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ArticleIranian journal of microbiology2023

Antigenicity and immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 surface glycoprotein fragment in CHO cells.

Sahar Karimi, Shahram Nazarian, Fattah Sotoodehnejadnematalahi, Roohollah Dorostkar, Jafar Amani

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Article in Iranian journal of microbiology, 2023. 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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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sahar KarimiDepartment of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Shahram NazarianDepartment of Biology, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran.
Fattah SotoodehnejadnematalahiDepartment of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Roohollah DorostkarApplied Virology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Jafar AmaniApplied Microbiology Research Center, System Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch · IRImam Hossein University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) glycoprotein that projects from the virus surface is highly immunogenic. It is considered to be the target of many neutralizing antibodies as well as a target in vaccine design efforts. Evaluation the immunogenicity of a recombinant fragment of the spike protein (rfsp) that is comprised of Receptor Binding Domain (RBD), S1/S2 cleavage site, and fusion peptide (FP) as immunogenic proteins of SARS-COV-2, in BALB/c mice and evaluation of the efficacy of epitopes rfsp as a multi-subunit chimeric vaccine. Materials and Methods: The present study made use of CHO-K1 (Chinese hamster ovary K1) cells to create a cell line for constant expression rfsp. The rfsp was purified with Ni-NTA chromatography and confirmed by Western blotting. The immunogenicity and neutralizing antibody efficacy of rfsp were evaluated in BALB/c mice. ELISA was employed to test rfsp via sera of COVID-19 convalescent patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 alpha and delta variants. Results: Our results showed significant differences in antibody titers in immunized mice compared to the control groups and neutralizing antibodies were positive, sera from mice immunized are capable of bound SARS-CoV-2 virus, chimer peptide is capable bound antibodies patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and patients infected with delta variant SARS-CoV-2. Conclusion: Overall, these results indicate that rfsp protein would be a novel potential antigen candidate for the development of a subunit SARS CoV-2 vaccine and rfsp has the potential to be a useful option for the development of the assays for serodiagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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CHO-K1Delta variantSARS-CoV-2SpikeVaccine

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