EP0900281A1 - Composition pour la transfection de cellules eucaryotes superieures - Google Patents

Composition pour la transfection de cellules eucaryotes superieures

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EP0900281A1
EP0900281A1 EP97904426A EP97904426A EP0900281A1 EP 0900281 A1 EP0900281 A1 EP 0900281A1 EP 97904426 A EP97904426 A EP 97904426A EP 97904426 A EP97904426 A EP 97904426A EP 0900281 A1 EP0900281 A1 EP 0900281A1
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Karl Mechtler
Antoine Kichler
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  • composition for transfection of higher eukaryotic cells Composition for transfection of higher eukaryotic cells
  • the invention relates to the transfection of higher eukaryotic cells, in particular mammalian cells.
  • cationic lipids show the best transfection results with a clearly positive excess charge.
  • DOGS dioctadecylamidoglyclyspermin, commercially available under the trade name "Transfectam”
  • Transfectam a three to six-fold excess of positive charges in relation to the DNA than for the
  • Transfection efficiency proven optimal (Barthel, et al., 1993).
  • the positive charges promote the binding of the complex and its absorption into the cells.
  • Transfectam has a buffering effect on the endosomes (the pKa value of the least basic secondary amine of lipospermin, which is decisive for the buffering effect, is approximately 5.4; Behr, 1994) and therefore protects the DNA on the one hand against enzymatic degradation and on the other hand causes it there is an osmotic swelling and subsequent destabilization of the buffered endosomes.
  • a strongly positive charge of the lipid / DNA complexes thus has the disadvantage, inter alia, that the lipid / DNA particles only have a very short half-life when used in vivo.
  • cationic lipids in combination with membrane-active peptides of enveloped viruses, for example for the transfection of cells.
  • influenza viruses using one of the peptides described by Kamata et.al., 1994 or a peptide derived from the glycoprotein of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in combination with lipofectamine, a 3: 1 mixture of the polycationic lipid 2,3-dioleyloxy-N- [ 2 (spermincarboxamido) ethyl] - N, N-dimethyl-l-propanaminium trifluoroacetate (DOSPA) and DOPE were used and with an optimally determined positive charge excess of approx. 20, the transfection efficiency was improved by up to 12 times.
  • DOSPA N-dimethyl-l-propanaminium trifluoroacetate
  • the object of the present invention was to provide a new gene transfer system based on cationic lipids.
  • compositions for the transfection of higher eukaryotic cells comprising a complex containing a nucleic acid to be expressed in the cell and, in a concentration which is suboptimal for the transfection, one or more cationic lipids and optionally helper lipid (e).
  • the composition is characterized in that it contains one or more membrane-active acid peptides, the The ratio of the total number of positive to the total number of negative charges in the composition is approximately 0 to approximately 3.
  • the ratio of positive to negative charges in the composition is from about 0 to about 2.
  • “Suboptimal concentration” is understood to mean the amount of cationic lipid at which the ratio of the positive charges of the cationic lipid to the negative charges of the nucleic acid is different from the ratio determined as optimal for the respective transfection, so that the ratio with cationic lipid, if appropriate with the addition of helper lipid, the transfection efficiency achieved is lower than at optimal ratios, “optimal” referring to the expression of the nucleic acid achieved as a result of the transfection (or in the case of using inhibiting RNA to the extent of the intended biological action) in the cell .
  • the suboptimal concentration can be higher or lower than the optimal concentration.
  • the suboptimal concentration of cationic lipid, optionally in a mixture with helper lipid preferably corresponds to a concentration at which the transfection efficiency is lower by a factor of at least about 2, preferably by a factor of about 5 to about 2,000, than at the optimal concentration.
  • a reporter gene for example a luciferase gene, is expediently used to determine the transfection efficiency.
