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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 104, No. 3, 2009, pp. 399-410
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Bioline Code: oc09064
Full paper language: English
Document type: Review Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 104, No. 3, 2009, pp. 399-410
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HSV-1-derived amplicon vectors: recent technological improvements and remaining difficulties - a review
Epstein, Alberto Luis
Abstract
Amplicons are defective and non-integrative vectors derived from herpes simplex virus type 1. As the vector genome carries no virus genes, amplicons are both non-toxic for the infected cells and non-pathogenic for the inoculated organisms. In addition, the large transgenic capacity of amplicons, which allow delivery of up to 150 Kbp of foreign DNA, makes these vectors one of the most powerful, interesting and versatile gene delivery platforms. We present here recent technological developments that have significantly improved and extended the use of amplicons, both in cultured cells and in living organisms. In addition, this review also discusses the many difficulties still pending to be solved, in order to achieve stable and physiologically regulated transgene expression.
Keywords
viral vectors - HSV-1-based amplicons - applications - technological improvements
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