Viral and host determinants of RNA virus vector replication and expression

Paul Ahlquist, Michael Schwartz, Jianbo Chen, David Kushner, Linhui Hao, Billy T. Dye

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Abstract

Positive-strand RNA viruses have proven to be valuable vectors for delivery and expression of antigens for direct vaccination of animals and vaccine production in plants. However, optimal use of these viruses as vectors for vaccine and other purposes is limited by incomplete understanding of their replication pathways and associated constraints on inserted foreign genes. Further insights into RNA virus vector design and optimization are emerging from recent advances on the function of viral RNA replication factors, the nature of the viral RNA replication complex as a membrane-bounded compartment sequestering replication components from competing processes and host defenses, and identification of surprisingly diverse host genes contributing to many virus replication steps.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1784-1787
Number of pages4
JournalVaccine
Volume23
Issue number15 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Mar 2005
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank all members of our laboratory for insights and helpful discussions. This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health through grant GM35072. P.A. is an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Keywords

  • RNA virus expression vectors
  • Vaccine expression
  • Virus-host interactions

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