[HTML][HTML] A cross-reactive human IgA monoclonal antibody blocks SARS-CoV-2 spike-ACE2 interaction

M Ejemel, Q Li, S Hou, ZA Schiller, JA Tree… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
M Ejemel, Q Li, S Hou, ZA Schiller, JA Tree, A Wallace, A Amcheslavsky, N Kurt Yilmaz…
Nature communications, 2020nature.com
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has become a global pandemic requiring the
development of interventions for the prevention or treatment to curtail mortality and
morbidity. No vaccine to boost mucosal immunity, or as a therapeutic, has yet been
developed to SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we discover and characterize a cross-reactive
human IgA monoclonal antibody, MAb362. MAb362 binds to both SARS-CoV and SARS-
CoV-2 spike proteins and competitively blocks ACE2 receptor binding, by overlapping the …
Abstract
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has become a global pandemic requiring the development of interventions for the prevention or treatment to curtail mortality and morbidity. No vaccine to boost mucosal immunity, or as a therapeutic, has yet been developed to SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we discover and characterize a cross-reactive human IgA monoclonal antibody, MAb362. MAb362 binds to both SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins and competitively blocks ACE2 receptor binding, by overlapping the ACE2 structural binding epitope. Furthermore, MAb362 IgA neutralizes both pseudotyped SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 in 293 cells expressing ACE2. When converted to secretory IgA, MAb326 also neutralizes authentic SARS-CoV-2 virus while the IgG isotype shows no neutralization. Our results suggest that SARS-CoV-2 specific IgA antibodies, such as MAb362, may provide effective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 by inducing mucosal immunity within the respiratory system, a potentially critical feature of an effective vaccine.
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