SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein (IMAGE)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

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This is a simulation of four spike proteins (red, orange, blue and grey) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The proteins and lipids are shown in surface representation. The discovered protective glycan chains are shown in green.

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Sören von Bülow, Mateusz Sikora, Gerhard Hummer/MPI of Biophysics

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