Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Division of Structural Biology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, UK; Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS) Oxford Institute (COI), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Cell. 2022 Jul 7;185(14):2422-2433.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.005. Epub 2022 Jun 9.
The Omicron lineage of SARS-CoV-2, which was first described in November 2021, spread rapidly to become globally dominant and has split into a number of sublineages. BA.1 dominated the initial wave but has been replaced by BA.2 in many countries. Recent sequencing from South Africa's Gauteng region uncovered two new sublineages, BA.4 and BA.5, which are taking over locally, driving a new wave. BA.4 and BA.5 contain identical spike sequences, and although closely related to BA.2, they contain further mutations in the receptor-binding domain of their spikes. Here, we study the neutralization of BA.4/5 using a range of vaccine and naturally immune serum and panels of monoclonal antibodies. BA.4/5 shows reduced neutralization by the serum from individuals vaccinated with triple doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine compared with BA.1 and BA.2. Furthermore, using the serum from BA.1 vaccine breakthrough infections, there are, likewise, significant reductions in the neutralization of BA.4/5, raising the possibility of repeat Omicron infections.
新冠病毒奥密克戎变异株于 2021 年 11 月首次被描述,其迅速传播并在全球范围内占据主导地位,并分裂成若干亚系。BA.1 主导了最初的浪潮,但在许多国家已被 BA.2 取代。最近在南非豪登省的测序发现了两种新的亚系 BA.4 和 BA.5,它们正在当地传播,引发了新的浪潮。BA.4 和 BA.5 含有相同的刺突序列,虽然与 BA.2 密切相关,但它们在刺突的受体结合域中含有进一步的突变。在这里,我们使用一系列疫苗和自然免疫血清以及单克隆抗体面板研究了对 BA.4/5 的中和作用。与 BA.1 和 BA.2 相比,接种三剂阿斯利康或辉瑞疫苗的个体血清对 BA.4/5 的中和作用降低。此外,使用 BA.1 疫苗突破性感染的血清,对 BA.4/5 的中和作用也显著降低,这增加了重复感染奥密克戎的可能性。
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