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ArticleNPJ vaccines2017

A potent neutralizing antibody with therapeutic potential against all four serotypes of dengue virus.

Meihui Xu, Roland Zuest, Sumathy Velumani, Farhana Tukijan, Ying Xiu Toh, Ramapraba Appanna, Ern Yu Tan, Daniela Cerny, Paul MacAry, Cheng-I Wang and 1 more

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Article in NPJ vaccines, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Meihui XuSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Roland ZuestSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Sumathy VelumaniSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Farhana TukijanSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Ying Xiu TohSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Ramapraba AppannaSingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Ern Yu TanDepartment of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Daniela CernySingapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Paul MacAryYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Cheng-I Wang *Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Katja Fink *Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Singapore Immunology Network · SGAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SGNational University of Singapore · SGTan Tock Seng Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A therapy for dengue is still elusive. We describe the neutralizing and protective capacity of a dengue serotype-cross-reactive antibody isolated from the plasmablasts of a patient. Antibody SIgN-3C neutralized all four dengue virus serotypes at nano to picomolar concentrations and significantly decreased viremia of all serotypes in adult mice when given 2 days after infection. Moreover, mice were protected from pathology and death from a lethal dengue virus-2 infection. To avoid potential Fc-mediated uptake of immune complexes and ensuing enhanced infection, we introduced a LALA mutation in the Fc part. SIgN-3C-LALA was as efficient as the non-modified antibody in neutralizing dengue virus and in protecting mice while antibody-dependent enhancement was completely abrogated. The epitope of the antibody includes conserved amino acids in all three domains of the glycoprotein, which can explain its cross-reactivity. SIgN-3C-LALA neutralizes dengue virus both pre and post-attachment to host cells. These attributes likely contribute to the remarkable protective capacity of SIgN-3C.

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PMID29263863
PMCPMC5627287
OpenAlexW2580236688

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