한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
- 2002.04a
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- Pages.543-547
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- 2002
Construction of Novel Plasmid Vector for DNA Immunization
Abstract
DNA vaccines use eukaryote expression vectors to produce immunizing proteins in the vaccinated host and it represents a novel approach to vaccine and immuno-therapeutic development. We constructed a 2.9 kb compact plasmid vector (pVAC) which contains CMV promoter, polycloning site, BGH poly A terminator, ampicillin resistance gene and PBR322 origin. Enriched unmathlyated CpG motifs have introduced into pVAC-ISS1 and pVAC-ISS2 which are derived from pVAC for enhancing Thl responses. These plasmid DNAs rapidly induced interleukin 6 secretion in vivo. It is expected that these vectors will contribute to the DNA inoculation against infectious disease and various cancers without adjuvant.
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