The SARS-CoV-2 Spike Variant D614G Favors an Open Conformational State
Rachael A. Mansbach, Srirupa Chakraborty, Kien Nguyen, David C. Montefiori, Bette Korber, Gnana Gnanakaran
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TrimerInfectivityPopulationAmino acidChemistryMolecular dynamicsTransmissibility (structural dynamics)BiophysicsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)StereochemistryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CrystallographyBiologyVirusBiochemistryComputational chemistryDimerVirologyMedicinePhysicsPathologyVibrationVibration isolationEnvironmental healthOrganic chemistryInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseQuantum mechanicsBacteriophages and microbial interactionsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques