Mapping mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 RBD that escape binding by different classes of antibodies

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 mutants may escape neutralization by antibodies. Here, the authors use deep mutational scanning to identify mutations in the RBD that escape human monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasmas.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Allison J. Greaney, Tyler N. Starr, Christopher O. Barnes, Yiska Weisblum, Fabian Schmidt, Marina Caskey, Christian Gaebler, Alice Cho, Marianna Agudelo, Shlomo Finkin, Zijun Wang, Daniel Poston, Frauke Muecksch, Theodora Hatziioannou, Paul D. Bieniasz, Davide F. Robbiani, Michel C. Nussenzweig, Pamela J. Bjorkman, Jesse D. Bloom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24435-8