236 results about "Spike Protein" patented technology

The invention discloses a specific antibody MR-34 for targeting a coronavirus MERS-CoV spike protein RBD (Radial Basis Disease). The sequences of the CDRs of the antibody disclosed by the invention are as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 6. The antibody provided by the invention contains CDRs with a specific sequence, and can be specifically combined with an MERS-CoV spike protein RBD structural domain. The antibody provided by the invention is strong in targeting property and high in binding activity, and the antibody prepared by the preparation method provided by the invention is high in purity and can be prepared on a large scale. On the whole, the antibody disclosed by the invention can be used for developing and optimizing an MERS-CoV infection detection method.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical care informatics, in particular to a respiratory infectious disease risk early warning method and system. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a respiratory tract sample of a mutant virus infected person; the method comprises the following steps: extracting a mutant virus from a respiratory tract sample, carrying out genome sequencing on the mutant virus, positioning starting and ending positions of a spike protein coding gene in a genome by virtue of a biological information comparison method, extracting a spike protein coding sequence, and translating the spike protein coding sequence into an amino acid sequence; inputting the amino acid sequence into an immune escape prediction model to predict the immune escape score of the mutant virus; and performing risk assessment based on the immune escape score in combination with clinical monitoring information, and outputting a respiratory infectious disease risk early warning value. According to the invention, the risk of respiratory infectious diseases can be early warned better.

The invention discloses a cell membrane protein replacement type oncolytic virus vector and application thereof. The cell membrane protein replacement type oncolytic virus vector is rhabdoviridae virus, and a nucleotide sequence for coding G protein in a genome of the rhabdoviridae virus is replaced by a nucleotide sequence for coding an antibody and a nucleotide sequence for coding a spike protein truncation of coronavirus. The invention also discloses a construction method of the cell membrane protein replacement type oncolytic virus vector for expressing the antibody, the non-replicated virus vector is used for expressing the antibody sequence for the first time, and meanwhile, the novel coronavirus cell membrane protein is embedded into the virus surface, so that the cell membrane protein replacement type oncolytic virus vector can be rapidly produced in a suspension cell in a large scale; through removal of virus cell membrane protein genes, the virus cell membrane protein genes cannot be continuously replicated in vivo, so that the safety of the virus cell membrane protein genes is ensured, the tumor immunosuppression condition is improved, and an organism can be stimulated to generate a neutralizing antibody for resisting new coronavirus while tumor cells are killed.

Disclosed herein is a new method referred to as Conformational Shifting by Distance and Volume Analysis (CS-DVA) which can be employed to change the dynamics of multi-state glycoproteins for altered immune responses. Also disclosed are stabilized spike antigens and methods of use thereof for SARS-COV-2 vaccines.

The present invention relates to treatment of COVID-19 and methods thereof. A vaccine composition for inducing immunity against coronavirus in a subject comprises a recombinant nucleic acid encoding an N-ETSD, which is a modified nucleocapsid protein comprising an endosomal targeting sequence, and / or a recombinant nucleic acid encoding an S-fusion, which is a modified spike protein with improved surface expression. The vaccines can be formulated as recombinant nucleic acids, recombinant yeasts, and / or recombinant viruses, such as adenoviruses, and can be administered via injection and / or mucosal delivery.

The invention discloses a porcine delta coronavirus spike protein monoclonal antibody, an antigen epitope peptide and application, and belongs to the technical field of biology. The antibody comprises a light chain variable region and a heavy chain variable region, the amino acid sequence of the light chain variable region is as shown in SEQ ID No.1, and the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain variable region is as shown in SEQ ID No.3. According to the invention, a highly conservative linear B cell epitope (the amino acid sequence is DFGEARLD) of a PDCoV spike protein receptor binding domain (S-RBD) and a neutralizing monoclonal antibody capable of being specifically bound to the epitope are identified for the first time. The epitope peptide and the monoclonal antibody provided by the invention can be used for immunological detection and serological investigation of the PDCoV.

The present invention pertains to protein oligomers for active immunization. Specifically, the invention relates to protein oligomers comprising at least a first monomer and a second 5 monomer, said at least first and second monomer comprising, in N- to C-terminal order, at least one first RBD, an immunoglobulin Fc (Ig Fc), and at least one second RBD, wherein a) Ig Fc has enhanced affinity for the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) at mucosal pH, compared to wildtype Ig Fc; and b) RBD is a receptor binding domain from or derived from SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, wherein the receptor binding domain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 13, or a fragment thereof, or an amino acid sequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO. 13. The invention further relates to a vaccine comprising said protein oligomer, preferably for use in active immunization and / or booster vaccination in a subject.

