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Yan A, Baricordi C, Nguyen Q, Barbarossa L, Loperfido M, Biasco L. IS-Seq: a bioinformatics pipeline for integration sites analysis with comprehensive abundance quantification methods. BMC Bioinformatics 2023; 24:286. [PMID: 37464281 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-023-05390-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Integration site (IS) analysis is a fundamental analytical platform for evaluating the safety and efficacy of viral vector based preclinical and clinical Gene Therapy (GT). A handful of groups have developed standardized bioinformatics pipelines to process IS sequencing data, to generate reports, and/or to perform comparative studies across different GT trials. Keeping up with the technological advances in the field of IS analysis, different computational pipelines have been published over the past decade. These pipelines focus on identifying IS from single-read sequencing or paired-end sequencing data either using read-based or using sonication fragment-based methods, but there is a lack of a bioinformatics tool that automatically includes unique molecular identifiers (UMI) for IS abundance estimations and allows comparing multiple quantification methods in one integrated pipeline. RESULTS Here we present IS-Seq a bioinformatics pipeline that can process data from paired-end sequencing of both old restriction sites-based IS collection methods and new sonication-based IS retrieval systems while allowing the selection of different abundance estimation methods, including read-based, Fragment-based and UMI-based systems. CONCLUSIONS We validated the performance of IS-Seq by testing it against the most popular analytical workflow available in the literature (INSPIIRED) and using different scenarios. Lastly, by performing extensive simulation studies and a comprehensive wet-lab assessment of our IS-Seq pipeline we could show that in clinically relevant scenarios, UMI quantification provides better accuracy than the currently most widely used sonication fragment counts as a method for IS abundance estimation.
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- AVROBIO, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
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Seymour BJ, Singh S, Certo HM, Sommer K, Sather BD, Khim S, Clough C, Hale M, Pangallo J, Ryu BY, Khan IF, Adair JE, Rawlings DJ. Effective, safe, and sustained correction of murine XLA using a UCOE-BTK promoter-based lentiviral vector. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2021; 20:635-651. [PMID: 33718514 PMCID: PMC7907679 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2021.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is an immune disorder caused by mutations in Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK). BTK is expressed in B and myeloid cells, and its deficiency results in a lack of mature B cells and protective antibodies. We previously reported a lentivirus (LV) BTK replacement therapy that restored B cell development and function in Btk and Tec double knockout mice (a phenocopy of human XLA). In this study, with the goal of optimizing both the level and lineage specificity of BTK expression, we generated LV incorporating the proximal human BTK promoter. Hematopoietic stem cells from Btk−/−Tec−/− mice transduced with this vector rescued lineage-specific expression and restored B cell function in Btk−/−Tec−/− recipients. Next, we tested addition of candidate enhancers and/or ubiquitous chromatin opening elements (UCOEs), as well as codon optimization to improve BTK expression. An Eμ enhancer improved B cell rescue, but increased immunoglobulin G (IgG) autoantibodies. Addition of the UCOE avoided autoantibody generation while improving B cell development and function and reducing vector silencing. An optimized vector containing a truncated UCOE upstream of the BTK promoter and codon-optimized BTK cDNA resulted in stable, lineage-regulated BTK expression that mirrored endogenous BTK, making it a strong candidate for XLA therapy.
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- Brenda J Seymour
- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.,Department of Medical Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.,Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Yang Y, Lee JE, Jeong HY, Shim JY, Baek MJ, Son MJ, Kim YJ, Noh H, Lim KI. Alteration of gammaretroviral vector integration patterns by insertion of histone and leucine zipper into integrase. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:3924-3937. [PMID: 32816306 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Retroviral vectors show long-term gene expression in gene therapy through the integration of transgenes into the human cell genome. Murine leukemia virus (MLV), a well-studied gammaretrovirus, has been often used as a representative retroviral vector. However, frequent integrations of MLV-based vectors into transcriptional start sites (TSSs) could lead to the activation of oncogenes by enhancer effects of the genetic components within the vectors. Therefore, the MLV integration preference for TSSs limits its wider use in clinical applications. To reduce the integration preference of MLV-based vectors, we attempted to perturb the structure of the viral integrase that plays a key role in determining integration sites. For this goal, we inserted histones and leucine zippers, having DNA-binding property, into internal sites of MLV integrase. This integrase engineering yielded multiple mutant vectors that showed significantly different integration patterns compared with that of wild-type vector. Some mutant vectors did not prefer the key regulatory genomic domains of human cells, TSSs. Moreover, a couple of engineered vectors did not integrate into the genomic sites near the TSSs of oncogenes. Overall, this study suggests that structural perturbation of integrase is a simple way to develop safer MLV-based retroviral vectors for use in clinical applications.
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- Yeji Yang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea.,Division of Analytical Science Research, Research Center for Biocenvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute, Chungcheongbukdo, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea.,Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Bioinformatics Analysis Team, Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Statistics, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Advanced Materials and Systems, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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Jang YH, Park YS, Nam JS, Yang Y, Lee JE, Lee KH, Kang M, Chialastri A, Noh H, Park J, Lee JS, Lim KI. Nanotopography-based engineering of retroviral DNA integration patterns. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:5693-5704. [PMID: 30865198 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr07029f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Controlling the interactions between cells and viruses is critical for treating infected patients, preventing viral infections, and improving virus-based therapeutics. Chemical methods using small molecules and biological methods using proteins and nucleic acids are employed for achieving this control, albeit with limitations. We found, for the first time, that retroviral DNA integration patterns in the human genome, the result of complicated interactions between cells and viruses, can be engineered by adapting cells to the defined nanotopography of silica bead monolayers. Compared with cells on a flat glass surface, cells on beads with the highest curvature harbored retroviral DNAs at genomic sites near transcriptional start sites and CpG islands during infections at more than 50% higher frequencies. Furthermore, cells on the same type of bead layers contained retroviral DNAs in the genomic regions near cis-regulatory elements at frequencies that were 2.6-fold higher than that of cells on flat glass surfaces. Systems-level genetic network analysis showed that for cells on nanobeads with the highest curvature, the genes that would be affected by cis-regulatory elements near the retroviral integration sites perform biological functions related to chromatin structure and antiviral activities. Our unexpected observations suggest that novel engineering approaches based on materials with specific nanotopography can improve control over viral events.
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- Yoon-Ha Jang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04310, South Korea.
