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ArticleHuman gene therapy2012

Rapid transgene expression in multiple precursor cell types of adult rat subventricular zone mediated by adeno-associated type 1 vectors.

Olivier Bockstael, Catherine Melas, Catherine Pythoud, Marc Levivier, Douglas McCarty, R Jude Samulski, Olivier De Witte, Liliane Tenenbaum

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Article in Human gene therapy, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Olivier BockstaelLaboratory of Experimental Neurosurgery, Université Libre de Bruxelles, BE-1070 Brussels, Belgium. olivier.bockstael@ulb.ac.be
Catherine Melas
Catherine Pythoud
Marc Levivier
Douglas McCarty
R Jude Samulski
Olivier De Witte
Liliane Tenenbaum
Université Libre de Bruxelles · BEUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of Lausanne · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The adult rat brain subventricular zone (SVZ) contains proliferative precursors that migrate to the olfactory bulb (OB) and differentiate into mature neurons. Recruitment of precursors constitutes a potential avenue for brain repair. We have investigated the kinetics and cellular specificity of transgene expression mediated by AAV2/1 vectors (i.e., adeno-associated virus type 2 pseudotyped with AAV1 capsid) in the SVZ. Self-complementary (sc) and single-stranded (ss) AAV2/1 vectors mediated efficient GFP expression, respectively, at 17 and 24 hr postinjection. Transgene expression was efficient in all the rapidly proliferating cells types, that is, Mash1(+) precursors (30% of the GFP(+) cells), Dlx2(+) neuronal progenitors (55%), Olig2(+) oligodendrocyte progenitors (35%), and doublecortin-positive (Dcx(+)) migrating cells (40%), but not in the slowly proliferating glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive (GFAP(+)) neural stem cell pool (5%). Because cell cycle arrest by wild-type and recombinant AAV has been described in primary cultures, we examined SVZ proliferative activity after vector injection. Indeed, cell proliferation was reduced immediately after vector injection but was normal after 1 month. In contrast, migration and differentiation of GFP(+) precursors were unaltered. Indeed, the proportion of Dcx(+) cells was similar in the injected and contralateral hemispheres. Furthermore, 1 month after vector injection into the SVZ, GFP(+) cells, found, as expected, in the OB granular cell layer, were mature GABAergic neurons. In conclusion, the rapid and efficient transgene expression in SVZ neural precursors mediated by scAAV2/1 vectors underlines their potential usefulness for brain repair via recruitment of immature cells. The observed transient precursor proliferation inhibition, not affecting their migration and differentiation, will likely not compromise this strategy.

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TransgenesAnimalsApoptosisBrainCell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationCerebral VentriclesDependovirusDoublecortin ProteinFemaleGenetic VectorsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansDcx protein, ratDistal-less homeobox proteinsDoublecortin ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID22471423
PMCPMC3404419
OpenAlexW1973346298

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