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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2021

Structures of synthetic nanobody-SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain complexes reveal distinct sites of interaction.

Javeed Ahmad, Jiansheng Jiang, Lisa F Boyd, Allison Zeher, Rick Huang, Di Xia, Kannan Natarajan, David H Margulies

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Javeed AhmadMolecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Jiansheng JiangMolecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Lisa F BoydMolecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Allison ZeherLaboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Rick HuangLaboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Di XiaLaboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Kannan NatarajanMolecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
David H MarguliesMolecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: dmargulies@niaid.nih.gov.

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Abstract

Combating the worldwide spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the emergence of new variants demands understanding of the structural basis of the interaction of antibodies with the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD). Here, we report five X-ray crystal structures of sybodies (synthetic nanobodies) including those of binary and ternary complexes of Sb16-RBD, Sb45-RBD, Sb14-RBD-Sb68, and Sb45-RBD-Sb68, as well as unliganded Sb16. These structures reveal that Sb14, Sb16, and Sb45 bind the RBD at the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 interface and that the Sb16 interaction is accompanied by a large conformational adjustment of complementarity-determining region 2. In contrast, Sb68 interacts at the periphery of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD-angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 interface. We also determined cryo-EM structures of Sb45 bound to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Superposition of the X-ray structures of sybodies onto the trimeric spike protein cryo-EM map indicates that some sybodies may bind in both "up" and "down" configurations, but others may not. Differences in sybody recognition of several recently identified RBD variants are explained by these structures.

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Antigen-Antibody ComplexAmino Acid SequenceAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2COVID-19Cryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayHumansProtein BindingProtein DomainsProtein StabilitySARS-CoV-2Sequence AlignmentSingle-Domain AntibodiesSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antigen-Antibody ComplexSingle-Domain AntibodiesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2cryo-EMcrystallographySARS-CoV-2single-domain antibody (sdAb, nanobody)surface plasmon resonance (SPR)

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