Table 1 Prefusion-stabilized spike trimer variants and characteristics

From: Expression and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins

Variant

Stabilizing mutations

Rationale

Yield

Cell line

Ref

S-2P

K986P, V987P, furina

Proline

0.5 mg/L

FreeStyle 293-F

Wrapp et al.19

HexaPro

K986P, V987P, F817P, A892P, A899P, A942P, furina

Proline

10.5 mg/L (FreeStyle 293-F)

32.5 mg/L (ExpiCHO)

FreeStyle 293-F

ExpiCHO

Hsieh et al.36

rS2d

K986P, V987P, S383C, D985C, furina

Disulfide

Not reported

FreeStyle 293-F

Henderson et al.21

u1S2q

A570L T572I F855Y N856I (u1S2q)

K986P, V987P, A570L, T572I, F855Y, N856I, furina

Cavity filling

Not reported

FreeStyle 293-F

Henderson et al. 21

S-R/PP/x1

K986P, V987P, S383C, D985C, furin b

Disulfide

~0.4 mg/L

Expi293F

Xiong et al.57

S-R/x2

K986P, G413C, V987C, furinb

Disulfide

~0.4 mg/L

Expi293F

Xiong et al.57

S-closed +Fd

K986P, V987P, D614N, A892P, A942P, V987P, furina

Cavity filling/proline

Sixfold increased relative to S-2P

Expi293F

Juraszek et al.53

2P DS S

K986P, V987P, S383C/D985C, furinc

Disulfide

Tenfold reduced relative to S-2P

FreeStyle 293-F

McCallum et al.56

N234A

K986P, V987P, N234A

Glycan deletion

2.0 mg/L

FreeStyle 293-F

Henderson et al.58

VFLIP

F817P, A892P, A899P, A942P, K986P, Y707C, T883C, K986, furind

Proline, disulfide, linker

7.1 mg/L (HEK293F)

157 mg/L (ExpiCHO)

HEK293F

ExpiCHO

Olmedillas et al.73

  1. aS1/S2 furin cleavage site (682RRAR685) mutated to 682GSAS685
  2. bS1/S2 furin cleavage site mutated to 681PRRAR685.
  3. cS1/S2 furin cleavage site mutated to 682SGAG685.
  4. dS1/S2 furin cleavage site mutated to 675GGSGGGS691.