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Emergence and expansion of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.526 after identification in New York.
Nature - 1 Sept 2021
Annavajhala Medini K, Mohri Hiroshi, Wang Pengfei, Nair Manoj, Zucker Jason E, Sheng Zizhang, Gomez-Simmonds Angela, Kelley Anne L, Tagliavia Maya, Huang Yaoxing, Bedford Trevor, Ho David D, Uhlemann Anne-Catrin
Abstract excerpt
SARS-CoV-2 infections have surged across the globe in recent months, concomitant with considerable viral evolution1-3. Extensive mutations in the spike protein may threaten the efficacy of vaccines and therapeutic monoclonal antibodies4. Two signature spike mutations of concern are E484K, which has a crucial role in the loss of neutralizing activity of antibodies, and N501Y, a driver of rapid worldwide...
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