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Exploring the Role of Glycans in the Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 RBD and Human Receptor ACE2.
Viruses - 17 May 2021
Nguyen Kien, Chakraborty Srirupa, Mansbach Rachael A, Korber Bette, Gnanakaran Sandrasegaram
Abstract excerpt
COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. It has become a global pandemic and its frequent mutations may pose new challenges for vaccine design. During viral infection, the Spike RBD of SARS-CoV-2 binds the human host cell receptor ACE2, enabling the virus to enter the host cell. Both the Spike and ACE2 are densely glycosylated, and it is unclear how...
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