| Literature DB >> 35921835 |
Lei Peng1, Zhenhao Fang1, Paul A Renauer2, Andrew McNamara3, Jonathan J Park4, Qianqian Lin1, Xiaoyu Zhou1, Matthew B Dong5, Biqing Zhu6, Hongyu Zhao7, Craig B Wilen3, Sidi Chen8.
Abstract
Although COVID-19 vaccines have been developed, multiple pathogenic coronavirus species exist, urging on development of multispecies coronavirus vaccines. Here we develop prototype lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-mRNA vaccine candidates against SARS-CoV-2 Delta, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV, and we test how multiplexing LNP-mRNAs can induce effective immune responses in animal models. Triplex and duplex LNP-mRNA vaccinations induce antigen-specific antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV. Single-cell RNA sequencing profiles the global systemic immune repertoires and respective transcriptome signatures of vaccinated animals, revealing a systemic increase in activated B cells and differential gene expression across major adaptive immune cells. Sequential vaccination shows potent antibody responses against all three species, significantly stronger than simultaneous vaccination in mixture. These data demonstrate the feasibility, antibody responses, and single-cell immune profiles of multispecies coronavirus vaccination. The direct comparison between simultaneous and sequential vaccination offers insights into optimization of vaccination schedules to provide broad and potent antibody immunity against three major pathogenic coronavirus species.Entities:
Keywords: CP: Immunology; MERS-CoV; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-2; cross-reactivity; mRNA vaccine; multiplexed vaccination; multispecies coronavirus vaccine; sequential vaccination; single-cell profiling; systems immunology
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35921835 PMCID: PMC9294034 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111160
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Rep Impact factor: 9.995
Figure 1Antibody responses induced by Triplex LNP-mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 Delta, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV in vivo
(A) Schematics of mRNA vaccine construct design against pathogenic human coronavirus species. Each construct has regulatory elements (5′ UTR, 3′ UTR, and polyA) and spike ORF. The domain structures as well as engineered mutations of translated spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant (Delta), SARS-CoV (SARS), and MERS-CoV (MERS) are shown.
(B) Engineered mutations in spike protein structures of SARS-CoV-2 Delta, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV. The N-terminal domain (NTD, blue), receptor binding domain (RBD, green), and S2 subunit (orange) of one protomer along with homologous HexaPro mutations (pink) and Delta variant mutations (red) are highlighted in the spike trimer structures.
(C) Schematics of characterization of LNP-mRNA vaccine formulations. Assembly procedure of LNP-mRNA vaccine on NanoAssemblr Ignite and downstream biophysical characterization assays.
(D) Histogram displaying radius distribution of LNP-mRNA formulations of SARS-CoV-2 Delta and a Triplex (Delta + SARS + MERS) (abbreviated as Triplex-CoV or MixCoV), measured by dynamic light scattering. The polydispersity index and mean radius of each LNP sample are shown at the top left corner.
(E) Transmission electron microscopy images of Delta and Triplex-CoV LNP-mRNAs.
(F) Schematics of vaccination schedule of the Triplex LNP-mRNA formulations, as well as downstream assays to evaluate the antibody responses and other immunological profiles.
(G) Binding antibody titers of plasma samples from mice administered with PBS or different LNP-mRNAs (n = 9 mice from one independent experiment) against RBD or ectodomain (ECD) of SARS-CoV-2 wild-type (WT, Wuhan/WA-1), Delta variant, SARS, and MERS spikes. The binding antibody titers were quantified by area under the curve of log10-transformed titration curve (log10 AUC) in Figure S2. The mice were intramuscularly injected with two doses (×2, 2 weeks apart) of PBS, 1 μg of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant LNP-mRNA (delta), and 1 μg or 3 μg equal-mass mixture of Delta, SARS, and MERS LNP-mRNA (Triplex-CoV).
(H) Overall heatmap of antibody titers of individual mice (one column represents one mouse, n = 9) against eight spike antigens in ELISA (one row represents one antigen).
(I) Correlation of antibody titers against RBD (y value) and ECD (x value) of same coronavirus spike, by individual mouse, or by averaged group (n = 9 mice × 4 antigens).
Statistical information is provided in STAR Methods. See also Figures S1 and S6.
Figure 2Neutralizing antibody responses induced by Triplex LNP-mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 Delta, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV in vivo
(A) Neutralization titration curves of plasma from mice treated with PBS, Delta, and Triplex-CoV LNP-mRNA against WT and Delta SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV pseudoviruses. The percentage of GFP-positive cells reflected the infection rate of host cells by pseudovirus and was plotted against the dilution factors of mouse plasma to quantify neutralizing antibody titers.
