Structural and Functional Analysis of the D614G SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Variant
L. Yurkovetskiy, X. Wang, K. E. Pascal, C. Tompkins-Tinch, T. Nyalile, Y. Wang, A. Baum, W. E. Diehl, A. Dauphin, C. Carbone, K. Veinotte, S. B. Egri, S. F. Schaffner, J. E. Lemieux, J. Munro, , J. Luban
This study shows the D614G SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variant is more infectious but has reduced ACE2 affinity and altered trimer conformation, affecting viral entry and antibody neutralization.
bioRxiv · Jul 4, 2020Microbiology