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Binding mode of SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptide to human cellular membrane

Infection of human cells by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) relies on its binding to a specific receptor and subsequent fusion of the viral and host cell membranes. The fusion peptide (FP), a short peptide segment in the spike protein, plays a central role in the init...

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Autores principales: Gorgun, Defne, Lihan, Muyun, Kapoor, Karan, Tajkhorshid, Emad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Biophysical Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7929786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33675757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.02.041