(B) Neutralizing antibody titers in the form of reciprocal IC50 derived from fitting the titration curves with a logistic regression model. Each dot represents data from one mouse, and each group contains nine mice (n = 9, one independent experiment).
(C) Neutralization assay using authentic virus in BL3 setting. Neutralization curves and titer quantification dot plots (n = 9).
(D) Correlation of neutralization log10 IC50 versus antibody titers against ECD of same coronavirus spike, by individual mouse, or by averaged group (n = 9 mice × 4 antigens).
(E) Correlation between BL3 authentic virus neutralization and BL2 pseudovirus neutralization, and between BL3 authentic virus neutralization and ELISA, by individual mouse (n = 9 mice × 1 antigen).
Statistical information is provided in STAR Methods. See also Figure S1.
Figure 3In vivo antibody responses induced by Duplex LNP-mRNA vaccination against MERS-CoV, in combination with SARS-CoV-2 Delta or SARS-CoV
(A) Schematics of vaccination schedule of the MERS Singlet and Duplex combo LNP-mRNA formulations, as well as downstream assays to evaluate the antibody responses and other immunological profiles. Two Duplexes were evaluated, (MERS + SARS) or (MERS + SARS2 Delta).
(B) Dot-box plots summarizing binding antibody titers of plasma from mice administered with PBS or different LNP-mRNAs (n = 3 mice, one independent experiment) against RBD or ECD of SARS-CoV-2 WT/WA-1 and Delta variant, as well as SARS and MERS spikes.
(C) Heatmap of antibody titers of individual mice (one column represents one mouse, n = 3) against eight spike antigens in ELISA (one row represents one antigen).
(D) Correlation of antibody titers against RBD (y value) and ECD (x value) of same coronavirus spike, by individual mouse, or by averaged group (n = 3 × 4 antigens).
(E) Neutralization titration curves of plasma from mice treated with PBS control, or LNP-mRNA formulations with MERS alone or in Duplexes (MERS + SARS) or (MERS + SARS2 Delta); all tested against WT/WA-1 and Delta SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV pseudoviruses. The percentage of GFP-positive cells reflected the infection rate of host cells by pseudovirus and was plotted against the dilution factors of mouse plasma to quantify neutralizing antibody titers (n = 3).
(F) Neutralizing antibody titers in the form of reciprocal IC50 derived from fitting the titration curves with a logistic regression model. Each dot represents data from one mouse, and each group contains three mice (n = 3).
(G) Correlation of neutralization IC50 versus antibody titers against ECD of same coronavirus spike, by individual mouse, or by averaged group (n = 3 × 4 antigens).
Statistical information is provided in STAR Methods. See also Figures S5 and S6.
Figure 4Single-cell transcriptomics of animals vaccinated by multiplexed LNP-mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV in mice
(A) UMAP visualization of all 91,526 cells pooled across samples and conditions. All identified clusters are shown with cell identities assigned, based on the expression of cell-type-specific markers.
(B) UMAP visualization, colored by vaccination groups: PBS, Delta, MixCoV-lo (i.e., Triplex 1 μg), and MixCoV-hi (i.e., Triplex 3 μg). n = 3 mice, one independent experiment.
(C) Heatmap showing the population clusters with distinct expression patterns. Rows represent the scaled expression of the top ten genes that were differentially expressed in each cluster, relative to all other cells, based on Wilcoxon rank sum analysis.
(D) Stacked bar plot depicting the proportion of different immune populations for each vaccination group.
(E) Dot-whisker plot of immune cell proportions by cell type for each vaccination group: PBS, Delta, MixCoV-lo, and MixCoV-hi; n = 3 mice each group.
Statistical information is provided in STAR Methods. See also Figures S2–S4.
Figure 5Direct comparison of sequential versus mixture vaccination schedules against SARS-CoV-2 Delta, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV
(A) Schematics of sequential versus mixture vaccination schedules and sampling. In the Sequential vaccination schedule, vaccinations of SARS-CoV-2 Delta, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV were given in sequence separated by 3 weeks, each with 1 μg of LNP-mRNA prime and 1 μg LNP-mRNA boost 3 weeks apart. In the Mixture vaccination schedule, vaccinations of SARS-CoV-2 Delta, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV were given simultaneously, each at 1 μg of LNP-mRNA (3 μg total) for both prime and boost. The first dose and the blood sample harvest were done on the same day for both sequential and mixture schedules for comparison.
(B) Dot-box plots summarizing binding antibody titers of plasma from mice administered with PBS, Sequential, or Mixture LNP-mRNA vaccinations (n = 4 mice, one independent experiment) against RBD or ECD of SARS-CoV-2 WT/WA-1 and Delta variant, as well as SARS and MERS spikes.
