15068results about "Gene therapy" patented technology

Described herein, inter alia, are GTPase inhibitors and uses thereof.

The present invention is directed to a storage-stable formulation of long-chain RNA. In particular, the invention concerns a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule. The present invention is furthermore directed to methods for preparing a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule by spray-freeze drying. The invention further concerns the use of such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines, to a method of treating or preventing a disorder or a disease, to first and second medical uses of such a dry 10 powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule and to kits, particularly to kits of parts, comprising such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule.

The present invention is directed to a storage-stable formulation of long-chain RNA. In particular, the invention concerns a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule. The present invention is furthermore directed to methods for preparing a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule by spray-drying. The invention further concerns the use of such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines, to a method of treating or preventing a disorder or a disease, to first and second medical uses of such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule and to kits, particularly to kits of parts, comprising such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes and other aspects relate to formulations (e.g., aqueous, lyophilized forms) comprising such complexes comprising an oligonucleotide (e.g., an RNAi oligonucleotide such as an siRNA, useful for targeting DUX4) covalently linked to an antibody (e.g., anti-TfRl antibody).

Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods of reducing fatigue in a subject having myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods of treating one or more symptoms assessable by the MDHI (e.g., a GI symptom, myotonia, upper extremity function impairment, fatigue, mobility impairment, impairment in the ability to perform activities, pain, vision impairment, communication impairment, sleep impairment, emotional issues, cognitive impairment, social satisfaction impairment, social performance impairment, breathing impairment, swallowing impairment, and / or hearing impairment) in a subject having myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering to the subject a composition comprising complexes (e.g., muscle targeting complexes) comprising an oligonucleotide (e.g., a DMPK- targeting oligonucleotide) covalently linked to an antibody (e.g., anti-TfRl antibody).

The present disclosure describes improved LNP-based RNA vaccines, nucleobase editing systems, and therapeutics for use in treating and / or immunization against disease. In particular, the disclosure describes improved LNPs, including novel and improved ionizable lipids for making LNPs, that enhance the targeted delivery of LNP-based RNA vaccines and therapeutics based on linear and / or circular mRNAs. The improved LNPs protect linear and / or circular mRNA payloads from degradation and clearance while achieving targeted systemic or local delivery for use as enhanced vaccines and / or therapeutic agents.

Disclosed are compositions of lipid nanoparticles (LNP) comprising an ionizable cationic lipid, a phospholipid, a sterol, and a PEG-lipid (non-functionalized and optionally functionalized). The functionalized PEG-lipid can be conjugated with a binding moiety to create a targeted LNP (tLNP). The disclosed tLNP preferentially deliver a nucleic acid molecule or other negatively charged payload to cells expressing a cell surface antigen recognized by the binding moiety of the tLNP, and are better tolerated, as compared to LNPs and tLNPs comprising ionizable cationic lipids found in marketed pharmaceuticals comprising LNPs.

The invention provides a modified TnpB-omega RNA gene editing system and application of the modified TnpB-omega RNA gene editing system. In particular, the present invention provides a modified TnpB related [omega] RNA skeleton. The modified omega RNA skeleton provided by the invention has at least three stem-loop structure fragments, and has a shorter length and a compact structure than a natural omega RNA skeleton, so that the modified omega RNA skeleton and TnpB can be jointly carried in a single AAV vector, the administration efficiency is improved, and high-efficiency gene editing is realized.

The invention provides an artificial nucleic acid molecule which is used for improving the expression quantity of target amino acid, polypeptide or protein. The artificial nucleic acid molecule at least comprises a target 5'untranslated region (UTR), a target coding region (CDS) and a target 3 'untranslated region (UTR). Wherein the sequence of the target 5 'UTR is one of the following sequences: 5' UTR of a high-expression gene and a 5 'UTR variant of the high-expression gene. The sequence of the target 3 'UTR is one of the following sequences: 3' UTR of a high-expression gene and a 3 'UTR variant of the high-expression gene. Optionally, the artificial nucleic acid molecule may further comprise, for example, a 5 '-end cap structure (Cap), a PolyA tail. The 5 'UTR and the 3' UTR have regulating effects on translation and stability of nucleic acid molecules, so that the 5 'UTR, the 3' UTR and variants thereof are selected from high-expression genes, the nucleic acid molecules can be further stabilized and are not easy to degrade, and the amount of protein or polypeptide obtained by translation of the nucleic acid molecules can be increased. The invention also provides methods for making, delivering, and using such artificial nucleic acid molecules, as well as the use of the artificial nucleic acid molecules for the treatment and / or prevention of related diseases or disorders.

Disclosed are compositions of lipid nanoparticles (LNP) comprising an ionizable cationic lipid, a phospholipid, a sterol, and a PEG-lipid (non-functionalized and optionally functionalized). The functionalized PEG-lipid can be conjugated with a binding moiety to create a targeted LNP (tLNP). The disclosed tLNP preferentially deliver a nucleic acid molecule or other negatively charged payload to cells expressing a cell surface antigen recognized by the binding moiety of the tLNP, and are better tolerated, as compared to LNPs and tLNPs comprising ionizable cationic lipids found in marketed pharmaceuticals comprising LNPs.

