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Use of a negative-sense RNA virus vector has enabled transfer of nucleic acid into nerve cells. The method of this invention can be used for introducing a gene efficiently into nerve cells including the central nerve tissue in gene therapy, etc.
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The present invention provides methods for producing viruses, whose propagation depends on the cleavage of viral protein by a protease, in a manner independent of the protease. The methods of the present invention for producing viruses comprise producing viruses in the presence of a modified viral protein in which the protease cleavage sequence is changed to a cleavage sequence for an alternative protease. Viral vectors can be more efficiently produced by replacing the protease cleavage sequence with a cleavage sequence for a protease expressed endogenously in virus-producing cells. The methods of the present invention enable the production of high titer viruses using a wide variety of cells.
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The present invention provides a method for transplanting lymphohematopoietic cells into a mammal, which comprises the step of injecting cells into a bone marrow cavity, and wherein the cells have an exogenous gene encoding a receptor that induces cell proliferation in response to ligand binding. By combining intra-bone marrow transplantation (iBMT) and selective amplifier gene (SAG), marrow conditioning before the injection of the cells can be omitted. The present invention further provides a bone marrow transplant and a kit for transplanting lymphohematopoietic cells into mammals. Furthermore, the invention provides an SAG particularly suitable for such transplantation.
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The present invention provides paramyxoviral vectors encoding active ribozymes. The vectors of the present invention are suitable as vectors for gene therapy to express desired ribozymes in a broad range of tissues in vivo or ex vivo. The vectors of the present invention can be used in gene therapy for cancers and other diseases.
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The present invention provides methods for testing and producing (−) strand RNA virus vectors with reduced or eliminated particle formation ability or cytotoxicity. It was revealed that a deficiency in M protein localization in cells introduced with such a (−) strand RNA virus vector could result in the suppression of virus-like particle (VLP) formation in the cells. The present invention provides methods for testing and screening for a (−) strand RNA virus vector in which particle formation ability has been reduced or eliminated, and methods for producing a recombinant (−) strand RNA virus vector in which particle formation ability has been reduced or eliminated. Such a vector, in which VLP formation has been reduced or eliminated, is extremely useful as a vector for gene therapy, since it neither induces cytotoxicity nor immune response due to the secondary release of viruses from cells in which it has been introduced.
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A method for reconstituting Sendai viral particles by transfecting Sendai virus to a host expressing all genes for the initial replication has been developed, enabling the Production of negative strand RNA vectors highly useful for practical applications.
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An object of the present invention is to provide methods for producing iPS cells with low invasivity and high efficiency. The iPS cells can be produced with high efficiency using a method comprising the steps of culturing mononuclear cells derived from peripheral blood for 3 to 14 days in the presence of anti-CD3 antibody, and subjecting the cultured mononuclear cells to dedifferentiation.
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The present invention provides Sendai virus vectors in which genes that encode reprograming factors for inducing pluripotent stem cells are incorporated in a specific order, compositions comprising these vectors for gene delivery to be used in the induction of pluripotent stem cells, and uses thereof. Incorporation of the KLF gene, OCT gene, and SOX gene in a specific order into a single Sendai virus vector successfully and significantly increased the efficiency of pluripotent stem cell induction. Loading multiple reprogramming factors into a single vector can further increase the induction efficiency of pluripotent stem cells while reducing the number of necessary vectors.
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The present invention provides Paramyxovirus vectors encoding angiogenic genes and use of the same. The use of Paramyxovirus vectors enables effective transfer of angiogenic genes into individual tissues. FGF2 gene transferred into ischemic tissues in vivo induces expression of angiogenic genes without causing edema, and prevents necrosis due to ischemia. The vectors of the present invention are suitable for gene therapy targeted to ischemic tissues.
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An objective of the present invention is to provide vectors for conveniently and efficiently producing ES-like cells in which foreign genes are not integrated into the chromosome. The present inventors discovered methods for producing ES-like cells from somatic cells using chromosomally non-integrating viral vectors. Since no foreign gene is integrated into the chromosome of the produced ES-like cells, they are advantageous in tests and research, and immunological rejection and ethical problems can be avoided in disease treatments.