Respiratory syncytial virus prevention within reach: the vaccine and monoclonal antibody landscape

NI Mazur, J Terstappen, R Baral, A Bardají… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Respiratory syncytial virus is the second most common cause of infant mortality and a major
cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults (aged> 60 years). Efforts to develop a …

mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases: principles, delivery and clinical translation

N Chaudhary, D Weissman… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Over the past several decades, messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines have progressed from a
scepticism-inducing idea to clinical reality. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic catalysed the …

Antibodies to combat viral infections: development strategies and progress

G Pantaleo, B Correia, C Fenwick, VS Joo… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are appealing as potential therapeutics and prophylactics for
viral infections owing to characteristics such as their high specificity and their ability to …

Respiratory syncytial virus infection and novel interventions

AC Langedijk, LJ Bont - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
The large global burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) respiratory tract infections in
young children and older adults has gained increased recognition in recent years. Recent …

Effect of natural mutations of SARS-CoV-2 on spike structure, conformation, and antigenicity

SMC Gobeil, K Janowska, S McDowell, K Mansouri… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) have been circulating worldwide since the beginning of the pandemic. Some are termed …

Structure-based design of prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spikes

CL Hsieh, JA Goldsmith, JM Schaub, AM DiVenere… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to accelerated efforts to
develop therapeutics and vaccines. A key target of these efforts is the spike (S) protein …

Ad26 vector-based COVID-19 vaccine encoding a prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 Spike immunogen induces potent humoral and cellular immune responses

R Bos, L Rutten, JEM van der Lubbe, MJG Bakkers… - npj Vaccines, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Development of effective preventative interventions against SARS-CoV-2, the
etiologic agent of COVID-19 is urgently needed. The viral surface spike (S) protein of SARS …

[HTML][HTML] D614G mutation alters SARS-CoV-2 spike conformation and enhances protease cleavage at the S1/S2 junction

SMC Gobeil, K Janowska, S McDowell, K Mansouri… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
The severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein is the target of
vaccine design efforts to end the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite …

Immunogenicity and structures of a rationally designed prefusion MERS-CoV spike antigen

J Pallesen, N Wang, KS Corbett… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lineage C betacoronavirus
that since its emergence in 2012 has caused outbreaks in human populations with case …

[HTML][HTML] Induction of potent neutralizing antibody responses by a designed protein nanoparticle vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus

J Marcandalli, B Fiala, S Ols, M Perotti… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a worldwide public health concern for which no vaccine
is available. Elucidation of the prefusion structure of the RSV F glycoprotein and its …