Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Variants N501Y.V1 and N501Y.V2 Spike on Viral Infectivity.
PMID: 34722330
2021
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
Result: The results indicated that pseudovirions bearing HV69-70 deletion, 144 deletion, E484K, D614G, P681H, S982A or D1118H single-site mutations were more stable than SARS-CoV-2 WT, whereas A570D and T716I mutations decrease the stability of SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirion.
Figure: The S protein of N501Y.V1 include nine mutations (HV69-70 del, 144 del, N501Y, D614G, P681H, T716I, S982A, and D1118H), N501Y.V2 include ten mutations (
Neurological pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 and pandemic potential RNA viruses: a comparative analysis.
Abstract: We present new insight into key mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7 (P681H) and B.1.617.2 (P681R), which may impact on neuropilin 1 (NRP1) binding and CNS invasion.
Epidemiology of COVID-19: An updated review.
PMID: 34759999
2021
Journal of research in medical sciences
Table: P681H
Host Response to SARS-CoV2 and Emerging Variants in Pre-Existing Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases.
PMID: 34760721
2021
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
Introduction: This variant of B.1.1.7 lineage harbors receptor-binding domain (RBD) N501Y mutation and other mutations including 69/70 deletion, spike P681H, and ORF8 stop codon (Q27stop) mutation.The beta variant (20H/501Y.V2) of B.1.351 lineage harbors spike N501Y, E484K, and K417N/T mutations without 69/70 deletion and is predicted to have emerged in South Africa during October 2020 with potential of global spread.
CRISPR-Cas12a-Based Detection for the Major SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern.
Method: The SARS-CoV-2 target sequences include (i) the wild-type (WT) gene fragment of S protein (S; nucleotides [nt] 21,563 to 25,384; GenBank accession number MN908947); (ii) the mutant gene fragments of S protein, including mutations L5F, D80A, D215G, R246I, K417N, L452R/Q, Y453F, T478K, E484Q/K, N501Y, A570D, D614G, P681H, A701V, T716I,
A Novel Strategy for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Based on Multiplex PCR-Mass Spectrometry Minisequencing Technology.
Method: The S gene mutation plasmids (plasmid 1, containing the HV69-70del, K417N, E484K, N501Y, D614G, and P681H mutations, and plasmid 2, containing the L452R, E484Q, and P681R mutations) of SARS-CoV-2 variants (Alpha, Beta, Iota, Epsilon, Gamma, and Delta) were synthesized by Sangon Biotech (Shanghai, China).
Method: The S-F1/R1 amplification product contained one mutation type (HV69-70del), the S-F2/R2 amplification product contained five mutation types (K417N, E484K, E484Q, N501Y, and L452R), and
SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant: A Unique T478K Mutation in Receptor Binding Motif (RBM) of Spike Gene.
The Development of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: The Gene Makes the Disease.
PMID: 34940505
2021
Journal of developmental biology
Introduction: P681R is located in the S1/S2 furin-cleavage site, the same residue affected in the P681H substitution found in the Alpha variant.
Introduction: Although P681H initially raised much interest, it has not yet been found to significantly impact viral fitness (see Box 1).
Introduction: Different mutations have been observed in this residue, such as the P681H mutation in the Alpha variant, P681R in Delta and DeltaP681 in the Indian lineage B.1.617 (Table 2).
Introduction: In addition, mutation P681H, which is immediately adjacent to the furin S1/S2 cleavage site in spike, could facilitate the processing of the spike protein, and thus improve binding to ACE2.
Introduction: This va
Semi-Supervised Pipeline for Autonomous Annotation of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes.
Result: This includes observations of deletions early in the S protein and differentiation between substitutions P681H, which is a mutation of interest, and P681R.
Insights into the Binding of Receptor-Binding Domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2 Wild Type and B.1.620 Variant with hACE2 Using Molecular Docking and Simulation Approaches.
Introduction: This variant harbors E484K, N501Y, and P681H mutations in the spike protein, while many other new mutations accompany these mutations, including R346K, Y144T, Y145S, and 146N insertion.
Result: Recently, a new variant of concern, B.1.620, with 23 mutations in total, including S477N, E484K, D614G, and P681H, has been reported.