Compositions and methods for delivering cargo to a target cell
AssigneesThe Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsFeng Zhang, Michael Segel
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Abstract
Provided herein are compositions, systems, and methods for delivering cargo to a target cell. The compositions, systems, and methods comprise one or more polynucleotides encoding one or more endogenous retroviral elements for forming a delivery vesicle and one or more capture moieties for packaging a cargo within the delivery vesicle. The one or more endogenous retroviral elements for forming a delivery vesicle may comprise two or more of a retroviral gag protein, a retroviral envelope protein, a retroviral reverse transcriptase or a combination thereof. The retroviral gag protein alone, the retroviral envelope protein alone, or both the retroviral gag protein and retroviral envelope protein may be endogenous.
Claims104
An engineered delivery system comprising one or more polynucleotides encoding one or more endogenous retroviral elements for forming a delivery vesicle and one or more capture moieties for packaging a cargo within the delivery vesicle.
A delivery vesicle comprising one or more components encoded in the one or more polynucleotides in the engineered delivery system of any of the preceding claims.
A system for delivering a cargo to a target cell, comprising a delivery vesicle enclosing a cargo and an endogenous reverse transcriptase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.