Issue 28, 2020

Chimeric oligosaccharide conjugate induces opsonic antibodies against Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 19A and 19F

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae 19A (ST19A) and 19F (ST19F) are among the prevalent serotypes causing pneumococcal disease worldwide even after introduction of a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13). Synthetic glycoconjugate vaccines have defined chemical structures rather than isolated polysaccharide mixtures utilized in marketed vaccines. Ideally, a minimal number of synthetic antigens would cover as many bacterial serotypes to lower cost of goods and minimize the response to carrier proteins. To demonstrate that a chimeric oligosaccharide antigen can induce a protective immune response against multiple serotypes, we synthesized a chimeric antigen (ST19AF) that is comprised of a repeating unit of ST19A and ST19F capsular polysaccharide each. Synthetic glycan epitopes representing only ST19A, and ST19F were prepared for comparison. Semisynthetic glycoconjugates containing chimeric antigen ST19AF induced high antibody titers able to recognize native CPS from ST19A and ST19F in rabbits. The antibodies were able to kill both strains of pneumococci. Chimeric antigens are an attractive means to induce an immune response against multiple bacterial serotypes.

Graphical abstract: Chimeric oligosaccharide conjugate induces opsonic antibodies against Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 19A and 19F

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
20 Apr 2020
Accepted
23 Jun 2020
First published
26 Jun 2020
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Sci., 2020,11, 7401-7407

Chimeric oligosaccharide conjugate induces opsonic antibodies against Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 19A and 19F

S. R. Sanapala, B. M. S. Seco, J. Y. Baek, S. I. Awan, C. L. Pereira and P. H. Seeberger, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 7401 DOI: 10.1039/D0SC02230F

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