Upon the analysis of the molecular structure of the spike protein, the team has found something interesting. They revealed the presence of a small molecule, called linoleic acid (LA), which was ...

This is the second of a two-part series. In part one, we described the mutations in the Omicron Spike protein. In part two, we will describe mutations in other parts of the genome.

The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been the focus of a lot of research these past two years. It’s what the virus uses to invade host cells and it has been the ...

A recent study analyzed the effects of the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike amino acid and the human ACE2 receptor or with human antibodies.

Spike protein switching mechanism to avoid the immune system? They first used the artificial minimalistic virions to study the effect of inflammatory fatty acids on the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2.

A new variant, Omicron, very effectively evades the neutralizing antibodies of the Pfizer vaccine regimen, according to a recent study. Here we describe the mutations in the Omicron Spike protein.