[HTML][HTML] Omicron: Master of immune evasion maintains robust ACE2 binding

M Hoffmann, L Zhang, S Pöhlmann - Signal Transduction and Targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
The spike (S) protein of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is highly mutated but the impact of
these mutations on viral entry into cells and its inhibition by antibodies has been unclear. A …

Analysis of the mutation dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 reveals the spread history and emergence of RBD mutant with lower ACE2 binding affinity

Y Jia, G Shen, S Nguyen, Y Zhang, KS Huang, HY Ho… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Monitoring the mutation dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 is critical for the development of effective
approaches to contain the pathogen. By analyzing 106 SARS-CoV-2 and 39 SARS genome …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of B. 1.1. 7 and Pangolin coronavirus spike provides insights on the evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2.

SJ Dicken, MJ Murray, LG Thorne, AK Reuschl… - BioRxiv, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The recent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with increased transmission, pathogenesis
and immune resistance has jeopardised the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic …

SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA. 2.87. 1 exhibits higher susceptibility to serum neutralization than EG. 5.1 and JN. 1

Q Wang, Y Guo, LT Schwanz, IA Mellis… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
As SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread and mutate, tracking the viral evolutionary trajectory
and understanding the functional consequences of its mutations remain crucial. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness and neutralization susceptibility

PY Shi, J Plante, Y Liu, J Liu, H Xia, B Johnson… - Research …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A spike protein mutation D614G became dominant in SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19
pandemic. However, the mutational impact on viral spread and vaccine efficacy remains to …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike N439K variants maintain fitness while evading antibody-mediated immunity

EC Thomson, LE Rosen, JG Shepherd, R Spreafico… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 can mutate and evade immunity, with consequences for efficacy of emerging
vaccines and antibody therapeutics. Here, we demonstrate that the immunodominant SARS …

Immune evasion and ACE2 binding affinity contribute to SARS-CoV-2 evolution

W Ma, H Fu, F Jian, Y Cao, M Li - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - nature.com
Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome could confer resistance to pre-existing antibodies
and/or increased transmissibility. The recently emerged Omicron subvariants exhibit a …

Naturally mutated spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 variants show differential levels of cell entry

S Ozono, Y Zhang, H Ode, TS Tan, K Imai, K Miyoshi… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is steadily mutating during continuous …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives: SARS-CoV-2 spike convergent evolution as a guide to explore adaptive advantage

J Zahradník, J Nunvar, G Schreiber - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Viruses rapidly co-evolve with their hosts. The 9 million sequenced SARS-CoV-2 genomes
by March 2022 provide a detailed account of viral evolution, showing that all amino acids …

[HTML][HTML] A pseudovirus system enables deep mutational scanning of the full SARS-CoV-2 spike

B Dadonaite, KHD Crawford, CE Radford, AG Farrell… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
A major challenge in understanding SARS-CoV-2 evolution is interpreting the antigenic and
functional effects of emerging mutations in the viral spike protein. Here, we describe a deep …