A six-proline stabilized trimeric spike DNA vaccine induces robust immunity and protects against SARS-CoV-2 delta challenge in K18-hACE2 transgenic mice

Gül-Mete,A., Gül, C., Karakavuk, T., Karakavuk, M., Can, H., Ülbeği-Polat, H., Serhatlı, M.,  Yazıcı, H.,  Köm, Ş. , Taş Ekiz, A., Abaci-Bayraktar, İ., Aksoy, Ö., Enül,H., Adıay, C., Uzar, S., Saraç, F., Değirmenci Döşkaya, A., Yüksel Gürüz, A.,  Döşkaya, M., Hameş, E.E. A six-proline stabilized trimeric spike DNA vaccine induces robust immunity and protects against SARS-CoV-2 delta challenge in K18-hACE2 transgenic mice, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Volume 201, 2026, 119679, ISSN 0753-3322, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2026.119679