Harriet L. Robinson

SUMMARY (2008)

Barbara Hobom-schnegg, Harriet L. Robinson, W. S. Robinson

When synchronized chicken embryo cells were infected with Rous sarcoma virus in the the G-I period of the cell cycle, virus replication was delayed by several hours compared with cells infected in...

Novel simian immunodeficiency virus CTL epitopes restricted by MHC class I molecule Mamu-B*01 are highly conserved for long term in DNA/MVA-vaccinated, SHIV-challenged rhesus macaques (2005)

Su, Jin, Luscher, Mark A., Xiong, Yelin, Rustam, Tarick, Amara, Rama Rao, Rakasz, Eva, ...

Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection of rhesus macaques provides an excellent model for investigating the basis of protective immunity against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). One...

Novel simian immunodeficiency virus CTL epitopes restricted by MHC class I molecule Mamu-B*01 are highly conserved for long term in DNA/MVA-vaccinated, SHIV-challenged rhesus macaques (2005)

Su, Jin, Luscher, Mark A., Xiong, Yelin, Rustam, Tarick, Amara, Rama Rao, Rakasz, Eva, ...

Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection of rhesus macaques provides an excellent model for investigating the basis of protective immunity against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). One...

Th1 genetic adjuvants modulate immune responses in neonates (2001)

Pertmer, Tamera Marie, Oran, Alp E., Madorin, Catherine A., Robinson, Harriet L.

In these studies, we address the ability of DNA encoding Th1 cytokines to bias the isotype of antibody raised by neonatal or adult immunization with an influenza hemagglutinin expressing DNA...

DNA vaccines for influenza virus: differential effects of maternal antibody on immune responses to hemagglutinin and nucleoprotein (2000)

Pertmer, Tamera Marie, Oran, Alp E., Moser, Janice M., Madorin, Catherine A., Robinson, Harriet L.

Maternal antibody is the major form of protection from disease in early life when the neonatal immune system is still immature; however, the presence of maternal antibody also interferes with active...

Successful DNA immunization against measles: neutralizing antibody against either the hemagglutinin or fusion glycoprotein protects rhesus macaques without evidence of atypical measles (2000)

Polack, Fernando P., Lee, Sok H., Permar, Sallie R., Manyara, Elizabeth, Nousari, Hossein G., Jeng, Yaikah, ...

Measles remains a principal cause of worldwide mortality, in part because young infants cannot be immunized effectively. Development of new vaccines has been hindered by previous experience with a...

Basic mechanisms of DNA-raised antibody responses to intramuscular and gene gun immunizations (2000)

Boyle, Christine Margaret, Robinson, Harriet L.

DNA-raised antibody (Ab) responses have been compared for the dependence on CD4+ and CD8+ cells, the longevity of functional antigen (Ag) expression, and the nature of the Ag-presenting cell after...

DNA immunization: effect of secretion of DNA-expressed hemagglutinins on antibody responses (1999)

Torres, Celia Aurora Tiglao, Yang, Kejian, Mustafa, Farah, Robinson, Harriet L.

DNA vaccines expressing plasma membrane and secreted forms of the influenza and measles virus hemagglutinins (HAs) have been used to evaluate the effect of secretion on DNA-raised antibody responses....

Effect of CpG methylation on isotype and magnitude of antibody responses to influenza hemagglutinin-expressing plasmid (1999)

Feltquate, David Marc, Robinson, Harriet L.

We previously showed that intramuscular saline DNA immunizations favor the development of an IgG2a-dominant Th1 immune response, whereas gene gun DNA immunizations stimulate the production of an...

Studies on antibody responses following neonatal immunization with influenza hemagglutinin DNA or protein (1999)

Pertmer, Tamera Marie, Robinson, Harriet L.

Neonatal mice have immature immune systems with defects in several components of inflammatory, innate, and specific immune responses and develop a preferential T helper type 2 response following...

Immunogenicity of DNA vaccines expressing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein with and without deletions in the V1/2 and V3 regions (1998)

Lu, Shan, Wyatt, Richard T., Richmond, Joan F. L., Mustafa, Farah, Wang, Shixia, Weng, Jiayu, ...

