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 …

The evolution and biology of SARS-CoV-2 variants

A Telenti, EB Hodcroft… - Cold Spring …, 2022 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Our understanding of the still unfolding severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) pandemic would have been extremely limited without the study of the …

Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Bei**g during 2022: an epidemiological and phylogenetic analysis

Y Pan, L Wang, Z Feng, H Xu, F Li, Y Shen, D Zhang… - The lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Due to the national dynamic zero-COVID strategy in China, there were no
persistent local transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 in Bei**g before December, 2022. However …

Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants leading to the emergence of BQ. 1.1 variant

J Ito, R Suzuki, K Uriu, Y Itakura, J Zahradnik… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In late 2022, various Omicron subvariants emerged and cocirculated worldwide. These
variants convergently acquired amino acid substitutions at critical residues in the spike …

Deep-learning-enabled protein–protein interaction analysis for prediction of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and variant evolution

G Wang, X Liu, K Wang, Y Gao, G Li… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Host–pathogen interactions and pathogen evolution are underpinned by protein–protein
interactions between viral and host proteins. An understanding of how viral variants affect …

Sequential intrahost evolution and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants

AS Gonzalez-Reiche, H Alshammary… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Persistent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections have
been reported in immune-compromised individuals and people undergoing immune …

Fitness effects of mutations to SARS-CoV-2 proteins

JD Bloom, RA Neher - Virus Evolution, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Knowledge of the fitness effects of mutations to SARS-CoV-2 can inform
assessment of new variants, design of therapeutics resistant to escape, and understanding …

Conceptual and empirical bridges between micro-and macroevolution

J Rolland, LF Henao-Diaz, M Doebeli… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Explaining broad molecular, phenotypic and species biodiversity patterns necessitates a
unifying framework spanning multiple evolutionary scales. Here we argue that although …

A delicate balance between antibody evasion and ACE2 affinity for Omicron BA. 2.75

J Huo, A Dijokaite-Guraliuc, C Liu, D Zhou, HM Ginn… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have caused
successive global waves of infection. These variants, with multiple mutations in the spike …

Generation of SARS-CoV-2 escape mutations by monoclonal antibody therapy

M Ragonnet-Cronin, R Nutalai, J Huo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
COVID-19 patients at risk of severe disease may be treated with neutralising monoclonal
antibodies (mAbs). To minimise virus escape from neutralisation these are administered as …