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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2022

Nanobody-Functionalized Cellulose for Capturing SARS-CoV-2.

Xin Sun, Shaobo Yang, Amal A Al-Dossary, Shana Broitman, Yun Ni, Ming Guan, Mengdi Yang, Jiahe Li

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xin SunDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern Universitygrid.261112.7, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Shaobo YangDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern Universitygrid.261112.7, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Amal A Al-DossaryDepartment of Basic Sciences, Deanship of Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Shana BroitmanDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern Universitygrid.261112.7, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Yun NiDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern Universitygrid.261112.7, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ming GuanDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern Universitygrid.261112.7, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Mengdi YangDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern Universitygrid.261112.7, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jiahe LiDepartment of Bioengineering, Northeastern Universitygrid.261112.7, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9889-8546
Northeastern University · USImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SA

Funding

Engineering Probiotics to Sense and Respond to the Intracellular Redox Imbalance towards Mitochondrial DysfunctionR21EB030769 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LI, JIAHE · 2021 to 2021
$611k
Northeastern University COVID19 Rapid Seed GrantThe Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi ArabiaThe Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program from the Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs W81XWH-19-1-0041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The highly transmissible severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected more than 253 million people, claiming ∼5.1 million lives to date. Although mandatory quarantines, lockdowns, and vaccinations help curb viral transmission, there is a pressing need for cost-effective systems to mitigate the viral spread. Here, we present a generic strategy for capturing SARS-CoV-2 through functionalized cellulose materials. Specifically, we developed a bifunctional fusion protein consisting of a cellulose-binding domain and a nanobody (Nb) targeting the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2. The immobilization of the fusion proteins on cellulose substrates enhanced the capture efficiency of Nbs against SARS-CoV-2 pseudoviruses of the wild type and the D614G variant, the latter of which has been shown to confer higher infectivity. Furthermore, the fusion protein was integrated into a customizable chromatography with highly porous cellulose to capture viruses from complex fluids in a continuous fashion. By capturing and containing viruses through the Nb-functionalized cellulose, our work may find utilities in virus sampling and filtration through the development of paper-based diagnostics, environmental tracking of viral spread, and reducing the viral load from infected individuals.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2CelluloseCommunicable Disease ControlHumansPandemicsCellulosecellulosecellulose binding domaincellulose binding proteinCOVID-19nanobodySARS-CoV-2

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PMID34985974
PMCPMC8904043
OpenAlexW4205437540

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