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ArticleThe Journal of veterinary medical science2014

Construction of an expression system for bioactive IL-18 and generation of recombinant canine distemper virus expressing IL-18.

Yuxiu Liu, Hiroki Sato, Masahiro Hamana, Navita Anisia Moonan, Misako Yoneda, Xianzhu Xia, Chieko Kai

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Article in The Journal of veterinary medical science, 2014. 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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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yuxiu LiuLaboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
Hiroki Sato
Masahiro Hamana
Navita Anisia Moonan
Misako Yoneda
Xianzhu Xia
Chieko Kai
The University of Tokyo · JPJilin University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin 18 (IL-18) plays an important role in the T-helper-cell type 1 immune response against intracellular parasites, bacteria and viral infections. It has been widely used as an adjuvant for vaccines and as an anticancer agent. However, IL-18 protein lacks a typical signal sequence and requires cleavage into its mature active form by caspase 1. In this study, we constructed mammalian expression vectors carrying cDNA encoding mature canine IL-18 (cIL-18) or mouse IL-18 (mIL-18) fused to the human IL-2 (hIL-2) signal sequence. The expressed proIL-18 proteins were processed to their mature forms in the cells. The supernatants of cells transfected with these plasmids induced high interferon-γ production in canine peripheral blood mononuclear cells or mouse splenocytes, respectively, indicating the secretion of bioactive IL-18. Using reverse genetics, we also generated a recombinant canine distemper virus that expresses cIL-18 or mIL-18 fused to the hIL-2 signal sequence. As expected, both recombinant viruses produced mature IL-18 in the infected cells, which secreted bioactive IL-18. These results indicate that the signal sequence from hIL-2 is suitable for the secretion of mature IL-18. These recombinant viruses can also potentially be used as immunoadjuvants and agents for anticancer therapies in vivo.

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AnimalsBiological AssayDistemperDistemper Virus, CanineDogsGenetic VectorsHumansImmunoblottingInterleukin-18Interleukin-2Leukocytes, MononuclearMicePlasmidsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNAVaccines, SyntheticInterleukin-18Interleukin-2RNAVaccines, SyntheticViral Vaccines

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PMID24898077
PMCPMC4197152
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