PMID- 35230146 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220408 LR - 20230110 IS - 1946-6242 (Electronic) IS - 1946-6234 (Print) IS - 1946-6234 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 639 DP - 2022 Apr 6 TI - Vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein lacking glycan shields elicits enhanced protective responses in animal models. PG - eabm0899 LID - 10.1126/scitranslmed.abm0899 [doi] LID - eabm0899 AB - A major challenge to end the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is to develop a broadly protective vaccine that elicits long-term immunity. As the key immunogen, the viral surface spike (S) protein is frequently mutated, and conserved epitopes are shielded by glycans. Here, we revealed that S protein glycosylation has site-differential effects on viral infectivity. We found that S protein generated by lung epithelial cells has glycoforms associated with increased infectivity. Compared to the fully glycosylated S protein, immunization of S protein with N-glycans trimmed to the mono-GlcNAc-decorated state (S(MG)) elicited stronger immune responses and better protection for human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) transgenic mice against variants of concern (VOCs). In addition, a broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibody was identified from S(MG)-immunized mice that could neutralize wild-type SARS-CoV-2 and VOCs with subpicomolar potency. Together, these results demonstrate that removal of glycan shields to better expose the conserved sequences has the potential to be an effective and simple approach for developing a broadly protective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. FAU - Huang, Han-Yi AU - Huang HY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6824-6993 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. AD - GIP-TRIAD Master's Program in Agro-Biomedical Science, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100233, Taiwan. FAU - Liao, Hsin-Yu AU - Liao HY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7105-612X AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Xiaorui AU - Chen X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4492-0883 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Wang, Szu-Wen AU - Wang SW AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1240-6126 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. AD - Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan. FAU - Cheng, Cheng-Wei AU - Cheng CW AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3491-8920 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Shahed-Al-Mahmud, Md AU - Shahed-Al-Mahmud M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4285-7016 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Liu, Yo-Min AU - Liu YM AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Mohapatra, Arpita AU - Mohapatra A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3468-6912 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Ting-Hua AU - Chen TH AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Lo, Jennifer M AU - Lo JM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3002-9491 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Wu, Yi-Min AU - Wu YM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9745-6298 AD - Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Ma, Hsiu-Hua AU - Ma HH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0073-6985 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Chang, Yi-Hsuan AU - Chang YH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8643-9959 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. AD - Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan. FAU - Tsai, Ho-Yang AU - Tsai HY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7666-5688 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. AD - Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan. FAU - Chou, Yu-Chi AU - Chou YC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0783-1339 AD - Biomedical Translation Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Hsueh, Yi-Ping AU - Hsueh YP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0866-6275 AD - Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Tsai, Ching-Yen AU - Tsai CY AD - Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Huang, Pau-Yi AU - Huang PY AD - Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Chang, Sui-Yuan AU - Chang SY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6009-6724 AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100233, Taiwan. AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100233, Taiwan. FAU - Chao, Tai-Ling AU - Chao TL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9815-6702 AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100233, Taiwan. FAU - Kao, Han-Chieh AU - Kao HC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7996-3448 AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100233, Taiwan. FAU - Tsai, Ya-Min AU - Tsai YM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2529-8988 AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100233, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Yen-Hui AU - Chen YH AD - Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Wu, Chung-Yi AU - Wu CY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2843-2633 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Jan, Jia-Tsrong AU - Jan JT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9721-0017 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Cheng, Ting-Jen Rachel AU - Cheng TR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4297-018X AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Lin, Kuo-I AU - Lin KI AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4477-0798 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Ma, Che AU - Ma C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4741-2307 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. FAU - Wong, Chi-Huey AU - Wong CH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9961-7865 AD - Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. AD - Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220406 PL - United States TA - Sci Transl Med JT - Science translational medicine JID - 101505086 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Neutralizing) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Viral) RN - 0 (COVID-19 Vaccines) RN - 0 (Polysaccharides) RN - 0 (Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus) RN - 0 (spike protein, SARS-CoV-2) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Neutralizing MH - Antibodies, Viral MH - COVID-19/prevention & control MH - *COVID-19 Vaccines/immunology/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Models, Animal MH - *Polysaccharides MH - SARS-CoV-2 MH - *Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus MH - Vaccination PMC - PMC9802656 EDAT- 2022/03/02 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/09 06:00 PMCR- 2022/04/06 CRDT- 2022/03/01 12:15 PHST- 2022/03/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/01 12:15 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - abm0899 [pii] AID - 10.1126/scitranslmed.abm0899 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Sci Transl Med. 2022 Apr 6;14(639):eabm0899. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abm0899. Epub 2022 Apr 6.