynucleotide encoding the human CD86-ECD+TM.
当被转染进包装细胞中,所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv和所述膜表达CD86-ECD+TM在自切割肽FT2A肽的作用下可分开膜表达在包装细胞的细胞膜上。When transfected into packaging cells, the membrane-expressed UCHT1-scFv and the membrane-expressed CD86-ECD+TM can be separated and expressed on the cell membrane of the packaging cells under the action of the self-cleaving peptide FT2A peptide.
2.包装多组慢病毒载体 2. Packaging multiple sets of lentiviral vectors
参照实施例2中包装所述LVV-V5-CAR19的方法,同批次包装多组慢病毒载体:所述LVV-V5-CAR19、LVV-V6-CAR19、所述LVV-V7-CAR19和LVV-V8-CAR19;Referring to the method for packaging the LVV-V5-CAR19 in Example 2, multiple groups of lentiviral vectors were packaged in the same batch: the LVV-V5-CAR19, LVV-V6-CAR19, the LVV-V7-CAR19 and LVV-V8-CAR19;
所述LVV-V6-CAR19:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv,和T细胞活化次级信号分子,即所述膜表达CD86-ECD+TM;和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-19基因;The LVV-V6-CAR19: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) a primary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv, and a secondary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses CD86-ECD+TM; and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-19 gene;
所述LVV-V8-CAR19:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;和(b)包含所述CAR-19基因。The LVV-V8-CAR19: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) a primary signal molecule for T cell activation, the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-19 gene.
3.转导人非活化PBMCs,检测CAR-19的表达效率 3. Transduce human non-activated PBMCs and detect the expression efficiency of CAR-19
参照实施例2中使用所述LVV-V5-CAR19转导人非活化PBMCs的方法,按照MOI=1,分别使用所述LVV-V5-CAR19、LVV-V6-CAR19、LVV-V7-CAR19和LVV-V8-CAR19转导Donor 1的非活化PBMCs;Day 2,使用流式细胞术检测各组PBMCs中,所述CAR-19的表达效率,结果如图5所示。Referring to the method of using the LVV-V5-CAR19 to transduce human non-activated PBMCs in Example 2, the LVV-V5-CAR19, LVV-V6-CAR19, LVV-V7-CAR19 and LVV-V8-CAR19 were used to transduce the non-activated PBMCs of Donor 1 at MOI=1; Day 2, flow cytometry was used to detect the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 in each group of PBMCs, and the results are shown in Figure 5.
由图5可知,所述LVV-V5-CAR19和所述LVV-V6-CAR19转导的人非活化PBMCs表达所述CAR-19的效率相当;但均显著优于所述LVV-V7-CAR19和LVV-V8-CAR19的转导效率;这可能是因为抗CD7抗体不具备活化刺激非活化T细胞的能力,因此非活化T细胞表达CAR-19的效率较低;而在缺乏T细胞活化次级信号分子的情况下,单独的T细胞活化初级信号分子也相对地不能充分地活化刺激非活化T细胞,导致CAR-19的表达效率也较低。As can be seen from Figure 5, the efficiency of expressing the CAR-19 in human non-activated PBMCs transduced with the LVV-V5-CAR19 and the LVV-V6-CAR19 is comparable; but both are significantly better than the transduction efficiency of the LVV-V7-CAR19 and LVV-V8-CAR19; this may be because the anti-CD7 antibody does not have the ability to activate and stimulate non-activated T cells, so the efficiency of non-activated T cells expressing CAR-19 is low; and in the absence of T cell activation secondary signal molecules, the single T cell activation primary signal molecules are relatively unable to fully activate and stimulate non-activated T cells, resulting in a low expression efficiency of CAR-19.
综上所述,在包含特异性结合LDL-R的能力减弱或丧失的突变型VSV-G1的慢病毒载体的表面构建T细胞活化初级信号分子和T细胞活化次级信号分子,不仅可提高慢病毒载体靶向转导T细胞的特异性以提高转导效率,还可充分地活化刺激非活化T细胞以进一步提高转导效率。In summary, constructing T cell activation primary signal molecules and T cell activation secondary signal molecules on the surface of a lentiviral vector containing a mutant VSV-G1 with weakened or lost ability to specifically bind to LDL-R can not only improve the specificity of lentiviral vector targeted transduction of T cells to improve the transduction efficiency, but also fully activate and stimulate non-activated T cells to further improve the transduction efficiency.
4.检测各组慢病毒载体转导PBMCs制备CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率 4. Detection of the killing efficiency of PBMCs transduced with lentiviral vectors in each group to prepare CAR-T cells
Day 0:分别取5组Donor 1的1×106个人非活化PBMCs,按照效靶比E:T=1:1,与Nalm-6细胞混合添加至培养基中(1640+10%FBS);按照MOI=1,将所述LVV-V5-CAR19、LVV-V6-CAR19、LVV-V7-CAR19和LVV-V8-CAR19分别加入其中4组混合细胞中;对照组为未添加任一慢病毒载体的混合细胞组(CTR组)。Day 0: 1×10 6 human non-activated PBMCs from 5 groups of Donor 1 were taken respectively, mixed with Nalm-6 cells at an effector-target ratio of E:T=1:1, and added to the culture medium (1640+10% FBS); at an MOI=1, the LVV-V5-CAR19, LVV-V6-CAR19, LVV-V7-CAR19 and LVV-V8-CAR19 were added to 4 groups of mixed cells respectively; the control group was a mixed cell group to which no lentiviral vector was added (CTR group).
Day 5:使用流式细胞术检测各组混合细胞中CD19的表达情况,以检测各组慢病毒载体转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD19-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率,具体方法为:以未添加PBMCs和慢病毒载体的Nalm-6细胞的空白组为本底值,计算各组混合细胞中,剩余的Nalm-6细胞数占比,再计算出杀伤的比例;结果如图6所示。Day 5: Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD19 in each group of mixed cells in order to detect the killing efficiency of CD19-CAR-T cells prepared from non-activated human PBMCs transduced with lentiviral vectors. The specific method was as follows: the blank group of Nalm-6 cells without PBMCs and lentiviral vectors was used as the background value, the percentage of remaining Nalm-6 cells in each group of mixed cells was calculated, and then the killing ratio was calculated; the results are shown in Figure 6.
