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Coronavirus spike protein morphs into 10 different shapes to invade cells – Live Science

These changes exposes more surfaces to potentially target with therapeutics.

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The novel coronavirus
uses its “spike proteins” to latch onto and invade human cells. But to do so, the spikes morph into at least 10 different shapes, according to a new study. 
At the start of the pandemic
, scientists rapidly identified the structure of the spike protein
, paving the way to target it with vaccines and other drugs. But there’s still so much scientists don’t know about the interaction between the spike protein and the “doorknob” on the outsides of human cells called the AC…

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