Reprogramming the Activatable Peptide Display Function of Adeno-Associated Virus Nanoparticles

We harnessed an intrinsic activatable peptide display behavior shared by several parvoviruses, including the adeno-associated virus (AAV), in order to design protein-based nanodevices that can carry out an exogenous functional output in response to stimulus detection. Specifically, we generated trun...

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Published in:ACS nano 2018-02, Vol.12 (2), p.1445-1454
Main Authors: Thadani, Nicole N, Dempsey, Christopher, Zhao, Julia, Vasquez, Sonya M, Suh, Junghae
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dependovirus - chemistry
Dependovirus - genetics
Dependovirus - isolation & purification
Humans
Mutation
Nanoparticles - chemistry
Peptides - chemistry
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Summary:We harnessed an intrinsic activatable peptide display behavior shared by several parvoviruses, including the adeno-associated virus (AAV), in order to design protein-based nanodevices that can carry out an exogenous functional output in response to stimulus detection. Specifically, we generated truncated viral capsid subunits that, when combined with native capsid components into mosaic capsids, can perform robust activatable peptide display. By modulating the ratio of subunits in the mosaic capsid, properties of the activatable peptide display function can be optimized. Interestingly, the truncated subunits can form homomeric capsids not observed in nature, but at the price of losing the ability to carry out activatable peptide display. Collectively, our results demonstrate the importance of capsid mosaicism when activatable peptide display is desired and help explain why the wild-type AAV capsid exists as a mosaic of different subunits. This proof-of-concept study illustrates a strategy for reprogramming a particular conformational output behavior of AAV in pursuit of the long-term vision of creating stimulus-responsive nanodevices.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.7b07804