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Onishi R, Ikemoto S, Shiota A, Tsukamoto T, Asayama A, Tachibana M, Sakurai F, Mizuguchi H. Development of a novel adenovirus serotype 35 vector vaccine possessing an RGD peptide in the fiber knob and the E4 orf 4, 6, and 6/7 regions of adenovirus serotype 5. Int J Pharm 2024; 662:124480. [PMID: 39038719 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
Abstract
Adenovirus (Ad) vectors based on human adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) have attracted significant attention as vaccine vectors for infectious diseases. However, the effectiveness of Ad5 vectors as vaccines is often inhibited by the anti-Ad5 neutralizing antibodies retained by many adults. To overcome this drawback, we focused on human adenovirus serotype 35 (Ad35) vectors with low seroprevalence in adults. Although Ad35 vectors can circumvent anti-Ad5 neutralizing antibodies, vector yields of Ad35 vectors are often inferior to those of Ad5 vectors. In this study, we developed novel Ad35 vectors containing the Ad5 E4 orf 4, 6, and 6/7 or the Ad5 E4 orf 6 and 6/7 for efficient vector production, and compared their properties. These E4-modified Ad35 vectors efficiently propagated to a similar extent at virus titers comparable to those of Ad5 vectors. An Ad35 vector containing the Ad5 E4 orf 4, 6, and 6/7 mediated more efficient transduction than that containing the Ad5 E4 orf 6 and 6/7 in human cultured cells. Furthermore, insertion of an arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) peptide in the fiber region of an Ad35 vector containing the Ad5 E4 orf 4, 6, and 6/7 significantly improved the transgene product-specific antibody production following intramuscular administration in mice. The Ad35 vector containing the RGD peptide mediated efficient vaccine effects even in the mice pre-immunized with an Ad5.
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- Rika Onishi
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Laboratory of Hepatocyte Regulation, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan; The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Integrated Frontier Research for Medical Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Episomes and Transposases-Utilities to Maintain Transgene Expression from Nonviral Vectors. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13101872. [PMID: 36292757 PMCID: PMC9601623 DOI: 10.3390/genes13101872] [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: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The efficient delivery and stable transgene expression are critical for applications in gene therapy. While carefully selected and engineered viral vectors allowed for remarkable clinical successes, they still bear significant safety risks. Thus, nonviral vectors are a sound alternative and avoid genotoxicity and adverse immunological reactions. Nonviral vector systems have been extensively studied and refined during the last decades. Emerging knowledge of the epigenetic regulation of replication and spatial chromatin organisation, as well as new technologies, such as Crispr/Cas, were employed to enhance the performance of different nonviral vector systems. Thus, nonviral vectors are in focus and hold some promising perspectives for future applications in gene therapy. This review addresses three prominent nonviral vector systems: the Sleeping Beauty transposase, S/MAR-based episomes, and viral plasmid replicon-based EBV vectors. Exemplarily, we review different utilities, modifications, and new concepts that were pursued to overcome limitations regarding stable transgene expression and mitotic stability. New insights into the nuclear localisation of nonviral vector molecules and the potential consequences thereof are highlighted. Finally, we discuss the remaining limitations and provide an outlook on possible future developments in nonviral vector technology.
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Sakurai F, Tsukamoto T, Ono R, Nishimae F, Shiota A, Iizuka S, Shimizu K, Sakai E, Ishida Y, Tateno C, Chayama K, Mizuguchi H. Transduction Properties of an Adenovirus Vector Containing Sequences Complementary to a Liver-Specific microRNA, miR-122a, in the 3'-Untranslated Region of the E4 Gene in Human Hepatocytes from Chimeric Mice with Humanized Liver. Biol Pharm Bull 2021; 44:1506-1513. [PMID: 34602559 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b21-00394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Replication-incompetent adenovirus (Ad) vectors are promising gene delivery vehicles, especially for hepatocytes, due to their superior hepatic tropism; however, in vivo application of an Ad vector often results in hepatotoxicity, mainly due to the leaky expression of Ad genes from the Ad vector genome. In order to reduce the Ad vector-induced hepatotoxicity, we previously developed an Ad vector containing the sequences perfectly complementary to a liver-specific microRNA (miRNA), miR-122a, in the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of the E4 gene. This improved Ad vector showed a significant reduction in the leaky expression of Ad genes and hepatotoxicity in the mouse liver and primary mouse hepatocytes; however, the safety profiles and transduction properties of this improved Ad vector in human hepatocytes remained to be elucidated. In this study, we examined the transgene expression and safety profiles of Ad vectors with miR-122a-targeted sequences in the 3'-UTR of the E4 gene in human hepatocytes from chimeric mice with humanized liver. The transgene expression levels of Ad vectors with miR-122a-targeted sequences in the 3'-UTR of the E4 gene were significantly higher than those of the conventional Ad vectors. The leaky expression levels of Ad genes of Ad vectors with miR-122a-targeted sequences in the 3'-UTR of the E4 gene in the primary human hepatocytes were largely reduced, compared with the conventional Ad vectors, resulting in an improvement in Ad vector-induced cytotoxicity. These data indicated that this improved Ad vector was a superior gene delivery vehicle without severe cytotoxicity for not only mouse hepatocytes but also human hepatocytes.
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- Fuminori Sakurai
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- PhoenixBio Co., Ltd.,Collaborative Research Laboratory of Medical Innovation, Hiroshima University
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- PhoenixBio Co., Ltd.,Collaborative Research Laboratory of Medical Innovation, Hiroshima University
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- Collaborative Research Laboratory of Medical Innovation, Hiroshima University.,Research Center for Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hiroshima University.,RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University.,Laboratory of Hepatocyte Regulation, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition.,Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University.,Integrated Frontier Research for Medical Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University
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Zhang W, Guo X, Yin F, Zou X, Hou W, Lu Z. Fiber modifications enable fowl adenovirus 4 vectors to transduce human cells. J Gene Med 2021; 23:e3368. [PMID: 34050587 PMCID: PMC8518954 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.3368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Pre‐existing immunities hamper the application of human adenovirus (HAdV) vectors in gene therapy or vaccine development. Fowl adenovirus (FAdV)‐based vector might represent an alternative. Methods An intermediate plasmid containing FAdV‐4 fiber genes, pMD‐FAV4Fs, was separated from FAdV‐4 adenoviral plasmid pKFAV4GFP. An overlap extension polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was employed for fiber modification in pMD‐FAV4Fs, and the modified fibers were restored to generate new adenoviral plasmids through restriction‐assembly. FAdV‐4 vectors were rescued and amplified in chicken LMH cells. Fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry were used to evaluate the gene transfer efficiency. The amount of viruses binding to cells was determined by a real‐time PCR. A plaque‐forming assay and one‐step growth curve were used to evaluate virus growth. Results Four sites in the CD‐, DE‐, HI‐ and IJ‐loop of fiber1 knob could tolerate the insertion of exogenous peptide. The insertion of RGD4C peptide in the fiber1 knob significantly promoted FAdV‐4 transduction to human adherent cells such as 293, A549 and HEp‐2, and the insertion to the IJ‐loop demonstrated the best performance. The replacement of the fiber2 knob of FAdV‐4 with that of HAdV‐35 improved the gene transfer to human suspension cells such as Jurkat, K562 and U937. Fiber‐modified FAdV‐4 vectors could transduce approximately 80% human cells at an acceptable multiplicity of infection. Enhanced gene transfer mainly resulted from increased virus binding. Fiber modifications did not significantly influence the growth of recombinant FAdV‐4 in packaging cells. Conclusions As a proof of principle, it was feasible to enhance gene transduction of FAdV‐4 vectors to human cells by modifying the fibers.
