[HTML][HTML] Knife's edge: Balancing immunogenicity and reactogenicity in mRNA vaccines

J Lee, MC Woodruff, EH Kim, JH Nam - Experimental & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Since the discovery of messenger RNA (mRNA), there have been tremendous efforts to
wield them in the development of therapeutics and vaccines. During the COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Outlook of pandemic preparedness in a post-COVID-19 world

BA Williams, CH Jones, V Welch, JM True - npj Vaccines, 2023 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic was met with rapid, unprecedented global collaboration and
action. Even still, the public health, societal, and economic impact may be felt for years to …

[HTML][HTML] N1-methylpseudouridylation of mRNA causes +1 ribosomal frameshifting

TE Mulroney, T Pöyry, JC Yam-Puc, M Rust, RF Harvey… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
In vitro-transcribed (IVT) mRNAs are modalities that can combat human disease, exemplified
by their use as vaccines for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV …

Ionizable lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to pancreatic β cells via macrophage-mediated gene transfer

JR Melamed, SS Yerneni, ML Arral, ST LoPresti… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Systemic messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery to organs outside the liver, spleen, and lungs
remains challenging. To overcome this issue, we hypothesized that altering nanoparticle …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular fate-mapping of serum antibody responses to repeat immunization

A Schiepers, MFL van't Wout, AJ Greaney, T Zang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The protective efficacy of serum antibodies results from the interplay of antigen-specific B
cell clones of different affinities and specificities. These cellular dynamics underlie serum …

Single immunizations of self-amplifying or non-replicating mRNA-LNP vaccines control HPV-associated tumors in mice

J Ramos da Silva, K Bitencourt Rodrigues… - Science Translational …, 2023 - science.org
As mRNA vaccines have proved to be very successful in battling the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, this new modality has attracted widespread interest for the …

[HTML][HTML] Lyophilization provides long-term stability for a lipid nanoparticle-formulated, nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine

H Muramatsu, K Lam, C Bajusz, D Laczkó, K Karikó… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
Lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-formulated nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccines have proven to be
very successful in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

Assessment of a quadrivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine that protects against group 2 influenza viruses

M McMahon, G O'Dell, J Tan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Combined vaccine formulations targeting not only hemagglutinin but also other influenza
virus antigens could form the basis for a universal influenza virus vaccine that has the …

Assessment of three‐dimensional RNA structure prediction in CASP15

R Das, RC Kretsch, AJ Simpkin… - Proteins: Structure …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The prediction of RNA three‐dimensional structures remains an unsolved problem. Here, we
report assessments of RNA structure predictions in CASP15, the first CASP exercise that …

Use of a liver-targeting immune-tolerogenic mRNA lipid nanoparticle platform to treat peanut-induced anaphylaxis by single-and multiple-epitope nucleotide …

X Xu, X Wang, YP Liao, L Luo, T Xia, AE Nel - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
While oral desensitization is capable of alleviating peanut allergen anaphylaxis, long-term
immune tolerance is the sought-after goal. We developed a liver-targeting lipid nanoparticle …