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J Infect Dis ; 2024 Jun 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38838218

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The kinetics and durability of T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 in children are not well-characterized. We studied a cohort of children aged 6 months to 20 years with COVID-19 in whom peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and sera were archived at approximately 1, 6, and 12 months post-symptom onset. METHODS: We compared antibody (N = 85) and T-cell responses (N = 26) to nucleocapsid (N) and spike (S) glycoprotein over time across four age strata: 6 months to 5 years, 5-9, 10-14, and 15-20 years. RESULTS: N-specific antibody responses declined over time, becoming undetectable in 26/32 (81%) children by approximately one year post-infection. Functional breadth of anti-N CD4+ T-cell responses also declined over time and were positively correlated with N-antibody responses (Pearson's r = 0.31, p = 0.008). CD4+ T-cell responses to S displayed greater functional breadth than N in unvaccinated children, and, along with neutralization titers, were stable over time and similar across age strata. Functional profiles of CD4+ T-cell responses against S were not significantly modulated by vaccination. CONCLUSIONS: Our data reveal durable, age-independent T-cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins in children over time following COVID-19 infection as well as S-Ab responses overall, in comparison to declining antibody responses to N.

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medRxiv ; 2022 Jan 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35118481

ABSTRACT

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection elicits an antibody response that targets several viral proteins including spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N); S is the major target of neutralizing antibodies. Here, we assess levels of anti-N binding antibodies and anti-S neutralizing antibodies in unvaccinated children compared with unvaccinated older adults following infection. Specifically, we examine neutralization and anti-N binding by sera collected up to 52 weeks following SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and compare these to a cohort of adults, including older adults, most of whom had mild infections that did not require hospitalization. Neutralizing antibody titers were lower in children than adults early after infection, but by 6 months titers were similar between age groups. The neutralizing activity of the children's sera decreased modestly from one to six months; a pattern that was not significantly different from that observed in adults. However, infection of children induced much lower levels of anti-N antibodies than in adults, and levels of these anti-N antibodies decreased more rapidly in children than in adults, including older adults. These results highlight age-related differences in the antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 proteins and, as vaccines for children are introduced, may provide comparator data for the longevity of infection-elicited and vaccination-induced neutralizing antibody responses.

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Nature ; 602(7896): 314-320, 2022 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34942633

ABSTRACT

Broadly neutralizing antibodies that target epitopes of haemagglutinin on the influenza virus have the potential to provide near universal protection against influenza virus infection1. However, viral mutants that escape broadly neutralizing antibodies have been reported2,3. The identification of broadly neutralizing antibody classes that can neutralize viral escape mutants is critical for universal influenza virus vaccine design. Here we report a distinct class of broadly neutralizing antibodies that target a discrete membrane-proximal anchor epitope of the haemagglutinin stalk domain. Anchor epitope-targeting antibodies are broadly neutralizing across H1 viruses and can cross-react with H2 and H5 viruses that are a pandemic threat. Antibodies that target this anchor epitope utilize a highly restricted repertoire, which encodes two public binding motifs that make extensive contacts with conserved residues in the fusion peptide. Moreover, anchor epitope-targeting B cells are common in the human memory B cell repertoire and were recalled in humans by an oil-in-water adjuvanted chimeric haemagglutinin vaccine4,5, which is a potential universal influenza virus vaccine. To maximize protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses, vaccines should aim to boost this previously untapped source of broadly neutralizing antibodies that are widespread in the human memory B cell pool.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Neutralizing , Antibodies, Viral , Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies , Epitopes , Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , Antibodies, Viral/immunology , Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies/immunology , Epitopes/chemistry , Epitopes/immunology , Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus/chemistry , Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus/immunology , Humans , Influenza Vaccines/immunology , Influenza, Human/immunology , Influenza, Human/prevention & control , Influenza, Human/virology , Memory B Cells/immunology
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Sci Transl Med ; 13(600)2021 06 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34103407

