Immunological Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
310(1), P. 76 - 92
Published: May 22, 2022
Abstract
The
COVID‐19
pandemic
has
caused
an
unprecedented
health
crisis
and
economic
burden
worldwide.
Its
etiological
agent
SARS‐CoV‐2,
a
new
virus
in
the
coronavirus
family,
infected
hundreds
of
millions
people
SARS‐CoV‐2
evolved
over
past
2
years
to
increase
its
transmissibility
as
well
evade
immunity
established
by
previous
infection
vaccination.
Nevertheless,
strong
immune
responses
can
be
elicited
viral
vaccination,
which
have
proved
protective
against
emergence
variants,
particularly
with
respect
hospitalization
or
severe
disease.
Here,
we
review
our
current
understanding
how
enters
host
cell
system
is
able
defend
entry
infection.
Neutralizing
antibodies
are
major
component
defense
been
extensively
studied
for
variants.
Structures
these
neutralizing
provided
valuable
insights
into
epitopes
that
original
ancestral
variants
emerged.
molecular
characterization
epitope
conservation
resistance
important
design
next‐generation
vaccines
antibody
therapeutics.
Immunological Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
310(1), P. 6 - 26
Published: June 5, 2022
Antibodies
against
epitopes
in
S1
give
the
most
accurate
CoP
infection
by
SARS-CoV-2
coronavirus.
Measurement
of
those
antibodies
neutralization
or
binding
assays
both
have
predictive
value,
with
antibody
titers
giving
highest
statistical
correlation.
However,
protective
functions
are
multiple.
multiple
other
than
influence
efficacy.
The
role
cellular
responses
can
be
discerned
respect
to
CD4
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
377(6607), P. 728 - 735
Published: July 12, 2022
The
potential
for
future
coronavirus
outbreaks
highlights
the
need
to
broadly
target
this
group
of
pathogens.
We
used
an
epitope-agnostic
approach
identify
six
monoclonal
antibodies
that
bind
spike
proteins
from
all
seven
human-infecting
coronaviruses.
All
conserved
fusion
peptide
region
adjacent
S2'
cleavage
site.
COV44-62
and
COV44-79
neutralize
alpha-
betacoronaviruses,
including
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
Omicron
subvariants
BA.2
BA.4/5,
albeit
with
lower
potency
than
receptor
binding
domain-specific
antibodies.
In
crystal
structures
antigen-binding
fragments
SARS-CoV-2
peptide,
epitope
adopts
a
helical
structure
includes
arginine
residue
at
limited
disease
caused
by
in
Syrian
hamster
model.
These
findings
highlight
as
candidate
next-generation
vaccine
development.
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
377(6607), P. 735 - 742
Published: July 12, 2022
The
coronavirus
spike
glycoprotein
attaches
to
host
receptors
and
mediates
viral
fusion.
Using
a
broad
screening
approach,
we
isolated
seven
monoclonal
antibodies
(mAbs)
that
bind
all
human-infecting
proteins
from
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
immune
donors.
These
mAbs
recognize
the
fusion
peptide
acquire
affinity
breadth
through
somatic
mutations.
Despite
targeting
conserved
motif,
only
some
show
neutralizing
activity
in
vitro
against
alpha-
betacoronaviruses,
including
animal
coronaviruses
WIV-1
PDF-2180.
Two
selected
also
neutralize
Omicron
BA.1
BA.2
authentic
viruses
reduce
burden
pathology
vivo.
Structural
functional
analyses
showed
peptide–specific
bound
with
different
modalities
cryptic
epitope
hidden
prefusion
stabilized
spike,
which
became
exposed
upon
binding
of
angiotensin-converting
enzyme
(ACE2)
or
ACE2-mimicking
mAbs.
Immunity,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
56(3), P. 669 - 686.e7
Published: Feb. 16, 2023
Pan-betacoronavirus
neutralizing
antibodies
may
hold
the
key
to
developing
broadly
protective
vaccines
against
novel
pandemic
coronaviruses
and
more
effectively
respond
SARS-CoV-2
variants.
The
emergence
of
Omicron
subvariants
illustrates
limitations
solely
targeting
receptor-binding
domain
(RBD)
spike
(S)
protein.
Here,
we
isolated
a
large
panel
(bnAbs)
from
recovered-vaccinated
donors,
which
targets
conserved
S2
region
in
betacoronavirus
fusion
machinery.
Select
bnAbs
showed
broad
vivo
protection
all
three
deadly
betacoronaviruses,
SARS-CoV-1,
SARS-CoV-2,
MERS-CoV,
have
spilled
over
into
humans
past
two
decades.
Structural
studies
these
delineated
molecular
basis
for
their
reactivity
revealed
common
antibody
features
targetable
by
vaccination
strategies.
These
provide
new
insights
opportunities
antibody-based
interventions
pan-betacoronavirus
vaccines.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
612(7941), P. 748 - 757
Published: Dec. 7, 2022
Middle
East
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
(MERS-CoV)
and
several
bat
coronaviruses
use
dipeptidyl
peptidase-4
(DPP4)
as
an
entry
receptor1-4.
However,
the
receptor
for
NeoCoV-the
closest
known
MERS-CoV
relative
found
in
bats-remains
unclear5.
Here,
using
a
pseudotype
virus
assay,
we
that
NeoCoV
its
close
relative,
PDF-2180,
can
efficiently
bind
to
specific
angiotensin-converting
enzyme
2
(ACE2)
orthologues
and,
less
favourably,
human
ACE2
receptors
through
their
receptor-binding
domains
(RBDs)
on
spike
(S)
proteins.
Cryo-electron
microscopy
analysis
revealed
RBD-ACE2
binding
interface
involving
protein-glycan
interactions,
distinct
from
those
of
other
ACE2-using
coronaviruses.
We
identified
residues
337-342
molecular
determinant
restricting
entry,
whereas
S
pseudotyped
containing
T510F
RBD
mutation
entered
cells
expressing
ACE2.
Although
polyclonal
SARS-CoV-2
antibodies
or
RBD-specific
nanobodies
did
not
cross-neutralize
ACE2-specific
antibody
two
broadly
neutralizing
betacoronavirus
inhibited
these
viruses.
describe
MERS-CoV-related
viruses
receptor,
underscoring
promiscuity
potential
zoonotic
threat.