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    SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein (RBD) Subunit Adsorption at Abiotic Surfaces and Corona Formation at Polymer Particles

    Journal: Int. J. Mol. Sci., Volume 23, OCT

    Authors: Zeliszewska, Paulina; Wasilewska, Monika; Batys, Piotr; Pogoda, Katarzyna; Deptula, Piotr; Bucki, Robert; Adamczyk, Zbigniew

    Organizations: Statutory activity of the Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry PAS; National Science Center of Poland [UMO-2020/01/0/NZ6/00082]; PL-Grid Infrastructure

    Keywords: adsorption of S protein unit; aggregates of S protein; corona of S protein; S protein corona; SARS-CoV-2 spike protein; zeta potential of S protein

    The adsorption kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein subunit with the receptor binding domain at abiotic surfaces was investigated. A combination of sensitive methods was used such as atomic force microscopy yielding a molecular resolution, a quartz microbalance, and optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy. The two latter methods yielded in situ information about the protein adsorption kinetics under flow conditions. It was established that at pH 3.5-4 the protein adsorbed on mica and silica surfaces in the form of compact quasi-spherical aggregates with an average size of 14 nm. The maximum coverage of the layers was equal to 3 and 1 mg m(-2) at pH 4 and 7.4, respectively. The experimental data were successfully interpreted in terms of theoretical results derived from modeling. The experiments performed for flat substrates were complemented by investigations of the protein corona formation at polymer particles carried out using in situ laser Doppler velocimetry technique. In this way, the zeta potential of the protein layers was acquired as a function of the coverage. Applying the electrokinetic model, these primary data were converted to the dependence of the subunit zeta potential on pH. It was shown that a complete acid-base characteristic of the layer can be acquired only using nanomolar quantities of the protein.
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