N-terminal domain antigenic mapping reveals a site of vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells is orchestrated by the spike (S) glycoprotein that contains an immunodominant receptor-binding domain (RBD) targeted by the largest fraction of neutralizing antibodies (Abs) in COVID-19 patient plasma. Little is known about neutralizing Abs binding to epitopes outside the RBD and their contribution to protection. Here, we describe 41 human monoclonal Abs (mAbs) derived from memory B cells, which recognize the SARS-CoV-2 S N-terminal domain (NTD) and show that a subset of them neutralize SARS-CoV-2 ultrapotently. We define an antigenic map of the SARS-CoV-2 NTD and identify a supersite recognized by all known NTD-specific neutralizing mAbs. These mAbs inhibit cell-to-cell fusion, activate effector functions, and protect Syrian hamsters from SARS-CoV-2 challenge. SARS-CoV-2 variants, including the 501Y.V2 and B.1.1.7 lineages, harbor frequent mutations localized in the NTD supersite suggesting ongoing selective pressure and the importance of NTD-specific neutralizing mAbs to protective immunity..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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bioRxiv.org - (2022) vom: 11. Dez. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

McCallum, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Marco, Anna De [VerfasserIn]
Lempp, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Tortorici, M. Alejandra [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Dora [VerfasserIn]
Walls, Alexandra C. [VerfasserIn]
Beltramello, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhuoming [VerfasserIn]
Zatta, Fabrizia [VerfasserIn]
Zepeda, Samantha [VerfasserIn]
di Iulio, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Bowen, John E. [VerfasserIn]
Montiel-Ruiz, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jiayi [VerfasserIn]
Rosen, Laura E. [VerfasserIn]
Bianchi, Siro [VerfasserIn]
Guarino, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Fregni, Chiara Silacci [VerfasserIn]
Abdelnabi, Rana [VerfasserIn]
Caroline Foo, Shi-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Rothlauf, Paul W. [VerfasserIn]
Bloyet, Louis-Marie [VerfasserIn]
Benigni, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Cameroni, Elisabetta [VerfasserIn]
Neyts, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Riva, Agostino [VerfasserIn]
Snell, Gyorgy [VerfasserIn]
Telenti, Amalio [VerfasserIn]
Whelan, Sean P.J. [VerfasserIn]
Virgin, Herbert W. [VerfasserIn]
Corti, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Pizzuto, Matteo Samuele [VerfasserIn]
Veesler, David [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2021.01.14.426475

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XBI019729790