An efficient construction of conditionally replicating adenoviruses that target tumor cells with multiple factors

Gene Ther. 2005 Sep;12(18):1385-93. doi: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302540.

Abstract

Despite the enormous potential of conditionally replicating adenoviruses (CRAs), the time-consuming and laborious methods required to construct CRAs have hampered both the development of CRAs that can specifically target tumors with multiple factors (m-CRA) and the efficient analysis of diverse candidate CRAs. Here, we present a novel method for efficiently constructing diverse m-CRAs. Elements involving viral replication, therapeutic genes, and adenoviral backbones were separately introduced into three plasmids of P1, P2, and P3, respectively, which comprised different antibiotic resistant genes, different ori, and a single loxP (H) sequence. Independently constructed plasmids were combined at 100% accuracy by transformation with originally prepared Cre and specific antibiotics in specific Escherichia coli; transfection of the resulting P1+2+3 plasmids into 293 cells efficiently generated m-CRAs. Moreover, the simultaneous generation of diverse m-CRAs was achieved at 100% accuracy by handling diverse types of P1+2 and P3. Alternatively, co-transfection of P1+3 and P2 plasmids into Cre-expressing 293 cells directly generated m-CRA with therapeutic genes. Thus, our three-plasmid system, which allows unrestricted construction and efficient fusion of individual elements, should expedite the process of generating, modifying, and testing diverse m-CRAs for the development of the ideal m-CRA for tumor therapy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / genetics*
  • Adenovirus E1A Proteins / genetics
  • Artificial Gene Fusion / methods*
  • Bioreactors
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • DNA Primers
  • Drug Resistance / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Gene Targeting / methods*
  • Genetic Therapy / methods*
  • Genetic Vectors / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Plasmids
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Transfection / methods
  • Virus Replication / genetics

Substances

  • Adenovirus E1A Proteins
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen
  • DNA Primers