The SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain elicits a potent neutralizing response without antibody-dependent enhancement

SUMMARY The SARS-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein mediates entry of SARS-CoV-2 into cells expressing the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). The S protein engages ACE2 through its receptor-binding domain (RBD), an independently folded 197-amino acid fragment of the 1273-amino acid S-protein protomer. Antibodies to the RBD domain of SARS-CoV (SARS-CoV-1), a closely related coronavirus which emerged in 2002-2003, have been shown to potently neutralize SARS-CoV-1 S-protein-mediated entry, and the presence of anti-RBD antibodies correlates with neutralization in SARS-CoV-2 convalescent sera. Here we show that immunization with the SARS-CoV-2 RBD elicits a robust neutralizing antibody response in rodents, comparable to 100 µg/ml of ACE2-Ig, a potent SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitor. Importantly, anti-sera from immunized animals did not mediate antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of S-protein-mediated entry under conditions in which Zika virus ADE was readily observed. These data suggest that an RBD-based vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 could be safe and effective..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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bioRxiv.org - (2022) vom: 21. Okt. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Quinlan, Brian D. [VerfasserIn]
Mou, Huihui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lizhou [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yan [VerfasserIn]
He, Wenhui [VerfasserIn]
Ojha, Amrita [VerfasserIn]
Parcells, Mark S. [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Guangxiang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wenhui [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Guocai [VerfasserIn]
Choe, Hyeryun [VerfasserIn]
Farzan, Michael [VerfasserIn]

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Biology

doi:

10.1101/2020.04.10.036418

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XBI014900831