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Christian Mueller

Genetic Vectors

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Human Treg Responses Allow Sustained Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Transgene Expression, Christian Mueller, Jeffrey Chulay, Bruce Trapnell, Margaret Humphries, Brenna Carey, Robert Sandhaus, Noel Mcelvaney, Louis Messina, Qiushi Tang, Farshid Rouhani, Martha Campbell-Thompson, Ann Fu, Anthony Yachnis, David Knop, Guo-Jie Ye, Mark Brantly, Roberto Calcedo, Suryanarayan Somanathan, Lee Richman, Robert Vonderheide, Maigan Hulme, Todd Brusko, James Wilson, Terence Flotte Mar 2014

Human Treg Responses Allow Sustained Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Transgene Expression, Christian Mueller, Jeffrey Chulay, Bruce Trapnell, Margaret Humphries, Brenna Carey, Robert Sandhaus, Noel Mcelvaney, Louis Messina, Qiushi Tang, Farshid Rouhani, Martha Campbell-Thompson, Ann Fu, Anthony Yachnis, David Knop, Guo-Jie Ye, Mark Brantly, Roberto Calcedo, Suryanarayan Somanathan, Lee Richman, Robert Vonderheide, Maigan Hulme, Todd Brusko, James Wilson, Terence Flotte

Christian Mueller

Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors have shown promise for the treatment of several diseases; however, immune-mediated elimination of transduced cells has been suggested to limit and account for a loss of efficacy. To determine whether rAAV vector expression can persist long term, we administered rAAV vectors expressing normal, M-type alpha-1 antitrypsin (M-AAT) to AAT-deficient subjects at various doses by multiple i.m. injections. M-specific AAT expression was observed in all subjects in a dose-dependent manner and was sustained for more than 1 year in the absence of immune suppression. Muscle biopsies at 1 year had sustained AAT expression and a reduction …


Gene Transfer In Skeletal And Cardiac Muscle Using Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus, Alisha Gruntman, Lawrence Bish, Christian Mueller, H. Lee Sweeney, Terence Flotte, Guangping Gao Jul 2013

Gene Transfer In Skeletal And Cardiac Muscle Using Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus, Alisha Gruntman, Lawrence Bish, Christian Mueller, H. Lee Sweeney, Terence Flotte, Guangping Gao

Christian Mueller

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a DNA virus with a small ( approximately 4.7 kb) single-stranded genome. It is a naturally replication-defective parvovirus of the dependovirus group. Recombinant AAV (rAAV), for use as a gene transfer vector, is created by replacing the viral rep and cap genes with the transgene of interest along with promoter and polyadenylation sequences. Only the viral inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) are required in cis for replication and packaging during production. The ITRs are also necessary and sufficient for vector genome processing and persistence during transduction. The tissue tropism of the rAAV vector is determined by the …


Long-Term Correction Of Very Long-Chain Acyl-Coa Dehydrogenase Deficiency In Mice Using Aav9 Gene Therapy, Allison Keeler, Thomas Conlon, Glenn Walter, Huadong Zeng, Scott Shaffer, Fu Dungtao, Kirsten Erger, Travis Cossette, Qiushi Tang, Christian Mueller, Terence Flotte Sep 2012

Long-Term Correction Of Very Long-Chain Acyl-Coa Dehydrogenase Deficiency In Mice Using Aav9 Gene Therapy, Allison Keeler, Thomas Conlon, Glenn Walter, Huadong Zeng, Scott Shaffer, Fu Dungtao, Kirsten Erger, Travis Cossette, Qiushi Tang, Christian Mueller, Terence Flotte

Christian Mueller

Very long-chain acyl-coA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) is the rate-limiting step in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. VLCAD-deficient mice and patients clinical symptoms stem from not only an energy deficiency but also long-chain metabolite accumulations. VLCAD-deficient mice were treated systemically with 1 x 10(12) vector genomes of recombinant adeno-associated virus 9 (rAAV9)-VLCAD. Biochemical correction was observed in vector-treated mice beginning 2 weeks postinjection, as characterized by a significant drop in long-chain fatty acyl accumulates in whole blood after an overnight fast. Changes persisted through the termination point around 20 weeks postinjection. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) revealed normalization of …


Gene Transfer In The Lung Using Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus, Alisha Gruntman, Christian Mueller, Terence Flotte, Guangping Gao Aug 2012

Gene Transfer In The Lung Using Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus, Alisha Gruntman, Christian Mueller, Terence Flotte, Guangping Gao

Christian Mueller

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a small replication-deficient DNA virus belonging to the Parvovirinae family. It has a single-stranded ∼4.7-kb genome. Recombinant AAV (rAAV) is created by replacing the viral rep and cap genes with the transgene of interest along with promoter and polyadenylation sequences. The short viral inverted terminal repeats must remain intact for replication and packaging in production, as well as vector genome processing and persistence in the transduction process. The AAV capsid (serotype) determines the tissue tropism of the rAAV vector. In this unit we will discuss serotype selection for lung targeting along with the factors effecting efficient …