Receptor binding and proteolysis do not induce large conformational changes in the SARS-CoV spike
R. N. Kirchdoerfer, N. Wang, J. Pallesen, D. Wrapp, H. L. Turner, C. A. Cotrell, K. S. Corbett, B. S. Graham, J. S. McLellan, A. B. Ward
This study uses cryo-EM to show that ACE2 binding and trypsin cleavage of SARS-CoV spike protein do not cause major conformational changes or expose the S2 cleavage site.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2018Biochemistry