Preclinical development of a stabilized RH5 virus-like particle vaccine that induces improved antimalarial antibodies.
Animals
Malaria Vaccines
/ immunology
Antibodies, Protozoan
/ immunology
Plasmodium falciparum
/ immunology
Vaccines, Virus-Like Particle
/ immunology
Humans
Mice
Protozoan Proteins
/ immunology
Rats
Malaria, Falciparum
/ prevention & control
Antigens, Protozoan
/ immunology
Female
Carrier Proteins
/ immunology
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Plasmodium falciparum
RH5
VLP
antibody
blood-stage
malaria
vaccine
virus-like particle
Journal
Cell reports. Medicine
ISSN: 2666-3791
Titre abrégé: Cell Rep Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101766894
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Jul 2024
16 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
05
01
2024
revised:
12
04
2024
accepted:
19
06
2024
medline:
18
7
2024
pubmed:
18
7
2024
entrez:
17
7
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte-binding protein homolog 5 (RH5) is a leading blood-stage malaria vaccine antigen target, currently in a phase 2b clinical trial as a full-length soluble protein/adjuvant vaccine candidate called RH5.1/Matrix-M. We identify that disordered regions of the full-length RH5 molecule induce non-growth inhibitory antibodies in human vaccinees and that a re-engineered and stabilized immunogen (including just the alpha-helical core of RH5) induces a qualitatively superior growth inhibitory antibody response in rats vaccinated with this protein formulated in Matrix-M adjuvant. In parallel, bioconjugation of this immunogen, termed "RH5.2," to hepatitis B surface antigen virus-like particles (VLPs) using the "plug-and-display" SpyTag-SpyCatcher platform technology also enables superior quantitative antibody immunogenicity over soluble protein/adjuvant in vaccinated mice and rats. These studies identify a blood-stage malaria vaccine candidate that may improve upon the current leading soluble protein vaccine candidate RH5.1/Matrix-M. The RH5.2-VLP/Matrix-M vaccine candidate is now under evaluation in phase 1a/b clinical trials.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39019011
pii: S2666-3791(24)00368-9
doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101654
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Malaria Vaccines
0
Antibodies, Protozoan
0
Vaccines, Virus-Like Particle
0
Protozoan Proteins
0
RH5 protein, Plasmodium falciparum
0
Antigens, Protozoan
0
Carrier Proteins
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
101654Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests S.J.D. is an inventor on patent applications relating to RH5 malaria vaccines and antibodies, is a co-founder of and shareholder in SpyBiotech, and has been a consultant to GSK on malaria vaccines. A.M.M. has been a consultant to GSK on malaria vaccines, has an immediate family member who is an inventor on patent applications relating to RH5 malaria vaccines and antibodies, and is a co-founder of and shareholder in SpyBiotech. M.R.H. is an inventor on patents relating to peptide targeting via spontaneous amide bond formation and is a co-founder of and shareholder in SpyBiotech. S.B. is an inventor on patent applications relating to vaccines made using spontaneous amide bond formation and is a co-founder of, shareholder in, and employee of SpyBiotech. J.J. is an inventor on patent applications relating to vaccines made using spontaneous amide bond formation and is a co-founder of and shareholder in SpyBiotech. R.A.D. is an inventor on patent applications relating to vaccines made using spontaneous amide bond formation and shareholder in SpyBiotech. L.D.W.K., J.R.B., D.Q., A.M.L., S.E.S., B.G.W., K. McHugh, I.C., S.J.F., and D.P. are inventors on patent applications relating to RH5 malaria vaccines and/or antibodies.