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ArticleCell reports2024

Capsid-mediated control of adeno-associated viral transcription determines host range.

Ezra J Loeb, Patrick L Havlik, Zachary C Elmore, Alan Rosales, Sophia M Fergione, Trevor J Gonzalez, Timothy J Smith, Abigail R Benkert, David N Fiflis, Aravind Asokan

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Article in Cell reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
14.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ezra J LoebDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Patrick L HavlikDepartment of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Zachary C ElmoreDepartment of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Alan RosalesDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Sophia M FergioneDepartment of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Trevor J GonzalezDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Timothy J SmithDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Abigail R BenkertDepartment of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
David N FiflisDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Aravind AsokanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: aravind.asokan@duke.edu.
Duke University · US

Funding

Determinants of AAV TropismR01HL089221 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Aravind Asokan · 2009 to 2026
$8.1M
Dissecting AAV silencing in humanized miceR01DK134408 · NIDDK · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Aravind Asokan, Karl-Dimiter Bissig · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
RE-ENGINEERING AAV GENOME PACKAGINGR01GM127708 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ASOKAN, ARAVIND · 2018 to 2021
$2.0M
Thermo Lumos Tribrid High-Resolution Accurate-Mass Tandem Mass SpectrometerS10OD024999 · OD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI MOSELEY, MARTIN ARTHUR · 2018 to 2018
$600k
Evaluation of adeno-associated viral (AAV) mediated gene replacement therapy as a therapeutic option for SLC25A4 deficiencyF32HL167559 · NHLBI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI BENKERT, ABIGAIL · 2023 to 2024
$160k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL167559NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL089221NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK134408NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM127708NIH HHS S10 OD024999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a member of the genus Dependoparvovirus, which infects a wide range of vertebrate species. Here, we observe that, unlike most primate AAV isolates, avian AAV is transcriptionally silenced in human cells. By swapping the VP1 N terminus from primate AAVs (e.g., AAV8) onto non-mammalian isolates (e.g., avian AAV), we identify a minimal component of the AAV capsid that controls viral transcription and unlocks robust transduction in both human cells and mouse tissue. This effect is accompanied by increased AAV genome chromatin accessibility and altered histone methylation. Proximity ligation analysis reveals that host factors are selectively recruited by the VP1 N terminus of AAV8 but not avian AAV. Notably, these include AAV essential factors implicated in the nuclear factor κB pathway, chromatin condensation, and histone methylation. We postulate that the AAV capsid has evolved mechanisms to recruit host factors to its genome, allowing transcriptional activation in a species-specific manner.

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CapsidDependovirusAnimalsCapsid ProteinsChromatinGenetic VectorsHistonesHost SpecificityHumansMicePrimatesViral TranscriptionCapsid ProteinsChromatinHistonesadeno-associated viruscapsid biologyCP: MicrobiologyCP: Molecular biologyDependoparvovirushistone methylationhost rangehost-virus interactionsproteomicstranscriptional regulationviral tropism

Identifiers

PMID38431840
PMCPMC11150003
OpenAlexW4392351603

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