Simple and Highly Specific Targeting of Resident Microglia with Adeno-Associated Virus.
bioRxiv
; 2023 Dec 13.
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| ID: mdl-38168285
ABSTRACT
Microglia, as the immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), play dynamic roles in both health and diseased conditions. The ability to genetically target microglia using viruses is crucial for understanding their functions and advancing microglia-based treatments. We here show that resident microglia can be simply and specifically targeted using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors containing a 466-bp DNA fragment from the human IBA1 (hIBA1) promoter. This targeting approach is applicable to both resting and reactive microglia. When combining the short hIBA1 promoter with the target sequence of miR124, up to 95% of transduced cells are identified as microglia. Such a simple and highly specific microglia-targeting strategy may be further optimized for research and therapeutics.
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01-internacional
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Geral
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BioRxiv
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos