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ArticleJournal of virology2012

A new human DSG2-transgenic mouse model for studying the tropism and pathology of human adenoviruses.

Hongjie Wang, Ines Beyer, Jonas Persson, Hui Song, ZongYi Li, Maximilian Richter, Hua Cao, Ruan van Rensburg, Xiaoying Yao, Kelly Hudkins and 6 more

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Article in Journal of virology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Hongjie WangDivision of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Ines Beyer
Jonas Persson
Hui Song
ZongYi Li
Maximilian Richter
Hua Cao
Ruan van Rensburg
Xiaoying Yao
Kelly Hudkins
Roma Yumul
Xiao-Bing Zhang
Mujun Yu
Pascal Fender
Akseli Hemminki
André Lieber
University of Washington Medical Center · USUniversity of Washington · USLoma Linda University · USMedical Research Associates · USUniversité Grenoble Alpes · FRUniversity of Helsinki · FI

Funding

ONCOLYTIC ADENOVIRUSES FOR CERVICAL CANCER GENE THERAPYR01CA080192 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI LIEBER, ANDRE MICHAEL · 1999 to 2009
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA080192PHS HHS R01 HLA078836
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have recently reported that a group of human adenoviruses (HAdVs) uses desmoglein 2 (DSG2) as a receptor for infection. Among these are the widely distributed serotypes HAdV-B3 and HAdV-B7, as well as a newly emerged strain derived from HAdV-B14. These serotypes do not infect rodent cells and could not up until now be studied in small-animal models. We therefore generated transgenic mice containing the human DSG2 locus. These mice expressed human DSG2 (hDSG2) at a level and in a pattern similar to those found for humans and nonhuman primates. As an initial application of hDSG2-transgenic mice, we used a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing HAdV-B3 vector (Ad3-GFP) and studied GFP transgene expression by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry subsequent to intranasal and intravenous virus application. After intranasal application, we found efficient transduction of bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells in hDSG2-transgenic mice. Intravenous Ad3-GFP injection into hDSG2-transgenic mice resulted in hDSG2-dependent transduction of epithelial cells in the intestinal and colon mucosa. Our findings give an explanation for clinical symptoms associated with infection by DSG2-interacting HAdVs and provide a rationale for using Ad3-derived vectors in gene therapy.

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Disease Models, AnimalViral TropismAdenoviruses, HumanAdenovirus Infections, HumanAnimalsDesmoglein 2Genes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicReceptors, VirusStaining and LabelingTransduction, GeneticDesmoglein 2DSG2 protein, humanGreen Fluorescent ProteinsReceptors, Virus

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PMID22457526
PMCPMC3372198
OpenAlexW2028042551

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