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ArticleGene therapy2019

Production of lentiviral vectors using novel, enzymatically produced, linear DNA.

Rajvinder Karda, John R Counsell, Kinga Karbowniczek, Lisa J Caproni, John P Tite, Simon N Waddington

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Article in Gene therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Rajvinder KardaGene Transfer Technology Group, Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.
John R CounsellDubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Molecular Neurosciences Section, Developmental Neurosciences Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Kinga KarbowniczekTouchlight Genetics Ltd, Hampton, UK.
Lisa J CaproniTouchlight Genetics Ltd, Hampton, UK. Lisa.Caproni@touchlight.com.
John P TiteTouchlight Genetics Ltd, Hampton, UK.
Simon N WaddingtonGene Transfer Technology Group, Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.

Funding

Department of HealthMedical Research Council MC_PC_16063Medical Research Council MR/K02342X/1Medical Research Council MR/P026494/1Medical Research Council MR/R015325/1Wellcome Trust 210774/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The manufacture of large quantities of high-quality DNA is a major bottleneck in the production of viral vectors for gene therapy. Touchlight Genetics has developed a proprietary abiological technology that addresses the major issues in commercial DNA supply. The technology uses 'rolling-circle' amplification to produce large quantities of concatameric DNA that is then processed to create closed linear double-stranded DNA by enzymatic digestion. This novel form of DNA, Doggybone™ DNA (dbDNA™), is structurally distinct from plasmid DNA. Here we compare lentiviral vectors production from dbDNA™ and plasmid DNA. Lentiviral vectors were administered to neonatal mice via intracerebroventricular injection. Luciferase expression was quantified in conscious mice continually by whole-body bioluminescent imaging. We observed long-term luciferase expression using dbDNA™-derived vectors, which was comparable to plasmid-derived lentivirus vectors. Here we have demonstrated that functional lentiviral vectors can be produced using the novel dbDNA™ configuration for delivery in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, this could enable lentiviral vector packaging of complex DNA sequences that have previously been incompatible with bacterial propagation systems, as dbDNA™ technology could circumvent such restrictions through its phi29-based rolling-circle amplification.

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AnimalsDNAGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHumansLentivirusMaleMiceNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesPlasmidsTransfectionDNA

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PMID30643205
PMCPMC6760675

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