| Literature DB >> 33501446 |
Constantinos Kurt Wibmer1, Frances Ayres1, Tandile Hermanus1, Mashudu Madzivhandila1, Prudence Kgagudi1, Brent Oosthuysen1, Bronwen E Lambson1,2, Tulio de Oliveira3, Marion Vermeulen4, Karin van der Berg4,5, Theresa Rossouw6, Michael Boswell7, Veronica Ueckermann7, Susan Meiring1, Anne von Gottberg1,8, Cheryl Cohen1,9, Lynn Morris1,2, Jinal N Bhiman1,10, Penny L Moore1,2.
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 (B.1.351), a novel lineage of coronavirus causing COVID-19, contains substitutions in two immunodominant domains of the spike protein. Here, we show that pseudovirus expressing 501Y.V2 spike protein completely escapes three classes of therapeutically relevant antibodies. This pseudovirus also exhibits substantial to complete escape from neutralization, but not binding, by convalescent plasma. These data highlight the prospect of reinfection with antigenically distinct variants and foreshadows reduced efficacy of spike-based vaccines.Entities:
Year: 2021 PMID: 33501446 PMCID: PMC7836116 DOI: 10.1101/2021.01.18.427166
Source DB: PubMed Journal: bioRxiv