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ArticleCurrent topics in microbiology and immunology2022

Self-amplifying mRNA-Based Vaccine Technology and Its Mode of Action.

Giulietta Maruggi, Jeffrey B Ulmer, Rino Rappuoli, Dong Yu

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Article in Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 2022. 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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27citing papers in PubMed
17.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Transgene sequence codon optimization and composition determines replication competence of self-amplifying RNA.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  5. The strategies and advances of mRNA translation booster.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2025
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  8. The advent of clinical self-amplifying RNA vaccines.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  15. A landscape review of malaria vaccine candidates in the pipeline.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giulietta MaruggiGSK, 14200 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.
Jeffrey B UlmerGSK, 14200 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.
Rino RappuoliGSK, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Dong YuGSK, 14200 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. dyu@dynavax.com.
GlaxoSmithKline (United States) · USUniversities at Shady Grove · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-amplifying mRNAs derived from the genomes of positive-strand RNA viruses have recently come into focus as a promising technology platform for vaccine development. Non-virally delivered self-amplifying mRNA vaccines have the potential to be highly versatile, potent, streamlined, scalable, and inexpensive. By amplifying their genome and the antigen encoding mRNA in the host cell, the self-amplifying mRNA mimics a viral infection, resulting in sustained levels of the target protein combined with self-adjuvanting innate immune responses, ultimately leading to potent and long-lasting antigen-specific humoral and cellular immune responses. Moreover, in principle, any eukaryotic sequence could be encoded by self-amplifying mRNA without the need to change the manufacturing process, thereby enabling a much faster and flexible research and development timeline than the current vaccines and hence a quicker response to emerging infectious diseases. This chapter highlights the rapid progress made in using non-virally delivered self-amplifying mRNA-based vaccines against infectious diseases in animal models. We provide an overview of the unique attributes of this vaccine approach, summarize the growing body of work defining its mechanism of action, discuss the current challenges and latest advances, and highlight perspectives about the future of this promising technology.

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Virus DiseasesAnimalsAntigensImmunity, CellularRNA, MessengerAntigensRNA, MessengerInfectious diseasesSelf-amplifying mRNASynthetic vaccine

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PMID33861374
OpenAlexW3155658342

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