title: Potent human monoclonal antibodies against SARS CoV, Nipah and Hendra viruses.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Recently, several potently neutralizing fully human monoclonal antibodies (hmAbs) targeting the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS CoV) S glycoprotein, and the G glycoprotein of the paramyxoviruses Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) have been discovered [corrected].
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine, compare and contrast the functional characteristics of hmAbs with the potential for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases caused by SARS CoV, HeV and NiV.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of relevant literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Structural, functional and biochemical analyses [corrected] have provided insights into the molecular mechanisms of receptor recognition and antibody neutralization, and suggested that these antibodies alone or in combination could fight the viruses' heterogeneity and mutability, which is a major problem in the development of effective therapeutic agents against viruses, including therapeutic antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Protein Interactions, CCRNP, NCI-Frederick, NIH, Building 469, 150B, P.O. Box B, Miller Drive, Frederick, MD 21702 1201, USA. prabakaran.ponraj@duke.edu
authors.forename: Ponraj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prabakaran
authors.forename: Zhongyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Arya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biragyn
authors.forename: Antony S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dimitrov
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Broder
authors.forename: Dimiter S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Dimitrov
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D045404:Hendra Virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D045405:Nipah Virus / Q000276:immunology*; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral