SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 spike variants bind human ACE2 with increased affinity

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
² Program in Epithelial Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
³ Program in Epithelial Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: khavari@stanford.edu.

Muthukumar Ramanathan et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;21(8):1070.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00262-0. Epub 2021 May 19.

¹ Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
² Program in Epithelial Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
³ Program in Epithelial Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: khavari@stanford.edu.

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SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 Spike variants bind human ACE2 with increased affinity.
Ramanathan M, Ferguson ID, Miao W, Khavari PA. Ramanathan M, et al. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2021 Feb 22:2021.02.22.432359. doi: 10.1101/2021.02.22.432359. bioRxiv. 2021. Update in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;21(8):1070. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00262-0. PMID: 33655251 Free PMC article. Updated. Preprint.

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