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Variant-specific vaccination induces systems immune responses and potent in vivo protection against SARS-CoV-2
Peng L, Renauer PA, Ökten A, Fang Z, Park JJ, Zhou X, Lin Q, Dong MB, Filler R, Xiong Q, Clark P, Lin C, Wilen CB, Chen S. Variant-specific vaccination induces systems immune responses and potent in vivo protection against SARS-CoV-2. Cell Reports Medicine 2022, 3: 100634. PMID: 35561673, PMCID: PMC9040489, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseImmune cell populationsSARS-CoV-2 spikeAssessment of efficacySARS-CoV-2LNP-mRNABreakthrough infectionsCD8 TImmune profilingMRNA vaccinesPotent protectionT lymphocytesNeutralization activityDelta variantAnimal modelsPotent antibodiesRepertoire diversityCell responsesAuthentic virusSystemic increaseVariant lineagesClonal expansionCell populationsCOVID-19Vaccination
2023
RAMIHM generates fully human monoclonal antibodies by rapid mRNA immunization of humanized mice and BCR-seq
Ren P, Peng L, Yang L, Suzuki K, Fang Z, Renauer P, Lin Q, Bai M, Li T, Clark P, Klein D, Chen S. RAMIHM generates fully human monoclonal antibodies by rapid mRNA immunization of humanized mice and BCR-seq. Cell Chemical Biology 2023, 30: 85-96.e6. PMID: 36640761, PMCID: PMC9868106, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2022.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman monoclonal antibodyHumanized miceMonoclonal antibodiesMemory B cell populationsHumanized transgenic miceBroad antibody responseB cell populationsG protein-coupled receptor targetsNeutralizing antibodiesPeripheral bloodAntibody responseImmunotherapy targetClinical vaccinesPlasma BCell sequencingTransgenic miceImmunization methodReceptor targetsAntibodiesMiceCell populationsHigh potencyImmunizationHigh rateAntibody discovery