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Journal of Virology, February 1999, p. 1309-1319, Vol. 73, No. 2
0022-538X/99/$00.00+0
Cloning and Characterization of
Adeno-Associated Virus Type 5
John A.
Chiorini,
Frank
Kim,
Linda
Yang, and
Robert M.
Kotin*
Molecular Hematology Branch, National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Received 26 August 1998/Accepted 30 October 1998
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ABSTRACT |
Adeno-associated virus type 5 (AAV5) is distinct from other
dependovirus serotypes based on DNA hybridization and serological data.
To better understand the biology of AAV5, we have cloned and sequenced
its genome and generated recombinant AAV5 particles. The
single-stranded DNA genome is similar in length and genetic organization to that of AAV2. The rep gene of AAV5 is 67%
homologous to AAV2, with the majority of the changes occurring in the
carboxyl and amino termini. This homology is much less than that
observed with other reported AAV serotypes. The inverted terminal
repeats (ITRs) are also unique compared to those of the other AAV
serotypes. While the characteristic AAV hairpin structure and the Rep
DNA binding site are retained, the consensus terminal resolution site is absent. These differences in the Rep proteins and the ITRs result in
a lack of cross-complementation between AAV2 and AAV5 as measured by
the production of recombinant AAV particles. Alignment of the cap open
reading frame with that of the other AAV serotypes identifies both
conserved and variable regions which could affect tissue tropism and
particle stability. Comparison of transduction efficiencies in a
variety of cells lines and a lack of inhibition by soluble heparin
indicate that AAV5 may utilize a distinct mechanism of uptake compared
to AAV2.
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INTRODUCTION |
The adeno-associated viruses (AAV)
are members of the parvovirus family and are helper virus dependent for
replication and gene expression. Of the six serotypes of AAV which have
been identified in primates, only three (AAV type 2 [AAV2], AAV3, and
AAV5) have been isolated from humans. While AAV4 can infect human and
rat cells in culture, serological data suggest that its natural host is
the African green monkey (2). Several of these serotypes have been recently cloned, expanding our knowledge of basic AAV biology.
The most extensively studied of these serotypes is AAV type 2 (AAV2).
The genome of AAV2 consists of a single strand of DNA 4,680 nucleotides
in length (29, 44). The terminal sequence is organized as
interrupted palindromes that can form a characteristic hairpin
structure which is energetically stable. Two large open reading frames
(ORFs) have been identified within the genome. The left ORF encodes the
nonstructural replication initiator polypeptides (Rep). The Rep
proteins regulate AAV DNA replication, transcription, and the
accumulation of single-stranded progeny genomes (4, 5, 8, 20, 32,
39, 46, 47). The importance of the Rep proteins is emphasized by
their high degree of conservation. The Rep ORFs of AAV2, AAV3, AAV4,
and AAV6 are approximately 90% identical, with most of the changes
being conserved amino acid substitutions. The Rep ORF can encode four
different polypeptides from two promoters, with a splice variant in each.
The p5-promoted Rep proteins (Rep78 and Rep68) can bind to DNA in a
sequence-specific manner and nick duplex inverted terminal repeats
(ITRs) in a site- and strand-specific manner. This cleavage reaction
occurs at the terminal resolution site (trs) within the ITR
and permits the replication of the ends of the linear genome. The
DNA-nicking activity requires the binding of the Rep proteins to tandem
repeats of a GAGY motif present in the ITRs, structures at the ends of
the viral genome (6, 8, 34, 36, 42). DNA binding and
terminal resolution are central to the preferential integration of the
AAV genome into the AAVS1 locus on the q arm of human chromosome 19 (26, 38, 48, 50).
The ITR serves as the origin of viral DNA replication. Within the ITR,
two elements are described which are central for this function: a GAGC
repeat motif and the trs. While a number of sequence differences within the ITR have been reported in the different serotypes, the ability to fold into a hairpin conformation and the
existence of a Rep binding site and trs are conserved.
Two additional Rep proteins are produced from an internal promoter in
the Rep ORF at map unit 19 and are referred to by their apparent
molecular masses: Rep52 and Rep40. While these two proteins lack the
DNA binding ability of Rep68 and Rep78 they have recently been shown to
possess ATP-dependent DNA helicase activity (40). All four
of the Rep proteins possess nucleoside triphosphate (NTP) binding
activities, DNA and RNA helicase activities (22, 23, 25,
51), and nuclear localization signals (25, 54).
