Electron microscopy captures snapshot of structure coronaviruses use to enter cells
Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 22:10
in Biology & Nature
A detailed analysis has been made, at the atomic level, of an infection mechanism of coronaviruses, the agents of both mild and deadly respiratory illness in people and animals. The model of the coronavirus spike protein, which promotes entry into cells, may inspire design of antibodies to block a variety of coronaviruses. It also offers clues about the animal species or cell types a coronavirus is primed to attack.