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RecombinantAdeno-AssociatedVirus(rAAV) CloningandVirusPackagingServiceManual Revision201603.02 ©VigeneBiosciences2016 RESEARCHUSEONLY. Notforuseindiagnosticprocedures Thisproductshallbeusedbythepurchaserforinternalresearchpurposeonlyand redistributionisstrictlyprohibitedwithoutwrittenpermissionfromViGene BiosciencesInc. TableofContent CONTENTSANDSTORAGE..............................................................................................................3 Introduction....................................................................................................................................4 Whichviralvectortouse-viralvectorselectionguide...............................................................5 AAVserotypesandnativetropism-AAVselectionguide...........................................................6 AAVRelatedServiceDetails............................................................................................................6 AAVvectorcloningservices........................................................................................................6 SelectionsofrAAVvectorsfromViGeneBiosciencesInc.......................................................6 pAV-FHforgeneexpression...................................................................................................7 rAAVShRNAvectors...............................................................................................................7 AAVCustomcloningserviceswithpre-selectedpromoters...................................................8 FLEX-ONofCredependentinducibleexpression.................................................................10 AAVVirusPackagingServices...................................................................................................10 FinalProductsComponentsandQCStandards........................................................................10 ThepurityoftheAAVvirus.......................................................................................................10 Thevirustiter............................................................................................................................11 Recommendedprotocolforinvitrocelltransductionandinvivoanimalinjection.................11 Invitrocelltransduction...........................................................................................................11 Invivoanimaluse.........................................................................................................................13 FAQ...............................................................................................................................................13 BiosafetyConsiderations:.............................................................................................................16 LIMITEDPRODUCTWARRANTY....................................................................................................16 ORDERINGINFORMATIONANDTECHNICALSUPPORT.................................................................16 Ordering....................................................................................................................................16 TechnicalSupport.....................................................................................................................16 ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page2 CONTENTSANDSTORAGE AAVstocksaresuppliedinliquidformatindicatedtiter.Thestoragesolutionis PBSwith0.001%F68.Storeat-80°C.Ifdesired,aliquotviralstockuponarrival, andstorethosealiquotsat-80°Cfreezerimmediately. Dependentondifferentservicetypes,theproductsmaycontainthefollowing components. 