The present invention provides replicating [100K-] adenovirus vectors that have
an impairment in 100K activity. In particular preferred embodiments, the impairment
is the result of a deletion in the 100K coding region of the adenovirus vector
genome. It is further preferred that the adenovirus produces the E1 gene products.
In an alternate embodiment, the adenovirus produces the E1a gene products, but
has an impairment in the E1b coding region, such that replication of the virus
is limited to p53- cells. Also described are methods of making and administering
the inventive adenovirus vectors to a cell or to a subject. Further provided is
use of the inventive [100K-] Ad vectors as a helper virus for the production of
vector stocks of adeno-associated virus.