Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

DNA-delivered antibody cocktail exhibits improved pharmacokinetics and confers prophylactic protection against SARS-CoV-2

  • Elizabeth M. Parzych,
  • Jianqiu Du,
  • Ali R. Ali,
  • Katherine Schultheis,
  • Drew Frase,
  • Trevor R. F. Smith,
  • Jiayan Cui,
  • Neethu Chokkalingam,
  • Nicholas J. Tursi,
  • Viviane M. Andrade,
  • Bryce M. Warner,
  • Ebony N. Gary,
  • Yue Li,
  • Jihae Choi,
  • Jillian Eisenhauer,
  • Igor Maricic,
  • Abhijeet Kulkarni,
  • Jacqueline D. Chu,
  • Gabrielle Villafana,
  • Kim Rosenthal,
  • Kuishu Ren,
  • Joseph R. Francica,
  • Sarah K. Wootton,
  • Pablo Tebas,
  • Darwyn Kobasa,
  • Kate E. Broderick,
  • Jean D. Boyer,
  • Mark T. Esser,
  • Jesper Pallesen,
  • Dan W. Kulp,
  • Ami Patel,
  • David B. Weiner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33309-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Here, Parzych et al describe the development of a DNA-delivered SARS-CoV-2 mAb cocktail displaying synergistic RBD binding that confers broad neutralizing activity against variants of concern and prophylactic efficacy in multiple small animal models.