Jonathan Weitzman(jonathanweitzman@hotmail.com) | Dec 10, 2001 | 1 min read
Adeno-associated virus is an attractive vector for gene therapy as it is non-pathogenic and integrates into a specific site in the human genome. In the December 11 Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Toni Cathomen and colleagues, at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California describe a genetic screen for cellular proteins that can bind to a viral DNA sequence important for replication and integration (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2001 10.1073/pnas.261567