Structural basis for potent neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and role of antibody affinity maturation

oleh: Nicholas K. Hurlburt, Emilie Seydoux, Yu-Hsin Wan, Venkata Viswanadh Edara, Andrew B. Stuart, Junli Feng, Mehul S. Suthar, Andrew T. McGuire, Leonidas Stamatatos, Marie Pancera

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01

Deskripsi

Currently there is neither a vaccine nor an effective treatment strategy available for COVID19. Here, Hurlburt et al. provide the crystal structure of a patient-derived monoclonal antibody neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 via shedding of the S1 subunit and competing for the receptor binding domain.