Bacterial mediated thf alpha gene silencing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015017138-A1
Application number	US-201414328900-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 11, 2014
Priority date	Jun 15, 2007
Publication date	Jan 15, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods are described for the delivery of one or more small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to a eukaryotic cell using a bacterium. Methods are also described for using this bacterium to regulate gene expression in eukaryotic cells using RNA interference, and methods for treating an inflammatory disease or disorder. The bacterium includes one or more siRNAs or one or more DNA molecules encoding one or more siRNAs. Vectors are also described for use with the bacteria of the invention for causing RNA interference in eukaryotic cells.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of delivering one or more siRNAs to mammalian cells, the method comprising introducing to said mammalian cells at least one invasive bacterium containing one or more siRNAs or one or more DNA molecules encoding one or more siRNAs, wherein the expressed siRNAs interfere with the mRNA of TNFα.

2 . An invasive bacterium comprising one or more siRNAs or one or more DNA molecules encoding one or more siRNAs, wherein the expressed siRNAs interfere with the mRNA of TNFα.

3 . A prokaryotic vector comprising at least one DNA molecule encoding one or more siRNAs and at least one RNA-polymerase III compatible promoter or at least one prokaryotic promoter, wherein the expressed siRNAs interfere with the mRNA of TNFα.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said invasive bacterium is a non-pathogenic or non-virulent bacterium.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said invasive bacterium is a therapeutic bacterium.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said mammalian cell is in vivo or in vitro.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said mammalian cell is selected from the group consisting of human, bovine, ovine, porcine, feline, buffalo, canine, goat, equine, donkey, deer, avian, bird, chicken and primate cells.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mammalian cell is selected from the group consisting of a gastrointestinal epithelial cell and a macrophage.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more DNA molecules encoding said one or more siRNAs are transcribed within the animal cell.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more DNA molecules encoding said one or more siRNAs are transcribed within the bacterium.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more DNA molecules encoding one or more siRNAs comprise a prokaryotic promoter.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein said prokaryotic promoter is a T7 promoter.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said animal cells are infected with about 10 3 to 10 11 viable invasive bacteria.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said animal cells are infected at a multiplicity of infection ranging from about 0.1 to 10 6 .

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the expressed siRNAs direct the multienzyme complex RNA-induced silencing complex of the cell to interact with the mRNA of TNFα.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein expression of TNFα is decreased or inhibited,

17 . The invasive bacterium of claim 2 , wherein said invasive bacterium is a non-pathogenic or non virulent bacterium.

18 . The invasive bacterium of claim 2 , wherein said invasive bacterium is a therapeutic bacterium.

19 . A composition comprising the bacterium of claim 2 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

20 . A eukaryotic host cell comprising the bacterium of claim 2 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Assignees

• Beth Israel Hospital

Inventors

• Fruehauf Johannes H
• Li Chiang J

Classifications

• C12N15/63 Primary

  Introduction of foreign genetic material using vectors; Vectors; Use of hosts therefor; Regulation of expression · CPC title

• C12N15/111

  General methods applicable to biologically active non-coding nucleic acids · CPC title

• C12N2310/111

  spanning the whole gene, or a large part of it · CPC title

• C12N15/1136

  against growth factors, growth regulators, cytokines, lymphokines or hormones · CPC title

• C12N15/1131

  against viruses · CPC title