The present invention relates to a binding molecule that binds to SARS-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). More particularly, the binding molecule of the present invention has strong ability to bind to a spike protein (S protein) on the surface of SARS-coronavirus-2 and high neutralizing activity against SARS-coronavirus-2 and is thus very useful in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of SARS-coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The present invention pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising protein oligomers for passive immunization and therapy. Specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein oligomer comprising at least a first and a second monomer, said at least first and second monomer comprising, in N- to C-terminal order, at least one first receptor binding domain (RBD), an immunoglobulin Fc (Ig Fc), and at least one second receptor binding domain (RBD), wherein a) Ig Fc has enhanced affinity for the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) at mucosal pH, compared to wildtype Ig Fc; and b) RBD is a receptor binding domain from or derived from SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, wherein the receptor binding domain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 13, or an amino acid sequence having at least 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO. 13.

The present disclosure provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to the spike protein of SARS-COV-2 and methods of making and using the same. The antibodies can be used, for example, in prophylaxis, post-exposure prophylaxis, or treatment of SARS-COV-2 infection. The antibodies can also be used to detect SARS-COV-2, e.g., an infection in subject.

This invention provides a human antibody with neutralizing ability against the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 and its application, belonging to the field of biomedical technology. The antibody comprises a heavy chain sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1 and a light chain sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2; or comprises a heavy chain sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:3 and a light chain sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:4. The antibody of this invention binds to the extracellular domain of the JN.1 variant spike protein via ECG. 50 The value was significantly lower than that of its parent antibody, with a binding capacity increase of 3 to 5 times or more. In the pseudovirus neutralization experiment, the antibody showed a half-maximal neutralizing concentration (IC50) against JN.1 pseudovirus. 50 The antibody also showed significantly better performance than the parent antibody, with a neutralizing activity increase of 3 to 24 times or more. Furthermore, the antibody's melting temperature exceeded 75°C, demonstrating good thermal stability.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an antibody against a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mutant strain, in particular, an omicron substrain. Moreover, another purpose of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition against coronavirus infections, the pharmaceutical composition using said antibody. The present invention provides: an antibody that binds to a spike protein of coronavirus and has the ability to neutralize coronavirus including an omicron substrain, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof; and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating coronavirus infections, the pharmaceutical composition comprising said antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.

The present disclosure provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind specifically to a coronavirus spike protein and methods of using such antibodies and fragments for treating or preventing viral infections (e.g., coronavirus infections).

The present disclosure relates to the field of RNAs for the prevention or treatment of various infectious agents. In particular, the present disclosure relates to methods and agents for vaccination against coronavirus infection, influenza infection and / or RSV infection and induction of effective coronavirus, influenza virus and / or RSV antigen-specific immune responses, such as antibodies and / or T cell responses. Specifically, in one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method comprising administering to a subject (i) a bivalent RNA vaccine encoding a peptide or protein comprising an epitope of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S protein), and (ii) a tetravalent RNA vaccine encoding a peptide or protein comprising an epitope of hemagglutinin (HA), the present invention relates to a method for inducing an immune response in a subject against a coronavirus S protein, in particular an S protein of SARS-CoV-2, and an influenza protein, in particular an HA protein of influenza A and B viruses.

The present invention relates to a recombinant avian coronavirus spike protein or fragment thereof comprising a mutation to cysteine at amino acid position 267. Further, the present invention relates to immunogenic compositions comprising an avian coronavirus having such spike proteins.

There is a modified coronavirus spike antigen protein and uses therefor. The spike antigen protein of coronavirus exhibits suppression of cell membrane fusion ability and improves safety by modifying two protein cleavage sites present in the coronavirus spike protein. In addition, inoculation with a vaccine having the antigen protein induces production of a large number of neutralizing antibodies to inhibit invasion of coronavirus into cells, thereby suppressing viral proliferation.

The invention provides a compound comprising one, two, three or more non-natural HRC sequence of a viral spike peptide conjugated to a hydrophobic moiety via an optional linker. The hydrophobic moiety can be a membrane integrating ligand, such as a cholesterol, a sphingolipid, a glycolipid, a glycerophospholipid. The non-natural viral spike peptide is preferably a coronavirus spike protein characterized by one or more D-amino acids. The peptides of the invention inhibit viral fusion. The invention includes compositions for the delivery of compounds of the invention, such as pulmonary or nasal delivery. The invention also provides a method of treating or preventing a viral infection, including for example a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of the invention.

The present invention relates to a recombinant avian coronavirus spike protein or fragment thereof comprising a mutation to cysteine at amino acid position 267. Further, the present invention relates to immunogenic compositions comprising an avian coronavirus having such spike proteins.

The present disclosure provides multivalent anti-spike protein binding molecules. The disclosure further relates to methods of producing the multivalent anti-spike-binding molecules, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the multivalent anti-spike-binding molecules, and methods of using the multivalent anti-spike-binding molecules, for example, to treat conditions associated with SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 infections, such as COVID-19.

The present disclosure provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to a coronavirus spike protein and methods of using such antibodies and fragments for the treatment or prevention of viral infections (e.g., coronavirus infections).

