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Tracking cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineages detected in NYC wastewater

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Smyth, Davida S., Trujillo, Monica, Gregory, Devon A., Cheung, Kristen, Gao, Anna, Graham, Maddie, Guan, Yue, Guldenpfennig, Caitlyn, Hoxie, Irene, Kannoly, Sherin, Kubota, Nanami, Lyddon, Terri D., Markman, Michelle, Rushford, Clayton, San, Kaung Myat, Sompanya, Geena, Spagnolo, Fabrizio, Suarez, Reinier, Teixeiro, Emma, Daniels, Mark, Johnson, Marc C., Dennehy, John J.·2022·Nature Communications

Abstract

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity is strongly indicated because diversifying selection may lead to the emergence of novel variants resistant to naturally acquired or vaccine-induced immunity. To monitor New York City (NYC) for the presence of novel variants, we deep sequence most of the receptor binding domain coding sequence of the S protein of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from the New York City wastewater. Here we report detecting increasing frequencies of novel cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineages not recognized in GISAID’s EpiCoV database. These lineages contain mutations that had been rarely observed in clinical samples, including Q493K, Q498Y, E484A, and T572N and share many mutations with the Omicron variant of concern. Some of these mutations expand the tropism of SARS-CoV-2 pseudoviruses by allowing infection of cells expressing the human, mouse, or rat ACE2 receptor. Finally, pseudoviruses containing the spike amino acid sequence of these lineages were resistant to different classes of receptor binding domain neutralizing monoclonal antibodies. We offer several hypotheses for the anomalous presence of these lineages, including the possibility that these lineages are derived from unsampled human COVID-19 infections or that they indicate the presence of a non-human animal reservoir.

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Smyth, D. S., Trujillo, M., Gregory, D. A., Cheung, K., Gao, A., Graham, M., Guan, Y., Guldenpfennig, C., Hoxie, I., Kannoly, S., Kubota, N., Lyddon, T. D., Markman, M., Rushford, C., San, K. M., Sompanya, G., Spagnolo, F., Suarez, R., Teixeiro, E., Daniels, M., Johnson, M. C., & Dennehy, J. J.
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Nature Communications
Published
2022-02-03
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
635-635
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
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210
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12
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journal article
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en
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Smyth, D. S., Trujillo, M., Gregory, D. A., Cheung, K., Gao, A., Graham, M., Guan, Y., Guldenpfennig, C., Hoxie, I., Kannoly, S., Kubota, N., Lyddon, T. D., Markman, M., Rushford, C., San, K. M., Sompanya, G., Spagnolo, F., Suarez, R., Teixeiro, E., . . . Dennehy, J. J. (2022). Tracking cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineages detected in NYC wastewater. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28246-3

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