SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 Indian variants: are electrostatic potential changes responsible for a higher transmission rate?
Stefano Pascarella, Massimo Ciccozzi, Davide Zella, Martina Bianchi, Francesca Benedetti, Domenico Benvenuto, Francesco Broccolo, Roberto Cauda, Arnaldo Caruso, Silvia Angeletti, Marta Giovanetti, 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.
Journal of Medical Virology · Jul 14, 2021Peer-reviewedBioinformatics