Open access
Jul 2026
Antibody evasion and receptor binding of SARS-CoV-2 variants PQ.16.1.1 and RK.1
Evaluations utilizing surface plasmon resonance and pseudovirus assays demonstrate that these sublineages exhibit significantly reduced human ACE2 receptor engagement compared to their parental strain, which suggests these variants will soon spread globally and emphasize the critical need for ongoing surveillance to monitor D420N-carrying lineages.
Peizhuo He, Yunwen Song, Caiwan Guo et al.
· bioRxiv · 0 citations