[Construction of recombinant adenoviral vector expressing genes of the conservative influenza proteins M2 and nucleoprotein].

Influenza is a highly contagious and one of the most massive infection diseases. General epidemiological significance has a strain, which belongs to subtype A. A high degree of genetic variety leads to the permanent changes in the antigenic structure of the influenza virus. Therefore, the current influenza vaccines require periodic updating of the composition of strains. Presently, it is important to develop a universal vaccine that can protect against different strains of influenza A virus at the same time and is based on the conserved antigens of the influenza virus. The recombinant adenovirus vectors expressing genes of conserved viral antigenes may be a promising candidate vaccine against influenza A. Using the method of the homologous recombination, we developed in this study recombinant adenovirus of fifth serotype that expresses genes of the ion channel M2 and nucleoprotein NP of the influenza virus A. Genes of the consensus protein M2 and NP of human influenza A virus were included into the structure of the viral genome. The expression of the antigens M2 and NP using recombinant adenovirus vector was detected by a Western blot assay. The immunogenicity of the developed recombinant adenovirus vector was demonstrated by the intranasal immunization of laboratory mice.

Construction of a pIX-modified Adenovirus Vector Able to Effectively Bind to Nanoantibodies for Targeting.

Current targeting strategies for genetic vectors imply the creation of a specific vector for every targeted receptor, which is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore, the development of a universal vector system whose surface can specifically bind molecules to provide efficient targeting is of particular interest. In this study, we propose a new approach in creating targeted vectors based on the genome of human adenovirus serotype 5 carrying the modified gene of the capsid protein pIX (Ad5-EGFP-pIX-ER): recombinant pseudoadenoviral nanoparticles (RPANs). The surfaces of such RPANs are able to bind properly modified chimeric nanoantibodies that specifically recognize a particular target antigen (carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)) with high affinity. The efficient binding of nanoantibodies (aCEA-RE) to the RPAN capsid surfaces has been demonstrated by ELISA. The ability of the constructed vector to deliver target genes has been confirmed by experiments with the tumor cell lines A549 and Lim1215 expressing CEA. It has been shown that Ad5-EGFP-pIX-ER carrying aCEA-RE on its surface penetrates into the tumor cell lines A549 and Lim1215 via the CAR-independent pathway three times more efficiently than unmodified RPAN and Ad5-EGFP-pIX-ER without nanoantibodies on the capsid surface. Thus, RPAN Ad5-EGFP-pIX-ER is a universal platform that may be useful for targeted gene delivery in specific cells due to "nanoantibody-modified RPAN" binding.

Adenoviral transduction of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells from human adipose tissue with bone morphogenetic protein BMP-2 gene.

We determined conditions for effective transduction of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells from human adipose tissue with adenoviral constructs carrying the gene of human bone morphogenetic protein BMP-2. The peak of transgene transcription and BMP-2 protein secretion in the transduced cultures was observed on day 6 after infection. The maximum transcription of BMP-2 gene and genes of osteogenic markers (bone sialoprotein, osteopontin, and osteocalcin) was observed in the medium containing sodium ß-glycerophosphate and ascorbic acid. Addition of D 3 vitamin did not enhance the expression of BMP-2 gene in transduced cells. The obtained cell cultures with high osteogenic potential can be used in bone tissue engineering.