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ArticleGene therapy2010

Phosphorothioate cap analogs increase stability and translational efficiency of RNA vaccines in immature dendritic cells and induce superior immune responses in vivo.

A N Kuhn, M Diken, S Kreiter, A Selmi, J Kowalska, J Jemielity, E Darzynkiewicz, C Huber, O Türeci, U Sahin

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Article in Gene therapy, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 114 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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114 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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10 authors.

A N KuhnDivision of Translational and Experimental Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
M Diken
S Kreiter
A Selmi
J Kowalska
J Jemielity
E Darzynkiewicz
C Huber
O Türeci
U Sahin

Funding

Howard Hughes Medical Institute 55005604
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaccination with in vitro transcribed RNA coding for tumor antigens is considered a promising approach for cancer immunotherapy and has already entered human clinical testing. One of the basic objectives for development of RNA as a drug is the optimization of immunobioavailability of the encoded antigen in vivo. By analyzing the effect of different synthetic 5' mRNA cap analogs on the kinetics of the encoded protein, we found that m(2)(7,2'-O)Gpp(S)pG (beta-S-ARCA) phosphorothioate caps, in particular the D1 diastereoisomer, profoundly enhance RNA stability and translational efficiency in immature but not mature dendritic cells. Moreover, in vivo delivery of the antigen as beta-S-ARCA(D1)-capped RNA species is superior for protein expression and for efficient priming and expansion of naïve antigen-specific T cells in mice. Our findings establish 5' mRNA cap analogs as yet another module for tuning immunopharmacological properties of recombinant antigen-encoding RNA for vaccination purposes.

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RNA StabilityAntigen PresentationCancer VaccinesDendritic CellsGenes, ReporterHalf-LifeHumansLuciferasesPhosphorothioate OligonucleotidesProtein BiosynthesisRNARNA Cap AnalogsVaccines, SyntheticCancer VaccinesLuciferasesPhosphorothioate OligonucleotidesRNARNA Cap AnalogsVaccines, Synthetic

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PMID20410931

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