Can SARS-Cov-2 be neutralized potently, using engineered ACE2 receptor traps?
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata The crucial mechanism for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 1 (SARS-CoV-1) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections initializes with the binding of the viral spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) human receptor protein. In order to create a set of ACE2 variants optimized for affinity and […]