AAV2H22 Serotype

AAV2 variant evolved for enhanced airway epithelial transduction from the apical surface, enabling efficient lung gene delivery.

Length: 1 bp

Tropism: Airway epithelium (apical surface), lung

Characteristics

Peptide insertions conferring apical surface binding. Efficient transduction from airway lumen. Overcomes apical-basolateral polarity barrier. Enhanced respiratory tract tropism.

Applications

Cystic fibrosis gene therapy. Respiratory disease treatments. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Lung-directed gene transfer.

Literature References

  1. Excoffon et al. (2009). Directed evolution of adeno-associated virus to an infectious respiratory virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA - Excoffon 2009 AAV2H22