Table 1 Summary of MiniPromoters characterized in rAAV9 Ple#-intron-EmGFP-WPRE.

From: Human MiniPromoters for ocular-rAAV expression in ON bipolar, cone, corneal, endothelial, Müller glial, and PAX6 cells

Cells chosen for

Gene

Ple

MiniP size (bp)

MiniP plasmid (pEMS)

rAAV plasmid (pEMS)

Source (PMID)

Design type

Expression related to

Figure(s)

ON bipolar

PCP2

155a

1652

1936

2115b

KI mouse (24761428, 30765420), rAAV (26310623, 27164903)

Unaltered

Gene

1A

ON bipolar

PCP2

265c

986

1942b

2214b

KI mouse (30765420)

Unaltered

Gene

1A–D and S2A

ON bipolar

PCP2

318

986

2234

2240

Ple265

Base pair modified

Negative

1A

ON bipolar

PCP2

341c

784

2267b

2271b

Ple265

Cut down

Gene

1A

Cone

GNGT2

347

1197

2277

2282

Genome

New

Gene

2A–D and S2B

Cone

PDE6H

348

2025

2278

2283

Genome

New

Gene

3A

Cone

PDE6H

349c

2005

2279b

2284b

Genome

New

Gene

2C, 3A–C, and S2C

Cornea

PITX3

253c

2484

1920b

2230b

KI mouse (30765420), rAAV (27164903)

Unaltered

Design Source

4A–D and S2D

Endothelial BRB

CLDN5

32c

1670

1503b

2181b

KI mouse (20807748, 24761428)

Unaltered

Gene

5A–E and S2E

Endothelial BRB

CLDN5

261

2963

1938b

2218

rAAV (27164903, 31323276)

Unaltered

Gene

5A

Endothelial BRB

CLDN5

338

2567

2172

2268

Ple261

Redesigned

Gene

5A

Endothelial BRB

CLDN5

339

1973

2173

2269

Ple261

Redesigned

Gene

5A

Endothelial BRB

CLDN5

340

2700

2174

2270

Ple261

Redesigned

Gene

5A

Müller glia

NR2E1

264

3026

1941b

2215

KI mouse (30765420), rAAV (27164903)

Unaltered

Gene

6A

Müller glia

NR2E1

315

1996

2231

2237

Ple264

Cut down

Gene

6A

Müller glia

NR2E1

316c

1691

2232b

2238b

Ple264

Redesigned

Gene

6A–D and S2F

PAX6 positive

PAX6

255a

2049

1928b

2044b

rAAV (27556059)

Unaltered

Gene

7A

PAX6 positive

PAX6

259a

2087

1932b

2048b

rAAV (27556059)

Unaltered

Gene

7A

PAX6 positive

PAX6

328

2148

2163

2257

Ple259 with Ple255 (27556059)

Redesigned

Gene

7A

PAX6 positive

PAX6

329

2513

2164

2258

Ple259 with Ple255 (27556059)

Redesigned

Gene

7A

PAX6 positive

PAX6

330

1982

2165

2259

Genome

New

Gene

7A

PAX6 positive

PAX6

331c

1982

2166b

2260b

Genome

New

Gene

7A–E and S2G

  1. BRB blood–retina barrier, pEMS plasmid Elizabeth M. Simpson, Ple Pleiades MiniPromoter.
  2. aListed for comparison, but not recharacterized in this work.
  3. bPlasmids available at Addgene (www.addgene.org).
  4. cRecommended MiniPromoter.