Dominant G-form Spike protein 'puts its head up' more frequently to latch on to receptors (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Dominant G-form Spike protein 'puts its head up' more frequently to latch on to receptors

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Supercomputer simulations at Los Alamos National Laboratory demonstrated that the G form of SARS-CoV-2, the dominant strain of the virus causing COVID-19, mutated to a conformation that allows it to more easily attach to host receptors, while also being more susceptible to antibodies than the original D form.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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