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ArticleNature communications2025

Potent neutralization by antibodies targeting the MPXV A28 protein.

Ron Yefet, Leandro Battini, Mathieu Hubert, Katya Rakayev, Florence Guivel-Benhassine, Noam Rattner, Francoise Porrot, Lilach Abramovitz, Gilad Ostashinsky, Noam Ben-Shalom and 14 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Ron Yefet *Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-4875
Leandro Battini *G5 Structural Biology of Infectious Diseases, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Mathieu HubertVirus & Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Katya RakayevDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Florence Guivel-BenhassineVirus & Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Noam RattnerDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Francoise PorrotVirus & Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8995-3614
Lilach AbramovitzDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Gilad OstashinskyDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Noam Ben-ShalomDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Jeanne PostalVirus & Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Ksenia PolonskyThe Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0748-9008
Maya Ralph-AltmanDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Sireen SweedDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tal KornerDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nadav FriedelDivision of Dermatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
David HaginDepartment of Immunology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Eli SprecherDivision of Dermatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4093-1032
Zvi FishelsonDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Oren KobilerDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9914-3770
Lihi Adler-AbramovichDepartment of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3433-0625
Olivier SchwartzVirus & Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France. olivier.schwartz@pasteur.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0729-1475
Pablo Guardado-CalvoG5 Structural Biology of Infectious Diseases, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France. pablo.guardado-calvo@pasteur.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-5270
Natalia T FreundDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. nfreund@tauex.tau.ac.il.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-502X

Funding

Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (Foundation for Medical Research in France) ANRS-MIEIsrael Science Foundation (ISF) 3136/22Israel Science Foundation (ISF) 638/23United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) 01031771
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is the most pathogenic Poxvirus in circulation, yet key viral antigens remain immunologically unexplored. We isolate and characterize a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting MPXV A28 (OPG153), an important membranal protein present on mature MPXV virions. From male convalescent individuals, we isolate anti-A28 mAbs alongside additional mAbs targeting the A35 and H3 proteins. Anti-A28 mAbs potently neutralize MPXV and Vaccinia virus (VACV) through complement-dependent mechanisms involving C1q and C3 deposition. High-resolution crystal structures of two anti-A28 mAbs, 10M2146 and 8M2110, in complex with VACV A26 reveal two distinct and highly conserved proximal epitopes within the N-terminal domain. Passive transfer of 8M2110 modestly attenuates disease in infected female mice. Moreover, immunization with A28 elicits antigen-specific B cells and robust neutralizing antibody responses and provides protection against lethal VACV challenge. These findings identify MPXV A28 as a promising central target for the induction of neutralizing antibodies and antiviral interventions.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralViral ProteinsAnimalsAntigens, ViralCrystallography, X-RayEpitopesFemaleHumansImmunization, PassiveMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CVacciniaVaccinia virusAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralEpitopesViral Proteins

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PMID41372735
PMCPMC12748864

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