mRNA-mediated immunization methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11878060-B2
Application number	US-201716323319-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2017
Priority date	Aug 7, 2016
Publication date	Jan 23, 2024
Grant date	Jan 23, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to methods of immunization and methods for generating antibodies using compositions comprising cationic lipids and polynucleotide molecules, such as polyribonucleotide molecules, e.g., mRNA, which code for immunogens (e.g., a target protein or a fragment thereof).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing monoclonal antibodies against a target protein, comprising the steps of: (a) mixing at least one cationic lipid with a messenger RNA (mRNA) coding for the target protein or a fragment thereof, thereby forming a cationic lipid-mRNA complex; (b) administering the lipid-mRNA complex to a non-human animal; and (c) obtaining antibodies that specifically bind to the target protein from the animal, wherein said mRNA of the complex comprises pseudouridine and one or more of the following: a consensus Kozak sequence; a 7-methylguanosine cap on the 5′ end of the mRNA; a polyadenosine (polyA) tail found at the 3′ terminus of the mRNA transcript; and 5′-and 3′-untranslated regions (UTRs).

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the target protein is a transmembrane protein.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the transmembrane protein is selected from the following:
a G protein coupled receptor (GPCR);
(ii) a single pass transmembrane protein receptor;
(iii) a Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily (TNFRSF) member;
(iv) an interleukin (IL) receptor;
(v) an ion channel;
(vi) a solute carrier;
(vii) an immune receptor; and
(viii) multi-pass transmembrane protein.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the target protein is selected from the following:
ACKR1, ACKR2, ACKR3, ACKR4, ADCYAP1R1, ADGRA1, ADGRA2, ADGRA3, ADGRB1, ADGRB2, ADGRB3, ADGRD1, ADGRD2, ADGRE1, ADGRE2, ADGRE3, ADGRE4P, ADGRE5, ADGRF1, ADGRF2, ADGRF3, ADGRF4, ADGRF5, ADGRG1, ADGRG2, ADGRG3, ADGRG4, ADGRG5, ADGRG6, ADGRG7, ADGRL1, ADGRL2, ADGRL3, ADGRL4, ADGRV1, ADORA1, ADORA2A, ADORA2B, ADORA3, ADRA1A, ADRA1B, ADRA1D, ADRA2A, ADRA2B, ADRA2C, ADRB1, ADRB2, ADRB3, AGTR1, AGTR2, APLNR/APJ, ASGR1, ASGR2, AVPR1A, AVPR1B, AVPR2, BDKRB1, BDKRB2, BRS3, BRS3, C3AR1, C5AR1, C5AR2, CALCR, CALCRL, CASR, CCKAR, CCKBR, CCR1, CCR10, CCR2, CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, CCR6, CCR7, CCR8, CCR9, CCRL2, CELSR1, CELSR2, CELSR3, CHRM1, CHRM2, CHRM3, CHRM4, CHRM5, CMKLR1, CNR1, CNR2, CRHR1, CRHR2, CX3CR1, CXCR1, CXCR2, CXCR3, CXCR4, CXCR5, CXCR6, CYSLTR1, CYSLTR2, DRD1, DRD2, DRD3, DRD4, DRD5, EDNRA, EDNRB, F2R, F2RL1, F2RL2, F2RL3, FFAR1, FFAR2, FFAR3, FFAR4, FPR1, FPR2, FPR2, FPR3, FSHR, FZD1, FZD10, FZD2, FZD3, FZD4, FZD5, FZD6, FZD7, FZD8, FZD9, GABBR1, GABBR2, GALR1, GALR2, GALR3, GCGR, GHRHR, GHSR, GIPR, GLP1R, GLP2R, GNRHR, GNRHR2, GPBAR1, GPER1, GPR1, GPR4, GPR12, GPR15, GPR17, GPR18, GPR19, GPR20, GPR21, GPR22, GPR25, GPR26, GPR27, GPR3, GPR31, GPR32, GPR33, GPR34, GPR