The spike protein shape change and membrane fusion (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

The spike protein shape change and membrane fusion

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An artistic rendering of how SARS-CoV-2 fuses its membrane with the host membrane, based on the spike protein structures reported in Science together with other data.

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Image created with Molecular Maya by Jonathan Khao, PhD and Gaël McGill, PhD, Digizyme Inc.

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For permissions and licensing of images or animation, please contact Gaël McGill at: <a href="mailto:mcgill@digizyme.com">mcgill@digizyme.com</a>

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