[PDF][PDF] Structure, function, and antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein

AC Walls, YJ Park, MA Tortorici, A Wall, AT McGuire… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in >90,000 infections and >3,000 deaths.
Coronavirus spike (S) glycoproteins promote entry into cells and are the main target of antibodies…

[PDF][PDF] Deep mutational scanning of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain reveals constraints on folding and ACE2 binding

…, MJ Navarro, JE Bowen, MA Tortorici, AC Walls… - cell, 2020 - cell.com
… To measure expression, we fluorescently labeled the RBD protein on the yeast surface
via a C-terminal epitope tag and used FACS to collect $15 million cells from each library, …

Omicron spike function and neutralizing activity elicited by a comprehensive panel of vaccines

…, JT Brown, WK Sharkey, KR Sprouse, AC Walls… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of
concern comprises several sublineages, with BA.2 and BA.2.12.1 having replaced the …

[HTML][HTML] Altered TMPRSS2 usage by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron impacts infectivity and fusogenicity

…, DL Mallery, OJ Charles, JE Bowen, A Joshi, AC Walls… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant emerged in 2021 1 and has multiple mutations in its
spike protein 2 . Here we show that the spike protein of Omicron has a higher affinity for …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody

D Pinto, YJ Park, M Beltramello, AC Walls, MA Tortorici… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerged
coronavirus that is responsible for the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), …

[PDF][PDF] Mapping neutralizing and immunodominant sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain by structure-guided high-resolution serology

…, YJ Park, MA Tortorici, N Czudnochowski, AC Walls… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Analysis of the specificity and kinetics of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) elicited by SARS-CoV-2
infection is crucial for understanding immune protection and identifying targets for …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 7 to mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies

…, IATM Ferreira, B Meng, RP Datir, AC Walls… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
… Human ACE2–Fc (residues 1–615 with a C-terminal thrombin cleavage site and human Fc
tag) was synthesized by Twist. Clarified supernatants were affinity-purified using a Protein A …

Structural basis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron immune evasion and receptor engagement

…, LE Rosen, SK Zepeda, JE Bowen, AC Walls… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of
concern evades antibody-mediated immunity that comes from vaccination or infection with …

SARS-CoV-2 immune evasion by the B. 1.427/B. 1.429 variant of concern

M McCallum, J Bassi, A De Marco, A Chen, AC Walls… - Science, 2021 - science.org
A novel variant of concern (VOC) named CAL.20C (B.1.427/B.1.429), which was originally
detected in California, carries spike glycoprotein mutations S13I in the signal peptide, W152C …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 RBD antibodies that maximize breadth and resistance to escape

…, AS Dingens, JE Bowen, MA Tortorici, AC Walls… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
… (+) or pTwist-CMV) encoding the spike proteins from various sarbecoviruses with a C-terminal
deletion of 19 amino acids (D19) were synthesized for SARS-CoV-2 (GenBank: …