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ArticleGene therapy2024

Analytical characterization of full, intermediate, and empty AAV capsids.

Aisleen McColl-Carboni, Serena Dollive, Sarah Laughlin, Rudenc Lushi, Michael MacArthur, Shanshan Zhou, Jeffrey Gagnon, Christopher A Smith, Brenda Burnham, Robert Horton and 9 more

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Article in Gene therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Aisleen McColl-CarboniOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-1565-3073
Serena DolliveOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Sarah LaughlinOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Rudenc LushiOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-6893-0738
Michael MacArthurOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Shanshan ZhouOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Jeffrey GagnonOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Christopher A SmithOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Brenda BurnhamOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Robert HortonOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Dimpal LataOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Brianna UgaOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Kalyani NatuOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Emmanuela MichelOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Celia SlaterOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Evan DaSilvaOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
Robert BruccoleriCongenomics, LLC, Glastonbury, CT, USA.
Tim KellyOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA.
James B McGivneyOxford Biomedica (US) LLC, 1 Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA. j.mcgivney@oxb.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Manufacturing of recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors produces three types of capsids: full, intermediate, and empty. While there are different opinions about the impact of intermediate and empty capsids on safety and efficacy of AAV products, they are generally considered impurities because they are not the intended fully intact vector product. The presence of these impurities could impact product efficacy due to potential competition with fully packaged AAVs for cellular transduction, as well as have potential implications to patient safety due to increased capsid load during dosing. To determine the impact of intermediate capsids on potency, an AAV preparation was separated into fractions enriched for full, intermediate, or empty capsids. Using a matrix of in vitro (infectivity, gene expression, biological activity) and in vivo potency assays to determine potency as a function of capsid content, our results indicate that while intermediate capsids contribute to the vector genome titer of the product and are equally as infectious as full capsids, they do not contribute to the potency of the AAV product. This study confirms the criticality of reducing and controlling the level of intermediate capsids to ensure a more efficacious AAV product.

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CapsidDependovirusGenetic VectorsAnimalsGenetic TherapyHEK293 CellsHumansMiceTransduction, Genetic

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PMID38374348
PMCPMC11090809

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