In addition to the role of Rep proteins in the life cycle of AAV, Rep
expression results in a characteristic phenotype. Overexpression of
Rep68 and Rep78 can either negatively or positively affect transcription of heterologous promoters, inhibit cellular
transformation by papillomavirus or by adenovirus E1a plus an activated
ras oncogene (17-19, 24, 27, 28, 40), and
inhibit progression through the cell cycle (16, 53). While
some of these activities may be mediated by the direct interaction of
Rep with DNA, other effects may result from interactions with cellular
regulatory proteins. Rep52 and Rep78 have recently been shown to bind
to the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and to a novel
PKA-like kinase (PrKX). This interaction results in an inhibition of
the protein kinase activity and an alteration in gene expression in
vivo (11).
The AAV2 virion is a nonenveloped, icosahedral particle approximately
25 nm in diameter. It consists of three related proteins referred to as
VP1, VP2, and VP3. These proteins are found in a ratio of approximately
1:1:10, respectively (3), and are each derived from the
right-hand ORF. These proteins differ from each other as a result of
alternative splicing and from the use of an atypical start codon. The
cap ORF is less conserved among serotypes than the
rep ORF. Protein sequence alignment of the different
serotypes indicates blocks of divergent and conserved sequences.
Comparison with the X-ray crystallographic structure determined for
canine parvovirus indicates that some of these sequences may exist on
the exterior of the virion, thus accounting for the altered tissue
tropism among the different serotypes (10, 33, 35) and the
hemagglutination activity of AAV4. Recent work has demonstrated that
heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSP) can play a role in virus binding
and uptake, presumably through an interaction with the capsid proteins
(45).
AAV has a number of characteristics which make it an attractive vector
for gene therapy (21). Transduction with AAV vectors results
in stable, long-term transgene expression in vivo in skeletal muscle,
photoreceptors, liver, and central nervous system neuronal cells
(14, 31, 43, 52). The ITRs have been shown to be the only
cis element required for rescue, replication, packaging, and
integration (37). Since no viral genes are included in the recombinant particle, a host immune response directed against viral
genes expressed in vivo is prevented. In contrast to other viral
vectors, AAV is naturally replication defective and is classified as nonpathogenic.
A comparison of human AAV2, AAV3, and AAV5 by DNA Southern blot
hybridization indicates a high degree of homology between AAV2 and AAV3
compared to that between both types 2 and 3 and AAV5 (1). In
addition, serological data have shown that seroconversion occurs in
early childhood with AAV2 and AAV3 but not until 15 to 20 years of age
with AAV5 (15), further suggesting that AAV5 is a more
distantly related member of the AAV family. While the seroconversion
pattern for AAV2 and AAV3 closely follows that of adenovirus, the later
seroconversion for AAV5 temporally occurs closer to and follows that
for herpes simplex virus (HSV). This suggests that HSV, instead of
adenovirus, may serve as the natural helper virus for AAV5. While
adenovirus type 12 has been shown to function as a helper virus, the
circumstantial association of AAV5 and HSV suggests an altered tissue
tropism for AAV5 compared to that of types 2 and 3. To better
understand the nature of AAV5 and to determine its usefulness as a
vector for gene transfer, the viral genome was cloned and sequenced and
recombinant virus was produced using the AAV5 rep and
cap genes.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS |
Cell culture and virus propagation.
cos and HeLa cells were
maintained as monolayer cultures in D10 medium (Dulbecco's modified
Eagle's medium containing 10% fetal calf serum, 100 µg of
penicillin/ml, 100 U of streptomycin/ml, and 1× Fungizone) as
recommended by the manufacturer (GIBCO, Gaithersburg, Md.). All other
cell types were grown under standard conditions as previously reported.
AAV5 stocks were a kind gift from Ursula Bantel-Schaal. Recombinant
virus was produced, and titers were determined as previously described
(9).
DNA cloning and sequencing.
Viral DNA was isolated by
digestion of concentrated virus with proteinase K at 50°C for 1 h, followed by phenol-chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation.
The DNA was annealed by heating to 95°C for 5 min, followed by slow
cooling to 65°C for 18 h.