ABSTRACT

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants with mutations in key antibody epitopes has raised concerns that antigenic evolution could erode adaptive immunity elicited by prior infection or vaccination. The susceptibility of immunity to viral evolution is shaped in part by the breadth of epitopes targeted by antibodies elicited by vaccination or natural infection. To investigate how human antibody responses to vaccines are influenced by viral mutations, we used deep mutational scanning to compare the specificity of polyclonal antibodies elicited by either two doses of the mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine or natural infection with SARS-CoV-2. The neutralizing activity of vaccine-elicited antibodies was more targeted to the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein compared to antibodies elicited by natural infection. However, within the RBD, binding of vaccine-elicited antibodies was more broadly distributed across epitopes compared to infection-elicited antibodies. This greater binding breadth means that single RBD mutations have less impact on neutralization by vaccine sera compared to convalescent sera. Therefore, antibody immunity acquired by natural infection or different modes of vaccination may have a differing susceptibility to erosion by SARS-CoV-2 evolution.


Subject(s)
COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Antibodies, Neutralizing , Antibodies, Viral , COVID-19/therapy , COVID-19 Vaccines , Humans , Immunization, Passive , RNA, Messenger , Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus , Vaccination , COVID-19 Serotherapy
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bioRxiv ; 2021 Apr 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33880474

ABSTRACT

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with mutations in key antibody epitopes has raised concerns that antigenic evolution will erode immunity. The susceptibility of immunity to viral evolution is shaped in part by the breadth of epitopes targeted. Here we compare the specificity of antibodies elicited by the mRNA-1273 vaccine versus natural infection. The neutralizing activity of vaccine-elicited antibodies is even more focused on the spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) than for infection-elicited antibodies. However, within the RBD, binding of vaccine-elicited antibodies is more broadly distributed across epitopes than for infection-elicited antibodies. This greater binding breadth means single RBD mutations have less impact on neutralization by vaccine sera than convalescent sera. Therefore, antibody immunity acquired by different means may have differing susceptibility to erosion by viral evolution. ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Deep mutational scanning shows the mRNA-1273 RBD-binding antibody response is less affected by single viral mutations than the infection response.

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Viruses ; 12(9)2020 09 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32899480

ABSTRACT

An effective vaccine is essential for controlling the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here, we describe an influenza virus-based vaccine for SARS-CoV-2. We incorporated a membrane-anchored form of the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain (RBD) in place of the neuraminidase (NA) coding sequence in an influenza virus also possessing a mutation that reduces the affinity of hemagglutinin for its sialic acid receptor. The resulting ΔNA(RBD)-Flu virus can be generated by reverse genetics and grown to high titers in cell culture. A single-dose intranasal inoculation of mice with ΔNA(RBD)-Flu elicits serum neutralizing antibody titers against SAR-CoV-2 comparable to those observed in humans following natural infection (~1:200). Furthermore, ΔNA(RBD)-Flu itself causes no apparent disease in mice. It might be possible to produce a vaccine similar to ΔNA(RBD)-Flu at scale by leveraging existing platforms for the production of influenza vaccines.


Subject(s)
Coronavirus Infections , Influenza Vaccines , Influenza, Human , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious , Animals , Antibodies, Neutralizing , Antibodies, Viral , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Chlamydia trachomatis , Fertility , Humans , Mice , Pregnancy , SARS-CoV-2 , Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus , Virion
7.
bioRxiv ; 2020 Sep 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32817935

ABSTRACT

An effective vaccine is essential to controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here, we describe an influenza-virus-based vaccine for SARS-CoV-2. We incorporated a membrane-anchored form of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike receptor binding domain (RBD) in place of the neuraminidase (NA) coding sequence in an influenza virus also possessing a mutation that reduces the affinity of hemagglutinin for its sialic acid receptor. The resulting ΔNA(RBD)-Flu virus can be generated by reverse genetics and grown to high titers in cell culture. A single-dose intranasal inoculation of mice with ΔNA(RBD)-Flu elicits serum neutralizing antibody titers against SAR-CoV-2 comparable to those observed in humans following natural infection (~1:200). Furthermore, ΔNA(RBD)-Flu itself causes no apparent disease in mice. It might be possible to produce a vaccine similar to ΔNA(RBD)-Flu at scale by leveraging existing platforms for production of influenza vaccines.

