Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Laboratory of Microbiology, ASST Sette Laghi, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Viruses. 2021 Jul 31;13(8):1514. doi: 10.3390/v13081514.
SARS-CoV-2 spike is evolving to maximize transmissibility and evade the humoral response. The massive genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 isolates has led to the identification of single-point mutations and deletions, often having the recurrence of hotspots, associated with advantageous phenotypes. We report the isolation and molecular characterization of a SARS-CoV-2 strain, belonging to a lineage (C.36) not previously associated with concerning traits, which shows decreased susceptibility to vaccine sera neutralization.
SARS-CoV-2 的刺突蛋白不断进化,以最大限度地提高传染性并逃避体液免疫反应。对 SARS-CoV-2 分离株的大规模基因组测序导致了单点突变和缺失的鉴定,这些突变和缺失通常会反复出现热点,与有利的表型相关。我们报告了一种 SARS-CoV-2 株的分离和分子特征,该株属于以前与令人关注的特征无关的谱系(C.36),其对疫苗血清中和的敏感性降低。