NAction! How can neuraminidase-based immunity contribute to better influenza virus vaccines?

F Krammer, RAM Fouchier, MC Eichelberger… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Neuraminidase is one of the two surface glycoproteins of influenza A and B viruses. It has
enzymatic activity that cleaves terminal sialic acid from glycans, and that activity is essential …

Neuraminidase as an influenza vaccine antigen: a low hanging fruit, ready for picking to improve vaccine effectiveness

MC Eichelberger, DM Morens… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Neuraminidase (NA)-inhibiting antibodies are an independent correlate of
vaccine efficacy.•Many NA-specific antibodies bind to conserved epitopes and protect …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza neuraminidase: a neglected protein and its potential for a better influenza vaccine

LT Giurgea, DM Morens, JK Taubenberger, MJ Memoli - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neuraminidase (NA) is an influenza surface protein that helps to free viruses from mucin-
associated decoy receptors and to facilitate budding from infected cells. Experiments have …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza neuraminidase characteristics and potential as a vaccine target

S Creytens, MN Pascha, M Ballegeer… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neuraminidase of influenza A and B viruses plays a critical role in the virus life cycle and is
an important target of the host immune system. Here, we highlight the current understanding …

[HTML][HTML] In the shadow of hemagglutinin: a growing interest in influenza viral neuraminidase and its role as a vaccine antigen

TJ Wohlbold, F Krammer - Viruses, 2014 - mdpi.com
Despite the availability of vaccine prophylaxis and antiviral therapeutics, the influenza virus
continues to have a significant, annual impact on the morbidity and mortality of human …

Contribution of antibody production against neuraminidase to the protection afforded by influenza vaccines

G Marcelin, MR Sandbulte… - Reviews in medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Vaccines are instrumental in controlling the burden of influenza virus infection in humans
and animals. Antibodies raised against both major viral surface glycoproteins …

Influenza neuraminidase as a vaccine antigen

MC Eichelberger, H Wan - Influenza Pathogenesis and Control-Volume II, 2014 - Springer
Neuraminidase (NA) is the second most abundant influenza surface glycoprotein and
contributes to virus replication in several ways, most notably by removing sialic acids from …

Neuraminidase, the forgotten surface antigen, emerges as an influenza vaccine target for broadened protection

MC Eichelberger, AS Monto - The Journal of infectious diseases, 2019 - academic.oup.com
For 50 years it has been known that antibodies to neuraminidase (NA) protect against
infection during seasonal and pandemic influenza outbreaks. However, NA is largely …

Leveraging vaccination-induced protective antibodies to define conserved epitopes on influenza N2 neuraminidase

R Lei, W Kim, H Lv, Z Mou, MJ Scherm, AJ Schmitz… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
There is growing appreciation for neuraminidase (NA) as an influenza vaccine target;
however, its antigenicity remains poorly characterized. In this study, we isolated three …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza infection in humans induces broadly cross-reactive and protective neuraminidase-reactive antibodies

YQ Chen, TJ Wohlbold, NY Zheng, M Huang, Y Huang… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Antibodies to the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) glycoproteins are the major
mediators of protection against influenza virus infection. Here, we report that current …