| abstract |
A composition comprising a blocking molecule that inhibits the biological activity of a CX3C motif of a G-glycoprotein of the respiratory syncytial virus, wherein C is a cysteine residue and X is any amino acid residue other than cysteine, where the blocking molecule is a peptide having a sequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11, or an antibody generated against a peptide having a sequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11, to inhibit the binding of the G-protein of the respiratory syncytial virus to a CX3CR1 receptor, wherein the antibody is specifically fixed to amino acid positions 182 -186 of a G-glycoprotein native to the respiratory syncytial virus or blocks the activity associated with binding to the CX3CR1 receptor. |