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ArticleHuman gene therapy2010

A short polypeptide from the herpes simplex virus type 2 ICP10 gene can induce antigen aggregation and autophagosomal degradation for enhanced immune presentation.

Xinping Fu, Lihua Tao, Xiaoliu Zhang

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Article in Human gene therapy, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The future of human DNA vaccines.Journal of biotechnology · 2012
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3 authors.

Xinping FuDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Lihua Tao
Xiaoliu Zhang

Funding

STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE VIROTHERAPY FOR BREAST CANCERR01CA106671 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI ZHANG, SHAUN XIAOLIU · 2004 to 2012
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS 2R01CA106671
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been reported that certain polypeptides derived from aggregation-prone cellular proteins can turn soluble green fluorescent protein (GFP) into aggregates. Here we report our finding that a short peptide derived from a viral gene, ICP10 of herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2, also possesses such a property. A sequence as short as 13 amino acids from the middle region of the gene can convert GFP into an aggregation-prone toxic protein once it is fused to the C terminus. Moreover, this short peptide can direct a surrogate tumor antigen into the autophagosome/lysosome degradation pathway, drastically increasing both MHC class I and class II antigen presentation. The simultaneous induction of both arms of the T cell immune response to the tumor antigen effectively protects the immunized animals from tumor challenge. Designated VIPA (i.e., viral inducer of protein aggregation), this unique viral sequence may represent an attractive candidate as a molecular adjuvant for cancer immunotherapy and for other immunologically preventable diseases.

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Antigen PresentationAutophagyHerpesvirus 2, HumanAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesChlorocebus aethiopsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansLysosomesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasm TransplantationOvalbuminPeptidesAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsICP10 protein, herpes simplex virus type 2OvalbuminPeptidesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRibonucleotide Reductases

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PMID20583863
PMCPMC2999574

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