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      Conserved MHC class I-presented dengue virus epitopes identified by immunoproteomics analysis are targets for cross-serotype reactive T-cell response.

      The Journal of Infectious Diseases
      Antigens, Viral, immunology, Cross Reactions, Dengue Virus, classification, Epitopes, HLA-A2 Antigen, metabolism, Humans, Proteomics, methods, Serotyping, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic

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          Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever are significant global public health problems, and understanding the overall immune response to infection will contribute to appropriate management of the disease and its potentially severe complications. Live attenuated and subunit vaccine candidates, which are under clinical evaluation, induce primarily an antibody response to the virus and minimal cross-reactive T-cell responses. Currently, there are no available tools to assess protective T-cell responses during infection or after vaccination. In this study, we utilize an immunoproteomics process to uncover novel HLA-A2-specific epitopes derived from dengue virus (DV)-infected cells. These epitopes are conserved, and we report that epitope-specific cytotoxic lymphocytes (CTLs) are cross-reactive against all 4 DV serotypes. These epitopes have potential as new informational and diagnostic tools to characterize T-cell immunity in DV infection and may serve as part of a universal vaccine candidate complementary to current vaccines in trial.

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          22246683
          3297201
          10.1093/infdis/jir814

          Chemistry
          Antigens, Viral,immunology,Cross Reactions,Dengue Virus,classification,Epitopes,HLA-A2 Antigen,metabolism,Humans,Proteomics,methods,Serotyping,T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic

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