由图6可知,Day 5,所述LVV-V5-CAR19、LVV-V6-CAR19、LVV-V7-CAR19和LVV-V8-CAR19转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD19-CAR-T细胞均可有效杀伤Nalm-6细胞。As can be seen from Figure 6, on Day 5, the CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V5-CAR19, LVV-V6-CAR19, LVV-V7-CAR19 and LVV-V8-CAR19 can effectively kill Nalm-6 cells.
实施例6Example 6
1.包装包含突变型VSV-G2的各组慢病毒载体 1. Packaging of each group of lentiviral vectors containing mutant VSV-G2
参照实施例2中包装所述LVV-V5-CAR19的方法,同批次包装病毒包膜包含突变型VSV-G2的多组慢病毒载体:LVV-V1-CAR19、LVV-V2-CAR19、LVV-V3-CAR19和LVV-V4-CAR19;Referring to the method for packaging the LVV-V5-CAR19 in Example 2, multiple groups of lentiviral vectors containing mutant VSV-G2 in the same batch of packaging virus envelopes: LVV-V1-CAR19, LVV-V2-CAR19, LVV-V3-CAR19 and LVV-V4-CAR19;
所述突变型VSV-G2的胞外域包含如SEQ ID NO:4所示的氨基酸序列;相对于SEQ ID NO:1,SEQ ID NO:4包含R354Q,使所述突变型VSV-G2特异性结合LDL-R的能力减弱或丧失,但同时保留介导膜融合和内体/溶酶体逃逸的能力。The extracellular domain of the mutant VSV-G2 comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4; relative to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:4 comprises R354Q, which weakens or loses the ability of the mutant VSV-G2 to specifically bind to LDL-R, but at the same time retains the ability to mediate membrane fusion and endosomal/lysosomal escape.
所述LVV-V1-CAR19:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv,和T细胞活化次级信号分子,即所述膜表达15E8-scFv;和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G2;以及(b)包含所述CAR-19基因;The LVV-V1-CAR19: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) a primary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv, and a secondary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses 15E8-scFv; and (ii) the mutant VSV-G2; and (b) contains the CAR-19 gene;
所述LVV-V2-CAR19:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv,和T细胞活化次级信号分子,即所述膜表达CD86-ECD+TM;和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G2;以及(b)包含所述CAR-19基因;The LVV-V2-CAR19: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) a primary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv, and a secondary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses CD86-ECD+TM; and (ii) the mutant VSV-G2; and (b) contains the CAR-19 gene;
所述LVV-V3-CAR19:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)膜表达抗CD7抗体,即所述膜表达TH69-scFv和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G2;和(b)包含所述CAR-19基因;The LVV-V3-CAR19: (a) the viral envelope comprises (i) a membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody, i.e., the membrane expresses TH69-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G2; and (b) comprises the CAR-19 gene;
所述LVV-V4-CAR19:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子抗CD3抗体,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G2;和(b)包含所述CAR-19基因。The LVV-V4-CAR19: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) T cell activation primary signal molecule anti-CD3 antibody, that is, the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G2; and (b) contains the CAR-19 gene.
2.转导人非活化PBMCs,检测CAR-19的表达效率(MOI=1) 2. Transduce human non-activated PBMCs and detect the expression efficiency of CAR-19 (MOI = 1)
参照实施例2中使用所述LVV-V5-CAR19转导人非活化PBMCs的方法,按照MOI=1,分别使用所述LVV-V1-CAR19、LVV-V2-CAR19、LVV-V3-CAR19和LVV-V4-CAR19转导Donor 1的非活化PBMCs;Day 2,使用流式细胞术检测各组PBMCs中,所述CAR-19的表达效率,结果如图7所示。Referring to the method of using the LVV-V5-CAR19 to transduce human non-activated PBMCs in Example 2, the LVV-V1-CAR19, LVV-V2-CAR19, LVV-V3-CAR19 and LVV-V4-CAR19 were used to transduce the non-activated PBMCs of Donor 1 at MOI=1; Day 2, flow cytometry was used to detect the expression efficiency of the CAR-19 in each group of PBMCs, and the results are shown in Figure 7.
由图7可知,所述LVV-V1-CAR19和所述LVV-V2-CAR19转导的人非活化PBMCs表达所述CAR-19的效率相当;但均显著优于所述LVV-V3-CAR19和LVV-V4-CAR19的转导效率。As can be seen from Figure 7, the efficiency of expressing the CAR-19 in human non-activated PBMCs transduced by the LVV-V1-CAR19 and the LVV-V2-CAR19 is comparable; but both are significantly better than the transduction efficiency of the LVV-V3-CAR19 and LVV-V4-CAR19.
3.检测各组慢病毒载体转导PBMCs制备CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率 3. Detection of the killing efficiency of PBMCs transduced with lentiviral vectors in each group to prepare CAR-T cells
Day 0:参照实施例4中检测各组慢病毒载体转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD19-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率的方法,将所述LVV-V1-CAR19、LVV-V2-CAR19、LVV-V3-CAR19和LVV-V4-CAR19分别加入其中4组混合细胞培养基中;对照组为未添加任一慢病毒载体的混合细胞组(CTR组)。Day 0: Referring to the method for detecting the killing efficiency of CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by lentiviral vector-transduced human non-activated PBMCs in each group in Example 4, the LVV-V1-CAR19, LVV-V2-CAR19, LVV-V3-CAR19 and LVV-V4-CAR19 were respectively added to 4 groups of mixed cell culture media; the control group was a mixed cell group to which no lentiviral vector was added (CTR group).
Day 5:使用流式细胞术检测各组混合细胞中CD19的表达情况以计算各组CD19-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率;结果如图8所示。Day 5: Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD19 in each group of mixed cells to calculate the killing efficiency of each group of CD19-CAR-T cells; the results are shown in Figure 8.