1. SmallscalecrudeAAV.500ulofrAAVat10^12-13GC/ml.* 2. LargescalepurifiedAAV.500ulofrAAVat10^13-14GC/ml.* 3. CustomerLargescalepurifiedAAV.Customamount(upto10^16GC)of rAAVat10^13-14GC/ml.* • GC/mlstandsforAAVgenomecopies/mlmeasuredbyreal-timeqPCRin comparisonwithastandardreferenceplasmidwithknowngenomecopy number.ForallthevirusproductsfromViGeneBiosciencesIncthetitervirus ismeasuredasgenomecopies/ml.InthisManual,weuseGC interchangeablywithvg(viralgenomes)andvp(viralparticles)asaunitfor viraltiters. AAVclonesaresuppliedin5ugDNAinTEbufferofspecifiedamountoutlinedin theCertificateofAnalysis(CoA). DONOTFREEZEANDTHAWREPEATEDLY. Introduction InViGeneBiosciences,RecombinantAdeno-associatedVirus(rAAV)ExpressionSystems areutilizedindeliveringandexpressingshRNA,humanORF,CRISPRinvitroandinvivo. Adeno-associatedvirus(AAV)isasmallsinglestrandDNAviruswhichinfectshumans andsomeotherprimatespecies.AAVisnotcurrentlyknowntocausediseaseandhas verymildimmuneresponse.Itcaninfectdividingandnon-dividingcells.Further removaloftherepandcapfromthevectorhaseliminatedtheAAVintegrativecapacity. ThosefeaturesmakerAAVidealviralvectorforgenetherapy.Todate,rAAVvectors havebeenusedinmanyclinicaltrialsingenetherapy,promisingresultshavebeen achievedfromPhase1andPhase2trialsincluding,CFTR,HemophiliaB,Arthritis,and Parkinson’sdiseases.Figure1showsthecellentryandtraffickingofrAAV. AfterrAAVgetsintothecells,itstaysstableasepisomalDNA.Expressionofgeneusually peaksin5to10daysandcanlastseveralweeksorevenmonthsinvivo. ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page4 Whichviralvectortouse-viralvectorselectionguide Whencomparingthreemostpopularviralvectorsingenedelivery,youshouldtake followingconsiderationbeforeyouchooseadeno-associatedviralvector. 1. Doyouneedtransientorstablegeneexpression? 2. Doyouneedtotransducedividingornon-dividingcells? 3. Howimportantispotentialimmuneresponsefromyourtargetcell? 4. Howlargeisthegeneofinterest? AAVscaninfectdividingandnon-dividingcells.Itislowoncytotoxicityand immunogenicity,suitableforlongtermgeneexpressioninnon-dividingcellsandshort termindividingcellswithrelativehighgenedeliveryefficiency.ButAAVvectorhas limitedcloningcapacity,thespacebetweentwoITRsisonly4.9kb,soyourgeneshould be3.5kborless.Pleaserefertothistableforchoosingyourviralvectorsystem. Adenovirus Genome Coat Genomesize Infection/tropism dsDNA Naked 38-39kb Dividingandnondividingcells Non-integrating HostGenome Interaction Transgene expression PackagingCapacity ImmuneResponse RelativeViralTiter Relative Transduction Efficiency RelativeForeign GeneExpression Adeno-associated Virus(AAV) ssDNA Naked 5kb Dividingandnondividingcells Non-integrating Lentivirus Longlasting 7.5kb High 10^11GC/ml without purification 100% Potentiallong lasting 4.5kb VeryLow 10^7GC/ml without concentration 70% High Medium Medium Transient ssRNA(+) Enveloped 9kb Dividingand non-dividingcells Integrating 6kb Low 10^7GC/ml without concentration 70% ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page5 AAVserotypesandnativetropism-AAVselectionguide Sofarthereare11AAVserotypesdescribed,theyallhavedifferenttropismandcan infectcellsfrommultiplediversetissuetypes.Tissuespecificityisdeterminedbythe capsidserotype.Toselecttherightserotypesiscriticalindeliveryofgeneintodifferent cellsortissues.ThefollowingtablelistsmostpopularrAAVserotypeandtheirtropism. TissueTropism(Xindicatesrecommendedapplication) AAV Serotype Muscle AAV1 X Liver