Key substitutions in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 variants can predict resistance to monoclonal antibodies, but other substitutions can modify the effects

S Lusvarghi, W Wang, R Herrup… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mutations in the spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) variants can compromise the effectiveness of therapeutic antibodies. Most clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Protective efficacy of Ad26. COV2. S against SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.351 in macaques

J Yu, LH Tostanoski, NB Mercado, K McMahan, J Liu… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants that partially evade neutralizing antibodies poses a
threat to the efficacy of current COVID-19 vaccines,. The Ad26. COV2. S vaccine expresses …

Structural basis for continued antibody evasion by the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain

KG Nabel, SA Clark, S Shankar, J Pan, LE Clark… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Many studies have examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) variants on neutralizing antibody activity after they have become dominant …

[HTML][HTML] Crucial mutations of spike protein on SARS-CoV-2 evolved to variant strains escaping neutralization of convalescent plasmas and RBD-specific monoclonal …

C Ding, J He, X Zhang, C Jiang, Y Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Small number of SARS-CoV-2 epidemic lineages did not efficiently exhibit a neutralization
profile, while single amino acid mutation in the spike protein has not been confirmed in …

[HTML][HTML] Evasion of neutralizing antibody responses by the SARS-CoV-2 BA. 2.75 variant

P Qu, JP Evans, YM Zheng, C Carlin, LJ Saif, EM Oltz… - Cell host & …, 2022 - cell.com
Summary The newly emerged BA. 2.75 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) variant contains 9 additional mutations in its spike (S) protein compared to …

[HTML][HTML] Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein impair epitope-specific CD4+ T cell recognition

EXC Tye, E Jinks, TA Haigh, B Kaul, P Patel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
CD4+ T cells are essential for protection against viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The
sensitivity of CD4+ T cells to mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) is poorly …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variant B. 1.1. 7 is susceptible to neutralizing antibodies elicited by ancestral spike vaccines

X Shen, H Tang, C McDanal, K Wagh, W Fischer… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
All current vaccines for COVID-19 utilize ancestral SARS-CoV-2 spike with the goal of
generating protective neutralizing antibodies. The recent emergence and rapid spread of …

Effect of natural mutations of SARS-CoV-2 on spike structure, conformation, and antigenicity

SMC Gobeil, K Janowska, S McDowell, K Mansouri… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) have been circulating worldwide since the beginning of the pandemic. Some are termed …

[HTML][HTML] Different neutralization profiles after primary SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 and BA. 2 infections

I Medits, DN Springer, M Graninger, JV Camp… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background and Methods The SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2) Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant is the antigenically most distinct variant to date …

Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron by BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine–elicited human sera

A Muik, BG Lui, AK Wallisch, M Bacher, J Mühl… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The globally circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
variant of concern Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) has a large number of mutations, especially in the …