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ArticleScientific reports2022

Bivalent single domain antibody constructs for effective neutralization of Venezuelan equine encephalitis.

Jinny L Liu, Dan Zabetakis, Christina L Gardner, Crystal W Burke, Pamela J Glass, Emily M Webb, Lisa C Shriver-Lake, George P Anderson, James Weger-Lucarelli, Ellen R Goldman

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Article in Scientific reports, 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
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jinny L LiuCenter for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.
Dan ZabetakisCenter for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.
Christina L GardnerVirology Division, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Ft. Detrick, MD, USA.
Crystal W BurkeVirology Division, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Ft. Detrick, MD, USA.
Pamela J GlassVirology Division, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Ft. Detrick, MD, USA.
Emily M WebbVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Lisa C Shriver-LakeCenter for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.
George P AndersonCenter for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.
James Weger-LucarelliVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Ellen R GoldmanCenter for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA. ellen.goldman@nrl.navy.mil.
United States Naval Research Laboratory · USUnited States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases · USVirginia Tech · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is a mosquito borne alphavirus which leads to high viremia in equines followed by lethal encephalitis and lateral spread to humans. In addition to naturally occurring outbreaks, VEEV is a potential biothreat agent with no approved human vaccine or therapeutic currently available. Single domain antibodies (sdAb), also known as nanobodies, have the potential to be effective therapeutic agents. Using an immune phage display library derived from a llama immunized with an equine vaccine that included inactivated VEEV, five sdAb sequence families were identified that showed varying ability to neutralize VEEV. One of the sequence families had been identified previously in selections against chikungunya virus, a related alphavirus of public health concern. A key advantage of sdAb is the ability to optimize properties such as neutralization capacity through protein engineering. Neutralization of VEEV was improved by two orders of magnitude by genetically linking sdAb. One of the bivalent constructs showed effective neutralization of both VEEV and chikungunya virus. Several of the bivalent constructs neutralized VEEV in cell-based assays with reductions in the number of plaques by 50% at protein concentrations of 1 ng/mL or lower, making future evaluation of their therapeutic potential compelling.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingEncephalitis Virus, Venezuelan EquineEncephalomyelitis, Venezuelan EquineHorse DiseasesHorsesHumansProtein EngineeringSingle-Domain AntibodiesAntibodies, NeutralizingSingle-Domain Antibodies

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PMID35027600
PMCPMC8758676
OpenAlexW4206389482

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