The High Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant is Not Only Due to Its hACE2 binding: A Free Energy of Perturbation Study
This paper uses free energy of perturbation calculations to analyze how mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike protein affect RBD-hACE2 binding, showing some mutations increase binding while others decrease it.
bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2021 · PreprintBiochemistry