Intra-Host Evolution Analyses in an Immunosuppressed Patient Supports SARS-CoV-2 Viral Reservoir Hypothesis.

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Title
Intra-Host Evolution Analyses in an Immunosuppressed Patient Supports SARS-CoV-2 Viral Reservoir Hypothesis.
Journal
Viruses
Author(s)
Fournelle D., Mostefai F., Brunet-Ratnasingham E., Poujol R., Grenier J.C., Gálvez J.H., Pagliuzza A., Levade I., Moreira S., Benlarbi M., Beaudoin-Bussières G., Gendron-Lepage G., Bourassa C., Tauzin A., Grandjean Lapierre S., Chomont N., Finzi A., Kaufmann D.E., Craig M., Hussin J.G.
ISSN
1999-4915 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1999-4915
Publication state
Published
Issued date
23/02/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
16
Number
3
Language
english
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Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, several variants of concern (VOCs) have been identified, many of which share recurrent mutations in the spike glycoprotein's receptor-binding domain (RBD). This region coincides with known epitopes and can therefore have an impact on immune escape. Protracted infections in immunosuppressed patients have been hypothesized to lead to an enrichment of such mutations and therefore drive evolution towards VOCs. Here, we present the case of an immunosuppressed patient that developed distinct populations with immune escape mutations throughout the course of their infection. Notably, by investigating the co-occurrence of substitutions on individual sequencing reads in the RBD, we found quasispecies harboring mutations that confer resistance to known monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) such as S:E484K and S:E484A. These mutations were acquired without the patient being treated with mAbs nor convalescent sera and without them developing a detectable immune response to the virus. We also provide additional evidence for a viral reservoir based on intra-host phylogenetics, which led to a viral substrain that evolved elsewhere in the patient's body, colonizing their upper respiratory tract (URT). The presence of SARS-CoV-2 viral reservoirs can shed light on protracted infections interspersed with periods where the virus is undetectable, and potential explanations for long-COVID cases.
Keywords
Humans, SARS-CoV-2/genetics, Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, COVID-19, COVID-19 Serotherapy, Immunocompromised Host, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Mutation, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/genetics, Antibodies, Viral, Antibodies, Neutralizing, SARS-CoV-2, immune escape mutations, phylogenetics, viral genomics
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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06/04/2024 6:37
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