[PDF][PDF] In vivo delivery of synthetic human DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies protect against ebolavirus infection in a mouse model

A Patel, DH Park, CW Davis, TRF Smith, A Leung… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
A Patel, DH Park, CW Davis, TRF Smith, A Leung, K Tierney, A Bryan, E Davidson, X Yu
Cell reports, 2018cell.com
Synthetically engineered DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) are an in vivo
platform for evaluation and delivery of human mAb to control against infectious disease.
Here, we engineer DMAbs encoding potent anti-Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) glycoprotein (GP)
mAbs isolated from Ebola virus disease survivors. We demonstrate the development of a
human IgG1 DMAb platform for in vivo EBOV-GP mAb delivery and evaluation in a mouse
model. Using this approach, we show that DMAb-11 and DMAb-34 exhibit functional and …
Summary
Synthetically engineered DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) are an in vivo platform for evaluation and delivery of human mAb to control against infectious disease. Here, we engineer DMAbs encoding potent anti-Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) glycoprotein (GP) mAbs isolated from Ebola virus disease survivors. We demonstrate the development of a human IgG1 DMAb platform for in vivo EBOV-GP mAb delivery and evaluation in a mouse model. Using this approach, we show that DMAb-11 and DMAb-34 exhibit functional and molecular profiles comparable to recombinant mAb, have a wide window of expression, and provide rapid protection against lethal mouse-adapted EBOV challenge. The DMAb platform represents a simple, rapid, and reproducible approach for evaluating the activity of mAb during clinical development. DMAbs have the potential to be a mAb delivery system, which may be advantageous for protection against highly pathogenic infectious diseases, like EBOV, in resource-limited and other challenging settings.
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