Structure of 2019-nCoV Spike Protein in the Prefusion Conformation (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Structure of 2019-nCoV Spike Protein in the Prefusion Conformation

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This is a 3D atomic scale map, or molecular structure, of the 2019-nCoV spike protein. The protein takes on two different shapes, called conformations--one before it infects a host cell, and another during infection. This structure represents the protein before it infects a cell, called the prefusion conformation.

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Jason McLellan/Univ. of Texas at Austin

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