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Establishment of HIV-1 resistance in CD4+ T cells by genome editing using zinc-finger nucleases

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Perez, Elena E, Wang, Jianbin, Miller, Jeffrey C, Jouvenot, Yann, Kim, Kenneth A, Liu, Olga, Wang, Nathaniel, Lee, Gary +15 more·2008·Nature Biotechnology

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Homozygosity for the naturally occurring Delta32 deletion in the HIV co-receptor CCR5 confers resistance to HIV-1 infection. We generated an HIV-resistant genotype de novo using engineered zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) to disrupt endogenous CCR5. Transient expression of CCR5 ZFNs permanently and specifically disrupted approximately 50% of CCR5 alleles in a pool of primary human CD4(+) T cells. Genetic disruption of CCR5 provided robust, stable and heritable protection against HIV-1 infection in vitro and in vivo in a NOG model of HIV infection. HIV-1-infected mice engrafted with ZFN-modified CD4(+) T cells had lower viral loads and higher CD4(+) T-cell counts than mice engrafted with wild-type CD4(+) T cells, consistent with the potential to reconstitute immune function in individuals with HIV/AIDS by maintenance of an HIV-resistant CD4(+) T-cell population. Thus adoptive transfer of ex vivo expanded CCR5 ZFN-modified autologous CD4(+) T cells in HIV patients is an attractive approach for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.

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  • Many studies have successfully disrupted CCR5 in various cell lines, primary T cells and hematopoietic stem cells, as well as in humanized mice.

    “Since then, many studies have successfully disrupted CCR5 in various cell lines, primary T cells and hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), as well as in humanized mice [30,31,32,38,39,40].”

    From Newer Gene Editing Technologies toward HIV Gene Therapy (2013) · cites this paper as [30]

  • An adenoviral vector delivered ZFNs to activated CD4+ T cells in vitro, reaching a gene-disruption efficiency as high as 54% for CCR5 and 30%-34% for CXCR4.

    “As a proof-of-concept delivery method, an adenoviral vector was used to deliver ZFNs to activated CD4+T cells in vitro, reaching a gene-disruption efficiency as high as 54% for CCR5 [30] and 30%–34% for CXCR4 [31,32].”

    From Newer Gene Editing Technologies toward HIV Gene Therapy (2013) · cites this paper as [30]

  • Perez et al. found that with two mismatches, the cleavage activity for CCR5 is 10-fold higher than for CCR2.

    “Perez et al. found that with two mismatches, the cleavage activity for CCR5 is 10-fold higher than for CCR2 [30].”

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  • After expansion in vitro, adenovirus-ZFN transduced CD4+ T cells infused into humanized mice were able to establish resistance to HIV-1 infection.

    “After expansion in vitro, the adenovirus-ZFN transduced CD4+ T cells were infused into humanized mice where they were able to establish resistance to HIV-1 infection.”

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Perez, E. E., Wang, J., Miller, J. C., Jouvenot, Y., Kim, K. A., Liu, O., Wang, N., Lee, G., Bartsevich, V. V., Lee, Y.-L., Guschin, D. Y., Rupniewski, I., Waite, A. J., Carpenito, C., Carroll, R. G., S Orange, J., Urnov, F. D., Rebar, E. J., Ando, D., Gregory, P. D., Riley, J. L., Holmes, M. C., & June, C. H.
Affiliations
  • Sangamo BioSciences (United States) (US)
  • Abramson Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
June, Carl H
Venue
Nature Biotechnology
Published
2008-06-29
Volume
26
Issue
7
Pages
808-816
ISSN
  • 0733-222X (ISSN-L)
  • 1087-0156
  • 1546-1696
OpenAlex
W2110260408
Cited by
999
References
51
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FWCI
25.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL007775)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K08AI062468, U19AI082628)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Virology › HIV Research and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Virus-based gene therapy research
Keywords
HIV-1 resistance, CCR5, zinc finger nucleases, genome editing, CD4+ T cells, CCR5Δ32, HIV co-receptor, adoptive T cell therapy, HIV-1 infection, viral load, immune reconstitution
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Chromosome Mapping, Deoxyribonucleases, Genetic Engineering, Humans, Immunity, Innate, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, HIV Infections, Zinc Fingers, Treatment Outcome, Adoptive Transfer, Mice

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