id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-023888-w2sbyfy2 Beniac, Daniel R. Structural Molecular Insights into SARS Coronavirus Cellular Attachment, Entry and Morphogenesis 2009-07-22 .txt text/plain 4349 238 57 Receptor binding results in structural changes that have been observed in the spike molecule, and these appear to be the initial step in viral membrane fusion. However, despite the size differences, the SARS-CoV spike performs the same fundamental task in viral entry to the host cell as other smaller type 1 viral fusion proteins, such as the influenza hemagglutinin (HA) (~220 kD per trimer). This structural data has been modeled into a scheme to propose a mechanism for SARS-CoV spike-mediated membrane fusion (Figs. Our cryo-EM results show that it is possible for the spike to attach to three ACE2 receptors at once; this may serve to hold on to the host membrane like a tripod so as to accurately orientate the fusion core ( Fig. 3.7) . ./cache/cord-023888-w2sbyfy2.txt ./txt/cord-023888-w2sbyfy2.txt