A recombinant herpesviral vector containing a near-full-length SIVmac239 genome produces SIV particles and elicits immune responses to all nine SIV gene products.

The properties of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pose serious difficulties for the development of an effective prophylactic vaccine. Here we describe the construction and characterization of recombinant (r), replication-competent forms of rhesus monkey rhadinovirus (RRV), a gamma-2 herpesvir...

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Main Authors: Young C Shin, Georg F Bischof, William A Lauer, Lucas Gonzalez-Nieto, Eva G Rakasz, Gregory M Hendricks, David I Watkins, Mauricio A Martins, Ronald C Desrosiers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6023237?pdf=render