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ArticleGene therapy2008

Repopulation of B-lymphocytes with restricted gene expression using haematopoietic stem cells engineered with lentiviral vectors.

T E Taher, C Tulone, R Fatah, F D'Acquisto, D J Gould, R A Mageed

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Article in Gene therapy, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Development of B-lineage predominant lentiviral vectors for use in genetic therapies for B cell disorders.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2011
    Article
  3. Advances in the field of lentivector-based transduction of T and B lymphocytes for gene therapy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2010
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Lentiviral vectors for immune cells targeting.Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology · 2010
    Review
  6. Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

T E TaherBone and Joint Research Unit, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, London, UK.
C Tulone
R Fatah
F D'Acquisto
D J Gould
R A Mageed
Queen Mary University of London · GBWilliam Harvey Research Institute · GBUniversity College London · GBUniversity of London · GB

Funding

Arthritis Research UK 17208Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B-lymphocytes play a key role in the pathogenesis of many immune-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune and atopic diseases. Therefore, targeting B-lymphocytes provides a rationale for refining strategies to treat such diseases for long-term clinical benefits and minimal side effects. In this study we describe a protocol for repopulating irradiated mice with B-lymphocytes engineered for restricted expression of transgenes using haematopoietic stem cells. A self-inactivating lentiviral vector, which encodes enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) from the spleen focus-forming virus (SFFV) promoter, was used to generate new vectors that permit restricted EGFP expression in B-lymphocytes. To achieve this, the SFFV promoter was replaced with the B-lymphocyte-restricted CD19 promoter. Further, an immunoglobulin heavy chain enhancer (Emu) flanked by the associated matrix attachment regions (MARs) was inserted upstream of the CD19 promoter. Incorporation of the Emu-MAR elements upstream of the CD19 promoter resulted in enhanced, stable and selective transgene expression in human and murine B-cell lines. In addition, this modification permitted enhanced selective EGFP expression in B-lymphocytes in vivo in irradiated mice repopulated with transduced bone marrow haematopoietic stem cells (BMHSCs). The study provides evidence for the feasibility of targeting B-lymphocytes for therapeutic restoration of normal B-lymphocyte functions in patients with B-cell-related diseases.

Indexed as

Promoter Regions, GeneticAnimalsAntigens, CD19B-LymphocytesCell LineFlow CytometryGene ExpressionGenetic EngineeringGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHematopoietic Stem CellsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLentivirusMiceAntigens, CD19Green Fluorescent Proteins

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PMID18356817
PMCPMC2679983
OpenAlexW1986045329

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