Amphotropic retrovirus vector system for human cell gene transfer.

AUTOR(ES)

Sorge, J

RESUMO

Retroviral vectors have been constructed for gene transfer in mammalian and avian cells, however most retroviral vector systems are complicated by the spread of a replication-competent helper virus. This problem has been circumvented by segregating the viral genome into cis- and trans-acting components. By establishing helper cell lines that produce the trans-acting viral gene products, one can propagate the cis-acting component in them and harvest defective viral particles that contain only the cis-acting component. The cis-acting component can provide a useful vehicle for the highly efficient transfer of genes into target cells. The defective vector systems described to date, however, are restricted in host range to murine, avian, rat, and dog cells. We describe a helper-free vector system based entirely on an amphotropic murine virus with a wide mammalian host range, including the ability to carry out efficient gene transfer into human cells. We also describe a double mutation constructed in the trans-acting genome which reduces the frequency of replication-competent recombinant viruses to undetectable levels.

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