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Basic Characteristics of Mutations
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Mutation Site
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L452R |
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Mutation Site Sentence
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L452R mutation has been shown to be common in several newly emerged variants of SARS-CoV-2 including Epsilon, Kappa, Lambda, and Iota. |
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Mutation Level
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Amino acid level |
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Mutation Type
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Nonsynonymous substitution |
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Gene/Protein/Region
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RBD |
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Standardized Encoding Gene
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S
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Genotype/Subtype
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Epsilon;Kappa;Lambda;Iota |
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Viral Reference
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Functional Impact and Mechanisms
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Disease
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Immune
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Target Gene
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-
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Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
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Clinical Information
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Treatment
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Location
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Switzerland;Qatar |
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Literature Information
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PMID
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35632499
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Title
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Increased Receptor Affinity and Reduced Recognition by Specific Antibodies Contribute to Immune Escape of SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron
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Author
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Vogt AS,Augusto G,Martina B,Chang X,Nasrallah G,Speiser DE,Vogel M,Bachmann MF,Mohsen MO
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Journal
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Vaccines
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Journal Info
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2022 May 9;10(5):743
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Abstract
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In this report, we mechanistically reveal how the Variant of Concern (VOC) SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) escapes neutralizing antibody responses, by physio-chemical characterization of this variant in comparison to the wild-type Wuhan and the Delta variant (B.1.617.2). Convalescent sera, as well as sera obtained from participants who received two or three doses of mRNA vaccines (Moderna-mRNA-1273((R)) or Pfizer-BNT162b2((R))), were used for comparison in this study. Our data demonstrate that both Delta, as well as Omicron variants, exhibit a higher affinity for the receptor ACE2, facilitating infection and causing antibody escape by receptor affinity (affinity escape), due to the reduced ability of antibodies to compete with RBD-receptor interaction and virus neutralization. In contrast, only Omicron but not the Delta variant escaped antibody recognition, most likely because only Omicron exhibits the mutation at E484A, a position associated with reduced recognition, resulting in further reduced neutralization (specificity escape). Nevertheless, the immunizations with RNA-based vaccines resulted in marked viral neutralization in vitro for all strains, compatible with the fact that Omicron is still largely susceptible to vaccination-induced antibodies, despite affinity- and specificity escape.
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Sequence Data
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