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==Stabilised BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 spike with H6 nanobodies in '2 up 1 down' RBD conformation==
<StructureSection load='8oyu' size='340' side='right'caption='[[8oyu]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 4.00&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[8oyu]] is a 5 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_virus_T4 Escherichia virus T4], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lama_glama Lama glama] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=8OYU OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8OYU FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 4&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=NAG:N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE'>NAG</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8oyu FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=8oyu OCA], [https://pdbe.org/8oyu PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=8oyu RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/8oyu PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=8oyu ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The Omicron strains of SARS-CoV-2 pose a significant challenge to the development of effective antibody-based treatments as immune evasion has compromised most available immune therapeutics. Therefore, in the 'arms race' with the virus, there is a continuing need to identify new biologics for the prevention or treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Here, we report the isolation of nanobodies that bind to the Omicron BA.1 spike protein by screening nanobody phage display libraries previously generated from llamas immunized with either the Wuhan or Beta spike proteins. The structure and binding properties of three of these nanobodies (A8, H6 and B5-5) have been characterized in detail providing insight into their binding epitopes on the Omicron spike protein. Trimeric versions of H6 and B5-5 neutralized the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern BA.5 both in vitro and in the hamster model of COVID-19 following nasal administration. Thus, either alone or in combination could serve as starting points for the development of new anti-viral immunotherapeutics.

Structural and functional characterization of nanobodies that neutralize Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2.,Cornish K, Huo J, Jones L, Sharma P, Thrush JW, Abdelkarim S, Kipar A, Ramadurai S, Weckener M, Mikolajek H, Liu S, Buckle I, Bentley E, Kirby A, Han X, Laidlaw SM, Hill M, Eyssen L, Norman C, Le Bas A, Clarke J, James W, Stewart JP, Carroll M, Naismith JH, Owens RJ Open Biol. 2024 Jun;14(6):230252. doi: 10.1098/rsob.230252. Epub 2024 Jun 4. PMID:38835241<ref>PMID:38835241</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Escherichia virus T4]]
[[Category: Lama glama]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]]
[[Category: Naismith JH]]
[[Category: Owens RJ]]
[[Category: Weckener M]]