title: Improved immunogenicity of recombinant vaccinia virus-anchored gp120 lacking gp41.
abstract: To produce a vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus-1 with improved immunogenicity, the transmembrane and cytoplasmic tail regions of human immunodeficiency virus-1 were replaced with those of the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus glycoprotein, and cloned into vaccinia virus. This recombinant vaccinia virus, vvE13, was compared to one expressing full length envelope gp160, vvE1. Env products of both were located on the cell surface. Antibody response, lymphocyte proliferation and cytotoxicity were better with vvE13 than with vvE1 inoculated mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Klutch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shepp
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000235:genetics; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C028391:G protein, vesicular stomatitis virus; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins