Changes within the P681 residue of spike dictate cell fusion and syncytia formation of Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 with no effects on neutralization or infectivity
The rapid spread and dominance of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 lineages have posed severe health challenges worldwide. While extensive research on the role of the Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) in promoting viral infectivity and vaccine sensitivity has been well documented, the functional significance of t...
Main Authors: | Alona Kuzmina, Dina Korovin, Ido Cohen lass, Nofar Atari, Aner Ottolenghi, Pan Hu, Michal Mandelboim, Benyamin Rosental, Elli Rosenberg, Felipe Diaz-Griffero, Ran Taube |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-06-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023039579 |
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