PUBLICATION

Vesicular stomatitis virus G glycoprotein pseudotyped retroviral vectors: concentration to very high titer and efficient gene transfer into mammalian and nonmammalian cells [see comments]

Authors
Burns, J.C., Friedmann, T., Driever, W., Burrascano, M., and Yee, J.K.
ID
ZDB-PUB-961014-146
Date
1993
Source
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America   90: 8033-8037 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Burns, Jane C., Driever, Wolfgang
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Adenoviruses, Human/genetics*
  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Transformed
  • Cricetinae
  • Cytomegalovirus/genetics
  • Dogs
  • Genes, gag
  • Genes, pol
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Helper Viruses/genetics
  • Helper Viruses/metabolism
  • Humans
  • Kidney
  • Membrane Glycoproteins*
  • Moloney murine leukemia virus/genetics*
  • Plasmids
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Transfection
  • Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus/genetics*
  • Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus/metabolism
  • Viral Envelope Proteins/biosynthesis*
  • Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics
PubMed
8396259 Full text @ Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
Abstract
The restricted host-cell range and low titer of retroviral vectors limit their use for stable gene transfer in eukaryotic cells. To overcome these limitations, we have produced murine leukemia virus-derived vectors in which the retroviral envelope glycoprotein has been completely replaced by the G glycoprotein of vesicular stomatitis virus. Such vectors can be concentrated by ultracentrifugation to titers > 10(9) colony-forming units/ml and can infect cells, such as hamster and fish cell lines, that are ordinarily resistant to infection with vectors containing the retroviral envelope protein. The ability to concentrate vesicular stomatitis virus G glycoprotein pseudotyped vectors will facilitate gene therapy model studies and other gene transfer experiments that require direct delivery of vectors in vivo. The availability of these pseudotyped vectors will also facilitate genetic studies in nonmammalian species, including the important zebrafish developmental system, through the efficient introduction and expression of foreign genes.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping