Nonself Mutations in the Spike Protein Suggest an Increase in the Antigenicity and a Decrease in the Virulence of the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2
J. M. Otaki, W. Nakasone, M. Nakamura
The paper analyzes nonself mutations in the Spike protein of Omicron and Delta variants to show increased antigenicity and decreased virulence despite higher infectivity.
bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2021Immunology