Inclusion of cGAMP within virus-like particle vaccines enhances their immunogenicity

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Cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) is an immunostimulatory molecule produced by cGAS that activates STING. cGAMP is an adjuvant when administered alongside antigens. cGAMP is also incorporated into enveloped virus particles during budding. Here, we investigate whether inclusion of cGAMP within viral vaccine vectors enhances their immunogenicity. We immunise mice with virus-like particles (VLPs) containing HIV-1 Gag and the vesicular stomatitis virus envelope glycoprotein G (VSV-G). cGAMP loading of VLPs augments CD4 and CD8 T-cell responses. It also increases VLP- and VSV-G-specific antibody titres in a STING-dependent manner and enhances virus neutralisation, accompanied by increased numbers of T follicular helper cells. Vaccination with cGAMP-loaded VLPs containing haemagglutinin induces high titres of influenza A virus neutralising antibodies and confers protection upon virus challenge. This requires cGAMP inclusion within VLPs and is achieved at markedly reduced cGAMP doses. Similarly, cGAMP loading of VLPs containing the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein enhances Spike-specific antibody titres. cGAMP-loaded VLPs are thus an attractive platform for vaccination.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

EMBO reports - 22(2021), 8 vom: 04. Aug., Seite e52447

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chauveau, Lise [VerfasserIn]
Bridgeman, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Tiong K [VerfasserIn]
Beveridge, Ryan [VerfasserIn]
Frost, Joe N [VerfasserIn]
Rijal, Pramila [VerfasserIn]
Pedroza-Pacheco, Isabela [VerfasserIn]
Partridge, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Gilbert-Jaramillo, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Knight, Michael L [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xu [VerfasserIn]
Russell, Rebecca A [VerfasserIn]
Borrow, Persephone [VerfasserIn]
Drakesmith, Hal [VerfasserIn]
Townsend, Alain R [VerfasserIn]
Rehwinkel, Jan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CGAMP
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate
Influenza A virus
Influenza Vaccines
Journal Article
Nucleotides, Cyclic
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
Type I interferon
Vaccines, Virus-Like Particle
Viral vaccine vector

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Date Completed 09.08.2021

Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.15252/embr.202152447

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326899588