第三代慢病毒高效率包装系统的建立

慢病毒介导法是最有前途的转基因动物生产方法之一,高滴度慢病毒颗粒的包装是慢病毒转基因动物技术的关键.本研究应用含有增强型绿色荧光蛋白基因(eGFP)的第3代慢病毒载体系统,用脂质体转染法将慢病毒系统4质粒共转染293T包装细胞,培养48～72 h收集病毒上清液,通过超速离心进行浓缩,采用批量快速测定法(LaSRT)测定病毒滴度.结果显示,用脂质体转染法包装的慢病毒能成功地感染293T细胞,经检测病毒滴度达到5×108IU/mL以上,初步建成了高滴度慢病毒包装平台,为慢病毒介导制作转基因动物奠定了良好的研究基础.     

利用Gateway技术构建慢病毒载体及其在鸡囊胚细胞中的表达

目的:建立慢病毒载体介导的外源基因在动物中表达的模式。方法:通过PCR扩增出带EGFP基因和特异性结合位点的DNA序列,并应用Gateway技术构建了带EGFP基因的pLenti6/v5-DEST慢病毒载体。利用磷酸钙介导慢病毒4质粒系统在包装细胞中转染,收集并浓缩产生的病毒颗粒,通过感染293FT细胞测定慢病毒滴度。结果:通过PCR扩增后测序分析,表明慢病毒载体构建正确。病毒滴度测定结果为2×107TU/mL。并用慢病毒对鸡囊胚细胞进行感染,获得了较强的表达效果。结论:慢病毒载体系统所产生的病毒颗粒对动物细胞具有较强的感染能力,为慢病毒载体在转基因家禽研究中的应用奠定了基础。     

慢病毒载体构建及结构优化

慢病毒载体目前是基因治疗中研究较多的载体,与通常使用的逆转录病毒载体和腺病毒载体比较,它有感染非分裂期细胞及容纳外源性目的基因片段大等优点。对其结构的优化主要集中在提高生物安全性,提高转基因表达、转基因表达的调控及载体靶向性等方面。本文介绍了慢病毒载体构建及结构优化方面的研究进展作一综述。     

shRNA慢病毒质粒的构建技巧

携带shRNA慢病毒质粒的慢病毒宿主范围广,能感染分裂期与非分裂期细胞,转染效率高,shRNA在宿主细胞中能高效、长期稳定地表达,因此shRNA慢病毒载体正被越来越广泛地应用于RNAi研究和疾病治疗中。     

含分泌型萤光素酶和绿色荧光蛋白双报告基因的慢病毒载体的制备与表达分析

目的:制备含分泌型萤光素酶和绿色荧光蛋白双报告基因的慢病毒载体,为慢病毒载体的进一步广泛应用奠定基础。方法:克隆构建含分泌型萤光素酶和绿色荧光蛋白双报告基因的转基因载体pCS-gluc-2A-eGFP,酶切与序列分析鉴定其正确后,与包装质粒pCMVHR’Δ8.2、包膜质粒pVSV-G共转染293FT细胞,获得含分泌型萤光素酶和绿色荧光蛋白双报告基因的重组慢病毒载体;重组慢病毒载体感染A549、Huh7细胞后,用荧光显微镜直接观察报告基因GFP的表达,或取细胞上清实时检测分泌型萤光素酶的表达。结果:制备了含双报告基因的重组慢病毒载体,感染细胞后可以活体观察绿色荧光蛋白的表达,也可以快速灵敏地检测到分泌型萤光素酶的表达。结论:所获含分泌型萤光素酶和绿色荧光蛋白双报告基因的重组慢病毒载体感染效率高,表达易于活体实时检测,灵敏度高。本研究为慢病毒载体的广泛应用奠定了基础。     

