Journal: eLife
Article Title: Comprehensive analysis of nasal IgA antibodies induced by intranasal administration of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
doi: 10.7554/eLife.88387
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Characterization of S1-specific monoclonal antibodies obtained from No. 1 mouse. The heatmap represents the relative intensity of antibody binding to receptor binding domains (RBDs) and blocking of the RBD-angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) interaction. Blue (0–25%), green (25–50%), orange (50–75%), and red (>75%). N-terminal domain (NTD) binding was considered positive (+) when the OD at 405 nm was >0.3 after the background was subtracted. Neutralizing activity was considered positive (+) when the antibody suppressed Wuhan pseudotyped virus infection by 50%. The figure reports values from a single experiment. UN, antibody type not determined. ND, antibody activity not determined. ( B ) Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree of the VH and VL chains of the S1-specific antibodies. Different colored fonts indicate antibodies obtained from the nose (red), spleen (blue), and lung (green). Bands on the outer ring indicate antibody groups. The color of the ring indicates antibody types: Type 1 (red), Type 2 (orange), Type 3 (green), Type 4 (blue), and Type 5 (gray). The antibody group is defined as clones using the same V-(D)-J usage and having an overall sequence identity of at least 95% from the signal peptide to framework 4 (FR4). The prefixes N, S, and L in the antibody clone numbers refer to antibodies derived from the nose, spleen, and lung, respectively. The suffixes A, G, and K in the antibody clone numbers refer to alpha, gamma, and kappa chains, respectively. ( C ) Nucleotide sequence alignment of VH and VL genes in the G2 and G3 antibodies from No. 1 mouse. The VH and VL sequences from the beginning of the signal peptide through the end of FR4 are shown as horizontal lines. Nucleotide changes relative to S632A and N109A are depicted as vertical bars across the horizontal lines. Different colored fonts indicate antibodies derived from the nose (red) and spleen (blue). Antibody phylogenetic trees based on VH/VK paired sequences are depicted. Gray circles represent the hypothetical germline configuration. White circles represent hypothetical ancestors. Colors indicate nasal (red) and splenic (blue) antibodies. Circles and squares indicate IgA and IgG, respectively.
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Techniques: Bioprocessing, Binding Assay, Blocking Assay, Activity Assay, Virus, Infection, Clone Assay, Sequencing, Derivative Assay