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Intragenic integration in DLC1 sustains factor VIII expression in primary human cells without insertional oncogenicity

Sivalingam J., Phan TT., Kon OL.

Laboratory Study, published in Gene Ther (2014) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Laboratory Study
Journal
Gene Ther (2014)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
24553346
PMCID
PMC3975812
DOI
10.1038/gt.2014.11
Citations
4

Abstract (original English)

Techniques enabling precise genome modifications enhance the safety of gene-based therapy. DLC1 is a hot spot for phiC31 integrase-mediated transgene integration in vitro and in vivo. Here we show that integration of a coagulation factor VIII transgene into intron 7 of DLC1 supports durable expression of factor VIII in primary human umbilical cord-lining epithelial cells. Oligoclonal cells with factor VIII transgene integrated in DLC1 did not have altered expression of DLC1 or neighbouring genes within a 1-Mb interval. Only 1.9% of all expressed genes were transcriptionally altered; most were downregulated and mapped to cell cycle and DNA repair pathways. DLC1-integrated cells were not tumourigenic in vivo and were normal by high-resolution genomic DNA copy number analysis. Our data identify DLC1 as a locus for durable transgene expression that does not incur features of insertional oncogenesis, thus expanding options for developing ex vivo cell therapy mediated by site-specific integration methods.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
HumansIntegrasesGTPase-Activating ProteinsFactor VIIITumor Suppressor ProteinsTransfectionMutagenesis, InsertionalGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticBase SequenceTransgenes

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