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Computationally restoring the potency of a clinical antibody against Omicron.
Nature - 1 May 2024
Desautels Thomas A, Arrildt Kathryn T, Zemla Adam T, Lau Edmond Y, Zhu Fangqiang, Ricci Dante, Cronin Stephanie, Zost Seth J, Binshtein Elad, Scheaffer Suzanne M, Dadonaite Bernadeta, Petersen Brenden K, Engdahl Taylor B, Chen Elaine, Handal Laura S, Hall Lynn, Goforth John W, Vashchenko Denis, Nguyen Sam, Weilhammer Dina R, Lo Jacky Kai-Yin, Rubinfeld Bonnee, Saada Edwin A, Weisenberger Tracy, Lee Tek-Hyung, Whitener Bradley, Case James B, Ladd Alexander, Silva Mary S, Haluska Rebecca M, Grzesiak Emilia A, Earnhart Christopher G, Hopkins Svetlana, Bates Thomas W, Thackray Larissa B, Segelke Brent W, Lillo Antonietta Maria, Sundaram Shivshankar, Bloom Jesse D, Diamond Michael S, Crowe James E, Carnahan Robert H, Faissol Daniel M
Abstract excerpt
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the promise of monoclonal antibody-based prophylactic and therapeutic drugs1-3 and revealed how quickly viral escape can curtail effective options4,5. When the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant emerged in 2021, many antibody drug products lost potency, including Evusheld and its constituent, cilgavimab4-6. Cilgavimab, like its progenitor COV2-2130, is a class 3 antibody that is...
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