Engineered muscle targeting compositions
AssigneesThe Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsPardis Sabeti, Mohammadsharif Tabebordbar, Simon Ye, Kim Lagerborg, Alexandra Stanton, Amy Wagers
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Abstract
Described herein are muscle-specific targeting moieties and compositions including the muscle specific targeting motifs. Also described herein are uses of the muscle-specific targeting motifs and compositions including the muscle specific targeting moieties. In some embodiments, the muscle-specific targeting moieties and compositions including the muscle specific targeting moieties can be used to direct delivery of a cargo to a muscle cell.
Claims28
An engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid polypeptide comprising:
- an n-mer motif inserted in a surface variable region VR-VIII of the engineered AAV capsid polypeptide,
- wherein the n-mer motif comprises the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs:
- 2-7, 20-21, 28-33, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 64, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 91, 94, 96, 100, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 158, 160, 163, 166, 168, 170, 172, 174, 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 189, 191, 193, 195, 199, 201, 203, 205, 207, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248, 250, 252, 257, 259, 261, 263, 265, 267, 269, 271, 273, 275, 277, 279, 282, 284, 286, 288, 290, 293, 295, 297, 299, 301, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 324, 327, 329, 333, 335, 337, 339, 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 351, 353, 355, 357, 359, 361, 363, 365, 367, 369, 371, 373, 375, 378, 380, 382, 384, 386, 388, 390, 392, 394, 396, 398, 401, 404, 406, 408, 411, 413, 418, 420, 423, 426, 430, 432, 434, 436, 438, 440, 442, 444, 446, 448, 450, 452, 454, 456, 458, 460, 462, 464, 466, 468, 470, 472, 476, 478, 480, 482, 484, 487, 489, 492, 494, 497, 499, 501, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 519, 521, 523, 526, 529, 531, 533, 535, 538, 542, 544, 546, 548, 551, 553, 555, 558, 561, 563, 565, 567, 570, 572, 574, 576, 579, 582, 584, 586, 588, 591, 593, 595, 597, 599, 601, 603, 605, 607, 609, 611, 613, 615, 617, 619, 621, 623, 625, 628, 630, 632, 634, 636, 638, 640, 642, 644, 646, 648, 651, 653, 655, 657, 659, 661, 663, 665, 667, 669, 672, 674, 676, 678, 680, 682, 684, 686, 688, 690, 692, 694, 696, 698, 700, 703, 707, 709, 711, 713, 715, 717, 720, 723, 726, 728, 731, 733, 735, 737, 739, 741, 743, 745, 747, 749, 751, 754, 756, 758, 760, 763, and 767.
A vector system comprising:
- a vector comprising:
- (a) one or more polynucleotides each encoding one or more engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid polypeptides, or
- (b) one or more polynucleotides encoding one or more engineered AAV capsid polypeptides and a cargo,
- wherein each of the one or more polypeptides of (a) and (b) comprises an n-mer motif inserted in a surface variable region VR-VIII of the one or more engineered AAV capsid polypeptides,
- wherein the n-mer motif comprises the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NO:
- 2-7, 20-21, 28-33, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 64, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 91, 94, 96, 100, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 158, 160, 163, 166, 168, 170, 172, 174, 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 189, 191, 193, 195, 199, 201, 203, 205, 207, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248, 250, 252, 257, 259, 261, 263, 265, 267, 269, 271, 273, 275, 277, 279, 282, 284, 286, 288, 290, 293, 295, 297, 299, 301, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 324, 327, 329, 333, 335, 337, 339, 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 351, 353, 355, 357, 359, 361, 363, 365, 367, 369, 371, 373, 375, 378, 380, 382, 384, 386, 388, 390, 392, 394, 396, 398, 401, 404, 406, 408, 411, 413, 418, 420, 423, 426, 430, 432, 434, 436, 438, 440, 442, 444, 446, 448, 450, 452, 454, 456, 458, 460, 462, 464, 466, 468, 470, 472, 476, 478, 480, 482, 484, 487, 489, 492, 494, 497, 499, 501, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 519, 521, 523, 526, 529, 531, 533, 535, 538, 542, 544, 546, 548, 551, 553, 555, 558, 561, 563, 565, 567, 570, 572, 574, 576, 579, 582, 584, 586, 588, 591, 593, 595, 597, 599, 601, 603, 605, 607, 609, 611, 613, 615, 617, 619, 621, 623, 625, 628, 630, 632, 634, 636, 638, 640, 642, 644, 646, 648, 651, 653, 655, 657, 659, 661, 663, 665, 667, 669, 672, 674, 676, 678, 680, 682, 684, 686, 688, 690, 692, 694, 696, 698, 700, 703, 707, 709, 711, 713, 715, 717, 720, 723, 726, 728, 731, 733, 735, 737, 739, 741, 743, 745, 747, 749, 751, 754, 756, 758, 760, 763, and 767;
- and
- a regulatory element is operatively coupled to one or more polynucleotide(s), the cargo, or both.
An engineered AAV particle comprising
- a cargo polynucleotide comprising a mini- or micro-dystrophin gene comprising spectrin-like repeats 1, 2, 3, and 24, and
- an engineered AAV capsid polypeptide comprising
- a muscle-specific targeting moiety comprising
- an n-mer motif of any one of SEQ ID NOs:
- 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 inserted between any two amino acids between amino acids 581-593 in an AAV9 capsid polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:
- 1, or an analogous position in an AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, AAV5, AAV6, AAV7, AAV8, AAV rh.74, or an AAV rh.10 capsid polypeptide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.