Long Terminal Repeats of Gammaretroviruses Retain Stable Expression After Integration Retargeting or Knock-In into the Restrictive Chromatin of Lamina-Associated Domains
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ABSTRACT: Retroviruses integrate their genomes into the genomes of infected host cells and form a genetic platform for stable gene expression. Epigenetic silencing can, however, hamper the expression of integrated provirus. As gammaretroviruses (γRVs) preferentially integrate into sites of active promoters and enhancers, the high expression activity of γRVs can be attributed to the integration preference. Long terminal repeats (LTRs) of some γRVs were shown to act as potent promoters for gene expression. Here, we investigate the capacity of different γRV LTRs to drive stable expression inside a non-preferred epigenomic environment using MLV-derived BET-independent (Bin) vectors. We demonstrate that different γRV LTRs are either rapidly silenced or long-term active with active proviral population prevailing under normal and retargeted integration.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE269015 | GEO | 2024/06/17
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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