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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2020
Applicant:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Kelsic, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sam Sinai, Somerville, MA (US);
George M. Church, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/86 (2013.01); C12N 2750/14122 (2013.01); C12N 2750/14123 (2013.01); C12N 2750/14142 (2013.01);
Abstract
The technology described herein provides variant adeno-associated viral capsid polypeptides and viruses comprising the same. Further provided herein are methods for delivering a viral payload using viruses comprising variant capsid polypeptides described herein. Described herein are viral vectors comprising a variant sequence of the capsid gene, VP1. In particular, viral vectors with capsid polypeptide mutations that modify tropism of the viral particles relative to particles with wild-type capsid polypeptide are described.