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论文题目
Shared IGHV1-69-encoded neutralizing antibodies contribute to the emergence of L452R substitution in SARS-CoV-2 variants
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作者
Qihong Yan, Ruitian Hou, Xiaohan Huang, Yanjun Zhang, Ping He, Yudi Zhang, Banghui Liu, Qian Wang, Haiyue Rao, Xianying Chen, Xinwei Zhao, Xuefeng Niu, Jincun Zhao, Xiaoli Xiong, Ling Chen
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论文出处
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刊物名称
Emerging Microbes & Infections
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年卷期页
2022, 11, 1, 2749-2761
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联系作者
Ling Chen
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影响因子
19.568
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摘要
SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to emerge facing established herd immunity. L452R, previously featured in the Delta variant, quickly emerged in Omicron subvariants, including BA.4/BA.5, implying a continued selection pressure on this residue. The underlying links between spike mutations and their selective pressures remain incompletely understood. Here, by analyzing 221 structurally characterized antibodies, we found that IGHV1-69-encoded antibodies preferentially contact L452 using germline-encoded hydrophobic residues at the tip of HCDR2 loop. Whereas somatic hypermutations or VDJ rearrangements are required to acquire L452-contacting hydrophobic residues for non-IGHV1-69 encoded antibodies. Antibody repertoire analysis revealed that IGHV1-69 L452-contacting antibody lineages are commonly induced among COVID-19 convalescents but non-IGHV1-69 encoded antibodies exhibit limited prevalence. In addition, we experimentally demonstrated that L452R renders most published IGHV1-69 antibodies ineffective. Furthermore, we found that IGHV1-69 L452-contacting antibodies are enriched in convalescents experienced Omicron BA.1 (without L452R) breakthrough infections but rarely found in Delta (with L452R) breakthrough infections. Taken together, these findings support that IGHV1-69 population antibodies contribute to selection pressure for L452 substitution. This study thus provides a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2 variant genesis and immune evasion.
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