| Literature DB >> 1659051 |
E Gönczöl1, C deTaisne, G Hirka, K Berencsi, W C Lin, E Paoletti, S Plotkin.
Abstract
The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), Towne strain, glycoprotein B (gB) gene was cloned into a vaccinia vector (Copenhagen strain) under the control of the H6 early and late vaccinia promoters (Vac-gB recombinant). The gB protein was expressed in a high percentage of the Vac-gB-infected cells throughout the virus replication cycle. Cytosine-arabinoside (ara-C) did not influence the expression of the gB protein early after infection (5 h), but did inhibit it later in viral replication (7-29 h). The Vac-gB recombinant induced HCMV neutralizing antibodies in guinea-pigs. Cells infected with the Vac-gB recombinant absorbed 50-88% of neutralizing activity of human sera obtained from volunteers previously inoculated with the Towne or Toledo strains and from naturally seropositive individuals.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1659051 DOI: 10.1016/0264-410x(91)90187-b
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641