DNA vaccines that express the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 HXB-2 envelope glycoprotein (Env) with or without deletions of the major variable regions V1/V2 and V3 were tested for the ability to...

DNA vaccines (1997)

Robinson, Harriet L., Torres, Celia Aurora Tiglao

DNA vaccines use eukaryotic expression vectors to produce immunizing proteins in the vaccinated host. Popular methods of delivery are intramuscular and intradermal saline injections of DNA and gene...

DNA immunization for influenza virus: studies using hemagglutinin- and nucleoprotein-expressing DNAs (1997)

Robinson, Harriet L., Boyle, Christine Margaret, Feltquate, David Marc, Morin, Merribeth J., Santoro, Joseph C., Webster, Robert G.

DNA-based immunizations have been used to analyze the ability of DNA-expressed hemagglutinin (HA) and nucleoprotein (NP) to protect BALB/c mice against a homologous influenza virus, A/PR/8/34 (H1N1),...

The dominant role of bone marrow-derived cells in CTL induction following plasmid DNA immunization at different sites (1997)

Iwasaki, Akiko, Torres, Celia Aurora Tiglao, Ohashi, Pamela S., Robinson, Harriet L., Barber, Brian H.

Although plasmid DNA immunization provides an effective means of inducing CTL responses to an expressed Ag, the mechanism by which CTL precursors are activated remains to be established. Insights...

Early studies on DNA-based immunizations for measles virus (1997)

Yang, Hyekyung, Mustafa, Farah, Valsamakis, Alexandra, Santoro, Joseph C., Griffin, Diane E., Robinson, Harriet L.

DNA-mediated immunizations have been used to raise neutralizing antibodies for measles virus. Single inoculations of plasmids expressing measles hemagglutinin or fusion glycoproteins raised...

Differential dependence on target site tissue for gene gun and intramuscular DNA immunizations (1997)

Torres, Celia Aurora Tiglao, Iwasaki, Akiko, Barber, Brian H., Robinson, Harriet L.

Surgical ablations revealed different dependencies on the injection site tissue for i.m. needle and epidermal gene gun DNA immunizations. Excision of an injected muscle bundle within 10 min of DNA...

Screening of HIV-1 Env glycoproteins for the ability to raise neutralizing antibody using DNA immunization and recombinant vaccinia virus boosting (1997)

Richmond, Joan F. L., Mustafa, Farah, Lu, Shan, Santoro, Joseph C., Weng, Jiayu, O'Connell, Maryellen, ...

HIV-1 envelopes from two series of primary isolates (from Swedish patients 5 and 6), from JR-FL and BaL (prototypic monocyte/macrophage tropic viruses) and from HXB-2 (a prototypic...

HIV-1 Env glycoproteins from two series of primary isolates: replication phenotype and immunogenicity (1997)

Mustafa, Farah, Richmond, Joan F. L., Fernandez-Larsson, Roberto, Lu, Shan, Fredriksson, Robert, Fenyo, Eva Maria, ...

Seven envelope regions from two series of patient isolates have been molecularly cloned and analyzed for replication phenotypes and immunogenicity. Growth potential was analyzed for env sequences...

Different T helper cell types and antibody isotypes generated by saline and gene gun DNA immunization (1997)

Feltquate, David Marc, Heaney, Shaun, Webster, Robert G., Robinson, Harriet L.

Several routes and methods of DNA immunization have been shown to generate Ab, Th cells, and CTL responses. However, few studies have directly compared the immune responses generated by different...

Role of different lymphoid tissues in the initiation and maintenance of DNA-raised antibody responses to the influenza virus H1 glycoprotein (1996)

Boyle, Christine Margaret, Morin, Merribeth J., Webster, Robert G., Robinson, Harriet L.

Antibody responses in mice immunized by a single gene gun inoculation of plasmid expressing the influenza virus H1 hemagglutinin and in mice immunized by a sublethal H1 influenza virus infection have...

Simian immunodeficiency virus DNA vaccine trial in macaques (1996)

Lu, Shan, Arthos, James, Montefiori, David C., Yasutomi, Yasuhiro, Manson, Kelledy, Mustafa, Farah, ...

