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| Title | Distinct mechanisms of neutralization by antibodies targeting a conserved pneumovirus F epitope. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | bioRxiv, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Sep 24, 2026 |
Authors | Sebastian Ols / Rodrigo Arcoverde Cerveira / Andrew J Borst / Erick Bermúdez-Méndez / Florian Gegenfurtner / Elise Eray / Connor Weidle / Marcos C Miranda / Zhitong Peng / Kenneth D Carr / Rebecca Skotheim / Jana Kochmann / Natalie Brunette / Klara Lenart / Leo Hanke / Gunilla B Karlsson Hedestam / Laurent Perez / Aleksandar Antanasijevic / Neil P King / Karin Loré / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Pneumoviruses cause seasonal outbreaks leading to hospitalizations of vulnerable populations such as infants and the elderly. Cross-neutralizing antibodies targeting viral fusion have been isolated ...Pneumoviruses cause seasonal outbreaks leading to hospitalizations of vulnerable populations such as infants and the elderly. Cross-neutralizing antibodies targeting viral fusion have been isolated from infected individuals, but their elicitation and mechanisms of action remain understudied. Here, we describe two vaccine-elicited antibody classes, LOR24 and LOR69, that bind an overlapping epitope, and identify the somatic mutations that endow their breadth and potency, respectively. Cryo-electron microscopy structures of both antibodies bound to the HRSV fusion (F) protein show binding modes distinct from each other and from the previously described cross-neutralizing antibody MPE8, yet they all use similar motifs for binding. Complementary and electron microscopy experiments show that these antibodies either lock prefusion F as a trimer, arrest F in a monomeric or intermediate state, or promote the transition to the postfusion conformation. This work sheds light on mechanisms of pneumovirus neutralization and the elicitation of cross-neutralizing antibody responses. |
External links | bioRxiv / PubMed:42818254 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.3 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-59533, PDB-33sd: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-NAG: |
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Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN / Antigen / antibody / complex / RSV |
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respiratory syncytial virus
homo sapiens (human)
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