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ArticleNature communications2020

Quantitative evaluation of protective antibody response induced by hepatitis E vaccine in humans.

Gui-Ping Wen, Linling He, Zi-Min Tang, Si-Ling Wang, Xu Zhang, Yuan-Zhi Chen, Xiaohe Lin, Chang Liu, Jia-Xin Chen, Dong Ying and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Gui-Ping Wen *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Linling He *Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Zi-Min Tang *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Si-Ling Wang *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Xu ZhangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Yuan-Zhi ChenState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Xiaohe LinDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Chang LiuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Jia-Xin ChenState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Dong YingState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Zi-Hao ChenState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Ying-Bin WangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Wen-Xin LuoState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Shou-Jie HuangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Shao-Wei LiState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3374-1038
Jun ZhangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China.
Zi-Zheng ZhengState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China. zhengzizheng@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0099-4212
Jiang ZhuDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA. jiang@scripps.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0259-7157
Ning-Shao XiaState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, Fujian, PR China. nsxia@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0179-5266
Xiamen University · CNScripps Research Institute · US

Funding

Pushing the envelope: Optimizing vaccine display of flexibly linked HIV Env trimer immunogensP01AI124337 · NIAID · INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE · PI ZHU, JIANG · 2016 to 2020
$12.2M
Uncleaved prefusion-optimized trimers on nanoparticles as HIV vaccinesR01AI140844 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ZHU, JIANG · 2019 to 2023
$4.9M
Rational design and B cell responses of HIV epitope vaccinesR01AI129698 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI ZHU, JIANG · 2017 to 2021
$3.2M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI124337NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI129698NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI140844
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficacy evaluation through human trials is crucial for advancing a vaccine candidate to clinics. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) can be used to quantify B cell repertoire response and trace antibody lineages during vaccination. Here, we demonstrate this application with a case study of Hecolin®, the licensed vaccine for hepatitis E virus (HEV). Four subjects are administered the vaccine following a standard three-dose schedule. Vaccine-induced antibodies exhibit a high degree of clonal diversity, recognize five conformational antigenic sites of the genotype 1 HEV p239 antigen, and cross-react with other genotypes. Unbiased repertoire sequencing is performed for seven time points over six months of vaccination, with maturation pathways characterize for a set of vaccine-induced antibodies. In addition to dynamic repertoire profiles, NGS analysis reveals differential patterns of HEV-specific antibody lineages and highlights the necessity of the long vaccine boost. Together, our study presents a quantitative strategy for vaccine evaluation in small-scale human studies.

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VaccinationAdultAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntibody FormationAntibody SpecificityB-LymphocytesEpitopesGenotypeHepatitis E virusHumansTime FactorsTissue DonorsViral Hepatitis VaccinesYoung AdultAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralEpitopesViral Hepatitis Vaccines

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