Spike (B.1.1.7/ Alpha Variant) (SARS-CoV-2) Pseudotyped Lentivirus (eGFP Reporter)

The pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As the first step of the viral replication/ the virus attaches to the host cell surface before entering the cell. The viral Spike protein recognizes and attaches to the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor found on the surface of type I and II pneumocytes/ endothelial cells/ and ciliated bronchial epithelial cells. Drugs targeting the interaction between the Spike protein and ACE2 may offer protection against the viral infection. The United Kingdom (UK) identified a variant called B.1.1.7 with a large number of mutations in the fall of 2020. This variant spreads more easily and quickly than other variants.
The Spike (B.1.1.7 Variant) (SARS-CoV-2) Pseudotyped Lentivirus were produced with SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant Spike (Genbank Accession #QHD43416.1 with B.1.1.7 variant mutations; see below for details) as the envelope glycoproteins instead of the commonly used VSV-G. These pseudovirions contain the enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) gene driven by a CMV promoter/ therefore/ the spike-mediated cell entry can be conveniently determined via eGFP fluorescence. The Spike (B.1.1.7 Variant) (SARS-CoV-2) pseudotyped lentivirus can be used to measure the activity of neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant in a Biosafety Level 2 facility. 

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