Structural and Biochemical Rationale for Enhanced Spike Protein Fitness in Delta and Kappa SARS-CoV-2 Variants
J. W. Saville, D. Mannar, X. Zhu, S. S. Srivastava, A. M. Berezuk, J.-P. Demers, S. Zhou, K. Tuttle, I. Sekirov, A. Kim, W. Li, D. S. Dimiter, S. Subramaniam
This study examines structural and biochemical features of Delta and Kappa SARS-CoV-2 variants, showing increased ACE2 binding and antibody escape, contributing to Delta's dominance.
bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2021Biochemistry