Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 variant by convalescent and vaccinated sera
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Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 variant by convalescent and vaccinated sera
Genes & DiseasesVol. 9, Issue 5, (2022)
作者机构:
1. Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing,PR China,400010
2. Yong-Chuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing,PR China,402177
3. Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing,PR China,400016
Jie Hu, Xiao-yu Wei, Jin Xiang, et al. Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 variant by convalescent and vaccinated sera. [J]. Genes & Diseases 9(5).(2022)
DOI:
Jie Hu, Xiao-yu Wei, Jin Xiang, et al. Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 variant by convalescent and vaccinated sera. [J]. Genes & Diseases 9(5).(2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2021.11.007.
Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 variant by convalescent and vaccinated sera
摘要
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The Spike protein that mediates coronavirus entry into host cells is a major target for COVID-19 vaccines and antibody therapeutics. However
multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged
which may potentially compromise vaccine effectiveness. Using a pseudovirus-based assay
we evaluated SARS-CoV-2 cell entry mediated by the viral Spike B.1.617 and B.1.1.7 variants. We also compared the neutralization ability of monoclonal antibodies from convalescent sera and neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) elicited by CoronaVac (inactivated vaccine) and ZF2001 (RBD-subunit vaccine) against B.1.617 and B.1.1.7 variants. Our results showed that
compared to D614G and B.1.1.7 variants
B.1.617 shows enhanced viral entry and membrane fusion
as well as more resistant to antibody neutralization. These findings have important implications for understanding viral infectivity and for immunization policy against SARS-CoV-2 variants.