SARS-CoV-2 phase I transmission and mutability linked to the interplay of climatic variables: a global observation on the pandemic spread.
PMID: 35028838
2022
Environmental science and pollution research international
Abstract: The onset of the D614G mutation and subsequent changes to D614 before March, later G614 in mid-March, and S943P, A831V, D839/Y/N/E in April were observed in Asian and European countries.
Discussion: A few mutant forms like S943P was reported on the 13th of April in Belgium, A831V and D839/Y/N/E during April in Europe.
Comprehensive annotations of the mutational spectra of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: a fast and accurate pipeline.
PMID: 32954666
2021
Transboundary and emerging diseases
Table: A831V
SARS-CoV-2 variants combining spike mutations and the absence of ORF8 may be more transmissible and require close monitoring.
PMID: 33676232
2021
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
Result: Eleven spike mutations were not found associated with ORF8 variants: L8V/W, N234Q, Q239K, L452R, A475V, G476S, V483A, F490L, V615I/F, A831V and D839Y/N/E.
SARS-CoV-2 mutations: the biological trackway towards viral fitness.
Result: Of the other 15 spike-gene mutations, two are in perfectly conserved residues (V615I/F, P1263L) and two in mostly conserved residues in highly conserved regions (A831V, A829T/S), indicating likely functional changes.
Investigation of nonsynonymous mutations in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and its interaction with the ACE2 receptor by molecular docking and MM/GBSA approach.
PMID: 34346317
2021
Computers in biology and medicine
Result: In combination, structure-based online servers predicted 17 nonsynonymous mutations (L8V, L8W, L18F, S71F, Y145H, M153T, F157S, S221L, S221W, S247R, G476S, L611F, A831V, A852V, A879S, C1247F, and C1254F) with decreased stability, and 7 nonsynonymous mutations (H49Y, S50L, D215H,
An insertion unique to SARS-CoV-2 exhibits superantigenic character strengthened by recent mutations.
Method: Two mutants associated with European Covid-19 patients were constructed using CHARMM-GUI: one is the main strain mutant D614G and the other contains four mutations including Q239K, A831V, D614G and D839Y.
Result: Interestingly, the SARS-CoV-2 spike binding region harbors three residues that have been recently reported to have mutated in new strains from Europe and USA: D614G, A831V and D839Y/N/E).
SARS-CoV-2 gene content and COVID-19 mutation impact by comparing 44 Sarbecovirus genomes.
Result: First, we investigated Sarbecovirus conservation of 14 amino acids in the spike protein in which mutations appear to be accumulating in the SARS-CoV-2 population, namely D614G, L5F, L8V/W, H49Y, Y145H, Q239K, V367F, G476S, V483A, V615I/F, A831V, D839Y/N/E, S943P, P1263L.
Result: Likewise, two others, V615I/F and P1263L are mutations of perfectly conserved amino ac
The Impact of Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Spike on Viral Infectivity and Antigenicity.
Result: These variants include single amino acid change such as Y145del, Q414E, N439K, G446V, K458N, I472V, A475V, T478I, V483I, F490L, and A831V, as well as the double amino acid changes including
Table: A831V
Discussion: Another important finding is that natural variants capable of affecting the reactivity to neutralizing mAbs were almost all located in the RBD region (except A831V) because all antibodies used in this study were targeting the RBD.
Superantigenic character of an insert unique to SARS-CoV-2 spike supported by skewed TCR repertoire in patients with hyperinflammation.
Method: Two mutants associated with European COVID-19 patients were constructed using CHARMM-GUI: one is the main strain mutant D614G, and the other contains four mutations including Q239K, A831V, D614G, and D839Y.
Result: Interestingly, the SARS-CoV-2 S binding region harbors three residues that have been recently reported to have mutated in new strains from Europe and the United States: D614G, A831V, and D839Y/N/E.