Human monoclonal antibodies block the binding of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 receptor
Lilin Ye, Xiangyu Chen, Ren Li, Zhiwei Pan, Chunfeng Qian, Yang Yang, Renrong You, Jing Zhao, Leiqong Gao, Zhirong Li, Qizhao Huang, Lifan Xu, Jianfang Tang, Qin Tian, Wei Yao, Li Hu, Xiaofeng Yan, Xinyuan Zhou, Pinghuang Liu, Yuzhang Wu, Kai Deng, Zheng Zhang, Yaokai Chen, Zhaohui Qian
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.06.20055475
Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a global pandemic of novel corona virus disease (COVID-19). To date, no prophylactic vaccines or approved therapeutic agents are available for preventing and treating this highly transmittable disease. Here we report two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) cloned from memory B cells of patients recently recovered from COVID-19, and both mAbs specifically bind to the spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2, block the binding of receptor binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2 to human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (hACE2), and effectively neutralize S protein-pseudotyped virus infection. These human mAbs hold the promise for the prevention and treatment of the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19.
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