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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry letters2021

Retrained Generic Antibodies Can Recognize SARS-CoV-2.

Yanxiao Han, Katherine D McReynolds, Petr Král

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Article in The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yanxiao HanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1684-6073
Katherine D McReynoldsDepartment of Chemistry, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, California 95819-6057, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8395-3066
Petr KrálDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2992-9027
University of Illinois Chicago · USCalifornia State University, Sacramento · US

Funding

Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement in Human Research Protections.UL1TR002003 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI KARNIK, NIRANJAN SUBHASH, MERMELSTEIN, ROBIN J. · 2016 to 2024
$33.7M
Glycopolymer Inhibitors of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan Binding PathogensSC3GM119521 · NIGMS · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO · PI MCREYNOLDS, KATHERINE D · 2016 to 2024
$851k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002003NIGMS NIH HHS SC3 GM119521
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dramatic impact novel viruses can have on humans could be more quickly mitigated if generic antibodies already present in one's system are temporarily retrained to recognize these viruses. This type of intervention can be administered during the early stages of infection, while a specific immune response is being developed. With this idea in mind, double-faced peptide-based boosters were computationally designed to allow recognition of SARS-CoV-2 by Hepatitis B antibodies. One booster face is made of ACE2-mimic peptides that can bind to the receptor binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2. The other booster face is composed of a Hepatitis B core-antigen, targeting the Hepatitis B antibody fragment. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that the designed boosters have a highly specific and stable binding to both the RBD and the antibody fragment (AF). This approach can provide a cheap and efficient neutralization of emerging pathogens.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Binding SitesHepatitis B AntibodiesHumansImmunoglobulin FragmentsMolecular Dynamics SimulationPeptidesProtein BindingProtein ConformationSARS-CoV-2Single-Chain AntibodiesThermodynamicsACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Hepatitis B AntibodiesImmunoglobulin FragmentsPeptidesSingle-Chain Antibodies

Identifiers

PMID33523655
PMCPMC7874498
OpenAlexW3110127767

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Registered trials

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