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McClements ME, Steward H, Atkin W, Goode EA, Gándara C, Chichagova V, MacLaren RE. Tropism of AAV Vectors in Photoreceptor-Like Cells of Human iPSC-Derived Retinal Organoids. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2022; 11:3. [PMID: 35377942 PMCID: PMC8994202 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.11.4.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Purpose To expand the use of human retinal organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as an in vitro model of the retina for assessing gene therapy treatments, it is essential to establish efficient transduction. To date, targeted transduction of the photoreceptor-like cells of retinal organoids with adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors has had varied degrees of success, which we have looked to improve in this study. Methods Retinal organoids were differentiated from iPSCs of healthy donors and transduced with reporter AAV containing a CAG.GFP, CAG.RFP, GRK1.GFP, or EFS.GFP transgene. Capsid variants assessed were AAV5, AAV2 7m8, AAV2 quad mutant, AAV2 Y444F, and AAV8 Y733F. At 27 days post-transduction, retinal organoids were assessed for reporter expression and viability. Results The short intron-less elongation factor 1 alpha (EFS) promoter provided minimal reporter expression, whereas vectors containing the CAG promoter enabled transduction in 1% to 37% of cells depending on the AAV serotype; the AAV2 quad mutant (average 19.4%) and AAV2 7m8 (16.4%) outperformed AAV5 (12%) and AAV8 Y733F (2.1%). Reporter expression from rhodopsin kinase (GRK1) promoter transgenes occurred in ∼5% of cells regardless of the serotype. Positive co-localization with recoverin-expressing cells was achieved from all GRK1 vectors and the CAG AAV2 quad mutant variant. Treatment with the AAV vectors did not influence retinal organoid viability. Conclusions Reliable transduction of the photoreceptor-like cells of retinal organoids can be readily achieved. When using a CAG-driven transgene, transduction of a broad range of cell types is observed, and GRK1 transgenes provide a more restricted expression profile locating to the outer layer of photoreceptor-like cells of retinal organoids. Translational Relevance This study expands the AAV capsid and transgene options for preclinical testing of gene therapy in iPSC-derived human retinal organoids.
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- Michelle E McClements
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK
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Gándara C, Torres R, Carrasco B, Ayora S, Alonso JC. DisA Restrains the Processing and Cleavage of Reversed Replication Forks by the RuvAB-RecU Resolvasome. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11323. [PMID: 34768753 PMCID: PMC8583203 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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DNA lesions that impede fork progression cause replisome stalling and threaten genome stability. Bacillus subtilis RecA, at a lesion-containing gap, interacts with and facilitates DisA pausing at these branched intermediates. Paused DisA suppresses its synthesis of the essential c-di-AMP messenger. The RuvAB-RecU resolvasome branch migrates and resolves formed Holliday junctions (HJ). We show that DisA prevents DNA degradation. DisA, which interacts with RuvB, binds branched structures, and reduces the RuvAB DNA-dependent ATPase activity. DisA pre-bound to HJ DNA limits RuvAB and RecU activities, but such inhibition does not occur if the RuvAB- or RecU-HJ DNA complexes are pre-formed. RuvAB or RecU pre-bound to HJ DNA strongly inhibits DisA-mediated synthesis of c-di-AMP, and indirectly blocks cell proliferation. We propose that DisA limits RuvAB-mediated fork remodeling and RecU-mediated HJ cleavage to provide time for damage removal and replication restart in order to preserve genome integrity.
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB-CSIC, 3 Darwin St, 28049 Madrid, Spain; (C.G.); (R.T.); (B.C.)
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB-CSIC, 3 Darwin St, 28049 Madrid, Spain; (C.G.); (R.T.); (B.C.)
