Pre-fusion structure of a human coronavirus spike protein

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CoronavirusBetacoronavirusLipid bilayer fusionEctodomainBiologyMouse hepatitis virusViral entryVirologyGlycoproteinCell biologyVirusReceptorViral replicationMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Genetics

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 531
Issue: 7592
Pages: 118-121
Citations: 812
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                                    Robert N. Kirchdoerfer, 
                                
                                    Christopher A. Cottrell, 
                                
                                    Nianshuang Wang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            Pre-fusion structure of a human coronavirus spike protein. 
                            Nature
                            , 531
                            (7592)
                            , 118-121.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17200
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature17200