AAV-ITR单链DNA微载体在小鼠骨骼肌中的表达

Gene expression of AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector in skeletal muscle of mice

摘要:

AAV-ITR单链DNA微载体是一种基于腺相关病毒 (AAV) 倒置末端重复序列 (ITR) 的基因表达载体 (AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector)。前期研究已证明AAV-ITR单链DNA微载体在HEK 293T细胞中具有较高的转染、表达效率。本文中将相同拷贝数的AAV-ITR单链DNA微载体、3?-ITR末端错配的AAV-ITR单链DNA微载体 (AAV-ITRmm ssDNA mutant vector)、AAV-ITR双链DNA和质粒分别用TurboFect转入小鼠骨骼肌中，比较检测AAV-ITR单链DNA微载体与其他基因表达载体在小鼠体内1周、1个月及3个月的表达效率。组织切片经荧光显微镜观察及荧光灰度值分析表明，相同分子摩尔数的AAV-ITR单链DNA微载体比AAV-ITR双链DNA和质粒在不同时期表达效率都要高且更稳定。提取注射3个月后的肌肉组织的DNA，用荧光定量PCR分析比较各载体的存留分子数。RT-PCR的结果显示AAV-ITR单链DNA微载体在注射3个月后的存留分子数较其他载体高。综合结果显示AAV-ITR单链DNA微载体在动物体内具有表达效率高和长久稳定的优势，有可能开发为基因治疗的一种高效、稳定的新型载体。

Abstract:

AAV-ITR single strand DNA mini vector (AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector) is a novel gene expression vector based on AAV-ITR. We have shown efficient gene expression of AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector in HEK 293T. Here, we studied the efficacy of gene expression of AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector in vivo. We injected the skeletal muscle of ICR mice separately with equal molars of AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector, ITR mutated AAV-ITR single strand DNA mini vector (AAV-ITRmm ssDNA mutant vector), AAV-ITR dsDNA and pUC57-minivector-GFP, combined with TurboFect. Florescence microscope analysis of skeletal muscle section shows that AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector had higher expression efficiency and longer expression period. We extracted DNA from the muscle three months after injection and quantified three vectors by Real-time PCR. RT-PCR analysis shows that there were highest copy numbers of AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector existing in muscle. Stable existing of AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector in muscle could be the molecular basis of long term gene expression of the vector. The results suggest that AAV-ITR ssDNA mini vector might be a promising vector for gene therapy.