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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
Transplantation of genetically manipulated cells to the central nervous system holds great promise for the treatment of several severe neurological disorders. The success of this strategy relies on sufficient levels of transgene expression after transplantation. This has been difficult to achieve, however, due to transgene silencing. In this study, we transduced the neural stem cell line RN33B with self-inactivating lentiviral vectors and analyzed transgenic expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) in several different settings both in vitro and after transplantation to the brain. We found that the transgene was affected of silencing both when transduced cells were proliferating and after differentiation. To prevent silencing, the cHS4 insulator was incorporated into the lentiviral vector. We found that a vector carrying the cHS4 insulator was partially protected against differentiation-dependent downregulation in vitro and in vivo. However, in proliferating cells, we found evidence for variegation and positional effects that were not prevented by the cHS4 insulator, suggesting that the mechanism behind silencing in proliferating cells is not the same mechanism influencing differentiation-dependent silencing. Taken together, these findings favor vector optimization as a strategy for achieving efficient ex vivo gene transfer in the central nervous system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0014-4827
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
298
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
611-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Chickens, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Gene Silencing, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Gene Transfer Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Insulator Elements, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Lentivirus, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Luminescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Transduction, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:15265707-Transgenes
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Dynamics of transgene expression in a neural stem cell line transduced with lentiviral vectors incorporating the cHS4 insulator.
pubmed:affiliation
Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Department of Physiological Sciences, Lund University, S-221 84, Lund, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't