Engineering adeno-associated virus vectors for gene therapy

C Li, RJ Samulski - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-mediated gene delivery was recently approved for the
treatment of inherited blindness and spinal muscular atrophy, and long-term therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy leaves a vicious cycle

R Goswami, G Subramanian, L Silayeva… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The human genetic code encrypted in thousands of genes holds the secret for synthesis of
proteins that drive all biological processes necessary for normal life and death. Though the …

A positively tuned voltage indicator for extended electrical recordings in the brain

SW Evans, DQ Shi, M Chavarha, MH Plitt, J Taxidis… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) enable optical recording of electrical signals
in the brain, providing subthreshold sensitivity and temporal resolution not possible with …

Deep diversification of an AAV capsid protein by machine learning

DH Bryant, A Bashir, S Sinai, NK Jain, PJ Ogden… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Modern experimental technologies can assay large numbers of biological sequences, but
engineered protein libraries rarely exceed the sequence diversity of natural protein families …

[HTML][HTML] Choice of template delivery mitigates the genotoxic risk and adverse impact of editing in human hematopoietic stem cells

S Ferrari, A Jacob, D Cesana, M Laugel, S Beretta… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Long-range gene editing by homology-directed repair (HDR) in hematopoietic
stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) often relies on viral transduction with recombinant adeno …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of perivascular aquaporin-4 localization impairs glymphatic exchange and promotes amyloid β plaque formation in mice

M Simon, MX Wang, O Ismail, M Braun… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Slowed clearance of amyloid β (Aβ) is believed to underlie the development of
Aβ plaques that characterize Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ is cleared in part by the …

Engineered AAVs for efficient noninvasive gene delivery to the central and peripheral nervous systems

KY Chan, MJ Jang, BB Yoo, A Greenbaum, N Ravi… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are commonly used for in vivo gene transfer.
Nevertheless, AAVs that provide efficient transduction across specific organs or cell …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafast two-photon imaging of a high-gain voltage indicator in awake behaving mice

V Villette, M Chavarha, IK Dimov, J Bradley, L Pradhan… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Optical interrogation of voltage in deep brain locations with cellular resolution would be
immensely useful for understanding how neuronal circuits process information. Here, we …

Immune responses to retinal gene therapy using adeno-associated viral vectors–Implications for treatment success and safety

K Bucher, E Rodríguez-Bocanegra… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) is the leading vector for gene therapy in the
retina. As non-pathogenic, non-integrating, replication deficient vector, the recombinant virus …

Gene therapy for neurological disorders: progress and prospects

BE Deverman, BM Ravina, KS Bankiewicz… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors are a rapidly emerging gene therapy platform for the
treatment of neurological diseases. In preclinical studies, transgenes encoding therapeutic …