Coronavirus | Variants with two specific mutations may evade antibodies, says virologist Shahid Jameel
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February 21, 2021 20:39 IST
The spike protein of the coronavirus enables it to bind to the ACE2 receptor on host cells a process which studies have show to be crucial for the virus to enter the cells and cause infection.
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Shahid Jameel, Virologist, and Director, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University
The spike protein of the coronavirus enables it to bind to the ACE2 receptor on host cells a process which studies have show to be crucial for the virus to enter the cells and cause infection.
Covid variants with 2 specific mutations may evade antibodies: Virologist Shahid Jameel
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Variants of the Covid-19 carrying 2 specific mutations in their spike protein may evade antibodies and make vaccines less effective, according to eminent virologist Shahid Jameel, who says the need of the hour is to improve surveillance for homegrown lineages of the virus
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Variants of the novel coronavirus carrying two specific mutations in their spike protein may evade antibodies and make vaccines less effective, according to eminent virologist Shahid Jameel, who says the need of the hour is to improve surveillance for homegrown lineages of the virus.
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