National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shijiazhuang Fifth Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050021, China.
Cell Rep. 2021 Jan 26;34(4):108666. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108666.
Although vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are under development, the antigen epitopes on the virus and their immunogenicity are poorly understood. Here, we simulate the 3D structures and predict the B cell epitopes on the spike (S), envelope (E), membrane (M), and nucleocapsid (N) proteins of SARS-CoV-2 using structure-based approaches and validate epitope immunogenicity by immunizing mice. Almost all 33 predicted epitopes effectively induce antibody production, six of these are immunodominant epitopes in individuals, and 23 are conserved within SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and bat coronavirus RaTG13. We find that the immunodominant epitopes of individuals with domestic (China) SARS-CoV-2 are different from those of individuals with imported (Europe) SARS-CoV-2, which may be caused by mutations on the S (G614D) and N proteins. Importantly, we find several epitopes on the S protein that elicit neutralizing antibodies against D614 and G614 SARS-CoV-2, which can contribute to vaccine design against coronaviruses.
虽然针对严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 的疫苗正在开发中,但人们对该病毒的抗原表位及其免疫原性知之甚少。在这里,我们使用基于结构的方法模拟了 SARS-CoV-2 的刺突 (S)、包膜 (E)、膜 (M) 和核衣壳 (N) 蛋白的 3D 结构,并通过免疫小鼠来验证表位的免疫原性。几乎所有预测的 33 个表位都能有效地诱导抗体产生,其中 6 个是个体中的免疫优势表位,23 个在 SARS-CoV-2、SARS-CoV 和蝙蝠冠状病毒 RaTG13 中保守。我们发现,具有国内 (中国) SARS-CoV-2 的个体的免疫优势表位与具有进口 (欧洲) SARS-CoV-2 的个体的免疫优势表位不同,这可能是由于 S (G614D) 和 N 蛋白的突变所致。重要的是,我们在 S 蛋白上发现了几个能诱导针对 D614 和 G614 SARS-CoV-2 的中和抗体的表位,这有助于针对冠状病毒的疫苗设计。
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