[Proteopedia] Dazzling movies of COVID spike protein opening

Eric Martz emartz at microbio.umass.edu
Tue Aug 24 17:04:30 EDT 2021


An article published this month offers gorgeous movies of SARS-CoV-2 
spike protein opening to expose its receptor binding domain. The movies 
are based on extensive molecular dynamics simulations. The authors 
conclude that spike protein surface glycosylations act as "gates" in the 
opening transition. These movies would be dramatic in the classroom.

https://proteopedia.org/w/SARS-CoV-2_spike_protein_priming_by_furin#Glycan_gate

-Eric



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