A Vaccine Based on the Receptor-Binding Domain of the Spike Protein Expressed in Glycoengineered Pichia pastoris Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Stimulates Neutralizing and Protective Antibody Responses

Bo Liu , Ying Yin , Yuxiao Liu , Tiantian Wang , Peng Sun , Yangqin Ou , Xin Gong , Xuchen Hou , Jun Zhang , Hongguang Ren , Shiqiang Luo , Qian Ke , Yongming Yao , Junjie Xu , Jun Wu

Engineering ›› 2022, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (6) : 107 -115.

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Engineering ›› 2022, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (6) : 107 -115. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2021.06.012
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A Vaccine Based on the Receptor-Binding Domain of the Spike Protein Expressed in Glycoengineered Pichia pastoris Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Stimulates Neutralizing and Protective Antibody Responses

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In 2020 and 2021, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel coronavirus, caused a global pandemic. Vaccines are expected to reduce the pressure of prevention and control, and have become the most effective strategy to solve the pandemic crisis. SARS-CoV-2 infects the host by binding to the cellular receptor angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) via the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the surface spike (S) glycoprotein. In this study, a candidate vaccine based on a RBD recombinant subunit was prepared by means of a novel glycoengineered yeast Pichia pastoris expression system with characteristics of glycosylation modification similar to those of mammalian cells. The candidate vaccine effectively stimulated mice to produce high-titer anti-RBD specific antibody. Furthermore, the specific antibody titer and virus-neutralizing antibody (NAb) titer induced by the vaccine were increased significantly by the combination of the double adjuvants Al(OH)3 and CpG. Our results showed that the virus-NAb lasted for more than six months in mice. To summarize, we have obtained a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine based on the RBD of the S glycoprotein expressed in glycoengineered Pichia pastoris, which stimulates neutralizing and protective antibody responses. A technical route for fucose-free complex-type N-glycosylation modified recombinant subunit vaccine preparation has been established.

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Coronavirus / SARS-CoV-2 / Vaccine / Yeast / Receptor-binding domain (RBD)

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Bo Liu, Ying Yin, Yuxiao Liu, Tiantian Wang, Peng Sun, Yangqin Ou, Xin Gong, Xuchen Hou, Jun Zhang, Hongguang Ren, Shiqiang Luo, Qian Ke, Yongming Yao, Junjie Xu, Jun Wu. A Vaccine Based on the Receptor-Binding Domain of the Spike Protein Expressed in Glycoengineered Pichia pastoris Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Stimulates Neutralizing and Protective Antibody Responses. Engineering, 2022, 13(6): 107-115 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2021.06.012

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