  • Membrane-active peptides are defined by their ability to destabilize endosome membranes; they are also referred to as “endosomolytically active peptides", “endosome-breaking peptides” or as “fusogenic” peptides. These peptides have an amphipathic character and can form ⁇ -helices; due to their membrane-active properties, they are suitable for use in gene transfer methods in which the release of the genetic material transported into the cell from the endosomes is a limiting step, e.g. when importing nucleic acid into the cell via receptor-mediated endocytosis.
  • Suitable membrane-active peptides in the context of the present invention are peptides of natural origin or synthetic peptides, e.g. that in WO 93/07283, by Plank et al. 1994, or by Zauner et al. 1995, published peptides.
  • peptides have suitable membrane-active properties and are therefore suitable for use in the context of the present invention can be determined with the aid of assays which simulate the process that takes place in the cell when endosomes are broken open.
  • Suitable assays are the liposome and erythrocyte permeability assay, which have been described, for example, by Plank et al. , 1994.
  • the composition contains a peptide called INF6 with the sequence GLF GAI AGFI ENGW EGMI DGWYG.
  • the composition contains a peptide called INF10 with the sequence GLF ELA EGLA ELGW EGLA EGWYGC.
  • the composition contains a peptide called INF5 with the sequence [GLF EAI EGFI ENGW EGnIDG] 2 K.
  • the composition contains a peptide of the name EGLA-I with the sequence GLFL GLA EGLA EGLA EGLA EGLA EGL EGLA GGSC.
  • the composition contains a peptide called INFA with the sequence GLF EAI EAFI ENAW EAMI DAWYG.
  • Suitable peptides are synthetic peptides of the designation INF8 with the sequence [GLF EAI EGFI ENGF EGMI DGGGJ2 K; the designation INF9 with the sequence GLF ELA EGLA ELGA EGLA EGWYGC; the name EGLA-II with the sequence WEA GLA EGLA EGLA EGLA EGLA EGL EGLA GGSC; the name EGLA-III with the sequence GLF EGA EGLA EGA EGLA EGLA EGWY GAC and the name EGLA-IV with the sequence GLF EGA EGLA EGW EGLA EGLA EGWY GAC.
  • membrane-active peptides suitable in the context of the present invention are those described by Plank et al., 1994, in particular peptides with the names INF4, INF4DI and INF7.
  • the membrane-active peptide is modified with a lipid, for example with dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamyl (DPPE); modified and unmodified peptide may also be included in the composition. If a lipid-modified peptide is used, there is no need to add helper lipid.
  • DPPE dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamyl
  • the same lipids that are also used as helper lipids can be used as lipids for the modification of the membrane-active peptide;
  • the choice of the lipid as well as the peptide is generally made for practical reasons, especially with regard to the coupling method, due to the presence of reactive groups.
  • the components are coupled using methods known from the literature, e.g. as described by Martin et al. , 1989, or by Remy et al. , 1995.
  • the amount in which the optionally lipid-modified, membrane-active peptide is added to the transfection complex depends on the total positive charge of the lipid / DNA complex and on the total of the negative charges of the peptide and its molecular weight.
  • the relative amount in relation to the cationic lipid (equivalents, given in mole peptide / mole cationic peptide) or the amount of absolute amount used is calculated in detail on the basis of these parameters. (In the case of INF6, for example, 2 charge equivalents of transfectam, corresponding to 6 nmoles, 5 ⁇ g INF6, corresponding to 2 nmoles, were used).
  • a ratio of positive to negative charges of approx. 0 to approx. 3, preferably approx.
  • any mono- or polycationic lipid can be used in the context of the present invention, polycationic lipids being generally preferred.
  • Numerous cationic lipids are known from the prior art which can be used as a constituent of the composition according to the invention. Examples of suitable cationic lipids are, for example, WO 95/02698, WO 91/16024, and the publications by Remy et al. , 1994; Solodin et al. , 1995; Feigner et al. , 1994; Ruysschaert et al., 1994; Weibel et al. , 1995; Le Bole'h et al. , 1995), to the disclosure of which reference is made.
