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<record><TEI><teiHeader><fileDesc><titleStmt><title xml:lang="en">Identification of an ideal adjuvant for receptor-binding domain-based subunit vaccines against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus</title><author><name sortKey="Zhang, Naru" sort="Zhang, Naru" uniqKey="Zhang N" first="Naru" last="Zhang">Naru Zhang</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff1"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.250415.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 0442 2075</institution-id><institution>Lindsley F. 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Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center,</institution></institution-wrap>New York, NY USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Channappanavar, Rudragouda" sort="Channappanavar, Rudragouda" uniqKey="Channappanavar R" first="Rudragouda" last="Channappanavar">Rudragouda Channappanavar</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff2"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.214572.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 1936 8294</institution-id><institution>Department of Microbiology,</institution><institution>University of Iowa,</institution></institution-wrap>Iowa City, IA USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Ma, Cuiqing" sort="Ma, Cuiqing" uniqKey="Ma C" first="Cuiqing" last="Ma">Cuiqing Ma</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff1"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.250415.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 0442 2075</institution-id><institution>Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center,</institution></institution-wrap>New York, NY USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Wang, Lili" sort="Wang, Lili" uniqKey="Wang L" first="Lili" last="Wang">Lili Wang</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff1"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.250415.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 0442 2075</institution-id><institution>Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center,</institution></institution-wrap>New York, NY USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Tang, Jian" sort="Tang, Jian" uniqKey="Tang J" first="Jian" last="Tang">Jian Tang</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff1"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.250415.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 0442 2075</institution-id><institution>Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center,</institution></institution-wrap>New York, NY USA</nlm:aff></affiliation><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff3">State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China</nlm:aff></affiliation><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff6"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.216417.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 0379 7164</institution-id><institution>Xiang-Ya Medical College, Central South University,</institution></institution-wrap>Changsha, China</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Garron, Tania" sort="Garron, Tania" uniqKey="Garron T" first="Tania" last="Garron">Tania Garron</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff4"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.176731.5</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 1547 9964</institution-id><institution>Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Disease,</institution><institution>University of Texas Medical Branch,</institution></institution-wrap>Galveston, TX USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Tao, Xinrong" sort="Tao, Xinrong" uniqKey="Tao X" first="Xinrong" last="Tao">Xinrong Tao</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff4"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.176731.5</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 1547 9964</institution-id><institution>Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Disease,</institution><institution>University of Texas Medical Branch,</institution></institution-wrap>Galveston, TX USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Tasneem, Sumaiya" sort="Tasneem, Sumaiya" uniqKey="Tasneem S" first="Sumaiya" last="Tasneem">Sumaiya Tasneem</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff1"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.250415.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 0442 2075</institution-id><institution>Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center,</institution></institution-wrap>New York, NY USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Lu, Lu" sort="Lu, Lu" uniqKey="Lu L" first="Lu" last="Lu">Lu Lu</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff5"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.8547.e</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 0125 2443</institution-id><institution>Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, Shanghai, Medical College and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University,</institution></institution-wrap>Shanghai, China</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Tseng, Chien Te K" sort="Tseng, Chien Te K" uniqKey="Tseng C" first="Chien-Te K" last="Tseng">Chien-Te K. Tseng</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff4"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.176731.5</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 1547 9964</institution-id><institution>Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Disease,</institution><institution>University of Texas Medical Branch,</institution></institution-wrap>Galveston, TX USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Zhou, Yusen" sort="Zhou, Yusen" uniqKey="Zhou Y" first="Yusen" last="Zhou">Yusen Zhou</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff3">State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China</nlm:aff></affiliation><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff6"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.216417.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 0379 7164</institution-id><institution>Xiang-Ya Medical College, Central South University,</institution></institution-wrap>Changsha, China</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Perlman, Stanley" sort="Perlman, Stanley" uniqKey="Perlman S" first="Stanley" last="Perlman">Stanley Perlman</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff2"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.214572.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 1936 8294</institution-id><institution>Department of Microbiology,</institution><institution>University of Iowa,</institution></institution-wrap>Iowa City, IA USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Jiang, Shibo" sort="Jiang, Shibo" uniqKey="Jiang S" first="Shibo" last="Jiang">Shibo Jiang</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff1"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.250415.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 0442 2075</institution-id><institution>Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center,</institution></institution-wrap>New York, NY USA</nlm:aff></affiliation><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff5"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.8547.e</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 0125 2443</institution-id><institution>Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, Shanghai, Medical College and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University,</institution></institution-wrap>Shanghai, China</nlm:aff></affiliation></author><author><name sortKey="Du, Lanying" sort="Du, Lanying" uniqKey="Du L" first="Lanying" last="Du">Lanying Du</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="Aff1"><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.250415.