Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27417494›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2016

Specificity, cross-reactivity, and function of antibodies elicited by Zika virus infection.

Karin Stettler, Martina Beltramello, Diego A Espinosa, Victoria Graham, Antonino Cassotta, Siro Bianchi, Fabrizia Vanzetta, Andrea Minola, Stefano Jaconi, Federico Mele and 16 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 510 papers.

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510citing papers in PubMed
117.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

510 citing papers in PubMed, 780 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Karin StettlerHumabs BioMed SA, Via Mirasole 1, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Martina BeltramelloHumabs BioMed SA, Via Mirasole 1, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Diego A EspinosaDivision of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Victoria GrahamNational Infection Service, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
Antonino CassottaInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland. Institute for Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
Siro BianchiHumabs BioMed SA, Via Mirasole 1, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Fabrizia VanzettaHumabs BioMed SA, Via Mirasole 1, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Andrea MinolaHumabs BioMed SA, Via Mirasole 1, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Stefano JaconiHumabs BioMed SA, Via Mirasole 1, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Federico MeleInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Mathilde FoglieriniInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Mattia PedottiInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Luca SimonelliInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Stuart DowallNational Infection Service, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
Barry AtkinsonNational Infection Service, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
Elena PercivalleMolecular Virology Unit, Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Cameron P SimmonsCentre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK. Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Center for Tropical Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute, 792 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.
Luca VaraniInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Johannes BlumSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
Fausto BaldantiMolecular Virology Unit, Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Elisabetta CameroniHumabs BioMed SA, Via Mirasole 1, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Roger HewsonNational Infection Service, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
Eva HarrisDivision of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Antonio LanzavecchiaInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland. Institute for Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
Federica SallustoInstitute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland. davide.corti@humabs.ch federica.sallusto@irb.usi.ch.
Davide CortiHumabs BioMed SA, Via Mirasole 1, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland. davide.corti@humabs.ch federica.sallusto@irb.usi.ch.
Vir Biotechnology (Switzerland) · CHUniversità della Svizzera italiana · CHPublic Health England · GBIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITUniversity of California, Berkeley · USETH Zurich · CHNuffield Orthopaedic Centre · GBSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CH

Funding

NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI24493
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus with homology to Dengue virus (DENV), has become a public health emergency. By characterizing memory lymphocytes from ZIKV-infected patients, we dissected ZIKV-specific and DENV-cross-reactive immune responses. Antibodies to nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) were largely ZIKV-specific and were used to develop a serological diagnostic tool. In contrast, antibodies against E protein domain I/II (EDI/II) were cross-reactive and, although poorly neutralizing, potently enhanced ZIKV and DENV infection in vitro and lethally enhanced DENV disease in mice. Memory T cells against NS1 or E proteins were poorly cross-reactive, even in donors preexposed to DENV. The most potent neutralizing antibodies were ZIKV-specific and targeted EDIII or quaternary epitopes on infectious virus. An EDIII-specific antibody protected mice from lethal ZIKV infection, illustrating the potential for antibody-based therapy.

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AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntibody SpecificityCross ReactionsDengue VirusDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunodominant EpitopesImmunologic MemoryProtein Structure, TertiaryT-LymphocytesViral Envelope ProteinsViral Nonstructural ProteinsZika VirusAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralImmunodominant EpitopesViral Envelope ProteinsViral Nonstructural Proteins

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