An emerging SARS-CoV-2 mutant evading cellular immunity and increasing viral infectivity
C. Motozono, M. Toyoda, J. Zahradnik, T. Ikeda, A. Saito, T. S. Tan, I. Ngare, H. Nasser, I. Kimura, K. Uriu, Y. Kosugi, S. Torii, A. Yonekawa, N. Shimono, Y. Nagasaki, , K. Sato
This study identifies two SARS-CoV-2 mutations, L452R and Y453F, that evade HLA-restricted cellular immunity and increase viral infectivity.
bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2021Microbiology