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 0442 2075</institution-id><institution>Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center,</institution></institution-wrap>New York, NY USA</nlm:aff></affiliation></author></analytic><series><title level="j">Cellular and Molecular Immunology</title><idno type="ISSN">1672-7681</idno><idno type="eISSN">2042-0226</idno><imprint><date when="2015">2015</date></imprint></series></biblStruct></sourceDesc></fileDesc><profileDesc><textClass></textClass></profileDesc></teiHeader><front><div type="abstract" xml:lang="en"><p id="Par1">Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), an emerging infectious disease caused by MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV), has garnered worldwide attention as a consequence of its continuous spread and pandemic potential, making the development of effective vaccines a high priority. We previously demonstrated that residues 377–588 of MERS-CoV spike (S) protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) is a very promising MERS subunit vaccine candidate, capable of inducing potent neutralization antibody responses. In this study, we sought to identify an adjuvant that optimally enhanced the immunogenicity of S377–588 protein fused with F<italic>c</italic> of human IgG (S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>). Specifically, we compared several commercially available adjuvants, including Freund's adjuvant, aluminum, Monophosphoryl lipid A, Montanide ISA51 and MF59 with regard to their capacity to enhance the immunogenicity of this subunit vaccine. In the absence of adjuvant, S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> alone induced readily detectable neutralizing antibody and T-cell responses in immunized mice. However, incorporating an adjuvant improved its immunogenicity. Particularly, among the aforementioned adjuvants evaluated, MF59 is the most potent as judged by its superior ability to induce the highest titers of IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a subtypes, and neutralizing antibodies. The addition of MF59 significantly augmented the immunogenicity of S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> to induce strong IgG and neutralizing antibody responses as well as protection against MERS-CoV infection in mice, suggesting that MF59 is an optimal adjuvant for MERS-CoV RBD-based subunit vaccines.</p></div></front><back><div1 type="bibliography"><listBibl><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Zaki, Am" uniqKey="Zaki A">AM Zaki</name></author><author><name sortKey="Van, Bs" uniqKey="Van B">BS van</name></author><author><name sortKey="Bestebroer, Tm" uniqKey="Bestebroer T">TM Bestebroer</name></author><author><name sortKey="Osterhaus, Ad" uniqKey="Osterhaus A">AD Osterhaus</name></author><author><name sortKey="Fouchier, Ra" uniqKey="Fouchier R">RA Fouchier</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Yang, Y" uniqKey="Yang Y">Y Yang</name></author><author><name sortKey="Du, L" uniqKey="Du L">L Du</name></author><author><name sortKey="Liu, C" 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<front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Cell Mol Immunol</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Cell. Mol. Immunol</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Cellular and Molecular Immunology</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">1672-7681</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2042-0226</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Nature Publishing Group UK</publisher-name><publisher-loc>London</publisher-loc></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="pmid">25640653</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="pmc">4786625</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BFcmi201503</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1038/cmi.2015.03</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Identification of an ideal adjuvant for receptor-binding domain-based subunit vaccines against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" equal-contrib="yes"><name><surname>Zhang</surname><given-names>Naru</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Channappanavar</surname><given-names>Rudragouda</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff2">2</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" equal-contrib="yes"><name><surname>Ma</surname><given-names>Cuiqing</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Wang</surname><given-names>Lili</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Tang</surname><given-names>Jian</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff3">3</xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff6">6</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Garron</surname><given-names>Tania</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff4">4</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Tao</surname><given-names>Xinrong</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff4">4</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Tasneem</surname><given-names>Sumaiya</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Lu</surname><given-names>Lu</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff5">5</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Tseng</surname><given-names>Chien-Te K</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff4">4</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Zhou</surname><given-names>Yusen</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff3">3</xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff6">6</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Perlman</surname><given-names>Stanley</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff2">2</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name><surname>Jiang</surname><given-names>Shibo</given-names></name><address><email>sjiang@nybloodcenter.org</email></address><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff5">5</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name><surname>Du</surname><given-names>Lanying</given-names></name><address><email>ldu@nybloodcenter.org</email></address><xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff1">1</xref></contrib><aff id="Aff1"><label>1</label><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.250415.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 0442 2075</institution-id><institution>Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center,</institution></institution-wrap>New York, NY USA</aff><aff id="Aff2"><label>2</label><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.214572.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0004 1936 8294</institution-id><institution>Department of Microbiology,</institution><institution>University of Iowa,</institution></institution-wrap>Iowa City, IA USA</aff><aff id="Aff3"><label>3</label>State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China</aff><aff id="Aff4"><label>4</label><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.176731.5</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 1547 9964</institution-id><institution>Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Disease,</institution><institution>University of Texas Medical Branch,</institution></institution-wrap>Galveston, TX USA</aff><aff id="Aff5"><label>5</label><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.8547.e</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 0125 2443</institution-id><institution>Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, Shanghai, Medical College and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University,</institution></institution-wrap>Shanghai, China</aff><aff id="Aff6"><label>6</label><institution-wrap><institution-id institution-id-type="GRID">grid.216417.7</institution-id><institution-id institution-id-type="ISNI">0000 0001 0379 7164</institution-id><institution>Xiang-Ya Medical College, Central South University,</institution></institution-wrap>Changsha, China</aff></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>2</day><month>2</month><year>2015</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="pmc-release"><day>2</day><month>2</month><year>2015</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><month>3</month><year>2016</year></pub-date><volume>13</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>180</fpage><lpage>190</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>8</day><month>9</month><year>2014</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>6</day><month>1</month><year>2015</year></date><date date-type="accepted"><day>7</day><month>1</month><year>2015</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>© The Author(s) 2016</copyright-statement><license license-type="OpenAccess"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if thematerial is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission fromthe license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0</ext-link></license-p></license></permissions><abstract id="Abs1"><p id="Par1">Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), an emerging infectious disease caused by MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV), has garnered worldwide attention as a consequence of its continuous spread and pandemic potential, making the development of effective vaccines a high priority. We previously demonstrated that residues 377–588 of MERS-CoV spike (S) protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) is a very promising MERS subunit vaccine candidate, capable of inducing potent neutralization antibody responses. In this study, we sought to identify an adjuvant that optimally enhanced the immunogenicity of S377–588 protein fused with F<italic>c</italic> of human IgG (S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>). Specifically, we compared several commercially available adjuvants, including Freund's adjuvant, aluminum, Monophosphoryl lipid A, Montanide ISA51 and MF59 with regard to their capacity to enhance the immunogenicity of this subunit vaccine. In the absence of adjuvant, S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> alone induced readily detectable neutralizing antibody and T-cell responses in immunized mice. However, incorporating an adjuvant improved its immunogenicity. Particularly, among the aforementioned adjuvants evaluated, MF59 is the most potent as judged by its superior ability to induce the highest titers of IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a subtypes, and neutralizing antibodies. The addition of MF59 significantly augmented the immunogenicity of S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> to induce strong IgG and neutralizing antibody responses as well as protection against MERS-CoV infection in mice, suggesting that MF59 is an optimal adjuvant for MERS-CoV RBD-based subunit vaccines.