ジャーナル: Nat Commun / 年: 2022 タイトル: Broadly neutralizing and protective nanobodies against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.1, BA.2, and BA.4/5 and diverse sarbecoviruses. 著者: Mingxi Li / Yifei Ren / Zhen Qin Aw / Bo Chen / Ziqing Yang / Yuqing Lei / Lin Cheng / Qingtai Liang / Junxian Hong / Yiling Yang / Jing Chen / Yi Hao Wong / Jing Wei / Sisi Shan / Senyan ...著者: Mingxi Li / Yifei Ren / Zhen Qin Aw / Bo Chen / Ziqing Yang / Yuqing Lei / Lin Cheng / Qingtai Liang / Junxian Hong / Yiling Yang / Jing Chen / Yi Hao Wong / Jing Wei / Sisi Shan / Senyan Zhang / Jiwan Ge / Ruoke Wang / Jay Zengjun Dong / Yuxing Chen / Xuanling Shi / Qi Zhang / Zheng Zhang / Justin Jang Hann Chu / Xinquan Wang / Linqi Zhang / 要旨: As SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and other variants of concern (VOCs) continue spreading worldwide, development of antibodies and vaccines to confer broad and protective activity is a global priority. Here, we ...As SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and other variants of concern (VOCs) continue spreading worldwide, development of antibodies and vaccines to confer broad and protective activity is a global priority. Here, we report on the identification of a special group of nanobodies from immunized alpaca with potency against diverse VOCs including Omicron subvariants BA.1, BA.2 and BA.4/5, SARS-CoV-1, and major sarbecoviruses. Crystal structure analysis of one representative nanobody, 3-2A2-4, discovers a highly conserved epitope located between the cryptic and the outer face of the receptor binding domain (RBD), distinctive from the receptor ACE2 binding site. Cryo-EM and biochemical evaluation reveal that 3-2A2-4 interferes structural alteration of RBD required for ACE2 binding. Passive delivery of 3-2A2-4 protects K18-hACE2 mice from infection of authentic SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron. Identification of these unique nanobodies will inform the development of next generation antibody therapies and design of pan-sarbecovirus vaccines.