Towards a solution to MERS: protective human monoclonal antibodies targeting different domains and functions of the MERS-coronavirus spike glycoprotein

The Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic virus that causes severe and often fatal respiratory disease in humans. Efforts to develop antibody-based therapies have focused on neutralizing antibodies that target the receptor binding domain of the viral spike protein the...

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Main Authors: Ivy Widjaja, Chunyan Wang, Rien van Haperen, Javier Gutiérrez-Álvarez, Brenda van Dieren, Nisreen M.A. Okba, V. Stalin Raj, Wentao Li, Raul Fernandez-Delgado, Frank Grosveld, Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld, Bart L. Haagmans, Luis Enjuanes, Dubravka Drabek, Berend-Jan Bosch
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1597644
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author Ivy Widjaja
Chunyan Wang
Rien van Haperen
Javier Gutiérrez-Álvarez
Brenda van Dieren
Nisreen M.A. Okba
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Wentao Li
Raul Fernandez-Delgado
Frank Grosveld
Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld
Bart L. Haagmans
Luis Enjuanes
Dubravka Drabek
Berend-Jan Bosch
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description The Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic virus that causes severe and often fatal respiratory disease in humans. Efforts to develop antibody-based therapies have focused on neutralizing antibodies that target the receptor binding domain of the viral spike protein thereby blocking receptor binding. Here, we developed a set of human monoclonal antibodies that target functionally distinct domains of the MERS-CoV spike protein. These antibodies belong to six distinct epitope groups and interfere with the three critical entry functions of the MERS-CoV spike protein: sialic acid binding, receptor binding and membrane fusion. Passive immunization with potently as well as with poorly neutralizing antibodies protected mice from lethal MERS-CoV challenge. Collectively, these antibodies offer new ways to gain humoral protection in humans against the emerging MERS-CoV by targeting different spike protein epitopes and functions.
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spelling doaj-art-c5a58e9203e14de48fe994d1b6032c312025-08-20T01:54:16ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512019-01-018151653010.1080/22221751.2019.1597644Towards a solution to MERS: protective human monoclonal antibodies targeting different domains and functions of the MERS-coronavirus spike glycoproteinIvy Widjaja0Chunyan Wang1Rien van Haperen2Javier Gutiérrez-Álvarez3Brenda van Dieren4Nisreen M.A. Okba5V. Stalin Raj6Wentao Li7Raul Fernandez-Delgado8Frank Grosveld9Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld10Bart L. Haagmans11Luis Enjuanes12Dubravka Drabek13Berend-Jan Bosch14Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NetherlandsVirology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NetherlandsDepartment of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, National Center for Biotechnology-Spanish National Research Council (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, SpainVirology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NetherlandsDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NetherlandsVirology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NetherlandsDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, National Center for Biotechnology-Spanish National Research Council (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, SpainDepartment of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NetherlandsVirology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NetherlandsDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, National Center for Biotechnology-Spanish National Research Council (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, SpainDepartment of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NetherlandsVirology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NetherlandsThe Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a zoonotic virus that causes severe and often fatal respiratory disease in humans. Efforts to develop antibody-based therapies have focused on neutralizing antibodies that target the receptor binding domain of the viral spike protein thereby blocking receptor binding. Here, we developed a set of human monoclonal antibodies that target functionally distinct domains of the MERS-CoV spike protein. These antibodies belong to six distinct epitope groups and interfere with the three critical entry functions of the MERS-CoV spike protein: sialic acid binding, receptor binding and membrane fusion. Passive immunization with potently as well as with poorly neutralizing antibodies protected mice from lethal MERS-CoV challenge. Collectively, these antibodies offer new ways to gain humoral protection in humans against the emerging MERS-CoV by targeting different spike protein epitopes and functions.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1597644CoronavirusMERSantibodiesspike protein
spellingShingle Ivy Widjaja
Chunyan Wang
Rien van Haperen
Javier Gutiérrez-Álvarez
Brenda van Dieren
Nisreen M.A. Okba
V. Stalin Raj
Wentao Li
Raul Fernandez-Delgado
Frank Grosveld
Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld
Bart L. Haagmans
Luis Enjuanes
Dubravka Drabek
Berend-Jan Bosch
Towards a solution to MERS: protective human monoclonal antibodies targeting different domains and functions of the MERS-coronavirus spike glycoprotein
Emerging Microbes and Infections
Coronavirus
MERS
antibodies
spike protein
title Towards a solution to MERS: protective human monoclonal antibodies targeting different domains and functions of the MERS-coronavirus spike glycoprotein
title_full Towards a solution to MERS: protective human monoclonal antibodies targeting different domains and functions of the MERS-coronavirus spike glycoprotein
title_fullStr Towards a solution to MERS: protective human monoclonal antibodies targeting different domains and functions of the MERS-coronavirus spike glycoprotein
title_full_unstemmed Towards a solution to MERS: protective human monoclonal antibodies targeting different domains and functions of the MERS-coronavirus spike glycoprotein
title_short Towards a solution to MERS: protective human monoclonal antibodies targeting different domains and functions of the MERS-coronavirus spike glycoprotein
title_sort towards a solution to mers protective human monoclonal antibodies targeting different domains and functions of the mers coronavirus spike glycoprotein
topic Coronavirus
MERS
antibodies
spike protein
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1597644
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