C12N2330/51

Retroviral vector having immune-stimulating activity

The disclosure provides vectors for treating cancers, method of producing such vectors and methods of use of the vectors.

SPLICE INHIBITING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES
20210363530 · 2021-11-25 ·

Provided herein are, inter alia, oligonucleotides, kits, and methods useful for increasing lentiviral titers.

COMPOSITIONS AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS OF MICRORNA GENE DELIVERY
20210363542 · 2021-11-25 ·

Described herein are compositions and methods for treating a disease in a subject by administering delivery vectors that express artificial microRNAs, artificial microRNA clusters, and/or a combination of microRNA clusters and associated non-coding RNAs to the subject. Also described herein are methods for preparing artificial microRNAs and artificial microRNA clusters.

Compositions and Methods for Efficacy Enhancement of T-Cell Based Immunotherapy
20220017715 · 2022-01-20 ·

The present invention includes compositions and methods for enhancing T cell based immunotherapy. In certain aspects, the invention includes modified T cells and inhibitors of Dhx37 for use in enhancing T cell based immunotherapy and treating cancer.

Recombinant virus products and methods for inducing DUX4 exon skipping

The present invention relates to methods for shifting the splicing profile of the DUX4 gene, a double homeobox gene on human chromosome 4q35. Recombinant adeno-associated viruses of the invention deliver DNAs encoding U7-based small nuclear RNAs to induce DUX4 exon-skipping and the expression of shortened forms of DUX4. The methods have application in the treatment of muscular dystrophies such as facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

AAV TREATMENT OF HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE

Aspects of the disclosure relate to compositions and methods useful for treating Huntington's disease. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides interfering nucleic acids (e.g., artificial miRNAs) targeting the huntingtin gene (HTT) and methods of treating Huntington's disease using the same.

RNAI INDUCED REDUCTION OF ATAXIN-3 FOR THE TREATMENT OF SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 3

The current invention relates to gene therapy approaches for the treatment of SCA3, in particular RNAi based gene therapy approaches utilizing a total knockdown approach. The inventors provide for selected target regions and/or target sequences for which highly efficient knockdown of the ATXN3 gene expression can be advantegeously obtained in human neuronal cells and in mouse models relevant for SCA3.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING BETA-HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES

The present disclosure provides expression vectors comprising at least two nucleic acid sequences, namely a nucleic acid sequence encoding an anti-HPRT RNAi, and a nucleic acid sequence encoding a gamma globin gene. In some embodiments, the viral vector is a self-inactivating lentiviral vector. In some embodiments, the gamma-globin gene is used to genetically correct sickle cell disease or β-thalassemia or to reduce symptoms thereof.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING PRODUCTION OF A FUSION PROTEIN AND RIBONUCLEIC ACID
20220119838 · 2022-04-21 · ·

The present disclosure relates to one or more agents, therapies, treatments, and methods of use of the agents and/or therapies and/or treatments for increasing production of a belatacept-similar protein and interfering RNA of tumor necrosis factor alpha. Embodiments of the present disclosure can be used as a therapy or a treatment for a subject that has a condition whereby the subject's immune system is, or is likely to become, dysregulated and where the production of the belatacept-similar protein and decreased production of tumor necrosis factor alpha may be of therapeutic benefit.

MODIFIED AAV CONSTRUCTS AND USES THEREOF

The present disclosure relates to the field of rAAV delivery of transgenes. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to RNAi. Provided herein are recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors comprising modified ITRs. In some embodiments, the modified ITRs comprise a sequence encoding a shRNA, miRNA, or AmiRNA.