An experimental vaccine consisting of five DNA plasmids expressing different combinations and forms of simian immunodeficiency virus-macaque (SIVmac) proteins has been evaluated for the ability to...

Simian immunodeficiency virus-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte induction through DNA vaccination of rhesus monkeys (1996)

Yasutomi, Yasuhiro, Robinson, Harriet L., Lu, Shan, Mustafa, Farah, Lekutis, Christine, Arthos, James, ...

In view of the growing evidence that virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) play an important role in containing the early spread of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in infected...

Protective CTL-dependent immunity and enhanced immunopathology in mice immunized by particle bombardment with DNA encoding an internal virion protein (1995)

Zarozinski, Christopher C., Fynan, Ellen F., Selin, Liisa K., Robinson, Harriet L., Welsh, Raymond M.

Anti-viral CTL were induced in vitro using a particle bombardment device or "gene-gun" to deliver plasmid DNA encoding the nucleoprotein of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). Using this...

Replication of an osteopetrosis-inducing avian leukosis virus in fibroblasts, osteoblasts, and osteopetrotic bone (1994)

Foster, Rosalinda Gram, Lian, Jane B., Stein, Gary S., Robinson, Harriet L.

Avian leukosis virus (ALV)-induced osteopetrosis is caused by the abnormal growth and differentiation of osteoblasts. To evaluate the role of infection in osteopetrosis induction, the replication of...

Establishment of interference in osteoblasts by an osteopetrosis-inducing avian leukosis virus (1994)

Foster, Rosalinda Gram, Robinson, Harriet L.

Avian leukosis virus (ALV)-induced osteopetrosis is characterized by the presence of unintegrated viral DNA is diseased bone. To learn more about this phenomenon, ALVs with high (Br21) and low...

DNA vaccines: protective immunizations by parenteral, mucosal, and gene-gun inoculations (1993)

Fynan, Ellen F., Webster, Robert G., Fuller, D H, Haynes, Joel R., Santoro, Joseph C., Robinson, Harriet L.

Plasmid DNAs expressing influenza virus hemagglutinin glycoproteins have been tested for their ability to raise protective immunity against lethal influenza challenges of the same subtype. In trials...

Context-dependent role of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 auxiliary genes in the establishment of chronic virus producers (1993)

Mustafa, Farah, Robinson, Harriet L.

Two molecularly cloned viruses, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-NL4-3 (NL4-3) and HIV-1-HXB-2 (HXB-2), have been used to study the role of HIV-1 auxiliary genes in the establishment of...

Induction of renal adenocarcinoma by a nonmutated erbB oncogene (1993)

Taglienti, Cherie A., Banner, Barbara F., Davis, Roger J., Robinson, Harriet L.

Oncogenicity tests have revealed that a nonmutated erbB oncogene induces renal adenocarcinoma in addition to erythroblastosis. The erbB oncogene is a truncated form of the chicken epidermal growth...

5' avian leukosis virus sequences and osteopetrotic potential (1992)

Robinson, Harriet L., Foster, Rosalinda Gram, Blais, Bruce P., Reinsch, Sigrid S., Newstein, Michael C., Shank, Peter R.

Recombinants of Rous-associated virus-0 and Br21 have been used to localize 5' viral sequences that affect the osteopetrotic potential of avian leukosis viruses. Rous-associated virus-0 is a benign...

Characterization of an angiosarcoma-inducing mutation in the erbB oncogene (1992)

Robinson, Harriet L., Tracy, Sharon Elizabeth, Nair, Nandini, Taglienti, Cherie A., Gamett, Daniel C.

The erbB oncogenes of two transducing viruses that arose in chicken 5005 have been molecularly characterized. One of these viruses, AEV-5005, caused erythroblastosis. The other, AAV-5005, caused...

Protein tyrosine kinase activities of the epidermal growth factor receptor and ErbB proteins: correlation of oncogenic activation with altered kinetics (1992)

Nair, Nandini, Davis, Roger J., Robinson, Harriet L.

We have compared the protein tyrosine kinase activities of the chicken epidermal growth factor receptor (chEGFR) and three ErbB proteins to learn whether cancer-activating mutations affect the...

