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2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of self-replicable flavivirus vector stably expressing foreign gene

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20K20200
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 90120:Biomaterials-related
Research InstitutionOsaka University (2021)
Kobe University (2020)

Principal Investigator

Kotaki Tomohiro  大阪大学, 微生物病研究所, 助教 (10758816)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Keywordsフラビウイルス / ウイルスベクター
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Flavivirus can be an excellent proliferative viral vector because of its safety and oncolytic phenotype. However, there are still no successful examples of proliferative flavivirus vectors that stably express foreign genes. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to identify mutations that stabilize foreign genes by comprehensively producing mutant viruses using RNA mutagens. Flaviviruses carrying the reporter gene were passaged 10 times in the presence of ribavirin, and three viruses still carrying the reporter gene were isolated. Mutations common to these viruses were introduced into NS5, which has RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity. A virus having a mutation in that region was generated by the reverse genetics method, and the stabilization of foreign genes is being investigated.

Free Research Field

生体材料

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

遺伝子導入法の開発は遺伝子治療、ワクチン開発などに有用である。DNAプラスミド、mRNA、ウイルスベクターなどの戦略があるが、ウイルスベクターは導入効率および選択的指向性の面で有望である。フラビウイルスはすでに弱毒生ワクチンが実用化されている。また、ジカウイルスは腫瘍溶解性を示すことが報告されている。以上のことから、フラビウイルスは優れた増殖型ウイルスベクターとなり得る。本研究により実用的なウイルスベクター開発の基礎的検討を行うことで、腫瘍溶解性の高いウイルスの作製あるいはフラビウイルスの2価ワクチンなどに応用が可能である。

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Published: 2023-01-30  

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