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><title>Keywords</title><kwd>adjuvant effects</kwd><kwd>MERS</kwd><kwd>MERS-CoV</kwd><kwd>receptor-binding domain</kwd><kwd>subunit vaccine</kwd></kwd-group><custom-meta-group><custom-meta><meta-name>issue-copyright-statement</meta-name><meta-value>© The Chinese Society of Immunology and The University of Science and Technology of China, All rights reserved 2016</meta-value></custom-meta></custom-meta-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="Sec1"><title>Introduction</title><p id="Par2">A newly emerged infectious disease, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012,<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR1">1</xref></sup> and has now been reported in at least 20 countries in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and North America (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.cdc.gov/CORONAVIRUS/MERS/">http://www.cdc.gov/CORONAVIRUS/MERS/</ext-link>), raising worldwide concerns about its pandemic potential. By 26 December 2014, MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the causative agent of MERS, had infected 941 people and caused at least 347 related deaths (mortality rate ∼37%) (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.who.int/csr/don/26-december-2014-mers/en/">http://www.who.int/csr/don/26-december-2014-mers/en/</ext-link>). MERS-CoV utilizes bat and camels as natural reservoirs and intermediate transmission hosts, respectively.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR2">2</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR3">3</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR4">4</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR5">5</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR6">6</xref></sup> MERS-CoV can spread through close contact or airborne transmission, causing serious public health problems.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR7">7</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR8">8</xref></sup> As such, the development of effective vaccination strategies to prevent MERS-CoV infection and disease is urgently needed.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR9">9</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR10">10</xref></sup></p><p id="Par3">The MERS-CoV spike (S) protein plays important roles in virus attachment and subsequent entry into permissive cells expressing functional receptor (dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4)).<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR11">11</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR12">12</xref></sup> The receptor-binding domain (RBD), which resides within the S1 subunit of the S protein, mediates virus-receptor binding, thereby serving as an important target for vaccine development against MERS-CoV infection and disease.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR13">13</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR14">14</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref></sup> Of the previously identified RBD-encoding residues which include residues 358–588, 367–588, 377–588 and 367–606, the fragment composed of 377–588 residues has been shown to contain critical neutralization epitopes.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR13">13</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR14">14</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR16">16</xref></sup> Specifically, we recently demonstrated that recombinant protein containing 377–588 residues fused with F<italic>c</italic> of human IgG, designated S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>, is particularly potent in eliciting neutralizing antibodies in immunized mice and rabbits.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR17">17</xref></sup> Additionally, incubation of permissive Vero E6 cells with this recombinant protein effectively prevented MERS-CoV infection.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref></sup> Together, these results suggest that the S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein is an ideal subunit vaccine candidate worthy of further development as a MERS vaccine.</p><p id="Par4">Compared with other vaccine formats, such as inactivated virus, live-attenuated virus and viral vector-based subunit vaccines, recombinant protein-based subunit vaccines have the best safety profile, due to virtually non-existing concerns about possibly incomplete inactivation, regain of virulence of attenuated virus or unfavorable host responses to viral vectors.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR18">18</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR19">19</xref></sup> Additionally, effective recombinant protein-based subunit vaccines have the advantage of specifically targeting well-defined neutralizing epitopes.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR19">19</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR20">20</xref></sup> However, the relatively low immunogenicity of recombinant protein-based subunit vaccines, especially those formulated without adjuvants, compared to inactivated or live-attenuated viruses, represents a major hurdle in the development of safe and effective subunit vaccines.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR20">20</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR21">21</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR22">22</xref></sup></p><p id="Par5">While it is well accepted that adjuvants, in general, play essential roles in enhancing host immune responses especially to protein-based subunit vaccines, different adjuvants could promote different host immune responses. For example, Freund's adjuvant, an oil emulsion, may induce strong immune responses, but is not suitable for human use because of its toxicity.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref></sup> While aluminum salts (Alum) are licensed for human use as an adjuvant in the United States, they do not efficiently enhance the Th1-type of humoral and cellular immune responses that are important to combat viral pathogens.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR24">24</xref></sup> Adjuvant System 04, a new generation Toll-like receptor (TLR)-based adjuvant which combines the TLR4 agonist MPL (3-O-desacyl-4′-monophosphoryl lipid A) and Alum, is licensed for use in the human papillomavirus vaccine, Cervarix.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR25">25</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR26">26</xref></sup> AS03, which consists of Tocopherol, Squalene, and Polysorbate 80, is approved for use with human influenza A virus vaccines (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/VaccineSafety/ucm376465.htm">http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/VaccineSafety/ucm376465.htm</ext-link>).<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR27">27</xref></sup> Monophosphoryl lipid A (mPLA), an adjuvant extracted from lipopolysaccharide, may enhance immune responses induced by influenza vaccines and is superior to Alum for cancer, HBV, malaria and HPV vaccines, but how to achieve the consistency of preparing mPLA-formulated vaccines remains a challenge.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR23">23</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR28">28</xref></sup> Montanide ISA51, an adjuvant approved for use in humans in Europe, has been shown to promote antigen-specific antibody responses with strong neutralizing activity against a variety of pathogens.