Increased oncogenic potential of ErbB is associated with the loss of a COOH-terminal domain serine phosphorylation site (1992)

Theroux, Steven J., Taglienti, Cherie A., Nair, Nandini, Countaway, Janice L., Robinson, Harriet L., Davis, Roger J.

The erbB oncogene encodes an altered form of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor that lacks the extracellular ligand binding domain. This oncogene is exclusively leukemogenic. However, an...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 entry into T cells: more-rapid escape from an anti-V3 loop than from an antireceptor antibody (1992)

Lu, Shan, Putney, Scott D., Robinson, Harriet L.

The entry of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 into two T-cell lines has been analyzed to determine the relative time courses with which virus entry can be blocked (i) by washing, (ii) by adding a...

Replication of patient isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in T cells: a spectrum of rates and efficiencies of entry (1992)

Fernandez-Larsson, Roberto, Srivastava, Kishore K., Lu, Shan, Robinson, Harriet L.

Isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) undergo many different rates of replication, with the time course of replication being determined by the host cell and the virus. Recently, we...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 NL4-3 replication in four T-cell lines: rate and efficiency of entry, a major determinant of permissiveness (1991)

Srivastava, Kishore K., Fernandez-Larsson, Roberto, Zinkus, Donna M., Robinson, Harriet L.

Single-cycle infections have been used to study the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) life cycle in CD4+ T-cell lines that differ in their permissiveness for infection. In single-cycle...

Accumulation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA in T cells: results of multiple infection events (1990)

Robinson, Harriet L., Zinkus, Donna M.

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA synthesis was followed in a CD4+ line of T cells (C8166) grown in the presence or absence of a monoclonal antibody to CD4 that blocks infection By 48 h after...

Infrequent involvement of c-fos in avian leukosis virus-induced nephroblastoma (1990)

Collart, K. L., Aurigemma, Rosemarie E., Smith, Ralph E., Kawai, Sadaaki, Robinson, Harriet L.

To determine whether c-fos is involved in avian leukosis virus-induced nephroblastoma, 28 tumors from chickens were analyzed for novel fos fragments. DNA from 1 of 16 clonal outgrowths (in chicken...

Influence of env and long terminal repeat sequences on the tissue tropism of avian leukosis viruses (1988)

Brown, David W., Robinson, Harriet L.

Adsorption and penetration of retroviruses into eucaryotic cells is mediated by retroviral envelope glycoproteins interacting with host receptors. Recombinant avian leukosis viruses (ALVs) differing...

Differences in sequences encoding the carboxyl-terminal domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor correlate with differences in the disease potential of viral erbB genes (1986)

Gamett, Daniel C., Tracy, Sharon Elizabeth, Robinson, Harriet L.

Eleven recently isolated erbB-transducing viruses as well as avian erythroblastosis virus (AEV)-R (ES4) and AEV-H have been characterized for the type of disease they cause, their ability to...

Induction of angiosarcoma by a c-erbB transducing virus (1985)

Tracy, Sharon Elizabeth, Woda, Bruce A., Robinson, Harriet L.

Recently, 12 new transductions of c-erbB have been identified in a series of Rous-associated virus type 1-induced erythroleukemias. During the passage of these new transducing viruses it has become...

DNA Vaccines for Influenza Virus: Differential Effects of Maternal Antibody on Immune Responses to Hemagglutinin and Nucleoprotein

Pertmer, Tamera M., Oran, Alp E., Moser, Janice M., Madorin, Catherine A., Robinson, Harriet L.

Maternal antibody is the major form of protection from disease in early life when the neonatal immune system is still immature; however, the presence of maternal antibody also interferes with active...

Induction of Neutralizing Antibodies and Gag-Specific Cellular Immune Responses to an R5 Primary Isolate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Rhesus Macaques

Montefiori, David C., Safrit, Jeffrey T., Lydy, Shari L., Barry, Ashley P., Bilska, Miroslawa, Vo, Ha T. T., ...

The ability to generate antibodies that cross-neutralize diverse primary isolates is an important goal for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine development. Most of the candidate HIV-1...

