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International Conference on SARS - one year after the (first) outbreak

08. - 11.05.2004, Lübeck

Synthetic peptide studies on the SARS coronavirus spike Ggycoprotein: Perspective for SARS vaccine development

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  • Wai-Yan Choy - Molecular Biotechnology Program, Department of Biology and Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Shu-Guang Lin - Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong, China
  • Paul Kay-Sheung Chan - Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • John Siu-Lun Tam - Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Dennis Yuk-Ming Lo - Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Ida Miu-Yee Chu - Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Sau-Na Tsai - Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Ming-Qi Zhong - Molecular Biotechnology Program, Department of Biology and Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Kwok-Pui Fung - Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Mary Miu-Yee Waye - Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Stephen Kwok-Wing Tsui - Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Kai-On Ng - Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Zhi-Xin Shan - Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong, China
  • Min Yang - Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong, China
  • Zhan-Yi Lin - Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong, China
  • corresponding author Sai-Ming Ngai - Molecular Biotechnology Program, Department of Biology and Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
  • Yi-Long Wu - Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong, China

International Conference on SARS - one year after the (first) outbreak. Lübeck, 08.-11.05.2004. Düsseldorf, Köln: German Medical Science; 2004. Doc04sars3.03

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Veröffentlicht: 26. Mai 2004

© 2004 Choy et al.
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Background: The S (spike) protein of the etiologic coronavirus agent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) plays a central role in mediating viral infection via receptor binding and membrane fusion between the virion and the host cell. We focused on using synthetic peptides for developing antibodies against SARS-CoV, which aimed to block viral invasion by eliciting an immune response specific to the native SARS-CoV S protein.

Methods: Six peptide sequences corresponding to the surface regions of SARS-CoV S protein were designed and investigated using combined bioinformatics and structural analysis. These synthetic peptides were used to immunize both rabbits and monkeys. Antisera collected one week after the second immunization were analyzed by ELISA and tested for antibody specificity against SARS-CoV by immunofluorescent confocal microscopy.

Results: Four of our six synthetic peptides (namely S2, S3, S5 and S6) elicited SARS-CoV-specific antibodies, from which S5 (residues 788-820) and S6 (residues 1002-1030) exhibited similar immunogenic responses as compared with a parallel investigation employing truncated recombinant protein analogs of the SARS-CoV S protein. This suggested that our S5 and S6 peptides may represent two minimum biologically active sequences of the immunogenic regions of the SARS-CoV S protein.

Conclusions: Synthetic peptides can elicit specific antibodies to SARS-CoV. The study provides insights for the future development of SARS vaccine via the synthetic peptide-based approach.


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