Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain bound to the ACE2 receptor

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Spike ProteinSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)ReceptorCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSpike (software development)Domain (mathematical analysis)Computational biologyCoronavirusVirologyBiologyMedicineComputer scienceGeneticsMathematicsInternal medicine

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Amino Acid SequenceAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AntibodiesNeutralizingBetacoronavirusBinding SitesConserved SequenceCrystallographyX-RayEpitopesEvolutionMolecularHumansHydrogen BondingModelsMolecularPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AProtein BindingProtein DomainsReceptorsVirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusSARS-CoV-2SaltsSequence AlignmentSpike GlycoproteinCoronavirusWater

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 581
Issue: 7807
Pages: 215-220
Citations: 6554
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                                    Jun Lan, 
                                
                                    Jiwan Ge, 
                                
                                    Jinfang Yu
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain bound to the ACE2 receptor. 
                            Nature
                            , 581
                            (7807)
                            , 215-220.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2180-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2180-5
PMID: 32225176

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