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Infection of a Rhesus Macaque Induces SIV-Specific CD8+ T Cells with a Defect in Effector Function That Is Reversible on Extended Interleukin-2 Incubation

Xiong, Yelin, Luscher, Mark A., Altman, John D., Hulsey, Michael, Robinson, Harriet L., Ostrowski, Mario, ...

A vigorous expansion of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells lacking apparent effector function was observed in a rhesus macaque acutely infected with the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) strain...

Critical Role for Env as well as Gag-Pol in Control of a Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus 89.6P Challenge by a DNA Prime/Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Vaccine

Amara, Rama Rao, Smith, James M., Staprans, Silvija I., Montefiori, David C., Villinger, Francois, Altman, John D., ...

Cellular immune responses against epitopes in conserved Gag and Pol sequences of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 have become popular targets for candidate AIDS vaccines. Recently, we used a...

Regulation of DNA-Raised Immune Responses by Cotransfected Interferon Regulatory Factors

Sasaki, Shin, Amara, Rama Rao, Yeow, Wen-Shuz, Pitha, Paula M., Robinson, Harriet L.

Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1), IRF-3, and IRF-7 have been tested as genetic adjuvants for influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) and nucleoprotein vaccine DNAs. Cotransfection of HA with IRF-3...

Different Patterns of Immune Responses but Similar Control of a Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus 89.6P Mucosal Challenge by Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara (MVA) and DNA/MVA Vaccines

Amara, Rama Rao, Villinger, Francois, Staprans, Silvija I., Altman, John D., Montefiori, David C., Kozyr, Natalia L., ...

Recently we demonstrated the control of a mucosal challenge with a pathogenic chimera of simian and human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV-89.6P) by priming with a Gag-Pol-Env-expressing DNA and boosting...

Slowly Declining Levels of Viral RNA and DNA in DNA/Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara-Vaccinated Macaques with Controlled Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus SHIV-89.6P Challenges

Tang, Yuyang, Villinger, Francois, Staprans, Silvija I., Amara, Rama Rao, Smith, James M., Herndon, James G., ...

In a recent vaccine trial, we showed efficient control of a virulent simian-human immunodeficiency virus SHIV-89.6P challenge by priming with a Gag-Pol-Env-expressing DNA and boosting with a...

Microarray Profiling of Antibody Responses against Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Postchallenge Convergence of Reactivities Independent of Host Histocompatibility Type and Vaccine Regimen

Neuman De Vegvar, Henry E., Amara, Rama Rao, Steinman, Lawrence, Utz, Paul J., Robinson, Harriet L., Robinson, William H.

We developed antigen microarrays to profile the breadth, strength, and kinetics of epitope-specific antiviral antibody responses in vaccine trials with a simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV)...

Role of Methylation in the Induced and Spontaneous Expression of the Avian Endogenous Virus ev-1: DNA Structure and Gene Products

Conklin, Kathleen F., Coffin, John M., Robinson, Harriet L., Groudine, Mark, Eisenman, Robert

The endogenous avian provirus ev-1 is widespread in white leghorn chickens. Although it has no major structural defects, ev-1 has not been associated with any phenotype and is ordinarily expressed at...

DNA Vaccines: Influenza Virus Challenge of a Th2/Tc2 Immune Response Results in a Th2/Tc1 Response in the Lung

Oran, Alp E., Robinson, Harriet L.

For this study, we used DNA-based immunizations to elicit gamma interferon-producing (Tc1) or interleukin 4 (IL-4)-producing (Tc2) CD8 T cells to the influenza virus nucleoprotein. We examined the...

Proteins of Avian Tumor Viruses with Different Coat Antigens

Robinson, William S., Hung, Paul, Robinson, Harriet L., Ralph, David D.

Isoelectric focusing of avian tumor viruses with distinct type-specific envelope antigens demonstrated no differences in isoelectric points. Viruses with different type-specific antigens were found...

DNA in Uninfected and Virus-Infected Cells Complementary to Avian Tumor Virus RNA

Rosenthal, Peter N., Robinson, Harriet L., Robinson, William S., Hanafusa, Teruko, Hanafusa, Hidesaburo

The 70S RNA component of several avian tumor viruses was hybridized with DNA extracted from avian tumor virus-infected and uninfected chicken and Japanese quail cells. Tritium-labeled 70S RNAs from...