Lung AAV6 X Lung alveolar cells AAV7 X AAV8 X X AAV9 X X X AAV2 AAV5 Brain Neurons andglial cells Retina Pancreas X X X Neurons andglial cells X Neurons X Neurons X X Neurons X X X X Kidney IfyoucannotfindenoughinformationtodecidewhichserotypeofrAAVorwhichvirus vectorworksbestforyoursystem,youcantryourGFP-VirusTestingKit,Cat#CT10001. AAVRelatedServiceDetails WeoffertwoservicesforAAVdevelopmentandproduction.ThefirstisAACvectorcloning service;theotherisAAVpackagingservices. AAVvectorcloningservices SelectionsofrAAVvectorsfromViGeneBiosciencesInc. CurrentViGeneBiosciencesInc.offerspAV-FHvectorforgeneexpressionandfour vectorsforshRNAexpression. ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page6 pAV-FHforgeneexpression Inmostofcase,ORFinsertsareclonedbetweenAsisIandMluIsites.Inother rarecasethecombinationofAsisI-RsrII,AsisI-NotIorAscI-MluIareusedinthe cloning.PleasecheckourwebsiteortheCOAforspecificclones.InthepAV-FH vector,ORFisfusedwithaFlag/Histagatitscarboxylterminus.Thevector containsanampicillinmarkerforbacterialselection.ViGene’spAV-FHvectorisa mammalianORFexpressionvector,dualtagsofFlagandHiscouldbeusedto detectandpurifyproteinsexpressedinmammaliancells. 4559 bp rAAVShRNAvectors 1. pAV-U6-GFP 2. pAV-U6-RFP 3. pAV-H1-GFP 4. pAV-H1-RFP ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page7 ToexpressshRNAwithrAAV,ViGeneprovidesthechoicesofeitherU6orH1 promotertodrivetheshRNAexpressionandGFPorRFPasmammalianexpression marker,shownbytheexamplemapofpAV-H1-RFP. 5020bp AAVCustomcloningserviceswithpre-selectedpromoters CMVisaverystrongandthemostcommonlyusedpromoterindrivinggene expressioninvitroandinvivo.CMVpromoterdrivesubiquitousgeneexpression inmosttissueandcelltypes.Duetothemethylation/silencing,expressionby CMVpromoterdecreasesinvivoafter10to20weeks.Forbettertissueorcell typespecificgeneexpressionandforlongtermstrongandstableexpression, manydifferentpromotersareofferedbyViGeneBiosciences. ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page8 Cat.# Promoter Size Description PM10001 ALB 2.4kb Liver specific 10 timer stronger than CMV after 10 weeks PM10002 GFAP104 845bp Hybrid of EF1a and GFAP PM10003 CAG 944bp Strong promoter, ubiquitous expression in vivo PM10004 CamKIIa 1.2kb Specific expression in excitatory neurons in the neocortex and hippocampus PM10005 EF1A 1.2kb Ubiquitous, weaker than CMV but better for in vivo PM10006 CK1.3 1.1kb PM10007 CK0.4 217bp Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent kinase II alpha PM10008 GFAP 2.0kb Specific in astrocyte PM10009 MBP 1.3kb Myelin basic protein promoter, efficient transduction of oligodendrocytes by adeno-associated virus type 8 vectors PM10010 EFFS 253bp A short version EF1A PM10011 TBG 460bp Homo sapiens serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A PM10012 aMHC 0.4kb Mouse myosin heavy chain alpha promoter PM10013 cTNT 702bp Specifically transduce cardiomyocytes PM10014 Synapsin 471bp Specific in neuron PM10015 Mecp2 230bp Truncated Mcep2 neuron specific PM10016 c-fos 1.7kb Activity-dependent promoter PM10017 MCK 1.35kb Muscle creatine kinase promoter/enhancer PM10018 UBC 1.1kb Ubiquitous, weaker than CMV but better for in vivo PM10019 PGK 400bp Ubiquitous, weaker than CMV but better for in vivo PM10020 Somatostat 1.2kb Restricting expression to GABAergic neuron PM10021 Rpe65 700bp Retinal Pigment epithelium-specific expression in vivo and in vitro PM10022 Insulin1 1.0kb Specific in beta- cells of the pancreas PM10023 3Xenhanc er McK 728bp Much stronger than CMV in muscle, inactive in nonmuscle cell lines and mouse liver