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. 1999 Jan 1;10(1):113-21.
doi: 10.1089/10430349950019246.

Characterization of replication-competent adenovirus isolates from large-scale production of a recombinant adenoviral vector

J Zhu  1 , M Grace, J Casale, A T Chang, M L Musco, R Bordens, R Greenberg, E Schaefer, S R Indelicato
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Characterization of replication-competent adenovirus isolates from large-scale production of a recombinant adenoviral vector

J Zhu et al. Hum Gene Ther. .

Abstract

Replication-deficient adenoviral vectors have been developed for the delivery of DNA sequences encoding a variety of proteins intended for the management of disease through gene therapy. One concern is the occurrence of replication-competent adenovirus (RCA) in the population of replication-deficient adenoviral vectors as a result of recombination or contamination. To address this concern, it is necessary to determine the frequency of occurrence and to fully characterize the molecular structure and biological infectivity of RCA. rAd/p53 is a pIX-deleted p53 gene therapy vector that is designed to lower the RCA occurrence and to deliver the tumor suppressor gene p53 for treatment of various cancers. Multiple preparations of the replication-deficient adenoviral vector rAd/p53 were tested for the presence of RCA, employing a sensitive biological assay. Single plaques from RCA-positive preparations of rAd/p53 were isolated for molecular characterization. All of the RCA isolates displayed a single unique structure that contains the complete E1 sequence of adenovirus type 5 but lacks the p53 sequence. The detailed sequence analysis of the RCA suggests that it is most likely generated as a result of recombination events between the rAd/p53 DNA and the 293 host adenoviral sequence. Results from viral infectivity analysis by flow cytometry demonstrate no substantial difference in infectivity of RCA, rAd/p53, and wild-type adenovirus type 5 in 293 cells.

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