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- Wenfeng Zhang
- School of Laboratory Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.,State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Henan Chemical Technician College, Kaifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention-Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Joint Research Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosafety, Wuhan, China
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Shimizu K, Ogiya Y, Yoshinaga K, Kimura H, Michinaga S, Ono M, Taketomi A, Terada T, Sakurai F, Mizuguchi H, Tomita K, Nishinaka T. ZFAND3 Overexpression in the Mouse Liver Improves Glucose Tolerance and Hepatic Insulin Resistance. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2021; 130:254-261. [PMID: 33782927 DOI: 10.1055/a-1400-2656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Genome-wide association studies have identified more than 300 loci associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, the mechanisms underlying their role in type 2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility remain largely unknown. Zinc finger AN1-type domain 3 (ZFAND3), known as testis-expressed sequence 27, is a type 2 diabetes mellitus-susceptibility gene. Limited information is available regarding the physiological role of ZFAND3 in vivo. This study aimed to investigate the association between ZFAND3 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. ZFAND3 was significantly upregulated in the liver of diabetic mice compared to wild-type mice. To overexpress ZFAND3, we generated a ZFAND3-expressing adenovirus (Ad) vector using an improved Ad vector exhibiting significantly lower hepatotoxicity (Ad-ZFAND3). Glucose tolerance was significantly improved in Ad-ZFAND3-treated mice compared to the control Ad-treated mice. ZFAND3 overexpression in the mouse liver also improved insulin resistance. Furthermore, gluconeogenic gene expression was significantly lower in primary mouse hepatocytes transduced with Ad-ZFAND3 than those transduced with the control Ad vector. The present results suggest that ZFAND3 improves glucose tolerance by improving insulin resistance and suppressing gluconeogenesis, serving as a potential novel therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Kahori Shimizu
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Laboratory of Hepatocyte Differentiation, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan.,Integrated Frontier Research for Medical Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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Ono R, Takayama K, Sakurai F, Mizuguchi H. Efficient antitumor effects of a novel oncolytic adenovirus fully composed of species B adenovirus serotype 35. MOLECULAR THERAPY-ONCOLYTICS 2021; 20:399-409. [PMID: 33614920 PMCID: PMC7878985 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2021.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Oncolytic adenoviruses (OAds) are among the most promising oncolytic viruses. Almost all oncolytic adenoviruses are composed of human adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) (OAd5). However, expression of the primary infection receptor for Ad5, coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor (CAR), often declines on malignant tumor cells, resulting in inefficient infection in CAR-negative tumor cells. In addition, at least 80% of adults have neutralizing antibodies against Ad5. In this study, we developed a novel OAd fully composed of OAd35. OAd35 recognizes CD46, which is ubiquitously expressed on almost all human cells and is often upregulated on malignant tumor cells, as an infection receptor. Moreover, 20% or fewer adults have neutralizing antibodies against Ad35. OAd35 mediated efficient cell lysis activities at levels similar to OAd5 in CAR-positive tumor cells, while OAd35 showed higher levels of cell lysis activities than OAd5 in CAR-negative tumor cells. Anti-Ad5 serum significantly inhibited in vitro tumor cell lysis activities of OAd5, whereas OAd35 exhibited comparable levels of in vitro tumor cell lysis activities in the presence of anti-Ad5 and naive serum. OAd35 significantly suppressed growth of the subcutaneous CAR-positive and CAR-negative tumors following intratumoral administration. These results indicated that OAd35 is a promising alternative oncolytic virus for OAd5.
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- Ryosuke Ono
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.,Laboratory of Hepatocyte Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan.,Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Integrated Frontier Research for Medical Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Kumondai M, Gutiérrez Rico EM, Hishinuma E, Ueda A, Saito S, Saigusa D, Tadaka S, Kinoshita K, Nakayoshi T, Oda A, Abe A, Maekawa M, Mano N, Hirasawa N, Hiratsuka M. Functional Characterization of 40 CYP3A4 Variants by Assessing Midazolam 1'-Hydroxylation and Testosterone 6 β-Hydroxylation. Drug Metab Dispos 2020; 49:212-220. [PMID: 33384383 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.120.000261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
CYP3A4 is among the most abundant liver and intestinal drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450 enzymes, contributing to the metabolism of more than 30% of clinically used drugs. Therefore, interindividual variability in CYP3A4 activity is a frequent cause of reduced drug efficacy and adverse effects. In this study, we characterized wild-type CYP3A4 and 40 CYP3A4 variants, including 11 new variants, detected among 4773 Japanese individuals by assessing CYP3A4 enzymatic activities for two representative substrates (midazolam and testosterone). The reduced carbon monoxide-difference spectra of wild-type CYP3A4 and 31 CYP3A4 variants produced with our established mammalian cell expression system were determined by measuring the increase in maximum absorption at 450 nm after carbon monoxide treatment. The kinetic parameters of midazolam and testosterone hydroxylation by wild-type CYP3A4 and 29 CYP3A4 variants (K m , k cat , and catalytic efficiency) were determined, and the causes of their kinetic differences were evaluated by three-dimensional structural modeling. Our findings offer insight into the mechanism underlying interindividual differences in CYP3A4-dependent drug metabolism. Moreover, our results provide guidance for improving drug administration protocols by considering the information on CYP3A4 genetic polymorphisms. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: CYP3A4 metabolizes more than 30% of clinically used drugs. Interindividual differences in drug efficacy and adverse-effect rates have been linked to ethnicity-specific differences in CYP3A4 gene variants in Asian populations, including Japanese individuals, indicating the presence of CYP3A4 polymorphisms resulting in the increased expression of loss-of-function variants. This study detected alterations in CYP3A4 activity due to amino acid substitutions by assessing the enzymatic activities of coding variants for two representative CYP3A4 substrates.
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- Masaki Kumondai
- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.K., E.M.G.R., N.H., M.H.), Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (E.H., S.S., D.S., S.T., K.K., M.H.), Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (E.H., A.U., N.H., M.H.), and Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (A.A., M.M., N.M.), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan (T.N., A.O.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.M., N.M., N.H., M.H.)
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Heterologous expression of high-activity cytochrome P450 in mammalian cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14193. [PMID: 32843676 PMCID: PMC7447777 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71035-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The evaluation of Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymatic activity is essential to estimate drug pharmacokinetics. Numerous CYP allelic variants have been identified; the functional characterisation of these variants is required for their application in precision medicine. Results from heterologous expression systems using mammalian cells can be integrated in in vivo studies; however, other systems such as E. coli, bacteria, yeast, and baculoviruses are generally used owing to the difficulty in expressing high CYP levels in mammalian cells. Here, by optimising transfection and supplementing conditions, we developed a heterologous expression system using 293FT cells to evaluate the enzymatic activities of three CYP isoforms (CYP1A2, CYP2C9, and CYP3A4). Moreover, we established co-expression with cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase and cytochrome b5. This expression system would be a potential complementary or beneficial alternative approach for the pharmacokinetic evaluation of clinically used and developing drugs in vitro.
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Lv Y, Xiao FJ, Wang Y, Zou XH, Wang H, Wang HY, Wang LS, Lu ZZ. Efficient gene transfer into T lymphocytes by fiber-modified human adenovirus 5. BMC Biotechnol 2019; 19:23. [PMID: 31014302 PMCID: PMC6480437 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-019-0514-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background The gene transduction efficiency of adenovirus to hematopoietic cells, especially T lymphocytes, is needed to be improved. The purpose of this study is to improve the transduction efficiency of T lymphocytes by using fiber-modified human adenovirus 5 (HAdV-5) vectors. Results Four fiber-modified human adenovirus 5 (HAdV-5) vectors were investigated to transduce hematopoietic cells. F35-EG or F11p-EG were HAdV-35 or HAdV-11p fiber pseudotyped HAdV-5, and HR-EG or CR-EG vectors were generated by incorporating RGD motif to the HI loop or to the C-terminus of F11p-EG fiber. All vectors could transduce more than 90% of K562 or Jurkat cells at an multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 500 viral particle per cell (vp/cell). All vectors except HR-EG could transduce nearly 90% cord blood CD34+ cells or 80% primary human T cells at the MOI of 1000, and F11p-EG showed slight superiority to F35-EG and CR-EG. Adenoviral vectors transduced CD4+ T cells a little more efficiently than they did to CD8+ T cells. These vectors showed no cytotoxicity at an MOI as high as 1000 vp/cell because the infected and uninfected T cells retained the same CD4/CD8 ratio and cell growth rate. Conclusions HAdV-11p fiber pseudotyped HAdV-5 could effectively transduce human T cells when human EF1a promoter was used to control the expression of transgene, suggesting its possible application in T cell immunocellular therapy.
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- Yun Lv
- Graduate School of Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Shu Shan Qu, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.,Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 100 Ying Xin Jie, Beijing, China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 100 Ying Xin Jie, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 100 Ying Xin Jie, Beijing, China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 JiangSu Road, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, China. .,Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 JiangSu Road, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 100 Ying Xin Jie, Beijing, China.
