
[Cancer Research 60, 6784-6787, December 15, 2000]
© 2000 American Association for Cancer Research
Advanced Generation Adenoviral Vectors Possess Augmented Gene Transfer Efficiency Based upon Coxsackie Adenovirus Receptor-independent Cellular Entry Capacity1
Victor Krasnykh,
Igor Dmitriev,
Jesus-Gomez Navarro,
Natalya Belousova,
Elena Kashentseva,
Jialing Xiang,
Joanne T. Douglas and
David T. Curiel2
Division of Human Gene Therapy, Departments of Medicine, Pathology and Surgery, and Gene Therapy Center, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-3300
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ABSTRACT
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Adenoviral
(Ad) vectors have been widely used in the context of cancer gene
therapy approaches. Their utility in these contexts, however, has
frequently been limited by tumor cell resistance to Ad infection. The
basis of this resistance has been defined recently as resulting from a
deficiency of the primary adenovirus receptor, coxsackie adenovirus
receptor. As a means to circumvent this limitation, a variety of
tropism modification strategies have allowed coxsackie adenovirus
receptor-independent gene delivery via the Ad vector. These advanced
generation adenovirus vectors exhibit enhanced infectivity, which can
allow direct therapeutic gain. Such vectors may allow improvements in
efficacy in the context of ongoing human clinical gene therapy
approaches for cancer.
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Ad3
Vectors for Cancer
Gene Therapy Applications
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Ad vectors have been used for a wide variety of gene therapy
applications (1)
. This utility has derived principally
from the ability of these vehicles to achieve in vivo gene
transfer in the context of a variety of delivery schemes. Ad-based gene
therapy approaches have expanded the conceptual range of therapeutic
interventions beyond the limited possibilities achievable in the
context of extracorporeal gene-delivery schemes. Despite the superior
in vivo efficacy of Ad vectors for the achievement of
in situ gene transfer, however, the results of several human
clinical trials have suggested that current-generation Ad vectors may
nonetheless possess inadequate efficiency to achieve meaningful
clinical outcomes (2)
. In this regard, vector efficiency
levels noted in in vitro model systems have not accurately
predicted Ad efficiencies in vivo. An example of this
disparity has been noted in human trials for cystic fibrosis, whereby a
relative resistance of target parenchymal cells to Ad vector infection
was observed (2)
. Importantly, this Ad resistance
mitigated against effective genetic correction at vector doses below
the threshold of toxicity in this instance (3)
. In
addition, several cancer gene therapy approaches based on in
vivo gene delivery have achieved suboptimal levels of gene
delivery to target tumor cells. On the basis of these findings, several
key conclusions may be drawn: (a) currently used model
systems may not accurately predict the biology relevant to Ad-mediated
gene delivery to target cells in situ; and (b)
the efficiency of current-generation Ad vectors may not be compatible
with the achievement of favorable clinical outcomes in proposed human
clinical gene therapy trials.
The recent delineation of key aspects of the cell entry pathway of
adenovirus has provided insight into these observations. Adenovirus
achieves initial recognition of target cells via the primary receptor
CAR (4)
. In this regard, alternative cellular receptors
for adenovirus have been proposed; however, recent work has clearly
established the primacy of CAR in dictating viral tropism
(5)
. After anchoring at this site by virtue of the knob
domain of the fiber capsid protein, the virus achieves internalization
via interaction of the capsid penton protein with integrins
vß3 and
vß5 present on target
cells (6)
. On this basis, a relative deficiency of either
of these target cell factors could potentially limit the capacity of
the Ad vector to accomplish efficient gene delivery. Indeed, recent
studies in the context of the airway epithelium and various tumor cell
targets have noted a virtual absence of CAR on these target cells
(7)
. This observation clearly explains the unfavorable
outcomes noted in these clinical trials. Thus, it may likewise be
understood that CAR deficiency may be a significant factor limiting
vector functions in other disease contexts whereby adenoviral vector
inefficiency is the key factor limiting practical clinical usefulness.
