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Retrained generic antibodies can recognize SARS-CoV-2 – EurekAlert
An alternative approach to train the immunity response is offered by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago and California State University at Sacramento…
IMAGE: Double-faced peptide-based boosters are computationally designed to allow recognition of SARS-CoV-2 (grey, schematic) by Hepatitis B antibodies. One booster face made of ACE2-mimic peptides (red) can bind to the receptor…
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The SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus behind the current pandemic, infects humans by binding its surface-exposed spike proteins to ACE2 receptors exposed on the cell membranes.
Upon a vaccination or a real infection, it takes several weeks before…
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