SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein D614G mutation increases virion spike density and infectivity

Lizhou Zhang; Cody B. Jackson; Huihui Mou; Amrita Ojha; Haiyong Peng; Brian D. Quinlan; Erumbi S. Rangarajan; Andi Pan; Abigail Vanderheiden; Mehul S. Suthar; Wenhui Li; Tina Izard; Christoph Rader; Michael Farzan; Hyeryun Choe

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19808-4

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InfectivitySpike ProteinMutationVirologyNeutralizationBiologyPlasma protein bindingSpike (software development)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Cell biologyGeneticsGeneMedicine

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Pages: 6013-6013
Citations: 1048
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                                    Lizhou Zhang, 
                                
                                    Cody B. Jackson, 
                                
                                    Huihui Mou
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein D614G mutation increases virion spike density and infectivity. 
                            Nature Communications
                            , 11
                            (1)
                            , 6013-6013.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19808-4
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19808-4