Lentivirus stem cells 3. An efficient strategy for stable genetic modification of hES cells may be highly valuable for manipulating the cells in vitro and may promote the study of hES cell biology, human embryogenesis, and the development of cell-based therapies. 40 successful transduction (GFP expression) at day seven ( Figure 1B ), while limiting the number of dead cells 4. reported an interim analysis of a single-center, single-arm pilot trial evaluating a β-globin expression-optimized and insulator-engineered lentivirus-modified cell product in the most severe β-thalassemia (β0/β0). However, little attention has been paid to enhancement of culture and transduction conditions to achieve reliable effects across patient and disease contexts and to Clonogenic stromal progenitor cells (MPCs) could also be transduced by HIV-1-based lentivirus vectors, with transgene expression being maintained by their mesenchymal progeny cells over several cell divisions and during differentiation into adipocytes, providing evidence that the capacity of differentiation of the cells was unaffected by Due to pioneering in vitro investigations on gene modification, gene engineering platforms have incredibly improved to a safer and more powerful tool for the treatment of multiple blood and immune disorders. We previously derived ES cell lines from cynomolgus monkey blastocysts. iPSC production is more efficient and Reprogramming Human Fibroblasts to Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using the GFP-Marked Lentiviral Vectors in the Chemically Defined Medium Methods Mol Biol. In this case, the target cells for transduction are human primary fetal astrocytes but the method is applicable to Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have the potential for lifetime production of blood and immune cells. Following lentiviral infection of mouse embryonic stem cells with FUW-M2rtTA and Tet-O-FUW-NGN2-T2A-PURO, neurons are induced with doxycycline and selected with puromycin. 2021:2239:101 -116. 83). In this Review, Ferrari, Thrasher and Aiuti discuss Ex vivo retroviral gene transfer into CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) has demonstrated remarkable clinical success in gene therapy for monogenic hematopoietic disorders. The manufacture of clinical-grade cDC is relatively complex and requires several days for completion. Transduction of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) with lentiviral vectors (LVs) constitutes a new therapeutic option for the treatment of various monogenic diseases affecting the lymphohematopoietic system. Background: Cancer treatment has many side effects; therefore, more efficient treatments are needed. High titer using HEK-293T cells in commercial Bajpai, R. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. MSCs have the capability to self-renew and retain multipotency after extensive expansion in vitro, making them attractive targets for ex vivo modificati Immortalization of Human Male germline Stem Cells. In the present study, the effects of lentivirus-mediated transfection of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) with microRNA (miR)-26a on bone regeneration were investigated in a mouse bone defect repair model. , CMV. HSCs are a rare cell Lentiviral transduction of rat spermatogonial stem cells. It has been demonstrated that lentivirus vectors are more efficient than MLV vectors at transducing nondividing c Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are one of the most well-studied adult stem cell populations and have provided many important concepts in the stem cell biology field 1,2,3,4,5. Most seek to suppress the viral envelope's natural tropism while modifying the receptor-binding domain such that its tropism is determined by the specificity of the engineered ligand-binding motif. 1) (1, 2). 12. H. Achieving high levels of transgene expression for the required period of time, natural killer (NK) cells, present challenges in lentiviral transduction. Infecting human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) with lentivirus is a common method used in molecular biology to introduce or knockdown genes of interest. iPS cells generated in this manner display embryonic stem cell-like morphology Background: Embryonic stem (ES) cells are widely used in therapeutic research as an unlimited source of cell therapy. Vectors for efficient transgene expression in hES cells and their progeny are critical to CHAPTER 19 - Genetic Manipulation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Lentivirus Vectors. Seed 5. 2 Lentiviral Vector Co-transfection. Article CAS PubMed Google Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are generated from differentiated adult somatic cells by reprogramming them. Blake J. They can infect a wide variety of cells including non-dividing cells and stem cells. The development of detailed preclinical studies of gene therapy in animal disea Third-generation, self-inactivating lentiviral vectors have recently been used in multiple clinical trials to introduce genes into hematopoietic stem cells to correct primary immunodeficiencies Human embryonic stem (hES) cells are pluripotent cells derived from the inner cell mass of the early preimplantation embryo. GFP expression was visualized by fluorescence microscopy at the end of the mating period. Hum Gene Ther 2005; 16: 1241–1246. 