Cell Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
42(6), P. 112621 - 112621
Published: May 26, 2023
Continued
evolution
of
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
is
eroding
antibody
responses
elicited
by
prior
vaccination
and
infection.
The
SARS-CoV-2
receptor-binding
domain
(RBD)
E406W
mutation
abrogates
neutralization
mediated
the
REGEN-COV
therapeutic
monoclonal
(mAb)
COVID-19
cocktail
AZD1061
(COV2-2130)
mAb.
Here,
we
show
that
this
remodels
site
allosterically,
thereby
altering
epitopes
recognized
these
three
mAbs
vaccine-elicited
neutralizing
antibodies
while
remaining
functional.
Our
results
demonstrate
spectacular
structural
functional
plasticity
RBD,
which
continuously
evolving
in
emerging
variants,
including
currently
circulating
strains
are
accumulating
mutations
antigenic
sites
remodeled
substitution.
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
377(6604), P. 420 - 424
Published: June 28, 2022
Severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
has
evolved
variants
with
substitutions
in
the
spike
receptor-binding
domain
(RBD)
that
affect
its
affinity
for
angiotensin-converting
enzyme
(ACE2)
receptor
and
recognition
by
antibodies.
These
could
also
shape
future
evolution
modulating
effects
of
mutations
at
other
sites-a
phenomenon
called
epistasis.
To
investigate
this
possibility,
we
performed
deep
mutational
scans
to
measure
on
ACE2
binding
all
single-amino
acid
Wuhan-Hu-1,
Alpha,
Beta,
Delta,
Eta
variant
RBDs.
Some
substitutions,
most
prominently
Asn
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
377(6606)
Published: July 5, 2022
To
combat
future
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
variants
and
spillovers
of
SARS-like
betacoronaviruses
(sarbecoviruses)
threatening
global
health,
we
designed
mosaic
nanoparticles
that
present
randomly
arranged
sarbecovirus
spike
receptor-binding
domains
(RBDs)
to
elicit
antibodies
against
epitopes
are
conserved
relatively
occluded
rather
than
variable,
immunodominant,
exposed.
We
compared
immune
responses
elicited
by
mosaic-8
(SARS-CoV-2
seven
animal
sarbecoviruses)
homotypic
(only
SARS-CoV-2)
RBD
in
mice
macaques
observed
stronger
mismatched
(not
on
nanoparticles)
strains,
including
SARS-CoV
sarbecoviruses.
Mosaic-8
immunization
showed
equivalent
neutralization
SARS-CoV-2
variants,
Omicrons,
protected
from
challenges,
whereas
only
challenge.
Epitope
mapping
demonstrated
increased
targeting
after
immunization.
Together,
these
results
suggest
could
protect
spillovers.
Cell Host & Microbe,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
30(2), P. 154 - 162.e5
Published: Jan. 13, 2022
Characterizing
SARS-CoV-2
evolution
in
specific
geographies
may
help
predict
properties
of
the
variants
that
come
from
these
regions.
We
mapped
neutralization
a
strain
evolved
over
6
months
ancestral
virus
person
with
advanced
HIV
disease
South
Africa;
this
was
infected
prior
to
emergence
Beta
and
Delta
variants.
longitudinally
tracked
tested
it
against
self-plasma
convalescent
plasma
ancestral,
Beta,
infections.
Early
similar
but
multitude
mutations
found
Omicron
other
It
showed
substantial
incomplete
Pfizer
BNT162b2
escape,
weak
by
self-plasma,
despite
pre-dating
Delta,
also
extensive
escape
infection-elicited
neutralization.
This
example
is
consistent
notion
evolving
individual
immune-compromised
hosts,
including
those
disease,
gain
immune
vaccines
enhanced
immunity,
has
implications
for
vaccine
breakthrough
reinfections.
PLoS Pathogens,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
18(11), P. e1010951 - e1010951
Published: Nov. 18, 2022
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
mutational
scanning
prospectively
characterizes
impacts
of
on
these
biochemical
properties,
enabling
rapid
assessment
new
seen
during
viral
surveillance.
However,
effects
can
change
as
virus
evolves,
requiring
updated
deep
scans.
We
determined
all
single
amino
acid
Omicron
BA.1
BA.2
RBDs
ACE2-binding
affinity,
RBD
folding,
escape
from
binding
by
LY-CoV1404
(bebtelovimab)
monoclonal
antibody.
The
some
differ
those
measured
ancestral
Wuhan-Hu-1
background.
