COVID-19 spike protein atomistic model (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

COVID-19 spike protein atomistic model

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University of Illinois researchers created atomic-level models of the spike protein that plays a key role in COVID-19 infection and immunity, revealing how the protein bends and moves as it seeks to engage receptors.

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Tinale Chen, University of Illinois

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Credit Tianle Chen, University of Illinois

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