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US 11,584,780 · App. 16/319,877 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Adeno-associated virus capsid proteins

Inventors: Peter Cameron Colosi (Novato, CA); Michael Lochrie (Novato, CA); Robert Ng (Novato, CA)
Assignee: BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
C07K14/005C12N15/86A61K38/00A61K48/00C12N2750/14122C12N2750/14143C12N2750/14152
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Patent No.
US 11,584,780
App. No.
16/319,877
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins, AAV particles comprising a novel capsid protein, polynucleotides encoding these capsid proteins and AAV vectors expressing these capsid proteins. The invention also relates to methods of making the herein described AAV vectors expressing the novel capsid proteins of the invention and associated therapeutic uses of thereof.

Claims (44)

1. An adeno-associated virus (AAV) comprising,

a capsid protein and a transgene, wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; and wherein the transgene comprises a heterologous gene operably linked to a regulatory sequence that controls expression of the heterologous gene in a host cell.

2. The AAV of claim 1 , further comprising an AAV inverted terminal repeat.

3. A composition comprising, the AAV of claim 1 and a physiologically compatible carrier.

4. The AAV of claim 1 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 96% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

5. The AAV of claim 1 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 97% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

6. The AAV of claim 1 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 98% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

7. The AAV of claim 1 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 99% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

8. The AAV of claim 1 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

9. The AAV of claim 1 , wherein the heterologous gene encodes a therapeutic protein.

10. An adeno-associated virus (AAV) comprising,

(a) a capsid protein, wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; and

(b) a nucleic acid sequence comprising AAV inverted terminal repeats and a transgene, wherein the transgene comprises a heterologous gene operably linked to a regulatory sequence that controls the expression of the heterologous gene in a host cell.

11. The AAV of claim 10 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 96% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

12. The AAV of claim 10 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 97% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

13. The AAV of claim 10 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 98% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

14. The AAV of claim 10 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 99% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

15. The AAV of claim 10 , wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

16. The AAV of claim 10 , wherein the heterologous gene encodes a therapeutic protein.

17. A composition comprising, the AAV of claim 10 , and a physiologically compatible carrier.

18. A vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid protein, wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28, wherein the nucleic acid sequence is operably linked to a heterologous regulatory sequence that controls the expression of the capsid protein in a host cell.

19. The vector of claim 18 , wherein the AAV capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 96% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

20. The vector of claim 18 , wherein the AAV capsid comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 97% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

21. The vector of claim 18 , wherein the AAV capsid comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 98% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

22. The vector of claim 18 , wherein the AAV capsid comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 99% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

23. The vector of claim 18 , wherein the AAV capsid comprises an amino acid sequence that is identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

24. The vector of claim 18 , wherein the heterologous regulatory sequence comprises a constitutive promoter, an inducible promoter, or tissue-specific promoter.

25. A cultured host cell containing a nucleic acid sequence encoding an AAV capsid protein linked to a heterologous amino acid sequence, wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

26. The cultured host cell of claim 25 , wherein the AAV capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 96% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

27. The cultured host cell of claim 25 , wherein the AAV capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 97% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

28. The cultured host cell of claim 25 , wherein the AAV capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 98% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

29. The cultured host cell of claim 25 , wherein the AAV capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 99% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

30. The cultured host cell of claim 25 , wherein the AAV capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

31. The cultured host cell of claim 25 , wherein the cultured host cell further contains a functional AAV rep gene.

32. The cultured host cell of claim 25 , wherein the cultured host cell is an insect or mammalian cell.

33. A method for producing an AAV viral particle comprising,

(a) culturing a host cell to produce the AAV viral particle in cell culture, the host cell comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an AAV capsid protein, a nucleic acid sequence encoding an AAV rep protein, and a nucleic acid sequence comprising a transgene, wherein the transgene comprises a heterologous gene operably linked to a heterologous regulatory sequence that controls the expression of the heterologous gene in a host cell, and wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; and

(b) collecting the AAV viral particle from the cell culture.

34. The method of claim 33 , wherein the host cell is an insect cell or a mammalian cell.

35. An AAV viral particle comprising a capsid protein and a transgene produced by a method comprising:

(a) culturing a host cell to produce the AAV viral particle in cell culture, wherein the host cell comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding an AAV capsid protein, a nucleic acid sequence encoding an AAV rep protein, and a nucleic acid sequence comprising the transgene, wherein the transgene comprises a heterologous gene operably linked to a heterologous regulatory sequence that controls the expression of the heterologous gene in a host cell, and wherein the capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; and

(b) collecting the AAV viral particle from the cell culture.

36. The AAV viral particle of claim 35 , wherein the AAV capsid protein comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 98% identical to: (i) the VP1 capsid protein of SEQ ID NO: 28; (ii) the VP2 capsid protein of amino acids 138-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28; or (iii) the VP3 capsid protein of amino acids 206-739 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

37. A host cell comprising, the vector of claim 18 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2019
From: COLOSI, PETER CAMERON; LOCHRIE, MICHAEL; NG, ROBERT
To: BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
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Continuity (2)
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