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SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 Mutations L452R and E484Q Are Not Synergistic for Antibody Evasion.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 17 Sept 2021
Ferreira Isabella A T M, Kemp Steven A, Datir Rawlings, Saito Akatsuki, Meng Bo, Rakshit Partha, Takaori-Kondo Akifumi, Kosugi Yusuke, Uriu Keiya, Kimura Izumi, Shirakawa Kotaro, Abdullahi Adam, Agarwal Anurag, Ozono Seiya, Tokunaga Kenzo, Sato Kei, Gupta Ravindra K
Abstract excerpt
The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 variant emerged in the Indian state of Maharashtra in late 2020. There have been fears that 2 key mutations seen in the receptor-binding domain, L452R and E484Q, would have additive effects on evasion of neutralizing antibodies. We report that spike bearing L452R and E484Q confers modestly reduced sensitivity to BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies following either first or second...
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