A public antibody class recognizes a novel S2 epitope exposed on open conformations of SARS-CoV-2 spike
M. Claireaux, T. G. Caniels, M. de Gast, J. Han, D. Guerra, G. Kerster, B. D. van Schaik, A. Jongejan, A. I. Schriek, M. Grobben, P. J. Brouwer, K. van der Straten, Y. Aldon, J. Capella-Pujol, J. L. Snitselaar, , M. J. van Gils
The paper identifies a novel S2 epitope recognized by a public antibody class in SARS-CoV-2-reactive B cells, which becomes exposed on vaccine-optimized spike proteins.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2021Immunology