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Title: Genomic editing of genes involved in inflammation.Abstract: The present invention provides genetically modified animals and cells comprising edited chromosomal sequences encoding inflammation-related proteins. In particular, the animals or cells are generated using a zinc finger nuclease-mediated editing process. Also provided are methods of assessing the effects of agents in genetically modified animals and cells comprising edited chromosomal sequences encoding inflammation-related proteins. ...
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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20110016543, Genomic editing of genes involved in inflammation.
This application claims the priority of U.S. provisional application No. 61/343,287, filed Apr. 26, 2010, U.S. provisional application No. 61/323,702, filed Apr. 13, 2010, U.S. provisional application No. 61/323,719, filed Apr. 13, 2010, U.S. provisional application No. 61/323,698, filed Apr. 13, 2010, U.S. provisional application No. 61/309,729, filed Mar. 2, 2010, U.S. provisional application No. 61/308,089, filed Feb. 25, 2010, U.S. provisional application No. 61/336,000, filed Jan. 14, 2010, U.S. provisional application No. 61/263,904, filed Nov. 24, 2009, U.S. provisional application No. 61/263,696, filed Nov. 23, 2009, U.S. provisional application No. 61/245,877, filed Sep. 25, 2009, U.S. provisional application No. 61/232,620, filed Aug. 10, 2009, U.S. provisional application No. 61/228,419, filed Jul. 24, 2009, and is a continuation in part of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 12/592,852, filed Dec. 3, 2009, which claims priority to U.S. provisional 61/200,985, filed Dec. 4, 2008 and U.S. provisional application 61/205,970, filed Jan. 26, 2009, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
The invention generally relates to genetically modified animals or cells comprising at least one edited chromosomal sequence encoding inflammation-related proteins. In particular, the invention relates to the use of a zinc finger nuclease-mediated process to edit chromosomal sequences encoding inflammation-related proteins.
Inflammation is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. Inflammation is a protective attempt by the organism to remove the injurious stimuli and to initiate the healing process. A large variety of proteins are involved in inflammation, and any one of them is open to a genetic mutation which impairs or otherwise dysregulates the normal function and expression of that protein. Without inflammation, wounds and infections would never heal. However, chronic inflammation can also lead to a host of diseases. Examples of disorders associated with inflammation include: acne vulgaris, asthma, hay fever, atheroscloris, autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammation, chronic prostatitis, glomerulonephritis, hypersensitivities, inflammatory bowel diseases, pelvic inflammatory disease, reperfusion injury, rheumatoid arthritis, transplant rejection, vasculitis, interstitial cystitis. It is for that reason that inflammation is normally closely regulated by the body. What are needed are animal models with these proteins genetically modified to provide research tools that allow the elucidation of mechanisms underlying development and progression of inflammation.
One aspect of the present disclosure encompasses a genetically modified animal comprising at least one edited chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein.
A further aspect provides a non-human embryo comprising at least one RNA molecule encoding a zinc finger nuclease that recognizes a chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein, and, optionally, at least one donor polynucleotide comprising a sequence encoding an inflammation related protein.
Yet an additional aspect encompasses a method for assessing the effect of mutant inflammation-related proteins on the progression or symptoms of a disease state associated with inflammation-related proteins in an animal. The method comprises comparing a wild type animal to a genetically modified animal comprising at least one edited chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein, and measuring a phenotype associated with the disease state.
Another aspect encompasses a method for assessing the effect of an agent on progression or symptoms of inflammation. The method comprises (a) contacting a genetically modified animal comprising at least one edited chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein with the agent, measuring an inflammation-related phenotype, and (c) comparing results of the inflammation-related phenotype in (b) to results obtained from a control genetically modified animal comprising said edited chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein not contacted with the agent.
The application file contains at least one figure executed in color. Copies of this patent application publication with color figures will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
FIG. 1 presents the DNA sequences of edited Rag1 loci in two animals. The upper sequence (SEQ ID NO:5) has a 808 bp deletion in exon 2, and the lower sequence (SEQ ID NO:6) has a 29 bp deletion in exon 2. The exon sequence is shown in green; the target site is presented in yellow, and the deletions are shown in dark blue.
