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

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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 protein expression. We show that ExpiCHO-S cells produce enhanced yields of both SARS-CoV-2 S proteins. Biochemical, biophysical, and structural (cryo-EM) characterizations of the SARS-CoV-2 S proteins produced in both cell lines demonstrate that the reported purification strategy yields high-quality S protein (nonaggregated, uniform material with appropriate biochemical and biophysical properties), and analysis of 20 deposited S protein cryo-EM structures reveals conformation plasticity in the region composed of amino acids 614-642 and 828-854. 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 and report no novel binding partners and notably fail to validate the Spike:CD147 interaction. 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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UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2020 Jun 17;:. - PMID 32587972

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

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ACS omega - 6(2021), 1 vom: 12. Jan., Seite 85-102

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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 29.08.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2020 Jun 17;:. - PMID 32587972

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsomega.0c03512

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NLM320210723