A panel of nanobodies recognizing conserved hidden clefts of all SARS-CoV-2 spike variants including Omicron

oleh: Ryota Maeda, Junso Fujita, Yoshinobu Konishi, Yasuhiro Kazuma, Hiroyuki Yamazaki, Itsuki Anzai, Tokiko Watanabe, Keishi Yamaguchi, Kazuki Kasai, Kayoko Nagata, Yutaro Yamaoka, Kei Miyakawa, Akihide Ryo, Kotaro Shirakawa, Kei Sato, Fumiaki Makino, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Akihiro Imura, Keiichi Namba, Akifumi Takaori-Kondo

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01

Deskripsi

A panel of nanobodies are presented that can detect the spike proteins of five SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and structural analyses show that one clone targets conserved epitopes on the receptor-binding domain and contacts the N-terminal domain.