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501Y.V2 and 501Y.V3 variants of SARS-CoV-2 lose binding to bamlanivimab in vitro.
mAbs - 1 Jan 2000
Liu Haolin, Wei Pengcheng, Zhang Qianqian, Chen Zhongzhou, Aviszus Katja, Downing Walter, Peterson Shelley, Reynoso Lyndon, Downey Gregory P, Frankel Stephen K, Kappler John, Marrack Philippa, Zhang Gongyi
Abstract excerpt
The newly emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa (B.1.351/501Y.V2) and Brazil (P.1/501Y.V3) have led to a higher infection rate and reinfection of COVID-19 patients. We found that the mutations K417N, E484K, and N501Y within the receptor-binding domains (RBDs) of the virus could confer ~2-fold higher binding affinity to the human receptor, angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), compared to the...
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