Result: In addition, the UK-VOC contains several nonsynonymous mutations that cause seven aa substitutions at positions
N501Y,
A570D,
D614G,
P681H,
T716I,
S982A,
D1118H in
S-protein, in which
N501Y mutation occurs in the key residue of
RBD.
Discussion: Along with the
N501Y mutation in UK-VOC, it is speculated that the combination of the
P681H mutation in the furin cleavage site and deletion of two amino acids at positions 69-70, which can alter the homology of the
S-protein, is likely enhancing the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 and res