  • cationic lipids are lipopolyamines, e.g. those described in EP-AI 394 111, in particular DOGS (dioctadecylamidoglyclyspermin), which is available under the trade name "Transfectam”.
  • the cationic lipid is contained in the transfection complexes in a suboptimal amount, ie the ratio between the positive charges of the lipid and the negative of the nucleic acid is greater or less than that used for the optimal gene transfer efficiency.
  • helper lipid can improve the effect of cationic lipid at a concentration that would only have suboptimal efficiency without helper lipid, that the transfection achieved corresponds to that at an optimal lipid concentration; the The total concentration of the partners cationic lipid / helper lipid would be optimal in this case, despite the suboptimal concentration of cationic lipid alone.
  • Helper lipids are neutral lipids (natural or synthetic) that are physiologically or zwitterionic or free of charge, e.g. Cholesterol, dioleylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE), oleoylpalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (POPE), phosphatidylglycerol, diacylglycerol, etc. Further examples of suitable helper lipids include described in WO 95/18863 and WO 95/02698, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference.
  • the composition can contain one or more helper lipids.
  • Preferred helper lipids are the lipids DOPE, POPE, DOG (1,2-di-oleoyl-rac-glycerol), MOG (1-mono-oleoyl-rac ⁇ glycerol), EPC (egg phosphatidylcholine), EPE (egg phosphatidylethanolamine).
  • the helper lipids are preferably used in a concentration, based on the cationic lipid, of 0.1 to 10 equivalents (mol / mol).
  • the nucleic acids to be transported into the cell can be DNAs or RNAs, with no restrictions with regard to the nucleotide sequence.
  • DNA is primarily genes that are introduced into the cell, the expression of therapeutically effective gene products that are not or not sufficiently high in the cell be expressed to achieve.
  • Inhibitory nucleic acids for example antisense RNA molecules or ribozymes or the DNA molecules coding therefor, are also suitable for therapeutic purposes. Examples of nucleic acids which can be used in the context of the present invention are given, for example, in WO 93/07283 and in WO 95/18863.
  • the invention relates to a method for transfecting higher eukaryotic cells, which is characterized in that the cells are brought into contact with the composition according to the invention.
  • the method can be used in in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo transfections, preferably for the transfection of mammalian cells.
  • the method is mainly used on cell cultures (adherent or in suspension).
  • Applications ex vivo are gene therapy applications in which cells are removed from the organism to be treated and transfected ex corpore with a therapeutically active nucleic acid molecule, in order to subsequently be returned to the organism, where the gene product is expressed and has its therapeutic effect.
  • An example of an ex vivo application is the production of tumor vaccines from autologous cells that are transfected with a cytokine gene.
  • the composition according to the invention is administered to the organism in the form of a pharmaceutical preparation which is also the subject of the present invention, preferably intravenously or, in the treatment of tumor diseases, intratumorally.
  • a pharmaceutical preparation which is also the subject of the present invention
  • pharmaceutically acceptable additives and inert carriers for example saline or phosphate-buffered saline or any carrier in which the compositions have suitable solubility properties can be added to the composition according to the invention.
  • inert carriers for example saline or phosphate-buffered saline or any carrier in which the compositions have suitable solubility properties
  • composition of the present invention can be modified to be used for applications with anionic molecules other than nucleic acid, e.g. to deliver anionic proteins to higher eukaryotic cells.
  • the order of performance of the peptides was INF6>INF10> EGLA-I ⁇ INF5>INFA> Melittin.
  • the results obtained for the peptides examined with Transfectam differ from the results obtained when the peptides were used in the transfection system based on the receptor-mediated endocytosis as a component of transfection complexes containing transferrin-polylysine: INF5 was the best peptide in this system and about 50 times more effective than INF6, while in combination with Transfectam it is 10 times less effective than INF6.
  • the peptide INF5 has a membrane-breaking effect only at an acidic pH, while INF6 is membrane-active even at a neutral pH.
