A proof of concept for neutralizing antibody-guided vaccine design against SARS-CoV-2

Abstract Mutations and transient conformational movements of receptor binding domain (RBD) that make neutralizing epitopes momentarily unavailable, present immune escape routes to SARS-CoV-2. To mitigate viral escape, we developed a cocktail of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) targeting epitopes located on different domains of spike (S) protein. Screening of a library of monoclonal antibodies generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of COVID-19 convalescent patients yielded potent NAbs, targeting N-terminal domain (NTD) and RBD domain of S, effective atnMconcentrations. Remarkably, combination of RBD-targeting NAbs and NTD-binding NAb, FC05, dramatically enhanced the neutralization potency in cell-based assays and animal model. Results of competitive SPR assays and cryo-EM structures of Fabs bound to S unveil determinants of immunogenicity. Combinations of immunogens, identified in NTD and RBD of S, when immunized in rabbits elicited potent protective immune responses against SARS-CoV-2. These results provide a proof-of-concept for neutralization-based immunogen design targeting SARS-CoV-2 NTD and RBD.One sentence summary Immunogens identified in the NTD and RBD of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using a cocktail of non-competing NAbs when injected in rabbits elicited a potent protective immune response against SARS-CoV-2..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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bioRxiv.org - (2021) vom: 15. Dez. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2021

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Li [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Xing-Su [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Bin-Yang [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Yong-Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jing-Xin [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Bian, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Xi-Ling [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Hong-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Geng [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Kui-Kui [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yu-Tao [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Hong-Xing [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Bao-Li [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Cheng-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiangxi [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Feng-Cai [VerfasserIn]

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doi:

10.1101/2020.09.23.309294

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XBI018808069