The present invention relates to nucleic acid expression cassettes and vectors containing liver-specific regulatory elements and codon-optimized factor IX or factor VIII transgenes, methods employing these expression cassettes and vectors and uses thereof. The present invention is particularly useful for applications using liver-directed gene therapy, in particular for the treatment of hemophilia A and B.

Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a recombinant polypeptide of interest modified by a CTP extension in a mammalian cells culture system.

The present invention relates to a hemophilia B rat and a method of producing the hemophilia B rat. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hemophilia B rat having F9 factor knocked-down or knocked-out and a method of producing the hemophilia B rat.

Sequences of novel adeno-associated virus capsids and vectors and host cells containing these sequences are provided. Also described are methods of using such host cells and vectors in production of rAAV particles. AAV-mediated delivery of therapeutic and immunogenic genes using the vectors of the invention is also provided.

Polypeptides comprising at least one carboxy-terminal peptide (CTP) of chorionic gonadotrophin attached to the carboxy terminus but not to the amino terminus of a coagulation factor and polynucleotides encoding the same are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polypeptides and polynucleotides of the invention and methods of using and producing same are also disclosed.

The invention relates to a new, more potent, coagulation Factor IX (FIX) expression cassette for gene therapy of Haemophilia B (HB). Disclosed is a vector for expressing factor IX protein, the vector comprising a promoter, a nucleotide sequence encoding for a functional factor IX protein, and an intron sequence, wherein the intron sequence is positioned between exon 1 and exon 2 of the nucleotide sequence encoding for a functional factor IX protein, and wherein the intron sequence has at least 80% identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1 as disclosed herein.

Methods of isolating highly sialylated recombinant vitamin K dependent proteins, particularly Factor IX, by chromatographic methods am described. The highly sialylated recombinant proteins are characterized. The improved Factor IX has at least 62% N-glycosylation with 3 or 4 sialic acid residues and improved bioavailability and pharmokinetic properties.

This invention provides Factor IX variants, molecules comprising the variants, nucleic acids encoding the variants, compositions comprising the variants or the nucleic acids encoding the variants, and their use in methods for the modulation of hemostasis, for example in the prophylaxis or treatment of hemophilia B. The Factor IX variants have improved biological properties relative to other Factor IX variants and/or relative to wild-type Factor IX.

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for modulating the production of a protein in a target cell. The compositions and methods disclosed herein are capable of ameliorating diseases associated with protein or enzyme deficiencies.

Factor IX/IXa variants and methods of use thereof are disclosed.