Mutated strain for the development of attenuated vaccine against zika virus

The present invention relates to vaccine compositions comprising an attenuated mutant Zika virus. The inventors have introduced mutations at very specific positions that abrogate the N-glycosylation site on the E protein of the epidemic strain which will prevent the generation of auto-antibodies responsible for Guillain-Barré syndrome. The inventors have also produced additional mutations of the virus that result to a dramatic reduction of the cytopathic effects without affecting the capacity to produce high titers of virus. In particular, the present invention relates to an attenuated mutant Zika virus comprising a protein E of the epidemic strain wherein at least one amino acid residue at position 152, 156 or 158 is mutated.

Keywords: Infectious, zika, virus, viral strain vacine
Patent Application number: PCT/EP2017/065462
Inventors:
Patrick MAVINGUIGilles GADEAWildriss VIRANAICKENPhilippe DESPRES
Publications:
Vaccines (Basel). 2019 Jun 24;7(2). pii: E55. doi: 10.3390/vaccines7020055. A Chimeric Zika Virus between Viral Strains MR766 and BeH819015 Highlights a Role for E-glycan Loop in Antibody-mediated Virus Neutralization.

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