Lambda strain of coronavirus that emerged in Peru and is of concern to the World Organization
In the new work, a group of molecular biologists underKei Sato, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, watched how the lambda strain and its other variations penetrate into cell cultures. As a result, the important role of three key mutations that are characteristic of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant was revealed.
We were able to show that mutations characteristic of this variant of SARS-CoV-2 protect the virus from the action of antibodies and at the same time make it more infectious.
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The strain infected cells as quickly as the Indian delta strain variants, which are considered one of the most contagious forms of SARS-CoV-2 today.
Also lamdba variant of coronavirusbound significantly less actively to antibodies from vaccinated patients. As a result, it turned out that on average, to neutralize the Peruvian variant of coronavirus, approximately 1.5 times more antibodies are needed than to combat its other varieties.
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