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ReviewCytokine & growth factor reviews2022

SARS-CoV-2 Mutations and their Viral Variants.

Begum Cosar, Zeynep Yagmur Karagulleoglu, Sinan Unal, Ahmet Turan Ince, Dilruba Beyza Uncuoglu, Gizem Tuncer, Bugrahan Regaip Kilinc, Yunus Emre Ozkan, Hikmet Ceyda Ozkoc, Ibrahim Naki Demir and 13 more

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Review in Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 100 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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100citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

100 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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40 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Begum CosarBaşkent University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ankara, Turkey.
Zeynep Yagmur KaragulleogluYıldız Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, İstanbul, Turkey.
Sinan UnalYıldız Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet Turan InceSivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
Dilruba Beyza UncuogluAnkara University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Biology, Ankara, Turkey.
Gizem TuncerHacettepe University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, General Biology Program, Ankara, Turkey; HücreCELL Biotechnology Development and Commerce, Inc., Ankara, Turkey.
Bugrahan Regaip KilincKastamonu University, School of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Kastamonu, Turkey; Kastamonu University, School of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kastamonu, Turkey.
Yunus Emre OzkanGebze Technical University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Hikmet Ceyda OzkocAkdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Antalya, Turkey.
Ibrahim Naki DemirAkdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.
Ali EkerAkdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.
Feyzanur KaragozSivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
Said Yasin SimsekSivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
Bunyamin YasarAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Department of Molecular Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.
Mehmetcan PalaSivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Sivas, Turkey.
Aysegul DemirÜsküdar University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, İstanbul, Turkey.
Irem Naz AtakAnkara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ankara, Turkey.
Aysegul Hanife MendiGazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Basic Sciences, Division of Medical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Vahdi Umut BengiGülhane Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Ankara, Turkey.
Guldane Cengiz SevalAnkara University, School of Medicine Department of Hematology, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey.
Evrim Gunes AltuntasAnkara University, Biotechnology Institute, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: evrimgunes@gmail.com.
Pelin KilicHücreCELL Biotechnology Development and Commerce, Inc., Ankara, Turkey; Ankara University, Stem Cell Institute, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: pelin.kilic@ankara.edu.tr.
Devrim Demir-DoraAkdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Antalya, Turkey; Akdeniz University, Health Sciences Institute, Department of Gene and Cell Therapy, Antalya, Turkey; Akdeniz University, Health Sciences Institute, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Antalya, Turkey. Electronic address: dedemir@yahoo.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occur spontaneously during replication. Thousands of mutations have accumulated and continue to since the emergence of the virus. As novel mutations continue appearing at the scene, naturally, new variants are increasingly observed. Since the first occurrence of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, a wide variety of drug compounds affecting the binding sites of the virus have begun to be studied. As the drug and vaccine trials are continuing, it is of utmost importance to take into consideration the SARS-CoV-2 mutations and their respective frequencies since these data could lead the way to multi-drug combinations. The lack of effective therapeutic and preventive strategies against human coronaviruses (hCoVs) necessitates research that is of interest to the clinical applications. The reason why the mutations in glycoprotein S lead to vaccine escape is related to the location of the mutation and the affinity of the protein. At the same time, it can be said that variations should occur in areas such as the receptor-binding domain (RBD), and vaccines and antiviral drugs should be formulated by targeting more than one viral protein. In this review, a literature survey in the scope of the increasing SARS-CoV-2 mutations and the viral variations is conducted. In the light of current knowledge, the various disguises of the mutant SARS-CoV-2 forms and their apparent differences from the original strain are examined as they could possibly aid in finding the most appropriate therapeutic approaches.

Indexed as

COVID-19SARS-CoV-2HumansMutationProtein BindingSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19MutationReceptor-binding domainSARS-CoV-2Spike proteinViral variants

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PMID34580015
PMCPMC8252702

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