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ArticleCell host & microbe2022

Structure of trimeric pre-fusion rabies virus glycoprotein in complex with two protective antibodies.

Weng M Ng, Sofiya Fedosyuk, Solomon English, Gilles Augusto, Adam Berg, Luke Thorley, Anna-Sophie Haselon, Rameswara R Segireddy, Thomas A Bowden, Alexander D Douglas

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Article in Cell host & microbe, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 62 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Weng M NgJenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
Sofiya FedosyukJenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
Solomon EnglishJenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
Gilles AugustoJenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
Adam BergJenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
Luke ThorleyJenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
Anna-Sophie HaselonJenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
Rameswara R SegireddyJenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
Thomas A BowdenDivision of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
Alexander D DouglasJenner Institute, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK. Electronic address: sandy.douglas@ndm.ox.ac.uk.
Jenner Institute · GBCentre for Human Genetics · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_17137Medical Research Council MR/P017339/1Medical Research Council MR/S007555/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rabies virus (RABV) causes lethal encephalitis and is responsible for approximately 60,000 deaths per year. As the sole virion-surface protein, the rabies virus glycoprotein (RABV-G) mediates host-cell entry. RABV-G's pre-fusion trimeric conformation displays epitopes bound by protective neutralizing antibodies that can be induced by vaccination or passively administered for post-exposure prophylaxis. We report a 2.8-Å structure of a RABV-G trimer in the pre-fusion conformation, in complex with two neutralizing and protective monoclonal antibodies, 17C7 and 1112-1, that recognize distinct epitopes. One of these antibodies is a licensed prophylactic (17C7, Rabishield), which we show locks the protein in pre-fusion conformation. Targeted mutations can similarly stabilize RABV-G in the pre-fusion conformation, a key step toward structure-guided vaccine design. These data reveal the higher-order architecture of a key therapeutic target and the structural basis of neutralization by antibodies binding two key antigenic sites, and this will facilitate the development of improved vaccines and prophylactic antibodies.

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RabiesRabies VaccinesRabies virusAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralEpitopesGlycoproteinsHumansMembrane ProteinsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralEpitopesGlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsRabies Vaccinesantibody neutralizationglycoproteinrabies virusstructureviral fusion

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PMID35985336
PMCPMC9605875
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