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Machitani M, Sakurai F, Wakabayashi K, Nakatani K, Takayama K, Tachibana M, Mizuguchi H. Inhibition of CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Genome Engineering by a Type I Interferon-Induced Reduction in Guide RNA Expression. Biol Pharm Bull 2017; 40:272-277. [PMID: 28250269 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b16-00700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas9-mediated genome engineering technology is a powerful tool for generation of cells and animals with engineered mutations in their genomes. In order to introduce the CRISPR/Cas9 system into target cells, nonviral and viral vectors are often used; however, such vectors trigger innate immune responses associated with production of type I interferons (IFNs). We have recently demonstrated that type I IFNs inhibit short-hairpin RNA-mediated gene silencing, which led us to hypothesize that type I IFNs may also inhibit CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome mutagenesis. Here we investigated this hypothesis. A single-strand annealing assay using a reporter plasmid demonstrated that CRISPR/Cas9-mediated cleavage efficiencies of the target double-stranded DNA were significantly reduced by IFNα. A mismatch recognition nuclease-dependent genotyping assay also demonstrated that IFNα reduced insertion or deletion (indel) mutation levels by approximately half. Treatment with IFNα did not alter Cas9 protein expression levels, whereas the copy numbers of guide RNA (gRNA) were significantly reduced by IFNα stimulation. These results indicate that type I IFNs significantly reduce gRNA expression levels following introduction of the CRISPR/Cas9 system in the cells, leading to a reduction in the efficiencies of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome mutagenesis. Our findings provide important clues for the achievement of efficient genome engineering using the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
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- Mitsuhiro Machitani
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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Sakurai F, Narii N, Tomita K, Togo S, Takahashi K, Machitani M, Tachibana M, Ouchi M, Katagiri N, Urata Y, Fujiwara T, Mizuguchi H. Efficient detection of human circulating tumor cells without significant production of false-positive cells by a novel conditionally replicating adenovirus. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2016; 3:16001. [PMID: 26966699 PMCID: PMC4774621 DOI: 10.1038/mtm.2016.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are promising biomarkers in several cancers, and thus methods and apparatuses for their detection and quantification in the blood have been actively pursued. A novel CTC detection system using a green fluorescence protein (GFP)-expressing conditionally replicating adenovirus (Ad) (rAd-GFP) was recently developed; however, there is concern about the production of false-positive cells (GFP-positive normal blood cells) when using rAd-GFP, particularly at high titers. In addition, CTCs lacking or expressing low levels of coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor (CAR) cannot be detected by rAd-GFP, because rAd-GFP is constructed based on Ad serotype 5, which recognizes CAR. In order to suppress the production of false-positive cells, sequences perfectly complementary to blood cell-specific microRNA, miR-142-3p, were incorporated into the 3'-untranslated region of the E1B and GFP genes. In addition, the fiber protein was replaced with that of Ad serotype 35, which recognizes human CD46, creating rAdF35-142T-GFP. rAdF35-142T-GFP efficiently labeled not only CAR-positive tumor cells but also CAR-negative tumor cells with GFP. The numbers of false-positive cells were dramatically lower for rAdF35-142T-GFP than for rAd-GFP. CTCs in the blood of cancer patients were detected by rAdF35-142T-GFP with a large reduction in false-positive cells.
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- Fuminori Sakurai
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Laboratory of Regulatory Sciences for Oligonucleotide Therapeutics, Clinical Drug Development Unit, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University , Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University , Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine & Graduate School of Medicine , Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine & Graduate School of Medicine , Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University , Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University , Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Okayama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Laboratory of Hepatocyte Differentiation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, Japan; iPS Cell-Based Research Project on Hepatic Toxicity and Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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NF-κB promotes leaky expression of adenovirus genes in a replication-incompetent adenovirus vector. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19922. [PMID: 26814140 PMCID: PMC4728692 DOI: 10.1038/srep19922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The replication-incompetent adenovirus (Ad) vector is one of the most promising vectors for gene therapy; however, systemic administration of Ad vectors results in severe hepatotoxicities, partly due to the leaky expression of Ad genes in the liver. Here we show that nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) mediates the leaky expression of Ad genes from the Ad vector genome, and that the inhibition of NF-κB leads to the suppression of Ad gene expression and hepatotoxicities following transduction with Ad vectors. Activation of NF-κB by recombinant tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α significantly enhanced the leaky expression of Ad genes. More than 50% suppression of the Ad gene expression was found by inhibitors of NF-κB signaling and siRNA-mediated knockdown of NF-κB. Similar results were found when cells were infected with wild-type Ad. Compared with a conventional Ad vector, an Ad vector expressing a dominant-negative IκBα (Adv-CADNIκBα), which is a negative regulator of NF-κB, mediated approximately 70% suppression of the leaky expression of Ad genes in the liver. Adv-CADNIκBα did not induce apparent hepatotoxicities. These results indicate that inhibition of NF-κB leads to suppression of Ad vector-mediated tissue damages via not only suppression of inflammatory responses but also reduction in the leaky expression of Ad genes.
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Mori J, Kawabata A, Tang H, Tadagaki K, Mizuguchi H, Kuroda K, Mori Y. Human Herpesvirus-6 U14 Induces Cell-Cycle Arrest in G2/M Phase by Associating with a Cellular Protein, EDD. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137420. [PMID: 26340541 PMCID: PMC4560387 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) infection induces cell-cycle arrest. In this study, we found that the HHV-6-encoded U14 protein induced cell-cycle arrest at G2/M phase via an association with the cellular protein EDD, a mediator of DNA-damage signal transduction. In the early phase of HHV-6 infection, U14 colocalized with EDD dots in the nucleus, and similar colocalization was also observed in cells transfected with a U14 expression vector. When the carboxyl-terminal region of U14 was deleted, no association of U14 and EDD was observed, and the percentage of cells in G2/M decreased relative to that in cells expressing wild-type U14, indicating that the C-terminal region of U14 and the U14-EDD association are critical for the cell-cycle arrest induced by U14. These results indicate that U14 is a G2/M checkpoint regulator encoded by HHV-6.
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- Junko Mori
- Division of Clinical Virology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 6500017, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Virology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 6500017, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Virology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 6500017, Japan
- Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, 6028566, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 5650871, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 1738610, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Virology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 6500017, Japan
- Laboratory of Virology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, 5670085, Japan
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Damdindorj L, Karnan S, Ota A, Hossain E, Konishi Y, Hosokawa Y, Konishi H. A comparative analysis of constitutive promoters located in adeno-associated viral vectors. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106472. [PMID: 25170953 PMCID: PMC4149579 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The properties of constitutive promoters within adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors have not yet been fully characterized. In this study, AAV vectors, in which enhanced GFP expression was directed by one of the six constitutive promoters (human β-actin, human elongation factor-1α, chicken β-actin combined with cytomegalovirus early enhancer, cytomegalovirus (CMV), simian virus 40, and herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase), were constructed and introduced into the HCT116, DLD-1, HT-1080, and MCF-10A cell lines. Quantification of GFP signals in infected cells demonstrated that the CMV promoter produced the highest GFP expression in the six promoters and maintained relatively high GFP expression for up to eight weeks after infection of HCT116, DLD-1, and HT-1080. Exogenous human CDKN2A gene expression was also introduced into DLD-1 and MCF-10A in a similar pattern by using AAV vectors bearing the human β-actin and the CMV promoters. The six constitutive promoters were subsequently placed upstream of the neomycin resistance gene within AAV vectors, and HCT116, DLD-1, and HT-1080 were infected with the resulting vectors. Of the six promoters, the CMV promoter produced the largest number of G418-resistant colonies in all three cell lines. Because AAV vectors have been frequently used as a platform to construct targeting vectors that permit gene editing in human cell lines, we lastly infected the three cell lines with AAV-based targeting vectors against the human PIGA gene in which one of the six promoters regulate the neomycin resistance gene. This assay revealed that the CMV promoter led to the lowest PIGA gene targeting efficiency in the investigated promoters. These results provide a clue to the identification of constitutive promoters suitable to express exogenous genes with AAV vectors, as well as those helpful to conduct efficient gene targeting using AAV-based targeting vectors in human cell lines.
