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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaMay 2022 |
119
(
22
),
e2122769119
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.2122769119

Potent monoclonal antibody-mediated neutralization of a divergent Hendra virus variant

Wang, Zhaoqian; Dang, Ha V; Amaya, Moushimi; Xu, Yan; Yin, Randy; Yan, Lianying; Hickey, Andrew C; Annand, Edward J; Horsburgh, Bethany A; Reid, Peter A; Smith, Ina; Eden, John-Sebastian; Xu, Kai; Broder, Christopher C; Veesler, David
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SignificanceA new Hendra virus variant (HeV-g2) has been recently identified in two independent studies, increasing the concern of HeV spillover. Here, we show that HeV-g2 utilizes the same host receptor as HeV and that a panel of previously described HeV neutralizing antibodies cross-neutralizes HeV-g2 potently. Furthermore, we describe a monoclonal antibody (hAH1.3) neutralizing HeV and HeV-g2 and reveal its epitope using X-ray crystallography. We show that targeting four nonoverlapping epitopes on the HeV attachment protein simultaneously leads to potent HeV and HeV-g2 neutralization, supporting the development of a tetravalent monoclonal antibody cocktail. Collectively, our data provide a comprehensive assessment of available countermeasures against this newly described HeV-g2 variant and delineate multiple strategies for pandemic preparedness.
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