RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRAL VECTORS AND THEIR USE IN DIRECTING EXPRESSION AND TRANSCRIPTION OF SELECTED NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES IN CELLS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

摘要

The invention concerns a recombinant DNA vector characterized in that it is capable of directing the expression an/or transcription of a selected nucleotide sequence in the cells of the central nervous system and in that it comprises (i) at least part of the genome of an adenovirus, including the regions required for that adenovirus to penetrate into the cells normally infectable by that adenovirus and (ii) being inserted into said part of genome of an adenovirus under the control of a promoter, either present or also inserted into said genome part and operative in said cells. This recombinant vector finds particular use in the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system, also in gene therapy.