Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T166 |
0-140 |
Sentence |
denotes |
There remains an urgent need for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine as a primary countermeasure to mitigate and eventually contain the spread of COVID-19. |
T167 |
141-292 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The virus’s S glycoprotein makes an attractive vaccine target because it plays a key role in mediating virus entry and is known to be immunogenic (40). |
T168 |
293-477 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Neutralizing antibody responses against S have been identified in SARS-CoV-2−infected individuals (2), and several clinical trials for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine will test S as an immunogen. |
T169 |
478-572 |
Sentence |
denotes |
While we focused on S, our comparative analyses of other proteins yielded similar conclusions: |
T170 |
573-828 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A randomly selected SARS-CoV-2 sequence could be used as a vaccine candidate, given the similarity of any sequence to the computationally derived optimum vaccine candidate (as defined by the MRCAs or consensus sequence based on all circulating sequences). |
T171 |
829-945 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Vaccines developed using any of these sequences should, theoretically, be effective against all circulating viruses. |
T172 |
946-1084 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Vaccine developers could consider designing a vaccine insert with the D614G mutation in S, as this mutation has become dominant worldwide. |
T173 |
1085-1219 |
Sentence |
denotes |
While mutations that become fixed are often linked to the host immune pressure, this seems unlikely for the SARS-CoV-2 mutation D614G. |
T174 |
1220-1384 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Because this residue lies at the interface between two subunits, it would not be expected to be part of a critical epitope for vaccine-mediated protection (Fig. 4). |
T175 |
1385-1501 |
Sentence |
denotes |
As such, pseudoviruses with D614G were as susceptible to neutralization as those with the initial residue D614 (25). |
T176 |
1502-1786 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A mutation, S612L, that emerged in MERS-CoV after passaging the virus in the presence of two antibodies (in 5/15 clones after 20 passages) (41) warrants the evaluation of the analogous D614G mutation in SARS-CoV-2 for its ability to interfere with the recognition of a distal epitope. |
T177 |
1787-1915 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A more direct path to viral escape from antibody recognition would be mutations in the RBD, as described for influenza (42, 43). |
T178 |
1916-2121 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Importantly, we found no mutation in the RBD that was present in more than 1% of SARS-CoV-2 sequences (highest frequency was 0.2% N439K); such rare variants are unlikely to interfere with vaccine efficacy. |