SARS-CoV-2 spike-FLIPr fusion protein plus lipidated FLIPr protects against various SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters

MS Hsieh, CW Hsu, HC Liao, CL Lin… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vaccine-induced mucosal immunity and broad protective capacity against various severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants remain inadequate …

[HTML][HTML] Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike S1-Fc fusion protein induced high levels of neutralizing responses in nonhuman primates

W Ren, H Sun, GF Gao, J Chen, S Sun, R Zhao, G Gao… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak has become a global pandemic responsible for over 2,000,000
confirmed cases and over 126,000 deaths worldwide. In this study, we examined the …

Enhanced elicitation of potent neutralizing antibodies by the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain Fc fusion protein in mice

X Liu, A Drelich, W Li, C Chen, Z Sun, M Shi, C Adams… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of an effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is urgently needed. We
generated SARS-CoV-2 RBD-Fc fusion protein and evaluated its potency to elicit …

A recombinant spike protein subunit vaccine confers protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in hamsters

Y Wu, X Huang, L Yuan, S Wang, Y Zhang… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Multiple safe and effective vaccines that elicit immune responses against severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are necessary to respond to the ongoing …

Furin and TMPRSS2 resistant spike induces robust humoral and cellular immunity against SARS-CoV-2 lethal infection

JJ Lin, CF Tien, YP Kuo, EJ Lin, WH Tsai… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
An effective COVID-19 vaccine against broad SARS-CoV-2 variants is still an unmet need. In
the study, the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-based vector was used to express the SARS …

Intranasal liposomal formulation of spike protein adjuvanted with CpG protects and boosts heterologous immunity of hACE2 transgenic mice to SARS-CoV-2 infection

M Russo, MC Mendes-Corrêa, BB Lins, V Kersten… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mucosal vaccination appears to be suitable to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this
study, we tested an intranasal mucosal vaccine candidate for COVID-19 that consisted of a …

Enhanced protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 elicited by a VSV vector expressing a chimeric spike protein

H Li, Y Zhang, D Li, YQ Deng, H Xu, C Zhao… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV are genetically related coronavirus and share the
same cellular receptor ACE2. By replacing the VSV glycoprotein with the spikes (S) of SARS …

A SARS-CoV-2 and influenza double hit vaccine based on RBD-conjugated inactivated influenza A virus

Z Wang, Z Li, W Shi, D Zhu, S Hu, PUC Dinh… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The circulating flu viruses merging with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic raises a more
severe threat that promotes the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 associated with higher mortality …

Enhancement of immunogenicity and neutralizing responses against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using the Fc fusion fragment

Y Ehteshaminia, SF Jalali, F Jadidi-Niaragh… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims Vaccination has played an important role in protecting against death and the severity
of COVID-19. The recombinant protein vaccine platform has a long track record of safety and …

Implications for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine design: Fusion of spike glycoprotein transmembrane domain to receptor-binding domain induces trimerization

T Azad, R Singaravelu, MJF Crupi, T Jamieson, J Dave… - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic
presents an urgent need for an effective vaccine. Molecular characterization of SARS-CoV-2 …