The full-length genome of AAV5 was constructed by reassembling
overlapping clones using unique restriction sites. The right ITR was
cloned by creating a blunt end of the viral DNA with T4 DNA polymerase
and then digesting it with XhoI. A 700-bp fragment was
isolated and cloned into the SalI-SmaI sites of
plasmid NEB193 (NEB). The DNA sequence was determined by using an ABI
373A automated sequencer and FS dye-terminator chemistry (ABI). Both
strands of the plasmid were sequenced and confirmed by sequencing of a second clone. Because of the high degree of secondary structure within
the ITR this region was sequenced using radiolabeled dye-terminator chemistry (Amersham). The packaging plasmids were assembled by subcloning a large fragment of the AAV5 genome (260 to 4448 nucleotides) into the XbaI site of pUC/SV40ori
(9). Two different helper plasmids were produced by this
cloning strategy. 5RepCapA has the simian virus 40 origin (SV40ori)
fragment adjacent to the p5 promoter at the 5' end of the AAV5 RepCap
fragment, and 5RepCapB has the SV40ori adjacent to the polyadenylation
signal at the 3' end. The helper plasmid SV40ori(
) contains the AAV5
RepCap fragment but lacks the SV40ori.
The AAV5 vector plasmid which contains the AAV5 ITRs and the
nucleus-localized beta-galactosidase gene with a Rous sarcoma
virus
(RSV) promoter was constructed by the seamless cloning system
(Stratagene). The plasmid was assembled by ligating the following
fragments in the indicated order: pAV2 (
29) backbone
sequence
4934 to 7412; AAV5 ITR sequence 1 to 188; beta-galactosidase
expression
cassette from pAAVRnLacZ (
9), nucleotides 300 to
4340; and
AAV5 ITR sequence 188 to 1. The final plasmid is referred to
as
pAAV5LacZ and was confirmed by
sequencing.
Sequence analysis.
The presence of potential transcription
factor binding sites was analyzed with the TESS computer program
(University of Pennsylvania). DNA sequence alignments were performed
with the Align program (Scientific and Educational Software Inc.).
Protein alignments were done using the Palign program (PcGene), and the
phyolgenetic trees were assembled with the CLUSTAL program (PcGene).
Transduction of cells.
Exponentially growing cells (2 × 104) were plated in each 2-cm well of a 12-well plate,
transduced with serial dilutions of virus in 800 µl of medium, and
incubated for 48 to 60 h at 37°C. After this period, the cells
were fixed and stained for beta-galactosidase activity overnight at
37°C with
5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-
-D-galactopyranoside (X-Gal)
(ICN Biomedicals). No endogenous beta-galactosidase activity was
visible after 24 h of incubation in X-Gal solution. Infectious titers were determined by counting the number of positive cells in the
different dilutions, using a calibrated microscope (ocular diameter,
3.1 mm2) and then multiplying by the area of the well and
the dilution of the virus. Titers were determined by the average number
of cells in a minimum of 10 fields per well.
Heparin competition.
Serial dilutions of dialyzed virus were
incubated in 400 µl of medium supplemented with 20 µg of heparin/ml
(Sigma H-3149) for 1 h at room temperature and then added to
2 × 104 cos cells in a 12-well plate. The cells were
incubated with the virus for 1 h, after which the virus was
removed and the cells were rinsed three times with medium. One
milliliter of medium was added to the cells, and the cells were
incubated for 48 to 60 h, followed by fixing and staining as
described above.
Nucleotide sequence accession number.
The sequence of AAVs
is available through GenBank under accession no. AF085716.
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RESULTS |
A seed stock of AAV5 produced by coinfection of adherent cos cells
was expanded by passage through HeLa cells in suspension cultures. The
viral particles were isolated by CsCl isopycnic gradient
centrifugation. DNA dot blots of the gradient fractions indicated that
the highest concentration of viral genomes was contained in fractions
with a buoyant density of 1.385 to 1.420 g/cm3, which is
similar to that of AAV2. Analysis of annealed virion DNA obtained from
these fractions indicated a major species of 4.6 kb in length, which
upon restriction analysis with BamHI or EcoRI
gave bands similar in size to those previously reported (1).
Additional restriction endonuclease mapping indicated a unique
BssHII site at one end of the viral genome. This site was
used in cloning the major fragment of the viral genome. Additional overlapping clones were isolated, the sequence of the entire viral genome was determined, and two distinct ORFs were identified (Fig. 1).
Computer analysis indicated that the left-hand ORF was approximately
67% homologous to that of the AAV2 Rep ORF (Fig.