逆转录病毒表达系统及其在外源蛋白高效表达中的应用

逆转录病毒表达系统是一种新的重组蛋白高效表达系统,它由逆转录病毒载体,包膜蛋白载体和包装细胞系构成,在基因治疗和生物制药领域都有很大的应用潜力。逆转录病毒和宿主细胞基因组的重组倾向于发生在转录活性区;口炎疱疹病毒-G蛋白 (vesicular stomatitis virus G, VSV-G)能有效扩大逆转录病毒感染宿主细胞的范围、提高逆转录病毒的感染效率;用高滴度的重组病毒感染细胞,经过简单的筛选即可获得高表达细胞株。本文对逆转录病毒表达系统的组成、感染的特点和机制及其应用前景作了概述。     

整合位点分析技术的研究进展

慢病毒载体已被广泛用于将外源DNA转移到人类细胞中治疗各种遗传疾病。慢病毒载体可以整合到宿主基因组中,但整合位点通常不可预测,这可能会增加其治疗效果的不确定性。随着基因及细胞疗法的广泛应用,监管机构出台了一系列技术指导文件,以确保产品持续的安全性。整合位点分析（integration site analysis,ISA）是通过表征基因治疗载体的整合图谱来评估其生物安全性,也是转基因细胞进行克隆跟踪的关键工具。概述了用于逆转录病毒整合位点的技术演变,以及信息分析工具的优势和发展趋势,总结了减低病毒随机整合至基因组中的应对策略,以期为慢病毒载体的整合位点分析检测和细胞治疗产品新药临床试验安全性评估提供参考。     

基于人免疫缺陷病毒-1的慢病毒载体系统研究进展

慢病毒能够感染分裂细胞和非分裂细胞,因而被发展成为重要的转基因载体。慢病毒载体已经发展到了第三代,其安全性已经大为提高。经过结构优化的慢病毒载体已经用于转基因动物生产和基因治疗研究,而稳定包装细胞系的建立使得慢病毒的生产更为简便。     

逆转录病毒载体构建的hNT-3基因在大鼠成纤维细胞中的表达

为了检验重组逆转录病毒对体外培养细胞的感染能力和效率 ,用逆转录病毒载体构建的人神经营养因子 3(pLXSN NT3)感染大鼠原代成纤维细胞 ,经G4 18筛选获得了稳定整合有外源hNT 3的工程细胞株 .RT PCR证实了外源基因hNT 3已整合到宿主细胞基因组 ,并可合成其mRNA ;PCR检测方法证明细胞株不含具有感染能力的病毒 ;Western印迹证明了细胞能正确表达hNT 3;大乳鼠背根神经节检测了细胞上清液中的NT 3生物活性 .体外感染实验的成功为进一步进行基因治疗动物实验打下了基础     

Netrin-1慢病毒表达载体的构建及鉴定

目的:构建携带有Netrin-1基因的逆转录病毒载体,为研究Netrin-1在神经发育中的作用奠定基础。方法:PCR扩增Netrin-1基因片段后,将其克隆入慢病毒表达载体pLXSN;通过PCR、酶切、测序鉴定重组质粒。重组质粒转染PA317包装细胞后获得包装的病毒颗粒。病毒颗粒感染人脑胶质瘤细胞SW038-C2,经Western blot证明重组病毒在真核细胞内表达Netrin-1的情况。结果:经PCR扩增、酶切和测序验证,重组质粒构建正确,命名为pLX-NT。Western blot证明在感染细胞泳道有一特异性条带。结论:成功构建了能表达Netrin-1的慢病毒载体。     

Transgenic embryos and mice produced from low titre lentiviral vectors

Lentiviral vectors are now recognised as an efficient transgene delivery system which can result in greater than 90% of founder animals carrying the transgene. Vector injection into the perivitelline space has emerged as the standard delivery method but is limited by the need for high-titre lentivirus vector preparations. Based on a modified perivitelline injection method we demonstrate that transgenic animals can be generated from low-titre virus vector preparations further simplifying lentiviral transgenesis. Repeat injection of 10⁷ TU/ml vector preparation resulted in 23% of embryos carrying the transgene compare to 1% from a single injection. Embryos exposed to repeat injection of vector developed to blastocyst with the same efficiency as non-injected embryos and produced transgenic mice capable of transmitting the transgene through the germline     

