Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2022 Title: Omicron SARS-CoV-2 mutations stabilize spike up-RBD conformation and lead to a non-RBM-binding monoclonal antibody escape. Authors: Zhennan Zhao / Jingya Zhou / Mingxiong Tian / Min Huang / Sheng Liu / Yufeng Xie / Pu Han / Chongzhi Bai / Pengcheng Han / Anqi Zheng / Lutang Fu / Yuanzhu Gao / Qi Peng / Ying Li / Yan Chai ...Authors: Zhennan Zhao / Jingya Zhou / Mingxiong Tian / Min Huang / Sheng Liu / Yufeng Xie / Pu Han / Chongzhi Bai / Pengcheng Han / Anqi Zheng / Lutang Fu / Yuanzhu Gao / Qi Peng / Ying Li / Yan Chai / Zengyuan Zhang / Xin Zhao / Hao Song / Jianxun Qi / Qihui Wang / Peiyi Wang / George F Gao / Abstract: Omicron SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly spreading worldwide. To delineate the impact of emerging mutations on spike's properties, we performed systematic structural analyses on apo Omicron spike and its ...Omicron SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly spreading worldwide. To delineate the impact of emerging mutations on spike's properties, we performed systematic structural analyses on apo Omicron spike and its complexes with human ACE2 or S309 neutralizing antibody (NAb) by cryo-EM. The Omicron spike preferentially adopts the one-RBD-up conformation both before and after ACE2 binding, which is in sharp contrast to the orchestrated conformational changes to create more up-RBDs upon ACE2 binding as observed in the prototype and other four variants of concern (VOCs). Furthermore, we found that S371L, S373P and S375F substitutions enhance the stability of the one-RBD-up conformation to prevent exposing more up-RBDs triggered by ACE2 binding. The increased stability of the one-RBD-up conformation restricts the accessibility of S304 NAb, which targets a cryptic epitope in the closed conformation, thus facilitating the immune evasion by Omicron. These results expand our understanding of Omicron spike's conformation, receptor binding and antibody evasion mechanism.
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