Severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), uses its spike (S) glycoprotein to enter host cells. The S glycoprotein consists of ...

Sialic acids, also referred to as neuraminic acids, are critical to glycoprotein bioavailability, function, stability, and metabolism. When present, these carbohydrates occupy terminal positions of ...

Researchers in the U.S. have looked to expand the knowledge of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike glycoprotein's evolution, function, and interactions with host ...