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• the present invention generally relates to proteins and their use in the treatment and/or prevention of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-related coronavirus infections, particularly sarbecovirus infections.
• SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• coronaviruses The current classification of coronaviruses is shown in Figure 1.
• Four genera, alpha, beta, delta and gamma have been identified.
• the most transmissible coronaviruses for human infections are from the sarbecoviruses group. It was also found that all sarbecoviruses use the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as an entry receptor to human host cells.
• ACE2 angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
• Amino acid constructs, nucleotides, vectors and immunogenic composition containing or expressing the amino acid sequences used in preventing and/or treating a sarbecovirus infection are envisioned.
• an amino acid construct comprising any one of amino acid sequences selected from the group comprising SEQ ID Nos. 10 to 22 164 and 165, the amino acid construct having at least 90% sequence identity to at least two different sarbecovirus Spike proteins, or a fragment thereof.
• nucleic acid encoding the amino acid construct as described herein above.
• an immunogenic composition comprising the amino acid construct as described herein above or the nucleic acid as described herein above.
• viral vector comprising the nucleic acid as described herein above.
• amino acid construct as described herein above, a nucleic acid as described herein above, an immunogenic composition as described herein above, a viral vector as described herein above or vaccine formulations suitable for use in the treatment or prevention of sarbecovirus infections.
• an amino acid construct as described herein above a nucleic acid as described herein above, an immunogenic composition as described herein above, a viral vector as described herein above in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of sarbecovirus infections.
• a method for treating and/or preventing an infection caused by sarbecoviruses comprising administering a vaccine molecule comprising an amino acid construct as described herein above, a nucleic acid as described herein above, an immunogenic composition as described herein above, or a viral vector as described herein above to a subject.
• an amino acid construct as described herein above, comprising: a) comparing amino acid sequences from at least two different sarbecovirus spike proteins or a fragment thereof; b) identifying identical amino acid in the sequences from the at least two different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof; c) removing any different amino acids from the sequences of the at least two different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof to identify a unique amino acid sequence; and d) forming the amino construct of the unique amino acid sequence wherein the amino construct has at least 90% sequence identity to the at least two different sarbecovirus Spike proteins, or a fragment thereof.
• Figure 1 illustrates the family tree of four known coronavirus genera
• Figure 2 illustrates the consensus groups established taking into consideration of phylogenetic relationship and ACE2 receptor usages
• Figure 3 illustrates the design method to generate amino acid consensus sequences
• Figure 4 illustrates a surrogate virus neutralization test (sVNT) which allowed a rapid and multiplex determination of Nabs;
• FIG. 5 illustrates a A) multiplex sVNT on the Luminex platform B) showing that six RBD proteins are able to bind the hACE2 receptor molecule in the following order (from high to low affinity):
• SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 > SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 SC2r-CoV GX-P5L (pangolin) > SARS-CoV-2 > SARS-CoV > SC2r-CoV RaTG13 (bat);
• Figure 6 illustrates a multiplex sVNT on six different RBDs (from left to right: SARS-CoV-2 WT, B.1.1.7, B.1.351 ; Bat virus RaTG13; Pangolin virus GX-P5L; SARS-CoV).
• Figure 7 illustrates a titration of neutralizing antibody levels (NT50) in different groups against six sarbecoviruses. Serum samples were tested at dilutions from 1 :20 to 1 :20480 by a 4-fold serial titration.
• Figure 8 illustrates a confirmation of boosting pan-sarbecovirus cross- neutralizing antibodies in the SARS-vaccinated group.
• Figure 8A shows the pan- sarbecovirus neutralization of mAb 5B7D7 against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, bat SC2r-CoV RaTG13, Pangolin SC2r-CoV GX-P5L and SARS-CoV measured by the multiplex sVNT.
• Figure 8B illustrates an inhibition of 5B7D7 binding to different RBDs by the four different panels of sera.
• Figure 9 illustrates neutralization patterns from rabbit hyper immune sera targeting different beta coronavirus RBD proteins.
• Figure 10 illustrates challenge with 20 RBD of different sarbecovirus after vaccination with either 2 doses of 25pg protein (SEQ ID No. 165, a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13 with foldon and linker sequence) and sigma adjuvant or one dose of 25pg protein (SEQ ID No. 165) and sigma adjuvant followed by one dose of Sinovac vaccine.
