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A single, improbable B cell receptor mutation confers potent neutralization against cytomegalovirus.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2023
Jenks Jennifer A, Amin Sharmi, Sponholtz Madeline R, Kumar Amit, Wrapp Daniel, Venkatayogi Sravani, Tu Joshua J, Karthigeyan Krithika, Valencia Sarah M, Connors Megan, Harnois Melissa J, Hora Bhavna, Rochat Eric, McLellan Jason S, Wiehe Kevin, Permar Sallie R
Abstract excerpt
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a leading cause of infant hearing loss and neurodevelopmental delay, but there are no clinically licensed vaccines to prevent infection, in part due to challenges eliciting neutralizing antibodies. One of the most well-studied targets for CMV vaccines is the viral fusogen glycoprotein B (gB), which is required for viral entry into host cells. Within gB, antigenic domain 2 site 1 (AD-2S1)...
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