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ArticlePloS one2015

In vivo assessment of NS1-truncated influenza virus with a novel SLSYSINWRH motif as a self-adjuvanting live attenuated vaccine.

John M Ngunjiri, Ahmed Ali, Prosper Boyaka, Philip I Marcus, Chang-Won Lee

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

John M NgunjiriDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America; Food Animal Health Research Program, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States of America.
Ahmed AliDepartment of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62511, Egypt; Department of Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America.
Prosper BoyakaDepartment of Veterinary Bioscience, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America.
Philip I MarcusDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America.
Chang-Won LeeFood Animal Health Research Program, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, United States of America; Department of Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America.
The Ohio State University · USUniversity of Connecticut · USBeni-Suef University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutants of influenza virus that encode C-terminally truncated NS1 proteins (NS1-truncated mutants) characteristically induce high interferon responses. The dual activity of interferon in blocking virus replication and enhancing the development of adaptive immune responses makes these mutants promising as self-adjuvanting live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) candidates. Yet, among the NS1-truncated mutants, the length of NS1 is not directly correlated with the interferon-inducing efficiency, the level of attenuation, or effectiveness as LAIV. Using quantitative in vitro biologically active particle subpopulation analysis as a tool to identify potential LAIV candidates from a pool of NS1-truncated mutants, we previously predicted that a NS1-truncated mutant pc2, which was less effective as a LAIV in chickens, would be sufficiently effective as a LAIV in mammalian hosts. In this study, we confirmed that pc2 protected mice and pigs against heterologous virus challenge in terms of preventing clinical signs and reducing virus shedding. pc2 expresses a unique SLSYSINWRH motif at the C-terminus of its truncated NS1. Deletion of the SLSYSINWRH motif led to ~821-fold reduction in the peak yield of type I interferon induced in murine cells. Furthermore, replacement of the SLSYSINWRH motif with the wildtype MVKMDQAIMD sequence did not restore the interferon-inducing efficiency. The diminished interferon induction capacity in the absence of the SLSYSINWRH motif was similar to that observed in other mutants which are less effective LAIV candidates. Remarkably, pc2 induced 16-fold or more interferon in human lung and monkey kidney cells compared to the temperature-sensitive, cold-adapted Ann Arbor virus that is currently used as a master backbone for LAIVs such as FluMist. Although the mechanism by which the SLSYSINWRH motif regulates the vaccine properties of pc2 has not been elucidated, this motif has potential use in engineering self-adjuvanting NS1-truncated-based LAIVs.

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Amino Acid MotifsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsDNA PrimersInfluenza VaccinesInterferon Type IIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMutagenesisOrthomyxoviridaeProtein EngineeringSwineViral Nonstructural ProteinsVirus SheddingDNA PrimersInfluenza VaccinesINS1 protein, influenza virusInterferon Type IViral Nonstructural Proteins

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PMID25790187
PMCPMC4366013
OpenAlexW1968857926

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