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ArticleMolecular brain2026

StitchR-based dual-AAV delivery strategies enable efficient transduction of defined neural cell populations.

Nengsong Luo, Yunling Gao, Zengpeng Han, Peng Su, Fuqiang Xu, Kunzhang Lin

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Nengsong Luo *Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Viral Vectors for Biomedicine, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China.
Yunling Gao *Institute of Neuroscience and Brain Diseases, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441106, People's Republic of China.
Zengpeng HanShenzhen Key Laboratory of Viral Vectors for Biomedicine, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China.
Peng SuBrain Case Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
Fuqiang XuShenzhen Key Laboratory of Viral Vectors for Biomedicine, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China. fq.xu@siat.ac.cn.
Kunzhang LinShenzhen Key Laboratory of Viral Vectors for Biomedicine, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China. kz.lin@siat.ac.cn.

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Brain Science and Brain-like Intelligence Technology-National Science and Technology Major Project 2021ZD0201003Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Viral Biotechnology and Application 2022KSYS012National Natural Science Foundation of China 82441052National Natural Science Foundation of China 82441055Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Viral Vectors for Biomedicine ZDSYS20200811142401005Shenzhen Science and Technology Major Project KJZD20230923114307015
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Abstract

Dual adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector reconstitution has become an indispensable technique for delivering large genes in neuroscience and gene therapy. A novel technology termed StitchR addresses the challenge of low efficiency in dual-AAV reconstruction, yet related tools enabling targeted gene delivery to specific neural cell populations remain insufficiently developed. Herein, we developed four StitchR-based dual-viral reconstitution strategies by combining high-efficiency AAV serotypes with neuron- or glia-specific promoters. Specifically, the AAV11-hSyn-driven StitchR strategy achieved specific transduction of local neurons and their upstream projection neurons (≥ 94.44% specificity); the AAV11-GfaABC1D-driven strategy realized astrocyte-specific transduction (approximately 98.25% specificity); and the AAV11-mIBA1-driven strategy enabled microglia-specific transduction (100% specificity). Furthermore, by incorporating the blood-brain barrier (BBB)-penetrating AAVhu.32-PLUS into the hSyn-driven system, we established a modified strategy that allows brain-wide neuronal transduction. Finally, we confirmed that the StitchR-based dual-viral reconstitution strategy can achieve efficient functional reconstitution of large transgenes in neural cells. Collectively, these dual-AAV delivery strategies expand the valuable AAV toolbox and offer crucial technical support for targeted delivery of large transgenes to defined neural cell populations, holding great significance for basic neuroscience research and potential therapeutic applications.

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DependovirusGene Transfer TechniquesNeuronsTransduction, GeneticAnimalsAstrocytesBlood-Brain BarrierGenetic VectorsHumansMicrogliaNeurogliaPromoter Regions, GeneticTransgenesAAV11AAVhu.32-PLUSAstrocyteBlood–brain barrierDual AAVMicrogliaNeuronStitchR

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