Predicted structural mimicry of spike receptor-binding motifs from highly pathogenic human coronaviruses.
Christopher A Beaudoin,
Arian R Jamasb,
Ali F Alsulami,
Liviu Copoiu,
Andries J van Tonder,
Sharif Hala,
Bridget P Bannerman,
Sherine E Thomas,
Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi,
Pedro HM Torres,
Tom L Blundell
Jul 16, 2021
Viruses often encode proteins that mimic host proteins in order to facilitate infection. Little work has been done to understand the potential mimicry of the SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV spike proteins, particularly the...