| Autor: |
Elizabeth R. Allen, Stefanie A. Krumm, Jayna Raghwani, Steinar Halldorsson, Angela Elliott, Victoria A. Graham, Elina Koudriakova, Karl Harlos, Daniel Wright, George M. Warimwe, Benjamin Brennan, Juha T. Huiskonen, Stuart D. Dowall, Richard M. Elliott, Oliver G. Pybus, Dennis R. Burton, Roger Hewson, Katie J. Doores, Thomas A. Bowden |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Cell Reports, Vol 25, Iss 13, Pp 3750-3758.e4 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2211-1247 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.celrep.2018.12.001 |
| Popis: |
Summary: The Gn subcomponent of the Gn-Gc assembly that envelopes the human and animal pathogen, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), is a primary target of the neutralizing antibody response. To better understand the molecular basis for immune recognition, we raised a class of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (nAbs) against RVFV Gn, which exhibited protective efficacy in a mouse infection model. Structural characterization revealed that these nAbs were directed to the membrane-distal domain of RVFV Gn and likely prevented virus entry into a host cell by blocking fusogenic rearrangements of the Gn-Gc lattice. Genome sequence analysis confirmed that this region of the RVFV Gn-Gc assembly was under selective pressure and constituted a site of vulnerability on the virion surface. These data provide a blueprint for the rational design of immunotherapeutics and vaccines capable of preventing RVFV infection and a model for understanding Ab-mediated neutralization of bunyaviruses more generally. : Allen et al. reveal a molecular basis of antibody-mediated neutralization of Rift Valley fever virus, an important human and animal pathogen. They isolate and demonstrate the protective efficacy of a monoclonal antibody in a murine model of virus infection, providing a blueprint for rational therapeutic and vaccine design. Keywords: phlebovirus, Rift Valley fever virus, antibody, structure, bunyavirus, virus-host interactions, immune response, vaccine, antiviral, neutralization |
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