Provided herein are engineered nucleic acids (e.g., expression vectors, including viral vectors, such as lentiviral vectors, adenoviral vectors, AAV vectors, herpes viral vectors, and retroviral vectors) that encode OCT4; KLF4; SOX2; or any combination thereof that are useful, for example, in inducing cellular reprogramming, tissue repair, tissue regeneration, organ regeneration, reversing aging, or any combination thereof. Also provided herein are recombinant viruses (e.g., lentiviruses, alphaviruses, vaccinia viruses, adenoviruses, herpes viruses, retroviruses, or AAVs) comprising the engineered nucleic acids (e.g., engineered nucleic acids), engineered cells, compositions comprising the engineered nucleic acids, the recombinant viruses, engineered cells, engineered proteins, chemical agents that are capable of activating expression of OCT4; KLF4; SOX2; or any combination thereof, an engineered protein selected from the group consisting of OCT4; KLF4; SOX2; or any combination thereof, an antibody capable of activating expression of OCT4; KLF4; SOX2; or any combination thereof, and methods of treating a (e.g., ocular disease), preventing a disease (e.g., ocular disease), regulating (e.g., inducing or inducing and then stopping) cellular reprogramming, regulating tissue repair, regulating tissue regeneration, or any combination thereof).

The invention provides an UTR (Untranslated Region) element H2202 P1-G as well as a construction method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid). According to the present invention, the ribosome load prediction and the secondary structure optimization are performed on the natural 5 'UTR of the HIV TAT 202 gene through the BaidleHelix platform, and the obtained HTAT 202 P1 sequence avoids the inhibitory hairpin structure so as to significantly improve the luciferase expression quantity compared to the natural UTR; an ncRNA sequence without a secondary structure is introduced on the basis of the HTAT 202 P1, translation inhibition of a 5 'cap region is further relieved, and the protein expression quantity of the constructed H2202 P1-G mutant (the DNA sequence of the H2202 P1-G is as shown in SEQ NO 1, and the RNA sequence is as shown in SEQ NO 2) is further improved.

The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that can form a double stranded nucleic acid complex with a target RNA molecule, wherein the double stranded nucleic acid complex is capable of recruiting an adenosine deaminating enzyme for deamination of a target adenosine in the target RNA molecule, wherein the nucleotide in the AON that is directly opposite the target adenosine comprises a 2',2'-disubstitution, preferably a 2',2'-difluro substitution in the ribose moiety.

Compounds are provided having the following structure:or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein a, b, c, d, G1, G2, L1, L2, R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5, R6, R7, R8 and X are as defined herein. Use of the compounds as a component of lipid nanoparticle formulations for delivery of a therapeutic agent, nanoparticles comprising the compounds and methods for their use and preparation are also provided.

The invention relates to the technical field of biological medicines, and provides application of an ADRM1 inhibitor in preparation of a medicine for treating osteoporosis. Through the scheme of the invention, the ADRM1 affects bone metabolism, bone tissue morphological structure and osteoporosis progress, and can provide a new drug target for clinical prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. The ADRM1 inhibitor is applied to preparation of the osteoporosis medicine, and bone mass loss can be obviously reduced by down-regulating ADRM1 expression or inhibiting ADRM1 activity and inhibiting differentiation and functions of osteoclasts, so that the effect of treating osteoporosis is achieved.

The invention provides an UTR element NHP1 as well as a construction method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of mRNA. A 5 'UTR with a good expression effect is designed by integrating dominant sequences of a human high-expression gene and a pathogen natural UTR, a chimeric structure NHP1 with high ribosome load is predicted through a calculation model, a DNA sequence of the NHP1 is as shown in SEQ NO 1, and an RNA sequence of the NHP1 is as shown in SEQ NO 2; an EGFP report system is adopted on the DNA level to rapidly screen UTR; the translation efficiency is quantitatively evaluated on the RNA level through luciferase mRNA (N1-methyl pseudouridine modification); and the particle size is controlled by a microfluidic technology, so that the optimized UTR-mRNA is efficiently expressed after being delivered.

The present invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising a circular RNA and a drug delivery carrier. Compared with traditional linear 1 * siRNA and annular 1 * siRNA, the number of repeated series connection of positive-sense strands is increased to include but not limited to two or more, it is accidentally found that the silence effect is remarkably enhanced, the expression level of the PCSK9 gene can be remarkably reduced, and degradation of mRNA of PCSK9 protein is mediated. The nano-particles are used for delivering oligonucleotide, so that the stability is improved, the immunogenicity is reduced, the effects of lowering cholesterol, reducing aortic plaque load and resisting atherosclerosis are improved, and the nano-particles are safe and free of obvious liver and kidney toxicity and have a wide application prospect in the aspect of preparing medicines for treating hypercholesterolemia and coronary heart disease.

