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Partial resistance of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variants to vaccine-elicited antibodies and convalescent sera

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Tada, Takuya, Zhou, Hao, Dcosta, Belinda M., Samanovic, Marie I., Mulligan, Mark J., Landau, Nathaniel R.·2021·iScience

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Highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants identified in India and designated B.1.617, Kappa (B.1.617.1), Delta (B.1.617.2), B.1.618, and B.1.36.29 contain spike mutations L452R, T478K, E484K, E484Q, and N440K located within the spike receptor-binding domain and thus could contribute to increased transmissibility and potentially allow re-infection or cause resistance to vaccine-elicited antibody. To address these issues, we used lentiviruses pseudotyped by variant spikes to measure their neutralization by convalescent sera, vaccine-elicited and Regeneron therapeutic antibodies, and ACE2 affinity. Convalescent sera and vaccine-elicited antibodies neutralized viruses with Delta spike with 2- to 5-fold decrease in titer in different donors. Regeneron antibody cocktail neutralized virus with the Delta spike with a 2.6-fold decrease in titer. Neutralization resistance to serum antibodies and monoclonal antibodies was mediated by L452R mutation. These relatively modest decreases in antibody neutralization titer for viruses with variant spike proteins suggest that current vaccines will remain protective against the family of Delta variants.

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Authors
Tada, T., Zhou, H., Dcosta, B. M., Samanovic, M. I., Mulligan, M. J., & Landau, N. R.
Affiliations
New York University (US)
Corresponding author
Landau, Nathaniel R.
Venue
iScience
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-11
Volume
24
Issue
11
Pages
103341
ISSN
2589-0042 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3208693108
Cited by
101
References
36
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 36
FWCI
7.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • iScience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (AI120898, AI122390, DA046100, UM1AI148574)
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Pfizer
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
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Virus Infections Studies
Keywords
Delta variant, spike protein mutations, L452R, E484K, receptor binding domain, antibody neutralization, vaccine-elicited antibodies, convalescent sera, monoclonal antibodies, vaccine protection, COVID-19 pandemic

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