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Increased neutralization potency and breadth elicited by a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine forming virus-like particles.

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العنوان: Increased neutralization potency and breadth elicited by a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine forming virus-like particles.
المؤلفون: Peng Zhang1, Falcone, Samantha2, Yaroslav Tsybovsky3, Singh, Mamta1, Gopan, Vinay1, Huiyi Miao1, Yuna Seo1, Rogers, Denise1, Renzi, Isabella2, Yen-Ting Lai2, Narayanan, Elisabeth2, Stewart-Jones, Guillaume2, Himansu, Sunny2, Carfi, Andrea2, Fauci, Anthony S.1 afauci@niaid.nih.gov, Lusso, Paolo1 plusso@niaid.nih.gov
المصدر: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 7/18/2023, Vol. 120 Issue 29, p1-8. 9p.
مصطلحات موضوعية: *SARS-CoV-2, *COVID-19 vaccines, *VIRUS-like particles, *SIMIAN immunodeficiency virus, *CHIMERIC proteins
مستخلص: Vaccines have played a fundamental role in the control of infectious diseases. We previously developed a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against HIV-1 that forms virus-like particles (VLPs) through coexpression of the viral envelope with Gag. Here, we applied the same principle to the design of a VLP-forming mRNA vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To promote cognate interaction with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) Gag, we engineered different chimeric proteins encompassing the ectodomain and the transmembrane region of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein from the Wuhan-Hu-1 strain fused to the gp41 cytoplasmic tail of either HIV-1 (strain WITO) or SIV (strain mac239) with or without a partial truncation at amino acid 745 to enhance membrane expression. Upon cotransfection with SIV gag mRNA, the Spike-SIVCT.745 (SSt) chimera yielded the highest level of cell-surface expression and extracellular VLP release. Immunization of BALB/c mice with SSt+gag mRNA at 0, 4, and 16 wk induced higher titers of Spike-binding and autologous neutralizing antibodies at all time points compared to SSt mRNA alone. Furthermore, mice immunized with SSt+gag mRNA developed neutralizing antibodies effective against different variants of concern. These data demonstrate that the Gag/VLP mRNA platform can be successfully applied to vaccines against different agents for the prevention of infectious diseases of global relevance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
قاعدة البيانات: Academic Search Index
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تدمد:00278424
DOI:10.1073/pnas.2305896120