Mosaic nanoparticles elicit cross-reactive immune responses to zoonotic coronaviruses in mice
pmc: PMC7685334 , PMC7928838
Mosaic nanoparticles elicit cross-reactive immune responses to zoonotic coronaviruses in mice
AbstractProtection against SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-related emergent zoonotic coronaviruses is urgently needed. We made homotypic nanoparticles displaying the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2 or co-displaying SARS-CoV-2 RBD along with RBDs from animal betacoronaviruses that represent threats to humans (mosaic nanoparticles; 4-8 distinct RBDs). Mice immunized with RBD-nanoparticles, but not soluble antigen, elicited cross-reactive binding and neutralization responses. Mosaic-RBD-nanoparticles elicited antibodies with superior cross-reactive recognition of heterologous RBDs compared to sera from immunizations with homotypic SARS-CoV-2–RBD-nanoparticles or COVID-19 convalescent human plasmas. Moreover, sera from mosaic-RBD–immunized mice neutralized heterologous pseudotyped coronaviruses equivalently or better after priming than sera from homotypic SARS-CoV-2–RBD-nanoparticle immunizations, demonstrating no immunogenicity loss against particular RBDs resulting from co-display. A single immunization with mosaic-RBD-nanoparticles provides a potential strategy to simultaneously protect against SARS-CoV-2 and emerging zoonotic coronaviruses.One sentence summaryNanoparticle strategy for pan-sarbecovirus vaccine125-character summary for online ToCImmunizing with nanoparticles displaying diverse coronavirus RBDs elicits cross-reactive and neutralizing antibody responses.
- University of Oxford United Kingdom
- Rockefeller University United States
- Rockefeller University United States
- University of Oxford / Biochemistry Department United Kingdom
- California Institute of Technology United States
zoonotic coronaviruses, 570, COVID-19 Vaccines, 610, Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Cross Reactions, Antibodies, Viral, Article, Betacoronavirus, Mice, Protein Domains, Neutralization Tests, vaccine, Animals, neutralizing antibodies, sarbecoviruses, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Multidisciplinary, SARS-CoV-2, Immune Sera, COVID-19, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Immunoglobulin G, Nanoparticles, Female, Immunization, receptor-binding domain, Coronavirus Infections, Reports
zoonotic coronaviruses, 570, COVID-19 Vaccines, 610, Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Cross Reactions, Antibodies, Viral, Article, Betacoronavirus, Mice, Protein Domains, Neutralization Tests, vaccine, Animals, neutralizing antibodies, sarbecoviruses, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Multidisciplinary, SARS-CoV-2, Immune Sera, COVID-19, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Immunoglobulin G, Nanoparticles, Female, Immunization, receptor-binding domain, Coronavirus Infections, Reports
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