WO2016006658A1 - 非エンベロープウイルス粒子の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing non-enveloped virus particles with high purity without complicated operations.
- a method using a vector for gene transfer using a virus (hereinafter referred to as a viral vector) is used as a biological method.
- a viral vector is a vector in which a naturally occurring virus is modified so that a desired gene or the like can be transferred to a target.
- Technological development has progressed in recent years.
- a virus vector prepared using a gene recombination technique is called a gene recombinant virus vector.
- viruses having no envelope such as viruses having an envelope such as adenovirus and adeno-associated virus (hereinafter, AAV) are well known.
- AAV can infect a wide variety of cells including humans, infects non-dividing cells such as blood cells, muscles, and nerve cells that have been differentiated, and is less susceptible to side effects because it is not pathogenic to humans.
- non-dividing cells such as blood cells, muscles, and nerve cells that have been differentiated
- side effects because it is not pathogenic to humans.
- the utility value as a vector for gene transfer used in gene therapy methods for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases is It has attracted attention in recent years.
- an element essential for virus particle formation is usually introduced into a cell in the form of a nucleic acid construct, and a cell having the ability to produce a virus (hereinafter referred to as a virus producing cell) is prepared. This is done by culturing cells to express elements essential for virus particle formation.
- a virus producing cell a cell having the ability to produce a virus
- This is done by culturing cells to express elements essential for virus particle formation.
- those that require cis supply and those that can be supplied in trans are separated and introduced into cells for virus production, thereby producing wild-type virus and gene
- Patent Document 1 A method for preventing independent replication at the infection site of the recombinant virus is taken (Patent Document 1).
- rAAV genetically modified AAV vector derived from AAV
- the first developed method is to 1) leave the ITRs at both ends of the wild-type AAV genome, and supply rAAV plasmid with nucleic acid except rep and cap genes, and 2) supply Rep and Cap proteins to trans.
- rAAV plasmid with nucleic acid except rep and cap genes
- Rep and Cap proteins to trans.
- plasmids into host cells, 3) as a helper virus that supplies auxiliary elements for the formation of infectious viral particles.
- a method of using herpes virus, vaccinia virus or the like as a helper virus instead of adenovirus is also known.
- the virus-producing cells that have achieved virus production are then collected and crushed, and the resulting cell disruption solution containing rAAV particles is subjected to a process such as filter filtration, ultracentrifugation, chromatography, or ultrafiltration as appropriate. rAAV particles are purified to the final product.
- Non-patent Document 1 a method for obtaining virus particles with higher titer and purity is required, and various improved methods are disclosed.
- Patent Document 1 a method that promotes the production of virus particles and the release rate of the particles into the culture supernatant by culturing virus-producing cells under stress conditions in which the pH of the culture medium is increased.
- Patent Document 1 a method that promotes the production of virus particles and the release rate of the particles into the culture supernatant by culturing virus-producing cells under stress conditions in which the pH of the culture medium is increased.
- Patent Document 1 a method that promotes the production of virus particles and the release rate of the particles into the culture supernatant by culturing virus-producing cells under stress conditions in which the pH of the culture medium is increased.
- it is a device about the process after purification of the produced virus.
- a rapid and simple method has been proposed as a method for purifying virus particles (Non-patent Document 1).
- the method is also SDS in terms of purity. -Many bands considered to be impurities are observed in PAGE, which is not sufficient from the viewpoint of purity and simplicity. As described above, there is still room for improvement in the method for treating virus-producing cells that is performed before the virus particles are subjected to purification.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a production method for obtaining high-purity non-enveloped virus particles without complicated operations.
- the present inventors have determined that a sample containing non-envelope virus particles has at least two concentrations. It was found that high-purity non-enveloped virus particles can be obtained by treating with PEG of the present invention, and the present invention has been completed.
- the present invention is a method for producing non-enveloped viral particles comprising: (A) treating a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles with a first concentration of polyethylene glycol (PEG); (B) removing the precipitate generated in the step (a), treating the resulting supernatant with a second concentration of PEG, and (c) removing the precipitate from the precipitate generated in the step (b).
- PEG polyethylene glycol
- the first PEG concentration is exemplified by 0.5 to 4%
- the second PEG concentration is exemplified by 3 to 10%.
- the second PEG concentration is higher than the first PEG concentration.
- the sample containing non-enveloped virus particles may be a crude extract obtained by contacting non-enveloped virus-producing cells with an acidic solution, or culture of non-enveloped virus-producing cells. When non-enveloped virus particles leak into the medium, the supernatant of the culture solution may be used. In addition, when non-enveloped virus particles are formed in vitro by mixing virus nucleic acid and virus protein in vitro, the mixed solution may be used as a sample as it is.
- the sample containing non-enveloped virus particles may be a sample that has been subjected to nuclease treatment, and the sample containing non-enveloped virus particles may be a sample that has been subjected to chloroform treatment.
- the sample containing non-enveloped virus particles may be a sample obtained by further treating a crude extract obtained by contacting non-enveloped virus-producing cells with an acidic solution with an acid.
- the method of the present invention may include a step of performing a chloroform treatment after the step (c).
- the non-enveloped virus may be an adeno-associated virus.
- the acidic solution may be a solution containing a cation and citric acid.
- the present invention provides a production method for obtaining high-purity non-enveloped virus particles without complicated operations. Furthermore, non-enveloped virus particles produced using the production method are provided. The virus particles produced by the method of the present invention can also be applied to conventional methods for purifying non-enveloped virus particles.
- a non-enveloped virus refers to a virus other than an enveloped virus.
- the envelope virus refers to a virus having a lipid layer or a lipid bilayer on the surface of the virus.
- Representative non-enveloped viruses include DNA genome viruses, such as adenoviruses, parvoviruses, papovaviruses, and human papillomaviruses, and RNA viruses such as rotaviruses, coxsackie viruses, enteroviruses, and sapoviruses.
