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Towards an optimal monoclonal antibody with higher binding affinity to the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins from different variants
Department of Physiology, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, Str. Universitatii nr. 16, 700051 Iasi, România; TRANSCEND Centre – Regional Institute of Oncology (IRO) Iasi, Str. General Henri Mathias Berthelot, Nr. 2–4 Iași, România.
University of Cagliari, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Campus Monserrato, SS 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, Italy.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Energy Science. Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, PetruPoni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Aleea Grigore Ghica-Voda, 41 A, 700487 Iasi, Romania; University of Cagliari, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Campus Monserrato, SS 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, Italy; Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden; State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9783-4535
Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciências Biomoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Av. café, s/no – campus da USP, BR-14040-903 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
2023 (English)In: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, ISSN 0927-7765, E-ISSN 1873-4367, Vol. 221, article id 112986Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

A highly efficient and robust multiple scales in silico protocol, consisting of atomistic Molecular Dynamics (MD), coarse-grain (CG) MD, and constant-pH CG Monte Carlo (MC), has been developed and used to study the binding affinities of selected antigen-binding fragments of the monoclonal antibody (mAbs) CR3022 and several of its here optimized versions against 11 SARS-CoV-2 variants including the wild type. Totally 235,000 mAbs structures were initially generated using the RosettaAntibodyDesign software, resulting in top 10 scored CR3022-like-RBD complexes with critical mutations and compared to the native one, all having the potential to block virus-host cell interaction. Of these 10 finalists, two candidates were further identified in the CG simulations to be the best against all SARS-CoV-2 variants. Surprisingly, all 10 candidates and the native CR3022 exhibited a higher affinity for the Omicron variant despite its highest number of mutations. The multiscale protocol gives us a powerful rational tool to design efficient mAbs. The electrostatic interactions play a crucial role and appear to be controlling the affinity and complex building. Studied mAbs carrying a more negative total net charge show a higher affinity. Structural determinants could be identified in atomistic simulations and their roles are discussed in detail to further hint at a strategy for designing the best RBD binder. Although the SARS-CoV-2 was specifically targeted in this work, our approach is generally suitable for many diseases and viral and bacterial pathogens, leukemia, cancer, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid, arthritis, lupus, and more.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2023. Vol. 221, article id 112986
Keywords [en]
COVID-19, Molecular dynamics, Coarse-grain simulation, Constant-pH Monte Carlo, Multiscale protocol, Electrostatic interactions
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Energy Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-94413DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112986ISI: 000890089900003PubMedID: 36375294Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85141793222OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-94413DiVA, id: diva2:1716308
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INTERFACES: From new materials to life science – Structure, Interactions, Dynamics and Activity, September 21-25, 2021 – Pula, Italy
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Swedish Research Council
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Godkänd;2022;Nivå 0;2022-12-05 (joosat);Konferensartikel i tidskrift

Funder: “Fundaçao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo” (Fapesp 2020/07158–2); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnologico (CNPq 305393/2020–0); Ministry of Research and Innovation of Romania (CNCS - UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P4-ID-PCCF-2016–0050, within PNCDI III); Progetto Fondazione di Sardegna (CUP: F72F20000230007)

Part of special issue: Proceedings of the conference INTERFACES From new materials to life science – Structure, Interactions, Dynamics and Activity. Edited by Tommy Nylander, Andrea Salis

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