Recurrent deletions in the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein drive antibody escape
K. R. McCarthy, L. J. Rennick, S. Nambulli, L. R. Robinson-McCarthy, W. G. Bain, G. Haidar, W. P. Duprex
The paper identifies recurrent deletions in the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein that drive antibody escape by altering epitopes and accelerating antigenic evolution.
bioRxiv · Nov 19, 2020Microbiology