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Title | Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB variant derived from recombination of two Omicron subvariants. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 14, Issue 1, Page 2800, Year 2023 |
Publish date | May 16, 2023 |
Authors | Tomokazu Tamura / Jumpei Ito / Keiya Uriu / Jiri Zahradnik / Izumi Kida / Yuki Anraku / Hesham Nasser / Maya Shofa / Yoshitaka Oda / Spyros Lytras / Naganori Nao / Yukari Itakura / Sayaka Deguchi / Rigel Suzuki / Lei Wang / Mst Monira Begum / Shunsuke Kita / Hisano Yajima / Jiei Sasaki / Kaori Sasaki-Tabata / Ryo Shimizu / Masumi Tsuda / Yusuke Kosugi / Shigeru Fujita / Lin Pan / Daniel Sauter / Kumiko Yoshimatsu / Saori Suzuki / Hiroyuki Asakura / Mami Nagashima / Kenji Sadamasu / Kazuhisa Yoshimura / Yuki Yamamoto / Tetsuharu Nagamoto / Gideon Schreiber / Katsumi Maenaka / / Takao Hashiguchi / Terumasa Ikeda / Takasuke Fukuhara / Akatsuki Saito / Shinya Tanaka / Keita Matsuno / Kazuo Takayama / Kei Sato / |
PubMed Abstract | In late 2022, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants have become highly diversified, and XBB is spreading rapidly around the world. Our phylogenetic analyses suggested that XBB emerged through the ...In late 2022, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants have become highly diversified, and XBB is spreading rapidly around the world. Our phylogenetic analyses suggested that XBB emerged through the recombination of two cocirculating BA.2 lineages, BJ.1 and BM.1.1.1 (a progeny of BA.2.75), during the summer of 2022. XBB.1 is the variant most profoundly resistant to BA.2/5 breakthrough infection sera to date and is more fusogenic than BA.2.75. The recombination breakpoint is located in the receptor-binding domain of spike, and each region of the recombinant spike confers immune evasion and increases fusogenicity. We further provide the structural basis for the interaction between XBB.1 spike and human ACE2. Finally, the intrinsic pathogenicity of XBB.1 in male hamsters is comparable to or even lower than that of BA.2.75. Our multiscale investigation provides evidence suggesting that XBB is the first observed SARS-CoV-2 variant to increase its fitness through recombination rather than substitutions. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:37193706 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.5 - 3.29 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-35622: SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1 spike glycoprotein (closed-1 state) EMDB-35623: SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1 spike glycoprotein (closed-2 state) EMDB-35624: SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1 spike glycoprotein in complex with ACE2 (1-up state) EMDB-35625: SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1 spike glycoprotein in complex with ACE2 (2-up state) EMDB-35626: SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1 spike glycoprotein in complex with ACE2 focused on RBD-ACE2 interface |
Chemicals | ChemComp-NAG: |
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Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN / spike glycoprotein / VIRAL PROTEIN/PROTEIN BINDING / VIRAL PROTEIN-PROTEIN BINDING complex |