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ArticleNature biomedical engineering2026

A modular vaccine platform for optimized lipid nanoparticle mRNA immunogenicity.

Zhenhao Fang, Valter S Monteiro, Changin Oh, Kawthar Al Janabi, Luciano Romero, Nabihah Ahsan, Luojia Yang, Lei Peng, Daniel DiMaio, Carolina Lucas and 1 more

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Article in Nature biomedical engineering, 2026. 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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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Zhenhao Fang *Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1246-3665
Valter S Monteiro *Immunobiology Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Changin OhDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Kawthar Al JanabiDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Luciano RomeroDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Nabihah AhsanDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Luojia YangDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Lei PengDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Daniel DiMaioDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2060-5977
Carolina LucasImmunobiology Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Carolina.lucas@yale.edu.
Sidi ChenDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. sidi.chen@yale.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3819-5005

Funding

Cancer Research Institute (CRI) CRI4964
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Certain messenger RNA antigens in mRNA vaccines elicit an insufficient immune response due to challenges in cell surface translocation (CST) of the antigens. Here we develop a modular vaccine platform (MVP) to enhance the immunogenicity of challenging mRNA antigens by optimizing antigen expression and presentation. MVPs enable the modular assembly of chimeric antigens. Our platform comprises diverse modules capable of generating >2,500 combinations with any antigen and displaying distinct antigen epitopes on the cell surface. We quantify the CST efficacy of various modules using multiple antigens, including the mpox virus (MPXV) proteins A29, M1R and A35R, and compare chimeric antigen surface expression in multiple cell lines. Using MPXV as a model, we identify optimal modules that enhance the CST of multiple MPXV antigens, improving the immune response of lipid nanoparticle mRNAs and protecting against lethal viral challenge. With these effective CST modules, we further demonstrate the generalizability of MVP by optimizing additional mRNA antigens, including the human papillomavirus 16 proteins E6 and E7 and the varicella zoster virus glycoprotein gE. This platform is applicable to any antigen of interest, facilitating the development of mRNA vaccines against challenging targets.

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Immunogenicity, VaccineLipidsNanoparticlesRNA, MessengerAnimalsCell LineFemaleHumansLiposomesMicemRNA VaccinesOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsLipid NanoparticlesLipidsLiposomesmRNA Vaccinesoncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16Oncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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