• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins in Cell Entry: Control Elements in the Amino-Terminal Domains
  • Contributor: Qing, Enya; Kicmal, Tom; Kumar, Binod; Hawkins, Grant M.; Timm, Emily; Perlman, Stanley; Gallagher, Tom
  • imprint: American Society for Microbiology, 2021
  • Published in: mBio
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01590-21
  • ISSN: 2150-7511
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  • Description: <jats:p>Adaptive changes that increase SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility may expand and prolong the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Transmission requires metastable and dynamic spike proteins that bind viruses to cells and catalyze virus-cell membrane fusion.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access