Limited spread of a rare spike E484K-harboring SARS-CoV-2 in Marseille, France.
Arch Virol
; 167(2): 583-589, 2022 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-35083577
ABSTRACT
We detected SARS-CoV-2 of PANGO lineage R.1 with the spike substitution E484K in three patients. Eleven other sequences in France and 8,831 worldwide were available from GISAID, 92% originating from Japan. The three genome sequences from our institute were phylogenetically closest to another from Guinea-Conakry, where one of the patients had travelled. These viruses did not exhibit any unusual features in cell culture. Spike structural predictions indicated a 1.3-time higher transmissibility index than for the globally spread B.1.1.7 variant but also an affinity loss for gangliosides that might have slowed dissemination. The spread of new SARS-CoV-2 mutants/variants is still not well understood and therefore difficult to predict, and this hinders implementation of effective preventive measures, including adapted vaccines.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Virol
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França