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Shifting Retroviral Vector Integrations Away from Transcriptional Start Sites via DNA-Binding Protein Domain Insertion into Integrase. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2018; 12:58-70. [PMID: 30534579 PMCID: PMC6278723 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The unique ability of retroviruses to integrate genes into host genomes is of great value for long-term expression in gene therapy, but only when integrations occur at safe genomic sites. To reap the benefit of using retroviruses without severe detrimental effects, we developed several murine leukemia virus (MLV)-based gammaretroviral vectors with safer integration patterns by perturbing the structure of the integrase via insertion of DNA-binding zinc-finger domains (ZFDs) into an internal position of the enzyme. ZFD insertion significantly reduced the inherent, strong MLV integration preference for genomic regions near transcriptional start sites (TSSs), which are the most dangerous spots. The altered retroviral integration pattern was related to increased formation of residual primer-binding site sequences at the 3' end of proviruses. Several ZFD insertion mutants showed lower frequencies of integrations into the TSS genome regions when having the residual primer-binding site sequences in the proviruses. Our findings not only can extend the use of retroviruses in biomedical applications, but also provide a glimpse into the mechanisms underlying retroviral integration.
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Ngom M, Imren S, Maetzig T, Adair JE, Knapp DJHF, Chagraoui J, Fares I, Bordeleau ME, Sauvageau G, Leboulch P, Eaves C, Humphries RK. UM171 Enhances Lentiviral Gene Transfer and Recovery of Primitive Human Hematopoietic Cells. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2018; 10:156-164. [PMID: 30101153 PMCID: PMC6077133 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Enhanced gene transfer efficiencies and higher yields of transplantable transduced human hematopoietic stem cells are continuing goals for improving clinical protocols that use stemcell-based gene therapies. Here, we examined the effect of the HSC agonist UM171 on these endpoints in both in vitro and in vivo systems. Using a 22-hr transduction protocol, we found that UM171 significantly enhances both the lentivirus-mediated transduction and yield of CD34+ and CD34+CD45RA- hematopoietic cells from human cord blood to give a 6-fold overall higher recovery of transduced hematopoietic stem cells, including cells with long-term lympho-myeloid repopulating activity in immunodeficient mice. The ability of UM171 to enhance gene transfer to primitive cord blood hematopoietic cells extended to multiple lentiviral pseudotypes, gamma retroviruses, and non-integrating lentiviruses and to adult bone marrow cells. UM171, thus, provides an interesting reagent for improving the ex vivo production of gene-modified cells and for reducing requirements of virus for a broad range of applications.
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- Mor Ngom
- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Stem Cells, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Stem Cells, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Stem Cells, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Stem Cells, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Atomic and Alternative Energy Commission, Université Paris-Sud, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris, France.,Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Wang W, Bartholomae CC, Gabriel R, Deichmann A, Schmidt M. The LAM-PCR Method to Sequence LV Integration Sites. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1448:107-20. [PMID: 27317177 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3753-0_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Integrating viral gene transfer vectors are commonly used gene delivery tools in clinical gene therapy trials providing stable integration and continuous gene expression of the transgene in the treated host cell. However, integration of the reverse-transcribed vector DNA into the host genome is a potentially mutagenic event that may directly contribute to unwanted side effects. A comprehensive and accurate analysis of the integration site (IS) repertoire is indispensable to study clonality in transduced cells obtained from patients undergoing gene therapy and to identify potential in vivo selection of affected cell clones. To date, next-generation sequencing (NGS) of vector-genome junctions allows sophisticated studies on the integration repertoire in vitro and in vivo. We have explored the use of the Illumina MiSeq Personal Sequencer platform to sequence vector ISs amplified by non-restrictive linear amplification-mediated PCR (nrLAM-PCR) and LAM-PCR. MiSeq-based high-quality IS sequence retrieval is accomplished by the introduction of a double-barcode strategy that substantially minimizes the frequency of IS sequence collisions compared to the conventionally used single-barcode protocol. Here, we present an updated protocol of (nr)LAM-PCR for the analysis of lentiviral IS using a double-barcode system and followed by deep sequencing using the MiSeq device.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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VISPA2: a scalable pipeline for high-throughput identification and annotation of vector integration sites. BMC Bioinformatics 2017; 18:520. [PMID: 29178837 PMCID: PMC5702242 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-017-1937-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Bioinformatics tools designed to identify lentiviral or retroviral vector insertion sites in the genome of host cells are used to address the safety and long-term efficacy of hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy applications and to study the clonal dynamics of hematopoietic reconstitution. The increasing number of gene therapy clinical trials combined with the increasing amount of Next Generation Sequencing data, aimed at identifying integration sites, require both highly accurate and efficient computational software able to correctly process “big data” in a reasonable computational time. Results Here we present VISPA2 (Vector Integration Site Parallel Analysis, version 2), the latest optimized computational pipeline for integration site identification and analysis with the following features: (1) the sequence analysis for the integration site processing is fully compliant with paired-end reads and includes a sequence quality filter before and after the alignment on the target genome; (2) an heuristic algorithm to reduce false positive integration sites at nucleotide level to reduce the impact of Polymerase Chain Reaction or trimming/alignment artifacts; (3) a classification and annotation module for integration sites; (4) a user friendly web interface as researcher front-end to perform integration site analyses without computational skills; (5) the time speedup of all steps through parallelization (Hadoop free). Conclusions We tested VISPA2 performances using simulated and real datasets of lentiviral vector integration sites, previously obtained from patients enrolled in a hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy clinical trial and compared the results with other preexisting tools for integration site analysis. On the computational side, VISPA2 showed a > 6-fold speedup and improved precision and recall metrics (1 and 0.97 respectively) compared to previously developed computational pipelines. These performances indicate that VISPA2 is a fast, reliable and user-friendly tool for integration site analysis, which allows gene therapy integration data to be handled in a cost and time effective fashion. Moreover, the web access of VISPA2 (http://openserver.itb.cnr.it/vispa/) ensures accessibility and ease of usage to researches of a complex analytical tool. We released the source code of VISPA2 in a public repository (https://bitbucket.org/andreacalabria/vispa2). Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12859-017-1937-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Juanes JM, Gallego A, Tárraga J, Chaves FJ, Marín-Garcia P, Medina I, Arnau V, Dopazo J. VISMapper: ultra-fast exhaustive cartography of viral insertion sites for gene therapy. BMC Bioinformatics 2017; 18:421. [PMID: 28931371 PMCID: PMC5607581 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-017-1837-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The possibility of integrating viral vectors to become a persistent part of the host genome makes them a crucial element of clinical gene therapy. However, viral integration has associated risks, such as the unintentional activation of oncogenes that can result in cancer. Therefore, the analysis of integration sites of retroviral vectors is a crucial step in developing safer vectors for therapeutic use. RESULTS Here we present VISMapper, a vector integration site analysis web server, to analyze next-generation sequencing data for retroviral vector integration sites. VISMapper can be found at: http://vismapper.babelomics.org . CONCLUSIONS Because it uses novel mapping algorithms VISMapper is remarkably faster than previous available programs. It also provides a useful graphical interface to analyze the integration sites found in the genomic context.
