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ArticleJournal of virology2025

Replication-competent adenovirus reporters utilizing endogenous viral expression architecture.

Claire M O'Brien, Lorenzo Serra, Molly R Patterson, Reyes W Acosta, Alison Yu, Daniel T Claiborne, Alexander M Price

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Article in Journal of virology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Claire M O'BrienGenome Regulation and Cell Signaling, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-7468-3886
Lorenzo SerraGenome Regulation and Cell Signaling, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Molly R PattersonGenome Regulation and Cell Signaling, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Reyes W AcostaGenome Regulation and Cell Signaling, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Alison YuGenome Regulation and Cell Signaling, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Daniel T ClaiborneGenome Regulation and Cell Signaling, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2091-1456
Alexander M PriceGenome Regulation and Cell Signaling, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4654-4604

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisP30CA010815 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Aaron Robert Goldman · 1985 to 2026
$75.9M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN BASIC CANCER RESEARCHT32CA009171 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Alessandro Gardini · 1985 to 2026
$15.3M
TRAINING IN HIV PATHOGENESIST32AI007632 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Frederic D Bushman, James L. Riley · 2000 to 2026
$10.6M
Developing potent HIV-specific CAR T cells through optimizing antigen sensitivityR01AI186810 · NIAID · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Daniel Thomas Claiborne · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
dsRNA production and sensing during DNA virus infectionR00AI159049 · NIAID · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI PRICE, ALEXANDER MATTHEW · 2023 to 2024
$498k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA010815NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009171NIAID NIH HHS R00 AI159049NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI186810NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007632NIH HHS R00-AI159049NIH HHS R01-AI186810NIH HHS T32-AI007632NIH HHS T32-CA009171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adenoviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses widely used as platforms for vaccines, oncolytics, and gene delivery. However, tools for studying adenoviral gene expression in real time during infection remain limited. Here, we describe a set of fluorescent and bioluminescent reporter viruses built using the modular AdenoBuilder reverse genetics system and informed by high-resolution maps of Ad5 transcription. These reporters utilize endogenous early and late transcriptional units, enabling visualization of viral gene expression without exogenous promoters or splicing elements. These model viruses replicate with kinetics nearly indistinguishable from wild-type virus and have enabled real-time fluorescent imaging as well as longitudinal bioluminescent sampling from the same infected samples. Together, this next generation of adenovirus reporters provides a modular and tractable platform for studying viral gene regulation and replication dynamics in real time, with broad applications for basic research and high-throughput screening. IMPORTANCE: This research provides powerful new tools to rapidly study adenovirus gene expression and replication. By integrating fluorescent and secreted luciferase reporters into native viral regulatory elements, we enable real-time, non-destructive tracking of early and late stage infection in living cells. These modular reporters are compatible with a wide range of genetic and chemical perturbations, allowing researchers to investigate the function of specific viral genes, host interactions, and the impact of host genes and antiviral compounds. Importantly, the high-throughput nature of these systems overcomes limitations of traditional plaque assays to quantify viral replication dynamics. Our work will allow for the rapid creation of both novel infectious and replication-incompetent viral vectors.

Indexed as

AdenoviridaeGene Expression Regulation, ViralGenes, ReporterVirus ReplicationHEK293 CellsHumansadenovirusbioluminescent virusfluorescent reporter virusinfectious unit quantificationlive-cell imagingreporter virusviral replication kinetics

Identifiers

PMID40928252
PMCPMC12548470

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