[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variants, spike mutations and immune escape

WT Harvey, AM Carabelli, B Jackson… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Although most mutations in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) genome are expected to be either deleterious and swiftly purged or relatively …

After the pandemic: perspectives on the future trajectory of COVID-19

A Telenti, A Arvin, L Corey, D Corti, MS Diamond… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
There is a realistic expectation that the global effort in vaccination will bring the pandemic
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) under control …

Bat coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2 and infectious for human cells

S Temmam, K Vongphayloth, E Baquero, S Munier… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The animal reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 is unknown despite reports of SARS-CoV-2-related
viruses in Asian Rhinolophus bats,,–, including the closest virus from R. affinis, RaTG13 …

Bivalent SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines increase breadth of neutralization and protect against the BA. 5 Omicron variant in mice

SM Scheaffer, D Lee, B Whitener, B Ying, K Wu… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants
in the Omicron lineage has resulted in diminished Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus causes attenuated disease in mice and hamsters

PJ Halfmann, S Iida, K Iwatsuki-Horimoto, T Maemura… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The recent emergence of B. 1.1. 529, the Omicron variant,, has raised concerns of escape
from protection by vaccines and therapeutic antibodies. A key test for potential …

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant shows less efficient replication and fusion activity when compared with Delta variant in TMPRSS2-expressed cells

H Zhao, L Lu, Z Peng, LL Chen, X Meng… - Emerging microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The novel SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529), first found in early
November 2021, has sparked considerable global concern and it has> 50 mutations, many …

Immune correlates analysis of the mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine efficacy clinical trial

PB Gilbert, DC Montefiori, AB McDermott, Y Fong… - Science, 2022 - science.org
In the coronavirus efficacy (COVE) phase 3 clinical trial, vaccine recipients were assessed
for neutralizing and binding antibodies as correlates of risk for COVID-19 disease and as …

Omicron spike function and neutralizing activity elicited by a comprehensive panel of vaccines

JE Bowen, A Addetia, HV Dang, C Stewart, JT Brown… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of
concern comprises several sublineages, with BA. 2 and BA. 2.12. 1 having replaced the …

Unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses

T Mao, B Israelow, MA Peña-Hernández, A Suberi… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has
highlighted the need for vaccines that not only prevent disease but also prevent …

SARS-CoV-2 RBD antibodies that maximize breadth and resistance to escape

TN Starr, N Czudnochowski, Z Liu, F Zatta, YJ Park… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
An ideal therapeutic anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody would resist viral escape,–, have activity
against diverse sarbecoviruses,,–, and be highly protective through viral neutralization,,–and …