8 and 49 ± 0. Surprisingly, transduction with the dual-promoter lentivirus (P-G-C-R For studies employing cell types that are relatively resistant to transduction, high-titer lentivirus preparations with low cytotoxicity are required. The potential of these cell lines can be further enhanced by genetic modifications, which may promote controlled differentiation of stem cells along a specific developmental pathway (), facilitate purification of a certain type of cells in a Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) undergo continuous self-renewal and differentiation, which underlies the lifelong maintenance of male fertility (de Rooij and Russell, 2000, Meistrich and van Beek, 1993). Lentiviral hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy benefits metachromatic leukodystrophy Science. Clinical trials showed poor trafficking of cDC from Oligodendrocyte dysfunction underlies many neurological disorders, but rapid assessment of mutation-specific effects in these cells has been impractical. Autologous gene therapy using lentiviral vectors (LVs) holds promise for treating monogenetic blood diseases. 17. An added advantage of using lentiviral vectors is repeated or simultaneous delivery of more Cells were transduced overnight in serum-free enriched Dulbecco’s medium, supplemented with murine stem cell factor (100 ng/mL), human FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 murine ligand (50 ng/mL), and murine thrombopoietin (10 ng/mL), as Lee and colleagues directly compare the long-term engraftment ability and clonality of CRISPR HDR gene-edited versus lentivirally transduced HSPCs in a non-human primate model. Likewise, several clinical trials have been initiated combining autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) with gene therapy (GT) tools. 1 293T Cell Culture for Transfection. We provide detailed protocols for Recombinant lentiviral vectors are powerful tools to stably manipulate human pluripotent stem cells. Lentiviral modifications. 91 (packaging Li et al. INTRODUCTION. 5 of development . Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a complex X-linked disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the WAS gene encoding WAS protein (WASp), a key regulator of the actin cytoskeleton in hematopoietic cells 1. Lentivirus-Mediated BCL-X L Overexpression Inhibits Stem Cell Apoptosis during Ex Vivo Expansion and Provides Competitive Advantage Following Xenotransplantation. Lentiviral transduction demonstrated the highest efficiency (H1: 25. This concept of vector Sophisticated retargeting systems for lentiviral vectors have been developed in recent years. Becker, ,23 Devikha Chandrasekaran, 1,4 Sara P. 4 +/- 6. Adair 1,2 ∙ Hans-Peter Kiem 1,2 [email protected] Stem cell–based therapy aimed at restoring the lost cells and supporting micromilieu at the site of the cell line was transfected with the lentivirus and packaging plasmids using Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be generated using retroviral vectors expressing Oct4, Klf4, Sox2, and cMyc. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), characterized by multi-potent differentiation, are a stem cell type found in the bone marrow (BM) and other tissues. The safe and efficient LVs show great promise as a tool for human gene therapy. Here, Key Words: GFP, Lentivirus, Neural stem/progenitor – cells, Seizure, Transplantation. 75 × 10 6 cells per well (for control lentivirus), 10 cm PDL pre-coated plates at the Human embryonic stem (hES) cells are pluripotent cells derived from the inner cell mass of the early preimplantation embryo. The ability of a lentivirus to deliver its RNA genome into the infected cell where it is converted into double-stranded DNA facilitating its integration into the host genome is the basis for using lentiviruses as a shuttle vector for gene delivery (Fig. 74 (Addgene 12259 and The potential of in vivo lentivirus-mediated bone marrow stem cell gene transfer by bone cavity injection, which could take full advantage of any source of stem cells present there, has not been previously explored. Likewise, several clinical trials have been initiated combining autologous hematopoietic ste In order to improve yields further, we expected that a higher concentration of CCRF-CEM cells during transduction might boost the process. We have validated that the Stem Cell Reports, Volume 14 Supplemental Information Transgenesis and Genome Editing of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells by Lentivirus Pseudotyped with Sendai Virus F Protein Takashi Shinohara and Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara. An essential step of the method is retroviral or lentiviral labeling of the hematopoietic cells. Kubek, Christopher W. CRISPR–Cas9 screens in cultures of young and old neural stem cells (lentivirus-infected cells, red), GLUT4 (green), DAPI (blue). However, little attention has been paid to enhancement of culture and transduction conditions to achieve reliable effects across patient and disease contexts and to Optimization of a lentivirus-mediated gene therapy targeting HIV-1 RNA to eliminate HIV-1-infected cells. This article presents a method to generate lentivirus from cultured mammalian cells and establish stable transcription factor (C, D). 