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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2008

Targeted cell entry of lentiviral vectors.

Sabrina Funke, Andrea Maisner, Michael D Mühlebach, Ulrike Koehl, Manuel Grez, Roberto Cattaneo, Klaus Cichutek, Christian J Buchholz

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 125 papers.

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125citing papers in PubMed
10.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

125 citing papers in PubMed, 208 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Sabrina Funke1Division of Medical Biotechnology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany.
Andrea Maisner
Michael D Mühlebach
Ulrike Koehl
Manuel Grez
Roberto Cattaneo
Klaus Cichutek
Christian J Buchholz
Paul Ehrlich Institut · DEGeorg Speyer Haus · DEGoethe University Frankfurt · DEMayo Clinic · USPhilipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

Measles Virus Entry: Engagement of the Receptors and Infection ProgressionR01CA090636 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI CATTANEO, ROBERTO B. · 2002 to 2011
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS CA90636NCI NIH HHS R01 CA090636
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retargeting of lentiviral vector entry to cell types of interest is a key factor in improving the safety and efficacy of gene transfer. In this study we show that the retargetable envelope glycoproteins of measles virus (MV), namely, the hemagglutinin (H) responsible for receptor recognition and the fusion protein (F), can pseudotype human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) vectors when their cytoplasmic tails are truncated. We then pseudotyped HIV-1 vectors with MV glycoproteins displaying on H either the epidermal growth factor or a single-chain antibody directed against CD20, but without the ability to recognize their native receptors. Gene transfer into cells that expressed the targeted receptor was several orders of magnitude more efficient than into cells that did not. High-target versus nontarget cell discrimination was demonstrated in mixed cell populations, where the targeting vector selectively eliminated CD20-positive cells after suicide gene transfer. Remarkably, primary human CD20-positive B lymphocytes were transduced more efficiently by the CD20-targeted vector than by a vector pseudotyped with the vesicular stomatitis virus G (VSV-G) protein. In addition, the CD20-targeted vector was able to transduce even unstimulated primary B cells, whereas VSV-G pseudotyped vectors were unable to do so. Because MV enters cells through direct fusion at the cell membrane, this novel targeting system should be widely applicable.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, CD20Blotting, WesternB-LymphocytesCell LineCells, CulturedCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusErbB ReceptorsFlow CytometryGenetic VectorsHemagglutininsHIV-1HumansLentivirusAntigens, CD20ErbB ReceptorsHemagglutininsViral Fusion Proteins

Identifiers

PMID18578012
PMCPMC3927321
OpenAlexW2097286866

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