Journal: Cell
Article Title: In vitro and in vivo functions of SARS-CoV-2 infection-enhancing and neutralizing antibodies
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.021
Figure Lengend Snippet: Isolation of SARS-CoV-2-reactive Abs from single cell-sorted plasmablasts and memory B cells of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 convalescent donors, related to (A) Symptom severity scores of the COVID-19 convalescent donor. The method to determine severity score is in supplementary online material. Red arrows indicate the blood sampling time points that we used to isolate Abs. (B) Viral load from nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs. (C) Serum micro-neutralization titer. Micro-Neutralization titers were defined as the highest serum dilution that neutralize all the virus, or 99% inhibitory concentration (IC 99 ). (D) Flow cytometry gating strategy for unbiased plasmablasts sorting or antigen specific-memory B cells sorting. At day 11 and day 15 post onset of COVID-19 symptom, plasmablasts (CD14 - /CD16 - /CD3 - /CD235a - /CD19 + /CD20 low /IgD - /CD27 high /CD38 high ) from a SARS-CoV-2 donor. Antigen specific B cells from SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 donors were sorted with different combinations of the SARS-CoV-2 S-2P, RBD, NTD probes. Representative data for sorting Spike double positive, Spike + or NTD + , as well as RBD + or NTD + subsets were shown. (E-H) RBD Ab neutralization activity. (E) Proportion of SARS-CoV-2 RBD Abs (n = 81) that exhibited detectable neutralization in the microneutralization assay. (F) Neutralization IC 50 and IC 80 of RBD neutralizing Abs (NAbs) against pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2. (G) Microneutralization titer, plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) IC 50 and IC 80 of RBD NAbs against replication-competent SARS-CoV-2. Microneutralization titer was defined as the lowest Ab concentration that neutralized all the virus, or 99% inhibitory concentration (IC 99 ). Abs with undetectable microneutralization titers are shown as gray symbols and nAbs are represented by blue symbols. (H) RBD NAbs blocking of ACE2 binding to SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) protein. Blocking titer is shown as IC 50 . (I-J) Correlation analysis of RBD Abs between neutralization and ACE2 blocking activities. Spearman correlation analysis were performed for (I) ACE2 blocking IC 50 versus PV neutralization IC 50 , as well as (J) for ACE2 blocking IC 50 versus SARS-CoV-2 neutralization titers (indicated by the lowest concentration that shows no CPE). Purified RBD Abs in and that have pseudovirus neutralization data (n = 59) or SARS-CoV-2 micro-neutralization assay data (n = 80) were used in this analysis. P values (p)and correlation coefficients (r) are indicated for each figure. (K-M) Neutralization activity of NTD Abs. (K) Proportion of SARS-CoV-2 NTD Abs (n = 41) that exhibited detectable neutralization in the microneutralization assay. (L) Neutralization IC 50 and IC 80 of NTD neutralizing Abs against pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2. (M) Microneutralization titer, PRNT IC 50 and IC 80 of NTD neutralizing Abs against replication-competent SARS-CoV-2. Abs with undetectable microneutralization titers are shown as gray symbols and neutralizing Abs are represented by orange symbols. Horizontal bars represent the geometric means for each group of Abs.
Article Snippet: SARS-CoV-2 Spike RBD from mammalian cell 293 , Sino Biological , Cat #40592-V08H.
Techniques: Isolation, Sampling, Neutralization, Concentration Assay, Flow Cytometry, Activity Assay, Microneutralization Assay, Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test, Blocking Assay, Binding Assay, Purification