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SUBMITTER: Lu B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2620671 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lu Baojing B Tao Ling L Wang Ting T Zheng Zhenhua Z Li Bao B Chen Ze Z Huang Yi Y Hu Qinxue Q Wang Hanzhong H
Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI 20081105 1
Vaccine development for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) has mainly focused on the spike (S) protein. However, the variation of the S gene between viruses may affect the efficacy of a vaccine, particularly for cross-protection against SARS-like CoV (SL-CoV). Recently, a more conserved group-specific open reading frame (ORF), the 3a gene, was found in both SARS-CoV and SL-CoV. Here, we studied the immunogenicity of human SARS-CoV 3a and bat SL-CoV 3a DNA vaccines in mice t ...[more]