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SUBMITTER: Barbuto S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3947612 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barbuto Scott S Idoyaga Juliana J Vila-Perelló Miquel M Longhi Maria P MP Breton Gaëlle G Steinman Ralph M RM Muir Tom W TW
Nature chemical biology 20130217 4
Targeted delivery of antigens to dendritic cells (DCs) is a promising vaccination strategy. However, to ensure immunity, the approach depends on coadministration of an adjuvant. Here we ask whether targeting of both adjuvant and antigen to DCs is sufficient to induce immunity. Using a protein ligation method, we develop a general approach for linking the immune stimulant, poly dA:dT (pdA:dT), to a monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for DEC205 (DEC). We show that DEC-specific mAbs deliver pdA:dT ...[more]