AVM v1, released 02-OCT-22

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

Mutation detail:


Mutation site Y453F
Virus SARS-CoV-2
Mutation level Amino acid level
Gene/protein/region type S
Gene ID 43740568
Country USA
Mutation type nonsynonymous mutation
Genotype/subtype/clade -
Sample cell line
Variants -
Viral reference sequence NC_045512.2
Drug/antibody/vaccine casirivimab resisitant
Transmissibility -
Transmission mechanism -
Pathogenicity -
Pathogenicity mechanism -
Immune escape mutation Yes
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 33857422
Clinical information No
Disease -
Published year 2021
Journal Cell Reports
Title SARS-CoV-2 mutations acquired in mink reduce antibody-mediated neutralization
Author Markus Hoffmann, Lu Zhang, Nadine Kruger, Luise Graichen, Hannah Kleine-Weber
Evidence Importantly, mutation Y453F reduced inhibition by most serum/plasma samples tested, albeit with variable efficiency (median increase of serum/plasma titer required for 50% neutralization [NT50] = 1.62x, range = 1.02x to 3.43x), indicating that this RBD mutation may compromise SARS-CoV-2 control by preexisting neutralizing antibody responses (Figures 3A and S2).Similarly, the mutation Y453F reduced inhibition by one (casirivimab/REGN10933) out of a cocktail of two antibodies with EUA for COVID-19 therapy (REGN-CoV2), while an unrelated, non-neutralizing antibody was inactive (immunoglobulin G1 [IgG1]) (Figures 3B and S3).