N501Y

Translingual
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Etymology

N +‎ 501 +‎ Y.

Noun

N501Y

  1. (biochemistry) A mutation of a protein (and its corresponding gene) at amino acid location 501, where the original asparagine (“N”) has been replaced with tyrosine (“Y”)
    1. (COVID-19) The spike protein mutation so produced, on SARS-CoV-2.
  2. (COVID-19, informal, by extension) A viral strain which contains the N501Y mutation; a viral strain which has Y501.

Coordinate terms

(COVID-19):

  • B.1.1.7 (“UK variant”)
  • B.1.351 (“South African variant”)
  • B.1.1.248 (“Brazil variant”)
  • D614G (“mutation”)
  • E484K (“mutation”)

Derived terms
  • 20B/501Y.V1
  • 20C/501Y.V2
  • 501.V1
  • 501.V2
  • 501Y.V1
  • 501Y.V2
biochemistry

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