SARS-CoV-2 spike protein fusion transformation

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The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 plays a central role in coronavirus attachment to the ACE2 receptor on host cells, and in getting the RNA genome of the virus into the host cell via fusion of the virus and host cell membranes, initiating infection.

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References

  1. Cai Y, Zhang J, Xiao T, Peng H, Sterling SM, Walsh RM Jr, Rawson S, Rits-Volloch S, Chen B. Distinct conformational states of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Science. 2020 Jul 21. pii: science.abd4251. doi: 10.1126/science.abd4251. PMID:32694201 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abd4251

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