• Figure 11 illustrates challenge with 20 RBD of different sarbecovirus after vaccination with either 2 doses of 25pg protein (SEQ ID No. 165, a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13 with foldon and linker sequence) and sigma adjuvant or one dose of 25pg protein (SEQ ID No. 165, a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13 with foldon and linker sequence) and sigma adjuvant followed by one dose of Sinovac vaccine.
• Figure 12 illustrates Separate dosage regimens were compared: the first being 3 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine; the second being 2 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine followed by a dose of 25pg of the protein listed in SEQ ID No. 165 (a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13 with foldon and linker sequence) administered with Sigma adjuvant; the third being 2 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine followed by a dose of 1 pg of the protein listed in SEQ ID No. 165, a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13 with foldon and linker sequence; the fourth being 2 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine followed by a dose of saline; and the final being 3 doses of saline.
• Figure 13 illustrates Separate dosage regimens were compared: the first being 3 doses of the Moderna vaccine; the second being 2 doses of the Moderna vaccine followed by a dose of 25pg of the protein listed in SEQ ID No. 165 (a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13 with foldon and linker sequence) administered with Sigma adjuvant; the third being 2 doses of the Moderna vaccine followed by a dose of 1 pg of the protein listed in SEQ ID No. 165 (a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13 with foldon and linker sequence); the fourth being
• Figure 14 illustrates Separate dosage regimens were compared: the first being
• the present disclosure provides proteins comprising an amino acid sequence from sarbecovirus Spike proteins. Such polypeptides are exemplified below.
• amino acid construct comprising any one of the amino acid sequence selected from the group comprising SEQ ID Nos. 10 to 22, 164 and 165, the amino acid construct having at least 90% sequence identity to at least two different sarbecovirus Spike proteins, or a fragment thereof.
• the term ‘Sarbecovirus’ and its plural form include any beta coronavirus that uses angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor as entry into cells.
• ACE2 angiotensin converting enzyme 2
• the sarbecovirus comprises any beta coronavirus that uses ACE2 receptor as entry into cells.
• the sarbecovirus comprises any beta coronavirus that uses human ACE2 receptor as entry into human cells.
• the sarbecovirus comprises any known or new sarbecovirus.
• the sarbecovirus is selected from the group comprising or consisting of SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, SARS-CoV-2 B.1 .351 , SC2r-CoV RaTG13, and SC2r-CoV GX-P5L.
• the amino acid construct comprises a sequence designed to have consensus with two or more different sarbecovirus Spike protein sequences, or fragments thereof. Whereby two or more different sarbecovirus Spike protein sequences, or fragments thereof are aligned, and all identical amino acids are retained, and the first variation is arbitrarily selected from at least one of the sarbecovirus Spike protein sequences, or fragments thereof and the subsequent variation is selected from a different sarbecovirus Spike protein sequences, or fragments thereof.
• the resulting consensus sequence is therefore, similar to and has consensus with the two or more different from sarbecovirus Spike protein sequences, or fragments thereof from which it is derived but it varies from each of these.
• the construct may be modified with foldon and linker sequence.
• the advantage is that when such an amino acid construct is used as an immunogenic composition it results in antibodies able to neutralise several different sarbecovirus infections i.e. , the protein can be used as a pan-sarbecovirus vaccine.
• the sarbecovirus Spike protein refers to a wild type spike protein identified or isolated from any of sarbecovirus as listed above and a fragment thereof refers to a wild type sarbecovirus receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein that binds to the ACE2 receptor.
• the sarbecovirus Spike protein comprises a SARS-CoV spike protein having an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1.
• the sarbecovirus Spike protein comprises a SARS-CoV2 spike protein having an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2.
• the sarbecovirus Spike protein comprises any one of the proteins having an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 23-163.
• the fragment of the spike protein comprises a SARS-CoV, RBD having an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4.
• the fragment of the spike protein comprises a SARS-CoV2, RBD having an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7.
• the fragment of the spike protein comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO: 5.
• the amino acid construct has at least 75%, including one of 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or even 99.9% sequence identity to at least two different sarbecovirus Spike proteins, or a fragment thereof.
