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Natural Antibodies Produced in Vaccinated Patients and COVID-19 Convalescents Hydrolyze Recombinant RBD and Nucleocapsid (N) Proteins. / Timofeeva, Anna M.; Shayakhmetova, Liliya Sh; Nikitin, Artem O. и др.

в: Biomedicines, Том 12, № 5, 1007, 02.05.2024.

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Timofeeva AM, Shayakhmetova LS, Nikitin AO, Sedykh TA, Matveev AL, Shanshin DV и др. Natural Antibodies Produced in Vaccinated Patients and COVID-19 Convalescents Hydrolyze Recombinant RBD and Nucleocapsid (N) Proteins. Biomedicines. 2024 май 2;12(5):1007. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12051007

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@article{c2cdbbafcf524043a81581f5a903f094,
title = "Natural Antibodies Produced in Vaccinated Patients and COVID-19 Convalescents Hydrolyze Recombinant RBD and Nucleocapsid (N) Proteins",
abstract = "Antibodies are protein molecules whose primary function is to recognize antigens. However, recent studies have demonstrated their ability to hydrolyze specific substrates, such as proteins, oligopeptides, and nucleic acids. In 2023, two separate teams of researchers demonstrated the proteolytic activity of natural plasma antibodies from COVID-19 convalescents. These antibodies were found to hydrolyze the S-protein and corresponding oligopeptides. Our study shows that for antibodies with affinity to recombinant structural proteins of the SARS-CoV-2: S-protein, its fragment RBD and N-protein can only hydrolyze the corresponding protein substrates and are not cross-reactive. By using strict criteria, we have confirmed that this proteolytic activity is an intrinsic property of antibodies and is not caused by impurities co-eluting with them. This discovery suggests that natural proteolytic antibodies that hydrolyze proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have a positive impact on disease pathogenesis. It is also possible for these antibodies to work in combination with other antibodies that bind specific epitopes to enhance the process of virus neutralization.",
keywords = "COVID-19, IgG, N-protein, RBD, SARS-CoV-2, autoimmunity, catalytic antibodies, coronavirus, proteolytic antibodies",
author = "Timofeeva, {Anna M.} and Shayakhmetova, {Liliya Sh} and Nikitin, {Artem O.} and Sedykh, {Tatyana A.} and Matveev, {Andrey L.} and Shanshin, {Daniil V.} and Volosnikova, {Ekaterina A.} and Merkuleva, {Iuliia A.} and Shcherbakov, {Dmitriy N.} and Tikunova, {Nina V.} and Sedykh, {Sergey E.} and Nevinsky, {Georgy A.}",
note = "This research was maintained by the Russian Science Foundation (Project 21-75-10105 to Anna Timofeeva - all the research except for the statistical analysis) and the Russian State-funded budget project of ICBFM SB RAS 0245-2021-0009 (121031300041-4 to Georgy Nevinsky - statistical analysis).",
year = "2024",
month = may,
day = "2",
doi = "10.3390/biomedicines12051007",
language = "English",
volume = "12",
journal = "Biomedicines",
issn = "2227-9059",
publisher = "MDPI AG",
number = "5",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Natural Antibodies Produced in Vaccinated Patients and COVID-19 Convalescents Hydrolyze Recombinant RBD and Nucleocapsid (N) Proteins

AU - Timofeeva, Anna M.

AU - Shayakhmetova, Liliya Sh

AU - Nikitin, Artem O.

AU - Sedykh, Tatyana A.

AU - Matveev, Andrey L.

AU - Shanshin, Daniil V.

AU - Volosnikova, Ekaterina A.

AU - Merkuleva, Iuliia A.

AU - Shcherbakov, Dmitriy N.

AU - Tikunova, Nina V.

AU - Sedykh, Sergey E.

AU - Nevinsky, Georgy A.

N1 - This research was maintained by the Russian Science Foundation (Project 21-75-10105 to Anna Timofeeva - all the research except for the statistical analysis) and the Russian State-funded budget project of ICBFM SB RAS 0245-2021-0009 (121031300041-4 to Georgy Nevinsky - statistical analysis).

PY - 2024/5/2

Y1 - 2024/5/2

N2 - Antibodies are protein molecules whose primary function is to recognize antigens. However, recent studies have demonstrated their ability to hydrolyze specific substrates, such as proteins, oligopeptides, and nucleic acids. In 2023, two separate teams of researchers demonstrated the proteolytic activity of natural plasma antibodies from COVID-19 convalescents. These antibodies were found to hydrolyze the S-protein and corresponding oligopeptides. Our study shows that for antibodies with affinity to recombinant structural proteins of the SARS-CoV-2: S-protein, its fragment RBD and N-protein can only hydrolyze the corresponding protein substrates and are not cross-reactive. By using strict criteria, we have confirmed that this proteolytic activity is an intrinsic property of antibodies and is not caused by impurities co-eluting with them. This discovery suggests that natural proteolytic antibodies that hydrolyze proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have a positive impact on disease pathogenesis. It is also possible for these antibodies to work in combination with other antibodies that bind specific epitopes to enhance the process of virus neutralization.

AB - Antibodies are protein molecules whose primary function is to recognize antigens. However, recent studies have demonstrated their ability to hydrolyze specific substrates, such as proteins, oligopeptides, and nucleic acids. In 2023, two separate teams of researchers demonstrated the proteolytic activity of natural plasma antibodies from COVID-19 convalescents. These antibodies were found to hydrolyze the S-protein and corresponding oligopeptides. Our study shows that for antibodies with affinity to recombinant structural proteins of the SARS-CoV-2: S-protein, its fragment RBD and N-protein can only hydrolyze the corresponding protein substrates and are not cross-reactive. By using strict criteria, we have confirmed that this proteolytic activity is an intrinsic property of antibodies and is not caused by impurities co-eluting with them. This discovery suggests that natural proteolytic antibodies that hydrolyze proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have a positive impact on disease pathogenesis. It is also possible for these antibodies to work in combination with other antibodies that bind specific epitopes to enhance the process of virus neutralization.

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KW - IgG

KW - N-protein

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KW - SARS-CoV-2

KW - autoimmunity

KW - catalytic antibodies

KW - coronavirus

KW - proteolytic antibodies

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