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==Your Heading Here (maybe something like 'Structure')== | ==Your Heading Here (maybe something like 'Structure')== | ||
<StructureSection load='' size='300' side='right' caption='Morph showing the transition of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from its closed to open conformation induced by proteolytic cleavage | <StructureSection load='' size='300' side='right' caption='Morph showing the transition of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from its closed to open conformation induced by proteolytic cleavage, details at [[SARS-CoV-2_protein_S_activation_by_furin ]]' scene='85/857141/Morph_alpha_carbons_only/4'> | ||
[[Image:Ezgif.com-video-to-gif 240px 65pc speed.gif|left|240px|thumb|<span style="font-size:100%">SARS-CoV-2 virus. The <span style="color:blue">spikes</span>, that adorn the <span style="color:red">'''virus surface'''</span>, impart a '''''corona''''' like appearance [http://www.drugtargetreview.com/news/57287/3d-visualisation-of-covid-19-surface-released-for-researchers (Fusion Animation)].</span>]] | [[Image:Ezgif.com-video-to-gif 240px 65pc speed.gif|left|240px|thumb|<span style="font-size:100%">SARS-CoV-2 virus. The <span style="color:blue">spikes</span>, that adorn the <span style="color:red">'''virus surface'''</span>, impart a '''''corona''''' like appearance [http://www.drugtargetreview.com/news/57287/3d-visualisation-of-covid-19-surface-released-for-researchers (Fusion Animation)].</span>]] | ||
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A novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, detected in Wuhan, China in 2019, was found to cause severe respiratory illness named '''''COVID-19'''''<ref>[http://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it]</ref>. | A novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, detected in Wuhan, China in 2019, was found to cause severe respiratory illness named '''''COVID-19'''''<ref>[http://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it]</ref>. | ||
There’s a new [http://go.usa.gov/xw9MV NCBI site] on COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2. It will help bench scientists, bioinformaticians, clinicians & others connect with information they need to study SARS-CoV-2 and end the pandemic. | There’s a new [http://go.usa.gov/xw9MV NCBI site] on COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2. It will help bench scientists, bioinformaticians, clinicians & others connect with information they need to study SARS-CoV-2 and end the pandemic. | ||
A [http://youtu.be/hwVl_-lnoys '''''video'''''] (by [http://elarasystems.com Elara)] shows how the virus [http://youtu.be/hwVl_-lnoys '''interacts with its human (host) cells'''], via its '' | A [http://youtu.be/hwVl_-lnoys '''''video'''''] (by [http://elarasystems.com Elara)] shows how the virus [http://youtu.be/hwVl_-lnoys '''interacts with its human (host) cells'''], via its ''spike'' proteins<ref name="Pillay">PMID:32376714</ref><ref name="McLellan">PMID:32075877</ref><ref name="Veesler">PMID:32155444</ref><ref name="wrobel">PMID: 32647346</ref><ref name="thomas">PMID:12360192</ref><ref name="wang-qi">PMID:32275855</ref>, thus permitting the viral genome to enter its host & begin infection. The spike protein is induced for optimal binding when it is clipped by a protease (see animation on right side) and more details at '''[[SARS-CoV-2_protein_S_activation_by_furin]]'''. | ||
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== Potential treatments for COVID-19 == | == Potential treatments for COVID-19 == | ||
