The SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (IMAGE)

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The SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain

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The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein drives the virus’s entry into cells because its receptor-binding domain—consisting of a head region (red) and a core region (blue)—binds to the human ACE2 protein (gray).

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© 2021 Shinnakasu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20211003.

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