title: In vivo priming and activation of memory cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) by a chimeric simian virus 40 T antigen expressing an eight amino acid residue herpes simplex virus gB CTL epitope.
abstract: The simian virus 40 (SV40) large T antigen was used as an immunogenic vector to express a herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoprotein B (gB), H-2Kb-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) recognition epitope corresponding to amino acid residues 498-505. Immunization of naive, C57BL/6 mice with a cell line, B6/350gB, expressing the chimeric T antigen was able to induce the generation of gB498-505-specific CTL in both the lymph nodes and the spleen. Splenic-derived, gB498-505-specific memory CTL (CTLm) were detected in these mice for at least 6 months following immunization at a slightly lower frequency than in those mice immunized with infectious HSV-1. B6/350gB was also able to activate in vitro gB498-505-specific memory CTL obtained from mice previously challenged with HSV. Overall, these findings support the use of a chimeric T antigen as a vector in determining the immunogenic potential of individual CTL epitopes and to assess their potential contribution in inducing a protective immune response in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bonneau
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Tevethia
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D000957:Antigens, Viral, Tumor / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D000939:Epitopes; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D007156:Immunologic Memory / Q000276:immunology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D000957:Antigens, Viral, Tumor; D000939:Epitopes; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C040495:glycoprotein B, Simplexvirus