Wang Qian, Guo Yicheng, Mellis Ian A, Wu Madeline, Mohri Hiroshi, Gherasim Carmen, Valdez Riccardo, Purpura Lawrence J, Yin Michael T, Gordon Aubree, Ho David D
Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA; Pandemic Research Alliance Unit at the Wu Center for Pandemic Research, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 22;44(4):115543. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115543. Epub 2025 Apr 8.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to evolve and spread, and it remains critical to understand the functional consequences of mutations in dominant viral variants. The recombinant JN.1 subvariant XEC recently replaced KP.3.1.1 to become the most prevalent subvariant worldwide. Here, we measure the in vitro neutralization of KP.3.1.1 and XEC by human sera, monoclonal antibodies, and the soluble human ACE2 (hACE2) receptor relative to the parental subvariants KP.3 and JN.1. KP.3.1.1 and XEC are slightly more resistant (1.3- to 1.6-fold) than KP.3 to serum neutralization and antigenically similar. Both also demonstrate greater resistance to neutralization by select monoclonal antibodies and soluble hACE2, all of which target the top of the viral spike. Our findings suggest that the upward motion of the receptor-binding domain in the spike may be partially hindered by the N-terminal domain mutations in KP.3.1.1 and XEC, allowing these subvariants to better evade serum antibodies that target the viral spike in the up position and to have a growth advantage.
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)持续进化和传播,了解主要病毒变体中突变的功能后果仍然至关重要。重组JN.1亚变体XEC最近取代了KP.3.1.1,成为全球最流行的亚变体。在此,我们测定了人血清、单克隆抗体和可溶性人血管紧张素转换酶2(hACE2)受体相对于亲本亚变体KP.3和JN.1对KP.3.1.1和XEC的体外中和作用。KP.3.1.1和XEC对血清中和的抗性比KP.3略高(1.3至1.6倍),且抗原性相似。两者对选定的单克隆抗体和可溶性hACE2的中和作用也表现出更强的抗性,所有这些都靶向病毒刺突的顶部。我们的研究结果表明,刺突中受体结合结构域的向上运动可能部分受到KP.3.1.1和XEC中N端结构域突变的阻碍,使这些亚变体能够更好地逃避靶向向上位置病毒刺突的血清抗体,并具有生长优势。
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