SARS-CoV-2 mutant spectra as variant of concern nurseries : endless variation?

Copyright © 2024 Martínez-González, Soria, Mínguez, Lorenzo-Redondo, Salar-Vidal, López-García, Esteban-Muñoz, Durán-Pastor, Somovilla, García-Crespo, de Ávila, Gómez, Esteban, Fernández-Roblas, Gadea, Domingo and Perales..

Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 isolates of a given clade may contain low frequency genomes that encode amino acids or deletions which are typical of a different clade.

Methods: Here we use high resolution ultra-deep sequencing to analyze SARS-CoV-2 mutant spectra.

Results: In 6 out of 11 SARS-CoV-2 isolates from COVID-19 patients, the mutant spectrum of the spike (S)-coding region included two or more amino acids or deletions, that correspond to discordant viral clades. A similar observation is reported for laboratory populations of SARS-CoV-2 USA-WA1/2020, following a cell culture infection in the presence of remdesivir, ribavirin or their combinations. Moreover, some of the clade-discordant genome residues are found in the same haplotype within an amplicon.

Discussion: We evaluate possible interpretations of these findings, and reviewed precedents for rapid selection of genomes with multiple mutations in RNA viruses. These considerations suggest that intra-host evolution may be sufficient to generate minority sequences which are closely related to sequences typical of other clades. The results provide a model for the origin of variants of concern during epidemic spread─in particular Omicron lineages─that does not require prolonged infection, involvement of immunocompromised individuals, or participation of intermediate, non-human hosts.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

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Frontiers in microbiology - 15(2024) vom: 27., Seite 1358258

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Martínez-González, Brenda [VerfasserIn]
Soria, María Eugenia [VerfasserIn]
Mínguez, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Lorenzo-Redondo, Ramón [VerfasserIn]
Salar-Vidal, Llanos [VerfasserIn]
López-García, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Esteban-Muñoz, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Durán-Pastor, Antoni [VerfasserIn]
Somovilla, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
García-Crespo, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
de Ávila, Ana Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Gómez, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Esteban, Jaime [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Roblas, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
Gadea, Ignacio [VerfasserIn]
Domingo, Esteban [VerfasserIn]
Perales, Celia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Clade-discordant residues
Journal Article
Ultra-deep sequencing
Variant of concern
Viral emergence
Viral quasispecies

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Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fmicb.2024.1358258

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NLM370488490