Safety and immunogenicity of anti-SARS CoV-2 vaccine SOBERANA 02 in homologous or heterologous scheme: Open label phase I and phase IIa clinical trials

M Eugenia-Toledo-Romaní, L Verdecia-Sánchez… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background SOBERANA 02 is a COVID-19 vaccine based on SARS-CoV-2 recombinant
RBD conjugated to tetanus toxoid (TT). SOBERANA Plus antigen is dimeric-RBD. Here we …

Studying SARS-CoV-2 interactions using phage-displayed receptor binding domain as a model protein

B Pérez-Massón, Y Quintana-Pérez, Y Tundidor… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD) mediates viral entry into human cells through
its interaction with angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Most neutralizing antibodies …

Domain-level epitope mapping of polyclonal antibodies against HER-1 and HER-2 receptors using phage display technology

D Pérez-Martínez, YC Infante, BS Ramírez, G Rojas - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract HER-1 and HER-2 are tumor-associated antigens overexpressed in several
epithelial tumors, and successfully targeted by therapeutic approaches against cancer …

Molecular reshaping of phage-displayed Interleukin-2 at beta chain receptor interface to obtain potent super-agonists with improved developability profiles

G Rojas, E Relova-Hernández… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-2 (IL-2) engineered versions, with biased immunological functions, have
emerged from yeast display and rational design. Here we reshaped the human IL-2 interface …

Polyclonal antibody-induced downregulation of HER1/EGFR and HER2 surpasses the effect of combinations of specific registered antibodies

G Bergado-Báez, N Gonzalez Suarez, LC García… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Antitumor therapies targeting HER1/EGFR and HER2, such as monoclonal
antibodies (MAbs) and tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs), have demonstrated a significant …

Directed evolution of super-secreted variants from phage-displayed human Interleukin-2

G Rojas, T Carmenate, JF Santo-Tomás, PA Valiente… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Selection from a phage display library derived from human Interleukin-2 (IL-2) yielded
mutated variants with greatly enhanced display levels of the functional cytokine on …

Affinity-matured variants derived from nimotuzumab keep the original fine specificity and exhibit superior biological activity

Y Tundidor, LF Ponce, L Chao, J Solozábal, M Hust… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Nimotuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the Epidermal Growth Factor
Receptor with a long history of therapeutic use, recognizing an epitope different from the …

Phagekines: Directed Evolution and Characterization of Functional Cytokines Displayed on Phages

G Rojas, T Carmenate, G García-Pérez… - Phage Display: Methods …, 2023 - Springer
The current chapter focuses on the use of filamentous phages to display and modify
biologically active cytokines, with special emphasis on directed evolution of novel variants …

Combining computational and experimental biology to develop therapeutically valuable IL2 muteins

K León, K García-Martínez, T Carmenate, G Rojas - Seminars in Oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
High-dose IL2, first approved in 1992, has been used in the treatment of advanced renal cell
carcinoma and melanoma. In these indications, IL2 induces long lasting objective responses …

Engineering Src Homology 2 Domains with Improved Specificity for Sulfotyrosine

A Morozov - 2021 - digitalcommons.unl.edu
Protein tyrosine O-sulfation (PTS) is a common post-translational modification that has been
implicated in a variety of biological processes and human illnesses. Despite continued …