Structural Comparison of the SARS CoV 2 Spike Protein Relative to Other Human-Infecting Coronaviruses

Coronaviruses (CoV) are enveloped positive-stranded RNA viruses and, historically, there are seven known human-infecting CoVs with varying degrees of virulence. CoV attachment to the host is the first step of viral pathogenesis and mainly relies on the spike glycoprotein located on the viral surface...

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Main Authors: Marni E. Cueno, Kenichi Imai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.594439/full