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The SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Biosynthesis, Structure, Function, and Antigenicity: Implications for the Design of Spike-Based Vaccine Immunogens.

ABSTRACT: The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), poses a grave threat to global public health and imposes a severe burden on the entire human society. Like other coronaviruses, the SARS-CoV-2 genome encodes spike (S) glycoproteins, which protrude from the surface of mature virions. The S glycoprotein plays essential roles in virus attachment, fusion and entry into the host cell. Surface location of the S glycoprotein renders it a direct target for host immune responses, making it the main target of neutralizing antibodies. In the light of its crucial roles in viral infection and adaptive immunity, the S protein is the focus of most vaccine strategies as well as therapeutic interventions. In this review, we highlight and describe the recent progress that has been made in the biosynthesis, structure, function, and antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 S glycoprotein, aiming to provide valuable insights into the design and development of the S protein-based vaccines as well as therapeutics.

SUBMITTER: Duan L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7575906 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mediates attachment of the virus to host cell receptor and fusion between the virus and cell membrane. The S1 subunit of the spike glycoprotein (S1 protein) contains the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor binding domain. The SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern contain mutations in the S1 subunit. The spike protein is the primary target of neutralizing antibodies generated following infection and constitutes the viral component of mRNA based COVID-19 vaccines. Therefore, in this work we assessed the effect of exposure (24 hours) of 10 nM SARS-CoV-2 recombinant S1 protein on physiologically relevant human bronchial (bro) and alveolar (alv) lung mucosa models cultured at air-liquid interface (ALI) (n=6/experimental group). Corresponding sham exposed samples served as control. The bro-ALI model was developed using primary bronchial epithelial cells and the alv-ALI model using representative type II pneumocytes. Exposure of S1 protein induced the surface expression of ACE2, toll like receptor (TLR) 2, and TLR4 in both bro-ALI and alv-ALI models. Transcript expression analysis identified 117 (bro-ALI) and 97 (alv-ALI) differentially regulated genes (p< 0.01). Pathway analysis revealed enriched terms as specific as COVID-19, interferon (IFN) signaling, influenza, Corona virus, anti-viral response in the bro-ALI. Secreted levels of Interleukin (IL) 4 and IL12 were significantly (p<0.05; non-parametric) increased whereas IL6 decreased in the bro-ALI. In case of alv-ALI, enriched terms involving p53, APRIL, tight junction, integrin kinase, IL1 signaling were identified. These terms are associated with lung fibrosis. Further, significantly (p<0.05; non-parametric) increased levels of secreted pro-inflammatory cytokines IFNγ, IL1ꞵ, IL2, IL4, IL6, IL8, IL10, IL12, IL13, and tumor necrosis factor alpha were detected in alv-ALI. Altered levels of these cytokines are also associated with lung fibrotic response. Taken together, we observed a typical anti-viral response in the bronchial model whereas a pro-fibrotic response in the alveolar model. Therefore the bro-ALI and alv-ALI models may serve as an easy and robust platform for assessing the pathogenicity of variants of concern at different lung regions.

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The SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Biosynthesis, Structure, Function, and Antigenicity: Implications for the Design of Spike-Based Vaccine Immunogens.

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