[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variant biology: immune escape, transmission and fitness

AM Carabelli, TP Peacock, LG Thorne… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In late 2020, after circulating for almost a year in the human population, severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exhibited a major step change in its …

Therapeutic strategies for COVID-19: progress and lessons learned

G Li, R Hilgenfeld, R Whitley, E De Clercq - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has stimulated tremendous
efforts to develop therapeutic strategies that target severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB variant derived from recombination of two Omicron subvariants

T Tamura, J Ito, K Uriu, J Zahradnik, I Kida… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract In late 2022, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants have become highly diversified,
and XBB is spreading rapidly around the world. Our phylogenetic analyses suggested that …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced neutralization resistance of SARS-CoV-2 omicron subvariants BQ. 1, BQ. 1.1, BA. 4.6, BF. 7, and BA. 2.75. 2

P Qu, JP Evans, JN Faraone, YM Zheng, C Carlin… - Cell host & …, 2023 - cell.com
The continued evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has led to the emergence of several new Omicron
subvariants, including BQ. 1, BQ. 1.1, BA. 4.6, BF. 7, and BA. 2.75. 2. Here, we examine the …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variant evasion of monoclonal antibodies based on in vitro studies

MG Cox, TP Peacock, WT Harvey, J Hughes… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) offer a treatment option for individuals with severe COVID-19
and are especially important in high-risk individuals where vaccination is not an option …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: recent progress and future perspectives

Y Fan, X Li, L Zhang, S Wan, L Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been
a few variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), one of …

Resistance of Omicron subvariants BA. 2.75. 2, BA. 4.6, and BQ. 1.1 to neutralizing antibodies

D Planas, T Bruel, I Staropoli… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2, BA. 4, and BA. 5 lineages has led to
the emergence of several new subvariants, including BA. 2.75. 2, BA. 4.6. and BQ. 1.1. The …

Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B. 1.1. 529) and delta (B. 1.617. 2) variants in England: a cohort …

T Nyberg, NM Ferguson, SG Nash, HH Webster… - The lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) of SARS-CoV-2 has demonstrated partial
vaccine escape and high transmissibility, with early studies indicating lower severity of …

Evolution and neutralization escape of the SARS-CoV-2 BA. 2.86 subvariant

K Khan, G Lustig, C Römer, K Reedoy, Z Jule… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Omicron BA. 2.86 subvariant differs from Omicron BA. 2 as well as recently
circulating variants by over 30 mutations in the spike protein alone. Here we report on the …

Attenuated replication and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 529 Omicron

H Shuai, JFW Chan, B Hu, Y Chai, TTT Yuen, F Yin… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged in November 2021 and
is rapidly spreading among the human population. Although recent reports reveal that the …