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Iterative structure-based improvement of a fusion-glycoprotein vaccine against RSV.

ABSTRACT: Structure-based design of vaccines, particularly the iterative optimization used so successfully in the structure-based design of drugs, has been a long-sought goal. We previously developed a first-generation vaccine antigen called DS-Cav1, comprising a prefusion-stabilized form of the fusion (F) glycoprotein, which elicits high-titer protective responses against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in mice and macaques. Here we report the improvement of DS-Cav1 through iterative cycles of structure-based design that significantly increased the titer of RSV-protective responses. The resultant second-generation 'DS2'-stabilized immunogens have their F subunits genetically linked, their fusion peptides deleted and their interprotomer movements stabilized by an additional disulfide bond. These DS2 immunogens are promising vaccine candidates with superior attributes, such as their lack of a requirement for furin cleavage and their increased antigenic stability against heat inactivation. The iterative structure-based improvement described here may have utility in the optimization of other vaccine antigens.

SUBMITTER: Joyce MG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5016229 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Iterative structure-based improvement of a fusion-glycoprotein vaccine against RSV.

Joyce M Gordon MG Zhang Baoshan B Ou Li L Chen Man M Chuang Gwo-Yu GY Druz Aliaksandr A Kong Wing-Pui WP Lai Yen-Ting YT Rundlet Emily J EJ Tsybovsky Yaroslav Y Yang Yongping Y Georgiev Ivelin S IS Guttman Miklos M Lees Christopher R CR Pancera Marie M Sastry Mallika M Soto Cinque C Stewart-Jones Guillaume B E GBE Thomas Paul V PV Van Galen Joseph G JG Baxa Ulrich U Lee Kelly K KK Mascola John R JR Graham Barney S BS Kwong Peter D PD

Nature structural & molecular biology 20160801 9

Structure-based design of vaccines, particularly the iterative optimization used so successfully in the structure-based design of drugs, has been a long-sought goal. We previously developed a first-generation vaccine antigen called DS-Cav1, comprising a prefusion-stabilized form of the fusion (F) glycoprotein, which elicits high-titer protective responses against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in mice and macaques. Here we report the improvement of DS-Cav1 through iterative cycles of structur ...[more]

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Project description:Live attenuated recombinant human parainfluenza virus type 1 (rHPIV1) was investigated as a vector to express the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion (F) glycoprotein, to provide a bivalent vaccine against RSV and HPIV1. The RSV F gene was engineered to include HPIV1 transcription signals and inserted individually into three gene locations in each of the two attenuated rHPIV1 backbones. Each backbone contained a single previously described attenuating mutation that was stabilized against deattenuation, specifically, a non-temperature-sensitive deletion mutation involving 6 nucleotides in the overlapping P/C open reading frames (ORFs) (C(?170)) or a temperature-sensitive missense mutation in the L ORF (L(Y942A)). The insertion sites in the genome were pre-N (F1), N-P (F2), or P-M (F3) and were identical for both backbones. In vitro, the presence of the F insert reduced the rate of virus replication, but the final titers were the same as the final titer of wild-type (wt) HPIV1. High levels of RSV F expression in cultured cells were observed with rHPIV1-C(?170)-F1, -F2, and -F3 and rHPIV1-L(Y942A)-F1. In hamsters, the rHPIV1-C(?170)-F1, -F2, and -F3 vectors were moderately restricted in the nasal turbinates, highly restricted in lungs, and genetically stable in vivo. Among the C(?170) vectors, the F1 virus was the most immunogenic and protective against wt RSV challenge. The rHPIV1-L(Y942A) vectors were highly restricted in vivo and were not detectably immunogenic or protective, indicative of overattenuation. The C(?170)-F1 construct appears to be suitably attenuated and immunogenic for further development as a bivalent intranasal pediatric vaccine.There are no vaccines for the pediatric respiratory pathogens RSV and HPIV. We are developing live attenuated RSV and HPIV vaccines for use in virus-naive infants. Live attenuated RSV strains in particular are difficult to develop due to their poor growth and physical instability, but these obstacles could be avoided by the use of a vaccine vector. We describe the development and preclinical evaluation of live attenuated rHPIV1 vectors expressing the RSV F protein. Two different attenuated rHPIV1 backbones were each engineered to express RSV F from three different gene positions. The rHPIV1-C(?170)-F1 vector, bearing an attenuating deletion mutation (C(?170)) in the P/C gene and expressing RSV F from the pre-N position, was attenuated, stable, and immunogenic against the RSV F protein and HPIV1 in the hamster model and provided substantial protection against RSV challenge. This study provides a candidate rHPIV1-RSV-F vaccine virus suitable for continued development as a bivalent vaccine against two major childhood pathogens.

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Iterative structure-based improvement of a fusion-glycoprotein vaccine against RSV.

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Iterative structure-based improvement of a fusion-glycoprotein vaccine against RSV.

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