Targeting of hepatitis C virus core protein for MHC I or MHC II presentation does not enhance induction of immune responses to DNA vaccination

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Vidalin, O
Tanaka, E
Spengler, U
Trépo, C
Inchauspé, G [1 ]
机构
[1] INSERM U271151, F-69424 Lyon 03, France
[2] Shinshu Univ, Sch Med, Matsumoto, Nagano 390, Japan
[3] Allgemeine Innere Med, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
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10.1089/104454999315024
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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We analyzed different vaccine approaches aimed at enhancing CD4(+)- and CD8(+)-dependent responses against hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen. Specific DNA vectors expressing various forms of the core in fusion with the ubiquitin or the lysosome-associated membrane protein (LAMP) were generated. These expressed the full-length wildtype core; the full-length core expressed as a covalent fusion with the ubiquitin; the full-length core expressed as a noncovalent fusion with the ubiquitin and containing a N-stabilizing or N-destabilizing residue; and the full-length core expressed as a fusion with the LAMP sequence. In vitro expression levels of the different plasmids differed by as much as tenfold. After injection into mice, none of the plasmids yielded a detectable antibody response, whereas core-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) activity could be observed with all plasmids as long as 21 weeks postimmunization. No increase in CTL activity (ranging from 7% to 34% specific lysis) was observed with the ubiquitin-fusion-expressed core antigens compared with the wildtype core. The lowest CTL activity (<5% specific lysis) was observed with the LAMP fusion. This vector was nonetheless unable to induce a detectable proliferative response. Screening of 10 different putative CTL peptide epitopes failed to reveal newly targeted epitopes when the core-fusion plasmids were used compared with the wildtype core-expressing plasmid. These data underline the difficulty in optimizing anti-core cellular immune responses using molecular targeting strategies in DNA-based vaccination.
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