| Literature DB >> 19793901 |
Gaetano Donofrio1, Valentina Franceschi, Antonio Capocefalo, Simone Taddei, Chiara Sartori, Sabrina Bonomini, Sandro Cavirani, Clotilde S Cabassi, Cesidio F Flammini.
Abstract
In a previous study, an apathogenic strain of bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) cloned as a bacterial artificial chromosome and expressing a chimeric peptide (gE2/gD) as a secreted form was described. Recombinant virus-inoculated animals produced antibodies against bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) gE2 and BoHV-1 gD. However, neutralizing antibodies were produced only against BVDV, not against BoHV-1. In the present work a recombinant BoHV-4 expressing a membrane-linked form of gE2/gD chimeric peptide was constructed, and inoculated rabbits produced serum-neutralizing antibodies against both BVDV and BoHV-1. Protein cell sorting and targeting are a very important issue when immunodominant antigens are engineered for recombinant virus vaccine development.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19793901 PMCID: PMC2772392 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00224-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X