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Torres R, Carrasco B, Gándara C, Baidya AK, Ben-Yehuda S, Alonso JC. Bacillus subtilis DisA regulates RecA-mediated DNA strand exchange. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:5141-5154. [PMID: 30916351 PMCID: PMC6547438 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Bacillus subtilis diadenylate cyclase DisA converts two ATPs into c-di-AMP, but this activity is suppressed upon interaction with sites of DNA damage. DisA forms a rapid moving focus that pauses upon induction of DNA damage during spore development. We report that DisA pausing, however, was not observed in the absence of the RecO mediator or of the RecA recombinase, suggesting that DisA binds to recombination intermediates formed by RecA in concert with RecO. DisA, which physically interacts with RecA, was found to reduce its ATPase activity without competing for nucleotides or ssDNA. Furthermore, increasing DisA concentrations inhibit RecA-mediated DNA strand exchange, but this inhibition failed to occur when RecA was added prior to DisA, and was independent of RecA-mediated nucleotide hydrolysis or increasing concentrations of c-di-AMP. We propose that DisA may preserve genome integrity by downregulating RecA activities at several steps of the DNA damage tolerance pathway, allowing time for the repair machineries to restore genome stability. DisA might reduce RecA-mediated template switching by binding to a stalled or reversed fork.
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- Rubén Torres
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB-CSIC, 3 Darwin St, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB-CSIC, 3 Darwin St, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB-CSIC, 3 Darwin St, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, POB 12272, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, POB 12272, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CNB-CSIC, 3 Darwin St, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Gándara C, Affleck V, Stoll EA. Manufacture of Third-Generation Lentivirus for Preclinical Use, with Process Development Considerations for Translation to Good Manufacturing Practice. Hum Gene Ther Methods 2018; 29:1-15. [PMID: 29212357 PMCID: PMC5806069 DOI: 10.1089/hgtb.2017.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Lentiviral vectors are used in laboratories around the world for in vivo and ex vivo delivery of gene therapies, and increasingly clinical investigation as well as preclinical applications. The third-generation lentiviral vector system has many advantages, including high packaging capacity, stable gene expression in both dividing and post-mitotic cells, and low immunogenicity in the recipient organism. Yet, the manufacture of these vectors is challenging, especially at high titers required for direct use in vivo, and further challenges are presented by the process of translating preclinical gene therapies toward manufacture of products for clinical investigation. The goals of this paper are to report the protocol for manufacturing high-titer third-generation lentivirus for preclinical testing and to provide detailed information on considerations for translating preclinical viral vector manufacture toward scaled-up platforms and processes in order to make gene therapies under Good Manufacturing Practice that are suitable for clinical trials.
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- Carolina Gándara
- 1 Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom .,2 Controlling Abnormal Network Dynamics using Optogenetics (CANDO) Consortium, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- 1 Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom .,2 Controlling Abnormal Network Dynamics using Optogenetics (CANDO) Consortium, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- 1 Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom .,2 Controlling Abnormal Network Dynamics using Optogenetics (CANDO) Consortium, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Lentiviral vectors are increasingly the gene transfer tool of choice for gene or cell therapies, with multiple clinical investigations showing promise for this viral vector in terms of both safety and efficacy. The third-generation vector system is well characterized, effectively delivers genetic material and maintains long-term stable expression in target cells, delivers larger amounts of genetic material than other methods, is nonpathogenic, and does not cause an inflammatory response in the recipient. This report aims to help academic scientists and regulatory managers negotiate the governance framework to achieve successful translation of a lentiviral vector-based gene therapy. The focus is on European regulations and how they are administered in the United Kingdom, although many of the principles will be similar for other regions, including the United States. The report justifies the rationale for using third-generation lentiviral vectors to achieve gene delivery for in vivo and ex vivo applications; briefly summarizes the extant regulatory guidance for gene therapies, categorized as advanced therapeutic medicinal products (ATMPs); provides guidance on specific regulatory issues regarding gene therapies; presents an overview of the key stakeholders to be approached when pursuing clinical trials authorization for an ATMP; and includes a brief catalogue of the documentation required to submit an application for regulatory approval of a new gene therapy.