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- Lkhagvasuren Damdindorj
- Department of Biochemistry, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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Kuno S, Sakurai F, Shimizu K, Matsumura N, Kim S, Watanabe H, Tashiro K, Tachibana M, Yokoi T, Mizuguchi H. Development of mice exhibiting hepatic microsomal activity of human CYP3A4 comparable to that in human liver microsomes by intravenous administration of an adenovirus vector expressing human CYP3A4. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2014; 29:296-304. [PMID: 24492672 DOI: 10.2133/dmpk.dmpk-13-rg-109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) plays a crucial role in the pharmacokinetic and safety profiles of drugs. However, it is difficult to properly predict the pharmacokinetics and hepatotoxicity of drugs in humans using data from experimental animals, because the catalytic activities of CYP3A4 and other drug-metabolizing enzymes differ between human and animal organs. In order to easily generate an animal model for proper evaluation of human CYP3A4-mediated drug metabolism, we developed a human CYP3A4-expressing adenovirus (Ad) vector based on our novel Ad vector exhibiting significantly lower hepatotoxicity (Ad-E4-122aT-hCYP3A4). Intravenous administration of Ad-E4-122aT-hCYP3A4 at a dose of 2 × 10(11) virus particles/mouse produced a mouse exhibiting human CYP3A4 activity at a level similar to that in the human liver, as shown in the dexamethasone metabolic experiment using liver microsomes. The area under the curve (AUC) of 6βOHD was 2.7-fold higher in the Ad-E4-122aT-hCYP3A4-administered mice, compared with the mice receiving a control Ad vector. This Ad vector-expressing human CYP3A4 would thus be a powerful tool for evaluating human CYP3A4-mediated drug metabolism in the livers of experimental animals.
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- Shuichi Kuno
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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Machitani M, Sakurai F, Katayama K, Tachibana M, Suzuki T, Matsui H, Yamaguchi T, Mizuguchi H. Improving adenovirus vector-mediated RNAi efficiency by lacking the expression of virus-associated RNAs. Virus Res 2013; 178:357-63. [PMID: 24055658 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2013.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Several studies have reported that short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated RNA interference (RNAi) was competitively inhibited by the expression of adenovirus (Ad)-encoded small RNAs (VA-RNAs), which are expressed from a replication-incompetent Ad vector, as well as a wild-type Ad; however, it remained to be clarified whether an shRNA-expressing Ad vector-mediated knockdown was inhibited by VA-RNAs transcribed from the same Ad vector genome. In this study, we demonstrated that a lack of VA-RNA expression from the Ad vector leads to an increase in knockdown efficiencies of Ad vector-mediated RNAi. In the cells transduced with a first-generation Ad vector (FG-Ad) expressing shRNA (FG-Ad-shRNA), the copy numbers of shRNA and VA-RNAs incorporated into the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) was comparable. In contrast, higher amounts of shRNA were found in the RISC when the cells were transduced with an shRNA-expressing helper-dependent Ad (HD-Ad) vector, in which all viral genes, including VA-RNAs, were deleted (HD-Ad-shRNA), compared with FG-Ad-shRNA. HD-Ad vectors expressing shRNA against luciferase and p53 showed 7.4% and 37.3% increases in the knockdown efficiencies compared to the corresponding FG-Ad-shRNA, respectively, following in vitro transduction. Furthermore, higher levels of knockdown efficiencies were also found by the transduction with shRNA-expressing Ad vectors lacking VA-RNA expression (AdΔVR-shRNA) than by transduction with FG-Ad-shRNA. These results indicate that VA-RNAs expressed from an Ad vector inhibit knockdown by the shRNA-expressing Ad vector and that HD-Ad-shRNA and AdΔVR-shRNA are a powerful framework for shRNA-mediated knockdown.
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- M Machitani
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Bennett D, Sakurai F, Shimizu K, Matsui H, Tomita K, Suzuki T, Katayama K, Kawabata K, Mizuguchi H. Further reduction in adenovirus vector-mediated liver transduction without largely affecting transgene expression in target organ by exploiting microrna-mediated regulation and the Cre-loxP recombination system. Mol Pharm 2012; 9:3452-63. [PMID: 23127182 DOI: 10.1021/mp300248u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In order to detarget undesirable transduction in the liver by an adenovirus (Ad) vector, we previously demonstrated that insertion of sequences perfectly complementary to liver-specific miR-122a into the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of transgene specifically reduced the transgene expression in the liver by approximately 100-fold; however, a certain level of residual transgene expression was still found in the liver. In order to further suppress the hepatic transduction, we developed a two-Ad vector system that uses the microRNA (miRNA)-regulated transgene expression system and the Cre-loxP recombination system, i.e., insertion of miR-122a target sequences and loxP sites into the transgene expression cassette and coadministration of a Cre recombinase-expressing Ad vector. In addition, to maintain as much as possible the transgene expression in the spleen, which is the target organ of this study, spleen-specific miR-142-3p target sequences were inserted into the 3'-UTR of the Cre recombinase gene to suppress Cre recombinase expression in the spleen. The spleen is an attractive target for immunotherapy because the spleen plays important roles in the immune system. Coadministration of Ad vector possessing CMV promoter-driven Cre recombinase expression cassette with miR-142-3p target sequences resulted in a further 24-fold reduction in the hepatic transgene expression by the Ad vector containing miR-122a target sequences and loxP sites, compared with coadministration of control Ad vector. On the other hand, there was no significant reduction of transgene expression in the spleen.
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- David Bennett
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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DNA prime-adenovirus boost immunization induces a vigorous and multifunctional T-cell response against hepadnaviral proteins in the mouse and woodchuck model. J Virol 2012; 86:9297-310. [PMID: 22718818 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00506-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Induction of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific cytotoxic T cells by therapeutic immunization may be a strategy to treat chronic hepatitis B. In the HBV animal model, woodchucks, the application of DNA vaccine expressing woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) core antigen (WHcAg) in combination with antivirals led to the prolonged control of viral replication. However, it became clear that the use of more potent vaccines is required to overcome WHV persistence. Therefore, we asked whether stronger and more functional T-cell responses could be achieved using the modified vaccines and an optimized prime-boost vaccination regimen. We developed a new DNA plasmid (pCGWHc) and recombinant adenoviruses (AdVs) showing high expression levels of WHcAg. Mice vaccinated with the improved plasmid pCGWHc elicited a stronger WHcAg-specific CD8(+) T-cell response than with the previously used vaccines. Using multicolor flow cytometry and an in vivo cytotoxicity assay, we showed that immunization in a DNA prime-AdV boost regimen resulted in an even more vigorous and functional T-cell response than immunization with the new plasmid alone. Immunization of naïve woodchucks with pCGWHc plasmid or AdVs induced a significant WHcAg-specific degranulation response prior to the challenge, this response had not been previously detected. Consistently, this response led to a rapid control of infection after the challenge. Our results demonstrate that high antigen expression levels and the DNA prime-AdV boost immunization improved the T-cell response in mice and induced significant T-cell responses in woodchucks. Therefore, this new vaccination strategy may be a candidate for a therapeutic vaccine against chronic HBV infection.
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Iguchi K, Sakurai F, Tomita K, Katayama K, Yamaguchi T, Kawabata K, Tagawa M, Kawabata M, Shirakawa T, Mizuguchi H. Efficient antitumor effects of carrier cells loaded with a fiber-substituted conditionally replicating adenovirus on CAR-negative tumor cells. Cancer Gene Ther 2011; 19:118-25. [PMID: 22076042 DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2011.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Carrier cells delivering a conditionally replicating adenovirus (CRAd), which selectively replicates in tumor cells and induces tumor cell lysis, have promising potential for treatment of cancer because CRAd-loaded carrier cells evade inhibition by neutralizing anti-adenovirus (Ad) antibodies and because the carrier cells are locally retained at the injection point after local injection. A previous study by Hamada et al. demonstrated that carrier cells (CRAd-containing cell fragments derived from the carrier cells) are engulfed into the target cells, probably through a pathway independent of the primary receptor for Ad, the coxsackievirus and Ad receptor (CAR) (Mol Ther, 15: 1121-1128; 2007); however, it remains to be elucidated whether carrier cells infected with a conventional CRAd, which is composed of subgroup-C Ad serotype-5 (Ad5), mediate antitumor effects on CAR-negative cells. In order to examine whether carrier cells delivering a conventional CRAd (Carrier-F5) induce lysis of CAR-negative tumor cells, CAR-positive and CAR-negative tumor cells were incubated with Carrier-F5. Carrier-F5 mediated efficient killing of CAR-positive tumor cells; however, CAR-negative tumor cells were almost refractory to Carrier-F5. On the other hand, carrier cells loaded with a fiber-substituted CRAd containing fiber proteins of Ad serotype-35 (Ad35) (CRAd-F35), which binds to human CD46 for infection, showed efficient killing of both CAR-positive and CAR-negative tumor cells. Intra-tumoral injection of carrier cells loaded with CRAd-F35 (Carrier-F35) also resulted in efficient regression of both CAR-positive and CAR-negative tumors. These results demonstrated that the expression levels of receptors for Ad are an important factor for CRAd-loaded carrier cell-mediated cancer therapy, and that Carrier-F35 would have potential as a cancer treatment for not only CAR-positive tumors but also CAR-negative tumors.
