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Flexibility of glycosylated membrane-bound ACE2 suggests mechanical energy source in opening of SARS-CoV-2 spike – News-Medical.Net

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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and the State University of New York have conducted a study providing further structural and functional insights into the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in viral infection.
ACE2 is the human host receptor that enables cellular entry of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Computational chemist and biophysicist, Rommie Amaro (University of C…

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