Broadly neutralizing antibodies target the coronavirus fusion peptide.
Science
; 377(6607): 728-735, 2022 08 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1968212
ABSTRACT
The potential for future coronavirus outbreaks highlights the need to broadly target this group of pathogens. We used an epitope-agnostic approach to identify six monoclonal antibodies that bind to spike proteins from all seven human-infecting coronaviruses. All six antibodies target the conserved fusion peptide region adjacent to the S2' cleavage site. COV44-62 and COV44-79 broadly neutralize alpha- and betacoronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron subvariants BA.2 and BA.4/5, albeit with lower potency than receptor binding domain-specific antibodies. In crystal structures of COV44-62 and COV44-79 antigen-binding fragments with the SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptide, the fusion peptide epitope adopts a helical structure and includes the arginine residue at the S2' cleavage site. COV44-79 limited disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 in a Syrian hamster model. These findings highlight the fusion peptide as a candidate epitope for next-generation coronavirus vaccine development.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
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Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Antibodies, Viral
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Epitopes
Type of study:
Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
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Variants
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Science
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Science.abq3773
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