These
epistatic
shifts
largely
resemble
previously
Alpha
variant
due
convergent
epistatically
modifying
N501Y
substitution.
variants
show
additional
lineage-specific
shifts,
including
examples
phenomenon
entrenchment
causes
Q498R
substitutions
present
be
more
favorable
background
than
earlier
strains.
In
contrast,
substitution
Q493R
exhibits
no
sign
entrenchment,
with
derived
state,
R493,
being
unfavorable
for
Wuhan-Hu-1.
Likely
this
reason,
R493Q
reversion
has
occurred
sub-variants
BA.4/BA.5
BA.2.75,
where
affinity
buffer
may
potentiate
concurrent
antigenic
change.
Consistent
prior
studies,
we
find
have
reduced
expression,
identify
candidate
stabilizing
ameliorate
deficit.
Last,
our
maps
highlight
a
broadening
sites
compared
datasets
landscape
inform
ongoing
efforts
Virus Evolution,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Abstract
A
key
goal
of
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
surveillance
is
to
rapidly
identify
viral
variants
with
mutations
that
reduce
neutralization
by
polyclonal
antibodies
elicited
vaccination
or
infection.
Unfortunately,
direct
experimental
characterization
new
lags
their
sequence-based
identification.
Here
we
help
address
this
challenge
aggregating
deep
mutational
scanning
data
into
an
‘escape
estimator’
estimates
the
antigenic
effects
arbitrary
combinations
virus’s
spike
receptor-binding
domain.
The
estimator
can
be
used
intuitively
visualize
how
impact
antibody
recognition
and
score
expected
effect
mutations.
These
scores
correlate
assays
performed
on
SARS-CoV-2
emphasize
ominous
properties
recently
described
Omicron
variant.
An
interactive
version
at
https://jbloomlab.github.io/SARS2_RBD_Ab_escape_maps/escape-calc/
(last
accessed
11
March
2022),
provide
a
Python
module
for
batch
processing.
Currently
calculator
uses
primarily
Wuhan-Hu-1-like
infection
so
work
best
calculating
escape
from
such
immunity
relative
early
strains.
Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
382(6666)
Published: Oct. 6, 2023
During
the
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
pandemic,
multiple
variants
escaping
preexisting
immunity
emerged,
causing
reinfections
of
previously
exposed
individuals.
Here,
we
used
antigenic
cartography
to
analyze
patterns
cross-reactivity
among
21
and
15
groups
human
sera
obtained
after
primary
infection
with
10
different
or
messenger
RNA
(mRNA)–1273
mRNA-1273.351
vaccination.
We
found
differences
pre-Omicron
caused
by
substitutions
at
spike-protein
positions
417,
452,
484,
501.
Quantifying
changes
in
response
breadth
over
time
additional
vaccine
doses,
our
results
show
largest
increase
between
4
weeks
>3
months
a
second
dose.
immunodominance
spike
regions,
depending
on
variant
an
individual
was
first
to,
implications
for
risk
assessment
vaccine-strain
selection.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
17(3), P. e0261045 - e0261045
Published: March 9, 2022
As
novel
SARS-CoV-2
variants
with
different
patterns
of
spike
protein
mutations
have
emerged,
the
susceptibility
these
to
neutralization
by
antibodies
has
been
rapidly
assessed.
However,
data
are
generated
using
approaches
and
scattered
across
publications
making
it
difficult
for
be
located
synthesized.
The
Stanford
Coronavirus
Resistance
Database
(CoV-RDB;
https://covdb.stanford.edu
)
is
designed
house
comprehensively
curated
published
on
neutralizing
monoclonal
(mAbs),
convalescent
plasma
(CP),
vaccinee
(VP).
December
31,
2021,
CoV-RDB
encompassed
257
including
91
(35%)
containing
9,070
mAb
results,
131
(51%)
16,773
CP
178
(69%)
33,540
VP
results.
database
also
records
which
selected
during
in
vitro
passage
presence
mAbs
emerge
persons
receiving
as
treatment.
interface
interactively
displays
at
levels
granularity
filtering
and/or
aggregating
query
results
according
one
or
more
experimental
conditions.
website
provides
a
companion
sequence
analysis
program
that
outputs
information
about
present
submitted
assists
users
determining
appropriate
mutation-detection
thresholds
identifying
non-consensus
amino
acids.
most
recent
underlying
can
downloaded
its
entirety
from
GitHub
repository
documented
machine-readable
format.