SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant: ACE2 Binding, Cryo-EM Structure of Spike Protein-ACE2 Complex and Antibody Evasion
D. Mannar, J. W. Saville, X. Zhu, S. S. Srivastava, A. M. Berezuk, K. Tuttle, C. Marquez, I. Sekirov, S. Subramaniam
This study analyzes the Omicron variant's ACE2 binding and antibody evasion using Cryo-EM and neutralization assays, finding similar ACE2 binding affinity to Delta and increased antibody evasion.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2021 · PreprintBiochemistry