由图8可知,Day 5,所述LVV-V1-CAR19、LVV-V2-CAR19、LVV-V3-CAR19和LVV-V4-CAR19转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD19-CAR-T细胞均可有效杀伤Nalm-6细胞。As can be seen from Figure 8, on Day 5, the CD19-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V1-CAR19, LVV-V2-CAR19, LVV-V3-CAR19 and LVV-V4-CAR19 can effectively kill Nalm-6 cells.
实施例7Example 7
1.设计靶向CD20的CAR 1. Design of CAR targeting CD20
设计靶向人CD20的CAR(CAR-20);编码所述CAR-20的多核苷酸(CAR-20基因)从5’端至3’端依次包含:Design a CAR targeting human CD20 (CAR-20); the polynucleotide encoding the CAR-20 (CAR-20 gene) comprises, from the 5' end to the 3' end:
编码所述人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸、编码靶向人CD20的抗原结合区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α铰链区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α跨膜区的多核苷酸、编码所述人4-1BB共刺激信号传导结构域的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD3ζ胞内信号传导结构域的多核苷酸;A polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding an antigen binding region targeting human CD20, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α hinge region, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α transmembrane region, a polynucleotide encoding the human 4-1BB co-stimulatory signaling domain, and a polynucleotide encoding the human CD3ζ intracellular signaling domain;
人CD20:Uniprot ID:P11836。CD20是治疗B细胞恶性肿瘤,如非霍奇金淋巴瘤和慢性淋巴细胞白血病等的有效靶点。Human CD20: Uniprot ID: P11836. CD20 is an effective target for the treatment of B-cell malignancies such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
所述靶向人CD20的抗原结合区是源自单克隆抗体2f2的scFv(2f2-scFv),所述2f2-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:44所示;所述2f2-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:45-47所示;所述-scFv的LCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:48-50所示。The antigen binding region targeting human CD20 is a scFv (2f2-scFv) derived from the monoclonal antibody 2f2, and the amino acid sequence of the 2f2-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO:44; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the 2f2-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:45-47, respectively; and the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the -scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:48-50, respectively.
2.包装包含所述CAR-20基因的多组慢病毒载体 2. Packaging multiple sets of lentiviral vectors containing the CAR-20 gene
参照包装所述LVV-V5-CAR19的方法,同批次包装多组慢病毒载体LVV-V9-CAR20、LVV-V10-CAR20、LVV-V11-CAR20;Referring to the method for packaging the LVV-V5-CAR19, multiple groups of lentiviral vectors LVV-V9-CAR20, LVV-V10-CAR20, and LVV-V11-CAR20 were packaged in the same batch;
所述LVV-V9-CAR20:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv和T细胞活化次级信号分子,即所述膜表达15E8-scFv;和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-20基因;The LVV-V9-CAR20: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) a primary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and a secondary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses 15E8-scFv; and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-20 gene;
所述LVV-V10-CAR20:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)膜表达抗CD7抗体,即所述膜表达TH69-scFv和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;和(b)包含所述CAR-20基因;The LVV-V10-CAR20: (a) the viral envelope comprises (i) a membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody, i.e., the membrane expresses TH69-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) comprises the CAR-20 gene;
所述LVV-V11-CAR20:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;和(b)包含所述CAR-20基因。The LVV-V11-CAR20: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) the primary signal molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-20 gene.
3.转导人非活化PBMCs,检测CAR-20的表达效率(MOI=1) 3. Transduce human non-activated PBMCs and detect the expression efficiency of CAR-20 (MOI = 1)
Day 0,按照MOI=1,分别将所述LVV-V9-CAR20、LVV-V10-CAR20和LVV-V11-CAR20加入各组所述Donor 1的非活化PBMCs培养体系中;Day 2,使用流式细胞术检测各组PBMCs中,所述CAR-20的表达效率,结果如图9所示。On Day 0, at MOI = 1, the LVV-V9-CAR20, LVV-V10-CAR20 and LVV-V11-CAR20 were added to the non-activated PBMCs culture system of Donor 1 in each group. On Day 2, flow cytometry was used to detect the expression efficiency of the CAR-20 in the PBMCs of each group. The results are shown in Figure 9.
由图9可知,所述LVV-V9-CAR20转导人非活化PBMCs并递送所述CAR-20基因的转导效率显著优于所述LVV-V10-CAR20和LVV-V11-CAR20。As can be seen from Figure 9, the transduction efficiency of the LVV-V9-CAR20 in transducing human non-activated PBMCs and delivering the CAR-20 gene is significantly better than that of the LVV-V10-CAR20 and LVV-V11-CAR20.
流式细胞术检测抗体:Anti-G4Slinker,品牌:合佑生,货号:#GS-ARPE100。Flow cytometry detection antibody: Anti-G4Slinker, brand: Heyousheng, product number: #GS-ARPE100.
4.检测各组慢病毒载体转导PBMCs制备CD20-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率 4. Detection of the killing efficiency of CD20-CAR-T cells prepared by PBMCs transduced with lentiviral vectors in each group
Day 0:取4组Donor 1的1×106个人非活化PBMCs,按照效靶比E:T=1:1,分别与CD20+Dakiki细胞(人B淋巴细胞)混合并添加至培养基(1640+10%FBS)中;按照MOI=1,将所述LVV-V9-CAR20、LVV-V10-CAR20和LVV-V11-CAR20分别加入其中3组混合细胞培养基中;对照组(CTR组)为不包含任一慢病毒载体的混合细胞组。Day 0: 1×10 6 human non-activated PBMCs from 4 groups of Donor 1 were taken, mixed with CD20 + Dakiki cells (human B lymphocytes) at an effector-target ratio of E:T=1:1, and added to the culture medium (1640+10% FBS); at an MOI=1, the LVV-V9-CAR20, LVV-V10-CAR20 and LVV-V11-CAR20 were added to the mixed cell culture medium of 3 groups respectively; the control group (CTR group) was a mixed cell group that did not contain any lentiviral vector.
