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ArticleJournal of virology2025

RSV F evolution escapes some monoclonal antibodies but does not strongly erode neutralization by human polyclonal sera.

Cassandra A L Simonich, Teagan E McMahon, Xiaohui Ju, Timothy C Yu, Natalie Brunette, Terry Stevens-Ayers, Michael J Boeckh, Neil P King, Alexander L Greninger, Jesse D Bloom

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Article in Journal of virology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Prophylactic monoclonal antibodies against respiratory syncytial virus in early life: An in-depth review of mechanisms of action, failure factors, and future perspectives.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Cassandra A L SimonichBasic Sciences and Computational Biology Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6100-4652
Teagan E McMahonBasic Sciences and Computational Biology Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-4215-4717
Xiaohui JuBasic Sciences and Computational Biology Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9552-0222
Timothy C YuBasic Sciences and Computational Biology Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Natalie BrunetteDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Terry Stevens-AyersVaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7546-8439
Michael J BoeckhVaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1538-7984
Neil P KingDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Alexander L GreningerVaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7443-0527
Jesse D BloomBasic Sciences and Computational Biology Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1267-3408

Funding

Translational Bioimaging Core Shared ResourceP30CA015704 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Eric Collisson · 1985 to 2026
$296.4M
Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP) [K12]K12HD000850 · NICHD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Sallie R. Permar · 1987 to 2026
$44.1M
The Michigan Infectious Disease Genomics (MIDGE) CenterU19AI181767 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI OMEARA, TERESA R. · 2024 to 2024
$6.2M
Prospectively characterizing the functional and antigenic effects of mutations to viral entry proteinsR01AI141707 · NIAID · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI BLOOM, JESSE D · 2018 to 2022
$2.1M
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation INV-072143Howard Hughes Medical Institute InvestigatorNational Science Foundation DGE-2140004NCI NIH HHS P30 CA015704NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI141707NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI181767NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD000850NIH HHS 1U19AI181767NIH HHS K12-HD000850NIH HHS R01AI141707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaccines and monoclonal antibodies targeting the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion protein (F) have recently begun to be widely used to protect infants and high-risk adults. Some other viral proteins evolve to erode polyclonal antibody neutralization and escape individual monoclonal antibodies. However, the impact of RSV F evolution on antibody neutralization is not yet thoroughly understood. Here, we develop an experimental system for measuring neutralization titers against RSV F using pseudotyped lentiviral particles. This system is easily adaptable to evaluate neutralization of relevant clinical strains. We apply this system to demonstrate that the natural evolution of RSV F leads to escape from some monoclonal antibodies, but at most modestly affects neutralization by polyclonal serum antibodies. Overall, our work sheds light on RSV antigenic evolution and describes a tool to measure the ability of antibodies and sera to neutralize contemporary RSV strains.IMPORTANCEWe describe an efficient approach to measure how antibodies inhibit infection by historical and recent human strains of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This approach is useful for understanding how viral evolution affects antibody immunity. We apply this approach to demonstrate that RSV evolution can escape some monoclonal antibodies, but polyclonal serum antibodies are less impacted by viral evolution. This information is relevant given the recent development of RSV preventative measures, including monoclonal antibodies and vaccines.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsViral Fusion ProteinsAnimalsEvolution, MolecularHumansNeutralization TestsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralF protein, human respiratory syncytial virusViral Fusion Proteinslentiviral pseudotypingmonoclonal antibodiesrespiratory syncytial virusRSVRSV evolutionviral evolution

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PMID40607811
PMCPMC12282093

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