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ArticleVirology journal2011

The porcine circovirus type 1 capsid gene promoter improves antigen expression and immunogenicity in a HIV-1 plasmid vaccine.

Fiona L Tanzer, Enid G Shephard, Kenneth E Palmer, Marieta Burger, Anna-Lise Williamson, Edward P Rybicki

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Article in Virology journal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fiona L TanzerDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7701 South Africa.
Enid G Shephard
Kenneth E Palmer
Marieta Burger
Anna-Lise Williamson
Edward P Rybicki
University of Cape Town · ZAUniversity of Louisville · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOne of the promising avenues for development of vaccines against Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and other human pathogens is the use of plasmid-based DNA vaccines. However, relatively large doses of plasmid must be injected for a relatively weak response. We investigated whether genome elements from Porcine circovirus type 1 (PCV-1), an apathogenic small ssDNA-containing virus, had useful expression-enhancing properties that could allow dose-sparing in a plasmid vaccine.

resultsThe linearised PCV-1 genome inserted 5' of the CMV promoter in the well-characterised HIV-1 plasmid vaccine pTHgrttnC increased expression of the polyantigen up to 2-fold, and elicited 3-fold higher CTL responses in mice at 10-fold lower doses than unmodified pTHgrttnC. The PCV-1 capsid gene promoter (Pcap) alone was equally effective. Enhancing activity was traced to a putative composite host transcription factor binding site and a "Conserved Late Element" transcription-enhancing sequence previously unidentified in circoviruses.

conclusionsWe identified a novel PCV-1 genome-derived enhancer sequence that significantly increased antigen expression from plasmids in in vitro assays, and improved immunogenicity in mice of the HIV-1 subtype C vaccine plasmid, pTHgrttnC. This should allow significant dose sparing of, or increased responses to, this and other plasmid-based vaccines. We also report investigations of the potential of other circovirus-derived sequences to be similarly used.

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Gene ExpressionPromoter Regions, GeneticAIDS VaccinesAnimalsAntigens, ViralBase SequenceCapsid ProteinsCircovirusFemaleGenome, ViralHEK293 CellsHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CAIDS VaccinesAntigens, ViralCapsid ProteinsVaccines, DNA

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PMID21299896
PMCPMC3041773
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