mBio (Oct 2021)

Temporal-Geographical Dispersion of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Variant Lineages and Their Functional Prediction Using <i>in Silico</i> Approach

  • Siaw Shi Boon,
  • Chichao Xia,
  • Maggie Haitian Wang,
  • Ka Lai Yip,
  • Ho Yin Luk,
  • Sile Li,
  • Rita W. Y. Ng,
  • Christopher K. C. Lai,
  • Paul Kay Sheung Chan,
  • Zigui Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02687-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 5

Abstract

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Our study showed the global distribution of SARS-CoV-2 S protein variants from January 2020 to the end of April 2021. We highlighted the key amino acids of S protein subjected to positive selection.