CD8 <sup>+</sup> T cells mediate protection against Zika virus induced by an NS3-based vaccine
Annie Elong Ngono, Thasneem Syed, Anh-Viet T. Nguyen, José Ángel Regla-Nava, Mercylia Susantono, Darina Spasova, Allison Aguilar, Melissa West, Jessica Sparks, Andrew Gonzalez, Emilie Branche, Jason L. DeHart, Jerel Vega, Priya Karmali, Padmanabh Chivukula, Kurt I. Kamrud, Parinaz Aliahmad, Nathaniel Wang, Sujan Shresta
Abstract
T cells as the major mediators of ZIKV NS3 vaccine-induced protection and suggest a new strategy to develop safe and effective anti-flavivirus vaccines.
Topics & Concepts
Zika virusVirologyCD8BiologyVirusNS3ImmunologyImmune systemHepatitis C virusMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsVirology and Viral Diseases