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Functional and Structural Basis of Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Neutralization With Human Monoclonal Antibodies

Suryadevara et al., Nature Microbiology. 2024.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38858594

Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (hPIV3) can cause severe disease in older people and infants, and the haemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) and fusion (F) surface glycoproteins of hPIV3 are major antigenic determinants. Researchers isolated seven neutralizing HN-reactive antibodies and a pre-fusion conformation F-reactive antibody from human memory B cells. They also delineated the structural basis of neutralization for HN and F monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Rats were protected against infection and disease in vivo by mAbs that neutralized hPIV3 in vitro. This work establishes correlates of protection for hPIV3 and highlights the potential clinical utility of mAbs. Supported by ORIP (K01OD036063), NIAID, and NIGMS.