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Receptor binding mechanism and immune evasion capacity of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1.1 lineage.
Virology - 1 Dec 2024
Wang Chenghai, Zhang Yu, Yang Chen, Ren Wenlin, Qiu Chenguang, Fan Shilong, Ding Qiang, Lan Jun
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The global spread of COVID-19 remains a significant threat to human health. The SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1.1 lineage, including BA.5.2, BF.7, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, caused a new soaring of infection cases due to rapid transmission. However, the receptor binding mechanism and immune evasion capacity of these variants need to be explored further. Our study found that while the BA.5.2, BF.7 and BQ.1.1 variants pseudovirus had...
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