High-level transgene expression in neurons by lentivirus with Tet-Off system.
Scientific Abstract
We developed novel lentiviral vectors by using "Tet-Off system" and succeeded in achieving high-level and neuron-specific gene transduction in vivo. One week after viral injection into the rat neostriatum, the GFP expression was almost completely neuron-specific and about 40 times higher than the expression of a conventional lentiviral vector. High transcriptional activity and neuronal specificity were sustained for up to 8 weeks. Furthermore, neuronal processes of the infected neurons were efficiently visualized by adding a plasma membrane-targeting signal to GFP. These results suggest that the present method is valuable for strong gene transduction and clear visualization of neurons in vivo.
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2009.Neurosci. Res., 63(2):149-54.
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