- DNA genome viruses such as adenoviruses, parvoviruses, papovaviruses, and human papillomaviruses
- RNA viruses such as rotaviruses, coxsackie viruses, enteroviruses, and sapoviruses.
- non-enveloped virus there is no particular limitation on the non-enveloped virus to which the production method of the present invention is applied, and non-enveloped viruses that have already been known for production, non-enveloped viruses newly obtained from nature, or genetic recombination derived therefrom. Viral vectors may be used.
- the non-enveloped virus produced by the production method of the present invention is preferably exemplified by adenovirus or AAV belonging to Parvoviridae.
- virus particle means a particle composed of a protein shell called capsid.
- the “virus vector” means a virus genome (nucleic acid form) contained in the virus particle.
- an rAAV particle is a particle composed of a protein shell called a capsid and contains an rAAV vector.
- the rAAV vector contains viral genomic DNA present in rAAV particles.
- virus particle includes a virus-like particle not containing a virus genome (for example, AAV hollow particle: WO 2012/144446).
- rAAV vector-derived virus-like particles or AAV hollow particles are a category of rAAV particles.
- a virus-producing cell refers to a cell that expresses an element necessary for virus production and produces virus particles.
- the virus-producing cells used in the production method of the present invention are not particularly limited, and may be virus-producing cells obtained in the environment or from clinical specimens of patients with infectious diseases, or may be virus-produced cells that have been artificially produced.
- kits for producing recombinant adenovirus vector and rAAV vector producing cells are also commercially available.
- the essential elements for rAAV particle formation include, for example, (A) a nucleic acid encoding an AAV-derived Rep protein and a nucleic acid encoding a Cap protein, (B) an adenovirus-derived element, such as E1a By introducing a protein, an E1b protein, an E2 protein, an E4 protein, a nucleic acid that supplies VARNA, and (C) a nucleic acid encapsulated in the rAAV particle into an arbitrary cell, a cell that produces rAAV particles can be produced.
- a method of using an adenovirus or the like as a helper virus instead of the nucleic acid described in (B) is also known.
- the arbitrary cells are not particularly limited, and are mammalian cells such as humans, monkeys, rodents, etc., preferably 293 cells (ATCC CRL-1573) with high transfection efficiency, 293T / 17 cells (ATCC CRL- 11268), 293F cells, 293FT cells (all manufactured by Life Technologies), G3T-hi cells (International Publication No. 06/035829 pamphlet), AAV293 cells (available from Stratagene), which are commercially available cell lines for virus production, Sf9 Examples include insect cells such as cells (ATCC CRL-1711).
- the 293 cell or the like constantly expresses the adenovirus E1 protein so that one or several of these proteins necessary for rAAV production may be expressed transiently or constitutively. It may be a modified cell.
- nucleic acid encoding the AAV-derived Rep protein and the nucleic acid encoding the Cap protein can be mounted on a plasmid or viral vector and introduced into a cell.
- Introduction of these nucleic acids into cells can be performed by a known method using, for example, a commercially available or known plasmid or viral vector.
- the nucleic acid encapsulated in the rAAV particles is composed of an AAV-derived ITR sequence and a nucleic acid that is desired to be mounted on an rAAV vector.
- the nucleic acid desired to be loaded on the rAAV vector includes any foreign gene such as a polypeptide (enzyme, growth factor, cytokine, receptor, structural protein, etc.), antisense RNA, ribozyme, decoy, RNA that causes RNA interference, etc.
- the nucleic acid which supplies is illustrated.
- an appropriate promoter, enhancer, terminator or other transcriptional regulatory element may be inserted into the nucleic acid to control the expression of the foreign gene.
- the nucleic acid encapsulated in the rAAV particle may contain any foreign gene desired to be loaded into the rAAV vector between the two ITR sequences, or the rAAV vector between the two ITR sequences. It may contain any foreign gene desired to be loaded on and one or more elements for controlling the expression of the foreign gene.
- the nucleic acid encapsulated in the viral particle can be introduced into the cell in the form of a plasmid as a nucleic acid construct.
- the plasmid can be constructed using, for example, a commercially available rAAV vector plasmid, such as pAAV-CMV Vector (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.).
- a nucleic acid encapsulated in a viral particle can be introduced into a cell by infection with a viral vector that retains the genome containing the nucleic acid sequence.
- a viral vector that retains the genome containing the nucleic acid sequence.
- the said viral vector is not specifically limited, For example, a baculovirus vector can be used.
- Non-enveloped virus-producing cells can be cultured under known culture conditions.
- the non-enveloped virus-producing cells are derived from mammalian cells, examples include culturing at a temperature of 30 to 37 ° C., a humidity of 95%, and a CO 2 concentration of 5 to 10%.
- the non-enveloped virus-producing cells are derived from insect cells Is exemplified by shaking culture at 26 to 30 ° C., but the present invention is not limited to such conditions. If growth of a desired non-enveloped virus-producing cell or production of a desired non-enveloped virus can be achieved, it may be carried out at a temperature, humidity, or CO 2 concentration other than the above ranges.
- the non-enveloped virus-producing cells are 12 to 150 hours, preferably 48 to 120 hours when the non-enveloped virus-producing cells are derived from mammalian cells. In the case of insect cell-derived, it is 3 to 11 days, preferably 5 to 9 days.
- the sample containing non-enveloped virus particles used in the method of the present invention is not particularly limited to the present invention, but is prepared by disrupting or lysing non-envelope virus-producing cells cultured as described above. Can do.
- the present invention can also be carried out using the supernatant of the culture solution as a sample.
- the present invention can also be carried out using a mixed solution as a sample.
- non-enveloped virus-producing cells can be carried out by a known method such as ultrasonic treatment, freeze-thaw treatment, enzyme treatment, osmotic pressure treatment or the like.
- a sample containing non-enveloped virus can be obtained by contacting non-enveloped virus-producing cells with an acidic solution. This step involves suspending the non-enveloped virus-producing cell pellet collected by removing the culture solution by centrifugation or filtration after culturing, or suspending the non-enveloped virus-producing cell culture in the culture solution. It is carried out by an operation of adding a component that can be made acidic.
