DNA constructs for retrovirus packaging cell lines

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Virus or bacteriophage – except for viral vector or... – Inactivation or attenuation; producing viral subunits

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ABSTRACT:
DNA constructs consisting essentially of the promoter, gag, pol, and env sequences of a helper virus useful for making retrovirus packaging cell lines that do not yield helper virus and do not transfer the packaging function. Such DNA molecules are constructed by deleting from the genome of a replication-competent retrovirus all cis-acting elements except for the tRNA binding site. Specifically, deletion is made of the packaging signal, the site for initiation of second strand DNA synthesis, the site required for translation of reverse transcriptase during first strand DNA synthesis, and the provirus integration signal. DNA construct pPAM3 (ATCC No. 40234) is a representative embodiment. A cell line containing such an altered viral genome does not transmit this virus or transfer the packaging signal, but will transmit high titers of other viral RNAs containing the proper cis-acting elements, including retroviral vectors designed to carry foreign genes. Cell line PA317 (ATCC No. CLR 9078) is a representative embodiment.

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