Among other things, the present disclosure provides oligonucleotides, compositions and methods thereof that can bring about specific editing of a target adenosine in a target RNA molecule. Such oligonucleotides, compositions and methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate MECP2 associated disorders, diseases and syndromes that can benefit from adenosine modification.

The invention provides a production strain of an antibiotic-free plasmid, the production strain is a gene editing strain of a PIR strain and is named as PIR1-WN:: 0636 or PIR1-PR: 0636, the production strain contains a nucleotide sequence for coding toxin protein and the antibiotic-free plasmid, and the antibiotic-free plasmid contains a nucleotide sequence for coding antitoxin protein; and preferably, the replicon DNA element of the nonreactive plasmid is R6K-gamma. The toxin protein gene of the production strain disclosed by the invention can be stably passaged, has lethality after being induced and can be used for plasmid screening; according to the invention, the positive rate of transforming the nonreactive plasmid into the PIR1-WN:: 0636 strain is more than 80%, and stable production of the plasmid with a high superhelix ratio can be realized.

The invention relates to retrieving or modifying target nucleic acids, such as host cell chromosomal DNA, by homologous recombination with vectors that have been cut to provide recombinogenic nucleic acid strands in situ. The methods described herein can be used to modify a target nucleic acid in vitro or in any prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell using homologous recombination.

The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, use, and / or formulation of adeno-associated virus capsid protein variants.

The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, use, and / or formulation of adeno-associated virus capsid protein variants.

The present disclosure provides bispecific stealth lipid nanoparticle (LNP) compositions engineered to target specific tissues or cell-types, e.g., immune effector cells such as T cells, B cells, natural killer cells, and dendritic cells, to modify the cells with therapeutic nucleic acid encapsulated in the LNP. The present disclosure also provides compositions and methods of making the LNPs and treatment using the same.

The invention relates to the field of gene therapy, in particular to an RBM25 gene epigenetics activation technology based on a CRISPR / dCas9-SunTag system and application of the RBM25 gene epigenetics activation technology in ischemic heart failure treatment, the RBM25 gene epigenetics activation technology comprises the following steps: (a) protein containing inactivated Cas9 (dCas9) fused with a plurality of GCN4 peptide repetitive sequences, the number of the GCN4 peptide repetitive sequences is 8-12, and the dCas9 contains D10A and H840A double mutations; (b) a protein containing fusion of an anti-GCN4 single-chain antibody fragment (scFv) and a TET1 catalytic structural domain; (c) at least one gRNA of a target RBM25 gene promoter region, wherein a target sequence of the gRNA is selected from a sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1-3; and (d) a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) system for delivery of said (a), (b), and (c).

This disclosure provides improved RNA molecules, including mRNA molecules that can be produced by in vitro transcription and are suitable for in vivo transfection using an appropriate delivery vehicle, such as a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) or targeted lipid nanoparticle (tLNP). The improved RNA include particular combinations of 5' untranslated region (UTR) and 3' UTR, particular 3' UTRs, or particular open reading frame sequences. Also provided herein are compositions of the LNP, or tLNP with an antibody as a targeting moiety, such as anti-CD8 antibodies that are used as targeting moiety.

Provided is a circular multimeric tandem RNA sense strand, comprising at least one sense strand sequence and at least one spacer sequence. The circular RNA is derived from an engineered parental DNA template containing all essential sequences, and sequentially comprises a first cyclization element, optionally at least one first restriction enzyme recognition sequence, at least one target sequence, optionally at least one second restriction enzyme recognition sequence, and a second cyclization element. The circular multimeric tandem RNA sense strand can bind and deliver a plurality of antisense strand RNA, increasing the binding of the sense strand and the antisense strand while utilizing the stability advantage of circular RNA.

The present disclosure relates to a copolymer and a polymersome for targeted delivery of biomolecules to a living organism. The exemplary copolymer comprises an initiator block, a propagator block, and a linkage connecting the initiator block and the propagator block. The initiator block comprises a glycan head configured to provide a targeted delivery, and the propagator block comprises a functional moiety configured to provide desired properties for the polymersome.

The present invention relates to the field of lentiviral delivery. Specifically provided are a mutated vesicular virus envelope protein and the use thereof in lentiviral vector packaging.

The invention provides annular multi-tandem PCSK9 siRNA, which comprises at least one positive-sense strand sequence and at least one spacer sequence. The sense strand of the cyclic siRNA is derived from an engineered parent DNA template containing all essential sequences, comprising in the following order a first cyclization element, optionally at least one first restriction enzyme recognition sequence, at least one target sequence, optionally at least one second restriction enzyme recognition sequence, and a second cyclization element. The annular multi-tandem RNA positive-sense strand can combine and deliver a plurality of antisense strand RNAs, and the combination of the positive-sense strand and the antisense strand is increased while the stability advantage of the annular RNA is utilized.