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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
Employment of recombinant viruses as gene transfer vectors is limited by constraints on the size and functional design of the genetic material to be transferred as well as potential safety hazards deriving from obligatory co-transfer of viral genetic elements. As an alternative strategy that capitalizes on the efficient cellular entry mechanisms of viruses, we have derived adenovirus-polylysine-DNA complexes whereby foreign DNA is transferred bound to the exterior of the virion. This linkage was accomplished utilizing an antibody bridge in which a monoclonal antibody was rendered competent to carry DNA by the attachment of a polylysine residue. Attachment of the antibody-polylysine to the virus was by virtue of the antibody's specificity for the virion. The resulting vector system mediates high-efficiency gene transfer to target cells in vitro. In addition, this vector design allows greatly enhanced flexibility in terms of the size and design of heterologous sequences that can be transferred. Since this strategy selectively exploits viral entry functions, which are independent of viral gene expression, the potential exists to derive vectors that avoid the hazards deriving from transfer of parent virus genome.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1043-0342
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
147-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
High-efficiency gene transfer mediated by adenovirus coupled to DNA-polylysine complexes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7020.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't