Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...

It's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 shifts to endemic status, questions about ...

"The variants of spike proteins can be divided into five distinct clusters based on the similarity of their amino acid sequences and functions," revealed Associate Professor Md. Altaf-Ul-Amin.

For their experiments determining how spike protein shapes change, Maolin Lu and colleagues used non-infectious corona-like viral particles. This image of those viruses shows the spike proteins ...

All of them aim to stimulate an immune response against the spike protein. This protein is found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus responsible for COVID-19), it binds to angiotensin ...

and binding affinity to create CeSPIACE. CeSPIACE is a short peptide made up of natural amino acids. It forms a two-helix bundle, which then self-assembles into a four-helix bundle with its ...

“People around the world are working to create vaccines ... and set their sights on a “spike protein” shaped like a protuberance. The virus uses this when infecting human cells.

For years, scientists worldwide have been experimenting with messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, unable to secure the funding or ...