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ArticleScientific reports2025

Compact Calm1 promoter enables AAV mediated neuron-targeted expression in human iPSC-derived brain organoids.

Ina Klockner, Meghana Yeturi, Trinity E Rust, Jason L Stein, Mark J Zylka

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Ina KlocknerUNC Neuroscience Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Meghana YeturiUNC Neuroscience Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Trinity E RustUNC Neuroscience Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Jason L SteinUNC Neuroscience Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Mark J ZylkaUNC Neuroscience Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. zylka@med.unc.edu.

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Deborah F. Tate · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
Environmental-use chemicals that target pathways linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disordersR35ES028366 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Mark J. Zylka · 2019 to 2026
$6.8M
Genome editor therapy for Angelman syndromeUG3NS137515 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Mark J. Zylka · 2025 to 2026
$1.7M
Targeted high-fidelity integration of DNA elements into the genomeR01NS144331 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Mark J. Zylka · 2025 to 2026
$1.2M
Luminescence-based biosensor to non-invasively measure UBE3A activity in the brainR21NS142886 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Mark J. Zylka · 2025 to 2026
$428k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NIEHS NIH HHS R35 ES028366NIEHS NIH HHS R35ES028366NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS144331NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS142886NINDS NIH HHS R21NS142886NINDS NIH HHS UG3 NS137515
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Abstract

Compact neuron-specific promoters enable targeted gene expression in the brain, especially when using size-limited adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors. The human synapsin 1 gene promoter (hSyn) promoter is widely used, but the recently described Calm1 promoter (120 bp long) offers a smaller alternative with demonstrated excitatory and inhibitory neuron-specificity in animal models. Here, we compared the commonly used hSyn promoter and the compact Calm1 promoter in human iPSC-derived brain organoids using AAV reporter constructs. Our study evaluating reporter gene expression and immunohistology showed comparable performance in human neurons. Our findings suggest that the compact Calm1 promoter could be used for future central nervous system-targeted human gene therapies.

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BrainDependovirusInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsNeuronsOrganoidsPromoter Regions, GeneticGene ExpressionGenes, ReporterGenetic VectorsHumansSynapsinsSynapsins

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PMID41444788
PMCPMC12738672

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