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- Title
A Vaccine of SARS-CoV-2 S Protein RBD Induces Protective Immunity.
- Authors
Qu, Qiaoqiao; Hao, Pengfei; Xu, Wang; Li, Letian; Jiang, Yuhang; Xu, Zhiqiang; Chen, Jing; Gao, Zihan; Pang, Zhaoxia; Jin, Ningyi; Li, Chang
- Abstract
The pandemic of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has posed great threat to the world in many aspects. There is an urgent requirement for an effective preventive vaccine. The receptor binding domain (RBD), located on the spike (S) gene, is responsible for binding to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor of host cells. The RBD protein is an effective and safe antigen candidate. The six-helix bundle (6HB) "molecular clamp" is a novel thermally-stable trimerization domain derived from a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) gp41 protein segment. We selected the baculovirus system to fuse and express the RBD protein and 6HB for imitating the natural trimeric structure of RBD, named RBD-6HB. Recombinant RBD-6HB was successfully obtained from the cell culture supernatant and purified to high homogeneity. The purity of the final protein preparation was more than 97%. The results showed that the protein was identified as a homogeneous polymer. Further studies showed that the RBD-6HB protein combined with AL/CpG adjuvant could stimulate animals to produce sustained high-level antibodies and establish an effective protective barrier to protect mice from challenges. Our findings highlight the importance of trimerized SARS-CoV-2 S protein RBD in designing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and provide a rationale for developing a protective vaccine through the induction of antibodies against the RBD domain.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 vaccines; AVIAN influenza; CELL receptors
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, Vol 23, Issue 22, p13716
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms232213716