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Cell ; 182(2): 532-532.e1, 2020 07 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32707094

ABSTRACT

Influenza is one of the best-studied viruses of all time, and as such, it serves as a testbed to extend our biological knowledge to the nanoscale. Many of the key processes underlying influenza infection and our antibody response against the virus have been thoroughly investigated. This SnapShot describes these key numbers for prototypical lab-adapted strains of the human influenza A virus. To view this SnapShot, open or download the PDF.


Subject(s)
Influenza A virus/metabolism , Influenza, Human/pathology , Antibody Formation , Erythrocytes/virology , Hemagglutinins/chemistry , Hemagglutinins/metabolism , Humans , Influenza A virus/immunology , Influenza A virus/pathogenicity , Influenza, Human/virology , Neuraminidase/chemistry , Neuraminidase/metabolism , Protein Binding , Protein Structure, Quaternary , Sialic Acids/metabolism
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Viruses ; 12(6)2020 05 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32486222

ABSTRACT

Influenza virus infection elicits antibodies against the receptor-binding protein hemagglutinin (HA) and the receptor-cleaving protein neuraminidase (NA). Because HA is essential for viral entry, antibodies targeting HA often potently neutralize the virus in single-cycle infection assays. However, antibodies against NA are not potently neutralizing in such assays, since NA is dispensable for single-cycle infection. Here we show that a modified influenza virus that depends on NA for receptor binding is much more sensitive than a virus with receptor-binding HA to neutralization by some anti-NA antibodies. Specifically, a virus with a receptor-binding G147R N1 NA and a binding-deficient HA is completely neutralized in single-cycle infections by an antibody that binds near the NA active site. Infection is also substantially inhibited by antibodies that bind NA epitopes distant from the active site. Finally, we demonstrate that this modified virus can be used to efficiently select mutations in NA that escape antibody binding, a task that can be laborious with typical influenza viruses that are not well neutralized by anti-NA antibodies. Thus, viruses dependent on NA for receptor binding allow for sensitive in vitro detection of antibodies binding near the catalytic site of NA and enable the selection of viral escape mutants.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Neutralizing/metabolism , Antibodies, Viral/metabolism , Neuraminidase/metabolism , Orthomyxoviridae/metabolism , Receptors, Virus/metabolism , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , Antibodies, Viral/immunology , Epitopes/immunology , Humans , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/genetics , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/immunology , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/metabolism , Influenza, Human/immunology , Influenza, Human/virology , Neutralization Tests , Orthomyxoviridae/genetics , Orthomyxoviridae/immunology , RNA, Viral/genetics , Sequence Analysis, RNA
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Nat Commun ; 10(1): 2190, 2019 05 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31097697

ABSTRACT

HIV-infected infants develop broadly neutralizing plasma responses with more rapid kinetics than adults, suggesting the ontogeny of infant responses could better inform a path to achievable vaccine targets. Here we reconstruct the developmental lineage of BF520.1, an infant-derived HIV-specific broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb), using computational methods developed specifically for this purpose. We find that the BF520.1 inferred naive precursor binds HIV Env. We also show that heterologous cross-clade neutralizing activity evolved in the infant within six months of infection and that, ultimately, only 2% SHM is needed to achieve the full breadth of the mature antibody. Mutagenesis and structural analyses reveal that, for this infant bnAb, substitutions in the kappa chain were critical for activity, particularly in CDRL1. Overall, the developmental pathway of this infant antibody includes features distinct from adult antibodies, including several that may be amenable to better vaccine responses.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV Infections/prevention & control , HIV-1/immunology , Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains/immunology , AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Age Factors , Antibodies, Neutralizing/genetics , Antibodies, Neutralizing/isolation & purification , Antibodies, Neutralizing/metabolism , Computational Biology/methods , Cross Reactions/immunology , Drug Design , HIV Antibodies/genetics , HIV Antibodies/isolation & purification , HIV Antibodies/metabolism , HIV Infections/blood , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV Infections/virology , Humans , Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains/genetics , Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains/metabolism , Infant , Leukocytes, Mononuclear , Mutagenesis , Sequence Analysis, DNA , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology
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J Virol ; 93(13)2019 07 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31019050

