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Cold sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain.

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Edwards, RJ; Mansouri, K; Stalls, V; Manne, K; Watts, B; Parks, R; Janowska, K; Gobeil, SMC; Kopp, M; Li, D; Lu, X; Mu, Z; Deyton, M ...
Published in: Nat Struct Mol Biol
February 2021

The SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein, a primary target for COVID-19 vaccine development, presents its receptor binding domain in two conformations, the receptor-accessible 'up' or receptor-inaccessible 'down' states. Here we report that the commonly used stabilized S ectodomain construct '2P' is sensitive to cold temperatures, and this cold sensitivity is abrogated in a 'down' state-stabilized ectodomain. Our findings will impact structural, functional and vaccine studies that use the SARS-CoV-2 S ectodomain.

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Nat Struct Mol Biol

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1545-9985

Publication Date

February 2021

Volume

28

Issue

2

Start / End Page

128 / 131

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
  • Protein Stability
  • Protein Domains
  • Protein Denaturation
  • Humans
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cryoelectron Microscopy
  • Cold Temperature
 

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Edwards, R. J., Mansouri, K., Stalls, V., Manne, K., Watts, B., Parks, R., … Acharya, P. (2021). Cold sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Nat Struct Mol Biol, 28(2), 128–131. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-020-00547-5
Edwards, Robert J., Katayoun Mansouri, Victoria Stalls, Kartik Manne, Brian Watts, Rob Parks, Katarzyna Janowska, et al. “Cold sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain.Nat Struct Mol Biol 28, no. 2 (February 2021): 128–31. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-020-00547-5.
Edwards RJ, Mansouri K, Stalls V, Manne K, Watts B, Parks R, et al. Cold sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2021 Feb;28(2):128–31.
Edwards, Robert J., et al. “Cold sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain.Nat Struct Mol Biol, vol. 28, no. 2, Feb. 2021, pp. 128–31. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/s41594-020-00547-5.
Edwards RJ, Mansouri K, Stalls V, Manne K, Watts B, Parks R, Janowska K, Gobeil SMC, Kopp M, Li D, Lu X, Mu Z, Deyton M, Oguin TH, Sprenz J, Williams W, Saunders KO, Montefiori D, Sempowski GD, Henderson R, Munir Alam S, Haynes BF, Acharya P. Cold sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2021 Feb;28(2):128–131.

Published In

Nat Struct Mol Biol

DOI

EISSN

1545-9985

Publication Date

February 2021

Volume

28

Issue

2

Start / End Page

128 / 131

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
  • Protein Stability
  • Protein Domains
  • Protein Denaturation
  • Humans
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cryoelectron Microscopy
  • Cold Temperature