Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike RBD reveals significantly decreased stability, severe evasion of neutralizing-antibody recognition but unaffected engagement by decoy ACE2 modified for enhanced RBD binding
Sheng Lin, Zimin Chen, Xindan Zhang, Ao Wen, Xin Yuan, Chongzhang Yu, Jing Yang, Bin He, Yu Cao, Guangwen Lu
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)DecoyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyAntibody2019-20 coronavirus outbreakNeutralizing antibodyEvasion (ethics)BiologyImmunologyMedicineReceptorGeneticsImmune systemOutbreakPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchBiosensors and Analytical Detection