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SUBMITTER: Maekawa A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3555086 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maekawa Aya A Pei Zheng Z Suzuki Mariko M Fukuda Hiromitsu H Ono Yohei Y Kondo Saki S Saito Izumu I Kanegae Yumi Y
Scientific reports 20130125
First-generation adenovirus vectors (FG AdVs) are widely used in basic studies and gene therapy. However, virus-associated (VA) RNAs that act as small-interference RNAs are indeed transcribed from the vector genome. These VA RNAs can trigger the innate immune response. Moreover, VA RNAs are processed to functional viral miRNAs and disturb the expressions of numerous cellular genes. Therefore, VA-deleted AdVs lacking VA RNA genes would be advantageous for basic studies, both in vitro and in vivo. ...[more]