Abstract
Papillomaviruses (PVs) are a family of small DNA tumor viruses that can induce benign lesions or cancer in vertebrates. The observation that animal PV capsid-proteins spontaneously self-assemble to empty, highly immunogenic virus-like particles (VLPs) has led to the establishment of vaccines that efficiently protect humans from specific PV infections and associated diseases. We provide an overview of PV-induced tumors in horses and other equids, discuss possible routes of PV transmission in equid species, and present recent developments aiming at introducing the PV VLP-based vaccine technology into equine medicine.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 345 |
Journal | Viruses |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2023 |
Keywords
- Humans
- Animals
- Horses
- Papillomaviridae/genetics
- Capsid
- Capsid Proteins/genetics