A novel deep generative model for mRNA vaccine development : Designing 5' UTRs with N1-methyl-pseudouridine modification

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Efficient translation mediated by the 5' untranslated region (5' UTR) is essential for the robust efficacy of mRNA vaccines. However, the N1-methyl-pseudouridine (m1Ψ) modification of mRNA can impact the translation efficiency of the 5' UTR. We discovered that the optimal 5' UTR for m1Ψ-modified mRNA (m1Ψ-5' UTR) differs significantly from its unmodified counterpart, highlighting the need for a specialized tool for designing m1Ψ-5' UTRs rather than directly utilizing high-expression endogenous gene 5' UTRs. In response, we developed a novel machine learning-based tool, Smart5UTR, which employs a deep generative model to identify superior m1Ψ-5' UTRs in silico. The tailored loss function and network architecture enable Smart5UTR to overcome limitations inherent in existing models. As a result, Smart5UTR can successfully design superior 5' UTRs, greatly benefiting mRNA vaccine development. Notably, Smart5UTR-designed superior 5' UTRs significantly enhanced antibody titers induced by COVID-19 mRNA vaccines against the Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, surpassing the performance of vaccines using high-expression endogenous gene 5' UTRs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B - 14(2024), 4 vom: 13. Apr., Seite 1814-1826

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tang, Xiaoshan [VerfasserIn]
Huo, Miaozhe [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yuting [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Hai [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Shugang [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Jiaqi [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Zeyi [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yongmei [VerfasserIn]
Duan, Xing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ruohan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Lingxi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Na [VerfasserIn]
He, Zhongshan [VerfasserIn]
He, Xi [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Bairong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shuai Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Song, Xiangrong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5′ UTR
COVID-19
Journal Article
MRNA design
MRNA vaccine
Machine learning
N1-Methyl-pseudouridine
SARS-CoV-2
Sequence design

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Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.apsb.2023.11.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370615395