2). In contrast, the rep gene
sequences of AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, and AAV6 were greater than 90% similar.
The central portion of the AAV5 Rep ORF (amino acids [aa] 322 to
470), which is present in all four Rep proteins, has the greatest
homology (90%) with the Rep ORFs of the other cloned AAV serotypes.
Although some sequence differences were found in this region, data from
functional studies of AAV2 Rep predict that these changes will not
affect the biochemical activities of AAV5. The amino terminus (aa 1 to
322) of the p5-promoted Rep proteins (Rep68 and Rep78) was 62% similar
between AAV2 and AAV5. The carboxyl-terminal portion (aa 470 to 610) of
the unspliced Rep polypeptides (Rep78 and Rep52) was 26% similar. The
amino terminus of Rep is necessary for DNA binding and for
trs endonuclease activities. Although the specific amino
acids involved in DNA binding have not been identified, AAV2 tyrosine
152 is conserved and is important for trs endonuclease
activity (49). An amphipathic helix region important for Rep
multimerization (aa 159 to 179) (41) was also conserved in
AAV5. The carboxyl termini of Rep78 and Rep52 encode a Zn finger motif
which is conserved among the AAV serotypes. This region is required for
interaction with the cellular kinases PrKX and PKA (11),
causing the inhibition of kinase activity.

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FIG. 2.
(Top) Rep functional domains. Within the rep
gene, two promoters, located at map units 5 and 19, direct the
expression of four proteins, Rep78 and Rep68 and Rep52 and Rep40,
respectively. Two proteins are produced from each promoter, one
spliced, Rep68 and Rep40, and one unspliced, Rep78 and Rep52. Within
the rep ORF, several functional domains have been identified
and are indicated at the top. These include DNA binding (DB),
trs (Y), NTP binding pocket (NTP), nuclear localization
domain (NLS), zinc finger (Zn), and splice sites, with their relative
amino acid positions indicated below. (Bottom) Comparison of
rep ORF. The rep ORFs of AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, AAV6,
and AAV5 were compared by using the Palign program (Pcgene). Identical
amino acids are indicated by a dot. Dashes indicate gaps in the
sequence added by the alignment program. The initiator codon of the p5
Rep proteins Rep78 and Rep68 and the p19 Rep proteins Rep52 and Rep40
are indicated by a horizontal arrow. Tyrosine 152 which has been shown
to be important in trs activity is indicated by an asterisk.
The NTP binding site is overlined, and lysine 340 is in bold. Regions
necessary for multimerization are indicated above the sequence. Basic
amino acids of the nuclear localization signal (NLS) are underlined and
indicated above. A vertical arrow indicates the point of divergence for
the Rep78 and Rep52 proteins from Rep68 and Rep40 as a result of the
splicing event. The coordinating cystine and histidine amino acids
which form the zinc finger structure in the carboxy terminus are
indicated by dots.
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Similarities between the AAV2 and AAV5 p5 promoters were also found.
Core transcriptional elements such as the TATAA box and Rep and USF
binding sites were conserved (Fig. 1). However, the YY1 sites at
positions +1 and
60 relative to the transcription start site were not
found, suggesting that AAV5 gene expression is regulated differently
from that of AAV2. The organization and sequence of the p19 promoters
were conserved. The presence and relative position of transcription
factor binding sites within the p40 promoter of AAV5 were retained but
were shifted in their alignment compared to those of the other
serotypes (Fig. 1).
The right ORF of AAV5, which encodes the three viral capsid proteins,
was found to be approximately 56% identical to the capsid ORF of AAV2
(Fig. 3). As with the sequences of the
other reported AAV serotypes, the related structural elements can be
organized into blocks of similar and divergent sequence. By using the
published three-dimensional structure of the canine parvovirus and
computer-aided sequence comparisons, a number of these divergent
regions have been shown to be on the exterior of the virus, thus
suggesting an altered tissue tropism (Fig. 3).

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FIG. 3.
Comparison of cap ORF. The capsid ORFs of
AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, AAV5, and AAV6 were compared, using the Palign
program (Pcgene). Identical amino acids are indicated by a single dot.
Dashes indicate gaps in the sequence added by the alignment program.
The theoretical initiator codons of VP2 and VP3 are indicated by
horizontal arrows and identified. Regions which have been proposed to
be on the surface of AAV are overlined (3a). Divergent
regions are boxed.
