Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Molecular determinants and mechanism for antibody cocktail preventing SARS-CoV-2 escape

  • Zhiqiang Ku,
  • Xuping Xie,
  • Edgar Davidson,
  • Xiaohua Ye,
  • Hang Su,
  • Vineet D. Menachery,
  • Yize Li,
  • Zihao Yuan,
  • Xianwen Zhang,
  • Antonio E. Muruato,
  • Ariadna Grinyo i Escuer,
  • Breanna Tyrell,
  • Kyle Doolan,
  • Benjamin J. Doranz,
  • Daniel Wrapp,
  • Paul F. Bates,
  • Jason S. McLellan,
  • Susan R. Weiss,
  • Ningyan Zhang,
  • Pei-Yong Shi,
  • Zhiqiang An

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20789-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Antibody cocktails represent a promising approach to prevent SARS-CoV-2 escape. Here, Ku et al., identify SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from a phage library and identify an antibody combination that prevents viral escape and protects mice from viral challenge.