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Three-Dimensional Structural Stability and Local Electrostatic Potential at Point Mutations in Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus.
International journal of molecular sciences - 11 Feb 2024
Hristova Svetlana H, Zhivkov Alexandar M
Abstract excerpt
The contagiousness of SARS-CoV-2 β-coronavirus is determined by the virus-receptor electrostatic association of its positively charged spike (S) protein with the negatively charged angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2 receptor) of the epithelial cells. If some mutations occur, the electrostatic potential on the surface of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) could be altered, and the S-ACE2 association could become...
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