2000.06-2008.12 St George's, University of London, UK, Research Fellow; Senior Lecturer
人免疫缺陷病毒1型(HIV-1)和人单纯疱疹病毒2型(HSV-2)均可通过黏膜性传播,能够引发持续性感染,且存在协同感染风险,目前无疫苗和治愈性药物。学科组聚集具有重要临床意义和防治挑战的黏膜传播病毒,特别是HIV-1和HSV-2,从病毒在黏膜上的感染机制、免疫应答以及生物阻断等方面开展研究,致力于研发黏膜疫苗和清除潜伏病毒等新型抗病毒策略,并将相关共性技术推广至其他高致病性黏膜传播病毒的防控。
Ni F, Hu K, Li M, Yang M, Xiao Y, Fu M, Zhu Z, Liu Y*, Hu Q*. Tat-dependent conditionally replicating adenoviruses expressing diphtheria toxin A for specifically killing HIV-1 infected cells. Mol Ther. 2024, 32(7):2316-2327. (Patent pending)
Li C, Zhang M, Guan X, Hu H, Fu M, Liu Y*, Hu Q*. HSV-2 glycoprotein D inhibits NF-kappa B activation by interacting with p65. J Immunol. 2021, 206 (12) 2852-2861.
Zhang M, Fu, Li M, Hu H, Gong S*, Hu Q*. HSV-2 inhibits type-I interferon signaling mediated by a novel E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity of viral protein ICP22. J Immunol. 2020, 205(5): 1281-1292.
Fu M, Hu K, Hu H, Ni F, Du T, Shattock RJ, Hu Q*. Antigenicity and immunogenicity of HIV-1 gp140 with different combinations of glycan mutation and V1/V2 region or V3 crown deletion. Vaccine. 2019, 37(51):7501-7508.
Yan Y, Hu K, Deng X, Guang X, Luo S, Tong L, Du T, Fu M, Zhang M, Liu Y, Hu Q*. Immunization with CCL19-HSV-2 gB fusion constructs protects mice against lethal vaginal challenge. J Immunol. 2015, 195(1):329-338. (Patented)
Li C, Guan X, Du T, Jin W, Wu B, Liu Y, Wang P, Hu B, Griffin G, Shattock R, Hu Q*. Inhibition of HIV-1 infection of primary CD4+ T cells by gene editing of CCR5 using adenovirus-delivered CRISPR/Cas9. J Gen Virol. 2015, 96(8): 2381-2393. (Highly cited; Patented)
Zhang M, Liu Y, Wang P, Guan X, He S, Luo S, Li C, Hu K, Jin W, Du T, Yan Y, Zheng Z, Zheng Z, Wang H, Hu Q*. HSV-2 immediate-early protein US1 inhibits IFN-β production by suppressing association of IRF-3 with IFN-β promoter. J Immunol. 2015, 194(7): 3102-3115.
Hu K, Luo S, Tong L, Huang X, Jing W, Huang W, Du T, Yan Y, He S, Griffin G, Shattock R, Hu Q*. CCL19 and CCL28 augment mucosal and systemic immune responses to HIV-1 gp140 by mobilizing responsive immunocytes into secondary lymph nodes and mucosal tissue. J Immunol. 2013,191:1935-1947. (Cover article)
Du T, Hu K, Yang J, Jing J, Li C, Stieh D, Griffin G, Shattock R, Hu Q*. Bifunctional CD4-DC-SIGN fusion proteins demonstrate enhanced avidity to gp120 and inhibit HIV-1 infection and dissemination. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012, 56(9):4640-4649. (Patented)
Huang W, Hu K, Luo S, Zhang M, Li C, Jin W, Liu Y, Griffin G, Shattock R, Hu Q*. HSV-2 infection of humane epithelial cells induces CXCL9 expression and CD4+ T cell migration via activation of p38-C/EBP-β pathway. J Immunol. 2012, 188(12):6247-6257. (Recommended by F1000 Medicine)