Development of an avian leukosis-sarcoma virus subgroup A pseudotyped lentiviral vector

We are using avian leukosis-sarcoma virus (ALSV) vectors to generate mouse tumor models in transgenic mice expressing TVA, the receptor for subgroup A ALSV. Like other classical retroviruses, ALSV requires cell division to establish a provirus after infection of host cells. In contrast, lentiviral vectors are capable of integrating their viral DNA into the genomes of nondividing cells. With the intention of initiating tumorigenesis in resting, TVA-positive cells, we have developed a system for the preparation of a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-based lentiviral vector, pseudotyped with the envelope protein of ALSV subgroup A (EnvA). The HIV(ALSV-A) vector retains the requirement for TVA on the surface of target cells and can be produced at titers of 5 x 10(3) infectious units (IU)/ml. By inserting the central polypurine tract (cPPT) from the HIV-1 pol gene and removing the cytoplasmic tail of EnvA, the pseudotype can be produced at titers approaching 10(5) IU/ml and can be concentrated by ultracentrifugation to titers of 10(7) IU/ml. HIV(ALSV-A) also infects embryonic fibroblasts derived from transgenic mice in which TVA expression is driven by the beta-actin promoter. In addition, this lentivirus pseudotype efficiently infects these fibroblasts after cell cycle arrest, when they are resistant to infection by ALSV vectors. This system may be useful for introducing genes into somatic cells in adult TVA transgenic animals and allows evaluation of the effects of altered gene expression in differentiated cell types in vivo.     

Production and purification of lentiviral vectors

Lentiviral vectors offer unique versatility and robustness as vehicles for gene delivery. They can transduce a wide range of cell types and integrate into the host genome in both dividing and post-mitotic cells, resulting in long-term expression of the transgene both in vitro and in vivo. This protocol describes how lentiviral vectors can be produced, purified and titrated. High titer suspensions can be routinely prepared with relative ease: a low-titer (10(6) viral particles/ml) unpurified preparation can be obtained 3 d after transfecting cells with lentiviral vector and packaging plasmids; a high-titer (10(9) viral particles/ml) purified preparation requires 2 more days.     

Lentiviral vectors: basic to translational

More than two decades have passed since genetically modified HIV was used for gene delivery. Through continuous improvements these early marker gene-carrying HIVs have evolved into safer and more effective lentiviral vectors. Lentiviral vectors offer several attractive properties as gene-delivery vehicles, including: (i) sustained gene delivery through stable vector integration into host genome; (ii) the capability of infecting both dividing and non-dividing cells; (iii) broad tissue tropisms, including important gene- and cell-therapy-target cell types; (iv) no expression of viral proteins after vector transduction; (v) the ability to deliver complex genetic elements, such as polycistronic or intron-containing sequences; (vi) potentially safer integration site profile; and (vii) a relatively easy system for vector manipulation and production. Accordingly, lentivector technologies now have widespread use in basic biology and translational studies for stable transgene overexpression, persistent gene silencing, immunization, in vivo imaging, generating transgenic animals, induction of pluripotent cells, stem cell modification and lineage tracking, or site-directed gene editing. Moreover, in the present high-throughput '-omics' era, the commercial availability of premade lentiviral vectors, which are engineered to express or silence genome-wide genes, accelerates the rapid expansion of this vector technology. In the present review, we assess the advances in lentiviral vector technology, including basic lentivirology, vector designs for improved efficiency and biosafety, protocols for vector production and infection, targeted gene delivery, advanced lentiviral applications and issues associated with the vector system.     

