Codon optimization and improved delivery/immunization regimen enhance the immune response against wild-type and drug-resistant HIV-1 reverse transcriptase, preserving its Th2-polarity
Abstract DNA vaccines require a considerable enhancement of immunogenicity. Here, we optimized a prototype DNA vaccine against drug-resistant HIV-1 based on a weak Th2-immunogen, HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT). We designed expression-optimized genes encoding inactivated wild-type and drug-resistan...
Main Authors: | A. A. Latanova, S. Petkov, A. Kilpelainen, J. Jansons, O. E. Latyshev, Y. V. Kuzmenko, J. Hinkula, M. A. Abakumov, V. T. Valuev-Elliston, M. Gomelsky, V. L. Karpov, F. Chiodi, B. Wahren, D. Y. Logunov, E. S. Starodubova, M. G. Isaguliants |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26281-z |
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