A Combination DNA and Attenuated Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine Strategy Provides Enhanced Protection from Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Induced Disease†

Amara, Rama Rao, Patel, Kalpana, Niedziela, Genevieve, Nigam, Pragati, Sharma, Sunita, Staprans, Silvija I., ...

Among the most effective vaccine candidates tested in the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)/macaque system, live attenuated viruses have been shown to provide the best protection from challenge. To...

C3d enhancement of neutralizing antibodies to measles hemagglutinin

Green, Thomas D., Newton, Bruce R., Rota, Paul A., Xu, Yan, Robinson, Harriet L., Ross, Ted M.

Measles remains a major cause of worldwide infant mortality despite the use of current live attenuated vaccines. New approaches to measles virus (MV) vaccine development are critical to interrupt the...

DNA Vaccines for Influenza Virus: Differential Effects of Maternal Antibody on Immune Responses to Hemagglutinin and Nucleoprotein

Pertmer, Tamera M., Oran, Alp E., Moser, Janice M., Madorin, Catherine A., Robinson, Harriet L.

Maternal antibody is the major form of protection from disease in early life when the neonatal immune system is still immature; however, the presence of maternal antibody also interferes with active...

Induction of Neutralizing Antibodies and Gag-Specific Cellular Immune Responses to an R5 Primary Isolate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Rhesus Macaques

Montefiori, David C., Safrit, Jeffrey T., Lydy, Shari L., Barry, Ashley P., Bilska, Miroslawa, Vo, Ha T. T., ...

The ability to generate antibodies that cross-neutralize diverse primary isolates is an important goal for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine development. Most of the candidate HIV-1...

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Infection of a Rhesus Macaque Induces SIV-Specific CD8+ T Cells with a Defect in Effector Function That Is Reversible on Extended Interleukin-2 Incubation

Xiong, Yelin, Luscher, Mark A., Altman, John D., Hulsey, Michael, Robinson, Harriet L., Ostrowski, Mario, ...

A vigorous expansion of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells lacking apparent effector function was observed in a rhesus macaque acutely infected with the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) strain...

Critical Role for Env as well as Gag-Pol in Control of a Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus 89.6P Challenge by a DNA Prime/Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Vaccine

Amara, Rama Rao, Smith, James M., Staprans, Silvija I., Montefiori, David C., Villinger, Francois, Altman, John D., ...

Cellular immune responses against epitopes in conserved Gag and Pol sequences of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 have become popular targets for candidate AIDS vaccines. Recently, we used a...

Regulation of DNA-Raised Immune Responses by Cotransfected Interferon Regulatory Factors

Sasaki, Shin, Amara, Rama Rao, Yeow, Wen-Shuz, Pitha, Paula M., Robinson, Harriet L.

Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1), IRF-3, and IRF-7 have been tested as genetic adjuvants for influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) and nucleoprotein vaccine DNAs. Cotransfection of HA with IRF-3...

Different Patterns of Immune Responses but Similar Control of a Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus 89.6P Mucosal Challenge by Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara (MVA) and DNA/MVA Vaccines

Amara, Rama Rao, Villinger, Francois, Staprans, Silvija I., Altman, John D., Montefiori, David C., Kozyr, Natalia L., ...

Recently we demonstrated the control of a mucosal challenge with a pathogenic chimera of simian and human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV-89.6P) by priming with a Gag-Pol-Env-expressing DNA and boosting...

Slowly Declining Levels of Viral RNA and DNA in DNA/Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara-Vaccinated Macaques with Controlled Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus SHIV-89.6P Challenges

Tang, Yuyang, Villinger, Francois, Staprans, Silvija I., Amara, Rama Rao, Smith, James M., Herndon, James G., ...

In a recent vaccine trial, we showed efficient control of a virulent simian-human immunodeficiency virus SHIV-89.6P challenge by priming with a Gag-Pol-Env-expressing DNA and boosting with a...

Microarray Profiling of Antibody Responses against Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Postchallenge Convergence of Reactivities Independent of Host Histocompatibility Type and Vaccine Regimen

Neuman De Vegvar, Henry E., Amara, Rama Rao, Steinman, Lawrence, Utz, Paul J., Robinson, Harriet L., Robinson, William H.

