Hydrodynamics of spike proteins dictate a transport-affinity competition for SARS-CoV-2 and other enveloped viruses
N. Moreno, D. Moreno-Chaparro, F. Balboa Usabiaga, M. Ellero
The paper investigates how spike proteins affect the diffusivity and infectivity of enveloped viruses like SARS-CoV-2 through hydrodynamic simulations and finds a universal mechanism linking virion structure to infectivity.
bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2022Biophysics