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Journal of Virology, March 2006, p. 2194-2205, Vol. 80, No. 5
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.80.5.2194-2205.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Matrix Protein Mutant of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Stimulates Maturation of Myeloid Dendritic Cells

Maryam Ahmed,1* Kristina L. Brzoza,2 and Elizabeth M. Hiltbold2

Departments of Biochemistry,1 Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 271572

Received 7 July 2005/ Accepted 2 December 2005

Matrix (M) protein mutants of vesicular stomatitis virus have recently been used as oncolytic viruses for tumor therapies and are being developed as vaccine vectors for heterologous antigens. Because dendritic cell (DC) maturation is an important correlate of tumor immunosurveillance and vaccine efficacy, we sought to determine the ability of a recombinant M protein mutant virus (rM51R-M virus) to mature DC in vitro. We have previously shown that rM51R-M virus is defective at inhibiting host gene expression in several cell lines compared to its recombinant wild-type counterpart, rwt virus. Therefore, rM51R-M virus allows the expression of genes involved in antiviral responses, such as the type I interferon (IFN) gene. Our results demonstrate that, in contrast to the rwt virus, rM51R-M virus induced the maturation of myeloid DC (mDC) populations, as indicated by an increase in the surface expression of CD40, CD80, and CD86 as well as the secretion of interleukin-12 (IL-12), IL-6, and type I IFN. In addition, mDC infected with rM51R-M virus effectively activated naïve T cells in vitro, whereas rwt virus-infected mDC were defective in antigen presentation. The inability of rwt virus to induce mDC maturation was correlated with the inhibition of host gene expression in rwt virus-infected cells. Our studies also indicated that the production of costimulatory molecules on mDC by rM51R-M virus was dependent on the type I IFN receptor, while maturation induced by this virus was largely independent of MyD88. These data indicate that rM51R-M virus effectively stimulates the maturation of mDC and has the potential to promote effective T-cell responses to vector-expressed antigens, activate DC at tumor sites during therapy, and aid in tumor immunosurveillance and destruction.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157. Phone: (336) 716-4275. Fax: (336) 716-7671. E-mail: mahmed{at}wfubmc.edu.

Journal of Virology, March 2006, p. 2194-2205, Vol. 80, No. 5
0022-538X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.80.5.2194-2205.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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