An RNA-Scaffold Protein Subunit Vaccine for Nasal Immunization

Developing recombinant proteins as nasal vaccines for inducing systemic and mucosal immunity against respiratory viruses is promising. However, additional adjuvants are required to overcome the low immunogenicity of protein antigens. Here, a self-adjuvanted protein-RNA ribonucleoprotein vaccine was developed and found to be an effective nasal vaccine in mice and the SARS-CoV-2 infection model. The vaccine consisted of spike RBD (as an antigen), nucleoprotein (as an adaptor), and ssRNA (as an adjuvant and RNA scaffold). This combination robustly induced mucosal IgA, neutralizing antibodies and activated multifunctional T-cells, while also providing sterilizing immunity against live virus challenge. In addition, high-resolution scRNA-seq analysis highlighted airway-resident immune cells profile during prime-boost immunization. The vaccine also possesses modularity (antigen/adaptor/RNA scaffold) and can be made to target other viruses. This protein-RNA ribonucleoprotein vaccine is a novel and promising approach for developing safe and potent nasal vaccines to combat respiratory virus infections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Vaccines - 11(2023), 10 vom: 29. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lam, Joy-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Wan-Man [VerfasserIn]
Yuen, Chun-Kit [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Yau-Yee [VerfasserIn]
San, Chun-Hin [VerfasserIn]
Yuen, Kwok-Yung [VerfasserIn]
Kok, Kin-Hang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Mucosal immunity
Nasal vaccine
Protein subunit vaccine
RNA scaffold
SARS-CoV-2
Self-adjuvanted

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Date Revised 30.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/vaccines11101550

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363889728