Structural Analysis of the Novel Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and Forecasting in North America.

ABSTRACT:

Background

little is known about the forecasting of new variants of SARS-COV-2 in North America and the interaction of variants with vaccine-derived neutralizing antibodies.

Methods

the affinity scores of the spike receptor-binding domain (S-RBD) of B.1.1.7, B. 1.351, B.1.617, and P.1 variants in interaction with the neutralizing antibody (CV30 isolated from a patient), and human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) receptor were predicted using the template-based computational modeling. From the Nextstrain global database, we identified prevalent mutations of S-RBD of SARS-CoV-2 from December 2019 to April 2021. Pre- and post-vaccination time series forecasting models were developed based on the prediction of neutralizing antibody affinity scores for S-RBD of the variant

SUBMITTER: Quinonez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8156069 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature