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Comprehensive mapping of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain that affect recognition by polyclonal human plasma antibodies
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The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 could impair recognition of the virus by human antibody-mediated immunity. To facilitate prospective surveillance for such evolution, we map how convalescent plasma antibodies are impacted by all mutations to the spike's receptor-binding domain (RBD), the main target of plasma neutralizing activity. Binding by polyclonal plasma antibodies is affected by mutations in three main epitopes in the RBD, but longitudinal samples reveal that the impact of these mutations on antibody binding varies substantially both among individuals and within the same individual over time. Despite this inter- and intra-person heterogeneity, the mutations that most reduce antibody binding usually occur at just a few sites in the RBD's receptor-binding motif. The most important site is E484, where neutralization by some plasma is reduced >10-fold by several mutations, including one in the emerging 20H/501Y.V2 and 20J/501Y.V3 SARS-CoV-2 lineages. Going forward, these plasma escape maps can inform surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 evolution.
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“This variant has substitutions in the spike protein at T95I, G142D, E154K, D614G, P681R, Q1071H, and L452R, E484Q in its RBD region, which may provide this variant reduced resistance to neutralization by post-vaccination sera [47].”
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“The loss of plasma neutralizing activity against B.1.351could be largely attributed to the E484K substitution (Fig. 3b), which has been shown to attenuate the neutralizing activity of convalescent sera 30 .”
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“Several of the RBD mutations directly affect angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor-binding affinity, which may affect infectivity, viral load, or transmissibility.11, 12, 13, 14”
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“Continued viral evolution led to the emergence and selection of SARS-CoV-2 variants with enhanced infectivity/transmissibility2,3 4,5 and ability to circumvent drug6 and immune control7,8.”
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“The E484K mutation, which can mediate antibody escape of B.1.351and P.1 variants, has been recently detected in the B.1.1.7 lineage in the United Kingdom, and thus represents a major potential threat for previously immune populations.”
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“Mutations in the B.1.351and P.1 strains, including E484K and K417N/T, are of high concern, since they partly compromise neutralization generated by previous infection or vaccination [23][24][25] or may increase inherent viral fitness.”
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“Mutations at F486 are associated with a reduction in neutralizing activity by class 1 (and some class 2) neutralizing antibodies and by polyclonal sera9–11.”
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“mutations at this position have been associated with a reduction in neutralization by monoclonal antibodies (particularly class 2 antibodies) and polyclonal sera9–11.”
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- Authors
- Greaney, A. J., Loes, A. N., Crawford, K. H. D., Starr, T. N., Malone, K. D., Chu, H. Y., & Bloom, J. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bloom, Jesse D.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Cell Host & Microbe
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-03
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 463-476.e6
- ISSN
- 1931-3128 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7869748
- OpenAlex
- W3127852352
- Cited by
- 1,178
- References
- 88
- Citations by year
- 2026: 43 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 79 · 2023: 158 · 2022: 361 · 2021: 459
- FWCI
- 83.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/open-access/userlicense/1.0/ (vor, 374 d)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-017 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-037 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-012 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-029 (stm-asf)
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- Locations
- Cell Host & Microbe (publishedVersion)
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Gates Foundation (INV-004949)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- NIAID (T32AI083203, R01AI141707, F30AI149928, R01AI127893)
- Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (DRG-2381-19)
- Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, National Institutes of Health (S10OD028685)
- National Institutes of Health
- Vanderbilt University
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Keywords
- SARS-CoV-2, spike protein receptor-binding domain, antibody escape mutations, neutralizing antibodies, E484K mutation, antibody epitopes, convalescent plasma, humoral immunity
- MeSH terms
- Protein Domains, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antibodies, Viral, Binding Sites, Cell Line, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Prospective Studies, Protein Binding, Receptors, Virus, Young Adult, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
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