Design, structure and plasma binding of ancestral β-CoV scaffold antigens

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We report the application of ancestral sequence reconstruction on coronavirus spike protein, resulting in stable and highly soluble ancestral scaffold antigens (AnSAs). The AnSAs interact with plasma of patients recovered from COVID-19 but do not bind to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. Cryo-EM analysis of the AnSAs yield high resolution structures (2.6-2.8 Å) indicating a closed pre-fusion conformation in which all three receptor-binding domains (RBDs) are facing downwards. The structures reveal an intricate hydrogen-bonding network mediated by well-resolved loops, both within and across monomers, tethering the N-terminal domain and RBD together. We show that AnSA-5 can induce and boost a broad-spectrum immune response against the wild-type RBD as well as circulating variants of concern in an immune organoid model derived from tonsils. Finally, we highlight how AnSAs are potent scaffolds by replacing the ancestral RBD with the wild-type sequence, which restores ACE2 binding and increases the interaction with convalescent plasma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 14(2023), 1 vom: 16. Okt., Seite 6527

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hueting, David [VerfasserIn]
Schriever, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Vlachiotis, Stelios [VerfasserIn]
Zuo, Fanglei [VerfasserIn]
Du, Likun [VerfasserIn]
Persson, Helena [VerfasserIn]
Hofström, Camilla [VerfasserIn]
Ohlin, Mats [VerfasserIn]
Walldén, Karin [VerfasserIn]
Buggert, Marcus [VerfasserIn]
Hammarström, Lennart [VerfasserIn]
Marcotte, Harold [VerfasserIn]
Pan-Hammarström, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Andréll, Juni [VerfasserIn]
Syrén, Per-Olof [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
EC 3.4.17.23
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 19.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-023-42200-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363380159