• the amino acid construct has at least 75%, including one of 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or even 99.9% sequence identity to both a wild type of a spike protein or a fragment thereof of a first sarbecovirus and a spike protein or a fragment thereof of a second sarbecovirus.
• the first sarbecovirus may comprise SARS-CoV and the second sarbecovirus may comprise SC1 r-CoV.
• the first sarbecovirus may comprise SARS-CoV and the second sarbecovirus may comprise SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7.
• the first sarbecovirus may comprise SARS-CoV and the second sarbecovirus may comprise SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351.
• the first sarbecovirus may comprise SARS-CoV-2 and the second sarbecovirus may comprise SC2r- CoV.
• the first sarbecovirus may comprise SARS-CoV-2 and the second sarbecovirus may comprise SC2r-CoV.
• the first sarbecovirus may be selected from any one of SARS-CoV-2, Brazil SARS-CoV-2 variant P.1 also known as 20J/501Y.V3/B.1 .1 .248, UK SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7, South African SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.351 also known as 20H/501Y.V2, or 501Y.V2 variant, Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant B1.617, SC2r-CoV RaTG13, and SC2r-CoV GX-P5L and the second sarbecovirus may be selected from any one of SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 , SARS-CoV-2 B1.617, SC2r-CoV RaTG13, and SC2r
• isolated include those purified by standard purification methods. It does not require absolute purity and can include protein, peptide, nucleic acid or vaccine molecules that are at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% isolated.
• the at least two different sarbecovirus Spike proteins or fragment comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 90%, including one of 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or even 99.9% sequence identity to the at least two sarbecovirus Spike protein, and an amino acid sequence having at least 90%, including one of 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or even 99.9% sequence identity to two or more different sarbecovirus Spike proteins or fragment thereof.
• the at least two different sarbecovirus Spike proteins or fragment comprise a sarbecovirus Spike protein and a fragment of a different sarbecovirus Spike protein.
• the fragment comprises a receptor binding domain fragment of a sarbecovirus Spike protein.
• the amino acid sequence comprises or consists of any one of sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 10 to 22 or 165 or any combination thereof. In various embodiments, the amino acid sequence comprises or consists a construct designed to have at least 75% sequence identity with at least two of any one of sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 9 or 23 to 163.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 11 .
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12. [0050] In various embodiments, the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 14.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 15.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 16.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 17.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 18.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 19.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 20.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 21 .
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 22.
• the amino acid construct comprises a foldon and a linker sequence.
• the amino acid construct comprising a foldon and a linker sequence comprises consensus sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 164 or SEQ ID NO: 165.
• the amino acid construct comprises an oligomeric polypeptide.
• the oligomeric polypeptide comprises a heterooligomer.
• the polypeptide is a fusion dimer.
• nucleic acid encoding the amino acid construct as described herein above.
• the nucleic acid comprises a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA).
• mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid
• the nucleic acid is a RNA.
• RNA includes a ribonucleic acid (RNA) polynucleotide having an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of the amino acid construct capable of inducing an immune response against one or more sarbecovirus infections. In various embodiment, it includes at least one ribonucleic acid (RNA) polynucleotide having an open reading frame that encodes amino acid construct that can elicit an immune response against two or more different sarbecovirus infections wherein the amino acid constructs are as described herein above.
• an immunogenic composition comprising amino acid construct as described herein above or the nucleic acid as described herein above.
• the immunogenic composition includes a recombinant sarbecovirus spike ectodomain trimerthat elicits or induces a measurable response against the sarbecovirus when administered to a subject.
• the immunogenic composition will typically include the recombinant coronavirus spike ectodomain trimer or a nucleic acid molecule encoding a protomer of the recombinant coronavirus spike ectodomain trimer in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and may also include other agents, such as an adjuvant.
• the adjuvant includes MF59, Adjuvant System 03 (A S03),CpG 1018 or Sigma Adjuvant System (S6322).
• the immunogenic composition comprises at least two amino acid constructs capable of eliciting or inducing a measurable response against the sarbecovirus when administered to a subject.
• the subject or individual is an animal, such as a mammal such as a human at risk of coming into contact with a sarbecovirus infection.
• the immunogenic composition is an RNA vaccine.
• RNA vaccine includes a vaccine having a ribonucleic acid (RNA) polynucleotide having an open reading frame encoding the amino acid construct capable of inducing an immune response against sarbecovirus infections.