ABSTRACT

Influenza A virus matrix protein M1 is involved in multiple stages of the viral infectious cycle. Despite its functional importance, our present understanding of this essential viral protein is limited. The roles of a small subset of specific amino acids have been reported, but a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between M1 sequence, structure, and virus fitness remains elusive. In this study, we used deep mutational scanning to measure the effect of every amino acid substitution in M1 on viral replication in cell culture. The map of amino acid mutational tolerance we have generated allows us to identify sites that are functionally constrained in cell culture as well as sites that are less constrained. Several sites that exhibit low tolerance to mutation have been found to be critical for M1 function and production of viable virions. Surprisingly, significant portions of the M1 sequence, especially in the C-terminal domain, whose structure is undetermined, were found to be highly tolerant of amino acid variation, despite having extremely low levels of sequence diversity among natural influenza virus strains. This unexpected discrepancy indicates that not all sites in M1 that exhibit high sequence conservation in nature are under strong constraint during selection for viral replication in cell culture.IMPORTANCE The M1 matrix protein is critical for many stages of the influenza virus infection cycle. Currently, we have an incomplete understanding of this highly conserved protein's function and structure. Key regions of M1, particularly in the C terminus of the protein, remain poorly characterized. In this study, we used deep mutational scanning to determine the extent of M1's tolerance to mutation. Surprisingly, nearly two-thirds of the M1 sequence exhibits a high tolerance for substitutions, contrary to the extremely low sequence diversity observed across naturally occurring M1 isolates. Sites with low mutational tolerance were also identified, suggesting that they likely play critical functional roles and are under selective pressure. These results reveal the intrinsic mutational tolerance throughout M1 and shape future inquiries probing the functions of this essential influenza A virus protein.


Subject(s)
Conserved Sequence , Influenza A virus/genetics , Mutation , Viral Matrix Proteins/chemistry , Viral Matrix Proteins/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Amino Acid Substitution , Cell Line , Evolution, Molecular , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Influenza, Human/virology , Models, Molecular , Protein Conformation , Protein Domains , Virion , Virus Assembly , Virus Replication
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PLoS Pathog ; 14(1): e1006796, 2018 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29346435

ABSTRACT

Rapid antigenic evolution enables the persistence of seasonal influenza A and B viruses in human populations despite widespread herd immunity. Understanding viral mechanisms that enable antigenic evolution is critical for designing durable vaccines and therapeutics. Here, we utilize the primerID method of error-correcting viral population sequencing to reveal an unexpected role for hemagglutinin (HA) glycosylation in compensating for fitness defects resulting from escape from anti-HA neutralizing antibodies. Antibody-free propagation following antigenic escape rapidly selected viruses with mutations that modulated receptor binding avidity through the addition of N-linked glycans to the HA globular domain. These findings expand our understanding of the viral mechanisms that maintain fitness during antigenic evolution to include glycan addition, and highlight the immense power of high-definition virus population sequencing to reveal novel viral adaptive mechanisms.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Viral/immunology , Antigenic Variation , Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus/immunology , Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus/metabolism , Immune Evasion , Animals , Antibodies, Viral/metabolism , Antigenic Variation/genetics , Dogs , Genetic Fitness , Glycosylation , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Immune Evasion/genetics , Immune Evasion/immunology , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/immunology , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/metabolism , Influenza Vaccines/immunology , Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells , Protein Processing, Post-Translational/physiology
14.
Poult Sci ; 92(6): 1604-12, 2013 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23687157

