alphavirus

Noun

Meaning

an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses

Source: WordNet

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The gene encoding the antigen of interest is inserted into the alphavirus replicon, replacing structural genes but leaving non-structural replicase genes intact. Source: Internet

Unlike conventional DNA vaccinations alphavirus vectors kill transfected cells and are only transiently expressed. Source: Internet

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