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Protein engineering strategies for rational immunogen design.
- Source :
- NPJ Vaccines; 12/17/2021, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Antibody immunodominance refers to the preferential and asymmetric elicitation of antibodies against specific epitopes on a complex protein antigen. Traditional vaccination approaches for rapidly evolving pathogens have had limited success in part because of this phenomenon, as elicited antibodies preferentially target highly variable regions of antigens, and thus do not confer long lasting protection. While antibodies targeting functionally conserved epitopes have the potential to be broadly protective, they often make up a minority of the overall repertoire. Here, we discuss recent protein engineering strategies used to favorably alter patterns of immunodominance, and selectively focus antibody responses toward broadly protective epitopes in the pursuit of next-generation vaccines for rapidly evolving pathogens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PROTEIN engineering
IMMUNOGLOBULINS
ANTIBODY formation
EPITOPES
ANTIGENS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20590105
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- NPJ Vaccines
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154198966
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-021-00417-1