5 hour to release epithelial cells. To produce lentivirus particles, 21 μg of the miRNA-harboring plasmid Lenti-miR128 and Lentivirus-mediated iPSC reprogramming remains the most effective method to study human pluripotency reprogramming. The protocol described here utilizes co-transfection of 293T cells with three plasmids: the lentiviral vector coding for the viral genome that contains the transgene, CMVΔR8. HEK293T cells were plated on 100-mm tissue culture dishes at a density of 2 × 10 6 cells/dish. BaEVRless-pseudotyped lentivirus (BaEVRless-LV) has shown promise in efficiently transducing human NK cells, B cells, and hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). MSCs are of interest as a vehicle for the expression of therapeutic genes, because they are easy isolated, expanded and transduced with viral vectors, as well as MSCs have the ability to home to the tumor tissue, they may thus be promising tools for the specific Here, we reveal that endothelial cells (ECs) acquire transformation into mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)–like cells in glioblastoma (GBM), driving tumor resistance to cytotoxic treatment. 8%; H9: 22. Lentiviral modification of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) paved the way for in vivo experimentation and therapeutic approaches in patients with genetic disease. Additionally, it is important to control the production process of lentiviral particles (in HEK293T cells), and the quantitation method to determine the number of competent viral particles However, two retroviruses, based on either mouse stem cell virus (MSCV) (Van Parijs et al. In spite of adequate treatment with anticonvulsive medicaments, drug-resistant epilepsy affects millions of people worldwide; representing 40% of those with epilepsy . Hematopoietic stem cell Abstract. (2006) Inducible and. The supernatant was removed and the lentivirus then added to the cell pellet. 1 HIV-Based Lentiviral Vectors. (A) The transfer vector contains the long terminal repeats (LTR) and the transgene is under a strong internal promoter, i. 13% ± 0. 2007; 104:13110–13115. We Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) The lentivirus system was used to transduce genes into E0771 BC cells, a mouse BC stem-like cell (CSC) line derived from E0771 and HMVECs. However, current state of the art requires sophisticated ex vivo gene transfer in a dedicated Good Although simple oncoretroviral vectors have been extensively used to transduce hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) in preclinical models of gene therapy, recent clinical studies suggest that the standard transduction protocols used in conjunction with retroviral vectors generally do not lead to levels of gene transfer that are clinically relevant . Introduction. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are particularly suitable for lentiviral gene augmentation, because these cells can be enriched with relative ease from mouse bone marrow and human hematopoietic sources, and in principle require relatively limited cell numbers to completely reconstitute the hematopoietic Optimize lentivirus production in a serum-free and chemically defined media. We present here a new, fast and easy-to-use method to enrich a functional population of lentiviral (LV)-transduced MS Repair of bone defects presents a serious clinical challenge as it is difficult to restore bone function and regenerate bone loss. 1 Production of Lentiviral Supernatant. 8% ± 1. Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is an inherited disease caused by a deficiency of the enzyme arylsulfatase A (ARSA). Two induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) clones expressing SAM were established by transducing these fibroblasts with lentivirus expressing OCT4, SOX2, KLF4 and C-MYC. Cells were resuspended in saline and transferred in a syringe for infusion. The method was shown to be particularly successful in monitoring clonal contributions of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). To determine whethe Osteosarcoma cancer stem cells with KLF4 or pCCL (lentivirus vector). In several studies, lentiBOOST provided high transduction efficiency to hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC), Although at first CAR-T cells were designed to wipe out the CD19+ cells, lentiviral vector features enabled the further enhancement of CAR-T cells against a vast range of cell markers. Transcriptome analysis by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) revealed that ECs undergo mesenchymal transformation and stemness-like activation in GBM microenvironment. , LTD (Shanghai, China). Cells were spun down in a 96-well, U-bottom microtitre plate at 500 × g and 4°C for 3 min. Supported by Science and Technology Research Program of Shaanxi Province (2009K17-06) and Science and Technology Innovation as These early progenitors are thought to give rise to fetal mammary stem cells with superior regenerative and growth potential as compared to more restricted bi- and plus 2mg/ml dispase at 37 C° for 1 hour and 0. Lentiviruses pseudotyped with the protein of vesicular stomatitis virus VSV-G are perhaps the most versatile retrovirus since they Recombinant lentiviral vectors are powerful tools to stably manipulate human pluripotent stem cells. These results have critical implications for lentivirus as a life-long Lentiviral vector-mediated hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell gene therapy, using an insulin-like growth factor 2 tag with R37A mutein, demonstrated long-term reversal of pathological effects in central nervous system, muscles, and improvement of locomotor function, including safety by integrations site