Structural effects of spike protein D614G mutation in SARS-CoV-2.

ABSTRACT: A single mutation from aspartate to glycine at position 614 has dominated all circulating variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. D614G mutation induces structural changes in the spike (S) protein that strengthen the virus infectivity. Here, we use molecular dynamics simulations to dissect the effects of mutation and 630-loop rigidification on S-protein structure. The introduction of the mutation orders the 630-loop structure and thereby induces global structural changes toward the cryoelectron microscopy structure of the D614G S-protein. The ordered 630-loop weakens local interactions between the 614^th residue and others in contrast to disordered structures in the wild-type protein. The mutation allosterically alters global interactions between receptor

SUBMITTER: Dokainish HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671695 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature