Immunogenicity of recombinant fiber-chimeric adenovirus serotype 35 vector-based vaccines in mice and rhesus monkeys.
Preexisting immunity to adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) has been shown to suppress the immunogenicity of recombinant Ad5 (rAd5) vector-based vaccines for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in both preclinical studies and clinical trials. A potential solution to this problem is to utilize rAd vectors derived from rare Ad serotypes, such as Ad35. However, rAd35 vectors have appeared less immunogenic than rAd5 vectors in preclinical studies to date. In this study, we explore the hypothesis that the differences in immunogenicity between rAd5 and rAd35 vectors may be due in part to differences between the fiber proteins of these viruses. We constructed capsid chimeric rAd35 vectors containing the Ad5 fiber knob (rAd35k5) and compared the immunogenicities of rAd5, rAd35k5, and rAd35 vectors expressing simian immunodeficiency virus Gag and HIV-1 Env in mice and rhesus monkeys. In vitro studies demonstrated that rAd35k5 vectors utilized the Ad5 receptor CAR rather than the Ad35 receptor CD46. In vivo studies showed that rAd35k5 vectors were more immunogenic than rAd35 vectors in both mice and rhesus monkeys. These data suggest that the Ad5 fiber knob contributes substantially to the immunogenicity of rAd vectors. Moreover, these studies demonstrate that capsid chimeric rAd vectors can be constructed to combine beneficial immunologic and serologic properties of different Ad serotypes.
Nanda
Anjali
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
Lynch
Diana M
DM
Goudsmit
Jaap
J
Lemckert
Angelique A C
AA
Ewald
Bonnie A
BA
Sumida
Shawn M
SM
Truitt
Diana M
DM
Abbink
Peter
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Kishko
Michael G
MG
Gorgone
Darci A
DA
Lifton
Michelle A
MA
Shen
Ling
L
Carville
Angela
A
Mansfield
Keith G
KG
Havenga
Menzo J E
MJ
Barouch
Dan H
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D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D007114:Immunization; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D012703:Serotyping; D014765:Viral Vaccines; D014779:Virus Replication
D036022:Capsid Proteins; D000939:Epitopes; D014765:Viral Vaccines