Destabilizing antibodies (IMAGE)

Penn State

Destabilizing antibodies

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The same type of antibody can neutralize Zika and dengue viruses in two different ways — one where it binds to the virus and deactivates it (left), which is the traditional way we think about antibody activity, and the other where it burrows in and distorts the virus (right).

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Ganesh Anand, Penn State

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