Changes within the P681 residue of spike dictate cell fusion and syncytia formation of Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 with no effects on neutralization or infectivity.

Kuzmina, Alona; Korovin, Dina; Cohen Lass, Ido; Atari, Nofar; Ottolenghi, Aner; Hu, Pan; Mandelboim, Michal; Rosental, Benyamin; Rosenberg, Elli; Diaz-Griffero, Felipe; Taube, Ran

Kuzmina, Alona; Korovin, Dina; Cohen Lass, Ido; Atari, Nofar; Ottolenghi, Aner; Hu, Pan; Mandelboim, Michal; Rosental, Benyamin; Rosenberg, Elli; Diaz-Griffero, Felipe; Taube, Ran.

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Kuzmina A; The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology Immunology and Genetics Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Korovin D; The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology Immunology and Genetics Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Cohen Lass I; The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology Immunology and Genetics Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Atari N; Central Virology Laboratory, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health and Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Ottolenghi A; The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology Immunology and Genetics Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Hu P; Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Mandelboim M; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Rosental B; Central Virology Laboratory, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health and Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Rosenberg E; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Diaz-Griffero F; The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology Immunology and Genetics Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Taube R; Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.