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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2025

The immunogenicity and protection efficacy evaluation of mRNA vaccine candidate for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in mice.

Da-Eun Jeong, Jack Yoon, Baek Kim, Jun-Gu Kang

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Article in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Immune Cells at the Frontline of SFTSV Infection.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Da-Eun JeongKorea Zoonosis Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea.
Jack YoonVernagen LLC, Tucker, Georgia, United States of America.
Baek KimVernagen LLC, Tucker, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-7986-4335
Jun-Gu KangKorea Zoonosis Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9083-8098

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a tick-borne viral pathogen that causes Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in humans with a high fatality rate. Currently, there are no approved antivirals or vaccines against SFTSV. The envelope protein of SFTSV, which consists of two domains, Gn and Gc, has been investigated as a target antigen for the development of SFTSV vaccines. Here, we used an mRNA platform to develop an effective and safe SFTSV vaccine. Our mRNA vaccine candidate harbored an equal number of mRNAs individually encoding the full-length SFTSV Gn or Gc domain. These mRNAs were produced using a 5' cap, SmartCap, by in vitro transcription and then packaged with an ionizable lipid nanoparticle platform, called STLNP. Robust expression of these Gn and Gc antigens was observed when human 293 T cells were transfected with the SFTSV mRNA formulation. When mice were immunized with our SFTSV vaccine candidate, the collected serum displayed strong immunogenicity and in vitro neutralization activity against SFTSV. Thus, the immunized mice showed complete protection with a lethal dose of SFTSV, without any pathological traces of SFTSV infection-mediated tissue damage. Thus, our mRNA vaccine platform is a promising SFTS vaccine candidate for clinical development.

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Immunogenicity, VaccinePhlebovirusSevere Fever with Thrombocytopenia SyndromeViral VaccinesAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerVaccines, SyntheticAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerVaccines, SyntheticViral Envelope ProteinsViral Vaccines

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PMCPMC12068709

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