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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2024

Therapeutic nanobodies against SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogenic human coronaviruses.

Yang Yang, Fang Li, Lanying Du

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Adaptive Disorder as the Hallmark of Nanobodies Antigen-Binding Loops.Journal of chemical information and modeling · 2026
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  11. From immune evasion to broadFrontiers in immunology · 2025
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  12. Backstage Heroes-Yeast in COVID-19 Research.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yang YangRoy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
Fang LiDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA. lifang@umn.edu.
Lanying DuInstitute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. ldu3@gsu.edu.

Funding

Project 5: Pandemic Virus Helicase InhibitorsU19AI171954 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Donghoon Chung · 2022 to 2026
$100.9M
Novel nanobodies to prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogenic human coronavirusesR01AI157975 · NIAID · NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER · PI DU, LANYING, LI, FANG · 2020 to 2025
$3.9M
Mechanistic insights into multifaceted roles of coronavirus exoribonuclease complexR35GM150607 · NIGMS · IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Yang Yang · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI171954NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM150607NIH HHS U19AI171954
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanobodies, single-domain antibodies derived from variable domain of camelid or shark heavy-chain antibodies, have unique properties with small size, strong binding affinity, easy construction in versatile formats, high neutralizing activity, protective efficacy, and manufactural capacity on a large-scale. Nanobodies have been arisen as an effective research tool for development of nanobiotechnologies with a variety of applications. Three highly pathogenic coronaviruses (CoVs), SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV, have caused serious outbreaks or a global pandemic, and continue to post a threat to public health worldwide. The viral spike (S) protein and its cognate receptor-binding domain (RBD), which initiate viral entry and play a critical role in virus pathogenesis, are important therapeutic targets. This review describes pathogenic human CoVs, including viral structures and proteins, and S protein-mediated viral entry process. It also summarizes recent advances in development of nanobodies targeting these CoVs, focusing on those targeting the S protein and RBD. Finally, we discuss potential strategies to improve the efficacy of nanobodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and other CoVs with pandemic potential. It will provide important information for rational design and evaluation of therapeutic agents against emerging and reemerging pathogens.

Indexed as

COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Single-Domain AntibodiesSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralHumansMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusPandemicsSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusVirus InternalizationAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralSingle-Domain AntibodiesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2MERS-CoVPathogenic coronavirusesReceptor-binding domainSARS-CoVSARS-CoV-2Spike proteinTherapeutic antibodies

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PMID38822339
PMCPMC11140877

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