title: The adenylate cyclase toxin from Bordetella pertussis--a novel promising vehicle for antigen delivery to dendritic cells.
abstract: Bordetella pertussis secretes an adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA or ACT) that targets primarily cells expressing the alphaMbeta2 integrin (CD11b/CD18) receptor. This toxin can deliver its N-terminal catalytic AC domain (400 amino acid residues) into the cytosol directly across the cytoplasmic membrane. Various heterologous CD8+, as well as CD4+ T-cell epitopes have been engineered into genetically detoxified CyaA and the resulting toxoids were successfully used as vectors for delivery of inserted epitopes into antigen-presenting cells. Upon processing and presentation, these recombinant CyaAs trigger specific MHC class I and/or class II-restricted T-cell responses both in vitro and in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simsova
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sebo
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leclerc
mesh_terms: D037361:Adenylate Cyclase Toxin / Q000276:immunology*; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D037361:Adenylate Cyclase Toxin; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II