トリメリックSARS-CoV-2スパイクタンパク質におけるグリカン処理の異質性は,電荷検出質量スペクトロメトリによって明らかになった

Lohra M Miller1, Lauren F Barnes1, Shannon A Raab1

  • 1Chemistry Department, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington Indiana 47405, United States.

まとめ

充電検出質量スペクトロメトリでは,SARS-CoV-2のスパイクタンパク質のグリコシル化に重大な異質性があることが明らかになりました. この発見は,以前に理解されたより広い範囲のグリカン質量を示唆し,潜在的に免疫回避を支援しています.

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