Structural and biochemical mechanism for increased infectivity and immune evasion of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants and their mouse origins
Y. Xu, C. Wu, X. Cao, C. Gu, H. Liu, M. Jiang, X. Wang, Q. Yuan, K. Wu, J. Liu, X. He, D. Wang, X. Wang, S.-J. Deng, H. E. Xu, W. Yin
This study investigates the structural and biochemical features of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, showing increased infectivity and mouse ACE2 binding compared to wildtype, suggesting a potential human-cat-mouse-human transmission cycle.
bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2022 · PreprintBiophysics