ABSTRACT

A continuously growing immortal cell substrate can be used for virus propagation, diagnostic purposes, and vaccine production. The aim of this study was to develop an immortal chicken cell line for efficient propagation of avian infectious viruses. From the various chicken embryo cells that were tested for life span extension, an immortalized chicken embryo liver (CEL) cell line, named CEL-im, was derived spontaneously without either oncogenic viruses or carcinogenic chemical treatment. Currently, CEL-im cells are growing 0.8 to 1.1 population doublings per day and have reached 120 passages. The CEL-im cell line is permissive for poultry infectious viruses, including avian metapneumovirus (AMPV), Marek's disease virus serotype 1 (MDV-1), and infectious laryngotracheitis virus. The CEL-im cells produced high AMPV titer (>10(5) pfu/mL), whereas very low titers (~10 pfu/mL) for MDV-1 and infectious laryngotracheitis virus were produced. To identify genetic alterations in the immortal CEL-im cell line, telomerase activity and mRNA expression for major cell cycle regulatory genes were determined during the immortalizing process. The CEL-im cell line has negative telomerase activity, and when compared with the primary passage 2 CEL cell counterpart, mRNA expression of tumor suppressor protein p53, mouse double minute 2 (Mdm2), cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p21 (p21(WAF)), and CDK inhibitor p16 (p16(INK4)) were downregulated in the CEL-im cell line, whereas retinoblastoma (Rb), transcription factor E2F, member 1 (E2F-1), and alternative reading frame of p16(INK4) (ARF) were upregulated. These results are similar to genetic alterations found previously in immortal chicken embryo fibroblast (CEF) cell lines that showed efficient propagation of MDV-1. Therefore, this newly established CEL-im cell line can serve as an alternative cell substrate for the propagation of poultry viruses, such as AMPV.


Subject(s)
Chick Embryo , Liver/cytology , Animals , Cell Culture Techniques , Cell Line , Herpesvirus 1, Gallid/physiology , Liver/embryology , Mardivirus/physiology , Metapneumovirus/physiology , Virus Cultivation
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Poult Sci ; 92(3): 770-81, 2013 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23436528

ABSTRACT

Primary cultured cells derived from normal tissue have a limited lifespan due to replicative senescence and show distinct phenotypes such as irreversible cell cycle arrest and enlarged morphology. Studying senescence-associated genetic alterations in chicken cells will provide valuable knowledge of cellular growth characteristics, when compared with normal and rapidly growing cell lines. Microarray analysis of early- and late-passage (passage 4 and 18, respectively) primary chicken embryo fibroblast (CEF) cells was performed with a 4X44K chicken oligo microarray. A total of 1,888 differentially expressed genes were identified with a 2-fold level cutoff that included 272 upregulated and 1,616 downregulated genes in late-passage senescent CEF cells. Bioinformatic analyses were performed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA, http://www.ingenuity.com). Of the 1,888 differentially expressed genes in senescent CEF cells, 458 were identified as functionally known genes and only 61 genes showed upregulation. Because senescent cells generally showed the deactivated states of most cellular mechanisms for proliferation and energy metabolism, intensified analysis on upregulated genes revealed that the molecular mechanisms in senescent CEF cells are characterized by the suppression of cell cycle and proliferation, progression of cell death including apoptosis, and increased expression of various secreting factors. These regulatory pathways may be opposite to those found in the immortal CEF cell line, such as the DF-1 immortal line. Further comparison of differentially expressed genes between senescent and immortal DF-1 CEF cells showed that 35 genes overlapped and were oppositely regulated. The global gene expression profiles may provide insight into the cellular mechanisms that regulate cellular senescence and immortalization of CEF cells.


Subject(s)
Chick Embryo/cytology , Fibroblasts/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/physiology , Animals , Cell Culture Techniques , Fibroblasts/cytology , Protein Array Analysis , Up-Regulation
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