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- K Iguchi
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, Japan
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TASHIRO K. Optimization of Adenovirus Vectors for Transduction in Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2011; 131:1333-8. [DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.131.1333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Katsuhisa TASHIRO
- Laboratory of Stem Cell Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
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Sugio K, Sakurai F, Katayama K, Tashiro K, Matsui H, Kawabata K, Kawase A, Iwaki M, Hayakawa T, Fujiwara T, Mizuguchi H. Enhanced safety profiles of the telomerase-specific replication-competent adenovirus by incorporation of normal cell-specific microRNA-targeted sequences. Clin Cancer Res 2011; 17:2807-18. [PMID: 21346145 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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PURPOSE Oncolytic adenoviruses (Ad) have been actively pursued as potential agents for cancer treatment. Among the various types of oncolytic Ads, the telomerase-specific replication-competent Ad (TRAD), which possesses an E1 gene expression cassette driven by the human telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter, has shown promising results in human clinical trials; however, the E1 gene is also slightly expressed in normal cells, leading to replication of TRAD and cellular toxicity in normal cells. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN To overcome this problem, we utilized a microRNA (miRNA)-regulated gene expression system. Four copies of complementary sequences for miR-143, -145, -199a, or let-7a, which have been reported to be exclusively downregulated in tumor cells, were incorporated into the 3'-untranslated region of the E1 gene expression cassette. RESULTS Among the TRAD variants (herein called TRADs) constructed, TRADs containing the sequences complementary to miR-143, -145, or -199a showed efficient oncolytic activity comparable to the parental TRAD in the tumor cells. On the other hand, replication of the TRADs containing the miRNA complementary sequences was at most 1,000-fold suppressed in the normal cells, including primary normal cells. In addition, to suppress the replication of the TRADs in hepatocytes as well as other normal cells, we constructed a TRAD containing 2 distinct complementary sequences for miR-199a and liver-specific miR-122a (TRAD-122a/199aT). TRAD-122a/199aT exhibited more than 10-fold reduction in viral replication in all the normal cells examined, including primary hepatocytes. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that oncolytic Ads containing the sequences complementary to normal cell-specific miRNAs showed significantly improved safety profiles without altering tumor cell lysis activity.
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- Kumiko Sugio
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Innovation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Suzuki T, Sasaki T, Yano K, Sakurai F, Kawabata K, Kondoh M, Hayakawa T, Yagi K, Mizuguchi H. Development of a recombinant adenovirus vector production system free of replication-competent adenovirus by utilizing a packaging size limit of the viral genome. Virus Res 2011; 158:154-60. [PMID: 21470569 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2011.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2011] [Revised: 03/29/2011] [Accepted: 03/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In a conventional adenovirus (Ad) vector production method using 293 cells, homologous recombination between Ad vector DNA and 293 cell-derived Ad E1 DNA occurs with low efficiency, resulting in the generation of replication-competent adenovirus (RCA). RCA can induce the spread of replication-incompetent Ad vectors, leading to unexpected tissue damage. In order to overcome this problem, we developed an Ad vector production system free of RCA generation by utilizing the Ad packaging size limit of the viral genome. It is well known that up to approximately 105% (37.7 kb) of the wild-type genome (35.9 kb) can be packaged in the Ad virion. We designed the Ad vector genome by insertion of a transgene expression cassette into the E3 region, such that homologous recombination between the Ad vector DNA and 293 cell-derived Ad E1 DNA would produce an Ad vector genome that exceeds in the size of the packaging limit. In accord with our strategy, no RCA generation was observed during the passages when we used the E1 (3.2kb)-deleted Ad vectors containing a more than 3.0-kb transgene expression cassette in the E3 region. In contrast, the E1 (3.2kb)-deleted Ad vectors, which retain 37.7 kb of the viral genome and have an insertion of a 2.1-kb transgene expression cassette in the E3 region, generated RCA, although RCA derived from this Ad vector exceeded the packaging size limit (105.0%). These results suggest that RCA generation can be avoided when the genome size of RCA is more than 108.3% (38.9 kb) of the wild-type Ad genome. This Ad vector production system generates safe, easy, and efficient Ad vector stock for both basic study as well as clinical research.
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- Takayuki Suzuki
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, Japan
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Tashiro K, Kawabata K, Inamura M, Takayama K, Furukawa N, Sakurai F, Katayama K, Hayakawa T, Furue MK, Mizuguchi H. Adenovirus vector-mediated efficient transduction into human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells. Cell Reprogram 2011; 12:501-7. [PMID: 20726775 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2010.0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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We examined the transduction efficiency in human embryonic stem (ES) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells using an adenovirus (Ad) vector. RT-PCR analysis revealed the expression of the coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor, a receptor for Ad, in these cells. However, gene expression after the transduction with an Ad vector was observed only in the periphery of ES and iPS cell colonies, when human ES and iPS cells were passaged as small colonies. This suggests that the Ad vector could not enter inside the ES and iPS cell colonies by their tight connection. We thus attempted to transduce foreign genes into the dissociated form of human ES and iPS cells, which were passaged using Rho-associated kinase inhibitor. In this condition, transduction efficiency in human ES and iPS cells was markedly increased and transgene expression was observed even inside the colonies by using Ad vectors. Furthermore, Ad vector-mediated transduction did not alter the expression of undifferentiated markers such as Oct-3/4, Nanog, and SSEA-4. Our results indicate that Ad vectors are effective tools for transduction into human ES and iPS cells.
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Kosinska AD, Zhang E, Lu M, Roggendorf M. Therapeutic vaccination in chronic hepatitis B: preclinical studies in the woodchuck. HEPATITIS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2010; 2010:817580. [PMID: 21188201 PMCID: PMC3003998 DOI: 10.1155/2010/817580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recommended treatment of chronic hepatitis B with interferon-α and/or nucleos(t)ide analogues does not lead to a satisfactory result. Induction of HBV-specific T cells by therapeutic vaccination or immunotherapies may be an innovative strategy to overcome virus persistence. Vaccination with commercially available HBV vaccines in patients did not result in effective control of HBV infection, suggesting that new formulations of therapeutic vaccines are needed. The woodchuck (Marmota monax) is a useful preclinical model for developing the new therapeutic approaches in chronic hepadnaviral infections. Several innovative approaches combining antiviral treatments with nucleos(t)ide analogues, DNA vaccines, and protein vaccines were tested in the woodchuck model. In this paper we summarize the available data concerning therapeutic immunization and gene therapy using recombinant viral vectors approaches in woodchucks, which show encouraging results. In addition, we present potential innovations in immunomodulatory strategies to be evaluated in this animal model.
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- Anna D. Kosinska
- Institute for Virology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstraβe 179, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstraβe 179, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstraβe 179, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstraβe 179, 45122, Essen, Germany
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Sakurai F, Nakashima K, Yamaguchi T, Ichinose T, Kawabata K, Hayakawa T, Mizuguchi H. Adenovirus serotype 35 vector-induced innate immune responses in dendritic cells derived from wild-type and human CD46-transgenic mice: Comparison with a fiber-substituted Ad vector containing fiber proteins of Ad serotype 35. J Control Release 2010; 148:212-8. [PMID: 20800630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Revised: 07/22/2010] [Accepted: 08/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recently, much attention has focused on replication-incompetent adenovirus (Ad) vectors containing fiber proteins derived from species B Ad serotype 35 (Ad35) (Ad5F35) and Ad vectors fully constructed from Ad35 as vaccine vectors expressing antigens. However, differences in the transduction properties, including the induction of innate immunity, of Ad5F35 and Ad35 vectors have not been properly and fully examined, partly because the transduction properties of these Ad vectors should be evaluated using nonhuman primates or human CD46-transgenic (CD46TG) mice, which ubiquitously express the primary receptor of Ad35, human CD46, in a pattern similar to that of humans. In the present study, we evaluated innate immune responses of mouse dendritic cells (mDCs) derived from bone marrow cells of wild-type (WT) and CD46TG mice following transduction with Ad serotype 5 (Ad5), fiber-substituted Ad5F35, or Ad35 vectors. Ad5F35 and Ad35 vectors mediated more efficient transduction in mDCs derived from CD46TG mice (CD46TG-mDCs) than did Ad5 vectors. Upregulation of costimulatory molecules and inflammatory cytokine induction by Ad5F35 and Ad35 vectors were significantly higher than those by Ad5 vectors in CD46TG-mDCs. However, the induction properties of the innate immune responses were different between Ad5F35 and Ad35 vectors. Ad35 vectors induced higher levels of costimulatory molecule expression and inflammatory cytokine production than did Ad5F35 vectors in CD46TG-mDCs. Furthermore, intravenous administration of Ad35 vectors in WT and CD46TG mice resulted in higher levels of serum interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-12 compared with administration of Ad5F35 vectors, which exhibited almost mock-transduced levels of these inflammatory cytokines. This study indicates that innate immune responses by Ad35 and Ad5F35 vectors are distinct even although both Ad vectors recognize human CD46 as a receptor.
