Full-spike deep mutational scanning helps predict the evolutionary success of SARS-CoV-2 clades
B. Dadonaite, J. Brown, T. E. McMahon, A. G. Farrell, D. Asarnow, C. Stewart, J. Logue, B. Murrell, H. Y. Chu, D. Veesler, J. D. Bloom
This study uses deep mutational scanning to assess how mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins affect ACE2 binding, cell entry, and serum escape, linking these effects to clade growth rates.
bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2023Microbiology