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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

Antibody Epitopes of Pneumovirus Fusion Proteins.

Jiachen Huang, Darren Diaz, Jarrod J Mousa

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. [Ziresovir: a potent, selective, and oral inhibitor of the respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F) protein].Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2025
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  18. Antibody-mediated protection against respiratory syncytial virus in children.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiachen HuangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States.
Darren DiazDepartment of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States.
Jarrod J MousaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States.
University of Georgia · US

Funding

Structural and mechanistic insights into antibody neutralization of human metapneumovirusR01AI143865 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MOUSA, JARROD · 2019 to 2023
$3.0M
Therapeutic antibodies to treat Pneumocystis pneumonia in a nonhuman primate model of HIV infectionK01OD026569 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MOUSA, JARROD · 2018 to 2020
$1.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI143865NIH HHS K01 OD026569
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pneumoviruses respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are two widespread human pathogens that can cause severe disease in the young, the elderly, and the immunocompromised. Despite the discovery of RSV over 60 years ago, and hMPV nearly 20 years ago, there are no approved vaccines for either virus. Antibody-mediated immunity is critical for protection from RSV and hMPV, and, until recently, knowledge of the antibody epitopes on the surface glycoproteins of RSV and hMPV was very limited. However, recent breakthroughs in the recombinant expression and stabilization of pneumovirus fusion proteins have facilitated in-depth characterization of antibody responses and structural epitopes, and have provided an enormous diversity of new monoclonal antibody candidates for therapeutic development. These new data have primarily focused on the RSV F protein, and have led to a wealth of new vaccine candidates in preclinical and clinical trials. In contrast, the major structural antibody epitopes remain unclear for the hMPV F protein. Overall, this review will cover recent advances in characterizing the antigenic sites on the RSV and hMPV F proteins.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralCost of IllnessEpitopesGlobal HealthHumansPneumovirusPneumovirus InfectionsProtein BindingPublic Health SurveillanceRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsStructure-Activity RelationshipViral Fusion ProteinsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralEpitopesViral Fusion Proteinsantibody—antigen complexhMPVhuman metapneumoviruspneumovirus infectionsrespiratory syncytial virusRSVX-ray crystallography

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PMID31849961
PMCPMC6895023
OpenAlexW2991526660

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