Assembly of Helper-Dependent Adenovirus DNA into Chromatin Promotes Efficient Gene Expression
- 15 April 2011
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Virology
- Vol. 85 (8), 3950-3958
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01787-10
Abstract
Helper-dependent adenovirus (hdAd) vectors have shown tremendous potential in animal models of human disease in numerous preclinical studies. Expression of a therapeutic transgene can be maintained for several years after a single administration of the hdAd vector. However, despite the long-term persistence of hdAd DNA in the transduced cell, little is known of the fate and structure of hdAd DNA within the host nucleus. In this study, we have characterized the assembly of hdAd DNA into chromatin in tissue culture. Eviction of the Ad DNA-packaging protein VII, histone deposition, and vector-associated gene expression all began within 2 to 6 h of host cell transduction. Inhibition of transcription elongation through the vector DNA template had no effect on the loss of VII, suggesting that transcription was not necessary for removal of the majority of protein VII. Vector DNA assembled into physiologically spaced nucleosomes within 6 h. hdAd vectors incorporated the histone H3 variant H3.3, which was dependent on the histone chaperone HIRA. Knockdown of HIRA reduced hdAd association with histones and reduced expression of the vector-carried transgene by 2- to 3-fold. Our study elucidates an essential role for hdAd DNA chromatinization for optimal vector gene expression.Keywords
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