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A packaging cell line for lentivirus vectors

T Kafri1, H van Praag, L Ouyang

  • 1Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.

Journal of Virology
|December 16, 1998
PubMed
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Researchers developed a novel lentivirus packaging cell line. This inducible system efficiently produces high-titer lentivirus vectors for gene therapy and studying human immunodeficiency virus.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Virology
  • Gene Therapy

Background:

  • Lentivirus vectors can transduce both dividing and non-dividing cells.
  • High-titer lentivirus vectors (>10(9) IU/ml) are producible using transient transfection methods.
  • Previous methods allowed efficient in vivo transduction of various tissues with long-term gene expression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a stable, inducible lentivirus packaging cell line for efficient virus production.
  • To enable high-titer lentivirus vector generation for gene therapy and HIV research.

Main Methods:

  • Generation of a tetracycline-inducible packaging cell line.
  • Pseudotyping lentivirus vectors with vesicular stomatitis virus G (VSV-G) protein.
  • Titration of produced virus particles and assessment of transduction efficiency in vitro and in vivo.

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Main Results:

  • The inducible cell line generates virus particles at titers >10(6) IU/ml for 3-4 days.
  • Concentrated vectors reach titers of 10(9) IU/ml.
  • Efficient transduction of non-dividing cells in vitro and in vivo was achieved.

Conclusions:

  • The development of an inducible lentivirus packaging cell line simplifies the production of high-titer lentivirus vectors.
  • This advancement will facilitate gene therapy applications and the study of human immunodeficiency virus biology.