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ArticleJournal of virology2009

Insertional gene activation by lentiviral and gammaretroviral vectors.

Marieke Bokhoven, Sam L Stephen, Sean Knight, Evelien F Gevers, Iain C Robinson, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Mary K Collins

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Article in Journal of virology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers.

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74citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

74 citing papers in PubMed, 138 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marieke BokhovenInfection and Immunity, University College London, Windeyer Building, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 2AH, United Kingdom.
Sam L Stephen
Sean Knight
Evelien F Gevers
Iain C Robinson
Yasuhiro Takeuchi
Mary K Collins
University College London · GBThe Francis Crick Institute · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0501446Medical Research Council MC_U117531708
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gammaretroviral and lentiviral vectors are promising tools for gene therapy, but they can be oncogenic. The development of safer vectors depends on a quantitative assay for insertional mutagenesis. Here we report a rapid, inexpensive, and reproducible assay which uses a murine cell line to measure the frequency of interleukin-3 (IL-3)-independent mutants. Lentiviral and gammaretroviral vectors cause insertional mutagenesis at similar frequencies; however, they use different mechanisms. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-based vectors generate mutants by insertion only into the growth hormone receptor (Ghr) locus. The HIV enhancer/promoter is active in the absence of the HIV Tat protein in this locus, and an HIV/Ghr spliced transcript expresses GHR and cells respond to GH. Deletion of the enhancer/promoter in a self-inactivating HIV-based vector prevents this mechanism of insertional mutagenesis. In contrast, gammaretroviral vectors insert into other loci, including IL-3 and genes identified as common insertion sites in the Retroviral Tagged Cancer Gene Database (RTCGD).

Indexed as

Mutagenesis, InsertionalAnimalsCell LineGammaretrovirusGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsLentivirusMice

Identifiers

PMID18945765
PMCPMC2612344
OpenAlexW2134056794

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