Antibodies Target Many Parts of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Antibodies Target Many Parts of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

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An analysis of blood plasma samples from four people who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infectionsshows that most of the antibodies circulating in the blood -- on average, about 84% -- target areas of the viral spike protein outside the receptor binding domain (RBD).

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University of Texas at Austin

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