Evidence of antigenic drift in the fusion machinery core of SARS-CoV-2 spike

Antigenic drift of SARS-CoV-2 is typically defined by mutations in the N-terminal domain and receptor binding domain of spike protein. In contrast, whether antigenic drift occurs in the S2 domain remains largely elusive. Here, we perform a deep mutational scanning experiment to identify S2 mutations that affect binding of SARS-CoV-2 spike to three S2 apex public antibodies. Our results indicate that spatially diverse mutations, including D950N and Q954H, which are observed in Delta and Omicron variants, respectively, weaken the binding of spike to these antibodies. Although S2 apex antibodies are known to be nonneutralizing, we show that they confer protection in vivo through Fc-mediated effector functions. Overall, this study indicates that the S2 domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike can undergo antigenic drift, which represents a potential challenge for the development of more universal coronavirus vaccines.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:121

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 121(2024), 15 vom: 09. Apr., Seite e2317222121

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tan, Timothy J C [VerfasserIn]
Verma, Abhishek K [VerfasserIn]
Odle, Abby [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Ruipeng [VerfasserIn]
Meyerholz, David K [VerfasserIn]
Matreyek, Kenneth A [VerfasserIn]
Perlman, Stanley [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Lok-Yin Roy [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Nicholas C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies
Antibodies, Viral
Antibody
Deep mutational scanning
Journal Article
S2 domain
SARS-CoV-2
Spike
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 03.04.2024

Date Revised 14.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2317222121

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370466799