Abstract: Interestingly, these samples also harbored three other mutations (
S137L-
Orf1ab;
N439K-
S gene;
A156S-
N gene), which had a very low diffusion rate worldwide.
Introduction: Thus, the samples were sequenced, which revealed the presence of a synonymous mutation (
c.26415 C > T, TAC > TAT, Reference Genome: NC_045512) in the
E gene and three other mutations (
S137L:
Orf1ab gene,
N439K:
Spike gene, and
A156S:
Nucleocapsid gene) scattered throughout the genome in all samples carrying the
PMID: 34700382
2021
mBio
Abstract: Through in silico protein structure prediction and immunoinformatics tools, we discovered
D614G is the key determinant to
S protein conformational change, while variations of
N439K,
T478I,
E484K, and
N501Y in S1-
RBD also had an impact on
S protein binding affinity to hACE2 and antigenicity.
Introduction: Besides
D614G, amino acid changes within S1-
RBD, such as
N439K,
L452R,
E484K/Q, and
N501Y, also favor virus resistance to monoclonal antibody neutralization.
Discussion: SARS-