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- Fuminori Sakurai
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki-City, Osaka, Japan.
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Prevention of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by pre-administration of catalase-expressing adenovirus vectors. J Control Release 2009; 142:431-7. [PMID: 19951728 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2009] [Revised: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 11/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, which is mainly caused by the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the reperfusion, remains an important clinical problem associated with liver transplantation and major liver surgery. Therefore, ROS should be detoxified to prevent hepatic I/R-induced injury. Delivery of antioxidant genes into liver is considered to be promising for prevention of hepatic I/R injury; however, therapeutic effects of antioxidant gene transfer to the liver have not been fully examined. The aim of this study was to examine whether adenovirus (Ad) vector-mediated catalase gene transfer in the liver is an effective approach for scavenging ROS and preventing hepatic I/R injury. Intravenous administration of Ad vectors expressing catalase, which is an antioxidant enzyme scavenging H(2)O(2), resulted in a significant increase in catalase activity in the liver. Pre-injection of catalase-expressing Ad vectors dramatically prevented I/R-induced elevation in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels, and hepatic necrosis. The livers were also protected in another liver injury model, CCl(4)-induced liver injury, by catalase-expressing Ad vectors. Furthermore, the survival rates of mice subjected to both partial hepatectomy and I/R treatment were improved by pre-injection of catalase-expressing Ad vectors. On the other hand, control Ad vectors expressing beta-galactosidase did not show any significant preventive effects in the liver on the models of I/R-induced or CCl(4)-induced hepatic injury described above. These results indicate that hepatic delivery of the catalase gene by Ad vectors is a promising approach for the prevention of oxidative stress-induced liver injury.
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Warmann SW, Armeanu S, Heigoldt H, Ruck P, Vonthein R, Heitmann H, Seitz G, Lemken ML, Bitzer M, Fuchs J, Lauer UM. Adenovirus-mediated cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine suicide gene therapy of human hepatoblastoma in vitro. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009; 53:145-51. [PMID: 19213079 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Multidrug resistance is a key factor for the sobering outcome of relapsed and metastatic human hepatoblastoma (HB). Gene directed treatment approaches were recently identified as possible treatment options against advanced HB, in which standard chemotherapy regimens are partially insufficient. The aim of this study was to systematically analyze the effects of suicide gene therapy in three HB cell lines using a yeast-derived cytosine deaminase (YCD)-combined yeast uracil phosphoribosyltransferase (YUPRT)-based adenovirus-mediated gene transfer. PROCEDURE YCD and YUPRT were fused to form the bifunctional suicide gene SuperCD. Adeonoviral vectors were used for transduction. Tumor cells transduced at MOI 50 were incubated with 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) in ascending concentrations. RESULTS Transduction rates were 87.8% (+6.7) in the mixed HB cell line HUH6, 98.6% (+1.4) in the epithelial HB cell line HepT1 and 93.6% (+0.6) in the multifocal HB embryonal cell line HepT3, respectively. In HepT3 and HepT1 cells suicide gene therapy with SuperCD/5-FC was highly effective leading to HB cell damage far above those of application of the prodrug 5-FC only. In HUH6 cells the approach had no effect due to a lack in activity of the CMV promoter being employed for transcription of the SuperCD transgene. CONCLUSION Assuming employment of fully active promoters, the SuperCD/5-FC approach may serve as a potentially useful anti-tumor strategy against advanced HB.
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- Steven W Warmann
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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Sakurai F. [Development of a replication-incompetent adenovirus vector derived from subgroup B adenovirus serotype 35]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2009; 128:1751-61. [PMID: 19043294 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.128.1751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Properties of gene delivery vehicles, including gene transfer efficiencies and toxicities, are a key parameter for successful gene therapy. Among various types of gene delivery vehicles that have been developed so far, adenovirus (Ad) vectors have promising potentials as a vector for gene therapy because they can easily be grown to high titers and can efficiently deliver genes to both dividing and non-dividing cells. However, recent studies demonstrated some drawbacks of conventional Ad vectors, which are composed of subgroup C Ad serotype 5 (Ad5). First, Ad5 vectors poorly transduce cells lacking the primary receptor for Ad5, coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR). Second, majority of adults have neutralizing antibodies to Ad5. In order to overcome these drawbacks, we developed a novel Ad vector which is fully composed of subgroup B Ad serotype 35 (Ad35). Ad35 vectors can infect a variety of human cells because the primary receptor for Ad35, CD46, is ubiquitously expressed in human cells. Furthermore, Ad35 vectors efficiently transduce in the presence of anti-Ad5 antibodies, and seroprevalence of Ad35 in adults is much lower than that of Ad5. In the current review, I introduce our recent work on development and evaluation of Ad35 vectors, and I also discuss the potential of Ad35 vectors as gene delivery vehicles.
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- Fuminori Sakurai
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaragi City, Japan.
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Efficient osteoblast differentiation from mouse bone marrow stromal cells with polylysin-modified adenovirus vectors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 379:127-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Accepted: 12/07/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Sakurai F. Development and evaluation of a novel gene delivery vehicle composed of adenovirus serotype 35. Biol Pharm Bull 2008; 31:1819-25. [PMID: 18827334 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.31.1819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The capacity of gene delivery vehicles is considered to be a critical factor determining the success of gene therapy. To date, various types of gene delivery vehicle have been developed. Among them, recombinant adeno-virus (Ad) vectors have potential that has favored their worldwide use in vitro and in vivo. Conventional Ad vectors are composed of subgroup C Ad serotype 5 (Ad5), although it has been clarified that the drawbacks of Ad5 vectors are a high seroprevalence of Ad5 in adults and low transduction efficiencies in cells lacking the primary receptor for Ad5, coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor. To overcome these problems, we developed a novel Ad vector fully composed of Ad serotype 35 (Ad35). Ad35 vectors show a wide tropism for human cells because Ad35 binds to human CD46, which is ubiquitously expressed on almost all human cells, as a primary receptor. In addition, anti-Ad5 antibodies do not inhibit Ad35 vector-mediated transduction and the seroprevalence of Ad35 in adults is lower than that of Ad5. This paper reviews our studies on the development and evaluation of Ad35 vectors. Ad vectors derived from other Ad serotypes different from Ad5, including Ad35, are expected to be gene delivery vehicles alternative to conventional Ad5 vectors.
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- Fuminori Sakurai
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, 7-6-8 Asagi, Saito, Ibaragi, Osaka 567-0085, Japan.