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Retargeting Ad Vectors to Achieve CAR-independent Gene
DeliveryRetargeting Complexes
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One means to circumvent this biological limitation to vector
efficiency would be to redirect the vector to achieve target cell
binding via alternative cellular receptors. Such "CAR-independent"
gene transfer would potentially offer the means to augment vector
efficiency by targeting Ad virions to a cellular receptor present at
sufficient magnitude to expand the range of potential attachment sites
on target cells. One method to achieve this end has been via the
physical complexing of adenovirus. This has been accomplished via
cationic liposomes, calcium phosphage precipitates, and polyethylene
glycol (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
. In addition, this goal has been addressed
by the development of "retargeting complexes," which serve to
cross-link the virus to alternate cellular receptors. Such retargeting
complexes were initially designed to achieve functional linkage with
the Ad via an antibody or its Fab fragment, with specific recognition
for the knob domain of the Ad fiber protein. Chemical conjugation of
the antiknob Fab has been achieved with ligands specific for cell
surface receptors (folate and fibroblast growth factor), as well as
antibodies for target cell receptors (epidermal growth factor receptor,
EpCAM, TAG-67, and CD40; Refs. 18, 19, 20, 21
). Of note,
retargeting via this approach has achieved direct therapeutic goals in
in vivo model systems relevant to current human clinical
cancer gene therapy schemes (22
, 23)
.
Use of this retargeting approach has established several key concepts
with respect to the goal of achieving improvements in Ad vector
efficiency: (a) it could be shown unequivocally that
adenovirus could achieve effective gene delivery via CAR-independent
cellular entry pathways. Thus, the interaction of the targeted virion
with its native receptor CAR did not appear to be crucial to its
effective cellular entry capacity; (b) the achievement of
CAR-independent cell infection could allow augmented levels of gene
transfer. Indeed, retargeting the vector appeared an efficient means to
generally improve the susceptibility of target cells in
vitro and in vivo; and (c) the
internalization ability of the primary receptor was not a relevant
factor predicating its utility for Ad retargeting. In this regard,
cross-linking of Ad to internalizing, as well as noninternalizing,
receptors allowed CAR-independent gene transfer with comparable
enhancement of efficiency (20)
.
The technical achievement of Ad retargeting via protein complexes has
been approached by a variety of methods. In this regard, the bispecific
antibody approach has been used with viral linkage accomplished at
sites other than the fiber knob, including the penton base
(24)
. In addition, further refinements of the strategy of
antifiber retargeting complexes have been proposed. For example, a
recombinant fusion protein consisting of an antiknob single chain
antibody (scFv) and epidermal growth factor has been derived
(25)
. Recombinant molecules such as this may indeed offer
advantages for adenovirus retargeting in terms of vector production and
validation. To this end, we have recently developed such an approach
based on achieving a physiological linkage to the vector particle.
Specifically, we have derived retargeting complexes consisting of the
ectodomain of the Ad receptor CAR in fusion with retargeting ligands
(Fig. 1)
. These recombinant fusion
proteins possess the ability to effectively retarget the vector via
non-CAR pathways with enhancement of gene transfer efficiency (Fig. 1)
.
In addition, this class of fusions may allow the derivation of
recombinant retargeting complexes not achievable with incorporated
antibodies as structural components (26)
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Fig. 1. Utilization of sCAR-ligand complexes for receptor
specific targeting of Ad vectors. The Ad vector normally achieves cell
binding via interaction between the knob domain of viral fiber protein
with coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor, CAR. To redirect Ad vector
to an alternative cell surface receptor, a genetically engineered
targeting complex, which consists of a CAR ectodomain fused to a
receptor-specific targeting ligand, is used. Because of its dual
binding capacity, this complex serves as a bridge between the Ad virion
and a cell-specific receptor molecule, thereby providing novel cell
binding capacity to the virion.
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Retargeting Adenoviral Vectors to Achieve CAR-independent Gene
DeliveryGenetic Capsid Modifications
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Such vector tropism modification endeavors may also be achieved
via genetic methods (27)
. Because adenoviral capsid
proteins are the basis of viral binding and internalization,
alterations in these proteins logically provide the means to accomplish
these entry steps via nonnative mechanisms. To this end, Wickham
et al. (28)
have modified the adenovirus fiber
protein via the addition of cell-binding peptides to the COOH terminus
of the protein by genetic methods. In these studies, it could be shown
that enhanced gene transfer could be achieved in the context of a
limited repertoire of targeting ligands. Of note, the COOH terminus of
fiber represented an suboptimal locale for ligand addition.
