An Antibody Cocktail Combats The Deadly Ebola Virus And Sudan Virus

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk701

Keywords:

antibody therapeutic, Bundibugyo virus, cryo-EM, Ebola virus, Sudan virus

Abstract

There are several deadly viruses in the ebola virus family, but current antibody treatments are effective against only one. Our work discovered two antibodies from human survivors, and their benefit when combined together in a cocktail, to provide broader protection at a lower dose. We reveal surprising findings of how they act to achieve protection.

Author Biographies

  • Xiaoying Yu, La Jolla Institute for Immunology

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Erica Ollmann Saphire, La Jolla Institute for Immunology

    Professor

Original article reference

Milligan, J. C., Davis, C. W., Yu, X., Ilinykh, P. A., Huang, K., Halfmann, P. J., Cross, R. W., Borisevich, V., Agans, K. N., Geisbert, J. B., Chennareddy, C., Goff, A. J., Piper, A. E., Hui, S., Shaffer, K. C. L., Buck, T., Heinrich, M. L., Branco, L. M., Crozier, I., … Saphire, E. O. (2022). Asymmetric and non-stoichiometric glycoprotein recognition by two distinct antibodies results in broad protection against ebolaviruses. Cell, 185(6), 995-1007.e18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.02.023

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2023-05-15

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

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Health & Physiology

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