病毒学
生物
免疫原性
抗原
中和抗体
表位
登革热病毒
病毒
抗体
衣壳
免疫学
作者
Jan M. Sobczak,Irena Barkovska,Ina Baļķe,Dominik A. Rothen,Mona O. Mohsen,Dace Skrastiņa,Anete Ogrina,B Martina,Juris Jansons,Jānis Bogans,Monique Vogel,Martin F. Bachmann,Andris Zeltiņš
出处
期刊:Vaccines
[MDPI AG]
日期:2024-06-14
卷期号:12 (6): 661-661
标识
DOI:10.3390/vaccines12060661
摘要
T help (Th), stimulation of toll-like receptors (pathogen-associated molecular patterns, PAMPs), and antigen organization and repetitiveness (pathogen-associated structural patterns, PASPs) were shown numerous times to be important in driving B-cell and antibody responses. In this study, we dissected the individual contributions of these parameters using newly developed “Immune-tag” technology. As model antigens, we used eGFP and the third domain of the dengue virus 1 envelope protein (DV1 EDIII), the major target of virus-neutralizing antibodies. The respective proteins were expressed alone or genetically fused to the N-terminal fragment of the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) capsid protein—nCMV, rendering the antigens oligomeric. In a step-by-step manner, RNA was attached as a PAMP, and/or a universal Th-cell epitope was genetically added for additional Th. Finally, a PASP was added to the constructs by displaying the antigens highly organized and repetitively on the surface of CMV-derived virus-like particles (CuMV VLPs). Sera from immunized mice demonstrated that each component contributed stepwise to the immunogenicity of both proteins. All components combined in the CuMV VLP platform induced by far the highest antibody responses. In addition, the DV1 EDIII induced high levels of DENV-1-neutralizing antibodies only if displayed on VLPs. Thus, combining multiple cues typically associated with viruses results in optimal antibody responses.
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