[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 annual update: a narrative review

M Biancolella, VL Colona, L Luzzatto, JL Watt… - Human genomics, 2023 - Springer
Three and a half years after the pandemic outbreak, now that WHO has formally declared
that the emergency is over, COVID-19 is still a significant global issue. Here, we focus on …

Steering and controlling evolution—from bioengineering to fighting pathogens

M Lässig, V Mustonen, A Nourmohammad - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Control interventions steer the evolution of molecules, viruses, microorganisms or other cells
towards a desired outcome. Applications range from engineering biomolecules and …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[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 …

Imprinted antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

YJ Park, D Pinto, AC Walls, Z Liu, A De Marco… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sublineages carry
distinct spike mutations resulting in escape from antibodies induced by previous infection or …

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 …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Deep mutational scans for ACE2 binding, RBD expression, and antibody escape in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 and BA. 2 receptor-binding domains

TN Starr, AJ Greaney, CM Stewart, AC Walls… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
SARS-CoV-2 continues to acquire mutations in the spike receptor-binding domain (RBD)
that impact ACE2 receptor binding, folding stability, and antibody recognition. Deep …