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JOURNAL OF GENE MEDICINE
卷 18, 期 4-6, 页码 75-85出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.2879
关键词
baculovirus vectors; circumsporozoite protein; gene transduction; hepatocytes; thrombospondin-related anonymous protein
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [15 K07926]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15K07926, 15K08444] Funding Source: KAKEN
BackgroundBaculovirus vector (BV) is able to transduce foreign genes into mammalian cells efficiently and safely by incorporating a mammalian promoter. In the present study, we tailored the surface proteins expressed by malaria sporozoites to enhance hepatocyte transduction. Sporozoites infect hepatocytes within minutes of initial entry into the blood circulation. Infectivity and hepatocyte-specific selectivity are mediated by the interplay between hepatocytes and sporozoite surface proteins. The circumsporozoite protein (CSP) and the thrombospondin-related anonymous protein (TRAP) bind to the heparan sulfate proteoglycan on the hepatocyte surface and contribute to sporozoite infection and hepatocyte selectivity. MethodsBVs displaying an ectodomain consisting of three different CSP variants (full-length, N-terminal and C-terminal) or TRAP on the virus envelope were constructed, and the resulting in vitro hepatocyte transduction efficiency was evaluated. ResultsWe demonstrated improved hepatocyte transduction efficiency in BVs expressing CSP or TRAP ectodomains compared to BVs without malaria surface proteins. In addition, gene transduction efficiencies for BVs displaying CSP or TRAP are higher than those expressing the preS1 antigen of the hepatitis B virus. ConclusionsBVs expressing CSP or TRAP in the ectodomain could represent a promising hepatocyte-specific gene delivery methodology. Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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