Mutation in a SARS-CoV-2 Haplotype from Sub-Antarctic Chile Reveals New Insights into the Spike’s Dynamics

• Published in: Viruses
• Main Authors: Jorge González-Puelma, Jacqueline Aldridge, Marco Montes de Oca, Mónica Pinto, Roberto Uribe-Paredes, José Fernández-Goycoolea, Diego Alvarez-Saravia, Hermy Álvarez, Gonzalo Encina, Thomas Weitzel, Rodrigo Muñoz, Álvaro Olivera-Nappa, Sergio Pantano, Marcelo A. Navarrete
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: SARS-CoV2; variant; Covid19; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; Magallanes; The Spike; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050883; https://doaj.org/article/b17d05a0a0e84e958c9b919f2aac15ec

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, as observed with the D614G spike protein mutant and, more recently, with B.1.1.7 (501Y.V1), B.1.351 (501Y.V2) and B.1.1.28.1 (P.1) lineages, represent a continuous threat and might lead to strains of higher infectivity and/or virulence. We report on the occurren...