35, GPR37, GPR37L1, GPR39, GPR40, GPR42, GPR42, GPR45, GPR50, GPR52, GPR55, GPR6, GPR61, GPR62, GPR63, GPR65, GPR68, GPR75, GPR78, GPR79, GPR82, GPR83, GPR84, GPR85, GPR87, GPR88, GPR101, GPR107, GPR132, GPR135, GPR137, GPR139, GPR141, GPR142, GPR143, GPR146, GPR148, GPR149, GPR15, GPR150, GPR151, GPR152, GPR153, GPR156, GPR157, GPR158, GPR160, GPR161, GPR162, GPR171, GPR173, GPR174, GPR176, GPR179, GPR182, GPR183, GPRC5A, GPRC5B, GPRC5C, GPRC5D, GPRC6A, GRM1, GRM2, GRM3, GRM4, GRM5, GRM6, GRM7, GRM8, GRPR, HCAR1, HCAR2, HCAR3, HCRTR1, HCRTR2, HRH1, HRH2, HRH3, HRH4, HTR1A, HTR1B, HTR1D, HTR1E, HTR1F, HTR2A, HTR2B, HTR2C, HTR4, HTR5A, HTR5BP, HTR6, HTR7, KISS1R, LGR3, LGR4, LGR5, LGR6, LHCGR, LPAR1, LPAR2, LPAR3, LPAR4, LPAR5, LPAR6, LTB4R, LTB4R2, MAS1, MAS1L, MC1R, MC2R, MC3R, MC4R, MC5R, MCHR1, MCHR2, MLNR, MRGPRD, MRGPRE, MRGPRF, MRGPRG, MRGPRX1, MRGPRX2, MRGPRX3, MRGPRX4, MTNR1A, MTNR1B, NMBR, NMUR1, NMUR2, NPBWR1, NPBWR2, NPFFR1, NPFFR2, NPSR1, NPY1R, NPY2R, NPY4R, NPY5R, NPY6R, NTSR1, NTSR2, OPN3, OPN4, OPN5, OPRD1, OPRK1, OPRL1, OPRM1, OR51E1, OXER1, OXGR1, OXTR, P2RY1, P2RY10, P2RY11, P2RY12, P2RY13, P2RY14, P2RY2, P2RY4, P2RY6, P2RY8, PRLHR, PROKR1, PROKR2, PTAFR, PTGDR, PTGDR2, PTGER1, PTGER2, PTGER3, PTGER4, PTGFR, PTGIR, PTH1R, PTH2R, QRFPR, RXFP1, RXFP2, RXFP3, RXFP4, S1PR1, S1PR2, S1PR3, S1PR4, S1PR5, SCTR, SMO, SSTR1, SSTR2, SSTR3, SSTR4, SSTR5, SUCNR1, TAAR1, TAAR2, TAAR3, TAAR4P, TAAR5, TAAR6, TAAR8, TAAR9, TACR1, TACR2, TACR3, TAS1R1, TAS1R2, TAS1R3, TAS2R1, TAS2R10, TAS2R13, TAS2R14, TAS2R16, TAS2R19, TAS2R20, TAS2R3, TAS2R30, TAS2R31, TAS2R38, TAS2R39, TAS2R4, TAS2R40, TAS2R41, TAS2R42, TAS2R43, TAS2R45, TAS2R46, TAS2R5, TAS2R50, TAS2R60, TAS2R7, TAS2R8, TAS2R9, TBXA2R, TPRA1, TRHR, TSHR, UTS2R, VIPR1, VIPR2, XCR1, TCR-a, TCR-13, CD3, ζ-chain accessory, CD4, CD8, SIGIRR, mannose receptor (MR), asialoglycoprotein receptor family (e.g., asialoglycoprotein receptor macrophage galactose-type lectin (MGL)), DC-SIGN (CLEC4L), langerin (CLEC4K), myeloid DAP12-associating lectin (MDL)-1 (CLEC5A), dectin 1/CLEC7A, DNGR1/CLEC9A, Myeloid C-type lectin-like receptor (MICL) (CLEC12A), CLEC2 (also called CLEC1B), CLEC12B, DCIR/CLEC4A, Dectin 2/CLEC6A, Blood DC antigen 2 (BDCA2) (CLEC4C), macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (CLEC4E), TLR1, TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR5, TLR6, TLR7, TLR8, TLR9, TLR10, TLR11, TLR12, TLR13, FcγRI (CD64), FcγRIIA (CD32), FcγRIIB1 (CD32), FcγRIIB2 (CD32), FcγRIIIA (CD16a), FcγRIIIB (CD16b), FcαRI, FcαRII (CD23), FcαR1 (CD89), Fcα/μR, FcRn, CD27, CD40, OX40, GITR, CD137, PD-1, CTLA-4, PD-L1, TIGIT, T-cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain 3 (TIM3), V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation (VISTA), CD28, CD122, ICOS, A2AR, B7-H3, B7-H4, B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA), Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR), lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG3), FAM159B, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DPA1, HLA-DPB1, HLA-DQA1, HLA-DQB1, HLA-DRA, HLA-DRB1, gp130, IL-1 receptor, IL-2 receptor, IL-3 receptor, IL-4 receptor, IL-5 