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Mannose receptor-mediated gene delivery into antigen presenting dendritic cells

Item Type:Review
Title:Mannose receptor-mediated gene delivery into antigen presenting dendritic cells
Creators Name:Diebold, S.S. and Plank, C. and Cotten, M. and Wagner, E. and Zenke, M.
Abstract:Dendritic cells are professional antigen presenting cells and are unique in their ability to prime naíve T cells. Gene modification of dendritic cells is of particular interest for immunotherapy of diseases where the immune system has failed or is aberrantly regulated, such as in cancer or autoimmune disease, respectively. Dendritic cells abundantly express mannose receptor and mannose receptor-related receptors, and receptor-mediated gene transfer via mannose receptor offers a versatile tool for targeted gene delivery into these cells. Accordingly, mannose polyethylenimine DNA transfer complexes were generated and used for gene delivery into dendritic cells. Mannose receptor belongs to the group of scavenger receptors that allow dendritic cells to take up pathogenic material, which is directed for degradation and MHC class II presentation. Therefore, a limiting step of transgene expression by mannose receptor-mediated gene delivery is endosomal degradation of DNA. Several strategies have been explored to overcome this limitation including the addition of endosomolytic components to DNA transfer complexes like adenovirus particles and influenza peptides. Here, we review the current understanding of mannose receptor-mediated gene delivery into dendritic cells and discuss strategies to identify appropriate endosomolytic agents to improve DNA transfer efficacy.
Keywords:Adenoviridae, Antigen-Presenting Cells, Antigens, Capsid Proteins, Cell Surface Receptors, C-Type Lectins, DNA, Dendritic Cells, Drug Delivery Systems, Endosomes, Gene Transfer Techniques, Macromolecular Substances, Mannose-Binding Lectins, Polyethyleneimine, Animals
Source:Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics
ISSN:0740-7750
Publisher:Kluwer Academic Publishers
Volume:27
Number:1-6
Page Range:65-74
Date:November 2002
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022975705406
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