Result: Strikingly, the positions of mutational changes
A570D,
D614G,
T716I,
S982A in the S-B.1.1.7 states (Figure 5C,D) and positions
D614G and
A701V in the S-B.1.351 conformations (Figure 5E,F) are aligned with the local minima along slow mode displacement profiles and correspond to immobilized positions in slow motions.
Result: These results are also consistent with the experiments showing that
N501Y,
T716I and
D1118H mutations induce only minimal local conformational changes without affecting stability of the
S protein.