Engineering N-glycosylation mutations in IL-12 enhances sustained cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses for DNA immunization |
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Authors: | Ha Sang J Chang Jun Song Man K Suh You S Jin Hyun T Lee Chu H Nam Gyu H Choi Gildon Choi Kwan Y Lee Sung H Kim Won B Sung Young C |
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Institution: | National Research Laboratory of DNA Medicine, Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science & Technology, San 31, Hyoja-Dong, Nam-Ku, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Korea. |
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Abstract: | Interleukin-12 (IL-12), consisting of p40 and p35 subunits, produces both p70 heterodimer and free p40. p70 is essential for the induction of T-helper 1 (Th1) and cytotoxic T-cell (CTL) immunity, whereas p40 inhibits p70-mediated function. Here, we found that mutations introduced into N-glycosylation sites (N220 of murine p40 and N222 of human p40) reduced secretion of p40 but not p70. Co-immunization of N220 mutant mIL-12 gene with hepatitis C virus (HCV) E2 DNA significantly enhanced long-term E2-specific CD8+ T-cell response and protection against tumor challenge compared with that of wild type. Our results indicate that the ratio of p70 to p40 is important for generating sustained long-term cell-mediated immunity. Thus, the mutant IL-12 could be utilized for the development of DNA vaccines as an adjuvant for the generation of long-term memory T-cell responses. |
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