Compositions and methods for self-regulated inducible gene expression

    公开(公告)号:US10392622B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15500591

    申请日:2015-07-31

    IPC分类号: C12N15/63

    摘要: A self-regulating gene expression construct comprises a single promoter in operative association with a repressor sequence (e.g., bacterial repressor lacI or gaiR), operator sequence(s) responsive to the expressed repressor protein, and a transgene. A dual-regulating construct comprises a single promoter controlling expression of a bacterial repressor sequence and a transgene, and which, in the presence of a first inducer molecule, transcribes the transgene and repressor; and a ribozyme in association with an aptamer sequence, the aptamer sequence capable of interacting with a second inducer molecule to terminate mRNA degradation by the ribozyme. Also provided are recombinant vectors or viruses containing the self-regulating or dual self-regulating constructs and cells containing the vectors. Such compositions are useful in methods of treating a diseases using gene therapy.