Day 5:使用细胞计数仪统计各组混合细胞的数量,并使用流式细胞术检测各组混合细胞中CD20的表达情况,结果如图10所示。Day 5: A cell counter was used to count the number of mixed cells in each group, and flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD20 in each group of mixed cells. The results are shown in Figure 10.
由图10可知,Day 5,各组混合细胞中,CD20的表达量相对于对照组均显著降低,所述LVV-V9-CAR20、LVV-V10-CAR20和LVV-V11-CAR20转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD20-CAR-T细胞均可有效杀伤CD20+Dakiki细胞。As can be seen from Figure 10, on Day 5, the expression level of CD20 in the mixed cells of each group was significantly reduced compared with that of the control group. The CD20-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V9-CAR20, LVV-V10-CAR20 and LVV-V11-CAR20 can effectively kill CD20 + Dakiki cells.
实施例8Example 8
1.设计靶向HER-2的CAR 1. Design of CAR targeting HER-2
设计靶向人HER-2的CAR(CAR-HER2),编码所述CAR-HER2的多核苷酸(CAR-HER2基因)从5’端至3’端依次包含:A CAR targeting human HER-2 (CAR-HER2) is designed, and the polynucleotide encoding the CAR-HER2 (CAR-HER2 gene) comprises, from the 5' end to the 3' end:
编码所述人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸、编码靶向人HER-2的抗原结合区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α铰链区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α跨膜区的多核苷酸、编码所述人4-1BB共刺激信号传导结构域的多核苷酸和编码所述人CD3ζ胞内信号传导结构域的多核苷酸;A polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding an antigen binding region targeting human HER-2, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α hinge region, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α transmembrane region, a polynucleotide encoding the human 4-1BB co-stimulatory signaling domain, and a polynucleotide encoding the human CD3ζ intracellular signaling domain;
人HER-2:Uniprot ID:P04626。HER-2是治疗HER-2+乳腺癌和胃癌等实体癌的有效靶点。Human HER-2: Uniprot ID: P04626. HER-2 is an effective target for the treatment of solid cancers such as HER-2 + breast cancer and gastric cancer.
所述靶向人HER-2的抗原结合区是源自单克隆抗体Pertuzumab的scFv(Pertuzumab-scFv),所述Pertuzumab-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:51所示;所述Pertuzumab-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:52-54所示;所述Pertuzumab-scFv的LCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:55-57所示。The antigen binding region targeting human HER-2 is a scFv (Pertuzumab-scFv) derived from the monoclonal antibody Pertuzumab, and the amino acid sequence of the Pertuzumab-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO:51; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the Pertuzumab-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:52-54, respectively; the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the Pertuzumab-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:55-57, respectively.
2.包装包含所述CAR-HER2基因的多组慢病毒载体 2. Packaging multiple sets of lentiviral vectors containing the CAR-HER2 gene
参照包装所述LVV-V5-CAR19的方法,同批次包装多组慢病毒载体LVV-V13-CARHER2、LVV-V14-CARHER2、LVV-V15-CARHER2;Referring to the method for packaging the LVV-V5-CAR19, multiple groups of lentiviral vectors LVV-V13-CARHER2, LVV-V14-CARHER2, and LVV-V15-CARHER2 were packaged in the same batch;
所述LVV-V13-CARHER2:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv,和T细胞活化次级信号分子,即所述膜表达15E8-scFv;和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-HER2基因;The LVV-V13-CARHER2: (a) the viral envelope comprises (i) a primary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv, and a secondary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses 15E8-scFv; and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) comprises the CAR-HER2 gene;
所述LVV-V14-CARHER2:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)膜表达抗CD7抗体,即所述膜表达TH69-scFv,和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-HER2基因;The LVV-V14-CARHER2: (a) the viral envelope comprises (i) a membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody, i.e., the membrane expresses TH69-scFv, and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) comprises the CAR-HER2 gene;
所述LVV-V15-CARHER2:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv,和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-HER2基因。The LVV-V15-CARHER2: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) the primary signal molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv, and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-HER2 gene.
3.转导人非活化PBMCs,检测CAR-HER2的表达效率(MOI=1) 3. Transduce human non-activated PBMCs and detect the expression efficiency of CAR-HER2 (MOI = 1)
Day 0,按照MOI=1,分别将所述LVV-V13-CARHER2、LVV-V14-CARHER2、LVV-V15-CARHER2加入各组所述Donor 1的非活化PBMCs培养体系中;Day 2,使用流式细胞术检测各组PBMCs中,所述CAR-HER2的表达效率,结果如图11所示。On Day 0, at MOI = 1, the LVV-V13-CARHER2, LVV-V14-CARHER2, and LVV-V15-CARHER2 were added to the non-activated PBMCs culture system of Donor 1 in each group. On Day 2, flow cytometry was used to detect the expression efficiency of the CAR-HER2 in the PBMCs of each group. The results are shown in Figure 11.
由图11可知,所述LVV-V13-CARHER2转导人非活化PBMCs,递送所述CAR-HER2基因的转导效率为约28&,显著优于所述LVV-V14-CARHER2(约18%)和LVV-V15-CARHER2(约15%)。As can be seen from Figure 11, the LVV-V13-CARHER2 transduced human non-activated PBMCs, and the transduction efficiency of delivering the CAR-HER2 gene was about 28%, which was significantly better than the LVV-V14-CARHER2 (about 18%) and LVV-V15-CARHER2 (about 15%).
流式细胞术检测抗体:Anti-G4Slinker,品牌:合佑生,货号:#GS-ARPE100。Flow cytometry detection antibody: Anti-G4Slinker, brand: Heyousheng, product number: #GS-ARPE100.
