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. 2021 Mar 16;120(6):977-979.
doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.01.029. Epub 2021 Feb 3.

Bow to the enemy: How flexibility of host protein receptors can favor SARS-CoV-2

Stefano A Serapian  1 , Giorgio Colombo  2
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Bow to the enemy: How flexibility of host protein receptors can favor SARS-CoV-2

Stefano A Serapian et al. Biophys J. .
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The structure of the full-length ACE2 on the model cell membrane simulated in Barros et al. (4). The image is by Lorenzo Casalino and based on Barros et al. (4). To see this figure in color, go online.
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  • The flexibility of ACE2 in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
    Barros EP, Casalino L, Gaieb Z, Dommer AC, Wang Y, Fallon L, Raguette L, Belfon K, Simmerling C, Amaro RE. Barros EP, et al. Biophys J. 2021 Mar 16;120(6):1072-1084. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.10.036. Epub 2020 Nov 13. Biophys J. 2021. PMID: 33189680 Free PMC article.

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