Correlates of SARS-CoV-2 Variants on Deaths, Case Incidence and Case Fatality Ratio among the Continents for the Period of 1 December 2020 to 15 March 2021.
Introduction: Non-spike mutations widely shared by B.1.526-E484K and B.1.526-S477N isolates include: T85I in ORF1a-nsp2; L438P in ORF1a-nsp4, a 9-base pair (bp) deletion (Delta106-108) in ORF1a-nsp6; P323L in ORF1b-nsp12; Q88H in ORF1b-nsp13; Q57H in ORF3a; and P199L and M234I in the N<
Novel Nested-Seq Approach for SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time Epidemiology and In-Depth Mutational Profiling in Wastewater.
PMID: 34445204
2021
International journal of molecular sciences
Abstract: A mutational analysis indicated the prevalence of D614G (S) and P323L (RdRP) variants, as well as of the Beta.1.1.7/alpha variant of concern, in agreement with the frequency of Beta.1.1.7/alpha variant in clinical samples of the same period of the third pandemic wave at the national level.
Method: The five missense mutations, D614G (23403A>G)-S gene, Q57H (25563G>T)-ORF3a gene, P323L (14408C>T):ORF1ab/RdRP gene, R203K (28881G>A):N gene, and G204R (28883G>C):
Emergence and spread of the potential variant of interest (VOI) B.1.1.519 of SARS-CoV-2 predominantly present in Mexico.
Molecular characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from Bangladesh: implications in genetic diversity, possible origin of the virus, and functional significance of the mutations.
Abstract: The most frequent mutation that occurred in 98% isolates was 3037C>T which is a synonymous change that usually accompanied 3 other mutations that include 241C>T, 14408C>T (
Discussion: The P323L mutation in RdRp is reported to be associated with increased mutation rate.
Discussion: Those mutations include 3037C>T (98%), 14408C>T (98%) and 23403A>G (97%) where the last two are non-synonymous mutations (P4715L in ORF1ab or P323L in RdRp and D614G in Spike protein).
Delta spike P681R mutation enhances SARS-CoV-2 fitness over Alpha variant.