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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2026

Circular RNA vaccines encoding fusion proteins of Mpox Virus A35R-M1R and B6R-A29L induce robust and durable protective immunity in mice.

Xia Chuai, Baoxin Zhao, Yan Wu, Jinge Zhou, Tianxi Ye, Yun Yang, Chen Wang, Fangxu Li, Kaiyue Zhang, Jiang Hu and 5 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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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Xia Chuai *State Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430207, Hubei, China. chuaixia@wh.iov.cn.
Baoxin Zhao *State Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430207, Hubei, China.
Yan Wu *State Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430207, Hubei, China.
Jinge ZhouState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430207, Hubei, China.
Tianxi YeState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430207, Hubei, China.
Yun YangResearch and Development Department, Shanghai CirCode Biomedicine Co.Ltd, Shanghai, 200131, China.
Chen WangState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430207, Hubei, China.
Fangxu LiState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430207, Hubei, China.
Kaiyue ZhangState Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430207, Hubei, China.
Jiang HuResearch and Development Department, Shanghai CirCode Biomedicine Co.Ltd, Shanghai, 200131, China.
Kai ZhangResearch and Development Department, Shanghai CirCode Biomedicine Co.Ltd, Shanghai, 200131, China.
Fang LiuResearch and Development Department, Shanghai CirCode Biomedicine Co.Ltd, Shanghai, 200131, China.
Weiqi WangDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, China.
Zefeng WangResearch and Development Department, Shanghai CirCode Biomedicine Co.Ltd, Shanghai, 200131, China. wangzf@sustech.edu.cn.
Sandra ChiuDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, China. qiux@ustc.edu.cn.

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFC2304102Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences XDB0490000USTC Research Funds of the Double First-Class Initiative YD9100002040
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing a safe and effective vaccine is crucial to control the recent worldwide outbreaks of mpox. Here, building upon our previously established lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-encapsulated circRNA vaccine platform, we constructed two bivalent mpox virus (MPXV) circRNA vaccines: cirBA encoding a B6R-A29L tandem antigen and cirAM encoding an A35R-M1R fusion antigen. Both bivalent MPXV circRNA vaccines, whether administered alone or in combination (designated cirMix), could induce robust and durable MPXV antigen-specific humoral and cellular immune responses in mice, conferring complete protection against lethal vaccinia virus Tian Tan strain (VTT) challenge. Moreover, even at low doses (2 µg for cirBA and cirAM, 4 µg for cirMix), all circRNA vaccines could provide 100% protection against lethal VTT challenge. Furthermore, at a higher dose (20 µg), all three vaccine groups induced potent long-term protective immunity lasting for at least 40 weeks, with cirBA achieving 100% protection, a level higher than that observed in the other groups. Collectively, our MPXV multivalent circRNA vaccines exhibit robust immunogenicity and represent promising candidates for further use in humans. The circRNA-based multivalent vaccine platform, capable of co-expressing multiple antigens, can be utilized for prevention of various infectious diseases.

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Recombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, CircularSmallpox VaccineViral Fusion ProteinsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralFemaleImmunity, CellularImmunity, HumoralMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMonkeypox virusNanoparticlesVacciniaVaccinia virusAntibodies, ViralRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, CircularSmallpox VaccineViral Fusion ProteinscircRNA vaccineDoseMPXVMultivalentProtection

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PMID42192453
PMCPMC13393767

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