Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability

Abstract The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 has a significant impact on global health, travel and economy. Therefore, preventative and therapeutic measures are urgently needed. Here, we isolated neutralizing antibodies from convalescent COVID-19 patients using a SARS-CoV-2 stabilized prefusion spike protein. Several of these antibodies were able to potently inhibit live SARS-CoV-2 infection at concentrations as low as 0.007 µg/mL, making them the most potent human SARS-CoV-2 antibodies described to date. Mapping studies revealed that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein contained multiple distinct antigenic sites, including several receptor-binding domain (RBD) epitopes as well as previously undefined non-RBD epitopes. In addition to providing guidance for vaccine design, these mAbs are promising candidates for treatment and prevention of COVID-19..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

bioRxiv.org - (2023) vom: 01. Okt. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brouwer, Philip J.M. [VerfasserIn]
Caniels, Tom G. [VerfasserIn]
van der Straten, Karlijn [VerfasserIn]
Snitselaar, Jonne L. [VerfasserIn]
Aldon, Yoann [VerfasserIn]
Bangaru, Sandhya [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Jonathan L. [VerfasserIn]
Okba, Nisreen M.A. [VerfasserIn]
Claireaux, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Kerster, Gius [VerfasserIn]
Bentlage, Arthur E.H. [VerfasserIn]
van Haaren, Marlies M. [VerfasserIn]
Guerra, Denise [VerfasserIn]
Burger, Judith A. [VerfasserIn]
Schermer, Edith E. [VerfasserIn]
Verheul, Kirsten D. [VerfasserIn]
van der Velde, Niels [VerfasserIn]
van der Kooi, Alex [VerfasserIn]
van Schooten, Jelle [VerfasserIn]
van Breemen, Mariëlle J. [VerfasserIn]
Bijl, Tom P. L. [VerfasserIn]
Sliepen, Kwinten [VerfasserIn]
Aartse, Aafke [VerfasserIn]
Derking, Ronald [VerfasserIn]
Bontjer, Ilja [VerfasserIn]
Kootstra, Neeltje A. [VerfasserIn]
Wiersinga, W. Joost [VerfasserIn]
Vidarsson, Gestur [VerfasserIn]
Haagmans, Bart L. [VerfasserIn]
Ward, Andrew B. [VerfasserIn]
de Bree, Godelieve J. [VerfasserIn]
Sanders, Rogier W. [VerfasserIn]
van Gils, Marit J. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2020.05.12.088716

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

XBI017901472