PM10025 NSE 1.3kb Neuron-specific enolase promoter ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page9 FLEX-ONofCredependentinducibleexpression CombinetissuespecificpromotersandCredependentFLEX-Oninducibledesign cangetmorerestrictedtissuespecificandtemporalexpression.InFLEX-ON system,geneisinreverseorientationdownstreamofpromoter,andthegeneis flankedbytwooppositelyorientatedloxPs.IntheabsenceofCre,genecannot beexpressedandinthepresenceofCre,geneexpressioncanbeturnonor induced. AAVVirusPackagingServices FinalProductsComponentsandQCStandards Unlessspecifiedotherwise,AAVvirusesareproducedfrom10^9Hek293cellsandare purifiedbyIodixanolgradientultracentrifugation.Resultedvirusareconcentratedto 400ulwithvirustiternolessthan10^13GC/ml.Thepurifiedvirusisgoodforinvivo animalresearch. VigeneBiosciencesInc.providestherAAVviruspackagingservicesinafewformats. 1. SmallsacletestingAAVpackagingservice.Inthisservice,rAAVispackagedusing 10^07HEK293Tcells.Thevirusisincrudecelllysate,withoutanypurificationor concentration.Thetiterisaround10^9-11GC/ml. 2. LargescalepurifiedrAAVpackagingservice.Inthisservice,rAAVispackagedusing 2.5X10^8HEK293cells.VirusesarepurifiedbyIodixanolgradient ultracentrifugation.Resultedvirusareconcentratedto400ulwithvirustiternoless than10^13GC/ml.Thetiterisaround10^12-15GC/mldependentonvirus serotypeandthesizeofinsert. 3. CustomlargescalepurifiedrAAVservice.Thepurityandvirusaredeliveredperthe specification.ViGeneBiosciencescandeliverupto10^16GCwithvirustiternoless than10^13GC/ml. ThepurityoftheAAVvirus TheAAVproteincomponentsareVR182kDa,VR272kDaandVR362kDa.Soa goodAAVpurificationshouldonlyshowthreemajorproteinbandswhenthe virusisanalyzebySDA-PAGE.Followingimageshowedtheproteincomponents ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page10 inourpurifiedAAVvirus.WeguaranteethepurityoftheAAVvirusbasedonthe specificationthatwegivefordifferentservices. Thevirustiter Thevirustiterisdeterminedbytheviralgenomecopynumberin1mlsampleby Q-PCRandcomparedtocopynumberstandardsamples.Followingexampleis datafortitteringAAV-GFPvirus. Recommendedprotocolforinvitrocelltransductionandinvivoanimal injection Invitrocelltransduction DeterminetheMOI(multiplicityofinfections) ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page11 • MOImeansMultiplicityofInfection.MOIequalsnumberofviralparticles (vp)percell.Inotherwords,andMOIof1meansinfectingwith1viral genome(vg)percell.InViGeneBiosciencesourpackagingefficiencyis ~100%.GC/mlstandsforAAVgenomecopies/mlmeasuredbyreal-time qPCRincomparisonwithastandardreferenceplasmidwithknowngenome copynumber.ForallthevirusproductsfromViGeneBiosciencesIncthetiter virusismeasuredasgenomecopies/ml.InthisManual,weuseGC,vgand vpinterchangeablyasaunitforviraltiters. ForallthevirusproductsfromViGeneBiosciencesIncthetitervirusismeasured asvirusparticlesorgenomecopies/ml.Althoughmeasurementofvirustiterin GC/mlisreproducibleineverylab,therealinfectionunitscouldbeverydifferent whenit’sestimatedindifferentexperiments.Thusbeforeyoudoyour experiments,youhavetoestimatetheInfectionUnitsofvirusinyour experiments.InViGeneBiosciencesInc,weusuallydoaten-foldserialdilutionof virusstartingwith1ulviralstockandendingin10^8GC/ml.Addthedilutedthe virustoyourcells,2-3dayslater,basedonhowmanycellsbeeninfectedto calculateyourinfectionunits. Thegoalistoget100%ofinfectionwithoutcausinganyundesiredeffects.To determinethisoptimalconcentrationofvirusforyourstudy,wesuggestyouto conductpilottestinginyourcelllinebyusingreporterAAVlikeAAV-GFP(ViGene Biosciences,catalognumber#CV10003throughCV10009). AfteryouknowtheinfectionunitsoftheviralstockanddecidetheMOIyouare