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SUBMITTER: Naz A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7365865 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Naz Anam A Shahid Fatima F Butt Tariq Tahir TT Awan Faryal Mehwish FM Ali Amjad A Malik Arif A
Frontiers in immunology 20200710
A recent pandemic caused by a single-stranded RNA virus, COVID-19, initially discovered in China, is now spreading globally. This poses a serious threat that needs to be addressed immediately. Genome analysis of SARS-CoV-2 has revealed its close relation to SARS-coronavirus along with few changes in its spike protein. The spike protein aids in receptor binding and viral entry within the host and therefore represents a potential target for vaccine and therapeutic development. In the current study ...[more]