Wing-Pui Kong

Mechanism of Ad5 Vaccine Immunity and Toxicity: Fiber Shaft Targeting of Dendritic Cells (2007)

Cheng Cheng, Wing-pui Kong, Rebecca L. Sheets, Phillip L. Gomez, C. Richter King, ...

Recombinant adenoviral (rAd) vectors elicit potent cellular and humoral immune responses and show promise as vaccines for HIV-1, Ebola virus, tuberculosis, malaria, and other infections. These...

Biodistribution of DNA Plasmid Vaccines against HIV-1, Ebola, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or West Nile Virus Is Similar, without Integration, despite Differing Plasmid Backbones or Gene Inserts (2006)

Sheets, Rebecca L., Stein, Judith, Manetz, T. Scott, Duffy, Chris, Nason, Martha, Andrews, Charla, ...

The Vaccine Research Center has developed a number of vaccine candidates for different diseases/infectious agents (HIV-1, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus, West Nile virus, and Ebola virus,...

Distinct Biology of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus from Primary Lesions and Body Cavity Lymphomas

Friborg, Jacques, Kong, Wing-Pui, Flowers, C. Clay, Flowers, Scarlett L., Sun, Yongnian, Foreman, Kimberly E., ...

The DNA sequence for Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus was originally detected in Kaposi’s sarcoma biopsy specimens. Since its discovery, it has been possible to detect virus in cell lines...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Specific Immunity after Genetic Immunization Is Enhanced by Modification of Gag and Pol Expression

Huang, Yue, Kong, Wing-pui, Nabel, Gary J.

Immunity to human immunodeficiency virus virion-like structures or a polyprotein has been examined after DNA immunization with Rev-independent expression vectors. A Gag-Pol fusion protein stimulated...

Effects of Antigen and Genetic Adjuvants on Immune Responses to Human Immunodeficiency Virus DNA Vaccines in Mice

Moore, Anne C., Kong, Wing-pui, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Nabel, Gary J.

The effects of genetic adjuvants on humoral and cell-mediated immunity to two human immunodeficiency virus antigens, Env and Nef, have been examined in mice. Despite similar levels of gene expression...

Elicitation of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Mucosal Compartments of Rhesus Monkeys by Systemic Vaccination

Baig, Jamal, Levy, Daniel B., McKay, Paul F., Schmitz, Joern E., Santra, Sampa, Subbramanian, Ramu A., ...

Since most human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are initiated following mucosal exposure to the virus, the anatomic containment or abortion of an HIV infection is likely to require...

Modifications of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Enhance Immunogenicity for Genetic Immunization

Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Kong, Wing-pui, Wu, Bei-yue, Yang, Zhi-Yong, Friborg, Jacques, Ling, Xu, ...

In this study, we have investigated the effect of specific mutations in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope (Env) on antibody production in an effort to improve humoral immune...

Overcoming Immunity to a Viral Vaccine by DNA Priming before Vector Boosting

Yang, Zhi-yong, Wyatt, Linda S., Kong, Wing-pui, Moodie, Zoe, Moss, Bernard, Nabel, Gary J.

Replication-defective adenovirus (ADV) and poxvirus vectors have shown potential as vaccines for pathogens such as Ebola or human immunodeficiency virus in nonhuman primates, but prior immunity to...

Enhanced Mucosal Immunoglobulin A Response of Intranasal Adenoviral Vector Human Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine and Localization in the Central Nervous System

Lemiale, Franck, Kong, Wing-pui, Akyürek, Levent M., Ling, Xu, Huang, Yue, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., ...

Replication-defective adenovirus (ADV) vectors represent a promising potential platform for the development of a vaccine for AIDS. Although this vector is typically administered intramuscularly, it...

Immunogenicity of Multiple Gene and Clade Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA Vaccines

Kong, Wing-Pui, Huang, Yue, Yang, Zhi-Yong, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Moodie, Zoe, Nabel, Gary J.

The ability to elicit an immune response to a spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gene products from divergent strains is a desirable feature of an AIDS vaccine. In this study, we...

Selective Modification of Variable Loops Alters Tropism and Enhances Immunogenicity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope

Yang, Zhi-yong, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Xu, Ling, Welcher, Brent, Kong, Wing-pui, Leung, Kwanyee, ...

