WO2013151663A1

Modified polynucleotides for the production of membrane proteins

Abstract

The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotides. More specifically, the disclosure provides compositions, methods, processes, kits and devices for the design, preparation, manufacture and/or formulation of modified mRNA (mmRNA) molecules from primary transcripts. Methods of using mmRNA for treating conditions or diseases are also disclosed.

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92 claims: 25 independent, 67 dependent

  1. 1
    Claims We claim:1. An isolated polynucleotide comprising;(a) a first region of linked nucleosides, said first region encoding a polypeptide of interest, said polypeptide of interest selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs 8144- 16131 ;(b) a first flanking region located at the 5' terminus of said first region comprising;(i) a sequence of linked nucleosides selected from the group consisting of the native 5' UTR of any of the nucleic acids that encode any of SEQ ID NOs 8144-16131, SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 and functional variants thereof;and (ii) at least one 5' terminal cap;(c) a second flanking region located at the 3' terminus of said first region comprising;(i') a sequence of linked nucleosides selected from the group consisting of the native 3' UTR of any of the nucleic acids that encode any of SEQ ID NOs 8144-16131, SEQ ID NOs 5-21 and functional variants thereof;and (ϋ') a 3' tailing sequence of linked nucleosides.
  2. 4
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 1-3 which is purified.
  3. 5
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the at least one 5' terminal cap is selected from the group consisting of CapO, Capl, ARC A, inosine, Nl- methyl-guanosine, 2'fluoro-guanosine, 7-deaza-guanosine, 8-oxo-guanosine, 2-amino- guanosine, LNA-guanosine, and 2-azido-guanosine.
  4. 6
    The isolated polynucleotide of any preceding claim, wherein at least one of said linked nucleosides comprises at least one modification as compared to the chemical structure of an A, G, U or C ribonucleotide.
  5. 8
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 1-7, wherein said first region comprises n number of linked nucleosides having Formula (la):), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, wherein U is O, S, N(R u ) nu , or C(R u ) nu , wherein nu is an integer from 0 to 2 and each R u is, independently, H, halo, or optionally substituted alkyl;is a single or double bond;— is a single bond or absent;1 ' 2' 1 " 2" 3 4 5 each of R , R , R , R , R , R , and R is, independently, H, halo, hydroxy, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted aminoalkoxy, optionally substituted alkoxyalkoxy, optionally substituted hydroxyalkoxy, optionally substituted amino, azido, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, or absent;wherein the combination of R 3 with one or more of R^ R^ R^ R 2 ' , or R 5 can join together to form optionally substituted alkylene or optionally substituted heteroalkylene and, taken together with the carbons to which they are attached, provide an optionally substituted heterocyclyl;wherein the combination of R 5 with one or more of R 1 , R 1 , R 2 , or R 2 can join together to form optionally substituted alkylene or optionally substituted heteroalkylene and, taken together with the carbons to which they are attached, provide an optionally substituted heterocyclyl;and wherein the combination of R 4 and one or more of R 1 ' , R 1" , R 2' , R 2" , R 3 , or R 5 can join together to form optionally substituted alkylene or optionally substituted heteroalkylene and, taken together with the carbons to which they are attached, provide an optionally substituted heterocyclyl;each of Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 , is, independently, O, S, -NR N1 -, optionally substituted alkylene, or optionally substituted heteroalkylene, wherein R N1 is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, or absent;each Y 4 is, independently, H, hydroxy, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted thioalkoxy, optionally substituted alkoxyalkoxy, or optionally substituted amino;each Y 5 is, independently, O, S, optionally substituted alkylene, or optionally substituted heteroalkylene;n is an integer from 1 to 100,000;and B is a nucleobase, wherein the combination of B and R 1 , the combination of B and R 2 , the combination of B and R 1 , or the combination of B and R 2 can, taken together with the carbons to which they are attached, optionally form a bicyclic group or wherein the combination of B, R 1 , and R 3 or the combination of B, R 2 , and R 3 can optionally form a tricyclic or tetracyclic group.
  6. 10
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 8-9, wherein U is O or C(R u ) nu , wherein nu is an integer from 1 to 2 and each R u is, independently, H, halo, or optionally substituted alkyl;each of R 1 , R 1 , R 1 , R 2 , R 2 , and R 2 , if present, is, independently, H, halo, hydroxy, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted aminoalkoxy, optionally substituted alkoxyalkoxy, optionally substituted amino, azido, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted aminoalkyl;each of R 3 and R 4 is, independently, H, halo, hydroxy, optionally substituted alkyl, or optionally substituted alkoxyalkoxy;each of Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 , is, independently, O, S, -NR N1 -, optionally substituted alkylene, or optionally substituted heteroalkylene, wherein R N1 is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, or optionally substituted alkynyl;each Y 4 is, independently, H, hydroxy, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted thioalkoxy, or optionally substituted amino;each Y 5 is, independently, O or optionally substituted alkylene;and n is an integer from 10 to 10,000.
  7. 23