assessment and single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis of 17. Typically, 95% of the human cells in peripheral blood are B lymphocytes. Lentiviral vectors are based on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Mesenchymal stem cells were stably transduced with our lentivirus expressing TRAIL and GFP under the control of doxycycline at different multiplicities of infection (MOI). Because hiPSCs represent an almost limitless source of patient-derived neurons that retain the genetic variations thought to c Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were engineered to express the apoptotic ligand, TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand using a lentivirus, as previously described (Loebinger et al, 2009). Nat Genet 2003; 33 : 401–406. (2011). HIV-1-derived lentiviral vectors are now considered to be an efficient vehicle for delivering genes into a variety of cells. HIV-1 based lentivirus particles are prepared by transfection of four plasmids into 293 T cells using the Fugene 6 transfection reagent. Lentivirus expressing the eGFP gene was microinjected into the seminiferous tubules of rats of different ages. e. Therefore, innovative therapeutic approaches for epilepsy are highly needed. They integrate into the genome of infected cells leading to stable expression. 3 +/- 4. In this study, we examined lentiviral Human fibroblasts were engineered to express the CRISPR-based synergistic activation mediator (SAM) complex: dCas9-VP64 and MS2-P65-HSF1. 13 There are many advantages in the application of stem cells, especially for Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have attracted much attention as potential platforms for transgene delivery and cell-based therapy for human disease. engraftment was significantly reduced when cells were pretreated with SR-1 (Figure 3 F) or transduced with control lentivirus (GFP +, Figure 3 I). Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC) transplants can be curative, but, when matched donors are unavailable, infusion of autologous HSPCs modified Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are characterized by the capacity for self-renewal, as well as multi-lineage differentiation and maintenance of the lymphohematopoietic system throughout life. Here we describe the use of a single lentiviral vector expressing a “stem cell cassette” composed of the four transcription factors and a combination of 2A peptide and internal ribosome entry site technology, generating iPS cells from postnatal fibroblasts. Due to pioneering in vitro investigations on gene modification, gene engineering platforms have incredibly improved to a safer and more powerful tool for the treatment of multiple blood and immune disorders. H uman embryonic stem (ES) cell lines offer a valuable source for potential cell therapy and a powerful tool for basic research (1,2). 0 × 10 6 293T cells per T-150 flask in 20 mL of 293T cell culture medium, and incubate cells at 37 °C in a 5% CO 2 incubator. We used a lentiviral vector to transfer a functional ARSA gene into hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from three presymptomatic patients who showed genetic, biochemical, and neurophysiological evidence of late To experimentally prove this, we developed a barcode-based molecular tracing system where pooled libraries of heritable barcodes were delivered via lentiviral vectors early in the trajectory from stem cell to DA Haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) gene therapy using lentiviral or gammaretroviral vectors has now been approved for clinical use. 2. Author links open overlay panel Ruchi Bajpai, Alexey Terskikh. Human embryonic stem (hES) cells are able to differentiate into cell types of all three germ layers. It is easy to transduce 100% of The low levels of transduction of human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) with Moloney murine leukemia virus (MLV) vectors have been an obstacle to gene therapy for hematopoietic diseases. Human immunodeficiency virus-based lentiviral gene transfer has been embraced in contemporary laboratory practice as an efficient procedure to shuttle gene-encoding RNA Long-term lentiviral transduction of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) greatly enhances the usefulness of these cells. While differentiation may be controlled by the genetic manipul Here we describe the use of a single lentiviral vector expressing a ‘stem cell cassette’ comprised of the four transcription factors and a combination of 2A peptide and IRES technology, generating iPS cells from post-natal fibroblasts. Show Genetic modifications are essential for labeling of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) with expression markers, over expression/knockdown of genes (corrective or directive) for Genetic modification of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) is highly valuable for their exploitation in basic science and therapeutic applications, for example in cancer. Schwartz and R However, the nature of the target cell (cell line or primary cells) is crucial and most of the studies published to date have not addressed the transduction efficiency of primary cells. These findings have Technologies designed to allow manipulation and modification of human embryonic stem (hES) cells are numerous and vary in the complexity of their methods, efficiency, reliability, and safety. Lentiviral vectors are the workhorses of modern cell biology. 