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- Michael White
- 1 Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.,2 Controlling Abnormal Network Dynamics using Optogenetics (CANDO) Consortium; Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- 1 Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.,2 Controlling Abnormal Network Dynamics using Optogenetics (CANDO) Consortium; Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.,3 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- 1 Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.,2 Controlling Abnormal Network Dynamics using Optogenetics (CANDO) Consortium; Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- 1 Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.,2 Controlling Abnormal Network Dynamics using Optogenetics (CANDO) Consortium; Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Raguse M, Torres R, Seco EM, Gándara C, Ayora S, Moeller R, Alonso JC. Bacillus subtilis DisA helps to circumvent replicative stress during spore revival. DNA Repair (Amst) 2017; 59:57-68. [PMID: 28961460 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2017.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The mechanisms that allow to circumvent replicative stress, and to resume DNA synthesis are poorly understood in Bacillus subtilis. To study the role of the diadenylate cyclase DisA and branch migration translocase (BMT) RadA/Sms in restarting a stalled replication fork, we nicked and broke the circular chromosome of an inert mature haploid spore, damaged the bases, and measured survival of reviving spores. During undisturbed ripening, nicks and breaks should be repaired by pathways that do not invoke long-range end resection or genetic exchange by homologous recombination, after which DNA replication might be initiated. We found that DNA damage reduced the viability of spores that lacked DisA, BMT (RadA/Sms, RuvAB or RecG), the Holliday junction resolvase RecU, or the translesion synthesis DNA polymerases (PolY1 or PolY2). DisA and RadA/Sms, in concert with RuvAB, RecG, RecU, PolY1 or PolY2, are needed to bypass replication-blocking lesions. DisA, which binds to stalled or reversed forks, did not apparently affect initiation of PriA-dependent DNA replication in vitro. We propose that DisA is necessary to coordinate responses to replicative stress; it could help to circumvent damaged template bases that otherwise impede fork progression.
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- Marina Raguse
- German Aerospace Center (DLReV), Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Radiation Biology Department, Space Microbiology Research Group, Linder Hoehe, D-51147 Cologne (Köln), Germany
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- German Aerospace Center (DLReV), Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Radiation Biology Department, Space Microbiology Research Group, Linder Hoehe, D-51147 Cologne (Köln), Germany.
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Gándara C, Alonso JC. DisA and c-di-AMP act at the intersection between DNA-damage response and stress homeostasis in exponentially growing Bacillus subtilis cells. DNA Repair (Amst) 2015; 27:1-8. [PMID: 25616256 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bacillus subtilis contains two vegetative diadenylate cyclases, DisA and CdaA, which produce cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP), and one phosphodiesterase, GdpP, that degrades it into a linear di-AMP. We report here that DisA and CdaA contribute to elicit repair of DNA damage generated by alkyl groups and H2O2, respectively, during vegetative growth. disA forms an operon with radA (also termed sms) that encodes a protein distantly related to RecA. Among different DNA damage agents tested, only methyl methane sulfonate (MMS) affected disA null strain viability, while radA showed sensitivity to all of them. A strain lacking both disA and radA was as sensitive to MMS as the most sensitive single parent (epistasis). Low c-di-AMP levels (e.g. by over-expressing GdpP) decreased the ability of cells to repair DNA damage caused by MMS and in less extent by H2O2, while high levels of c-di-AMP (absence of GdpP or expression of sporulation-specific diadenylate cyclase, CdaS) increased cell survival. Taken together, our results support the idea that c-di-AMP is a crucial signalling molecule involved in DNA repair with DisA and CdaA contributing to modulate different DNA damage responses during exponential growth.
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- Carolina Gándara
- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
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Cardenas PP, Gándara C, Alonso JC. DNA double strand break end-processing and RecA induce RecN expression levels in Bacillus subtilis. DNA Repair (Amst) 2013; 14:1-8. [PMID: 24373815 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2013.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bacillus subtilis cells respond to double strand breaks (DSBs) with an ordered recruitment of repair proteins to the site lesion, being RecN one of the first responders. In B. subtilis, one of the responses to DSBs is to increase RecN expression rather than modifying its turnover rate. End-processing activities and the RecA protein itself contribute to increase RecN levels after DNA DSBs. RecO is required for RecA filament formation and full SOS induction, but its absence did not significantly affect RecN expression. Neither the absence of LexA nor the phosphorylation state of RecA or SsbA significantly affect RecN expression levels. These findings identify two major mechanisms (SOS and DSB response) used to respond to DSBs, with LexA required for one of them (SOS response). The DSB response, which requires end-processing and RecA or short RecO-independent RecA filaments, highlights the importance of guarding genome stability by modulating the DNA damage responses.
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- Paula P Cardenas
- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Darwin 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Darwin 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Darwin 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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