TY - JOUR
T1 - Novel adeno-associated viruses derived from pig tissues transduce most major organs in mice
AU - Bello, Alexander
AU - Chand, Allan
AU - Aviles, Jenna
AU - Soule, Geoff
AU - Auricchio, Alberto
AU - Kobinger, Gary P.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Dr. Hughes Fausther-Bovendo for reviewing the manuscript. We thank Mrs. Kathy Frost for her assistance with the MIRAX MIDI scanner. The work in this paper was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
PY - 2014/10/22
Y1 - 2014/10/22
N2 - Recently, development of Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors has been focusing on expanding the genetic diversity of vectors from existing sequences via directed evolution or epitope remapping. Apart from intelligent design, AAV isolation from natural sources remains an important source of new AAVs with unique biological features. In this study, several new AAV sequences were isolated from porcine tissues (AAVpo2.1, -po4, -po5, and -po6), which aligned in divergent new clades. Viral particles generated from these sequences displayed tissue tropism and transduction efficiency profile specific to each porcine-derived AAV. When delivered systemically, AAVpo2.1 targeted the heart, kidney, and muscle, AAVpo5 performed poorly but was able to transduce muscle fibers when injected intramuscularly, whereas AAVpo4 and -po6 efficiently transduced all the major organs sampled, contending with 'gold-standard' AAVs. When delivered systemically, AAVpo4 and -po6 were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and histochemical staining of the transgene product in adult mouse brain, suggesting that these vectors can pass through the blood-brain barrier with efficiencies that may be useful for the development of therapeutic approaches. Porcine tissues are antigenically similar to human tissues and by inference, porcine AAVs may provide fresh tools to contribute to the development of gene therapy-based solutions to human diseases.
AB - Recently, development of Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors has been focusing on expanding the genetic diversity of vectors from existing sequences via directed evolution or epitope remapping. Apart from intelligent design, AAV isolation from natural sources remains an important source of new AAVs with unique biological features. In this study, several new AAV sequences were isolated from porcine tissues (AAVpo2.1, -po4, -po5, and -po6), which aligned in divergent new clades. Viral particles generated from these sequences displayed tissue tropism and transduction efficiency profile specific to each porcine-derived AAV. When delivered systemically, AAVpo2.1 targeted the heart, kidney, and muscle, AAVpo5 performed poorly but was able to transduce muscle fibers when injected intramuscularly, whereas AAVpo4 and -po6 efficiently transduced all the major organs sampled, contending with 'gold-standard' AAVs. When delivered systemically, AAVpo4 and -po6 were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and histochemical staining of the transgene product in adult mouse brain, suggesting that these vectors can pass through the blood-brain barrier with efficiencies that may be useful for the development of therapeutic approaches. Porcine tissues are antigenically similar to human tissues and by inference, porcine AAVs may provide fresh tools to contribute to the development of gene therapy-based solutions to human diseases.
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U2 - 10.1038/srep06644
DO - 10.1038/srep06644
M3 - Article
C2 - 25335510
AN - SCOPUS:84925396803
SN - 2045-2322
VL - 4
JO - Scientific reports
JF - Scientific reports
M1 - 6644
ER -