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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

A Longitudinal 3D Live-Cell Imaging Platform to Uncover AAV Vector-Host Dynamics at Single-Cell Resolution.

Marlies Leysen, Nicolas Peredo, Benjamin Pavie, Benjamien Moeyaert, Els Henckaerts

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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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Marlies LeysenTrellis Research Group, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Nicolas PeredoVIB BioImaging Core Leuven, VIB Technologies, Center for Brain and Disease Research, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4670-3700
Benjamin PavieVIB BioImaging Core Leuven, VIB Technologies, Center for Brain and Disease Research, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Benjamien MoeyaertTrellis Research Group, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Els HenckaertsTrellis Research Group, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Funding

Flanders Resilience subsidy, European Recovery and Resilience Facility VV021/13
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors (rAAVs) are the leading gene delivery vehicles in clinical development, yet efficient nuclear delivery remains a major barrier to effective transduction. This limitation is partly due to the incomplete understanding of rAAV's complex subcellular trafficking dynamics. Here, we establish a longitudinal confocal live-cell imaging workflow that tracks rAAV2 from 4 to 12 h post-transduction, paired with an automated 3D analysis pipeline that quantifies spatiotemporal vector distribution, cytoplasmic trafficking, nuclear accumulation, and transgene expression at single-cell resolution. We use this platform to evaluate the effects of vector dose, cell cycle progression, and the behavior of empty particles. We identify previously undescribed trafficking features associated with high transgene expression. Higher rAAV2 doses enhanced cytoplasmic trafficking and nuclear delivery, while cell cycle progression facilitated both trafficking efficiency and transgene expression. We also characterize empty rAAV2 particles, revealing distinct trafficking patterns and markedly reduced nuclear accumulation compared to genome-containing vectors. By uncovering new bottlenecks in rAAV transduction, this platform provides mechanistic insights and potential strategies to improve AAV-based gene therapy. Its generalizable design further supports broad applicability to other non-enveloped viruses.

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DependovirusGenetic VectorsImaging, Three-DimensionalSingle-Cell AnalysisCell NucleusHEK293 CellsHumansTransduction, GeneticTransgenesautomated 3D image analysislive-cell imagingrecombinant AAVviral trafficking

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PMID41516112
PMCPMC12785796

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