Analysis of Whole-Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 Reveals Recurrent Mutations among Iranian Patients

Abstract

BackgroundSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new emerging coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Whole-genome tracking of the SARS-CoV-2 enhanced our understanding of the mechanism of disease, control, and prevent COVID-19 infections.Materials and MethodsIn the current study, we investigated 1221 SARS-CoV-2 protein sequences of Iranian SARS-CoV-2 in the public database of the GISAID from January 2019 to April 2022. Prepare a list of suitable samples and preprocess performed by python programming language. To compare and identify mutation patterns SARS-CoV-2 genome was aligned to the Wuhan-Hu-1 as a reference sequence.ResultsOur investigation revealed that spike-P323L, ORF9c-G50N, NSP14-I42V, spike-D614G, NSP4-T492I, nucleocapsid-R203K, nucleocapsid-G204R, membrane-A63T, membrane-Q19E, NSP5-P132H, envelope-T9I, NSP3-G489S, ORF3a-T24I, membrane-D3G, spike-S477N, Spike-D478K, nucleocapsid-S235F, spike-N501Y, nucleocapsid-D3L, and spike-P861H as the most frequent mutations among the Iranian SARS-COV-2 sequences. Furthermore, it was observed that more than 95 % of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, including NSP7, NSP8, NSP9, NSP10, NSP11, and ORF8, had no mutation when compared to the Wuhan-Hu-1. Finally, our data indicated the ORF3a-T24I, NSP3-G489S, NSP5-P132H, NSP14-I42V, envelope-T9I, nucleocapsid-D3L, membrane-Q19E, and membrane-A63T mutations might be one of the responsible factors for the surge in the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant wave in Iran.DiscussionOur results highlight the value of real-time genomic surveillance that help to identify novel SARS-CoV-2 variants and could be applied to update SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tools, vaccine design, and understanding of the mechanisms of adaptation to a new host environment.

SARS‐CoV‐2 intrahost evolution in immunocompromised patients in comparison with immunocompetent populations after treatment

“…Abbasian et al reported the frequency of 21.1% for N-D3L in 1221 SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences of Iran which retrieved from GISAID. They concluded that the occurrence of N-D3L/E/Q has increased from May to December 2020 and wasstablished for several months 23. The emergence of D3Q and D3E in immunocompromised patients after treatment might help to infectivity enhancement in the immunosuppressed situation.Our results in agreement with the previous studies showed some disparate mutations in nonstructural nsp3 protein.…”