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Title | Neuraminidase-specific antibodies drive differential cross-protection between contemporary FLUBV lineages. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Sci Adv, Vol. 11, Issue 13, Page eadu3344, Year 2025 |
Publish date | Mar 28, 2025 |
![]() | Caroline K Page / Justin D Shepard / Sean D Ray / James A Ferguson / Alesandra J Rodriguez / Julianna Han / Joel C Jacob / Dawne K Rowe-Haas / Jasmine Y Akinpelu / Lilach M Friedman / Tomer Hertz / Andrew B Ward / Stephen M Tompkins / ![]() ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | The two influenza B virus (FLUBV) lineages have continuously diverged from each other since the 1980s, with recent (post-2015) viruses exhibiting accelerated evolutionary rates. Emerging data from ...The two influenza B virus (FLUBV) lineages have continuously diverged from each other since the 1980s, with recent (post-2015) viruses exhibiting accelerated evolutionary rates. Emerging data from human studies and epidemiological models suggest that increased divergence in contemporary viruses may drive differential cross-protection, where infection with Yamagata lineage viruses provides limited immunity against Victoria lineage viruses. Here, we developed animal models to investigate the mechanisms behind asymmetric cross-protection between contemporary FLUBV lineages. Our results show that contemporary Victoria immunity provides robust cross-protection against the Yamagata lineage, whereas Yamagata immunity offers limited protection against the Victoria lineage. This differential cross-protection is driven by Victoria-elicited neuraminidase (NA)-specific antibodies, which show cross-lineage reactivity, unlike those from Yamagata infections. These findings identify a phenomenon in contemporary FLUBV that may help explain the recent disappearance of the Yamagata lineage from circulation, highlighting the crucial role of targeting NA in vaccination strategies to enhance cross-lineage FLUBV protection. |
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Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 20.0 Å |
Structure data | ![]() EMDB-47798: Polyclonal immune complex of Fab from pooled Ferret sera at day 28 binding B/Washington HA after infection with B/Washington/02/2019 ![]() EMDB-47799: Polyclonal immune complex of Fab from pooled Ferret sera at day 28 binding B/Washington NA after infection with B/Washington/02/2019 |
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