• the immunogenic composition includes at least one ribonucleic acid (RNA) polynucleotide having an open reading frame that encodes two or more the amino acid constructs that can elicit an immune response against sarbecovirus infections.
• the immunogenic composition comprises the amino acid construct as described herein above, or the nucleic acid as described herein above enclosed in a lipid nanoparticles.
• the immunogenic composition is a mRNA vaccine comprising lipid nanoparticles.
• the immunogenic composition comprises a pre-fusion stabilized spike-RBD-adjuvant trimer.
• the amino acid construct having at least 75% sequence identity to sarbecovirus RBD fragment comprises a recombinant RBD (rRBD).
• the immunogenic composition comprises two dimeric formats selected from tandem dimer and rRBD-Fc fusion dimer.
• the immunogenic composition comprises a carrier.
• the carrier is any one of a lipid nanoparticle (LNP), a polymeric nanoparticle, a lipid carrier such as a lipidoid, a liposome, a lipoplex, a peptide carrier, a nanoparticle mimic, a nanotube, or a conjugate.
• LNP lipid nanoparticle
• polymeric nanoparticle such as a lipidoid, a liposome, a lipoplex, a peptide carrier, a nanoparticle mimic, a nanotube, or a conjugate.
• a viral vector comprising a nucleic acid as described herein above.
• the vector is selected from a recombinant measles virus vector, a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) vector, a vaccinia virus vector or an adenovirus vector.
• VSV vesicular stomatitis virus
• amino acid construct as described herein above for use in the treatment or prevention of sarbecovirus infections.
• an immunogenic composition as described herein above for use in the treatment and/or prevention of sarbecovirus infections.
• an amino acid construct as described herein above in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of sarbecovirus infections.
• an immunogenic composition as described herein above in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of sarbecovirus infections.
• a method of treating and/or preventing an infection caused by sarbecovirus comprising administering a vaccine molecule comprising an amino acid construct as described herein above, an immunogenic composition as described herein above, or a viral vector as described herein above to a subject.
• a method for inducing an immune response to a mammalian subject comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of the immunogenic composition as described herein above, to the mammalian subject.
• an amino acid construct as described herein above, the method comprising: a) comparing amino acid sequences from at least two different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof; b) identifying identical amino acid in the sequences from the at least two different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof; c) removing any different amino acids from the sequences of the at least two different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof to identify a unique amino acid sequence; and d) forming the amino construct of unique amino acid sequence wherein the amino construct has at least 75% sequence identity to the at least two different sarbecovirus Spike protein, or a fragment thereof.
• the method of making an amino acid construct further comprising modifying the unique amino acid sequence with a foldon and a linker sequence.
• the C-terminal domain of T4 fibritin (foldon) is known for the formation of the fibritin trimer structure and can be used as an artificial trimerization domain.
• the linker comprises a His6-tag.
• the at least two different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof comprise any one of 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, and 170 different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof.
• the at least two different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof comprise a plurality of sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof.
• the plurality of sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof comprise 50- 100, 80-150, 100-200 different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof.
• step a) comprises comparing amino acid sequences from a plurality of different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof
• step b) comprises identifying amino acid sequences from the plurality of different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof above a predetermined sequence identity to the majority of the plurality of different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof
• step c) comprises removing any amino acids sequences from the plurality of different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof below a predetermined sequence identity to the majority of the plurality of different sarbecovirus spike proteins or fragments thereof.
• the predetermined sequence identity is 85% or 90% or 95%, or 96% or 97%, or 98% or 99%.
• the method further comprising identifying a fragment within the unique amino acid sequence that corresponds to a receptor binding domain of the at least two different sarbecovirus spike proteins to form a unique amino acid fragment sequence; and forming the amino construct of the combined the unique amino acid fragment sequence with the unique amino acid sequence.
• forming the amino construct in step d) comprises forming a nucleic acid encoding the amino acid construct, able to express the amino acid construct.
• the nucleic acid comprises a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA).
• mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid
• the amino acid construct or a nucleic acid encoding the amino acid construct able to express the amino acid construct is prepared as an immunogenic composition.
• the immunogenic composition comprises an adjuvant.
• the nucleic acid is prepared in a viral vector.
