Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28696391›Full record

ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Site-Specific PEGylated Adeno-Associated Viruses with Increased Serum Stability and Reduced Immunogenicity.

Tianzhuo Yao, Xueying Zhou, Chuanling Zhang, Xiaojuan Yu, Zhenyu Tian, Lihe Zhang, Demin Zhou

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. An Expanded Toolbox for Versatile Chemical Editing of Adeno-Associated Virus.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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  11. Artificial Intelligence-Based Approaches for AAV Vector Engineering.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  18. Non-canonical capsid engineering highlights new possibilities for AAV vectorology.Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2024
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  19. Delivering CRISPR to the HIV-1 reservoirs.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Tianzhuo YaoState Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191 Beijing, China. bayerce@163.com.
Xueying ZhouState Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191 Beijing, China. glacia418@163.com.
Chuanling ZhangState Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191 Beijing, China. zhangchuanling@bjmu.edu.cn.
Xiaojuan YuState Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191 Beijing, China. htyzyxj2003@126.com.
Zhenyu TianState Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191 Beijing, China. fashankc@163.com.
Lihe ZhangState Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191 Beijing, China. zdszlh@bjmu.edu.cn.
Demin ZhouState Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 100191 Beijing, China. deminzhou@bjmu.edu.cn.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is one of the most extensively studied and utilized viral vectors in clinical gene transfer research. However, the serum instability and immunogenicity of AAV vectors significantly limit their application. Here, we endeavored to overcome these limitations by developing a straightforward approach for site-specific PEGylation of AAV via genetic code expansion. This technique includes incorporation of the azide moiety into the AAV capsid protein followed by orthogonal and stoichiometric conjugation of a variety of polyethylene glycols (PEGs) through click chemistry. Using this approach, only the chosen site(s) was consistently PEGylated under mild conditions, preventing nonselective conjugation. Upon a series of in vitro examinations, AAVs conjugated with 20-kD PEG at sites Q325+1, S452+1, and R585+1 showed a 1.7- to 2.4-fold stability improvement in pooled human serum and a nearly twofold reduction in antibody recognition. Subsequent animal research on Sprague Dawley rats displayed a promising 20% reduction in antibody inducement and a higher virus titer in the blood. Together, our data demonstrate successful protection of an AAV vector from antibody neutralization and blood clearance, thereby increasing the efficiency of therapeutic gene delivery.

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AnimalsAntibody FormationBinding SitesCapsid ProteinsCell LineDependovirusGenetic VectorsGene Transfer TechniquesHumansImmunity, ActiveMaleMutationPolyethylene GlycolsRats, Sprague-DawleySurface PropertiesCapsid ProteinsPolyethylene Glycolsadeno-associated virus 2genetic code expansionPEGylationselective conjugation

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PMID28696391
PMCPMC6152081

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