Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein

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EctodomainBiologyFurinGlycoproteinVirologyEpitopeAntigenicityPolyclonal antibodiesAntibodyViral entryCoronavirusImmunogenBiogenesisVirusCell biologyReceptorMonoclonal antibodyMolecular biologyGeneticsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Viral replicationBiochemistryGene

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Amino Acid SequenceAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AntibodiesNeutralizingAntigensViralBetacoronavirusCell LineCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansModelsMolecularPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AReceptorsVirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusSARS-CoV-2Spike GlycoproteinCoronavirusVirus Internalization

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 181
Issue: 2
Pages: 281-292.e6
Citations: 8908
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                                    Alexandra C. Walls, 
                                
                                    Young‐Jun Park, 
                                
                                    M. Alejandra Tortorici
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein. 
                            Cell
                            , 181
                            (2)
                            , 281-292.e6.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.058
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.058
PMID: 32155444
PMCID: PMC7102599

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