The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2, was in part due to rapid viral ... as they all contained spike protein mutations (G339D or R346T) known to render them resistant to sotrovimab.

Researchers have developed a powerful tool that can detect variants of SARS-CoV-2 with high transmission potential before ...

ACE2, a protein on the surface of many cell types, acts as the receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and allows it to infect cells. "Our findings suggest that individuals with reduced PTPN2 activity ...

The study explores the potential of chitosan derivatives as novel inhibitors against the wild-type and emerging variants of ...

Quantum mechanical modeling allowed the team to develop an initial set of predictions about the role of mutations on infectivity and immune response evasion of Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants ...

Findings indicate a sharp drop in immunity after Omicron infection, stressing the necessity for updated vaccines to enhance ...

Researchers developed a model that detects SARS-CoV-2 mutations linked to increased transmission, identifying high-risk ...

They produce “neutralizing antibodies” that might recognize parts of the spike protein ... many mutations could occur during replication that would cripple the virus, but SARS-CoV-2 can ...