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<p>For stable integration of genes into the genome of target cells we use a vector derived from the murine leukemia virus. The advantages of this vector are its specificity making the viral work safe and easy, its high efficiency for infecting target cells and the ability of stable gene transfer into target genomes. The following results proof these qualities this part of the system.</p>
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<p>The vector we use transfers genes into target genomes. We raised the efficiency in cell targeting and gene transfer to reach an infection rate of almost 100% in murine cell lines and high infection rates in other cell lines expressing the murine CAT-1 receptor. Therefore, we optimized protocols for virus production and for transducing target cells. Phoenix cells, our producer cell line, were split several times before usage to make sure to have them healthy and in an exponential growth phase during the production of viral particles. In addition, supernatant containing the vector were harvest at distinct time points optimized for optimal viral titer. Target cells were infected by viral supernatant with Polybrene that raises the probability for particle to reach their target cells. Since murine leukemia viruses only infect dividing cells, growth phases of target cells were adapted to infection. Last of all, the proportion of viral supernatant to growth medium during infection was optimized to ensure exponential growth and health of target cells. Considering all these aspects we reached almost enormous high efficiency in infecting murine cell lines with our viral vector. Since we had only 16% efficiency in transferring genes with the vector at the beginning of the projekt, we increased the.</p>
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<blockquote><strong>With the viral vector used in our system transduction efficiency in murine cells was optimized to almost 100%!</blockquote>
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        <p>An important aspect for the function of our system as well as for its safety is the specificity of the vector regarding infection of different
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         <p>We tested two human cell lines, human embryonic kidney cells as well as human lung epithel carcinoma cells, for their capability of being targeted by the vector. In addition, mouse fibroblasts that express the mouse specific CAT-1 receptor were tested for a positive control. As shown in figure 1 both human cell lines did not express EGFP after incubation with the vector indicating that they were not targeted. However, many cells of the mouse cell line were expressing EGFP after infection.</p>
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<p class="desc">Left: Different cell lines not incubated with the vector as negative control, Middle: different cell lines infected with MuLV IRES EGFP (50% in completed growth medium), Right: cells transfected with the mouse specific receptor CAT-1 (rz006) were infected with the viral vector. The infection efficiency is directly correlated with transfection efficiency of the receptor into the different kind of cells.</p>
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Revision as of 17:17, 3 October 2014

The AcCELLerator

The Vector

Introduction

For stable integration of genes into the genome of target cells we use a vector derived from the murine leukemia virus. The advantages of this vector are its specificity making the viral work safe and easy, its high efficiency for infecting target cells and the ability of stable gene transfer into target genomes. The following results proof these qualities this part of the system.

Test

Stable integration

Fig.: pMIG constructs

Fig.: Transduction efficiency of the viral vector in mouse cells.

bla bla

High efficiency

The vector we use transfers genes into target genomes. We raised the efficiency in cell targeting and gene transfer to reach an infection rate of almost 100% in murine cell lines and high infection rates in other cell lines expressing the murine CAT-1 receptor. Therefore, we optimized protocols for virus production and for transducing target cells. Phoenix cells, our producer cell line, were split several times before usage to make sure to have them healthy and in an exponential growth phase during the production of viral particles. In addition, supernatant containing the vector were harvest at distinct time points optimized for optimal viral titer. Target cells were infected by viral supernatant with Polybrene that raises the probability for particle to reach their target cells. Since murine leukemia viruses only infect dividing cells, growth phases of target cells were adapted to infection. Last of all, the proportion of viral supernatant to growth medium during infection was optimized to ensure exponential growth and health of target cells. Considering all these aspects we reached almost enormous high efficiency in infecting murine cell lines with our viral vector. Since we had only 16% efficiency in transferring genes with the vector at the beginning of the projekt, we increased the.

Fig.: nice pictures of nice cells.

Fig.: Transduction efficiency of the viral vector in mouse cells.

With the viral vector used in our system transduction efficiency in murine cells was optimized to almost 100%!

Fig.: Concentrated virus

blubb!

Specificity and safety of MuLV

An important aspect for the function of our system as well as for its safety is the specificity of the vector regarding infection of different kind of cells. The vector deriving from the murine leukemia virus is specific for cells carrying the mouse specific CAT-1. Cells that do not have this specific receptor are not targeted by the vector. In order to test the specificity of the system, different kind of cells were incubated with the vector containing EGFP. Since EGFP is stable integrated by the system, infected cells are identified by a green fluorescence that was analysed via flow cytometry (figure 1).

We tested two human cell lines, human embryonic kidney cells as well as human lung epithel carcinoma cells, for their capability of being targeted by the vector. In addition, mouse fibroblasts that express the mouse specific CAT-1 receptor were tested for a positive control. As shown in figure 1 both human cell lines did not express EGFP after incubation with the vector indicating that they were not targeted. However, many cells of the mouse cell line were expressing EGFP after infection.

Fig.1: Description of the experiment (as picture)

Fig.X: FACS analysis of different cell lines incubated with the CAT-1 specific viral vector

Left: Different cell lines not incubated with the vector as negative control, Middle: different cell lines infected with MuLV IRES EGFP (50% in completed growth medium), Right: cells transfected with the mouse specific receptor CAT-1 (rz006) were infected with the viral vector. The infection efficiency is directly correlated with transfection efficiency of the receptor into the different kind of cells.

Fig.1: Infection of different cell lines with the viral vector derived from the murine leukemia virus.

In order to investigate the specificity of the viral vector, two human cell lines, human embryonic kidney cells as well as lung epithel carcinoma cells, were infected and the percentage of cells expressing EGFP was analyzed by flow cytometry.

The vector derived from the murine leukemia virus is specific for the murine CAT-1 receptor. Therefore it is not able to infect human cell lines!

The Receptor

Localisation Receptor

Expression of Receptor using different DNA concentrations

Receptor expression time

Receptor life time after splitting

The light system

Function of blue light system

Function of red light system

Light induced receptor/ blue light

Receptor functionality

SEAP as reporter

MuLV SEAP

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