CD63-Mediated SARS-CoV-2 RBD Fusion Neoantigen DNA Vaccine Enhances Antitumor Immune Response in a Mouse Panc02 Model via EV-Targeted Delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although DNA vaccines offer a flexible platform for tumor immunotherapy, their weak immunogenicity remains a key limitation. This study aimed to improve the immunogenicity of DNA vaccines by enhancing the efficiency of tumor neoantigen delivery through extracellular vesicles (EVs), thereby promoting stronger dendritic cell (DC) activation and antitumor responses.

Methods

A novel DNA vaccine (pCSP) was engineered by fusing tumor-specific neoantigens to the EV-associated protein CD63 and incorporating a SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) fragment to facilitate EV uptake by DCs. The resulting EVs were expected to carry neoantigens into the immunoproteasome for major histocompatibility complex I (MHC-I) presentation. The immunological and antitumor effects of pC

SUBMITTER: Liu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12474169 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature