Nature, volume 584, issue 7821, pages 443-449

Potently neutralizing and protective human antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Seth J. Zost 1
Pavlo Gilchuk 1
Elad Binshtein 1
Rita E. Chen 2, 3
Joseph P Nkolola 4
Alexandra Schäfer 5
Joseph X Reidy 1
Andrew Trivette 1
Rachel S. Nargi 1
Rachel E. Sutton 1
Naveenchandra Suryadevara 1
David R. Martinez 5
Lauren E Williamson 6
Elaine C. Chen 6
Taylor Jones 1
Samuel Day 1
Luke Myers 1
Ahmed O. Hassan 2
Natasha M. Kafai 2, 3
Emma S Winkler 2, 3
Julie M. Fox 2
Swathi Shrihari 2
Benjamin K Mueller 7
Jens Meiler 7, 8
Abishek Chandrashekar 4
Noe B. Mercado 4
James J Steinhardt 9
Kuishu Ren 10
Yueh-Ming Loo 10
Nicole L. Kallewaard 10
Broc T Mccune 2
Shamus P. Keeler 2, 11
Michael J. HOLTZMAN 2, 11
Dan H. Barouch 4
Lisa E. Gralinski 5
Ralph S Baric 5
Larissa B Thackray 2
Michael S. Diamond 2, 3, 12, 13
Robert H. Carnahan 1, 14
James Crowe 1, 6, 14
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2020-07-15
Journal: Nature
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Impact factor64.8
ISSN00280836, 14764687
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Abstract
The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a major threat to global health1 and the medical countermeasures available so far are limited2,3. Moreover, we currently lack a thorough understanding of the mechanisms of humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-24. Here we analyse a large panel of human monoclonal antibodies that target the spike (S) glycoprotein5, and identify several that exhibit potent neutralizing activity and fully block the receptor-binding domain of the S protein (SRBD) from interacting with human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Using competition-binding, structural and functional studies, we show that the monoclonal antibodies can be clustered into classes that recognize distinct epitopes on the SRBD, as well as distinct conformational states of the S trimer. Two potently neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, COV2-2196 and COV2-2130, which recognize non-overlapping sites, bound simultaneously to the S protein and neutralized wild-type SARS-CoV-2 virus in a synergistic manner. In two mouse models of SARS-CoV-2 infection, passive transfer of COV2-2196, COV2-2130 or a combination of both of these antibodies protected mice from weight loss and reduced the viral burden and levels of inflammation in the lungs. In addition, passive transfer of either of two of the most potent ACE2-blocking monoclonal antibodies (COV2-2196 or COV2-2381) as monotherapy protected rhesus macaques from SARS-CoV-2 infection. These results identify protective epitopes on the SRBD and provide a structure-based framework for rational vaccine design and the selection of robust immunotherapeutic agents. An analysis identifies human monoclonal antibodies that potently neutralize wild-type SARS-CoV-2 and protect animals from disease, including two that synergize in a cocktail, suggesting that these could be candidates for use as therapeutic agents for the treatment of COVID-19 in humans.

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DO - 10.1038/s41586-020-2548-6
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AU - Zost, Seth J.
AU - Gilchuk, Pavlo
AU - Case, James B.
AU - Binshtein, Elad
AU - Chen, Rita E.
AU - Nkolola, Joseph P
AU - Schäfer, Alexandra
AU - Reidy, Joseph X
AU - Trivette, Andrew
AU - Nargi, Rachel S.
AU - Sutton, Rachel E.
AU - Suryadevara, Naveenchandra
AU - Martinez, David R.
AU - Williamson, Lauren E
AU - Chen, Elaine C.
AU - Jones, Taylor
AU - Day, Samuel
AU - Myers, Luke
AU - Hassan, Ahmed O.
AU - Kafai, Natasha M.
AU - Winkler, Emma S
AU - Fox, Julie M.
AU - Shrihari, Swathi
AU - Mueller, Benjamin K
AU - Meiler, Jens
AU - Chandrashekar, Abishek
AU - Mercado, Noe B.
AU - Steinhardt, James J
AU - Ren, Kuishu
AU - Loo, Yueh-Ming
AU - Kallewaard, Nicole L.
AU - Mccune, Broc T
AU - Keeler, Shamus P.
AU - HOLTZMAN, Michael J.
AU - Barouch, Dan H.
AU - Gralinski, Lisa E.
AU - Baric, Ralph S
AU - Thackray, Larissa B
AU - Diamond, Michael S.
AU - Carnahan, Robert H.
AU - Crowe, James
PY - 2020
DA - 2020/07/15 00:00:00
PB - Springer Nature
SP - 443-449
IS - 7821
VL - 584
PMID - 32668443
SN - 0028-0836
SN - 1476-4687
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@article{2020_Zost,
author = {Seth J. Zost and Pavlo Gilchuk and James B. Case and Elad Binshtein and Rita E. Chen and Joseph P Nkolola and Alexandra Schäfer and Joseph X Reidy and Andrew Trivette and Rachel S. Nargi and Rachel E. Sutton and Naveenchandra Suryadevara and David R. Martinez and Lauren E Williamson and Elaine C. Chen and Taylor Jones and Samuel Day and Luke Myers and Ahmed O. Hassan and Natasha M. Kafai and Emma S Winkler and Julie M. Fox and Swathi Shrihari and Benjamin K Mueller and Jens Meiler and Abishek Chandrashekar and Noe B. Mercado and James J Steinhardt and Kuishu Ren and Yueh-Ming Loo and Nicole L. Kallewaard and Broc T Mccune and Shamus P. Keeler and Michael J. HOLTZMAN and Dan H. Barouch and Lisa E. Gralinski and Ralph S Baric and Larissa B Thackray and Michael S. Diamond and Robert H. Carnahan and James Crowe},
title = {Potently neutralizing and protective human antibodies against SARS-CoV-2},
journal = {Nature},
year = {2020},
volume = {584},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {jul},
url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2548-6},
number = {7821},
pages = {443--449},
doi = {10.1038/s41586-020-2548-6}
}
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Zost, Seth J., et al. “Potently neutralizing and protective human antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.” Nature, vol. 584, no. 7821, Jul. 2020, pp. 443-449. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2548-6.
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