| Literature DB >> 18320219 |
Véronique Mersseman1, Verena Böhm, Rafaela Holtappels, Petra Deegen, Uwe Wolfrum, Bodo Plachter, Sabine Reyda.
Abstract
Development of a vaccine against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection has been identified as a high priority goal in biomedical research, yet no vaccine has been licensed until now. Recombinant subviral dense bodies (recDB) are a promising basis for the establishment of such a vaccine. In this article, strategies for the generation of recDB, based on recombination-mediated genetic engineering of the 230 kb HCMV DNA genome in E. coli are outlined. Analysis of viral mutants that were constructed in this process provided the proof-of-principle that heterologous antigens can be packaged into recDB and that these particles prime CD8 T cell responses against the recombinant antigen upon their application to HLA-A2 transgenic mice.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18320219 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-008-0085-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Microbiol Immunol ISSN: 0300-8584 Impact factor: 3.402