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Transduction Properties of Adenovirus Serotype 35 Vectors After Intravenous Administration Into Nonhuman Primates. Mol Ther 2008; 16:726-733. [DOI: 10.1038/mt.2008.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2007] [Accepted: 09/15/2007] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Tashiro K, Kawabata K, Sakurai H, Kurachi S, Sakurai F, Yamanishi K, Mizuguchi H. Efficient adenovirus vector-mediated PPAR gamma gene transfer into mouse embryoid bodies promotes adipocyte differentiation. J Gene Med 2008; 10:498-507. [DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Järås M, Brun ACM, Karlsson S, Fan X. Adenoviral vectors for transient gene expression in human primitive hematopoietic cells: applications and prospects. Exp Hematol 2007; 35:343-9. [PMID: 17309814 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2006.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Revised: 10/10/2006] [Accepted: 11/07/2006] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The proliferation and differentiation of primitive hematopoietic cells is tightly controlled by a number of signaling pathways. Transient blockage or enhancement of these signaling pathways may provide a new approach to manipulate the proliferation and differentiation of primitive hematopoietic cells. Adenoviral vectors have in recent years emerged as powerful tools for transient gene expression in human primitive hematopoietic cells. Important advantageous properties of adenoviral vectors include: feasible production of high-titer vector preparations, high efficiency in transducing both quiescent and actively dividing cells, high levels of transient gene expression, and a lack of mutagenic properties associated with integrating vectors. Progress in adenoviral fiber retargeting was recently demonstrated to enable high gene transfer efficiency into nondividing human CD34(+) cells and nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mouse bone marrow repopulating cells (SRCs), via the ubiquitously expressed CD46 as a cellular receptor. Importantly, fiber-retargeted adenoviral vectors can be engineered to report gene expression in single living CD34(+) cells, thereby facilitating the isolation and characterization of SRCs and its downstream progenitors based on intrinsic signaling pathways. This review focuses on the current progress and the potential future applications of adenoviral gene transfer into human primitive hematopoietic cells and leukemic cells.
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- Marcus Järås
- Section of Molecular Medicine and Gene Therapy, Lund Strategic Research Center for Stem Cell Biology and Cell Therapy, Lund, Sweden
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Murakami S, Sakurai F, Kawabata K, Okada N, Fujita T, Yamamoto A, Hayakawa T, Mizuguchi H. Interaction of penton base Arg-Gly-Asp motifs with integrins is crucial for adenovirus serotype 35 vector transduction in human hematopoietic cells. Gene Ther 2007; 14:1525-33. [PMID: 17805302 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3303019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Most subgroup B adenoviruses (Ads), including adenovirus (Ad) serotype 35 (Ad35), bind to human CD46 as a receptor; however, the infection processes of subgroup B Ads following attachment to CD46 remain to be elucidated. Subgroup B Ads possess Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motifs in the penton base, similarly to subgroup C Ad serotypes 2 and 5. In this study, we examined the role of penton base RGD motifs in Ad35 vector-mediated transduction in human hematopoietic cells. Inhibition of interaction between integrins and the RGD motifs by divalent cation chelation and a synthetic RGD peptide reduced the transduction efficiencies of Ad35 vectors; however, the amounts of cell-associated vector DNA of Ad35 vectors at 4 or 37 degrees C were not decreased by divalent cation chelation or the RGD peptide. Mutation of penton base RGD motifs reduced the transduction efficiencies of Ad35 vectors, although the amounts of cell-associated vector DNA of Ad35 vectors at 4 or 37 degrees C were not altered by mutation of penton base RGD motifs in Ad35 vectors. Furthermore, preincubation with several types of anti-integrin antibodies significantly inhibited Ad35 vector-mediated transduction. These results suggest that interaction between integrins and penton base RGD motifs plays a crucial role in Ad35 vector-mediated transduction in hematopoietic cells, probably in the post-internalization steps.
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- S Murakami
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki City, Osaka, Japan
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Kurachi S, Tashiro K, Sakurai F, Sakurai H, Kawabata K, Yayama K, Okamoto H, Nakagawa S, Mizuguchi H. Fiber-modified adenovirus vectors containing the TAT peptide derived from HIV-1 in the fiber knob have efficient gene transfer activity. Gene Ther 2007; 14:1160-5. [PMID: 17508008 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The interaction between viral capsid proteins and specific molecules exposed on the plasma membrane of the cells is involved in the viral tropism. A human adenovirus (Ad) belonging to subgroups A, C, D, E and F infects cells via the interaction between the fiber knob and the primary receptor, the coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR). Conventional human adenovirus type 5 (hAd5) vectors show efficient transduction in CAR-positive cells; in contrast, hAd5 vector application is limited by poor transduction into cells lacking CAR expression. In the present study, to broaden the tropism of hAd5 vectors, we generated hAd5 vectors containing the TAT peptide, which is a protein transduction domain derived from human immunodeficiency virus, in the HI loop of the fiber knob (Ad-TAT(HI)-L2) or the C-terminus of the fiber knob (Ad-TAT(C)-L2). In CAR-negative adherent cells, Ad-TAT(HI)-L2 and Ad-TAT(C)-L2 showed approximately 50- to 500-fold higher gene expression than the conventional hAd5 vector (Ad-L2). Ad-TAT(HI)-L2 was also more efficient than Ad-L2 in blood cell lines and in two types of primary cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells, which are almost refractory to Ad-L2. Furthermore, Ad-TAT(HI)-L2 was more efficient than other types of fiber-modified Ad vectors, which harbor an RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) or a poly-lysine (KKKKKKK;K7) peptide in the HI loop or the C-terminus of the fiber knob, respectively. Ad-TAT(HI)-L2 efficiently transduced the organs in levels and patterns that were roughly similar to those of Ad-L2 after being systemically injected into mice. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first report showing that hAd5 vectors containing the TAT peptide in the fiber knob could efficiently transduce cells independently of CAR. These Ad vectors should be useful for gene functional analysis and gene therapy.
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- S Kurachi
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, Japan
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Cayer MP, Drouin M, Sea SP, Forest A, Côté S, Simard C, Boyer L, Jacques A, Pineault N, Jung D. Comparison of promoter activities for efficient expression into human B cells and haematopoietic progenitors with adenovirus Ad5/F35. J Immunol Methods 2007; 322:118-27. [PMID: 17397859 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2007.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2006] [Revised: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 02/21/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Adenoviral gene transfer into human B lymphocytes and haematopoietic progenitors would allow the characterization of their function on cellular growth, differentiation and survival. Efficient gene expression is however strongly dependent on the promoter used. In this study, we investigated the relative strength of various promoters by following and measuring the expression of the reporter gene EYFP in human peripheral B lymphocytes, cord blood CD34(+) cells and the megakaryocytic cell line M-07e. The murine PGK promoter provided the best level of transgene expression in CD34(+) cells among the four promoters tested, followed closely by the CMV promoter, and to a lesser extend by a CMV promoter with a beta-globin/IgG chimeric intron, whereas the human CD40 promoter provided the lowest levels of expression. In contrast, the strongest promoters in B lymphocytes were the two CMV promoters. Surprisingly, even the best promoters were unable to induce transgene expression in more than 75-80% of the primary B and CD34(+) cells, even though 100% of the cells were infected. Finally and in contrast to retroviruses, only a minority of B lymphocytes and CD34(+) cells were able to induce the transcription of IRES-containing bicistronic expression cassettes from adenovirus.
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Sakurai F, Akitomo K, Kawabata K, Hayakawa T, Mizuguchi H. Downregulation of human CD46 by adenovirus serotype 35 vectors. Gene Ther 2007; 14:912-9. [PMID: 17377598 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Human CD46 (membrane cofactor protein), which serves as a receptor for a variety of pathogens, including strains of measles virus, human herpesvirus type 6 and Neisseria, is rapidly downregulated from the cell surface following infection by these pathogens. Here, we report that replication-incompetent adenovirus (Ad) serotype 35 (Ad35) vectors, which belong to subgroup B and recognize human CD46 as a receptor, downregulate CD46 following infection. A decline in the surface expression of CD46 in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells was detectable 6 h after infection, and reached maximum (72%) 12 h after infection. Ad35 vector-induced downregulation of surface CD46 levels gradually recovered after the removal of Ad35 vectors, however, complete recovery of CD46 expression was not observed even at 96 h after removal. The surface expression of CD46 was also reduced after incubation with fiber-substituted Ad serotype 5 (Ad5) vectors bearing Ad35 fiber proteins, ultraviolet-irradiated Ad35, vectors and recombinant Ad35 fiber knob proteins; in contrast, conventional Ad5 vectors did not induce surface CD46 downregulation, suggesting that the fiber knob protein of Ad35 plays a crucial role in the downregulation of surface CD46 density. These results have important implications for gene therapy using CD46-utilizing Ad vectors and for the pathogenesis of Ads that interact with CD46.