- the temperature and time when contacting with the acidic solution are not particularly limited, and the temperature is, for example, 0 to 40 ° C., preferably 4 to 37 ° C., and the time is, for example, 1 minute to 48 hours, preferably 5 Minutes to 24 hours are exemplified.
- the non-enveloped virus particles are used as a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles in the method of the present invention in a state where they are contacted with an acidic solution or after neutralization.
- the non-enveloped virus particles can be stored for a long time in an ultra-low temperature freezer such as ⁇ 80 ° C. in a state in contact with an acidic solution or in a state after neutralization.
- the acidic solution refers to a solution showing acidity.
- the solution should be a solution that exhibits a pH lower than that during culture of non-enveloped virus-producing cells and that can process non-enveloped virus-producing cells that have achieved virus production to obtain a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles.
- the acidic solution used in the present invention include a solution having a pH of 3.0 to 6.9, preferably a pH of 3.0 to 6.0, and more preferably a pH of 3.0 to 5.0.
- Examples of the acidic solution used in the present invention include citric acid, acetic acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, lactic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, Examples include maleic acid, tartaric acid, benzoic acid, sulfosalicylic acid, formic acid, and salts thereof, and a solution containing a compound selected from a good buffer having a buffer range of less than pH 7, such as MES and Bis-Tris.
- an acidic solution containing citric acid, acetic acid, phosphoric acid, and salts thereof is preferably used.
- the concentration of the compound in the acidic solution is preferably 5 mM to 1 M, more preferably 10 to 500 mM.
- the solvent used in the acidic solution is not particularly limited, and water, a buffer solution, a cell culture medium, and the like can be appropriately selected. Moreover, the solvent may contain various ions according to the subsequent operation. Examples of such ions include, but are not limited to, cations such as sodium ions, potassium ions, and magnesium ions.
- the acidic solution solvent of the present invention preferably contains cations such as water, sodium chloride solution, potassium chloride solution, magnesium chloride solution, sodium ion such as physiological saline, potassium ion, and / or magnesium ion. Examples include an aqueous solution or an aqueous solution containing a saccharide such as a glucose solution and a sucrose solution.
- the sodium ion and / or potassium ion concentration in the solution is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include 5 mM to 2.7 M, preferably 5 mM to 1 M, and more preferably 20 to 800 mM. Although not particularly limited, for example, in the case of 30 to 40 mM citrate buffer, about 200 mM sodium ion is already contained, but the citrate buffer further added with 50 to 100 mM sodium ion is acidic. It may be used as a solution.
- the component that can be added to the culture solution of non-enveloped virus-producing cells to make the culture solution acidic is a component that makes the pH of the culture solution lower than the pH during culture of non-envelope virus-producing cells, and virus production There is no limitation as long as it is a component that can obtain a crude extract containing non-enveloped virus particles from non-enveloped virus-producing cells.
- Examples of components that can make the culture solution used in the present invention acidic include, for example, citric acid, acetic acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, lactic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, and succinic acid.
- the amount of the component capable of acidifying the culture solution is not particularly limited as long as the crude extract containing non-enveloped virus particles can be obtained from the non-enveloped virus-producing cells in which virus production has been achieved. It is determined. Furthermore, various ionic components may be added together with a component capable of making the culture solution acidic. For example, the same ionic solution as described for the acidic solution can be used.
- a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles obtained through the above-described steps (hereinafter also referred to as “crude extract of virus particles”) is difficult to precipitate non-envelope virus particles.
- a concentration ie, a first concentration of polyethylene glycol (PEG).
- PEG polyethylene glycol
- the first PEG concentration is, for example, in the range of 0.5 to 4% (hereinafter,% means W / V), and preferably in the range of 1 to 3%.
- An appropriate PEG concentration may be determined by the method described in the book example 1.
- the obtained supernatant is further treated with a second concentration of PEG.
- the second concentration is higher than the first concentration.
- Non-enveloped virus particles precipitate in the presence of the second concentration of PEG and are separated from soluble contaminants in the presence of this concentration of PEG.
- the second concentration of PEG solution is, for example, in the range of 3 to 10%, preferably in the range of 4 to 8%.
- the appropriate concentration of PEG can be appropriately determined by, for example, the method described in Example 1 of the present specification. What is necessary is just to determine a density
- Non-enveloped virus particles precipitated by treatment with the second concentration of PEG are recovered by known methods such as filtration or centrifugation. Since the method of the present invention can be purified and concentrated at the same time, it can be suitably used for a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles having a low concentration. Although it does not specifically limit, The case where the non-enveloped virus particle
- PEG that can be used in the method of the present invention is not particularly limited, and those having various average molecular weights can be used.
- PEG having an average molecular weight of 200 to 10,000, preferably PEG having an average molecular weight of 4,000 to 10,000 is used in the present invention. More preferably, PEG having an average molecular weight of 6,000 to 8,000 can be used.
- a first concentration of PEG treatment of a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles, and a second concentration of PEG treatment on the supernatant obtained from the first concentration of PEG treatment comprises converting solid PEG into the sample and although it can be carried out by adding to the supernatant, it is preferable to prepare a solution of PEG prepared in advance so that the final concentration of PEG in the sample and the supernatant is the first concentration and the second concentration, respectively. It is carried out by adding to a concentration.
- the sample and supernatant to which PEG has been added to a predetermined concentration are cooled at a low temperature, for example, 0 to 10 ° C., for example, 1 minute to 48. It is carried out by standing for a time, preferably 5 minutes to 24 hours, more preferably 30 minutes to 2 hours.
- the separation of the supernatant and the precipitate in these PEG treatments may be performed by a known solid-liquid separation method such as filtration. It is preferably carried out by centrifugation.
- the method for producing a non-enveloped virus of the present invention can be combined with a known virus purification method.
