Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 variants: a brief review and practical implications

KL Candido, CR Eich, LO de Fariña… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The scientific community has been alarmed by the possible immunological evasion, higher
infectivity, and severity of disease caused by the newest variants of SARS-CoV-2. The spike …

[HTML][HTML] Principles of SARS-CoV-2 glycosylation

H Chawla, E Fadda, M Crispin - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The structure and post-translational processing of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (S) is
intimately associated with the function of the virus and of sterilising vaccines. The surface of …

SARS-CoV-2 RBD-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine induces a strong neutralizing immunity in preclinical studies

Y Valdes-Balbin, D Santana-Mederos… - ACS Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Controlling the global COVID-19 pandemic depends, among other measures, on developing
preventive vaccines at an unprecedented pace. Vaccines approved for use and those in …

The inherent flexibility of receptor binding domains in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

HM Dokainish, S Re, T Mori, C Kobayashi, J Jung… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Spike (S) protein is the primary antigenic target for neutralization and vaccine development
for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It decorates the …

SARS-CoV-2 spike opening dynamics and energetics reveal the individual roles of glycans and their collective impact

YT Pang, A Acharya, DL Lynch, A Pavlova… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The trimeric spike (S) glycoprotein, which protrudes from the SARS-CoV-2 viral envelope,
binds to human ACE2, initiated by at least one protomer's receptor binding domain (RBD) …

SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain displayed on HBsAg virus–like particles elicits protective immunity in macaques

NC Dalvie, LH Tostanoski, SA Rodriguez-Aponte… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Authorized vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 remain less available in low-and middle-income
countries due to insufficient supply, high costs, and storage requirements. Global immunity …

Safety and immunogenicity of anti-SARS CoV-2 vaccine SOBERANA 02 in homologous or heterologous scheme: Open label phase I and phase IIa clinical trials

M Eugenia-Toledo-Romaní, L Verdecia-Sánchez… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background SOBERANA 02 is a COVID-19 vaccine based on SARS-CoV-2 recombinant
RBD conjugated to tetanus toxoid (TT). SOBERANA Plus antigen is dimeric-RBD. Here we …

DNA origami presenting the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 elicit robust protective immune response

E Oktay, F Alem, K Hernandez, M Girgis… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Effective and safe vaccines are invaluable tools in the arsenal to fight infectious diseases.
The rapid spreading of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

[HTML][HTML] Open-label phase I/II clinical trial of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (FINLAY-FR-2) in combination with receptor …

R Puga-Gómez, Y Ricardo-Delgado… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate a heterologous vaccination scheme in children 3-18 years old (y/o)
combining two SARS-CoV-2r-receptor binding domain (RBD) protein vaccines. Methods A …

Elucidating the effect of nanoscale receptor-binding domain organization on SARS-CoV-2 infection and immunity activation with DNA origami

J Zhang, Y Xu, M Chen, Y Huang, T Song… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Multivalent display of SARS-CoV-2 RBDs (receptor-binding domains, prime proteins for viral
infection and as vaccine immunogens) affects infectivity and as immunogens on a virus-like …