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ArticleScientific reports2022

mRNA vaccine-induced antibodies more effective than natural immunity in neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 and its high affinity variants.

Yunkai Yu, Dominic Esposito, Zhigang Kang, Jianming Lu, Alan T Remaley, Valeria De Giorgi, Leonard N Chen, Kamille West, Liang Cao

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yunkai YuGenetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 37 Convent Dr. MSC 4265, Bldg 37, Rm 6040, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Dominic EspositoProtein Expression Laboratory, NCI RAS Initiative, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Zhigang KangGenetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 37 Convent Dr. MSC 4265, Bldg 37, Rm 6040, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Jianming LuCodex BioSolutions, Inc, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
Alan T RemaleyLipoprotein Metabolism Section, National Heat, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Valeria De GiorgiDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Leonard N ChenDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Kamille WestDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Liang CaoGenetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 37 Convent Dr. MSC 4265, Bldg 37, Rm 6040, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. caoli@mail.nih.gov.
Center for Cancer Research · USNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center · USCodex Biosolutions (United States) · USFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · USNational Heart Lung and Blood Institute · US

Funding

Design, Develop, Validate, and Implement Biomarkers for Clinical InvestigationsZICBC010981 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI HESELMEYER, KERSTIN · 2009 to 2025
$11.7M
Omics Technology facilityZICBC012031 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI HESELMEYER, KERSTIN · 2021 to 2025
$6.6M
CCR NIH HHS HHSN261200800001CNCI NIH HHS HHSN261200800001E
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged. Those with mutations in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2) receptor binding domain (RBD) are associated with increased transmission and severity. In this study, we developed both antibody quantification and functional neutralization assays. Analyses of both COVID-19 convalescent and diagnostic cohorts strongly support the use of RBD antibody levels as an excellent surrogate to biochemical neutralization activities. Data further revealed that the samples from mRNA vaccinated individuals had a median of 17 times higher RBD antibody levels and a similar degree of increased neutralization activities against RBD-ACE2 binding than those from natural infections. Our data showed that N501Y RBD had fivefold higher ACE2 binding than the original variant. While some antisera from naturally infected subjects had substantially reduced neutralization ability against N501Y RBD, all blood samples from vaccinated individuals were highly effective in neutralizing it. Thus, our data indicates that mRNA vaccination may generate more neutralizing RBD antibodies than natural immunity. It further suggests a potential need to maintain high RBD antibody levels to control the more infectious SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHumansmRNA VaccinesNeutralization TestsSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2COVID-19 VaccinesmRNA VaccinesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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PMID35173254
PMCPMC8850441
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