Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

A stabilized glycomimetic conjugate vaccine inducing protective antibodies against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A

  • Jacopo Enotarpi,
  • Marta Tontini,
  • Cristiana Balocchi,
  • Daan van der Es,
  • Ludovic Auberger,
  • Evita Balducci,
  • Filippo Carboni,
  • Daniela Proietti,
  • Daniele Casini,
  • Dmitri V. Filippov,
  • Hermen S. Overkleeft,
  • Gijsbert A. van der Marel,
  • Cinzia Colombo,
  • Maria Rosaria Romano,
  • Francesco Berti,
  • Paolo Costantino,
  • Jeroen D. C. Codeé,
  • Luigi Lay,
  • Roberto Adamo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18279-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A capsular polysaccharide (MenA CPS) is a component of commercial vaccines, but is unstable. Here, the authors generate glycomimetic oligomers that demonstrate higher stability than their natural counterparts and induce protective antibodies in mice.