We developed antigen microarrays to profile the breadth, strength, and kinetics of epitope-specific antiviral antibody responses in vaccine trials with a simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV)...

Role of Methylation in the Induced and Spontaneous Expression of the Avian Endogenous Virus ev-1: DNA Structure and Gene Products

Conklin, Kathleen F., Coffin, John M., Robinson, Harriet L., Groudine, Mark, Eisenman, Robert

The endogenous avian provirus ev-1 is widespread in white leghorn chickens. Although it has no major structural defects, ev-1 has not been associated with any phenotype and is ordinarily expressed at...

DNA Vaccines: Influenza Virus Challenge of a Th2/Tc2 Immune Response Results in a Th2/Tc1 Response in the Lung

Oran, Alp E., Robinson, Harriet L.

For this study, we used DNA-based immunizations to elicit gamma interferon-producing (Tc1) or interleukin 4 (IL-4)-producing (Tc2) CD8 T cells to the influenza virus nucleoprotein. We examined the...

Proteins of Avian Tumor Viruses with Different Coat Antigens

Robinson, William S., Hung, Paul, Robinson, Harriet L., Ralph, David D.

Isoelectric focusing of avian tumor viruses with distinct type-specific envelope antigens demonstrated no differences in isoelectric points. Viruses with different type-specific antigens were found...

DNA in Uninfected and Virus-Infected Cells Complementary to Avian Tumor Virus RNA

Rosenthal, Peter N., Robinson, Harriet L., Robinson, William S., Hanafusa, Teruko, Hanafusa, Hidesaburo

The 70S RNA component of several avian tumor viruses was hybridized with DNA extracted from avian tumor virus-infected and uninfected chicken and Japanese quail cells. Tritium-labeled 70S RNAs from...

A Combination DNA and Attenuated Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine Strategy Provides Enhanced Protection from Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Induced Disease†

Amara, Rama Rao, Patel, Kalpana, Niedziela, Genevieve, Nigam, Pragati, Sharma, Sunita, Staprans, Silvija I., ...

Among the most effective vaccine candidates tested in the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)/macaque system, live attenuated viruses have been shown to provide the best protection from challenge. To...

Multiple-Cytokine-Producing Antiviral CD4 T Cells Are Functionally Superior to Single-Cytokine-Producing Cells▿

Kannanganat, Sunil, Ibegbu, Chris, Chennareddi, Lakshmi, Robinson, Harriet L., Amara, Rama Rao

Virus-specific CD4 T cells are endowed with multiple functions, such as cytokine production, CD40 ligand (CD40L) expression (associated with the costimulation of CD8 and B cells), and degranulation...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Controllers but Not Noncontrollers Maintain CD4 T Cells Coexpressing Three Cytokines▿

Kannanganat, Sunil, Kapogiannis, Bill G., Ibegbu, Chris, Chennareddi, Lakshmi, Goepfert, Paul, Robinson, Harriet L., ...

Here, we evaluate the cytokine coexpression profiles of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific CD4 T cells for the expression of the cytokines gamma interferon (IFN-γ), interleukin-2, and tumor...

Adjuvanting a DNA vaccine with a TLR9 ligand plus Flt3 ligand results in enhanced cellular immunity against the simian immunodeficiency virus

Kwissa, Marcin, Amara, Rama R., Robinson, Harriet L., Moss, Bernard, Alkan, Sefik, Jabbar, Abdul, ...

DNA vaccines offer promising strategies for immunization against infections. However, their clinical use requires improvements in immunogenicity. We explored the efficacy of Toll-like receptor (TLR)...

Preclinical Studies of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS Vaccines: Inverse Correlation between Avidity of Anti-Env Antibodies and Peak Postchallenge Viremia ▿ †

Zhao, Jun, Lai, Lilin, Amara, Rama Rao, Montefiori, David C., Villinger, Francois, Chennareddi, Lakshmi, ...

A major challenge for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS vaccines is the elicitation of anti-Env antibodies (Ab) capable of neutralizing the diversity of isolates in the pandemic. Here, we show...