title: Expression and processing of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp160 using the vesicular stomatitis virus New Jersey serotype vector system.
abstract: The Indiana serotype of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV(IND)), but not the New Jersey serotype (VSV(NJ)), has been widely used as a gene expression vector. In terms of prime-boost-based vaccine strategies, it would be desirable to use two different VSV serotypes to avoid immunity against the priming viral vector. Here, we report that we have applied the VSV(NJ) vector system for expression of the env gene of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The HIV-1 env gene was inserted into the VSV(NJ) vector system at two different sites: between the P and M genes (NP-gp160-MGL) and between the G and L genes (NPMG-gp160-L). The HIV-1 env gene product, gp160, was efficiently expressed and processed in cells infected with either of these two recombinant VSV-HIV-1(gp160) viruses. In this study, we have investigated the applicability of the VSV(NJ) vector system for foreign gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Siebens-Drake Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 2V4, Canada.
authors.forename: Kunyu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Siebens-Drake Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 2V4, Canada.
authors.forename: Gyoung Nyoun
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Siebens-Drake Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 2V4, Canada.
authors.forename: C Yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral / Q000502:physiology*; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D019302:HIV Envelope Protein gp160 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D054260:Vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019302:HIV Envelope Protein gp160; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C514797:gp160 protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1