- a sample containing a non-enveloped virus particle may be treated with nuclease before the step of treating with the first concentration of PEG.
- the nuclease used in the step is preferably one that acts on DNA in the crude extract, and examples include benzonase (Benzonase (registered trademark), manufactured by Merck Millipore), Cryonase Cold-active nuclease (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.), and the like.
- the temperature and time conditions of the nuclease treatment step may be appropriately determined according to the type of enzyme used, and are not particularly limited.
- contaminants may be precipitated by treating a sample containing a non-enveloped virus particle (crude extract of virus particles) with an acid.
- the acid is not particularly limited as long as it lowers the pH of a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles. Examples of the acid include the same solutions or components exemplified as the acidic solution used for the preparation of the sample containing non-enveloped virus particles or the component that can be made acidic.
- the acidic solution used when preparing the sample containing non-envelope virus particles is used.
- the solution or acidic component and the acidic solution or acidic component used in the acid treatment step of the sample containing non-enveloped virus particles prior to the treatment with the first concentration of PEG are of the same type. It may be an acid or a different kind of acid.
- the treatment temperature and treatment time for the acid treatment step are not particularly limited and may be determined as appropriate. For example, the temperature is 0 to 10 ° C., the time is 1 minute to 48 hours, preferably 5 minutes to 24 hours, and more preferably 30 minutes to 2 hours.
- citrate or citrate buffer so that the final concentration of citrate is increased by 50 to 200 mM in a crude extract obtained by treating cells with 30 to 40 mM citrate buffer. Can be added to precipitate impurities in the crude extract.
- the “sample containing non-enveloped virus particles (crude extract of virus particles)” after the acid treatment is used in the next step while remaining acidic or neutralized.
- chloroform treatment can be combined with the method of the present invention.
- a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles may be treated with chloroform in advance, followed by treatment with the first concentration of PEG and treatment with the second concentration of PEG, completing the two-stage PEG treatment. Then, chloroform treatment may be continued.
- the chloroform treatments may be combined.
- the chloroform treatment step may be performed according to a conventional method. In an example of the chloroform treatment, 99% purity chloroform of the same volume is added to a solution containing non-enveloped virus particles, and the mixture is sufficiently stirred and centrifuged. Non-enveloped virus particles are present in the obtained supernatant (aqueous layer), and impurities are present in the chloroform layer or the interface.
- Nuclease treatment, acid treatment, and chloroform treatment of a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles prior to the step of treating with the first concentration of PEG, and chloroform treatment after treatment with the second concentration of PEG Any one may be combined with the method of the present invention, or any two or more treatments may be combined with the method of the present invention.
- these treatments are performed in any order. You may go.
- Non-enveloped virus particles can be obtained as the final product.
- Purification of the non-enveloped virus particles by the chromatography is performed by ion exchange columns (for example, Mustang Q (manufactured by Pall)), affinity columns (for example, AVB Sepharose (manufactured by GE), heparin columns, etc.), hydroxyapatite columns, etc. Can be implemented. Further, impurities can be precipitated by treatment with the above-described high concentration acid.
- the degree of acquisition of non-enveloped virus particles is indicated using the titer of non-enveloped virus as an evaluation method.
- the titer of the non-enveloped virus is not particularly limited, but a) the number of genomes of the non-enveloped virus (genomic titer) in a fixed amount of sample, b) to the non-enveloped virus cells measured experimentally C) infectivity (infectivity titer), or c) a method of measuring the purity of the protein that constitutes the non-enveloped virus, specified as necessary.
- a method for measuring the genome titer for example, a method of measuring the number of copies of the viral genome in a sample by the PCR method is exemplified.
- Infectious titer can be measured by, for example, infecting appropriate target cells with a serial dilution of the sample and detecting cell shape change (cytopathy), detecting transgene expression, Examples thereof include a method for measuring the copy number of the introduced viral genome.
- cytopathy cell shape change
- transgene expression Examples thereof include a method for measuring the copy number of the introduced viral genome.
- Examples of a method for measuring the purity of a protein constituting a non-enveloped virus include a method for analyzing the protein by SDS-PAGE or a method for quantifying it by an immunological method.
- a kit for producing non-enveloped virus particles is provided.
- a sample containing non-enveloped virus particles is added to a PEG suitable for the operation of treating the sample with the first PEG concentration and the second PEG concentration in the method for producing non-envelope virus particles of the present invention, for example, the sample.
- the PEG solution which can be made with the above two concentrations.
- reagents used in the preparation of crude extracts from non-enveloped virus-producing cells such as acidic solutions, vectors containing nucleic acids that supply essential elements for non-enveloped virus particle formation, and non-enveloped virus particles It is good also as a kit containing the vector etc. which contain the nucleic acid enclosed with.
- kits used in the production method and non-enveloped virus particles produced by the production method are also provided.
- the pharmaceutical composition which uses the non-enveloped virus particle acquired using the manufacturing method of this invention as an active ingredient is also provided.
- the pharmaceutical composition can be appropriately prepared according to the production technique of a virus preparation for gene therapy.
- non-enveloped virus particles obtained by further concentrating, purifying and processing non-enveloped virus particles obtained by the production method of the present invention by a known method can be used as a pharmaceutical composition.
- the pharmaceutical composition can be used ex vivo on patient-derived cells or can be administered directly to the patient.
- Example 1 Examination of PEG precipitation concentration (1) Seeding of cells for producing rAAV particles CellBIND (registered trademark) T225 flask (manufactured by Corning) was suspended in DMEM (manufactured by Hyclone) in DMEM (manufactured by Sigma). Turbid 293T / 17 cells were seeded. Thereafter, the cells were cultured for 3 days in a CO 2 incubator at 37 ° C., and it was confirmed that the cells were approximately 70% confluent.
- CellBIND registered trademark
- DMEM manufactured by Hyclone
- DMEM manufactured by Sigma
- AAV2 type 2 AAV
- Rep protein and Cap protein using the calcium phosphate method to cells obtained in Example 1-
- PRC plasmid containing Cell Bio Labs pHLP plasmid containing sequences encoding E2A, VA, V4 of adenovirus (Cell Bio Labs)
- expression of fluorescent protein AsRed2 between two ITRs of AAV2 genome 25 ⁇ g each of pAAV-AsRed2 plasmids for example, plasmids described in International Publication No.
- the mixture was allowed to stand and mixed again with a vortex mixer for 15 seconds. Thereafter, centrifugation was performed at 14,000 ⁇ g, 4 ° C. for 10 minutes, and the supernatant was collected. A solution obtained by adding 1/10 amount of 2M Tris-HCl (pH 9.5) to the obtained supernatant was used as a crude extract.
- PEG precipitation 1/100 amount of 1M MgCl 2 was added to the crude extract obtained in Example 1- (3), followed by treatment with benzonase (manufactured by Merck Millipore) for 1 hour at 37 ° C. (final concentration 250 U). / ML).
- a 60% polyethylene glycol (PEG) -8000 (Promega) solution was added to the crude extract after the benzonase treatment so that the final concentrations of PEG were 8%, 6%, 4%, 2%, and 1%, respectively.
- the mixture was allowed to stand on ice for 30 minutes. Thereafter, centrifugation was performed at 1,500 ⁇ g, 4 ° C. for 30 minutes, the supernatant was removed, and the pellet was collected.
- the pellet was suspended in a solution containing 25 mM EDTA, 150 mM NaCl, 50 mM HEPES (pH 7.4), and allowed to stand overnight at 4 ° C. as a PEG precipitate.
- Genomic titration DNase I prepared by the method described in the instructions from the crude extract obtained in Example 1- (3) and 2 ⁇ L of the PEG precipitate obtained in Example 1- (4) (Takara Bio Inc.) The reaction solution was added to 18 ⁇ L and mixed, and then enzymatic reaction was performed to remove free genomic DNA and plasmid DNA. Thereafter, in order to inactivate DNase I, heat treatment was performed at 99 ° C. for 10 minutes to obtain a DNase I-treated rAAV particle-containing solution.
- lane 1 crude extract
- lane 2 8% PEG precipitation
- lane 3 6% PEG precipitation
- lane 4 4% PEG precipitation
- lane 5 2% PEG precipitation
- lane 6 1% PEG precipitation.
- Example 2 Removal of Contaminants by PEG Precipitation Operation (1) Acquisition of Crude Extract by Citrate Buffer Treatment A crude extract was obtained in the same manner as in Examples 1- (1) to (3). After adding 1/100 amount of 1M MgCl 2 to this crude extract, benzonase treatment was performed at 37 ° C. for 1 hour.
- Example 2- (1) PEG precipitation, washing, and concentration with 100K UF
- the benzonase-treated crude extract obtained in Example 2- (1) was subjected to any of the following treatments A to F to prepare a sample.
- a 60% PEG-8000 solution was added to and mixed with the benzonase-treated crude extract so that the final concentration of PEG was 8%, and allowed to stand on ice for 30 minutes, after which 1,500 ⁇ g, 4 ° C.
- the pellet was collected by centrifugation for 30 minutes.
- the collected pellet was suspended in PBS (manufactured by Gibco) and allowed to stand at 4 ° C. overnight to dissolve the pellet.
- a 60% PEG-8000 solution was added to the benzonase-treated crude extract so that the final concentration of PEG was 2%, mixed, and allowed to stand on ice for 30 minutes, after which 1,500 ⁇ g, 4 ° C. The supernatant was collected by centrifugation for 30 minutes. Next, a 60% PEG-8000 solution was added to the collected supernatant to a final concentration of 8%, mixed, and allowed to stand on ice for 30 minutes, after which 1,500 ⁇ g, 4 ° C., 30 minutes The pellet was collected by centrifugation. The recovered pellet was suspended in PBS (manufactured by Gibco) and allowed to stand at 4 ° C. overnight to dissolve the pellet.
- PBS manufactured by Gibco
- sample F After preparing the same sample E as the above-mentioned E, it was further concentrated by a 100K ultrafiltration centrifuge unit (100K UF) to obtain sample F.
- Example 2- (2) Protein purity measurement The protein purity of the sample obtained in Example 2- (2) was measured in the same manner as in Example 1- (6). The result is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, lanes 1 to 7 are in order of the benzonase-treated crude extract and A to F.
- Example 3 Contaminant Removal by Combination of PEG Precipitation Operation and Chloroform Treatment
- Acquisition of Crude Extract by Citrate Buffer Treatment The crude extract was obtained in the same manner as in Examples 1- (1) to (3). I got it. After adding 1/100 amount of 1M MgCl 2 to this crude extract, benzonase treatment was performed at 37 ° C. for 1 hour.
- a 60% PEG-8000 solution was added to the benzonase-treated crude extract so that the final concentration of PEG was 1%, mixed, and allowed to stand on ice for 30 minutes, after which 1,500 ⁇ g, 4 ° C. The supernatant was collected by centrifugation for 30 minutes. Next, a 60% PEG-8000 solution was added to the collected supernatant so as to have a final concentration of 5%, mixed and allowed to stand on ice for 30 minutes, and then 1500 ⁇ g, 4 ° C., 30 minutes. The pellet was collected by centrifugation. The collected pellet was suspended in PBS (manufactured by Gibco) and allowed to stand at 4 ° C. overnight to dissolve the pellet.
- PBS manufactured by Gibco
- sample J A supernatant obtained by preparing the same sample I as in sample I and subjecting it to chloroform treatment was designated as sample J.
- Example 3- (2) Protein purity measurement The protein purity of the sample obtained in Example 3- (2) was measured in the same manner as in Example 1- (6). The result is shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, lane 1: G, lane 2: H, lane 3: I, lane 4: J.
