Ae. Kiernan et Dm. Fekete, IN-VIVO GENE-TRANSFER INTO THE EMBRYONIC INNER-EAR USING RETROVIRAL VECTORS, Audiology & neuro-otology, 2(1-2), 1997, pp. 12-24
Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer holds great promise for elucidating
key genes in the development and function of the inner ear. Retroviral
vectors offer a number of advantages over other gene transfer methods
including stable and efficient integration into the host genome, high
levels of transcription and restriction of expression to a target are
a. Because of the wide variety of recombinant retroviral vectors curre
ntly available, this review outlines which vectors are appropriate for
particular applications. Successful strategies for infecting the ear
are reviewed and current drawbacks and future directions are discussed
.