BiophysicsBiophysical JournalPeer-reviewed
The transmembrane domain regulates the kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 spike conformational transition
Avijeet Kulshrestha, Arkadeep Banerjee, Sahil Lall, Shachi Gosavi
This paper uses molecular dynamics simulations to show that the transmembrane domain (TMD) of SARS-CoV-2 spike regulates the kinetics of S2 conformational transitions by modulating TMD dynamics and coupling with S1.
DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2026.08.014