IP Library Granted Patent US 10,858,638
Granted Patent B2
US 10,858,638 · App. 16/506,558 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Lysosomal storage disease enzymes

Inventors: Anthony Quinn (Chestnut Hill, MA); Alex J. Harvey (Athens, GA)
Assignee: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
C12N9/20A01K67/0278A61K31/194A61K38/385A61K38/465C12Y301/01013A01K2217/052A01K2227/30A01K2267/01C12N2740/10041
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Patent No.
US 10,858,638
App. No.
16/506,558
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides compositions of recombinant human lysosomal acid lipase having particular glycosylation patterns for internalization into target cells, a vector containing the nucleic acid encoding human lysosomal acid lipase, a host cell transformed with the vector, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the recombinant human lysosomal acid lipase and method of treating conditions associated with lysosomal acid lipase deficiency.

Claims (55)

1. A method of treating a human patient with lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency, comprising administering an effective amount of a recombinant human lysosomal acid lipase glycoprotein (rhLAL) to said patient, wherein the rhLAL consists essentially of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NO:19, with N-glycans bonded to the asparagine residues (Asn) that correspond to Asn 36 , Asn 101 , Asn 161 , Asn 273 and Asn 321 of SEQ ID NO:1, with the proviso that the N-glycans do not comprise fucose, and the proviso that the rhLAL does not contain O-glycans.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said rhLAL is SEQ ID NO:2.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said rhLAL is SEQ ID NO:3.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said rhLAL is SEQ ID NO:4.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said rhLAL is SEQ ID NO:19.

6. The method of claim 1 , with the further proviso that the N-glycans do not comprise xylose.

7. The method of claim 1 , with the further proviso that the N-glycans do not comprise sialic acid.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rhLAL is produced by a process that comprises expressing a nucleic acid that encodes said amino acid sequence in an avian cell.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the avian cell is an oviduct cell of a chicken.

10. A method of treating a human patient with lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency, comprising administering an effective amount of a recombinant human lysosomal acid lipase glycoprotein (rhLAL) to said patient, wherein the rhLAL consists essentially of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NO:19, with N-glycans bonded to the asparagine residues (Asn) that correspond to Asn 36 , Asn 101 , Asn 161 , Asn 273 and Asn 321 of SEQ ID NO:1, with the proviso that the N-glycans do not comprise fucose, and the proviso that the rhLAL does not contain O-glycans, and wherein the N-glycans bonded to the Asn residues that correspond to Asn 36 , Asn 101 , Asn 161 , Asn 273 and Asn 321 of SEQ ID NO:1 are:

a) at Asn 36 , GlcNAc4Man3GlcNAc2, or

Gal1GlcNAc4Man3GlcNAc2;

b) at Asn 101 , Phos2Man7GlcNAc2;

c) at Asn 161 , Phos1Man6GlcNAc2,

GlcNAc1Phos1Man6GlcNAc2;

Man3GlcNAc2;

GlcNAc2Man3GlcNAc2;

GlcNAc3Man3GlcNAc2;

GlcNAc4Man3GlcNAc2, or

Gal1GlcNAc4Man3GlcNAc2;

d) at Asn 273 , Man7GlcNAc2,

Man8GlcNAc2,

Man9GlcNAc2,

Phos1Man8GlcNAc2, or

Phos1Man9GlcNAc2; and

e) at Asn 321 , GlcNAc2Man3GlcNAc2,

GlcNAc3Man3GlcNAc2,

GlcNAc4Man3GlcNAc2,

Gal1GlcNAc4Man3GlcNAc2,

GlcNAc5Man3GlcNAc2,

Gal1GlcNAc5Man3GlcNAc2,

GlcNAc6Man3GlcNAc2, or

Gal1GlcNAc6Man3GlcNAc2; wherein

Man=mannose,

GlcNAc=N-Acetyl Glucosamine,

Phos=phosphate, and

Gal=galactose.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said rhLAL is SEQ ID NO:2.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said rhLAL is SEQ ID NO:3.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said rhLAL is SEQ ID NO:4.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the amino acid sequence of said rhLAL is SEQ ID NO:19.

15. The method of claim 10 , with the further proviso that the N-glycans do not comprise xylose.

16. The method of claim 10 , with the further proviso that the N-glycans do not comprise sialic acid.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the rhLAL is produced by a process that comprises expressing a nucleic acid that encodes said amino acid sequence in an avian cell.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the avian cell is an oviduct cell of a chicken.

19. The method of claim 1 , comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of

a) 2 mg/mL of rhLAL;

b) 13.7 mg/mL of trisodium citrate dehydrate;

c) 1.57 mg/mL of citric acid monohydrate; and

d) 10 mg/mL of human serum albumin; wherein the pH of the pharmaceutical composition is 5.9±0.2.

20. The method of claim 10 , comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of

a) 2 mg/mL of rhLAL;

b) 13.7 mg/mL of trisodium citrate dehydrate;

c) 1.57 mg/mL of citric acid monohydrate; and

d) 10 mg/mL of human serum albumin; wherein the pH of the pharmaceutical composition is 5.9±0.2.

Assignments (4)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 16, 2020
From: SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP.; GALAXY MERGER SUB LLC
To: ALEXION PHARMA LLC
Reel/Frame 054375/0184 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2020
From: QUINN, ANTHONY; HARVEY, ALEX J.
To: SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP.
Reel/Frame 053575/0114 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2020
From: ALEXION PHARMA LLC
To: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 053575/0157 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2020
From: SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP.; GALAXY MERGER SUB LLC
To: ALEXION PHARMA LLC
Reel/Frame 053575/0216 →