SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 Indian variants: are electrostatic potential changes responsible for a higher transmission rate?
Stefano Pascarella, Massimo Ciccozzi, Davide Zella…·Antonio Cassone
The paper investigates whether electrostatic potential changes in the B.1.617 SARS-CoV-2 variant's spike protein RBD contribute to increased transmission by enhancing interaction with ACE2.