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ArticleAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2021

Detection and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants of concern with mass spectrometry.

Christian Mann, Justin H Griffin, Kevin M Downard

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Article in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christian MannInfectious Disease Responses Laboratory, Prince of Wales Clinical Research Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Justin H GriffinInfectious Disease Responses Laboratory, Prince of Wales Clinical Research Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Kevin M DownardInfectious Disease Responses Laboratory, Prince of Wales Clinical Research Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia. kevin.downard@scientia.org.au.
New South Wales Department of Health · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mass mapping using high-resolution mass spectrometry has been applied to identify and rapidly distinguish SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strains across five major variants of concern. Deletions or mutations within the surface spike protein across these variants, which originated in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India (known as the alpha, beta, gamma and delta variants respectively), lead to associated mass differences in the mass maps. Peptides of unique mass have thus been determined that can be used to identify and distinguish the variants. The same mass map profiles are also utilized to construct phylogenetic trees, without the need for protein (or gene) sequences or their alignment, in order to chart and study viral evolution. The combined strategy offers advantages over conventional PCR-based gene-based approaches exploiting the ease with which protein mass maps can be generated and the speed and sensitivity of mass spectrometric analysis.

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Evolution, MolecularMutationCOVID-19HumansPhylogenySARS-CoV-2Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationCoronavirusEvolutionMass spectrometrySARS-CoV-2VariantsVirus

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PMID34532764
PMCPMC8445501
OpenAlexW3199097855

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