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Title: Structural basis and mode of action for two broadly neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 emerging variants of concern

Journal Article · · Cell Reports
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  1. Yale University, New Haven, CT (United States). School of Medicine
  2. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (United States)
  3. Centre de Recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), Montreal (Canada); University of Montreal, QC (Canada)
  4. Centre de Recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), Montreal (Canada); McGill University, Montreal, QC (Canada)
  5. Centre de Recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), Montreal (Canada)
  6. University of Ottawa, ON (Canada)
  7. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States)
  8. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD (United States)
  9. Centre de Recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), Montreal (Canada); University of Montreal, QC (Canada); McGill University, Montreal, QC (Canada)

Emerging variants of concern for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can transmit more efficiently and partially evade protective immune responses, thus necessitating continued refinement of antibody therapies and immunogen design. Here, we elucidate the structural basis and mode of action for two potent SARS-CoV-2 spike (S)-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, CV3-1 and CV3-25, which remain effective against emerging variants of concern in vitro and in vivo. CV3-1 binds to the (485-GFN-487) loop within the receptor-binding domain (RBD) in the “RBD-up” position and triggers potent shedding of the S1 subunit. In contrast, CV3-25 inhibits membrane fusion by binding to an epitope in the stem helix region of the S2 subunit that is highly conserved among β-coronaviruses. Thus, vaccine immunogen designs that incorporate the conserved regions in the RBD and stem helix region are candidates to elicit pan-coronavirus protective immune responses.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL); Yale University, New Haven, CT (United States). School of Medicine
Sponsoring Organization:
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Fondation du CHUM; Gruber foundation; National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1981562
Journal Information:
Cell Reports, Journal Name: Cell Reports Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 38; ISSN 2211-1247
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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