A SARS-CoV-2 immunotherapeutic targeted fusion protein regimen or vaccine in which the extracellular domain (ecd) of the CD40L immunostimulatory protein, is attached individually to mRNA encoding a Selected Fragment of the Spike Protein (SFSP), representing a different functional feature and a different domain or domain region, or both of the Spike Protein, to generate 7 distinct SFSP / ecdCD40L translation units, each translation unit being converted into a SFSP / ecdCD40L fusion protein regimen or vaccine and all combined into a single fusion protein mixture or composition for injection, preferably inter-muscularly (im). Each fragment or peptide is designed to activate a humoral and cellular immune response to a different SFSP. Each SFSP fragment or peptide, as a vaccine strategy for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has the capability to suppress the emergence of immunological escape mutants. The fusion protein mixture or composition of multiple fragments or peptides could be incorporated in any one of several delivery platforms such as an adenoviral expression vector or an mRNA platform.

The application provides an anti-Spike protein antibody of a novel coronavirus and an application thereof. By means of genetic engineering and phage surface display library technology, specific antibodies against the S protein of the novel coronavirus are screened from a single-chain antibody library of non-immune full human sequences. The antibodies have an affinity to the S protein of the virus between 1nM and 50nM, the antibodies have an inhibiting effect on the combination of the S protein of the novel coronavirus and human receptor ACE2, and the anti-S protein antibodies of the application have a good ability to combine with the S protein and a potential neutralizing inhibiting effect. The application provides specific antibody candidate molecules for the development of diagnostic reagents, preventive and therapeutic antibody drugs against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and the treatment of other diseases such as pneumonia caused by the coronavirus.

The present invention relates generally to immunology and antibody engineering, in particular to engineered antibodies with improved properties and hinge engineering methods for improving properties, e.g., IgG1 antibodies. More specifically, the present invention provides engineered antibodies comprising an IgG3 subclass specific domain and a variable domain having a viral spike protein binding moiety.

Methods are described for rapidly detecting the presence of variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that contain mutations in the spike (S) protein gene in a biological or non-biological sample. The methods may include performing an amplification step, a hybridization step, and a detection step. Additionally, primers and probes that target SARS-CoV-2 variants that contain mutations in the S gene, as well as kits designed to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants that contain mutations in the S gene, are provided.

The present disclosure provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and methods of making and using the same. The antibodies can be used, for example, in prophylaxis, post-exposure prophylaxis, or treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The antibodies can also be used to detect SARS-CoV-2, e.g., an infection in subject.

Disclosed are monoclonal antibodies, antigen binding fragments, and multi-specific antibodies that specifically bind a coronavirus spike protein, such as SARS-CoV-2. Also disclosed is the use of these antibodies and multi-specific antibodies for inhibiting a coronavirus infection, such as a SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition, disclosed are methods for detecting a coronavirus, such as SARS-CoV-2, in a biological sample, using the disclosed antibodies and multi-specific antibodies.

The invention discloses application of a gp130 inhibitor in preparation of a medicine for treating virus infection, and relates to the technical field of medicines. Experiments prove that combination of IL-6 family cell factors and a gp130 receptor is inhibited, so that downward signal transmission of a JAK2 / STAT3 signal channel triggered by the IL-6 family cell factors is inhibited, the purposes of inhibiting cell fusion induced by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and further influencing replication and propagation of SARS-CoV-2 are achieved, and a small-molecule inhibitor SC144 is an inhibitor of gp130, has a remarkable effect of inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 virus replication and has a good application prospect. Meanwhile, the traditional Chinese medicine composition also has a remarkable effect of inhibiting replication of viruses such as human immunodeficiency virus, herpes simplex virus and respiratory syncytial virus.

Disclosed is a formulation to eradicate viruses and spike proteins or related proteins. The formulation includes one or more phyto support complexes, one or more supplements and one or more excipients. Further a method of action of formulation for targeting spike protein is disclosed. The method includes disrupting cell membranes of virus-producing cells to release viral components into the extracellular environment; and preventing viral attachment to target cells by employing agents that inhibit receptor-binding domains.

The application provides an anti-Spike protein antibody of a novel coronavirus and an application thereof. By means of genetic engineering and phage surface display library technology, specific antibodies against the S protein of the novel coronavirus are screened from a single-chain antibody library of non-immune full human sequences. The antibodies have an affinity to the S protein of the virus between 1nM and 50nM, the antibodies have an inhibiting effect on the combination of the S protein of the novel coronavirus and human receptor ACE2, and the anti-S protein antibodies of the application have a good ability to combine with the S protein and a potential neutralizing inhibiting effect. The application provides specific antibody candidate molecules for the development of diagnostic reagents, preventive and therapeutic antibody drugs against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and the treatment of other diseases such as pneumonia caused by the coronavirus.

Embodiments of therapeutic protocols to treat Post-Acute Sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection (“PASC”), a.k.a. “long Covid,” are described. The PASC treatment protocols focus on a moderating a hyperimmune response; destroying and removing the SARS CoV-2 spike protein from the gut and body, detoxifying the body and the brain; replenishing key nutrients; mitigating depression and anxiety; and a regimen of physical and mental exercises. A standard six-week protocol and a shorter, three-week protocol are disclosed for those with a milder form of PASC are disclosed.