4.检测各组慢病毒载体转导PBMCs制备的HER2-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率 4. Detection of the killing efficiency of HER2-CAR-T cells prepared by PBMCs transduced with lentiviral vectors in each group
Day 0:取4组Donor 1的1×106个人非活化PBMCs,按照效靶比E:T=1:1,分别与已转导荧光素酶基因的HER-2+OVCAR-3细胞(人卵巢癌细胞)混合并添加至培养基(1640+10%FBS)中;按照MOI=1,将所述LVV-V13-CARHER2、LVV-V14-CARHER2和LVV-V15-CARHER2分别加入其中3组混合细胞培养基中;对照组不包含任一慢病毒载体,仅包含所述混合细胞(CTR组);Day 0: 1×10 6 human non-activated PBMCs from 4 groups of Donor 1 were taken and mixed with HER-2 + OVCAR-3 cells (human ovarian cancer cells) transduced with luciferase gene according to the effector-target ratio E:T=1:1 and added to the culture medium (1640+10% FBS); at MOI=1, the LVV-V13-CARHER2, LVV-V14-CARHER2 and LVV-V15-CARHER2 were added to the culture medium of 3 groups of mixed cells respectively; the control group did not contain any lentiviral vector, but only contained the mixed cells (CTR group);
Day 2:使用酶标仪检测并计算各组HER2-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率,具体方法为:以不加PBMCs和LVV、仅含靶细胞OVCAR-3细胞的空白组的荧光值作为本底值,其为原始肿瘤细胞数的总荧光值,根据各组HER2-CAR-T细胞杀伤OVCAR-3细胞后所剩的肿瘤荧光值为剩余荧光值,其杀伤效率计算公式如下:杀伤效率(%)=(总荧光值-剩余荧光值)/总荧光值×100%;计算结果如图12所示。Day 2: An ELISA instrument was used to detect and calculate the killing efficiency of each group of HER2-CAR-T cells. The specific method was: the fluorescence value of the blank group without PBMCs and LVV but only containing target cells OVCAR-3 cells was taken as the background value, which was the total fluorescence value of the original tumor cell number. The tumor fluorescence value remaining after each group of HER2-CAR-T cells killed OVCAR-3 cells was taken as the residual fluorescence value. The killing efficiency was calculated as follows: Killing efficiency (%) = (total fluorescence value - residual fluorescence value) / total fluorescence value × 100%; the calculation results are shown in Figure 12.
由图12可知,Day 2,所述LVV-V13-CARHER2、LVV-V14-CARHER2和LVV-V15-CARHER2转导人非活化PBMCs制备的HER2-CAR-T细胞均可有效杀伤HER-2+OVCAR-3细胞。As can be seen from Figure 12, on Day 2, the HER2-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V13-CARHER2, LVV-V14-CARHER2 and LVV-V15-CARHER2 can effectively kill HER-2 + OVCAR-3 cells.
实施例9Example 9
1.设计靶向CEA的CAR 1. Design of CAR targeting CEA
设计靶向人CEA的CAR(CAR-CEA),编码所述CAR-CEA的多核苷酸(CAR-CEA基因)从5’端至3’端顺序包含:A CAR targeting human CEA (CAR-CEA) is designed, and the polynucleotide encoding the CAR-CEA (CAR-CEA gene) sequentially comprises from the 5' end to the 3' end:
编码所述人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸、编码靶向人CEA的抗原结合区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α铰链区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α跨膜区的多核苷酸、编码所述人4-1BB共刺激信号传导结构域的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD3ζ胞内信号传导结构域的多核苷酸;A polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding an antigen binding region targeting human CEA, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α hinge region, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α transmembrane region, a polynucleotide encoding the human 4-1BB co-stimulatory signaling domain, and a polynucleotide encoding the human CD3ζ intracellular signaling domain;
人CEA:Uniprot ID:P06731。CEA是治疗CEA+的结直肠癌、胃癌、胰腺癌和肺癌等实体癌的有效靶点。Human CEA: Uniprot ID: P06731. CEA is an effective target for the treatment of CEA + solid cancers such as colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer and lung cancer.
所述靶向人CEA的抗原结合区是抗人CEA的scFv(anti-CEA-scFv),所述anti-CEA-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:58所示;所述anti-CEA-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:59-61所示;所述anti-CEA-scFv的LCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:62-64所示。The antigen binding region targeting human CEA is an anti-human CEA scFv (anti-CEA-scFv), and the amino acid sequence of the anti-CEA-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO:58; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the anti-CEA-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:59-61, respectively; the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the anti-CEA-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:62-64, respectively.
2.包装包含所述CAR-CEA基因的多组慢病毒载体 2. Packaging multiple sets of lentiviral vectors containing the CAR-CEA gene
参照包装所述LVV-V5-CAR19的方法,同批次包装多组慢病毒载体LVV-V16-CARCEA、LVV-V17-CARCEA、LVV-V18-CARCEA;Referring to the method for packaging the LVV-V5-CAR19, multiple groups of lentiviral vectors LVV-V16-CARCEA, LVV-V17-CARCEA, and LVV-V18-CARCEA were packaged in the same batch;
所述LVV-V16-CARCEA:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv,和T细胞活化次级信号分子,即所述膜表达15E8-scFv;和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-CEA基因;The LVV-V16-CARCEA: (a) the viral envelope comprises (i) a primary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv, and a secondary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses 15E8-scFv; and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) comprises the CAR-CEA gene;
所述LVV-V17-CARCEA:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)膜表达抗CD7抗体,即所述膜表达TH69-scFv,和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-CEA基因;The LVV-V17-CARCEA: (a) the viral envelope comprises (i) a membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody, i.e., the membrane expresses TH69-scFv, and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) comprises the CAR-CEA gene;
所述LVV-V18-CARCEA:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv,和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-CEA基因。The LVV-V18-CARCEA: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) the primary signal molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv, and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-CEA gene.
