Atike Nur Cimen, Gizem Celebi Torabfam, Yesim Tuyji Tok, Ebru Yucebag, Nese Arslan, Devrim Saribal, Gulen Esken, Ozlem Dogan, Mert Ahmet Kuskucu, Bilgul Mete, Gokhan Aygun, Fehmi Tabak, Fusun Can, Onder Ergonul, Kenan Midilli, Ozlem Kutlu, Sibel Cetinel
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Abstract
Aim: Serological studies with pseudotyped viruses offer a safer alternative to live SARS-CoV-2 in evaluating neutralizing antibodies, enabling research in standard labs.Methods: The SARS-CoV-2 Spike pseudotyped vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) pseudoviruses were generated using Spike of Wuhan strain and two variants (B.1.1.7, B.1.351) and utilized to evaluate the serum neutralizing activity of human plasma samples of vaccinated (n = 13) and healthy people (n = 2) compared with a plaque assay with authentic virus.Results: Neutralizing titer of convalescent plasma resulted with a good correlation (R2 = 0.7).Conclusion: We evaluated a safe and reliable pseudotyped virus system that effectively mimics authentic virus and correlates well with traditional assays. The developed system allows easier testing of variants and has the potential to improve vaccine development.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.