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- F Sakurai
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, Japan
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Sakurai F, Kawabata K, Mizuguchi H. [Characterization of adenovirus serotype 35 vectors using genetically modified animals and non-human primates]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2006; 126:1013-9. [PMID: 17077607 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.126.1013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recombinant Adenovirus (Ad) vectors are considered to be a promising gene delivery vehicle of high utility because they are easy to construct, can be produced at high titers, and efficiently transduce various types of cells. Ad vectors commonly used in the world, including clinical trials, are composed of Ad serotype 5 (Ad5), which belongs to subgroup C. In recent years, however, it has become apparent that Ad5 vectors have some drawbacks, such as high seroprevalence of anti-Ad5 antibodies in adults and low transduction efficiencies of Ad5 vectors in cells lacking a primary receptor for Ad5, coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR). To overcome these limitations of Ad5 vectors, we have developed a novel type of Ad vector, which is composed of Ad serotype 35 (Ad35), belonging to subgroup B. Ad35 vectors recognize human CD46, not CAR, as a cellular receptor for infection. Human CD46 is expressed in almost all of human cells, leading to a broad tropism of Ad35 vectors to human cells, in contrast, expression of rodent CD46 is limited to the testis. Therefore, in vivo transduction properties of Ad35 vectors are not appropriately evaluated in normal mice. In order to evaluate the in vivo transduction properties of Ad35 vectors, Ad35 vectors were applied to human CD46-transgenic mice and nonhuman primates, which express CD46 in a similar pattern to humans. The data obtained using CD46-transgenic mice and nonhuman primates would provide valuable information towards clinical applications of Ad35 vectors.
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- Fuminori Sakurai
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, 7-6-8 Asugi, Saito, Ibaraki City 567-0085, Japan.
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Lu ZZ, Ni F, Hu ZB, Wang L, Wang H, Zhang QW, Huang WR, Wu CT, Wang LS. Efficient gene transfer into hematopoietic cells by a retargeting adenoviral vector system with a chimeric fiber of adenovirus serotype 5 and 11p. Exp Hematol 2006; 34:1171-82. [PMID: 16939810 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2006.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2006] [Revised: 04/17/2006] [Accepted: 05/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Adenoviral vectors (Ad) were widely used in gene therapy and study of gene function, but the commonly used serotype 5 adenovirus-based vectors (Ad5) could poorly transduce hematopoietic cells because of low expression of viral receptors on these cells. To overcome this limitation, we developed a retargeting adenovector with a chimeric fiber of Ad5 and Ad11p (Ad5F11p) and evaluated its gene transfer ability in hematopoietic cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS An Ad11p fiber pseudotyped Ad5 vector was generated by modifying the fiber gene of pAdEasy-1 backbone plasmid. Ad5F11p-GFP encoding enhanced green fluorescence protein (GFP) gene was transferred into human leukemic cell lines, primary leukemic cells, and CD34(+) hematopoietic cells. The gene transduction efficiency was determined by fluorescence-activated cell sorting assay. RESULTS More than 90% of U937 or K562 cells could be infected by Ad5F11p-GFP at a moderate multiplicity of infection (MOI). Ad5F11p-GFP is also significantly more effective than control Ad5-GFP in infection of primary myeloid leukemic cells. At 200 MOI, GFP-positive percentages of Ad5F11p-GFP transduced myeloid leukemic cells range from 10.58% to 92.63% with a median of 28.65%. Ad5F11p-GFP could transduce about 50% human hematopoietic stem/progenitor (CD34(+)) cells, while Ad5-GFP could transduce <15% at 200 MOI. CD46 was reported to be the receptor of Ad11p. Our data suggest that CD46 participates in the process of Ad5F11p-GFP infection but is not the unique molecule determining its gene transfer efficiency of host cells. CONCLUSION We established a retargeting adenovector system, which could infect hematopoietic cells effectively and would benefit research work on Ad tropism.
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- Zhuo-Zhuang Lu
- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, P.R. China
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Sakurai F, Murakami S, Kawabata K, Okada N, Yamamoto A, Seya T, Hayakawa T, Mizuguchi H. The short consensus repeats 1 and 2, not the cytoplasmic domain, of human CD46 are crucial for infection of subgroup B adenovirus serotype 35. J Control Release 2006; 113:271-8. [PMID: 16790289 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2006.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2005] [Revised: 03/27/2006] [Accepted: 05/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Human CD46 (membrane cofactor protein) has recently been identified to be an attachment receptor for subgroup B adenoviruses (Ads); however, the precise interaction between human CD46 and subgroup B Ads are just beginning to be understood. In this study, to characterize the interaction between human CD46 and subgroup B Ads, varieties of mutant CD46 were tested for their ability to act as a receptor for Ad serotype 35 (Ad35), which belongs to subgroup B. In addition, we determined Ad35 vector-mediated transgene expression and cellular uptake of Ad35 vectors in the presence of a set of anti-CD46 antibodies. Our data demonstrated that the short consensus repeats (SCRs) 1 and 2 in human CD46 are important for interaction with Ad35, whereas the cytoplasmic domain of human CD46 was found not to be required for the function as an Ad35 receptor. Rather, a complete deletion of the cytoplasmic domain of human CD46 increased the transduction efficiencies of Ad35 vectors. This information should help in elucidation of the mechanism of subgroup B Ad infection, as well in the improvement of the subgroup B Ad vectors.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoviruses, Human/genetics
- Adenoviruses, Human/metabolism
- Adenoviruses, Human/pathogenicity
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Binding Sites/genetics
- CHO Cells
- Cricetinae
- Cricetulus
- Genes, Reporter
- Luciferases/genetics
- Membrane Cofactor Protein/chemistry
- Membrane Cofactor Protein/genetics
- Membrane Cofactor Protein/immunology
- Membrane Cofactor Protein/metabolism
- Mutation
- Protein Structure, Tertiary/genetics
- Receptors, Virus/chemistry
- Receptors, Virus/genetics
- Receptors, Virus/immunology
- Receptors, Virus/metabolism
- Transduction, Genetic
- Transfection
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Affiliation(s)
- Fuminori Sakurai
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan
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Kawabata K, Sakurai F, Koizumi N, Hayakawa T, Mizuguchi H. Adenovirus vector-mediated gene transfer into stem cells. Mol Pharm 2006; 3:95-103. [PMID: 16579638 DOI: 10.1021/mp0500925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stem cells, including embryonic stem (ES) cells, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), and hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), are defined by their capacity for self-renewal and multilineage differentiation. Efficient gene transfer into stem cells is essential for the basic research in developmental biology and for therapeutic applications in gene-modified regenerative medicine. Adenovirus (Ad) vectors, based on Ad type 5, can efficiently and transiently introduce the exogenous gene into many cell types via the primary receptor, coxsackievirus, and adenovirus receptor (CAR). However, some kinds of stem cells, such as MSCs and HSCs, cannot be efficiently transduced with conventional Ad vectors based on Ad serotype 5 (Ad5), because of the lack of CAR expression. To overcome this problem, fiber-modified Ad vectors and an Ad vector based on another serotype of Ad have been developed. Here, we review the advances in the development of Ad vectors suitable for stem cells and discuss their application in basic biology and clinical medicine.
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- Kenji Kawabata
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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Sakurai F, Kawabata K, Koizumi N, Inoue N, Okabe M, Yamaguchi T, Hayakawa T, Mizuguchi H. Adenovirus serotype 35 vector-mediated transduction into human CD46-transgenic mice. Gene Ther 2006; 13:1118-26. [PMID: 16541121 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We previously demonstrated that systemic administration of adenovirus serotype 35 (Ad35) vectors to mice does not mediate efficient transduction in organs, probably because expression of the mouse analog of the subgroup B Ad receptor, human CD46 (membrane cofactor protein), is limited to the testis. Here, we describe the in vitro and in vivo transduction characteristics of Ad35 vectors by using homozygous and hemizygous human CD46-transgenic (CD46TG) mice, which ubiquitously express human CD46. An Ad35 vector more efficiently transduced the primary dendritic cells and macrophages prepared from CD46TG mice than those from wild-type mice. In vivo transduction experiments demonstrated that CD46TG mice are more susceptible to Ad35 vector-mediated in vivo transduction than are wild-type mice. In particular, homozygous CD46TG mice, which express higher levels of CD46 in the organs than hemizygous CD46TG mice, tend to exhibit higher transduction efficiencies after intraperitoneal administration than hemizygous CD46TG mice. Intraperitoneal administration of Ad35 vectors resulted in efficient transduction into the mesothelial cells of the peritoneal organs in homozygous CD46TG mice. These results indicate that an Ad35 vector recognizes human CD46 as a cellular receptor in CD46TG mice. However, the in vivo transduction efficiencies of Ad35 vectors in CD46TG mice are much lower than those of conventional Ad5 vectors in wild-type mice.
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- F Sakurai
- Laboratory of Gene Transfer and Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka, Japan
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