Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Structural basis for a conserved neutralization epitope on the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2

  • Kuan-Ying A. Huang,
  • Xiaorui Chen,
  • Arpita Mohapatra,
  • Hong Thuy Vy Nguyen,
  • Lisa Schimanski,
  • Tiong Kit Tan,
  • Pramila Rijal,
  • Susan K. Vester,
  • Rory A. Hills,
  • Mark Howarth,
  • Jennifer R. Keeffe,
  • Alexander A. Cohen,
  • Leesa M. Kakutani,
  • Yi-Min Wu,
  • Md Shahed-Al-Mahmud,
  • Yu-Chi Chou,
  • Pamela J. Bjorkman,
  • Alain R. Townsend,
  • Che Ma

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35949-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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An antibody, IY-2A, identified from a panel of class-4 SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibodies isolated from convalescent and vaccinated individuals, targets and induces partial unfolding of a conserved epitope within the RBD. IY-2A retains activity against BA.4/5 subvariants and neutralizes diverse sarbecoviruses.