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Structural insights into broadly neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 elicited by hybrid immunity.

Mengxiao LuoBiao ZhouEswar R ReddemBingjie TangBohao ChenRunhong ZhouHang LiuLihong LiuPhinikoula S KatsambaKa-Kit AuHiu-On ManKelvin Kai-Wang ToKwok-Yung YuenLawrence ShapiroShangyu DangDavid D HoZhiwei Chen
Published in: Emerging microbes & infections (2022)
Increasing spread by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants challenges existing vaccines and broadly reactive neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against COVID-19. Here we determine the diversity, potency, breadth and structural insights of bNAbs derived from memory B cells of BNT162b2-vaccinee after homogeneous Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection. The infection activates diverse memory B cell clonotypes for generating potent class I/II or III bNAbs with new epitopes mapped to receptor-binding domain (RBD). The top eight bNAbs neutralize wildtype and BA.1 potently but display divergent IgH/IgL sequences and neuralization profiles against other variants of concern (VOCs). Two of them (P2D9 and P3E6) belonging to class III NAbs display comparable potency against BA.4/BA.5, although structural analysis reveals distinct modes of action. P3E6 neutralizes all variants tested through a unique bivalent interaction with two RBDs. Our findings provide new insights into hybrid immunity on BNT162b2-induced diverse memory B cells in response to Omicron breakthrough infection for generating diverse bNAbs with distinct structural basis.
Keyphrases
  • sars cov
  • copy number
  • working memory
  • structural basis
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • dengue virus
  • oxidative stress
  • dna methylation