Drawing Sticky Adeno-Associated Viruses on Surfaces for Spatially Patterned Gene Expression
Drawing Sticky Adeno-Associated Viruses on Surfaces for Spatially Patterned Gene Expression
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.201201495
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发表时间:
2012-01-01
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Jang, Jae-Hyung
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作者:
Kim, Eunmi;Song, In Taek;Jang, Jae-Hyung
In developing tissues, the spatially controlled secretion of extracellular signals creates biointerfaces that modulate cellular processes of differentiation, proliferation, and migration, and provide molecular cues to organize the structure of tissues.[1–4] Systems that control spatial distribution of extracellular molecules on substrates have been developed in order to induce patterned expression of intracellular inductive factors.[1, 5, 6] Alternatively, spatially patterned gene delivery has been employed to overcome limitations found in protein delivery: short protein half-life and systemic toxicity.[7–9] The development of in vitro model systems that mimic the spatial control of gene expression in tissues or organs is critical to elucidate a variety of biological mechanisms. However, the majority of gene delivery systems rely on simple additions of gene carriers directly to media, which are inherently limited in their ability to spatially control gene expression. Advances in micro-and nanofabrication technologies have enabled researchers to control locations of gene vectors on surfaces.[10, 11] Existing methods include microfluidics,[8, 12] surface coating,[13] and self-assembly.[14] In general, the techniques involve multiple laborious procedures, typically chemical activation of substrates, resist depositions, pattern generation using a photomask, and gene vector immobilization. Furthermore, expensive equipment is often necessary. Unlike the aforementioned complex processes, this study describes a simple, versatile approach for spatially patterned gene delivery inspired by adhesion of marine mussels. Catecholamine, the key adhesive moiety found in the specialized adhesive proteins of mytilus edulis, was used to formulate “sticky” viruses. The adhesive catecholamine polymer used in this study is poly (ethylenimine)-catechol (PEI-C), which has been used for material-independent layerby-layer assembly and mechanical reinforcement of carbon nanotube fibers.[15, 16] The adeno-associated virus (AAV), which is a safe and efficient parvovirus,[17] was complexed with the PEIC. Because of the underwater adhesive property of PEI-C, the AAV vector complexed with the PEI-C became a highly sticky virus that can stably adhere onto surfaces. Most importantly, by using the sticky viral vectors, we were able to use a micropipette as a “pen” to create viral patterns on substrates. This “genevector drawing” technique bypasses laborious multiple steps and can thus be a versatile platform to control gene expression for the establishment of complex tissues. Branched PEI was conjugated with 3-(3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl) propionic acid (DPA) to generate PEI-C, which provides sticky viral vectors (Figure1A). A novel virus, AAVr3. 45, which was specifically designed for neuronal cell