Retroviral pseudotransduction for targeted cell manipulation
Retroviral pseudotransduction for targeted cell manipulation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.molcel.2004.09.023
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发表时间:
2004-10-22
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16
通讯作者:
Baum, C
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作者:
Galla, M;Will, E;Baum, C
The present study addressed whether retroviral vectors could be modified to achieve receptor-mediated, dose-controlled, and transient delivery of proteins or nucleic acids into targeted cells. As a paradigm, we generated mouse leukemia virus-based vectors encoding the site-specific recombinase Cre. The vectors were disabled in primer binding site function, blocking reverse transcription of the virion mRNA. While reducing transgene insertion more than 1000-fold and abolishing toxic effects of constitutive Cre expression, transient Cre delivery was still highly efficient, receptor restricted, and insensitive to pharmacologic inhibition of reverse transcription. This form of Cre transfer required the retroviral packaging signal, cap-proximal positioning of the translation unit, as well as gag and env expression in producer cells, revealing retroviral mRNA transfer as the underlying mechanism. Thus, retrovirally delivered mRNA may serve as an immediate translation template if not being reverse transcribed. This approach allows multiple modifications for targeted and reversible cell manipulation with nucleic acids.