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ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2021

Immunogenicity of stabilized HIV-1 Env trimers delivered by self-amplifying mRNA.

Yoann Aldon, Paul F McKay, Jorge Moreno Herrero, Annette B Vogel, Réka Lévai, Pauline Maisonnasse, Nathalie Dereuddre-Bosquet, Heinrich Haas, Katalin Fábián, Roger Le Grand and 2 more

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Article in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Research progress of mosquito-borne virus mRNA vaccines.Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2025
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  14. Alphaviral backbone of self-amplifying RNA enhances protein expression and immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2 antigen.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Yoann AldonImperial College London, Department of Medicine, London W2 1PG, UK.
Paul F McKayImperial College London, Department of Medicine, London W2 1PG, UK.
Jorge Moreno HerreroBiopharmaceutical New Technologies (BioNTech) Corporation, Mainz 55131, Germany.
Annette B VogelBiopharmaceutical New Technologies (BioNTech) Corporation, Mainz 55131, Germany.
Réka LévaiNational Food Chain Safety Office, Food Chain Safety Laboratory Directorate, Control Laboratory of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Animal Facility, Budapest, Hungary.
Pauline MaisonnasseUniversité Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA, Center for Immunology of Viral, Auto-immune, Hematological and Bacterial diseases (IMVA-HB/IDMIT), Fontenay-aux-Roses and Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Nathalie Dereuddre-BosquetUniversité Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA, Center for Immunology of Viral, Auto-immune, Hematological and Bacterial diseases (IMVA-HB/IDMIT), Fontenay-aux-Roses and Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Heinrich HaasBiopharmaceutical New Technologies (BioNTech) Corporation, Mainz 55131, Germany.
Katalin FábiánCeva-Phylaxia Veterinary Biologicals Co. Ltd., H-1107 Budapest, Szállás utca 5., Hungary.
Roger Le GrandUniversité Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA, Center for Immunology of Viral, Auto-immune, Hematological and Bacterial diseases (IMVA-HB/IDMIT), Fontenay-aux-Roses and Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Ugur SahinBiopharmaceutical New Technologies (BioNTech) Corporation, Mainz 55131, Germany.
Robin J ShattockImperial College London, Department of Medicine, London W2 1PG, UK.
BioNTech (Germany) · DEImperial College London · GBUniversité Paris-Saclay · FRInserm · FRNational Food Chain Safety Office · HU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-amplifying mRNA (saRNA) represents a promising platform for nucleic acid delivery of vaccine immunogens. Unlike plasmid DNA, saRNA does not require entry into the nucleus of target cells for expression, having the capacity to drive higher protein expression compared to mRNA as it replicates within the cytoplasm. In this study, we examined the potential of stabilized native-like HIV-1 Envelope glycoprotein (Env) trimers to elicit immune responses when delivered by saRNA polyplexes (PLXs), assembled with linear polyethylenimine. We showed that Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) saRNA induces a stronger humoral immune response to the encoded transgene compared to Semliki Forest virus saRNA. Moreover, we characterized the immunogenicity of the soluble and membrane-bound ConSOSL.UFO Env design in mice and showed a faster humoral kinetic and an immunoglobulin G (IgG)2a skew using a membrane-bound design. The immune response generated by PLX VEEV saRNA encoding the membrane-bound Env was then evaluated in larger animal models including macaques, in which low doses induced high IgG responses. Our data demonstrated that the VEEV saRNA PLX nanoparticle formulation represents a suitable platform for the delivery of stabilized HIV-1 Env and has the potential to be used in a variety of vaccine regimens.

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PMID34589271
PMCPMC8463288
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