Structural investigation of ACE2 dependent disassembly of the trimeric SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoprotein
D. Ni, K. Lau, F. Lehmann, A. Fraenkli, D. Hacker, F. Pojer, H. Stahlberg
This study uses cryo-EM to show that hACE2 binding causes SARS-CoV-2 Spike trimer disassembly and S1 domain rearrangement, suggesting a mechanism for soluble hACE2's therapeutic effect.
bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics