Stabilized coronavirus spikes are resistant to conformational changes induced by receptor recognition or proteolysis

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Pages: 15701-15701
Citations: 543
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                                    Robert N. Kirchdoerfer, 
                                
                                    Nianshuang Wang, 
                                
                                    Jesper Pallesen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Stabilized coronavirus spikes are resistant to conformational changes induced by receptor recognition or proteolysis. 
                            Scientific Reports
                            , 8
                            (1)
                            , 15701-15701.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34171-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34171-7