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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

CocoVax: a web server for codon-based deoptimization of viral genes in live attenuated vaccine design.

Jiaxuan Li, Shimin Shuai

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jiaxuan LiDepartment of Human Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1782-5784
Shimin ShuaiDepartment of Human Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9527-8018

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32200487National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270239Shenzhen Medical Research Fund A2303044Shenzhen Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Council JCYJ20220530115207016Southern University of Science and Technology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral infections pose major economic and public health challenges worldwide, with vaccines as a critical tool for prevention. Synonymous recoding of viral genes through codon and codon-pair deoptimization offers a promising approach to design live attenuated vaccines (LAVs) by reducing viral fitness without altering protein sequences. This strategy has been successfully applied to develop vaccines for a range of pathogens affecting human and livestock. To support this approach, we developed CocoVax, the first web server dedicated to codon and codon-pair deoptimization for LAV design. CocoVax features four modules, Virus Database, Gene Recoder, Sequence Evaluator, and Reference Library, guiding users through the entire vaccine development process. With its intuitive interface, CocoVax enables rapid generation of vaccine candidates using only a pathogen's gene sequence, providing a valuable resource for researchers in virology and vaccine development. CocoVax is freely accessible at https://comics.med.sustech.edu.cn/cocovax with no login required.

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CodonGenes, ViralSoftwareViral VaccinesHumansInternetVaccine DevelopmentVaccines, AttenuatedCodonVaccines, AttenuatedViral Vaccines

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PMID40297995
PMCPMC12230702

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