FIG. 2 presents the DNA sequences of edited Rag2 loci in two animals. The upper sequence (SEQ ID NO: 25) has a 13 bp deletion in the target sequence in exon 3, and the lower sequence (SEQ ID NO:26) has a 2 bp deletion in the target sequence in exon 2. The exon sequence is shown in green; the target site is presented in yellow, and the deletions are shown in dark blue.
The present disclosure provides a genetically modified animal or animal cell comprising at least one edited chromosomal sequence encoding a protein associated with inflammation. The edited chromosomal sequence may be (1) inactivated, (2) modified, or (3) comprise an integrated sequence. An inactivated chromosomal sequence is altered such that a functional protein is not made. Thus, a genetically modified animal comprising an inactivated chromosomal sequence may be termed a “knock out” or a “conditional knock out.” Similarly, a genetically modified animal comprising an integrated sequence may be termed a “knock in” or a “conditional knock in.” As detailed below, a knock in animal may be a humanized animal. Furthermore, a genetically modified animal comprising a modified chromosomal sequence may comprise a targeted point mutation(s) or other modification such that an altered protein product is produced. The chromosomal sequence encoding the protein associated with inflammation generally is edited using a zinc finger nuclease-mediated process. Briefly, the process comprises introducing into an embryo or cell at least one RNA molecule encoding a targeted zinc finger nuclease and, optionally, at least one accessory polynucleotide. The method further comprises incubating the embryo or cell to allow expression of the zinc finger nuclease, wherein a double-stranded break introduced into the targeted chromosomal sequence by the zinc finger nuclease is repaired by an error-prone non-homologous end-joining DNA repair process or a homology-directed DNA repair process. The method of editing chromosomal sequences encoding a protein associated with inflammation using targeted zinc finger nuclease technology is rapid, precise, and highly efficient.
One aspect of the present disclosure provides a genetically modified animal in which at least one chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein has been edited. For example, the edited chromosomal sequence may be inactivated such that the sequence is not transcribed and/or a functional inflammation-related protein is not produced. Alternatively, the chromosomal sequence may be edited such that the sequence is over-expressed and a functional inflammation-related protein is over-produced. The edited chromosomal sequence may also be modified such that it codes for an altered inflammation-related protein. For example, the chromosomal sequence may be modified such that at least one nucleotide is changed and the expressed inflammation-related protein comprises at least one changed amino acid residue (missense mutation). The chromosomal sequence may be modified to comprise more than one missense mutation such that more than one amino acid is changed. Additionally, the chromosomal sequence may be modified to have a three nucleotide deletion or insertion such that the expressed inflammation-related protein comprises a single amino acid deletion or insertion, provided such a protein is functional. The modified inflammation-related protein may have altered substrate specificity, altered enzyme activity, altered kinetic rates, and so forth. Furthermore, the edited chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein may comprise a sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein integrated into the genome of the animal. The chromosomally integrated sequence may encode an endogenous inflammation-related protein normally found in the animal, or the integrated sequence may encode an orthologous inflammation-related protein, or combinations of both. The genetically modified animal disclosed herein may be heterozygous for the edited chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein. Alternatively, the genetically modified animal may be homozygous for the edited chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein.
In one embodiment, the genetically modified animal may comprise at least one inactivated chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein. The inactivated chromosomal sequence may include a deletion mutation (i.e., deletion of one or more nucleotides), an insertion mutation (i.e., insertion of one or more nucleotides), or a nonsense mutation (i.e., substitution of a single nucleotide for another nucleotide such that a stop codon is introduced). As a consequence of the mutation, the targeted chromosomal sequence is inactivated and a functional inflammation-related protein is not produced. The inactivated chromosomal sequence comprises no exogenously introduced sequence. Such an animal may be termed a “knockout.” Also included herein are genetically modified animals in which two, three, or more chromosomal sequences encoding inflammation-related proteins are inactivated.
In another embodiment, the genetically modified animal may comprise at least one edited chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein such that the sequence is over-expressed and a functional inflammation-related protein is over-produced. For example, the regulatory regions controlling the expression of the inflammation-related protein may be altered such that the inflammation-related protein is over-expressed.
