AVM v1, released 02-OCT-22

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

Mutation detail:


Mutation site L878S
Virus SARS-CoV-2
Mutation level Amino acid level
Gene/protein/region type S
Gene ID 43740568
Country Brazil
Mutation type nonsynonymous mutation
Genotype/subtype/clade -
Sample Human
Variants -
Viral reference sequence NC_045512.2
Drug/antibody/vaccine -
Transmissibility -
Transmission mechanism -
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 34099808
Clinical information No
Disease -
Published year 2021
Journal Scientific Reports
Title SARS-CoV-2 mutations in Brazil: from genomics to putative clinical conditions
Author Luis Fernando Saraiva Macedo Timmers,Julia Vasconcellos Peixoto,Rodrigo Gay Ducati,Jose Fernando Ruggiero Bachega,Leandro de Mattos Pereira
Evidence We combined genomic and structural analysis to evaluate genomes isolated from different regions of Brazil and show that the most prevalent mutations were located in the S, N, ORF3a and ORF6 genes, which are involved in different stages of viral life cycle and its interaction with the host cells.(Supplementary Information)