Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein impair epitope-specific CD4+ T cell recognition

EXC Tye, E Jinks, TA Haigh, B Kaul, P Patel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
CD4+ T cells are essential for protection against viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The
sensitivity of CD4+ T cells to mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) is poorly …

Prospective mapping of viral mutations that escape antibodies used to treat COVID-19

TN Starr, AJ Greaney, A Addetia, WW Hannon… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Antibodies are a potential therapy for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), but the risk of the virus evolving to escape them remains unclear. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Convergent antibody responses to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in convalescent and vaccinated individuals

EC Chen, P Gilchuk, SJ Zost, N Suryadevara… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Unrelated individuals can produce genetically similar clones of antibodies, known as public
clonotypes, which have been seen in responses to different infectious diseases, as well as …

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Spike mutations important for infection of mice and escape from human immune sera

R Rathnasinghe, S Jangra, C Ye, A Cupic… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Due to differences in human and murine angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) receptor,
initially available SARS-CoV-2 isolates could not infect mice. Here we show that serial …

Sotrovimab drives SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant evolution in immunocompromised patients

G Destras, A Bal, B Simon, B Lina, L Josset - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
After monoclonal antibody sotrovimab implementation, Rockett et al have warned on March
9th about two resistant mutations in the spike at position 337 and 340 occurring within the …

ESC: a comprehensive resource for SARS-CoV-2 immune escape variants

M Rophina, K Pandhare, A Shamnath… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Ever since the breakout of COVID-19 disease, ceaseless genomic research to inspect the
epidemiology and evolution of the pathogen has been undertaken globally. Large scale viral …

High-throughput, single-copy sequencing reveals SARS-CoV-2 spike variants coincident with mounting humoral immunity during acute COVID-19

SH Ko, E Bayat Mokhtari, P Mudvari, S Stein… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Tracking evolution of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
within infected individuals will help elucidate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Real-world clinical outcomes of bebtelovimab and sotrovimab treatment of high-risk persons with coronavirus disease 2019 during the omicron epoch

RR Razonable, SM Tulledge-Scheitel… - Open forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Antispike monoclonal antibodies are recommended for early treatment of high-
risk persons with mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, clinical …

Shared N417-dependent epitope on the SARS-CoV-2 omicron, beta, and delta plus variants

T Moyo-Gwete, M Madzivhandila, NN Mkhize… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to evolve,
several variants of concern (VOCs) have arisen which are defined by multiple mutations in …

Monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2: current scenario and future perspectives

E Quiros-Roldan, S Amadasi, I Zanella, M Degli Antoni… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been known since the 1970s. However, their
therapeutic potential in the medical field has recently emerged, with the advancement of …