Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

A cross-reactive human IgA monoclonal antibody blocks SARS-CoV-2 spike-ACE2 interaction

  • Monir Ejemel,
  • Qi Li,
  • Shurong Hou,
  • Zachary A. Schiller,
  • Julia A. Tree,
  • Aaron Wallace,
  • Alla Amcheslavsky,
  • Nese Kurt Yilmaz,
  • Karen R. Buttigieg,
  • Michael J. Elmore,
  • Kerry Godwin,
  • Naomi Coombes,
  • Jacqueline R. Toomey,
  • Ryan Schneider,
  • Anudeep S. Ramchetty,
  • Brianna J. Close,
  • Da-Yuan Chen,
  • Hasahn L. Conway,
  • Mohsan Saeed,
  • Chandrashekar Ganesa,
  • Miles W. Carroll,
  • Lisa A. Cavacini,
  • Mark S. Klempner,
  • Celia A. Schiffer,
  • Yang Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18058-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Here, Ejemel et al. report the identification and characterization of a cross-neutralizing human IgA monoclonal antibody, named MAb362, that binds the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike, blocking its interaction with the ACE2 host receptor.