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The VP1 ORF of AAV5 has approximately 60% homology with those of AAV2,
AAV3, and AAV6 and the goose dependovirus (59%). A phylogenetic
analysis (CLUSTAL) of the VP1 ORF indicated that AAV5 is equally
divergent from AAV2, AAV3, and AAV6 and goose dependovirus (data not
shown). Furthermore, the rep ORF of AAV5 has a slightly
greater homology with the other AAV serotypes (66%) than with the
goose dependovirus (57%) (data not shown).
The ITR of AAV5 was cloned as a fragment from the right end of
the genome. The AAV5 ITR is only 58% homologous with the AAV2 ITR but
still retained the ability to fold into a hairpin structure (Fig.
4). As with the rep ORF, this
percent homology was much lower than that observed with the other
cloned AAV serotypes (2, 3, 4, and 6). Two sequence elements within the
stem region of the hairpin have been found to be critical for the
function of the ITR as an origin of viral replication. A repeat
motif of GAGC/T serves as the recognition site of Rep78 and Rep68 and
is conserved between AAV2 and AAV5. The AAV2 trs recognition
motif (GGTTGA) located downstream of the Rep binding site is
conserved among AAV serotypes 3, 4, and 6 but has only weak homology
with that of AAV5 serotypes. This suggests that the ITRs and Rep
proteins of AAV5 will not complement those of the other known AAV
serotypes.

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FIG. 4.
AAV5 ITR. The sequence of the ITR is shown in the
hairpin conformation. The putative Rep binding site is boxed, and the
region homologous to the AAV2 trs is underlined, with the sequence
differences in the trs outlined.
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We tested the ability of AAV rep and cap gene
products to replicate and package a type 5 ITR genome containing a
beta-galactosidase reporter gene and conversely, the ability of AAV5
Rep and Cap to replicate and package an AA2 ITR beta-galactosidase
construct. Recombinant particles were packaged by either using type 2 Rep and Cap (2RepCap) or type 5 Rep and Cap (5RepCapA) expression plasmids as previously described (9). As shown in Fig.
5, a combination of the 2ITR and 5ITR
with their respective AAV2 and AAV5 expression plasmids produced high
titers of virus, but a combination of the 2ITR with the 5RepCapA
expression plasmid or the 5ITR with the 2RepCap expression plasmid
produced no detectable transduction events. Likewise, no transducing
units were detected with a combination of 2ITR or 5ITR with pUC.
However, cotransfection of the 2ITR vector with the 5RepCapA expression
plasmid and a plasmid expressing the Rep78 protein of AAV2 (2Rep)
produced some transducing particles (Fig. 5). This result suggests that
the AAV2 DNA could be packaged into an AAV5 capsid. The lack of
cross-complementation between AAV2 and AAV5 is a distinct result from
that of other serotypes of AAV which have shown cross-complementation
of the Rep and ITRs (10).

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FIG. 5.
Complementation assay. Recombinant AAV particles were
produced in cos cells by using plasmids which contain the
rep and cap genes of AAV2 (2RepCap), AAV5
(5RepCapA), or AAV2 Rep alone (2Rep) and a nucleus-localized
beta-galactosidase gene with an RSV promoter and either AAV2 ITRs
(2ITR) or AAV5 ITRs (5ITR). After electroporation, the cos cells were
infected with adenovirus and cleared viral lysate was prepared and used
to transduce cos cells.
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The inclusion of SV40ori in the AAV2 RepCap packaging (expression)
plasmid has been shown to improve the yield of recombinant particles
50- to 100-fold (9). The inclusion of this element in the
AAV5 packaging plasmid also resulted in an increase in the number of
particles generated (Fig. 6). Comparing
relative transduction efficiencies of particles generated using a
packaging plasmid lacking the SV40ori [SVori(
)] versus one that
includes it (5RepCapA) resulted in greater than a 100-fold increase in the relative number of transducing particles produced (Fig. 6). The
orientation of SV40ori relative to the RepCap fragment also had an
effect on the yield of transducing particles. Positioning the SV40ori
next to the poly(A) signal (5RepCapB) resulted in a 2.9-fold increase
in transducing particles compared to that produced by placement of the
SVori adjacent to the p5 promoter (5RepCapA) (Fig. 6). It has not been
determined whether the difference in particle yields results from
replication of the helper plasmid, i.e., increased copy number of the
plasmid or enhanced expression.

