[Proteopedia] Coronavirus mutations in interactive 3D

[Eric Martz]

Coronavirus mutations reported within the past week by scientists in the 
UK have raised concern about an increased transmission rate of COVID-19. 
The report even temporarily closed the borders between the UK, France, 
and other EU countries, causing huge backups of trucking and supply 
concerns.

See the locations of the 4 most concerning mutations on a rotating 3D 
model of spike protein with interpretations of their likely consequences 
at this article posted December 22, 2020:

http://proteopedia.org/w/SARS-CoV-2_spike_protein_mutations

The article is written to be suitable for high-school students and 
higher. There are links to additional background material as well as 
references to reliable scientific publications and news sources.

The article offers a downloadable movie of the spike protein, slide 
presentation-ready, showing the conformational change when it is primed, 
with the locations of mutations indicated.

-Eric Martz

Professor Emeritus, Dept Microbiology (he/him/his)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA US
Martz.MolviZ.Org <http://martz.molviz.org/>
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