Computational study of the furin cleavage domain of SARS-CoV-2: delta binds strongest of extant variants
M. Z. Jawaid, A. Baidya, S. Jakovcevic, J. Lusk, R. Mahboubi-Ardakani, N. Solomon, G. Gonzalez, J. Arsuaga, M. Vazquez, R. L. Davis, D. L. Cox
The paper uses AlphaFold to predict furin cleavage domain structures and finds delta variant has strong binding, with some rare sequences matching it statistically.
bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2022 · PreprintBiophysics