Human leukocyte antigen B (HLA-B) interacts with a segment from SARS-CoV-2 (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Human leukocyte antigen B (HLA-B) interacts with a segment from SARS-CoV-2

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The peptide NQK-Q8 (light color), a piece of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that the virus uses to enter cells, bound to the HLA-B*15:01 groove (orange). The illustration is based on the crystal structure of HLA-B*15:01 in complex with spike derived peptide NQKLIANQF from SARS-CoV-2 virus (PDB Entry - 8ELH) published by Augusto et al., 2023 (Nature).

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André Luiz Lourenço

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