Development and structural analysis of antibody therapeutics for filoviruses

X Yu, EO Saphire - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The filoviruses, including ebolaviruses and marburgviruses, are among the world's deadliest
pathogens. As the only surface-exposed protein on mature virions, their glycoprotein GP is …

The structural basis for filovirus neutralization by monoclonal antibodies

LB King, BR West, SL Schendel, EO Saphire - Current opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Filovirus neutralization and protection is related to epitope on filovirus GPs.•GP
epitopes on marburgvirus and ebolavirus differ fundamentally at a structural …

Design and evaluation of bi-and trispecific antibodies targeting multiple filovirus glycoproteins

EK Nyakatura, SE Zak, AZ Wec, D Hofmann… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
Filoviruses (family Filoviridae) include five ebolaviruses and Marburg virus. These
pathogens cause a rapidly progressing and severe viral disease with high mortality rates …

Achieving cross-reactivity with pan-ebolavirus antibodies

LB King, JC Milligan, BR West, SL Schendel… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Several structures are now available of broadly reactive antibodies in complex
with GP.•Many broadly reactive antibodies bind along the 'waist'of GP in three primary …

Pan-ebolavirus and pan-filovirus mouse monoclonal antibodies: protection against Ebola and Sudan viruses

FW Holtsberg, S Shulenin, H Vu, KA Howell… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The unprecedented 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has
highlighted the need for effective therapeutics against filoviruses. Monoclonal antibody …

Macaque monoclonal antibodies targeting novel conserved epitopes within filovirus glycoprotein

ZY Keck, SG Enterlein, KA Howell, H Vu… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Filoviruses cause highly lethal viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates.
Current immunotherapeutic options for filoviruses are mostly specific to Ebola virus (EBOV) …

A Pan-ebolavirus Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Provides Protection against Ebola and Sudan Viruses

G Liu, S He, M Chan, Z Zhang, H Schulz… - The Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Filoviruses, including ebolaviruses and marburgviruses, can cause severe and often fatal
disease in humans. Over the past several years, antibody therapy has emerged as a …

Structural biology illuminates molecular determinants of broad ebolavirus neutralization by human antibodies for pan-ebolavirus therapeutic development

CD Murin, P Gilchuk, JE Crowe Jr, AB Ward - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have proven effective for the treatment of ebolavirus infection
in humans, with two mAb-based drugs Inmazeb™ and Ebanga™ receiving FDA approval in …

Neutralizing the threat: pan-Ebolavirus antibodies close the loop

CE Mire, TW Geisbert - Trends in molecular medicine, 2017 - cell.com
The glycoprotein (GP) of ebolaviruses participates in a critical membrane fusion process to
establish infection of a cell and therefore, represents an important target of both vaccines …

Protective mAbs and cross-reactive mAbs raised by immunization with engineered Marburg virus GPs

ML Fusco, T Hashiguchi, R Cassan, JE Biggins… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The filoviruses, which include the marburg-and ebolaviruses, have caused multiple
outbreaks among humans this decade. Antibodies against the filovirus surface glycoprotein …