ALVAC‐HIV Vaccine | BCH-LMO-SCBD-116157 | Living Modified Organism | Biosafety Clearing-House

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ALVAC‐HIV Vaccine
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vCP1521
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ALVAC‐HIV (vCP1521) vaccine is a modified Canarypox virus carrying three Human immunodeficiency virus 1 genes (gag, pol and env). After inoculation and entry into the host cell, the viral vector contains the necessary sequences to direct the transient expression of the HIV-1 proteins, which will be presented to the host immune system. Since the viral particle (and viral genome) cannot enter the nucleus, transcription and translation are restricted to the cytoplasm. Further, DNA integration and recombination with the host genome cannot also not occur. The modified virus is replication deficient in human cells and thus not expected to cause disease. However, the modified virus is expected to replicate in avian species and passive cell lines.

In addition to using a modified virus, some experimental dosing regimes have also included the use of a secondary protein subunit vaccine, AIDSVAX B/E, which is composed of recombinant gp120, an envelope protein on the surface of HIV.
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The term “Recipient organism” refers to an organism (either already modified or non-modified) that was subjected to genetic modification, whereas “Parental organisms” refers to those that were involved in cross breeding or cell fusion.
The original strain of Canarypox virus (Rentschler strain) was attenuated by serial passages on chicken embryo fibroblasts. The attenuated virus was plaque isolated and designated as ALVAC.
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Characteristics of the modification process
ALVAC
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  • Other (Recombinant DNA)
Some of these genetic elements may be present as fragments or truncated forms. Please see notes below, where applicable.
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-116144-1 Envelope glycoprotein gp160 | Human immunodeficiency virus 1 - HIV-1
    Protein coding sequence | Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) (Vaccines)
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-116153-1 Gag polyprotein | Human immunodeficiency virus 1 - HIV-1
    Protein coding sequence | Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) (Vaccines)
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-116155-1 Pol polyprotein | Human immunodeficiency virus 1 - HIV-1
    Protein coding sequence | Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) (Vaccines)
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-103890-2 H6 Gene Promoter | Vaccinia virus (Poxvirus, Smallpox vaccine, VACV, VV, Vaccinia)
    Promoter
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-116156-2 I3L promoter | Vaccinia virus (Poxvirus, Smallpox vaccine, VACV, VV, Vaccinia)
    Promoter
The HIV-1 gene sequences, which were inserted in the ALVAC vector, are:
• Envelope protein, consisting of the extracellular gp120 moiety of the ZM96 strain of HIV-1 linked to the transmembrane anchor gp41 from LAI strain of HIV-1. The env sequence is under the control of the Vaccinia virus H6 promoter.
• Gag polyprotein and Pol polyprotein, consisting of the gag gene encoding the entire Gag protein and a portion of the pol sequence sufficient to encode the protease function. The sequences were sourced from the LAI strain of HIV-1. The gag-pol gene sequences are under the control of the same Vaccinia virus I3L promoter.
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LMO characteristics
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  • Vaccine
Detection method(s)
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