SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins (VIDEO)
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This is a simulation of four spike proteins (red, orange, blue and grey) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The proteins and lipids are shown in surface representation. The protective glycan chains are shown in green. The spike protein is at the centre of vaccine development because it triggers an immune response in humans. A group of German scientists, including members of EMBL in Heidelberg, the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, and Goethe University Frankfurt have focused on the surface structure of the virus to gain insights they can use for the development of vaccines and of effective therapeutics to treat infected patients.
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Sören von Bülow, Mateusz Sikora, Gerhard Hummer/MPI of Biophysics
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