(一)本组简介
本组主要负责人为郑子峥副教授,课题组现有博士后3人,博士5人,硕士12人以及技术员2人。本组的主要研究对象是戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)及呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV),主要研究方向是通过研究病毒的感染及宿主免疫机制发现可以用于诊断、预防与治疗的靶点。
HEV研究方向主要从HEV衣壳蛋白关键domain入手,发现高亲和力表位、宿主结合表位及广谱中和表位,并将发现的靶点及其作用机制运用到高灵敏度诊断试剂的研发、病毒跨宿主传播机制以及疫苗作用机制的阐述中。基于本组的研究成果已成功开发出新一代HEV抗原高灵敏度诊断试剂,并确定该试剂在戊型肝炎的检测及确诊中起到重要作用。同时本组的研究还解释了HEV跨物种传播的潜在氨基酸变异及感染入胞的潜在途径,并发现了抗HEV抗体应答的潜在靶点。
RSV研究方向与美国国立卫生研究院下属疫苗研究中心(Vaccine Research Center,NIAID,NIH)在RSV领域展开合作,鉴定出了一株高效中和单抗能够稳固RSV融合蛋白F的瞬时构象,并发现了位于该构象上的强中和靶点,该表位已被成功运用到疫苗设计中,其系列研究成果作为疫苗领域的重要突破入选了Science杂志2013年度十大科技进展;同时该新发现抗体的体外中和活性比已上市的抗RSV抗体药物高50-100倍,具有很好的应用前景。最近,本组也筛选到了有望替代Synagis® (Palivizumab)的新一代广谱高效中和抗体药物,目前正在积极开展临床前相关实验,展现了良好的临床转化潜能;同时本组研发的RSV灭活疫苗也正在进行临床前的验证阶段,有望成为未来新一代安全有效的RSV灭活疫苗;此外,本组成员也对RSV胞间传播机制阐述进行了深入的研究,提出了RSV胞间传播新假说,为RSV的防治提供了新的科学依据和理论指导。
(二)导师
郑子峥,Emial: zhengzizheng@xmu.edu.cn
(三)正在开展的项目
1. HEV致病机制研究
2. HEV新型刺刀抗体中和及诱导机制研究
3. HEV抗原诊断试剂在临床研究中应用价值
4. HEV受体研究
5. RSV疫苗研究
6. RSV 分子流行病学研究
7. RSV高中和抗体筛选及F蛋白高中和表位研究
8. 肿瘤浸润性B细胞研究
9. 预防/治疗SARS-CoV-2感染的人源抗体的工业化转化及感染恢复者抗体应答特征分析研究
(四)近5年来发表的部分文章
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24. Chenguang Shen#, Junyu Chen#, Rui Li#, Mengya Zhang#, Guosong Wang#, Jing Chen, Jianli Cao, Limin Zhang, Xingjian Bi, Hai Yu, Kunyu Yang, Stephen F. Anderson, Timothy Alefantis, Shaojun Ke, Yanbin Wu, Qiangyuan Han, Qingbing Zheng, Mujing Fang, Wenxin Luo, Zizheng Zheng, Quan Yuan, Jun Zhang, J. Wai-Kuo Shih, Harold Kleanthous, Honglin Chen, Yixin Chen*, Ningshao Xia*. A novel multimechanistic antibody targeting receptor-binding sites potently cross-protects against influenza B viruses since 1940. Sci Transl Med. 2017, 18;9(412).
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(五)招生要求
本科期间主修生命科学及医学有关专业,接触过生化、细胞或免疫学等基础实验,热爱科研。为人积极主动,谦虚好学,思维活跃,具有良好的沟通能力和学习能力。性格活泼开朗,兴趣广泛,吃苦耐劳,可以承受实验室较大的工作强度和压力。
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