7xoe

From Proteopedia

Cryo-EM structure of S glycoprotein encoded by the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine candidate RQ3013 (Prefusion state)

Structural highlights

7xoe is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.9Å
Ligands:
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The global emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has led to increasing breakthrough infections in vaccinated populations, calling for an urgent need to develop more effective and broad-spectrum vaccines to combat COVID-19. Here we report the preclinical development of RQ3013, an mRNA vaccine candidate intended to bring broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs). RQ3013, which contains pseudouridine-modified mRNAs formulated in lipid nanoparticles, encodes the spike (S) protein harboring a combination of mutations responsible for immune evasion of VOCs. Here we characterized the expressed S immunogen and evaluated the immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety of RQ3013 in various animal models. RQ3013 elicited robust immune responses in mice, hamsters, and nonhuman primates (NHP). It can induce high titers of antibodies with broad cross-neutralizing ability against the wild-type, B.1.1.7, B.1.351, B.1.617.2, and the newly emerging Omicron variants. In mice and NHP, two doses of RQ3013 protected the upper and lower respiratory tract against infection by SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. Furthermore, our safety assessment of RQ3013 in NHP showed no observable adverse effects. These results provide strong support for the evaluation of RQ3013 in clinical trials and suggest that it may be a promising candidate for broad protection against COVID-19 and its variants.

Preclinical evaluation of RQ3013, a broad-spectrum mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants.,Tan S, Zhao J, Hu X, Li Y, Wu Z, Lu G, Yu Z, Du B, Liu Y, Li L, Chen Y, Li Y, Yao Y, Zhang X, Rao J, Gao G, Peng Y, Liu H, Yuan Z, Liu J, Wang Q, Hu H, Gao X, Zhou H, Yu H, Xu Y, Yu W, Feng L, Wang M, Shan C, Lu J, Lin J Sci Bull (Beijing). 2023 Dec 30;68(24):3192-3206. doi: , 10.1016/j.scib.2023.11.024. Epub 2023 Nov 14. PMID:37993332^[1]

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References

↑ Tan S, Zhao J, Hu X, Li Y, Wu Z, Lu G, Yu Z, Du B, Liu Y, Li L, Chen Y, Li Y, Yao Y, Zhang X, Rao J, Gao G, Peng Y, Liu H, Yuan Z, Liu J, Wang Q, Hu H, Gao X, Zhou H, Yu H, Xu Y, Yu W, Feng L, Wang M, Shan C, Lu J, Lin J. Preclinical evaluation of RQ3013, a broad-spectrum mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Sci Bull (Beijing). 2023 Dec 30;68(24):3192-3206. PMID:37993332 doi:10.1016/j.scib.2023.11.024