Objective:ToevaluatethehumoralimmuneinductioninratsofacandidateAIDSvaccineexpressingthegagp24genefromasubtypeBHIV-1isolate.Methods:Theamplifiedp24genewasinsertedintoaneukaryoticexpressionvectortoformthesupercoiledDNAvaccine.ThelinearizedexpressedDNAvaccinewaspreparedfromtheexpressionplasmidbypolymerasechainreaction(PCR).TheantigengeneexpressioninratsofthelinearizedandsupercoiledDNAvaccineswereinvitroandinvivodetected.Results:InvitrotranscriptionandNorthernhybridizationshowedthatthelinearizedDNAvaccinecouldsynthesizeamountsofp24mRNAsimilartothesupercoiledDNAvaccine.AntibodyassaysofinoculatedratsconfirmedthatthelinearizedexpressionDNAcouldinduceaslightlyhigherantibodytiterthantheexpressionplasmid,whilethehighestantibodytiterhadbeeninducedbyplasmidplusadjuvantinoculation.Conclusion:TheconstructionofacandidateAIDSvaccinebasedonthep24genecouldshedlightonapotentialHIVvaccine,meritingevaluationinarhesusmacaqueSHIV-AIDSmodel.