A
dendritic cell-targeted
virus-like particle DVLP, and preparation method and application thereof. The
virus-like particle DVLP is composed of a
virus-like particle (VLP) encapsulated by an optimized
Sindbis virus glycoprotein whose sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO.1. The preparation includes the following steps: optimizing the
amino acid sequence of the envelope
protein of wild-type
Sindbis virus to obtain the SV-G
gene sequence; constructing an
expression vector of the SV-G
gene, namely pCMV-SV-G; co-transfecting HEK293T cells with plasmids including pCMV-SV-G, pRSV-REV, an
antigen expression vector, pMDlg / PRRE-D64V, and pMS2S-PH-gagpol-D64V, followed by
transfection and purification. The virus-like particle DVLP has extremely high DC targeting ability and
protein stability. After injection, the mRNA carried by the virus-like particle DVLP is mainly concentrated at the
injection site and in
lymph nodes, with a low risk of spreading to non-target organs such as the
spleen, liver, and kidneys. Moreover, it can generate high-
titer neutralizing antibodies to
resist viral infection and protect the host, thereby providing a platform for the development of
tumor vaccines.