Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Structural basis for broad neutralization of ebolaviruses by an antibody targeting the glycoprotein fusion loop

  • Benjamin M. Janus,
  • Nydia van Dyk,
  • Xuelian Zhao,
  • Katie A. Howell,
  • Cinque Soto,
  • M. Javad Aman,
  • Yuxing Li,
  • Thomas R. Fuerst,
  • Gilad Ofek

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06113-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

Read online

The Ebola virus glycoprotein is a target for cross-protective antibodies. Here, Janus et al. report the crystal structure of the antigen-binding fragment of a pan-reactive antibody bound to a conserved epitope of the glycoprotein, facilitating rational design of cross-protective vaccines and therapeutics.