Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Using Plant-Based Manufacturing and a Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like Nano-Particle

Stable, effective, easy-to-manufacture vaccines are critical to stopping the COVID-19 pandemic resulting from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. We constructed a vaccine candidate CoV-RBD121-NP, which is comprised of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike glycoprotein (S) fused to a huma...

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Autores principales: Joshua M. Royal, Carrie A. Simpson, Alison A. McCormick, Amanda Phillips, Steve Hume, Josh Morton, John Shepherd, Youngjun Oh, Kelsi Swope, Jennifer L. DeBeauchamp, Richard J. Webby, Robert W. Cross, Viktoriya Borisevich, Thomas W. Geisbert, Jennifer K. Demarco, Barry Bratcher, Hugh Haydon, Gregory P. Pogue
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:43b61c27594a4cee8b9a7611a625c5e82021-11-25T19:11:31ZDevelopment of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Using Plant-Based Manufacturing and a Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like Nano-Particle10.3390/vaccines91113472076-393Xhttps://doaj.org/article/43b61c27594a4cee8b9a7611a625c5e82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/11/1347https://doaj.org/toc/2076-393XStable, effective, easy-to-manufacture vaccines are critical to stopping the COVID-19 pandemic resulting from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. We constructed a vaccine candidate CoV-RBD121-NP, which is comprised of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike glycoprotein (S) fused to a human IgG1 Fc domain (CoV-RBD121) and conjugated to a modified tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) nanoparticle. In vitro, CoV-RBD121 bound to the host virus receptor ACE2 and to the monoclonal antibody CR3022, a neutralizing antibody that blocks S binding to ACE2. The CoV-RBD121-NP vaccine candidate retained key SARS-CoV-2 spike protein epitopes, had consistent manufacturing release properties of safety, identity, and strength, and displayed stable potency when stored for 12 months at 2–8 °C or 22–28 °C. Immunogenicity studies revealed strong antibody responses in C57BL/6 mice with non-adjuvanted or adjuvanted (7909 CpG) formulations. The non-adjuvanted vaccine induced a balanced Th1/Th2 response and antibodies that recognized both the S1 domain and full S protein from SARS2-CoV-2, whereas the adjuvanted vaccine induced a Th1-biased response. Both adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted vaccines induced virus neutralizing titers as measured by three different assays. Collectively, these data showed the production of a stable candidate vaccine for COVID-19 through the association of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD with the TMV-like nanoparticle.Joshua M. RoyalCarrie A. SimpsonAlison A. McCormickAmanda PhillipsSteve HumeJosh MortonJohn ShepherdYoungjun OhKelsi SwopeJennifer L. DeBeauchampRichard J. WebbyRobert W. CrossViktoriya BorisevichThomas W. GeisbertJennifer K. DemarcoBarry BratcherHugh HaydonGregory P. PogueMDPI AGarticleSARS-CoV-2 vaccinenanoparticlereceptor-binding domainplant-based manufacturingMedicineRENVaccines, Vol 9, Iss 1347, p 1347 (2021)
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topic SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
nanoparticle
receptor-binding domain
plant-based manufacturing
Medicine
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spellingShingle SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
nanoparticle
receptor-binding domain
plant-based manufacturing
Medicine
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Joshua M. Royal
Carrie A. Simpson
Alison A. McCormick
Amanda Phillips
Steve Hume
Josh Morton
John Shepherd
Youngjun Oh
Kelsi Swope
Jennifer L. DeBeauchamp
Richard J. Webby
Robert W. Cross
Viktoriya Borisevich
Thomas W. Geisbert
Jennifer K. Demarco
Barry Bratcher
Hugh Haydon
Gregory P. Pogue
Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Using Plant-Based Manufacturing and a Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like Nano-Particle
description Stable, effective, easy-to-manufacture vaccines are critical to stopping the COVID-19 pandemic resulting from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. We constructed a vaccine candidate CoV-RBD121-NP, which is comprised of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike glycoprotein (S) fused to a human IgG1 Fc domain (CoV-RBD121) and conjugated to a modified tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) nanoparticle. In vitro, CoV-RBD121 bound to the host virus receptor ACE2 and to the monoclonal antibody CR3022, a neutralizing antibody that blocks S binding to ACE2. The CoV-RBD121-NP vaccine candidate retained key SARS-CoV-2 spike protein epitopes, had consistent manufacturing release properties of safety, identity, and strength, and displayed stable potency when stored for 12 months at 2–8 °C or 22–28 °C. Immunogenicity studies revealed strong antibody responses in C57BL/6 mice with non-adjuvanted or adjuvanted (7909 CpG) formulations. The non-adjuvanted vaccine induced a balanced Th1/Th2 response and antibodies that recognized both the S1 domain and full S protein from SARS2-CoV-2, whereas the adjuvanted vaccine induced a Th1-biased response. Both adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted vaccines induced virus neutralizing titers as measured by three different assays. Collectively, these data showed the production of a stable candidate vaccine for COVID-19 through the association of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD with the TMV-like nanoparticle.
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author Joshua M. Royal
Carrie A. Simpson
Alison A. McCormick
Amanda Phillips
Steve Hume
Josh Morton
John Shepherd
Youngjun Oh
Kelsi Swope
Jennifer L. DeBeauchamp
Richard J. Webby
Robert W. Cross
Viktoriya Borisevich
Thomas W. Geisbert
Jennifer K. Demarco
Barry Bratcher
Hugh Haydon
Gregory P. Pogue
author_facet Joshua M. Royal
Carrie A. Simpson
Alison A. McCormick
Amanda Phillips
Steve Hume
Josh Morton
John Shepherd
Youngjun Oh
Kelsi Swope
Jennifer L. DeBeauchamp
Richard J. Webby
Robert W. Cross
Viktoriya Borisevich
Thomas W. Geisbert
Jennifer K. Demarco
Barry Bratcher
Hugh Haydon
Gregory P. Pogue
author_sort Joshua M. Royal
title Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Using Plant-Based Manufacturing and a Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like Nano-Particle
title_short Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Using Plant-Based Manufacturing and a Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like Nano-Particle
title_full Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Using Plant-Based Manufacturing and a Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like Nano-Particle
title_fullStr Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Using Plant-Based Manufacturing and a Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like Nano-Particle
title_full_unstemmed Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Using Plant-Based Manufacturing and a Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like Nano-Particle
title_sort development of a sars-cov-2 vaccine candidate using plant-based manufacturing and a tobacco mosaic virus-like nano-particle
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/43b61c27594a4cee8b9a7611a625c5e8
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