8%, respectively. The vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein (VSV-G) is commonly used for pseudotyping as it enhances gene transfer into multiple hematopoietic cell types. Lentiviral transduction of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) induces long-term transgene expression and holds great promise for multiple gene therapy applications. hUCMSCs were infected with lentivirus carrying the green fluorescent protein gene (GFP) at different multiplicities of infection (MOI), and the optimal MOI was determined Main. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) genetically modified by lentivirus‑mediated mouse interleukin‑12 (Lenti‑mIL‑12) in treating malignant ascites in mice. Cell lysates were prepared for western blotting analysis of KLF4 expression after 72 h of transduction. The VSV-G envelope confers broad tropism and stability to the vector but is toxic when constitutively expressed, which has impeded efforts to generate stable producer cell lines. A lentivirus-based system to functionally silence genes in primary mammalian cells, stem cells and transgenic mice by RNA interference. Here, hematopoietic stem cell and T-cells. To produce the second-generation replication-incompetent lentivirus, near confluent 293T cells were transfected with the reporter plasmid, pCMVΔR8. Dashed rectangles highlight examples of mCherry-infected cells. G expressing the VSV-G envelope proteins (). The recombinant transcription factor virus can activate cell reprogramming mechanism, form insulin-producing cells, and can be used for gene therapy of diabetes seed cells. Buckingham 1 promoter as it is known to direct high levels of transgene expression in primary T lymphocytes and CD34 + hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), . Amanda B. This limits the opportunity for gene-corrected cells to outcompete resident stem cells following transplantation. The in vitro chemotactic effect of Lenti‑mIL‑12‑MSC culture supernatant on dendritic cells was investigated using a chemotaxis chamber. Surprisingly, Interspecies chimerism using human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) is a promising approach for the generation of xenogenic organs through animal blastocyst complementation (100 μg/mL) and then sorted by FACS. Optimized transduction protocols with a therapeutic goal aim to maximize the number of transduction-positive cells while limiting the vector copy number that reach each individual cell. 5%) with >95% cell Stable Genetic Modification of Human Embryonic Stem Cells by Lentiviral Vectors Michal Gropp, 1Pavel Itsykson, Orna Singer, Tamir Ben-Hur,3 Etti Reinhartz,1,3 Eithan Galun,1 and Benjamin E. Original Article Envelope-Specific Adaptive Immunity following Transplantation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Modified with VSV-G Lentivirus Blake J. However, VSV-G pseudotyped LVs are not able to confer efficient transduction in quiescent blood cells, such as hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), B and T cells. A disadvantage of this method is This chapter provides a method for reprogramming human dermal fibroblasts into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using three lentiviruses containing cDNAs for OCT4 and SOX2, KLF4 and C-MYC, and NANOG and LIN28, respectively. DNA can be introduced into iPS cells, using lentiviral vectors, which represent a helpful choice for efficient transduction and stable integration of transgenes. (C) The viral genome encodes three genes flanked by LTRs: The mouse mammary gland is the only epithelial organ capable of complete regeneration upon orthotopic transplantation, making it ideally suited for in vivo gene function studies through viral-mediated gene delivery. , 1990). An aliquot of cells was cultured in IMDM, 10% FBS (Cambrex, East Rutherford, Gene silencing by small interfering RNA (siRNA) has become a powerful and rapidly evolving experimental method for studying gene function in mammalian cells. Lentivirus infected epithelial cells, labeled Haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy has demonstrated potential to treat many diseases. The virus penetrates the blood The delivery of therapeutic genes for treatment of inherited or infectious diseases frequently requires lentiviral transduction of CD34 + hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSC). Spermatogenesis, a series of complex processes that produce spermatozoa in the testes, occurs through consecutive cell divisions and differentiation of germ cells (Russell et al. They can be used to deliver ectopic genes, shRNAs, miRNAs, or any possible genetic In this review, we discuss the recent developments and therapeutic applications of LVs. Molecular targeting of cancer stem cells (CSCs) has therapeutic potential for efficient treatment of cancer, although relatively few specific targets have been identified so far. A hurdle that has challenged the widespread adoption of this technique has been the inability to transduce mammary stem cells effectively. [PMC free article Keywords: human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), lentivirus, motor neurons, transcription factors. They can be used to deliver ectopic genes, shRNAs, miRNAs, or any possible genetic DNA sequence into diving and nondividing cells. They demonstrate that both engraftment and clonal diversity of HDR-edited HSPCs are markedly reduced compared with lentivirally transduced cells. Lentiviral vectors have been shown to Wnt signaling plays a crucial role in regulating cell proliferation, differentiation and inducing cardiomyogenesis. Zhou BY, Ye Z, Chen G, Gao Z, Zhang YA, and Cheng L. Peterson, Jennifer E. During lentivirus production, carryover plasmid DNA endotoxins, transfection reagents, damaged packaging cells, and virus concentration procedures are potential sources of cytotoxicity. 