Evolution of enhanced innate immune suppression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants
A.-K. Reuschl, L. G. Thorne, M. X. V. Whelan, R. Ragazzini, W. Furnon, V. M. Cowton, G. de Lorenzo, D. Mesner, J. E. Turner, G. Dowgier, N. Bogoda, P. Bonfanti, M. Palmarini, A. H. Patel, C. Jolly, G. J. Towers
This study shows that later Omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2, such as BA.4 and BA.5, have evolved enhanced innate immune suppression compared to earlier subvariants like BA.1 and BA.2.
bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2022Microbiology