The Use of Heterologous Promoters for Adeno- Associated Virus (AAV) Protein Expression in AAV Vector Production

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  • Ogasawara Yoji
    Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Hematology, Jichi Medical School
  • Urabe Masashi
    Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Hematology, Jichi Medical School
  • Ozawa Keiya
    Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Hematology, Jichi Medical School

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Although adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are potentially useful gene transfer vehicles for gene therapy, the vector production system is currently at the developmental stage. We constructed AAV helper plasmids (Rep and Cap expression plasmids) by replacing a native AAV promoter, p5, with various heterologous promoters to examine whether the efficiency of AAV vector production was influenced by modulating the AAV protein expression pattern. The helper plasmids containing heterologous promoters (EF, CMV, SV40, B19p6, and CAG promoters, respectively) expressed Rep78/68 more efficiently than a conventional helper plasmid (pIM45), but the expression of Rep52/40 and Cap decreased, resulting in a significant reduction in AAV vector production. Furthermore, the efficiency of vector production never fully recovered even if the Cap proteins were supplied by an additional expression plasmid. A large amount of Rep78/68 and/or a reduced level of Rep52/40 may have deleterious effects on AAV vector production. The present findings will aid in the development of a more efficient AAV vector production system.

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