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FIG. 6.
Effect of SV40ori on particle production. cos cells were
electroporated with a vector plasmid containing AAV5 ITRs and a
nucleus-localized beta-galactosidase gene with an RSV promoter
(AAV5RnlacZ) and one of three helper plasmids: AAV5RepCapA,
AAV5RepCapB, and SV40ori( ). Cells were infected with adenovirus, and
at 48 h postinfection, clear viral lysate was prepared and serial
dilutions of the virus were used to transduce cos cells. The relative
transduction efficiencies are reported compared to the transduction
efficiency of the SV40ori( ) helper plasmid.
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After purification of recombinant AAV5 and AAV2 particles (rAAV5 and
rAAV2) by CsCl isopycnic density gradient centrifugation, quantitation
by DNA dot blot hybridization indicated that a greater number of AAV5
particles were generated per producer cell than AAV2 particles. In a
comparative study using packaging plasmids with the SV40ori in the same
orientation relative to the RepCap fragment, 1.2 × 1012 rAAV5 particles were produced from 8 × 107 cos cells compared to 1 × 1011 rAAV2
particles. These results were similar to those observed with AAV4, in
which the yield of recombinant AAV4 particles was approximately 10-fold
greater than that of AAV2 (10).
The sequence divergence in the capsid protein ORF implies that the
tissue tropisms of AAV5 and AAV2 may differ. Tissue tropism was
assessed in part by transducing a variety of cell lines with serially
diluted, purified rAAV5 or rAAV2 containing the gene for
nucleus-localized beta-galactosidase. As shown in Fig.
7, cos cells transduced with an
equivalent number of rAAV2 or rAAV5 particles resulted in a sixfold
higher transducing titer of rAAV2 than rAAV5. Similarly, 293, HeLa, and
IB3 cells were transduced more efficiently with rAAV2 than with rAAV5
(nine-, seven-, and eightfold, respectively). However, transduction of
MCF7 cell lines with rAAV2 was approximately 32 times higher than that
obtained with rAAV5. NIH 3T3, skbr3, and t-47D cell lines exhibited
poor transduction efficiencies for both vectors.

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FIG. 7.
Titers for rAAV2LacZ and rAAV5LacZ. Different cell lines
were transduced with an equal number of particles in serial dilutions
of either rAAV2 or rAAV5 expressing LacZ (see Materials and Methods)
and are expressed as transducing units per milliliter.
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Previous work has shown that adenovirus can increase the transduction
efficiency of AAV2 (12, 13). As a control for adenovirus effects on transduction levels, cos, HeLa, 293, MCF7, NIH 3T3, and IB3
cells were coinfected with rAAV and adenovirus and stained for
beta-galactosidase activity after 24 h. The transduction
efficiency of rAAV increased in the presence of adenovirus; however,
there was no increase in the relative transduction efficiencies between rAAV2 and rAAV5 in any of the cell lines (data not shown). This suggests that the difference in transduction efficiencies was not the
result of adenovirus contamination.
The large difference in transduction efficiencies for AAV2 and AAV5 in
MCF7 cells compared to cos, HeLa, and 293 cells suggests that distinct
virus uptake mechanisms may exist for AAV2 and AAV5. A recent
publication demonstrated that HSP on the surfaces of cells are involved
in AAV2 transduction (45). Incubation of soluble heparin
with rAAV2 was shown to inhibit transduction by blocking viral binding.
Since the transduction data suggested a difference in tissue tropism
for AAV5 and AAV2, the sensitivity of AAV5 transduction to heparin was
determined. At a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 100, a final
concentration of 20 µg of heparin/ml had a minimal effect on AAV5
transduction as shown in Fig. 8A. In
contrast, this amount of heparin inhibited 90% of the AAV2 transduction. Even at an MOI of 1,000, a strong inhibition of AAV2
transduction was observed, with a minimal effect on AAV5 (Fig. 8B).
These data support the hypothesis developed from the tissue tropism
study that AAV2 and AAV5 may utilize distinct cell surface molecules
for binding and uptake.

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FIG. 8.