Although the B clade of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelopes (Env) includes five highly variable regions, each of these domains contains a subset of sequences that remain conserved....

pH-Dependent Entry of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Is Mediated by the Spike Glycoprotein and Enhanced by Dendritic Cell Transfer through DC-SIGN

Yang, Zhi-Yong, Huang, Yue, Ganesh, Lakshmanan, Leung, Kwanyee, Kong, Wing-Pui, Schwartz, Owen, ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) synthesizes several putative viral envelope proteins, including the spike (S), membrane (M), and small envelope (E) glycoproteins....

Heterologous Envelope Immunogens Contribute to AIDS Vaccine Protection in Rhesus Monkeys

Letvin, Norman L., Huang, Yue, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Xu, Ling, Seaman, Michael S., Beaudry, Kristin, ...

Because a strategy to elicit broadly neutralizing anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) antibodies has not yet been found, the role of an Env immunogen in HIV-1 vaccine candidates remains...

Generation of Synthetic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Pseudoparticles: Implications for Assembly and Vaccine Production

Huang, Yue, Yang, Zhi-yong, Kong, Wing-pui, Nabel, Gary J.

The recently emerged severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) contains four structural genes, two replicase-transcriptase open reading frames, and more than five potential genes of...

Neutralizing Antibodies Elicited by Immunization of Monkeys with DNA Plasmids and Recombinant Adenoviral Vectors Expressing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proteins

Mascola, John R., Sambor, Anna, Beaudry, Kristin, Santra, Sampa, Welcher, Brent, Louder, Mark K., ...

Immunization with recombinant serotype 5 adenoviral (rAd5) vectors or a combination of DNA plasmid priming and rAd5 boosting is known to elicit potent immune responses. However, little data exist...

Ebola Virus Glycoprotein Toxicity Is Mediated by a Dynamin-Dependent Protein-Trafficking Pathway

Sullivan, Nancy J., Peterson, Mary, Yang, Zhi-yong, Kong, Wing-pui, Duckers, Heinricus, Nabel, Elizabeth, ...

Ebola virus infection causes a highly lethal hemorrhagic fever syndrome associated with profound immunosuppression through its ability to induce widespread inflammation and cellular damage. Though...

Evasion of antibody neutralization in emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses

Yang, Zhi-yong, Werner, Heidi C., Kong, Wing-pui, Leung, Kwanyee, Traggiai, Elisabetta, Lanzavecchia, Antonio, ...

Molecular characterization of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus has revealed genetic diversity among isolates. The spike (S) glycoprotein, the major target for vaccine and immune...

Enhanced Breadth of CD4 T-Cell Immunity by DNA Prime and Adenovirus Boost Immunization to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Env and Gag Immunogens

Wu, Lan, Kong, Wing-pui, Nabel, Gary J.

A variety of gene-based vaccination approaches have been used to enhance the immune response to viral pathogens. Among them, the ability to perform heterologous immunization by priming with DNA and...

Modulation of the Immune Response to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Spike Glycoprotein by Gene-Based and Inactivated Virus Immunization

Kong, Wing-pui, Xu, Ling, Stadler, Konrad, Ulmer, Jeffrey B., Abrignani, Sergio, Rappuoli, Rino, ...

Although the initial isolates of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus (CoV) are sensitive to neutralization by antibodies through their spike (S) glycoprotein, variants of S have...

A Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Regulatory Element Enhances the Immunogenicity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA Vaccines in Mice and Nonhuman Primates

Barouch, Dan H., Yang, Zhi-yong, Kong, Wing-pui, Korioth-Schmitz, Birgit, Sumida, Shawn M., Truitt, Diana M., ...

Plasmid DNA vaccines elicit potent and protective immune responses in numerous small-animal models of infectious diseases. However, their immunogenicity in primates appears less potent. Here we...

Distinct Biology of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus from Primary Lesions and Body Cavity Lymphomas

Friborg, Jacques, Kong, Wing-Pui, Flowers, C. Clay, Flowers, Scarlett L., Sun, Yongnian, Foreman, Kimberly E., ...

The DNA sequence for Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus was originally detected in Kaposi’s sarcoma biopsy specimens. Since its discovery, it has been possible to detect virus in cell lines...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Specific Immunity after Genetic Immunization Is Enhanced by Modification of Gag and Pol Expression

Huang, Yue, Kong, Wing-pui, Nabel, Gary J.

