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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Synthetic DNA co-immunization with vaccine-aligned common consensus nucleoprotein and hemagglutinin protects mice against lethal influenza infection with a single immunization.

Ebony N Gary, Abigail R Trachtman, Dan Wang, Suman Bharti, Ying Ye, Nicholas J Tursi, Martina Tomirotti, Jillian Eisenhauer, Jacqueline D Chu, David Custodio Zegarra and 5 more

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15 authors.

Ebony N Gary *The Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Abigail R Trachtman *The Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Dan WangThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Suman BhartiThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Ying YeBioinformatics Facility, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Nicholas J TursiThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Martina TomirottiThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Jillian EisenhauerThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Jacqueline D ChuThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
David Custodio ZegarraThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Casey E HojeckiThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Micki ZhengThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Jayamanna WickramasingheBioinformatics Facility, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
David B WeinerThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Ami PatelThe Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Funding

COLLABORATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE INNOVATION CENTER: UNIVERSAL INFLUENZA VACCINE RESEARCH75N93019C00051 · NIAID · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI KRAMMER, FLORIAN · 2019 to 2025
$105.4M
Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisP30CA010815 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Dario C Altieri · 1985 to 2026
$75.9M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN BASIC CANCER RESEARCHT32CA009171 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Alessandro Gardini · 1985 to 2026
$15.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA010815NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009171NIAID NIH HHS 75N93019C00051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: There is an urgent need for influenza vaccine strategies that enhance protection against influenza virus drift and across different subtypes. The conserved viral nucleoprotein (NP) is the most abundant viral protein during replication, and a target for broadly protective cellular immune responses. Methods: Guided by annual WHO-recommended seasonal vaccine strains, we engineered synthetic DNA vaccine candidates encoding vaccine-aligned common consensus (VACC) immunogens designed to represent the immune diversity of seasonal H1N1 and H3N2 virus NP proteins (pVACC-NPH1; pVACC-NPH3). Results: Both pVACC-NPH1 and pVACC-NPH3 DNA vaccines induced robust cellular immune responses in mice, including the induction of durable responses. Immunization with a single dose of either DNA vaccine 14 days prior to lethal A/California/2009 H1N1 virus challenge provided protection against mortality. Single dose co-administration of pVACC-NPH3 with an HA-expressing DNA vaccine (pHAH1) and plasmid-encoded adjuvant pIL-12 afforded improved protection against morbidity and mortality in a high-dose challenge model. Discussion: These data highlight the potential of heterologous cellular immunity induced by engineered NP immunogens to complement HA-based approaches to significantly improve challenge outcomes.

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Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza A Virus, H3N2 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesNucleoproteinsOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsRNA-Binding ProteinsVaccines, DNAViral Core ProteinsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNucleocapsid ProteinsAntibodies, ViralHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusInfluenza VaccinesNP protein, Influenza A virusNucleocapsid ProteinsNucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsVaccines, DNAViral Core Proteinshemagglutinininfluenza A virusmultivalent vaccinenucleoproteinsynthetic DNA

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PMID41383614
PMCPMC12689538

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