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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Antibodies Targeting Two Epitopes in SARS-CoV-2 Neutralize Pseudoviruses with the Spike Proteins from Different Variants.

Chee-Hing Yang, Hui-Chun Li, Wen-Han Lee, Shih-Yen Lo

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chee-Hing YangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6129-272X
Hui-Chun LiDepartment of Biochemistry, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan.
Wen-Han LeeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan.
Shih-Yen LoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8651-0148
Tzu Chi University · TW

Funding

Tzu Chi University TCIRP-P-109001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic was caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. To prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, an effective vaccine is required. Two linear peptides from potential B-cell epitopes in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 (a.a. 440-460; a.a. 494-506) were synthesized and used to immunize rabbits. High-titer antibodies of IgG were produced, purified, and verified by Western blot analysis. Antibodies against these two epitopes could effectively neutralize SARS-CoV-2 pseudoviral particles with the spike proteins from not only the original strain (basal; wild-type), but also a strain with a single point mutation (D614G), and two other emerging variants (the Alpha and Beta variants) prevalent around the world, but not from SARS-CoV. In conclusion, antibodies against these two epitopes are protective. This information is important for the development of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.

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Alpha variantBeta variantCOVID-19D614GepitopeneutralizationpseudovirusSARS-CoV-2spike protein

Identifiers

PMID34358019
PMCPMC8308897
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