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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2026

Covalent conjugation of TLR9 agonists to phospholipids enhances mRNA-LNP delivery efficiency and dendritic cell cross-priming.

Wanting Ji, Keer Zhu, Yanyan Zhou, Haomin Yan, Jiani Wei, Ying Zhu, Sheng Li, Yuqi Hong, Jinyao Dai, Shaohua Dong and 4 more

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Bioactive lipid-derived nanoparticles for RNA delivery.Materials today (Kidlington, England) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Wanting Ji *Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Keer Zhu *Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Yanyan ZhouResearch Center for Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Haomin YanResearch Center for Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Jiani WeiResearch Center for Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Ying ZhuResearch Center for Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Sheng LiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
Yuqi HongState Key Laboratory for diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Drug Evaluation and Clinical Research, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
Jinyao DaiState Key Laboratory for diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Drug Evaluation and Clinical Research, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
Shaohua DongState Key Laboratory for diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Drug Evaluation and Clinical Research, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
Haoyang HuState Key Laboratory for diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Drug Evaluation and Clinical Research, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
Jian YouResearch Center for Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Yunqing QiuState Key Laboratory for diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Drug Evaluation and Clinical Research, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China. qiuyq@zju.edu.cn.
Yan LouResearch Center for Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China. yanlou@zju.edu.cn.

Funding

Basic Public Welfare Research Program of Zhejiang Province LD22H190003Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2024VTJP1003National Natural Science Foundation of China W2412017Zhejiang Provincial and Ministry Co-construction Plan WKJ-ZJ-2425
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current mRNA-LNP systems face challenges in efficient co-delivery of nucleic acid adjuvants, limiting their capacity to elicit robust cellular immunity. To overcome the dissociation limitations of physically admixed CpG in conventional lipid nanoparticles, we developed a covalent conjugation platform that integrates TLR9 agonists with phospholipids via amide bonding. We synthesized a DSPE-CpG conjugate, which exhibited high loading efficiency (97.1%) onto mRNA-LNPs. The immune activation efficacy was evaluated in models encoding SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and HBV antigens. The DSPE-CpG-mRNA LNP system demonstrated enhanced cellular uptake via clathrin-mediated endocytosis, superior lymph node targeting of the adjuvant, and improved antigen expression in vivo. In the SARS-CoV-2 model, it induced high levels of IFN-γ⁺CD8⁺ T cells and elicited higher titers of specific IgG and neutralizing antibodies. In the HBV model, it significantly enhanced antigen-specific CD107a

Indexed as

Cross-PrimingDendritic CellsNanoparticlesPhospholipidsRNA, MessengerToll-Like Receptor AgonistsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesFemaleHepatitis B virusHumansLiposomesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAdjuvants, ImmunologicCOVID-19 VaccinesLipid NanoparticlesLiposomesNanovaccinesOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPhospholipidsRNA, MessengerSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Toll-Like Receptor 9Toll-Like Receptor AgonistsAdjuvantCellular immunityDSPE-CpG complexmRNA vaccine

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PMID41998713
PMCPMC13289321

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