Specifically, the upper limit of size for incorporated peptides was
quite stringent.
Therefore, we sought to alter adenoviral tropism by means of exploiting
an alternate locale on the fiber knob. In this regard, we have used the
HI loop of the fiber knob. This choice was based upon the crystal
structure of the knob domain proposed by Xia et al.
(29)
, whereby the HI loop appeared to present a locale
accessible for targeting purposes (Fig. 2)
. Furthermore, other aspects of the
knob structure predicted its utility for incorporation of targeting
ligands pursuant to our goal of rerouting the Ad to non-CAR pathways.
Specifically, the fact that the HI loop is not involved in
intramolecular interactions between fiber monomers suggested that it
might be altered without deleterious effects on quaternary structure.
In addition, the length variability among adenovirus serotypes
suggested that the HI loop did not subserve a critical function. On
this basis, initial studies to establish the feasibility of
incorporating heterologous peptides within the HI loop were deemed
rational. We demonstrated that an incorporated FLAG peptide was not
deleterious to viral rescue and propagation. Furthermore, the
heterologous peptide within the HI loop of the knob was accessible at
the surface of the virion (30)
. Subsequent studies have
established that peptides of up to 63 amino acids in size could be
incorporated at the HI loop without deleterious effects with respect to
the quaternary structure of the fiber or viral infection dynamics.

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Fig. 2. Structure of adenovirus fiber protein and its knob domain.
A, the fiber protein incorporated into each of the 12
vertices of the icosahedral Ad capsid is a homotrimeric molecule, which
consists of three distinct structural domains: the tail,
the shaft, and the knob. The tail
provides anchoring of the fiber in Ad capsid via noncovalent
association with the penton base protein, whereas the rod-like shaft
serves to extend the globular knob domain away from the virion, thereby
facilitating interaction between the fiber and the CAR. The knob domain
fulfils double duties by maintaining trimerization of the fiber and
binding to CAR. B, according to the three-dimensional
model of the fiber knob domain (29)
, it resembles a
three-bladed propeller formed by two sheets of ß-strands connected
with loops and turns. The flexible HI loop (red circle),
which connects strands H and I, is exposed outside the knob and,
therefore, provides a convenient locale for incorporation of targeting
ligands.
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Indeed, these studies have established that the HI loop is a fortuitous
locale for insertion of heterologous ligands in the fiber. To this end,
we have incorporated the peptide RGD-4C at this site. This peptide has
recently been identified by in vivo phage panning and
demonstrates specific binding to the extracellular domains of various
integrins (31)
. Of note, the configuration of this peptide
in a bacteriophage particle, i.e., as thiol-constrained
peptides, suggested compatibility with the HI loop structure. We also
used this phage display-defined ligand for strategic reasons; the
compatibility of such a "target definition" technology with our
"targeting" technology would suggest a more generalized potential
to derive vectors of precisely defined specificity.
Ad vectors containing the RGD-4C peptide within the HI loop (AdRGD)
were thus rescued and analyzed for their efficiency and for their
mechanism of target cell binding. In this regard, binding studies
demonstrated that these genetically modified Ad vectors were capable of
achieving specific interaction with target cells via the recognition by
the incorporated peptide of its cognate receptors (32)
.
This achievement of CAR-independent gene transfer allowed dramatic
enhancements in gene delivery to CAR-negative cell lines that were
otherwise Ad vector refractory. These levels of augmentation were noted
across a range of primary tumor types including carcinoma of the ovary,
carcinoma of the pancreas, cholangiocarcinoma, colon cancer, and
squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (32, 33, 34)
.
Retrospective analysis of these primary tumor materials (primary lines,
primary explants, and intact primary tumor samples) confirmed that
profound CAR deficiency was present as a nearly universal feature of
epithelial neoplasms. Importantly, this key aspect of tumor biology has
not been noted in the various studies of Ad-mediated gene delivery to
counterpart immortalized cell lines. Thus, for the achievement of
efficient gene delivery to tumor cells in clinically relevant contexts,
the exploitation of CAR-independent cell entry pathways may provide a
generalized means to circumvent CAR deficiency that may be broadly
relevant to tumor targets as well as to normal parenchymal cellular
targets. We have also evaluated the infection capacity of AdRGD vectors
after systemic vascular administration (35)
. In this most
stringent delivery context, the modified vector demonstrated a
distribution profile distinct from the unmodified control. In addition,
significant augmentations of infection of selected organs were noted.
