摘要:
Disclosed are custom HSV-1 packaging genomes for chromosomal integration into a cell line that is devoid of cis-acting HSV origins of replication (ori) and packaging sequences (pac) normally used for incorporation of the viral genome into virus particles, as well as the use of the resulting packaging cell for amplicon packaging.
摘要:
The present invention is based upon a surprising finding that stem cells, more particularly neural stem cells, can migrate throughout a brain tumor and track metastatic brain tumor cells. The invention provides a method for treating brain tumors by administering genetically engineered neural stem cells in an individual affected by brain tumors. The invention also provides a method of preparing genetically engineered neural stem cells and a composition comprising genetically engineered neural stem cells in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
摘要:
The present invention is based upon a surprising finding that stem cells, more particularly neural stem cells, can migrate throughout a brain tumor and track metastatic brain tumor cells. The invention provides a method for treating brain tumors by administering genetically engineered neural stem cells in an individual affected by brain tumors. The invention also provides a method of preparing genetically engineered neural stem cells and a composition comprising genetically engineered neural stem cells in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
摘要:
A foreign gene is inserted into a viral genome under the control of promoter-regulatory regions of the genome, thus providing a vector for the expression of the foreign gene. DNA constructs, plasmid vectors containing the constructs useful for expression of the foreign gene, recombinant viruses produced with the vector, and associated methods are disclosed.
摘要:
A genetically modified mammalian cell and genetically modified mammalian cell line comprise a recombination sequence inserted in a target locus on a chromosome of the mammalian cell genome, wherein the recombination sequence comprises Bxb1attB sequence from Mycobacterium smegmatis. A transgenic mammalian cell and transgenic mammalian cell line comprise a heterologous nucleic acid stably integrated in a target locus on a chromosome of the mammalian genome, wherein the heterologous nucleic comprises a heterologous gene configured for expression by the transgenic mammalian cell.
摘要:
A mutant HSV-1 (referred to herein as KOS-NA) was generated. KOS-NA contains novel mutations in the UL39 gene, which encodes for a protein that is a large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase (i.e., ICP6). These UL39 mutations were found to alter two amino acids in ICP6 (R950H and L393P) and are responsible for attenuation of KOS-NA in vivo, and resulted in diminished ICP6 protein levels. These novel UL39 mutations regulate the expression and/or stability of ICP6 and severely impact HSV-1 pathogenesis. Mutant HSV viruses containing these mutations appear to protect against HSV infection and can serve as therapeutic vaccines to help combat preexisting HSV infection in infected individuals.
摘要:
Improved methods for making non-cytotoxic helper virus-free preparations of herpes virus amplicon vectors or particles, the vectors themselves, recombinant helper virus and cells and methods of using same to treat patients and as tools in therapy and prevention, immunology, molecular biology, biotechnology and genetic engineering. In one embodiment, an amplicon plasmid vector contains at least one transgene that encodes a transgene product which is an interfering RNA molecule that can be converted into a siRNA by the cell machinery.
摘要:
Cell lines that express complementing levels of herpes simplex virus (HSV) essential immediate early proteins ICP4 and ICP27 as well as ICP4, ICP27 and ICP0 and a method of producing the novel cell lines are disclosed. These cell lines are utilized to provide HSV strains deficient for both (a) ICP4 and ICP27; (b) ICP4, ICP27, ICP22; (c) ICP4, ICP27, ICP0; and, (d) ICP4, ICP27, ICP22 and ICP0, and their generation, and HSV strains deficient for (a) ICP4 and ICP27; (b) ICP4, ICP27, ICP22; (c) ICP4, ICP27, ICP0; and, (d) ICP4, ICP27, ICP22 and ICP0, and one or more additional genes, and their generation. Vectors are provided from these methods of using these HSV strains for gene transfer and for producing site-specific homologous recombination with cellular DNA.
摘要:
The invention described herein provides a recombinant replication-defective virus derived from Herpesvirales order, comprising a defective ICP27 gene that impairs or otherwise does not support replication of the HSV, or a functional equivalent gene thereof; a gene-of-interest (GOI) flanked by AAV ITR sequences inserted at, within, or replacing a non-essential or replaceable essential locus of the HSV; and a coding sequence for AAV Rep and Cap proteins inserted at, within or replacing the non-essential or replaceable essential locus of the HSV. The invention also provides production cell lines for such recombinant replication-defective virus, wherein the cell lines have a coding sequence for ICP27 or a functional equivalent thereof, and wherein the coding sequence has no or minimal sequence overlap with the virus characterized by the defective ICP27 gene that impairs or otherwise does not support replication of the HSV. Methods of using such recombinant replication-defective virus and production cell lines are also provided. rAAV produced using such recombinant replication-defective virus and/or production cell lines and methods of making such rAAV are also provided.
摘要:
The present invention is based upon a surprising finding that stem cells, more particularly neural stem cells, can migrate throughout a brain tumor and track metastatic brain tumor cells. The invention provides a method for treating brain tumors by administering genetically engineered neural stem cells in an individual affected by brain tumors. The invention also provides a method of preparing genetically engineered neural stem cells and a composition comprising genetically engineered neural stem cells in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.