Polynucleotides encoding methylmalonyl-coa mutase for the treatment of methylmalonic acidemia
AssigneeModernaTX, Inc.
InventorsKerry Benenato, Mark Cornebise, Edward Hennessy, Ruchi Jain, Vladimir Presnyak
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to messenger RNA (mRNA) therapy for the treatment of methylmalonic acidemia. mRNAs for use in the invention, when administered in vivo, encode methylmalonyl-CoA mutase. mRNA therapies of the disclosure increase and/or restore deficient levels of MUT expression and/or activity in subjects.
Claims77
A lipid nanoparticle comprising a messenger RNA (mRNA) comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a MUT polypeptide, wherein the lipid nanoparticle comprises a compound of Formula (II):
- or its N-oxide, or a salt or isomer thereof, wherein R′a is R′branched or R′cyclic;
- wherein
- R′branched is:
- and R′cyclic is:
- and
- R′b is:
- wherein
- denotes a point of attachment;
- Raγ and Raδ are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-12 alkyl, and C2-12 alkenyl, wherein at least one of Raγ and Raδ is selected from the group consisting of C1-12 alkyl and C2-12 alkenyl;
- Rbγ and Rbδ are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-12 alkyl, and C2-12 alkenyl, wherein at least one of Rbγ and Rbδ is selected from the group consisting of C1-12 alkyl and C2-12 alkenyl;
- R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-14 alkyl and C2-14 alkenyl;
- R4 is selected from the group consisting of —(CH2)nOH wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and
- wherein
- denotes a point of attachment;
- wherein
- R10 is N(R)2;
- each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl, and H;
- and n2 is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10;
- each R′ independently is a C1-12 alkyl or C2-12 alkenyl;
- Ya is a C3-6 carbocycle;
- R*″a is selected from the group consisting of C1-15 alkyl and C2-15 alkenyl;
- and
- s is 2 or 3;
- m is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9;
- l is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
A messenger RNA (mRNA) comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding the human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MUT) polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the ORF is at least 96% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7.
A messenger RNA (mRNA) comprising a 5′ untranslated region (UTR) comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:78 and an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MUT) polypeptide.
A messenger RNA (mRNA) comprising a 3′ untranslated region (UTR) comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:136 and an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MUT) polypeptide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.