This in vivo utility of AdRGD vectors thus distinguishes the
modification of the HI loop of the fiber from other proposed fiber
alteration schemes in the demonstrated capacity to achieve retargeted
delivery in the setting of systemic administration. Nevertheless,
issues of biodistribution based on tumor access via the vascular
circuit will clearly be relevant in considering adenovirus-based gene
therapy approaches for disseminated disease (5)
. Other
approaches to alter tropism via genetic capsid modification have also
been proposed. In this regard, chimeras have been generated by
substitution of the fiber, or fiber knob, of the serotype 5 with
corresponding components from alternate Ad serotypes (36
, 37)
. Such modifications have allowed CAR-independent delivery
with an enhanced ability to infect in selected instances. Furthermore,
genetic modifications of the major capsid hexon has allowed
incorporation of targeting ligands at defined sites within the
ecodomain of that capsid component (38)
. Clearly,
additional possibilities for incorporation of targeting
ligands within the capsid will be realized as further
advancements of precise capsid structure are defined (39
, 40)
.
In the aggregate, the data obtained with tropism-modified Ad vectors
have established key concepts with respect to the adenovirus-based gene
therapy approaches:
(a) It is clear that the evaluation of vector efficiency
must be accomplished in model systems with the highest level of
relevance to the intended delivery scheme and target cell. The
substantial differences in vector efficiency noted with respect to
immortalized cell lines compared with primary tissue render
questionable the value of any data achieved with the former substrate.
On this basis, vector modifications designed to improve vector
efficiency must establish their utility in the context of stringent,
and relevant, substrate systems; and (b) the recognition
that CAR levels may play an overriding role in limiting vector
efficiency predicates the development of vectors possessing the
capacity to circumvent this barrier. Indeed, the recognition of a new
class of Ad vectors with an enhanced ability to infect calls into
question the basis of promoting further human trials with the
significantly less potent Ad vectors that have been used heretofore.
It must be further noted that the enhancement of infection achieved
herein clearly has relevance with respect to other vector limits noted
in the use of recombinant adenovirus. In this regard, vector-associated
toxicity observed in human clinical trials is closely linked to the
magnitude of particle dose. The means to use significantly lower vector
doses, as will logically accrue to the advanced generation vectors
described here, will clearly impact this aspect of Ad vector science.
On this basis, it may likewise be anticipated that vectors with an
enhanced ability to infect may evoke diminished immune response
consequent to the lower vector burdens used. Furthermore, the means to
"untarget" antigen-presenting cells, as may logically derive from
these tropism-modification maneuvers, may additionally accrue
beneficial outcomes with respect to a reduction in antivector
immunology.
This gain in potency will clearly also impact the basic means by which
host immune responses may affect any gene therapy approach. Although
the capacity of these vectors to achieve gene delivery in novel ways
raises important biological and safety questions, the utility gains
embodied by these agents cannot be ignored. On this basis, the rapid
evaluation of these vectors in human systems is clearly warranted. Such
studies will establish the importance of engineered vector design in
achieving meaningful clinical outcomes in human clinical gene therapy
approaches.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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We thank Patty Parker for her administrative assistance.
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FOOTNOTES
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The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This article must therefore be hereby marked advertisement in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.
1 This research was supported by Grants R01
HL50255, R01 CA74242, and R01 CA68245-01 from the NIH and grants from
the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, Muscular
Dystrophy Association, and the Fanconi Anemia Association. 
2 To whom requests for reprints should be
addressed, at Division of Human Gene Therapy, The University of Alabama
at Birmingham, 1824 6th Avenue South, 620 Lurleen Wallace Tumor
Institute, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300. Phone: (205) 934-8627; Fax:
(205) 975-7476; E-mail: david.curiel{at}ccc.uab.edu 
3 The abbreviations used are: Ad, adenoviral; CAR,
coxsackie adenovirus receptor. 
Received 4/11/00.
Accepted 10/16/00.
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