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Dependence of adenovirus infectivity on length of the fiber shaft domain.

Abstract
One of the objectives in adenovirus (Ad) vector development is to target gene delivery to specific cell types. Major attention has been given to modification of the Ad fiber knob, which is thought to determine virus tropism. However, among the human Ad serotypes with different tissue tropisms, not only the knob but also the length of the fiber shaft domain varies significantly. In this study we attempted to delineate the role of fiber length in coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor (CAR)- and non-CAR-mediated infection. A series of Ad serotype 5 (Ad5) capsid-based vectors containing long or short fibers with knob domains derived from Ad5, Ad9, or Ad35 was constructed and tested in adsorption, internalization, and transduction studies. For Ad5 or Ad9 knob-possessing vectors, a long-shafted fiber was critical for efficient adsorption/internalization and transduction of CAR/alphav integrin-expressing cells. Ad5 capids containing short CAR-recognizing fibers were affected in cell adsorption and infection. In contrast, for the chimeric vectors possessing Ad35 knobs, which enter cells by a CAR/alphav integrin-independent pathway, fiber shaft length had no significant influence on binding or infectibility on tested cells. The weak attachment of short-shafted Ad5 or Ad9 knob-possessing vectors seems to be causally associated with a charge-dependent repulsion between Ad5 capsid and acidic cell surface proteins. The differences between short- and long-shafted vectors in attachment or infection were abrogated by preincubation of cells with polycations. This study demonstrates that the fiber-CAR interaction is not the sole determinant for tropism of Ad vectors containing chimeric fibers. CAR- and alphav integrin-mediated infections are influenced by other factors, including the length of the fiber shaft.
AuthorsD M Shayakhmetov, A Lieber
JournalJournal of virology (J Virol) Vol. 74 Issue 22 Pg. 10274-86 (Nov 2000) ISSN: 0022-538X [Print] United States
PMID11044071 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • CLMP protein, human
  • Capsid Proteins
  • Cations
  • Coxsackie and Adenovirus Receptor-Like Membrane Protein
  • Lipids
  • Polyamines
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Receptors, Virus
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • hexon capsid protein, Adenovirus
  • polycations
Topics
  • Adenoviruses, Human (genetics, physiology)
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Capsid (chemistry, genetics, physiology)
  • Capsid Proteins
  • Cations
  • Cell Line
  • Coxsackie and Adenovirus Receptor-Like Membrane Protein
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Humans
  • Lipids
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polyamines
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Receptors, Virus (genetics, metabolism)
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Transduction, Genetic

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