Molecular dynamics of spike variants in the locked conformation: RBD interfaces, fatty acid binding and furin cleavage sites.
D. K. Shoemark, A. F. Oliveira, A. D. Davidson, I. Berger, C. Schaffitzel, A. J. Mulholland
This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to analyze sequence variations in SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins and their effects on receptor binding domain interfaces, fatty acid binding, and furin cleavage site motions across variants.
bioRxiv · May 6, 2022 · PreprintBiochemistry