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Omicron Antigens Now Available

New RBD antigens now available for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 variant. The Native Antigen Company also offers whole Spike, S1 and RBD antigens for the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant.

Produced from our VirtuE expression system, our Spike antigens exhibit full glycosylation and proper folding, ideal for developing high quality immunoassays and raising highly specific antibodies.

About the Omicron Variant

The B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 variant was designated Omicron on 26th November 2021, following its increasing prevalence in South Africa, harbouring more than 30 mutations in its Spike gene. BA.2 was designated a Variant of Concern (VOC) due to principal concerns surround Omicron’s infectivity, virulence and ability to circumvent vaccine protection (WHO Classification of Omicron Nov 2021).

More recently, additional mutations in the BA.2 variant, variants BA.4 and BA.5, appear to have given transmissional advantages (Mahase 2022). BA.4 and BA.5 were first detected in South Africa in January and February 2022, respectively, where BA. 5 now accounts for more than half of the world’s cases, while BA. 4 just over one in ten (WHO Cronovirus Dashborad).

The World Health Organisation (WHO), in consultation with the Technical Group on Virus Evolution, have designated BA. 4 and BA. 5 as variants of concern (VOC) (Tracking SARS-CoV-2 Variants, WHO). The spike mutations of interest have been summarised in the table below (adapted from ECDC SARS-CoV-2 VOC Oct 2022).

WHO Designation Lineage Spike mutations of interest (Spike mutation being monitored*) Month & Year first detected
Omicron BA. 2 G142D, N211I, Δ212, V213G, G339D, S371F, S373P, S375F, T376A, D405N, R408S, K417N, N440K, S477N, T478K, E484A, Q493R, Q498R, N501Y, Y505H, D614G, H655Y, N679K, P681H, N764K, D796Y, Q954H, N969K November 2021
Omicron BA. 4 L452R, F486V, R493Q, R346X* January 2022
Omicron BA. 5 L452R, F486V, R493Q, R346X* February 2022

Our Antigens

The Native Antigen Company now offers four Spike antigens for the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant:
Whole Spike Antigen (REC32008)

Our trimeric whole Spike antigen is stabilised as a pre-fusion trimer via six amino acid (HexaPro) changes in the S2 subunit, in addition to a GSAS mutation in the furin cleavage site and a His-Strep-tag at the C-terminus for ease of purification.

 

Spike S1 Antigen (REC32006)

Our Spike S1 antigen includes residues 1-674 of the full Spike sequence and a C-terminal sheep Fc-tag for ease of purification.

Spike RBD Antigen

Our Spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) antigen includes residues 319-542 of the full Spike sequence and a C-terminal His-tag for ease of purification.

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Antigen

Our Spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) antigen includes residues 23-245 (NCBI URX31554.1) of the full Spike sequence and a C-terminal His-tag for ease of purification.

Our antigens are available in 100μg and 500μg sizes, as well as bulk supply of multiple grams.

Produced from our VirtuE expression system, our Spike antigens exhibit full glycosylation and proper folding, ideal for developing high quality immunoassays and raising highly specific antibodies.

For more information on these products, get in touch with a member of our team.

Red Spike Trimer, White Glycans
Antigen Mutations in Reference to Wuha-Hu-1 Wild-Type

 

 

Whole Spike
(REC32008)

A67V, Δ69-70, T95I, G142D, Δ143-145, Δ211, L212I, ins214EPE, G339D, S371L, S373P, S375F, K417N
N440K,
G446S, S477N, T478K, E484A, Q493R, G496S, Q498RN501Y, Y505H, T547K, D614G, H655Y, N679K, P681H, N764K, D796Y, N856K, Q954H, N969K, L981F
Spike S1
(REC32006)
A67V, Δ69-70, T95I, G142D, Δ143-145, Δ211, L212I, ins214EPE, G339D, S371L, S373P, S375F, K417N, N440K, G446S, S477N, T478K, E484A, Q493R, G496S, Q498R, N501Y, Y505H, T547K, D614G, H655Y, N679K, P681H, N764K, D796Y
Spike RBD
(REC32007)
G339D, S371L, S373P, S375F, K417N, N440K, G446S, S477N, T478K, E484A, Q493R, G496S, Q498R, N501Y, Y505H
Spike BA.5
(REC32036)
G339D, S371F, T376A, D405N, R408S, K417N, N440K, L452R, S477N, T478K, E484A, F486V, Q498R, N501Y, Y505H

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