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- José M Juanes
- Departamento de Informática, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería (ETSE), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Valencia, Burjassot, Spain.,Computational Genomics Department, Prince Felipe Research Center, 46012, Valencia, Spain
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Research Area, Fundación Progreso y Salud, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013, Sevilla, Spain.,Bioinformatics in Rare Diseases (BiER), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Computational Genomics Department, Prince Felipe Research Center, 46012, Valencia, Spain.,HPC Service, University Information Services, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Genotyping and Genetic Diagnosis Unit, Health Research Institute, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain.,CIBERDem, Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Genotyping and Genetic Diagnosis Unit, Health Research Institute, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain.,Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), Universidad de Valencia-CSIC, 46980, Valencia, Paterna, Spain
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- HPC Service, University Information Services, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Departamento de Informática, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería (ETSE), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Valencia, Burjassot, Spain.,Computational Genomics Department, Prince Felipe Research Center, 46012, Valencia, Spain.,Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), Universidad de Valencia-CSIC, 46980, Valencia, Paterna, Spain
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Research Area, Fundación Progreso y Salud, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013, Sevilla, Spain. .,Bioinformatics and Data Analysis Unit, Genomic Medicine Institute Imegen, Valencia, Spain. .,Functional Genomics Node, INB-ELIXIR-es, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 42013, Sevilla, Spain.
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Kamboj A, Hallwirth CV, Alexander IE, McCowage GB, Kramer B. Ub-ISAP: a streamlined UNIX pipeline for mining unique viral vector integration sites from next generation sequencing data. BMC Bioinformatics 2017. [PMID: 28623888 PMCID: PMC5474025 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-017-1719-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The analysis of viral vector genomic integration sites is an important component in assessing the safety and efficiency of patient treatment using gene therapy. Alongside this clinical application, integration site identification is a key step in the genetic mapping of viral elements in mutagenesis screens that aim to elucidate gene function. RESULTS We have developed a UNIX-based vector integration site analysis pipeline (Ub-ISAP) that utilises a UNIX-based workflow for automated integration site identification and annotation of both single and paired-end sequencing reads. Reads that contain viral sequences of interest are selected and aligned to the host genome, and unique integration sites are then classified as transcription start site-proximal, intragenic or intergenic. CONCLUSION Ub-ISAP provides a reliable and efficient pipeline to generate large datasets for assessing the safety and efficiency of integrating vectors in clinical settings, with broader applications in cancer research. Ub-ISAP is available as an open source software package at https://sourceforge.net/projects/ub-isap/ .
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- Atul Kamboj
- Children's Cancer Research Unit, Kids' Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia.
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- Gene Therapy Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute and The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Gene Therapy Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute and The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,The University of Sydney, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Cancer Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Children's Cancer Research Unit, Kids' Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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Qian W, Wang Y, Li RF, Zhou X, Liu J, Peng DZ. Prolonged Integration Site Selection of a Lentiviral Vector in the Genome of Human Keratinocytes. Med Sci Monit 2017; 23:1116-1122. [PMID: 28255155 PMCID: PMC5347986 DOI: 10.12659/msm.903094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Lentiviral vectors have been successfully used for human skin cell gene transfer studies. Defining the selection of integration sites for retroviral vectors in the host genome is crucial in risk assessment analysis of gene therapy. However, genome-wide analyses of lentiviral integration sites in human keratinocytes, especially after prolonged growth, are poorly understood. Material/Methods In this study, 874 unique lentiviral vector integration sites in human HaCaT keratinocytes after long-term culture were identified and analyzed with the online tool GTSG-QuickMap and SPSS software. Results The data indicated that lentiviral vectors showed integration site preferences for genes and gene-rich regions. Conclusions This study will likely assist in determining the relative risks of the lentiviral vector system and in the design of a safe lentiviral vector system in the gene therapy of skin diseases.
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- Wei Qian
- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns, and Combined Injury, 3rd Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns, and Combined Injury, 3rd Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns, and Combined Injury, 3rd Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns, and Combined Injury, 3rd Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns, and Combined Injury, 3rd Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns, and Combined Injury, 3rd Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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Sherman E, Nobles C, Berry CC, Six E, Wu Y, Dryga A, Malani N, Male F, Reddy S, Bailey A, Bittinger K, Everett JK, Caccavelli L, Drake MJ, Bates P, Hacein-Bey-Abina S, Cavazzana M, Bushman FD. INSPIIRED: A Pipeline for Quantitative Analysis of Sites of New DNA Integration in Cellular Genomes. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2016; 4:39-49. [PMID: 28344990 PMCID: PMC5363316 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Integration of new DNA into cellular genomes mediates replication of retroviruses and transposons; integration reactions have also been adapted for use in human gene therapy. Tracking the distributions of integration sites is important to characterize populations of transduced cells and to monitor potential outgrow of pathogenic cell clones. Here, we describe a pipeline for quantitative analysis of integration site distributions named INSPIIRED (integration site pipeline for paired-end reads). We describe optimized biochemical steps for site isolation using Illumina paired-end sequencing, including new technology for suppressing recovery of unwanted contaminants, then software for alignment, quality control, and management of integration site sequences. During library preparation, DNAs are broken by sonication, so that after ligation-mediated PCR the number of ligation junction sites can be used to infer abundance of gene-modified cells. We generated integration sites of known positions in silico, and we describe optimization of sample processing parameters refined by comparison to truth. We also present a novel graph-theory-based method for quantifying integration sites in repeated sequences, and we characterize the consequences using synthetic and experimental data. In an accompanying paper, we describe an additional set of statistical tools for data analysis and visualization. Software is available at https://github.com/BushmanLab/INSPIIRED.
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- Eric Sherman
- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Imagine Institute, Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, 75014 Paris, France; Laboratory of Human Lymphohematopoiesis, INSERM 24, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Biotherapy Department, Necker Children's Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75014 Paris, France; Biotherapy Clinical Investigation Center, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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- Biotherapy Department, Necker Children's Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75014 Paris, France; Biotherapy Clinical Investigation Center, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM, 75014 Paris, France
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- Biotherapy Department, Necker Children's Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75014 Paris, France; Biotherapy Clinical Investigation Center, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA
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Afzal S, Wilkening S, von Kalle C, Schmidt M, Fronza R. GENE-IS: Time-Efficient and Accurate Analysis of Viral Integration Events in Large-Scale Gene Therapy Data. MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS 2016; 6:133-139. [PMID: 28325279 PMCID: PMC5363413 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Integration site profiling and clonality analysis of viral vector distribution in gene therapy is a key factor to monitor the fate of gene-corrected cells, assess the risk of malignant transformation, and establish vector biosafety. We developed the Genome Integration Site Analysis Pipeline (GENE-IS) for highly time-efficient and accurate detection of next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based viral vector integration sites (ISs) in gene therapy data. It is the first available tool with dual analysis mode that allows IS analysis both in data generated by PCR-based methods, such as linear amplification method PCR (LAM-PCR), and by rapidly evolving targeted sequencing (e.g., Agilent SureSelect) technologies. GENE-IS makes use of trimming strategies, customized reference genome, and soft-clipped information with sequential filtering steps to provide annotated IS with clonality information. It is a scalable, robust, precise, and reliable tool for large-scale pre-clinical and clinical data analysis that provides users complete flexibility and control over analysis with a broad range of configurable parameters. GENE-IS is available at https://github.com/G100DKFZ/gene-is.