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 11-22, wherein U is O or C(R u ) nu , wherein nu is an integer from 1 to 2 and each R u is, independently, H, halo, or optionally substituted alkyl;each of R 1 and R 2 is, independently, H, halo, hydroxy, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted aminoalkoxy, optionally substituted alkoxyalkoxy, optionally substituted amino, azido, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted aminoalkyl;each of R 3 and R 4 is, independently, H or optionally substituted alkyl;each of Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 , is, independently, O, S, -NR N1 -, optionally substituted alkylene, or optionally substituted heteroalkylene, wherein R N1 is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, or optionally substituted alkynyl;each Y 4 is, independently, H, hydroxy, thiol, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted thioalkoxy, or optionally substituted amino;each Y 5 is, independently, O or optionally substituted alkylene;and n is an integer from 10 to 10,000.
  8. 25
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 8-24, wherein in said n number of B has, each B independently has a formula selected from Formula (bl)-(b5):or "" T ™" (b5), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, wherein ^ connecting V 1 and V 2 in formula (bl) is a single or double bond;each of T 1 , T 1 , T 2 , and T 2 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, or optionally substituted thioalkoxy, or the combination of T 1 and T 1 or the combination of T 2 and T 2 join together to form O (oxo), S (thio), or Se (seleno);each of V 1 and V 2 is, independently, O, S, N(R vb ) nv , or C(R vb ) nv , wherein nv is an integer from 0 to 2 and each R^ is, independently, H, halo, optionally substituted amino acid, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, or optionally substituted alkynyloxy;R 10 is H, halo, optionally substituted amino acid, hydroxy, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkoxycarbonylalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, optionally substituted carboxyalkoxy, optionally substituted carboxyalkyl, or optionally substituted carbamoylalkyl;R 11 is H or optionally substituted alkyl;R 12a is H, optionally substituted alkyl, or optionally substituted aminoalkyl;and R 12c is H, halo, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted thioalkoxy, optionally substituted amino, or optionally substituted aminoalkyl.
  9. 26
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 8-25, wherein n number of B has Formula (b6)-(b9):(b9), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, wherein ^ is a single or double bond;each of T 1 , T 1 , T 2 , and T 2 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, or optionally substituted thioalkoxy, or the combination of T 1 and T 1 or the combination of T 2 and T 2 join together to form O (oxo), S (thio), or Se (seleno);each of W 1 and W 2 is, independently, N(R Wa ) nw or C(R Wa ) nw , wherein nw is an integer from 0 to 2 and each R Wa is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, or optionally substituted alkoxy;each V 3 is, independently, O, S, N(R Va ) nv , or C(R Va ) nv , wherein nv is an integer from 0 to 2 and each R Va is, independently, H, halo, optionally substituted amino acid, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkheterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, or optionally substituted alkynyloxy, and wherein R Va and R 12c taken together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached can form optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heterocyclyl;R 12a is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, or absent;R 12b is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkheterocyclyl, or optionally substituted amino acid, wherein the combination of R 12b and T 1 or the combination of R 12b and R 12c can join together to form optionally substituted heterocyclyl;and R 12c is H, halo, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted thioalkoxy, optionally substituted amino, or optionally substituted aminoalkyl.
  10. 28
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 8-27, wherein n number of B has Formula (bl0)-(bl4):acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, wherein each of T 3 and T 3 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, or optionally substituted thioalkoxy, or the combination of T 3 and T 3 join together to form O (oxo), S (thio), or Se (seleno);each V 4 is, independently, O, S, N(R Vc ) nv , or C(R Vc ) nv , wherein nv is an integer from 0 to 2 and each R Vc is, independently, H, halo, optionally substituted amino acid, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkheterocyclyl, or optionally substituted alkynyloxy, wherein the combination of R 13b and R Vc can be taken together to form optionally substituted heterocyclyl;each of R 13a and R 13b is, independently, H, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted alkyl, or optionally substituted alkoxy, wherein the combination of R 13b and R 14 can be taken together to form optionally substituted heterocyclyl;each R 14 is, independently, H, halo, hydroxy, thiol, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted amino acid, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted aminoalkoxy, optionally substituted alkoxyalkoxy, optionally substituted amino, azido, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkheterocyclyl, or optionally substituted aminoalkyl;and each of R 15 and R 16 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, or optionally substituted alkynyl.
  11. 29
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 7-27, wherein n number of B has Formula (bl5)-(b 17):stereoisomer thereof, wherein each of T 4 , T 4 , T 5 , T 5 , T 6 , and T 6 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, or optionally substituted alkoxy, and wherein the combination of T 4 and T 4 or the combination of T 5 and T 5 or the combination of T 6 and T 6 together form O, S, or Se;each of V 5 and V 6 is, independently, O, S, N(R vd ) nv , or C(R vd ) nv , wherein nv is an integer from 0 to 2 and each R vd is, independently, H, halo, optionally substituted amino acid, cyano, amidine, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, or optionally substituted alkynyloxy;and each of R 17 , R 18 , R 19a , R 19b , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , and R 24 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, or optionally substituted amino acid.
  12. 30
