Obiettivo OBTENTION OF NEW VACCINES AGAINST HERPESVIRUSES AFFECTING PORCINE AND BOVINE (AUJESKI'S DISEASE AND INFECTIOUS BOVINE RHINOTRACHEITIS). Vaccinia virus was used as a vector for glycoproteins gI, gIV and gH of bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1). Cattle vaccinated with these recombinant viruses were not protected against challenge with virulent BHV-1. Thus, these glycoproteins expressed by a heterologous viral vector provided insufficient immunity. Five distinct antigenic sites were found on gII of pseudorabies virus (PRV), 3 of which were located close to the transmembrane region. The gII gene was inserted into vaccinia virus and this recombinant virus induced neutralising antibodies in pigs. Six different epitopes were localised on gI of PRV, of which 3 were discontinuous. The amino acid sequences of the 3 continuous epitopes were determined. The discontinuous epitopes appeared to be the most immunogenic in pigs. Tests to detect antiboides to gI must include the discontinuous epitopes.AT THE PRESENT STAGE OF HERPESVIRUS RESEARCH THERE IS HOPE THAT SUBUNIT VACCINES CONTAINING HERPESVIRAL GLYCOPROTEINS (GP), OR RECOMBINANT VACCINES EXPRESSING HERPESVIRAL GLYCOPROTEIN GENES WILL REPRESENT SAFE AND MORE EFFICIENT VACCINES. PRV AND BHV-1 PHYLOGENETICALLY CLOSELY RELATED VIRUSES AND PARTS OF THE GENOMES CROSS-HYBRIDIZE. THE EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGIES ARE CONVERGENT AND THEREFORE THE THREE GROUPS BELIEVE THAT CO-OPERATION WILL SPEED UP RESEARCH. THE PROJECT FOCUSSES ON THE (1) IDENTIFICATION OF GP'S, (2) ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL GP'S IN VIRULENCE AND IMMUNOGENICITY, (3) LOCALIZATION OF THEIR GENES TO BE FOLLOWED BY (4) ISOLATION OF GENES AND (5) INSERTION OF GP GENES IN APPROPRIATE RECOMBINANT VECTORS OR EXPRESSIONS SYSTEMS. Campo scientifico natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyvirologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsvaccinesagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandrynatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaminesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsgenomes Programma(i) FP1-BAP - Multiannual research action programme (EEC) in the field of biotechnology (BAP), 1985-1989 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore FRIEDRICH-LOEFLER INSTITUTE FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUT FOR ANIMAL HEALTH Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Boddenblick 5 A 17498 INSEL RIEMS Germania Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (2) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto BR DEUTSCHLAND Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE Paesi Bassi Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo LELYSTAD Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato