Modelling, Optimization and Comparable Efficacy of T cells and HSC Gene Editing for treating HIGM1

ABSTRACT: Precise correction of the CD40LG gene in T cells and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC) holds promise for treating X-linked hyper-IgM Syndrome (HIGM1), but its actual therapeutic potential remains elusive. Here, we developed a one-size-fits-all editing strategy for effective T-cell correction, selection and depletion and investigated the therapeutic potential of T-cell and HSPC therapies in the HIGM1 mouse model. Edited patients' derived CD4 T cells restored physiologically regulated CD40L expression and contact-dependent B-cell helper function. Adoptive transfer of wild-type T cells into conditioned HIGM1 mice rescued antigen-specific IgG responses and protected mice from a disease-relevant pathogen. We then obtained ~25% CD40LG editing in long-term repopulating human HSPC. Transp

SUBMITTER: Valentina Vavassori 

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMM-2020-13545P | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other