Key considerations during the transition from the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review

P Rzymski, M Pokorska-Śpiewak, T Jackowska… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has been met with an unprecedented response from the scientific
community, leading to the development, investigation, and authorization of vaccines and …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular insights into the adaptive evolution of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Z Yao, L Zhang, Y Duan, X Tang, J Lu - Journal of Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), has substantially damaged the global economy and human health. The …

[HTML][HTML] Immune evasion, infectivity, and fusogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 BA. 2.86 and FLip variants

P Qu, K Xu, JN Faraone, N Goodarzi, YM Zheng… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 requires the reassessment of current vaccine measures. Here, we
characterized BA. 2.86 and XBB-derived variant FLip by investigating their neutralization …

Neutralization escape, infectivity, and membrane fusion of JN. 1-derived SARS-CoV-2 SLip, FLiRT, and KP. 2 variants

P Li, JN Faraone, CC Hsu, M Chamblee, YM Zheng… - Cell reports, 2024 - cell.com
We investigate JN. 1-derived subvariants SLip, FLiRT, and KP. 2 for neutralization by
antibodies in vaccinated individuals, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Immune evasion and membrane fusion of SARS-CoV-2 XBB subvariants EG. 5.1 and XBB. 2.3

JN Faraone, P Qu, N Goodarzi, YM Zheng… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Immune evasion by SARS-CoV-2 paired with immune imprinting from monovalent mRNA
vaccines has resulted in attenuated neutralizing antibody responses against Omicron …

Less neutralization evasion of SARS-CoV-2 BA. 2.86 than XBB sublineages and CH. 1.1

Y Hu, J Zou, C Kurhade, X Deng… - Emerging microbes & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The highly mutated BA. 2.86, with over 30 spike protein mutations in
comparison to Omicron BA. 2 and XBB. 1.5 variants, has raised concerns about its potential …

SARS-CoV-2 BA. 2.86 enters lung cells and evades neutralizing antibodies with high efficiency

L Zhang, A Kempf, I Nehlmeier, A Cossmann, A Richter… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Summary BA. 2.86, a recently identified descendant of the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA. 2 sublineage, contains∼ 35 mutations …

Evolution of antibody immunity following Omicron BA. 1 breakthrough infection

CI Kaku, TN Starr, P Zhou, HL Dugan, P Khalifé… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the longitudinal dynamics of antibody immunity following heterologous SAR-
CoV-2 breakthrough infection will inform the development of next-generation vaccines …

[HTML][HTML] Immune evasion, infectivity, and fusogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2.86 and FLip variants

P Qu, K Xu, JN Faraone, N Goodarzi, YM Zheng… - Biorxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 requires the reassessment of current vaccine measures. Here, we
characterized BA. 2.86 and the XBB-lineage variant FLip by investigating their neutralization …

Continued evasion of neutralizing antibody response by Omicron XBB. 1.16

JN Faraone, P Qu, YM Zheng, C Carlin, D Jones… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues
to challenge the efficacy of vaccination efforts against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …