Molecular basis of immune evasion by the Delta and Kappa SARS-CoV-2 variants

  • Matthew McCallum
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Alexandra C. Walls
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Kaitlin R. Sprouse
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • John E. Bowen
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Laura E. Rosen
    Vir Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
  • Ha V. Dang
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Anna De Marco
    Humabs Biomed SA, a subsidiary of Vir Biotechnology, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
  • Nicholas Franko
    Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Sasha W. Tilles
    Center for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Jennifer Logue
    Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Marcos C. Miranda
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Margaret Ahlrichs
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Lauren Carter
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Gyorgy Snell
    Vir Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
  • Matteo Samuele Pizzuto
    Humabs Biomed SA, a subsidiary of Vir Biotechnology, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
  • Helen Y. Chu
    Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Wesley C. Van Voorhis
    Center for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
  • Davide Corti
    Humabs Biomed SA, a subsidiary of Vir Biotechnology, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
  • David Veesler
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

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<jats:title>How the Delta variant evades defenses</jats:title> <jats:p> In the course of the COVID-19 epidemic, variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continue to emerge, some of which evade immunity or increase transmission. In late 2020, the Delta and Kappa variants were detected, and the Delta variant became globally dominant by June 2021. McCallum <jats:italic>et al</jats:italic> . show that vaccine-elicited serum-neutralizing activity is reduced against these variants. Based on biochemistry and structural studies, the authors show that mutations in the domain that binds the ACE2 receptor abrogate binding to some monoclonal antibodies but do not improve ACE2 binding, suggesting that they emerged to escape immune recognition. Remodeling of the N-terminal domain allows the variants to escape recognition by most neutralizing antibodies that target it. The work could guide the development of next-generation vaccines and antibody therapies. —VV </jats:p>

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  • Science

    Science 374 (6575), 1621-1626, 2021-12-24

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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