Possible link between higher transmissibility of B.1.617 and B.1.1.7 variants of SARS-CoV-2 and increased structural stability of its spike protein and hACE2 affinity
V. Kumar, J. Singh, S. E. Hasnain, D. Sundar
This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to compare the structural stability and binding affinity of SARS-CoV-2 Spike-ACE2 complexes from wild-type and two variants, finding increased binding energy and stability in variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.617.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2021Biophysics