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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Novel Bivalent mRNA-LNP Vaccine for Highly Effective Protection against Pneumonic Plague.

Uri Elia, Yinon Levy, Hila Cohen, Ayelet Zauberman, David Gur, Inbal Hazan-Halevy, Moshe Aftalion, Shani Benarroch, Erez Bar-Haim, Orit Redy-Keisar and 3 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. 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

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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Uri EliaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0710-5481
Yinon LevyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.
Hila CohenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.
Ayelet ZaubermanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-5394
David GurDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.
Inbal Hazan-HalevyLaboratory of Precision NanoMedicine, Shmunis School for Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8596-6247
Moshe AftalionDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.
Shani BenarrochLaboratory of Precision NanoMedicine, Shmunis School for Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.
Erez Bar-HaimDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3435-8599
Orit Redy-KeisarDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1520-4175
Ofer CohenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4374-9981
Dan PeerLaboratory of Precision NanoMedicine, Shmunis School for Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8238-0673
Emanuelle MamroudDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 76100, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5685-293X

Funding

European Research Council 101055029European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program 825828Israel Institute for Biological Research SB-157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, remains a significant global health hazard and a potential top-tier biothreat despite modern medical advances. Here, two mRNA constructs encoding different versions of the low-calcium response virulence (LcrV) protective antigen, an essential virulence factor of Y. pestis, are designed and evaluated. Next, the immunogenicity and protective efficacy both independently and in combination is assessed with the previously reported F1-encoding mRNA construct in the well-established mouse model of pneumonic plague. The findings reveal that human Fc-conjugated F1 + LcrV combination mRNA vaccination resulted in significant immune activation and substantial protection against intranasal Y. pestis challenge. Notably, the combined vaccine demonstrates protective efficacy against two highly virulent wild-type Y. pestis strains representing distinct biovars and an atypical, unencapsulated strain. This study represents the first comprehensive evaluation of mRNA constructs encoding innovatively designed versions of LcrV and F1 for pneumonic plague prevention, addressing critical gaps in current vaccination approaches. This study establishes the mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform as a promising tool for addressing bacterial pathogens, including those resistant to antibiotics. By broadening its applicability to diverse threats, this technology represents an innovative approach to tackling some of the most pressing challenges in global health.

Indexed as

NanoparticlesPlaguePlague VaccineRNA, MessengerYersinia pestisAnimalsAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansLiposomesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsLcrV protein, YersiniaLipid NanoparticlesLiposomesPlague VaccinePore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsRNA, Messengerlipid nanoparticlesmRNAvaccineY. pestis

Identifiers

PMID40279638
PMCPMC12245056

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