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SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.351 and P.1 escape from neutralizing antibodies.

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In this article, the authors show that SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 variants B.1.7 (UK), B.351 (South Africa), and P.1 (Brazil) harbor mutations in the viral spike (S) protein that may alter virus-host cell interactions and confer resistance to inhibitors and antibodies.
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This article is published in Cell.The article was published on 2021-04-29 and is currently open access. It has received 754 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Neutralizing antibody.

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SARS-CoV-2 Variants Increase Kinetic Stability of Open Spike Conformations as an Evolutionary Strategy

TL;DR: SARS-CoV-2 surface S glycoprotein is responsible for binding to the cellular receptor hACE2 as discussed by the authors , which triggers structural rearrangements of S from closed to open conformations prerequisite for virus entry.
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The ins and outs of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs)

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors classified SARS-CoV-2 variants as variants of concern (VOC) because they exhibit greater transmissibility, cause more severe disease, are better able to escape immunity, or cause higher mortality than the original Wuhan strain.
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Structural and functional basis for pan-CoV fusion inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants with preclinical evaluation.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper identified that EK1 and cholesterol-coupled derivative of EK, EK 1C4, as pan-CoV fusion inhibitors, exhibit potent antiviral activity against SARS-Cov-2 infection in both lung and intestine-derived cell lines (Calu-3 and Caco2, respectively).
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The Omicron variant of concern: Diversification and convergent evolution in spike protein, and escape from anti-Spike monoclonal antibodies

TL;DR: The PANGO phylogeny as discussed by the authors shows that the Omicron evolution has progressively defeated the anti-Spike monoclonal antibodies authorized so far, leaving clinicians to again fall back on COVID19 convalescent plasma from vaccinated donors as the only antibodybased therapy available.
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A pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin

TL;DR: Identification and characterization of a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which caused an epidemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans in Wuhan, China, and it is shown that this virus belongs to the species of SARSr-CoV, indicates that the virus is related to a bat coronav virus.
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