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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2022

ESCRT recruitment to mRNA-encoded SARS-CoV-2 spike induces virus-like particles and enhanced antibody responses.

Magnus A G Hoffmann, Zhi Yang, Kathryn E Huey-Tubman, Alexander A Cohen, Priyanthi N P Gnanapragasam, Leesa M Nakatomi, Kaya N Storm, Woohyun J Moon, Paulo J C Lin, Pamela J Bjorkman

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Magnus A G HoffmannDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Zhi YangDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Kathryn E Huey-TubmanDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Alexander A CohenDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Priyanthi N P GnanapragasamDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Leesa M NakatomiDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Kaya N StormDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Woohyun J MoonAcuitas Therapeutics, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, CANADA.
Paulo J C LinAcuitas Therapeutics, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, CANADA.
Pamela J BjorkmanDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
California Institute of Technology · USAcuitas Therapeutics (Canada) · CA

Funding

Self-Assembling Spike-EBR Nanoparticles as a Vaccine Platform Technology Against SARS-CoV-2 and Future Pandemic Coronaviruses.DP5OD033362 · OD · J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES · PI HOFFMANN, MAGNUS ADRIAN GERO · 2022 to 2025
$2.3M
NIH HHS DP5 OD033362Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prime-boost regimens for COVID-19 vaccines elicit poor antibody responses against Omicron-based variants and employ frequent boosters to maintain antibody levels. We present a natural infection-mimicking technology that combines features of mRNA- and protein nanoparticle-based vaccines through encoding self-assembling enveloped virus-like particles (eVLPs). eVLP assembly is achieved by inserting an ESCRT- and ALIX-binding region (EABR) into the SARS-CoV-2 spike cytoplasmic tail, which recruits ESCRT proteins to induce eVLP budding from cells. Purified spike-EABR eVLPs presented densely-arrayed spikes and elicited potent antibody responses in mice. Two immunizations with mRNA-LNP encoding spike-EABR elicited potent CD8+ T-cell responses and superior neutralizing antibody responses against original and variant SARS-CoV-2 compared to conventional spike-encoding mRNA-LNP and purified spike-EABR eVLPs, improving neutralizing titers >10-fold against Omicron-based variants for three months post-boost. Thus, EABR technology enhances potency and breadth of vaccine-induced responses through antigen presentation on cell surfaces and eVLPs, enabling longer-lasting protection against SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses.

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PMID36597535
PMCPMC9810232
OpenAlexW4313292239

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