MicrobiologybioRxiv
SARS-CoV-2 spike P681R mutation, a hallmark of the Delta variant, enhances viral fusogenicity and pathogenicity
A. Saito, T. Irie, R. Suzuki…·K. Sato
This study shows the P681R mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein enhances fusogenicity and pathogenicity in the Delta variant compared to the prototypic virus.
DOI 10.1038/s41586-021-04266-9