Distribution and functional analyses of mutations in spike protein and phylogenic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged during the year 2021 in India
Introduction: Prolonged COVID-19 pandemic accelerates the emergence and transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants through the accumulation of adaptive mutations. Particularly, adaptive mutations in spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2 leads to increased vi...
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| author | Vidya Gopalan Aswathi Chandran Kishore Arumugam Monisha Sundaram Selvakumar Velladurai Karthikeyan Govindan Nivetha Azhagesan Padmapriya Jeyavel Prabu Dhandapani Srinivasan Sivasubramanian Satish Srinivas Kitambi |
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| description | Introduction: Prolonged COVID-19 pandemic accelerates the emergence and transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants through the accumulation of adaptive mutations. Particularly, adaptive mutations in spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2 leads to increased viral infectivity, severe morbidity and mortality, and immune evasion. This study focuses on the phylodynamic distribution of SARS-CoV-2 variants during the year 2021 in India besides analyzing the functional significance of mutations in S-protein of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Methods: Whole genome of SARS-CoV-2 sequences (n = 87957) from the various parts of India over the period of January to December 2021 was retrieved from Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data. All the S-protein sequences were subjected to clade analysis, variant calling, protein stability, immune escape potential, structural divergence, Furin cleavage efficiency, and phylogenetic analysis using various in silico tools. Results: Delta variant belonging to 21A, 21I, and 21J clades was found to be predominant throughout the year 2021 though many variants were also present. A total of 4639 amino acid mutations were found in S-protein. D614G was the most predominant mutation in the S-protein followed by P681R, L452R, T19R, T478K, and D950N. The highest number of mutations was found in the N-terminal domain of S-protein. Mutations in the crucial sites of S-protein impacting pathogenicity, immunogenicity, and fusogenicity were identified. Intralineage diversity analysis showed that certain variants of SARS-CoV-2 possess high diversification. Conclusions: The study has disclosed the distribution of various variants including the Delta, the predominant variant, in India throughout the year 2021. The study has identified mutations in S-protein of each SARS-CoV-2 variant that can significantly impact the virulence, immune evasion, increased transmissibility, high morbidity, and mortality. In addition, it is found that mutations acquired during each viral replication cycle introduce new sub-lineages as studied by intralineage diversity analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d8b9c06876a4643bfa1b490fc798ea52023-07-23T11:32:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Global Infectious Diseases0974-777X2023-01-01152435110.4103/jgid.jgid_178_22Distribution and functional analyses of mutations in spike protein and phylogenic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged during the year 2021 in IndiaVidya GopalanAswathi ChandranKishore ArumugamMonisha SundaramSelvakumar VelladuraiKarthikeyan GovindanNivetha AzhagesanPadmapriya JeyavelPrabu DhandapaniSrinivasan SivasubramanianSatish Srinivas KitambiIntroduction: Prolonged COVID-19 pandemic accelerates the emergence and transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants through the accumulation of adaptive mutations. Particularly, adaptive mutations in spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2 leads to increased viral infectivity, severe morbidity and mortality, and immune evasion. This study focuses on the phylodynamic distribution of SARS-CoV-2 variants during the year 2021 in India besides analyzing the functional significance of mutations in S-protein of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Methods: Whole genome of SARS-CoV-2 sequences (n = 87957) from the various parts of India over the period of January to December 2021 was retrieved from Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data. All the S-protein sequences were subjected to clade analysis, variant calling, protein stability, immune escape potential, structural divergence, Furin cleavage efficiency, and phylogenetic analysis using various in silico tools. Results: Delta variant belonging to 21A, 21I, and 21J clades was found to be predominant throughout the year 2021 though many variants were also present. A total of 4639 amino acid mutations were found in S-protein. D614G was the most predominant mutation in the S-protein followed by P681R, L452R, T19R, T478K, and D950N. The highest number of mutations was found in the N-terminal domain of S-protein. Mutations in the crucial sites of S-protein impacting pathogenicity, immunogenicity, and fusogenicity were identified. Intralineage diversity analysis showed that certain variants of SARS-CoV-2 possess high diversification. Conclusions: The study has disclosed the distribution of various variants including the Delta, the predominant variant, in India throughout the year 2021. The study has identified mutations in S-protein of each SARS-CoV-2 variant that can significantly impact the virulence, immune evasion, increased transmissibility, high morbidity, and mortality. In addition, it is found that mutations acquired during each viral replication cycle introduce new sub-lineages as studied by intralineage diversity analysis.http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2023;volume=15;issue=2;spage=43;epage=51;aulast=Gopalancladecovid-19indiamutationsphylogenysevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2spike protein |
| spellingShingle | Vidya Gopalan Aswathi Chandran Kishore Arumugam Monisha Sundaram Selvakumar Velladurai Karthikeyan Govindan Nivetha Azhagesan Padmapriya Jeyavel Prabu Dhandapani Srinivasan Sivasubramanian Satish Srinivas Kitambi Distribution and functional analyses of mutations in spike protein and phylogenic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged during the year 2021 in India Journal of Global Infectious Diseases clade covid-19 india mutations phylogeny severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 spike protein |
| title | Distribution and functional analyses of mutations in spike protein and phylogenic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged during the year 2021 in India |
| title_full | Distribution and functional analyses of mutations in spike protein and phylogenic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged during the year 2021 in India |
| title_fullStr | Distribution and functional analyses of mutations in spike protein and phylogenic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged during the year 2021 in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distribution and functional analyses of mutations in spike protein and phylogenic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged during the year 2021 in India |
| title_short | Distribution and functional analyses of mutations in spike protein and phylogenic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged during the year 2021 in India |
| title_sort | distribution and functional analyses of mutations in spike protein and phylogenic diversity of sars cov 2 variants emerged during the year 2021 in india |
| topic | clade covid-19 india mutations phylogeny severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 spike protein |
| url | http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2023;volume=15;issue=2;spage=43;epage=51;aulast=Gopalan |
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