Search Results - "Chen, Steven J."
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Structure-based design of a single-chain triple-disulfide-stabilized fusion-glycoprotein trimer that elicits high-titer neutralizing responses against human metapneumovirus
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-09-2023)“…The Pneumoviridae family of viruses includes human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The closely related Paramyxoviridae family…”
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Cleavage-intermediate Lassa virus trimer elicits neutralizing responses, identifies neutralizing nanobodies, and reveals an apex-situated site-of-vulnerability
Published in Nature communications (04-01-2024)“…Lassa virus (LASV) infection is expanding outside its traditionally endemic areas in West Africa, posing a pandemic biothreat. LASV-neutralizing antibodies,…”
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Fusion peptide priming reduces immune responses to HIV-1 envelope trimer base
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (06-04-2021)“…Soluble “SOSIP”-stabilized envelope (Env) trimers are promising HIV-vaccine immunogens. However, they induce high-titer responses against the glycan-free…”
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Design of Alphavirus Virus-Like Particles Presenting Circumsporozoite Junctional Epitopes That Elicit Protection against Malaria
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (18-03-2021)“…The most advanced malaria vaccine, RTS,S, includes the central repeat and C-terminal domains of the circumsporozoite protein (PfCSP). We have recently isolated…”
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Assessment of Crosslinkers between Peptide Antigen and Carrier Protein for Fusion Peptide-Directed Vaccines against HIV-1
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (01-11-2022)“…Conjugate-vaccine immunogens require three components: a carrier protein, an antigen, and a crosslinker, capable of coupling antigen to carrier protein, while…”
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SARS-CoV-2 S2P spike ages through distinct states with altered immunogenicity
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (01-10-2021)“…The SARS-CoV-2 spike is the primary target of virus-neutralizing antibodies and critical to the development of effective vaccines against COVID-19. Here, we…”
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Cholesterol reduction by immunization with a PCSK9 mimic
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (25-06-2024)“…Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a plasma protein that controls cholesterol homeostasis. Here, we design a human PCSK9 mimic, named…”
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Electric dipole moments and interionic structure of para-substituted N-alkyl-N,N-dimethylanilinium benzenesulfonate ion pairs
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