  • the activity of the peptide at neutral pH was accompanied by toxic side effects which were not observed when the peptide was used in the lipid system.
  • the artificial peptide EGLA-I and INF10 were found to be more suitable as an addition to lipid / DNA complexes than complexes containing polylysine.
  • transfection complexes containing cationic lipid and membrane-active peptide can be prepared by various methods.
  • the compositions were prepared by three different methods, the methods differing in the order of addition or combination of the complex components and in terms of the time of dilution.
  • the DNA was added after the peptide was combined with transfectam; in the second variant, transfectam was first complexed with DNA and then the peptide was added.
  • the peptide was added after dilution of the transfectam / DNA complex. It was examined whether the type of production of the transfection complexes has an influence on the extent of the increase in the transfection efficiency. It was shown that the production method affects the different peptides differently: For INF6, the three production methods proved to be equivalent. With INF5, the transfection complexes produced by the second and third methods gave better results, while with INF10 the first and third variants were superior to the second.
  • the combination of the mutant influenza peptides, which have an overall negative charge, with cationic lipids changes the state of charge of the transfection particles, with some of these peptide-containing complexes being close to electroneutrality because the mutant influenza apeptides have an overall negative charge, (see insert of Fig. 1).
  • membrane-active peptide did not increase the optimally effective complexes containing the helper lipid, whereas when using transfectam in excess (6 charge equivalents), i.e. when using a suboptimal amount, a significant increase in gene expression compared to that with optimal ones Amounts of transfectam alone were obtained.
  • the membrane-active peptide was also found to reduce the sensitivity of the transfection complexes to serum, which is important with regard to use in vivo.
  • Fig. 1 Transfection efficiency of Transfectam / DNA / INF6 complexes
  • Fig. 2 Effect of serum on transfection efficiency
  • Fig. 3 A: flow cytometric analysis
  • B gene expression
  • Fig. 4 Effect of various membrane-active peptides on the transfection efficiency
  • Fig. 7 Influence of bafilomycin AI on the transfection efficiency
  • Fig. 8 Influence of helper lipids on transfection efficiency
  • pCMV-Luc which carries the luciferase gene under the control of the CMV promoter / enhancer, was described under the name pCMVL in WO 93/07283.
  • the lipopolyamine DOGS (dioctadecylamidoglyclyspermin) with the trade name "Transfectam” was obtained from Promega, the helper lipids DOPE (1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine), MOG (1-mono-oleoyl-rac-glycerol), DOG (1.2 -di-0leoyl-rac-glycerol), EPE (egg phosphatidylethanolamine), EPC (egg phosphatidylcholine), as well as chloroquine, bafilomycin A ⁇ and melittin (from bee venom) were obtained from Sigma.
  • DOPE 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
  • MOG 1-mono-oleoyl-rac-glycerol
  • DOG 1.2 -di-0leoyl-rac-glycerol
  • EPE egg
  • the INF5 and INF6 peptides were synthesized as described by Plank, et al. , 1994.
  • the INFA, INF10 and EGLA-I peptides were generated using the Fmoc strategy (N- (9-fluorenyl) methoxycarbonyl) with HBTU activation [0- (IH-benzotriazol-l-yl) -N, N, N ', N '- tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate], (Fastmoc TM - 0.25 mmol scale) on an Applied Biosystems peptide synthesizer model 433 A (Foster City, California) with feedback monitoring. Three deprotection steps were carried out per cycle.
  • the next step was to double-couple the next amino acid and block the terminal NH2 groups (using acetic anhydride).
  • the following amino acid protecting groups were used: (Trt) Asn, (Trt) Cys, (t-Bu) Cys, (t-Bu) Asp, (t-Bu) Glu, (Boc) Lys.
  • a mixture of 70% NMP / 30% DMF was used as solvent.
