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Cryo-EM Structure of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in Complex with a Potent Neutralizing Antibody (Preliminary Report)

The recently reported UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 is thought to be more infectious than previously circulating strains as a result of several changes, including the N501Y mutation. Here, we report cryo-EM structures of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ectodomains with and without the N501Y mutation, in complex with the VH fragment of ...
the potent neutralizing antibody, VH -Fc ab8. The mutation results in localized structural perturbations near Y501, but VH -Fc ab8 retains the ability to bind and neutralize pseudotyped viruses expressing the N501Y mutant with efficiencies comparable to that of unmutated viruses. Our results show that despite the higher affinity of ACE2 for the N501Y mutant, it can still be neutralized efficiently by an antibody that binds epitopes in the receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
Date: Jan. 12, 2021
Status: Preliminary Report
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