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Abstract

Increasing spread by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants challenges existing vaccines and broadly reactive neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against COVID-19. Here we determine the diversity, potency, breadth and structural insights of bNAbs derived from memory B cells of BNT162b2-vaccinee after homogeneous Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection. The infection activates diverse memory B cell clonotypes for generating potent class I/II or III bNAbs with new epitopes mapped to receptor-binding domain (RBD). The top eight bNAbs neutralize wildtype and BA.1 potently but display divergent IgH/IgL sequences and neuralization profiles against other variants of concern (VOCs). Two of them (P2D9 and P3E6) belonging to class III NAbs display comparable potency against BA.4/BA.5, although structural analysis reveals distinct modes of action. P3E6 neutralizes all variants tested through a unique bivalent interaction with two RBDs. Our findings provide new insights into hybrid immunity on BNT162b2-induced diverse memory B cells in response to Omicron breakthrough infection for generating diverse bNAbs with distinct structural basis.

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Luo, M., Zhou, B., Reddem, E. R., Tang, B., Chen, B., Zhou, R., … Chen, Z. (2023, January 3). Structural insights into broadly neutralizing antibodies elicited by hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2. Emerging Microbes & Infections. Informa UK Limited. http://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2146538

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2022-12-16

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5th

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