Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Potent single-domain antibodies that arrest respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein in its prefusion state

  • Iebe Rossey,
  • Morgan S. A. Gilman,
  • Stephanie C. Kabeche,
  • Koen Sedeyn,
  • Daniel Wrapp,
  • Masaru Kanekiyo,
  • Man Chen,
  • Vicente Mas,
  • Jan Spitaels,
  • José A. Melero,
  • Barney S. Graham,
  • Bert Schepens,
  • Jason S. McLellan,
  • Xavier Saelens

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14158
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Neutralizing antibodies for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can reduce disease in hospitalized children, but current options show limited efficacy. Here, the authors isolate potent single-domain antibodies from llamas that recognize the prefusion conformation of RSV F and prevent RSV replication in mice.