Adipose Tissue: An Emerging Target for Adeno-associated Viral Vectors
Rhiannon Bates, Wei Huang, Lei Cao
Abstract
studies. The Rec2 serotype displays high efficacy of gene transfer to both brown and white fat via local and systemic administration. This review summarizes the advances in developing AAV vectors with enhanced adipose tropism and restricting off-target transgene expression. We discuss the challenges and strategies to search for and generate novel serotypes with tropism tailoring for adipose tissue and develop AAV vector systems to improve adipose transgene expression for basic research and translational studies.
Topics & Concepts
Adipose tissueTissue tropismBiologyWhite adipose tissueTropismGene deliveryGenetic enhancementTransgeneAdeno-associated virusVector (molecular biology)VirologyVirusGeneEndocrinologyGeneticsRecombinant DNAVirus-based gene therapy researchViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsCAR-T cell therapy research