Recombination and purifying selection preserves covariant movements of mosaic SARS-CoV-2 protein S
M. S. Tagliamonte, N. Adid, D. A. Ostrov, G. Chillemi, S. L. Kosakovsky Pond, M. Salemi, C. N. Mavian
The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 evolution and structure to show recombination and purifying selection shape the S glycoprotein's function and efficiency in human infection.
bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology