Evidence map›Paper›PMID 23162703›Full record

ReviewToxins2012

Anthrax lethal toxin and the induction of CD4 T cell immunity.

Stephanie Ascough, Rebecca J Ingram, Daniel M Altmann

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Review in Toxins, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stephanie AscoughSection of Infectious Diseases & Immunity, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. s.ascough@imperial.ac.uk
Rebecca J Ingram
Daniel M Altmann
Hammersmith Hospital · GBQueen's University Belfast · GB

Funding

PHS HHS HHSN266200400084C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacillus anthracis secretes exotoxins which act through several mechanisms including those that can subvert adaptive immunity with respect both to antigen presenting cell and T cell function. The combination of Protective Antigen (PA) and Lethal Factor (LF) forming Lethal Toxin (LT), acts within host cells to down-regulate the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascade. Until recently the MAPK kinases were the only known substrate for LT; over the past few years it has become evident that LT also cleaves Nlrp1, leading to inflammasome activation and macrophage death. The predicted downstream consequences of subverting these important cellular pathways are impaired antigen presentation and adaptive immunity. In contrast to this, recent work has indicated that robust memory T cell responses to B. anthracis antigens can be identified following natural anthrax infection. We discuss how LT affects the adaptive immune response and specifically the identification of B. anthracis epitopes that are both immunogenic and protective with the potential for inclusion in protein sub-unit based vaccines.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnthrax VaccinesAntigens, BacterialBacillus anthracisBacterial ToxinsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansImmunityMacrophagesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesProtein ConformationSignal Transductionanthrax toxinAnthrax VaccinesAntigens, BacterialBacterial ToxinsEpitopes, T-LymphocyteMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesanthraxCD4 T cellepitopelethal factorprotective antigenvaccine

Identifiers

PMID23162703
PMCPMC3496994
OpenAlexW1967752739

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