• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Convergent immunological solutions to Argentine hemorrhagic fever virus neutralization
  • Contributor: Zeltina, Antra; Krumm, Stefanie A.; Sahin, Mehmet; Struwe, Weston B.; Harlos, Karl; Nunberg, Jack H.; Crispin, Max; Pinschewer, Daniel D.; Doores, Katie J.; Bowden, Thomas A.
  • Published: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017
  • Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (2017) 27, Seite 7031-7036
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1702127114
  • ISSN: 0027-8424; 1091-6490
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  • Description: Significance An estimated 5 million people are at risk of infection by Junín virus (JUNV), the causative agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever. JUNV displays a glycoprotein spike complex on the surface of the viral envelope that is responsible for negotiating host-cell recognition and entry. Herein, we show that monoclonal antibodies that have gone through different germline selection pathways have converged to target the host-cell receptor-binding site on the JUNV glycoprotein spike. Immunofocusing of the antibody response to mimic natural host–receptor interactions reveals a key point of vulnerability on the JUNV surface.
  • Access State: Open Access