goingtouseinyourexperiments,dilutetheviralstockwithrightMOIfirst. Removetheoriginalcellculturemedia,andaddtheaboveAAV-containingmedia tocellculture.Belowisageneralguidelinefortheamountofmediaused: 24-wellplate:0.2-0.3ml 12-wellplate:0.5-0.8ml 6-wellplate:2ml/well 60mm-plate:3-4ml/plate 10cm-plate:8-12ml/plate Incubatecellswiththevirus-containingmediaforatleast6-12hours.Youdon’t havetoexchangethevirus-containingmediaforfreshmedia,butyoucandoit after6-12hours.Itmaytake3-7daysaftertheAAVinfectiontodetectthegene over-expression. Recommendedprotocolforinvitrocelltransduction ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page12 1. ThawtheAAVvirusonice,andkeepitonicethroughoutthedurationofthe experiment. 2. AAVinfectioniscelltypedependent.Somecelltypesexhibitlowtransduction efficiency,whileotherstransduceveryreadily. WhendesigningAAVtransductionexperiments,itisrecommendedtouse differentserotypesofareportervectorsuchanAAVexpressingGFP((ViGene Biosciences,catalognumber#CV10003throughCV10009)todetermine optimalserotypefortransductionofyourtissueorcellculture. 3. StartcelltransductionatMOIof10^4and10^6GC/cellwhencellsarereadily transducible.WithsomecelllinesahigherMOImightbeneeded.Lookforthe highesttransductionwithminimalcelldeath.Withsomecelllines,high transductionlevelscannotbeachieved. 4. UsetheminimumconcentrationofFBSthatthecellscanwithstandwhen performingthetransduction.Forexample,HT1080cellsaremaintainedusing mediacontaining10%FBS.Transductionsareperformedusingmediacontaining 2%FBS. 5. Usetheminimumamountofmedianecessarytocoverthesurfaceoftheplate. Forexample,transductionsareperformedin6-wellplates,1mlofmediaper wellisused. 6. Lookforexpressionat24h,48h,72hand96h,posttransduction. Invivoanimaluse • Therecommendedtiterforinvivoanimalinjectionis10^11GCpergram(bodyweight). • DilutetheviruswithPBStoachievetheappropriateGCnumber. • Proceedtotheintravenousinjectionortailveininjectionorlocalizedtissueinjectionas demonstratedbylabs(forreferencespleasevisit http://www.vigenebio.com/delivery/AAV-Systems/). FAQ WhenshouldIuserAAVinmyexperiments? rAAVcandelivergeneintodividingandnondividingcellsfortransientgeneexpression. Ithasbeenusedinvivoandinvitro.Refertoourtablewhenyouarenotsurewhich virualvectorshouldyouchooseforyourexperiments.YoualsocanpurchaseViGene’s “GFPvirustestingkit”.Cat#CT10001totestinvitroorinvivo. What'sthebiosafetyrequirementforusingAAV? RecombinantAAVconstructs,inwhichthetransgenedoesnotencodeeithera potentiallytumorigenicgeneproductoratoxinmoleculeandareproducedinthe ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page13 absenceofahelperviruscanbehandledinBiosafetyLevel1(BSL-1)facility.Otherwiseit shouldbehandledasbiohazardousmaterialunderBiosafetyLevel2(BSL-2) containment.PleasecheckwithyourInstitutionalBiosafetyCommitteeorrelatedNIH websitefordetailedinformation,ifyouneedmoreinformation. IsrecombinantAAVreplicationdeficient? ForwildtypeAAV,replicationisatextremelylowefficiency,withoutthepresenceof helpervirus,suchasadenovirus.Forrecombinantadeno-associatedvirusproduced thesedays,thereplicationandcapsidgenesareprovidedintrans(inpRep/Cap plasmid),andonlythe2ITRsofAAVgenomeisleftandpackagedintovirion,whilethe adenovirusgenesrequiredareprovidedeitherprovidedbyadenovirusoranother plasmid,thelikelihoodforarecombinantAAVtoreplicateistheoreticallyimpossible. Thisisinsimilarschemetolentiviralvectorsproducedthesedays. What’sthecloningcapacityforrecombinantAAVs? AAVhasapackagingcapacityof~4.7Kb.SincethetwoITRsofAAVisabout0.2-0.3Kbin