Patent classifications
C12N15/87
HYPERBRANCHED CATIONIC POLYMERS USEFUL AS NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY VECTORS FOR TRANSFECTING CELLS
Hyperbranched cationic polymers are described. The polymers employ a 4-branching monomer resulting in an increase in the number of functional terminal groups due to the extra branching units, providing excellent transfection efficiency and cytocompatibility in different cell types, including aADSC, HeLa, Neu7 and RDEB keratinocytes, and delivering different genetic therapy approaches such GFP plasmid DNA and a ribonucleoprotein CRISP-Cas 9 complex for COL7A1 exon 80 skipping. In addition, the extra branching units of the polymer of the invention increases the positive charge on the polymer, which provides for improved endosomal escape within the cell. The 4-branching unit can be a diamine component, or a tetraacrylate component, although other 4-branching monomers may be employed such as for example any component with tetra acrylamide groups (i.e. 4-arm PEG acrylamide, 4-arm PEG maleimide), any component with tetra N- hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) groups (i.e. 4-arm PEG-succinimidyl carbonate NHS ester), any type of tetrathiol component (i.e. Pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate), 4-arm PEG-thiol, Tetra(2- mercaptoethyl)silane), and any tetraepoxy component (i.e. TetraGlycidyl methylenedianiline, Tetraglycidyl 1, 1′-methylenebis(naphthalene-2,7-diol), Pentaerythritol tetraglycidyl ether, 4-arm peg epoxide).
MINIMAL ARRESTIN DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN 1(ARRDC1) CONSTRUCTS
Disclosed herein are minimal arrestin domain containing protein 1 (ARRDC1) constructs, which drive the formation of ARRDC1-mediated microvesicles (ARMMs). These vesicles can be harnessed to package and deliver a variety of molecular cargos such as small molecules, nucleic acids, and proteins. An example of such cargo is the genome editor Cas9.
METHOD FOR INTRODUCING GENOME EDITING ENZYME INTO PLANT CELL USING PLASMA
A method for introducing a genome editing enzyme into a plant cell includes: treating the cell with plasma; and then bringing the cell into contact with the genome editing enzyme in the presence of a di- or higher-valent metal cation.
COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF
The present disclosure provides a composite material. The composite material comprises nanoparticles and a flexible substrate, the nanoparticles comprise one or more of carbon nanotubes, graphene, gold nanoparticles, and polydopamine nanoparticles, the flexible substrate comprises one or more of thermosetting plastics such as polydimethylsiloxane and a hydrogel, and the mass percentage of the nanoparticles in the composite material is 0 to 60‰. The composite material of the present disclosure is easy to prepare, has extremely strong photothermal conversion performance, and does not change the smooth surface of an original topological structure. Meanwhile, the composite material has universality and versatility for different cells, the delivery efficiency is close to 100%, and modified cells may be efficiently and non-destructively released and harvested by means of traditional trysinization, and the harvesting efficiency is 90% or more.
COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF
The present disclosure provides a composite material. The composite material comprises nanoparticles and a flexible substrate, the nanoparticles comprise one or more of carbon nanotubes, graphene, gold nanoparticles, and polydopamine nanoparticles, the flexible substrate comprises one or more of thermosetting plastics such as polydimethylsiloxane and a hydrogel, and the mass percentage of the nanoparticles in the composite material is 0 to 60‰. The composite material of the present disclosure is easy to prepare, has extremely strong photothermal conversion performance, and does not change the smooth surface of an original topological structure. Meanwhile, the composite material has universality and versatility for different cells, the delivery efficiency is close to 100%, and modified cells may be efficiently and non-destructively released and harvested by means of traditional trysinization, and the harvesting efficiency is 90% or more.
NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCTS ENCODING KALLIKREIN-2 FUSION PROTEIN AND VECTORS, PREPARATIONS OF CELLS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
The present invention relates to a recombinant nucleic acid construct encoding a kallikrein-2 fusion protein. The kallikrein-2 fusion protein includes a first nucleotide sequence encoding kallikrein-2 (KLK2), and a second nucleotide sequence encoding a glycosylphophatidylinositol (GPI) attachment sequence, where the GPI attachment sequence encoding nucleotide sequence is positioned 3′ to the KLK2 encoding nucleotide sequence. Also disclosed are vectors, preparations of cells, and methods of use thereof
NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCTS ENCODING KALLIKREIN-2 FUSION PROTEIN AND VECTORS, PREPARATIONS OF CELLS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
The present invention relates to a recombinant nucleic acid construct encoding a kallikrein-2 fusion protein. The kallikrein-2 fusion protein includes a first nucleotide sequence encoding kallikrein-2 (KLK2), and a second nucleotide sequence encoding a glycosylphophatidylinositol (GPI) attachment sequence, where the GPI attachment sequence encoding nucleotide sequence is positioned 3′ to the KLK2 encoding nucleotide sequence. Also disclosed are vectors, preparations of cells, and methods of use thereof
TGFBetaR2 endonuclease variants, compositions, and methods of use
The present disclosure provides improved genome editing compositions and methods for editing a TGFβR2 gene. The disclosure further provides genome edited cells for the prevention, treatment, or amelioration of at least one symptom of, a cancer, an infectious disease, an autoimmune disease, an inflammatory disease, or an immunodeficiency.
TGFBetaR2 endonuclease variants, compositions, and methods of use
The present disclosure provides improved genome editing compositions and methods for editing a TGFβR2 gene. The disclosure further provides genome edited cells for the prevention, treatment, or amelioration of at least one symptom of, a cancer, an infectious disease, an autoimmune disease, an inflammatory disease, or an immunodeficiency.
Peptide-polynucleotide-hyaluronic acid nanoparticles and methods for polynucleotide transfection
The present disclosure relates to nanoparticles and methods for polynucleotide transfection.