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ArticleScientific reports2023

AAV capsid bioengineering in primary human retina models.

Adrian Westhaus, Steven S Eamegdool, Milan Fernando, Paula Fuller-Carter, Alicia A Brunet, Annie L Miller, Rabab Rashwan, Maddison Knight, Maciej Daniszewski, Grace E Lidgerwood and 8 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Adrian WesthausTranslational Vectorology Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Steven S EamegdoolEye Genetics Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Children's Medical Research Institute and Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Milan FernandoStem Cell and Organoid Facility, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Paula Fuller-CarterLions Eye Institute, Nedlands, Australia.
Alicia A BrunetCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.
Annie L MillerCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.
Rabab RashwanLions Eye Institute, Nedlands, Australia.
Maddison KnightTranslational Vectorology Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Maciej DaniszewskiDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Grace E LidgerwoodDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Alice PébayDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Alex HewittMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Giorgia SantilliInfection, Immunity and Inflammation Teaching and Research Department, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Adrian J ThrasherInfection, Immunity and Inflammation Teaching and Research Department, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Livia S CarvalhoLions Eye Institute, Nedlands, Australia.
Anai Gonzalez-CorderoStem Cell and Organoid Facility, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Robyn V JamiesonEye Genetics Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Children's Medical Research Institute and Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Leszek LisowskiTranslational Vectorology Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia. llisowski@cmri.org.au.

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector-mediated retinal gene therapy is an active field of both pre-clinical as well as clinical research. As with other gene therapy clinical targets, novel bioengineered AAV variants developed by directed evolution or rational design to possess unique desirable properties, are entering retinal gene therapy translational programs. However, it is becoming increasingly evident that predictive preclinical models are required to develop and functionally validate these novel AAVs prior to clinical studies. To investigate if, and to what extent, primary retinal explant culture could be used for AAV capsid development, this study performed a large high-throughput screen of 51 existing AAV capsids in primary human retina explants and other models of the human retina. Furthermore, we applied transgene expression-based directed evolution to develop novel capsids for more efficient transduction of primary human retina cells and compared the top variants to the strongest existing benchmarks identified in the screening described above. A direct side-by-side comparison of the newly developed capsids in four different in vitro and ex vivo model systems of the human retina allowed us to identify novel AAV variants capable of high transgene expression in primary human retina cells.

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CapsidRetinaBioengineeringCapsid ProteinsDependovirusGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHumansTransduction, GeneticCapsid Proteins

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PMID38081924
PMCPMC10713676

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