Structural basis for enhanced infectivity and immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Y Cai, J Zhang, T Xiao, CL Lavine, S Rawson, H Peng… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Several fast-spreading variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) have become the dominant circulating strains in the COVID-19 pandemic. We report …

Membrane fusion and immune evasion by the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

J Zhang, T Xiao, Y Cai, CL Lavine, H Peng, H Zhu… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The Delta variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
outcompeted previously prevalent variants and become a dominant strain worldwide. We …

Structural basis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron immune evasion and receptor engagement

M McCallum, N Czudnochowski, LE Rosen, SK Zepeda… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of
concern evades antibody-mediated immunity that comes from vaccination or infection with …

Structural basis for potent antibody neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants including B. 1.1. 529

T Zhou, L Wang, J Misasi, A Pegu, Y Zhang, DR Harris… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.
1.1. 529 (Omicron) variant and its resistance to neutralization by vaccinee and convalescent …

A highly conserved cryptic epitope in the receptor binding domains of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV

M Yuan, NC Wu, X Zhu, CCD Lee, RTY So, H Lv… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has now become a pandemic, but there is currently …

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: Antibody evasion and cryo-EM structure of spike protein–ACE2 complex

D Mannar, JW Saville, X Zhu, SS Srivastava… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The newly reported Omicron variant is poised to replace Delta as the most prevalent severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant across the world. Cryo …

A neutralizing human antibody binds to the N-terminal domain of the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2

X Chi, R Yan, J Zhang, G Zhang, Y Zhang, M Hao… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Developing therapeutics against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) could be guided by the distribution of epitopes, not only on the receptor binding …

Structural impact on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by D614G substitution

J Zhang, Y Cai, T Xiao, J Lu, H Peng, SM Sterling… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Substitution for aspartic acid (D) by glycine (G) at position 614 in the spike (S) protein of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) appears to facilitate rapid …

Structural basis for continued antibody evasion by the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain

KG Nabel, SA Clark, S Shankar, J Pan, LE Clark… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Many studies have examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) variants on neutralizing antibody activity after they have become dominant …

Structural basis for neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV by a potent therapeutic antibody

Z Lv, YQ Deng, Q Ye, L Cao, CY Sun, C Fan, W Huang… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in an unprecedented public health …