George F. Gao

Increased receptor binding and spike glycosylation, remodeled immune escape of surging SARS-CoV-2 subvariant BA.3.2.2/RE.2.2/Cicada

SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve. The subvariant BA.3.2 (Cicada), a derivative of the Omicron BA.3 subtype first detected in late 2024, harbors multiple spike protein mutations, ORF7 and ORF8 deletions, and has recently evolved sublineages (BA.3.2.1 and BA.3.2.2), rendering it a cr...