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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2022

Neutralizing antibodies protect mice against Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus aerosol challenge.

Natasha M Kafai, Lauren E Williamson, Elad Binshtein, Soila Sukupolvi-Petty, Christina L Gardner, Jaclyn Liu, Samantha Mackin, Arthur S Kim, Nurgun Kose, Robert H Carnahan and 7 more

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 22 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

17 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Natasha M Kafai *Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0002-3115-3400
Lauren E Williamson *Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.ORCID 0000-0002-2725-5826
Elad BinshteinVanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.ORCID 0000-0003-2745-104X
Soila Sukupolvi-PettyDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0001-8183-9630
Christina L GardnerCenter for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.ORCID 0000-0002-3475-8966
Jaclyn LiuDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0001-5911-3112
Samantha MackinDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0003-4518-1274
Arthur S KimDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0003-4101-6642
Nurgun KoseVanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.ORCID 0000-0001-7425-292X
Robert H CarnahanVanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.ORCID 0000-0001-5230-1532
Ana JungDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0003-0832-095X
Lindsay DroitDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0002-5771-1490
Douglas S ReedCenter for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.ORCID 0000-0003-0076-9023
Scott A HandleyDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0002-2143-6570
William B KlimstraCenter for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.ORCID 0000-0003-4506-7842
James E CroweVanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.ORCID 0000-0002-0049-1079
Michael S DiamondDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0002-6646-6781
Washington University in St. Louis · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

The Stanford-SLAC CryoEM Center supplementU24GM129541 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHIU, WAH, HEDMAN, BRITT · 2018 to 2023
$54.8M
Specific and Broadly Active Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics Against The FilovirusesU19AI142790 · NIAID · LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY · PI DIAMOND, MICHAEL S · 2019 to 2023
$40.0M
Infectious Diseases/Basic Microbial Pathogenic MechanismsT32AI007172 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Daniel E. Goldberg, JENNIFER A PHILIPS · 1985 to 2026
$13.0M
Emerging infections: surveillance, epidemiology and pathogenesisU01AI151810 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Adrianus CM Boon, DAVID WANG · 2020 to 2026
$10.0M
Immunobiology of Blood and Vascular Systems Training ProgramT32HL069765 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI HAWIGER, JACK J · 2002 to 2016
$6.5M
Molecular Mechanisms of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus PathogenesisR01AI095436 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KLIMSTRA, WILLIAM B · 2012 to 2022
$4.5M
LDLRAD3 Receptor Interaction with Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis VirusR01AI164653 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DIAMOND, MICHAEL S, FREMONT, DAVED H. · 2021 to 2025
$3.8M
An Informed Approach to Live Attenuated Vaccines against Encephalitis AlphavirusesR01AI153209 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KLIMSTRA, WILLIAM B · 2020 to 2024
$2.9M
Viral and host factors in neuroinvasion of encephalitis alphavirusesR01AI160188 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAM B KLIMSTRA, Robyn S. Klein · 2022 to 2026
$2.8M
Neutralization of Eastern equine encephalitis virus by human monoclonal antibodiesF31AI145189 · NIAID · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAMSON, LAUREN · 2019 to 2020
$49k
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL069765NIAID NIH HHS F31 AI145189NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI095436NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI153209NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI160188NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI164653NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007172NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI151810NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI142790NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM129541NIH HHS R01 AI095436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) remains a risk for epidemic emergence or use as an aerosolized bioweapon. To develop possible countermeasures, we isolated VEEV-specific neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) from mice and a human immunized with attenuated VEEV strains. Functional assays and epitope mapping established that potently inhibitory anti-VEEV mAbs bind distinct antigenic sites in the A or B domains of the E2 glycoprotein and block multiple steps in the viral replication cycle including attachment, fusion, and egress. A 3.2-Å cryo-electron microscopy reconstruction of VEEV virus-like particles bound by a human Fab suggests that antibody engagement of the B domain may result in cross-linking of neighboring spikes to prevent conformational requirements for viral fusion. Prophylaxis or postexposure therapy with these mAbs protected mice against lethal aerosol challenge with VEEV. Our study defines functional and structural mechanisms of mAb protection and suggests that multiple antigenic determinants on VEEV can be targeted for vaccine or antibody-based therapeutic development.

Indexed as

Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan EquineEncephalomyelitis, Venezuelan EquineViral VaccinesAerosolsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCryoelectron MicroscopyHorsesMiceAerosolsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralViral Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID35297953
PMCPMC9195047
OpenAlexW4220934989

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