N501Y

Translingual

This Translingual term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

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

Derived terms

• 20B/501Y.V1
• 20C/501Y.V2
• 501.V1
• 501.V2
• 501Y.V1
• 501Y.V2

Related terms

(biochemistry):

• N501
• Y501

Further reading

• (COVID-19): (English) N501Y on Wikipedia.Wikipedia