Journal article
An Alternate Route for Adeno-associated Virus (AAV) Entry Independent of AAV Receptor
Journal of virology, Vol.92(7), 02213
04/01/2018
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02213-17
PMCID: PMC5972900
PMID: 29343568
Abstract
Determinants and mechanisms of cell attachment and entry steer adenoassociated virus (AAV) in its utility as a gene therapy vector. Thus far, a systematic assessment of how diverse AAV serotypes engage their proteinaceous receptor AAVR (KIAA0319L) to establish transduction has been lacking, despite potential implications for cell and tissue tropism. Here, a large set of human and simian AAVs as well as in silico-reconstructed ancestral AAV capsids were interrogated for AAVR usage. We identified a distinct AAV capsid lineage comprised of AAV4 and AAVrh32.33 that can bind and transduce cells in the absence of AAVR, independent of the multiplicity of infection. Virus overlay assays and rescue experiments in nonpermissive cells demonstrate that these AAVs are unable to bind to or use the AAVR protein for entry. Further evidence for a distinct entry pathway was observed in vivo, as AAVR knockout mice were equally as permissive to transduction by AAVrh32.33 as wildtype mice upon systemic injection. We interestingly observe that some AAV capsids undergo a low level of transduction in the absence of AAVR, both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that some capsids may have a multimodal entry pathway. In aggregate, our results demonstrate that AAVR usage is conserved among all primate AAVs except for those of the AAV4 lineage, and a non-AAVR pathway may be available to other serotypes. This work furthers our understanding of the entry of AAV, a vector system of broad utility in gene therapy.
IMPORTANCE Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a nonpathogenic virus that is used as a vehicle for gene delivery. Here, we have identified several situations in which transduction is retained in both cell lines and a mouse model in the absence of a previously defined entry receptor, AAVR. Defining the molecular determinants of the infectious pathway of this highly relevant viral vector system can help refine future applications and therapies with this vector.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- An Alternate Route for Adeno-associated Virus (AAV) Entry Independent of AAV Receptor
- Creators
- Amanda M. Dudek - Schepens Eye Res Inst, Grousbeck Gene Therapy Ctr, Boston, MA 02114 USASirika Pillay - Stanford UniversityAndreas S. Puschnik - Stanford UniversityClaude M. Nagamine - Stanford UniversityFang Cheng - University of KansasJianming Qiu - University of KansasJan E Carette - Stanford UniversityLuk H. Vandenberghe - Schepens Eye Res Inst, Grousbeck Gene Therapy Ctr, Boston, MA 02114 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of virology, Vol.92(7), 02213
- DOI
- 10.1128/JVI.02213-17
- PMID
- 29343568
- PMCID
- PMC5972900
- NLM abbreviation
- J Virol
- ISSN
- 0022-538X
- eISSN
- 1098-5514
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Microbiology
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- Lonza Houston DP2AI104557 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA Weston Havens Foundation P30EY003790 / NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) Giving/Grousbeck Selecta Biosciences U19AI109662 / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Record Identifier
- 9984822990402771
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