Heparin competition. (A) Effect of soluble heparin
sulfate on AAV5 and AAV2 transduction as determined by preincubation of
rAAV5 virus (MOI, 100) containing the beta-galactosidase gene with 20 µg of heparin sulfate/ml prior to transduction of cos cells. Free
virus was washed from the cells after a 1-h incubation and stained for
beta-galactosidase activity. Transduction efficiency was then
normalized to the heparin-minus condition. (B) Effect of heparin
sulfate on AAV5 and AAV2 transduction at an MOI of 1,000.
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DISCUSSION |
With the cloning and sequencing of AAV3, AAV4, AAV5, and AAV6, our
understanding of the AAV family has increased significantly. The high
degree of conservation of the rep ORF between AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, and AAV6 emphasizes the importance of this gene to the biology of
the virus. While the rep ORF of AAV5 is significantly more divergent than in other serotypes, the core region (aa 322 to 470)
which is common to all four Rep proteins is highly conserved among the
serotypes (90% similar). Furthermore, the ITRs of each serotype are
similar in length and symmetry, retaining the ability to form a
characteristic hairpin structure. Mutational analysis has demonstrated
that the ability to form the terminal hairpin structure is vital to AAV
replication (30); conservation of this motif among the five
AAV serotypes supports these findings.
The divergent sequences among the serotypes have also been informative.
Comparison of the capsid ORFs of the different serotypes has identified
a number of divergent sequence blocks within a framework of conserved
regions. Some of these divergent sequences may lie on the exterior of
the viral particle, thus accounting for the altered tissue tropism,
antibody response, and hemagglutination activity that has been reported
in the different serotypes. Furthermore, the divergence in the AAV5 Rep
and ITR may be useful in defining the DNA binding domain, as well as
amino acids that are involved in trs activity.
Sequence analysis, tissue tropism, and the heparin sensitivity studies
identify AAV5 as a distinct virus among the characterized dependoviruses. Although some of the p5 promoter elements are retained
in AAV serotypes 2 through 6, other conserved elements are absent in
AAV5, suggesting alternative mechanisms of transcriptional regulation.
Conversely, the conservation of some transcriptional elements within
the p40 promoter, despite the divergence in their sequences and
relative positions, indicates the importance of these sites in the
regulation of expression.
The rep ORF of AAV5 is distinct from that of AAV serotypes
2, 3, 4, and 6, and no AAV2 ITR-containing genomes can be packaged into
type 5 capsids. However, transducing particles are produced if AAV2
rep ORF is added, suggesting that the lack of
complementation is not at the level of viral assembly, e.g., viral DNA
packaging, but at the level of viral DNA replication. The absence of an
AAV2 trs consensus motif supports this idea and has been
confirmed by in vitro replication data (7). Unexpectedly,
production of rAAV5 particles using standard packaging systems is
approximately 10- to 50-fold more efficient than that for rAAV2, which
may facilitate its use as a vector for gene therapy.
AAV2 transduction is inefficient in the absence of HSP and is inhibited
by soluble heparin (45). Although the role of heparan sulfate binding in AAV2 transduction is not understood, it may be that
a second interaction is responsible for AAV2 uptake, with HSP acting to
concentrate the virus on the cell surface through an electrostatic
interaction. If an interaction between the virion and a less abundant
but higher affinity receptor(s) is necessary, the weaker interaction
with HSP would promote entry. Though the nature of this additional
interaction is speculative, the fact that AAV5 transduction is not
neutralized by soluble heparin is evidence that AAV5 may utilize a
distinct pathway for uptake.
AAV5 is distinct among the dependent parvoviruses in that it was
originally isolated from a patient sample instead of from laboratory
stocks of adenovirus. Sequence analysis and biochemical results define
AAV5 as unique among the dependoviruses. The AAV5 ITR and Rep protein
are unique and do not complement those of AAV2. Moreover, AAV5
transduction is not sensitive to heparin, which inhibits AAV2. These
distinct activities of AAV5 and their linkage to the viral sequence
will be of importance with regard to the analysis of the viral protein
structure and function and the development of chimeric vectors.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT |
We thank Ursula Bantel-Schaal for her kind gift of AAV5 stocks.
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FOOTNOTES |
*
Corresponding author. Mailing address: Molecular
Hematology Branch, NIH, NHLBI, Bldg. 10, 7D18, 10 Center Dr. MSC 1654, Bethesda, MD 20892-1654. Phone: (301) 496-1594. Fax: (301) 496-9985. E-mail: Kotinr{at}fido.nhlbi.nih.gov.
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