The monoclonal antibody VN04-2 was previously shown to protect mice against lethal A/Vietnam/1203/04 H5N1 virus challenge when administered pre- and post-infection. In this study, we characterized the binding requirements of this antibody using direct binding to hemagglutinin and neutralization assays with H5N1 virus-like particles (H5N1-VLP) of eight recent H5N1 strains representing the major mutations within the 140s antigenic loop. Binding was clade independent and 3 mutations within this antigenic region are required before escape is possible, suggesting that apart from the H5N1 viruses circulating in Indonesia, VN04-2 may provide protection against H5N1 viruses from all other regions. © 2008 Lim et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Lim, A. P. C., Wong, S. K. K., Chan, A. H. Y., Chan, C. E. Z., Ooi, E. E., & Hanson, B. J. (2008). Epitope characterization of the protective monoclonal antibody VN04-2 shows broadly neutralizing activity against highly pathogenic H5N1. Virology Journal, 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-5-80
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