Structural biology of SARS-CoV-2: open the door for novel therapies

W Yan, Y Zheng, X Zeng, B He, W Cheng - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative
agent of the pandemic disease COVID-19, which is so far without efficacious treatment. The …

The humoral response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection

H Qi, B Liu, X Wang, L Zhang - Nature Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we have gained many insights into the
human antibody response to the causative SARS-CoV-2 virus. In this Review, we …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 vaccination induces immunological T cell memory able to cross-recognize variants from Alpha to Omicron

A Tarke, CH Coelho, Z Zhang, JM Dan, ED Yu… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
We address whether T cell responses induced by different vaccine platforms (mRNA-1273,
BNT162b2, Ad26. COV2. S, and NVX-CoV2373) cross-recognize early SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-B. 1.1. 529 leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses

W Dejnirattisai, J Huo, D Zhou, J Zahradník, P Supasa… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
On 24 th November 2021, the sequence of a new SARS-CoV-2 viral isolate Omicron-B. 1.1.
529 was announced, containing far more mutations in Spike (S) than previously reported …

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant neutralization after mRNA-1273 booster vaccination

R Pajon, NA Doria-Rose, X Shen… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Omicron Neutralization and mRNA-1273 Boosters Neutralization of the omicron variant was
assessed in serum samples obtained from persons who had received an mRNA-1273 …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and functional characterizations of infectivity and immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron

Z Cui, P Liu, N Wang, L Wang, K Fan, Q Zhu, K Wang… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Summary The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant with increased fitness is spreading rapidly
worldwide. Analysis of cryo-EM structures of the spike (S) from Omicron reveals amino acid …

Memory B cell repertoire from triple vaccinees against diverse SARS-CoV-2 variants

K Wang, Z Jia, L Bao, L Wang, L Cao, H Chi, Y Hu, Q Li… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Omicron (B. 1.1. 529), the most heavily mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant so far, is
highly resistant to neutralizing antibodies, raising concerns about the effectiveness of …

Omicron SARS-CoV-2 mutations stabilize spike up-RBD conformation and lead to a non-RBM-binding monoclonal antibody escape

Z Zhao, J Zhou, M Tian, M Huang, S Liu, Y Xie… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Omicron SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly spreading worldwide. To delineate the impact of emerging
mutations on spike's properties, we performed systematic structural analyses on apo …

Antibody-mediated neutralization of SARS-CoV-2

H Gruell, K Vanshylla, T Weber, CO Barnes, C Kreer… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Neutralizing antibodies can block infection, clear pathogens, and are essential to provide
long-term immunity. Since the onset of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies …

Omicron variant Spike-specific antibody binding and Fc activity are preserved in recipients of mRNA or inactivated COVID-19 vaccines

YC Bartsch, X Tong, J Kang, MJ Avendaño… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to evade neutralizing antibodies
elicited by vaccination or infection. Despite the global spread of the Omicron variant, even …