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A potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralising nanobody shows therapeutic efficacy in the Syrian golden hamster model of COVID-19

Authors :
Jiandong Huo
Halina Mikolajek
Audrey Le Bas
Jordan J. Clark
Parul Sharma
Anja Kipar
Joshua Dormon
Chelsea Norman
Miriam Weckener
Daniel K. Clare
Peter J. Harrison
Julia A. Tree
Karen R. Buttigieg
Francisco J. Salguero
Robert Watson
Daniel Knott
Oliver Carnell
Didier Ngabo
Michael J. Elmore
Susan Fotheringham
Adam Harding
Lucile Moynié
Philip N. Ward
Maud Dumoux
Tessa Prince
Yper Hall
Julian A. Hiscox
Andrew Owen
William James
Miles W. Carroll
James P. Stewart
James H. Naismith
Raymond J. Owens
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

Neutralizing nanobodies (Nb) are of considerable interest as therapeutic agents for COVID-19 treatment. Here, the authors functionally and structurally characterize Nbs that bind with high affinity to the receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and show that an engineered homotrimeric Nb prevents disease progression in a Syrian hamster model of COVID-19 when administered intranasally.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.505e344aed84336a3d7f7d369c5238a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25480-z