Mutation Y453F in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 enhances interaction with the mink ACE2 receptor for host adaption.

COVID-19 patients transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to minks in the Netherlands in April 2020. Subsequently, the mink-associated virus (miSARS-CoV-2) spilled back over into humans. Genetic sequences of the miSARS-CoV-2 identified a new genetic variant known as "Cluster 5" that contained mutations in...

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Main Authors: Wenlin Ren, Jun Lan, Xiaohui Ju, Mingli Gong, Quanxin Long, Zihui Zhu, Yanying Yu, Jianping Wu, Jin Zhong, Rong Zhang, Shilong Fan, Guocai Zhong, Ailong Huang, Xinquan Wang, Qiang Ding
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f92e63a3e49a469d8dbcb38fe305f845
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