Why are some coronavirus variants more infectious?

Introduction of the South African SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y.V2 into the UK

(2021) Julian W. Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Comprehensive mapping of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain that affect recognition by polyclonal human plasma antibodies

(2021) Allison J. Greaney et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Antibody Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.351 and B.1.1.7

(2021) Pengfei Wang et al.   NATURE

SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection

(2021) Steven A. Kemp et al.   NATURE

Sixteen novel lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa

(2021) Houriiyah Tegally et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

The basis of a more contagious 501Y.V1 variant of SARS-CoV-2

(2021) Haolin Liu et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2: pathogenesis and host responses in the respiratory tract

(2021) Tim Flerlage et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

SARS-CoV-2 induces double-stranded RNA-mediated innate immune responses in respiratory epithelial-derived cells and cardiomyocytes

(2021) Yize Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structural impact on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by D614G substitution

(2021) Jun Zhang et al.   SCIENCE

Genomics and epidemiology of the P.1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil

(2021) Nuno R. Faria et al.   SCIENCE

The monoclonal antibody combination REGEN-COV protects against SARS-CoV-2 mutational escape in preclinical and human studies

(2021) Richard Copin et al.   CELL

Neutralization of Beta and Delta variant with sera of COVID-19 recovered cases and vaccinees of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine BBV152/Covaxin

(2021) Pragya D Yadav et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE

Neutralising antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2 VOCs B.1.617.2 and B.1.351 by BNT162b2 vaccination

(2021) Emma C Wall et al.   LANCET

Spike D614G — A Candidate Vaccine Antigen Against Covid-19

(2021) Paul-Albert Koenig et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Recurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B.1.1.7

(2021) Bo Meng et al.   Cell Reports

Fusion mechanism of 2019-nCoV and fusion inhibitors targeting HR1 domain in spike protein

(2020) Shuai Xia et al.   Cellular & Molecular Immunology

Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation

(2020) Daniel Wrapp et al.   SCIENCE

Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain bound to the ACE2 receptor

(2020) Jun Lan et al.   NATURE

An uncommon cold

(2020) Anthony King   NEW SCIENTIST

Structural and functional properties of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: potential antivirus drug development for COVID-19

(2020) Yuan Huang et al.   ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA

Coronavirus membrane fusion mechanism offers a potential target for antiviral development

(2020) Tiffany Tang et al.   ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH

Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence that D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus

(2020) Bette Korber et al.   CELL

SARS-CoV-2 SPIKE PROTEIN: an optimal immunological target for vaccines

(2020) Giovanni Salvatori et al.   Journal of Translational Medicine

Coronavirus RNA proofreading: molecular basis and therapeutic targeting

(2020) Fran Robson et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

A dynamic nomenclature proposal for SARS-CoV-2 lineages to assist genomic epidemiology

(2020) Andrew Rambaut et al.   Nature Microbiology

Structural and Functional Analysis of the D614G SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Variant

(2020) Leonid Yurkovetskiy et al.   CELL

Structural features of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: Targets for vaccination

(2020) Ariane Sternberg et al.   LIFE SCIENCES

In situ structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike reveals flexibility mediated by three hinges

(2020) Beata Turoňová et al.   SCIENCE

Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity

(2020) Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri et al.   SCIENCE

Complete Mapping of Mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain that Escape Antibody Recognition

(2020) Allison J. Greaney et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

New insights about the regulation of Nidovirus subgenomic mRNA synthesis

(2018) Han Di et al.   VIROLOGY

Receptor-binding loops in alphacoronavirus adaptation and evolution

(2017) Alan H. M. Wong et al.   Nature Communications

Activation of RNase L by Murine Coronavirus in Myeloid Cells Is Dependent on BasalOasGene Expression and Independent of Virus-Induced Interferon

(2016) L. Dillon Birdwell et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY