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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2021

Human post-infection serological response to the spike and nucleocapsid proteins of SARS-CoV-2.

Cheng Xiao, Shiman Ling, Minshan Qiu, Zhenxuan Deng, Liping Chen, Airu Zhu, Yi Chen, Yong Liu, Xia Lin, Fangmei Lin and 11 more

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Article in Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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21 authors.

Cheng XiaoGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shiman LingGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Minshan QiuDepartment of Intensive Care, Dongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan, China.
Zhenxuan DengDepartment of Intensive Care, Dongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan, China.
Liping ChenGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Airu ZhuGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yi ChenCentral Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yong LiuGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xia LinGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fangmei LinGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qiubao WuGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lihan ShenDepartment of Intensive Care, Dongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan, China.
Feng YeDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoqing LiuDepartment of Intensive Care, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yimin LiDepartment of Intensive Care, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jincun ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China.
Zifeng YangState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China.
Benjamin J CowlingSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6297-7154
Richard WebbyDivision of Virology, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4397-7132
Mark ZaninGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3158-1744
Sook-San WongGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1290-191X

Funding

China Evergrande Group 2020GIRHHHMS01Guangzhou Medical University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To inform seroepidemiological studies, we characterized the IgG- responses in COVID-19 patients against the two major SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins, spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N). We tested 70 COVID-19 sera collected up to 85 days post-symptom onset and 230 non-COVID-19 sera, including 27 SARS sera from 2003. Although the average SARS-CoV-2 S and N-IgG titers were comparable, N-responses were more variable among individuals. S- and N-assay specificity tested with non-COVID-19 sera were comparable at 97.5% and 97.0%, respectively. Therefore, S will make a better target due to its lower cross-reactive potential and its' more consistent frequency of detection compared to N.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, ViralCoronavirus Nucleocapsid ProteinsCross ReactionsHumansMiddle AgedPhosphoproteinsSARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAntibodies, ViralCoronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteinsnucleocapsid phosphoprotein, SARS-CoV-2PhosphoproteinsSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2antibodiesepidemiologynucleocapsidSARS-CoV-2serologyspike

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PMID32844604
PMCPMC7461388

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