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Here, we explored the use of a codon deoptimization (CD)-based approach as a novel strategy to develop live-attenuated arenavirus vaccines. We recoded the nucleoprotein (NP) of the prototypic arenavirus lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) with the least frequently used codons in mammalian cells, which caused lower LCMV NP expression levels in transfected cells that correlated with decreased NP activity in cell-based functional assays. We used reverse-genetics approaches to rescue a battery of recombinant LCMVs (rLCMVs) encoding CD NPs (rLCMV\/NP\n            <jats:sub>CD<\/jats:sub>\n            ) that showed attenuated growth kinetics\n            <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n            . Moreover, experiments using the well-characterized mouse model of LCMV infection revealed that rLCMV\/NP\n            <jats:sub>CD1<\/jats:sub>\n            and rLCMV\/NP\n            <jats:sub>CD2<\/jats:sub>\n            were highly attenuated\n            <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n            but, upon a single immunization, conferred complete protection against a subsequent lethal challenge with wild-type (WT) recombinant LCMV (rLCMV\/WT). Both rLCMV\/NP\n            <jats:sub>CD1<\/jats:sub>\n            and rLCMV\/NP\n            <jats:sub>CD2<\/jats:sub>\n            were genetically and phenotypically stable during serial passages in FDA vaccine-approved Vero cells. These results provide proof of concept of the safety, efficacy, and stability of a CD-based approach for developing live-attenuated vaccine candidates against human-pathogenic arenaviruses.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:bold>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:bold>\n            Several arenaviruses cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and pose a credible bioterrorism threat. Currently, no FDA-licensed vaccines are available to combat arenavirus infections, while antiarenaviral therapy is limited to the off-label use of ribavirin, which is only partially effective and is associated with side effects. Here, we describe the generation of recombinant versions of the prototypic arenavirus LCMV encoding codon-deoptimized viral nucleoproteins (rLCMV\/NP\n            <jats:sub>CD<\/jats:sub>\n            ). We identified rLCMV\/NP\n            <jats:sub>CD1<\/jats:sub>\n            and rLCMV\/NP\n            <jats:sub>CD2<\/jats:sub>\n            to be highly attenuated\n            <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n            but able to confer protection against a subsequent lethal challenge with wild-type LCMV. These viruses displayed an attenuated phenotype during serial amplification passages in cultured cells. 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