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Structure and Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein: A Focused Overview.
ACS infectious diseases - 14 Jan 2022
Mehra Rukmankesh, Kepp Kasper P
Abstract excerpt
The spike protein (S-protein) of SARS-CoV-2, the protein that enables the virus to infect human cells, is the basis for many vaccines and a hotspot of concerning virus evolution. Here, we discuss the outstanding progress in structural characterization of the S-protein and how these structures facilitate analysis of virus function and evolution. We emphasize the differences in reported structures and that analysis...
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