National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
U24GM129564
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
P41GM103832
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
R01GM079429
United States
Citation
Journal: bioRxiv / Year: 2020 Title: A single immunization with spike-functionalized ferritin vaccines elicits neutralizing antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 in mice. Authors: Abigail E Powell / Kaiming Zhang / Mrinmoy Sanyal / Shaogeng Tang / Payton A Weidenbacher / Shanshan Li / Tho D Pham / John E Pak / Wah Chiu / Peter S Kim / Abstract: Development of a safe and effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is a public health priority. We designed subunit vaccine candidates using self-assembling ferritin nanoparticles displaying one of two ...Development of a safe and effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is a public health priority. We designed subunit vaccine candidates using self-assembling ferritin nanoparticles displaying one of two multimerized SARS-CoV-2 spikes: full-length ectodomain (S-Fer) or a C-terminal 70 amino-acid deletion (SΔC-Fer). Ferritin is an attractive nanoparticle platform for production of vaccines and ferritin-based vaccines have been investigated in humans in two separate clinical trials. We confirmed proper folding and antigenicity of spike on the surface of ferritin by cryo-EM and binding to conformation-specific monoclonal antibodies. After a single immunization of mice with either of the two spike ferritin particles, a lentiviral SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus assay revealed mean neutralizing antibody titers at least 2-fold greater than those in convalescent plasma from COVID-19 patients. Additionally, a single dose of SΔC-Fer elicited significantly higher neutralizing responses as compared to immunization with the spike receptor binding domain (RBD) monomer or spike ectodomain trimer alone. After a second dose, mice immunized with SΔC-Fer exhibited higher neutralizing titers than all other groups. Taken together, these results demonstrate that multivalent presentation of SARS-CoV-2 spike on ferritin can notably enhance elicitation of neutralizing antibodies, thus constituting a viable strategy for single-dose vaccination against COVID-19.
Organism: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Molecular weight
Experimental: 5 MDa
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Experimental details
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Structure determination
Method
cryo EM
Processing
single particle reconstruction
Aggregation state
particle
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Sample preparation
Concentration
0.4 mg/mL
Buffer
pH: 8
Grid
Model: Quantifoil / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 200 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE
Details
Spike from SARS-CoV-2 fused to H.pylori ferritin.
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TITAN KRIOS
Specialist optics
Energy filter - Name: GIF Bioquantum / Energy filter - Slit width: 15 eV
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K2 SUMMIT (4k x 4k) / Detector mode: COUNTING / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 3684 / Average exposure time: 6.0 sec. / Average electron dose: 45.8 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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