Donnellan Francesca R, Rayaprolu Vamseedhar, Rijal Pramila, O'Dowd Victoria, Parvate Amar, Callaway Heather, Hariharan Chitra, Parekh Dipti, Hui Sean, Shaffer Kelly, Avalos Ruben Diaz, Hastie Kathryn, Schimanski Lisa, Müller-Kräuter Helena, Strecker Thomas, Balaram Ariane, Halfmann Peter, Saphire Erica Ollmann, Lightwood Daniel J, Townsend Alain R, Draper Simon J
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.
Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.
bioRxiv. 2024 Jun 25:2024.06.21.600001. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.21.600001.
Ebolavirus disease (EVD) is caused by multiple species of . Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against the virus glycoprotein (GP) are the only class of therapeutic approved for treatment of EVD caused by (EBOV). Therefore, mAbs targeting multiple species may represent the next generation of EVD therapeutics. Broadly reactive anti-GP mAbs were produced; among these, mAbs 11886 and 11883 were broadly neutralizing . A 3.0 Å cryo-electron microscopy structure of EBOV GP bound to both mAbs shows that 11886 binds a novel epitope bridging the glycan cap (GC), 3 pocket and GP2 N-terminus, whereas 11883 binds the receptor binding region (RBR) and GC. , 11886 synergized with a range of mAbs with epitope specificities spanning the RBR/GC, including 11883. Notably, 11886 increased the breadth of neutralization by partner mAbs against different species. These data provide a strategic route to design improved mAb-based next-generation EVD therapeutics.
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