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PDB ID:
7KKK
EMDB ID:
Title:
SARS-CoV-2 Spike in complex with neutralizing nanobody Nb6
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PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
2020-10-27
Release Date:
2020-11-11
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
3.03 Å
Aggregation State:
PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method:
SINGLE PARTICLE
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Spike glycoprotein
Chain IDs:A, C, E
Chain Length:1288
Number of Molecules:3
Biological Source:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Synthetic nanobody Nb6
Chain IDs:B, D, F
Chain Length:119
Number of Molecules:3
Biological Source:synthetic construct
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Abstact

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus enters host cells via an interaction between its Spike protein and the host cell receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). By screening a yeast surface-displayed library of synthetic nanobody sequences, we developed nanobodies that disrupt the interaction between Spike and ACE2. Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) revealed that one nanobody, Nb6, binds Spike in a fully inactive conformation with its receptor binding domains locked into their inaccessible down state, incapable of binding ACE2. Affinity maturation and structure-guided design of multivalency yielded a trivalent nanobody, mNb6-tri, with femtomolar affinity for Spike and picomolar neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 infection. mNb6-tri retains function after aerosolization, lyophilization, and heat treatment, which enables aerosol-mediated delivery of this potent neutralizer directly to the airway epithelia.

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