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR29">29</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR30">30</xref></sup> MF59, another adjuvant licensed for human use in Europe, has a well-established ability to promote immunogenicity of influenza virus vaccines with a safety profile in human populations comparable to that of Alum or Montanide ISA51/720. In addition, increased immunogenicity was seen in MF59-adjuvanted influenza A virus vaccine in elderly people compared to a conventional subunit vaccine.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR31">31</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR32">32</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref></sup></p><p id="Par6">In this study, we elucidated the effects of various adjuvants on the induction of host immune responses to a MERS-CoV RBD-based subunit vaccine using S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein as a model antigen. Specifically, we compared MERS-CoV-specific humoral immune responses and neutralizing antibodies, as well as T cell-mediated immune responses elicited in mice immunized with differentially formulated vaccines. The results show that the use of MF59 as an adjuvant is most potent in optimizing MERS-CoV RBD-based subunit vaccine responses.</p></sec><sec id="Sec2"><title>Materials and methods</title><sec id="Sec3"><title>Ethics statement</title><p id="Par7">Four- to eight-week-old female BALB/c mice were used in the study. The animal studies were carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. The animal protocol was approved by the Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments of the New York Blood Center (Permit Number: 194.15) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at the University of Iowa (Protocol #4041009).</p></sec><sec id="Sec4"><title>Adjuvants</title><p id="Par8">Aluminium hydroxide gel (Alhydrogel 2%, hereinafter named Alum) and mPLA from <italic>S. Minnesota</italic> R595 (mPLA-SM) were purchased from InvivoGen (San Diego, CA, USA). Freund's and Montanide ISA51 (hereinafter named ISA51) adjuvants were the products of Sigma (St Louis, MO, USA) and SEPPIC (Fairfield, NJ, USA), respectively. MF59 adjuvant was made by mixing 4.3% Squalene, 5% Span 85 and 5% Tween 80 (Sigma) in 10 nM of sodium citrate (pH 6.5), followed by sonication for 5 min at 2000 W.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR33">33</xref></sup> The solution was filtered through 0.22 µM filter and stored at 4 °C before use.</p></sec><sec id="Sec5"><title>Protein construction, expression and purification</title><p id="Par9">The recombinant RBD protein, S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>, was selected to test the effects of the above adjuvants. The construction, expression and purification of S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> were described previously.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref></sup> Briefly, codon-optimized genes encoding residues 377–588 of MERS-CoV spike protein were fused with F<italic>c</italic> of human IgG (pFUSE-hIgG1-F<italic>c</italic>2; InvivoGen). The resultant protein was expressed in 293 T-cell culture supernatant and purified by protein A affinity chromatography (GE Healthcare, Piscataway, NJ, USA). The ELISA coating antigen, MERS-CoV S1 protein (residues 18–725) plus a C-terminal His<sub>6</sub> (S1-His), was constructed using a pJW4303 expression vector (Jiangsu Taizhou Haiyuan Protein Biotech, Co., Ltd, Taizhou, China), expressed in 293 T-cell culture supernatant, and purified using Ni-NTA Superflow (Qiagen, Valencia, CA, USA).</p></sec><sec id="Sec6"><title>Animal vaccination and challenge, and sample collection</title><p id="Par10">This was done following our previously optimized protocols with some modifications.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref></sup> Briefly, BALB/c mice were subcutaneously vaccinated with 10 µg/mouse of S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> (in 100 µl PBS) in the presence of equal volume of the above adjuvants (as recommended by the manufacturers) and boosted twice with the same immunogen and respective adjuvants at 3-week intervals. S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein and PBS only were included as the controls. Sera were collected before immunization and 10 days post-each vaccination to assess MERS-CoV S1-specific total and neutralizing antibody responses. Immunized mice were sacrificed at 10 days after the last immunization, and splenocytes were collected to detect MERS-CoV S1-specific T-cell responses. The specific immunization schedule is shown in <xref rid="Fig1" ref-type="fig">Figure 1a</xref>.<fig id="Fig1"><label>Figure 1</label><caption><p>Schematic diagram of immunization and challenge strategies and sample collection. (<bold>a</bold>) Mouse immunization. Groups of mice (five mice/group) were subcutaneously immunized with MERS-CoV S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein alone or with a selected adjuvant, as indicated, followed by two boosters at 21 days apart from each immunization. Sera were collected at 0 and 10 days post-each immunization and tested for titers of MERS-CoV S1-specific IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a antibodies, and neutralizing antibodies. Splenocytes were also collected at day 10 after the last immunization and processed for evaluating MERS-CoV S1-specific T cell-mediated responses, as described in the section on ‘Materials and methods’. (<bold>b</bold>) Mouse challenge. Mice immunized with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> or PBS control plus MF59 adjuvant were transduced with Ad5-hDPP4 at day 10 after the last immunization, and challenged with MERS-CoV 5 days later. Lung tissues were harvested at days 3 and 5, respectively, post-challenge to detect virus titers. MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS-CoV, MERS coronavirus.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="41423_2016_Article_BFcmi201503_Fig1_HTML" id="d29e645"></graphic></fig></p><p id="Par11">For challenge experiments, we sensitized mice to MERS-CoV infection by transducing mice with a recombinant, non-replicating adenovirus (Ad5)-expressing hDPP4 (Ad5-hDPP4) as previously described.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR35">35</xref></sup> Briefly, BALB/c mice were immunized with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> or PBS control plus MF59 adjuvant using the protocol described above. Ten days after the last immunization, mice were transduced with Ad5-hDPP4, and then intranasally challenged with 1×10<sup>5</sup> pfu of MERS-CoV (EMC-2012) 5 days later. Mouse lung tissues were harvested 3 and 5 days, post-challenge, and virus titers were determined by plaque assay (<xref rid="Fig1" ref-type="fig">Figure 1b</xref>).</p></sec><sec id="Sec7"><title>ELISA</title><p id="Par12">An ELISA was used to measure murine antibody responses induced by S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> plus different adjuvants based on our previously described protocols.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref></sup> Briefly, ELISA plates were pre-coated with MERS-CoV S1-His protein overnight at 4 °C, followed by addition of serially diluted sera and incubation at 37 °C for 1 h. After four washes with PBST, the plates were incubated with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated anti-mouse IgG (1∶3000; GE Healthcare), IgG1 (1∶2000) or IgG2a (1∶5000) (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA), respectively, at 37 °C for 1 h, and washed four times. The reaction was visualized by substrate 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (Invitrogen) and stopped with 1 N H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>. The absorbance at 450 nm (A450) was measured by ELISA plate reader (Tecan, San Jose, CA, USA).</p></sec><sec id="Sec8"><title>Intracellular cytokine staining and flow cytometry analysis</title><p id="Par13">T cell responses in immunized mice were detected by intracellular cytokine staining followed by flow cytometry analysis as previously described with some modifications.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR34">34</xref></sup> Briefly, splenocytes (2×10<sup>6</sup>) were stimulated with or without MERS-CoV S1-His protein. Phorbol myristate acetate (20 ng/ml) and ionomycin (2 µg/ml) (Sigma-Aldrich, St Louis, MO, USA) were used as positive controls. Cells with stimulatory agents were incubated for 6 h at 37 °C with 5% CO<sub>2</sub> in the presence of GolgiPlug containing brefeldin A (1 µl/ml; BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA). The cells were stained with conjugated anti-mouse-CD4 (APC) and anti-mouse-CD8 (P-Cy5-5) for 30 min at 4 °C. After washes, the cells were fixed using a Cytofix/Cytoperm Kit in accordance with the manufacturer's protocol (BD Biosciences) and then stained with anti-mouse-IL-2 (FITC) and anti-mouse-IFN-γ (PE) (BD Biosciences) for 30 min at 4 °C. Appropriate isotype-matched controls were included in each staining. The stained cells were analyzed using FACS Calibur (BD Biosciences) and FACSDiva software v.6.1.2 (BD Biosciences).