Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2014 · 65 citations · 18 references
Life SciencesBiotechnologyInfectious DiseasesMolecular VirologyVaccinologyVirologyGenetic CodeHiv Vaccine DevelopmentLive Attenuated VaccinesNucleic Acid VaccinesViral Protein ProcessingViral VaccinesLive Attenuated Vaccine FormulationsLive Attenuated Vaccine ProductionPreventive Hiv VaccinesSynthetic VaccineTherapeutic Hiv VaccinesTherapeutic Human Immunodeficiency Virus VaccinesUnnatural Amino Acid IncorporationViral Engineering
A safe and effective vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is urgently needed to combat the worldwide AIDS pandemic, but still remains elusive. The fact that uncontrolled replication of an attenuated vaccine can lead to regaining of its virulence creates safety concerns precluding many vaccines from clinical application. We introduce a novel approach to control HIV-1 replication, which entails the manipulation of essential HIV-1 protein biosynthesis through unnatural amino acid (UAA*)-mediated suppression of genome-encoded blank codon. We successfully demonstrate that HIV-1 replication can be precisely turned on and off in vitro.
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An Expanded Eukaryotic Genetic Code
Jason W. Chin, T. Ashton Cropp, J. Christopher Anderson et al. · Science · 2003 · 830 citations