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ArticleGene therapy2014

Comparative analysis of enzymatically produced novel linear DNA constructs with plasmids for use as DNA vaccines.

A A Walters, E Kinnear, R J Shattock, J U McDonald, L J Caproni, N Porter, J S Tregoning

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Article in Gene therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Combinative workflow for mRNA vaccine development.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2024
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  17. Linear DNA amplicons as a novel cancer vaccine strategy.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

A A WaltersMucosal Infection & Immunity Group, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, UK.
E KinnearMucosal Infection & Immunity Group, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, UK.
R J ShattockMucosal Infection & Immunity Group, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, UK.
J U McDonaldMucosal Infection & Immunity Group, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, UK.
L J CaproniTouchlight Genetics Ltd., Leatherhead Food Research Institute, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK.
N PorterTouchlight Genetics Ltd., Leatherhead Food Research Institute, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK.
J S TregoningMucosal Infection & Immunity Group, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, UK.ORCID 0000000180938741

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/J006548/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of DNA to deliver vaccine antigens offers many advantages, including ease of manufacture and cost. However, most DNA vaccines are plasmids and must be grown in bacterial culture, necessitating elements that are either unnecessary for effective gene delivery (for example, bacterial origins of replication) or undesirable (for example, antibiotic resistance genes). Removing these elements may improve the safety profile of DNA for the delivery of vaccines. Here, we describe a novel, double-stranded, linear DNA construct produced by an enzymatic process that solely encodes an antigen expression cassette, comprising antigen, promoter, polyA tail and telomeric ends. We compared these constructs (called 'Doggybones' because of their shape) with conventional plasmid DNA. Using luciferase-expressing constructs, we demonstrated that expression levels were equivalent between Doggybones and plasmids both in vitro and in vivo. When mice were immunized with DNA constructs expressing the HIV envelope protein gp140, equivalent humoral and cellular responses were induced. Immunizations with either construct type expressing hemagluttinin were protective against H1N1 influenza challenge. This is the first example of an effective DNA vaccine, which can be produced on a large scale by enzymatic processes.

Indexed as

AnimalsCHO CellsCricetulusDNADogsenv Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusFemaleGenetic VectorsHemagglutinins, ViralInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB COrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPlasmidsPoly ADNAenv Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virusgp140 envelope protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1Hemagglutinins, ViralPoly AVaccines, DNA

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PMID24830436
PMCPMC4082409

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