Domain-based mRNA vaccines encoding spike protein N-terminal and receptor binding domains confer protection against SARS-CoV-2

With the success of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019, strategies can now focus on improving vaccine potency, breadth, and stability. We designed and evaluated domain-based mRNA vaccines encoding the wild-type spike protein receptor binding domain (RBD) or N-terminal domain (NTD) alone or in combination. An NTD-RBD-linked candidate vaccine, mRNA-1283, showed improved antigen expression, antibody responses, and stability at refrigerated temperatures (2° to 8°C) compared with the clinically available mRNA-1273, which encodes the full-length spike protein. In BALB/c mice administered mRNA-1283 as a primary series, booster, or variant-specific booster, similar or greater immune responses from viral challenge were observed against wild-type, beta, delta, or omicron (BA.1) viruses compared with mRNA-1273-immunized mice, especially at lower vaccine dosages. K18-hACE2 mice immunized with mRNA-1283 or mRNA-1273 as a primary series demonstrated similar degrees of protection from challenge with SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants at all vaccine dosages. These results support clinical assessment of mRNA-1283, which has now entered clinical trials (NCT05137236).

Errataetall:

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2022 Oct 07;:. - PMID 36238717

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Science translational medicine - 15(2023), 713 vom: 13. Sept., Seite eadf4100

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Stewart-Jones, Guillaume B E [VerfasserIn]
Elbashir, Sayda M [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Diana [VerfasserIn]
Renzi, Isabella [VerfasserIn]
Ying, Baoling [VerfasserIn]
Koch, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Sein, Caralyn E [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Whitener, Bradley [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Dominguez, Dario [VerfasserIn]
Henry, Carole [VerfasserIn]
Woods, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Ma, LingZhi [VerfasserIn]
Montes Berrueta, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Avena, Laura E [VerfasserIn]
Quinones, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Falcone, Samantha [VerfasserIn]
Hsiao, Chiaowen J [VerfasserIn]
Scheaffer, Suzanne M [VerfasserIn]
Thackray, Larissa B [VerfasserIn]
White, Phil [VerfasserIn]
Diamond, Michael S [VerfasserIn]
Edwards, Darin K [VerfasserIn]
Carfi, Andrea [VerfasserIn]

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2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273
EPK39PL4R4
Journal Article
MRNA Vaccines
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 15.09.2023

Date Revised 12.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05137236

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2022 Oct 07;:. - PMID 36238717

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1126/scitranslmed.adf4100

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362006725