Characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 S Protein : Biophysical, Biochemical, Structural, and Antigenic Analysis

Coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) is a global health crisis caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ), and there is a critical need to produce large quantities of high-quality SARS-CoV-2 Spike ( S ) protein for use in both clinical and basic science settings. To address this need, we have evaluated the expression and purification of two previously reported S protein constructs in Expi293F ™ and ExpiCHO-S ™ cells, two different cell lines selected for increased expression of secreted glycoproteins. We show that ExpiCHO-S ™ cells produce enhanced yields of both SARS-CoV-2 S proteins. Biochemical, biophysical, and structural ( cryo-EM ) characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 S proteins produced in both cell lines demonstrate that the reported purification strategy yields high quality S protein (non-aggregated, uniform material with appropriate biochemical and biophysical properties). Importantly, we show that multiple preparations of these two recombinant S proteins from either cell line exhibit identical behavior in two different serology assays. We also evaluate the specificity of S protein-mediated host cell binding by examining interactions with proposed binding partners in the human secretome. In addition, the antigenicity of these proteins is demonstrated by standard ELISAs, and in a flexible protein microarray format. Collectively, we establish an array of metrics for ensuring the production of high-quality S protein to support clinical, biological, biochemical, structural and mechanistic studies to combat the global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2.

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UpdateIn: ACS Omega. 2020 Dec 21;6(1):85-102. - PMID 33458462

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology - (2020) vom: 17. Juni

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Englisch

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Herrera, Natalia G [VerfasserIn]
Morano, Nicholas C [VerfasserIn]
Celikgil, Alev [VerfasserIn]
Georgiev, George I [VerfasserIn]
Malonis, Ryan J [VerfasserIn]
Lee, James H [VerfasserIn]
Tong, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Vergnolle, Olivia [VerfasserIn]
Massimi, Aldo B [VerfasserIn]
Yen, Laura Y [VerfasserIn]
Noble, Alex J [VerfasserIn]
Kopylov, Mykhailo [VerfasserIn]
Bonanno, Jeffrey B [VerfasserIn]
Garrett-Thomson, Sarah C [VerfasserIn]
Hayes, David B [VerfasserIn]
Bortz, Robert H [VerfasserIn]
Wirchnianski, Ariel S [VerfasserIn]
Florez, Catalina [VerfasserIn]
Laudermilch, Ethan [VerfasserIn]
Haslwanter, Denise [VerfasserIn]
Fels, J Maximilian [VerfasserIn]
Dieterle, M Eugenia [VerfasserIn]
Jangra, Rohit K [VerfasserIn]
Barnhill, Jason [VerfasserIn]
Mengotto, Amanda [VerfasserIn]
Kimmel, Duncan [VerfasserIn]
Daily, Johanna P [VerfasserIn]
Pirofski, Liise-Anne [VerfasserIn]
Chandran, Kartik [VerfasserIn]
Brenowitz, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Garforth, Scott J [VerfasserIn]
Eng, Edward T [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Jonathan R [VerfasserIn]
Almo, Steven C [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

UpdateIn: ACS Omega. 2020 Dec 21;6(1):85-102. - PMID 33458462

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1101/2020.06.14.150607

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NLM311662552