Functional differences among the spike glycoproteins of multiple emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 variants of concern

Summary: We compared the functional properties of spike (S) glycoproteins from the original SARS-CoV-2 strain (D614) (Wuhan, China), the globally dominant D614G strain, and emerging geographic variants: B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom), B.1.351 (South Africa), P.1 (Brazil), and B.1.1.248 (Brazil/Japan). Com...

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Main Authors: Qian Wang, Manoj S. Nair, Saumya Anang, Shijian Zhang, Hanh Nguyen, Yaoxing Huang, Lihong Liu, David D. Ho, Joseph G. Sodroski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422101364X