BINDING AGENTS FOR CORONAVIRUS S PROTEIN

The present disclosure relates to a binding agent comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to a coronavirus spike protein (S protein) and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the coronavirus S protein, and wherein the first...

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Hauptverfasser: Falck, Georg, Prassl, Sandra, Fischer, Leyla, Muik, Alexander, Paulmann, Claudia, Beckmann, Karsten, Carle, Anna, Stadler, Christiane, Scharf, Caroline, Sahin, Ugur
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present disclosure relates to a binding agent comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to a coronavirus spike protein (S protein) and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the coronavirus S protein, and wherein the first and second binding domains bind to different epitopes of the coronavirus S protein. Moreover, the disclosure relates to an antibody capable of binding to a coronavirus spike protein (S protein). The disclosure also relates to a nucleic acid such as RNA encoding the binding agent, in particular antibody, disclosed herein and a host cell transformed or transfected with said nucleic acid. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a medical use of said binding agent, antibody, or nucleic acid. The agents and medical uses described herein are, in particular, useful for the prevention or treatment of coronavirus infection in a subject.