Article
Omicron escapes the majority of existing SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies.
Nature - 1 Feb 2022
Cao Yunlong, Wang Jing, Jian Fanchong, Xiao Tianhe, Song Weiliang, Yisimayi Ayijiang, Huang Weijin, Li Qianqian, Wang Peng, An Ran, Wang Jing, Wang Yao, Niu Xiao, Yang Sijie, Liang Hui, Sun Haiyan, Li Tao, Yu Yuanling, Cui Qianqian, Liu Shuo, Yang Xiaodong, Du Shuo, Zhang Zhiying, Hao Xiaohua, Shao Fei, Jin Ronghua, Wang Xiangxi, Xiao Junyu, Wang Youchun, Xie Xiaoliang Sunney
Abstract excerpt
The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant contains 15 mutations of the receptor-binding domain (RBD). How Omicron evades RBD-targeted neutralizing antibodies requires immediate investigation. Here we use high-throughput yeast display screening1,2 to determine the profiles of RBD escaping mutations for 247 human anti-RBD neutralizing antibodies and show that the neutralizing antibodies can be classified by...
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