Article
Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XEC variant
2024-10-17
Abstract excerpt
The SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 variant (BA.2.86.1.1), arising from BA.2.86.1 with spike protein (S) substitution S:L455S, outcompeted the previously predominant XBB lineages by the beginning of 2024. Subsequently, JN.1 subvariants including KP.2 (JN.1.11.1.2) and KP.3 (JN.1.11.1.3), which acquired additional S substitutions (e.g., S:R346T, S:F456L, and S:Q493E), have emerged concurrently. As of October 2024, KP.3.1.1 (JN.1.1...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 9444e83d-2c4c-573e-94bb-571338bea6d9
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.10.16.618773
