Making the invisible enemy visible

Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2021 May;28(5):404-408. doi: 10.1038/s41594-021-00593-7.

Abstract

Structural biology plays a crucial role in the fight against COVID-19, permitting us to ‘see’ and understand SARS-CoV-2. However, the macromolecular structures of SARS-CoV-2 proteins that were solved with great speed and urgency can contain errors that may hinder drug design. The Coronavirus Structural Task Force has been working behind the scenes to evaluate and improve these structures, making the results freely available at https://insidecorona.net/.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Conformation
  • SARS-CoV-2 / ultrastructure*
  • Viral Proteins / ultrastructure*

Substances

  • Viral Proteins