- Example 4 Addition of citric acid and removal of impurities by PEG precipitation operation (1) Acquisition of crude extract by citrate buffer treatment
- Citric acid precipitation 1/20 amount of 2M citric acid solution was added to the crude extract obtained in Example 4- (1), mixed well, and allowed to stand at 4 ° C. for 90 minutes. After standing, centrifugation was performed at 2,380 ⁇ g, 4 ° C. for 20 minutes, and the supernatant was collected as a citric acid-treated supernatant.
- a 40% PEG-6,000 solution was added to the supernatant so that the final concentration of PEG was 8%. After mixing, the solution was allowed to stand on ice for 60 minutes. Thereafter, centrifugation was performed at 2,380 ⁇ g, 4 ° C. for 30 minutes, and the pellet was collected. The pellet was suspended in a solution containing 10 mM MgCl 2 , 75 mM NaCl, 50 mM HEPES (pH 8.0) and allowed to stand at 4 ° C. overnight. Thereafter, centrifugation was performed at 2,380 ⁇ g, 4 ° C. for 10 minutes, and the supernatant 1 was recovered.
- HNE buffer 50 mM HEPES, 150 mM NaCl, 25 mM EDTA
- HNE buffer 50 mM HEPES, 150 mM NaCl, 25 mM EDTA
- Example 4- (2) and Example 4- (3) were measured by the same method as in Example 1- (5). The results are shown in Table 4.
- Example 4- (2) and Example 4- (3) Protein purity measurement The protein purity of the samples obtained in Example 4- (2) and Example 4- (3) was measured by the same method as in Example 1- (6).
- rAAV particles purified by ultracentrifugation were used as a comparative control. The result is shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, lane 1: crude extract, lane 2: citric acid-treated supernatant, lane 3: supernatant after 1% PEG precipitation, lane 4: 8% PEG precipitation (supernatant 1), lane 5: 8% PEG Precipitate (supernatant 2), lane P: ultracentrifugated rAAV particles (comparative control).
- the supernatant 1 had fewer bands than the crude extract and the citric acid precipitate.
- Table 4 it is shown that high titer and high purity rAAV particles can be purified by combining citric acid precipitation and PEG precipitation.
- Example 5 Removal of contaminants from insect cell culture supernatant by two-step PEG precipitation (1) Cultivation of insect cells for production of rAAV particles PSFM-J1 medium (manufactured by Wako) was added to CELLBAG (registered trademark) (manufactured by GE Healthcare). 2 L of Sf9 cells suspended in 2). Thereafter, using WAVE25 (manufactured by GE Healthcare), the cells were cultured with shaking at 28 ° C. until the cell density reached approximately 2 ⁇ 10 6 cells / mL.
- PSFM-J1 medium manufactured by Wako
- CELLBAG registered trademark
- WAVE25 manufactured by GE Healthcare
- Example 5- (1) Infection with baculovirus vector for producing rAAV particles
- a genome containing a vector genome sequence containing an expression cassette of a target gene between two ITR regions of AAV2 is retained.
- Example 5- (2) Acquisition of insect cell culture supernatant A part of the culture solution obtained in Example 5- (2) was collected and centrifuged at 1,750 ⁇ g, 4 ° C. for 10 minutes, and the supernatant was collected. . The supernatant obtained here was used as an insect cell culture supernatant.
- Example 5- (3) PEG precipitation 7 mL of the insect cell culture supernatant obtained in Example 5- (3) was divided into two tubes. In one tube, add a 40% PEG-6,000 solution so that the final concentration of PEG is 8%, mix, and let stand on ice for 30 minutes, then 1,500 ⁇ g, 4 ° C. The pellet was collected by centrifugation for 30 minutes. The collected pellet was suspended in 140 ⁇ L of DPBS and allowed to stand overnight at 4 ° C. to dissolve the pellet, thereby obtaining a sample (8% PEG precipitation).
- Example 5- (4) Protein purity measurement The protein purity of the sample obtained in Example 5- (4) was measured in the same manner as in Example 1- (6). The result is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, lane 1: 8% PEG precipitation, lane 2: 2-8% PEG precipitation, M: molecular weight marker.
- FIG. 5 shows that 2-8% PEG precipitation (lane 2) had fewer bands than 8% PEG precipitation (lane 1). This indicates that impurities in the insect cell culture supernatant can be removed by PEG precipitation. Moreover, when combined with the results of Example 5- (5), it is shown that rAAV particles can be purified by PEG precipitation.
- the highly non-enveloped virus particles can be obtained without complicated operations by the non-enveloped virus production method of the present invention.
- the non-enveloped virus particles prepared by the production method of the present invention and compositions containing such particles as active ingredients are very useful as gene transfer methods in basic research of gene therapy or clinical applications.
