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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2020

Development and characterization of specific anti-Usutu virus chicken-derived single chain variable fragment antibodies.

Amelie Karin Josephine Schoenenwald, Chin Piaw Gwee, Karin Stiasny, Marcela Hermann, Subhash G Vasudevan, Tim Skern

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Preparation of IgY Oriented Conjugated FeFrontiers in public health · 2022
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  5. Structure of Usutu virus SAAR-1776 displays fusion loop asymmetry.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Amelie Karin Josephine SchoenenwaldMax Perutz Labs, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-9141-3163
Chin Piaw GweeProgramme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
Karin StiasnyCenter for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Marcela HermannMax Perutz Labs, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria.
Subhash G VasudevanProgramme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
Tim SkernMax Perutz Labs, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8865-5500
Max Perutz Labs · ATDuke-NUS Medical School · SGGriffith University · AUMedical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF P29928-B30Austrian Science Fund FWF W1258
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Usutu virus belongs to the Japanese encephalitis serogroup within the Flaviviridae family. Mammals may become incidental hosts after the bite of an infected mosquito while birds act as the main reservoir. Human cases have become more common recently and elicit various outcomes ranging from asymptomatic to severe illness including encephalitis. Problematically, antisera against Usutu virus cross-react with other flaviviruses such as the co-circulating West Nile virus. As an approach to generate Usutu virus-specific antibodies, we immunized chickens with purified Usutu virus envelope protein domain III, isolated the spleen mRNA and generated an scFv phage display library. The most potent binders for Usutu virus domain III were selected via biopanning and their affinity to domain III was examined using SPR. Four scFvs bound the domain III of Usutu virus in the nanomolar region; two bound the protein over 40 times more strongly than West Nile virus domain III. We further characterized these scFv antibodies for suitability in standard laboratory tests such as western blots, ELISA, and neutralization tests. Four specific and one cross-reactive antibody performed well in western blots with domain III and the full-length envelope protein of Usutu virus and West Nile virus. All antibodies bound in virus ELISA assays to Usutu virus strain Vienna-2001. However, none of the antibodies neutralized either Usutu virus or West Nile virus. These antibody candidates could be crucial in future diagnostic tests to distinguish Usutu virus from other flaviviruses and might even offer virus neutralization after a conversion to Fab or IgG.

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Antibodies, ViralAvian ProteinsChickensFlavivirusImmunoglobulinsSingle-Chain AntibodiesViral Envelope ProteinsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralAvian ProteinsIgYImmunoglobulinsSingle-Chain AntibodiesViral Envelope Proteinsantigenic cross-reactionDIIIenvelope proteinflavivirusflavivirus diagnosticphage displayscFvUsutu virusWest Nile virus

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PMID32829514
PMCPMC7586906
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