    The polynucleotide of any one of claims 8-29, wherein n number of B has Formula (bl8)-(b20):alt or stereoisomer thereof, wherein each V 7 is, independently, O, S, N(R Ve ) nv , or C(R Ve ) nv , wherein nv is an integer from 0 to 2 and each R Ve is, independently, H, halo, optionally substituted amino acid, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, or optionally substituted alkynyloxy;each R 25 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, or optionally substituted alkynyl;each of R 26a and R 26b is, independently, H, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted amino acid, optionally substituted carbamoylalkyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted hydroxyalkenyl, or optionally substituted alkoxy;each R 27 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, or optionally substituted amino;each R 28 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, or optionally substituted alkynyl;and each R 29 is, independently, H, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted amino acid, optionally substituted carbamoylalkyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted hydroxyalkenyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, or optionally substituted amino.
  13. 32
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 8-31 , wherein n number of B has F rmula (b21):(b21), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, wherein X 12 is, independently, O, S, optionally substituted alkylene, or optionally substituted heteroalkylene;xa is an integer from 0 to 3;R 12a is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, or absent;and T 2 is O, S, or Se.
  14. 33
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 8-32, wherein n number of B has Formul (b22), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, wherein R 10 is, independently, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkoxycarbonylalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, optionally substituted carboxyalkoxy, optionally substituted carboxyalkyl, or optionally substituted carbamoylalkyl;R 11 is H or optionally substituted alkyl;R 12a is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, or absent;and each of T 1 and T 2 is, independently, O, S, or Se.
  15. 34
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 8-33, wherein n number of B has Formula (b23):(b23), wherein R is optionally substituted heterocyclyl or optionally substituted aryl;R 11 is H or optionally substituted alkyl;R 12a is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, or absent;and each of T 1 and T 2 is, independently, O, S, or Se.
  16. 35
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 8-34, wherein n number of B has Formula (b24):(b24), wherein T 3 is O, S, or Se;each of R 13a and R 13b is, independently, H, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted alkyl, or optionally substituted alkoxy, wherein the combination of R 13b and R 14 can be taken together to form optionally substituted heterocyclyl;R 14 is, independently, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkheterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkaryl, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkoxycarbonylalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, optionally substituted carboxyalkoxy, optionally substituted carboxyalkyl, or optionally substituted carbamoylalkyl;and each R 15 is, independently, H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, or optionally substituted alkynyl.
  17. 36
    The isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 1-35, further comprising a targeting moiety, wherein said targeting moiety is covalently bound to said polynucleotide.
  18. 38
    A pharmaceutical composition comprising the isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 1-37.
  19. 39
    A pharmaceutical composition comprising the isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 1-37 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
  20. 42
    A method of producing a polypeptide of interest in a mammalian cell, tissue or organism comprising administering to said cell, tissue or organism the isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 1-37 or the pharmaceutical composition of any of claims 38-41.
  21. 52
    A method for producing an increased level of a polypeptide of interest selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs 8144-16131in a mammalian cell, tissue or organism, comprising administering to said cell, tissue or organism a total daily dose of the isolated polynucleotide of any one of claims 4-37 or the pharmaceutical composition of any one of claims 38-41 in two or more equal or unequal split doses.
  22. 78
    A method of preparing a lipid nanopartical formulation of a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest comprising rapidly injecting a first ethanolic solution into a second aqueous solution wherein, (a) said first ethanolic solution comprises a mixture of lipid:DSPC: Cholesterol: PEG-c-DOMG to yield a molar ratio of 50: 10:38.5: 1.5 and having a final lipid concentration of approximately 25mM, and (b) said second aqueous solution comprises a sodium citrate buffered solution of the polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide of interest having a concentration of 1-2 mg/mL and a pH of approximately 3, wherein the rapid injection results in a suspension containing 33% ethanol and a total lipid to polynucleotide weight ratio of at least 10: 1.
  23. 83
    The method of any of claims 78-82, wherein the lipid is selected from the group consisting of DLin-DMA, DLin-K-DMA, DLin-KC2-DMA, 98N12-5, CI 2-200, DLin- MC3-DMA, DODMA, DSDMA, DLenDMA, reLNPs, PLGA and PEGylated lipids.
  24. 84
    The method of any of claims 78-83, wherein the polynucleotide is selected from the polynucleotide of any of claims 1-37.
  25. 85
    A lipid nanopartical formulation of a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest produced by the method of any of claims 78-84 and having a particle size of 80 nm-160 nm, a PDI of between 0.02 and 0.20 and a lipid to polnucleotide ratio (wt/wt) of between 10-30.
  26. 87
    A reLNP formulation of a polynucleotide said polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest.
  27. 89
    A sustained release formulation of a polynucleotide said polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest.
  28. 91
    A polynucleotide encoding a fusion protein said fusion protein comprising a first polypeptide and a second polypeptide.
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