Current state of Ebola virus vaccines: A snapshot

C Woolsey, TW Geisbert - PLoS pathogens, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Four species of the genus Ebolavirus cause severe and often lethal disease in humans:
Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV), Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV), Taï Forest ebolavirus (TAFV) …

Passive immunotherapy of viral infections:'super-antibodies' enter the fray

LM Walker, DR Burton - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018 - nature.com
Antibodies have been used for more than 100 years in the therapy of infectious diseases,
but a new generation of highly potent and/or broadly cross-reactive human monoclonal …

A conserved immunogenic and vulnerable site on the coronavirus spike protein delineated by cross-reactive monoclonal antibodies

C Wang, R van Haperen, J Gutiérrez-Álvarez… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The coronavirus spike glycoprotein, located on the virion surface, is the key mediator of cell
entry and the focus for development of protective antibodies and vaccines. Structural studies …

The systemic anti-microbiota IgG repertoire can identify gut bacteria that translocate across gut barrier surfaces

I Vujkovic-Cvijin, HC Welles, CWY Ha, L Huq… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Unique gut microbiota compositions have been associated with inflammatory diseases, but
identifying gut bacterial functions linked to immune activation in humans remains …

Antibody responses to viral infections: a structural perspective across three different enveloped viruses

CD Murin, IA Wilson, AB Ward - Nature microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Antibodies serve as critical barriers to viral infection. Humoral immunity to a virus is achieved
through the dual role of antibodies in communicating the presence of invading pathogens in …

A role for Fc function in therapeutic monoclonal antibody-mediated protection against Ebola virus

BM Gunn, WH Yu, MM Karim, JM Brannan… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
The recent Ebola virus (EBOV) epidemic highlighted the need for effective vaccines and
therapeutics to limit and prevent outbreaks. Host antibodies against EBOV are critical for …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal isolation of potent near-germline SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients

C Kreer, M Zehner, T Weber, MS Ercanoglu… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has unprecedented implications for public health, social life,
and the world economy. Because approved drugs and vaccines are limited or not available …

A serological point-of-care test for the detection of IgG antibodies against Ebola virus in human survivors

P Brangel, A Sobarzo, C Parolo, BS Miller, PD Howes… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Ebola virus disease causes widespread and highly fatal epidemics in human populations.
Today, there is still great need for point-of-care tests for diagnosis, patient management and …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic analysis of monoclonal antibodies against Ebola virus GP defines features that contribute to protection

EO Saphire, SL Schendel, ML Fusco, K Gangavarapu… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Antibodies are promising post-exposure therapies against emerging viruses, but which
antibody features and in vitro assays best forecast protection are unclear. Our international …

Toremifene interacts with and destabilizes the Ebola virus glycoprotein

Y Zhao, J Ren, K Harlos, DM Jones, A Zeltina… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Ebola viruses (EBOVs) are responsible for repeated outbreaks of fatal infections, including
the recent deadly epidemic in West Africa. There are currently no approved therapeutic …