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- Saira Afzal
- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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High-throughput monitoring of integration site clonality in preclinical and clinical gene therapy studies. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2015; 2:14061. [PMID: 26052530 PMCID: PMC4449016 DOI: 10.1038/mtm.2014.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gene transfer to hematopoietic stem cells with integrating vectors not only allows sustained correction of monogenic diseases but also tracking of individual clones in vivo. Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) has been shown to be an accurate method to quantify individual stem cell clones, yet due to frequently limited amounts of target material (especially in clinical studies), it is not useful for large-scale analyses. To explore whether vector integration site (IS) recovery techniques may be suitable to describe clonal contributions if combined with next-generation sequencing techniques, we designed artificial ISs of different sizes which were mixed to simulate defined clonal situations in clinical settings. We subjected all mixes to either linear amplification–mediated PCR (LAM-PCR) or nonrestrictive LAM-PCR (nrLAM-PCR), both combined with 454 sequencing. We showed that nrLAM-PCR/454-detected clonality allows estimating qPCR-detected clonality in vitro. We then followed the kinetics of two clones detected in a patient enrolled in a clinical gene therapy trial using both, nrLAM-PCR/454 and qPCR and also saw nrLAM-PCR/454 to correlate to qPCR-measured clonal contributions. The method presented here displays a feasible high-throughput strategy to monitor clonality in clinical gene therapy trials is at hand.
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Castilho-Fernandes A, Fontes AM, Abraham KJ, de Freitas MCC, da Rosa NG, Picanço-Castro V, de Sousa Russo-Carbolante EM, Covas DT. Significant differences in integration sites of Moloney murine leukemia virus/Moloney murine sarcoma virus retroviral vector carrying recombinant coagulation factor IX in two human cell lines. Biotechnol Lett 2015; 37:991-1001. [PMID: 25650340 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-014-1764-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ligation-mediated-PCR was performed followed by the mapping of 177 and 150 integration sites from HepG2 and Hek293 transduced with chimera vector carrying recombinant human Factor IX (rhFIX) cDNA, respectively. The sequences were analyzed for chromosome preference, CpG, transcription start site (TSS), repetitive elements, fragile sites and target genes. In HepG2, rhFIX was had an increased preference for chromosomes 6 and 17; the median distance to the nearest CpG islands was 15,240 base pairs and 37 % of the integrations occurred in RefSeq genes. In Hek293, rhFIX had an increased preference for chromosome 5; the median distance to the nearest CpG islands was 209,100 base pairs and 74 % of the integrations occurred in RefSeq genes. The integrations in both cell lines were distant from the TSS. The integration patterns associated with this vector are different in each cell line.
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- Andrielle Castilho-Fernandes
- Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Center for Cell Therapy and Regional Blood Center, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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von Kalle C, Deichmann A, Schmidt M. Vector integration and tumorigenesis. Hum Gene Ther 2015; 25:475-81. [PMID: 24950086 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2014.2525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Calabria A, Leo S, Benedicenti F, Cesana D, Spinozzi G, Orsini M, Merella S, Stupka E, Zanetti G, Montini E. VISPA: a computational pipeline for the identification and analysis of genomic vector integration sites. Genome Med 2014; 6:67. [PMID: 25342980 PMCID: PMC4169225 DOI: 10.1186/s13073-014-0067-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The analysis of the genomic distribution of viral vector genomic integration sites is a key step in hematopoietic stem cell-based gene therapy applications, allowing to assess both the safety and the efficacy of the treatment and to study the basic aspects of hematopoiesis and stem cell biology. Identifying vector integration sites requires ad-hoc bioinformatics tools with stringent requirements in terms of computational efficiency, flexibility, and usability. We developed VISPA (Vector Integration Site Parallel Analysis), a pipeline for automated integration site identification and annotation based on a distributed environment with a simple Galaxy web interface. VISPA was successfully used for the bioinformatics analysis of the follow-up of two lentiviral vector-based hematopoietic stem-cell gene therapy clinical trials. Our pipeline provides a reliable and efficient tool to assess the safety and efficacy of integrating vectors in clinical settings.
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- Andrea Calabria
- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (TIGET), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia (CRS4), 09010 Pula, CA Italy ; Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (TIGET), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (TIGET), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (TIGET), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milano, Italy ; Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication (DISCo) - University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia (CRS4), 09010 Pula, CA Italy
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- Center for Translational Genomics and Bioinformatics, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- Center for Translational Genomics and Bioinformatics, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia (CRS4), 09010 Pula, CA Italy
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (TIGET), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milano, Italy
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Correa de Freitas MC, Fontes AM, de Castilho Fernandes A, Picanço-Castro V, de Sousa Russo EM, Covas DT. Murine leukemia virus-derived retroviral vector has differential integration patterns in human cell lines used to produce recombinant factor VIII. Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter 2014; 36:213-8. [PMID: 25031062 PMCID: PMC4109740 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjhh.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective Nowadays recombinant factor VIII is produced in murine cells including in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and baby hamster kidney cells (BHK). Previous studies, using the murine leukemia virus-derived retroviral vector pMFG-FVIII-P140K, modified two recombinant human cell lines, HepG2 and Hek293 to produce recombinant factor VIII. In order to characterize these cells, the present study aimed to analyze the integration pattern of retroviral vector pMFG-FVIII-P140K. Methods This study used ligation-mediated polymerase chain reaction to locate the site of viral vector integration by sequencing polymerase chain reaction products. The sequences were compared to genomic databases to characterize respective clones. Results The retroviral vector presented different and non-random profiles of integration between cells lines. A preference of integration for chromosomes 19, 17 and 11 was observed for HepG2FVIIIdB/P140K and chromosome 9 for Hek293FVIIIdB/P140K. In genomic regions such as CpG islands and transcription factor binding sites, there was no difference in the integration profiles for both cell lines. Integration in intronic regions of encoding protein genes (RefSeq genes) was also observed in both cell lines. Twenty percent of integrations occurred at fragile sites in the genome of the HepG2 cell line and 17% in Hek293. Conclusion The results suggest that the cell type can affect the profile of chromosomal integration of the retroviral vector used; these differences may interfere in the level of expression of recombinant proteins.
