The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is the result of an ancestral recombination between the bat-CoV RaTG13 and the pangolin-CoV MP789

The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is the result of an ancestral recombination between the bat-CoV RaTG13 and the pangolin-CoV MP789

Abstract Objective In December 2019 a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that is causing the current COVID-19 pandemic was identified in Wuhan, China. Many questions have been raised about its origin and adaptation to humans. In the present work we performed a genetic analysis of the Spike glycoprotein...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Flores-Alanis, Luisa Sandner-Miranda, Gabriela Delgado, Alejandro Cravioto, Rosario Morales-Espinosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
Spike glycoprotein
Recombination
Natural selection
Genealogy
Molecular evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05242-8

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