</p></sec><sec id="Sec9"><title>Neutralization assay</title><p id="Par14">A standard microneutralization assay was used to determine anti-MERS-CoV neutralizing antibodies.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR36">36</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR37">37</xref></sup> Briefly, serial dilutions of mouse sera were incubated for 1 h at room temperature with ∼100 infectious MERS-CoV/EMC-2012 before transfer to 96-well tissue culture plates containing Vero E6 cells. After 72 h of incubation, the neutralizing capacity of individual samples was assessed by determining the presence or absence of virus-induced cytopathic effects. Neutralizing antibody titers were expressed as the reciprocal of the highest dilution of serum that completely inhibited virus-induced cytopathic effects in at least 50% of the wells (NT<sub>50</sub>).</p></sec><sec id="Sec10"><title>Statistical analysis</title><p id="Par15">Values are presented as means and standard deviations (s.d.). Statistical significance among different vaccination groups was calculated by Student's <italic>t</italic>-test using GraphPad Prism statistical software. <italic>P</italic> values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.</p></sec></sec><sec id="Sec11"><title>Results</title><sec id="Sec12"><title>MF59-adjuvanted MERS-CoV RBD protein induced the highest titers of IgG antibody responses in immunized mice</title><p id="Par16">The induction of specific IgG antibody responses by F<italic>c</italic>-fused MERS-CoV RBD protein (S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>) was first evaluated. Subsequently, the ability of Freund's, Alum, mPLA-SM, ISA51 and MF59 to augment MERS-CoV RBD-induced IgG antibody responses was compared. To accomplish this, mice were immunized with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> in the presence or absence of the above adjuvants and sera were collected from day 0 and 10 days after each vaccination, according to the vaccination schedule shown in <xref rid="Fig1" ref-type="fig">Figure 1</xref>.</p><p id="Par17">As shown in <xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">Figure 2a</xref>, only a background immune response was observed in mice immunized with the first dose of S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> in the absence of adjuvant, while a slightly elevated antibody response was induced by S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> plus adjuvant. The level of response increased after the second immunization, reaching a higher level after the third immunization. While S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> was immunogenic by itself, the addition of adjuvants improved its immunogenicity to varying extents as evidenced by specific antibody titers, depending on the type of adjuvant used. Among the adjuvants tested, MF59 appeared to be most potent in promoting specific IgG antibody responses, with titers reaching significantly higher levels than those induced by other adjuvants (<italic>P</italic><0.05) after two immunizations. In the absence of any adjuvant, S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> alone induced antibody responses after two or three immunizations, suggesting that the F<italic>c</italic> fragment when fused with the RBD protein potentiated the immune response induced by the RBD-based vaccine. As expected, mock immunization with PBS did not result in any induction of detectable MERS-CoV-specific antibodies (<xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">Figure 2a</xref>).<fig id="Fig2"><label>Figure 2</label><caption><p>Formulation of MERS-CoV S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein with different adjuvants enhanced MERS-CoV S1-specific IgG antibody responses at varying extents elicited by immunized mice. Sera collected at different days after each immunization, as depicted in <xref rid="Fig1" ref-type="fig">Figure 1</xref>, were subjected to ELISA-based analysis for S1-specific IgG antibody responses. IgG antibody titers were evaluated by using serum specimens that were diluted 3200-fold. Sera collected from mice prior to immunization, i.e., day 0 and day 10 after each immunization were included in this evaluation for determining the kinetics of IgG antibody response (<bold>a</bold>). Additionally, sera collected from individual groups of mice at day 10 after the last immunization were also subjected to the ELISA-based binding (<bold>b</bold>) and specific IgG antibody assays (<bold>c</bold>), respectively. The titers are expressed as the endpoint dilutions that remain positively detectable. The data are presented as mean±s.d. from five mice in each group. PBS was included as the control. Significant differences in the responses were observed between MF59 and other groups (*), between mPLA-SM and Alum or S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> (#) or between ISA51 and S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> (▪). MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS-CoV, MERS coronavirus.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="41423_2016_Article_BFcmi201503_Fig2_HTML" id="d29e800"></graphic></fig></p><p id="Par18">We also tested the sera obtained from the third immunization for their binding capacities to MERS-CoV S1 protein. As shown in <xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">Figure 2b</xref>, addition of adjuvants into the vaccine formulation improved the binding specificity to S1 protein, with MF59 being most potent in promoting this activity. Based on the endpoint antibody titer assays, we noted that mice immunized with MF59-adjuvanted S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> elicited a significantly higher antibody response than those immunized with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein adjuvanted with Freund's, Alum, or ISA51. We also noted that mPLA-SM-adjuvanted S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> induced a significantly higher MERS-CoV-specific IgG antibody titer than did the Alum-adjuvanted one (<xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">Figure 2c</xref>). Again, mock (PBS) vaccinated mice failed to induce specific IgG antibody responses.</p><p id="Par19">The above results suggest that while S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> by itself is immunogenic in mice, addition of any of aforementioned adjuvants, especially MF59, can greatly enhance its capacity to promote specific antibody responses.</p></sec><sec id="Sec13"><title>MF59-adjuvanted MERS-CoV RBD protein induced the highest IgG1 and IgG2a subtype antibodies with a slightly Th2-biased response in immunized mice</title><p id="Par20">We next evaluated the ability of S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> to induce specific IgG subtype antibodies in the presence or absence of an adjuvant by using sera collected at day 10 after the third immunization. In the absence of an adjuvant, S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> alone could induce readily detectable MERS-CoV S1-specific IgG1 and IgG2a antibodies with a slight bias towards Th2-type (IgG1) response (<xref rid="Fig3" ref-type="fig">Figure 3</xref>). However, addition of any given adjuvants tested modulated IgG subtype responses. Specifically, we noted that unlike other adjuvants, including Freund's, Alum, mPLA-SM and ISA51, none of which promoted S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>-induced IgG1 responses, the usage of MF59 as an adjuvant significantly enhanced both IgG1 and IgG2a subtypes of antibody (<xref rid="Fig3" ref-type="fig">Figure 3a and b</xref>). Despite their failure to further promote IgG1 subtype responses, Freund's and ISA51 adjuvants, like MF59, could significantly increase the IgG2a (Th1) antibody response (<xref rid="Fig3" ref-type="fig">Figure 3b</xref>). Further analysis of Th1-<italic>versus</italic>-Th2 antibody responses revealed that mice immunized with MF59-adjuvanted S377-588-F<italic>c</italic>, similar to those immunized with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> alone, exhibited specific IgG antibody responses which were slightly Th2 (IgG1) biased, whereas those immunized with Alum- and, particularly, mPLA-SM-adjuvanted S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein more strongly elicited a Th2 (IgG1)-biased response(<xref rid="Fig3" ref-type="fig">Figure 3c</xref>). Taken together, among the adjuvants tested, MF59 seemed to be the most potent adjuvant in augmenting the specific antibody response elicited by the MERS-CoV RBD subunit vaccine, enabling the induction of strong and more generalized IgG subtype antibody responses.