Where did Omicron come from? Three key theories

Nature. 2022 Feb;602(7895):26-28. doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-00215-2.
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Keywords: Evolution; Genetics; SARS-CoV-2; Virology.

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 / immunology
  • COVID-19 / transmission
  • COVID-19 / virology*
  • England / epidemiology
  • Evolution, Molecular*
  • Homologous Recombination
  • Humans
  • Immune Evasion
  • Mice
  • Models, Biological*
  • Mutation Rate
  • Mutation*
  • Rats
  • Research Report
  • SARS-CoV-2 / classification
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics*
  • SARS-CoV-2 / immunology
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • South Africa / epidemiology
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / chemistry
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / genetics
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / immunology
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / metabolism
  • Viral Zoonoses / transmission
  • Viral Zoonoses / virology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
  • spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
  • ACE2 protein, human
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2

Supplementary concepts

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants