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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 358, 期 1, 页码 38-45出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.01.029
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site-specific integration; adeno-associated virus; Rep binding element; P5 integration efficiency element; 293 cells
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a non-pathogenic virus and the only known eukaryotic virus capable of targeting human chromosome 19 for integration at a well-characterized AAVS1 site. Its site-specific integration is mediated by Rep68 and Rep78, viral proteins that bind to both the viral genome and AAVS1 site on ch19 through a specific Rep-binding element (RBE) located in both the viral genome and AAVS1. There are three RBEs in the AAV genome: two identical ones in both inverted terminal repeats (ITR) and another one in a recently discovered region termed the P5 integration efficiency element (P5IEE) that encompasses the viral P5 promoter. In order to identify the viral cis-acting sequence essential for Rep-mediated integration, we tested a series of constructs containing various lengths of P5IEE and compared the two RBEs from ITR (RBEitr) and P5IEE (RBEp5) in terms of their efficiency in Rep-dependent integration. Methods employed included a colony-forming assay, a PCR-based assay and Southern blotting analysis. We found that 16 bp of the RBE cis-element was sufficient for mediating Rep-dependent site-specific integration. Furthermore, RBEitr was both more effective and specific than the RBEp5 in Rep-dependent integration at the AAVS1. site. These findings added new information on the mechanism of Rep-dependent AAV genome insertion at the AAVS1 site and may be helpful in developing new high efficiency vectors for site-specific transgene integration. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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