<fig id="Fig3"><label>Figure 3</label><caption><p>Titers of serum IgG1 and IgG2a antibodies to MERS-CoV S1 protein elicited by MERS-CoV S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein-immunized mice with or without adjuvants. Sera collected at day 10 after the last immunization were used to determine the nature of Th1-<italic>versus</italic>-Th2 IgG antibody responses by quantifying MERS-CoV S1-specific IgG1 (Th2) (<bold>a</bold>) and IgG2a (Th1) (<bold>b</bold>), respectively. In addition, the ratios between specific IgG1 and IgG2a antibody responses were calculated and expressed for assessing the nature of antibody responses (<bold>c</bold>). The antibody titers were expressed as the endpoint dilutions that remain positively detectable. The data are presented as mean±s.d. from five mice in each group. PBS was included as the control. (<bold>a</bold>) Significant differences in the IgG1 responses were observed between MF59 and other groups (*). (<bold>b</bold>) Significant differences in the IgG2a responses were observed in groups immunized with MF59- or Freund's-adjuvanted S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>, compared to other vaccinated groups (*). Such a significant difference was also observed between ISA51- and Alum-adjuvanted groups (#). MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS-CoV, MERS coronavirus.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="41423_2016_Article_BFcmi201503_Fig3_HTML" id="d29e896"></graphic></fig></p></sec><sec id="Sec14"><title>None of the adjuvants tested could significantly enhance T-cell responses induced by MERS-CoV RBD protein</title><p id="Par21">The ability of F<italic>c</italic>-fused MERS-CoV RBD (S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>) subunit vaccine to induce specific T-cell response was then evaluated. Specifically, we compared the capability of Freund's, Alum, mPLA-SM, ISA51 and MF59 to improve MERS-CoV RBD-induced cellular responses. To accomplish this, mouse splenocytes were collected at day 10 after the third immunization, and the frequencies of IL-2- and IFN-γ-expressing T cells were enumerated by FACS analysis. As shown in <xref rid="Fig4" ref-type="fig">Figure 4</xref>, S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> alone was capable of inducing MERS-CoV S1-specific CD4<sup>+</sup> (Th1) T or CD8<sup>+</sup> T-cell responses, as evidenced by IL-2- and, particularly, IFN-γ expression. Adding any of the adjuvants tested, including Freund's, Alum, mPLA-SM, ISA51 and MF59, did not significantly increase the number of IL-2-expressing CD4<sup>+</sup> (Th1) and CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells (<xref rid="Fig4" ref-type="fig">Figure 4a</xref>), nor the number of the IFN-γ-producing CD4<sup>+</sup> (Th1) and CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells (<xref rid="Fig4" ref-type="fig">Figure 4b</xref>). As anticipated, PBS-vaccinated mice did not induce any specific T-cell responses beyond the background levels (<xref rid="Fig4" ref-type="fig">Figure 4</xref>). These results suggest that none of the adjuvants tested could significantly enhance T-cell responses induced by S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>.<fig id="Fig4"><label>Figure 4</label><caption><p>Mice vaccinated with MERS-CoV S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein in the absence or presence of adjuvants also resulted in the induction of antigen-specific T cell-mediated responses. The capacity of vaccination-induced MERS-CoVS1-specific T cell-mediated responses in mice were assessed by using the standard FACS-based analysis to quantify the frequencies of IL-2- and IFN-γ-producing CD4<sup>+</sup> and CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells, as described in the section on ‘Materials and methods’. Briefly, splenocytes extracted from mice at day 10 after the last immunization were subjected to incubation with recombinant MERS-CoV S1 protein and the frequencies of IL-2 (<bold>a</bold>) and IFN-γ (<bold>b</bold>) producing cells are expressed as percentages of CD4<sup>+</sup> or CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells. The samples were tested in triplicate and presented as means±s.d. from five mice in each group. MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS-CoV, MERS coronavirus.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="41423_2016_Article_BFcmi201503_Fig4_HTML" id="d29e976"></graphic></fig></p></sec><sec id="Sec15"><title>MF59-adjuvanted MERS-CoV RBD protein induced the highest titers of neutralizing antibody</title><p id="Par22">We further assessed the ability of F<italic>c</italic>-fused MERS-CoV RBD protein (i.e. S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>) combined with adjuvant to induce neutralizing antibody against MERS-CoV, using the same serum specimens collected at day 10 after the third immunization, as described earlier. Specifically, a standard neutralization assay was performed in microtiter plates using DPP4-expressing Vero E6 cells. We found that immunization with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein alone was capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies to an extent similar to that of Freund's-adjuvanted S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>, suggesting that addition of Freund's adjuvant to the vaccine formulation has little advantage on improving the neutralization antibody response in immunized mice (<xref rid="Fig5" ref-type="fig">Figure 5</xref>). In contrast, we noted that S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein formulated with Alum, ISA51, mPLA-SM and especially MF59 significantly increased the titers of neutralization antibody. Among five adjuvants evaluated, MF59, mPLA-SM and Freund's appeared to represent the most, the second and the least potent ones, respectively, to promote the production of neutralizing antibodies in immunized mice. As expected, we did not identify neutralizing antibody in sera obtained from mock-immunized mice (<xref rid="Fig5" ref-type="fig">Figure 5</xref>). Because of its superior capacity to trigger highly prominent neutralizing antibody responses, when compared to other adjuvants tested, we believe that the usage of MF59 in the MERS-CoV S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein can be further developed to achieve an optimal MERS-CoV RBD protein-based vaccination strategy.<fig id="Fig5"><label>Figure 5</label><caption><p>Mice immunized with different MERS-CoV S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein-based vaccine formulations were capable of promoting neutralizing antibody responses to varying extents. Sera obtained from mice at day 10 after the last immunization were evaluated for their content of neutralization antibody against live MERS-CoV, based on Vero E6 cell-based microneutralization assays. Neutralizing antibody titers are expressed as the reciprocal of the highest dilutions of specimens that resulted in a complete inhibition of virus-induced CPE in at least 50% of the wells (NT<sub>50</sub>), and the data are presented as mean±s.d. from five mice in each group. There were significant differences between two adjuvants (MF59, mPLA-SM) and other groups (*) or between two adjuvants (Alum, ISA51) and Freund's or S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> group (#). CPE, cytopathic effect; MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS-CoV, MERS coronavirus.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="41423_2016_Article_BFcmi201503_Fig5_HTML" id="d29e1024"></graphic></fig></p></sec><sec id="Sec16"><title>MF59-adjuvanted MERS-CoV RBD protein protected mice from MERS-CoV challenge</title><p id="Par23">To evaluate the protective immunity of MERS-CoV RBD in the presence of MF59 adjuvant, we immunized mice with MERS-CoV S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein plus MF59, transduced them with Ad5-hDPP4 and then measured virus titers in the lungs after challenge. As shown in <xref rid="Fig6" ref-type="fig">Figure 6</xref>, no MERS-CoV was detected in the lungs of mice immunized with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> plus MF59 3 and 5 days, post-infection, while high titers of the virus were found in those of mice inoculated with PBS plus MF59 adjuvant, suggesting that in the presence of MF59 adjuvant, MERS-CoV RBD is highly effective in protecting mice from MERS-CoV challenge. Thus, MF59 is an ideal adjuvant for use with MERS-CoV RBD protein-based subunit vaccines, and we believe that this combination can be further developed to achieve an optimal MERS-CoV RBD protein-based vaccination strategy.