2006
Ability of herpes simplex virus vectors to boost immune responses to DNA vectors and to protect against challenge by simian immunodeficiency virus
Kaur A, Sanford H, Garry D, Lang S, Klumpp S, Watanabe D, Bronson R, Lifson J, Rosati M, Pavlakis G, Felber B, Knipe D, Desrosiers R. Ability of herpes simplex virus vectors to boost immune responses to DNA vectors and to protect against challenge by simian immunodeficiency virus. Virology 2006, 357: 199-214. PMID: 16962628, PMCID: PMC1819472, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimian immunodeficiency virusELISPOT responsesImmunodeficiency virusHSV vectorsHerpes simplex virus vectorsPlasma SIV RNAPlasma viremia levelsVector-based vaccinesDay of challengeSimplex virus vectorsNef fusion proteinRecombinant HSV vectorsSIV RNAIntravenous challengeViremia levelsAntibody titersVaccine approachesImmune responseRhesus macaquesProtective capacityMacaquesRecombinant herpesvirusDNA vectorsFusion proteinEnv
1999
The Acidic Region and Conserved Putative Protein Kinase C Phosphorylation Site in Nef Are Important for SIV Replication in Rhesus Macaques
Carl S, Iafrate A, Lang S, Stahl-Hennig C, Kuhn E, Fuchs D, Mätz-Rensing K, Haaft P, Heeney J, Skowronski J, Kirchhoff F. The Acidic Region and Conserved Putative Protein Kinase C Phosphorylation Site in Nef Are Important for SIV Replication in Rhesus Macaques. Virology 1999, 257: 138-155. PMID: 10208928, DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.9645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCD4 AntigensCOS CellsGene Products, nefHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHIV-1Hydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMacaca mulattaMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CSimian immunodeficiency virusSurface PropertiesVirus ReplicationConceptsProtein kinase C phosphorylation sitesKinase C phosphorylation sitesC phosphorylation sitesPhosphorylation sitesPutative protein kinase C phosphorylation sitePotential protein kinase C phosphorylation sitesAcidic regionWild-type activityPKC phosphorylation sitesJurkat T cellsSignal transductionAbility of NefReplication assaysFunctional relevanceCell culture systemMutant virusNef functionPathogenic SIVmac239 cloneAcidic chargeReduced infectivityReplicationCulture systemNefRapid reversionRhesus macaques
1997
Association of simian immunodeficiency virus Nef with cellular serine/threonine kinases is dispensable for the development of AIDS in rhesus macaques
Lang S, Lafrate A, Stahl-Hennig C, Kuhn E, Nisslein T, Kaup F, Haupt M, Hunsmann G, Skowronski J, Kirchhoff F. Association of simian immunodeficiency virus Nef with cellular serine/threonine kinases is dispensable for the development of AIDS in rhesus macaques. Nature Medicine 1997, 3: 860-865. PMID: 9256276, DOI: 10.1038/nm0897-860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular serine/threonine kinaseSerine/threonine kinaseThreonine kinaseTyrosine kinase SrcPutative SH3Simian immunodeficiency virus NefKinase SrcMutant formsEfficient replicationKinaseInduction of AIDSSimian immunodeficiency virusNef geneCD4 downregulationSIVmac NefRhesus macaquesRapid deathNef sequencesSH3NefSrcGenesDomainDifferent time pointsPathogenicity