3.转导人非活化PBMCs,检测CAR-CEA的表达效率(MOI=1) 3. Transduce human non-activated PBMCs and detect the expression efficiency of CAR-CEA (MOI = 1)
Day 0,按照MOI=1,分别将所述LVV-V16-CARCEA、LVV-V17-CARCEA、LVV-V18-CARCEA加入各组所述Donor 1的非活化PBMCs培养体系中;Day 2,使用流式细胞术检测各组PBMCs的CD3+T细胞中,所述CAR-CEA的表达效率,结果如图13所示。On Day 0, at MOI=1, the LVV-V16-CARCEA, LVV-V17-CARCEA, and LVV-V18-CARCEA were added to the non-activated PBMCs culture system of Donor 1 in each group. On Day 2, flow cytometry was used to detect the expression efficiency of the CAR-CEA in the CD3 + T cells of the PBMCs in each group. The results are shown in FIG13 .
由图13可知,所述LVV-V16-CARCEA转导人非活化PBMCs中的CD3+T细胞,递送所述CAR-CEA基因的转导效率为约67.39&,显著优于所述LVV-V17-CARCEA(约33.38%)和LVV-V18-CARCEA(约26.69%)。As can be seen from Figure 13, the LVV-V16-CARCEA transduced CD3 + T cells in human non-activated PBMCs, and the transduction efficiency of delivering the CAR-CEA gene was about 67.39%, which was significantly better than the LVV-V17-CARCEA (about 33.38%) and LVV-V18-CARCEA (about 26.69%).
流式细胞术检测抗体:Anti-G4Slinker,品牌:合佑生,货号:#GS-ARPE100。Flow cytometry detection antibody: Anti-G4Slinker, brand: Heyousheng, product number: #GS-ARPE100.
4.检测各组慢病毒载体转导PBMCs制备的CEA-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率 4. Detection of the killing efficiency of CEA-CAR-T cells prepared by PBMCs transduced with lentiviral vectors in each group
Day 0:取4组Donor 1的1×106个人非活化PBMCs,按照效靶比E:T=1:1,分别与已转导荧光素酶基因的CEA+T-84细胞(人结肠腺癌细胞)混合并添加至培养基(1640+10%FBS)中;按照MOI=1,将所述LVV-V16-CARCEA、LVV-V17-CARCEA和LVV-V18-CARCEA分别加入其中3组混合细胞培养基中;对照组(CTR)为不包含任一慢病毒载体的所述混合细胞。Day 0: 1×10 6 human non-activated PBMCs from 4 groups of Donor 1 were taken and mixed with CEA + T-84 cells (human colon adenocarcinoma cells) transduced with luciferase gene according to the effector-target ratio E:T=1:1 and added to the culture medium (1640+10% FBS); at MOI=1, the LVV-V16-CARCEA, LVV-V17-CARCEA and LVV-V18-CARCEA were added to the culture medium of 3 groups of mixed cells respectively; the control group (CTR) was the mixed cells without any lentiviral vector.
Day 2:使用酶标仪检测并计算各组CEA-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率,计算结果如图14所示。Day 2: Use an ELISA instrument to detect and calculate the killing efficiency of CEA-CAR-T cells in each group. The calculation results are shown in Figure 14.
由图14可知,Day 2,所述LVV-V16-CARCEA、LVV-V17-CARCEA和LVV-V18-CARCEA转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CEA-CAR-T细胞均可有效杀伤CEA+T-84细胞。As shown in Figure 14, on Day 2, the CEA-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V16-CARCEA, LVV-V17-CARCEA and LVV-V18-CARCEA can effectively kill CEA + T-84 cells.
实施例10Example 10
1.设计靶向CD33的CAR1. Design of CAR targeting CD33
设计靶向人CD33的CAR(CAR-33),编码所述CAR-33的多核苷酸(CAR-33基因)从5’端至3’端依次包含:A CAR targeting human CD33 (CAR-33) is designed, and the polynucleotide encoding the CAR-33 (CAR-33 gene) comprises, from the 5' end to the 3' end:
编码所述人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸、编码靶向人CD33的抗原结合区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α铰链区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α跨膜区的多核苷酸、编码所述人4-1BB共刺激信号传导结构域的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD3ζ胞内信号传导结构域的多核苷酸;A polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding an antigen binding region targeting human CD33, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α hinge region, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α transmembrane region, a polynucleotide encoding the human 4-1BB co-stimulatory signaling domain, and a polynucleotide encoding the human CD3ζ intracellular signaling domain;
人CD33:Uniprot ID:P20138。CD33是治疗急性髓系白血病等血液癌的有效靶点。Human CD33: Uniprot ID: P20138. CD33 is an effective target for the treatment of blood cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia.
所述靶向人CD33的抗原结合区是源自单克隆抗体Gemtuzumab的scFv(Gemtuzumab-scFv),所述Gemtuzumab-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:65所示;所述Gemtuzumab-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:66-68所示;所述Gemtuzumab-scFv的LCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:69-71所示。The antigen binding region targeting human CD33 is a scFv (Gemtuzumab-scFv) derived from the monoclonal antibody Gemtuzumab, and the amino acid sequence of the Gemtuzumab-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO:65; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the Gemtuzumab-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:66-68, respectively; the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the Gemtuzumab-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:69-71, respectively.
2.包装包含所述CAR-33基因的多组慢病毒载体 2. Packaging multiple sets of lentiviral vectors containing the CAR-33 gene
参照包装所述LVV-V5-CAR19的方法,同批次包装多组慢病毒载体LVV-V19-CAR33、LVV-V20-CAR33、LVV-V21-CAR33;Referring to the method for packaging the LVV-V5-CAR19, multiple groups of lentiviral vectors LVV-V19-CAR33, LVV-V20-CAR33, and LVV-V21-CAR33 were packaged in the same batch;
所述LVV-V19-CAR33:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv和T细胞活化次级信号分子,即所述膜表达15E8-scFv;和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-33基因;The LVV-V19-CAR33: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) a primary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and a secondary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses 15E8-scFv; and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-33 gene;
所述LVV-V20-CAR33:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)膜表达抗CD7抗体,即所述膜表达TH69-scFv和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;和(b)包含所述CAR-33基因;The LVV-V20-CAR33: (a) the viral envelope comprises (i) a membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody, i.e., the membrane expresses TH69-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) comprises the CAR-33 gene;
所述LVV-V21-CAR33:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;和(b)包含所述CAR-33基因。The LVV-V21-CAR33: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) the primary signal molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-33 gene.
