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Ubiquitin-like Molecule ISG15 Acts as an Immune Adjuvant to Enhance Antigen-specific CD8 T-cell Tumor Immunity.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy - 1 Oct 2015
Villarreal Daniel O, Wise Megan C, Siefert Rebekah J, Yan Jian, Wood Laurence M, Weiner David B
Abstract excerpt
ISG15 is an ubiquitin-like protein induced by type I interferon associated with antiviral activity. ISG15 is also secreted and known to function as an immunomodulatory molecule. However, ISG15's role in influencing the adaptive CD8 T-cell responses has not been studied. Here, we demonstrate the efficacy of ISG15 as a vaccine adjuvant, inducing human papilloma virus (HPV) E7-specific IFNγ responses as well as the...
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