Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability

Philip J M Brouwer; Tom G Caniels; Karlijn van der Straten; Jonne L Snitselaar; Yoann Aldon; Sandhya Bangaru; Jonathan L Torres; Nisreen M A Okba; Mathieu Claireaux; Gius Kerster; Arthur E H Bentlage; Marlies M van Haaren; Denise Guerra; Judith A Burger; Edith E Schermer; Kirsten D Verheul; Niels van der Velde; Alex van der Kooi; Jelle van Schooten; Mariëlle J van Breemen; Tom P L Bijl; Kwinten Sliepen; Aafke Aartse; Ronald Derking; Ilja Bontjer; Neeltje A Kootstra; W Joost Wiersinga; Gestur Vidarsson; Bart L Haagmans; Andrew B Ward; Godelieve J de Bree; Rogier W Sanders; Marit J van Gils

doi:10.1126/science.abc5902

Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability

Philip J M Brouwer
, Tom G Caniels
, Karlijn van der Straten
, Jonne L Snitselaar
, Yoann Aldon
, Sandhya Bangaru
, Jonathan L Torres
, Nisreen M A Okba
, Mathieu Claireaux
, Gius Kerster
, Arthur E H Bentlage
, Marlies M van Haaren
, Denise Guerra
, Judith A Burger
, Edith E Schermer
, Kirsten D Verheul
, Niels van der Velde
, Alex van der Kooi
, Jelle van Schooten
, Mariëlle J van Breemen

Tom P L Bijl, Kwinten Sliepen, Aafke Aartse, Ronald Derking, Ilja Bontjer, Neeltje A Kootstra, W Joost Wiersinga, Gestur Vidarsson, Bart L Haagmans, Andrew B Ward, Godelieve J de Bree, Rogier W Sanders, Marit J van Gils

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Abstract

The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has had a large impact on global health, travel, and economy. Therefore, preventative and therapeutic measures are urgently needed. Here, we isolated monoclonal antibodies from three convalescent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients using a SARS-CoV-2 stabilized prefusion spike protein. These antibodies had low levels of somatic hypermutation and showed a strong enrichment in VH1-69, VH3-30-3, and VH1-24 gene usage. A subset of the antibodies was able to potently inhibit authentic SARS-CoV-2 infection at a concentration as low as 0.007 micrograms per milliliter. Competition and electron microscopy studies illustrate that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein contains multiple distinct antigenic sites, including several receptor-binding domain (RBD) epitopes as well as non-RBD epitopes. In addition to providing guidance for vaccine design, the antibodies described here are promising candidates for COVID-19 treatment and prevention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	643-650
Number of pages	8
Journal	Science (New York, N.Y.)
Volume	369
Issue number	6504
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc5902
Publication status	Published - 7 Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
Antibodies, Neutralizing/blood
Antibodies, Viral/blood
Antibody Affinity
Antigens, Viral/immunology
B-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
Betacoronavirus/immunology
Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies/immunology
COVID-19
Cell Line, Tumor
Coronavirus Infections/immunology
Epitopes/immunology
Female
Humans
Immunologic Memory
Immunophenotyping
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics/prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral/immunology
Protein Domains
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs/immunology
Receptors, Coronavirus
Receptors, Virus/metabolism
SARS-CoV-2
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/chemistry

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Brouwer, P. J. M., Caniels, T. G., van der Straten, K., Snitselaar, J. L., Aldon, Y., Bangaru, S., Torres, J. L., Okba, N. M. A., Claireaux, M., Kerster, G., Bentlage, A. E. H., van Haaren, M. M., Guerra, D., Burger, J. A., Schermer, E. E., Verheul, K. D., van der Velde, N., van der Kooi, A., van Schooten, J., ... van Gils, M. J. (2020). Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability. Science (New York, N.Y.), 369(6504), 643-650. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc5902

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Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability

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