COVID-19 : SARS-CoV-2 spike (closed state)

3D Model

Covid-19 surface spike that attaches to a cell and enbles the virus to invade.

This model shows the spike in its “closed state” before it makes contact with the cell. See http://www.rcsb.org/structure/6VYB for the “open state”.

From Protein Databank (PDB) at http://www.rcsb.org/structure/6VXX