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ArticleCell reports2021

SARS-CoV-2 mutations acquired in mink reduce antibody-mediated neutralization.

Markus Hoffmann, Lu Zhang, Nadine Krüger, Luise Graichen, Hannah Kleine-Weber, Heike Hofmann-Winkler, Amy Kempf, Stefan Nessler, Joachim Riggert, Martin Sebastian Winkler and 3 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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66citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Markus HoffmannInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology and Psychology, University Göttingen, Wilhelmsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen, Germany. Electronic address: mhoffmann@dpz.eu.
Lu ZhangInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology and Psychology, University Göttingen, Wilhelmsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
Nadine KrügerInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Luise GraichenInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Hannah Kleine-WeberInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology and Psychology, University Göttingen, Wilhelmsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
Heike Hofmann-WinklerInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Amy KempfInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology and Psychology, University Göttingen, Wilhelmsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
Stefan NesslerInstitute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Joachim RiggertDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Martin Sebastian WinklerDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Göttingen Medical Center, Göttingen, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Sebastian SchulzDivision of Molecular Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Glückstraße 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Hans-Martin JäckDivision of Molecular Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Glückstraße 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Stefan PöhlmannInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology and Psychology, University Göttingen, Wilhelmsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen, Germany. Electronic address: spoehlmann@dpz.eu.
University of Göttingen · DEGerman Primate Center · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from humans to farmed mink has been observed in Europe and the US. In the infected animals, viral variants arose that harbored mutations in the spike (S) protein, the target of neutralizing antibodies, and these variants were transmitted back to humans. This raised concerns that mink might become a constant source of human infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants associated with an increased threat to human health and resulted in mass culling of mink. Here, we report that mutations frequently found in the S proteins of SARS-CoV-2 from mink are mostly compatible with efficient entry into human cells and its inhibition by soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). In contrast, mutation Y453F reduces neutralization by an antibody with emergency use authorization for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) therapy and sera/plasma from COVID-19 patients. These results suggest that antibody responses induced upon infection or certain antibodies used for treatment might offer insufficient protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants from mink.

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COVID-19MinkSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusA549 CellsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralChlorocebus aethiopsCricetinaeHumansVero CellsACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2antibodiesevasionminkmutationneutralizationSARS-CoV-2spike proteinvariantY453F

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PMID33857422
PMCPMC8018833
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