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A study by researchers in Texas describes a mouse model in which a subunit vaccine with alum-CpG adjuvant was tested for its ability to induce a broadly neutralizing antibody response against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
A new study published in the journal mBio investigates different antibodies from convalescent donors that bind three separate domains of the SARS-CoV-2 spike. The results of this study suggest that the individuals exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 from the first wave have neutralizing antibodies against current variants.
n = 80) from the Amsterdam Cohort Studies on HIV infection and AIDS (ACS) were used to analyze HIV-specific antibody glycosylation. Peripheral blood samples used to purify CMV-specific antibodies ( n = 102) were from same cohort as used for HPA-1a collected by the Finnish Red Cross Blood service, Platelet Immunology Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland and the HIV cohort described above. SARS-CoV-2 patient samples from ICU patients from the Amsterdam UMC COVID study group were included, as well as Sanquin blood donors found seropositive for SARS-CoV-2, and mild longitudinal samples from hospital wor...
IgG antibodies are crucial for protection against invading pathogens. A highly conserved N-linked glycan within the IgG-Fc tail, essential for IgG function, shows variable composition in humans. Afucosylated IgG variants are already used in anti-cancer therapeutic antibodies for their elevated activity through Fc receptors (FcγRIIIa). Here, we report that afucosylated IgG (~6% of total IgG in humans) are specifically formed against enveloped viruses but generally not against other antigens. This mediates stronger FcγRIIIa responses, but also amplifies brewing cytokine storms and immune-media...