MAAD: multidimensional antiviral antibody database
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Use of an Influenza Antigen Microarray to Measure the Breadth of Serum Antibodies Across Virus Subtypes
Published on: July 26, 2019
Yixin Li1,2, Jinyue Wang1,2, Chuziyue Zhang1,2,3
1State Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Abstract:
Antibodies have emerged as central components of therapeutic strategies against viral infectious diseases, functioning as key effectors in both prevention and treatment. While traditional antibody discovery has relied heavily on high-throughput screening, the field is now shifting toward rational antibody design, which requires integrative insights into sequence-structure-function relationships. However, existing resources provide a valuable foundation but remain limited in scope, highlighting the need for a standardized and well-annotated antibody database that integrates multidimensional features to further support systematic exploration, cross-pathogen comparison, and rational antibody design. Here, we introduce the Multidimensional Antiviral Antibody Database (MAAD; raabmd.org/raab/index), a curated platform dedicated to antibody, nanobody and single-chain variable fragment targeting three high-impact RNA virus families, Coronaviridae (SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV), Orthomyxoviridae (influenza virus), and Pneumoviridae (respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus), which were selected due to the large, high-quality datasets accumulated in recent years. MAAD further incorporates a suite of interactive analysis modules, including CDR and germline annotation, similarity-based sequence analysis, sequence-based clustering and structure-guided identification of antigen-antibody interface residues, complemented by per-site entropy and mutation rate profiling. These features enable in-depth exploration of antibody sequence characteristics, thereby facilitating functional and structural insights for rational antibody design. Together, by bridging antibody sequence, structure, and function, MAAD offers an open and standardized platform that advances comparative antiviral research and supports therapeutic antibody discovery.
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