SARS-CoV-2 Omicron boosting induces de novo B cell response in humans

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The primary two-dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine series are strongly immunogenic in humans, but the emergence of highly infectious variants necessitated additional doses and the development of vaccines aimed at the new variants1-4. SARS-CoV-2 booster immunizations in humans primarily recruit pre-existing memory B cells5-9. However, it remains unclear whether the additional doses induce germinal centre reactions whereby re-engaged B cells can further mature, and whether variant-derived vaccines can elicit responses to variant-specific epitopes. Here we show that boosting with an mRNA vaccine against the original monovalent SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine or the bivalent B.1.351 and B.1.617.2 (Beta/Delta) mRNA vaccine induced robust spike-specific germinal centre B cell responses in humans. The germinal centre response persisted for at least eight weeks, leading to significantly more mutated antigen-specific bone marrow plasma cell and memory B cell compartments. Spike-binding monoclonal antibodies derived from memory B cells isolated from individuals boosted with either the original SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, bivalent Beta/Delta vaccine or a monovalent Omicron BA.1-based vaccine predominantly recognized the original SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Nonetheless, using a more targeted sorting approach, we isolated monoclonal antibodies that recognized the BA.1 spike protein but not the original SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from individuals who received the mRNA-1273.529 booster; these antibodies were less mutated and recognized novel epitopes within the spike protein, suggesting that they originated from naive B cells. Thus, SARS-CoV-2 booster immunizations in humans induce robust germinal centre B cell responses and can generate de novo B cell responses targeting variant-specific epitopes.

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UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2022 Sep 22;:. - PMID 36172127

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:617

Enthalten in:

Nature - 617(2023), 7961 vom: 13. Mai, Seite 592-598

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Englisch

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Alsoussi, Wafaa B [VerfasserIn]
Malladi, Sameer Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Julian Q [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhuoming [VerfasserIn]
Ying, Baoling [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Wooseob [VerfasserIn]
Schmitz, Aaron J [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Tingting [VerfasserIn]
Horvath, Stephen C [VerfasserIn]
Sturtz, Alexandria J [VerfasserIn]
McIntire, Katherine M [VerfasserIn]
Evavold, Birk [VerfasserIn]
Han, Fangjie [VerfasserIn]
Scheaffer, Suzanne M [VerfasserIn]
Fox, Isabella F [VerfasserIn]
Mirza, Senaa F [VerfasserIn]
Parra-Rodriguez, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Nachbagauer, Raffael [VerfasserIn]
Nestorova, Biliana [VerfasserIn]
Chalkias, Spyros [VerfasserIn]
Farnsworth, Christopher W [VerfasserIn]
Klebert, Michael K [VerfasserIn]
Pusic, Iskra [VerfasserIn]
Strnad, Benjamin S [VerfasserIn]
Middleton, William D [VerfasserIn]
Teefey, Sharlene A [VerfasserIn]
Whelan, Sean P J [VerfasserIn]
Diamond, Michael S [VerfasserIn]
Paris, Robert [VerfasserIn]
O'Halloran, Jane A [VerfasserIn]
Presti, Rachel M [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Jackson S [VerfasserIn]
Ellebedy, Ali H [VerfasserIn]

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Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
COVID-19 Vaccines
Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte
Journal Article
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 23.05.2023

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2022 Sep 22;:. - PMID 36172127

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41586-023-06025-4

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NLM35516454X