A synthetic nanobody targeting RBD protects hamsters from SARS-CoV-2 infection

Here, the authors report the engineering, structural and biological characterization of synthetic nanobodies (sybodies) that display potent therapeutic activity against SARS-CoV-2 infection in animal models via targeting the virus receptor-binding domain.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tingting Li, Hongmin Cai, Hebang Yao, Bingjie Zhou, Ning Zhang, Martje Fentener van Vlissingen, Thijs Kuiken, Wenyu Han, Corine H. GeurtsvanKessel, Yuhuan Gong, Yapei Zhao, Quan Shen, Wenming Qin, Xiao-Xu Tian, Chao Peng, Yanling Lai, Yanxing Wang, Cedric A. J. Hutter, Shu-Ming Kuo, Juan Bao, Caixuan Liu, Yifan Wang, Audrey S. Richard, Hervé Raoul, Jiaming Lan, Markus A. Seeger, Yao Cong, Barry Rockx, Gary Wong, Yuhai Bi, Dimitri Lavillette, Dianfan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24905-z