1998). 2013 Aug 23;341(6148) :1233158. The GFPs were cloned into lentiviral vector Psin, and lentivirus was produced in 293T cells by co-transfection. Ex vivo retroviral gene transfer into CD34 + hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) has demonstrated remarkable clinical success in gene therapy for monogenic hematopoietic disorders. As expected, cells transduced with single gene vectors C-R or P-G expressed DsRed or ZsGreen, respectively (Figure 1b and c). One of the cells with high attraction in cell-based strategy is Mesenchymal stem cell as a gene delivery vehicle. However, hematopoiesis in these animals is abnormal. G and pCMVR8. It makes them valuable tools in the study of early development process and a promising source of cells for therapies and gene modification (Thomson et al. (E) Heatmap of qRT-PCR analysis in human embryonic stem cells (ES), EX-, and IN-neurons cultured for 14 and 28 days (EX14, IN14, EX28, and IN28), respectively for genes indicated on the left In recent years, in light of the promising potentials of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) for carrying therapeutic anticancer genes, Recent studies have shown the successful application of lentivirus, retrovirus, or Lentiviral vectors efficiently transduce human CD34(+) cells that mediate long-term engraftment of nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice. In this study, we compare two methods of lentiviral transduction Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are generated from differentiated adult somatic cells by reprogramming them. , 2004) that can also infect non-dividing cells, were inefficient at producing transgenic outgrowths when expressing only INTRODUCTION. Rust 1 ∙ Pamela S. These vectors have a number of advantages over murine retrovirus vectors, in particular the ability to transduce nondividing cells (), provided they reside or progress through Envelope-Specific Adaptive Immunity following Transplantation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Modified with VSV-G Lentivirus. (male H1 and female H9 cells). Motor neurons (MNs) are a specialized neuronal subtype responsible for innervating musculature in the periphery and governing both Lentiviral vectors can be used to genetically modify a broad range of cells. Both human NT2 and mouse bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells demonstrated high transduction using SCC of 65 ± 2. Lentiviral vectors (LVs) have provided an efficient way to Effective treatment for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) remains a substantial unmet medical need. 25% Trypsin-EDTA at 37 C° for 0. The development of efficient gene delivery methods is essential if MSCs are to be of benefit using such an approach. Finally, lentivirus Production of Lentivirus Stocks. The VSV-G envelope confers broad tropism and stability to the vector but is toxic when constitutively expressed, which has impeded Cocal Envelope Lentivirus Producer Cells cell line, we stably expressed either the cocal or the VSV-G enve-lope in human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293T-cells and measured There have been several reports that SIN lentiviral vectors can be silenced to some degree in embryonic stem (ES) cells and primary murine hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) , with varying silencing rates but thus far, there have been no definitive reports of lentiviral vector transgene silencing in mesenchymal stem cells. Polybrene is the most commonly used reagent to improve viral gene transfer efficiency in laboratory research; however, it is not appro Does lentivirus-mediated transgene expression alter airway stem cell function? Based on morphology, physiology, and single-cell RNA sequencing, the authors conclude that lentivirus-mediated phenotypic correction has remarkably little impact on global gene expression or stem cell plasticity. 1. Stem Cells 21, 111–117. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of lentiviral infection of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) on the expression of octamer transcription factor 4 (Oct4). 1 Transfection of 293T Cells Using Optimized lentiviral vectors were used to introduce functional MLD or WAS genes into the patients' hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ex vivo, and the transduced cells were then infused back into the patients, who were then monitored for up to 2 years. Overcoming this limitation requires specific pseudotype modifications. This method was successful in previous studies in targeting the skin epidermal stem cells when injections were conducted at E9. Article CAS PubMed Google Lentiviral vectors efficiently transduce human CD34(+) cells that mediate long-term engraftment of nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice. Adair, 1,2and Hans-Peter Kiem 1Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Lentiviruses have been increasingly used for genetic modification of human cells including embryonic stem (ES) cells. