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| Title | Emergence of neutralizing RBD antibodies following Omicron infection with limited activity against ancestral SARS-CoV-2. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | iScience, Vol. 29, Issue 8, Page 117166, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Aug 21, 2026 |
Authors | Michael S Piepenbrink / Yao Ma / Simran Panjwani / Alexandra R Blake / Allison M Bell / James L Kizziah / Sara H Mahmoud / Gregory C Ippolito / Nathan B Erdmann / Paul A Goepfert / Luis Martinez-Sobrido / James J Kobie / Mark R Walter / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) evolution reduces the efficacy of prophylactic vaccines and monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies. To evaluate potency and breadth, receptor ...Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) evolution reduces the efficacy of prophylactic vaccines and monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies. To evaluate potency and breadth, receptor binding domain (RBD)-targeting neutralizing mAbs were identified from patient B cells using an Omicron KP3.1.1 Spike (S) protein bait. MAbs exhibiting the greatest neutralization potency (1332D4 and 1332E5) and binding breadth (1324A10 and 1316C10) were evaluated in greater detail. Cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) studies revealed 1332D4 and 1332E5 target RBD residue segments 439-446 and 498-506 of KP3.1.1 S, respectively. 1332E5 is a knob-targeting class-1/4 mAb that exhibits pan-Omicron specificity but does not bind or neutralize ancestral Wuhan-1. Further analysis suggests mAbs generically defined as class 1/4 mAbs may be separated into two classes. Class 1/4 mAbs, like 1332E5, and class 4/1 mAbs that make extensive interactions with the class-4 epitope and limited contacts with the class-1 knob. Despite these differences, the specificity of both mAb classes can be altered by mutations in knob. |
External links | iScience / PubMed:42621159 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.23 - 3.62 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-75696, PDB-11hm: EMDB-75698, PDB-11ho: EMDB-75725, PDB-11is: EMDB-75726, PDB-11it: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-NAG: |
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Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN/IMMUNE SYSTEM / SARS-CoV-2 / KP3.1.1 / Antibody / Complex / VIRAL PROTEIN / VIRAL PROTEIN-IMMUNE SYSTEM complex / Fab |
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