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Date Posted: Tue, March 12 2002, 7:49:57 PST
Virology 2002 Jan 5;292(1):24-34
Live and killed rhabdovirus-based vectors as potential hepatitis C vaccines.
Siler CA, McGettigan JP, Dietzschold B, Herrine SK, Dubuisson J, Pomerantz RJ, Schnell MJ.
The Dorrance H. Hamilton Laboratories, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
A highly attenuated, recombinant rabies virus (RV) vaccine strain-based vector was utilized as a new immunization strategy to induce humoral and cellular responses against hepatitis C (HCV) glycoprotein E2. We showed previously that RV-based vectors are able to induce strong immune responses against human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) antigens. Here we constructed and characterized three replication-competent RV-based vectors expressing either both HCV envelope proteins E1 and E2 or a modified version of E2 which lacks 85 amino acids of its carboxy terminus and contains the human CD4 transmembrane domain and the CD4 or RV glycoprotein cytoplasmic domain. All three constructs stably expressed the respective protein(s) as indicated by Western blotting and immunostaining. Moreover, surface expression of HCV E2 resulted in efficient incorporation of the HCV envelope protein regardless of the presence of the RV G cytoplasmic domain, which was described previously as a requirement for incorporation of foreign glycoproteins into RV particles. Killed and purified RV virions containing HCV E2 were highly immunogenic in mice and also proved useful as a diagnostic tool, as indicated by a specific reaction with sera from HCV-infected patients. In addition, RV vaccine vehicles were able to induce cellular responses against HCV E2. These results further suggest that recombinant RVs are potentially useful vaccine vectors against important human viral diseases. Live and killed rhabdovirus-based vectors as potential hepatitis C vaccines.
Siler CA, McGettigan JP, Dietzschold B, Herrine SK, Dubuisson J, Pomerantz RJ, Schnell MJ.
The Dorrance H. Hamilton Laboratories, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
A highly attenuated, recombinant rabies virus (RV) vaccine strain-based vector was utilized as a new immunization strategy to induce humoral and cellular responses against hepatitis C (HCV) glycoprotein E2. We showed previously that RV-based vectors are able to induce strong immune responses against human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) antigens. Here we constructed and characterized three replication-competent RV-based vectors expressing either both HCV envelope proteins E1 and E2 or a modified version of E2 which lacks 85 amino acids of its carboxy terminus and contains the human CD4 transmembrane domain and the CD4 or RV glycoprotein cytoplasmic domain. All three constructs stably expressed the respective protein(s) as indicated by Western blotting and immunostaining. Moreover, surface expression of HCV E2 resulted in efficient incorporation of the HCV envelope protein regardless of the presence of the RV G cytoplasmic domain, which was described previously as a requirement for incorporation of foreign glycoproteins into RV particles. Killed and purified RV virions containing HCV E2 were highly immunogenic in mice and also proved useful as a diagnostic tool, as indicated by a specific reaction with sera from HCV-infected patients. In addition, RV vaccine vehicles were able to induce cellular responses against HCV E2. These results further suggest that recombinant RVs are potentially useful vaccine vectors against important human viral diseases. (C)2002 Elsevier Science.
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