Viral membrane fusion: a dance between proteins and lipids

JM White, AE Ward, L Odongo… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
There are at least 21 families of enveloped viruses that infect mammals, and many contain
members of high concern for global human health. All enveloped viruses have a dedicated …

Influence of glycosylation on the immunogenicity and antigenicity of viral immunogens

ML Newby, JD Allen, M Crispin - Biotechnology Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
A key aspect of successful viral vaccine design is the elicitation of neutralizing antibodies
targeting viral attachment and fusion glycoproteins that embellish viral particles. This …

Map** glycoprotein structure reveals Flaviviridae evolutionary history

JCO Mifsud, S Lytras, MR Oliver, K Toon, VA Costa… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Viral glycoproteins drive membrane fusion in enveloped viruses and determine host range,
tissue tropism and pathogenesis. Despite their importance, there is a fragmentary …

Induction of cross-neutralizing antibodies by a permuted hepatitis C virus glycoprotein nanoparticle vaccine candidate

K Sliepen, L Radić, J Capella-Pujol… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects approximately 58 million people and causes~
300,000 deaths yearly. The only target for HCV neutralizing antibodies is the highly …

Structure of engineered hepatitis C virus E1E2 ectodomain in complex with neutralizing antibodies

MC Metcalf, BM Janus, R Yin, R Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major global health burden as the leading causative agent of
chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. While the main antigenic target for HCV …

The hepatitis C virus envelope protein complex is a dimer of heterodimers

EH Augestad, C Holmboe Olesen, C Grønberg… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Fifty-eight million individuals worldwide are affected by chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection, a primary driver of liver cancer for which no vaccine is available. The HCV …

Neutralizing antibodies evolve to exploit vulnerable sites in the HCV envelope glycoprotein E2 and mediate spontaneous clearance of infection

N Frumento, A Sinnis-Bourozikas, HT Paul, G Stavrakis… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Individuals who clear primary hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections clear subsequent
reinfections more than 80% of the time, but the mechanisms are poorly defined. Here, we …

Recent advances in protective vaccines against hepatitis viruses: A narrative review

A Elbahrawy, H Atalla, M Alboraie, A Alwassief… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vaccination has been confirmed to be the safest and, sometimes, the only tool of defense
against threats from infectious diseases. The successful history of vaccination is evident in …

Hepatitis C virus chronicity and oncogenic potential: vaccine development progress

Y Haga, S Coates, R Ray - Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major health problem worldwide. It can cause liver
cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), making it a cause of morbidity from liver …

Prospects for develo** an hepatitis C virus E1E2‐based nanoparticle vaccine

EA Toth, AK Andrianov… - Reviews in Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, more than 58 million people are chronically infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
with 1.5 million new infections occurring each year. An effective vaccine for HCV is therefore …