Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron HK.3 variant harboring the "FLip" substitution
Kosugi, Y.; Plianchaisuk, A.; Putri, O.; Uriu, K.; Kaku, Y.; Hinay, A. A.; Chen, L.; Kuramochi, J.; Sadamasu, K.; Yoshimura, K.; Asakura, H.; Nagashima, M.; The Genotype to Phenotype Japan (G2P-Japan) Consortium, ; Ito, J.; Sato, K.
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In November 2023, SARS-CoV-2 XBB descendants, including EG.5.1 (XBB.1.9.2.5.1), the currently predominant lineage, are circulating worldwide according to Nextstrain. EG.5.1 has a characteristic amino acid substitution in the spike protein (S), S:F456L, which contributes to its escape from humoral immunity. EG.5.1 has further evolved, and its descendant lineage harboring S:L455F (i.e., EG.5.1+S:L455F) emerged and was named HK.3 (XBB.1.9.2.5.1.1.3). HK.3 was initially discovered in East Asia and is rapidly spreading worldwide. Notably, the XBB subvariants bearing both S:L455F and S:F456L substitutions, including HK.3, are called the "FLip" variants. These FLip variants, such as JG.3 (XBB.1.9.2.5.1.3.3), JF.1 (XBB.1.16.6.1) and GK.3 (XBB.1.5.70.3), have emerged convergently, suggesting that the acquisition of these two substitutions confers a growth advantage to XBB in the human population. Here, we investigated the virological properties of HK.3 as a representative of the FLip variants.
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