In search of a pan-coronavirus vaccine: next-generation vaccine design and immune mechanisms

S Cankat, MU Demael, L Swadling - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Members of the coronaviridae family are endemic to human populations and have caused
several epidemics and pandemics in recent history. In this review, we will discuss the …

Self-amplifying RNA vaccine candidates: alternative platforms for mRNA vaccine development

C Schmidt, BS Schnierle - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present use of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 has shown for the first time the
potential of mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases. Here we will summarize the current …

Broad receptor tropism and immunogenicity of a clade 3 sarbecovirus

J Lee, SK Zepeda, YJ Park, AL Taylor, J Quispe… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Although Rhinolophus bats harbor diverse clade 3 sarbecoviruses, the structural
determinants of receptor tropism along with the antigenicity of their spike (S) glycoproteins …

Prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 S2-only antigen provides protection against SARS-CoV-2 challenge

CL Hsieh, SR Leist, EH Miller, L Zhou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) have diminished the
effectiveness of therapeutic antibodies and vaccines. Developing a coronavirus vaccine that …

Randomized controlled trial reveals no benefit to a 3-month delay in COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccine

WS Lee, J Audsley, MC Trieu, A Reynaldi… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
BACKGROUND There is uncertainty about the timing of booster vaccination against COVID-
19 in highly vaccinated populations during the present endemic phase of COVID-19. Studies …

A broadly generalizable stabilization strategy for sarbecovirus fusion machinery vaccines

J Lee, C Stewart, A Schäfer, EM Leaf, YJ Park… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 alters the antigenicity of the immunodominant spike (S) receptor-
binding domain and N-terminal domain, undermining the efficacy of vaccines and antibody …

SARS-CoV-2-related bat viruses evade human intrinsic immunity but lack efficient transmission capacity

MA Peña-Hernández, MM Alfajaro, RB Filler… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Circulating bat coronaviruses represent a pandemic threat. However, our understanding of
bat coronavirus pathogenesis and transmission potential is limited by the lack of …

Non-neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 N-terminal domain antibodies protect mice against severe disease using Fc-mediated effector functions

CN Pierre, LE Adams, JS Higgins, K Anasti… - PLOS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Antibodies perform both neutralizing and non-neutralizing effector functions that protect
against certain pathogen-induced diseases. A human antibody directed at the SARS-CoV-2 …

Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus nucleoprotein and GP38 subunit vaccine combination prevents morbidity in mice

E Karaaslan, TE Sorvillo, FEM Scholte, TJ O'Neal… - npj Vaccines, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Immunizing mice with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV)
nucleoprotein (NP), glycoprotein precursor (GPC), or with the GP38 domain of GPC, can be …

Structural characterization of human monoclonal antibodies targeting uncommon antigenic sites on spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV

N Suryadevara, N Kose, S Bangaru, E Binshtein… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
The function of the spike protein N terminal domain (NTD) in coronavirus (CoV) infections is
poorly understood. However, some rare antibodies that target the SARS-CoV-2 NTD …