Recombinant mycobacterial DNA-binding protein 1 with post-translational modifications boosts IFN-gamma production from BCG-vaccinated individuals’ blood cells in combination with CpG-DNA

Abstract Tuberculosis remains a large health threat, despite the availability of the tuberculosis vaccine, BCG. As BCG efficacy gradually decreases from adolescence, BCG-Prime and antigen-booster may be an efficient strategy to confer vaccine efficacy. Mycobacterial DNA-binding protein 1 (MDP1, name...

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Main Authors: Yuriko Ozeki, Akira Yokoyama, Akihito Nishiyama, Yutaka Yoshida, Yukiko Ohara, Tsukasa Mashima, Chikako Tomiyama, Amina K. Shaban, Atsuki Takeishi, Mayuko Osada-Oka, Takehiro Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Tateishi, Jun-ichi Maeyama, Mariko Hakamata, Hiroshi Moro, Toshiaki Kikuchi, Daisuke Hayashi, Fumiko Suzuki, Toshiko Yamamoto, Sumiko Iho, Masato Katahira, Saburo Yamamoto, Sohkichi Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58836-8