ADENOVIRAL VECTORS FOR THE TRANSFER OF GENES IN CELLS OF THE SKELETAL MUSCULATORY OR MYOBLAST

摘要

The invention provides means and methods for transduction of a skeletal muscle cell and/or a muscle cell specific precursor thereof. Provided is the use of a gene delivery vehicle derived from an adenovirus, having a tropism for said cells, for the preparation of a medicament. In a preferred aspect of the invention, said gene delivery vehicle comprises at least a tropism determining part of an adenoviral fiber protein of subgroup B and/or F. More preferably, said gene delivery vehicle comprises at least part of a fiber protein of an adenovirus of serotype 11, 16, 35, 40 and/or 51 or a functional part, derivative and/or analogue thereof.