How coronaviruses get into cells

Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 virus, covid-19, augmented reality

We look at the molecules used by coronaviruses to infect human cells including a human corona virus that causes colds and the SARS and SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses that cause more serious illness.

The presentation uses free ChimeraX virtual reality software developed University of California at San Francisco with support from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

The video shows structures from the following article where more details can be found.

"Cryo-EM structure of the SARS coronavirus spike glycoprotein in complex with its host cell receptor ACE2"

https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1007236

Data used in this video is outlined here

https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/data/coronavirus-jan2020/corona.html

Details about the technology used in this video are described here

https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/data/mixed-reality-nov2019/mrhowto.html

Видео How coronaviruses get into cells канала Tom Goddard