Abstract
The glycosylated receptor-binding domain (glycoRBD) of SARS-CoV-2 can induce protective neutralizing antibodies to function as a vaccine. However, it is unclear whether vaccines using non-glycosylated RBD (non-glycoRBD) can induce protective immunity. Here, we report the efficacy of a SARS-CoV-2 non-glycoRBD vaccine produced by prokaryotic system in mice. The recombinant non-glycoRBD protein was overexpressed in Escherichia coli in the form of inclusion bodies, and was obtained after renaturation and three-step purification. From HPLC analysis, the purity of the RBD was 99%. Additionally, angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-binding assays revealed that E.coli-derived non-glycoRBD had binding activity consistent with glycoRBD. The RBD was formulated with CpG ODN and Al(OH)3 adjuvants and the obtained RBD candidate vaccine elicited potent antibody responses and neutralized SARS-CoV-2 wild-type, Delta, and Omicron pseudoviruses. In summary, our data showed that a non-glycoRBD candidate vaccine produced by E.coli provided a robust immune response and had pseudovirus neutralizing activity, making it a solid candidate vaccine for protection against SARS-CoV-2.
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