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ArticleMolecular therapy. Oncology2026

Oncolytic virus-mediated remodeling of tumor microenvironment enhances efficacy of an HPV16 E6/E7 mRNA vaccine in an HPV-positive tumor.

Kyle Johnson, Wanfu Wu, Jane JingTing Lim, Nguyet Tu, Shaun Xiaoliu Zhang

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Article in Molecular therapy. Oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Kyle JohnsonDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Wanfu WuDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Jane JingTing LimDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Nguyet TuDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Shaun Xiaoliu ZhangDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.

Funding

Actively engaging NK cells during virotherapy to induce neoantigen-specific antitumor immunityR01CA269002 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI SHAUN XIAOLIU ZHANG · 2022 to 2026
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA269002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutic vaccination targeting the viral oncoproteins E6 and E7 in HPV-positive tumors remains an attractive strategy; however, current HPV E6/E7 vaccines produced only limited clinical benefit. We developed mRNA-ubiquitin (UB)-E6/E7, an mRNA-based HPV16 E6/E7 construct incorporating an N-terminal UB tag to enhance antigen processing. UB tagging in the mRNA format significantly enhanced antigen-specific immune responses, leading to increased cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity and higher frequencies of E7-specific CD8

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antitumor immunitycervical cancerDNA vaccineherpes simplex virusHPV16 E6/E7lipid nanoparticlemRNA vaccineoncolytic virustumor vaccinevirotherapy

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PMID42519393
PMCPMC13382575

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