(C) Neutralization titration curves of plasma from mice treated with PBS, Sequential, or Mixture LNP-mRNA vaccinations (n = 4 each, one independent experiment); all tested against WT/WA-1 and Delta SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV pseudoviruses. The percentage of GFP-positive cells reflected the infection rate of host cells by pseudovirus and was plotted against the dilution factors of mouse plasma to quantify neutralizing antibody titers.
(D) Neutralizing antibody titers in the form of reciprocal IC50 derived from fitting the titration curves with a logistic regression model. Each dot represents data from one mouse, and each group contains three mice (n = 4).
(E) Blocking ELISA antibody titers of plasma from different vaccination groups against Delta (left), SARS (middle), and MERS (right) ECDs in the presence of competing reagents including PBS (negative control), Delta, SARS, or MERS ECDs. Statistical significance was analyzed between groups of different blockers (n = 4, one independent experiment).
Statistical information is provided in STAR Methods. See also Figures S6 and S7.
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| 40 μm cell strainer | Corning | Cat#352340 |
| Gibson Assembly Master Mix - 50 rxn | NEB | Cat#E2611L |
| HiscribeTM T7 ARCA mRNA Kit (with tailing) | NEB | Cat#E2060S |
| Phusion Flash High-Fidelity PCR Master Mix | ThermoFisher | Cat#F548L |
| E-Gel™ Low Range Quantitative DNA Ladder | ThermoFisher | Cat#12373031 |
| QIAquick Gel Extraction Kit | Qiagen | Cat#28706 |
| EndoFree® Plasmid Maxi Kit | Qiagen | Cat#12362 |
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| Live/Dead aqua fixable stain | Thermofisher | Cat#L34976 |
| GenVoy-ILM T Cell Kit for mRNA with Spark Cartridges | Precision Nanosystems | Cat#1000683 |
| GenVoy-ILM | Precision Nanosystems | Cat#NWW0042 |
| BSA | Fisher Scientific | BP1600-100 |
| Bovine Serum Albumin | Sigma Aldrich | Cat#A9418-100G |
| EDTA | Kline | Cat#AB00502-01000 |
| BbSl | Kline | Cat#R3539L |
| Polyethylenimine (PEI) | POLYSCIENCES INC | Cat#24765-1 |
| Macron™ 2796-05 Phosphoric Acid, 85% | Avantor | Cat#MK-2796-05 |
| Polyethylenimine HCl MAX, Linear, Mw 40,000 (PEI MAX 40000) | POLYSCIENCES INC | Cat#24765-1 |
| Tris-Cl pH 7.5 | Boston Bioproducts | Cat#IBB-594 |
| N1-Methylpseudouridine-5′-Triphosphate - (N-1081) | TriLink (NC) | Cat#N-1081-1 |
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| Dual Index Kit TT Set A, 96 rxns PN-1000215 | 10X Genomics | Cat#PN-1000215 |
| SPRIselect - 60 mL | Beckman Coulter | Cat#B23318 |
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| Flow cytometry data. | This study | Mendeley Data: |
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| HEK293FT | ThermoFisher | Catalog Number: R70007 |
| HKE293T-hACE2 | Gift from Dr Bieniasz’ lab | |
| Huh-7 | CLS | Cat#300156 |
| C57BL/6Ncr | Charles River | strain #556 |
| pVP31gB1 | IDT | GACACCACAGATGCTGTGAGGGACCCACAGACCTTGGAGATTCTGG |
| pVp31gB2 | IDT | ATGTATATCTGTGGAGACAGCACAGAGTGTAGCAACCTGCTGCTC |
| pVP31bF1 | IDT | CAGAGAGAACCCGCCACCATgTTTGTGTTCCTGGTGCTGCTG |
| pVP31bR1 | IDT | TGCGTGCATGCAGTACCAGCTCGAGTCAGGTGTAGTGCAGTTTC |
