COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 spike structure (open-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 “open state” as it makes contact with the cell. See http://www.rcsb.org/structure/6VXX for the “closed state”.

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