Antiviral Research, volume 92, issue 3, pages 389-407

Nanobodies®: New ammunition to battle viruses

Peter Vanlandschoot 1
Catelijne STORTELERS 1
Els Beirnaert 1
Lorena Itatí Ibañez 2
B. Schepens 2
Erik Depla 1
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2011-12-01
Quartile SCImago
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Quartile WOS
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Impact factor7.6
ISSN01663542, 18729096
Pharmacology
Virology
Abstract
► Heavy chain-only antibodies discovered in Camelidae . ► Biophysical and biochemical features of Nanobodies. ► Pre-clinical anti-viral therapeutic applications of Nanobodies. In 1989, a new type of antibody was identified, first in the sera of dromedaries and later also in all other species of the Camelidae family. These antibodies do not contain a light chain and also lack the first constant heavy domain. Today it is still unclear what the evolutionary advantage of such heavy chain-only antibodies could be. In sharp contrast, the broad applicability of the isolated variable antigen-binding domains (VHH) was rapidly recognized, especially for the development of therapeutic proteins, called Nanobodies®. Here we summarize first some of the unique characteristics and features of VHHs. These will next be described in the context of different experimental therapeutic applications of Nanobodies against different viruses: HIV, Hepatitis B virus, influenza virus, Respiratory Syncytial virus, Rabies virus, FMDV, Poliovirus, Rotavirus, and PERVs. Next, the diagnostic application of VHHs (Vaccinia virus, Marburg virus and plant Tulip virus X), as well as an industrial application (lytic lactococcal 936 phage) will be described. In addition, the described data show that monovalent Nanobodies can possess unique characteristics not observed with conventional antibodies. The straightforward formatting into bivalent, multivalent, and/or multispecific Nanobodies allowed tailoring molecules for potency and cross-reactivity against viral targets with high sequence diversity.

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Vanlandschoot P. et al. Nanobodies®: New ammunition to battle viruses // Antiviral Research. 2011. Vol. 92. No. 3. pp. 389-407.
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Vanlandschoot P., STORTELERS C., Beirnaert E., Ibañez L. I., Schepens B., Depla E., Saelens X. Nanobodies®: New ammunition to battle viruses // Antiviral Research. 2011. Vol. 92. No. 3. pp. 389-407.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.antiviral.2011.09.002
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2011.09.002
TI - Nanobodies®: New ammunition to battle viruses
T2 - Antiviral Research
AU - Vanlandschoot, Peter
AU - STORTELERS, Catelijne
AU - Beirnaert, Els
AU - Ibañez, Lorena Itatí
AU - Schepens, B.
AU - Depla, Erik
AU - Saelens, Xavier
PY - 2011
DA - 2011/12/01 00:00:00
PB - Elsevier
SP - 389-407
IS - 3
VL - 92
SN - 0166-3542
SN - 1872-9096
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@article{2011_Vanlandschoot,
author = {Peter Vanlandschoot and Catelijne STORTELERS and Els Beirnaert and Lorena Itatí Ibañez and B. Schepens and Erik Depla and Xavier Saelens},
title = {Nanobodies®: New ammunition to battle viruses},
journal = {Antiviral Research},
year = {2011},
volume = {92},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {dec},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2011.09.002},
number = {3},
pages = {389--407},
doi = {10.1016/j.antiviral.2011.09.002}
}
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Vanlandschoot, Peter, et al. “Nanobodies®: New ammunition to battle viruses.” Antiviral Research, vol. 92, no. 3, Dec. 2011, pp. 389-407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2011.09.002.
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