| pVP33bgB1 | IDT | CAGAGAGAACCCGCCACCATgTTCATCTTCCTGCTGTTCCTGACCC |
| pVP33bgB2 | IDT | ACCTGTGTCCATTTGGAGAGGTGTTCAATGCCACCAAGTTTCCAT |
| pVP33bgB3 | IDT | ACCACACAGTGTCCCTGCTGAGGAGCACCAGCCAGAAGAGCAT |
| pVP33bgB4 | IDT | GGTCCAGATTGACAGACTGATTACAGGCAGACTCCAATCCCTC |
| pVP34cgB1 | IDT | CAGAGAGAACCCGCCACCATgATTCACTCTGTGTTCCTGCTGATGTT |
| pVP34cgB2 | IDT | CCTGTTTGGCTCTGTGGCTTGTGAACACATCTCCAGCACAATGAGT |
| pVP34cgB3 | IDT | AACAAGTTCAACCAGGCTCTGGGAGCTATGCAGACAGGCTTCA |
| pVP39gB1 | IDT | AGAGAGAACCCGCCACCATgTTTGTGTTCCTGGTGCTGCTGCC |
| pVP39gB2 | IDT | CCAGCAACTTCAGGGTCCAACCAACAGAGAGCATTGTGAGGTT |
| pVP39gB3 | IDT | GCAACGTGTTCCAGACCAGGGCTGGCTGTCTGATTGGAGCA |
| pVP39gB4 | IDT | CCAGCAACTTTGGAGCCATCTCCTCTGTGCTGAATGACATCC |
| pVP35gB1 | IDT | cactatagggagacccaagctggctagccaccATgTTCATCTTCCTGCTGTT |
| pVP35gB2 | IDT | TGTCCATTTGGAGAGGTGTTCAATGCCACCAAGTTTCCATCTGT |
| pVP35gB3 | IDT | GACATCCCAATTGGAGCAGGCATCTGTGCCTCCTACCACACAGT |
| pVP35gB4 | IDT | TTGACAGACTGATTACAGGCAGACTCCAATCCCTCCAAACCTAT |
| pVP35F1 | IDT | tatagggagacccaagctggctagccaccATgTTCATCTTCCTGCTGTTC |
| pVP37R | IDT | aagcttggtaccgagctcggatccTTAACAACAGGAGCCACAGGAACAG |
| pVP36gB1 | IDT | cactatagggagacccaagctggctagccaccATgATTCACTCTGTGTTCC |
| pVP36gB2 | IDT | ACTCCAACCACTGACCTTCCTGCTGGACTTCTCTGTGGATGG |
| pVP36gB3 | IDT | GATGATGGCAACTACTACTGTCTGAGGGCTTGTGTGTCTGTGC |
| pVP36gB4 | IDT | TGCCATCCCATTTGCCCAGAGCATCTTCTACAGACTGAATGGA |
| pVP36F | IDT | tatagggagacccaagctggctagccaccATgATTCACTCTGTGTTCCT |
| pVP38R | IDT | agcttggtaccgagctcggatccTTAGCAGCACCTGTTGCACTTCAG |
| del19R1 | IDT | cttaagcttggtaccgagctcggatccTCAACAACAGGAGCCACAGGA |
| pVP30F1 | IDT | AGACTGGACAAGGTGGAGGCTGAGGTCCAGATTGACAGACTGA |
| pVP40gB1 | IDT | tagggagacccaagctggctagccaccATGTTTGTGTTCCTGGTGCTGCT |
| pVP40gB2 | IDT | AGTGGAGAAGGGCATCTACCAGACCAGCAACTTCAGGGTCC |
| pVP40gB3 | IDT | GACCAACTTACCCCAACCTGGAGGGTCTACAGCACAGGC |
| pcDNA3.1 | Addgene | Cat# V790-20 |
| pHIVNLGagPol | Gift from Dr Bieniasz’ lab | |
| pCCNanoLuc2AEGFP | Gift from Dr Bieniasz’ lab | |
| pCCNanoLuc2AEGFP plasmid | Schmidt et al. | Gift from Dr Bieniasz’ lab |
| pVP39 (SARS-CoV-2 B.1.61.72 variant (6P)) | This study | Sidi Chen Lab |
| pVP33b (SARS-CoV (6P)) | This study | Sidi Chen Lab |
| pVP34c (MERS-CoV (6P)) | This study | Sidi Chen Lab |
| pVP31b (WT spike (6P) | This study | Sidi Chen Lab |
| SARS-CoV-2 Delta plasmid | This study | Sidi Chen Lab |
| SARS-CoV plasmid | This study | Sidi Chen Lab |
| MERS-CoV plasmid | This study | Sidi Chen Lab |
| FlowJo software 9.9.6 | FlowJo, LLC | |
| GraphPad Prism 8.0 | GraphPad Software Inc | |
| Pymol | Schrödinger | |
| Cell Ranger v3.1.0 | 10X Genomics | |
| Loupe V(D)J Browser | 10X Genomics | |
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| mixcr | Bolotin et al., Nat Methods, 2015 | |
| R | R project | |
| Seurat R package | ||
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| patchwork R package | ||
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| ggrepel R package | ||
| limma R package | ||
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| Future R package | ||
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