Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of
the devastating global COVID-19 pandemic announced by WHO in March 2020. Through …

The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus is responsible for the COVID‐19 pandemic the world experience
since 2019. The protein responsible for the first steps of cell invasion, the spike protein, has …

Bioactive peptides are key molecules in health and medicine. Deep learning holds a big
promise for the discovery and design of bioactive peptides. Yet, suitable experimental …

Gasdermin-D (GSDMD) is the ultimate effector of pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell
death associated with pathogen invasion and inflammation. After proteolytic cleavage by …

SARS‐CoV‐2 may enter target cells through the process of membrane fusion at either the
plasma (~ pH 7.4–7.0) or endosomal (~ pH 6.5–5.0) membrane in order to deliver its genetic …

The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is the primary antigenic determinant of the virus and has
been studied extensively, yet the process of membrane fusion remains poorly understood …

Pulmonary surfactant has been attempted as a supportive therapy to treat COVID-19.
Although it is mechanistically accepted that the fusion peptide in the S2 subunit of the S …

The constantly evolving severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
variants of concern (VOC) fuel the worldwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic …

The continuous emergence of new variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) urges better understanding of the functional motifs in the spike …

Biological membranes are dynamic heterogeneous materials, and their shape and
organization are tightly coupled to the properties of the proteins in and around them …