γδ T cells: origin and fate, subsets, diseases and immunotherapy

Y Hu, Q Hu, Y Li, L Lu, Z Xiang, Z Yin… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The intricacy of diseases, shaped by intrinsic processes like immune system exhaustion and
hyperactivation, highlights the potential of immune renormalization as a promising strategy …

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants: burden of disease, impact on vaccine effectiveness and need for variant-adapted vaccines

S Pather, SA Madhi, BJ Cowling, P Moss… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The highly transmissible Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected in late 2021. Initial Omicron waves were …

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 …

Antigenicity and receptor affinity of SARS-CoV-2 BA. 2.86 spike

Q Wang, Y Guo, L Liu, LT Schwanz, Z Li, MS Nair, J Ho… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
A severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron subvariant, BA.
2.86, has emerged and spread to numerous countries worldwide, raising alarm because its …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants leading to the emergence of BQ. 1.1 variant

J Ito, R Suzuki, K Uriu, Y Itakura, J Zahradnik… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In late 2022, various Omicron subvariants emerged and cocirculated worldwide. These
variants convergently acquired amino acid substitutions at critical residues in the spike …

Enhanced evasion of neutralizing antibody response by Omicron XBB. 1.5, CH. 1.1, and CA. 3.1 variants

P Qu, JN Faraone, JP Evans, YM Zheng, C Carlin… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Omicron subvariants continuingly challenge current vaccination strategies. Here, we
demonstrate nearly complete escape of the XBB. 1.5, CH. 1.1, and CA. 3.1 variants from …