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R. Nomura

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2

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A. Saito· 2 shared A. Takaori-Kondo· 2 shared E. P. Butlertanaka· 2 shared I. Kimura· 2 shared J. Wu· 2 shared K. Sato· 2 shared K. Shirakawa· 2 shared K. Tokunaga· 2 shared

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SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant exhibits higher infectivity and immune resistance

I. Kimura, Y. Kosugi, J. Wu, D. Yamasoba, E. P. Butlertanaka, Y. L. Tanaka, Y. Liu, K. Shirakawa, Y. Kazuma, R. Nomura, Y. Horisawa, K. Tokunaga, A. Takaori-Kondo, H. Arase, The Genotype to Phenotype Japan (G2P-Japan) Consortium, , K. Sato

The paper investigates the SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant, finding it more infectious due to specific mutations and better immune evasion, contributing to its spread in South America.

bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2021Microbiology

SARS-CoV-2 spike P681R mutation, a hallmark of the Delta variant, enhances viral fusogenicity and pathogenicity

A. Saito, T. Irie, R. Suzuki, T. Maemura, H. Nasser, K. Uriu, Y. Kosugi, K. Shirakawa, K. Sadamasu, I. Kimura, J. Ito, J. Wu, K. Iwatsuki-Horimoto, M. Ito, S. Yamayoshi, , K. Sato

This study shows the P681R mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein enhances fusogenicity and pathogenicity in the Delta variant compared to the prototypic virus.

bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2021Microbiology