PMID- 37074875 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230421 LR - 20240212 IS - 2471-254X (Electronic) IS - 2471-254X (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Feb 1 TI - A multiplexed barcode approach to simultaneously evaluate gene delivery by adeno-associated virus capsid variants in nonhuman primates. PG - e0009 LID - 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000009 [doi] LID - e0009 AB - BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are widely used to deliver therapeutic transgenes to distinct tissues, including the liver. Vectors based on naturally occurring AAV serotypes as well as vectors using engineered capsids have shown variations in tissue tropism and level of transduction between different mouse models. Moreover, results obtained in rodents frequently lack translatability into large animal studies. In light of the increasing interest in AAV vectors for human gene therapy, an increasing number of studies are being performed in nonhuman primates. To keep animal numbers to a minimum and thus optimize the process of AAV capsid selection, we developed a multiplex barcoding approach to simultaneously evaluate the in vivo vector performance for a set of serotypes and capsid-engineered AAV vectors across multiple organs. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Vector biodistribution and transgene expression were assessed by quantitative PCR, quantitative reverse transcription PCR, vector DNA amplicon Illumina sequencing and vRNAseq in male and female rhesus macaques simultaneously dosed with a mixture of barcoded naturally occurring or engineered AAV vectors encoding the same transgene. As expected, our findings show animal-to-animal variation in both the biodistribution and tissue transduction pattern, which was partly influenced by each animal's distinctive serological status. CONCLUSIONS: This method offers a robust approach to AAV vector optimization that can be used to identify and validate AAV vectors for gene delivery to potentially any anatomical site or cell type. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. FAU - Stone, Daniel AU - Stone D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1619-7541 AD - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Meumann, Nadja AU - Meumann N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4929-249 AD - Institute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Kuhlmann, Anne-Sophie AU - Kuhlmann AS AD - Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Peterson, Christopher W AU - Peterson CW AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3215-8924 AD - Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. FAU - Xie, Hong AU - Xie H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6610-0723 AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. FAU - Roychoudhury, Pavitra AU - Roychoudhury P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4567-8232 AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. FAU - Loprieno, Michelle A AU - Loprieno MA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2905-485 AD - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Vu, Xuan-Khang AU - Vu XK AD - Institute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Strongin, Daniel E AU - Strongin DE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5015-9816 AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. FAU - Kenkel, Elizabeth J AU - Kenkel EJ AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. FAU - Haick, Anoria AU - Haick A AD - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Stensland, Laurence AU - Stensland L AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. FAU - Obenza, Willimark M AU - Obenza WM AD - Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Parrott, Jacob AU - Parrott J AD - Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Nelson, Veronica AU - Nelson V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4309-6236 AD - Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Murnane, Robert D AU - Murnane RD AD - Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Huang, Meei-Li AU - Huang ML AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2058-2776 AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. FAU - Aubert, Martine AU - Aubert M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1125-6856 AD - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Kiem, Hans-Peter AU - Kiem HP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5949-4947 AD - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. AD - Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Buning, Hildegard AU - Buning H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3365-6933 AD - Institute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Jerome, Keith R AU - Jerome KR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8212-3789 AD - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. LA - eng GR - P30 AI027757/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA015704/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - UM1 AI126623/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230120 PL - United States TA - Hepatol Commun JT - Hepatology communications JID - 101695860 RN - 0 (Capsid Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - Female MH - Male MH - Humans MH - *Capsid/metabolism MH - *Dependovirus/genetics/metabolism MH - Tissue Distribution MH - Macaca mulatta/genetics/metabolism MH - Capsid Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Genetic Therapy/methods PMC - PMC10503678 COIS- A.S.K. consults for Immusoft. N.M. and H.B. are inventors of a patent describing AAV capsids MLIV.A and MLIV.K (WO/2020/193799A1). K.R.J. own stocks in, consults for, and received grants from Excision Biotherapeutics. K.R.J. has a sponsored research agreement with Emendo Biotherapeutics. D.S. and M.A. have sponsored research agreements with Excision Biotherapeutics. For the remaining authors nothing to report. EDAT- 2023/04/19 18:42 MHDA- 2023/04/21 06:41 PMCR- 2023/01/20 CRDT- 2023/04/19 12:23 PHST- 2022/08/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/21 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/19 18:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/19 12:23 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 02009842-202302010-00011 [pii] AID - 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000009 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Hepatol Commun. 2023 Jan 20;7(2):e0009. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000009. eCollection 2023 Feb 1.