Circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike N439K variants maintain fitness while evading antibody-mediated immunity.
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Cell. 2021 Mar 4;184(5):1171-1187.e20. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.01.037. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
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SARS-CoV-2 can mutate and evade immunity, with consequences for efficacy of emerging vaccines and antibody therapeutics. ...Immune evasion mutations that maintain virulence and fitness such as N439K can emerge within SARS-CoV-2 S, highlig …
SARS-CoV-2 can mutate and evade immunity, with consequences for efficacy of emerging vaccines and antibody therapeutics …