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Description
(a)非エンベロープウイルス粒子を含有する試料を第一の濃度のポリエチレングリコール(PEG)で処理する工程、
(b)前記(a)工程で生成した沈殿物を除去し、得られた上清を第二の濃度のPEGで処理する工程、及び
(c)前記(b)工程で生成した沈殿物から非エンベロープウイルス粒子を取得する工程、
を含む、方法に関する。
(1)rAAV粒子製造用細胞の播種
CellBIND(登録商標)T225フラスコ(コーニング社製)に、10%FBS(Hyclone社製)を含むDMEM(シグマ社製)に懸濁した293T/17細胞を播種した。その後、37℃のCO2インキュベーターで3日間培養し、細胞がおよそ70%コンフルエントになっていることを確認した。
実施例1-(1)で得られた細胞に、リン酸カルシウム法を用いて、2型AAV(以下、AAV2)のRepタンパク質、及びCapタンパク質をコードする配列を含むpRCプラスミド(Cell Bio Labs社製)、アデノウイルスのE2A、VA、V4をコードする配列を含むpHLPプラスミド(Cell Bio Labs社製)、AAV2ゲノムの2つのITRの間に蛍光タンパク質AsRed2の発現カセットとして「CMVプロモーター配列、AsRed2をコードする配列、PolyA配列」を含むpAAV-AsRed2プラスミド(例えば、国際公開第2014/007120号パンフレット記載のプラスミド)をそれぞれ25μgずつトランスフェクションした。トランスフェクション6時間後、培地を完全に除去し、2%ウシ胎仔血清(FBS)を含むDMEMをフラスコ1枚当たり40mL添加し、37℃のCO2インキュベーターで2日間培養した。
実施例1-(2)で得られた各フラスコに、0.5M EDTA(和光純薬社製)0.5mLを添加し、室温で数分間インキュベートすることで細胞を剥離させた。その後、溶液ごと細胞を回収し、1,750×g、4℃、10分間遠心後、上清を除去した。細胞ペレットを2mLの38.1mM クエン酸バッファー(38.1mM クエン酸、74.8mM クエン酸ナトリウム、75mM 塩化ナトリウム)で再懸濁し、15秒間ボルテックスミキサーで混和を行い、37℃ウォーターバスで5分間静置、再び15秒間ボルテックスミキサーで混和を行った。その後、14,000×g、4℃、10分間遠心を行い、上清を回収した。得られた上清に1/10量の2M Tris-HCl(pH9.5)を添加した溶液を粗抽出液とした。
実施例1-(3)で得られた粗抽出液に、1/100量の1M MgCl2を添加後、37℃で1時間ベンゾナーゼ(メルクミリポア社製)処理(終濃度250U/mL)を行った。ベンゾナーゼ処理後の粗抽出液に60%ポリエチレングリコール(PEG)-8000(Promega社製)溶液をそれぞれPEGの終濃度が8%、6%、4%、2%、1%になるように添加し、混合後、氷上にて30分間静置した。その後、1,500×g、4℃、30分間遠心を行い、上清を除去し、ペレットを回収した。ペレットを25mM EDTA、150mM NaCl、50mM HEPES(pH7.4)を含む溶液に懸濁し、4℃で終夜静置した溶液をPEG沈殿液とした。
実施例1-(3)で得られた粗抽出液、及び実施例1-(4)で得られたPEG沈殿液2μLを、説明書に記載の方法で調製したDNaseI(タカラバイオ社製)反応液18μLに添加して混合後、酵素反応を行い遊離のゲノムDNAやプラスミドDNAを除去した。その後、DNaseIを不活化するために99℃、10分間の熱処理を行って、DNaseI処理済みのrAAV粒子含有溶液を得た。DNaseI処理済みのrAAV粒子含有溶液20μLに、注射用水(大塚製薬社製)15μL、10xProteinaseKバッファー(0.1M Tris-HCl (pH7.8)、0.1M EDTA、5% SDS)4μL、ProteinaseK(タカラバイオ社製)1μLを添加し、55℃で1時間処理した。その後、ProteinaseKを不活化するために95℃、10分間の熱処理を行った後、4℃あるいは-20℃にて保存した。この溶液を注射用水で50倍希釈して得られた希釈液の2μLをrAAV粒子のゲノム力価測定に使用した。ゲノム力価測定にはSYBR Premix ExTaqII(タカラバイオ社製)を使用し、反応液の調製等の操作はキット添付の説明書に従った。標準品としては、pAAV-AsRed2プラスミドを制限酵素BglII(タカラバイオ社製)で消化し、線状化したDNAを用いた。なお、リアルタイムPCRに用いたプライマー配列は、AsRed2発現カセットに搭載されたCMVプロモーター配列にアニーリングする配列とした。その結果を表1に示す。
実施例1-(3)で得られた粗抽出液、及び実施例1-(4)で得られたPEG沈殿液10μLに2×サンプルバッファー(タカラバイオ社製)を10μL加えて混合し、95℃、10分間処理を行った。各処理液10μLを4-20%ポリアクリルアミドゲル(アトー社製)にアプライし電気泳動を行った。泳動終了後、ゲルを適当量のOriole蛍光ゲルステイン溶液(バイオラッド社製)に浸し、遮光して90分間振とうした。振とう後のゲルをLuminoshot400(タカラバイオ社製)にて撮影した。その結果を図1に示す。図1中、レーン1:粗抽出液、レーン2:8%PEG沈殿、レーン3:6%PEG沈殿、レーン4:4%PEG沈殿、レーン5:2%PEG沈殿、レーン6:1%PEG沈殿、である。
(1)クエン酸バッファー処理による粗抽出液の取得
実施例1-(1)~(3)と同様の方法で粗抽出液を取得した。この粗抽出液に1/100量の1M MgCl2を添加後、37℃で1時間ベンゾナーゼ処理を行った。
実施例2-(1)で得たベンゾナーゼ処理粗抽出液に下記A~Fいずれかの処理を実施し、サンプルを調製した。
実施例2-(2)で得られたサンプルA~Fの総ゲノム力価を、実施例1-(5)と同様の方法で測定した。その結果を表2に示す。
実施例2-(2)で得られたサンプルのタンパク質純度を、実施例1-(6)と同様の方法で測定した。その結果を図2に示す。図2中、レーン1~7は、ベンゾナーゼ処理粗抽出液、A~Fの順である。
(1)クエン酸バッファー処理による粗抽出液の取得
実施例1-(1)~(3)と同様の方法で粗抽出液を取得した。この粗抽出液に1/100量の1M MgCl2を添加後、37℃で1時間ベンゾナーゼ処理を行った。
実施例3-(1)で得たベンゾナーゼ処理粗抽出液に下記G~Jいずれかの処理を実施し、サンプルを調製した。
実施例3-(2)で得られたサンプルのゲノム力価を、実施例1-(5)と同様の方法で測定した。その結果を表3に示す。
実施例3-(2)で得られたサンプルのタンパク質純度を、実施例1-(6)と同様の方法で測定した。その結果を図3に示す。図3中、レーン1:G、レーン2:H、レーン3:I、レーン4:J、である。
