Improved human beta-globin expression from self-inactivating lentiviral vectors carrying the chicken hypersensitive site-4 (cHS4) insulator element.

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Improved human beta-globin expression from self-inactivating lentiviral vectors carrying the chicken hypersensitive site-4 (cHS4) insulator element. Abstract Text:

Paritha I Arumugam,Jessica Scholes,Natalya Perelman,Ping Xia,Jiing-Kuan Yee,Punam Malik,Paritha I Arumugam,Jessica Scholes,Natalya Perelman,Ping Xia,Jiing-Kuan Yee,Punam Malik,

Effective gene therapy for beta-thalassemia major (beta-TM) requires consistent, high expression of human beta-globin (hbeta-globin) in red blood cells (RBCs). Several groups have now shown that lentiviral (LV) vectors stably transmit the hbeta/hgamma-globin genes and large elements of the locus control region, resulting in correction of the murine thalassemia intermedia (TI) phenotype and survival of mice with the TM phenotype. However, current LVs show variable hbeta/hgamma-globin expression and require a high number of vector copies/cell for a therapeutic effect. To address this, we designed LVs flanked by the chicken hypersensitive site-4 (cHS4) chromatin insulator element and compared them with their "un-insulated" counterparts. We observed a consistent twofold-higher hbeta expression from insulated vectors in single-copy mouse erythroleukemia cell clones, an increase that resulted from reduced position effect variegation (PEV) and increased probability of expression from individual integrants. This effect was confirmed in vivo: an approximately twofold increase in hbeta expression was seen in the RBC progeny of murine hematopoietic stem cells, with significantly higher numbers of hbeta-expressing cells in individual secondary spleen colony-forming units. In summary, cHS4-insulated hbeta-globin LVs showed distinct chromatin barrier activity, resulting in higher, consistent hbeta expression. These studies have important implications for vector design for clinical trials for gene therapy for hemoglobinopathies.

Improved human beta-globin expression from self-inactivating lentiviral vectors carrying the chicken hypersensitive site-4 (cHS4) insulator element. Publishing Authors By Initials

PI Arumugam,J Scholes,N Perelman,P Xia,JK Yee,P Malik,PI Arumugam,J Scholes,N Perelman,P Xia,JK Yee,P Malik,

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Improved human beta-globin expression from self-inactivating lentiviral vectors carrying the chicken hypersensitive site-4 (cHS4) insulator element. Journal Published:

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Journal: Molecular therapy : the journal of the American So

VOLUME: 15

Page Numbers: 1863-71

Journal Abbreviation: Mol. Ther.

ISSN: 1525-0016

DAY: 10

MONTH: 07

YEAR: 2007

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AFFILIATION: Division of Hematology-Oncology, The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Country: United States

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