AVM v1, released 02-OCT-22

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

Mutation detail:


Mutation site R38E
Virus SARS-CoV
Mutation level Amino acid level
Gene/protein/region type E Protein
Gene ID 1489671
Country -
Mutation type nonsynonymous mutation
Genotype/subtype/clade -
Sample cell line
Variants -
Viral reference sequence AY278741.1
Drug/antibody/vaccine -
Transmissibility -
Transmission mechanism -
Pathogenicity -
Pathogenicity mechanism -
Immune escape mutation -
Immune escape mechanism -
RT-PCR primers probes -

Protein detail:


Protein name Small Envelope Protein
Uniprot protein ID P59637
Protein length 76 amino acids
Protein description The E protein of SARS coronavirus contains three domains, N- terminal domain, transmmebrane domain, and C-terminal domain. The C- terminal localizes in the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi complex to participate in the assembling and budding of the virions inside the host cells. The functions of the E protein include the assembly of the virion envelope; suppression of the host cells stress responses which is important for the downregulation of immune response and promotion of pathogenesis.

Literature information:


Pubmed ID 22832120
Clinical information No
Disease -
Published year 2012
Journal Virology
Title Coronavirus E protein forms ion channels with functionally and structurally-involved membrane lipids
Author Carmina Verdia-Baguena, Jose L. Nieto-Torres, Antonio Alcaraz, Marta L. DeDiego, Jaume Torres
Evidence A total of nine peptides derived from SARS-CoV E protein were synthesized, one of them (wt) representing the wild type protein transmembrane domain and its flanking polar amino acids, and eight mutant peptides including different residue substitutions. On