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ArticleEmerging microbes & infections2021

A novel linker-immunodominant site (LIS) vaccine targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein protects against severe COVID-19 in Syrian hamsters.

Bao-Zhong Zhang, Xiaolei Wang, Shuofeng Yuan, Wenjun Li, Ying Dou, Vincent Kwok-Man Poon, Chris Chung-Sing Chan, Jian-Piao Cai, Kenn KaHeng Chik, Kaiming Tang and 15 more

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Article in Emerging microbes & infections, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bao-Zhong ZhangCAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
Xiaolei WangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Shuofeng YuanState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7996-1119
Wenjun LiCAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
Ying DouSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Vincent Kwok-Man PoonDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Chris Chung-Sing ChanDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Jian-Piao CaiDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Kenn KaHeng ChikDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Kaiming TangDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Chris Chun-Yiu ChanDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Ye-Fan HuSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Jing-Chu HuCAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
Smaranda Ruxandra BadeaSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Hua-Rui GongSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Xuansheng LinSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Hin ChuState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2855-9837
Xuechen LiDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Kelvin Kai-Wang ToState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1921-5824
Li LiuState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.
Zhiwei ChenState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4511-2888
Ivan Fan-Ngai HungDepartment of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1556-2538
Kwok Yung YuenState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2083-1552
Jasper Fuk-Woo ChanState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6336-6657
Jian-Dong HuangCAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
University of Hong Kong · HKChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unlikely to abate until sufficient herd immunity is built up by either natural infection or vaccination. We previously identified ten linear immunodominant sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein of which four are located within the RBD. Therefore, we designed two linkerimmunodominant site (LIS) vaccine candidates which are composed of four immunodominant sites within the RBD (RBD-ID) or all the 10 immunodominant sites within the whole spike (S-ID). They were administered by subcutaneous injection and were tested for immunogenicity and

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AnimalsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCricetinaeFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansImmunodominant EpitopesMaleMesocricetusMiceMice, Inbred BALB CSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesImmunodominant EpitopesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19linker-immunodominant siteSARS-CoV-2spike proteinvaccine

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PMID33890550
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