PMID- 31818949 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221205 IS - 1091-6490 (Electronic) IS - 0027-8424 (Print) IS - 0027-8424 (Linking) VI - 116 IP - 52 DP - 2019 Dec 26 TI - A systematic capsid evolution approach performed in vivo for the design of AAV vectors with tailored properties and tropism. PG - 27053-27062 LID - 10.1073/pnas.1910061116 [doi] AB - Adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid modification enables the generation of recombinant vectors with tailored properties and tropism. Most approaches to date depend on random screening, enrichment, and serendipity. The approach explored here, called BRAVE (barcoded rational AAV vector evolution), enables efficient selection of engineered capsid structures on a large scale using only a single screening round in vivo. The approach stands in contrast to previous methods that require multiple generations of enrichment. With the BRAVE approach, each virus particle displays a peptide, derived from a protein, of known function on the AAV capsid surface, and a unique molecular barcode in the packaged genome. The sequencing of RNA-expressed barcodes from a single-generation in vivo screen allows the mapping of putative binding sequences from hundreds of proteins simultaneously. Using the BRAVE approach and hidden Markov model-based clustering, we present 25 synthetic capsid variants with refined properties, such as retrograde axonal transport in specific subtypes of neurons, as shown for both rodent and human dopaminergic neurons. FAU - Davidsson, Marcus AU - Davidsson M AD - Molecular Neuromodulation, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden. FAU - Wang, Gang AU - Wang G AD - Molecular Neuromodulation, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden. FAU - Aldrin-Kirk, Patrick AU - Aldrin-Kirk P AD - Molecular Neuromodulation, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden. FAU - Cardoso, Tiago AU - Cardoso T AD - Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden. FAU - Nolbrant, Sara AU - Nolbrant S AD - Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden. FAU - Hartnor, Morgan AU - Hartnor M AD - Molecular Neuromodulation, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden. FAU - Mudannayake, Janitha AU - Mudannayake J AD - Molecular Neuromodulation, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden. FAU - Parmar, Malin AU - Parmar M AD - Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden. FAU - Bjorklund, Tomas AU - Bjorklund T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7968-0034 AD - Molecular Neuromodulation, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191209 PL - United States TA - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A JT - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America JID - 7505876 SB - IM PMC - PMC6936499 OTO - NOTNLM OT - barcoding OT - dopamine OT - gene therapy OT - retrograde transport OT - vector evolution COIS- Competing interest statement: M.D. and T.B. are authors of a patent application covering components of the presented study. EDAT- 2019/12/11 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/11 06:01 PMCR- 2019/12/09 CRDT- 2019/12/11 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/11 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1910061116 [pii] AID - 201910061 [pii] AID - 10.1073/pnas.1910061116 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Dec 26;116(52):27053-27062. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1910061116. Epub 2019 Dec 9.