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Method and composition for activating gamma-globin gene expression

A gene expression and globin technology, applied in the field of gene editing, can solve the problems of unclear long-term efficacy and safety, and achieve the effect of increasing the HbF ratio and improving the expression of γ-globin gene

Active Publication Date: 2020-11-03
GUANGZHOU REFORGENE MEDICINE CO LTD
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These approaches have been shown to activate HbF expression, but the long-term efficacy or / and safety of these approaches are unknown and further development of new approaches is required

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[0038] Example 1: Screening of ssODN and CRISPR-Cas systems for introducing an activating GATA element into the γ-globin gene promoter

[0039] By analyzing the sequences (SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2) about 1.4kb upstream of the transcription start sites of HBG1 and HBG2, the inventors found that the sequences of many segments satisfy the substitution of a few bases , deletion, insertion and other changes can form the sequence structure of NTG-N(7-8)-WGATAR or NAG-N(7-8)-WGATAR. By analyzing whether there is an NGG (PAM recognized by spCas9) sequence near the target mutation base in these segments, and whether the cutting point is in the middle of the target sequence to be edited, five candidate targets that are most likely to achieve efficient gene editing were finally obtained area( Figures 2A to 2E ), according to the distance from the transcription start site from near to far: No. 1 region, between -92 and -66 of HBG1 and HBG2 promoters ( Figure 2A ); the second regi...

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[0059] Example 2: ssODN and sgRNA-spCas9 vector co-transfect 293T cells for gene editing

[0060] The above 8 kinds of sgRNA-spCas9 vectors were co-transfected with appropriate ssODN into 293T cells to test whether the addition of ssODN could induce gene editing to form the expected mutation type (HDR repair occurred). According to the position of the sgRNA cutting point, 8 kinds of sgRNA-spCas9 vectors were combined according to the sgRNA+ssODN combination method shown in Table 6 to form 30 combinations respectively. Using Lipofectamine 2000 TM Reagent, add ssODN while transfecting the plasmid, and deliver the ssODN and the plasmid together into the cells. The transfected cells were cultured for 4 days, and the cells were collected to extract genomic DNA. Since the gene editing efficiency of HBG1 and HBG2 is almost positively correlated, and the gene editing efficiency of HBG2 is often slightly higher than that of HBG1 ( image 3 ), so only the gene editing efficiency of t...

Embodiment 3

[0064]Example 3: Co-transfer of ssODN and sgRNA-spCas9 vector into K562 cells by electroporation for gene editing

[0065] Using liposomes (such as Lipofectamine 2000 TM Reagents) The efficiency of transferring plasmids into suspension cells is relatively low, and electroporation is generally used when transfecting suspension cells. Take the combination of some sgRNA and ssODN in Example 2, and introduce it into K562 cells through the lonza-4D electroporation instrument, and use the K562 cell transfection program that comes with the instrument. The transfected cells were cultured for 4 days, and the cells were collected to extract genomic DNA, and the HBG2 promoter gene fragment was amplified by PCR for sequencing. The gene editing efficiency of the sequencing results was analyzed by synthego software, showing that the combination of electroporated sgRNA-1, sgRNA-2, sgRNA-5 and ssODN in K562 can achieve a higher editing efficiency ( Figure 5 ), slightly higher than that of ...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a novel method for activating gamma globin gene transcription. Single-stranded oligonucleotide (ssODN) containing GATA or an antisense complementary sequence TATC thereof is used as guidance information, gene editing is performed in a gamma globin gene regulation region to form an enhancer element containing GATA, and expression of a gamma globin gene in mature red blood cells can be promoted. Hematopoietic stem cells obtained after gene editing through the technology have normal functions, expression of fetal hemoglobin can be remarkably improved after the hematopoietic stem cells are differentiated into erythrocytes, and therefore the hematopoietic stem cells can be used for clinical treatment of beta thalassemia and sickle erythrocyte anemia.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of gene editing, and relates to a method for activating gamma-globin gene expression, a composition and an application thereof. In this method, single-stranded oligonucleotide (ssODN) containing GATA or its antisense complementary sequence TATC is used as guidance information, and gene editing is performed in the promoter region of γ-globin gene to form an erythroid enhancer element containing GATA, which can promote The gamma-globin gene is expressed in mature erythrocytes. Background technique [0002] Hemoglobin (Hb) is a special protein that carries and transports oxygen in red blood cells. Hemoglobin is composed of globin and heme. Hemoglobin in adults is mainly a tetramer (α2β2) composed of 2 α-globin and 2 β-globin, which becomes adult hemoglobin (HbA). Mutations in the β-globin gene (HBB) can cause β-hemoglobin disorders (also known as β-hemoglobinopathy), including sickle cell disease (Sickle Cel...

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IPC IPC(8): C12N15/113C12N15/85C12N15/67C12N15/90C12N15/12C12N5/10A61K35/28A61P7/06
CPCC12N15/113C12N15/85C12N15/67C12N15/907C07K14/805C12N5/0647A61K35/28A61P7/06C12N2310/20C12N2800/107C12N2830/001C12N2510/00C12N15/63C12N9/22A61K38/42A61K48/0066C12N15/11C12N2310/315C12N2800/80
Inventor 梁峻彬古博徐辉
Owner GUANGZHOU REFORGENE MEDICINE CO LTD
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