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    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Mar 27;98(7):4084-8. Epub 2001 Mar 13.

    Effect of DNA-dependent protein kinase on the molecular fate of the rAAV2 genome in skeletal muscle.

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    Genetics Institute, Powell Gene Therapy Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

    Abstract

    We report here that the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) affects the molecular fate of the recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) genome in skeletal muscle. rAAV-human alpha1-antitrypsin (rAAV-hAAT) vectors were delivered by intramuscular injection to either C57BL/6 (DNA-PKcs(+)) or C57BL/6-SCID [severe combined immunodeficient (SCID), DNA-PKcs(-)] mice. In both strains, high levels of transgene expression were sustained for up to 1 year after a single injection. Southern blot analysis showed that rAAV genomes persisted as linear episomes for more than 1 year in SCID mice, whereas only circular episomal forms were observed in the C57BL/6 strain. These results indicate that DNA-PK is involved in the formation of circular rAAV episomes.

    PMID:
    11274433
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC31183
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