CHIMERIC NON-INTEGRATING LENTIVIRAL GENOMES AS VACCINES AGAINST HIV-1

摘要

The present invention relates to nucleic acids containing chimeric non-integrating retrovirus genomes including the long terminal repeat (LTR) sequences 5' and 3' of the caprine lentivirus, the caprine arthritis/encephalitis virus (CAEV), or another retrovirus that does not integrate into human cells, and at least one viral gene of another retrovirus. The invention also relates to a vector containing such a nucleic acid, to an immunogenic or vaccine composition containing said vector or said nucleic acid, and to the use thereof for treating and/or preventing an infection by a retrovirus or disease induced by a pathogen.