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ArticleInfection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases2021

A discernable increase in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 R.1 lineage carrying an E484K spike protein mutation in Japan.

Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Kentaro Itokawa, Masanori Hashino, Kazuhiro Okubo, Asami Ohnishi, Keiko Goto, Hiroyuki Tsukagoshi, Hayato Ehara, Ryohei Nomoto, Makoto Ohnishi and 3 more

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Article in Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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  9. SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage rapidly spreads and replaces R.1 lineage in Japan: Serial and stationary observation in a community.Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Tsuyoshi SekizukaPathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Kentaro ItokawaPathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Masanori HashinoPathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiro OkuboHokkaido Institute of Public Health, Hokkaido, Japan.
Asami OhnishiSapporo City Institute of Public Health, Hokkaido, Japan.
Keiko GotoIbaraki Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Ibaraki, Japan.
Hiroyuki TsukagoshiGunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, Gunma, Japan.
Hayato EharaSaitama Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Yoshimi, Saitama, Japan.
Ryohei NomotoKobe Institute of Health, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Makoto OhnishiNational Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Makoto KurodaPathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: makokuro@niid.go.jp.
Virus Diagnosis Group (NIID Toyama)
COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Network in Japan (COG-JP)

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Three COVID-19 waves in Japan have been characterized by the presence of distinct PANGO lineages (B.1.1. 162, B.1.1.284, and B.1.1.214). Recently, in addition to the B.1.1.7 lineage, which shows 25% abundance, an R.1 lineage carrying the E484K mutation in the spike protein was found to show up to 40% predominance. E484K could be a pivotal amino acid substitution with the potential to mediate immune escape; thus, more attention should be paid to such potential variants of concern to avoid the emergence of mutants of concern. Such comprehensive real-time genome surveillance has become essential for the containment of COVID-19 clusters.

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COVID-19HumansJapanSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusWhole Genome SequencingSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19E484KImmune escapeMutation of concernR.1SARS-CoV-2Spatiotemporal distributionSpike protein

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PMID34352360
PMCPMC8327703

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