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ArticleNature communications2024

Enhancing antibody responses by multivalent antigen display on thymus-independent DNA origami scaffolds.

Eike-Christian Wamhoff, Larance Ronsard, Jared Feldman, Grant A Knappe, Blake M Hauser, Anna Romanov, James Brett Case, Shilpa Sanapala, Evan C Lam, Kerri J St Denis and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Eike-Christian Wamhoff *Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Larance Ronsard *Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5307-1940
Jared Feldman *Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Grant A Knappe *Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5041-2383
Blake M Hauser *Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0100-1684
Anna RomanovDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1239-4946
James Brett CaseDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7331-5511
Shilpa SanapalaDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Evan C LamRagon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Kerri J St DenisRagon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6324-7890
Julie BoucauRagon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6731-7238
Amy K BarczakRagon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3806-2381
Alejandro B BalazsRagon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1767-3944
Michael S DiamondDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8791-3165
Aaron G SchmidtRagon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. aschmidt@crystal.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3627-2553
Daniel LingwoodRagon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. dlingwood@mgh.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5631-9238
Mark BatheDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. mark.bathe@mit.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6199-6855
Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard · USMassachusetts Institute of Technology · USWashington University in St. Louis · USBroad Institute · USHarvard University · US

Funding

The impact of HIV viral diversity and cellular immunity on HIV pathogenesisP30AI060354 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI ROBERT A. PARKER · 2004 to 2026
$94.4M
VIRUS PRODUCTION COREP30CA014051 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI MATTHEW G. VANDER HEIDEN · 1985 to 2026
$93.9M
Using a tonsil organoid system to probe conditions for the induction of protective antibody and T cell responses to influenza.U19AI057229 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Mark Morris Davis · 2003 to 2026
$88.5M
Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM007753 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WALENSKY, LOREN DAVID · 1985 to 2021
$50.0M
TOXICOLOGY CORE UNITP30ES002109 · NIEHS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI LEVINE, STUART S · 1985 to 2020
$25.6M
Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM144273 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI David Shumway Jones, Jacqueline A. Lees · 2022 to 2026
$14.7M
MOLECULAR BASIS OF VIRAL INFECTIVITYT32AI007245 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI Aaron Gregory Schmidt · 1985 to 2026
$11.3M
Human antibody-based countermeasures against the Wuhan Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2R01AI157155 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BARIC, RALPH S, CROWE, JAMES E · 2020 to 2024
$6.0M
Epitope focusing to the receptor binding motif for a universal coronavirus vaccineR01AI146779 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SCHMIDT, AARON GREGORY · 2019 to 2023
$4.2M
Innate-like BCR activity as a template for universal vaccination against influenza virusR01AI137057 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHACKERIAN, BRYCE C, LINGWOOD, DANIEL · 2018 to 2022
$2.6M
Engineering Humoral Immunity to Functionally Cure HIV InfectionDP2DA040254 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BALAZS, ALEJANDRO BENJAMIN · 2015 to 2015
$2.6M
Eliminating the Immunogenicity of AAV Vectored HIV Antibody DeliveryR01AI174276 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Alejandro Benjamin Balazs · 2024 to 2026
$2.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014051NIAID NIH HHS F30 AI160908NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI060354NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI124378NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI137057NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI146779NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI153098NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI155447NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI157155NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI162307NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI174276NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI174875NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007245NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI057229NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB026008NIDA NIH HHS DP2 DA040254NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES002109NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007753NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM144273
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein-based virus-like particles (P-VLPs) are commonly used to spatially organize antigens and enhance humoral immunity through multivalent antigen display. However, P-VLPs are thymus-dependent antigens that are themselves immunogenic and can induce B cell responses that may neutralize the platform. Here, we investigate thymus-independent DNA origami as an alternative material for multivalent antigen display using the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, the primary target of neutralizing antibody responses. Sequential immunization of mice with DNA-based VLPs (DNA-VLPs) elicits protective neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in a manner that depends on the valency of the antigen displayed and on T cell help. Importantly, the immune sera do not contain boosted, class-switched antibodies against the DNA scaffold, in contrast to P-VLPs that elicit strong B cell memory against both the target antigen and the scaffold. Thus, DNA-VLPs enhance target antigen immunogenicity without generating scaffold-directed immunity and thereby offer an important alternative material for particulate vaccine design.

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Antibody FormationSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccines, Virus-Like ParticleAnimalsAntibodies, BlockingAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralDNAHumansMiceAntibodies, BlockingAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralDNASpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Vaccines, Virus-Like Particle

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PMID38291019
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