Highly Efficient Gene Expression in B Lymphocytes Mediating by Lentivirus Vector

Abstract Gene transduction and expression efficiencies among several type cell lines were compared by using vesicular stomatitis virus-glycoprotein (VSV-G) pseudotyped human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) based lentivirus vector. Large discrepancies of the efficiencies were shown among them. B lymphocytes showed high susceptibility of gene transduction and expression, while other cell lines marked lower potential. Variable gene transduction strategies have been assessed to apply immunological therapies. This study showed that B lymphocytes had facilities enough to support the gene transduction and expression by lentivirus vector. Our result suggested that the lentivirus vector would be a powerful tool to express exogenous genes in B lymphocytes.