Researches at Kumamoto University are involved in figuring out what makes the Delta variant (L452R) so nasty. | Kumamoto International Archive

2021-07-24 00:01 JST 2021

Researches at Kumamoto University are involved in figuring out what makes the Delta variant (L452R) so nasty.

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SARS-CoV-2 spike mutation L452R evades human immune response and enhances infectivity, researchers find

Researchers have shown that the L452R mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which is common to two variants (Epsilon and Delta), is involved in cellular immunity evasion via the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) A24, and enhances viral infectivity.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210720114413.h …

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