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Rapamycin relieves lentiviral vector transduction resistance in human and mouse hematopoietic stem cells. Blood 2014; 124:913-23. [PMID: 24914132 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-12-546218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Transplantation of genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is a promising therapeutic strategy for genetic diseases, HIV, and cancer. However, a barrier for clinical HSC gene therapy is the limited efficiency of gene delivery via lentiviral vectors (LVs) into HSCs. We show here that rapamycin, an allosteric inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin complexes, facilitates highly efficient lentiviral transduction of mouse and human HSCs and dramatically enhances marking frequency in long-term engrafting cells in mice. Mechanistically, rapamycin enhanced postbinding endocytic events, leading to increased levels of LV cytoplasmic entry, reverse transcription, and genomic integration. Despite increasing LV copy number, rapamycin did not significantly alter LV integration site profile or chromosomal distribution in mouse HSCs. Rapamycin also enhanced in situ transduction of mouse HSCs via direct intraosseous infusion. Collectively, rapamycin strongly augments LV transduction of HSCs in vitro and in vivo and may prove useful for therapeutic gene delivery.
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Gao H, Hawkins T, Jasti A, Chen YH, Mockaitis K, Dinauer M, Cornetta K. Development and Evaluation of Quality Metrics for Bioinformatics Analysis of Viral Insertion Site Data Generated Using High Throughput Sequencing. Biomedicines 2014; 2:195-210. [PMID: 28548067 PMCID: PMC5423470 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines2020195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Integration of viral vectors into a host genome is associated with insertional mutagenesis and subjects in clinical gene therapy trials must be monitored for this adverse event. Several PCR based methods such as ligase-mediated (LM) PCR, linear-amplification-mediated (LAM) PCR and non-restrictive (nr) LAM PCR were developed to identify sites of vector integration. Coupling the power of next-generation sequencing technologies with various PCR approaches will provide a comprehensive and genome-wide profiling of insertion sites and increase throughput. In this bioinformatics study, we aimed to develop and apply quality metrics to viral insertion data obtained using next-generation sequencing. We developed five simple metrics for assessing next-generation sequencing data from different PCR products and showed how the metrics can be used to objectively compare runs performed with the same methodology as well as data generated using different PCR techniques. The results will help researchers troubleshoot complex methodologies, understand the quality of sequencing data, and provide a starting point for developing standardization of vector insertion site data analysis.
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- Hongyu Gao
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, IB 130, 975 West Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, IB 130, 975 West Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, IB 130, 975 West Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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- Department of Biology and Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-3700, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pathology and Immunology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, IB 130, 975 West Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
- Departments of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
- Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Kymäläinen H, Appelt JU, Giordano FA, Davies AF, Ogilvie CM, Ahmed SG, Laufs S, Schmidt M, Bode J, Yáñez-Muñoz RJ, Dickson G. Long-term episomal transgene expression from mitotically stable integration-deficient lentiviral vectors. Hum Gene Ther 2014; 25:428-42. [PMID: 24483952 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2013.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Nonintegrating gene delivery vectors have an improved safety profile compared with integrating vectors, but transgene retention is problematic as nonreplicating episomes are progressively and rapidly diluted out through cell division. We have developed an integration-deficient lentiviral vector (IDLV) system generating mitotically stable episomes capable of long-term transgene expression. We found that a transient cell cycle arrest at the time of transduction with IDLVs resulted in 13-45% of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing the transgene for over 100 cell generations in the absence of selection. The use of a scaffold/matrix attachment region did not result in improved episomal retention in this system, and episomes did not form after transduction with adeno-associated viral or minicircle vectors under the same conditions. Investigations into the episomal status of the vector genome using (1) linear amplification-mediated polymerase chain reaction followed by deep sequencing of vector-genome junctions, (2) Southern blotting, and (3) fluorescent in situ hybridization strongly suggest that the vector is not integrated in the vast majority of cells. In conclusion, we have developed an IDLV procedure generating mitotically stable episomes capable of long-term transgene expression. The application of this approach to stem cell populations could significantly improve the safety profile of a range of stem and progenitor cell gene therapies.
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- Hanna Kymäläinen
- 1 School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway-University of London , Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
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Romano G. Development of safer gene delivery systems to minimize the risk of insertional mutagenesis-related malignancies: a critical issue for the field of gene therapy. ISRN ONCOLOGY 2012; 2012:616310. [PMID: 23209944 PMCID: PMC3512301 DOI: 10.5402/2012/616310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Integrating gene delivery systems allow for a more stable transgene expression in mammalian cells than the episomal ones. However, the integration of the shuttle vector within the cellular chromosomal DNA is associated with the risk of insertional mutagenesis, which, in turn, may cause malignant cell transformation. The use of a retroviral-derived vector system was responsible for the development of leukemia in five children, who participated in various clinical trials for the treatment of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1) in France and in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the hematological malignancy claimed the life of one patient in 2004, who was enrolled in the French clinical trial. In addition, adeno-associated-viral-(AAV-) mediated gene transfer induced tumors in animal models, whereas the Sleeping Beauty (SB) DNA transposon system was associated with insertional mutagenesis events in cell culture systems. On these grounds, it is necessary to develop safer gene delivery systems for the genetic manipulation of mammalian cells. This paper discusses the latest achievements that have been reported in the field of vector design.
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- Gaetano Romano
- Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Bio-Life Science Building, Suite 456, 1900 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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Huston MW, Brugman MH, Horsman S, Stubbs A, van der Spek P, Wagemaker G. Comprehensive investigation of parameter choice in viral integration site analysis and its effects on the gene annotations produced. Hum Gene Ther 2012; 23:1209-19. [PMID: 22909036 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2011.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Introducing therapeutic genes into hematopoietic stem cells using retroviral vector-mediated gene transfer is an effective treatment for monogenic diseases. The risks of therapeutic gene integration include aberrant expression of a neighboring gene, resulting in oncogenesis at low frequencies (10(-7)-10(-6)/transduced cell). Mechanisms governing insertional mutagenesis are the subject of intensive ongoing studies that produce large amounts of sequencing data representing genomic regions flanking viral integration sites (IS). Validating and analyzing these data require automated bioinformatics applications. The exact methods used vary between applications, based on the requirements and preferences of the designer. The parameters used to analyze sequence data are capable of shaping the resulting integration site annotations, but a comprehensive examination of these effects is lacking. Here we present a web-based tool for integration site analysis, called Methods for Analyzing ViRal Integration Collections (MAVRIC), and use its highly customizable interface to look at how IS annotations can vary based on the analysis parameters. We used the integration data of the previously published adenosine deaminase severe combined immunodeficiency (ADA-SCID) gene therapy trials for evaluation of MAVRIC. The output illustrates how MAVRIC allows for direct multiparameter comparison of integration patterns. Careful analysis of the SCID data and reanalyses using different parameters for trimming, alignment, and repeat masking revealed the degree of variation that can be expected to arise due to changes in these parameters. We observed mainly small differences in annotation, with the largest effects caused by masking repeat sequences and by changing the size of the window around the IS.
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- Marshall W Huston
- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Patterns of scAAV vector insertion associated with oncogenic events in a mouse model for genotoxicity. Mol Ther 2012; 20:2098-110. [PMID: 22990674 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2012.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors have gained an extensive record of safety and efficacy in animal models of human disease. Infrequent reports of genotoxicity have been limited to specific vectors associated with excess hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) in mice. In order to understand potential mechanisms of genotoxicity, and identify patterns of insertion that could promote tumor formation, we compared a self-complementary AAV (scAAV) vector designed to promote insertional activation (scAAV-CBA-null) to a conventional scAAV-CMV-GFP vector. HCC-prone C3H/HeJ mice and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice were infected with vector plus secondary treatments including partial hepatectomy (HPX) and camptothecin (CPT) to determine the effects of cell cycling and DNA damage on tumor incidence. Infection with either vector led to a significant increase in HCC incidence in male C3H/HeJ mice. Partial HPX after infection reduced HCC incidence in the cytomegalovirus-green fluorescent protein (CMV-GFP)-infected mice, but not in the cognate chicken β-actin (CBA)-null infected group. Tumors from CBA-null infected, hepatectomized mice were more likely to contain significant levels of vector DNA than tumors from the corresponding CMV-GFP-infected group. Most CBA-null vector insertions recovered from tumors were associated with known proto-oncogenes or tumor suppressors. Specific patterns of insertion suggested read-through transcription, enhancer effects, and disruption of tumor suppressors as likely mechanisms for genotoxicity.
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Ustek D, Sirma S, Gumus E, Arikan M, Cakiris A, Abaci N, Mathew J, Emrence Z, Azakli H, Cosan F, Cakar A, Parlak M, Kursun O. A genome-wide analysis of lentivector integration sites using targeted sequence capture and next generation sequencing technology. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2012; 12:1349-54. [PMID: 22613802 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2011] [Revised: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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One application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) is the targeted resequencing of interested genes which has not been used in viral integration site analysis of gene therapy applications. Here, we combined targeted sequence capture array and next generation sequencing to address the whole genome profiling of viral integration sites. Human 293T and K562 cells were transduced with a HIV-1 derived vector. A custom made DNA probe sets targeted pLVTHM vector used to capture lentiviral vector/human genome junctions. The captured DNA was sequenced using GS FLX platform. Seven thousand four hundred and eighty four human genome sequences flanking the long terminal repeats (LTR) of pLVTHM fragment sequences matched with an identity of at least 98% and minimum 50 bp criteria in both cells. In total, 203 unique integration sites were identified. The integrations in both cell lines were totally distant from the CpG islands and from the transcription start sites and preferentially located in introns. A comparison between the two cell lines showed that the lentiviral-transduced DNA does not have the same preferred regions in the two different cell lines.
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- Duran Ustek
- Department of Genetics, Istanbul University, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Istanbul 34093, Turkey.
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Arens A, Appelt JU, Bartholomae CC, Gabriel R, Paruzynski A, Gustafson D, Cartier N, Aubourg P, Deichmann A, Glimm H, von Kalle C, Schmidt M. Bioinformatic clonality analysis of next-generation sequencing-derived viral vector integration sites. Hum Gene Ther Methods 2012; 23:111-8. [PMID: 22559057 DOI: 10.1089/hgtb.2011.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Clonality analysis of viral vector-transduced cell populations represents a convincing approach to dissect the physiology of tissue and organ regeneration, to monitor the fate of individual gene-corrected cells in vivo, and to assess vector biosafety. With the decoding of mammalian genomes and the introduction of next-generation sequencing technologies, the demand for automated bioinformatic analysis tools that can rapidly process and annotate vector integration sites is rising. Here, we provide a publicly accessible, graphical user interface-guided automated bioinformatic high-throughput integration site analysis pipeline. Its performance and key features are illustrated on pyrosequenced linear amplification-mediated PCR products derived from one patient previously enrolled in the first lentiviral vector clinical gene therapy study. Analysis includes trimming of vector genome junctions, alignment of genomic sequence fragments to the host genome for the identification of integration sites, and the annotation of nearby genomic elements. Most importantly, clinically relevant features comprise the determination of identical integration sites with respect to different time points or cell lineages, as well as the retrieval of the most prominent cell clones and common integration sites. The resulting output is summarized in tables within a convenient spreadsheet and can be further processed by researchers without profound bioinformatic knowledge.
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- Anne Arens
- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Lim KI. Retroviral infection of hES cells produces random-like integration patterns. Mol Cells 2012; 33:525-31. [PMID: 22526396 PMCID: PMC3887731 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-012-0038-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Revised: 03/11/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Retroviral integration provides us with a powerful tool to realize prolonged gene expressions that are often critical to gene therapy. However, the perturbation of gene regulations in host cells by viral genome integration can lead to detrimental effects, yielding cancer. The oncogenic potential of retroviruses is linked to the preference of retroviruses to integrate into genomic regions that are enriched in gene regulatory elements. To better navigate the double-edged sword of retroviral integration we need to understand how retroviruses select their favored genomic loci during infections. In this study I showed that in addition to host proteins that tether retroviral pre-integration complexes to specific genomic regions, the epigenetic architecture of host genome might strongly affect retroviral integration patterns. Specifically, retroviruses showed their characteristic integration preference in differentiated somatic cells. In contrast, retroviral infections of hES cells, which are known to display decondensed chromatin, produced random-like integration patterns lacking of strong preference for regulatory-element-rich genomic regions. Better identification of the cellular and viral factors that determine retroviral integration patterns will facilitate the design of retroviral vectors for safer use in gene therapy.
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- Kwang-il Lim
- Departments of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering and The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
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Alpharetroviral self-inactivating vectors: long-term transgene expression in murine hematopoietic cells and low genotoxicity. Mol Ther 2012; 20:1022-32. [PMID: 22334016 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2011.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Comparative integrome analyses have highlighted alpharetroviral vectors with a relatively neutral, and thus favorable, integration spectrum. However, previous studies used alpharetroviral vectors harboring viral coding sequences and intact long-terminal repeats (LTRs). We recently developed self-inactivating (SIN) alpharetroviral vectors with an advanced split-packaging design. In a murine bone marrow (BM) transplantation model we now compared alpharetroviral, gammaretroviral, and lentiviral SIN vectors and showed that all vectors transduced hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), leading to comparable, sustained multilineage transgene expression in primary and secondary transplanted mice. Alpharetroviral integrations were decreased near transcription start sites, CpG islands, and potential cancer genes compared with gammaretroviral, and decreased in genes compared with lentiviral integrations. Analyzing the transcriptome and intragenic integrations in engrafting cells, we observed stronger correlations between in-gene integration targeting and transcriptional activity for gammaretroviral and lentiviral vectors than for alpharetroviral vectors. Importantly, the relatively "extragenic" alpharetroviral integration pattern still supported long-term transgene expression upon serial transplantation. Furthermore, sensitive genotoxicity studies revealed a decreased immortalization incidence compared with gammaretroviral and lentiviral SIN vectors. We conclude that alpharetroviral SIN vectors have a favorable integration pattern which lowers the risk of insertional mutagenesis while supporting long-term transgene expression in the progeny of transplanted HSCs.
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Bartholomae CC, Glimm H, von Kalle C, Schmidt M. Insertion site pattern: global approach by linear amplification-mediated PCR and mass sequencing. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 859:255-265. [PMID: 22367877 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-603-6_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In gene therapy, viral or nonviral integrating vectors are used to deliver a corrected gene to replace the corresponding defective cellular gene. As vector delivery is (yet) commonly not targeted to a specific site in the host genome, and vector integration may lead to unwanted cellular gene deregulation, the comprehensive analysis of vector locations is a crucial approach to assess vector biosafety and to follow the fate of the gene corrected cells in vivo. The retrieved vector integration sites are unique for each transduced cell clone, thereby serving as a molecular marker and allowing to track distinct cell clones in various samples. Today, several PCR-based methods are available for the identification and characterization of unknown flanking DNA sequences (Mueller and Wold Science 246:780-786, 1989; Paruzynski et al. Nat Protoc 5:1379-1395, 2010; Schmidt et al. Nat Methods 4:1051-1057, 2007; Silver and Keerikatte J Virol 63:1924-1928, 1989). Thereof, the linear amplification-mediated PCR (LAM-PCR) proved to exhibit the highest sensitivity, allowing the detection of miscellaneous vector integration sites in one sample. The broad application spectrum and robustness of LAM-PCR has been approved by its application as a tool for the molecular follow up of gene-modified cells in preclinical and clinical gene therapy trials (Li et al. Science 296:497, 2002; Cartier et al. Science 326:818-823, 2009; Ott et al. Nat Med 12:401-409, 2006; Deichmann et al. J Clin Invest 117:2225-2232, 2007). The combination of LAM-PCR and next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms offers the opportunity to study the clonal inventory and pharmacokinetics in clinical gene therapy studies.
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- Cynthia C Bartholomae
- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center of Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Paruzynski A, Glimm H, Schmidt M, Kalle CV. Analysis of the clonal repertoire of gene-corrected cells in gene therapy. Methods Enzymol 2012; 507:59-87. [PMID: 22365769 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-386509-0.00004-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Gene therapy-based clinical phase I/II studies using integrating retroviral vectors could successfully treat different monogenetic inherited diseases. However, with increased efficiency of this therapy, severe side effects occurred in various gene therapy trials. In all cases, integration of the vector close to or within a proto-oncogene contributed substantially to the development of the malignancies. Thus, the in-depth analysis of integration site patterns is of high importance to uncover potential clonal outgrowth and to assess the safety of gene transfer vectors and gene therapy protocols. The standard and nonrestrictive linear amplification-mediated PCR (nrLAM-PCR) in combination with high-throughput sequencing exhibits technologies that allow to comprehensively analyze the clonal repertoire of gene-corrected cells and to assess the safety of the used vector system at an early stage on the molecular level. It enables clarifying the biological consequences of the vector system on the fate of the transduced cell. Furthermore, the downstream performance of real-time PCR allows a quantitative estimation of the clonality of individual cells and their clonal progeny. Here, we present a guideline that should allow researchers to perform comprehensive integration site analysis in preclinical and clinical studies.
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- Anna Paruzynski
- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 581 and 460, Heidelberg, Germany
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Giordano FA, Sorg UR, Appelt JU, Lachmann N, Bleier S, Roeder I, Kleff V, Flasshove M, Zeller WJ, Allgayer H, von Kalle C, Fruehauf S, Moritz T, Laufs S. Clonal inventory screens uncover monoclonality following serial transplantation of MGMT P140K-transduced stem cells and dose-intense chemotherapy. Hum Gene Ther 2011; 22:697-710. [PMID: 21319998 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2010.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Gene transfer of mutant O(6)-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT(P140K)) into hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) protects hematopoiesis from alkylating agents and allows efficient in vivo selection of transduced HSCs. However, insertional mutagenesis, high regenerative stress associated with selection, and the genotoxic potential of alkylating drugs represent considerable risk factors for clinical applications of this approach. Therefore, we investigated the long-term effect of MGMT(P140K) gene transfer followed by repetitive, dose-intensive treatment with alkylating agents in a murine serial bone marrow transplant model and assessed clonality of hematopoiesis up to tertiary recipients. The substantial selection pressure resulted in almost completely transduced hematopoiesis in all cohorts. Ligation-mediated PCR and next-generation sequencing identified several repopulating clones carrying vector insertions in distinct genomic regions that were ∼ 9 kb of size (common integration sites). Beside polyclonal reconstitution in the majority of the mice, we also detected monoclonal or oligoclonal repopulation patterns with HSC clones showing vector insertions in the Usp10 or Tubb3 gene. Interestingly, neither Usp10, Tubb3, nor any of the genes located in common integration sites have been linked to clonal expansion in previous preclinical or clinical gene therapy trials. However, a considerable number of these genes are involved in DNA damage response and cell fate decision pathways following cytostatic drug application. Thus, in summary, our study advocates ligation-mediated PCR and next generation sequencing as an effective and reliable method to identify gene products associated with clonal survival in specific experimental settings such as chemoselection using alkylating agents.
