Targeting microglia with lentivirus and AAV: Recent advances and remaining challenges

Maes ME, Colombo G, Schulz R, Siegert S. 2019. Targeting microglia with lentivirus and AAV: Recent advances and remaining challenges. Neuroscience Letters. 707, 134310.

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Microglia have emerged as a critical component of neurodegenerative diseases. Genetic manipulation of microglia can elucidate their functional impact in disease. In neuroscience, recombinant viruses such as lentiviruses and adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) have been successfully used to target various cell types in the brain, although effective transduction of microglia is rare. In this review, we provide a short background of lentiviruses and AAVs, and strategies for designing recombinant viral vectors. Then, we will summarize recent literature on successful microglial transductions in vitro and in vivo, and discuss the current challenges. Finally, we provide guidelines for reporting the efficiency and specificity of viral targeting in microglia, which will enable the microglial research community to assess and improve methodologies for future studies.
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2019-08-10
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Neuroscience Letters
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707
Article Number
134310
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Maes ME, Colombo G, Schulz R, Siegert S. Targeting microglia with lentivirus and AAV: Recent advances and remaining challenges. Neuroscience Letters. 2019;707. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134310
Maes, M. E., Colombo, G., Schulz, R., & Siegert, S. (2019). Targeting microglia with lentivirus and AAV: Recent advances and remaining challenges. Neuroscience Letters. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134310
Maes, Margaret E, Gloria Colombo, Rouven Schulz, and Sandra Siegert. “Targeting Microglia with Lentivirus and AAV: Recent Advances and Remaining Challenges.” Neuroscience Letters. Elsevier, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134310.
M. E. Maes, G. Colombo, R. Schulz, and S. Siegert, “Targeting microglia with lentivirus and AAV: Recent advances and remaining challenges,” Neuroscience Letters, vol. 707. Elsevier, 2019.
Maes ME, Colombo G, Schulz R, Siegert S. 2019. Targeting microglia with lentivirus and AAV: Recent advances and remaining challenges. Neuroscience Letters. 707, 134310.
Maes, Margaret E., et al. “Targeting Microglia with Lentivirus and AAV: Recent Advances and Remaining Challenges.” Neuroscience Letters, vol. 707, 134310, Elsevier, 2019, doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134310.
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