HSV-2 gC2 mRNA immunization in mice protects by producing antibodies that bind immune evasion epitopes.

Hook LM, Cairns TM, Awasthi S, Egan KP, Gopalakrishnan M, Syeda Z, Pardi N, Bergstrom T, Cohen GH, Friedman HM

DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1014337
Published: 2026 Jun
Container: PLoS pathogens
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.ppat.1014337,
  title = {HSV-2 gC2 mRNA immunization in mice protects by producing antibodies that bind immune evasion epitopes.},
  author = {Hook LM and Cairns TM and Awasthi S and Egan KP and Gopalakrishnan M and Syeda Z and Pardi N and Bergstrom T and Cohen GH and Friedman HM},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLoS pathogens},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.ppat.1014337},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014337}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - HSV-2 gC2 mRNA immunization in mice protects by producing antibodies that bind immune evasion epitopes.
AU  - Hook LM
AU  - Cairns TM
AU  - Awasthi S
AU  - Egan KP
AU  - Gopalakrishnan M
AU  - Syeda Z
AU  - Pardi N
AU  - Bergstrom T
AU  - Cohen GH
AU  - Friedman HM
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLoS pathogens
DO  - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1014337
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LM, H., TM, C., S, A., KP, E., M, G., Z, S., N, P., T, B., GH, C., & HM, F. (2026). HSV-2 gC2 mRNA immunization in mice protects by producing antibodies that bind immune evasion epitopes.. PLoS pathogens. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014337

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