Rapid assembly of SARS-CoV-2 genomes reveals attenuation of the Omicron BA.1 variant through NSP6
Taha, T. Y.; Chen, I. P.; Hayashi, J. M.; Tabata, T.; Walcott, K.; Kimmerly, G. R.; Syed, A. M.; Ciling, A.; Suryawanshi, R. K.; Martin, H. S.; Bach, B. H.; Tsou, C.-L.; Montano, M.; Khalid, M. M.; Sreekumar, B. K.; Kumar, G. R.; Wyman, S.; Doudna, J. A.; Ott, M.
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Although the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (BA.1) spread rapidly across the world and effectively evaded immune responses, its viral fitness in cell and animal models was reduced. The precise nature of this attenuation remains unknown as generating replication-competent viral genomes is challenging because of the length of the viral genome (30kb). Here, we designed a plasmid-based viral genome assembly and rescue strategy (pGLUE) that constructs complete infectious viruses or noninfectious subgenomic replicons in a single ligation reaction with >80% efficiency. Fully sequenced replicons and infectious viral stocks can be generated in 1 and 3 weeks, respectively. By testing a series of naturally occurring viruses as well as Delta-Omicron chimeric replicons, we show that Omicron nonstructural protein 6 harbors critical attenuating mutations, which dampen viral RNA replication and reduce lipid droplet consumption. Thus, pGLUE overcomes remaining barriers to broadly study SARS-CoV-2 replication and reveals deficits in nonstructural protein function underlying Omicron attenuation.
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