Table 4 The MERS-RBD epitope recognized by 4C2a

From: A humanized neutralizing antibody against MERS-CoV targeting the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein

Residue

vdw contacts

Y397

2

N398

10

K400

4

L495

2

K496

6

P525

1

V527

18

S528

33

I529

9

V530

12

P531

17

S532

27

W535

53

E536

34

D539

7

Y540

1

Y541

2

R542

4

K543

28

Q544

7

  1. aThe epitope residues were characterized by selecting those located within a 4.5-Ã… distance from the bound antibody. The number of vdw contacts contributed by each amino acid was listed.