  • HMP resin Tetagel R PHB, 0.22 mmol / g, Rapp polymers
  • the peptides INF10 and INFA were synthesized on a Cys (Trt) - preloaded aminomethylated polystyrene resin with a p-carboxytrityl chloride linker (0.52 mmol / g; PepChem, Tübingen, Germany) using DMF as solvent.
  • the INF7dimer peptide (a dimer of the INF7 peptide described by Plank et al., 1994) was synthesized using the Fmoc strategy on an Applied Biosystems peptide synthesizer model 431. A resin preloaded with cysteine was used (Tentagel S PHB-Cys). The medium-sized Lys DiFmoc was coupled as the first amino acid. Thereafter, double couplings were carried out up to Ile-18. Single couplings were performed from Met-17 to Ile-10; with Phe-9 a single coupling, then additional coupling with 1% Triton in the coupling approach. From Gly-8, simple pairings were carried out.
  • Deprotection of the peptides and cleavage from the resin were carried out using a mixture of phenol, ethanedithiol, thioanisole, water and trifluoroacetic acid (0.75: 0.25: 0.5: 0.5: 10).
  • the crude peptides were precipitated by dropwise addition to ether and centrifuged.
  • the peptides thus obtained were washed three times with ether and then dried under a stream of argon, followed by high vacuum.
  • the crude peptides were dissolved in 1 M TEAB, pH 9 and 1% ⁇ -mercaptoethanol.
  • the purity of the peptides was determined by means of analytical reverse phase HPLC using a C-18 column (Vydac 218ATP54, 2.1 mm x 25 cm, 5 ⁇ m).
  • a binary solvent system (solvent A: aqueous 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid; solvent B: acetonitrile containing 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid) was used at a gradient of 0-100% in 45 minutes at a flow rate of 1 ml / min.
  • the EGLA-I peptide was subjected to gel filtration (Sephadex G10, 20 mM TEAA, pH 7.3). The purified peptide fraction was freeze-dried in a Speedvac (Savant). The analytical reverse phase chromatography showed a purity of approx. 95%.
  • the solutions of the raw peptides INF10 and INFA were fractionated by gel filtration on Sephadex G10 (10 mm x 300 mm column) in 20 mM TEAA, pH 7.3. The peptides were lyophilized; analytical reverse phase chromatography showed a purity of approx. 98 and 95%, respectively.
  • the peptide INF7dimer was purified over Sephadex G 10 (buffer HBS; column 10mm x 300mm). Ion exchange chromatography was then carried out (column: (10 mm ⁇ 100 mm); material: Toso Haas Super Q 650 S; flow rate: 0.5 ml / min; eluent: A: 20 mM Hepes 7.3, B: 3 M NaCl / 20 mM Hepes 7.3; Gradient: 0 - 40 min 0% B, 40 - 140 min 100% B, ie 1% / min). The peptide eluted at 70-80 min. The peptide purified via ion exchanger was again cleaned on a Sephadex G 10 column (10mm x 300mm) (buffer HBS / 50% glycerin).
  • the identity of the peptides was determined as described by Plank, et al. , 1994. The peptides were frozen in liquid nitrogen.
  • the liposome leakage assay was performed as described by Plank, et al. , 1994.
  • the media, fetal calf serum (FCS) and horse serum were purchased from Gibco-BRL.
  • the culture media were supplemented with 2 mM L-glutamine and antibiotics.
  • Primary human melanoma cells of the designation H225, mouse embryo liver cells of the cell line TIB-73 (ATCC BNL CL.2), human lung carcinoma cells of the cell line A549 (ATCC CCL 185) and cells of the mouse melanoma cell line Cloudman S91, clone were used as cells M3 (ATCC No. CCL 53.1) used.
  • the H225 cells were in RPMI 1640/10% FCS / 1 mM sodium pyruvate, the A549 cells in DMEM / 10% FCS, the BNL CL.2 cells in high-glucose DMEM / 10% FCS and the M3 cells in Ham's F10 medium / 15% horse serum / 5% FCS grown.
