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Conditionally-live attenuated SIV upregulates global T effector memory cell frequency under replication permissive conditions.
Retrovirology - 5 Jun 2013
Manoussaka Maria S, Berry Neil, Ferguson Deborah, Stebbings Richard, Robinson Mark, Ham Claire, Page Mark, Li Bo, Das Atze T, Berkhout Ben, Almond Neil, Cranage Martin P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Live attenuated SIV induces potent protection against superinfection with virulent virus; however the mechanism of this vaccine effect is poorly understood. Such knowledge is important for the development of clinically acceptable vaccine modalities against HIV. RESULTS: Using a novel, doxycycline dependent, replication-competent live-attenuated SIVmac239Δnef (SIV-rtTAΔnef), we show that under...
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