New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn ...

For the study, they focused on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein – the part of the virus responsible for helping it enter human cells – and used a protein language model to predict potential new mutations ...

Swipe to advance through slides First, It Binds to a Lung Cell When a virus spike protein latches onto an ACE2 receptor, a protease enzyme slices off the spike's head. (ACE2 normally helps ...

Chiropractic physician Dr. Cathleen Gerenger joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the global health and wellness show Bloom, to discuss long COVID symptoms and the findings of a ...

Molecular docking along with other analyses revealed that caffeine binds strongly to the spike protein's active site and exhibits high binding stability. Notably, a drug appropriateness analysis ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects cells by binding its spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors. Blocking this interaction with inhibitors could ...

The SARS-CoV-2 spike or fusion protein is a trimer: a group of three units, each consisting of a receptor-binding subunit, S1, and a subunit responsible for fusion, S2. The three S1 and S2 ...