  • the complexes were prepared as described by Barthel, et al. , 1993, where 3 ⁇ g of plasmid DNA and the amount of transfectam used in each case were dissolved in 75 ⁇ l of 150 mM NaCl. After 10 to 20 minutes, the two solutions were combined. After a further 10 min the mixture was diluted to a total volume of 2 ml with serum-free medium.
  • charge equivalent indicates the amount of cationic lipid used for transfection; 1 charge equivalent corresponds to the amount required to neutralize all negative charges of the phosphate groups of the plasmid. 3 ⁇ g of DNA correspond to 9 nmoles of negative charges; when calculating the charge ratio, it was taken into account that 1 mole of transfectam has 3 moles of positive charges which originate from the three ammonium groups protonated at physiological pH. Starting from the molecular weight of approx. 1250, this means that when using 3 ⁇ g DNA for a double positive charge excess (2 charge equivalents
  • the peptides were contained in an amount of 0.5 or 1 mg / ml solution in HBS (HEPES-buffered saline) 150 mM NaCl, 20 mM HEPES pH 7.3) to the
  • helper lipids DOPE, DOG, EPC, EPE or MOG or cholesterol were diluted in ethanol containing a trace of dichloromethane.
  • Transfectam / helper lipid / DNA complexes were formed by mixing the respective amounts of transfectam / helper lipid (the amount of helper lipid used, based on transfectam, is given as a molar ratio) before dilution with the DNA solution.
  • the cells were harvested and taken up in 150-200 ⁇ l 250 mM Tris pH 7.3, 0.5% Triton X-100. The cellulose was then transferred to 1.5 ml Eppendorf tubes and centrifuged at 14,000 g for 5 min in order to close the cell debris pelletize.
  • the determination of the luciferase activity was carried out as described in WO 93/7283, the luciferase light units being determined from an aliquot of the supernatant (20 ⁇ l) with 10 seconds integration after injection of freshly prepared luciferin solution.
  • the luciferase background (150-250 light units) was subtracted from each value; the transfection efficiency was expressed as total light units, which represent the mean of duplicate determinations.
  • the Bradford assay Bio-Rad was used for quantitative determination of the protein content.
  • the plasmid DNA was incubated with the intercalating fluorescent dye YOYO-1 (described by Rye, et al., 1992; Hirons, et al., 1994, available from Molecular Probes; approx. 1 dye molecule per 300 bp).
  • the complexes were then prepared as described above.
  • the complexes were placed on 300,000 H225 cells per well of a 6 well plate, then incubated for 4 hours either at 4 ° C (cell surface association) or at 37 ° C (cell surface association and uptake into the cells).
  • the cells were then washed twice with cold PBS and harvested with 1 mM EDTA in PBS and analyzed on a FACScan device (Becton Dickinson).
  • Transfection efficiency of Transf ec camo / DNA / INF6 complexes Complexes of 1, 1.5, 2 or 4 charge equivalents of transfectam per 3 ⁇ g pCMV-Luc in combination with increasing amounts of the membrane-active, acidic peptide INF6 derived from the influenza virus were prepared and mixed with RPMI 1640 culture medium. The complexes obtained were applied to H225 cells (75,000 cells per well of a 24-well plate). After 4 h, the transfection medium was replaced by fresh RPMI medium containing 10% FCS. The result of the experiments is shown in FIG. 1 (dotted line with rhombuses: 1 equivalent (eq.) Transfectam / x ⁇ g INF6; full line with circular.
  • FIG. 1 shows the transfection efficiency of the transfectam / DNA / INF6 complexes, plotted against the theoretical charge ratio of the complexes. Assuming that almost all of the peptide binds to the transfecting particles, a high Luciferase expression achieved with electroneutral (or almost neutral) lipid vectors.