3.转导人非活化PBMCs,检测CAR-33的表达效率(MOI=1) 3. Transduce human non-activated PBMCs and detect the expression efficiency of CAR-33 (MOI = 1)
Day 0,按照MOI=1,分别将所述LVV-V19-CAR33、LVV-V20-CAR33和LVV-V21-CAR33加入各组所述Donor 1的非活化PBMCs培养体系中;Day 2,使用流式细胞术检测各组PBMCs的CD3+T细胞中,所述CAR-33的表达效率,结果如图15所示。Day 0, at MOI=1, the LVV-V19-CAR33, LVV-V20-CAR33 and LVV-V21-CAR33 were added to the non-activated PBMCs culture system of Donor 1 in each group; Day 2, flow cytometry was used to detect the expression efficiency of the CAR-33 in the CD3 + T cells of each group of PBMCs. The results are shown in Figure 15.
由图15可知,所述LVV-V19-CAR33转导人非活化PBMCs中的CD3+T细胞,递送所述CAR-33基因的转导效率(为约32.14%)显著优于所述LVV-V20-CAR33(为约27.86%)和LVV-V21-CAR33(为约19.84%)。As can be seen from Figure 15, the LVV-V19-CAR33 transduced CD3 + T cells in human non-activated PBMCs, and the transduction efficiency of delivering the CAR-33 gene (about 32.14%) was significantly better than that of the LVV-V20-CAR33 (about 27.86%) and LVV-V21-CAR33 (about 19.84%).
流式细胞术检测抗体:PE-Labeled Human Siglec-3/CD33 Protein,品牌:Acro,货号:#CD3-HP2E3。Flow cytometry detection antibody: PE-Labeled Human Siglec-3/CD33 Protein, brand: Acro, product number: #CD3-HP2E3.
4.检测各组慢病毒载体转导PBMCs制备CD33-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率 4. Detection of the killing efficiency of CD33-CAR-T cells prepared by PBMCs transduced with lentiviral vectors in each group
Day 0:取4组Donor 1的1×106个人非活化PBMCs,按照效靶比E:T=1:1,分别与CD33+MOLM-13细胞(人急性髓性白血病细胞)混合并添加至培养基(1640+10%FBS)中;按照MOI=1,将所述LVV-V19-CAR33、LVV-V20-CAR33和LVV-V21-CAR33分别加入其中3组混合细胞培养基中;对照组(CTR)不包含任一慢病毒载体,仅包含所述混合细胞。Day 0: 1×10 6 human non-activated PBMCs from 4 groups of Donor 1 were taken, mixed with CD33 + MOLM-13 cells (human acute myeloid leukemia cells) at an effector-target ratio of E:T=1:1, and added to the culture medium (1640+10% FBS); at MOI=1, the LVV-V19-CAR33, LVV-V20-CAR33 and LVV-V21-CAR33 were added to the culture medium of 3 groups of mixed cells respectively; the control group (CTR) did not contain any lentiviral vector, but only contained the mixed cells.
Day 5:使用细胞计数仪统计各组混合细胞的数量,并使用流式细胞术检测各组混合细胞中CD33的表达情况以计算杀伤效率,结果如图16所示。Day 5: A cell counter was used to count the number of mixed cells in each group, and flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD33 in each group of mixed cells to calculate the killing efficiency. The results are shown in Figure 16.
由图16可知,Day 5,相较于对照组,所述LVV-V19-CAR33、LVV-V20-CAR33和LVV-V21-CAR33转导人非活化PBMCs制备的CD33-CAR-T细胞均可有效杀伤CD33+MOLM-13细胞。As can be seen from Figure 16, on Day 5, compared with the control group, the CD33-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V19-CAR33, LVV-V20-CAR33 and LVV-V21-CAR33 can effectively kill CD33 + MOLM-13 cells.
实施例11Embodiment 11
1.设计靶向BCMA的CAR 1. Design of CAR targeting BCMA
设计靶向人BCMA的CAR(CAR-BCMA),编码所述CAR-BCMA的多核苷酸(CAR-BCMA基因)从5’端至3’端依次包含:A CAR targeting human BCMA (CAR-BCMA) is designed, and the polynucleotide encoding the CAR-BCMA (CAR-BCMA gene) comprises, from the 5' end to the 3' end:
编码所述人CD8α信号肽的多核苷酸、编码靶向人BCMA的抗原结合区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α铰链区的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD8α跨膜区的多核苷酸、编码所述人4-1BB共刺激信号传导结构域的多核苷酸、编码所述人CD3ζ胞内信号传导结构域的多核苷酸;A polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding the antigen binding region targeting human BCMA, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α hinge region, a polynucleotide encoding the human CD8α transmembrane region, a polynucleotide encoding the human 4-1BB co-stimulatory signaling domain, and a polynucleotide encoding the human CD3ζ intracellular signaling domain;
人BCMA:Uniprot ID:Q02223。BCMA是治疗多发性骨髓瘤的有效靶点。Human BCMA: Uniprot ID: Q02223. BCMA is an effective target for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
所述靶向人BCMA的抗原结合区是抗人BCMA的scFv(抗BCMA-scFv),所述抗BCMA-scFv的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO:72所示;所述抗BCMA-scFv的HCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:73-75所示;所述抗BCMA-scFv的LCDR1-3区的氨基酸序列分别如SEQ ID NO:76-78所示。The antigen binding region targeting human BCMA is an anti-human BCMA scFv (anti-BCMA-scFv), and the amino acid sequence of the anti-BCMA-scFv is shown in SEQ ID NO:72; the amino acid sequences of the HCDR1-3 regions of the anti-BCMA-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:73-75, respectively; the amino acid sequences of the LCDR1-3 regions of the anti-BCMA-scFv are shown in SEQ ID NO:76-78, respectively.