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have immunoregulatory properties, tumor site migration and can be genetically The ability to stably introduce genetic material into primate embryonic stem (ES) cells could allow their broader application. However, such transduction currently requires the use of polybrene, which severely inhibits This chapter describes the methods we use to transduce mouse and human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Lentiviral vectors (LVs) pseudotyped with vesicular stomatitis virus envelope glycoprotein (VSV-G) have demonstrated great promise in gene therapy trials employing hematopoietic stem cell and T-cells. To determine whethe Lentivirus vectors based on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genome have been proposed as potential vectors for human hematopoietic progenitor cell gene transfer (3, 6, 12, 14, 30, 38, 43, 47). However, clinical applications can be limited by suboptimal hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transd Using cardiac-derived c-kit expressing cells (CCs) as a model system, this study aims to optimize lentiviral production by investigating various experimental factors such as the Using lentiviral vectors led us to achieve two clinically approved gene therapy, namely Kymriah and Zynteglo. Surprisingly, we found that, under normoxia, HIF1α signaling was In the first strategy to target the mouse intestine, we explored in utero injections of lentivirus that targeted the amniotic fluid surrounding mouse embryos. This study indicates that human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) can be efficiently transduced using a protamine sulfate concentration of 100 μg/ml at low volumes over 3 days. A spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) in an adult rat testis is known to have high productive ability, yielding up to 4,096 spermatozoa (Russell et al. , 2004) that can also infect nondividing cells, were inefficient at producing transgenic outgrowths when expressing only However, two retroviruses, based on either mouse stem cell virus (MSCV) (Van Parijs et al. The In this article, Shinohara and colleagues show that a lentivirus pseudotyped with Sendai virus F protein significantly improves the transduction efficiency of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). WASp deficiency causes characteristic microthrombocytopenia and lymphoid–myeloid dysfunction, the severity of which usually In this article, Wakefield and colleagues show that a subpopulation of cancer cells with characteristics of cancer stem cells can be identified and visualized in vitro and in vivo using a lentiviral-based fluorescent reporter that responds to the presence of the stemness master transcription factors SOX2 and OCT4. 1,2 The use of siRNA in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is limited by the difficulty of delivering RNA or DNA into HSCs by conventional transfection methods. An MOI of 10 was used for further experiments producing 82. In this study, we compare two methods of lentiviral transduction Optimized lentiviral vectors were used to introduce functional MLD or WAS genes into the patients' hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ex vivo, and the transduced cells were then infused back into the patients, who were then monitored for up For lentiviral transduction, young qNSCs were plated onto 6-well PDL pre-coated plates at a density of 1. However, the low efficiency of directed differentiation of hES cells remains a major obstacle in their uses for regenerative medicine. Lentivirus vectors are powerful tool to efficiently transduce and express shRNAs in mammalian cells and to knock down specific target gene expression through RNA Stable reduction of CCR5 by RNAi through hematopoietic stem cell transplant in non-human primates. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) was recently shown to regulate the tumorigenic capacity of glioma stem cells under hypoxic conditions. Expand cell cultures by subculturing until achieving the number of T-150 flask needed. Supplemental Figure Human embryonic stem (hES) cells present a valuable source of cells with a vast therapeutic potential. . 91 expressing the required three lentiviral (HIV-1) proteins (), and MD. 12 BMSCs are a type of hematopoietic stem cell in the BM that has a high degree of self-renewal and differentiation potential. Lentivirus-modified autologous hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy (HSCGT) has recently been approved for clinical use in pre and early symptomatic children with MLD to increase ARSA activity. Using four ubiquitous promoters--cytomegalovirus (CMV), cytomegalovirus immediate-early enhancer/chicken beta-actin hybrid (CAG), phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK), and human elongation factor-1alpha (EF1alpha)--in a lentiviral vector to drive Although matrix microenvironment has the potential to improve expanded stem cell proliferation and differentiation capacity, decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM) deposited by senescent cells does not contribute to the rejuvenation of adult stem cells, which has become a barrier to personalized Nature Genetics - A lentivirus-based system to functionally silence genes in primary mammalian cells, stem cells and transgenic mice by RNA interference Skip to main content Thank you for visiting Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC) transplants can be curative but, Large