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

Mutation detail:


Mutation site D510G
Virus MERS-CoV
Mutation level Amino acid level
Gene/protein/region type S Protein
Gene ID 1489668
Country South Korea
Mutation type nonsynonymous mutation
Genotype/subtype/clade -
Sample Human
Variants -
Viral reference sequence KT029139.1
Drug/antibody/vaccine -
Transmissibility promote
Transmission mechanism The microevolution of spike genes in MERS-CoV toward reduced human affinity but enhanced escape from neutralizing antibodies in a single patient might increase the probability of a spreading event by extending the virus replication period in the host.
Pathogenicity -
Pathogenicity mechanism -
Immune escape mutation Yes
Immune escape mechanism
RT-PCR primers probes -

Protein detail:


Protein name Spike Glycoprotein
Uniprot protein ID K9N5Q8
Protein length 1353 amino acids
Protein description The spike protein of coronaviruses is a protein composed of three polypeptide chains and it contains two domains, S1 and S2. The S1 domain binds the host cell receptors, while the S2 domain is responsible for the fusion of the virus with the host cell membrane. Between S1 and S2, there is a hinge region which is targeted by the host cell proteases. The S1 is composed of an N-terminal domain (S1-NTD) which binds sugar and protein receptors, and a C- terminal domain (S1-CTD) which is responsible for binding host cell protein receptors. The S2 binds to the S1-NTD, contains heptad hydrophobic) repeat regions and a fusion peptide which is located downstream of S1-NTD.

Literature information:


Pubmed ID 30900977
Clinical information No
Disease -
Published year 2019
Journal Emerging Infectious Diseases
Title Sequential Emergence and Wide Spread of Neutralization Escape Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Mutants, South Korea, 2015
Author Yeon-Sook Kim, Abdimadiyeva Aigerim, Uni Park, Yuri Kim, Ji-Young Rhee
Evidence We focused on 2 mutations (D510G and I529T) in the RBD region.