Computational simulations of the sugar-binding site in the HKU1 spike protein. (IMAGE)

Utrecht University

Computational simulations of the sugar-binding site in the HKU1 spike protein.

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The sugar molecule (pink) binds to the sugar-binding site (grey and yellow), located in the HKU1 spike protein, and stabilizes a conformational that ultimately results in spike opening.

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Utrecht University

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