Principles and practical applications of structure-based vaccine design

PO Byrne, JS McLellan - Current opinion in immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Summary of the basic principles of structure-based vaccine design.•Review of
recent advances (the years 2019–2021) in structure-based vaccine design.•Preview of …

Nasal nanovaccines for SARS-CoV-2 to address COVID-19

J Huang, Y Ding, J Yao, M Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Xie… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is still prevalent around the globe. Although some SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have
been distributed to the population, the shortcomings of vaccines and the continuous …

Structural and computational design of a SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen with improved expression and immunogenicity

JA Williams, M Biancucci, L Lessen, S Tian… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern
challenge the efficacy of approved vaccines, emphasizing the need for updated spike …

A CHO stable pool production platform for rapid clinical development of trimeric SARS‐CoV‐2 spike subunit vaccine antigens

S Joubert, M Stuible, S Lord‐Dufour… - Biotechnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein expression from stably transfected Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) clones is an
established but time‐consuming method for manufacturing therapeutic recombinant …

[HTML][HTML] Lower SARS-CoV-2–specific humoral immunity in people living with HIV-1 recovered from nonhospitalized COVID-19

DJ Schuster, S Karuna, C Brackett, M Wesley, SS Li… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
People living with HIV-1 (PLWH) exhibit more rapid antibody decline following routine
immunization and elevated baseline chronic inflammation than people without HIV-1 …

Mass photometry reveals SARS-CoV-2 spike stabilisation to impede ACE2 binding through altered conformational dynamics

SA Burnap, WB Struwe - Chemical Communications, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Here we show using mass photometry how proline substitutions, commonly used for SARS-
CoV-2 spike stabilisation in vaccine design, directly affects ACE2 receptor interactions via …

Characterization and function of glycans on the spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

L Zheng, K Wang, M Chen, F Qin, C Yan… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) pose a great challenge to viral
prevention and treatment owing to spike (S) protein mutations, which enhance their …

Uncovering the Role of N-Glycan Occupancy on the Cooperative Assembly of Spike and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 Complexes: Insights from …

TJ El-Baba, CA Lutomski, SA Burnap… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and ACE2 are one of the most
scrutinized reactions of our time. Yet, questions remain as to the impact of glycans on …

Synergistic inhibition effects of andrographolide and baicalin on coronavirus mechanisms by downregulation of ACE2 protein level

L Wan, Y Li, W Liao, L Lei, M Zhao, J Zeng, Z Zhao… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 virus, belonging to the Coronavirus genus, which poses a threat
to human health worldwide. Current therapies focus on inhibiting viral replication or using …

Proteomic data and structure analysis combined reveal interplay of structural rigidity and flexibility on selectivity of cysteine cathepsins

L Tušar, J Loboda, F Impens, P Sosnowski… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Addressing the elusive specificity of cysteine cathepsins, which in contrast to caspases and
trypsin-like proteases lack strict specificity determining P1 pocket, calls for innovative …