Infection with chikungunya virus confers heterotypic cross-neutralizing antibodies and memory B-cells against other arthritogenic alphaviruses predominantly through the B domain of the E2 glycoprotein.
Powers JM, Lyski ZL, Weber WC, Denton M, Streblow MM, Mayo AT, Haese NN, Nix CD, Rodr?guez-Santiago R, Alvarado LI, Rivera-Amill V, Messer WB, Streblow DN. Infection with chikungunya virus confers heterotypic cross-neutralizing antibodies and memory B-cells against other arthritogenic alphaviruses predominantly through the B domain of the E2 glycoprotein. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 03; 17(3):e0011154.