Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37130545›Full record

ArticleNature2023

Algorithm for optimized mRNA design improves stability and immunogenicity.

He Zhang, Liang Zhang, Ang Lin, Congcong Xu, Ziyu Li, Kaibo Liu, Boxiang Liu, Xiaopin Ma, Fanfan Zhao, Huiling Jiang and 6 more

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Article in Nature, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 268 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
268citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
61.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

268 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 401 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. 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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  19. De novo design of RNA pseudoknots with deep learning.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  20. Messenger RNA and guide RNA distributions in lipid nanoparticles impact gene-editing efficiency in vivo.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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208 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

He Zhang *Baidu Research USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5877-2167
Liang Zhang *Baidu Research USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1146-7848
Ang Lin *StemiRNA Therapeutics, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5662-1576
Congcong Xu *StemiRNA Therapeutics, Shanghai, China.
Ziyu LiBaidu Research USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
Kaibo LiuBaidu Research USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
Boxiang LiuBaidu Research USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
Xiaopin MaStemiRNA Therapeutics, Shanghai, China.
Fanfan ZhaoStemiRNA Therapeutics, Shanghai, China.
Huiling JiangStemiRNA Therapeutics, Shanghai, China.
Chunxiu ChenStemiRNA Therapeutics, Shanghai, China.
Haifa ShenStemiRNA Therapeutics, Shanghai, China.
Hangwen LiStemiRNA Therapeutics, Shanghai, China. lihangwen@stemirna.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2364-2703
David H MathewsDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA. david_mathews@urmc.rochester.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2907-6557
Yujian ZhangStemiRNA Therapeutics, Shanghai, China. yujianzhang@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7450-2642
Liang Huang *Baidu Research USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA. liang.huang.sh@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6444-7045
Oregon State University · USChina Pharmaceutical University · CNMirna Therapeutics (United States) · USNational University of Singapore · SGUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · USYahoo (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

RNA Structure Modeling Using Physics and Sequence ComparisonR35GM145283 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI DAVID H. MATHEWS · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM145283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines are being used to combat the spread of COVID-19 (refs.

Indexed as

AlgorithmsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerRNA StabilitySARS-CoV-2AnimalsCodonHalf-LifeHerpesvirus 3, HumanHumansMiceSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusCodonCOVID-19 VaccinesmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID37130545
PMCPMC10499610
OpenAlexW4367681391

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