[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary progression of collective mutations in Omicron sub-lineages towards efficient RBD-hACE2: allosteric communications between and within viral …

V Barozi, AL Edkins, ÖT Bishop - Computational and Structural …, 2022 - Elsevier
The interaction between the Spike (S) protein of SARS-CoV-2 and the human angiotensin
converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) is essential for infection, and is a target for neutralizing …

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein N501Y mutation causes differential species transmissibility and antibody sensitivity: a molecular dynamics and alchemical free energy …

X Hou, Z Zhang, J Gao, Y Wang - Molecular Systems Design & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants have widely spread around the globe since the end of 2020,
all carrying the common N501Y mutation at the receptor binding motif of the viral-surface …

Molecular insights into the binding interactions and energetics of the omicron spike variant with hACE2 and a neutralizing antibody

V Kumar, S Shefrin, D Sundar - Journal of Structural Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
The global spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
since 2019 has led to a continuous evolution of viral variants, with the latest concern being …

Critical sequence hotspots for binding of novel coronavirus to angiotensin converter enzyme as evaluated by molecular simulations

M Ghorbani, BR Brooks, JB Klauda - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The novel coronavirus (nCOV-2019) outbreak has put the world on edge, causing millions of
cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths all around the world, as of June 2020, let alone …

A Machine Learning Approach to Identify Key Residues Involved in Protein–Protein Interactions Exemplified with SARS-CoV-2 Variants

L Quitté, M Leclercq, J Prunier, MP Scott-Boyer… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Human infection with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is mediated by the binding
of the spike protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to …

Molecular Insights into the Variability in Infection and Immune Evasion Capabilities of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Sequence and Structural Investigation of the RBD …

TH Wang, HP Shao, BQ Zhao… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants continuously
emerge, an increasing number of mutations are accumulating in the Spike protein receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Structure adaptation in Omicron SARS-CoV-2/hACE2: Biophysical origins of evolutionary driving forces

YW Hsiao, DJ Bray, T Taddese, G Jiménez-Serratos… - Biophysical …, 2023 - cell.com
Since its emergence, the COVID-19 threat has been sustained by a series of transmission
waves initiated by new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Some of these arise with higher …

In silico study of SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein RBD and human ACE‐2 affinity dynamics across variants and Omicron subvariants

S Abeywardhana, M Premathilaka… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The coronavirus disease 2019 virus outbreak continues worldwide, with many variants
emerging, some of which are considered variants of concern (VOCs). The WHO designated …

Unbinding of hACE2 and inhibitors from the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

L Mishra, T Bandyopadhyay - Journal of Biomolecular Structure …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The first direful biomolecular event leading to COVID-19 disease is the SARS-CoV-2 virus
surface spike (S) protein-mediated interaction with the human transmembrane protein …

Molecular mechanism of the N501Y mutation for enhanced binding between SARS-CoV-2's spike protein and human ACE2 receptor

B Luan, H Wang, T Huynh - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been an ongoing global pandemic for
over a year. Recently, an emergent SARS-CoV-2 variant (B. 1.1. 7) with an unusually large …