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| Title | Structural insight into the assembly and D antigenicity of polio type 1 stabilized virus-like particles. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | NPJ Vaccines, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Feb 24, 2026 |
Authors | Qin Hong / Tian Chen / Wenyu Han / Shuxia Wang / Chaoyang Lian / Yujie Zhang / Lizhu Ruan / Tingfeng Wang / Cheng Lin / Congcong Song / Qingwei Liu / Xiaoli Wang / Yao Cong / Zhong Huang / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The inherent instability of poliovirus capsids presents a formidable challenge for developing next-generation vaccines suitable for a post-eradication world. Here, we address this by engineering a ...The inherent instability of poliovirus capsids presents a formidable challenge for developing next-generation vaccines suitable for a post-eradication world. Here, we address this by engineering a thermally stabilized virus-like particle (sVLP) derived from the poliovirus serotype 1 (PV1) Mahoney-SC7 mutant and elucidating its atomic-level structure. Produced at remarkably high yields in Pichia pastoris yeast, our engineered sVLP maintains a native, D-antigenic conformation and elicits a potent neutralizing antibody response in mice, in sharp contrast to unstable wild-type VLP (wtVLP) which adopts an expanded, non-immunogenic form. Our 2.43 Å resolution cryo-EM structure reveals precisely how seven stabilizing mutations cooperatively enhance inter-protomer contacts and rigidify surface loops to lock the particle in its immunogenic state. We further define a critical D-antigenic epitope by determining the 2.60 Å structure of the sVLP in complex with a novel D-antigen-specific, neutralizing monoclonal antibody, 3G10, elucidating the structural mechanisms of D-antigen recognition and virus neutralization by 3G10. These findings provide a definitive structural blueprint for engineering stable, immunogenic vaccines for PVs and other enteroviruses and also deliver a vital reagent for ensuring vaccine quality control. |
External links | NPJ Vaccines / PubMed:41735326 |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.43 - 2.95 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-65817, PDB-9wag: EMDB-65818, PDB-9wah: EMDB-65819, PDB-9wai: |
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Keywords | VIRUS LIKE PARTICLE / Poliovirus type 1 / virus-like particles / expanded state / VIRAL PROTEIN / compact state / VIRUS LIKE PARTICLE/IMMUNE SYSTEM / antibody / VIRUS LIKE PARTICLE-IMMUNE SYSTEM complex |
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Homo sapiens (human)
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