SARS-CoV-2 variant biology: immune escape, transmission and fitness

AM Carabelli, TP Peacock, LG Thorne… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In late 2020, after circulating for almost a year in the human population, severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exhibited a major step change in its …

A detailed overview of SARS-CoV-2 omicron: its sub-variants, mutations and pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, immunological landscape, immune escape, and …

S Chatterjee, M Bhattacharya, S Nag, K Dhama… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant concern for everyone. Recent data from
many worldwide reports suggest that most infections are caused by the Omicron variant and …

Distinct evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB and BA. 2.86/JN. 1 lineages combining increased fitness and antibody evasion

D Planas, I Staropoli, V Michel, F Lemoine… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The unceasing circulation of SARS-CoV-2 leads to the continuous emergence of novel viral
sublineages. Here, we isolate and characterize XBB. 1, XBB. 1.5, XBB. 1.9. 1, XBB. 1.16. 1 …

Neutralization, effector function and immune imprinting of Omicron variants

A Addetia, L Piccoli, JB Case, YJ Park, M Beltramello… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants have acquired convergent mutations at hot spots
in the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein. The effects of these mutations on …

Spike and nsp6 are key determinants of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 attenuation

DY Chen, CV Chin, D Kenney, AH Tavares, N Khan… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is more immune evasive and less virulent than
other major viral variants that have so far been recognized,,,,,,,,,,–. The Omicron spike (S) …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2-specific nasal IgA wanes 9 months after hospitalisation with COVID-19 and is not induced by subsequent vaccination

F Liew, S Talwar, A Cross, BJ Willett, S Scott… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Most studies of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 focus on circulating antibody, giving
limited insights into mucosal defences that prevent viral replication and onward …

Essential role of TMPRSS2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection in murine airways

N Iwata-Yoshikawa, M Kakizaki, N Shiwa-Sudo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In cultured cells, SARS-CoV-2 infects cells via multiple pathways using different host
proteases. Recent studies have shown that the furin and TMPRSS2 (furin/TMPRSS2) …

Evolution of enhanced innate immune suppression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

AK Reuschl, LG Thorne, MVX Whelan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) human adaptation resulted
in distinct lineages with enhanced transmissibility called variants of concern (VOCs) …

[HTML][HTML] IgG4 antibodies induced by repeated vaccination may generate immune tolerance to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

VN Uversky, EM Redwan, W Makis, A Rubio-Casillas - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Less than a year after the global emergence of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, a novel
vaccine platform based on mRNA technology was introduced to the market. Globally, around …