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ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2022

Nucleocapsid as a next-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Bryan Oronsky, Christopher Larson, Scott Caroen, Farah Hedjran, Ana Sanchez, Elena Prokopenko, Tony Reid

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Article in International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bryan OronskyEpicentRx, Inc., 11099 North Torrey Pines Road Suite 160, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: boronsky@epicentrx.com.
Christopher LarsonEpicentRx, Inc., 11099 North Torrey Pines Road Suite 160, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Scott CaroenEpicentRx, Inc., 11099 North Torrey Pines Road Suite 160, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Farah HedjranEpicentRx, Inc., 11099 North Torrey Pines Road Suite 160, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Ana SanchezEpicentRx, Inc., 11099 North Torrey Pines Road Suite 160, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Elena ProkopenkoEpicentRx, Inc., 11099 North Torrey Pines Road Suite 160, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Tony ReidEpicentRx, Inc., 11099 North Torrey Pines Road Suite 160, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 3855 Health Sciences Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Torrey Pines Institute For Molecular Studies · USEpicentre (South Africa) · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged globally, due to viral mutation. The majority of COVID-19 vaccines contain SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which is susceptible to mutation. It is known that protection against COVID-19 after two doses of mRNA vaccine continuously wanes over time. If viral variants contain mutated spike protein, current vaccines may not provide robust protection. This perspective suggests the inclusion of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein in future COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, as nucleocapsid is much less vulnerable to mutation and may provide stronger immunity to novel viral variants.

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COVID-19Viral VaccinesAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansmRNA VaccinesNucleocapsidSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccines, SyntheticAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesmRNA VaccinesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Vaccines, SyntheticViral VaccinesCOVID-19NucleocapsidSARS-CoV-2Vaccine

Identifiers

PMID35788417
PMCPMC9250828
OpenAlexW4283789401

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Registered trials

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