Special Issue "Research on MHC Background and TCR Diversity in Vaccinology"
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 3774
Special Issue Editor
Interests: PCR-based MHC typing; swine leukocyte antigen (SLA); TCR diversity; porcine vaccinology; canine and feline lymphomas
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tailored vaccine candidate T cell antigens are playing a crucial role in designing and developing promising immunization strategies against e.g., viral infections.
In contrast to traditional vaccines based on attenuated or inactivated pathogens that are often sufficiently immunogenic without added adjuvants, safer protein-based vaccines require adjuvants to induce a protective and long-lasting immune response. Antigen (Ag)-specific CD4 T helper cells play an essential role in the generation and maintenance of long-lasting humoral and cellular immunity and are therefore important vaccine targets. Successful priming and expansion of CD4 T-cell responses require T-cell receptor (TCR) recognition of foreign peptides bound to class II major histocompatibility complex (pMHCII) on the surface of dendritic cells (DCs).
In this context, we would like to encourage and appreciate the submission of recent advancements in providing evidence for the dependence on the MHC background and TCR diversity for the vaccination success to this special issue.
Contributions addressing aspects relevant for designing vaccines against zoonotic or emerging diseases, such as SARS-CoV-2, will also be considered for publication.
Dr. Sabine E. Hammer
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- T cell receptor
- MHC
- vaccines
- vaccination
- vaccine design