Aav capsids and compositions containing same
AssigneeThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
InventorsJames M. Wilson, Kalyani Nambiar, Qiang Wang
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Abstract
Novel AAV capsids and recombinant AAV vectors comprising the same are provided.
Claims11
A recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) comprising a capsid and a vector genome comprising an AAV 5′ inverted terminal repeat (ITR), an expression cassette comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a gene product operably linked to expression control sequences, and an AAV 3′ ITR, wherein the capsid is:
- (a) an AAVrh75 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 40 or a sequence at least 99% identical thereto having an Asn (N) amino acid residue at position 24 based on the numbering of SEQ ID NO:
- 40;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 39 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 40;
- or (iii) a capsid which is heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh75 vp1, vp2 and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least position N57, N262, N384, and/or N512 of SEQ ID NO:
- 40, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (b) an AAVhu71/74 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 4;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 4;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh71/74 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least 4 positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 4, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (c) an AAVhu79 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 6;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 5 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 6;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu79 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 6, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (d) an AAVhu80 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 8;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 7 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 8;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu80 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 8, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (e) an AAVhu83 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 10;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 9 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 10;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu83 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 10, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (f) an AAVhu74/71 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 12;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 11 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 12;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu74/71 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 12, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (g) an AAVhu77 capsid, consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 14;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 13 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 14;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu77 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 14, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (h) an AAVhu78/88 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 16;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 15 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 16;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu78/88 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 16, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (i) an AAVhu70 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 18;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 17 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 18;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu70 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 18, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (j) an AAVhu72 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 20;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 19 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 20;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu72 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 20, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (k) an AAVhu75 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 22;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 21 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 22;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu75 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 22, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (l) an AAVhu76 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 24;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 23 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 24;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu76 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 24, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (m) an AAVhu81 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 26;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 25 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 26;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu81 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 26, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (n) an AAVhu82 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 28;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 27 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 28;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu82 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 28, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (o) an AAVhu84 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 30;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 29 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 30;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu84 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 30, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (p) an AAVhu86 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 32;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 31 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 32;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu86 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 32, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (q) an AAVhu87 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 34;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 33 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 34;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu87 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 34, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (r) an AAVhu88/78 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 36;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 35 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 36;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu88/78 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 36, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (s) an AAVhu69 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 38;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 37 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 38;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu69 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 38, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (t) an AAVrh76 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 42;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 41 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 42;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVhu69 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 42, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (u) an AAVrh77 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 44;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 43 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 44;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh71 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 44, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (v) an AAVrh78 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 46;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 45 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 46;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh78 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 46, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (w) an AAVrh81 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 50;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 49 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 50;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh81 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 50, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (x) an AAVrh89 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 52;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 51 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 52;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh89 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 52, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (y) an AAVrh82 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 54;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 53 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 54;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh82 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 54, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (z) an AAVrh83 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 56;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 55 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 56;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh83 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 56, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (aa) an AAVrh84 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 58;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 57 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 58;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh84 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 58, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (bb) an AAVrh85 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 60;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 59 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 60;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh85 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 60, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- (cc) an AAVrh87 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 62;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 61 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 62;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh87 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 62, and optionally deamidated in other positions;
- or
- (dd) an AAVhu73 capsid consisting of (i) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 74;
- (ii) a capsid produced from a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 73 of a sequence or a sequence at least 95% identical thereto encoding SEQ ID NO:
- 74;
- or (iii) a capsid which is a heterogeneous mixture of AAVrh73 vp1, vp2, and vp3 proteins which are 95% to 100% deamidated in at least four positions of SEQ ID NO:
- 74, and optionally deamidated in other positions.
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A method of generating a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) comprising an AAV capsid, the method comprising culturing a host cell containing:
- (a) a molecule encoding an AAV vp1, vp2, and/or vp3 capsid protein of AAVrh75 (SEQ ID NO:
- 40), AAVhu71/74 (SEQ ID NO:
- 4), AAVhu79 (SEQ ID NO:
- 6), AAVhu80 (SEQ ID NO:
- 8), AAVhu83 (SEQ ID NO:
- 10), AAVhu74/71 (SEQ ID NO:
- 12), AAVhu77 (SEQ ID NO:
- 14), AAVhu78/88 (SEQ ID NO:
- 16), AAVhu70 (SEQ ID NO:
- 18), AAVhu72 (SEQ ID NO:
- 20), AAVhu75 (SEQ ID NO:
- 22), AAVhu76 (SEQ ID NO:
- 24), AAVhu81 (SEQ ID NO:
- 26), AAVhu82 (SEQ ID NO:
- 28), AAVhu84 (SEQ ID NO:
- 30), AAVhu86 (SEQ ID NO:
- 32), AAVhu87 (SEQ ID NO:
- 34), AAVhu88/78 (SEQ ID NO:
- 36), AAVhu69 (SEQ ID NO:
- 38), AAVrh76 (SEQ ID NO:
- 42), AAVrh77 (SEQ ID NO:
- 44), AAVrh78 (SEQ ID NO:
- 46), AAVrh81 (SEQ ID NO:
- 50), AAVrh89 (SEQ ID NO:
- 52), AAVrh82 (SEQ ID NO:
- 54), AAVrh83 (SEQ ID NO:
- 56), AAVrh84 (SEQ ID NO:
- 58), AAVrh85 (SEQ ID NO:
- 60), AAVrh87 (SEQ ID NO:
- 62), or AAVhu73 (SEQ ID NO:
- 74), or an AAV vp1, vp2, and/or vp3 capsid protein sharing at least 99% identity with any of SEQ ID NOs:
- 40, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, or 74, (b) a functional rep gene;
- (c) a vector genome comprising AAV inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) and a transgene;
- and (d) sufficient helper functions to permit packaging of the vector genome into the AAV capsid protein.
A plasmid comprising a vp1, vp2, and/or vp3 sequence of AAVrh75 (SEQ ID NO:
- 39), AAVhu71/74 (SEQ ID NO:
- 3), AAVhu79 (SEQ ID NO:
- 5), AAVhu80 (SEQ ID NO:
- 7), AAVhu83 (SEQ ID NO:
- 9), AAVhu74/71 (SEQ ID NO:
- 11), AAVhu77 (SEQ ID NO:
- 13), AAVhu78/88 (SEQ ID NO:
- 15), AAVhu70 (SEQ ID NO:
- 17), AAVhu72 (SEQ ID NO:
- 19), AAVhu75 (SEQ ID NO:
- 21), AAVhu76 (SEQ ID NO:
- 23), AAVhu81 (SEQ ID NO:
- 25), AAVhu82 (SEQ ID NO:
- 27), AAVhu84 (SEQ ID NO:
- 29), AAVhu86 (SEQ ID NO:
- 31), AAVhu87 (SEQ ID NO:
- 33), AAVhu88/78 (SEQ ID NO:
- 35), AAVhu69 (SEQ ID NO:
- 37), AAVrh76 (SEQ ID NO:
- 41), AAVrh77 (SEQ ID NO:
- 43), AAVrh78 (SEQ ID NO:
- 45), AAVrh81 (SEQ ID NO:
- 49), AAVrh89 (SEQ ID NO:
- 51), AAVrh82 (SEQ ID NO:
- 53), AAVrh83 (SEQ ID NO:
- 55), AAVrh84 (SEQ ID NO:
- 57), AAVrh85 (SEQ ID NO:
- 59), AAVrh87 (SEQ ID NO:
- 61), or AAVhu73 (SEQ ID NO:
- 73), or vp1, vp2, and/or vp3 sequence sharing at least 95% identity with any of SEQ ID NO:
- 39, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, or 73.
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