Illustration of the spike protein of the Sars-CoV-2 virus in its open-state conformation. One of the trimers that make up the spike protein is unfolded in this view to show the receptor binding domain (RBD, green ribbon). This is the region that binds to the ACE2 receptor on the surface of a human cell in order to enter and infect the cell. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / SIMONE ALEXOWSKI |
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