PMID- 31752530 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200521 LR - 20230201 IS - 1946-6544 (Electronic) IS - 1946-6536 (Print) IS - 1946-6536 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 6 DP - 2019 Dec TI - Lot-to-Lot Variation in Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9 (AAV9) Preparations. PG - 214-225 LID - 10.1089/hgtb.2019.105 [doi] AB - Viral vectors are complex drugs that pose a particular challenge for manufacturing. Previous studies have shown that, unlike small-molecule drugs, vector preparations do not yield a collection of identical particles. Instead, a mixture of particles that vary in capsid stoichiometry and impurities is created, which may differ from lot to lot. The consequences of this are unclear, but conflicting reports regarding the biological properties of vectors, including transduction patterns, suggest that this variability may have an effect. However, other variables, including differences in animal strains and techniques, make it difficult to identify a cause. Here, we report lot-to-lot variation in spinal cord gray matter transduction following intrathecal delivery of self-complementary adeno-associated virus serotype 9 vectors. Eleven lots of vector were evaluated from six vector cores, including one preclinical/Good Laboratory Practice lot. Eight of the lots, including the preclinical lot, failed to transduce the gray matter, whereas the other three provided robust transduction. The cause for this variation is unknown, but it did not correlate with vector titer, buffer, or purification method. These results highlight the need to identify the cause of this variation and to develop improved production and quality control methods to ensure lot-to-lot consistency of vector potency. FAU - O'Connor, Deirdre M AU - O'Connor DM AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. FAU - Lutomski, Corinne AU - Lutomski C AD - Chemistry, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana. FAU - Jarrold, Martin F AU - Jarrold MF AD - Chemistry, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana. FAU - Boulis, Nicholas M AU - Boulis NM AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. FAU - Donsante, Anthony AU - Donsante A AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. LA - eng GR - R21 NS085553/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - Hum Gene Ther Methods JT - Human gene therapy methods JID - 101573202 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Dependovirus/*physiology MH - Genetic Vectors/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Gray Matter/metabolism MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Humans MH - Mass Spectrometry MH - Rats MH - Serogroup MH - Swine MH - Tissue Distribution MH - Transfection/methods/standards PMC - PMC6919242 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AAV9 OT - intrathecal OT - lot-to-lot variation OT - spinal cord OT - transduction COIS- A.D. is an inventor on a patent regarding the use of AAV9 vectors in the central nervous system. EDAT- 2019/11/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/05/22 06:00 PMCR- 2020/12/01 CRDT- 2019/11/23 06:00 PHST- 2019/11/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/05/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/11/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1089/hgtb.2019.105 [pii] AID - 10.1089/hgtb.2019.105 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Gene Ther Methods. 2019 Dec;30(6):214-225. doi: 10.1089/hgtb.2019.105.