Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/10416
Title
Potent single-domain antibodies that arrest respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein in its prefusion state.
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Date issued
2017
Citation
Nat Commun . 2017 Feb 13;8:14158.
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Inglés
Document type
journal article
Abstract
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the main cause of lower respiratory tract infections in young children. The RSV fusion protein (F) is highly conserved and is the only viral membrane protein that is essential for infection. The prefusion conformation of RSV F is considered the most relevant target for antiviral strategies because it is the fusion-competent form of the protein and the primary target of neutralizing activity present in human serum. Here, we describe two llama-derived single-domain antibodies (VHHs) that have potent RSV-neutralizing activity and bind selectively to prefusion RSV F with picomolar affinity. Crystal structures of these VHHs in complex with prefusion F show that they recognize a conserved cavity formed by two F protomers. In addition, the VHHs prevent RSV replication and lung infiltration of inflammatory monocytes and T cells in RSV-challenged mice. These prefusion F-specific VHHs represent promising antiviral agents against RSV.
MESH
Animals | Antibodies, Neutralizing | Camelids, New World | Chlorocebus aethiops | Humans | Mice | Monocytes | Protein Binding | Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections | Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human | Single-Domain Antibodies | T-Lymphocytes | Vero Cells | Viral Fusion Proteins | Virus Replication
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