2022
Plasmodium infection is associated with cross-reactive antibodies to carbohydrate epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein
Lapidus S, Liu F, Casanovas-Massana A, Dai Y, Huck J, Lucas C, Klein J, Filler R, Strine M, Sy M, Deme A, Badiane A, Dieye B, Ndiaye I, Diedhiou Y, Mbaye A, Diagne C, Vigan-Womas I, Mbengue A, Sadio B, Diagne M, Moore A, Mangou K, Diallo F, Sene S, Pouye M, Faye R, Diouf B, Nery N, Costa F, Reis M, Muenker M, Hodson D, Mbarga Y, Katz B, Andrews J, Campbell M, Srivathsan A, Kamath K, Baum-Jones E, Faye O, Sall A, Vélez J, Cappello M, Wilson M, Ben-Mamoun C, Tedder R, McClure M, Cherepanov P, Somé F, Dabiré R, Moukoko C, Ouédraogo J, Boum Y, Shon J, Ndiaye D, Wisnewski A, Parikh S, Iwasaki A, Wilen C, Ko A, Ring A, Bei A. Plasmodium infection is associated with cross-reactive antibodies to carbohydrate epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 22175. PMID: 36550362, PMCID: PMC9778468, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26709-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19Cross ReactionsEpitopesHumansMalariaN-Acetylneuraminic AcidSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusConceptsCross-reactive antibodiesSARS-CoV-2Positive SARS-CoV-2 antibody resultsPositive SARS-CoV-2 antibodiesSARS-CoV-2 reactivitySARS-CoV-2 antibodiesAcute malaria infectionSpike proteinAntibody test resultsPre-pandemic samplesMalaria-endemic countriesPopulation-level immunityMalaria-endemic regionsSpike S1 subunitNon-endemic countriesSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinSARS-CoV-2 proteinsPopulation-level exposureCOVID-19 transmissionMalaria exposureFalse-positive resultsMalaria infectionDisease burdenPlasmodium infectionAntibody results
2021
High-resolution epitope mapping and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in large cohorts of subjects with COVID-19
Haynes WA, Kamath K, Bozekowski J, Baum-Jones E, Campbell M, Casanovas-Massana A, Daugherty PS, Dela Cruz CS, Dhal A, Farhadian SF, Fitzgibbons L, Fournier J, Jhatro M, Jordan G, Klein J, Lucas C, Kessler D, Luchsinger LL, Martinez B, Catherine Muenker M, Pischel L, Reifert J, Sawyer JR, Waitz R, Wunder EA, Zhang M, Iwasaki A, Ko A, Shon J. High-resolution epitope mapping and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in large cohorts of subjects with COVID-19. Communications Biology 2021, 4: 1317. PMID: 34811480, PMCID: PMC8608966, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02835-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 antibodiesRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 epitopesSyndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 strainsHigh-resolution epitope mappingCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 mutantsCoronavirus 2Antibody responseEffective vaccineImmune responseNeutralization activitySevere diseaseLarge cohortEpitope regionsAntibody epitopesEpitope mappingRelated coronavirusesTherapyVaccineViral proteome