Aa. Bukovsky et al., Interaction of human immunodeficiency virus-derived vectors with wild-typevirus in transduced cells, J VIROLOGY, 73(8), 1999, pp. 7087-7092
The interaction of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-derived vectors with
wild-type virus was analyzed in transduced cells. Vector transcripts upregu
lated by infection had no measurable effect on HIV type 1 (HIV-1) expressio
n but competed efficiently for encapsidation, inhibiting the infectivity an
d spread of HIV-1 in culture and leading to mobilization and recombination
of the vector. These effects were abrogated with a self-inactivating vector
.