Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2
B. Korber, W. Fischer, S. G. Gnanakaran, H. Yoon, J. Theiler, W. Abfalterer, B. Foley, E. E. Giorgi, T. Bhattacharya, M. D. Parker, D. G. Partridge, C. M. Evans, T. de Silva, C. C. LaBranche, D. C. Montefiori, Sheffield COVID-19 Genomics Group
The paper develops a pipeline to track SARS-CoV-2 mutations in the Spike protein, identifying D614G as a rapidly spreading mutation with potential implications for transmission and immune evasion.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2020Evolutionary Biology