Computational Insights into the Allosteric Effect and Dynamic Structural Features of the SARS-COV-2 Spike Protein

Qiao Xue; Xian Liu; Wenxiao Pan; Aiqian Zhang; Jianjie Fu; Guibin Jiang

doi:10.1002/chem.202200158

Computational Insights into the Allosteric Effect and Dynamic Structural Features of the SARS-COV-2 Spike Protein

Chemistry. 2022 Jan 27;28(6):e202200158. doi: 10.1002/chem.202200158. Epub 2022 Jan 24.

Authors

Qiao Xue¹, Xian Liu¹, Wenxiao Pan¹, Aiqian Zhang^{1

2

3}, Jianjie Fu^{1

2

3}, Guibin Jiang^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, P. R. China.
² College of Resources and Environment, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.
³ School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310000, P. R. China.

Abstract

Invited for the cover of this issue are Aiqian Zhang, Jianjie Fu, Guibin Jiang, and co-workers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The image depicts the molecular recognition of human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 by the SARS-COV-2 spike protein. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.202104215.