Claim
1. A method for isolating a population of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) particles from in-process impurities in a feedstream, comprising the steps of:(a) contacting a feedstream containing the rAAV particles with an apatite chromatography medium in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG), wherein the rAAV particles bind to the apatite chromatography medium; and(b) eluting the rAAV particles bound to the apatite chromatography medium with an elution buffer containing less than 3% (w/v) PEG.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the apatite chromatography medium is ceramic hydroxy apatite (CHT).
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the apatite chromatography medium is ceramic fluoroapatite (CFT).
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific binding of the apatite chroma attooggrraapphhyy mmeeddiiuumm ttoo tthhee xrAAAV particles is between 1014 and 1016 DNase-resistant particles per milliliter (DRP/mL).
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of binding the rAAV particles in the feedstream eluted from the apatite chromatography medium to an anionic chromatography medium.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedstream containing the rAAV particles in step (a) is contacted with an apatite chromatography medium in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and a basic buffer.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the basic buffer is between pH 7.6 and 10.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the basic buffer is between pH 8.0 and 10.0.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein the basic buffer is between pH 9.0 and 10.0.
10. The method of claim 6, wherein the basic buffer comprises borate.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the PEG has an average molecular weight between about 5,000 (PEG5000) grams per mole and about 15,000 (PEG15000) grams per mole.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the PEG has an average molecular weight of about 6,000 (PEG6000) grams per mole.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the feeds tream containing the rAAV particles in step (a) is contacted with the apatite chromatography medium in the presence of between about 3% (w/v) and about 10% (w/v) PEG.
Claims
1. A method for isolating a population of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) particles from in-process impurities in a feedstream, comprising the steps of: (a) (i) contacting a feedstream containing the rAAV particles with an apatite chromatography medium in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG), wherein the rAAV particles bind to the apatite chromatography medium; and (ii) eluting the rAAV particles bound to the apatite chromatography medium with an elution buffer containing less than 3% (w/v) PEG; and (b) (i) contacting the feedstream eluted from the apatite chromatography medium containing the rAAV particles with a hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) medium in a high salt buffer comprising citrate, wherein the rAAV particles and the in-process impurities bind to the HIC medium; and (ii) eluting the rAAV particles bound to the HIC medium with a medium salt buffer.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the apatite chromatography medium is ceramic hydroxyapatite (CHT) or ceramic fluoroapatite.
3. 3–5. (canceled)
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedstream containing the rAAV particles in step (a)(i) is contacted with an apatite chromatography medium in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and a basic buffer.
7. (canceled)
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the basic buffer is between pH 8.0 and 10.0.
9. (canceled)
10. The method of claim 6, wherein the basic buffer comprises borate.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the PEG has an average molecular weight between about 5,000 (PEG5000) grams per mole and about 15,000 (PEG15000) grams per mole.
12. (canceled)