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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Improved Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Production via Molecular Evolution of the Viral Rep Protein.

Thomas Steininger, Veronika Öttl, Linda E Franken, Cornelius Frank, Philip Ohland, Miriam Lopez Ferreiro, Stefan Klostermann, Johannes Fritsch, Evelyn Hirschauer, Anna Sandmeir and 13 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Distinct YY dinucleotide periodicity in adeno-associated virus DNA.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Thomas SteiningerRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-5445-4221
Veronika ÖttlRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Linda E FrankenRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3040-8192
Cornelius FrankRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-9325-7603
Philip OhlandRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0006-3508-9908
Miriam Lopez FerreiroRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.
Stefan KlostermannRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Data and Analytics, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2092-7124
Johannes FritschRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Evelyn HirschauerRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Anna SandmeirTechnical Development Analytics, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Luisa D HilgenfeldTechnical Development Analytics, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Florian SemmelmannTechnical Development Analytics, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Marie-Sofie DürrGene Therapy Technical Research & Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Fabian KonkelRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Gregor PechmannGene Therapy Technical Research & Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Sabine LinderRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Markus HaindlGene Therapy Technical Research & Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Mustafa N YaziciogluSpark Therapeutics, Roche Holding AG, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Philippe RinglerRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4346-5089
Matthias E LauerRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.
Denis PhichithRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.
Stefan SeeberRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.
Julia FakhiriRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Therapeutic Modalities, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2517-9348

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the dynamic field of gene therapy, recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) have become leading viral vectors due to their safety, long-term expression, and wide-ranging cell and tissue tropism. With numerous FDA approvals and commercial products underscoring their potential, there is a critical need for efficient production processes to achieve high vector titers and quality. A major challenge in rAAV production is the efficient packaging of the genome into the viral capsid, with empty or partially filled capsids often representing over 90% of the produced material. To tackle this issue, we engineered the replication and packaging proteins of an AAV (Rep) to boost their functionality and improve vector titers. We subjected a complex Rep library derived from the AAV serotypes 1-13 to directed evolution in an AAV producer cell line. After each round of selection, single clones were analyzed, showing enrichment of specific hybrid Rep domains. Comparative analysis of these selected clones revealed considerable differences in their ability to package AAV2-based viral genomes, with hybrid Rep proteins achieving up to a 2.5-fold increase in packaging efficiency compared to their parental counterparts. These results suggest that optimizing

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DependovirusDirected Molecular EvolutionGenetic VectorsViral ProteinsCell LineEvolution, MolecularGenome, ViralHEK293 CellsHumansViral ProteinsAAVdirected evolutionprotein engineeringrAAV productionreplication proteins

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PMID39941089
PMCPMC11818820

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