<fig id="Fig6"><label>Figure 6</label><caption><p>The <italic>in vivo</italic> efficacy of MERS-CoV S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein-based vaccine formulated with MF59 adjuvant in protection of Ad5-hDPP4-transduced mice challenged with MERS-CoV. BALB/c mice were immunized with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> plus MF59 adjuvant. PBS plus MF59 was included as the control. Ten days post-last immunization, mice were transduced with Ad5-hDPP4, and then i.n. infected with MERS-CoV as described in the section on ‘Materials and methods’. Three (3 DPI) and five (5 DPI) days post-infection, virus titers were determined in lung tissues, and expressed as PFU/g of lung tissues. *** indicates significant differences between the two groups (<italic>P</italic><0.0001). i.n., intranasally; LOD, limit of detection; MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS-CoV, MERS coronavirus; PFU, plaque forming units.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="41423_2016_Article_BFcmi201503_Fig6_HTML" id="d29e1059"></graphic></fig></p></sec></sec><sec id="Sec17"><title>Discussion</title><p id="Par24">Based on its immunogenicity in immunized laboratory animals, we recently identified a fragment composed of residues 377–588 of the MERS-CoV RBD as an ideal candidate for further vaccine development. Uniquely, this specific fragment contains a stably folded RBD structure, fully encompasses the essential receptor binding sites and possesses major neutralizing epitopes within the S1 region of MERS-CoV.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR15">15</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR17">17</xref></sup> It is also known that adjuvants play important roles in the improvement of subunit vaccine efficacy so that the selection of an excellent adjuvant will allow an optimal immune response to subunit vaccine candidates to be elicited.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR38">38</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR39">39</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR40">40</xref></sup> Therefore, the main objective of this study was to identify an ideal adjuvant for formulation with the MERS-CoV RBD-based subunit protein (residues 377–588).</p><p id="Par25">In this report, we used a recombinant protein containing residues 377–588 of MERS-CoV RBD fused with F<italic>c</italic> of human IgG (S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>) to evaluate several adjuvants. F<italic>c</italic> fusion protein was chosen because F<italic>c</italic> may enhance the immunogenicity of target antigens compared with non-F<italic>c</italic> fusion proteins by promoting correct folding of fusion proteins and binding of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) expressing F<italic>c</italic> receptors.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR41">41</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR42">42</xref></sup> We have previously shown that F<italic>c</italic>-fused target antigens, including those from the envelope glycoproteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and influenza A viruses, were superior to those lacking fusion to the F<italic>c</italic>.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR30">30</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR43">43</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR44">44</xref></sup> Our present data indicated that in the absence of adjuvant, immunization of mice with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> fusion protein resulted in the induction of readily detectable MERS-CoV S1-specific IgG antibody and neutralizing antibodies as well as T cell-mediated immune responses, suggesting that fusion with the F<italic>c</italic> fragment enhances the immunogenicity of S377–588.</p><p id="Par26">One may question whether the mouse anti-human IgG Fc antibodies induced by human F<italic>c</italic>-containing antigen during the primary immunization suppress the adjuvanticity of F<italic>c</italic> fragments in the F<italic>c</italic>-fused RBD protein after secondary or tertiary immunization. In our previous and current studies, we observed that the immune responses after the secondary or tertiary immunization were always much higher than those after the primary immunization (<xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">Figure 2a</xref>),<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR30">30</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR43">43</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR44">44</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR45">45</xref></sup> suggesting that the potential suppressive effect of pre-existing mouse anti-human F<italic>c</italic> antibodies if present, is negligible. Similarly, the <italic>Onchocerca volvulus</italic> activation-associated secreted protein-1 (<italic>Ov</italic>-ASP-1), a protein-based adjuvant, is able to induce anti-self antibodies in vaccinated mice.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR46">46</xref></sup> Our previous study has shown that the pre-existing mouse anti-<italic>Ov-</italic>ASP-1 induced in the primary immunization has no significant impact on the adjuvanticity of <italic>Ov-</italic>ASP-1 in subsequent immunizations.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR46">46</xref></sup></p><p id="Par27">Another concern in using an F<italic>c</italic> fragment to enhance immunogenicity is that the regulatory T-cell epitopes in IgG F<italic>c</italic> may activate natural regulatory T cells, resulting in tolerance of immune responses. de Groot <italic>et al.</italic><sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR47">47</xref></sup> have demonstrated that both IL-4 and anti-HDM (<italic>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus</italic>) antibody titers in HLA DR4 transgenic mice were reduced when HDM antigen was co-administered with regulatory T-cell epitopes in murine IgG F<italic>c</italic>. Although we have not observed such immunotolerance induced by the F<italic>c</italic> fragment in S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein during the 6-week immunization period, further investigation of the potential of the F<italic>c</italic> fragment in the S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein to induce immunotolerance in HLA DR4 transgenic mice is warranted.</p><p id="Par28">Adjuvants promote immune responses mediated by protein-based vaccines by stabilizing antigen conformation, targeting antigens to APCs, directing antigen presentation through major histocompatibility complex class I or II responses, stimulating Th1 or Th2 CD4<sup>+</sup> or CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells, and modulating antibody specificity and isotype against particular antigens.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR48">48</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR49">49</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR50">50</xref></sup> To increase the immunogenicity of MERS-CoV RBD protein, we selected several commonly used adjuvants in the field of vaccinology, such as Freund's, Alum, mPLA-SM, ISA51 and MF59, to formulate a panel of recombinant S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein vaccines. The potential mechanisms of action of these adjuvants are notably different. Alum, for example, mainly stimulates innate immunity by promoting antigen uptake and presentation and upregulating major histocompatibility complex class II molecules CD40 and CD86, or by inducing Th2 cells to mediate B-cell differentiation and to secrete IgG1 subtype and IgE antibody.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR49">49</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR50">50</xref></sup> mPLA, an agonist of TLR4, suppresses inflammatory immune responses by stimulating TLR4, and promoting monocytes to produce IL-10. mPLA functions through a bias toward the Toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain-containing adapter inducing interferon-β-signaling.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR51">51</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR52">52</xref></sup> MF59 adjuvant is reported to increase antigen uptake by APCs, to induce a local immunostimulatory environment by recruiting key immune cells, such as CD11b<sup>+</sup> and MHC class II<sup>+</sup> cells, to the injection site, and to enhance transport of antigen to lymph nodes.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR53">53</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR54">54</xref></sup> MF59 may also promote an early CD4<sup>+</sup> T-cell response, allowing for better recall responses and long-term persistency of protective antibody responses.