Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infections with Nanobodies (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infections with Nanobodies

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NIH scientists showed that nanobodies isolated from a llama may prevent COVID-19 infections. Infections happen when SARS-CoV-2 virus spike proteins (yellow) latch onto ACE2 receptors (blue) that line the outside of a cell. The NIH nanobodies (grey) may prevent infections by covering spike proteins, which blocks binding to the ACE2 receptor.

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Courtesy of Brody lab, NIH/NINDS.

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