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Structural and Functional Analysis of the D614G SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Variant.

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It is shown that D614G was more infectious than the ancestral form on human lung cells, colon cells, and on cells rendered permissive by ectopic expression of human ACE2 or of ACE2 orthologs from various mammals, including Chinese rufous horseshoe bat and Malayan pangolin.
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This article is published in Cell.The article was published on 2020-10-29 and is currently open access. It has received 840 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Virion membrane & Protein structure.

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SARS‐CoV‐2 variants and spike mutations involved in second wave of COVID‐19 pandemic in India

TL;DR: As SARS‐CoV‐2 variants are emerging rapidly, it is critical to continuously monitor local viral mutations to understand national trends of virus circulation and design better preventive regimens in the country.
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Glucocorticoids Bind to SARS-CoV-2 S1 at Multiple Sites Causing Cooperative Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 S1 Interaction With ACE2

TL;DR: Interaction assays indicated that cortisol and dexamethasone separately and cooperatively disrupt S1 interaction with ACE2, through direct binding to S1, without affecting ACE2 catalytic activity.
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Mechanosensing view of SARS-CoV-2 infection by a DNA nano-assembly

TL;DR: In this article , the authors developed a platform in which the virus is anchored with multivalence-controlled aptamers to achieve transfer of the virus-cell mechanical force to a DNA tension gauge tether (Virus-TGT).
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Peptides and peptidomimetics as therapeutic agents for Covid-19

TL;DR: This review is focused on peptides and peptidomimetics as PPI modulators and protease inhibitors against SARS‐CoV‐2.
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A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019.

TL;DR: Human airway epithelial cells were used to isolate a novel coronavirus, named 2019-nCoV, which formed a clade within the subgenus sarbecovirus, Orthocoronavirinae subfamily, which is the seventh member of the family of coronaviruses that infect humans.
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