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ReviewJournal of virology2026

Structures of New World mammarenavirus glycoproteins as targets for antibody-mediated neutralization.

Lily J Taylor, Gustavo Helguera, Junki Maruyama, Jose A Rodriguez

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Review in Journal of virology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Lily J TaylorDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6294-6251
Gustavo HelgueraLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0003-1509-3564
Junki MaruyamaDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0088-4793
Jose A RodriguezDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0248-4964

Funding

Micro Electron Diffraction of Toxic and/or Infectious Macromolecular NanoassembliesR35GM128867 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Jose Alfonso Rodriguez · 2018 to 2026
$3.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128867NIGMS NIH HHS R35GM128867
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New World mammarenaviruses (NWMs) are viral pathogens endemic to the Americas, where several have acquired the capability for zoonotic transmission, leading to sporadic but potentially lethal viral hemorrhagic fever in humans. Several NWMs are classified as category A pathogens and are considered a persistent threat to human health due to their high case mortality rates, ability to spread through airborne transmission, and limited therapeutic and treatment options against them. Infection is mediated by the tripartite glycoprotein complex (GPC), which is the sole protein expressed on the viral envelope. The GPC, consisting of a receptor-binding domain (GP1), a fusion-enabling domain (GP2), and a stable signal peptide (SSP), governs viral entry initiated through the transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1). Subtle changes in GPC sequence and structure can drastically influence host range, immune recognition, and viral fitness, underscoring its central role in arenavirus pathogenicity and making it a prime target for therapeutic intervention. Over the past decade, advances in structural biology have enabled the elucidation of the molecular architecture of the NWM GPC and its interaction with host receptors and neutralizing antibodies. In this review, we discuss the information gleaned from structural interrogation of the NWM GPC and the significance of these findings on current therapeutic development against these lethal pathogens.

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Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralArenaviruses, New WorldGlycoproteinsViral Envelope ProteinsAnimalsArenaviridae InfectionsHumansModels, MolecularVirus InternalizationAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralGlycoproteinsViral Envelope Proteinsarenavirus structureglycoproteinneutralizing antibodytransferrin receptor

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PMID42202225
PMCPMC13289062

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