SUMOylation Targets Adeno-associated Virus Capsids but Mainly Restricts Transduction by Cellular Mechanisms.

Journal of Virology
Qingxin ChenMartin Müller

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has proven to be a promising candidate for gene therapy due to its nonpathogenic nature, ease of production, and broad tissue tropism. However, its transduction capabilities are not optimal due to the interaction with various host factors within the cell. In a previous study, we identified members of the small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) pathway as significant restriction factors in AAV gene transduction. In the present study, we explored the scope of this restriction by focusing on the AAV capsid and host cell proteins as targets. We show that during vector production, the capsid protein VP2 becomes SUMOylated, as indicated by deletion and point mutations of VP2 or the obstruction of its N terminus via the addition of a tag. We observed that SUMOylated AAV capsids display higher stability than non-SUMOylated capsids. Prevention of capsid SUMOylation by VP2 mutations did not abolish transduction restriction by SUMOylation; however, it reduced activation of gene transduction by shutdown of the cellular SUMOylation pathway. This indicates a link between capsid SUMOylation and SUMOylation of cellular proteins in restricting gene transduction. Infection with AAV triggers general SUMOylation of cellul...Continue Reading

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