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Induction of potent neutralizing antibody responses by a designed protein nanoparticle accine for respiratory syncytial virus

Marcandalli, Jessica ; Fiala, Brooke ; Ols, Sebastian ; Perotti, Michela ; de van der Schueren, Willem ; Snijder, Joost ; Hodge, Edgar ; Benhaim, Mark ; Ravichandran, Rashmi ; Carter, Lauren ; Sheffler, Will ; Brunner, Livia ; Lawrenz, Maria ; Dubois, Patrice ; Lanzavecchia, Antonio ; Sallusto, Federica ; Lee, Kelly K. ; Veesler, David ; Correnti, Colin E. ; Stewart, Lance J. ; Baker, David ; Loré, Karin ; Perez, Laurent ; King, Neil P.

In: Cell, 2019, vol. 177, no. 6, p. 1420-1431.e17

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a worldwide public health concern for which no vaccine is available. Elucidation of the prefusion structure of the RSV F glycoprotein and its identification as the main target of neutralizing antibodies have provided new opportunities for development of an effective vaccine. Here, we describe the structure-based design of a self-assembling protein ...

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HCMV envelope glycoprotein diversity demystified

Foglierini, Mathilde ; Marcandalli, Jessica ; Perez, Laurent

In: Frontiers in microbiology, 2019, vol. 10, p. 1005

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the leading viral cause of congenital birth defects and is responsible for morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed individuals. Considerable efforts have been deployed over the last decade to develop a vaccine capable of preventing HCMV infection. However, in recent clinical trials, vaccines showed at best modest efficacy in preventing infection. These...

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Antibody-driven design of a human cytomegalovirus gHgLpUL128L subunit vaccine that selectively elicits potent neutralizing antibodies

Kabanovaa, Anna ; Perez, Laurent ; Lilleri, Daniele ; Marcandalli, Jessica ; Agatic, Gloria ; Becattini, Simone ; Preite, Silvia ; Fuschillo, Dario ; Percivalle,Elena ; Sallusto, Federica ; Gerna, Giuseppe ; Corti, Davide ; Lanzavecchia, Antonio

In: Proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the United States of America, 2014, vol. 111, no. 50, p. 17965-17970

The use of neutralizing antibodies to identify the most effective antigen has been proposed as a strategy to design vaccines capable of eliciting protective B-cell immunity. In this study, we analyzed the human antibody response to cytomegalovirus (human cytomegalovirus, HCMV) infection and found that antibodies to glycoprotein (g)B, a surface glycoprotein that has been developed as a HCMV...