• the vector is selected from a recombinant measles virus vector, a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) vector, a vaccinia virus vector or an adenovirus vector.
• VSV vesicular stomatitis virus
• polypeptide used interchangeably with protein or peptide, includes amino acid polymers including naturally occurring amino acid polymers and non-naturally occurring amino acid polymers.
• a polypeptide has an amino terminal (N-terminal) end and a carboxy terminal (C-terminal) end.
• the amino acid construct comprises a consensus amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10; SEQ ID NO: 11 ; SEQ ID NO: 12; SEQ ID NO: 13; SEQ ID NO: 14; SEQ ID NO: 15; SEQ ID NO: 16; SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18; SEQ ID NO: 19; SEQ ID NO: 20; SEQ ID NO: 21 ;SEQ ID NO: 22 SEQ ID NO: 164 or SEQ ID NO: 165.
• the amino acid construct having at least 75% sequence identity to a sarbecovirus spike protein comprises amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 ; SEQ ID NO: 10; SEQ ID NO: 11 ; SEQ ID NO: 12; SEQ ID NO: 13; SEQ ID NO: 14; SEQ ID NO: 15; SEQ ID NO: 16; SEQ ID NO: 17; SEQ ID NO: 164; SEQ ID NO: 165.
• amino acid construct having at least 75% sequence identity to a sarbecovirus receptor binding domain (RBD) protein comprises a consensus amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4; SEQ ID NO: 18; SEQ ID NO: 19; SEQ ID NO: 20; SEQ ID NO: 21 ; SEQ ID NO: 22; SEQ ID NO: 164; or SEQ ID NO: 165.
• the amino acid construct having at least 75% sequence identity to a sarbecovirus spike protein may have a minimum length of one of 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1 ,000, 1 ,100 or 1 ,200 amino acids, and may have a maximum length of one of 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1 ,000, 1 ,100 or 1 ,200 amino acids.
• the amino acid construct having at least 75% sequence identity to a sarbecovirus receptor binding domain (RBD) protein may have a minimum length of one of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100, 150, 200 amino acids, and may have a maximum length of one of 20, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100, 150, 200 amino acids.
• Figure 2 illustrates a plurality of consensus sequences formed from various sequences listed above.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 77 to 163.
• the consensus sequence includes amino acid 303 to 571 of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 77 to 163.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NOs:53 to 62 or any combination thereof.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NOs:53 to 62 or any combination thereof.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NOs:53 to 62, and SEQ ID NOs:63 to 65 or any combination thereof.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7 and SEQ ID NOs:66 to 74. or any combination thereof
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7. [00110] In various embodiments, the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NOs:66 to 74, and SEQ ID NOs:75 to 76 or any combination thereof.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NOs:53 to 62, SEQ ID NOs:63 to 65, SEQ ID NOs:7, SEQ ID NOs:66-74, and SEQ ID NOs:75 to 76 or any combination thereof.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NOs:23-35 or any combination thereof.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NOs:23-35, and SEQ ID NOs:36-38 or any combination thereof.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NOs:39 to 50 or any combination thereof.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NOs:39-50 and SEQ ID NOs:51 to 52 or any combination thereof.
• the consensus sequence includes an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 , SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NOs:23-35, SEQ ID NOs:36-38, SEQ ID NOs:39-50 and SEQ ID NOs:51 to 52 or any combination thereof.
• the sarbecovirus is selected from the group comprising of SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 , SC2r-CoV RaTG13, SC2r-CoV GX-P5L, and SARS-CoV combined variants of concern (VOC).
• Figure 3 illustrates the methodology used to generate the consensus sequences.
• SARSI r hACE2/batACE2 Spike SARSI r hACE2 Spike, SARS2r hACE2 Spike, SARS2r hACE2/batACE2 Spike, SARS1 r/SARS2r hACE2 Spike, or SARS1r/SARS2r hACE2/batACE2 Spike are references to SEQ ID NOs. 23 to 52.
• SARSIr hACE RBD SARSIr hACE2/batACE2 RBD, SARS2r hACE2 RBD, SARS2r hACE/batACE2 RBD, SARS1 r/SARS2r hACE2 RBD, or SARS1 r/SARS2r hACE2/batACE2 RBD are references to SEQ ID NOs. 53 to 76.
