Monday, November 2, 2020

Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer

An ultrapotent nanoparticle candidate vaccine against COVID-19 has been developed with structure-based vaccine design techniques invented at UW Medicine. It is a self-assembling protein nanoparticle that displays 60 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein's receptor-binding domain in a highly immunogenic array. The molecular structure of the vaccine roughly mimics that of a virus, which may account for its enhanced ability to provoke an immune response.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201102110024.htm

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