[HTML][HTML] Approaches, progress, and challenges to hepatitis C vaccine development

JR Bailey, E Barnes, AL Cox - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection vary, and there were an estimated 1.75
million new cases worldwide in 2015. The World Health Organization aims for a 90 …

Identification and characteristics of fusion peptides derived from enveloped viruses

C Lozada, TMA Barlow, S Gonzalez… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Membrane fusion events allow enveloped viruses to enter and infect cells. The study of
these processes has led to the identification of a number of proteins that mediate this …

Induction of cross-neutralizing antibodies by a permuted hepatitis C virus glycoprotein nanoparticle vaccine candidate

K Sliepen, L Radić, J Capella-Pujol… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects approximately 58 million people and causes~
300,000 deaths yearly. The only target for HCV neutralizing antibodies is the highly …

Structure of the hepatitis C virus E1E2 glycoprotein complex

A Torrents de la Peña, K Sliepen, L Eshun-Wilson… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and
hepatocellular carcinoma in humans and afflicts more than 58 million people worldwide. The …

Structure of engineered hepatitis C virus E1E2 ectodomain in complex with neutralizing antibodies

MC Metcalf, BM Janus, R Yin, R Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major global health burden as the leading causative agent of
chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. While the main antigenic target for HCV …

[HTML][HTML] HCV broadly neutralizing antibodies use a CDRH3 disulfide motif to recognize an E2 glycoprotein site that can be targeted for vaccine design

AI Flyak, S Ruiz, MD Colbert, T Luong, JE Crowe… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) vaccine efforts are hampered by the extensive genetic diversity of
HCV envelope glycoproteins E1 and E2. Structures of broadly neutralizing antibodies …

Broadly neutralizing antibody mediated clearance of human hepatitis C virus infection

VJ Kinchen, MN Zahid, AI Flyak, MG Soliman… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
The role that broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) play in natural clearance of human
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we …

Genetic and structural insights into broad neutralization of hepatitis C virus by human VH1-69 antibodies

N Tzarum, E Giang, L Kong, L He, J Prentoe… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
An effective vaccine to the antigenically diverse hepatitis C virus (HCV) must target
conserved immune epitopes. Here, we investigate cross-neutralization of HCV genotypes by …

Broadly neutralizing antibodies from an individual that naturally cleared multiple hepatitis C virus infections uncover molecular determinants for E2 targeting and …

ZY Keck, BG Pierce, P Lau, J Lu, Y Wang… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Cumulative evidence supports a role for neutralizing antibodies contributing to spontaneous
viral clearance during acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Information on the timing and …

Antigenicity and immunogenicity of differentially glycosylated hepatitis C virus E2 envelope proteins expressed in mammalian and insect cells

RA Urbanowicz, R Wang, JE Schiel, Z Keck… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The development of a prophylactic vaccine for hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains a global
health challenge. Cumulative evidence supports the importance of antibodies targeting the …