(1)クエン酸バッファー処理による粗抽出液の取得
実施例1-(1)~(3)と同様の方法で粗抽出液を取得した。
実施例4-(1)で得られた粗抽出液に、1/20量の2Mクエン酸溶液を加えてよく混合し、4℃で90分間静置した。静置後、2,380×g、4℃、20分間遠心を行い、上清をクエン酸処理上清として回収した。
実施例4-(2)で得られたクエン酸処理上清に、1/4量の2M Tris-HCl溶液(pH9.0)、及び1/100量の1M MgCl2を添加後、添付の説明書の指示に従い37℃で1時間ベンゾナーゼ処理を行った。その後、40%PEG-6,000(ナカライテスク社製)溶液をPEGの終濃度が1%になるように添加し、混合後、氷上にて30分間静置した。その後、2,380×g、4℃、30分間遠心を行い、上清を回収した。上清に、40%PEG-6,000溶液をPEGの終濃度が8%となるように添加し、混合後、氷上にて60分間静置した。その後、2,380×g、4℃、30分間遠心を行い、ペレットを回収した。ペレットを10mM MgCl2、75mM NaCl、50mM HEPES(pH8.0)を含む溶液に懸濁し、4℃で終夜静置した。その後、2,380×g、4℃、10分間遠心を行い、上清1を回収した。残ったペレットをHNEバッファー(50mM HEPES、150mM NaCl、25mM EDTA)で再懸濁し、すぐに2,380×g、4℃、10分間遠心を行い、上清2を回収した。
実施例4-(2)、及び実施例4-(3)で得られたサンプルのゲノム力価を、実施例1-(5)と同様の方法で測定した。その結果を表4に示す。
実施例4-(2)、実施例4-(3)で得られたサンプルのタンパク質純度を、実施例1-(6)と同様の方法で測定した。なお、比較対照として、超遠心精製されたrAAV粒子を用いた。その結果を図4に示す。図4中、レーン1:粗抽出液、レーン2:クエン酸処理上清、レーン3:1%PEG沈殿後上清、レーン4:8%PEG沈殿(上清1)、レーン5:8%PEG沈殿(上清2)、レーンP:超遠心精製rAAV粒子(比較対照)、である。
(1)rAAV粒子製造用昆虫細胞の培養
CELLBAG(登録商標)(GE Healthcare社製)にPSFM-J1培地(Wako社製)に懸濁した2LのSf9細胞を播種した。その後WAVE25(GE Healthcare社製)を用いて、細胞の密度がおよそ2×10^6cells/mLになるまで28℃で振盪培養した。
実施例5-(1)で得られた細胞に、「AAV2の2つのITR領域間に目的遺伝子の発現カセットを含むベクターゲノム配列を含むゲノムを保持するバキュロウイルスベクター」と「AAV2のRepタンパク質及びAAV8のCapタンパク質をコードする配列を含むゲノムを保持するバキュロウイルスベクター」をMOI=0.3で共感染させ、7日間培養した。
実施例5-(2)で得られた培養液から一部を分取し、1,750×g、4℃、10分間遠心後、上清を回収した。ここで得た上清を昆虫細胞培養上清とした。
実施例5-(3)で得られた昆虫細胞培養上清を7mLずつ2本のチューブに分けた。片方のチューブには、PEGの終濃度が8%となるように40%PEG-6,000溶液を加えて混合し、氷上にて30分間静置し、その後に1,500×g、4℃、30分間遠心を行ってペレットを回収した。回収したペレットを140μLのDPBSに懸濁し、4℃で終夜静置してペレットを溶解し、サンプル(8%PEG沈殿)とした。もう片方のチューブには、PEGの終濃度が2%となるように40%PEG-6000溶液(DPBSに溶解)を加えて混合し、氷上にて30分間静置し、その後に1,500×g、4℃、30分間遠心を行って上清を回収した。次いで、回収した上清に、PEGの終濃度が8%となるように40%PEG-6000溶液を加えて混合し、氷上にて30分間静置し、その後に1,500×g、4℃、30分間遠心を行ってペレットを回収した。回収したペレットを140μLのDPBSに懸濁し、4℃で終夜静置してペレットを完全に溶解し、サンプル(2~8%PEG沈殿)とした。
実施例5-(4)で得られたサンプルのゲノム力価を、実施例1-(5)と同様の方法で測定した。その結果、8%PEG沈殿と2~8%PEG沈殿のゲノム力価はほぼ同じだった。
実施例5-(4)で得られたサンプルのタンパク質純度を、実施例1-(6)と同様の方法で測定した。その結果を図5に示す。図5中、レーン1:8%PEG沈殿、レーン2:2~8%PEG沈殿、M:分子量マーカーである。
Claims (10)
- 非エンベロープウイルス粒子の製造方法であって、
(a)非エンベロープウイルス粒子を含有する試料を第一の濃度のポリエチレングリコール(PEG)で処理する工程、
(b)前記(a)工程で生成した沈殿物を除去し、得られた上清を第二の濃度のPEGで処理する工程、及び
(c)前記(b)工程で生成した沈殿物から非エンベロープウイルス粒子を取得する工程、
を含む、方法。 - 第一のPEG濃度が、0.5~4%である請求項1に記載の方法。
- 第二のPEG濃度が、3~10%である請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 非エンベロープウイルス粒子を含有する試料が、非エンベロープウイルス産生細胞を酸性の溶液に接触させて得られる粗抽出液である請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 非エンベロープウイルス粒子を含有する試料が、ヌクレアーゼ処理を施された試料である請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 非エンベロープウイルス粒子を含有する試料が、クロロホルム処理を施された試料である請求項1~5いずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 非エンベロープウイルス粒子を含有する試料が、非エンベロープウイルス産生細胞を酸性の溶液に接触させて得られる粗抽出液をさらに酸で処理した試料である請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- (c)工程の後にクロロホルム処理を行う工程を含む、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 非エンベロープウイルスがアデノ随伴ウイルスである請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 酸性の溶液がカチオン、及びクエン酸を含むことを特徴とする請求項4~9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
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