Immunity to human immunodeficiency virus virion-like structures or a polyprotein has been examined after DNA immunization with Rev-independent expression vectors. A Gag-Pol fusion protein stimulated...

Effects of Antigen and Genetic Adjuvants on Immune Responses to Human Immunodeficiency Virus DNA Vaccines in Mice

Moore, Anne C., Kong, Wing-pui, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Nabel, Gary J.

The effects of genetic adjuvants on humoral and cell-mediated immunity to two human immunodeficiency virus antigens, Env and Nef, have been examined in mice. Despite similar levels of gene expression...

Elicitation of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Mucosal Compartments of Rhesus Monkeys by Systemic Vaccination

Baig, Jamal, Levy, Daniel B., McKay, Paul F., Schmitz, Joern E., Santra, Sampa, Subbramanian, Ramu A., ...

Since most human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are initiated following mucosal exposure to the virus, the anatomic containment or abortion of an HIV infection is likely to require...

Modifications of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Enhance Immunogenicity for Genetic Immunization

Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Kong, Wing-pui, Wu, Bei-yue, Yang, Zhi-Yong, Friborg, Jacques, Ling, Xu, ...

In this study, we have investigated the effect of specific mutations in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope (Env) on antibody production in an effort to improve humoral immune...

Overcoming Immunity to a Viral Vaccine by DNA Priming before Vector Boosting

Yang, Zhi-yong, Wyatt, Linda S., Kong, Wing-pui, Moodie, Zoe, Moss, Bernard, Nabel, Gary J.

Replication-defective adenovirus (ADV) and poxvirus vectors have shown potential as vaccines for pathogens such as Ebola or human immunodeficiency virus in nonhuman primates, but prior immunity to...

Enhanced Mucosal Immunoglobulin A Response of Intranasal Adenoviral Vector Human Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine and Localization in the Central Nervous System

Lemiale, Franck, Kong, Wing-pui, Akyürek, Levent M., Ling, Xu, Huang, Yue, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., ...

Replication-defective adenovirus (ADV) vectors represent a promising potential platform for the development of a vaccine for AIDS. Although this vector is typically administered intramuscularly, it...

Immunogenicity of Multiple Gene and Clade Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA Vaccines

Kong, Wing-Pui, Huang, Yue, Yang, Zhi-Yong, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Moodie, Zoe, Nabel, Gary J.

The ability to elicit an immune response to a spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gene products from divergent strains is a desirable feature of an AIDS vaccine. In this study, we...

Selective Modification of Variable Loops Alters Tropism and Enhances Immunogenicity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope

Yang, Zhi-yong, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Xu, Ling, Welcher, Brent, Kong, Wing-pui, Leung, Kwanyee, ...

Although the B clade of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelopes (Env) includes five highly variable regions, each of these domains contains a subset of sequences that remain conserved....

pH-Dependent Entry of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Is Mediated by the Spike Glycoprotein and Enhanced by Dendritic Cell Transfer through DC-SIGN

Yang, Zhi-Yong, Huang, Yue, Ganesh, Lakshmanan, Leung, Kwanyee, Kong, Wing-Pui, Schwartz, Owen, ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) synthesizes several putative viral envelope proteins, including the spike (S), membrane (M), and small envelope (E) glycoproteins....

Heterologous Envelope Immunogens Contribute to AIDS Vaccine Protection in Rhesus Monkeys

Letvin, Norman L., Huang, Yue, Chakrabarti, Bimal K., Xu, Ling, Seaman, Michael S., Beaudry, Kristin, ...

Because a strategy to elicit broadly neutralizing anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) antibodies has not yet been found, the role of an Env immunogen in HIV-1 vaccine candidates remains...

Generation of Synthetic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Pseudoparticles: Implications for Assembly and Vaccine Production

Huang, Yue, Yang, Zhi-yong, Kong, Wing-pui, Nabel, Gary J.

The recently emerged severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) contains four structural genes, two replicase-transcriptase open reading frames, and more than five potential genes of...

Neutralizing Antibodies Elicited by Immunization of Monkeys with DNA Plasmids and Recombinant Adenoviral Vectors Expressing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proteins

Mascola, John R., Sambor, Anna, Beaudry, Kristin, Santra, Sampa, Welcher, Brent, Louder, Mark K., ...

