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Emergence and Spread of a B.1.1.28-Derived P.6 Lineage with Q675H and Q677H Spike Mutations in Uruguay.

Natalia Rego, Cecilia Salazar, Mercedes Paz, Alicia Costábile, Alvaro Fajardo, Ignacio Ferrés, Paula Perbolianachis, Tamara Fernández-Calero, Veronica Noya, Matias R Machado and 34 more

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Natalia RegoBioinformatics Unit, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0001-6944-2825
Cecilia SalazarLaboratorio de Genómica Microbiana, Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Mercedes PazCentro de Innovación en Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Alicia CostábileCentro de Innovación en Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Alvaro FajardoLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Ignacio FerrésLaboratorio de Genómica Microbiana, Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0003-0910-6568
Paula PerbolianachisLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Tamara Fernández-CaleroBioinformatics Unit, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Veronica NoyaLaboratorio de Biología Molecular, Sanatorio Americano, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay.
Matias R MachadoProtein Engineering, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0002-9971-4710
Mariana BrandesBioinformatics Unit, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Rodrigo ArceLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Mailen ArleoLaboratorio de Biología Molecular, Sanatorio Americano, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay.
Tania PossiLaboratorio de Biología Molecular, Sanatorio Americano, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay.
Natalia ReyesLaboratorio de Biología Molecular, Sanatorio Americano, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay.
María Noel BentancorLaboratorio de Biología Molecular, Sanatorio Americano, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay.
Andrés LizasoainLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, CENUR Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República, Salto 50000, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0001-8062-6916
Viviana BortagarayLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, CENUR Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República, Salto 50000, Uruguay.
Ana MollerLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, CENUR Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República, Salto 50000, Uruguay.
Odhille ChapposCentro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha 27000, Uruguay.
Nicolas NinUnidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Español "Juan J. Crottogini", Montevideo 11800, Uruguay.
Javier HurtadoUnidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Español "Juan J. Crottogini", Montevideo 11800, Uruguay.
Melissa DuquíaCentro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha 27000, Uruguay.
Maria Belén GonzálezCentro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha 27000, Uruguay.
Luciana GrifferoCentro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha 27000, Uruguay.
Mauricio MéndezCentro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha 27000, Uruguay.
Maria Pía TecheraCentro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha 27000, Uruguay.
Juan ZanettiCentro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha 27000, Uruguay.
Emiliano PereiraCentro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha 27000, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0001-5830-3328
Bernardina RiveraLaboratorio de Diagnóstico Molecular, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Matías MaidanaLaboratorio de Diagnóstico Molecular, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Martina AlonsoLaboratorio de Diagnóstico Molecular, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Pablo SmircichBioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Genomics, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, MEC, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay.
Ighor ArantesLaboratorio de AIDS e Imunologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil.
Daiana MirUnidad de Genómica y Bioinformática, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Universitario Regional Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República, Salto 50000, Uruguay.
Cecilia AlonsoCentro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha 27000, Uruguay.
Julio MedinaCátedra de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11300, Uruguay.
Henry AlbornozCátedra de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11300, Uruguay.
Rodney ColinaLaboratorio de Virología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, CENUR Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República, Salto 50000, Uruguay.
Gonzalo BelloLaboratorio de AIDS e Imunologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2724-2793
Pilar MorenoCentro de Innovación en Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.ORCID 0000-0001-6155-7206
Gonzalo MoratorioCentro de Innovación en Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Gregorio IraolaLaboratorio de Genómica Microbiana, Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Lucía SpangenbergBioinformatics Unit, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.

Funding

FOCEM-Fondo para la Convergencia Estructural del Mercosur COF03/11
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uruguay controlled the viral dissemination during the first nine months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Unfortunately, towards the end of 2020, the number of daily new cases exponentially increased. Herein, we analyzed the country-wide genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 between November 2020 and April 2021. We identified that the most prevalent viral variant during the first epidemic wave in Uruguay (December 2020-February 2021) was a B.1.1.28 sublineage carrying Spike mutations Q675H + Q677H, now designated as P.6, followed by lineages P.2 and P.7. P.6 probably arose around November 2020, in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital department, and rapidly spread to other departments, with evidence of further local transmission clusters; it also spread sporadically to the USA and Spain. The more efficient dissemination of lineage P.6 with respect to P.2 and P.7 and the presence of mutations (Q675H and Q677H) in the proximity of the key cleavage site at the S1/S2 boundary suggest that P.6 may be more transmissible than other lineages co-circulating in Uruguay. Although P.6 was replaced by the variant of concern (VOC) P.1 as the predominant lineage in Uruguay since April 2021, the monitoring of the concurrent emergence of Q675H + Q677H in VOCs should be of worldwide interest.

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COVID-19Genome, ViralHumansMutationPhylogeographyRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusUruguaySpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusB.1.1.28phylogeneticsphylogeographyQ675HQ677HSARS-CoV-2SpikeUruguay

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PMCPMC8473254

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