Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25382035›Full record

ArticleImmunology2015

Enhancement of CD8(+) T-cell memory by removal of a vaccinia virus nuclear factor-κB inhibitor.

Hongwei Ren, Brian J Ferguson, Carlos Maluquer de Motes, Rebecca P Sumner, Laura E R Harman, Geoffrey L Smith

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Article in Immunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hongwei RenDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Brian J Ferguson
Carlos Maluquer de Motes
Rebecca P Sumner
Laura E R Harman
Geoffrey L Smith
University of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0900224Wellcome Trust 090315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Factors influencing T-cell responses are important for vaccine development but are incompletely understood. Here, vaccinia virus (VACV) protein N1 is shown to impair the development of both effector and memory CD8(+) T cells and this correlates with its inhibition of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation. Infection with VACVs that either have the N1L gene deleted (vΔN1) or contain a I6E mutation (vN1.I6E) that abrogates its inhibition of NF-κB resulted in increased central and memory CD8(+) T-cell populations, increased CD8(+) T-cell cytotoxicity and lower virus titres after challenge. Furthermore, CD8(+) memory T-cell function was increased following infection with vN1.I6E, with more interferon-γ production and greater protection against VACV infection following passive transfer to naive mice, compared with CD8(+) T cells from mice infected with wild-type virus (vN1.WT). This demonstrates the importance of NF-κB activation within infected cells for long-term CD8(+) T-cell memory and vaccine efficacy. Further, it provides a rationale for deleting N1 from VACV vectors to enhance CD8(+) T-cell immunogenicity, while simultaneously reducing virulence to improve vaccine safety.

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Immunologic MemoryAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationFemaleMiceMutation, MissenseNF-kappa BVacciniaVaccinia virusViral ProteinsViral VaccinesN1L protein, Vaccinia virusNF-kappa BViral ProteinsViral VaccinesCD8+ T-cell memoryN1L genenuclear factor-κB inhibitorvaccinationvaccinia virus

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PMID25382035
PMCPMC4405322
OpenAlexW2024705308

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