AVM v1, released 02-OCT-22

A manually curated database of aerosol-transmitted virus mutations, human diseases, and drugs

Mutation detail:


Mutation site D614G
Virus SARS-CoV-2
Mutation level Amino acid level
Gene/protein/region type S
Gene ID 43740568
Country -
Mutation type nonsynonymous mutation
Genotype/subtype/clade -
Sample cell line
Variants -
Viral reference sequence MN908947.3
Drug/antibody/vaccine -
Transmissibility promote
Transmission mechanism Here, we show that naturally occurring S mutations can reduce or enhance cell entry via ACE2 and TMPRSS2. A SARS-CoV-2 S-pseudotyped lentivirus exhibits substantially lower entry than that of SARS-CoV S. Among S variants, the D614G mutant shows the highes
Pathogenicity -
Pathogenicity mechanism -
Immune escape mutation -
Immune escape mechanism -
RT-PCR primers probes -

Protein detail:


Protein name Spike glycoprotein
Uniprot protein ID P0DTC2
Protein length 1273 amino acids
Protein description Spike protein is one of the structural proteins of SARS-CoV-2. The monomeric protein consists of one large ectodomain, a single-pass transmembrane anchor, and a short intracellular tail at C-terminus. It encompasses 22 glycosylation sites. S protein cleaves into two subunits namely S1 and S2 following receptor recognition. Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) in S1 subunit plays a major role in ACE2 receptor binding.

Literature information:


Pubmed ID 33558493
Clinical information No
Disease -
Published year 2021
Journal Nature Communications
Title SARS-CoV-2 D614G spike mutation increases entry efficiency with enhanced ACE2-binding affinity
Author Seiya Ozono, Yanzhao Zhang, Hirotaka Ode, Kaori Sano, Toong Seng Tan
Evidence we conclude that the D614G mutation increases cell entry by acquiring higher affinity to ACE2 while maintaining neutralization susceptibility.