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. 2022 May 13;13:2674. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30222-w

Fig. 1. Molecular design and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 HexaPro-based nanoparticle vaccines.

Fig. 1

a Schematic diagram of SARS-COV-2 HexaPro-bearing nanoparticle vaccines. Cocktail NP includes the four individual HexaPro-I53-50 NPs from SARS-CoV-2 prototype, B.1.1.7 (Alpha), P.1 (Gamma), and B.1.351 (Beta) variants. Mosaic NP includes the four HexaPro from SARS-CoV-2 prototype, B.1.1.7, P.1, and B.1.351 variants fused to I53-50A1 and assembled with I53-50B.4PT1 in vitro. The figure was created with PyMOL-2.5.2 and UCSF ChimeraX-1.1.1. b Negative-staining electron microscopy images of SARS-CoV-2 HexaPro-based immunogens and individual I53-50 nanoparticles. Scale bar, 200 nm. Similar assay was conducted multiple times to verify the integrity and efficacy of the self-assembled HexaPro-based nanoparticle vaccine. c Immunoprecipitation analysis of purified HexaPro immunogens and SARS-CoV-2 RBD-specific S2-E12 neutralizing monoclonal antibody. IP immunoprecipitation. Similar analysis has beenconducted at least three times. d Size exclusion chromatography profiles of SARS-CoV-2 HexaPro-based nanoparticles and individual I53-50 nanoparticles on a Superose 6 Increase 10/300 GL column. e Dynamic light scattering of SARS-CoV-2 HexaPro-based nanoparticles and individual I53-50 nanoparticles recorded using a Zetasizer Ultra instrument. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.