In yet another embodiment, the genetically modified animal may comprise at least one chromosomally integrated sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein. For example, an exogenous sequence encoding an orthologous or an endogenous inflammation-related protein may be integrated into a chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein such that the chromosomal sequence is inactivated, but wherein the exogenous sequence encoding the orthologous or endogenous inflammation-related protein may be expressed or over-expressed. In such a case, the sequence encoding the orthologous or endogenous inflammation-related protein may be operably linked to a promoter control sequence. Alternatively, an exogenous sequence encoding an orthologous or endogenous inflammation-related protein may be integrated into a chromosomal sequence without affecting expression of a chromosomal sequence. For example, an exogenous sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein may be integrated into a “safe harbor” locus, such as the Rosa26 locus, HPRT locus, or AAV locus, wherein the exogenous sequence encoding the orthologous or endogenous inflammation-related protein may be expressed or over-expressed. In one iteration of the disclosure, an animal comprising a chromosomally integrated sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein may be called a “knock-in”, and it should be understood that in such an iteration of the animal, no selectable marker is present. The present disclosure also encompasses genetically modified animals in which 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 or more sequences encoding inflammation-related proteins are integrated into the genome.
The chromosomally integrated sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein may encode the wild type form of the inflammation-related protein. Alternatively, the chromosomally integrated sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein may comprise at least one modification such that an altered version of the inflammation-related protein is produced. In some embodiments, the chromosomally integrated sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein comprises at least one modification such that the altered version of the protein causes inflammation. In other embodiments, the chromosomally integrated sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein comprises at least one modification such that the altered version of the inflammation-related protein protects against inflammation.
In an additional embodiment, the genetically modified animal may be a “humanized” animal comprising at least one chromosomally integrated sequence encoding a functional human inflammation-related protein. The functional human inflammation-related protein may have no corresponding ortholog in the genetically modified animal. Alternatively, the wild-type animal from which the genetically modified animal is derived may comprise an ortholog corresponding to the functional human inflammation-related protein. In this case, the orthologous sequence in the “humanized” animal is inactivated such that no functional protein is made and the “humanized” animal comprises at least one chromosomally integrated sequence encoding the human inflammation-related protein. For example, a humanized animal may comprise an inactivated abat sequence and a chromosomally integrated human ABAT sequence. Those of skill in the art appreciate that “humanized” animals may be generated by crossing a knock out animal with a knock in animal comprising the chromosomally integrated sequence.
In yet another embodiment, the genetically modified animal may comprise at least one edited chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein such that the expression pattern of the protein is altered. For example, regulatory regions controlling the expression of the protein, such as a promoter or transcription binding site, may be altered such that the inflammation-related protein is over-produced, or the tissue-specific or temporal expression of the protein is altered, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the expression pattern of the inflammation-related protein may be altered using a conditional knockout system. A non-limiting example of a conditional knockout system includes a Cre-lox recombination system. A Cre-lox recombination system comprises a Cre recombinase enzyme, a site-specific DNA recombinase that can catalyze the recombination of a nucleic acid sequence between specific sites (lox sites) in a nucleic acid molecule. Methods of using this system to produce temporal and tissue specific expression are known in the art. In general, a genetically modified animal is generated with lox sites flanking a chromosomal sequence, such as a chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein. The genetically modified animal comprising the lox-flanked chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein may then be crossed with another genetically modified animal expressing Cre recombinase. Progeny animals comprising the lox-flanked chromosomal sequence and the Cre recombinase are then produced, and the lox-flanked chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein is recombined, leading to deletion or inversion of the chromosomal sequence encoding the protein. Expression of Cre recombinase may be temporally and conditionally regulated to effect temporally and conditionally regulated recombination of the chromosomal sequence encoding an inflammation-related protein.
The present disclosure comprises editing of any chromosomal sequences that encode proteins associated with inflammation. The inflammation-related proteins are typically selected based on an experimental association of the inflammation-related protein to an inflammation disorder. For example, the production rate or circulating concentration of an inflammation-related protein may be elevated or depressed in a population having an inflammation disorder relative to a population lacking the inflammation disorder. Differences in protein levels may be assessed using proteomic techniques including but not limited to Western blot, immunohistochemical staining, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and mass spectrometry. Alternatively, the inflammation-related proteins may be identified by obtaining gene expression profiles of the genes encoding the proteins using genomic techniques including but not limited to DNA microarray analysis, serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE), and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR).
By way of non-limiting example, inflammation-related proteins include but are not limited to the proteins listed in Table A.
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