Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins in Cell Entry: Control Elements in the Amino-Terminal Domains
ABSTRACT Selective pressures drive adaptive changes in the coronavirus spike proteins directing virus-cell entry. These changes are concentrated in the amino-terminal domains (NTDs) and the receptor-binding domains (RBDs) of complex modular spike protein trimers. The impact of this hypervariability...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-08-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01590-21 |