A MERS-CoV antibody neutralizes a pre-emerging group 2c bat coronavirus

The repeated emergence of zoonotic human betacoronaviruses (β-CoVs) dictates the need for broad therapeutics and conserved epitope targets for countermeasure design. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-related coronaviruses (CoVs) remain a pressing concern for global health preparedness. Using metagenomic sequence data and CoV reverse genetics, we recovered a full-length wild-type MERS-like BtCoV/li/GD/2014-422 (BtCoV-422) recombinant virus, as well as two reporter viruses, and evaluated their human emergence potential and susceptibility to currently available countermeasures. Similar to MERS-CoV, BtCoV-422 efficiently used human and other mammalian dipeptidyl peptidase protein 4 (DPP4) proteins as entry receptors and an alternative DPP4-independent infection route in the presence of exogenous proteases. BtCoV-422 also replicated efficiently in primary human airway, lung endothelial, and fibroblast cells, although less efficiently than MERS-CoV. However, BtCoV-422 shows minor signs of infection in 288/330 human DPP4 transgenic mice. Several broad CoV antivirals, including nucleoside analogs and 3C-like/Mpro protease inhibitors, demonstrated potent inhibition against BtCoV-422 in vitro. Serum from mice that received a MERS-CoV mRNA vaccine showed reduced neutralizing activity against BtCoV-422. Although most MERS-CoV-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) had limited activity, one anti-MERS receptor binding domain mAb, JC57-11, neutralized BtCoV-422 potently. A cryo-electron microscopy structure of JC57-11 in complex with BtCoV-422 spike protein revealed the mechanism of cross-neutralization involving occlusion of the DPP4 binding site, highlighting its potential as a broadly neutralizing mAb for group 2c CoVs that use DPP4 as a receptor. These studies provide critical insights into MERS-like CoVs and provide candidates for countermeasure development.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Science translational medicine - 15(2023), 715 vom: 27. Sept., Seite eadg5567

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tse, Longping V [VerfasserIn]
Hou, Yixuan J [VerfasserIn]
McFadden, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Rhianna E [VerfasserIn]
Scobey, Trevor D [VerfasserIn]
Leist, Sarah R [VerfasserIn]
Martinez, David R [VerfasserIn]
Meganck, Rita M [VerfasserIn]
Schäfer, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Yount, Boyd L [VerfasserIn]
Mascenik, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Powers, John M [VerfasserIn]
Randell, Scott H [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lingshu [VerfasserIn]
Mascola, John [VerfasserIn]
McLellan, Jason S [VerfasserIn]
Baric, Ralph S [VerfasserIn]

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Antibodies, Monoclonal
Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4
EC 3.4.14.5
Journal Article

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 31.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1126/scitranslmed.adg5567

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NLM362526923