BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprint
The high infectivity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is associated with an exclusive S477N spike receptor-binding domain mutation
Jadson C. Santos, Elvira Regina Tamarozzi, Mariângela Dametto…·Geraldo Aleixo Silva Passos
This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to show that the Omicron variant's S477N mutation enhances spike-ACE2 binding, contributing to its higher infectivity compared to Delta.
DOI 10.1101/2023.09.11.557161