Recognition of a highly conserved glycoprotein B epitope by a bivalent antibody neutralizing HCMV at a post-attachment step.

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is one of the main causative agents of congenital viral infection in neonates. HCMV infection also causes serious morbidity and mortality among organ transplant patients. Glycoprotein B (gB) is a major target for HCMV neutralizing antibodies, yet the underlying neutraliz...

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Main Authors: Xiaohua Ye, Hang Su, Daniel Wrapp, Daniel C Freed, Fengsheng Li, Zihao Yuan, Aimin Tang, Leike Li, Zhiqiang Ku, Wei Xiong, Dabbu Jaijyan, Hua Zhu, Dai Wang, Jason S McLellan, Ningyan Zhang, Tong-Ming Fu, Zhiqiang An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008736