T antigen DNA, clonogenic content, transduction efficiency, and replication competent lentivirus . Such an Cells were transduced with GFP lentivirus, and assayed by real-time PCR at 2, 4, and 11 days post-transduction for total lentiviral copies and 2-LTR forms of viral DNA (a) using previously described protocols (see Materials and Methods). Keywords: gene Human immunodeficiency virus-based lentiviral gene transfer has been embraced in contemporary laboratory practice as an efficient procedure to shuttle gene-encoding RNA Much of the utility of these libraries stems from the use of lentiviral transduction protocols to precisely and efficiently introduce on average one CRISPR/Cas9 vector per cell 4,5 and this has Abstract. To generate lentivirus, HEK293T cells were transfected with pMD2. “Lentivirus-Mediated Modification of Pluripotent Stem Cells,” in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, edited by P. Rust, 1Pamela S. Nipah virus envelope-pseudotyped lentiviruses Cellular barcoding is a relatively recent technique aimed at clonal analysis of a proliferating cell population of any kind. , 1999) or Moloney murine leukemia virus (MMLV) (Coffin and Varmus, 1996) that can only infect dividing cells, and an HIV-based lentivirus (Ventura et al. Therefore, it is of great value to find a way to efficiently manipulate ES cells. Peterson 1,2 ∙ Jennifer E. 3. The introduction of transgenes into HSCs is important for basic research, as well as for Our study aims to explore the effects of lentivirus-mediated microRNA-124 (miR-124) gene-modified bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) transplantation on the repair of spinal cord injury (SCI INTRODUCTION. vectors. (B) The viral surface proteins are exchanged by different viral glycoproteins to confer them a different tropism according to the cell targeted for transduction. To enable functional genetics in Since the discovery of somatic reprogramming, human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have been exploited to model a variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The lentivirus, namely Lenti-EF1α-SV40LargeT-IRES-eGFP, was purchased from Sidansai Biotechnology CO. Here is a general protocol for sustained transgene expression in human embryonic stem cells using lentiviral. Kubek 1 ∙ Christopher W. Green fluorescent tubules represent colonies from transduced spermatogonial stem cells. Although embryonic stem cells have been used for germline modification for decades, SSCs represent an alternative resource for producing genetically 3. In the present study, we first generated a binary tetracycline-on (Tet-On) system based on two lentivirus vectors, one expressing both human glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (hGDNF) and humanized recombinant green fluorescent protein (hrGFP) genes under second Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an inherited immunodeficiency caused by mutations in the gene encoding WASP, a protein regulating the cytoskeleton. iPS cells generated in this manner display ES cell-like morphology, express stem cell markers and exhibit in vivo pluripotency as evidenced by their Conventional dendritic cells (cDC) are ex vivo differentiated professional antigen presenting cells capable of potently stimulating naïve T cells and with vast potential for immunotherapeutic applications. Becker 1,2,3 ∙ Devikha Chandrasekaran 1,4 ∙ ∙ Sara P. In this study we investigated the safety and efficacy of atidarsagene autotemcel (arsa-cel) in patients with MLD. As such, HSC transplantation (HSCT) has proven to be a powerful therapeutic modality for the treatment of both malignant and nonmalignant disorders. Skeletal muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) have been shown to be multipotent; however, their potential to aid in Human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are generated from differentiated adult somatic cells, Lentivirus production and titration. Reubinoff1,2,* 1The Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy, 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and 3The Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Over the past decade, recombinant lentiviral vectors have been established as powerful tools for transgene delivery in the research fields of neuroscience, hematology, developmental biology, stem cell biology, and gene therapy (). Gene regulation remains one of the major challenges for gene therapy in clinical trials. One feature of most transduction protocols The purpose of this study was to investigate the biological and cytological characteristics of rabbit nucleus pulposus mesenchymal stem cells (NPMSCs)-a key factor in IDD-and to determine the effect of the growth and differentiation factor-5 (GDF5) on the differentiation of rabbit NPMSCs transduced with a lentivirus vector. 293T cell cultures should be 50–70% confluent on the day Correction of patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) Silencing and variegation of gammaretrovirus and lentivirus vectors. 1. Most prior studies have required multiple retroviral vectors for reprogramming, resulting in high numbers of genomic integrations in iPS cells and limiting their use for therapeutic Introduction: A combination of gene and cell therapies has the potential to significantly enhance the therapeutic value of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs).
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