Proteopedia:Featured SEL/6

by Eric Martz
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein undergoes a dramatic conformational rearrangement that plays a central role in fusing the coronavirus membrane with the host cell membrane. It "spears" the host membrane with a fusion peptide and drags the virus envelope membrane transmembrane domain to contact the host membrane, initiating fusion. This moves the virus RNA genome into the host cell, initiating fusion. >>> Visit this page >>>