期刊
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING
卷 104, 期 1, 页码 206-215出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22378
关键词
Lentivirus; c-KIT receptor; gene therapy; targeted gene delivery
资金
- National Institute of Health [A1068978]
The development of a lentiviral system to deliver genes to specific cell types could improve the safety and the efficacy of gene delivery. Previously, we have developed an efficient method to target lentivectors to specific cells via an antibody-antigen interaction in vitro and in vivo. We report herein a targeted lentivector that harnesses the natural ligand-receptor recognition mechanism for targeted modification of c-KIT receptor-expressing cells. For targeting, we incorporate membrane-bound human stein cell factor (hSCF), and for fusion, a Sindbis virus-derived fusogenic molecule (FM) onto the lentiviral Surface. These engineered vectors can recognize cells expressing Surface CD117, resulting in efficient targeted transduction of cells in an SCF-receptor dependent manner in vitro, and in vivo in xenografted mouse models. This study expands the ability of targeting lentivectors beyond antibody targets to include cell-specific surface receptors. Development of a high titer lentivector to receptor-specific cells is an attractive approach to restrict gene expression and could potentially ensure therapeutic effects in the desired cells while limiting side effects caused by gene expression in non-target cells.
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