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A live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate with accessory protein deletions

Authors :
Yang Liu
Xianwen Zhang
Jianying Liu
Hongjie Xia
Jing Zou
Antonio E. Muruato
Sivakumar Periasamy
Chaitanya Kurhade
Jessica A. Plante
Nathen E. Bopp
Birte Kalveram
Alexander Bukreyev
Ping Ren
Tian Wang
Vineet D. Menachery
Kenneth S. Plante
Xuping Xie
Scott C. Weaver
Pei-Yong Shi
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

A live-attenuated COVID vaccine could enrich the current vaccine portfolio. Here, Liu et al. engineer a live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate by deleting four viral accessory genes and show immunogenicity and protection in mice and hamsters.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.13b11bea644900bb74ddc607f241fd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31930-z