The N501Y spike substitution enhances SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission
Yang Liu, Jianying Liu, Kenneth S. Plante, Jessica A. Plante, Xuping Xie, Xianwen Zhang, Zhiqiang Ku, Zhiqiang An, Dionna Scharton, Craig Schindewolf, Steven G. Widen, Vineet D. Menachery, Pei‐Yong Shi, Scott C. Weaver
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Nonsynonymous substitutionHamsterMutationBiologyTropismVirologyPhenotypeSpike (software development)Transmission (telecommunications)Viral replicationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)ReceptorGeneticsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)GenomeVirusGeneMolecular biologyMedicineEngineeringManagementPathologyEconomicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseElectrical engineeringSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringPlant Virus Research Studies