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ArticleHuman gene therapy2018

Synthetic Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Efficiently Targets Mouse and Nonhuman Primate Retina In Vivo.

Livia S Carvalho, Ru Xiao, Sarah J Wassmer, Aliete Langsdorf, Eric Zinn, Simon Pacouret, Samiksha Shah, Jason I Comander, Leo A Kim, Laurence Lim and 1 more

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Article in Human gene therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

37 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Dual AAV-based PCDH15 gene therapy achieves sustained rescue of visual function in a mouse model of Usher syndrome 1F.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2023
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  20. Current Advances in Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Gene Therapy to Prevent Acquired Hearing Loss.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Livia S Carvalho1 Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ru Xiao1 Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sarah J Wassmer1 Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Aliete Langsdorf2 Ocular Genomics Institute , Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Eric Zinn1 Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Simon Pacouret1 Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Samiksha Shah1 Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jason I Comander2 Ocular Genomics Institute , Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Leo A Kim3 Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Laurence Lim4 Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts.
Luk H Vandenberghe1 Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USHarvard University · USInnovative Genomics Institute · US

Funding

VISION RESEARCHP30EY003790 · NEI · SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Tobias Elze · 1985 to 2026
$25.5M
Broad Spectrum Molecular Therapy for Blinding Retina DisordersDP1EY023177 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BENNETT, JEAN · 2012 to 2015
$3.2M
NEI NIH HHS DP1 EY023177NEI NIH HHS P30 EY003790
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene therapy is a promising approach in the treatment of inherited and common complex disorders of the retina. Preclinical and clinical studies have validated the use of adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV) as a safe and efficient delivery vehicle for gene transfer. Retinal pigment epithelium and rods-and to a lesser extent, cone photoreceptors-can be efficiently targeted with AAV. Other retinal cell types however are more challenging targets. The aim of this study was to characterize the transduction profile and efficiency of in silico designed, synthetic Anc80 AAVs for retinal gene transfer. Three Anc80 variants were evaluated for retinal targeting in mice and primates following subretinal delivery. In the murine retina Anc80L65 demonstrated high level of retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor targeting with comparable cone photoreceptor affinity compared to other AAVs. Remarkably, Anc80L65 enhanced transduction kinetics with visible expression as early as day 1 and steady state mRNA levels at day 3. Inner retinal tropism of Anc80 variants demonstrated distinct transduction patterns of Müller glia, retinal ganglion cells and inner nuclear layer neurons. Finally, murine findings with Anc80L65 qualitatively translated to the Rhesus macaque in terms of cell targets, levels and onset of expression. Our findings support the use of Anc80L65 for therapeutic subretinal gene delivery.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyAnimalsDependovirusGenetic VectorsGene Transfer TechniquesHumansMacaca mulattaMiceRetinaRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsRetinal DiseasesRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsTransduction, Geneticadeno-associated viruscone photoreceptorsgene therapyin silico reconstructionretinaretinal transduction

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PMID29325457
PMCPMC6066192
OpenAlexW2783373669

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