Applications of nanobodies in the prevention, detection, and treatment of the evolving SARS-CoV-2

W Wang, Y Hu, B Li, H Wang, J Shen - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Global health and economy are deeply influenced by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its newly emerging variants. Nanobodies with nanometer …

[HTML][HTML] Revolutionizing antiviral therapy with nanobodies: Generation and prospects

MI Mustafa, A Mohammed - Biotechnology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
As the world continues to grapple with infectious diseases, scientists are constantly
searching for effective ways to combat these deadly pathogens. One promising avenue of …

Tuning the immune response: sulfated archaeal glycolipid archaeosomes as an effective vaccine adjuvant for induction of humoral and cell-mediated immunity …

TM Renner, B Akache, M Stuible, N Rohani… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Liposomes composed of sulfated lactosyl archaeol (SLA) have been shown to be a safe and
effective vaccine adjuvant with a multitude of antigens in preclinical studies. In particular …

Cross protection to SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters with naturally-acquired immunity

S Beitari, D Duque, J Bavananthasivam, M Hewitt… - Virology Journal, 2023 - Springer
Since SARS-CoV-2 was first reported in late 2019, multiple variations of the original virus
have emerged. Each variant harbors accumulations of mutations, particularly within the …

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies recognize 23 distinct epitopic sites on the receptor binding domain

J Jiang, CT Boughter, J Ahmad, K Natarajan… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 variants have dramatically illustrated the need
for a better understanding of antigen (epitope)-antibody (paratope) interactions. To gain …

Isolation and characterization of a VHH targeting the Acinetobacter baumannii cell surface protein CsuA/B

EK Lei, S Ryan, H van Faassen, M Foss… - Applied Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that exhibits high intrinsic
resistance to antimicrobials, with treatment often requiring the use of last-resort antibiotics …

Influence of variant-specific mutations, temperature and pH on conformations of a large set of SARS-CoV-2 spike trimer vaccine antigen candidates

M Stuible, JD Schrag, J Sheff, D Zoubchenok… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccines continue to be the focus of intense clinical development
worldwide. Protein antigens in these vaccines most commonly consist of the spike …

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

Y Yang, F Li, L Du - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2024 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Nanobodies against SARS-CoV-2 reduced virus load in the brain of challenged mice and neutralized Wuhan, Delta and Omicron Variants

MF Pavan, M Bok, RB San Juan, JP Malito… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this work, we developed llama-derived nanobodies (Nbs) directed to the receptor binding
domain (RBD) and other domains of the Spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2. Nanobodies …

Next generation single-domain antibodies against respiratory zoonotic RNA viruses

IC Swart, W Van Gelder, CAM De Haan… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The global impact of zoonotic viral outbreaks underscores the pressing need for innovative
antiviral strategies, particularly against respiratory zoonotic RNA viruses. These viruses …