2.包装包含所述CAR-BCMA基因的多组慢病毒载体 2. Packaging multiple sets of lentiviral vectors containing the CAR-BCMA gene
参照包装所述LVV-V5-CAR19的方法,同批次包装多组慢病毒载体LVV-V22-CARBCMA、LVV-V23-CARBCMA、LVV-V24-CARBCMA;Referring to the method for packaging the LVV-V5-CAR19, multiple groups of lentiviral vectors LVV-V22-CARBCMA, LVV-V23-CARBCMA, and LVV-V24-CARBCMA were packaged in the same batch;
所述LVV-V22-CARBCMA:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv和T细胞活化次级信号分子,即所述膜表达15E8-scFv;和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;以及(b)包含所述CAR-BCMA基因;The LVV-V22-CARBCMA: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) a primary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and a secondary signaling molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses 15E8-scFv; and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-BCMA gene;
所述LVV-V23-CARBCMA:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)膜表达抗CD7抗体,即所述膜表达TH69-scFv和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;和(b)包含所述CAR-BCMA基因;The LVV-V23-CARBCMA: (a) the viral envelope comprises (i) a membrane-expressed anti-CD7 antibody, i.e., the membrane expresses TH69-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) comprises the CAR-BCMA gene;
所述LVV-V24-CARBCMA:(a)病毒包膜包含(i)T细胞活化初级信号分子,即所述膜表达UCHT1-scFv和(ii)所述突变型VSV-G1;和(b)包含所述CAR-BCMA基因。The LVV-V24-CARBCMA: (a) the viral envelope contains (i) the primary signal molecule for T cell activation, i.e., the membrane expresses UCHT1-scFv and (ii) the mutant VSV-G1; and (b) contains the CAR-BCMA gene.
3.转导人非活化PBMCs,检测CAR-BCMA的表达效率(MOI=1) 3. Transduce human non-activated PBMCs and detect the expression efficiency of CAR-BCMA (MOI = 1)
Day 0,按照MOI=1,分别将所述LVV-V22-CARBCMA、LVV-V23-CARBCMA和LVV-V24-CARBCMA加入各组所述Donor 1的非活化PBMCs培养体系中;Day 2,使用流式细胞术检测各组PBMCs的CD3+T细胞中,所述CAR-BCMA的表达效率,结果如图17所示。Day 0, at MOI = 1, the LVV-V22-CARBCMA, LVV-V23-CARBCMA and LVV-V24-CARBCMA were added to the non-activated PBMCs culture system of Donor 1 in each group; Day 2, flow cytometry was used to detect the expression efficiency of the CAR-BCMA in the CD3 + T cells of each group of PBMCs. The results are shown in Figure 17.
由图17可知,所述LVV-V22-CARBCMA转导人非活化PBMCs中的CD3+T细胞,递送所述CAR-BCMA基因的转导效率(为约19.4%)显著优于所述LVV-V23-CARBCMA(为约15.32%)和LVV-V24-CARBCMA(为约9.36%)。As can be seen from Figure 17, the LVV-V22-CARBCMA transduced CD3 + T cells in human non-activated PBMCs, and the transduction efficiency of delivering the CAR-BCMA gene (about 19.4%) was significantly better than that of the LVV-V23-CARBCMA (about 15.32%) and LVV-V24-CARBCMA (about 9.36%).
流式细胞术检测抗体:检测用Anti-G4Slinker品牌:合佑生,货号:#GS-ARPE100。Flow cytometry detection antibody: Anti-G4Slinker for detection, brand: Heyousheng, item number: #GS-ARPE100.
4.检测各组慢病毒载体转导PBMCs制备BCMA-CAR-T细胞的杀伤效率 4. Detection of the killing efficiency of BCMA-CAR-T cells prepared by PBMCs transduced with lentiviral vectors in each group
Day 0:取4组Donor 1的1×106个人非活化PBMCs,按照效靶比E:T=1:1,分别与BCMA+U266细胞(人多发性骨髓瘤细胞)混合并添加至培养基(1640+10%FBS)中;按照MOI=1,将所述LVV-V22-CARBCMA、LVV-V23-CARBCMA和LVV-V24-CARBCMA分别加入其中3组混合细胞培养基中;对照组不包含任一慢病毒载体,仅包含所述混合细胞。Day 0: 1×10 6 human non-activated PBMCs from 4 groups of Donor 1 were taken, mixed with BCMA + U266 cells (human multiple myeloma cells) at an effector-target ratio of E:T=1:1, and added to the culture medium (1640+10% FBS); at an MOI=1, the LVV-V22-CARBCMA, LVV-V23-CARBCMA and LVV-V24-CARBCMA were added to the culture medium of 3 groups of mixed cells respectively; the control group did not contain any lentiviral vector, but only contained the mixed cells.
Day 5:使用细胞计数仪统计各组混合细胞的数量,并使用流式细胞术检测各组混合细胞中BCMA的表达情况以计算杀伤效率,结果如图18所示。Day 5: A cell counter was used to count the number of mixed cells in each group, and flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of BCMA in each group of mixed cells to calculate the killing efficiency. The results are shown in Figure 18.
由图18可知,Day 5,相对于对照组,所述LVV-V22-CARBCMA、LVV-V23-CARBCMA和LVV-V24-CARBCMA转导人非活化PBMCs制备的BCMA-CAR-T细胞均可有效杀伤BCMA+U266细胞。As can be seen from Figure 18, on Day 5, compared with the control group, the BCMA-CAR-T cells prepared by transducing human non-activated PBMCs with LVV-V22-CARBCMA, LVV-V23-CARBCMA and LVV-V24-CARBCMA can effectively kill BCMA + U266 cells.
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根据权利要求86所述的应用,其特征在于,所述癌症选自CD19+癌症、CD20+癌症、BCMA+癌症、CD33+癌症、HER2+癌症和CEA+癌症中的一种或多种。[Corrected 08.02.2025 in accordance with Rule 26]
The use according to claim 86 is characterized in that the cancer is selected from one or more of CD19 + cancer, CD20 + cancer, BCMA + cancer, CD33 + cancer, HER2 + cancer and CEA + cancer.
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