The present invention is generally related to modified or mutated respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F) proteins and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and; or prevention of RSV infection.

The present invention relates to the epicutaneous vaccination against RSV vaccination with a skin patch device loaded with a particle exposing an RSV-F protein, a variant or a fragment thereof.

The present invention is generally related to modified or mutated respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F) proteins and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and/or prevention of RSV infection.

Embodiments of a recombinant Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) F ectodomain trimer stabilized in a prefusion conformation are provided. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the RSV F ectodomain trimer and methods of producing the RSV F ectodomain trimer. Methods for inducing an immune response in a subject are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the method can be a method for treating or preventing a RSV infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the recombinant RSV F ectodomain trimer to the subject.

The present invention is generally related to modified or mutated respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F) proteins and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and/or prevention of RSV infection.

The present invention relates to vaccine compositions, most notably vaccine compositions wherein the antigenic component is large, for example over 50 kDa, or multimeric, i.e. comprised of subunits. Such antigenic components are of particular interest, because they may represent antigenic components from pathogens that currently it is not possible to vaccinate against. The invention relates to a composition comprising a particle displaying an antigenic component, wherein said composition comprises an antigenic component comprising a first peptide tag, and a moiety comprising a second peptide tag, wherein the antigenic component and the moiety are linked via an isopeptide bond between said first and second peptide tags, and wherein the antigenic component is over 50 kDa, or alternatively is multimeric.

Highly antigenic yet safe vaccines against diseases caused by Paramyxoviridae viruses such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are provided. The vaccines comprise attenuated Paramyxoviridae viruses with high antigenicity but which display impaired cell-to-cell transmission as a result of genetic manipulation of the gene encoding the matrix (M) protein. In the viruses, the M protein is absent or mutated to a less active form. Screening or assay systems and methods for evaluating the infectivity of mutant M proteins anf for identifying suitable M candidates for live-attenuated vaccine virus and VLP production, are also provided.

Embodiments of a recombinant Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) G ectodomain are provided. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the RSV G ectodomain and methods of producing the RSV G ectodomain. Methods for inducing an immune response in a subject are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the method can be a method for inhibiting a RSV infection in a subject by administering an effective amount of the recombinant RSV G ectodomain to the subject to produce a protective immune response.

The invention relates to the fields of immunology and vaccinology. Provided is a method for preparing adjuvanted virosomes, comprising the steps of: (i) providing an aqueous composition of non-adjuvanted virosomes comprising a membrane fusion protein; (ii) dissolving an amphiphilic adjuvant in a pharmaceutically acceptable non-aqueous solvent which can form a homogeneous mixture with water; and (iii) diluting said adjuvant solution in said aqueous virosome composition to induce insertion of adjuvant in the outer leaflet of the virosomal membrane while preserving membrane fusion activity of the virosomes. Also provided are adjuvanted virosomes obtainable by said method, and vaccines comprising the virosomes.

Embodiments of a recombinant Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) F ectodomain trimer stabilized in a prefusion conformation are provided. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the RSV F ectodomain trimer and methods of producing the RSV F ectodomain trimer. Methods for inducing an immune response in a subject are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the method can be a method for treating or preventing a RSV infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the recombinant RSV F ectodomain trimer to the subject.