Introduction: However, this same
N501Y mutation is also found in a variant (B.1.351, 20 H/501Y.V2) with mutations of
K417N,
E484K, and
N501Y from South Africa and a variant (P1, 20 J/501Y.V3) with
K417T,
E484K, and
N501Y from Brazil with additional mutations within the
RBD.
Introduction: The two additional mutations,
K417N/T and
E484K, are also critical residues involved in the interactions between
RBD and ACE2, as well as bamlanivimab.
Discussion: The introduction of
K417T existing from the Brazilian variant should lead to the similar drop due to the los