PMID- 32253938 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210823 LR - 20210823 IS - 1557-7422 (Electronic) IS - 1043-0342 (Print) IS - 1043-0342 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 9-10 DP - 2020 May TI - Adeno-Associated Virus and Hematopoietic Stem Cells: The Potential of Adeno-Associated Virus Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Genetic Medicines. PG - 542-552 LID - 10.1089/hum.2020.049 [doi] AB - Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based vectors have transformed into powerful elements of genetic medicine with proven therapeutic efficacy and a good safety profile. Over the years, efforts to transduce hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) with AAV2 vectors have, however, been challenging. While there was evidence that AAV2 delivered vector genomes to primitive, quiescent, multipotential, self-renewing, in vivo engrafting HSCs, transgene expression was elusive. In this study, we review the evolution of AAV transduction of HSC, starting with AAV2 vectors leading to the isolation of a family of naturally occurring AAVs from human CD34(+) HSC, the AAVHSC. The stem cell-derived AAVHSCs have turned out to have remarkable potentials for genetic therapies well beyond the hematopoietic system. AAVHSCs have tropism for a wide variety of peripheral tissues, including the liver, muscle, and the retina. They cross the blood-brain barrier and transduce cells of the central nervous system. Preclinical gene therapy studies underway using AAVHSC vectors are discussed. We review the notable ability of AAVHSCs to mediate efficient, seamless homologous recombination in the absence of exogenous nuclease activity and discuss the therapeutic implications. We also discuss early results from an AAVHSC-based clinical gene therapy trial that is underway for the treatment of phenylketonuria. Thus, the stem cell-derived AAVHSC, offer a multifaceted platform for in vivo gene therapy and genome editing for the treatment of inherited diseases. FAU - Chatterjee, Saswati AU - Chatterjee S AD - Department of Surgery, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA. FAU - Sivanandam, Venkatesh AU - Sivanandam V AD - Department of Surgery, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA. FAU - Wong, Kamehameha Kai-Min , Jr AU - Wong KK , Jr AD - Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA. LA - eng GR - N01AI40001/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL087285/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA033572/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - United States TA - Hum Gene Ther JT - Human gene therapy JID - 9008950 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Dependovirus/*genetics MH - *Gene Editing MH - *Genetic Therapy MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/*metabolism/*virology MH - Humans MH - Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic/genetics/therapy MH - Phenylketonurias/genetics/therapy MH - Transduction, Genetic MH - Transgenes PMC - PMC7232699 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AAV OT - AAVHSC OT - PKU OT - gene editing OT - gene therapy OT - hematopoietic stem cells COIS- S.C. is a co-founder of, has equity in, and serves on the scientific advisory board of Homology Medicines Inc., K.K.W. has equity in Homology Medicines, Inc. EDAT- 2020/04/08 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/24 06:00 PMCR- 2021/05/01 CRDT- 2020/04/08 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1089/hum.2020.049 [pii] AID - 10.1089/hum.2020.049 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Gene Ther. 2020 May;31(9-10):542-552. doi: 10.1089/hum.2020.049.