  • Transfections of H225 cells were carried out using the amounts of transfectam (in charge equivalents) shown in FIG. 2 and the peptide INF6. The transfections were carried out on the one hand without serum (empty bars), on the other hand in the presence of 10% (dotted bars). 20% (gray bars) FCS not heat-inactivated (Fig. 2). The peptide-containing complexes were found to be less sensitive to serum.
  • Transfection complexes were measured (the cells were incubated at 4 ° C. or at 37 ° C., washed twice with PBS after 4 h, mixed with fresh medium containing 10% FCS and incubated at 37 ° C. and 5% CO 2 for 20 h).
  • the presence of peptide (1.5 ⁇ g / well; in this experiment a single determination was carried out) caused a 15-fold increase in expression when the mixture was prepared at 4 ° C. and a 100-fold increase in the mixture at 37 ° C.
  • Fig. 3B Empty bars: gene expression after incubation at 4 ° C; filled bars: gene expression after incubation at 37 ° C).
  • transfeetarn / DNA complexes were prepared from 2 charge equivalents of transfectam per 3 ⁇ g DNA.
  • the complexes contained the peptides indicated in FIG. 4 in the amounts indicated in each case.
  • the peptides INF6, INFA and melittin which have good hemolytic activity without a pronounced specificity for low pH values, showed different behavior: INFA and INF6 increased the transfection efficiency of 2 charge equivalents of transfectam by 10 and 200 times, respectively Melittin only slightly increased luciferase expression.
  • melittin was highly toxic at 5 ⁇ g / double determination.
  • influenza apeptide mutants INF5 and INF10 which had been shown in the liposome permeability test to release calcein efficiently at pH 5.0 (Plank, et al., 1994) gave better results than INFA, but were less effective than INF6.
  • a peptide called EGLA-I which was not derived from the HA2 sequence of the influenza virus, was tested, in which one of the alanine residues in the GALA repeat (Parente, et al., 1988) was replaced by a glycine residue. This peptide gave results as good as INF5.
  • transfectam was used with a charge excess of 4 charge equivalents, although there are not the highest values on all cells tested.
  • Increase rates of the transfection efficiency were found for all cell lines if the transfection complexes contained a membrane-active peptic.
  • helper lipids shown in FIG. 8 were used in a molar ratio of 2 charge equivalents of transfectam to 1 to 3 equivalents of helper lipid.
  • DOPE DOPE
  • EPE or DOG this resulted in a gene expression that was 10 to 20 times higher (see also FIG. 3B).
  • MOG increased expression approximately 4-fold, while EPC and cholesterol were unable to increase transfection efficiency on H225 cells.
  • up to 7-fold increase could be achieved if 1 mol /% DOG was added to the transfectam / DOPE formulation; this is presumably due to the ability of DOG to induce fusion, among other things (Siegel, et al., 1989).
  • the peptide with the designation INF7dimer (see table), a dimer of that described by Plank, et al. , 1994 described peptide INF7, was attached to the lipid derivative DPPE-
  • Transfectam were diluted in 75 ⁇ l 0.15 M NaCl, mixed intensively, whereupon the amounts of DPPE-INF7dimer indicated in FIG. 10 (the values given in the figure are mol%, based on the total amount of transfectam) were added. The mixture was then mixed well, after 10 min 3 ⁇ g DNA in 75 ⁇ l NaCl were added, mixed again and after a further 10 min filled with medium to a total transfection volume of 2 ml. 1 ml per well of the transfection composition obtained was applied to the cells. The results shown in Fig. 10 show that the highest increase was obtained at a content of 7.5 mol% DPPE-INF7dimer.

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L'invention concerne une composition pour la transfection de cellules eucaryotes supérieures. Un complexe comprenant un acide nucléique à exprimer dans la cellule et un lipide cationique présent dans une concentration sous-optimale pour la transfection, contient un ou plusieurs peptides acides à action membranaire, ainsi qu'éventuellement un(des) lipide(s) auxiliaire(s). Le rapport du nombre total des charges positives au nombre total des charges négatives de la composition est compris entre approximativement 0 et approximativement 3.
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