TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 16, Issue 3 (March 2009)
News and Commentary
Gene Therapy Trials: lessons and remaining questions
Basic research tries to decrease the risks of translational medicine FREE
M Cavazzana-Calvo
Gene Ther 16: 309-310; doi:10.1038/gt.2009.15
Review
Tailoring the AAV vector capsid for gene therapy
L H Vandenberghe, J M Wilson and G Gao
Gene Ther 16: 311-319; advance online publication, December 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.170
Original Articles
A cell penetrating heme oxygenase protein protects heart graft against ischemia/reperfusion injury
J Ma, C K Lau, A Obed, A Dada, A Doenecke, S T Fan, H J Schlitt and T Y Tsui
Gene Ther 16: 320-328; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.162
Bacterial delivery of a novel cytolysin to hypoxic areas of solid tumors
R M Ryan, J Green, P J Williams, S Tazzyman, S Hunt, J H Harmey, S C Kehoe and C E Lewis
Gene Ther 16: 329-339; advance online publication, January 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.188
Lentivectors encoding immunosuppressive proteins genetically engineer pancreatic 
-cells to correct diabetes in allogeneic mice
T Kojaoghlanian, A Joseph, A Follenzi, J H Zheng, M Leiser, N Fleischer, M S Horwitz, T P DiLorenzo and H Goldstein
Gene Ther 16: 340-348; advance online publication, December 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.172
Transduction of human neural progenitor cells with foamy virus vectors for differentiation-dependent gene expression
I Rothenaigner, S Kramer, M Meggendorfer, A Rethwilm and R Brack-Werner
Gene Ther 16: 349-358; advance online publication, December 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.173
Role of TLR3 in the immunogenicity of replicon plasmid-based vaccines
S S Diebold, O Schulz, L Alexopoulou, W W Leitner, R A Flavell and C Reis e Sousa
Gene Ther 16: 359-366; advance online publication, December 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.164
An adenoviral vector-based mucosal vaccine is effective in protection against botulism
Q Xu, M E Pichichero, L L Simpson, Md Elias, L A Smith and M Zeng
Gene Ther 16: 367-375; advance online publication, January 8, 2009; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.181
A phase I trial of intratumoral administration of recombinant oncolytic adenovirus overexpressing HSP70 in advanced solid tumor patients
J-L Li, H-L Liu, X-R Zhang, J-P Xu, W-K Hu, M Liang, S-Y Chen, F Hu and D-T Chu
Gene Ther 16: 376-382; advance online publication, December 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.179
Systemic delivery of IL-10 by an AAV vector prevents vascular remodeling and end-organ damage in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat
T Nomoto, T Okada, K Shimazaki, T Yoshioka, M Nonaka-Sarukawa, T Ito, K Takeuchi, K-i Katsura, H Mizukami, A Kume, S Ookawara, U Ikeda, Y Katayama and K Ozawa
Gene Ther 16: 383-391; advance online publication, September 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.151
Generation of optimized and urokinase-targeted oncolytic Sendai virus vectors applicable for various human malignancies
H Kinoh, M Inoue, A Komaru, Y Ueda, M Hasegawa and Y Yonemitsu
Gene Ther 16: 392-403; advance online publication, November 27, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.167
Integration of functional bacterial artificial chromosomes into human cord blood-derived multipotent stem cells
F Zaibak, J Kozlovski, J Vadolas, J P Sarsero, R Williamson and S E Howden
Gene Ther 16: 404-414; advance online publication, January 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.187
Interleukin-6 small interfering RNA improved the herpes simplex virus-induced systemic inflammation in vivo Behcet's disease-like mouse model
J Shim, H O Byun, Y D Lee, E S Lee and S Sohn
Gene Ther 16: 415-425; advance online publication, December 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.180
AAV2/1-TNFR:Fc gene delivery prevents periodontal disease progression
J A Cirelli, C H Park, K MacKool, M Taba Jr, K H Lustig, H Burstein and W V Giannobile
Gene Ther 16: 426-436; advance online publication, December 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.174
Short Communications
Expression of transgenes in midbrain dopamine neurons using the tyrosine hydroxylase promoter
M S Oh, S J Hong, Y Huh and K-S Kim
Gene Ther 16: 437-440; advance online publication, September 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.148
Identification of the murine firefly luciferase-specific CD8 T-cell epitopes
M P Limberis, C L Bell and J M Wilson
Gene Ther 16: 441-447; advance online publication, January 8, 2009; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.177
