Imprinted SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity induces convergent Omicron RBD evolution

Y Cao, F Jian, J Wang, Y Yu, W Song, A Yisimayi… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Continuous evolution of Omicron has led to a rapid and simultaneous emergence of
numerous variants that display growth advantages over BA. 5 (ref.). Despite their divergent …

Antibody evasion by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA. 2.12. 1, BA. 4 and BA. 5

Q Wang, Y Guo, S Iketani, MS Nair, Z Li, H Mohri… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA. 2.12. 1 and BA. 4/5 have surged notably to
become dominant in the United States and South Africa, respectively,. These new …

Repeated Omicron exposures override ancestral SARS-CoV-2 immune imprinting

A Yisimayi, W Song, J Wang, F Jian, Y Yu, X Chen… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The continuing emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants highlights the need to update COVID-19
vaccine compositions. However, immune imprinting induced by vaccination based on the …

Antibodies induced by an ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain that cross-neutralize variants from Alpha to Omicron BA. 1

IW Windsor, P Tong, O Lavidor, AS Moghaddam… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Neutralizing antibodies that recognize the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein are the principal
host defense against viral invasion. Variants of SARS-CoV-2 bear mutations that allow …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] BA. 2.12. 1, BA. 4 and BA. 5 escape antibodies elicited by Omicron infection

Y Cao, A Yisimayi, F Jian, W Song, T Xiao, L Wang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sublineages BA.
2.12. 1, BA. 4 and BA. 5 exhibit higher transmissibility than the BA. 2 lineage 1. The receptor …

Omicron escapes the majority of existing SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies

Y Cao, J Wang, F Jian, T Xiao, W Song, A Yisimayi… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 529 (Omicron) variant contains 15 mutations of the
receptor-binding domain (RBD). How Omicron evades RBD-targeted neutralizing antibodies …

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 …

Striking antibody evasion manifested by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

L Liu, S Iketani, Y Guo, JFW Chan, M Wang, L Liu… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The B. 1.1. 529/Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was only recently detected in
southern Africa, but its subsequent spread has been extensive, both regionally and globally …

Compensatory epistasis maintains ACE2 affinity in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1

A Moulana, T Dupic, AM Phillips, J Chang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The Omicron BA. 1 variant emerged in late 2021 and quickly spread across the world.
Compared to the earlier SARS-CoV-2 variants, BA. 1 has many mutations, some of which …