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How SARS-CoV-2 Mutates to Escape Antibody Binding – Newswise
A scientific detective story starting with a single patient in Pittsburgh unearths how the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates to create new variants, including the UK str
Newswise — PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2020 – In a recurring pattern of evolution, SARS-CoV-2 evades immune responses by selectively deleting small bits of its genetic sequence, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Since these deletions happen in a part of the sequence that encodes for the shape of the spike protein, the formerly neutralizing antibody can’t grab hold of the virus, the researchers report today in Science. And because the molecular “proofreader”…
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