SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Molecular Structure

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Molecular structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The spike protein is a trimer made up of 3 identical molecules. The S trimer is in a closed conformation. The model was built using ChimeraX from electron microscopy data in the Protein Data Bank (PDB ID 7DF3). DOI: 10.2210/pdb7DF3/pdb & https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimerax/ 'Conformational dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 trimeric spike glycoprotein in complex with receptor ACE2 revealed by cryo-EM.' Xu, C., Wang, Y., Liu, C., Zhang, C., Han, W., Hong, X., Wang, Y., Hong, Q., Wang, S., Zhao, Q., Wang, Y., Yang, Y., Chen, K., Zheng, W., Kong, L., Wang, F., Zuo, Q., Huang, Z., Cong, Y. (2020) Sci Adv. PubMed: 33277323 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe5575.