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Conserved Transmembrane Asparagine Is Essential for the Ion-Conducting Structure and Dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 Envelope Protein.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 14 Jan 2026
Asadollahi Kazem, Medeiros-Silva João, Wagner Paul A, Hong Mei
Abstract excerpt
The envelope (E) protein of the SARS coronavirus forms a pathogenic cation-selective channel across intracellular membranes. The ion-conduction mechanism of the hydrophobic transmembrane domain of the protein, ETM, has been elusive despite recent determination of its high-resolution structures in the closed and open states. Here, we investigate the structural mechanism of SARS ETM by mutating two residues, T11...
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