Advances in lentiviral vectors: a patent review

Lentiviral vectors are at the forefront of gene delivery systems for research and clinical applications. These vectors have the ability to efficiently transduce nondividing and dividing cells, to insert large genetic segment in the host chromatin, and to sustain stable long-term transgene expression. Most of lentiviral vectors systems in use are derived from HIV-1. Numerous modifications in the basic HIV structure have been made to ensure safety and to promote efficiency to vectors. Lentiviral vectors can be pseudotyped with distinct viral envelopes that influence vector tropism and transduction efficiency. Moreover, these vectors can be used to reprogram cells and generate induced pluripotent stem cells. This review aims to show the patents that resulted in improved safety and efficacy of lentiviral vector with important implications for clinical trials.     

Improved short-term engraftment of lentivirally versus gammaretrovirally transduced allogeneic canine repopulating cells

Gammaretroviral vectors require cell division for efficient transduction. Thus, extended cell culture times are necessary for efficient transduction with gammaretroviral vectors, which in turn can lead to stem cell loss and impaired engraftment. Lentiviral vectors transduce nondividing cells and are therefore able to transduce stem cells in short transduction protocols. Here, we compared the short-term engraftment of lentivirally and gammaretrovirally transduced canine allogeneic DLA-matched littermate cells. A reduced conditioning regimen of 400 cGy total body irradiation was used in preparation for clinical studies. Two dogs received a graft of gammaretrovirally transduced CD34-selected cells. CD34(+) cells were prestimulated for 30 h and then exposed twice to concentrated RD114 pseudotype vector. Three dogs received lentivirally transduced CD34-selected cells. Cells were transduced overnight with concentrated VSV-G pseudotype lentiviral vector. The animals in the lentiviral group showed a significantly faster granulocyte recovery. VNTR analysis 40-50 days after transplantation revealed higher donor chimerism for the lentiviral group compared to the retroviral group. These data suggest that short lentiviral transduction protocols may be superior to extended gammaretroviral transduction protocols with respect to engraftment potential of transduced CD34(+) hematopoietic repopulating cells.     

Advances in lentiviral vector design for gene-modification of hematopoietic stem cells

Lentiviral vectors are more efficient at transducing quiescent hematopoietic stem cells than murine retroviral vectors. This characteristic is due to multiple karyophilic components of the lentiviral vector pre-integration complex. Lentiviral vectors are also able to carry more complex payloads than murine retroviral vectors, making it possible to deliver expression cassettes that direct either constitutive or targeted expression in various hematopoietic stem cell progeny.     

Production of lentiviral vectors by transient expression of minimal packaging genes from recombinant adenoviruses

BACKGROUND: The potential of lentiviral vectors for clinical gene therapy has not yet been evaluated. One of the reasons is the cytotoxicity of lentiviral packaging genes which makes the generation of stable producer cell lines difficult. Therefore, a novel packaging system for lentiviral vectors based on transient expression of packaging genes by recombinant adenoviruses was developed. METHODS: Adenoviral vectors expressing VSV-G, codon-optimized HIV-1 gag-pol, and codon-optimized SIV gag-pol under the control of a tetracycline-regulatable promoter (adenoviral lenti-pack vectors) were constructed and the production levels of this vector system were evaluated. RESULTS: The generated adenoviral lenti-pack vectors could be grown to high titers when transgene expression was suppressed and no evidence for instabilities was obtained. Cells stably transfected with a SIV-based vector construct were converted into lentiviral vector producer cells by infection with the adenoviral lenti-pack vectors. Lentiviral vector titers obtained were as high as vector titers obtained by transient cotransfection experiments. A protocol was developed that allowed preparation of lentiviral vector stocks with undetectable levels of contaminating adenoviral lenti-pack vectors. CONCLUSIONS: The adenoviral lenti-pack vectors described should provide a convenient alternative approach to inducible packaging cell lines for large-scale lentiviral vector production. Transient expression of cytotoxic lentiviral packaging genes by the adenoviral lenti-pack vectors circumvents loss of titers during prolonged culture of packaging cell lines. The design of the adenoviral lenti-pack vectors should reduce the risk of transfer of packaging genes to target cells and at the same time provide flexibility with respect to the lentiviral vector constructs that can be packaged.