total,theforeignDNAthatcouldbeintroducedbetweenthese2ITRsshouldbe<4.4Kb, whichismuchsmallerthanthatofrecombinantadenovirus(7.5Kb).Inaddition,when thelengthofinsertedDNAbetweenthe2ITRsisclosethemaximalallowed,i.e.,44.4Kb,thepackagingefficiencydecreasessignificantly.Forinstance,forgeneoverexpressionfromcDNA,sincetheCMV-poly(A)elementisabout1Kb,sothemaximal allowablecDNAlengthisabout3Kb.Inaddition,ifyouareinterestedinGFPcoexpression(fromaseparateexpressioncassette),giventheadditionalCMV-EGFPpoly(A)isabout2Kb,sothemaximalcloningcapacityforGFPco-expressingsystemis about1.0-1.2Kb. Fordouble-strandedAAV(dsAAV),thecapacityisonlyhalfofthesingle-strandedAAV (ssAAV). HowmanyAAVSerotypesdoesViGeneBiosciencesOffer? Thereare11differentAAVserotypeshavebeenreportedsofar.ViGeneBiosciences providethepackagingservicesofAAVserotype1,2,5,6,7,8,9.Total7differentAAV serotypes. HowstableareAAVvectors?Howshouldtheybestored? StabilitystudiescarriedoutinhouseandbysomecolleaguesshowthatpurifiedAAV vectorsarehighlystableattemperaturesof4Corless.Werecommendaliquotingupon receiptandstoringat-80oC.Onceanaliquotisthaweditcanbestoredat4oCforshorttermstorage,e.g.,2-3weeks,withoutsignificantlossofbiologicalactivity. ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page14 What'sthedifferencebetweenphysicalandgenomicparticles? AAVgenomeparticlesrelatetotheviralparticlesthathavebeensuccessfullypackaged withthegenometobedelivered.DuringtheAAVpackagingprocessmanyparticlesare formedlackingthegenomicDNA,whichlacktheabilitytotransducethecellstheycome intocontactwithandarethereforenon-functional.Asaresearcheryouprobablywant theconcentrationoffunctionalAAVparticles. Whatdoesacustomerneedtoprovide? IfcustomerisgoingtoordertheclonefromVigeneBioscience,onlythegeneaccession numberfromNCBIorcatalognumberfromVigeneBioscienceisrequired.Ifcustomer providesAAVvectorandusingpackagingservicesfromViGeneBiosciences,1mgDNA frommaxi-prepattheconcentrationof1mg/mlshouldbeprovidedbycustomer. HowlongdoestherAAVcloning,smallscaleandlargescaleAAVproductiontake? Ifthe1mgtransfectiongradequalityplasmidscanbesupplied,smallscaleandlarge scaleAAVproductionwilltake1-2weeks.IfthecustomersrequiresVigenetoconduct subcloningandplasmidprepfortheAAVplasmid,theentireprocesscantake4-5 weeks. HowmuchAAVdoIneed? • Celltransduction o StartcelltransductionatMOIof10^4and10^6GC/cellwhencellsarereadily transducible.WithsomecelllinesahigherMOImightbeneeded.Lookforthe highesttransductionwithminimalcelldeath.Withsomecelllines,high transductionlevelscannotbeachieved. • Animalinjection o Therecommendedtiterforinvivoanimalinjectionis10^11GCpermouseor 2X10^9GC/g(bodyweight).Forintravenousinjectionslargerquantityof virusesmaybeneededincomparisontolocalinjections. ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page15 BiosafetyConsiderations: FollowtherecommendedNIHguidelinesforallmaterialscontainingBSL-1organisms. LIMITEDPRODUCTWARRANTY Thiswarrantylimitsourliabilitytoreplacementofthisproduct.Nootherwarrantiesof anykind,expressorimplied,includingwithoutlimitation,impliedwarrantiesof merchantabilityorfitnessforaparticularpurpose,areprovidedbyViGeneBiosciences. ViGeneBiosciencesshallhavenoliabilityforanydirect,indirect,consequential,or incidentaldamagesarisingoutoftheuse,theresultsofuse,ortheinabilitytousethis product. ORDERINGINFORMATIONANDTECHNICALSUPPORT Ordering • • • • Email:[email protected] TollFree(USA):1-800-485-5808 Telephone:301-251-6638 Fax:301-251-6110 TechnicalSupport • • • • Email:[email protected] TollFree(USA):1-800-485-5808 Telephone:301-251-6638 Fax:301-251-6110 ©VigeneBiosciences www.vigenebio.com Page16