Antibody binding and ACE2 binding inhibition is significantly reduced for both the BA1 and BA2 omicron variants

Autor: Daniel, Junker, Matthias, Becker, Teresa R, Wagner, Philipp D, Kaiser, Sandra, Maier, Tanja M, Grimm, Johanna, Griesbaum, Patrick, Marsall, Jens, Gruber, Bjoern, Traenkle, Constanze, Heinzel, Yudi T, Pinilla, Jana, Held, Rolf, Fendel, Andrea, Kreidenweiss, Annika, Nelde, Yacine, Maringer, Sarah, Schroeder, Juliane S, Walz, Karina, Althaus, Gunalp, Uzun, Marco, Mikus, Tamam, Bakchoul, Katja, Schenke-Layland, Stefanie, Bunk, Helene, Haeberle, Siri, Göpel, Michael, Bitzer, Hanna, Renk, Jonathan, Remppis, Corinna, Engel, Axel R, Franz, Manuela, Harries, Barbora, Kessel, Berit, Lange, Monika, Strengert, Gerard, Krause, Anne, Zeck, Ulrich, Rothbauer, Alex, Dulovic, Nicole, Schneiderhan-Marra
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
ISSN: 1537-6591
Popis: The rapid emergence of the omicron variant and its large number of mutations led to its classification as a variant of concern (VOC) by the WHO. Subsequently, omicron evolved into distinct sublineages (e.g. BA1 and BA2), which currently represent the majority of global infections. Initial studies of the neutralizing response towards BA1 in convalescent and vaccinated individuals showed a substantial reduction.We assessed antibody (IgG) binding, ACE2 (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2) binding inhibition, and IgG binding dynamics for the omicron BA1 and BA2 variants compared to a panel of VOC/VOIs, in a large cohort (n = 352) of convalescent, vaccinated, and infected and subsequently vaccinated individuals.While omicron was capable efficiently binding to ACE2, antibodies elicited by infection or immunization showed reduced binding capacities and ACE2 binding inhibition compared to WT. Whereas BA1 exhibited less IgG binding compared to BA2, BA2 showed reduced inhibition of ACE2 binding. Among vaccinated samples, antibody binding to omicron only improved after administration of a third dose.omicron BA1 and BA2 can still efficiently bind to ACE2, while vaccine/infection-derived antibodies can bind omicron. The extent of the mutations within both variants prevent a strong inhibitory binding response. As a result, both omicron variants are able to evade control by pre-existing antibodies.
Databáze: OpenAIRE