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- Frank A Giordano
- Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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Weber K, Thomaschewski M, Warlich M, Volz T, Cornils K, Niebuhr B, Täger M, Lütgehetmann M, Pollok JM, Stocking C, Dandri M, Benten D, Fehse B. RGB marking facilitates multicolor clonal cell tracking. Nat Med 2011; 17:504-9. [PMID: 21441917 DOI: 10.1038/nm.2338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We simultaneously transduced cells with three lentiviral gene ontology (LeGO) vectors encoding red, green or blue fluorescent proteins. Individual cells were thereby marked by different combinations of inserted vectors, resulting in the generation of numerous mixed colors, a principle we named red-green-blue (RGB) marking. We show that lentiviral vector-mediated RGB marking remained stable after cell division, thus facilitating the analysis of clonal cell fates in vitro and in vivo. Particularly, we provide evidence that RGB marking allows assessment of clonality after regeneration of injured livers by transplanted primary hepatocytes. We also used RGB vectors to mark hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells that generated colored spleen colonies. Finally, based on limiting-dilution and serial transplantation assays with tumor cells, we found that clonal tumor cells retained their specific color-code over extensive periods of time. We conclude that RGB marking represents a useful tool for cell clonality studies in tissue regeneration and pathology.
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- Kristoffer Weber
- Research Department Cell and Gene Therapy, Clinic for Stem Cell Transplantation, University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Since their first clinical trial 20 years ago, retroviral (gretroviral and lentiviral) vectors have now been used in more than 350 gene-therapy studies. Retroviral vectors are particularly suited for gene-correction of cells due to long-term and stable expression of the transferred transgene(s), and also because little effort is required for their cloning and production. Several monogenic inherited diseases, mostly immunodeficiencies, can now be successfully treated. The occurrence of insertional mutagenesis in some studies allowed extensive analysis of integration profiles of retroviral vectors, as well as the design of lentiviral vectors with increased safety properties. These new-generation vectors will enable us to continue the successful story of gene therapy, and treat more patients and even more complex diseases.
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- Patrick Maier
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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Grund N, Maier P, Giordano FA, Appelt JU, Zucknick M, Li L, Wenz F, Zeller WJ, Fruehauf S, Allgayer H, Laufs S. Analysis of self-inactivating lentiviral vector integration sites and flanking gene expression in human peripheral blood progenitor cells after alkylator chemotherapy. Hum Gene Ther 2011; 21:943-56. [PMID: 20210626 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2009.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Abstract Hematotoxicity is a major and frequently dose-limiting side effect of chemotherapy. Retroviral methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT; EC 2.1.1.63) gene transfer to primitive hematopoietic progenitor cells (CD34(+) cells) might allow the application of high-dose alkylator chemotherapy with almost mild to absent myelosuppression. Because gammaretroviral vector integration was found in association with malignant or increased proliferation, novel lentiviral vectors with self-inactivating (SIN) capacity might display a safer option for future gene transfer studies. We assessed the influence of chemoselection on integration patterns in 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU)-treated and untreated human CD34(+) cells transduced with an SIN lentiviral vector carrying the MGMT(P140K) transgene, using ligation-mediated PCR (LM-PCR) and next-generation sequencing. In addition, for the first time, the local influence of the lentiviral provirus on the expression of hit and flanking genes in human CD34(+) cells was analyzed at a clonal level. For each colony, the integration site was detected (LM-PCR) and analyzed (QuickMap), and the expression of hit and flanking genes was measured (quantitative RT-PCR). Analyses of both treated and untreated CD34(+) cells revealed preferential integration into genes. Integration patterns in BCNU-treated cells showed mild, but not significant, differences compared with those found in untreated CD34(+) cells. Most importantly, when analyzing the local influence of the provirus, we saw no significant deregulation of the integration-flanking genes. These findings demonstrate that SIN vector-mediated gene transfer might display a feasible and possibly safe option for MGMT(P140K)-mediated chemoprotection of CD34(+) cells.
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- N Grund
- Department of Experimental Surgery, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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Hawkins TB, Dantzer J, Peters B, Dinauer M, Mockaitis K, Mooney S, Cornetta K. Identifying viral integration sites using SeqMap 2.0. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 27:720-2. [PMID: 21245052 PMCID: PMC3042184 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btq722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED Retroviral integration has been implicated in several biomedical applications, including identification of cancer-associated genes and malignant transformation in gene therapy clinical trials. We introduce an efficient and scalable method for fast identification of viral vector integration sites from long read high-throughput sequencing. Individual sequence reads are masked to remove non-genomic sequence, aligned to the host genome and assembled into contiguous fragments used to pinpoint the position of integration. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION The method is implemented in a publicly accessible web server platform, SeqMap 2.0, containing analysis tools and both private and shared lab workspaces that facilitate collaboration among researchers. Available at http://seqmap.compbio.iupui.edu/.
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- Troy B Hawkins
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Powers JM, Trobridge GD. Identification of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Engraftment Genes in Gene Therapy Studies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 2013. [PMID: 24383045 PMCID: PMC3875223 DOI: 10.4172/2157-7633.s3-004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) therapy using replication-incompetent retroviral vectors is a promising approach to provide life-long correction for genetic defects. HSC gene therapy clinical studies have resulted in functional cures for several diseases, but in some studies clonal expansion or leukemia has occurred. This is due to the dyregulation of endogenous host gene expression from vector provirus insertional mutagenesis. Insertional mutagenesis screens using replicating retroviruses have been used extensively to identify genes that influence oncogenesis. However, retroviral mutagenesis screens can also be used to determine the role of genes in biological processes such as stem cell engraftment. The aim of this review is to describe the potential for vector insertion site data from gene therapy studies to provide novel insights into mechanisms of HSC engraftment. In HSC gene therapy studies dysregulation of host genes by replication-incompetent vector proviruses may lead to enrichment of repopulating clones with vector integrants near genes that influence engraftment. Thus, data from HSC gene therapy studies can be used to identify novel candidate engraftment genes. As HSC gene therapy use continues to expand, the vector insertion site data collected will be of great interest to help identify novel engraftment genes and may ultimately lead to new therapies to improve engraftment.
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- John M Powers
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA ; School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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Kustikova O, Brugman M, Baum C. The genomic risk of somatic gene therapy. Semin Cancer Biol 2010; 20:269-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2010] [Revised: 06/02/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cold spots in hot spots: transcription start sites of active genes are spared from HIV vector integration. AIDS 2009; 23:2535-7. [PMID: 19841571 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283336432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Recent studies on HIV integration in the human genome have reported on certain preferences for chromosomes, genes, or repetitive elements. We performed a high-resolution meta-analysis of public available HIV vector insertion sites (n = 46 114) and detected that HIV vectors significantly spared a region of 1 kb upstream and downstream to transcription start sites (TSS). Genes with the TSS being located within this 'insertional gap' had significantly lower expression levels than those with the TSS located outside the gap. Our data show an either unfavored and/or sterically inaccessible region located + or - 1 kb around TSS of transcriptionally active genes.
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