The evolution of SARS-CoV-2

PV Markov, M Ghafari, M Beer, K Lythgoe… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused millions of
deaths and substantial morbidity worldwide. Intense scientific effort to understand the …

CRISPR/Cas9 therapeutics: progress and prospects

T Li, Y Yang, H Qi, W Cui, L Zhang, X Fu, X He… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated
protein 9 (Cas9) gene-editing technology is the ideal tool of the future for treating diseases …

Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization

S Cele, L Jackson, DS Khoury, K Khan, T Moyo-Gwete… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern Omicron (Pango lineage B. 1.1. 529),
first identified in Botswana and South Africa, may compromise vaccine effectiveness and …

The Omicron variant is highly resistant against antibody-mediated neutralization: Implications for control of the COVID-19 pandemic

M Hoffmann, N Krüger, S Schulz, A Cossmann… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant suggests that the virus might become
globally dominant. Further, the high number of mutations in the viral spike protein raised …

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant, salient features, high global health concerns and strategies to counter it amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

R Khandia, S Singhal, T Alqahtani, MA Kamal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the appearance in the late of December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly evolving and
mutating continuously, giving rise to various variants with variable degrees of infectivity and …

Shifting mutational constraints in the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain during viral evolution

TN Starr, AJ Greaney, WW Hannon, AN Loes, K Hauser… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has evolved variants with
substitutions in the spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) that affect its affinity for angiotensin …

Characterization of the novel SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of concern and its global perspective

SK Saxena, S Kumar, S Ansari… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As the latest identified novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐
2) variant of concern (VOC), the influence of Omicron on our globe grows promptly …

A TMPRSS2 inhibitor acts as a pan-SARS-CoV-2 prophylactic and therapeutic

T Shapira, IA Monreal, SP Dion, DW Buchholz… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains a global public health
crisis. Although widespread vaccination campaigns are underway, their efficacy is reduced …

SARS-CoV-2 and innate immunity: the good, the bad, and the “goldilocks”

BL Sievers, MTK Cheng, K Csiba, B Meng… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
An ancient conflict between hosts and pathogens has driven the innate and adaptive arms of
immunity. Knowledge about this interplay can not only help us identify biological …

Probable transmission of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in quarantine hotel, Hong Kong, China, November 2021

H Gu, P Krishnan, DYM Ng, LDJ Chang… - Emerging infectious …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We report detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant (B.
1.1. 529) in an asymptomatic, fully vaccinated traveler in a quarantine hotel in Hong Kong …