Immunization with recombinant serotype 5 adenoviral (rAd5) vectors or a combination of DNA plasmid priming and rAd5 boosting is known to elicit potent immune responses. However, little data exist...

Ebola Virus Glycoprotein Toxicity Is Mediated by a Dynamin-Dependent Protein-Trafficking Pathway

Sullivan, Nancy J., Peterson, Mary, Yang, Zhi-yong, Kong, Wing-pui, Duckers, Heinricus, Nabel, Elizabeth, ...

Ebola virus infection causes a highly lethal hemorrhagic fever syndrome associated with profound immunosuppression through its ability to induce widespread inflammation and cellular damage. Though...

Evasion of antibody neutralization in emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses

Yang, Zhi-yong, Werner, Heidi C., Kong, Wing-pui, Leung, Kwanyee, Traggiai, Elisabetta, Lanzavecchia, Antonio, ...

Molecular characterization of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus has revealed genetic diversity among isolates. The spike (S) glycoprotein, the major target for vaccine and immune...

Enhanced Breadth of CD4 T-Cell Immunity by DNA Prime and Adenovirus Boost Immunization to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Env and Gag Immunogens

Wu, Lan, Kong, Wing-pui, Nabel, Gary J.

A variety of gene-based vaccination approaches have been used to enhance the immune response to viral pathogens. Among them, the ability to perform heterologous immunization by priming with DNA and...

A Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Regulatory Element Enhances the Immunogenicity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA Vaccines in Mice and Nonhuman Primates

Barouch, Dan H., Yang, Zhi-yong, Kong, Wing-pui, Korioth-Schmitz, Birgit, Sumida, Shawn M., Truitt, Diana M., ...

Plasmid DNA vaccines elicit potent and protective immune responses in numerous small-animal models of infectious diseases. However, their immunogenicity in primates appears less potent. Here we...

Modulation of the Immune Response to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Spike Glycoprotein by Gene-Based and Inactivated Virus Immunization

Kong, Wing-pui, Xu, Ling, Stadler, Konrad, Ulmer, Jeffrey B., Abrignani, Sergio, Rappuoli, Rino, ...

Although the initial isolates of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus (CoV) are sensitive to neutralization by antibodies through their spike (S) glycoprotein, variants of S have...

Mechanism of Ad5 Vaccine Immunity and Toxicity: Fiber Shaft Targeting of Dendritic Cells

Cheng, Cheng, Gall, Jason G. D, Kong, Wing-pui, Sheets, Rebecca L, Gomez, Phillip L, King, C. Richter, ...

Recombinant adenoviral (rAd) vectors elicit potent cellular and humoral immune responses and show promise as vaccines for HIV-1, Ebola virus, tuberculosis, malaria, and other infections. These...

Protective immunity to lethal challenge of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus by vaccination

Kong, Wing-pui, Hood, Chantelle, Yang, Zhi-yong, Wei, Chih-Jen, Xu, Ling, García-Sastre, Adolfo, ...

The remarkable infectivity and virulence of the 1918 influenza virus resulted in an unprecedented pandemic, raising the question of whether it is possible to develop protective immunity to this virus...

Comparative Efficacy of Neutralizing Antibodies Elicited by Recombinant Hemagglutinin Proteins from Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus▿

Wei, Chih-Jen, Xu, Ling, Kong, Wing-Pui, Shi, Wei, Canis, Kevin, Stevens, James, ...

Although the human transmission of avian H5N1 virus remains low, the prevalence of this highly pathogenic infection in avian species underscores the need for a preventive vaccine that can be made...

Enhanced Induction of Intestinal Cellular Immunity by Oral Priming with Enteric Adenovirus 41 Vectors▿

Ko, Sung-Youl, Cheng, Cheng, Kong, Wing-Pui, Wang, Lingshu, Kanekiyo, Masaru, Einfeld, David, ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is characterized by the rapid onset of intestinal T-cell depletion that initiates the progression to AIDS. The induction of protective immunity...

Expanded Breadth of the T-Cell Response to Mosaic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope DNA Vaccination▿ †

Kong, Wing-Pui, Wu, Lan, Wallstrom, Timothy C., Fischer, Will, Yang, Zhi-Yong, Ko, Sung-Youl, ...

An effective AIDS vaccine must control highly diverse circulating strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Among HIV-1 gene products, the envelope (Env) protein contains variable as...