receptor, IL-6 receptor, IL-7 receptor, IL-8 receptor, IL-9 receptor, IL-10 receptor, IL-11 receptor, IL-12 receptor, IL-13 receptor, IL-14 receptor, IL-15 receptor, IL-16 receptor, IL-17 receptor, IL-18 receptor, IL-19 receptor, IL-20 receptor, IL-21 receptor, IL-22 receptor, IL-23 receptor, IL-24 receptor, IL-25 receptor, IL-26 receptor, IL-27 receptor, IL-28 receptor, IL-29 receptor, IL-30 receptor, IL-31 receptor, IL-32 receptor, IL-33 receptor, IL-35 receptor, IL-36 receptor, FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3, FGFR4, TNFRSF1A, TNFRSF1B, TNFRSF3, TNFRSF4, TNFRSF5, TNFRSF6, TNFRSF6B, TNFRSF7, TNFRSF8, TNFRSF9, TNFRSF10A, TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF10C, TNFRSF10D, TNFRSF11A, TNFRSF11B, TNFRSF12A, TNFRSF13B, TNFRSF13C, TNFRSF14, TNFRSF16, TNFRSF17, TNFRSF18, TNFRSF19, TNFRSF21, TNFRSF25, TNFRSF27, SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN2B, SCN3A, SCN3B, SCN4A, SCN5A, SCN7A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SCN10A, SCN11A, CACNA1A, CACNA1B, CACNA1C, CACNA1D, CACNA1E, CACNA1F, CACNA1G, CACNA1H, CACNA1I, CACNA1S, TRPA1, TRPC1, TRPC2, TRPC3, TRPC4, TRPC5, TRPC6, TRPC7, TRPM1, TRPM2, TRPM3, TRPM4, TRPM5, TRPM6, TRPM7, TRPM8, MCOLN1, MCOLN2, MCOLN3, PKD1, PKD2, PKD2L1, PKD2L2, TRPV1, TRPV2, TRPV3, TRPV4, TRPV5, TRPV6, CATSPER1, CATSPER2, CATSPER3, CATSPER4, TPCN1, TPCN2, CNGA1, CNGA2, CNGA3, CNGA4, CNGB1, CNGB3, HCN1, HCN2, HCN3, HCN4, KCNMA1, KCNN1, KCNN2, KCNN3, KCNN4, KCNT1, KCNT2, KCNU1, KCNA1, KCNA2, KCNA3, KCNA4, KCNA5, KCNA6, KCNA7, KCNA10, KCNB1, KCNB2, KCNC1, KCNC2, KCNC3, KCNC4, KCND1, KCND2, KCND3, KCNF1, KCNG1, KCNC2, KCNC3, KCNG4, KCNH1, KCNH2, KCNH3, KCNH4, KCNH5, KCNH6, KCNH7, KCNH8, KCNQ1, KCNQ2, KCNQ3, KCNQ4, KCNQ5, KCNS1, KCNS2, KCNS3, KCNV1, KCNV2, KCNJ1, KCNJ2, KCNJ3, KCNJ4, KCNJ5, KCNJ6, KCNJ8, KCNJ9, KCNJ10, KCNJ11, KCNJ12, KCNJ13, KCNJ14, KCNJ15, KCNJ16, KCNJ18, KCNK1, KCNK2, KCNK3, KCNK4, KCNK5, KCNK6, KCNK7, KCNK9, KCNK10, KCNK12, KCNK13, KCNK15, KCNK16, KCNK17, KCNK18, HVCN1, HTR3A, HTR3B, HTR3C, HTR3D, HTR3E, CHRNA1, CHRNA2, CHRNA3, CHRNA4, CHRNA5, CHRNA6, CHRNA7, CHRNA9, CHRNA10, CHRNB1, CHRNB2, CHRNB3, CHRNB4, CHRND, CHRNE, CHRNG, GABRA1, GABRA2, GABRA3, GABRA4, GABRA5, GABRA6, GABRB1, GABRB2, GABRB3, GABRD, GABRE, GABRG1, GABRG2, GABRG3,GABRP, GABRQ, GABRR1, GABRR2, GABRR3, GRIA1, GRIA2, GRIA3, GRIA4, GRID1, GRID2, GRIK1, GRIK2, GRIK3, GRIK4, GRIK5, GRIN1, GRIN2A, GRIN2B, GRIN2C, GRIN2D, GRIN3A, GRIN3B, GLRA1, GLRA2, GLRA3, GLRA4, P2RX1, P2RX2, P2RX3, P2RX4, P2RX5, P2RX6, P2R

Assignees

• Novartis Ag

Inventors

• Dominy John
• Dunn Robert
• Glaser Scott
• Keating Mark
• Klattenhoff Carla
• Splawski Igor

Classifications

• C07K2317/24

  containing regions, domains or residues from different species, e.g. chimeric, humanized or veneered · CPC title

• C07K16/2851

  against the lectin superfamily, e.g. CD23, CD72 · CPC title

• C07K16/22

  against growth factors {; against growth regulators} · CPC title

• C07K16/00

  Immunoglobulins [IG], e.g. monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies · CPC title

• C07K16/28

  against receptors, cell surface antigens or cell surface determinants · CPC title