The impact of spike N501Y mutation on neutralizing activity and RBD binding of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent serum

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BACKGROUND: Several SARS-CoV-2 lineages with spike receptor binding domain (RBD) N501Y mutation have spread globally. We evaluated the impact of N501Y on neutralizing activity of COVID-19 convalescent sera and on anti-RBD IgG assays.

METHODS: The susceptibility to neutralization by COVID-19 patients' convalescent sera from Hong Kong were compared between two SARS-CoV-2 isolates (B117-1/B117-2) from the α variant with N501Y and 4 non-N501Y isolates. The effect of N501Y on antibody binding was assessed. The performance of commercially-available IgG assays was determined for patients infected with N501Y variants.

FINDINGS: The microneutralization antibody (MN) titers of convalescent sera from 9 recovered COVID-19 patients against B117-1 (geometric mean titer[GMT],80; 95% CI, 47-136) were similar to those against the non-N501Y viruses. However, MN titer of these serum against B117-2 (GMT, 20; 95% CI, 11-36) was statistically significantly reduced when compared with non-N501Y viruses (P < 0.01; one-way ANOVA). The difference between B117-1 and B117-2 was confirmed by testing 60 additional convalescent sera. B117-1 and B117-2 differ by only 3 amino acids (nsp2-S512Y, nsp13-K460R, spike-A1056V). Enzyme immunoassay using 272 convalescent sera showed reduced binding of anti-RBD IgG to N501Y or N501Y-E484K-K417N when compared with that of wild-type RBD (mean difference: 0.1116 and 0.5613, respectively; one-way ANOVA). Of 7 anti-N-IgG positive sera from patients infected with N501Y variants (collected 9-14 days post symptom onset), 6 (85.7%) tested negative for a commercially-available anti-S1-IgG assay.

FUNDING: Richard and Carol Yu, Michael Tong, and the Government Consultancy Service (see acknowledgments for full list).

INTERPRETATION: We highlighted the importance of using a panel of viruses within the same lineage to determine the impact of virus variants on neutralization. Furthermore, clinicians should be aware of the potential reduced sensitivity of anti-RBD IgG assays.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

EBioMedicine - 71(2021) vom: 15. Sept., Seite 103544

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lu, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Allen Wing-Ho [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ricky Ruiqi [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Wan-Mui [VerfasserIn]
Ip, Jonathan Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Tsoi, Hoi-Wah [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Lin-Lei [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Jian-Piao [VerfasserIn]
Lung, David Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Tam, Anthony Raymond [VerfasserIn]
Yau, Yat-Sun [VerfasserIn]
Kwan, Mike Yat-Wah [VerfasserIn]
To, Wing-Kin [VerfasserIn]
Tsang, Owen Tak-Yin [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Larry Lap-Yip [VerfasserIn]
Yi, Haisu [VerfasserIn]
Ip, Tak-Chuen [VerfasserIn]
Poon, Rosana Wing-Shan [VerfasserIn]
Siu, Gilman Kit-Hang [VerfasserIn]
Mok, Bobo Wing-Yee [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Kwok Hung [VerfasserIn]
Yuen, Kwok-Yung [VerfasserIn]
Hung, Ivan Fan-Ngai [VerfasserIn]
To, Kelvin Kai-Wang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
B.1.351
Journal Article
Neutralizing antibody Spike protein receptor binding domain
SARS-CoV-2 N501Y variant B.1.1.7
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
VOC

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Date Completed 15.10.2021

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103544

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32963304X