Abstract
The baculovirus Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus has been widely used not only to achieve a high level of foreign gene expression in insect cells but also for efficient gene transduction into mammalian cells without any replication. In addition to the efficient gene delivery, baculovirus has been shown to induce host innate immune responses in various mammalian cells and in mice. The baculovirus has abundant CpG motifs in the viral genome and is capable of inducing pro-inflammatory cytokines and interferons through Toll-like receptor-dependent and -independent signaling pathways in a cell-type-specific manner. The baculovirus also has a strong adjuvant activity, and recombinant baculoviruses encoding neutralization epitopes elicit protective immunity in mice. This review deals with the current status of our knowledge of the induction of host innate immune responses by baculovirus and discusses the future prospects for baculovirus vectors.
Keywords: Baculovirus, vector, innate immunity, TLR, IFN
Current Gene Therapy
Title: Host Innate Immune Responses Induced by Baculovirus in Mammals
Volume: 10 Issue: 3
Author(s): Takayuki Abe and Yoshiharu Matsuura
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Keywords: Baculovirus, vector, innate immunity, TLR, IFN
Abstract: The baculovirus Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus has been widely used not only to achieve a high level of foreign gene expression in insect cells but also for efficient gene transduction into mammalian cells without any replication. In addition to the efficient gene delivery, baculovirus has been shown to induce host innate immune responses in various mammalian cells and in mice. The baculovirus has abundant CpG motifs in the viral genome and is capable of inducing pro-inflammatory cytokines and interferons through Toll-like receptor-dependent and -independent signaling pathways in a cell-type-specific manner. The baculovirus also has a strong adjuvant activity, and recombinant baculoviruses encoding neutralization epitopes elicit protective immunity in mice. This review deals with the current status of our knowledge of the induction of host innate immune responses by baculovirus and discusses the future prospects for baculovirus vectors.
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Abe Takayuki and Matsuura Yoshiharu, Host Innate Immune Responses Induced by Baculovirus in Mammals, Current Gene Therapy 2010; 10 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156652310791321279
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156652310791321279 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5631 |
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