Y380Q novel mutation in receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein together with C379W interfere in the neutralizing antibodies interaction
Ivaine Taís Sauthier Sartor, Fernanda Hammes Varela, Mariana Rost Meireles, Luciane Beatriz Kern, Thaís Raupp Azevedo, Gabriela Luchiari Tumioto Giannini, Mariana Soares da Silva, Meriane Demoliner, Juliana Schons Gularte, Paula Rodrigues de Almeida, Juliane Deise Fleck, Gabriela Oliveira Zavaglia, Ingrid Rodrigues Fernandes, Caroline Nespolo de David, Amanda Paz Santos, , COVIDa study group
The paper identifies a novel Y380Q mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein RBD, along with C379W, which may interfere with neutralizing antibody binding in early pandemic variants.
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease · Jan 16, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine