1. Recombinant AAV2 transduction of primitive human hematopoietic stem cells capable of serial engraftment in immune-deficient mice
- Author
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Santat, Leah, Paz, Helicia, Wong, Christie, Li, Lijing, Macer, James, Forman, Stephen, Wong, K.K., and Chatterjee, Saswati
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Viruses -- Research ,HIV (Viruses) -- Research ,RNA -- Research ,Science and technology - Abstract
A recombinant AAV2 (rAAV2) vector encoding antisense RNA to HIV-1 transactivating region (TAR) was evaluated for transduction of human cord blood CD[34.sup.+]CD[38.sup.-] hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) capable of serial engraftment in nonobese diabetic (NOD)/severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice. Results revealed long-term multilineage marking in primary and secondary recipients, and significantly, an enrichment of transduced cells in secondary hosts, indicating efficient transduction of multipotential self-renewing HSC. These results were confirmed by the persistence of rAAV marking of clonogenic progenitors in serial analyses of recipient marrow. Upon HIV-1 challenge, the macrophage progeny of transduced CD[34.sup.+] cells expressed antisense RNA and exhibited sustained and significant inhibition of virus replication as compared with controls in every donor tested, without selective pressure. This study represents a clear in vivo demonstration of efficient rAAV2 transduction of human HSC. adeno-associated virus | gene transfer | hematopoiesis | HIV
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- 2005