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ArticlePloS one2018

Characterization of a candidate tetravalent vaccine based on 2'-O-methyltransferase mutants.

Roland Züst, Shi-Hua Li, Xuping Xie, Sumathy Velumani, Melissa Chng, Ying-Xiu Toh, Jing Zou, Hongping Dong, Chao Shan, Jassia Pang and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Roland ZüstSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Shi-Hua LiNovartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Chromos, Singapore, Singapore.
Xuping XieNovartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Chromos, Singapore, Singapore.
Sumathy VelumaniSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Melissa ChngSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Ying-Xiu TohSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Jing ZouNovartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Chromos, Singapore, Singapore.
Hongping DongNovartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Chromos, Singapore, Singapore.
Chao ShanNovartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Chromos, Singapore, Singapore.
Jassia PangBiological Resource Centre, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Cheng-Feng QinState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
Evan W NewellSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Pei-Yong ShiNovartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Chromos, Singapore, Singapore.
Katja FinkSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-3571-0390
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGNovartis (Singapore) · SGInstitute of Microbiology · CN

Funding

UTMB Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001439 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI URBAN, RANDALL J · 2015 to 2024
$40.0M
Revolutionary Eilat-based Chikungunya Vaccine VectorR01AI127744 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI WANG, TIAN · 2017 to 2021
$3.5M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001439NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI127744
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dengue virus (DENV) is one of the most widespread arboviruses. The four DENV serotypes infect about 400 million people every year, causing 96 million clinical dengue cases, of which approximately 500'000 are severe and potentially life-threatening. The only licensed vaccine has a limited efficacy and is only recommended in regions with high endemicity. We previously reported that 2'-O-methyltransferase mutations in DENV-1 and DENV-2 block their capacity to inhibit type I IFNs and render the viruses attenuated in vivo, making them amenable as vaccine strains; here we apply this strategy to all four DENV serotypes to generate a tetravalent, non-chimeric live-attenuated dengue vaccine. 2'-O-methyltransferase mutants of all four serotypes are highly sensitive to type I IFN inhibition in human cells. The tetravalent formulation is attenuated and immunogenic in mice and cynomolgus macaques and elicits a response that protects from virus challenge. These results show the potential of 2'-O-methyltransferase mutant viruses as a safe, tetravalent, non-chimeric dengue vaccine.

Indexed as

MutationAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingCell LineDengue VaccinesDengue VirusEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansMacaca fascicularisMaleMethyltransferasesMiceAntibodies, NeutralizingDengue VaccinesMethyltransferases

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PMID29298302
PMCPMC5751980
OpenAlexW2781891517

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