Broad Adaptability of Coronavirus Adhesion Revealed from the Complementary Surface Affinity of Membrane and Spikes

Broad Adaptability of Coronavirus Adhesion Revealed from the Complementary Surface Affinity of Membrane and Spikes - Featured

A contribution to Advanced Science in collaboration with UAM, CSIC, Cambridge Univ. and Helsinki Univ. and coordinated by Pedro J. De Pablo and Rafael Delgado-Buscalioni, unveils the surprising adaptability of coronavirus to adhere to surfaces of quite different type, due to the interplay between the lipid envelope and the spikes. [Full article]