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In silico analysis of mutations near S1/S2 cleavage site in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals increased propensity of glycosylation in Omicron strain.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2022
Beaudoin Christopher A, Pandurangan Arun P, Kim So Yeon, Hamaia Samir W, Huang Christopher L-H, Blundell Tom L, Vedithi Sundeep Chaitanya, Jackson Antony P
Abstract excerpt
Cleavage of the severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein has been demonstrated to contribute to viral-cell fusion and syncytia formation. Studies have shown that variants of concern (VOC) and variants of interest (VOI) show differing membrane fusion capacity. Mutations near cleavage motifs, such as the S1/S2 and S2' sites, may alter interactions with host proteases and, thus, the...
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