Minimal RB-responsive E1A promoter modification to attain potency, selectivity, and transgene-arming capacity in oncolytic adenoviruses.
Mol Ther
; 18(11): 1960-71, 2010 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-20808288
ABSTRACT
Oncolytic adenoviruses are promising anticancer agents due to their ability to self-amplify at the tumor mass. However, tumor stroma imposes barriers difficult to overcome by these agents. Transgene expression is a valuable strategy to counteract these limitations and to enhance antitumor activity. For this purpose, the genetic backbone in which the transgene is inserted should be optimized to render transgene expression compatible with the adenovirus replication cycle and to keep genome size within the encapsidation size limit. In order to design a potent and selective oncolytic adenovirus that keeps intact all the viral functions with minimal increase in genome size, we inserted palindromic E2F-binding sites into the endogenous E1A promoter. The insertion of these sites controlling E1A-Δ24 results in a low systemic toxicity profile in mice. Importantly, the E2F-binding sites also increased the cytotoxicity and the systemic antitumor activity relative to wild-type adenovirus in all cancer models tested. The low toxicity and the increased potency results in improved antitumor efficacy after systemic injection and increased survival of mice carrying tumors. Furthermore, the constrained genome size of this backbone allows an efficient and potent expression of transgenes, indicating that this virus holds promise for overcoming the limitations of oncolytic adenoviral therapy.
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Asunto principal:
Terapia Genética
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Adenoviridae
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Proteína de Retinoblastoma
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Regiones Promotoras Genéticas
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Proteínas E1A de Adenovirus
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Virus Oncolíticos
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Mol Ther
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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TERAPEUTICA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España