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ArticleSmall methods2026

3D Quantification of Viral Transduction Efficiency in Living Human Retinal Organoids.

Teresa S Rogler, Katja A Salbaum, Achim T Brinkop, Selina M Sonntag, Rebecca James, Elijah R Shelton, Alina Thielen, Roland Rose, Sabrina Babutzka, Thomas Klopstock and 2 more

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Article in Small methods, 2026. 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

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Teresa S RoglerInstitute of Biophysics, Ulm University, 89081, Ulm, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5943-407X
Katja A SalbaumFaculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU, 80539, Munich, Germany.
Achim T BrinkopInstitute of Biophysics, Ulm University, 89081, Ulm, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-4720
Selina M SonntagFaculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU, 80539, Munich, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3326-1285
Rebecca JamesFaculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU, 80539, Munich, Germany.
Elijah R SheltonFaculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU, 80539, Munich, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9311-1567
Alina ThielenFaculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU, 80539, Munich, Germany.
Roland RoseFaculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU, 80539, Munich, Germany.
Sabrina BabutzkaGraduate School of Systemic Neuroscience (GSN), 82152, Munich, Germany.
Thomas KlopstockMunich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), 81377, Munich, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2805-4652
Stylianos MichalakisGraduate School of Systemic Neuroscience (GSN), 82152, Munich, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-9238
Friedhelm SerwaneInstitute of Biophysics, Ulm University, 89081, Ulm, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6943-8244

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 513025799HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council 850691International Human Frontier Science Program Organization RGP0007/2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of therapeutics builds on testing their efficiency in vitro. To optimize gene therapies, for example, fluorescent reporters expressed by treated cells are typically utilized as readouts. Traditionally, their global fluorescence signal has been used as an estimate of transduction efficiency. However, analysis in individual cells within a living 3D tissue remains a challenge. Readout on a single-cell level can be realized via fluorescence-based flow cytometry at the cost of tissue dissociation and loss of spatial information. Complementary, spatial information is accessible via immunofluorescence of fixed samples. Both approaches impede time-dependent studies on the delivery of the vector to the cells. Here, quantitative 3D characterization of viral transduction efficiencies in living retinal organoids is introduced. The approach combines quantification of gene delivery efficiency in space and time, leveraging human retinal organoids, engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors, confocal live imaging, and deep learning-based image segmentation. The integration of these tools in an organoid imaging and analysis pipeline allows quantitative testing of future treatments and other gene delivery methods. It has the potential to guide the development of therapies in biomedical applications.

Indexed as

DependovirusOrganoidsRetinaTransduction, GeneticDeep LearningGenetic VectorsGene Transfer TechniquesHumansImaging, Three-Dimensional3D segmentationadeno‐associated virusgene therapyretinal organoidstransduction efficiency

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PMID40509616
PMCPMC12825330

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