• SARS-CoV VOC or SARS-CoV-2 VOC are references to SEQ ID NOs: 77 to 163.
• the method to generate consensus sequence from a genotype of sarbecovirus comprises: a) obtaining sarbecovirus spike protein sequences (except for human SARS-CoV2) directly from NCBI protein database and processing in R (v4.0.2) to filter complete protein sequences or by determining the corresponding nucleic acid using a genomic database such as GISAID genome and; b) retrieving and processing GISAID SARS-CoV2 spike protein mutation report in R (v4.0.2) with in-house script to calculate the highest frequency mutation per position using a microprocessor; c) producing the SARS- CoV2 reference and combined variants of concern (VOC) sequence (for example SARS- CoV-2 B.1.1.7, and/or SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351); d) after redundancy removal using CD-hit (v4.8.1), importing 163 unique spike and 81 unique RBD sequences into a microprocessor such as Geneious Prime (v2021.0) for further analysis; d) conducting protein alignment using MAFFT and
• Example 1 Human serum panel studies were conducted.
• FIG. 4 shows a surrogate virus neutralization test (sVNT), which allowed rapid and multiplex determination of Nabs
• SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 > SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 SC2r-CoV GX-P5L (pangolin) > SARS-CoV-2 > SARS-CoV > SC2r-CoV RaTG13 (bat).
• FIG. 6 shows multiplex sVNT on six different RBDs (from left to right: SARS- CoV-2 WT, UK, SA strains; Bat virus RaTG13; Pangolin virus GX-P5L; SARS-CoV).
• the cross-NAb data demonstrated two highly important observations: The first observation is that vaccinated SARS survivors produced very high NAbs against all viruses studied (Panel D), even against the bat and pangolin viruses; and the second observation is that they neutralized the SARS-CoV-2 variants betterthan the naive individuals who received the normal two doses (Panel C).
• Figure 7 shows titration of neutralizing antibody levels (NT50) in the different groups against the six sarbecoviruses. Serum samples were tested at dilutions from 1 :20 to 1 :20480 by a 4-fold serial titration. SAR-vaccinated shows highest log NT50 titer values against all six sarbecoviruses.
• RBD-coated microspheres 600 beads/antigen
• 1 :100 diluted serum for 1 h at 37°C with agitation. Unbound antibodies were removed by two PBS- 1% BSA washes.
• Pan-sarbecovirus mAbs 1000 ng/ml were then added, followed by 1h incubation at 37°C with agitation followed by washing. The binding of the pan-sarbecovirus mAb on RBD was detected by PE-conjugated anti-mouse IgG antibodies. The data were acquired using MAGPIX system.
• FIG. 9 shows neutralization patterns from rabbit hyper immune sera targeting different beta coronavirus RBD proteins.
• the data presented in Figure 9 demonstrates that cross-neutralization is limited only to the strain/lineage level among the five SC2r-CoVs. There is no cross-neutralization between SC2r-CoV and SARS-CoV and the negative control HKU1 did not neutralize any virus/strain as shown.
• the data confirms the virus/strain-specific immunodominant antibody using rabbit hyper immune serum targeting specific virus/strain similar to the results as shown for human serum panel and mouse studies.
• amino acid constructs as mentioned herein above and in Figure 2 may be used to form rabbit anti-amino acid construct sera or rabbit anti-consensus sequence sera to test against the six different sarbecoviruses used in the mouse studies above or the six different beta coronaviruses used in the Rabbit studies above.
• the protein listed in SEQ ID No. 165 (a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13, with foldon and linker) was administered in 25pg with Sigma Adjuvant System (S6322) in 2 doses 21 days apart.
• a second dosage regime of a first dose of the protein listed in SEQ ID No. 165 (a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13, with foldon and linker) was administered with Sigma adjuvant followed by a second dose of the Sinovac’s vaccine alone.
• the serum from these the dosed subjects was extracted for RBD challenge.
• SEQ ID No. 165 (a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13, with foldon and linker) administered with Sigma adjuvant overall induced highertitre across all 20 tested RBD compared to a first dose of the protein listed in SEQ ID No. 165 (a modified version of SEQ ID No. 13, with foldon and linker) administered with a Sigma adjuvant followed by a second dose of the Sinovac’s vaccine alone.

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