COVID-19 spike with glycosylation (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

COVID-19 spike with glycosylation

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Simulations revealed that the host cell's own protein-processing infrastructure adds sugar groups called glycans, shown in red, which make the spike protein more flexible and mobile – key traits for infection and for evading antibodies.

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Tianle Chen, University of Illinois

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