A minimally modified AAV9 variant (AAV9fyhr) for enhanced CNS gene delivery by intra-CSF administration.
Irvin T. Garza, Vijayashree Ramesh, Yuhui Hu, Matthew Rioux, Mehmet Takar, Harrison Higgs, Erik Allen Lykken, Rachel Adams, Peter Kunach, Daniel Kieffer, Cynthia B. Trygg, Jeanne M. Fisher‐Perkins, Ashwani Kumar, Łukasz A. Joachimiak, Rachel M. Bailey, , Steven James Gray
This paper describes a novel AAV9 variant, AAV9fyhr, that improves CNS gene delivery while minimizing peripheral tissue tropism through targeted amino acid modifications.
bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering