| abstract |
The present invention relates to chimeric adenovirus capsid proteins comprising a part of or all of an adenovirus capsid protein and a binding partner of a cell-surface binding site on a cell present in gut associated lymphoid tissues (GALT) of a mammal, wherein the chimeric adenovirus capsid protein is capable of binding the cell present in gut associated lymphoid tissues (GALT). In some examples, the adenovirus capsid protein is located on the surface of the adenovirus capsid. The present invention provides adenovirus capsids comprising a chimeric capsid protein. The present invention also provides complexes comprising a chimeric adenovirus capsid protein bound to a cell in GALT. The present invention also provides encapsidation systems and vectors, in particular adenovirus vectors, capable of expressing a chimeric adenovirus capsid protein encompassed within the invention. The present invention also provides viral particles, host cells and compositions comprising such vectors, in particular for use in vaccines, methods of eliciting an immune response and methods for targeted delivery of heterologous proteins, such as antigens, to target cells. |