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The rapid adaptation of SARS-CoV-2-rise of the variants: transmission and resistance.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Sept 2021
Soh Sandrine M, Kim Yeongjun, Kim Chanwoo, Jang Ui Soon, Lee Hye-Ra
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The causative factor of COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is continuously mutating. Interestingly, identified mutations mainly occur in the spike (S) protein which interacts with the ACE2 receptor and is cleaved via serine protease TMPRSS2. Some mutated strains are becoming dominant in various parts of the globe because of increased transmissibility as well as cell entry...
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