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BREAKING🔔 The 20th paper from G2P-Japan🇯🇵 is out at Nature Communications @NatureComms. We illuminated the convergent evolution of #Omicron and characteristics of BQ.1.1 (aka #Cerberos). Please RT
20 papers in 28 months since the launch of G2P-Japan🎉 1/
nature.com/articles/s4146…
20 papers in 28 months since the launch of G2P-Japan🎉 1/
nature.com/articles/s4146…
In late 2022, the Omicron subvariants have highly diversified. However, some lineages have convergently acquired amino acid substitutions at five critical residues in the spike protein: R346, K444, L452, N460 and F486. 2/
Omicron BQ.1.1 (aka #Cerberus), a descendant of BA.5, bears all five substitutions at the convergent sites: R346T, K444T, L452R, N460K, F486V. 3/ 
