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ArticleJournal of virology2020

A New Gorilla Adenoviral Vector with Natural Lung Tropism Avoids Liver Toxicity and Is Amenable to Capsid Engineering and Vector Retargeting.

Zhi Hong Lu, Igor P Dmitriev, Douglas E Brough, Elena A Kashentseva, Jie Li, David T Curiel

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Article in Journal of virology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. International journal of biological sciences · 2026
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  7. Advanced genetic engineering to achieve in vivo targeting of adenovirus utilizing camelid single domain antibody.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2021
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  8. Adenoviral vectors for in vivo delivery of CRISPR-Cas gene editors.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2020
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  9. Advances in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Gene Therapy.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhi Hong LuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Biologic Therapeutics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Igor P DmitrievDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Biologic Therapeutics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Douglas E BroughPrecigen, Inc., Germantown, Maryland, USA.
Elena A KashentsevaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Biologic Therapeutics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jie LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Biologic Therapeutics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
David T CurielDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Biologic Therapeutics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA dcuriel@wustl.edu.
Washington University in St. Louis · USPrecigen (United States) · US

Funding

Endothelial-targeted adenovirus for organ-selective gene editing in vivoUG3TR002851 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CURIEL, DAVID TERRY · 2019 to 2021
$2.2M
Novel targeted adenovirusR01CA211096 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CURIEL, DAVID TERRY · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
GORILLA ADENOVIRUS ZIKA VACCINE FOR HUMANSR21AI131254 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CURIEL, DAVID TERRY · 2017 to 2018
$419k
NCATS NIH HHS UG3 TR002851NCI NIH HHS R01 CA211096NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI131254
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human adenoviruses have many attractive features for gene therapy applications. However, the high prevalence of preexisting immunity against these viruses in general populations worldwide has greatly limited their clinical utility. In addition, the most commonly used human adenovirus, human adenovirus subgroup C serotype 5 (HAd5), when systemically administered, triggers systemic inflammation and toxicity, with the liver being the most severely affected organ. Here, we evaluated the utility and safety of a new low-seroprevalence gorilla adenovirus (GAd; GC46) as a gene transfer vector in mice. Biodistribution studies revealed that systemically administered GAd had a selective and robust lung endothelial cell (EC) tropism with minimal vector expression throughout many other organs and tissues. Administration of a high dose of GAd accomplished extensive transgene expression in the lung yet elicited no detectable inflammatory histopathology in this organ. Furthermore, GAd, unlike HAd5, did not exhibit hepatotropism or induce liver inflammatory toxicity in mice, demonstrating the exceptional safety profile of the vector vis-à-vis systemic utility. We further demonstrated that the GAd capsid fiber shared the flexibility of the HAd5 equivalent for permitting genetic modification; GAd with the pan-EC-targeting ligand myeloid cell-binding peptide (MBP) incorporated in the capsid displayed a reduced lung tropism and efficiently retargeted gene expression to vascular beds in other organs.

Indexed as

Genetic VectorsAdenoviridaeAdenoviridae InfectionsAdenoviruses, HumanAnimalsCapsidCapsid ProteinsEndothelial CellsGene ExpressionGenetic TherapyGorilla gorillaLiverLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSeroepidemiologic StudiesCapsid Proteinsadenovirusgene therapyGorillalung-targeting vector

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PMID32102889
PMCPMC7199421
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