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| Title | A bivalent form of a RBD-specific synthetic antibody effectively neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Antiviral Res, Vol. 220, Page 105738, Year 2023 |
| Publish date | Nov 8, 2023 |
Authors | Dong-Gun Kim / Uijin Kim / In Ho Park / Bumhan Ryu / Youngki Yoo / Jeong Seok Cha / Ga-Yeon Yoon / Sung-Hee Kim / Heeju Oh / Jun-Young Seo / Ki Taek Nam / Je Kyung Seong / Jeon-Soo Shin / Hyun-Soo Cho / Hak-Sung Kim / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is severely impacting the world, and tremendous efforts have been made to deal with it. Despite many advances in vaccines and therapeutics, severe acute ...Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is severely impacting the world, and tremendous efforts have been made to deal with it. Despite many advances in vaccines and therapeutics, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants remains an intractable challenge. We present a bivalent Receptor Binding Domain (RBD)-specific synthetic antibody, specific for the RBD of wild-type (lineage A), developed from a non-antibody protein scaffold composed of LRR (Leucine-rich repeat) modules through phage display. We further reinforced the unique feature of the synthetic antibody by constructing a tandem dimeric form. The resulting bivalent form showed a broader neutralizing activity against the variants. The in vivo neutralizing efficacy of the bivalent synthetic antibody was confirmed using a human ACE2-expressing mouse model that significantly alleviated viral titer and lung infection. The present approach can be used to develop a synthetic antibody showing a broader neutralizing activity against a multitude of SARS-CoV-2 variants. |
External links | Antiviral Res / PubMed:37944822 |
| Methods | EM (single particle) / X-ray diffraction |
| Resolution | 1.96 - 3.3 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-34501, PDB-8h6f: ![]() PDB-7yco: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-NAG: ![]() ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | PROTEIN BINDING / Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 / Complex / VIRAL PROTEIN |
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