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR55">55</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR56">56</xref></sup></p><p id="Par29">In the present study, we immunized mice with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein that has been formulated individually with the aforementioned adjuvants, followed by comparison of the resulting MERS-CoV-specific total and neutralizing antibody and T cell-mediated responses. Indeed, we found that S377–588-F<italic>c</italic>-induced immune responses could be further improved by incorporating some adjuvants, such as MF59. When formulated with MF59 adjuvant, S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> induced high levels of IgG1 and IgG2a antibodies with strong neutralizing activity (<xref rid="Fig3" ref-type="fig">Figure 3</xref> and <xref rid="Fig5" ref-type="fig">5</xref>), suggesting that both Th1 (IgG2a) and Th2 (IgG1) antibody responses may play roles in inhibiting MERS-CoV infection. However, we could not exclude the possibility that Th2 (IgG1) antibody may play a dominant role in neutralizing MERS-CoV infection. It was reported that IgG1 is the main subclass induced after West Nile virus infection of humans and IgG1 accounts for most of the <italic>in vitro</italic> neutralization capacity.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR57">57</xref></sup> But we did not observe similar phenomenon in this study on MERS-CoV infection. For example, mPLA-SM-adjuvanted RBD induced significantly lower IgG1 antibody than MF59-adjuvanted RBD (<xref rid="Fig3" ref-type="fig">Figure 3a</xref>), while the antibodies from both groups exhibited equally potent neutralizing activity (<xref rid="Fig5" ref-type="fig">Figure 5</xref>). Therefore, further study on this issue is warranted. Unlike other adjuvants tested, MF59 promoted rapid increases in IgG antibody after two immunizations with S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> protein. Antibody levels did not significantly increase after further boosting (<xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">Figure 2</xref>), suggesting that two doses of immunization is sufficient when MF59 adjuvant is used.</p><p id="Par30">Our results clearly showed that MF59-adjuvanted S377–588-F<italic>c</italic> was the most potent in inducing anti-MERS-CoV antibodies with neutralizing activity (<xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">Figures 2</xref>, <xref rid="Fig3" ref-type="fig">3</xref> and <xref rid="Fig5" ref-type="fig">5</xref>). Furthermore, immunization with MERS-CoV RBD plus MF59 resulted in rapid virus clearance in mice after challenge with MERS-CoV (<xref rid="Fig6" ref-type="fig">Figure 6</xref>). Our previous studies in SARS-CoV, another β-coronavirus that caused a worldwide outbreak in 2003,<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR58">58</xref></sup> demonstrated that although cellular immune responses is also effective in clearing SARS-CoV, antibody responses, particularly neutralizing antibodies, play the critical role in protecting immunized mice from challenge with SARS-CoV.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR44">44</xref></sup> We have shown that higher neutralizing titer is correlated with greater protection from SARS-CoV challenge.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR59">59</xref></sup> Therefore, it is most likely that similar to SARS, the MERS-CoV RBD-induced antibody responses, particularly neutralizing antibodies, are essential in the prevention and recovery from MERS-CoV infection.</p><p id="Par31">Previous reports on SARS-CoV have demonstrated that several adjuvants, including Freund's, Sigma Adjuvant System, and mPLA-TDM (Trehalose dicorynomycoiate), can promote RBD protein induction of strong antibody responses with neutralizing activity,<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR44">44</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR60">60</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR61">61</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR62">62</xref></sup> indicating that these adjuvants function efficiently when formulated with SARS-CoV RBD-based subunit vaccines. It should be noted that Freund's adjuvant and Sigma Adjuvant System are suitable for research only, not being approved for use in humans, thus limiting their further application against virus infection in clinical trials.</p><p id="Par32">It has been reported that various adjuvants may have side effects in immunized mice. Leenaars <italic>et al.</italic><sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR63">63</xref></sup> compared the side effects of five different oil-based adjuvants, including Freund's adjuvant, Specol, RIBI, TiterMax and Montanide ISA50, in mice when these adjuvants were administered with a peptide antigen subcutaneously. They found that Freund's adjuvant and TiterMax caused significant inflammatory reactions and pathological changes at injection sites, while subcutaneous administration of RIBI resulted in significant increase of cytokines, such as IFN-γ and IL-4, in the mouse spleens. Alum was shown to enhance inflammation in experimental colitis in mice.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR64">64</xref></sup> In addition, mPLA is reported to induce a transient inflammation in mice after intranasal administration.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR65">65</xref></sup> In the present study, we only observed mild inflammatory reactions at the injection sites of the mice immunized with MERS-CoV RBD-based subunit vaccine in the presence of Alum and Freund's adjuvants. No apparent side effects in mice immunized with the RBD protein plus other adjuvants were observed.</p><p id="Par33">Compared with other adjuvants such as Alum, Freund's and mPLA, MF59 has unique characteristics. MF59, an oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant that activates non-TLR sensing receptors, is the first adjuvant licensed for human use after Alum. MF59 is superior to Alum and other adjuvants in inducing antibody responses against antigens of viruses such HIV, HBV, HCV, HSV-2 and influenza viruses.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR66">66</xref></sup> It is an effective and safe vaccine adjuvant approved in Europe for use with influenza vaccines.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR53">53</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR67">67</xref></sup> Unlike Alum, MF59 vaccine adjuvant has been widely used in clinical trials of influenza vaccines, particularly after the outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza, and demonstrated a high safety profile and strong immunogenicity in enhancing and broadening protection against influenza virus infections.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR68">68</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR69">69</xref></sup> Because of its strong efficacy in potentiating the immunogenicity of influenza virus antigen, MF59 allows for antigen dose sparing and is able to increase seroconversion and cross-protection after vaccination with only two doses.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR70">70</xref></sup> Therefore, pandemic influenza vaccines with MF59 have been prioritized since antigen dose-sparing and enhancing cross-reactive antibody titers are critical in the event of a pandemic or epidemic.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR71">71</xref></sup> Here we showed that although mPLA-SM-adjuvanted MERS-CoV RBD protein also induced stronger neutralizing antibodies against MERS-CoV infection than most of the other adjuvants tested (<xref rid="Fig5" ref-type="fig">Figure 5</xref>), its efficacy was significantly lower than that of MF59 (<xref rid="Fig2" ref-type="fig">Figures 2</xref>–<xref rid="Fig4" ref-type="fig">4</xref>). Moreover, this adjuvant was seen to elicit only modest effects on antibody responses to an HIV vaccine,<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CR72">72</xref></sup> and caused inflammation in mice as discussed above, making it less appealing than MF59.</p><p id="Par34">In summary, our data demonstrated that F<italic>c</italic>-fused MERS-CoV RBD protein induced highly potent specific immune responses when formulated with MF59 adjuvant, suggesting that MF59 is an ideal adjuvant for MERS-CoV RBD-based subunit vaccines. The present study also provides a foundation for evaluating the adjuvanticity of MF59 in subunit vaccines against influenza viruses and other viruses with class I fusion proteins, such as HIV, SARS-CoV, Ebola virus, Nipah virus and Handra virus.</p></sec></body><back><fn-group><fn><p>Naru Zhang and Cuiqing Ma: These authors contributed equally to this work.</p></fn></fn-group><ack><title>Acknowledgements</title><p>This study was supported by NIH grants (R21AI109094 and PO1AI06099) and the intramural fund of New York Blood Center (NYB000068). 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