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SARS-CoV-2 evolution on a dynamic immune landscape.
Nature - 1 Mar 2025
Raharinirina N Alexia, Gubela Nils, Börnigen Daniela, Smith Maureen Rebecca, Oh Djin-Ye, Budt Matthias, Mache Christin, Schillings Claudia, Fuchs Stephan, Dürrwald Ralf, Wolff Thorsten, Hölzer Martin, Paraskevopoulou Sofia, von Kleist Max
Abstract excerpt
Since the onset of the pandemic, many SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged, exhibiting substantial evolution in the virus' spike protein1, the main target of neutralizing antibodies2. A plausible hypothesis proposes that the virus evolves to evade antibody-mediated neutralization (vaccine- or infection-induced) to maximize its ability to infect an immunologically experienced population1,3. Because viral infection...
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